Chapter 1728 – 1728. Savior of the Academy
Entered Class 3 A along with Yui Kurosawa.
The eyes of the students were fixed on Seongha-ri and me.
Something was strange. Usually, students are in a hurry. Even if the teacher comes in, she makes a fuss until then. However, this classroom was quiet before entering. There was no sign that he had left his seat and hurriedly sat down.
As always, the students sit in their seats and remain silent. I’m not even studying. Nothing was on their desks.
As if this reaction was natural, Kurosawa Yui headed to her classroom.
“Suddenly, a transfer student has arrived. I just heard from the dean, so don’t ask. The transfer students are Sota Hasegawa and Aya Hasegawa. Not twins, but half-brothers… They said they were siblings. As you can tell by the name, he is a relative of President Hasegawa.”
“…….”
It was quiet. There was not a single applause. However, it was not that there was no reaction from the students at all. They looked at me and Seongha-ri with wary eyes.
“The two transfer students introduce themselves.”
Kurosawa Yui said in annoyance.
“This is Hasegawa Sota. Take good care of me.”
“… This is Hasegawa Aya. Take good care of me.”
Seongha-ri said with a slight blush on his face. It was an expected reaction. Because she was ashamed of wearing a school uniform in the first place.
‘What do you mean? His voice and expression are stiff, so he’s like a real bully.’
Should I just feel good about being misunderstood?
I quietly watched the students’ reactions. More attention goes to Seong Ha-ri than to me. I understand. Because it looks so flashy.
‘Especially boys look at me a lot.’
At first I thought they were like machines, but that doesn’t seem to be the case again.
“Great. End of introduction. You two… There are no seats. Well, you can put the desk and chair later. Now, let’s start class.”
Drooling!
As soon as Kurosawa Yui finished speaking, the students all got up from their seats and went out into the hallway to form two lines.
“You, too, line up behind the kids and follow me.”
“Isn’t class held in the classroom? Is this a practical class?”
“Ah, we… It’s annoying to explain. Follow. You will find out.”
Kurosawa Yui’s attitude as a teacher was somewhat like that. But, as they say, when she goes to Rome, she must do as the Romans do. If we get into confrontation and our identities are revealed, only we will lose.
We lined up and moved with the academy students. Of course, there was no chatter among them.
‘It’s not like Kurosawa Yui is forcibly controlling it…. What’s the atmosphere like? You seem a little lost.’
It seemed that Sung Hari felt the same way. She frowns and looks around her all the time.
The place where Kurosawa led us was underground.
Cold.
It seemed like it came in a refrigerator. Cold air flows from all sides.
‘Here….’
Something round was standing in the large room. It was like a capsule from a science fiction movie. The front is wide open. The number was written in the middle next to the capsule. Students are accustomed to looking at the number, finding their location, and entering the capsule.
“Souta Hasegawa is number 17, Aya Hasegawa is number 18. You go in too.”
“… What are these?”
Seongha-ri asked with a reluctant face.
“Did you hear from the dean about the Caso Academy’s teaching method? These capsules are Terra Simulator connectors. Think of it as a virtual reality interface. It’s a safety device at the same time. Even if the worst happens in virtual reality, the capsule will protect you. Come on, get in quick. Classes are conducted in virtual reality.”
This time I asked her.
“Do teachers go into virtual reality too?”
“No. I’ll be watching you from here. It’s my job to make an emergency stop when the signal becomes unstable.”
“It sounds like accidents could happen.”
“Sometimes I get so immersed in virtual reality that my body reacts. Prepare for such a case. Just as driving a car creates the risk of a traffic accident, it’s one of the accidents that can happen when you enter Terra Simulator. Don’t worry, I’m here to prevent that accident. Go inside the capsule.”
Kurosawa Yuri went over to her desk and sat down. If this is not done once or twice, he skillfully taps his laptop.
“Mom… No, sister. Let’s go into the capsule.”
“Sister?! That, yes Eugene… No, Souta!”
Sung Ha-ri twitched her lips and entered her capsule. I also go into capsules. The capsule door closes by itself.
I looked around and summoned Makina.
‘Machina.’
Makina in a spiritual state suddenly appeared. She must have been asleep, but her little face was full of drowsiness.
-What’s up?
‘Wake. Are spirits sleeping?’
I clicked my tongue briefly. It’s not because of Makina. Makina clicked her tongue at being summoned without any resistance. If a proper barrier is installed, Machina should also be affected. But there is no sign of that at all. There was a high possibility that the barriers at Casso Academy were not functioning properly. Maybe only this place is special.
-That’s spirit discrimination! This fucking racist!
‘It’s done. Check out the surroundings.’
-Yes? Oh, there are many machines. Wow. These machines are too much for humans.
Makina looked around her and admired her elongation. I looked at the notification window that popped up in front of me.
「Connecting with Terra Simulator.」
I saw a notification pop up on the capsule’s surface, but I couldn’t do anything about it.
I waited patiently. Waiting time was over 30 seconds. If it’s the latest technology that Makina admires, isn’t it normal that it should end in an instant?
“Connection failed.”
「Connecting with Terra Simulator.」
“Connection failed.”
「Connecting with Terra Simulator.」
‘Hey, Makina. Do you know why he’s doing this?’
-Yes? It’s because you refuse
‘I say no?’
-Looks like this capsule is a technology that takes the mind out of the body and takes it to the server. It’s a similar function to virtual reality games that only come out of creations! Ah! I want to too!
‘Mental? Have you ever had a mental problem? Should I allow it?’
“Connection confirmed.”
「Physical data is being collected for profile creation. Please wait a moment.”
‘Machina. Are you unable to enter virtual reality?’
-This is something made for humans. If I, a spirit, try to forcefully enter, an error will appear?
‘Can you hack this machine and take control?’
-That’s kind of hard. There’s artificial intelligence underneath. You can command the artificial intelligence by stealing administrator privileges, but… Domination is impossible. Because artificial intelligence is so delicate, an error will explode if you intervene prematurely.
Shall we use our hacking skills? After thinking about it for a while, I decided to postpone it. According to Makina, there might be a problem if you hack it hastily. Even if you use hacking, it is better to use it outside the capsule.
‘This terra simulator is over technology. Even if I use hacking, the time I can dominate is short.’
Right now I’m going to the regular method. I also wondered what virtual reality was.
「A special authentication code was found while checking the physical data.」
「Change the profile permission from student to administrator.」
「Delete educational profile.」
“Recreate your profile.”
-Wow! The aunt was also by her side. Are you two playing a virtual reality game? With the people over there? Too bad! I want to play a virtual reality game too!
‘This isn’t a game, it’s education.’
-Yes? According to a quick glance, it’s close to a game, right? Oh, can this even manipulate time?
‘Time Manipulation?’
– Accelerate thinking to increase time. What moment do you use it? It’s a similar technique. Well, I can’t accelerate my thoughts that slowly.
‘I didn’t hear that… Is that okay? There must be side effects.’
-It’s okay. Because the mind and body are separated. Since there is no gap, you won’t even feel that real time has slowed down in virtual reality, right?
‘Right. Makina, watch to see if anything happens.’
-No. Why are you making me do such troublesome things? I want to go back and play
‘If you do, do it. Don’t you know that you can play games and eat delicious food all thanks to me?’
– Chet. It’s not because of you, don’t get me wrong! I’m doing it because I’m worried about my aunt!
Makina disappeared before my eyes. But she didn’t go far. She slipped into Seong Ha-ri’s capsule.
Every time Seong Ha-ri scolds me for being scared, now I follow Seong Ha-ri better than I do.
“Your profile has been created.”
「Connect to Terra Simulator.」
Dig.
A huge light came over me. I felt my mind being sucked somewhere along with the light.
「Name: Sota Hasegawa
Affiliation: Class 3 A of Caso Academy
Level: 1」
The first thing I saw in front of me was the notification window. Status window with 3 lines.
‘It’s too poor to be called a game.’
And the surroundings were open grasslands. There was nothing.
“The first connection has been confirmed. The tutorial begins.”
「Choose the equipment you want. Equipment can be changed later.”
A list of equipment comes to mind.
Swords, spears, knives, bows, maces, knuckles, clubs, etc. There were minor things like chain scythes, and there were also the latest types of firearms.
I chose the knife I was most familiar with and held it in my hand.
Glance.
I checked the back of my hand. I thought that entering the virtual reality would activate the authentication code that Nagisa Tenrai had planted on the back of her hand, but she was silent with no reaction.
‘Let’s do as instructed.’
「Check the fighting ability of the students. This is for the sake of the curriculum, so I ask for your sincere cooperation.”
「Use all abilities to deal with enemies.」
“Enemy?”
A man appears in front of you. He was a middle-aged man with a mean laugh. A Japanese sword was in the middle-aged man’s hand.
Above the middle-aged man’s head, “C-Class Villain Kazuhiro” Is written.
‘It looks too real to be called a monster. Did you realize the real villain in virtual reality?’
He looked at me and slowly drew his sword.
“Is this kid my opponent? The taste will be a bit off….”
“It sucks. I will cut and kill you at once.”
I pretended to swing my sword and use thunderbolt. I was planning to kill him with a thunderbolt. The mana inside me oscillates and moves. But the thunderbolt did not happen.
‘What?’
While panicking, he moves first and rushes at me.
‘In an instant!’
The moment did not trigger.
