Episode 91. The black curtain under the lamp
November 2051.
Currently, Hello Island is in a state of breathing for a while to block external intervention at the source.
As the vice principal was negotiating with countries that recognized and tried to contain the island’s existence, including the United States and Mexico, the management and supervision of the island was entirely up to the operation team.
“Captain Woo-Young Na, this time Humanoid No. 6 has disappeared.”
“In addition? What is the route?”
Every Monday, one of the 20 humanoids set up in the plaza moves arbitrarily.
If it’s the same entity, I’d try to find a pattern there, but it’s different every week, so there’s no progress in tracking the culprit.
“As before, I stopped by a few hero offices and returned.”
After the hero manager lecture, the hero offices organized by the student are operated by Lee In-ja or his agent according to the manual.
According to the vice-principal’s intention to take care of himself, he cannot accept a request to be dispatched outside.
The heroes who decided to stay were living a normal life, providing labor and abilities to various construction projects that are being carried out in earnest to take on the shape of a city.
However, the satisfaction level was very low compared to the hero’s original work, and some radical heroes complained about the city hall.
The operation team suffered quite a bit from this problem, but after seeing the dissatisfaction resolved after that humanoid met the office and other heroes, I became even more anxious.
‘What the hell did you say?’
The office we visited this time is Binding Trap. It was an office set up by a trapper student.
“What about those side kicks?”
Oddly enough. When the humanoid moves, electronic devices within 100m of the aircraft are selectively stopped.
All machines that could track and eavesdrop on a target, such as recorders, GPS, and CCTV, became useless, and to know what they were talking about, they had no choice but to listen directly to the person concerned.
“It’s the same.”
“Can I offer a price?”
“Yes, ‘Money can’t buy a dream.’ It is. The words are different, but the meaning is the same.”
The humanoid offered something to the heroes, and the party accepted. That was all the operations team knew.
“… It shouldn’t be a big deal.”
* * *
– As of today, I have been to all offices.
“Good job. How is your reaction?”
– I like it. Who wouldn’t want to make a wish come true?
Assuming some increase in reclaimed land, Hello Island’s geographic advantage is significant.
And the existence of a sympathetic person with the head of state is also a great shield.
Maybe she is the only awakened person who unilaterally demands something from the president of the United States, who is called the world policeman.
I had stopped by the vice principal’s office for a while and heard a glimpse of video communication. They were negotiating with elegant threats and non-existent rewards.
In any case, my goal is to create a neutral armed group that does not belong to any state, and it is progressing smoothly so far.
The method of persuasion is a typical selling hope. The villagers and heroes who volunteered to the island each have their own shortcomings that are not easy to tell others.
In return for solving this problem, I joined the Dark Nexus, and over the course of three months, my number of people increased.
It started with Burden with a high degree of intimacy. It was his dream for Aira to lead a normal life.
“If you help Aira, even if I lick the soles of her feet, I will lick them.”
“It’s a bit. Just wait.”
When I asked for help after telling the magician of my plans and details, I got a reply that it would be solved if I signed a contract with the spirit of sleep.
Purchase the Spirit of Sleep through an auction in the Spirit Tower. I sent it to Syldine and immediately signed a contract.
In less than a month, Aira’s sleep time has significantly decreased and she is now living like a normal person.
In this way, we have steadily recruited one person at a time, and now we have about 300 heroes under our control.
“Are there any rumors?”
-I know almost everything except for the heroes who live alone like Ram.
“The operation team will still follow only humanoids.”
-yes.
The humanoids that move every Monday are a dummy. We sent the micro drone to Syldine, the spirit of Aira, and placed it in my office.
It accepts and resolves wishes and recruits them to the Dark Nexus.
“Hey, how’s Marie?”
The favourite of modern science. It is no exaggeration to say that Marie was made with cutting-edge technology. Thanks to the data collected at the time of the headlight incident, we were able to hack those humanoids.
-The boss’s older sister takes good care of her, so there’s no problem. The parts are under production, so we should replace them early next year.
“No, do you like the gift I sent you?”
-Ah oh. There aren’t any kids who don’t like peppy shoes.
I smiled involuntarily when I remembered Marie flirting around in chick shoes at the nursery.
“Well. If you feel that the negotiation with the vice-principal is coming to an end, go ahead with it boldly. Because it’s good to hear.”
Before the vice principal returns, we want to recruit as many heroes as possible.
The immediate goal is to create an armed group to rule the island. Ultimately, it becomes an existence that does not appear on the surface and cannot be subject to law and justice.
Ding dong~
The bell rings to signal the start of the afternoon lecture in the restaurant.
“Uh. Professor M? what. you. Why are you so gloomy?”
I’m surprised when Tracy Gwen happens to pass by and finds me. At his words, I turned my head to the window and looked at myself.
Bandaged hair, a hooded hood, and dark circles down to the cheekbones. As I stayed up all night concentrating on Hello Island, this is how I became.
As for the hair, Curing Hill is coming to Korea for vacation in a few days, so you can get treatment at that time.
“A man immersed in contemplation is cool.”
“What?”
“Don’t fall for it.”
“Oh, crazy. hey! at there!”
Isn’t it the norm to answer nonsense with nonsense?
Tracy Gwen, blushing, shoots at her until she arrives at the classroom.
I grabbed the doorknob and looked down at him.
“No, ugh. Why do you look like that?”
He sighed and nodded once more.
“Let’s say yes.”
Whoa!
Blond hair Mojiri enters the classroom to avoid Tracy, who is trying to grab my collar in anguish. Antonio Goldwood was being consulted by Magad.
“Master. It doesn’t increase mana very well.”
“Huh. see you somewhere uhm. It’s higher than it was when I measured it before.”
It seems he didn’t like the increased amount. hahaha, seeing my mana growing at a formidable speed by mobilizing three meals every morning, it’s worth getting impatient.
“still… .”
“hey. frown in moderation Master is in trouble.”
Antonio clenched his fists at my remarks, but he did not express his anger if he was aware that he had troubled Magic.
“ね, I’m sorry. Master.”
“No. The maximum mana a wizard can possess is limited, so don’t be in a hurry. You’ll get there soon.”
“Yes.”
Antonio lowered his head while extending his tail.
“Now that everyone has gathered, we will examine the assignment you gave us last week. Tracy is the exception, so will you come this way?”
“Yep!”
The magician’s task was to keep half of his mana remaining in the area he developed without disturbing it.
It is said that it is said that it is possible to keep the domain up to 30% normally, but up to 50% if you have talent.
I realized a lot during the actual battle, so I was able to project everything except mana for maintaining the undead from the beginning. So, it looks like the enchantment area is applied.
“Ugh!”
As Antonio struggles, he develops a sparking realm, infusing his mana.
Oh, I’m not doing that.
“Wow! Ouch!”
Not surprisingly, the area that has turned blue explodes.
“Oh, I’m half way through. Good job.”
“Whoa, I still lack a lot.”
good
Even if you say it like that, Antonio shows his true intentions through his stupid smile.
The magician blinks as if it’s my turn. You can project all of your mana in the blink of an eye, but for fear of dying, I also released the realm around the age of 50.
“I am here too.”
“Hmm. I see. You both did a great job, so give me my little gift.”
A magician who pulled out three round marbles from a wide sleeve. It has a bright color and a strangely familiar scent.
“I went to the Spirit Tower that cooperated with the Summoning School and got it.”
It was a short spit, but the connotation of it was not ordinary. Not long ago, to ask about Aira’s spirit, I had informed the magician of the experiment he had undergone.
At that time, the magic didn’t express much in words, but he was exuding a bad mood through his whole body, so I thought that something would happen sooner or later.
“Wow. I saw this at an auction. Is it a spirit egg?”
“You know it well. Can you explain for me?”
“Oh, yes. I’ll tell you what I know. A group of high-ranking wizards from the Spirit School formed a magic circle and made a deal with the spirit world. That’s how the Spirit Egg was saved.”
“right. Incidentally, it is common sense to leave it alone in the wild, as the ability to adapt to the environment, which is very important for spirits, is formed only while inside the egg.”
A magician who continues to say that the laws of the spirit world are different from our universe.
“To pick it up and sell it to another world would be very ignorant. Since I have thoroughly studied them, there will be no spirits born on Earth for a while.”
The two were at a loss for what to do when the magus, who had laid the eggs on their respective desks, gave a firm expression.
“An egg that has already crossed the earth will surely die if left unattended.
“Are there any failures?”
Tracy, whose mana manipulation ability is still unstable, asked in a trembling voice.
“It’s okay. It will also be regarded as an environment.”
“ah!”
“Inject mana.”
When the spirit is in the state of an egg, everything is decided. I interpreted it that way.
In order to withstand the hardships we will face in the future, we must be tenacious, though not strong, like weeds.
Able to resist by spitting insults even in desperate situations. In the hopes that a spirit with such a strong will would be born, he hit Mana.
He released the Undead Club, which he had always maintained, and scraped and pushed in all the mana that was rapidly regenerated while consumed.
“Uh-huh.”
Tracy looks at this and widens her eyes.
“Hey, I’m going to explode. Do it in moderation.”
As the guy said, the egg, which was the size of a baby’s fist, swelled up to the size of an adult’s head. It stopped for a while because I could hear the bazaar sound like it would really break, and then it slowly decreased and returned to its original size.
“Whoop.”
When the mana accumulated while it is reduced is poured again, it grows again. After repeating this thirty times, the egg lost its original brilliance and changed into a black-blue color that seemed to visualize my mana.
Crunchy yet cozy, sticky and soft feeling.
“Whoa.”
finished. Finally, the mana was completely depleted. In this state, you need to rest for 12 hours to replenish your mana at its original rate.
“It’s fun.”
A magician who watches my eggs with curious eyes.
“There must have been no spirit that had so much mana in the negative dimension.”
When I asked the reason, the kings of the spirit world always kill a sonic spirit when it is born.
“why?”
“I don’t know. It’s an unknown history, so only those involved will know. Oh, your eggs are also mysterious. It is the union of calling and lightning attributes!”
“Is that good?”
“Anyway! An egg shining so blue has never been seen before.”
Antonio had been gloomy for a while, perhaps vaguely aware that the Summoning School, in which his family was rooted, had done something that shouldn’t have been done, but he smiled broadly at the Magus’s praise.
Unusually, Tracy’s egg became more transparent as mana was given. Perhaps it has properties related to invisibility.
That’s when the magician advises you to catch the eggs well, saying that this is also a special phenomenon.
“Hey!”
shit.
“Don’t miss it!”
Tracy’s egg split.