Episode 231. The Last of the Festival (5)
I was running away from Mary, who had awakened to a strange desire.
Who is she? She is a runaway train girl who never stops once the lights are turned on.
It is absurd that Mary, who will never be okay, would admit that she is short.
While watching the movie Alien, was there a premise where communication with aliens was possible and humans reconciled?
There is no way that Mary could become as kind as that kind of development coming out of nowhere.
Because she is an unknown being disguised as kindness.
Of course, no matter how I thought about it, it was strange to suddenly admit to one’s height.
This is something that would never happen unless someone in particular instigates it.
That would certainly be a huge figure, someone who could point out Mary’s height without any risk.
Who could it be, given that Lyman is away?
“Hahaha! Sorry~”
I was able to find it right away with the help of the spirits.
Although not as strong as Lyman, this one was no less formidable. Shaikar, the King of Life Spirits.
“What are you doing?”
“I made an avatar, but I have no use for it. So I was bored, so I just chatted with this kid.”
He said this while laughing and pointing to Mary who was clinging to my side.
When asked specifically what they talked about, she spoke lightly.
“It was a very important story. It was about a girl coming to terms with her identity, and I was curious about it.”
“That identity… perhaps….”
When I looked down at Mary, she smiled brightly and said,
“That’s right! I won’t be angry anymore. I will grow up to be a good child.”
Considering Mary’s previous actions, it was not at all convincing. It was like a camel passing through the eye of a needle.
“And from now on, I’m going to call Jenny and Ruska ‘Unnie’.”
“Poohahaha! Is that so?”
“What, you don’t believe me now?”
As I burst out laughing, Mary narrows her eyes and glares at me.
No matter how you look at it, it has to be credible, whether you believe it or not.
“Well then, buddy. Do you want to bet with me?”
“bet?”
“May the true person’s wish be granted.”
“Wish? Hahaha!”
I laughed at the word bet as if it was ridiculous.
“Haha…, ah….”
But the laughter stopped because some really bad memories came back to me.
Last time, when I came back to school after winter break, it was the first time I met Professor Radian and Professor Stella.
I still vividly remember the terrible disaster I suffered after making a bet at that time.
“I’ll just leave it at that.”
“what?”
“I’m just going to quit.”
“What! Are you scared?!”
“Yeah. John X is scary.”
“….”
When I told her honestly, Mary fell silent as if she had no words.
It is a waste of time to get involved in further provocations and pointless arguments.
“Is it really okay to do this? I can’t understand this person at all.”
“But isn’t it a huge improvement just by looking at the fact that this child tried to admit his own shortcomings?”
Well, that wasn’t wrong.
Because Mary never acknowledges her own developmental delay even in the main story.
It is understandable why the students reacted to such an incident as if it were an evacuation situation.
“Well, it is unprecedented.”
“But isn’t that right? You are the one who caused this unprecedented event to happen.”
“yes…?”
Shaikhar continued, smiling happily.
The reason Mary wants to get rid of her shortcomings is because she wants to look good to me.
At first it sounded absurd, but soon I was able to understand it as I mentally sorted out what had just happened.
-Honey, marry me!
And then a huge goosebumps spread down my spine and throughout my body.
My head started to spin from the noise made in front of so many bachelors.
It was no different from confessing and getting scolded, which is often called the disaster of college campuses.
However, the expression ‘tearing oneself up’ is also ambiguous. This is because it is a double-edged sword that can make the caster the laughing stock of the entire school.
The main cause may be shame, but common sense doesn’t apply in a true natural disaster.
“Don’t be too heartbroken. I can guarantee that this child has a brilliant spirit of his own.”
Shaikhar said, giving a thumbs up.
Even though it may have some eccentric aspects, it was not something to be ignored since it was proof of the Spirit King.
I don’t know about anything else, but Mary is also one of the playable characters.
They all have a spirit that is the opposite of the protagonist Lyman’s wrong-headed hatred towards humans.
And during the train capsize incident, Shaikhar would have watched Mary fight.
If I hadn’t felt good about it back then, I wouldn’t be joking around like this now.
“So…, congratulations on becoming a public couple!”
“Stop talking nonsense!”
Public lovers will freeze to death.
Now I’m sure I’ll be looked at with strange looks for my recent public confession.
“Humans are truly amazing. Just by helping someone once, they can create an unprecedented golden wind.”
“Gold is bullshit, it’s just crap.”
It is shocking that a person who only 30 years ago was criticizing humanity is now preaching the greatness of humanity.
Still, I wanted to overlook such foolish behavior just because she started helping humans.
“So, friend.”
“yes?”
“What are you going to do?”
When asked what she was going to do, she just grinned and said,
“Will you accept this child’s confession?”
“….”
No. I take back what I just said.
The way they smiled so brightly like Mary was so reminiscent of a mother and daughter.
Surely this isn’t Shaikhar’s true nature?
Somehow, all the high-ranking people I met felt like their force had died.
* * * * *
Burning Friday.
Today is a day when the entire cadets are partying all night long.
Returning to the square, I could see the cadets sipping their drinks with relief.
As I was being chased by Mary, the sun had already set.
`They’re having so much fun.`
After receiving Shaikhar’s Mary’s travelogue, I was so tired that I lay down on the table.
By law, I was supposed to wash up and go to bed, but I had no will or strength to just sleep here.
Cook! Cook!-
“How about here?”
“Ahh… It feels refreshing. Keep going.”
Cook! Cook!-
Ruska, sitting next to me, sees my stretched out back and pokes me with her finger.
The power of the divine limbs far surpasses that of ordinary people. My skinny face changes into a bright smile as I massage my fingers by controlling my strength well.
Ruska seemed to be in a good mood when she saw my calm face, but her voice suddenly changed to a serious tone.
“What did you go and talk about with Mary?”
“ah….”
Mary was still smiling brightly next to me.
Her mouth, which was originally supposed to eat bugs like instant food, appears to be no different from usual, except that it is chewing on real instant food.
“I’ll say it again.”
“…?”
“From now on, I will be Radon’s darling… Ugh!”
I was busy covering Mary’s mouth with my hand before she could fully open it.
It was a quick response due to skilled ‘eye-reading’ skills.
In particular, since I could sense with my ‘Ma-an’, I could figure out the psychology of the girls next to me, except for Mary.
If you do that again, you may be in trouble, especially since you are already feeling uneasy because of the public confession.
“Hahaha! I was just giving Mary a warning. I told her to wait and see what happens before opening her mouth.”
“Is that so?”
Fortunately, it passed. I felt relieved for now.
“I thought… you were going to do something weird to commemorate the confession you received…!”
At the end of her sentence, Ruska’s voice seemed to have gotten louder.
It was something that people with poor hearing might not have noticed, but I could feel it physically.
“Kwaaak!”
“Ugh! Are you okay?”
It was a moment when Ruska’s fingers, which were rubbing my back, began to exert more force than necessary.
I could tell that it was caused by a heightened sense of emotion.
“Ah… my back….”
“Sorry, I made a mistake.”
It’s a good thing it’s a finger, if there had been a weapon in that hand I would have been a star in the sky.
“But is Ruska’s massage that refreshing?”
“Are you suspicious?”
“No, that’s not it… If that’s the case, try it on me too!”
Jenny shrugs her shoulders, puffing out her chest.
The confidence that I can endure any pain shakes my whole body.
With her chin resting on the table, Jenny’s back was poked by Ruska’s ‘Jigun’… no, her fingers.
At that moment… .
“Gyaaa …
“Why all of a sudden?”
“It hurts, it hurts! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts!!”
Just then, Jenny’s will faltered and she immediately felt a sharp pain and her body jumped up.
Then he rolled on the floor and rubbed his back, as if his back had been hit with a poker.
“Ruska… You did that on purpose…!”
Jenny, who had come to her senses, glared at Ruska with blazing eyes.
“You’re hitting my back…, ahh…!”
Jenny’s face turned red like a carrot because she was in so much pain. Ruska snickered when she saw her.
“Phuhu…!”
“What’s so funny!”
“Well… I did it with the same intensity as I did to Radon just now, so it’s funny to see him suddenly get so excited.”
Ruska, what is he talking about?
“It felt like a frog when it just jumped.”
“what?”
I got goosebumps from Jenny’s one word.
At the same time, it felt like the sound of a string supporting someone’s reason snapping resonated.
“Hey, Jenny….”
“Let go of it, Radon.”
I could tell from the cold look in Jenny’s eyes that it was too late to mediate.
The air freezes at Jenny’s subsequent laughter.
“Hehehe, now that I think about it, do you remember what the main event of this festival was?”
“Of course it was a tactical demonstration.”
“Then, do you remember who you were originally supposed to fight?”
“Ahahahaha!”
“Hoo hoo hoo hoo!”
The two girls, realizing the truth they had forgotten, became one in laughter.
And they stood on the left and right sides of the outdoor training ground next to the square, giving off an eerie aura.
An atmosphere was created that was reminiscent of a scene from a Western movie or a single-log bridge from a martial arts novel.
Boom!-
Soon, the two began to unite, starting with the sound of kicking each other’s feet and clashing.
When the cadets heard that sound, they began to gather around excitedly, thinking that there was something to see.
They began to feel awe at the excitement of being able to see the good spectacle, and the rivalry between two girls who, despite being fellow cadets, were far superior to them.
-Cheer up!
-I was wondering who was stronger between the two, so this is a good opportunity!
-The strongest fighters will compete against each other!
These were the cadets who were able to see the match they had not seen during the Magic Banquet.
To their eyes, as ordinary cadets, the harmony and movements of Jenny and Ruska would be invisible.
Instead, red and blue trajectories could be seen rapidly cutting across the training ground.
Kookbang!-
Every time you move, a sonic boom occurs.
Their sum, which can only be captured by detecting with the ‘Ma-an’, can be said to be within the realm of professors.
Even this was not at the strength of either side.
Jenny still lacks the ability to output 100% of her Silver Age power, and Ruska also didn’t have a full moon that day.
“Go, our Queen Jenny! Don’t lose to the fox!”
Among the enthusiastic cadets, there was one cadet who was overly enthusiastic.
The voice of Crona Delaware, a second-year magic student, was so loud that it drowned out the voices of the other cadets.
“Hahahahaha! Burn, youth!”
Mary also watched the fight and shouted loudly.
I don’t know why you’re wearing the fox mask again and pretending to be a ninja.
Watching the confrontation between the two reminds me of that time. The Lycanthrope incident, which was part 1 of the main episode.
Jenny had a match here back then. That match with Crona was more like a stress relief, a way to escape from nightmares and find comfort.
Jenny, who has always wanted to feel happy, has used friendships with her friends as an escape.
But now, it wasn’t an escape or anything, just an innocent feeling coming from Jenny.
Ruska also had that shining heart.
The sight of those women who had been fighting and running away their entire lives was no longer visible.
“I told you, how beautiful people are.”
Shaikhar, who was still in the Bachelor’s Forest, came up to me and said.
Even she, who had previously despised the human mind, was showing signs of comfort.
There was a saying that I often remember from when I lived in the previous world.
-Humans learn more from failure than from success.
These words were also the last words that appeared after the true ending credits of Devil Aka were finished.
There is no one who has never failed.
300 years ago, that great sage… and the protagonist of this game is no exception.
Because she was the most human of beings, even though she was of the blood of an evil spirit.
“Oh, but you guys… Are you going on a mission this time?”
“Now that I think about it, that’s true.”
The current Magic Banquet has been ruined, so we are in a situation where we can’t properly assign class evaluation scores.
Because the festival event, which was no different from a bachelor’s degree project, was completely destroyed by the attack of that external force.
This time, I responded with an external mission to assign that evaluation score instead.
“You professors are really pitiful too.”
“….”
I also had the same pitiful expression as Shaikhar.
“While you’re at it, there’s a mission you have to go on.”
And I tilted my head at what she said.
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