I silently glared at Eden, and he poked his head with an expression of ‘Oops!’
I was more angry to see that ridiculous reaction than to bring up a useless story and create a topic.
Bella Trey asked.
“What do you mean? Seil Sieghart?”
I answered shamelessly without changing my expression.
“Did I go out in the morning? ah… … . I couldn’t sleep, so I sweated a bit at the gymnasium for a while.”
Bella Trey smiled wickedly.
“okay? I was at the gym yesterday morning too, but I didn’t see anyone.”
“hahahaha… . I guess the timing wasn’t right.”
“It doesn’t really matter if you go out at dawn, but leave it to me and go out.”
“All right.”
After talking about this and that for a while, we finished eating and headed out of the dormitory.
It was to enjoy the festival he had promised with Frey.
The members are Me, Frey, Charlotte, and Eden.
There were two uninvited guests, but I couldn’t tell them to leave now.
‘Come to think of it, this is the first time I’ve enjoyed going to school.’
In my present life, I had never enjoyed a proper festival itself.
I spent my middle and high school like a rat, but I didn’t go to university at all.
It’s because I was preoccupied with writing as soon as I graduated from high school. I didn’t have any regrets because I didn’t study well enough to go to a good university.
If I had to pick one out, it was to the extent that I couldn’t properly enjoy the university festival, which can be called the king of youth.
… The only festivals in my life were a few visits to a bar run by friends who were in college.
Even that could be counted by hand.
‘It’s ironic that I can only enjoy a proper festival after possessing this world.’
Thinking about it made me feel elated for some reason.
A one-week festival.
As it was held in commemoration of the hero’s party’s subjugation of the demon king, the empire and the academy were energized like never before.
In particular, Salomon Academy can be said to be a combination of high school and university in Korea.
Due to the nature of the school, where grades are paid, students of various ages were distributed, but by imperial standards, most of them were adults.
In a word, it means that it is a place where all the children of the age who are most interested in love, dating, and youth are gathered.
That would be the case, and I had just left the dormitory, but scenery reminiscent of the animal kingdom was already unfolding in my field of vision.
“Baby~ Let’s go do that!”
“It’s good. It’s good. I’m astounded by one more magic shot. I got an A rank in the magical power management class!”
“Oh my, my my. My baby is so cool! After all, there’s nothing we can’t do!”
“hahahaha. Well then. Trust me in the future Whether it’s a demon or a black magician, tell them to come out! I will protect you!”
Numerous students whispering love with their arms folded as if they were born as one body from the beginning.
Children holding their parents’ hands tightly and looking at street vendors with curious faces.
Families who look lovingly at such children.
A large crowd gathered, but all of them had happy faces.
It’s the most unfamiliar scenery I’ve seen since coming to this world… … .
It was the most beautiful sight to see.
‘There are quite a few people who came as a family unit.’
Since it was a festival held throughout the empire, ordinary citizens also existed inside the academy.
Originally, unqualified citizens were restricted from entering the academy, but in the case of such a large-scale festival, the academy was specially opened so that everyone could enjoy it.
‘There are many interesting things.’
As it is a world where magic is taken for granted, there were various types of rides, food, and street vendors that I had never seen before.
Among them, there was also a ride similar to Viking, but it seemed to move directly with telekinesis-type magic.
The main wizard was controlling the ship, and other wizards were waiting around in case of an unexpected situation.
‘The idea of a Viking using telekinesis is staggering.’
Looking at the rows of street vendors, Charlotte murmured annoyedly.
“joy! There’s a lot of fuss over what’s fun about these things!”
“is it so? It looked pretty fun… … . Charlotte, aren’t you interested in that magic shot? They say they give you a prize if you get first place.”
“ha? magic shot? commons. What kind of three-year-old kid are you? Are you having fun with just that?”
Eden looked at me and asked.
“Then what about your brother? How are you? Would you like to make a bet with me?”
“hmm… … . Why?”
“Huh. Just by looking at you, you were afraid that you would lose to me. Yes?”
… Who is this Mr. X?
I couldn’t stand it any longer since this morning when I kept creeping up and scratching my temper.
“okay. Let’s bet. What do you want?”
Eden replied with a face that seemed to have crossed over.
“How about the loser granting the winner’s wish?”
“call.”
Charlotte, who had been watching from the side, suddenly intervened.
“Yeah, then I’ll do it too!”
“What, you said you wouldn’t? Why all of a sudden?”
“Bird, I’ve changed my mind! You two are going to bet. If it’s magic, there’s no way I’m going to lose to you guys, so I’m going to set an example right now. Because one side is an ignorant and strong idiot, and the commoner is a guy who is halfway between swords and magic.”
Even Eden, who usually smiled lightheartedly, had veins on his forehead at Charlotte’s provocation.
His eyes were still crescent moons, but his voice was more serious than ever.
“great. Now, let me show you my real skills.”
“joy! Anyway.”
“Neither of you regret it.”
We headed to a street vendor that focuses on magic shooting.
The impressive looking owner greeted us.
Except for the fact that his hair was bald and the sun was reflected and his eyes were dazzled, he was a nobleman with a good mood overall.
“Are you going to shoot?”
“yes.”
The host, who glanced at Frey and Charlotte, spoke kindly.
“Girls are popular. Carrying around three handsome men!”
“Stop talking nonsense and explain the game!”
Normally, it would have been enough to have a low-ranking commoner yelling at him for talking to him, but perhaps he had become a person in his own way, he did not show such behavior.
‘okay. Please grow up like that.’
“hahahaha. You are a hot-tempered student. 10 fairy tales in one board. A total of 20 chances. I’ll give you that artifact over there when it’s in full bloom.”
Inside the storage box marked “No. 1 prize” was a ring that emitted a brilliant light.
As with most street vendors, that was a product, and in fact it could not be obtained through the game.
It is literally just an ornamental item to attract hogangs. However, it was the psychology of humans to play games to enjoy even knowing such things.
we paid
The referee was chosen by Frey. This was to prevent any possible cheating.
The rules were simple.
The end is to inject magic into the shooting pistols placed in front of each of them and hit the moving target.
However, it seemed that the more the target was hit, the faster the target moved.
“I will do it first. Aren’t you all dissatisfied?”
“sure.”
“as you please.”
The first batter was Charlotte.
She was relatively short, so the owner who was considerate of her let go of the footing.
Standing on the platform, Charlotte closed one eye while holding the pistol.
bang!
The first shot lightly hit the target.
“Hoo. It’s not common for people to get it right from the start, but the lady is really good at it.”
Charlotte said with a more triumphant face.
“joy! It’s no big deal.”
bang! bang! bang!
Charlotte strikes three times in a row.
This time, it was all hits.
Certainly, the ability to manage mana was extraordinary.
Although it may not seem like a big deal from the outside, injecting mana into a shooting pistol and shooting precisely was only possible with a high degree of mana management ability.
If you inject too much or too little mana, even slightly, most of them make mistakes because the ejected magic bullets are not consistent.
You need to be able to use extremely fine control to be able to fire continuously.
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but.
bang!
This time it missed the target. The speed has changed, but the fundamental reason is different.
“what! Why is this?”
The pistol she was holding had overheated.
It seemed that the gun was designed to overheat if you deliberately injected more than the right amount of mana.
‘Shouldn’t it be operated using only the minimum amount of mana from the beginning?’
Overheating over time was unavoidable, and in that case, mana had to be injected to match the overheated gun and fired.
bang! bang! bang!
As time passed, her shots began to miss more and more.
The magic bullet fired from the pistol fell powerlessly to the floor.
All shots are over.
The result was a total of 13 shots out of 20 shots.
I could see it as a good grade. However, she glared at the owner with a dissatisfied face.
“mister! Are you kidding me? There’s no way I can only hit 13! Is this total bad? Do you dare to cheat on me?”
However, the owner is also a seasoned merchant who has already gone through all the pre-natal battles.
He was not a weak human enough to be swayed by such a true guest.
“hahahaha. What do you mean? 20 years of business life. I, Randolph, have never cheated on a customer. I swear to God Raphael!”
Charlotte was taken aback by the fact that she even swears to God.
“So, are you saying I’m weird? Obviously the gun is out of control!”
“hahahaha. I’m telling you because you seem to be mistaken about something, but that gun was originally designed that way. When more magical energy than the standard value is injected, it adjusts the output on its own in consideration of the user’s safety. It truly contains the essence of magic engineering!”
I packaged it in a plausible language, but in the end, I didn’t want to give out the product easily, so it only looked like a trick.
“And hitting 13 out of 20 is a very good skill. I made a living doing this for 20 years, but less than a hundred people got more than 10 out of 20 shots.”
Hearing those words, Charlotte grinned and came down from the scaffolding.
“commons! It’s your turn!”
Eden headed to his seat with a smirk.
“Yeah. If even Charlotte, the pride of our S class, struggles, this must be quite difficult, right? I don’t think I can hit even 10 feet properly.”
“Shut up and shoot!”
“Yes, yes.”
Eden, holding a pistol, took a stance.
bang!
bang! bang! bang!
“—!”
Everyone’s eyes widened as they watched it.
Despite firing five shots in a row, all of them hit the target accurately.
Even the students passing by watched Eden’s shooting from behind.
After a brief inhalation.
Eden starts shooting again.
bang! bang! bang!
Gunshots continued to ring out. Unlike Charlotte, he continued to pack his gun without hesitation.
The shooting was over in an instant.
The result was 19 out of 20 shots.
“… … .”
After a moment of silence passed.
Cheers rang out.
“Yeah. Are you playing?”
“babe! Let’s do that too! would be fun Can you shoot like that?”
“of course. That much is chewing gum. I was once ranked A in magic marksmanship!”
“Oh my, my my. After all, our babes are cool!”
Even the owner was quite shocked.
“Wow, that’s great! Did you learn marksmanship separately in the past? In my 20 years of business, I’ve only seen two people who hit 19 feet! Now, including you, that’s three! How wonderful!”
“hahahaha, thank you.”
Eden came down from his seat feeling sorry for him, and Charlotte stared blankly at him with a face of disbelief.
The next turn was me.
When I looked back, the onlookers had gathered like clouds.
I made my way to my seat, ignoring their gaze.
When our eyes met Frey, she cheered me on with a mouthful. I responded with a light nod.
‘… I’m a bit nervous.’
After taking a deep breath, he quickly grabbed the pistol.
feeling after a long time.
After closing one eye, I checked the target.
After a while.
With a sound, a magic bullet was fired.