Chapter 287 – Chapter 287 Magic School Shutra (2-22)
“Me… I want you to kill me.”
“….”
It wasn’t the attitude of a person who just bowed his head and asked for something difficult to do.
Until now, he had been wearing a mask with a bright smile, but he took it off and looked real… Full of despair. He was pleading.
“You want me to kill you all of a sudden….”
“I… I am exhausted now.”
He began to explain himself.
What he does always works out well.
When I saw an element of anxiety, I quickly grew up and became stable, in a dangerous situation, luck appeared and saved me, and in a moment of crisis, a miracle came and solved everything.
At the time, he dismissed everything that happened to him as his own ability.
As soon as he was born, he realized that the world revolved around him.
Even the king, who controlled the country with a single word, bowed his head at his feet and trembled, and even when he did something that would cause wrath, the nobles would go over it with a sigh.
His personality, which is not enough even with the word conceit, gradually began to go beyond the limits.
But his conceit has caused the upheaval of the world.
He, who always thought he would be the center, found out that there was another center.
Symmetry point.
After its existence became known, the world was divided in half.
Good and bad.
But it is not clear who is good and who is evil.
Those who won would go down in history as good, and those who were defeated would go down in history as evil.
Even though the world was devastated by more than fifty years of war, it didn’t matter to him.
Just to win
All you have to do is cut out the other person’s heart.
That was his driving force and destiny.
And… In the end, the winner was decided.
A person who is still being recorded in history books and is active as a living saint.
He was the dean right in front of me, Ludwig Rieffenstein.
But at the same time, he realized one thing.
“Doll… I was a doll after all.”
“….”
“Rather… Had I died in that war, I wouldn’t have lived such a hellish life.”
He was able to look back on the world again after the war.
What he was left with as he ran forward was a devastated world and people living a life worse than death.
After living for hundreds of years, he realized for the first time that he was wrong.
He struggled to rebuild and change the world.
However, even though he fought so hard, the futility left behind in the end began to accumulate.
To him, the future (life) was infinite, but the future (life) had come to an end.
“I made this world because I didn’t want to be alone… In the end, I was alone.”
“Are there people next to you right now?”
“… Now, the friends next to me will leave sooner or later… I will meet new friends again. However… That is hell.”
In the past, I would never have thought so, but now his words touched my heart deeply.
Do you become close to them even though you know they will go before you?
Armonia, Viola, Luna, Lena, Seong Soo-ah, Cho Seo-hyun, Min Ha-yeon, Han Bom… When I think about it for a moment, there are so many.
Anyway….
Will these women die before I live? It is not fatally wounded or diseased, and it naturally ages and dies over time?
It’s hell.
I want to die but I can’t, but the people I love keep leaving.
It couldn’t possibly be replaced by any other word other than hell.
“They too… It seems like he understands my feelings, but he doesn’t seem to have any intention of letting go of my life.”
“….”
Now, to the Zodiac, the dean was the least significant remaining tie-in.
Even more so, it was a place where just setting the time slowly for a moment could have taken a huge hit.
There was no way I would let go of the dean.
I have a question here.
“Why can’t you commit suicide?”
“… My power cannot kill me.”
“Ah….”
Not exactly, but I got it.
Enel… Zodiac seemed to have made the dean’s body incapable of harm.
It was most likely that the anti-magic part was dramatically increased, and the strength of the body was greatly increased.
To the point that even his own magic couldn’t pierce it….
“….”
“… Is this an unreasonable request?”
This nobleman, who has lived for half a millennium, is, in the end, just a speck of dust in the universe.
Even if he has the knowledge of a sage, in the end it only yields results that are valid only within this planet.
However….
“….”
I wanted to help him.
This was the result of a combination of an altruistic mind and a selfish mind.
The dean’s life was pitiful, but in the end, it was because he didn’t know what the dean would do if he didn’t help now.
“What if… If you don’t help, I’ll have no choice but to turn my eyes to someone else.”
“Ha….”
At once I knew the identity of the other person he was talking about.
Louis.
Since he couldn’t commit suicide, there was a high possibility that he would make Louis grow up to kill himself.
Due to Zodiac’s financial difficulties, it would be unreasonable to grow the dean any longer.
Certainly, if Lewis grows up, he will soon be on par with the dean.
Then the dean will surely choose death.
The problem is that I don’t know what will happen to Luna as well as my mission….
I had no other options.
“I knew.”
“Really… Are you really listening to me?”
“But right now it is impossible.”
The dean nodded his head with a spleen expression and opened his mouth.
“How long do you think it will take?”
“… At least three years.”
“Until graduation.”
Just don’t kill it
Armonia and I are in a position to receive a request from the Zodiac.
If you find a way and kill the dean at will, the NTL Corporation will be in danger.
If there is a way, my plan is to complete the quest I received right now and then secretly kill it, so that the problem will not get better.
“First… I have a question. Is my conversation with the dean cut off at all over there now?”
“Yes, it is a magic circle that I developed after I built Strass because I sometimes hate their stares and want to be at ease for a while.”
Haha….”
If it fails, it becomes a problem, so I explained that it was a magic circle made by perfectly calculating in my head and catching the clues of the signals they send.
“Above all, I was picking and choosing a time zone where they wouldn’t be monitoring me, so now is the time.”
“Yes? You used magic.”
“Because we have to reduce the variables. But in the end, I guess I was a frog in the well. I can’t forget that incident.”
She wouldn’t have known in her dreams that Lena would appear and suddenly attack her.
The dean reached out to me and asked.
“I value trust. May I engrave the token of promise?”
“… ?”
“It’s a simple magic circle.”
It meant to engrave a magic circle on my palm.
He explained that it is a magic circle that prevents anyone from revealing the contents of the current conversation.
“… Could it be that if you don’t keep your promise, you will explode?”
Haha!”
The dean suddenly burst into laughter, then barely came to his senses and opened her mouth.
“It is more extreme than I thought. I like it. But I value trust. It’s a magic circle that only prevents you from revealing the contents of the conversation.”
Once at my level, dismantling is impossible.
The reason was that the magic circle could not be seen with the naked eye.
“… I can’t see it.”
“Sorry, let’s call it insurance. But I will not do you any harm.”
I wonder if I should believe the dean’s words, but if I don’t, I’m the only one who gets tired.
I’m the only one who gets tired of worrying about whether this magic circle is cursed or not.
And it was a part that showed how great this nobleman was.
‘The slave I made was made with alchemy, but this guy really developed a transparent magic circle, right? That’s amazing.’
However, once the situation was sorted out.
But I had no intention of leaving here without any income.
“I….”
“… ?”
While trying to solve the magic circle, the dean paused at my words and turned around.
I made a request to the dean.
“Can I ask for one?”
..
..
I heard the dean’s name called and walked slowly to the podium.
As I was staring at my palm, Armonia communicated again with a worried tone.
[Suho… Are you really okay?]
‘Oh, it’s really good. Don’t worry too much.’
[….]
After the incident with the dean, Armonia had been repeating those words throughout the day.
Thanks to the magic circle he hung, it was impossible for her to reveal the contents even to Armonia, and it was also confirmed that she could not write down notes and show them.
‘I’m just curious. What kind of magic circle did you put in?’
[… Okay. I won’t ask any more. If it is determined to be really dangerous, I recommend using Enel to solve it.]
‘Okay.’
Even if Armonia didn’t know, it would be heartbreaking, but there was no reason to use Enel in a magic circle like this.
In the middle of walking to the podium, a man caught his eye.
A man with his back bent and an expression as if he had lost the whole world.
I said, patting Louis on the shoulder as I passed by.
“Hey, I’m going to get out.”
“….”
“And….”
Louis lowered his back and only slightly lifted his head and looked at me with a blank expression.
I smiled at Louis.
“It gets in the way. Bend over at the waist.”
“What… What?”
“Then let’s go~”
With a cheerful smile on my face, I left Louis behind and went up to the podium.
When I arrived at the podium, the dean greeted me with a smile, handed me a certificate, and held out his hand.
Asheheld his hand for a handshake, he murmured quietly.
“See you next time… I beg you.”
“Thank you.”
I could see that the dean’s words contained several meanings.
I bowed my head in gratitude and stood next to Luna.
Meanwhile, Luna was still looking up at me with a dumbfounded expression.
I glanced at Luna and whispered.
“First place in writing… Congratulation.”
“Ah… Go, thank you. But how the hell….”
“Shh, let’s talk later.”
Occasionally, I could hear the students whispering, but nothing in this place was allowed to interfere with the dean’s words.
I’m sure other professors will take it.
“Ah, okay. Suho….”
“Yes?”
“Practical first place… Congratulations.”
“Thank you.”
I verbally reciprocated her thanks, and Luna returned my response with a smile.
And in the center of the auditorium, Luis, who saw me and Luna, greeted her with a look of despair.
The platform where Luna and I were and the space where Louis was were separated.
As if it were a whole different world….
And the dean finally started announcing the first place in each grade level.
I heard cheers as I announced the 3rd and 2nd grade, and it was the long-awaited turn to announce the 1st grade.
“Now, I will announce the first place for the spring semester of the first year. I think this part is very important.”
As much as the announcement of the second grade of the third grade, even before the first grade announcement of the first grade, he was raising his status by reading quite a few speeches.
“The student being called now is really meaningful.”
The dean smiled and continued talking.
“I think the student who is called first place is the one who is like a sprout who has just learned magic, and gives hope to the sprouts around him by first blooming. Now, number 1 is….”
When everyone was silent and focused on the dean’s mouth, the dean looked at the paper and opened his mouth with a smile.
“Seongsuho, Luna Stadtfeld!”
“… Yes?”
Except for the professors, the students started buzzing in surprise, and Luna was also looking at me with a surprised expression.
It’s the first place announcement, but everyone can’t help but be surprised when two names are called out of nowhere….
“This year’s 1st grade integrated 1st place… It’s two people.”
Clap clap clap clap!!
Everyone was bewildered for a moment, then understood the dean’s words and started responding with applause.
I patted the dumbfounded Luna on the shoulder and said.
“Let’s go.”
“Uh… That… “
“Now, quickly.”
Gently pulling Luna’s shoulder, I approached the dean’s side.
The dean started handing out certificates to Luna and me with a smile.
“Thank you very much for your hard work.”
“Thank you.”
“Go, thank you… Do.”
Luna humbly accepted her award, still unconscious, and after receiving her award, I looked at her Louise, who was standing dumbfounded in the center of her auditorium.
It was despair.
‘Ah, I thought it would start a riot at least once, but it’s so quiet.’
[But you have to be careful. Rather, I don’t know what he will do behind the scenes.]
‘I’m going to stab you in the back….’
It seems like he’ll do it if he’s really upset, but seeing that Louis usually values his family, it won’t be easy to do something that will tarnish her reputation.
But… If she can do it secretly, she is a guy who will definitely do it.
The dean gave certificates to Luna and me and said to the students.
“Everyone has worked really hard. Then have a good summer vacation and see you in the fall semester.”
At the words of the dean, the students cheered and applauded.
Listening to the applause and cheers of the students, I was able to speak properly while looking at Luna.
“Congratulations on first place.”
“Ah….”
Luna looked up at me, and she smiled brightly, understanding the situation.
“Suho too… Congratulations on first place.”
Luna and I exchanged words of congratulations and smiled as we clasped our hands together as if they were the same person so that no one else could see them.
Then, among the students, Louise, who stood pathetically like an extra, was staring at me and her Luna’s pod.
