Aware (1)

Skadi doubted her eyes.

What did I just see?

“Does this… make sense?”

If I’m not mistaken, Kang Yu-jin didn’t just seize the magical power of the record, he even ‘used it’.

It was a different level from simply calculating and interfering with mana.

He had, for a moment, used the vast magic of the record as if it were his own limbs.

“Old man. Have you ever seen anything like this?”

“Heh heh…nothing.”

Mason let out a hearty laugh.

Has anyone in his long life left such a strong impression on him?

I can assure you, Yujin Kang will be the first.

“Could it be that teaching that formula…was it part of the plan?”

The number of students who entered the record today is about 700.

More than half of them, maybe all of them, probably know Yujin Kang’s formula.

The number of people who came to the special lecture was well over 200, and the information that spread knowledge would have spread throughout the school in an instant.

In the course of hundreds of students calculating and interfering with the record’s magical power, a chain reaction must have temporarily created ‘regularity’ even in the chaotic magical power here.

very slight change.

However, Yujin Kang never missed that change.

“He took control by spreading his magic power over the magic of the record that temporarily became regular.”

“Yes. The formula the professors made must have played the role of a hub that amplified the flow created by the students.”

Skadi and Mason exchanged stories side by side.

Although they are not usually good friends, in front of a huge magical achievement, they put down their sediment and returned to their scholarly appearances.

“And by connecting all of them… you’ve seized the magical powers throughout the record.”

Even Roshua helped.

The rest of the professors were listening attentively to the conversations of the giants of the magical world.

“It’s not just that. You felt that at the end too, didn’t you?”

“You mean ‘hive mind’.”

When Roshua answered, Skadi nodded.

group consciousness.

The Hive Mind connects multiple minds into one to form a huge collection of consciousness.

It is one of the greatest strengths of witches, and is said to be an ability that humans can never imitate.

However, Yujin Kang proudly reproduced that hive mind.

People who were connected by ‘magic power’ were bound together in a group consciousness, and by connecting their minds in parallel, they temporarily obtained transcendental computing power.

Finding the hidden synapse, and burning the marbles scattered all over the record at once.

All of this was possible thanks to the overwhelming computational power.

“I think I know why the Most Holy Heaven chose him.”

It’s not just being smart.

A calculation of the record’s mana.

Recreating the Hive Mind with a human body.

He has already broken two impossibles.

And that too in less than two weeks.

The knowledge and power he possessed contained a ripple effect that shook the common sense that had been built up until now.

‘Does this person have any history? lie.’

There’s no way this kind of person suddenly fell from the sky.

The achievements he made are sure to exist. What you can’t see is…

‘I’m hiding it from the Council of Elders.’

The reason must be that the knowledge and power he possesses are too dangerous.

Not only for humans, but also for demons.

Skadi, who hugged her tail tightly, walked towards the outside of the record with quick steps.

‘There are few people who can read the information hidden by the Senate.’

There are even fewer beings in contact with them.

Then there is only one thing left.

‘I should go to Earth.’

There is no choice but to visit the hometown of Kang Yoo-jin, on the far side of the dimension.

Skadi’s outstretched steps were filled with determination and curiosity.

*

Helios Auditorium.

A strangely heavy silence settled in this place, which should have been cluttered with the midterm exams in full swing.

Amazement, shock, amazement, awe.

Eyes filled with countless emotions were directed toward the screen installed in the air.

“What did we just see…?”

“I do not know.”

The light that removed the pitch-black darkness of the record.

And, the mighty power that shook the whole place.

The students were overwhelmed and unable to keep their mouths shut just by seeing what Yujin Kang showed them.

“When will we choose our major…?”

“I heard it’s a week after the midterm exams.”

buzz buzz.

The stories coming and going were heading beyond the midterm exams before I knew it.

The period for choosing a major that comes after the exam.

The eyes of the students were gathering on ‘Great Mathematics’.

*

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A time in spring when the warm sunlight and a warm breeze blow.

Cynthia woke up in a quiet hospital bed.

“Is this…?”

“Are you awake?”

When I turned around, Karina, who was sitting next to the hospital bed, smiled.

“How am I here…?”

“Professor Yujin Kang saved me. I was really lucky.”

She closed the book she was reading.

‘How to be a good human being’. It was Karina’s cherished book.

“The doctor said. Yujin Kang’s first aid treatment was very good, so he lived. If it were another professor, he would most likely die.”

“Ah…that, then…”

“Don’t worry. There’s nothing wrong with your life or body.”

He drove the raging demon from Cynthia’s body, and controlled and stabilized the Circle on the brink of collapse.

In addition, the internal organs damaged by the runaway were also restored, so when I arrived at the infirmary, the doctor had nothing else to do.

A flash of lightning flashed in Cynthia’s head for a moment as she let out a low sigh.

“Ah! How did the midterm exam go!?”

“No problem, don’t worry. You’ve only been asleep for a day.”

The first day’s exams, including Mathematics, ended successfully.

Although there was a small incident in the middle, no one knows except for some professors.

The only reason I felt Kang Yoo-jin’s hive mind was because the professors who played the role of hubs were all.

It was after Cynthia also caught the shrew, and eventually met Professor Yujin Kang, so the test passed.

It’s a situation where you don’t have to worry too much.

“The professor says you can expect good results.”

“I’m glad…”

Besides that, he added that Jason’s investigation would be ongoing and that he might be able to get compensation for the damage caused.

Contrary to his blunt appearance, he took care of everything.

“Anyway! I’m so glad you’re all right, Cynthia.”

“Yeah···.”

She clutched at the blanket that was covering her.

“What about the professor? Are you all right?”

“You don’t have to worry about him. He smashed it all by himself.”

Kang Yoo-jin, who took Cynthia out, was fine except for looking tired.

I don’t know what happened inside, but it must have been nothing to him.

“You’re a professor, too!”

Kang Yoo-jin is fine, and then smiles brightly.

Karina, who was looking at Cynthia, suddenly smiled sinisterly.

“Why, why are you like that?”

“Isn’t this the first time you’ve laughed at someone other than me saying they’re all right?”

“is it?”

Karina’s smile deepened.

“You sang a lot with the professor in your sleep.”

“···Yeah?”

“I think it happened almost every 5 minutes. Who would have thought that I was calling my separated father?”

Cynthia, who was listening, turned red in an instant.

She couldn’t answer properly and was flustered. Suddenly, she remembered Kang Yoo-jin, who had come to save her.

The person who first responded to his earnest call.

A large hand wrapped around his forehead, and a voice whispering that it was okay with his back to the starlight in the darkness.

It was really… it was really cool.

It was all the more so when I saw it with a hazy mind that was dying.

“Ugh…”

“Oh my. Why is my little brother so cute? Huh?”

“It’s gone…”

Cynthia’s face was so red that the red water was about to drip.

Carina, who had been hugging her while hugging her, sighed softly as she felt the warmth of her little sister.

“Hey Cynthia. Are you going to keep going to school?”

“Huh? What are you talking about?”

“If you don’t like it, you can stop going to school.”

Karina said while tying the shackles on her neck and horns.

“I thought it was right for you to go to a human school. Humans reject demons, but it was because I thought it would be better than the monsters who tried to kill them because they were traitors.”

In order to send Cynthia to Helios, she sacrificed a lot.

The pride as a dragon, the magic he possessed, and the mighty physical strength.

They all had to be sealed, but Karina thought it was right to send Cynthia to school.

“But I saw this incident and knew. To a child like you…how evil people can become.”

For demons, not only witches but also humans were not safe.

Didn’t you almost lose your precious little brother?

Knowing how terrible human malice is, she could no longer force Cynthia to go to school.

“You may stop going to school, if you wish.”

“···Nope.”

But Cynthia shook her head.

Holding Karina’s hand, he euphemistically revealed his intention of refusal.

“It’s a school that my sister gave me a hard time with. I can endure it.”

“Cynthia…”

“And, there are still things I want to do here.”

“···I see.”

Cynthia’s will was stubborn and uncommonly stubborn.

Unlike before, when he went to school reluctantly, he has a clear will and reason.

Karina, who gently closed her eyes, nodded softly before long.

If that is the will of the one and only brother. She wanted to respect whatever it was.

“Good luck my little brother~”

“It tickles…”

“At this point, grab Professor Yujin Kang too! If you’re in danger, drop everything and run out!”

“No, that can’t be!”

“Ahahahaha!”

Karina stroked her cute sister’s hair.

when did you grow up like this I was especially grateful to my little brother who grew up well today.

‘Take care of my brother, Professor Yujin Kang.’

To the only benefactor who protected Cynthia, she conveyed her sincere gratitude and wishes.

*

The highest point in Helios, the Altar of the Stars.

At the place where the sharp tip of the academy meets the sky, Yujin Kang cast her eyes toward the vast sky.

One of the reasons he came here.

It was because there was a story I wanted to share with Raniakea.

After reading my desire to meet, an invitation came soon after, and I was standing at the altar again.

“Nice to meet you. My apostle.”

A beautiful voice like flowing starlight.

Before I knew it, Laniakea, who was standing on the altar, was looking at me with her huge wings spread.

She walked discreetly, lifted her head slightly, and met my eyes.

hat and mask. hood and darkness.

The strange relationship that does not reveal each other’s face met their eyes in the silence.

“If Eugene wants to see me, it must be because of the work at the record, right?”

“Yes.”

I quietly knelt down in front of my constellation.

I calmed down and chose what I had to say.

“Do you know Maria?”

“Yes. Maria Lawrence. She was a great student.”

There was a faint longing in Laniakea’s voice.

A voice that seemed to know Mary well.

I put some strength into my leather-gloved hands and continued my words.

“The three major formulas I announced. The first initiator was actually Maria, not me.

It was she who came up with the idea.”

She gave me an idea like that without hesitation, saying it might be useful to me someday.

It was I who refined and completed it later, but it was Maria who laid the framework and cornerstone for my research.

3 formulas for calculating mana.

It was perfect for explaining magical phenomena, and boasted greater efficacy than any other formula.

and that formula.

It fit perfectly to calculate the mana of the record.

As if, in the first place, it was created to calculate the mana of records.

“This can’t be a coincidence.”

my resurrection.

the ensuing anomaly.

Its timing fit like a ruler.

my magical research.

combat know-how.

The same goes for all of that.

All the knowledge I had was supposed to work here.

“You know what.”

The last message I saw before I closed my eyes on Earth.

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tutorial.

A word that announces that the rehearsal is over.

The message meshed with my memory, going back to when I first met Maria.

-Because you are the right person.

The words she told me to join the Pentagram one day.

you are the right person

Was that really what he said with this in mind?

Was the reason she came looking for me because everyone knew about this future…?

Is my life real?

Maybe it wasn’t just a skit…

“Your life is real.”

Laniakea’s hand cupped my face.

The warmth that came through softly and painfully brushed my cheeks like soothing a child.

“Fate is ironic. Some people who are lacking and stupid become Constellations because they are born with the fate of a star, and some people who are superior to others do not become Constellations because they have ordinary fates.”

Calm and soft voice.

But inside, there seemed to be a bitterness that could not be erased.

“Your relationship with Maria. The feelings you held. The bonds you shared. I know that.”

I put my hand down, and her sweet hand took my hand.

“It’s all real. There are no lies in your life.”

“then···.”

“Maria Lawrence. She was a child who saw so many things. She was always far-sighted and quick-witted.”

With a distant voice, as if recalling old memories, Laniakea continued.

“I don’t know how far she looked or what she knew.”

Warmth spreads through the hands that hold each other.

Only now did I know.

Laniakea was comforting me.

“But what is clear is that she loved you wholeheartedly. Even the most cherished achievements, she gave them all to you.”

“·······.”

“Eugene-nim. You are more sincere and noble than anyone else.”

With a ray of consolation, the voice touched the heart that was stricken with suspicion.

“We’ve got to wade through huge ripples.”

That was a hint that she was foreseeing more.

She was warning in words that the future to come would never be calm.

“I believe you can overcome even such adversity.”

“·······.”

“Like you saved your comrades, their world.”

So, she gently hugged me like a hug.

“So, do your best. Don’t despair, but keep moving forward.”

“·······.”

“I will always be by your side.”

“···Yes.”

There was no conversation after that.

There was only silence and stillness, but that was enough.

Because I already got the answer.