As soon as I heard Jeniel’s words, a word came to mind.
“why?”
These words had many meanings.
Why does Evan want to meet the rebels?
No matter how much I thought about the connection between Evan and the Rebels, nothing came to mind.
Also, why is Evan looking for the rebels?
I don’t think there is usually any intention to meet someone.
I didn’t know the intention.
As I questioned it, Yeniel sighed.
“Do you remember what I said before?”
“What did you say?”
“You know what I said before I went to the rebels.”
Obviously, before Yeniel went to the rebels, he had a conversation with Astina.
Among the conversations we had at that time, the story about Evan was… … .
“Were you talking about Evan being weird?”
“Ah, I have been feeling anxious since then. It feels worse now.”
“Hmm… … .”
I haven’t been very interested in Evan’s condition these days. No, it probably wasn’t there in the first place.
Within me, Evan was like a hero who could do anything.
Evan, whom I saw in the game, did anything, risking all the dangers around him.
He made an effort to cut bones by himself and protected the surroundings.
During my most difficult time, the memory of seeing Evan like that and being comforted remained strong.
So when I first came here, I was only trying to survive.
I thought it was a luxury to be interested or worried about Evan.
Right now, I desperately need to survive, but I can’t afford to care about someone who has a heroic side.
However, I have changed my mind after the last rebel raid.
The story I heard from Haruna.
The world I saw was nothing more than a fantasy that Beatrix showed me.
It wasn’t something that had already happened.
It could happen, but it wasn’t a definite future.
Evan, who is here now, was just an ordinary teenage boy.
A student who was just an ordinary senior.
I wondered if ‘ordinary’ and ‘senior’ could be together, but it was true that they were ordinary and senior.
So I thought of Evan as a slightly talented student.
Even if Evan didn’t show his sacrifice like before, he wasn’t disappointed.
Because Evan is just an ordinary student.
However, it was a different matter from being weird.
I know only the heroic Evan, not the ordinary human Evan.
It is unknown what he wants and how he will grow as an ordinary person.
To be precise, I am not saying that there is no reason for this to happen.
It was evident that my actions were somehow affected.
I sighed and opened my mouth.
“Then do you know what happened to Evan?”
“I don’t know for sure. Because I wasn’t always by your side. Just know the information I told you.”
I laughed at Jeniel’s words.
“okay, thanks.”
“Hmm… … .”
Yeniel tilted her head as if strangely.
It was Yeniel, who had been looking at me with strange eyes since before.
“Why do you look like that?”
“Nothing has changed, though.”
Yeniel let out a small sigh.
I wondered what that meant.
Yeniel looked at me like that and then turned her head as if she had done it.
“Anyway, I will keep Evan and the rebels from seeing each other as much as possible. See you later.”
“ah. That’s what I mean.”
“Well?”
“You can just leave it alone.”
“… … What?”
Yeniel frowned.
“I came up with a good plan.”
I smiled.
***
“Is this enough… … .”
Cromwell glanced at the papers he had pasted all over his room.
It was a plan for the joint practice of the 1st and 2nd graders.
Cromwell thought a lot about this joint exercise.
How can I give my students a good experience and get a good evaluation?
Cromwell pondered and came to a conclusion.
The practice of forming a team, as it has been done so far, cannot evaluate the abilities of individual students.
When you form a team of 3 people, you may have a student who will be pushed up by someone.
It is an insufficient evaluation method to evaluate the abilities of individual students.
So Cromwell made this evaluation a solo exhibition.
It wasn’t just that.
In the past, it was a system where students who formed a team fought and competed, but this time, they made a corner where they could cooperate.
Even social skills were regarded as a person’s ability.
With that in mind, you can ask whether the previous evaluation of the team was the right evaluation.
However, the sociality that occurs when you form a team first may be just luck, or you may have formed a team for some reason.
So, it was only after the evaluation started that I could collaborate with people.
The evaluation started, and it was to determine whether the person had the ability to quickly get to know and collaborate with the people around him.
“We can proceed like this.”
Cromwell put down his pen.
The evaluation preparations were completed earlier than expected.
There are still individual ability assessments and midterm exams to be taken.
It was a joint evaluation that took place only after these were completed, so it could be said that it was very fast.
Cromwell smiled at the finished work.
Today, the vice-principal is being replaced by Principal McDowell.
It was a promise I made while entrusting the joint evaluation.
So Cromwell instantly became a white man with a job.
became free.
Although he has a job as a professor, he is now able to enjoy a more leisurely life than an unemployed person.
“Shall we have a drink today?”
That was when Cromwell was thinking happy thoughts.
smart-
A knock rang in Cromwell’s room.
“This is Rudy Astria. May I come in?”
It was Rudy Astria.
Cromwell raised an eyebrow.
I didn’t feel good.
When this guy is always involved, something bad happens.
This wasn’t just Cromwell’s thoughts.
Gracie, Robert, and Maguire.
That’s what Cromwell’s close professors all thought.
To the professors, Rudy was a bomb that suddenly made a lot of things.
“D, come in.”
At Cromwell’s words, Rudy opened the door and entered.
“Professor, it’s been a while.”
“Hmm… … Yeah, it’s been a while. Is this the first time since winter break? you became a senior Congratulations.”
“Oh, thank you.”
Cromwell looked at Rudy Astria’s expression.
It was an expressionless expression.
Pomsae, who came in, didn’t feel like they came in because they were busy.
Cromwell was a little relieved.
I was satisfied with the fact that it wasn’t something to move in a hurry.
“So what did you come here for?”
At Cromwell’s question, Rudy smiled.
“It’s about the rebels.”
“… … What?”
thump-
Cromwell got up from his seat.
I mean, at times like this… … .
When I wanted to be idle, when I heard that I was a rebel, my bankruptcy collapsed.
They were the most troublesome and problematic guys these days.
Even when I brought it, my head hurt a lot when I brought up things about these guys.
Rudy was slightly taken aback by Cromwell’s violent reaction.
“Ah, it’s not like the rebels are attacking now or anything like that. I just have something to do with it.”
“ha… … What is it?”
We cannot leave students or others at risk.
Hearing these stories, I had to deal with them as sympathizers.
No matter how painful it was, it was not enough to weigh people’s lives.
“Did you know that I was Evan, who was the chief from two years ago?”
“Are you talking about Evan?”
Cromwell knew it well.
He was the guy I’ve been paying attention to since the first and second year joint evaluation.
I was interested in his mana control skills, so I kept watching.
Evan’s mana control skills have produced tremendous results since the first year.
The ability to cut and remove the opponent’s magic could not be used except for Evan.
It was a skill that even professors in related fields could not achieve.
Other achievements were also remarkable.
His ecological magic was achieving growth that was different from other people.
Ecological magic was a magic that used the growth of plants or animals to care for the surroundings, but Evan was able to handle not only animals and plants, but also special spirits.
A special spirit is a form of making a contract using something other than the spirit’s affinity.
However, Evan was able to deal with the spirit without making a contract.
It was an ability that was possible only if there were special spirits around, but it was a new discovery as an ecological magic.
There has been a change in the common sense that not only animals and plants but also spirits enter the ecology.
However, even after this discovery, there was no one around Evan.
He lacked social skills.
I heard a little about him from McDowell, too.
Don’t approach anyone first in a gloomy state.
It’s like waiting for someone… … He was a weird guy.
Cromwell opened his mouth, pondering the thought of Evan.
“What do you mean by that guy?”
“Has Evan ever been associated with the rebels?”
I’ve heard a lot of reports about the rebels around these days, but I’ve never heard of Evan’s name.
“I’m hearing this for the first time.”
“Hmm… … From what I’ve heard, it seems like Evan has some connection with the rebels.”
“correlation? Are you saying that he is even a member of the rebels?”
“It doesn’t seem like that, but there are signs of trying to make contact with the rebels.”
Cromwell rubbed his chin.
“therefore. Are you saying you want me to keep an eye on him?”
Rudy laughed.
“You speak well too.”
“It is impossible inside the academy. That’s something the Academy shouldn’t do. but.”
However, there was no way at all.
“You can figure out the movement that he is trying to move toward the rebels or to communicate.”
Rudy then nodded as if satisfied.
“That is enough.”
“okay… … and.”
“… … yes?”
Cromwell pressed his finger to his forehead.
“Again, what did you bring? Keep talking.”
To be honest, Evan’s work wasn’t a big deal.
It was something that could be dealt with quickly.
It wasn’t that they had already been in contact and were plotting something, just being suspicious and monitoring.
A bomb like Rudy couldn’t have brought such a thing.
Obviously, something strange… … .
“There is one thing I want you to prepare.”
Cromwell’s eyes widened.
it will come
“… … What?”
“When Evan tries to contact the rebels.”
Rudy raised one corner of her mouth.
It was a mean laugh.
“I plan to catch the rebels in reverse.”