Chapter 384

The threat of the demon king can suddenly attack someone. In fact, not long ago, Liana lost her father to the demon king's hands. That incident instilled a sense of crisis about the threat of the demon king. This is a great invention, but it is too big a threat to the demon king. So if it is known externally that such a great invention has been made, the demon king may target you. "The demon king may target us, or he may kidnap us to use us for his own purposes." The demon king. Kidnapping. This reminds us of the Charlotte de Gradia incident. "Do you know what I mean?" I say calmly and seriously, without joking. "You guys have made something too great and it could be dangerous." Although it was packaged as a threat from the demon king, it is actually a threat from Cantus Magna. "I see...." They were all happy to have achieved their goal, but I poured cold water on them. However, their expressions seemed to come back to their senses after being hit by the cold water. They were kids who only thought about making and succeeding in something, and didn't have the energy to care about the aftermath that it would cause. I, who knew nothing about magic, thought about and judged the current situation of the continent. It was a lie. It was a decision to protect the kids. "But if the demon king attacks us later, shouldn't the army and the wizards become stronger with these two things...?" Adelia says passively. Some agreed with her. They are two powerful things that will overwhelmingly improve humanity's ability to perform in war. It may be thought that it is the right path for humanity to become stronger with this, rather than hiding from the demon king. There may be a sense of justice for humanity's peace. Because it is an item for the peace of humanity, we should be able to endure the fact that we are in danger. That way of thinking is also possible. "On the contrary, the demon king's military power may become stronger." "...." The demon king may use them to enhance his military power and kidnap you. Adelia lowered her head with a dismal expression at my words. "Nothing is more precious than your lives." I say to everyone. "Don't say that you can do anything to defeat the demon king. None of you need to die for something." It's a cliché to say that even if you roll in a dung heap, the afterlife is the best, but what's the use if you're not alive? Death can only be achieved through death. Harryott is precious to me, and all the members of the Magic Research Society here are precious to me. I didn't value them all equally, but they were all guys who followed me faithfully enough to make unreasonable demands. I can't hurt them. However, it's a good time to get caught up in a clumsy sense of mission. The huge threat of the demon king, which is approaching every moment, has an item that may be able to save everyone. Saying to seal it away sounds too selfish. "But... Reinhardt. If this is made public, we don't know if there will be another war in the future... but people might be hurt a little less." Louis Angerton speaks cautiously.

Keeping this a secret could be seen as a selfish act. We might feel guilty about it.

The demon king might try to kill us or kidnap us.

"And if we request protection from the temple or the royal family... they might protect us, right?"

It might not necessarily be dangerous. So, it could be considered a bad thing to hide something like this just because we're worried about our safety.

Louis Angerton is talented in academics, but he is originally a selfish person. He feels frustrated with his inability to use magic and is involved in the magic research society, thinking that he might be able to do something there.

And he achieved something that will go down in human history.

Louis is not angry about not being able to announce it.

In the midst of the events that follow, he seems to have come to think that this could be helpful to humanity.

Not to show off his own achievements, but because it's something that people need to do. It might be risky, but can't we bear it?

Louis Angerton has also changed in the course of these events.

A decent guy.

But just because he thinks that way doesn't mean we can approve of his thoughts.

The demon king is coming.

The threat to you is not the demon king.

The kids are watching me carefully.

I might suddenly lose my temper and curse at them.

Should I do that? Or should I just tell them to do what they've been doing?

What will happen if I do that?

But this time, I didn't want to do that.

It would make their efforts meaningless.

"Don't do it."

I plead with everyone.

I don't know how urgent my words were felt by them.

"...."

In the end, Louis didn't say that we still had to do it.

* * *

It was absurd, but everyone eventually agreed to hide the results of their efforts. On the surface, it was about preparing for the threat of the demon king, but my real intention was to hide this achievement from Cantus Magna.

It's also a scam to deceive the sponsors who donated a huge amount of money, but whatever. Even if the research results were properly achieved, there was never any money to return to them in the first place. It was literally a donation.

Christina agreed to hide the results for now.

"But still, if there are no side effects, can't we give things like Moonshine to our kids?"

Everyone nodded in agreement with that opinion.

We could share something like a stamina booster with the close combat majors, vaguely saying that it's like a nutrient supplement.

Of course, from my perspective, it's both embarrassing and not.

If we can't prevent the Gate incident, it's better for the overall level of those who will respond to it to rise.

But is it right to give Moonshine to the kids?

They might end up fighting not against the monsters of the Gate, but against me.

"Well, we can do that much."

But I have no reason to stop that.

In the end, we agreed to hide the power cartridges and share Moonshine if I, as the first user, examine the side effects and find that there are none. Christina was confident that there would be no side effects, and I also thought so, but it was right to watch over Yehu for now.

Two days later.

We moved from the first-year dormitory to the second-year dormitory.

* * *

There's nothing to call it moving. It's just carrying luggage upstairs, and even that was done by the temple's servants without the need to do it ourselves. In my case, I didn't have much luggage, but for magic majors, the servants were busy going back and forth with their many belongings.

"We've moved up a floor."

"Yeah."

Still, moving up one floor made me realize that I was now a second-year student. The dormitory structure was almost the same for each grade, so there was no big difference except for moving up one floor. The room numbers were the same too.

I'm still in room A-11, and Ellen is in room A-2.

Come to think of it, it's the A-2 room for second-year students. It must have been the room Adriana used to use. It's been empty for quite a while now.

-Oh, this is here. Please leave it here. No, not there, here.

I heard Harryott's door wide open, talking about arranging things. She seemed to have the most luggage among her classmates.

Ellen and I approached the railing of the second-floor main lobby.

We rarely had a chance to look down at the main lobby on the first floor, but now we would have more opportunities to do so.

"It doesn't seem to have changed, but something feels different."

Both Ellen and I felt the same way. Cerise Van Owen, a fifth-year student, was standing in the main lobby on the first floor.

Cerise Van Owen, a fifth-year student.

She and Olivia are now in their sixth year. I heard that she was forced to serve another term as the student council president because there were no volunteers. Since it is a royal class with very few students, there are hardly any cases where there are more than two candidates for student council president.

Still, I think the student council president changed when I was in my second year, but Cerise ended up serving another term due to various changes. There may have been a butterfly effect, but I don't know the specifics.

Ellen seemed to be thinking about the old days as she looked at the student council president standing in the lobby. The student council president was the first person to greet her when she entered the temple.

That is.

"It looks like the first-year students are coming today."

"I guess so."

As the seniors vacate their rooms, the first-year students will move into the dormitory until the end of winter vacation. Cerise was talking to the boys and girls with a fresh face as if she had just arrived in the lobby.

It won't be all of them arriving today.

As Ellen and I leaned against the railing and watched the scene, a voice came from behind us.

"What, are they freshmen?"

It was Liana de Grants.

"I think so?"

"Hmm."

Liana looked down under the railing for a moment, then turned her head as if she wasn't interested.

"Let's go."

"Okay."

Seeing that even Cliff and Liana were wearing gym clothes, they seemed more interested in doing their own thing than in freshmen. Still, they would have been interested in them if it were normal circumstances.

Liana, who now only saw what she had to do, left the dormitory with Cliff through the first-floor lobby.

"......" Ellen was silently watching Liana's back. I nudged her shoulder and said, "We should go now." We had to go to receive training from Sabiolin Tana. It was time to gather at the second-year B-class training hall, as scheduled by her. I had never been late before and I didn't even wonder what would happen if I disobeyed the Grandmaster's training instructions. As we were about to leave, Ellen said, "I think there's a freshman from Wolban." I naturally shifted my gaze to the first-floor lobby at her words. And I couldn't help but widen my eyes. "Her hair is unusual." The color of her hair was silver. She was a little girl. A little girl with silver hair. Lucynil was walking casually towards the Temple Royal Class 1st-year dormitory. Wait. Why is Lady Gaju here? I have no idea what's going on. Lady Gaju, the Wednesday Gaju. How did Lady Lucynil become a Temple Royal Class 1st-year student? * * * I couldn't even ask why Lucynil suddenly became my junior. I couldn't even approach her because she was a freshman who suddenly appeared. I was at a loss as to how the situation was unfolding. I couldn't even imagine that Lucynil would make such a sudden move. How did she even pass through the Temp Gate, get admission permission, and sort out her identity? "I kept it as a talent I discovered." The answer was given by Epinhaus Teacher, not Lucynil. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier. It was a matter of urgency that we agreed on." No. Why do I have to explain this to Epinhaus Teacher when Lucynil suddenly became my junior? And this nobleman seems to have admitted Lucynil to the Royal Class because he discovered her as a talent? Is this some kind of sponsorship? "When talking about dungeon-related stories, it was suggested that we strengthen the protection of your identity." "On our side?" "It was both sides' opinion." The Black Order and the Vampire Council would have discussed the issue of dungeon composition this time. And both the Vampire Council and the Black Order suggested that they should strengthen the protection of my identity. We can do that. The Black Order also said that they should do something because I might be in danger. It's a little touching, isn't it? It's not that touching, but it's actually touching, isn't it? "Of course, Kantus Magna, and not only that, but you have a lot of potential to be in a dangerous situation. Everyone agreed that there should be personnel nearby who can urgently rescue you in case of a crisis. And if you're a Lord Vampire, there's almost no power that can match you. Well, they say there won't be any inconvenience in daily life, so there shouldn't be any problem with disguising yourself for Temple life." It's an important long-term word for me in the Black Order, but I'm not incredibly talented right now. Translation:

Summary of previous part of chapter only for context: In this chapter, the protagonist and her friend Ellen are on their way to receive training from Sabiolin Tana when they notice a little girl with silver hair walking towards the Temple Royal Class 1st-year dormitory. The protagonist is surprised to see Lady Gaju, who she later finds out is actually Lucynil, her new junior. She is confused as to how Lucynil was able to pass through the Temp Gate and get admission permission. Epinhaus Teacher explains that Lucynil was admitted because she was discovered as a talent and that both the Vampire Council and the Black Order suggested strengthening the protection of the protagonist's identity. The protagonist is touched by this gesture but also feels a sense of unease as she is not incredibly talented at the moment.

"Kantus Magnado is a problem, and if my identity is exposed, the Temple itself will become an enemy. So the Black Order decided that only those who know my truth should reside in the Temple. "How did she get admitted?" "Passing through the Temple's search gate is not that difficult." Epinhaus Teacher guaranteed her status and identity, and the barrier was not a problem for Lucynil. I knew that the Temple's barrier device or search station was not absolute, but it was surprising that a magician like Lucynil could easily enter. Of course, that's not because the Temple's defense is weak. It's because Lord Vampire is an excessively powerful magician. In the case of Ellerys, there was no need to call her to the Temple, and she has now left the Yellow Road. Lucynil, who was decided to help me instead of Ellerys, decided to come to the Temple when the possibility of me becoming more dangerous increased. Good. The Black Order, the Council, and Lucynil all made this decision because they thought I couldn't die. Epinhaus Teacher also took a great risk. If Lucynil's identity is revealed, Epinhaus Teacher will also be blown away. Epinhaus Teacher, who has the setting of a patriot, brought in a Lord Vampire to the Temple, which undermines his values. This means that my existence is now considered important in the Order to the point where he has to take such action. Epinhaus Teacher was not unaware of Lucynil's admission, but it was shocking that he personally led it. "It would have been easier to send a magician from the Order, but we had no choice but to have your people admitted because we cannot trust you completely. Remember that." Lucynil was allowed to enter for my convenience because I wouldn't trust my own people. The Black Order... Are they really good guys? I couldn't forget what Aaron Medega did, even though it was a personal deviation that had nothing to do with the Order's instructions. * * * Lucynil's admission. It's for my personal safety. Still, I'm the boss, and it's a little strange that they didn't ask me anything. But then again, it's a relief that they treat me like a boss. In a way, it's also to protect me. Of course, I listened to Epinhaus Teacher's explanation after the fact, but I couldn't talk to Lucynil. On the night when all the freshmen entered the dormitory, Cerese gathered the freshmen to announce notices and precautions. Like when we were in the first grade, seniors were crowded on the railing to watch the first graders, and the second graders were no different. There were also major characters from the original New Faces, but I wasn't interested in them. A kid who stands out among the freshmen. A little girl with silver hair who is unusually small. "Now, shall we introduce ourselves, A-11?" "I'm Lucynil!" "I saw a little girl with silver hair who stood out among the freshmen, Lucynil," the protagonist said at the end of the chapter. "I guess it's ultimately my fault since I wrote it. But still... Um, even if she's a senior, she should still show some respect. This wasn't meant to be a gathering to intimidate her. Do you want to get beaten up? It's really frustrating."