Chapter 33 – 13. Subject (1)
Saturday morning, in the conference room on the top floor of the Palace of the Sun.
Today is Amer’s second visit here.
The first was in November of last year. It was an emergency meeting held right after the sudden ‘summon cataclysm’ was confirmed. Although Amer was a minor non-awakened at the time, he attended the meeting as a member of the royal family, who would soon become an adult.
In her place, she was given the weighty responsibility of being in charge of her summoned patients. This is because she is politically pure neutral compared to the rest of her royal family.
Amer did her best in her first job. She worked hard to create a friendly atmosphere for the Empire while helping summoners adapt through common sense education.
Although there were misfortunes such as ‘Park Min-ho’s seduction failure’ and ‘Academy banquet duel’ in the middle, she is satisfied that it is not a total failure.
Other than the fact that the remaining five summoners are still missing, there is no problem.
As she sees her new friends adapting to the academy without problems, Amer realizes little by little that she has only a small role left to play.
When the door to the conference room opens, you see familiar faces. Soniel sister and Dave brother. It seems that she arrived before her.
All Amer heard in advance was the sudden news that a certain monster had invaded through the protective barrier of the ecliptic. Judging by the fact that an emergency meeting was called, it seems that the problem is much more serious than expected.
It is not only the imperial family that is attending this meeting. Countless people were seated with stern expressions on their faces, from celebrities she knew her name and face to people she had never seen before.
Soon after, her father entered with the brother of Prince Porcus 1 and the chief maid of honor, Senri, and everyone except her imperial family stood up. The meeting began with the emperor and everyone else sitting down.
“Thank you for responding to my call even though it was late at night. I’m running out of time, so I’ll skip the ceremony and start right away. First, report the summary of the incident.”
At the emperor’s instruction, a man jumped up.
“Yes! I am Alphonse Chendra, Director of the Airborne Surveillance Department! Yesterday at 20:19, I confirmed that an unknown object was heading towards the ecliptic in the sky, and I ordered the reinforcement of the barrier at the same time as tracking it, but at 20:31, the barrier was broken at once and the intrusion allowed!”
“It landed on Genimer Hill at 20:32, and is currently being searched in cooperation with the Wizards, but they are having difficulties, Your Majesty.”
The Imperial Defense Commander finished the report. 2nd Prince Dave asked them in a puzzled tone.
“Wait, a landing? Not a crash?”
“That’s right, Your Highness. There were no craters left at the site, let alone any physical traces. However, a strong reverberation of mana was observed.”
Landing, not crashing. Not a physical trace, but a magical trace.
This suggests that the unknown object is a magical product, monster, or wizard.
“Furthermore, look at this. This is a zoomed-in photo taken in the process of tracking it down.”
A thin magic window floating in the middle of the meeting room printed a picture with gray stains on a pitch-black background.
The photograph was gradually enlarged centering on gray, and the stain gradually formed one long shape.
“Spear…? No, that’s… Is that a human?!”
Its face was not clear enough to be identified, but it was a doll. At the surprised voice of the chancellor, the commander nodded.
“Currently, we are investigating and weighing two hypotheses: an ‘intelligent monster in human form’ or an ‘unidentified archmage’.”
Everyone swallowed saliva at his answer.
Intellectual monster. Proof of irrationality born from overwhelming physical ability and intellect. The last demon army 300 years ago, it is a monster that disappeared into legends and history in modern times.
Grand wizard. A being who has reached the level of a superhuman through magic. A strategic weapon equivalent to an army by itself. Its enormous potential and infinite possibilities cannot be judged by ordinary people.
Soon, most of the eyes pointed to the only great mage in the meeting room, the head of the court mage. The gray-haired old man opened his heavy mouth while playing with his white beard.
“······It’s hard to believe easily. It’s common knowledge that the higher the altitude, the lower the concentration of mana. What kind of crazy—- Excuse me, Your Majesty. I can’t imagine which being is like that.”
“Can you break the barrier and safely reach the ecliptic like that?”
“Your Majesty. I apologize for telling you, but if I fall like that myself, I can’t guarantee my life.”
An act in which even the head of the court magician was not sure of his own survival.
“Nature’s mana is sparse in the sky, so I have to solve all problems with only my body’s mana, and I also need tremendous speed and concentration to sustain magic while enduring frictional heat. Neither of these is impossible for me.”
Court wizards are mostly those who focus on quiet and peaceful research and learning rather than fierce battles. In addition, since this archmage is already over 100 years old, it is not easy to break through the barrier in the sky.
Prince Porcus 1 leaned back and frowned.
“No, but there’s no guarantee that this something is a monster or a person right now? A photo? How can you determine it based on appearance?”
“There is one more clue, Your Highness. Please look at this picture as well.”
The commander’s adjutant operated the window, and soon a new screen unfolded. This was another photo with the same outline as the previous photo, only the color was different.
The background of the jet-black night sky is dark blue, and the red spot in the center represents an unknown intruder.
“This is a picture with a mana filter applied. According to this, its mana density is over 10,000MpV… In other words, it is ‘Keter’ class.”
“!”
“!!!”
“Heh… Heh heh…”
I don’t know how many times the audience has been agitated since the meeting started.
Keter? Amer doesn’t know what that grade means. However, looking at the reflexive doubts raised by the wizards and the enchanted expression of the court mage, it seems unusual.
“That’s right. If it was a meteorite, it would have melted into mana and disappeared long ago. If it was magic, it would have exploded the moment it hit the barrier, shattering it. The roar and flash are a bonus.”
Sonny Elle, sitting next to Amer, crossed her arms and nodded in agreement. An atmosphere of general acceptance was formed around the wizards in the meeting room.
Even with her shocking information, the older sister remained calm throughout her life. Amer felt that her older sister wanted to emulate her calm demeanor.
Then Porcus changed the subject of the meeting.
“No, but why the hell did the barrier break through? Commander? Isn’t it a barrier installed to block things like that? Isn’t it because you guys didn’t manage it properly?”
“… I’m sorry.”
“How the hell are you going to take care of this?”
He fired fiercely as if he had caught one, and the commander lowered his head. The nobles around the first prince cheered and nodded.
‘This is not good.’
Second Prince Dave thought.
The 1st Prince, 1st Princess, and herself are trying to achieve success in their respective fields for the succession to the throne.
1st Prince Porcus is aristocratic, 1st Princess Jennifer is military affairs, and she is policy and administration. The Imperial Defense Commander is a person on the 1st Princess side.
This situation will work against Jennifer’s sister. She was unable to attend this meeting because she was leading the 3rd Legion to subdue the cultists hidden in the provinces.
Some might think that a competitor’s fall is a good thing, but that’s not necessarily the case. Currently, the race for the throne is in a situation where the elder brother is ahead, and the older sister and himself are chasing. Therefore, it is desirable for you to join forces with your older sister and get rid of your older brother first.
In the first place, Porcus’ older brother lacks the qualities of an emperor. He is a cunning schemer and an avid horny. His head pounded whenever he pictured the decline of national power under his rule and many of his subjects in grief.
That is why the 2nd prince intervenes in the criticism of the 1st prince.
“Hyung, let’s move on to a constructive discussion about that.”
“Construction? If it’s not important to make it clear who’s responsible for the situation, then what’s the point?”
“It’s more urgent to think of countermeasures first. It’s not too late to blame the person concerned even if the problem is resolved.”
“…Yes, yes. But, as I said in advance, I have no intention of putting an end to those who have endangered tens of millions of Imperial subjects through negligence and negligence with a simple reprimand.”
Also, I just can’t get over it.
Dave sighed inwardly and leaned back against the backrest. The war of nerves with his brother is always tiring. Besides, in this case his brother wasn’t particularly wrong.
With this incident, the blow to the older sister’s forces is inevitable. In order to minimize this… I have to solve this problem neatly on my sister’s side or on my part.
He glanced at his father’s seat in the middle. The emperor was sparing his words, as if he had no intention of intervening deeply in the meeting.
That means that the resolution of this situation is also part of the competition for succession to the throne.
Meanwhile, Amer is fed up with her two older brothers’ war of nerves. The eyes of the nobles around her are too fierce. She felt the pain in her bones at the last emergency meeting, but it seems that her family will never be reconciled.
‘Let’s be quiet and neutral like Soniel.’
She promised again.
“Chief Magician, you must be the most expert in the magic world. Is there anyone who is presumed to be an intruder of the ecliptic?”
The old man paused for a moment before answering Dave’s question.
“The ‘Magic Tower Master’ and ‘The Ruler of Magic’, Douglas Schmidt. The Epistle of the Pentateuch of the Empire, Lucidia. With them, it would be possible.”
The Magic Tower, a gathering of alien species who devoted their lives to magic, and their leader and guardian, the Magic Tower.
Transcendence directly under the emperor, Trance, who monitors and holds in check the Mage Tower standing upright in the western part of the Empire.
When the two supermen were mentioned, the emperor shook his head in denial.
“According to Lucidia’s report two hours ago, both of them are currently very far from the ecliptic.”
“Then are you really saying that you are a monster or a reclusive superhuman…?”
“If the archmage had revealed his realm, he would have been welcomed by our empire. Since he invaded in such a violent and abrupt way, he must have been a monster or a person with nefarious intentions!”
The meeting continues with everyone questioning the identity of the culprit. Further digging into the identity is impossible as there are no more clues to the unknown’s existence.
In the end, the meeting reached the following three conclusions and promised later.
[First, focus all efforts on searching for intruders]
[Second, if it’s a monster, hunt it down immediately, if it’s a great wizard, try talking to it, but if it’s hostile, shoot it]
[Third, order the 1st Princess Jennifer di Cairos and the 3rd Corps to return early]
The last was the result of a consensus between Porcus, who wanted to reduce her military power even a little, and Dave, who decided that she needed force to solve the problem.
* * *
Saturday morning in the academy boardroom.
“I’m tired…”
Soniel muttered as he sat on the sofa and took a sip of coffee.
The meeting, which lasted all morning, ended only after sunrise.
In fact, Soniel knows who the intruder is. She just didn’t know that the day ‘she’ would come to her ecliptic was yesterday. If she had known, she would have been conditioning herself for the all-night meeting.
Sonny Elle said she wanted to go to bed right away, but for the rest of her duties she returned to the academy.
Since her new school year had just started and she had taken over as her director, Sonny Elle was in a paper hell. Until she conquers her job, her night shift and weekend shifts will be the default.
“·······.”
As the brown liquid seeps into her mouth, her bitter aroma and taste stimulate her weary brain.
Currently, Sonny Elle’s heart is more bitter than her tongue.
Right after the meeting, her sister’s request.
ㅡSister, do you have any magic tools that mitigate the side effects of attributes?
Amer asks for help saying that the side effects have suddenly gotten worse. She blushed and panicked when asked why her side effects had gotten worse or what the symptoms were. Embarrassed, she finally couldn’t open her mouth.
It’s a natural reaction. Such an obscene side effect would be embarrassing for her to say.
Soniel couldn’t help but feel her guilt in a corner of her heart as she looked at her.
Because Amer’s side effects were aggravated by himself.
It was me who deliberately revealed her attributes through the peephole.
Soniel replied to Amer that preparing the tool would take some time as special materials were needed.
A tool that alleviates the side effects of continental class properties.
‘If such a thing exists, I would like to have it too.’
The [Star Cluster] And [Beauty] Attributes are both continent level, so ordinary tools cannot work.
Soniel also suffered from her own side effects for a while. No, she’s still going through it.
As soon as she awakens, she gets psychosis.
It’s compulsion.
ㅡYou have a mate determined by fate, so you must maintain your chastity. You shouldn’t be interested in men. Contact with men should be minimized. Men should stay away.
For the past four years, Soniel has been semi-forcibly secluded. She did not show her face at banquets or at church unless she was compelled to attend. Her palace became a forbidden man’s quarter.
Just like that, the curious girl grew up to be a tidy young lady.
On the first day of this year, the property inspection center visited to watch the awakening of Amer, her precious little sister. There, Soniel, who faced the [Heaven] Attribute, acquired a new side effect.
After her —- stop is her own destiny. She gives him her virginity. Devote yourself to him obey him love him
Wherever she is, the voice of her destiny whispers to her. It is a new kind of mental illness.
She also saw the future. When she makes the wrong choices, she sees what happens to herself and those around her. What is the most desirable scenario. What are the worst possibilities?
What is her own role.
Soniel mingled her body with him as her fate indicated. She was the first man she met that day, but she felt ecstatic, as if she had achieved her goal in life. He felt like he would become addicted if he let go.
She did her best for him, and he cared for her.
Now, the side effects of Soniel are not side effects.
A side effect is a term used to describe an unintended or unacceptable action. Her side effects have conquered her body, and now they are hunting her mind.
Beside Soniel, who is gradually falling into the swamp after stopping, there is Amer, who is suffering.
Soniel knows. There is no way to eliminate side effects. The only solution is to accept it. It is a resignation to fate.
She intends to create a tool that becomes one with the side effects.
Soniel feels guilty because she knows Amer’s crush on her. But she has no regrets. Anyway, that one-sided love can’t come true. Being the woman of Jung Ji-hoo is the best future for everyone.
Smart.
“Come on in.”
The door opened and the female professor whom Soniel had called entered. Her subject is ‘Sex and Sex’.
They ate refreshments together and chatted for a while before Sonny Elle brought up the main topic.
“‘Sex and sex’ is a group class of two people, right?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Put Jung Ji-hoo and Amer in one group, Jeon Ji-hye and Min Hye-rin in another group.”
100% random group formation. Sonny Elle uses her own powers to manipulate them.
“······Yes, I understand.”
A mere professor has no veto. Directors, members of the royal family, are absolute in the academy.
The professor walks out of her office, leaving Sonny Elle alone. She looked down at the academy from the wide window.
The two pupils contain dazzling buildings, but the head recalls a completely different scene.
ㅡSister, thank you!
Her sister’s smile as she thanks herself for giving her magic tools.
“······.”
Tomorrow, Soniel meets Jeong Ji-hoo.
With the special material she obtained from him, she will make tools for Amer.
‘For my precious family and empire. And… For the West.’
Feeling relieved that he has not fallen for Jung Ji-hoo and turned into a puppet for him, Soniel thinks of Jung Ji-hoo today as well.
