71 – Outdoor classes begin!
It was unfamiliar to me to walk to the Academy campus after a long time.
It’s only been a week and five days since I left the academy, but why does the surroundings feel so unfamiliar?
It may be because my status changed before and after leaving.
Count Pix.
Now, I have definitely joined the aristocratic society.
“Ed! I heard the news! Congratulations.”
“I thought you would work one day, Kiya! Also.”
“Ed! Do you remember me? “We talked briefly about it during class last week.”
“Hey Lord Fix! Where have you decided on your territory? If you have any concerns, please ask anytime!”
Attention and interest are naturally drawn to me just by walking around the campus.
After becoming a count, the interest definitely became a little excessive.
Before, it was just kids who knew each other to some extent and just said hello, but now even cadets who I had no acquaintance with started talking to me, pretending to know me.
“Would you like to have some tea with me?”
That’s not all.
Now, even female cadets who did not pay attention to me because I am a commoner are talking to me.
And their pattern was roughly like this.
“I am happily spending the hot summer with ‘Graham’s North Wind’ developed by Lord Fix. “I’d like to give you a little something in return, but would you mind taking a moment?”
Three female cadets said they were using the air conditioner well and wanted to repay the favor.
“I’ll tell you straight. I’m interested in that one. Just 3 times. Let’s meet three times. “
There is one female cadet who openly says she likes him and asks him out on a date.
“Hey, hey… Uh, Ed!”
“Yes?”
“Hey, eat this! And this!”
“Is this…A letter…?”
“Then have a nice day!”
Sssss!
Suddenly, two female cadets run away after handing over a letter and chocolate.
“Why don’t you join the club?”
“·····?”
“Now that you’re a noble, wouldn’t it be a good idea to pick up a hobby? How is it? Joining our masked dance club… hehehe…”
Some female cadets approached me in various ways, including out of nowhere holding a half mask on my face and encouraging me to join the club.
Of course, I refused them all.
Because I don’t have time to waste time on each of these things.
‘I need to do the research I’ve been putting off!’
The most important thing for me now is to continue the research I have been putting off.
There are more than one or two things I have done currently.
There is a mountain of work to be done, including Crucible research, computer development, automatic suit installation development, new weapon development, suit upgrades, etc.
I feel like I want to skip all academy classes and just confine myself to the lab.
“Finally the end!!!!!”
Luckily Wednesday came quickly.
You are given four days of free time from Thursday to Sunday.
“Hey! Ed!”
“Eh, Ed… Ho, did you write a reply?”
“hehehe… Welcome to join our masquerade club…”
But even though I was given free time, it was of no use.
Now, they have come to the front of the lab, set up camp, and are waiting for me.
‘No…What.’
And my feelings when I saw them like that were absurd.
I can accept it when he briefly talks to me while waiting in line at the school cafeteria, walking around campus, or during break time, even if it’s a little annoying, but coming to my lab and doing that is not a good idea.
“hahahaha. Hey, I’m busy today, so next time…”
It was a time when I was suppressing my frustration and trying to send them away with kind words.
A cold voice suddenly sounded behind me.
“You guys have crossed the line by coming here.”
It was Isabella.
She suddenly appeared, standing next to me and threatening the cadets camped out in front of the lab.
“I can’t stand this at all. This is a place I don’t often visit. “Because commoners don’t like it.”
As Isabella said that, a black haze emitted.
At the same time, her pupils turned completely black, and the frightened cadets began to retreat.
Eventually, everyone disappeared neatly and Isabella sighed and said.
“Things like parasites. Commons. Now you too will have to learn how to properly ward off people. “The higher the name value, the easier it is to attract flies.”
She said that and looked back at me.
The black eyes had returned to their original state, and the black haze had disappeared everywhere.
The sight of her smiling at me reminded me of her from the previous episode.
She is the one who loved me.
“I’ll bother you a little bit. “I have something to give you.”
She said that and handed me a piece of paper.
And as soon as I received that paper, I couldn’t help but be surprised.
Cravel Alliance Merchant Auction Ticket.
This is because he gave me an invitation to a black market held in the back world.
“What is this?”
From noble mtl dot com
However, even after receiving this, I had no choice but to pretend not to notice.
The reason I know this is because it makes no sense from Isabella’s perspective.
I needed to pretend not to know.
“···It’s a bit long to explain, but to sum it up, it’s an invitation to the black market.”
“······.”
“Okay. It’s dangerous, right? “Crabble is the largest organization in the underworld, and their creed is anti-empire and anti-kingdom.”
Crabble.
They are a terrorist group that seeks to destroy empires and kingdoms.
Humans are dignified beings and everyone has the right to be happy, so why can only the emperor and nobles have dignity? The leader of Crable is the one who argues that all resources they have should be taken away and distributed equally.
In other words, it is another world’s version of the communist revolutionary army.
“···Why are you giving me such a dangerous invitation?”
But how did Isabella obtain this invitation, and why is she giving me this invitation?
Soon Isabella spoke.
“Because you might need it.”
“·····.”
“···Of course it may not be true. But I think you are similar to me. “I think I can do anything to achieve my goal.”
···That’s right.
I can do anything to prevent the destruction of this world.
Even if it is morally wrong, you can jump into that path at any time if it can save everyone from destruction.
“That’s why I give it to you. “There are a lot of items on the black market that cannot be obtained through normal means.”
“·····Would I be willing to take that risk?”
“What? Puhahahaha!”
However, Isabella burst out laughing at my continued words.
Phew! He burst into laughter at strange timing and said, leaning in closer to me.
“It’s cute because the way you look at it is awkward. You don’t have to pretend not to be in front of me. “I can see your earnestness in my eyes.”
···Is it Isabella?
She has an excellent ability to read the desires of others.
She may be that because she is basically cynical, as she can easily read the desires of the flies that attach themselves to her.
“Then tell me when the moment comes that you need that invitation. “It’s dangerous to go alone.”
She said that and held my hand.
I was just holding her hand, but her words, ‘I’ll go with you when the time comes’ seemed to echo in my head.
“Then unfold… No, you are now a count…”
Before Isabella left her departing greeting, she corrected my title.
The girl who called me Countess smiled seductively as she rubbed the back of my hand.
“Then Count Fix. See you on Monday.”
Ttokak… Ttokak… The sound of footsteps moving away.
And the black market ticket in my hand.
I looked at the black market ticket that Isabella handed me.
As she said, the moment when this ticket will be needed will definitely come.
“But not yet.”
But not now.
Now is the time to further upgrade the computer and create a plan for the development of Crucible.
I went straight into the lab and took out the fix I had put in my inventory.
Fix, who returned to the lab after a long time, walked around the entire lab shouting ‘Weuuung~!’ As if he was excited.
“Fix! Let’s work together after a long time!”
“Weuuuck!!!”
So we carried out research that had been dormant for a long time.
I studied the emerald mana stones obtained from the Dwarven United Kingdom, upgraded computer semiconductors, and thought about ideas to implement the Crucible.
“Hmm… It’s not easy.”
However, implementing Crucible was not easy.
Because it was such a vague drawing, it was not easy to concretize it.
“In the first place… It is a funny idea to melt the emotions experienced through games…”
How to make the Crucible.
The vague sketch is based on the ’emotion’ of the last 87 episodes.
Just as the Obsidian used Raina’s memories and emotions as its power source, it uses my memories and emotions from the first to the 87th episode as its power source.
“······.”
The problem is that the depth of her memories and emotions is too shallow compared to Raina.
While Raina felt such resentment and hatred through her real life, I only indirectly experienced her memories and emotions from episodes 1 to 87 through the computer.
“But why…”
But why do I feel like my despair and anger are not enough compared to Raina’s?
It’s just a memory of playing a game, but will the memories and emotions be as vivid as if I remember my past life?
“Well, that could be possible.”
However, I decided not to think of it as a big deal.
Since it made no sense to be possessed here in the first place, I decided to ignore the phenomenon that could not be explained scientifically.
Since we take it for granted that we are possessed by extras in the game, it is no wonder that the previous playthrough feels like a past life.
The point is that you can use these memories and emotions to create a Crucible.
“To do that…”
You must extract memories and emotions from the 1st to 87th sessions.
You have to purely extract the despair and hatred you felt at that time and put it all into one technique.
Then, the Crucible, a crazy sword that is roughly equivalent to the sum of 87 obsidian swords, is born, that is, it tears apart demons.
A great means of communication is created that can one-shot, one-kill most devils.
“There must be a lot to prepare.”
Of course, there are a lot of things that need to be prepared for that to be possible.
First of all, you had to be in a state of hallucination or hypnosis so that you could vividly experience the previous episode, and various safety devices were also needed to prevent you from being eaten by memories.
Also, a special mana stone was needed to store strong thoughts, and above all, an ultra-difficult spell was needed to collect all thoughts from the 1st to 87th rounds.
“It’s not easy.”
The difficulty of engineering design to implement this technically has not yet been considered.
Of course, I am not particularly worried about technical implementation, as I have the innovative ability called ‘engineering thinking’, but… you never know.
Putting 87 pieces of your life together may be more difficult than building a computer.
“Let’s take it step by step.”
I feel suffocated by the mountain of tasks that need to be solved in the future, but if I tackle each one one by one, I will be able to solve them one day.
Anyway, the stage where the Crucible is needed is after the full-scale appearance of the devil.
So, let’s first solve the past life experience issue.
If you want to extract pure emotions from a past life, there is nothing more effective than experiencing that life.
“Elf.”
Then I thought of elves.
Elves are a mysterious race that collects and communicates with the souls of their ancestors in the World Tree.
“Clarice.”
So, I naturally thought of Clarice, the half-human, half-elf I had recently met.
She is a hidden royal of the Eldar Kingdom, a kingdom of elves, so if you use her, you will be able to enter the world of elves who live on the fence from humans.
“Anyway, we have to prevent the destruction of the elf kingdom…”
A year later, the Eldar Kingdom is destroyed by an ancient disaster.
And the ancient disaster that engulfed the World Tree combines with the devil and evolves into the worst uncontrollable demonic beast.
That must be prevented this time.
“The route has been decided exactly.”
Ancient disasters and past life experiences.
I will kill both birds.
The remaining deadline is less than a year.
You must become strong enough to kill the ancient plague within you.
***
Time passes, next Wednesday.
All academy students, including me, are standing in front of a dungeon in a high-risk area.
This is because I am taking the first class on Wednesday, ‘Crisis Response through Practical Action’.
How to respond to a crisis through practical experience.
This class is a required course that all academy cadets must take.
As the purpose of the academy’s establishment is to ‘conquer the annihilation’, it is necessary to acquire practical skills to effectively kill monsters.
‘Good.’
And that was what was hoped for.
You can check the performance of the suit you upgraded over the weekend just in time.
“Then, Group S-12! “I will follow the instructor in charge and enter the dungeon.”
Just like that, the order to enter Group S-12, which I belong to, was finally given.
I took the suit out of my inventory to equip the suit I upgraded over the weekend.
Pazy! A crack appeared in the air.