How to make a star(3)

That night.

We quickly got out of the underground lecture hall.

The atmosphere in the hall was not very good, and more than anything else, it was because we needed a place to materialize our newly conceived ideas.

And I had a place with an optimal research environment called Avanrat.

The entire island, including the infrastructure there, is mine.

The 500 million shilling cash head-butt was great.

“By the way, would the professor and I be able to do it?”

“If it’s just about building a skeleton.”

Thanks to the warp gates now installed here, it was not a big problem to conduct school lectures and thesis reviews at the same time.

And since no one is looking for Avantrat right now, I gladly decided to use the lecture room in my building.

“From now on, we will dismantle and investigate the structure of the source. You organize it.”

“Yeah.”

This is the work of theorizing the principle of ‘origin’ as a formula.

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Just as all studies first start with theory, it is to lay the foundation of theory in order to perfectly reproduce the source.

If so, some ask.

If that’s the case, wouldn’t it be better to bring another professor instead of Estelle?

Of course, not at all.

Estelle currently has an incomplete source as a ‘preliminary constellation’.

In other words, they have ‘identifiable data’ on their own.

Estelle itself can serve as a great reference material for the ‘artificial origin’ we will create.

This is Estelle’s unique value that no professor can help her with.

Above all, since she is not a Constellation and has a high level of understanding of the Constellation, it was clear that her genius would create the best possible synergy with such knowledge.

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The empty lecture hall is filled with only the sound of formulating formulas.

I write down formulas on blackboards weaved with magic, modify them, and derive results.

The goal is to theorize the structure of the source.

Even though the process was arduous, I had no intention of giving up.

Rather, Estelle seemed to be enjoying her current situation.

“Professor. The mechanism of regeneration of holy power is…”

“Modify the holy power error value of the two equations to -7.88α.”

“Then, the core of the source is ‘Hope’…”

We exchange opinions and complete the theory with each other.

Leading to the sympathetic nervous system and mental control, we exchanged thoughts in real time and immersed ourselves in our work, and a month passed quickly.

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“done.”

“yes···.”

A lot of time has passed.

The lecture hall, which started with a blackboard, was covered with mathematical formulas all over the vast area before I knew it.

After the forced march, which continued with less sleep, Estelle sat down on the floor complaining of exhaustion of stamina.

“Not bad.”

I stood still and looked at the theory we had created.

It is densely packed with numbers and symbols, and it looks more like a painting than data.

I don’t know, but Estelle, who was still young, had more than I could have imagined.

His computational power is already at the level of a professor, and his flexibility of thinking is more transcendent.

It was not unreasonable to call him the greatest genius of his time.

As a teacher, I couldn’t help but praise him.

“Ah… your hair is ruined, Professor…”

After stroking my hair, I said straight away.

“Structure and theory are over, now all that’s left is representation.”

“Iknow, right.”

Theory and representation are distinctly different fields.

We interpreted the structure of the source through knowledge of the record, but unfortunately it was impossible to reproduce it.

Because it is a field of technology, not theory.

“Of course, there are the right people.”

Some people have already thought of it.

I went straight to Helios.

*

The dark office is full of silence.

A heavy silence passed between the man and the woman facing each other across a desk.

Laflis looked at the papers handed to her with a blank gaze.

“I can’t do this.”

Looking at the phrase ‘breaking the contract’, she gritted her teeth and said.

“Is this the military’s will?”

“That’s right. It’s already been passed.”

The military formally notified Laflis of the termination of the contract.

The reason is poor performance.

The reason was that she hadn’t been able to come up with results even after nearly ten years.

“We waited long enough. We did not spare human and material support. However, the end of the project is far away.”

Artificial Constellation Project.

This project to artificially create a constellation is still in the realm of theory, even though it has been ten years since its inception.

In fact, it was nothing short of far-fetched.

It is the task of uncovering the structure of a constellation, which is difficult to match, starting from the bare ground.

It is a project that can be set for several times that period, let alone ten years.

“The military can no longer trust and invest in you.”

“That’s right now…!”

However, such logic did not always work.

It is difficult to expect people from the military to master the difficulties and problems of research.

Lafless’s cry was empty to the military, which thoroughly operated with the efficiency of time and money.

“…Give me a little more time. Now that I’ve laid the foundation, I can’t give up.”

“Our intentions have not changed. And the results have been sluggish to this extent, but now it seems that nothing has changed.”

Far away – Lapless, biting his molars, glared at the officer in front of him.

Looking at her pitifully, it seemed that she did not even intend to listen to Laflis’ words.

In fact, Laflis knew it too.

Performance is just an excuse. The military just needed an excuse to push her away.

“Sacred Equation. Is it because of that? Because I named Professor Yujin Kang as a co-author?”

“·······.”

“You know. That’s not me, most of Professor Yujin Kang…!”

“Don’t go overboard.”

The officer waved his hand as if he didn’t want to hear more.

“That clearly crossed the line.”

“That was originally my research! I own it!”

The contract was like that too.

A clause acknowledging that she is the first author of all Laflis’ research achievements.

So Yujin Kang, who completed the formula, was listed as a co-author.

Laflis didn’t regret it, and she was proud of her decision even now.

Of course, because that’s the right thing to do.

But sometimes, there are things that don’t work like that.

The military did not like Laflis’ independent actions.

“Anyway, the story is over.”

“…At least choose a successor and let me go. If I suddenly leave, all research will stop. There is no one to take over.”

She said it as if pleading for the last time.

Laplisgi was the one who led the whole thing, and if she got out, the research would stop.

She didn’t want the project to be buried like this.

Unfortunately, the only response was a snort.

“Are there any studies to be continued?

“you···!”

He tried to scream in a fit of rage, but his anger soon faded.

The more I shout here, the more miserable it is because I am myself.

“I’ll give you time to pack up. My last favor.”

“·······.”

Laflis left the office as if being kicked out.

As soon as she came out, Claire, who had been waiting nearby, approached.

“Are you okay?”

“Nope···.”

“Shit…”

His sunglasses-wearing face was stained with rare despondency.

“Sorry about that. I should have paid more attention.”

“…I know you blocked it as much as possible. That’s probably why you’ve been holding on until now.”

After posting the Divinity Equation as a co-author.

The army openly showed Lapless an uncomfortable feeling.

Although Deneb protected it as much as possible, there was a limit to blocking it because the research department was not under Deneb’s jurisdiction.

Then, in the end, Lapless was stamped out as a pod that the results of the ‘magic engine’ were poor.

“…it’s almost over.”

Laflis’ shoulders trembled.

“Really… whimper…really almost finished.”

A project of over ten years.

There, Lapless devoted all of his academic life.

It is not an exaggeration to say that I spent my youth in my 20s with the project.

It was a study in which I gave up sleep and health, and sometimes even robbed myself of my own expenses.

“Bad guys…”

Feeling unfair and sad, Laflis cried out loud.

The end of a long study.

There have been many people who have guided me along the way.

In the end, the only person next to me at the end was Claire, who had nothing to do with research.

Claire let out a deep sigh as she hugged the crying Laflis.

Oh yeah. It’s like fighting over rice bowls even though the war is in full swing.

As always, Claire hated the human race.

*

After being kicked out of the army, Laflis returned to Helios.

I’ve been concentrating on military work so far, so I’ve been a little distracted by Helios’ teaching job.

The presidents, Vincent and Laniakea, did not reprimand Laflis.

It was just a warm comfort and a word to come to me if you are having a hard time.

“I thought I would at least hear a scolding.”

Instead of being scolded, I heard a lot of words of comfort.

The office, which was often empty, was still clean, probably because it was constantly cleaned even when she wasn’t around.

Because that’s more lame.

As soon as Laflis returned to Helios, she devoted herself madly to her undergraduate work.

To forget my work in the military as quickly as possible.

She started working like a machine.

Living like a dead man like that, a month passed quickly.

It was a month like a dark period, but I thought it would be like that in the future if nothing special happened.

If it weren’t for the people who came to her office.

“It smells like cigarettes.”

It was the first impression Kang Yu-jin uttered upon entering Laflis’s office.

“…It’s a big deal. I thought you didn’t go to another professor’s office.”

“I agree. I’ve been to all but here.”

Not to mention Skadi’s office, which is like a chewing gum, and I visited Roshua’s office quite a bit.

It’s because I’ve been drinking with him once and called him often after that.

In addition to that, Kang Yu-jin was quite flat-footed when it came to mentoring.

Although most of them were called by other people.

“Huh. So? Why did you come to my office? Can you comfort me again?”

“I am not Skadi or Roshua.”

“Tsk…”

She clicked her tongue lightly and put down the pen.

Sweeping her gray ponytail weakly, she took a cup of cold coffee.

“Then why did you come? Helios all knows that you’re a busy person. There’s no way you came to see my face.”

“Why don’t you just ask?”

“What?”

“Artificial Constellation Project.”

Her brow twitched.

It was a sensitive topic now that I had just been kicked out.

“I would have helped if you had asked.”

“…I have nothing to give you in return.”

“I know.”

Laflis’ brow twitched once more.

It looked like he was kidding.

“Let’s play around now—”

“Instead, if it was completed, it would have killed more monsters.”

“Yeah?”

Laflis looked at him in bewilderment.

The only black eye that was exposed was staring at her silently.

“That was enough for me.”

“·······.”

It only kills more demons.

That was all Kang Yoo-jin wanted in return.

Even after completing the Divine Equation, there were definitely some reasons why he didn’t show greed.

Lafless looked at him with a puzzled look at him who did not want anything in return.

“Why is it that the witch is the enemy of the family? Why so-”

“Yes.”

“You hate demons… huh?”

“That’s true. My entire family was killed by the Witchbeast.”

“·······.”

The answering voice was so calm that I wondered if I had heard it wrong.

Before long, Laflis scratched her head, averting her gaze.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t know that.”

“It’s okay. I don’t have much inspiration anymore.”

Anyway-

Yujin Kang turned her head and gestured to her.

It meant follow me.

“Why? I have a lot to do.”

“I have a lot too. So let’s finish quickly.”

“No, I have to tell you what.”

Instead of answering, Yujin Kang held out a piece of paper.

“What is this? Recruitment…announcement?”

What Lapless accepted was a job posting for the ‘Maria’ brand.

Originally, it was a joint brand created by Kang Yoo-jin and Mage Tower for rotating body kits, but as the scale has recently grown, it has become independent as an organization under Mage Tower.

So, they are expanding the scope of R&D as well as the rotating body kit, and they are hiring a lot of manpower.

“You want me to come here?”

“Anyway, there’s nothing to do besides bachelor’s work, right?”

“I don’t like it. For the time being, I don’t want to be a student of research—”

“An artificial reproduction of the source.”

Laflis stopped suddenly.

It was because what Yujin Kang recited was none other than the content of the last seminar that Lafless had given, and at the same time, it was also the content of the swear word.

“How do you do that…”

“What if that’s actually possible?”

Then he showed me some more papers.

It was the source of the constellations he and Estelle put together, and an interpreted version of their structure.

There were many unfamiliar formulas, but the structure was understood at a glance.

It has to be.

This was a study she had devoted more than ten years to.

As Lapless turned the pages one by one, strength entered her eyes, and soon her eyes widened and turned to Yujin Kang.

“Is this… is this possible…?”

“I’ll show you the rest if you sign it. It’s quite confidential—”

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The signature was made immediately.

It was a decision without even a second of hesitation.

“Show me!”

“Yes.”

After that, no persuasion was needed.

After leaving Helios, the two of them moved to Avantrat through the warp gate and headed straight to the empty lecture hall.

The wide and empty lecture hall was filled with all sorts of formulas, as if looking at a sea of numbers and symbols.

“This···.”

Huge traces of interpretation of the source.

As she stared at the scene in dismay, she saw the stage in the center of the lecture hall.

Estelle was there.

She didn’t even see Lapless coming, she just looked at the formula.

“Why is this child here?”

“The two of us cleaned up.”

“···ah?”

professor and student.

The two beings, who must have a clear difference in their abilities, conducted research together.

It was embarrassing, but after listening to Yujin Kang’s explanation, I understood.

Estelle is as brilliant as any other professor, and she is a prospective Constellation who herself has passed the test of ascension.

Since she herself already had an imperfect origin, there was no one more suitable than her for ‘representation of the origin’.

“Of course there are problems.”

The theory that will serve as the framework has been completed.

But how to reproduce it is another matter.

This is not just a level that converts mana into holy power.

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Just as Einstein could not create a nucleus even if he announced the law of conservation of mass, the reproduction of the origin required the power of a ‘real’ expert who was superior to him.

That is, the power of people like Laflis.

“The Magic Tower Lord has already promised to support you. All that remains is your will.”

“·······.”

“will you do it?”

Yujin Kang held out a piece of chalk to her.

“Are you going to…?”

Laflis clenched her fists.

Fighting spirit starts to burn again in the weak green eyes.

“What are you asking for the obvious?”

She snatched the chalk and took it.

This is a field to which she has devoted her whole scholarly life.

It was a man named Laflis who started from scratch, laid the foundation for a theory, and brought it to the brink of bringing it out into the world.

“Don’t do it.”

She lifted her hair tie and pulled her gray hair into a tight ponytail as she approached the blackboard.

It is different from the military who gave nothing.

It has all the data and information I needed, and the brain that organized it.

And they are conceding that last point for themselves.

The reason really doesn’t matter.

Because the proponent of this theory is himself.

“Sniff… Cee.”

thank you for that

I felt like I was getting emotional.

“Let’s see…”

Wiping the corners of her eyes that were growing cold again, she once again stood in front of the blackboard.

Unlike before, I am alone now, but I did not give up and picked up the chalk.

“Can you do it?”

“I do not know.”

Estelle approached and stood next to Yujin Kang.

maybe it will fail

But this is Lapless’s job to finish.

Because a scholar who had faith deserved it.

Watching the flow of formulas written down at length, Kang Yoo-jin said.

“Estel.”

“Yes, Professor.”

“Do you want to become a Constellation?”

do you still have a dream

he was asking that.

Although it’s a dream that was shaken once, I don’t want to achieve it by eating the world.

However, if you ask me if that dream has disappeared… it wasn’t like that.

“Yes. I want to be.”

I don’t want to sacrifice the world.

because you won’t be happy

Even so, I wanted to become a Constellation.

Because that was her lifelong dream.

“Then you become a Constellation.”

Yujin Kang turned her head and looked at Estelle.

“I’ll make it for you.”

“·······.”

“It’s still too early for you to give up on your dreams.”

It is absurd that a disciple give up his dream for the sake of his master.

The dream of a disciple is a law that a teacher must protect.

At least Kang Yoo-jin thought so.

Unlike myself who lost everything, this child still has many things left by his side.

“Follow me.”

Estelle’s innocent eyes turned to Kang Yoo-jin’s back as she turned and walked away.

Looking at that wide back, her blue eyes drew thin arcs.

“Yes, Professor.”