Altair(1)

Saturday, the start of this week’s weekend.

By the time the evening was ripe, the banquet hosted by Altair’s mansion began.

Perhaps because it was a banquet hosted by a great aristocrat named Altair, nobles and celebrities were everywhere.

There were many celebrities who were treated like ordinary people everywhere, and the dignity and splendor exuded here could be called a banquet of stars.

Each family has produced a Constellation, or at least those who hold the position of an apostle of the Constellation.

There was no one who did not have a high name, but even they faded in front of the names of Estelle and Altair.

A prestigious family with as many as four constellations and dozens of apostles.

Altair was one of the 3rd largest families after Deneb and Vega, and held the position of chairman with power comparable to that of Helios’ president.

And Estelle, who was born with the most brilliant talent in the history of Altair, received the attention and praise of all nobles to the extent that she could be called the flower and star of this banquet.

“Lady Estelle. You look so beautiful today!”

“Even if you bring someone else from the 3 generations, your light will fade in front of Lady Estelle.”

There were nobles who openly whispered sweet words,

“My name is Galsen, and I teach ‘Spirit Magic.’ Lady, please take my subject this time…”

“Our family is about to announce a new theory this time, what is the intention of the Altair family…”

Some professors tried to use Estelle’s talent and popularity on their backs.

There were many other people who wanted to meet her, but Estelle’s expression was dry even in front of the attention that the common people could not receive.

Estelle smiled consciously from time to time, but the boredom never seemed to leave Estelle’s face.

“Not funny.”

All of them were chaff, trying to get Estelle’s attention.

For her, who had grown up experiencing this kind of attention as a daily routine since she was a child, their interest was boring.

“My lady, please choose my family’s subject in this major selection…”

“I’ll think about it.”

“My son, who entered the school this time, is a big fan of the young lady…”

“I’ll see you later.”

It’s been an hour since the banquet started, and I’m already tired.

Although she attended because the head of the house Terreon wished, she did not know what kind of help it would be to deal with these idiots.

‘When is the professor coming?’

I couldn’t believe they even gave me an invitation, but it won’t last forever, right?

No, for some reason I thought that the professor might be like that.

When I remembered the black eyes that were indifferent to everything, I was disturbed for no reason.

why am i waiting so long

I got a heartache for no reason, so I kicked the floor.

“Bored.”

Should I stop

Grandpa wouldn’t say anything if I stayed there for an hour.

I was about to stand up, but at the moment the entrance to the banquet hall was in a commotion.

“?”

The sound of conversation stops, and the eyes focus on the entrance.

The moment Estelle’s gaze turned to that place in a puzzled way, her eyes widened.

“ah?”

There was a hunter there.

A shabby black leather coat with an upturned collar.

A tightly worn hat, worn gloves and boots.

It was a full body armor that couldn’t even see the face properly.

Everyone was speechless in shock at the appearance of a million light-years away from the banquet dress.

His identity is, of course, Professor Yujin Kang.

The professor in charge of anti-mathematics, a hot potato in full swing, came to the banquet hall wearing that unusual outfit.

so much-

The gazes of nobles stuck to him along the way he walked.

As befits a race of rumors and gossip, the nobles talked about Kang Yoo-jin in a low voice.

“What are you wearing again?”

“The newly appointed professor of Mathematics is said to be an oddball, so the rumors are true.”

“I heard that you are a chaff with no achievements, how did you get that position?”

It was a curious conversation, but the content was not very good.

Most of them were suspicious of him for being the professor in charge of a core subject without any particular track record.

It is because the fact that he is an apostle of Laniakea is not widely known yet.

Because it is a professor position in a core subject that even a professor with a fairly high reputation cannot take, they did not hesitate to doubt and criticize Kang Yu-jin’s qualifications as a professor.

‘The pitiful people.’

Whatever they think, Estelle knows.

That professor is a person with more talent and abilities than any nobles or professors gathered here.

‘Only I know.’

Only I know the true face of that professor.

Estelle came to this fact with a sense of pleasure.

I felt like I was the only one who monopolized a jewel that no one recognized.

“Estel von Shearan Altair.”

Standing in front of Estelle, he spoke in his usual nonchalant tone.

The pretentious laughter that aristocrats used to show was nowhere to be found in him.

“Nice to meet you.”

“Yes. Nice to meet you too, Professor.”

Estelle looked at him and smiled softly.

It was her true smile, the one she had never had before.

“I thought you weren’t coming because you were late.”

“I think I came at the right time.”

“Aha. The main character always appears late, right?”

“It was meant to be a nuisance if an unimportant person came early.”

He’s not a very important person, so he took a quick look and entered suitably.

It wasn’t something he would say in a place where everyone appeals to their importance, but his eyes were sincere.

This professor is always like this.

Do not tremble in useless pretense in front of yourself.

They don’t seek attention, they just treat you like a normal student.

You might think it’s rude, but for some reason it wasn’t.

He had the ability to do that, and he had charisma that didn’t feel disrespectful.

Perhaps because of this, Estelle felt oddly at ease when talking to Professor Lee.

“I’ve been standing still waiting for the professor.”

“therefore.”

“My leg hurts so much.”

“What do you mean?”

“Please escort me.”

Eugene’s eyebrows twitched.

Eyes with obvious annoyance.

My eyes are wondering why I have to do that.

“Put.”

I need to tease a little more.

Estelle, who smiled cunningly, grabbed Eugene by the sleeve and whined.

“professor.”

“·······.”

“Are you going to let the lady say this?”

“ha···.”

Yujin Kang held out her hand as if there was nothing she could do.

Even so, the leather gloves never take off. Is it the last ego? That was funny again, so Estelle let out a chuckle.

The faces of the nobles looking at the two were all in shock.

“What is it? That professor, why are you so close with Miss Estelle? What kind of relationship is that?”

“Was that young lady the kind of person who could smile like that…?”

“Let’s go…”

Estelle’s beauty always dazzled the eyes, and her dazzling smile made nobles mesmerized.

The only one who remained sane among them was Professor Kang Yoo-jin, who never showed any emotion.

“Grandpa is waiting for you. I’ll go with you.”

“yes.”

Receiving all the eyes of the banquet hall, they leisurely left the venue.

The silence that had settled there was not broken for a while.

*

Thereon von Charon Altair.

The family head who led Altair was waiting for Kang Yu-jin in his office.

As the head of the house, the atmosphere becomes heavy when he attends the banquet, so he gave a short speech and then withdrew from the banquet.

The white-haired old gentleman looked at Kang Yu-jin with monocle eyes.

There was a grace in the eyes of the years.

If it was a normal professor, he would have been intimidated the moment he met him, but Kang Yoo-jin’s eyes were as calm as a calm lake even in Terreon’s eyes.

Terreon’s eyes lit up.

“Yes. Are you the professor your granddaughter talked about?”

“Yes. My name is Yujin Kang.”

“Nice to meet you. My name is Thereon von Charon Altair.”

Kang Yoo-jin accepted the handshake he handed over.

The old gentleman’s hands were as strong as the pulpit he embraced.

“I’m sorry for telling you to come and go when the construction is going to be busy. I was curious because my granddaughter is a professor with a rare interest.”

Thereon looked at Estelle who had entered with him.

Although she seemed to have taken a step back, Estelle’s eyes were filled with excitement as she looked at Eugene.

“Your clothes are unusual. Is there a reason you wear them like that?”

“I’m here to stay alert.”

“excenter?”

“My hometown is a battlefield wherever you go, so if you’re not careful, you’ll die quickly. So it’s become a habit to always be in perfect condition.”

“Hmm… it looks like you’re from Earth for real.”

It was a strange world that was strangely focused on the outskirts of the world.

After reading Eugene’s records, he was able to understand his eccentricity.

At the same time, I was also curious.

The ‘most holy sky’ that no one made an apostle.

What is the genius of the great man she chose, who ended the war for the first time?

“Do you have anything else to prepare besides class?”

“If you say separately?”

“Research or papers. You don’t know the skills, but you don’t have anything there.”

Of course, that was because his history was all confidential, but Terreon pretended not to know.

It may seem like a rude question, but Kang Yoo-jin did not show any response.

Rather, Estelle, who had been listening, interrupted in a fit of rage.

“Grandpa.”

“Be still, Estelle. This is a conversation between adults.”

“·······.”

Terreon stared at the silent Yujin Kang.

At Helios, performance matters. It’s the most accurate measure of a professor’s ability.

Estelle may have the insight to recognize his qualities at a glance, but most people don’t. So performance was more important.

There were already many families who doubted Kang Yu-jin’s ability.

If Yujin Kang did not take any action, it was obvious that there would be a group of people who complained.

“You doubt my abilities.”

“Don’t get me wrong. I admit you in my own way. It just means that not everyone is like me.”

Kang Yoo-jin has no visible performance.

Maybe that’s all, he’s from an unfamiliar Earth in the central dimension.

The earth is a dimension on the outskirts of the outskirts that is extremely far away from the central dimension.

Due to its location on the far outskirts, it was cut off from most of the studies in the central dimension, and the total amount of magic power in the dimension itself was small, so there were no magicians themselves.

Even the magical power that was available was concentrated in a small number of people in the form of superpowers, so it was natural that magic itself was a separate concept.

It is because of that that the weapon called the gun was developed.

Since he couldn’t use magic, he had no choice but to borrow the power of technology.

Since it was such an outskirts dimension, few people knew about it, and even if they did, most of them ignored it.

It was in the same context as city people ignoring people from rural areas.

“The public needs a signboard to show off everything.”

“Then what do you believe in me after seeing me?”

“hahahaha.”

It was a bold question, but he laughed cheerfully.

This is because he knows all about Kang Yoo-jin’s career.

The ability to overturn a war that was on the defensive.

That is why 30% of the Demon Beast Army’s total strength was concentrated in that outskirts dimension.

Nonetheless, the war was won in the end.

Knowing that, but doubting his ability was an understatement.

“Let’s keep it a secret.”

“·······.”

“So, do you have any signboards prepared?”

Yujin Kang quietly looked at Tereon.

He got up and walked to the open window.

“I have a theory in the works.”

“What is it?”

“It’s called multiple mediation of circles.”

He drew a revolver from his waistband and pointed it out the window.

Thereon’s expression wriggled at the weapon that suddenly appeared.

“How did you get the weapon?”

“Was it not okay?”

“Originally, I should leave it to you…”

it was legal The gatekeeper probably didn’t know what a gun was.

Since it was such an unfamiliar weapon, there were still many people in the central dimension who did not know what a gun was.

“So. What are you going to do with it?”

“Usually, circle magic is premised on using the heart inside the body as a medium.”

“right.”

“I’m trying to transfer that medium to a weapon outside the body.”

Thereon’s expression changed strangely.

Wasn’t it common sense to originally create circles inside the body?

“I’ll show you.”

Kiyiing-

Magic power gathered, and the revolver’s chamber began to rotate.

And Terreon saw. A ring of clear magical power formed along the rotation of the chamber.

“Hoo.”

His eyes lit up, but it was still too early to be surprised.

It was because when Eugene pulled the trigger toward the sky, the bullets fired splendidly exploded like fireworks.

The flames spreading high in the sky suddenly seemed simple, but Terreon could tell.

How many spells were added to that one shot.

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Just now, Eugene not only created a circle with a weapon, but also used magic with it.

Breaking the common sense that guns cannot be used as artifacts.

“This is a method of forming a circle by rotating magic power using a rotating body mounted on a weapon.

It can be applied to guns as well, and is over 40% more efficient than existing artifacts.”

“…Hey, when did you start researching this?”

“It’s been a day now.”

“·······.”

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Just one day

In one day, I succeeded in mediating the circle of weapons that so many people have tried and failed to do.

He is saying that he made a discovery that overturns the conventional wisdom that Circle cannot be created outside the body, in just one day.

“It wasn’t very difficult.”

“·······.”

“Is this enough for a sign?”

Thereon was speechless.

How can you be so indifferent even after making such a discovery?

I knew it was blunt, but at this level, I doubted whether there were any emotions.

“Who else knows this but me?”

“The elders are the first.”

“Heh heh… This is true. It’s hard to evaluate easily.”

It’s a lie.

The Artifactization of the gun he had just demonstrated was proof enough to prove his ability.

‘If I find out in academia, there will be an uproar.’

Thereon thought to himself that it was good to meet him first.

Information is power and power.

If Yujin Kang wanted to start a business with this, Altair would be able to reach out quickly.

“How are you, Grandpa?”

“Yes. As you said, you are a great professor.”

Seeing Estelle looking particularly happy, Terreon laughed.

“Good. If you need help putting the theory out there, Altair can help.”

“You don’t have to.”

“Think of it as an investment. You’re a man worthy of an investment in my opinion.”

“Thank you for taking good care of me.”

His head is lowered, but he doesn’t look very happy.

It was the attitude of a person who had absolute faith in his abilities, that he was confident even without help.

Deep down, Terreon liked his confidence.

‘It’s a million times better than the idiots.’

It was very good to meet such a ‘real’ person after watching only nobles who were like Seungnyang.

How long has it been since you’ve seen someone happy?

After all, the eyes of ‘the most holy sky’ are not wrong.

Terreon thought he was good at arranging today’s meeting.

*

“Today was great.”

At Estelle’s praise, Yujin Kang silently nodded.

A tilt of the head about 30 degrees without complaint. I meant thank you.

It occurred to Estelle that she now knew how to express the blunt professor.

“You’ve come to the banquet, would you like to dance with me?”

“no.”

“It’s very rude to refuse a lady’s dance.”

“I’m sorry for being rude.”

Estelle shyly returned the hand she had extended.

I didn’t expect anything anyway.

“professor.”

“why.”

“Can you show me your face?”

Estelle pointed to a face that was barely visible behind her hat and collar.

Even the corners of his mouth were covered by the wide mask, and practically only his eyes were exposed on his face.

“I’ve never seen the professor’s face properly.”

“Afterwards.”

“Can I show you now?”

“Can not be done.”

nothing went wrong

Is it that hard to show your face once?

I got a heartache and kicked the floor.

“Then don’t go away.”

he prepared to leave

The banquet still had a long way to go, but he had no reason to stay as long as his business was over.

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Just as Estelle was making a sad expression of dissatisfaction and regret, he reached out his hand.

A gloved hand held Estelle’s small hand, leaned down and kissed the back of her white hand.

It was courtesy to a lady from an aristocratic family.

Estelle, who was attacked unexpectedly, widened her eyes.

“Don’t be late for your next class.”

so he went

As they passed through the long banquet hall, without looking back.

“·······.”

Estelle blankly looked at her hand.

So, she was nailed to the spot for a long time and couldn’t move.