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Estelle, who returned to the mansion, was particularly silent.

Did something happen at the academy?

Hannah was worried about Estelle and kept talking to her, but Estelle kept her mouth shut and said nothing.

“I want to be alone now.”

Those were the only words Estelle uttered.

Hannah, who was nothing more than an escort knight, had nothing to do other than take the hand of her outer coat…

“·······.”

Leaving behind Hannah’s worried gaze, Estelle headed to the Hall of Fame inside the mansion.

Faelan and Amelia.

Estelle sat in front of the tombstones of her dead father and mother, buried her face in the lap of her arms.

“…I said something harsh to a friend today.”

friend.

It’s an unfamiliar word, but it came out naturally.

Estelle’s sharp words to Cynthia kept bothering her.

“Why did I do that?”

I wouldn’t have said it normally.

Today, I couldn’t control my emotions properly, and I said that out of anger.

Seeing Kang Yoo-jin’s blood-soaked clothes, something instantly struck me.

It was all because of the illusion I saw during the lecture.

“I was definitely confident…”

Even when it was said that it was a class to defend against mental attacks, Estelle was confident.

Because I was good at taking control of my mind, I had grounded confidence that this time there would be no problem.

However, the moment she encountered the fantasy there, Estelle’s confidence was shattered.

“·······.”

Estelle in the fantasy was a dull person who couldn’t do anything.

He lost all of his brilliant talents and fell into the abyss, becoming a criminal that he usually ignored.

A mediocre person with no flashing guns or flashes of light crossing his mind.

Estelle, who had lost her only light, faced Kang Yu-jin’s eyes, looking at her with a disappointed look.

‘No···. This is not me.’

‘I can do better. Trust me, please…’

‘Don’t go, professor…’

No matter how much I begged for it, no matter how desperately I held on to it, Kang Yu-jin, who had turned his back, did not come back.

Because Estelle was all about talent, she was nothing without talent.

He left like that, leaving Estelle alone.

To Estelle, who had already been alone once, it was a huge shock indeed.

“Ugh…”

To Estelle, Yujin Kang was a special person.

A person who is better than you for the first time you meet.

He was the only one who asked for instruction and hoped to become his disciple.

The support that said it would protect me in front of me.

In Estelle’s life, he was the only person besides her parents who wanted to be acknowledged.

The disappointing gaze I received from Kang Yoo-jin.

The moment she faced it, Estelle felt something inside her crumble.

“…Actually, I know. It’s an illusion.”

Mental attacks are like dreams.

In a dream, the size of the emotions you accept increases, so the aftereffects are just as great.

Everyone knows, but the emotion I felt once was so great that I couldn’t bear it.

“I must have been afraid of being abandoned.”

He continues to throw words at the unanswered tombstone.

Otherwise, my fearful and trembling heart would collapse again.

Estelle lost her parents who were the only pillars of her life when she was young, and being left alone was the biggest trauma.

Ironically, it was Kang Yoo-jin’s voice from the other side that saved her from struggling in the illusion.

‘This is an illusion, and should not be buried. I have to scrape off the illusion and shake off the nightmare.’

What he said, the defensive content to be delivered from within.

That was what appeared to Estelle in the form of a voice.

The moment I heard and understood that voice. Estelle thought.

this can’t be real I was so beaten.

It was more like escape than overcoming, but it was also effective, so she was able to wake up from the illusion.

‘Estel von Shearan Altair.’

And, when I heard Yujin Kang’s voice in the reality that came back.

Estelle unknowingly ran over and grabbed his hand.

I wanted to ask.

Even if I don’t have any talent, will they look at me as Estelle?

won’t you leave me

“…But I couldn’t tell you.”

Because, if I really listened to the negative, I wouldn’t have been able to bear it.

I didn’t ask even though I knew it couldn’t happen.

“I don’t want to be alone again.”

He crouched even more in front of the tomb.

Even if it was fake, the pain of loss that came back to her was too painful for her.

Today, the watch is quiet.

This is because Yujin Kang has not updated the contents of the next lecture yet.

Estelle hoped that the alarm would not go off this time.

*

late evening.

The discussion with Skadi, who visited the lab, continued for a long time.

When I asked if she could make a human body, she tilted her head and gave a cryptic response.

“Are you talking about something like a homunculus or a real human body?”

“With a real human body.”

As a result of reading related books recently, Homunculus is not suitable.

Unlike the real human body, the homunculus is a fake, imperfect creature that looks just like the real thing.

Since it cannot survive on its own, it will die quickly without the care of the caster.

What I want is an independent life that can survive on its own.

“The real human body is… um…”

“As far as I know it’s not illegal if you get permission.”

“It’s not, but…”

The reason for Skadi’s ambiguous reaction is simple.

This is because the body created through human body transformation is an empty shell with no ego, and is of no use whatsoever.

The current state of alchemy is enough to perfectly transmute the human body if there are enough materials, but it cannot transmute the spirit that is contained within it.

The only thing that can be seen in the transformed body is the reflection of external stimuli.

It is impossible to create a ‘whole’ human with the current alchemy, and that is why human body transmutation can be created only with permission.

Although the permission process is very difficult, if Skadi puts her mind to it, she will be able to get it.

“What are you doing by making something like that? If you have a surgical research or perverted taste, you’ll understand…”

“It’s not like that.”

nonsensical bullshit.

The eyes that looked at Skadi mixed with a little disgust.

“It’s a joke, a joke~ But where are you really going to be swept away?

“There is an ego that will be the base.”

I showed Skadi the crystal containing Maria’s half-self.

“What is this?”

“It was crystallized by extracting the monster’s ego.”

“to?”

In an instant, a voice jumped out.

Blink.

The gaze, which had been staring at me blankly, widened to the size of a lantern after fully understanding my meaning.

“Uh, mind extraction!? And crystallization!? Uh, how did you do it!?”

“One of the uses of Mind Control.”

“Whoa, whoa…”

She stepped back with a blank face and sat down on the chair.

The bristly tail drooped down, giving it the appearance of being lost.

…That reaction isn’t unusual.

The materialization of the mind is a time-honored topic that has been studied for a long time in the magical world.

If one spirit can be completely materialized and transferred, it is possible to reach semi-permanent ‘immortality’ by crystallizing only the spirit and then transferring the body.

Furthermore, the magic beast’s mental waves are theoretically impervious to ‘matter’.

It is said that there is no effect on the crystallized mind.

An immortal spirit impervious to mental attacks.

It is indeed a subject worthy of a wizard’s wish.

I heard that the military-sponsored Picatinny Society is also researching this as a major topic.

“It’s not as flawless as you might think. There are a lot of limitations.”

First of all, it takes a lot of mana.

Level 4 mind control, which can use Mental Extraction, consumes a square number of mana compared to level 3.

In addition, it is more difficult to use it for mental extraction from there.

In addition, the extracted mind is in a state of hibernation while crystallized, and the more repeated extractions, the more the mind wears out and eventually crumble.

Besides, if the crystal is broken, death is the same, so there was a distance from perfect immortality.

“But where did it succeed! Could it be that this is a technology completed on Earth?”

“Yes. I couldn’t use it a few times because it was difficult.”

“Can you make me too?”

She asked with a more expectant face.

A materialized mind has high research value, so it was a natural reaction, but I had no choice but to shake my head.

In the case of this decision, it was really a coincidence that coincidence was able to make it.

can’t do it again

“okay···.”

“If I get a chance again later, I’ll make it for you.”

“Yes… thank you…”

“So, can you make a human body?”

She nodded.

“There’s nothing that can’t be done. It’s a mind transplant. Well, I don’t think it will be possible to extract it in one yard.”

“it’s possible.”

“I knew it. I’ll make it. I just need to get permission from the central dimension and get the materials…”

“The ingredients are prepared here.”

I have no intention of making an ordinary body.

This is a vessel that will simultaneously embrace the power of the ‘glass coffin’ and the ‘young self’.

It’s like building a living computer, so you need durability that can withstand the output.

Above all else, since the ego that enters is the ‘beast’s ego’, that problem must also be resolved.

And I knew someone who just happened to have the best ingredients.

“You know. Do you have any plans to do this in the form of a lecture?”

“Are you talking about the lecture?”

“Yes! Transmutation of the human body to transplant a crystallized mind! If you apply for a lecture, the academic society will take care of the permission, and again… isn’t it a waste to see this only for us?”

“Hmm···.”

it’s a lecture

I don’t care much, but I don’t know if there’s a place for that.

I’ve been offered several lectures so far, but I’ve turned them all down.

It was uncertain whether he would accept it even if he suddenly did it now.

“They worry for nothing. If you give a lecture, the academic societies will jump out with socks.”

“It’s an elixir.”

“No? Eight, write a plan. I’ll put in the application.”

“Does anyone know anything about the society?”

“There is one.”

She smiled as she picked up her watch.

“Professor Lapless is an alumnus of my Mage Tower.”

Was it like that

The Picatinny Society is also a place with a great name value, so I can’t believe I can ask for a lecture at such a place.

It seems that the effects of school ties and kinship ties apply even if they cross the dimension.

“Then I’ll give you the details to use as ingredients. It’ll help persuasion.”

“I don’t even need persuasion… I like it. There’s nothing wrong with having it.”

I handed over the list I had written down in the drawer.

Skadi’s eyes quickly scan the list.

After all, the human body is where the material itself comes from.

Since only the ratio of the elements is slightly different, it must be quick to read.

But as her gaze reached the end, she hesitated the moment she saw the ingredients I had added on my own.

“···Eh?”

And purple eyes looked at me.

“···Really?”

“Yes.”

“Really really?”

“Yes.”

The mouth is closed, and silence follows.

Took.

She dropped the watch she had untied.

*

Office of the Picatinny Society.

The space created for Professor Lafless boasted a wide and splendid aspect that could not be described as luxurious.

Normally, it would have been an ideal space where the light from the nightstand and the sound of firewood from the fireplace spread out comfortably, but today, the interior was noisy due to an unexpected crowd.

“I’m here. Can’t you tell a busy person to come and go?”

Sgt Claire’s loud voice flew in through the crack in the door.

Maybe it was because he was called in while on duty, but his already stern expression was frowning even more.

“What did you call me for?”

“I got a call from Professor Skadi.”

“Professor Skadi? Ah~ The man who entered the 9th circle this time? Why is that person?”

“I’ve been asking for a lecture at the conference.”

A lecture at the Picatinny Society.

It’s not a light place by any means, but there was nothing strange about Skadi.

Because she is the highest authority on magic theory, and she is a 9th circle magic, she was worthy of her name.

“Do you think it’s okay to just do it for that man? I don’t think it’s something I’d like to come to, right?”

“…Professor Yujin Kang is said to be there.”

“ok?”

So-called joint lecture.

Skadi not only requested a seat for the lecture, but also invited Yujin Kang as the guest.

If you pick the most famous people in the current academic world, you must mention Skadi and Yujin Kang.

“Huh. A perfect dream team? What’s the theme?”

“It’s called human body conversion.”

“···Eh?”

Claire’s head tilted.

Not magic, not mind control, alchemy?

In addition, it is a human body transformation that is of no use even if it is transformed.

Isn’t that a very minor topic?

“Hmm… Considering the value of those noble names, there’s nothing I can’t do… It’s a bit late. Did you call me to agree to this, by any chance?”

“···Yes, that is correct.”

Laflis nodded her head kindly.

Claire, on the other hand, grew fat again.

The line is good. It’s even better because one person is the one who’s determined to bring her into this.

But the subject of the lecture was like that.

The theme of human body transformation that can only be made from an empty shell.

It was a topic that other professors would not have even heard of, let alone permission.

“Tsk… you’re really Kim Sae-nim.”

Can’t we just do this in writing?

I’m busy dying

Claire finished the autograph with a sad face.

At the top, there were also the signatures of the same final decision maker, Mason Mason, and President Vincent of Helios.

I wanted to get a signature quickly on a topic like this.

“It’s over. Then shall I go?”

“Wait… look at this and go. Actually, I was called to show you this.”

“…?”

Laflis’ expression was serious.

What is written on it?

With a bewildered face, I accepted the paper Lafless gave me.

“Ingredients list?”

It was a list with a list of materials that would go into human body conversion.

The materials that make the human body are all there, but why are you showing this?

“This is just an ordinary lease….”

And then, Claire’s eyes as she was reading stopped.

“…a mental crystal that has been extracted and a tool for its implantation.”

muttered with a blank face.

Spirit extraction and crystallization.

Isn’t this a topic currently being studied at the Picatinny Society?

It is research on mental extraction and materialization that eats up an astronomical budget every year to create an immortal army.

By the way, have you realized this already?

She quickly took off the sunglasses she was wearing and glared at the list with raised eyes.

“Wait, this…”

“Look more. The next chapter.”

However, Laflis kept recommending him.

It is said that this alone is complicated in the head, but there is something more.

What could be more shocking?

I handed over the papers with trembling hands.

And Claire saw.

The material that will be the main base of ductility, written in the final material.

“The most holy sky…’the power of soma(燒魔)’…?”

The raised gaze faces Laflis.

“…The Mage Tower Master and President Helios, who saw that, immediately signed it.”

“·······.”

“Now you know why I called you?”

first star.

the most holy sky.

The Empress of the Stars, who presides over all constellations.

Using her authority as a material?

Took-

She dropped the sunglasses she was holding in Claire’s hand.

Yujin Kang and Skadi.

They were preparing to detonate a nuclear bomb on academia.