181 – Scene 181# Academic Festival
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“… … This is the ancient magic formula I interpreted this time.”
“Excellent… .”
At the end of Professor Ariel’s research presentation, Mondry clapped softly and said,
The ancient magic formula she showed was a wide-area magic that could change the weather and was at the level of a natural disaster.
I didn’t demonstrate it myself, but from my point of view, it was so complete that it could actually be activated if there was enough magic power.
“hahahaha. It is really reassuring to have someone at the school who can interpret ancient magic to this extent.”
“It’s amazing that you’re researching ancient magic this far in such a short period of time. He is also a senior professor.”
Even the imperial family officials who were watching were nodding their heads.
Judging from the reactions around me, I will probably continue my research as a senior professor this year without any problems.
Seeing her performance, I also had no objection.
Ariel Richet.
Mondry’s disciple and a wizard with the ability to be called the leader among university professors on the podium.
In the original work, she is a helper character who helps the main characters and a woman who later overcomes the ordeal of the tower and becomes a wise woman.
Suddenly, her eyes met mine.
“… … .”
what. why are you staring
When this happened, I felt like I had to say something, so I threw my impressions.
“… It wasn’t too bad.”
“… … .”
Ariel shook her head.
In fact, I guessed why he was showing this attitude to me.
Basically, Ariel is a character with a bad relationship with the Ruelberta family.
Considering her history, she wouldn’t point a knife at me, but she wouldn’t try to stay close to me.
Ariel gave off the air of telling me not to talk to her. What happened in the women’s bathroom a while ago must have played a part in making it this far.
Ariel, who presented her research, took the lead. As a senior professor, she was in a position to be evaluated, but at the same time she was also in a position to evaluate.
“Now, make an announcement.”
“Yes, yep. So, the recipe here is… .”
Ariel, who started the evaluation, was really picky.
No, should I say he has poison?
She stumped the presenting professors by asking sharp questions in between.
“I guess that professor is Sir Colin’s sister.”
Chancellor Odell, who was next to him, muttered while touching his chin.
“There were rumors that he was Lord Mondry’s disciple, but I guess that’s true. Did the Count know?”
“Well.”
“At this point, we can just watch her. All the good questions we could ask are from her… .”
At first glance, it may seem like a hysterical Ariel venting her anger, but as Odell said, her questions were only about the core.
She gave an accurate assessment to the extent that Mondri, the imperial family, and even I had no disagreements.
By the time Ariel led the evaluation, there was a child in a scruffy robe in front of us.
…Little?
Odell next to me also tilted his head, as if he had similar thoughts.
But Ariel said to the child without much embarrassment.
“Now, make an announcement.”
“Yes, four! I’m Puhin, an associate professor of magic… . Isn’t it! It’s called Puring!”
Professor? Was there a professor like that at school?
Maybe it was because of her small body that she hadn’t been noticed all this time.
12-year-old Wendy looks like an older sister.
Professor Fuling shouted in a short voice.
“What I prepared today is a spell to escape the dungeon!”
“Dungeon… Is it for escape?”
At that moment, I saw Ariel’s eyebrows narrow.
Possibly because she didn’t see it because of her long bangs, Fuling started to explain.
“four! This spell is drawn on the stem of magic flowing toward the core of the dungeon.”
Fuling, who was short in stature, dragged the scaffolding around and drew a spell on the blackboard.
My first impression when I saw it was that it was a terrible handwriting.
Perhaps because of her youthful appearance, the technique she drew had an optical illusion effect that made her look like a child’s graffiti.
“like this… . And when the prepared spell is activated, it is the principle of forcible expulsion from the dungeon!”
“exile? What are you talking about… .”
“Ah, ah! I’m sorry! Let me explain again!”
“Can you explain it a bit easier? First, try drawing that ceremony again.”
“Yes, four!”
Some members of the imperial family expressed disapproval.
I only found out after carefully examining Fuling’s spell.
She had no bad handwriting. It’s just that the spell was unnecessarily complicated. No wonder most people reacted like that.
“Look… .”
“four?!”
It was Mondri, not Ariel, who asked Puring the first question.
“Professor Fuling. Is that technique stimulating the core of the dungeon?”
“four! That’s right! President!”
“Um… . Quite interesting.”
Mondri nodded his head and examined the spell. Ariel, on the other hand, looked away from the ceremony and spoke.
“Professor Fuling. You’ve been doing some very interesting research. I think it’s a great idea.”
“four! Thank you!”
“By the way, can this spell be used only in dungeons?”
“four?”
“Is there any way to use it outside of the dungeon?”
“This is a spell I made with the intention of using it in a dungeon… . I’ve never thought of anything else… .”
“okay… .”
Ariel’s reaction was not cool.
And it was the same with Mondry, which was a positive response.
“Professor Fuling. It’s an interesting idea, but what worries me is the need for this technique.”
“four… ?”
“Who would be the main users of this technique? Some adventurers. But how many of them have the finances to buy this spell?”
Mondri’s question had many premises.
First of all, this world… . No, the perception that comes to mind when thinking of dungeons in this country is poverty.
It was because dungeons were the places that poor adventurers usually went to say they would eat something in their mouths.
At one time, there were adventurers who were aiming to make a fortune in dungeons.
Certainly, there were those who became rich through hunting monsters and digging up resources.
But that is a thing of the past now.
Except for a few dungeons, most dungeons have been completely subjugated and resources have long since been exhausted.
In addition, in a peaceful era like these days, there were many cases where even if you risked your life to go around the dungeon, the balance did not match.
In other words, the majority of those who can use the magic formula she created are adventurers from the very poor.
This was also why Ariel’s expression looked bad upon hearing the word dungeon.
“Ah, I know! That’s why I’m thinking of selling this spell as cheaply as possible! then-.”
“Even with a deficit?”
“Yes! This, this formula was made for adventurers like my father! I hope there are no more people who couldn’t come back from the dungeon!”
Fu Ling shouted with a face almost crying.
Perhaps he had a painful past when he lost his adventurer father when he was young.
Her cry seemed desperate.
But… .
“… Fuling, isn’t this magic formula you created the result of support from this school? Then it must be for the Imperial Family and His Majesty the Emperor. Not an adventurer.”
“That… .”
“I understand your good intentions, but if the technique is limited to adventurers, it will be difficult to support the research any longer.”
Mondry spoke to Fuling as if feeling sorry for him.
And Ariel seemed to be of the same opinion.
“Professor Fuling. Earlier, I asked if this was a spell that could only be used in dungeons, right? I am of the same opinion as the president. Ideas are good. If you do well, you might be able to use it like space travel magic.”
“Fuling didn’t create space travel magic… . You made a magic to escape the dungeon… . To do what Professor Ariel said, we have to rebuild the structure first… .”
“… If that’s the case, it’s troublesome.”
Having been denied his research, Fuling’s face was very dark.
Looking at the reactions around her, it seemed that her fate had already been decided.
As long as the results are like this, she won’t be able to stay at this school.
Even if he could remain, there was a high possibility that he would be demoted from the position of associate professor of magic.
And I thought it was time, so I opened my mouth.
“Professor Fuling.”
“four?! Hey, Chairman!?”
Shocked by my voice, Fuling raised his head.
Her eyes were barely visible through her long bangs.
“Until now, the school’s money to do such research… . Were you spending my money?”
“Sorry! But I don’t know why I spent the chairman’s money!”
Even if he knows that I am the chairman of the board, this ignorant professor doesn’t seem to know where the school’s finances come from.
No, there was nothing too surprising. Just looking at his appearance from a moment ago, I felt like I knew what kind of character this kid named Fu Ling was.
She was a dark-eyed hikikomori who knew nothing but research.
That’s why I said to her with a ‘arrogant’ face, not ‘anger’.
“This school is mine. To put it simply, I give you all of my salary.”
“Wow, that’s great! Puring, did you meet someone really great!?”
Then, Fu Ling lowered her head to the floor.
As if I were a god… .
Ariel, who was next to me, shot at me.
“Chairman. Don’t bother Professor Fuling.”
no. what did i do… .
It was unfair, but I am used to being treated like a villain. Because Tristan was a real villain.
“… Professor Fuling is an outstanding talent as an Associate Professor of Magic. I don’t have a clear track record yet, but as a senior professor, I think he’s a must-have talent for this school… .”
Well?
Something was strange.
Because Ariel, who had spoken negatively about Puring, spoke as if to protect her.
Now I see that Ariel was looking at me.
They were worried that I might throw Fuling away.
Seeing Ariel go that far, Fuling must be a more capable professor than he looks.
Of course, I had no intention of doing anything that would cause Ariel to worry.
I looked down at Fuling.
Even the most ignorant of hers seemed to know who was in control of her destiny.
“The Almighty Chairman! Please help poor Fuling! You remind me of poor adventurers!”
“Don’t appeal to your emotions.”
“I’m sorry… !”
“I hate people who call themselves pitiful.”
“Sorry! Fuling is not pitiful! But I need your help!”
“Even if you don’t say such pitiful things, I will gladly invest.”
“four… ? Well, I didn’t hear you well… ?”
“I will invest. I do your research myself.”
The surroundings were buzzing.
Again, the reaction that I don’t know if it’s a whim or if I just want to boast about money, and those who look at it as if it’s interesting.
I ignored them and approached Fuling, who was prostrated.
In fact, I decided to support her research from the moment I saw Fuling’s technique.
Because a possibility popped into my head.
“But before that, there is something I want to ask you.”
“four?”
I asked in a low voice that she could hear.
“Can the spell you created be used inside the barrier?”
“Yes! You can use it in the same place as the core of the barrier!”
“is it. So, if there is such a core in ‘this world’, then you can escape?”
“four?”
At my question, Fu Ling put on a puzzled expression.
But that’s for a while.
“What an interesting home! It’s complicated and there are many variables, so Fuling can’t give you a definitive answer to that question right now! But if there really is a part that corresponds to the core and I can find it, maybe… .”
Fuling brushed his bangs.
Then the eyes of a child who discovered a new toy were looking up at me.
“You can go out like the chairman said!”