186 – Walking in Place (2)
God exists on the Kairenzena Continent.
There is divine power as fragmentary evidence.
Unlike magic, divine power causes paranormal phenomena without the medium of mana.
The most popular religion on the Kairenzena continent is Renimidism. The main god is [Renimid], The god of light.
More than 99% of humans, the dominant race on the Kairenzena continent, believe in Renimidism.
This is because the religion became the only major religion on the continent after winning a large-scale religious war that broke out between humans more than 200 years ago.
That’s why Renimidism is the only religion in Ellinia Academy.
[Church of Light] Is a building of the Renimid Church, where priests reside and believers gather to participate in religious ceremonies.
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6:40 P.M.
[Night of Lights] 20 Minutes left until the event begins.
Behind the stage, about 50 students from the [Cult of Light] Who were waiting to participate in the event were chatting in small groups.
“Yayaya. Who would you like to receive a recruitment offer from?”
“Um~ I think it would be nice if you were kind. It’s better if it’s someone who buys a lot of delicious things.”
“Cheuk. Then he buys me a lot of kind and delicious things, but he ranks 150th in the grade, and he doesn’t buy me anything cold and delicious, but he ranks 50th in the grade. What would you do if a recruitment offer came in from both of them at the same time?”
“Hey~ It’s too extreme, that’s it. ······ But 150th place was too much. I think 50th would be better.”
“Hmm, uhm, hmm~ heh heh”
“Oh, what are you putting on her face? In the sacred [Night of Lights].”
“Just putting on some makeup won’t change my faith in you~? Shouldn’t you offer to recruit even one more person if you stand out on stage? I wish Yisilder would come too.”
“Lee Silder, there are rumors that he is a playboy. By the way, it reminds me of a proverb from the Eastern Empire that says if you draw a line on a pumpkin, it becomes a watermelon.”
“·······What? Hey man, you come to the first floor. Hey hey! Where are you going?!”
“Whew woo woo- You shouldn’t be nervous. Strangely, when I stand in front of people, my divine power doesn’t come out very well.”
“Nuye Nuye~ Even in the previous practical training class, he said that and used it well. Is it a smoke screen operation?”
“Noyee~ It’s different now from then. At that time, there were only classmates… I wonder if Eisha-sama will come to this event as well.”
“You were a follower. Is the one you gave me Aisha? Not the great Renimid.”
“That and that are different! And it’s because you don’t know Aisha-sama’s charms. She’s the same woman, but how is she so gorgeous.”
Unlike those students, she had a female student sitting alone in her corner with her head down.
Her students whispered at her, staring at her with her long, snow-white hair.
“Hey, Alps, how can you not even look at the way he sits down?”
“That’s right. Are you just nervous? He has no skills, and even his personality is gloomy.”
“At least one recruiting offer comes in from him, but he doesn’t. Who to bet on.”
“One vote for not coming in.”
“Are you betting that I won’t come in?”
“Then don’t do it. Which Idiot Walked In Creeping? I’m a freshman, and I’m 18 years old. And the divine power is also backwards?”
Of course, all of their whispers were heard in the ears of the Alps.
Because in the first place, her students whispered loudly for her to listen.
However, the Alps did not show much reaction.
Koo Woo-wook─
With her head still lowered, she bit her lip and endured the sarcasm of her students.
Inside, she was also in a very damaged state.
[Save yourself.]
Since before, he has not been able to practice the famous words of the Lord God at all.
He is unable to save himself, let alone others.
‘Yes, they are right.
What the sarcastic students said was reasonable. There was nothing wrong.
The average age of the [Church of Light] Alumni is 16 years old. However, he is 18 years old, and his divine power is weak, and his ability as an aide is also weak.
Everything is to blame for one’s shortcomings.
‘Who would want me like this?’
Self-loathing rises from deep within.
Emotions that have been tormenting oneself for a long time.
However, I can no longer think of ways to resist those feelings.
No, I don’t even have the strength to resist.
Students don’t know if they know what the Alps mean.
Tsk- After clicking his tongue, we talked again in threes and fives.
“Whoa, 10 minutes left until the event. Can you hear people outside?”
“Yes. The sound suddenly got louder. What. Where…… Ugh.”
“What’s wrong all of a sudden?”
“He’s here, he. Theorin Walderk. I came with Aisha-sama.”
“Somehow, they said the sound suddenly got louder. Come to think of it, Theo, he openly declared that he was recruiting Aids. No way······?”
“Ah, I remember hearing that too. Seria and Irene. Two of them have already been confirmed. Irene, I’m sure you heard it from Mina.”
“Wow… The head of the Faculty of Magic and the head of the Knights Faculty are on the same team. It’s a dream team, perfect. Competition for the remaining seats will be fierce.”
“Of the two remaining seats, I heard that someone has already thought of one seat? Are you seriously among us? If you look at it that way, the story fits perfectly.”
“Wow, that sounds good. Taking one of us is the right combination. The current members are Theo, Irene, and Seria. Two swordsmen and one mage. The offensive power will be enough anyway, don’t you need someone to support the team as a whole?”
“Anyway, who is it? Could it be you? Among us, you are the best in divine power. The only one who can show off the 3rd miracle of the main god.”
“Oooooh… I just don’t want to think about anything. The bigger the expectations, the bigger the disappointment.”
“But why are the faces and words so different? Lower the corners of your mouth You didn’t know it, but it has a very cute corner.”
“Wherever you look!”
Alps, who was still breathing deeply with her head down, could hear the students talking.
“·······.”
She didn’t have anyone to talk to, but she knew Theo well.
It was because his story naturally came to my ears.
Coming to the Faculty of Engineering for an observation class, despite being ranked 181st in the class, he defeated Julia, who was in second place in the class.
From then on, he became famous in earnest.
After defeating Julia, he at the time was not as indifferent as usual, but covered in blood, with a distorted face like a devil and breathing heavily.
─No matter how much it is called the Faculty of Bravery, how does the lowest rank beat Julia? Didn’t you really wake up?
─If it was awakened, our church would have found it a long time ago. It seems to me that I have made a pact with the devil!
─Hey, you idiot! If you were a contract with the devil, you would have found it in our church a long time ago!
─Uh, is that so…? Anyway, it’s great. How can people change in such a short period of time?
Anyway, after that incident, he was talked about more than Neike and Piel, who were praised as the continent’s greatest talents within the Faculty of Engineering.
Once he started going up and down among the students, it was easy to get in touch with his story even if he didn’t want to hear it.
In addition to attending an academic seminar as the youngest co-author of all time, there are even rumors that he uses Ellinia Academy’s first elf warrior undergraduate student, Siena, and academy idol Aisha like limbs…
She thought it would die down soon, but the rumors about him increased with each passing day.
Even according to students’ fact-checking, most of them are said to be true.
‘…As the Lord said, I wonder if the person who becomes a person can somehow become a person.’
In the early days when I heard about his news, I had a small hope that one day I could be like that too.
However, in a short period of time, he soared even higher.
When he walks in place, he takes dozens of steps a day.
······ No, he walked hundreds of steps.
I don’t feel inferior at all.
Inferiority is an emotion that can only be felt by equals.
Now, to himself, he has become a distant, distant utopia that shines on its own.
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7 P.M.
The [Night of Lights] Event has begun.
Go oh oh ─
Faraaa—
Students belonging to the [Church of Light] Stepped onto the stage and unleashed their divine power all at once.
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The fragmentary evidence that can guess the divine power is the size of the light that is radiated.
Most of the students’ divine powers were similar.
Except for one person, the Alps.
‘Ah…’
Perhaps because of his nervousness, he was able to generate only a smaller amount of divine power than usual.
Her divine power was at least three times smaller than the other students.
‘No.’
The more I tried to concentrate, the more I got twisted.
The feeble divine power that was radiating was getting smaller.
‘······As expected, I can’t do it.’
She looked at Theo in the audience.
His indifferent expression seemed to radiate a halo even when he was still.
Alps bit his lip, and pushed his head further into the ground.
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7:30 P.M.
The [Night of Lights] Event has ended.
After the event, visitors can leave a simple message along with donations to the students who stood on the stage for 30 minutes.
Most of the people who make donations are students belonging to the Faculty of Military History.
In front of the stage, the students belonging to the [Cult of Light] Smiled at the students who donated to them.
“hahahahaha, thank you for looking at me beautifully!”
“Thank you so much for the offer to recruit Aid! However, other people have also made many suggestions… Can I tell you a little bit about it?!”
“Ooh, I was so nervous on stage that my divine power didn’t come out even half than usual. If you give me a chance, I’ll show it to you later—-…”
The students belonging to the church became quiet for an instant.
This is because a silver-haired man with a nonchalant expression walked to the front of the stage with a dignified appearance.