Performance evaluation (2)

The performance evaluation began, and the children were busy making their own teams.

In the middle of a group of friends gathering in groups of threes and threes.

Only Cynthia’s surroundings were empty, and no one approached.

“Whew…”

Even if your perception has improved, the reality of reluctance to demons is a gist.

Will there be any kids to team up with me?

What came to mind after a sigh was Estelle and Encia.

At least they were the only people I knew.

“Estel…is already gone.”

Estelle disappeared as soon as it started.

Truly a unique childish independent exit.

Next, he turned his gaze to find Encia, but there were already many people around her.

“Encia! Do you want to team up with me?”

“I want to team up with Vega!”

“Let’s team up with us, huh?”

Due to her background as Vega, her unique lively personality, and her cute appearance, Ensia was popular among children.

There are already more than 10 kids who have gathered to make a team.

‘I can’t…’

There’s no way you’d have to do it with me, leaving kids like that…

I can’t help it, but I have to do it alone.

He sighed and turned around.

“Sini~ Where are you going?”

However, as she was about to turn away, Ensia approached and stopped her.

“Uh… huh?”

“We should be on our team, huh?”

Encia waved Cynthia’s sleeve with her characteristic boisterous face.

“But if I do, the other kids will…”

“Huh? No, it’s just me. All the other kids turned it down.”

“What… huh?”

When I turned my head, it really was.

The children rejected by Ensia swallowed their regrets and looked this way.

“why···.”

No matter how much Cynthia was in second place in the first year, in the end, she was only one.

In the performance evaluation, the majority would be absolutely better.

“We’ll be able to do well by ourselves. We were a fantastic duo during the group assignment, right?”

There was no regret left on her face as she squeezed Cynthia’s hand.

He just smiles and looks at Cynthia.

“Why are you being so nice to me?”

“yes??”

“I’m the… half of that… I’m not a person like this…”

Although she didn’t use the word demon, Ensia must have known the meaning behind the words.

Blink.

Ensia, who was confused, eventually smiled and squeezed Cynthia’s cheeks with both hands.

“Eh?”

“uuu~!”

“Eh, Esia??”

“Sini. You know I’m an angel, right?”

Nod.

shake one’s head

“Angels each have their own characteristics, but thanks to that, I have special eyes.”

The quality of seeing everything as it really is.

Ensia winked cutely with her gun-like shining eyes.

“I just saw what I like in you.”

“Yes···?”

“It’s okay? Shinny’s real appearance is my preference~ Do you want to go to the group assignment now?”

“Uh…ah, I get it.”

Caught up in her face, I reflexively agreed.

whee woo woo-

“But what do you hear-“

In an instant, the ground I was standing on seemed to shake, and something that fell nearby exploded and swelled up.

Screams erupted from all sides as the explosion hit the ears.

“Ewww! What did you say!?”

“Encia! Bow down!”

At the same time as the two fell on their feet, bombing suddenly started from all sides.

Dirt, dust, flames soared, and a feverish wind raged.

The children were running around in a panic at the barrage of bullets that followed.

“Aagh! What happened all of a sudden!”

“Run away! You can’t stay still!”

The children disperse in an instant.

And after a while, countless people and machines appeared, trampling on the grass and trees.

To-du-du-du-! bang! Quaang!

Infantry and armored troops armed with assault rifles.

Although the two did not know the civilization of Earth, they could tell that it was an army just by looking at it.

And, seeing the clash with the group of demon beasts that followed, Ensia clenched her fist.

“This is no ordinary forest!”

Well yes!

There is no way Kang Yoo-jin chose a mediocre field as the stage.

This wasn’t just a forest, it was the middle of a battlefield where bullets rained down!

[If you stay still on the battlefield, you will die]

A message that came to my eyes belatedly.

The eyes of the two looking at the writing were stained with despair.

“Please tell me soon…”

“Let’s avoid it for now!”

Cynthia and Ensia fled to the outskirts of the forest to avoid the two clashing armies.

*

thump- thump-

Flashes of light and explosions come and go from a distant battlefield.

I sat alone on the outskirts of the forest and quietly watched it.

“The reproducibility is not bad.”

I was a little worried because it was a battlefield I had experienced a long time ago, but fortunately the resolution is not bad.

There is a reason why this kind of abysmal chapter was set as the stage.

Digging into the beast’s sympathetic nervous system and tracking down the enemy commander means that the place they are at is in the middle of the battlefield.

And, of course, there is no such thing as a calm and peaceful battlefield in the world.

Penetrating into the sympathetic nervous system is in line with the need to remain calm on a battlefield like this.

“Hmm… but it’s holding up better than I thought.”

I threw it in the middle of the battlefield, but everyone is still fine.

There are no students who have been hit by blind bullets, and there are no students who run amok in panic.

It was proof that everyone was maintaining a minimum of composure.

“I’ll find you on my own.”

This mental control was still made into a rather lax structure.

Also, hints are scattered all over the place, so those with brains will be able to find out where I am by penetrating the illusion.

This will be a place for basic learning to learn how to access the sympathetic nervous system at the same time as battlefield experience.

And if they fully understand how to do that, they will be able to move on to accessing the ‘real’ nervous system made up of demons.

The subject of the final exam will be that.

“Persevere. Endure and become strong.”

life is real

I lost myself in contemplation, thinking of the students rolling around the battlefield.

“Here you are.”

– I was trying to get into it.

If it wasn’t for that voice I suddenly heard.

“… Estelle.”

In front of me was Estelle, who arrived before I knew it.

5 minutes 33 seconds.

It was truly a wonderful record.

“Didn’t you form a team?”

“I don’t carry luggage.”

I could feel the lingering scent of magic from Estelle, who continued to speak.

This illusion I created was created with the same structure as the sympathetic nervous system of the Demon Beast.

Estelle dug into that magical structure, identified the wave length of my magical energy, and instantly pinpointed my location.

“Excellent. I’ll give it a perfect score.”

I sent compliments without hesitation.

Since she found me, she should be able to rest like this.

However, Estelle suddenly pulled a revolver from her waist and pointed it at me.

“What.”

“If you find the head of the beast, it’s only natural to catch it.”

“·······.”

So, it means that you will fight with me.

Looking at Estelle, who was full of spleen beauty, I fell into trouble for a moment.

“Hmm···.”

That’s not wrong.

If you find the witch beast, it is your duty to kill it.

I didn’t know she was even thinking about that.

“Yes. You are right.”

Since the correct logic was presented, it would also be the professor’s role to respond to it.

I removed the chair I was sitting on and pulled out my revolver.

A torch soars from Estelle’s revolver.

Before long, high-pitched gunfire struck the forest.

*

A remote forest away from the battlefield.

Cynthia and Ensia were strolling through the forest with their postures low.

It was to avoid being hit by a blind bullet.

“Still, I’m glad they didn’t come after us.”

“Yeah… I guess we’re outsiders here.”

Those humans and monsters just hit each other and fight, not recognizing the students.

You could be swept away by the attack, but if you were careful, you wouldn’t get hurt.

“Egogo. Why did our professor choose this place again??”

“Perhaps… you’re trying to make me experience a panic state…?”

People are prone to panic in real life.

Perhaps Yujin Kang created this place with the intention of developing her resistance after experiencing such a panic early on.

Maybe it’s because he’s always a person who gives extraordinary classes, but now his intentions were easily predicted.

“We need to find the professor. That way… this fantasy will end.”

“Um… but how?”

“that’s···.”

Cynthia shook her head.

Kang Yoo-jin never does something he can’t do.

Even if it seems vague right now, there will definitely be hints hidden in what you have learned.

“Sympathetic nervous system… mind control…”

What you’ve learned so far.

Recall the report of the memory step by step.

“By the way, this is just like noise.”

“Huh? Noise…?”

“Bubble feeling? The background looks ‘real’, but they all look ‘fake’.”

“ah.”

In an instant, something flashed in my mind.

Encia’s eyes see the true face of all things.

In other words, she sees the essence of things.

That she, unlike the background, judged the battle scene by ‘noise’…

“noise···.”

We are just outsiders here.

Fantasy is something that unfolds based on living people.

Then, the battlefield in front of you is not the background—

“It’s just noise.”

The so-called fantasy fantasy.

In a world created by fantasy, the battlefield was embodied in fantasy.

That is why they do not recognize children.

That’s because it’s just an illusion that moves as planned!

“Encia, help me!”

“Huh? I don’t know what it is, but yes!”

Deploying magical powers, we begin to dig into this world of mind control.

It’s an incredibly complex structure, but assuming it’s noise, you can see the structure.

The complex magic structure is a fake.

When I lifted it all up and looked down, I saw the real structure that had been hidden.

A flow of magical power that is intricately entangled like the synapse of a neuron.

this is-

“sympathetic···.”

The overall structure is simple.

Perhaps Yujin Kang lowered the level of difficulty considering that it was a class.

The moment they figured it out, a message popped up in front of their eyes.

[Synapses in the sympathetic nervous system specify the location of each entity]

Yujin Kang’s advice for children who have reached this point.

synapses and locations.

Cynthia hurriedly searched the synapses of the entire illusion.

It consumed a lot of mana, but it was worth doing more than I thought since Encia’s holy power supported it.

“I found it.”

Scattered children are seen throughout the fantasy.

Estelle’s location was also visible, and Kang Yu-jin’s location was also gathered.

“done···!”

“Wow!”

The two held hands and ran around.

It was a fantastic collaboration of Encia’s discernment and Cynthia’s creativity.

The two of them laughed brightly and ran around, and suddenly saw Estelle and Yujin Kang’s positions overlapping.

“Shinnie. Do you think the same as me?”

“maybe···.”

Estelle, who found Kang Yu-jin faster than anyone else, challenged him to a fight.

Other people might not know, but Estelle really deserved it.

Because Estelle’s judgment is unpredictable.

“Daddy, let’s go quickly!”

“yes···!”

The two hurriedly ran toward a specific location with synapses.

*

“Ha!”

Rituals and gunshots come and go.

Each of them aimed at each other, and every time the hands and kicks that flew like ghosts cut off the target.

hit by hand

Kicking.

While looking at the position of the muzzle and avoiding it.

In the fight between guns and bullets and bullets, magic power and torches were intertwined and set ablaze.

bang!

The torch carried by bullets exploded, and a feverish wind raged.

Estelle, riding the wind and backing away, quickly finished reloading.

“That’s my move. I’m sure I never taught you.”

Minimal movement and quick situational judgment.

A martial art that aims at vital points in any posture and continues the battle like flowing water.

That movement was very similar to that of Yujin Kang.

“Over my shoulder… Whoa… I learned.”

“·······.”

She answered with heavy breathing.

I apprenticed to his combat, studied and mastered it myself.

Kang Yoo-jin laughed at the ridiculous genius.

movement and reflexes.

And the completeness of the action.

Compared to what I learned over my shoulder, the level is quite high.

“Hmm.”

but.

There are still many areas missing.

bang!

“Quit…!”

Stance shakes with one attack.

This is because absolute power is weak.

It was also pushed back in a number of fights.

Estelle’s search is obviously excellent for those of her age, but compared to Yujin Kang, the difference in skill is bound to be overwhelming.

If she reads three, he can see ten times as far.

The natural enemy of search is the superior search.

“Kuu… haa…”

After several battles, Estelle, who had been pushed out, sat down and gasped for breath.

Sweat flows like rain, and the flame of the torch is feeble as if it is going out.

“It was reckless to come alone. I would have said it was okay to team up.”

“···I do not need it.”

She grabbed her wobbly legs and forced herself to stand up.

“Because I’m the strongest. I always have to be in front.”

“·······.”

“It is my duty.”

A fate that has no choice but to take the lead because it is the strongest.

Because he’s so good, he’s someone who can’t rely on anyone.

Estelle was a person who had to dwell on the loneliness created by her own talent.

therefore. I came alone this time too.

No one will be able to match her speed anyway.

So, since I was alone, I wanted to fight Yujin Kang once.

If it was Yujin Kang who was better than himself.

With that genius, he should be able to learn more…

“I don’t know who obliged you to do that, but…”

By the way.

“It’s a useless burden.”

He denied it at once.

“Who the hell decides who should stand at the front just because they’re the strongest?”

“that’s···.”

“If you’re thinking of saying it’s your duty, stop.”

Estelle kept her mouth shut.

Because of course I thought so.

“Estel.”

He called her in a softer voice than before.

“Learn to go together, rather than ahead.”

His voice was hard and heavy, but it seemed to ooze regret that he couldn’t erase.

Estelle looked at him with a sweaty face.

“But, everyone wants me to protect them.”

Because I am Altair.

Because it is better and stronger than anyone else.

because it is noble

By the way.

“Ignore all that.”

He denied it outright.

“Don’t try to protect such idiots. It’s an irresponsible expectation that isn’t worth living up to.”

“·······.”

“The only thing that’s valuable to you. It’s enough for you to protect.”

Close your lips tightly.

With tired eyes, Estelle looked at Yujin Kang.

“Then what about the rest?”

“I told you earlier. Ignore it.”

no need to keep

There is no need to protect the absolute majority weaker than me, he says.

It was not like the advice of someone who had won the war.

“Your most noble will is to be dedicated for the sake of the most precious one. Make a choice that you will not regret, Estelle.”

He immediately lowered the gun.

So defenseless, he was just looking at his pupil with his usual gaze.

“One day, there will be people who will move along with you. Precious things will come.”

“·······.”

“Learn to walk with them, learn to lean with them.”

The tone of his voice was soft.

Suddenly, the explosion in all directions died down, and silence came and embraced the two.

“A lofty will alone will only crumble. Keep that in mind.”

“·······.”

Estelle hung her head for a moment, at a loss for words.

First time.

Have you ever heard of this?

Everyone I’ve met so far has only expressed responsibility for power.

You have natural strength and talent, so you should protect everyone with it.

By the way. he says no

There is no need for that.

It’s enough to protect the one you want to protect.

I was reading so much.

“I. Can I really?”

“yes.”

“But… if I don’t stand in front, that empty seat will be…”

“then.”

He said.

“I will be in front of you.”

“·······.”

“Did you get an answer?”

I lowered the gun and looked at his face as if possessed.

The first person who preceded me from the moment we first met.

even when teaching.

even when in danger.

Also, when standing in front of everyone.

He was the only one who saved and led him from the front.

“···Yeah.”

therefore. I got it.

I think that would be possible.

I thought you would stand in front of me where there was no one.

For the first time, he had someone to turn to.

“It’s about time.”

As he opened his mouth, people rushed in from all directions.

The children of the great magic science that had been scattered.

As they surrounded the place, a strong voice broke the silence.

“I found it, Professor!”

hahahahaha, smiling encia.

And Cynthia, restless by the side.

The two who succeeded in unlocking the secrets of this place, gathered the children and reached this place.

“It’s over, Professor!”

The magic power rages.

Following the structure of this world that the two of them uncovered.

The magic of 59 people broke the structure of mind control and raised them to the reality outside.

Light shines in a broken world.

In that bright light, for the first time in class, he took off his mask and hat and laughed.

It was a very soft smile.

“Yes. That’s the correct answer.”

*

When they woke up, they were still in the classroom.

When I woke up and woke up, I rubbed my eyes and saw Kang Yu-jin standing in the same way as usual in front of me.

“5 hours 57 minutes 43 seconds. It was close.”

He looked at his watch and muttered softly.

“Everyone’s spirit of cooperation was effective. It was good to see through the structure of mind control, and to understand the mechanism of the sympathetic nervous system there.”

That was a great response.

He praised the students without hesitation.

“Scores will be reflected in the grades in a differential way. Everyone worked hard.”

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Just like that, the time pointed to 7 o’clock, past 6 hours.

“Sure. See you at the end of the term.”

Holding the weapons case, he left the lecture room with his back against the setting sun filtering through the window.

In that place where there was silence, Estelle quietly recalled the memories in the fantasy.

-At that time, I will be in front of you.

That word I heard for the first time.

It became a muffled reverberation, echoing deeply at the bottom of her chest.

pounding- pounding-

The chest he touched with his hand was beating loudly before he knew it.

“I am···.”

“Estel!!”

I was trying to enjoy that overwhelming uproar, but Encia ran and got stuck.

I was moved by that violent act of rubbing my cheek, and everything flew away.

“I’m so glad I went alone~ Let’s go together next time! Huh!?”

“Eh, Ensia…”

“·······.”

Estelle’s expression grows colder.

Ensia, who saw the cold hardened eyes, swallowed in vain.

“hehehehe…”

“Magpie.”

“Yes?”

“die.”

In Kang Yoo-jin’s classroom, an unexpected torch and screams burst out.