How to make a star(4)

Laflis’ research went smoothly.

It was also thanks to her excellent abilities, and the fact that the Mage Tower, now affiliated with her, fully supported her.

In addition, Skadi and Roshua came to help from time to time.

When she was in the military, there was no one to help her, so she did most of the research by herself.

“Here. The results are out.”

And today, Lapless came to my office with a report.

The research that had been racking their brains for months has finally paid off.

“Have you finished already? I’ve been watching at least for years.”

“If the results are slow in this environment, the professor should quit. Rather, this took a long time.”

Saying that, Laflis’ face almost looked like a zombie.

His face was emaciated and his eyes were sunken, but his expression was more lively than ever.

“Actually, this took more time. It was actually over a week ago.”

“Is that so.”

No matter how basic theories are, and human and material support is sufficient, it seems that the monthly unit is short.

I was worried inside, but looking at the elated Laflis, it seemed that I was confident.

“Hmm···.”

And the results weren’t too bad either.

It’s still at a rudimentary stage, and there are many things that need to be improved to actually apply it to Constellation Awakening, but the fact that it was successfully reproduced was encouraging.

This is great.

Because all theories start with such a small demonstration.

I praised her hard work without hesitation.

“Thank you for your hard work. You have worked hard.”

“Of course. I always do my best.”

“And I don’t have to write a report like this for every study. I’m not the professor’s supervisor.”

“I don’t like it? I’m going to treat my boss?”

“·······.”

I emphasized several times that it was just a collaborative relationship and that the Mage Tower or I were not superior, but Laflis’ attitude was stubborn.

From the point of view of receiving support, did you say that water supply is unconditionally important?

Indeed, she was sincere in her research ethics and beliefs.

“So I’m going to write it as a thesis first and present it, is that okay?”

“This is your study. You can do whatever you want.”

“I’ll do whatever I want.”

Are you the type to give orders?

I’m sorry, but I’m mostly laissez-faire.

Even if you leave it alone, it will take care of itself, but I’m not stupid enough to touch it.

“Okay. Let me know if you need anything for the thesis presentation. I’ll apply from this side.”

“Are you going to judge me?”

“Yes. But the content will be fair.”

There is no such thing as being biased as an acquaintance.

I wondered if I was aiming for something like that, but after hearing my answer, Laflis’ expression looked rather relieved.

“Okay. I’ll definitely repay you with the best results.”

“I don’t need anything in return, so just work hard.”

I have to complete it to get one step closer to achieving my goal.

Laflis, who nodded and stepped back, added one last word before leaving the office.

“Thank you. For giving me a chance.”

“Okay. Do your research well.”

“Ac. Why are men so boring?”

He sticks out his tongue and then leaves the office.

Anyway. I wonder if all the women around me don’t have normal personalities.

Shaking my head excitedly, I went on with the rest of my work.

*

After a while.

Lapless’s lecture was scheduled.

The venue is the smallest lecture hall of the Picatinny Society.

Originally, Picatinny, where the military had strong influence, did not want to give even this, but the academic society could not just ignore the support of Yujin Kang and other Helios professors and the magic tower, so they assigned an old lecture hall that was not used very much.

It’s shabby compared to his military days, but Laflis was satisfied with that too.

Even though the scale has shrunk, the in-seon is more splendid than ever.

“I’m asking just in case, is this the right support edge?”

“Then did I write it wrong?”

“But this is…”

The academic society who received Laflis’ lecture plan could not hide their embarrassment.

Lapless is not one to kneel anywhere, but the support line is even worse than that.

From Yujin Kang, the rising star of academia, to Arc Wizard Skadi, and Roshua of Magical Mechanics.

It was a super-luxurious appointment made by all the professors of Helios’ core subjects.

“Anyway, did I convey it properly?”

“Yes, yes…”

She was about to pass by the official, but someone blocked her way.

“Professor Lapless.”

“·······.”

It was none other than the military officer who had last interviewed her.

Faced with that face, Laflis’ expression rotted.

“why?”

“No. I mean, I want to be a woman with a lot of lingering feelings.”

It was an obvious mocking laugh.

It was the eyes of a person who could not let go of a failure and clung to it.

“Is the lecture hall really small?”

“·······.”

“It suits you perfectly. It’s nice to see.”

Now I see, it was just to make fun of people.

Behind him were military scholars, people who once ate together with Lafless.

Their eyes were filled with pity as they looked at Laflis, who had become alone.

It was a dark gaze that made me feel like why I was drawn alone.

“Huh. Did you come to scratch your nerves childishly?”

“You’re short on words. But he was the former boss.”

“Fuck you. You look like shit and talk about it.”

“·······.”

The officer’s face stiffened as he blew the Guck Q with the melon.

“Are you foolish and stupid? I guess I misunderstood the person.”

“Do you look back on your usual behavior? It’s time for my lecture now.”

“Are you still holding on to that flop?”

The words he spat out with a smile pierced my nerves.

“Did you know? All the research done by the military is owned by the military. If you quote even a little bit, a lawsuit will start right away.”

“Ha~ I didn’t use it either, so don’t worry, right? And.”

Laflis looked at the people lined up behind her.

The bland expression wasn’t a particularly good result.

“Looks like you’re doing well without me~”

“·······.”

“Then really, it’s okay.”

Laflis went into the lecture hall without saying hello.

They looked at him in disbelief, and then they just laughed.

People who don’t know the fraction always end badly.

Lapless, reflected in their eyes, was nothing more or less than a human figure struggling to the last.

“Let’s go see how great they prepared.”

They moved into the lecture hall where Lafless disappeared.

It seemed like it would be fun to watch people fall into the abyss at the end of their struggles.

*

The idea of … was shattered the moment I saw the contents of the lecture.

“…what the heck is that…?”

Laflis’ lecture was clearly ‘artificial reproduction of the source’.

In the military, it was the one that turned into a magical engine after failing.

But what happened in the months after being kicked out of the military?

She finally succeeded in reproducing the source of her nose.

Also, it is a completely new theory that does not quote any data from the military.

“Oh my God… Riga.”

A look of astonishment sweeps the stage.

A small but clear light that floated there——the people ahead of the “source” were all staring at the stage with open eyes.

It was small and feeble, but the chastity and enormous holy power felt there clearly proved that it was the ‘source’.

There was no way the audience didn’t know that, and questions were already pouring in from all directions.

“Well, how did you implement the ‘wish’ that forms the source?”

“We analyzed the basic working mechanism of holy power. We borrowed Professor Yujin Kang’s ‘Three Formulas for Magical Power’.”

Then he pointed to Yujin Kang.

Even under the spotlight, he silently conducted the reenactment ceremony.

Laflis continued to be questioned.

“How did you solve the uncertainty of holy power?”

“I added an ‘active regulation’ structure to the formula. I referred to the ‘pure induction equation’.”

“But that’s Professor Skadi’s…”

When the scholar who asked the question spoke in bewilderment, Laflis turned to Skadi and Roshua, who were beside her.

“The design was made by Professor Skadi, the author of the thesis, and Professor Roshua of Magical Mechanics.”

When Lafless pointed it out, Skadi shrugged ahem, and Roshua bowed her head with a smile.

“Then the model of the ‘imperfect source’ is…”

“That was helped by Lady Altair.”

Then, the light illuminated Estelle, who was maintaining the source at the center of the ceremony at the center of the stage.

“Huh…”

Sighs erupted from everywhere.

The four professors of Helios’ core subjects, as well as Altair’s daughter, joined in.

Even according to Kang Yoo-jin’s instructions, the ones doing chores are Vega’s wife, Ensia, and other aces of magic science.

The military was a dream team that could never be imitated, and would never exist again.

“…Then, did the artificial creation of the constellation succeed?”

“No. That’s a long way off.”

After answering the question, Laflis shook her head.

“But it’s definitely possible. Perhaps, in the near future.”

You have succeeded in creating the ‘source’, the most important element of the constellation.

Now that the biggest obstacle has been solved, the other secondary things will be completed in a flash.

Ironically, the army’s biggest wish was fulfilled at the hands of Lapless, whom they kicked out.

“This is a scam!”

So it was natural for the military to rise up.

“Does it make sense to get kicked out of the military and get it resolved in a few months! That professor is cheating!”

Cries are heard from all directions.

When the people in the military shouted that, people also had doubts in their eyes.

It would be strange.

It was quite famous that Lafless had not come to fruition even though he had been working on a research for more than ten years.

“This is only with the help of a new theory…”

Laflis tried to argue here and there, but it was only drowned out by the voices of the military.

That moment when she didn’t know what to do.

A voice echoed through the auditorium.

“「Quietness」”

The ominous voice echoed in the mind, and the audience fell silent.

Kang Yu-jin stepped forward from the center of the lecture hall, which became quiet in an instant.

Shining red eyes that symbolize mental control, he looked around at the crowd with a cold gaze and said.

“I created the basic theory of Professor Laflis’ thesis. I reconstructed it by supplementing incomplete parts.”

Cold sweat broke out on the faces of the audience at the intense hostility that seized the lecture hall.

There was no magic in his voice, but his piercing gaze and heavy voice had a charisma that silenced people.

“It was provided by me. Professor Skadi helped with the recreating ceremony, and Professor Roshua assisted with the construction. Estelle assisted with the model, and my students assisted with the assistance.”

What dwelled in that voice was cold, refined contempt.

“To call such a fraud is an insult to me, and by extension, an insult to Skadi and Roshua, and to my disciples.”

With eyes as red as blood, he muttered.

“It’s unpleasant. Terribly.”

“·······.”

And along with Yujin Kang, Laflis and Roshua openly revealed their displeasure.

It was the same for Estelle, who was taking a step back.

“The Mage Tower supports Professor Yujin Kang’s will.”

And in the audience, Mason, who had been sitting quietly, stood up.

“The project was supported by the Mage Tower, but is it okay to accept that it is a fraud, as the military is also suspicious of the Mage Tower?”

At the appearance of the Magic Tower, the people who had joined the officers’ voices were visibly embarrassed.

“Yeah, but the military’s suspicions are justified…”

“The military? Well, am I not?”

As soon as they were able to object, Claire, who was next to them, intervened.

“Let’s not include us for nothing? The combat department has nothing to do with it.”

“Gee, I’m on their side now!”

“Isn’t it obvious? My Deneb is under the control of the combat department, and the research department is not my bastards.”

Claire kept her arms crossed and oblivious.

“And Lapless, the first thing to do is to hold on to it when you succeed while holding on to it~ It’s very shameful~”

“·······.”

The eyes pouring from all sides were not pretty.

In particular, Kang Yu-jin’s sasaeng fans, the ‘Kang Yu-jin school’, were glaring at them as if they were going to kill them.

Insulting Kang Yu-jin was almost blasphemy to them.

In the end, the people in the research department had no choice but to sit down with the words that it was a mistake.

“then.”

Kang Yoo-jin, who suppressed the situation, moved away.

It was a consideration that reminded me once again that the owner of the stage was Lapless.

Skadi and Roshua backed away again.

while squinting one eye.

Being grateful for that, Laflis smiled with a tear-stained face.

“I will continue the presentation.”

That day, Lafless’ lecture on ‘Introduction to Origin Reproduction’ ended in great success.

A great upheaval swept across the academia.

*

“Aren’t the military guys pretty shameless too?”

a few days later

Lapless, who came to Yujin Kang’s office, fluttered the letter with a puzzled face.

There was a long letter of apology to Laflis.

“Isn’t it funny when you kick them out, and now you’re talking about reconciliation?”

Skadi, who was next to him, reacted to those words.

“Eh? Really? Hee hee, did you eat the shit properly?”

And Roshua, who was scribbling papers beside him, shook his head.

“It’s all self-inflicted. It’s a model of an ugly human figure.”

“I know yeah!”

The contents of the letter were as follows.

The remarks in the lecture hall are only the meaning of ‘some’ belonging to the research department, and have nothing to do with the military authorities.

And since the person who made that remark was severely punished, there was a whopping 5,700 words that said, “Please let go of your anger.”

“He took off his clothes. The one who kicked me out.”

“It’s cool inside. Claire, I like how he handles things~”

“Namu Amitabha.”

In a typical happy ending, the three of them chewed on the army coolly.

Lafless, who was no longer in the military, chewed with excitement.

Kang Yoo-jin was looking at the three people talking comfortably as if they were in her own room, with uncomfortable eyes.

“…but why are you talking about that in my office?”

Then, the eyes of the three headed this way.

And all three answered at the same time.

“It’s convenient.”

“Because it’s comfortable?”

“Isn’t it comfortable?”

These were the answers of Skadi, Laflis, and Roshua, respectively.

Kang Yoo-jin, who was even more uncomfortable, growled with a gaze that felt even colder.

“Turn everything off.”

After kicking the clamoring three out, he touched his sore forehead.

He came to visit me like that on a fictitious day, and he even gave me a headache that he didn’t have before.

“Are you okay?”

“no.”

Estelle, who was only blinking by the side, sent a heartfelt regards.

By the way, Adeline, suffering from overwork, was sleeping with her head on the desk next to her.

Of course, it was the same for Encia and Cynthia, who suffered together.

Kang Yoo-jin picked up the papers on the ‘Introduction to Origin Reproduction’ that they had left behind.

“Anyway, the technique to recreate the root has been completed. Improvements will come sooner.”

Estelle also affirmed.

She was in a state of feeling proud as much as she took on the leading role in the theory.

“And, with this, I intend to make you a Constellation.”

“·······.”

“I don’t know about anyone else, but you and I still have a long way to go.”

At those words, Estelle’s face was unusually flustered.

It was because I didn’t know that she was seriously thinking about becoming a Constellation.

“Professor, I…”

“I won’t say that it’s hard now.”

If that’s the case, you’ll be disappointed.

He looked at Estelle with that gaze.

“…of course not.”

Seeing her stern reply, Kang Yoo-jin let out a rare laugh.

“Then follow me. I have somewhere to go.”

“Where are you going…?”

Yujin Kang nodded without answering.

It had been prepared long before, and was determined to be shown before Estelle became a constellation.

Yujin Kang raised her head and looked at the sky where Abanrat would be.

“Let’s go see your family.”