45 – Let’s increase the version.
“This has not been verified, right? Discard it.”
The editorial department of the Marchen Ilbo. Even in the morning, Sepia’s nagging continued.
But that was then.
“What kind of commotion has this been since morning?”
A man in a suit appeared with his forehead narrowed.
A large body, neatly brushed all-back hair, and a strangely taunting attitude. The reporter hurriedly greeted him.
“Ah, Manager Vincent is here.”
Vincent, he was the head of the article department of the Marchen Daily.
Not even paying attention to sepia, Vincent turned to the reporter and asked.
“What happened? From morning.”
The reporter glanced at Sepia and carefully opened her mouth.
“Regarding the sports fighting event. I wrote a few things in advance about the fact that Ivan of the Knights Faculty won. But that doesn’t seem to have liked Sepia.”
“What’s wrong with that?”
Vincent widened his eyes as if he was dumbfounded. His gaze turned to sepia.
“Director Sepia. Don’t you know that time is the most important thing for us? You have to prepare these things in advance.”
Then Sepia’s eyes became extremely sharp.
“Time is used efficiently under the premise of dealing with the truth. This is filling time with lies.”
“Oops, here we go again.”
Vincent tapped his chest in frustration.
“If this isn’t about the truth, then what is it? Let’s go easy, easy, eh? How many times has the Faculty of Magic defeated the Faculty of Knights?”
“Even so. It won’t be too late to check the results and write them down.”
“You’re late, man. After working on this floor for years, what do you still not know?”
“I should know better than you.”
“Really? Then what is it?”
Vincent nervously set something down on Sepia’s desk.
[ A hot topic posted on the Agora board. ]
It was an extra, written based on Plan’s poster.
“I checked on my way to work. If you know so well, why do you spread this kind of crap?”
“I spray it because it is worth spraying. Didn’t you read the contents?”
“Ha…. I really am.”
Vincent wiped his face with the palm of his hand as if frustrated.
“Director Sepia. Did you know that the editor-in-chief will be replaced by someone else after the games this time?”
“Can you not know?”
“You don’t seem to know at all, but now? Chief Sepia. He is from a knight!”
Vincent yelled.
“Wizards do not bend, resist, deny the world…. Turning something like this into an extra? What can I say from above!”
“Director Vincent.”
Sepia calmly opened her mouth.
“Work, will you continue to do that?”
“Then what should I do? Do something a little different?”
“You are already unusual enough. A reporter who only writes down what he is told to do, wouldn’t even a pet do that? “
With her green eyes burning, Sepia continued her words.
“Let’s not forget about our duties as reporters and our ethics as reporters, shall we? I am ashamed of myself being the same manager.”
Ha, Vincent snorted as if he was dumbfounded.
Others silently did their job.
To other reporters, the quarrel between the two was no longer a novelty.
“Okay, let’s see.”
Finally Vincent nodded his head.
“Director Sepia, do whatever you want. This side will do what this side wants.”
“I still think so. Even if you tell me to do it, I can’t do it like Manager Vincent.”
“Yes, yes. By the way, Manager Sepia.”
Vincent put on a meaningful expression and added a word.
“Use the desk neatly in advance. After the change of editor-in-chief, will we have anything to see here? Think carefully.”
After that, Vincent headed to the other reporters’ seats.
“Oh, yes. What article is this?”
“Ah, Manager Vincent. This time, a student from the Faculty of Magic and a student from the Faculty of Knights flew on a broom while drunk….”
Tsk, Vincent clicked his tongue.
“Of course, the Knights Faculty is involved. Put it on hold.”
“Okay. What to do with this? This time, the 2nd year of the Faculty of Knights are going to subdue the dungeon, but it hasn’t been successful yet.”
“Yanmar, of course you should use it. Now that’s a question….”
Seeing such a scene, Sepia raised her forehead. Her gaze naturally turned to the table.
[ Ivan A perfect landslide victory. The greatness of ‘chivalry’ ]
[ Shouting to all the professors of the Faculty of Magic of Märchen Academy ]
This article and the extras were in complete contrast to each other.
Actually, the words of Vincent and the reporter are not completely wrong.
The odds of the Faculty of Magic winning against the Faculty of Knights were extremely slim, and if I were to insist, it was Sepia who was more adventurous.
However.
Even so.
‘Flan.’
Sepia smiled.
Somehow, it didn’t look like I would lose.
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“Haa…. Get stressed out The job is good, but I hate people.”
Violet put the teacup down with a bang. No, it was more of a slap.
During lunchtime, Violet was taking a break with Sepia at the cafeteria.
“What’s wrong, sister? What did the other professors say?”
“It’s crazy. What are you doing for giving strength to sports? When it’s over, there’s another uproar….”
Violet shook her head, as if she didn’t want to think about it. Then she asked Sepia.
“Sepia. How is the atmosphere on the journalist side? There are only two days left before the games.”
“How different can we be? It’s not much different from the professors’ atmosphere.”
“Sepia, you must be having a hard time too. If you have any complaints, let them know. I will listen to you today.”
“Complaints? Hmm, dissatisfaction…. Well?”
“What is it? No, no, wait. You.”
Violet’s head tilted to one side.
“… I see now. Why is your face colored like this?”
Come to think of it, it was.
Although the conversation was short-lived, Violet thought that Sepia’s attitude was somehow strange.
Sepia isn’t worried at all about athletics. I’m just passing on everything from a while ago.
Meanwhile, Sepia opened her mouth. That too with a very meaningful expression.
“You must have seen some flan skills during the evaluation, right? How is it?”
“I was chosen because I deserved to be chosen as the representative. It was great.”
“Is that all about appreciation? I feel like I’m going to win the match. It seems to lose don’t you know this? Please tell me in detail.”
“More….”
Violet’s eyes go up towards the ceiling. Then suddenly ask
“… Is this an interview? Isn’t that what the article is about?”
“You know how to distinguish between public and private life, right? What the hell do you think of her sister, sister?”
“Hmm.”
After thinking for a while, Violet opened her mouth.
“Actually…. She can’t be certain that she can defeat Aivan just by dismantling the magic bullet.”
“Yes. Yes. However?”
Sepia nodded her head. Violet continues her words with a rather serious expression.
“By the way, strangely. Really weird I keep feeling like I could win if it was a plan.”
“Oh yeah? Didn’t you just doubt it at first?”
“That was something I made a hasty decision on my own. I’m still reflecting.”
Sepia smiled at her sister’s words. She is intrigued by Violet’s beliefs.
“By the way, sister, you know. Can I ask you something?”
“What is it?”
“I’m under a lot of stress from being beaten by other professors, and I’m not sure if Plan will win the match. You still won’t give up?”
“Of course not.”
Violet tousled her hair and sighed.
“The mage’s attitude I aspire to…. He is the only one who has it.”
“Really? Well, if you look at the plan, it’s a bit similar to my older sister’s student days. Come to think of it, it really is.”
“When I was a student, there was not a single professor who cheered me on. Even thinking about it now makes me sad. So, the country….”
Suddenly, someone came and stood by Violet and Sepia. The sisters’ heads naturally turned in that direction.
Black bangs covering the eyes. Her sisters were well aware of the identity of this woman who stood quietly.
“Crazy, this is the president’s secretary.”
“Sepia Are you crazy? In front of the parties.”
Sepia and Violet’s eyes widened at the same time.
The secretary to the president silently handed over a transparent crystal ball.
This crystal ball has only one purpose: to convey the president’s voice. Violet politely accepted it with both hands.
“Yes, President. This is Violet.”
“I have a question for you.”
But Sepia made a fuss with her mouth next to her.
‘Sister, do I have to answer well? Know?’
‘Stay still. It’s crazy.’
Violet also only answered with a mouthful. Raising one hand as if to hit her in the head.
“The representative must have been decided soon.”
“Yes, President. That’s right.”
“Would you win?”
Violet tousled my hair like crazy.
I want to say that I will win in my heart.
However, this is just my belief. Of course, it was not something that could be easily said to the president.
While thinking about it, the voice of President Cornette was additionally heard.
“Thought.”
“Yes?”
“Just tell me what you think.”
Violet gulped.
Think.
If Violet is thinking, there is only one thing. Soon, he began to move his lips with conviction.
“This student is unmistakably a wizard.”
So.
“Obviously, something will change.”
No answer came back.
Sepia, who had been watching from her side, snapped her fingers as she frowned.
Letters are written on memo pads floating in the air.
[If you ask me whether I will win or lose, I have to give you a clear answer. How do you answer that?]
Violet also moved her finger.
[I don’t know. I was also out of my mind.]
[You didn’t answer anything. What do you want to do now?]
[I don’t know.]
But at that moment, Cornette’s voice was heard.
“You must have recorded the situation during the evaluation.”
Violet’s answer came out almost simultaneously.
“Of course. It remains as a visual record.”
“Bring it with you, and I’ll see you in the conference room.”
After those words, the crystal ball’s light disappeared.
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Violet cautiously rolled her eyes.
Led by Cornette, the professors at the Faculty of Magic are watching Plan’s evaluation.
“….”
Cornette once again played the visual record. This is already the third time.
The atmosphere of the meeting is not much different from the previous one.
Just like the meeting on the day when Summoning Professor Brody was desperately against it, everyone was sending friendly glances toward Violet.
And once again, the replay of the visual record is over.
Cornette rests his chin on his chin and ponders. With an expressionless expression that can’t read the inside at all.
Violet started to feel uneasy.
Is this enough?
Aren’t you full? Were you angry?
I hope not. In fact, the corners of Cornette’s mouth had risen subtly earlier.
Tak.
Tak. Widely. Widely.
Tak. Widely. Widely. Widely. Widely….
Cornette continued to snap his fingers. The scene where Plan asks Elesis back is played over and over again.
Then, at some point, Cornette’s fingers stopped.
At the same time, her lips moved.
“Let’s raise the board a bit.”
Suddenly, she shook her head.
“No, no.”
At the end of the cornet, the corner of her mouth grinned.
“Very loud.”