201. Dual Elemental Field (1)
snap.
Mackeran took John’s hand and stood up.
When I saw the calm face of the other person, I felt calm at the same time.
“It looks like you’ve brushed off your old feelings, so I’m happy too.”
“Oh, yes? Yes.”
A different kind of embarrassment came over me, and my face lit up.
Isn’t it like seeing a grown-up crying defenseless in front of others?
But the shame was soon forgotten by other thoughts.
‘There were rumors that he had no humanity and was heartless.’
Most of the rumors about Professor Johann were positive, but there were also negative ones.
It could be said that it was the fate of a famous person.
As the number of followers increases, so will the enemies.
I thought that the malice of the person who spread the rumors must have been mixed, but to some extent it was based on facts.
However, Professor Johan, who I experienced in person today, was a person with greater tolerance and more people than anyone I had ever met.
“Still, you should be punished for your wrongdoing… .”
“no. You don’t have to.”
For awhile there was a debate.
McCerran’s demeanor was tough, but John was no less.
“It’s difficult. It’s not that I’m not the kind of person who likes to punish someone. So how about doing this?”
I don’t like being punished.
It would be shocking to hear Elekster, who is breaking the record for the highest penalty points every day.
“which… ?”
“After that, you will always do my request. You think you owe me, so I’m giving you a chance to pay it off.”
McCarran was deep in thought.
‘Professor Johan didn’t seem to want to resign easily.’
In my heart, I want to fully pay for my sins, but it seems that the other person doesn’t want that.
I thought it would be rude to continue to force it.
“All right. If Professor John said so… . You are welcome to make any requests to me later.”
After that, the conversation naturally moved on to other topics.
Most of the time, Mackeran asked questions and John answered them.
Professor life at the tower.
Perspectives and thoughts on magic.
Each of them is preparing a thesis.
Other things that McCerran wondered about Johann.
“Then you mean you drew the picture in the lab yourself?”
“Yes. It’s one of my little hobbies.”
I couldn’t help but burst into admiration over and over while talking.
He had extensive knowledge in various fields, including magic, and seemed to have mastered them all at a high level.
One side of my chest was hot.
It wasn’t a feeling of inferiority.
This feeling was close to envy.
“Oh, and I found this in a garbage bag.”
McKerran took a letter and a box from his pocket.
“It looks like a letter written to Professor John. You probably didn’t throw it away yourself, but if anyone sees it, it might spread unnecessary rumors, so I kept it.”
“It is true that I threw it away.”
“Yes?”
Cain accepted the letter and the box.
“In the third grade, there is a student named Elekster.”
“Oh, yes. I know.”
“It is a gift from that child. There was magic. But now I am disbanded.”
John explained that the letter and box had been enchanted to cause flames to rise when opened.
‘There are rumors that El Rexter is trying to trick Professor Johann.’
McCarran was momentarily dizzy.
Since the opponent is Professor Johann, any naughty prank would be of no use, but I thought that the trap set in the letter was beyond the limit.
“I will convene a disciplinary committee.”
“The penalty points are enough. It’s just the immature behavior of puberty. As you get older, you will naturally realize your shame.”
McCarran nodded.
It must have its own method of guidance.
After having a few more conversations, he nodded and left the gymnasium.
Kick- Tak!
‘You’re a much better person than I thought.’
Cain, who was pensive as he looked at the closed door, took out a small bracelet-shaped device from the subspace.
「The absorber is complete. It can absorb mana at a much faster rate than the device the Emperor is using now.”
There Haley.
A former chief researcher of the Matoap and a person who harbors a stronger hatred for the emperor than anyone else.
He announced the completion of the absorber a week ago.
“It doesn’t matter what you do with the absorber. Instead, please stop breathing the Emperor.”
The short-term goal was clear.
Enter the Imperial Palace and drain all the mana of the tank.
An all-out war against the emperor with the forces built outside the wall.
‘It’s best to assassinate the emperor within the imperial palace. However, given his power, this is unlikely to be feasible. No matter how much mana the tank absorbs.’
Therefore, after the wall collapsed, the direction of slowly narrowing the siege was decided.
At that time, I was planning to take all the people I had recruited from inside the wall to the outside.
Professor McKerran was one of the people he was always looking out for for recruitment.
‘It is not long before the time to expand the scope of activities in the Imperial Palace.’
Cain once again checked his plans for the future.
After looking around the dance hall once, I turned around and headed for the entrance.
***
The 37th floor of the tower.
A meeting space that is located in a remote location and is not normally visited by anyone.
“We think it would be more appropriate for Professor McKerran to enter the Imperial Palace.”
There were three professors there.
“you’re right. Does it make sense to say that a person who has not been assigned to the tower for less than a semester is the princess’s teaching?”
McKerran looked at the two professors voicing their enthusiasm at him.
Professor Turing in the Department of Magic Engineering.
Professor Heyman of the Department of Elemental Applications.
These were the people who had a strong position in their field, and they were also candidates for the entrance examination together this time.
‘I remember attending the imperial ball. I came back to the tower and said that my first impression of Professor Johan was bad.’
McCarran opened his mouth.
“I knew very well what you were talking about. By the way, why didn’t Professor Ellen come to his seat?”
“Oh, that’s it. Professor Ellen hates political fights and is unlikely to accept the offer… .”
Heyman mumbled.
Hearing his words, Mackeran frowned.
‘Did you think I would accept the offer?’
Professor Turing and Heyman’s proposal was simple.
To find and remove Professor Johan’s thesis.
They said they gave the builder a back pocket to get a copy of Professor Johan’s lab card key.
“A student who was visiting the lab said that he saw Professor Johan writing his thesis.”
“Professor Johan is famous for not taking anything with him to and from work. There must be a thesis in the lab.”
I didn’t feel very well.
That he saw himself as a person who would accept such a cowardly number.
‘If Professor Johan’s thesis is destroyed, my admission to the palace is close to a certainty.’
Seminars need ‘works’.
No matter how much Professor Johann was, he would not be able to complete his thesis again in a short period of time.
‘… no. It might be possible if it’s Professor Johann.’
However, he had no intention of accepting the offer.
“Can you give me time to think?”
“of course. There is still time until the seminar.”
McKerran stood up, greeted the two professors, and left the conference room.
Returning to his lab on the 41st floor, he stopped in front of John’s lab.
“… … .”
I had no intention of giving up my teaching position.
The result was close to what was already decided, but I was going to do my best not to leave any regrets.
And the process had to be fair and transparent.
smart.
─Come in.
I opened the door and went in.
Professor Johan looking at the paperwork.
On one side of the desk was his thesis lying unprotected.
“I have something to tell you.”
“Yes. Please sit down.”
As I sat down at the reception table, a coffee pot and cup flew in and did its job.
slit.
When did you get this symbol again?
The cup was filled with tea that matched his taste.
Johan, who organized the files, sat across from the table and held up his glass.
“Tell me.”
“It’s about Professor John’s thesis and seminar.”
McCerran talked about the proposals made by Turing and Professor Heyman.
All without omission of a single piece of content.
“okay. Thanks for telling me.”
John nodded his head, not too surprised.
“… I just thought it should be fair competition. I think it would be better to take the thesis home with you.”
McKerran continued, expressing his discomfort.
“And I will tell the elders about Turing and Professor Heyman. If we move on without action, something similar will happen again.”
“I agree that there should be some punishment. They are adults who have passed the period of leading. If you don’t realize your mistake, you will need help from those around you.”
John looked thoughtful for a moment, then said.
“Why not do this instead of reporting to the elders? Leave the thesis as it is in the lab… .”
Mackeran’s eyes widened as he heard the plan.
At the same time, I realized what it meant to have John as my enemy.
“Well, you could use that method.”
“Yes. Tell Turing and Professor Heyman that you will accept the offer.”
Mackeran nodded as if possessed.
On my way out of the lab after discussing the plan, a thought suddenly came to my mind and I turned my head.
“By the way… Do you believe everything I say? Suggestions that Turing and Heyman made me… .”
It was an unsure voice.
John answered with a smile.
“I believe. Professor McKerran said.”
For a moment, Mackeran felt a heat rising in the corner of his chest.
***
After the winter semester ended and the end of the semester, the tower was quiet.
Even the few people left were buried in the snow, creating a still life-like landscape.
cringe-
Then, breaking the silence, a car stopped in front of the horse tower.
Starting with that, vehicles arrived in a line.
“Professor Frances, did you finish the lecture well? I heard that you are releasing a new book today.”
“Oh! how are you! They say that the evaluation of the lecture was high this time.”
The professors got out of the car and went to the entrance of the tower while chatting.
News about the princess’s position as a teacher has already spread widely among the faculty.
The center of the discussion was undoubtedly Johann and Professor Mackeran.
“I think Professor Mackeran will enter the Imperial Palace. There is no one better suited than him, considering his achievements and contributions.”
“The thesis that Professor Johan will present today will be a variable. It’s not going to be an ordinary topic. It’s because he’s a person who usually showed a lot of extraordinary sides.”
“There was talk of getting a 4.95 in the evaluation of this lecture.”
“Yes? Isn’t that the all-time high? It’s close to perfect, but that’s absurd… .”
The professors in the elevator arrived at the conference room, and the seats were filled one after another.
In front is the seat of the elders.
Behind it was the speaker’s seat.
The 50-seater seats quickly filled up, including a few specially-approved high school students.
“Then let’s start the second half of the academic presentation.”
A moderator holding a microphone on the wide podium announced the start of the seminar.
In turn, the professors presented their thesis, and those who were seated filled out the evaluation sheet.
The atmosphere was solemn and there was no chatter at all, and questions and answers continued after each presentation.
“Next, there will be a presentation of the work of Professor McKerran of the Department of Practical Combat, ‘Transformation of Elemental Operation for the Use of Magic in Practical Battles’.”
Mackeran took a deep breath and climbed onto the platform.
“Nice to meet you. My name is Mackeran from the Department of Practical Combat. What I want to announce today is… .”
The prepared material was displayed on the screen and the presentation began calmly.
“So, in order to practice, it is necessary to break away from stereotypes and discard the existing standard element management. That is all.”
It was a clean and high-level presentation.
Applause, which other professors did not have, followed, and the question-and-answer session took quite a long time.
Clap clap clap!
Mackeran came down from Dan and saw John.
Looking at this, he was smiling as if it was a satisfactory announcement.
“Next time, I will meet Professor John.”
McCarran sat down and tilted his head slightly backwards.
Turing and Professor Heyman.
They looked at John heading to the top of the altar and laughed.
‘How long do you think you can laugh?’
It remains to be seen who will be laughing at the end of the seminar.