Selection (2)

Time passed quickly and a month had passed.

The casualty infection I spread greatly improved the situation on the frontlines.

There is no way to know exactly how many people were infected, but it was certain that more than 20% were infected.

Although the lethal dose is another issue, it is true that there is no more capacity to maintain the front line.

Thanks to this, the demons escaped from many occupied areas, and this was a golden opportunity for me.

This is because the place where the demons stayed until recently was perfect for use as a selection test site for the soon-to-be-opened ‘Strategic Utilization of the Sympathetic Nervous System I’.

“…It’s a land that’s not as bad as I thought.”

I arrived at ‘Avanrat’, one of the places that were occupied.

The size is about the size of Jeju Island, and it is a mysterious world drifting back and forth between dimensions.

However, the movement was completely random, so the land had no particular value.

Still, it was a perfect place for a test site because it was a land filled with dimensional magical energy, but the only flaw was that the concentration of demonic energy in the air was too thick.

It must have been because the Witchbeast stayed there until recently.

However, there is a way to solve this too.

“Sniff sniff. Certainly, Magi is a bit strong.”

Skadi, who had followed, nodded.

She lifted her staff and immediately energized it.

“Then burn them all.”

Koo Woo-

Lightning-like magical energy instantly covered the whole of Aravant, and started to burn the magic with a soft blue light.

The glowing atmosphere lasted for about 2 hours, and Skadi succeeded in removing demonic energy from the air throughout Gearco Aravant.

Looking at the clear air in an instant, Skadi stretched out her chest and boasted.

“How about it? This is the power of the great 9th Circle Arch Wizard!”

“great.”

“hehehehe~”

It was just air purification, but one range was formidable.

The wagging tail seemed to be happy with the compliment.

“I can finish my preparations within this week and take the exam right away.”

“It’s good that it’s fast. But did you really need to go here? There must be many better neighborhoods.”

As Skadi said, there are better places.

Among the occupied territories regained this time, there were several places that were close to the Allied garrison and easy to come and go.

It would have been better if I had only thought of the ‘exam’, but I had one more purpose besides the current exam.

“In terms of environment, there is no better place than here.”

Since Aravant drifts between dimensions, the magical powers of various worlds are colorfully mixed.

It’s hard to feel, but I could tell because I’m sensitive to magical power response.

Possibilities felt here.

Since the potential of its use is endless, it will be worth using not only in the exam hall but also in the future.

“I will stay a little longer, so please go back first.”

“Huh? What are you doing?”

“I’d like to look around some more.”

“Then wouldn’t it be nice to go with you?”

Skadi is the face I want to go with, but I refuse with a single knife.

“It’s good to be alone.”

“… Sheesh. It’s exciting. They say they don’t like going with me.”

My lips protruded as if I had pouted, but I just saw her off as she left without a word.

Can not help it.

The real value of this area is better than she thinks.

I feel sorry for Skadi, but it makes sense to take the good things first.

*

Pandaemonium has a particularly gloomy atmosphere these days.

The casualty infection spread by Kang Yu-jin infected 34% of the ghosts in a month, and 20% of the ghosts died in the process.

Balthazar, who had lost 20% of his troops due to his own mistake, was particularly weak these days.

“It’s not like a ghost tribe…”

I managed to make a vaccine and patch the sympathetic nervous system, but the lost medical history was so painful.

He grabbed the staff with his hands shaking with rage.

These days, just thinking about Kang Yoo-jin made my whole body tremble with anger.

“I will never neglect this…”

“Is there some way?”

Ouroboros, who happened to be visiting Pandaemonium, asked.

He was the one to ask regards to Baltazar, who was not on good terms with Arachne after all the top class had died.

“My plan is still the same. I have to keep Yujin Kang away from the Constellations.”

“The situation is not very good right now for that.”

“Hmm…”

Certainly it was.

It wouldn’t have known if it was a battlefield like Earth, but the present Kang Yu-jin does not escape from Helios unless there is something special.

In addition, it was difficult for Helios to invade again now that the snakes and spiders were struggling due to the pushed wires.

Balthazar opened his mouth after much thought.

“…We have obtained intelligence that Yujin Kang has recently been in and out of one of the former occupied territories.”

A test to select candidates for a new course.

With that stage, he is entering and leaving ‘Aravant’, a recently lost occupied territory.

In other words, if you wait a little bit, Kang Yoo-jin will stay there because of the test.

“We want to aim for that period.”

“But the Constellations must be watching. Is it possible to break in?”

“I’m going to write a book about suffering, too.”

He gathered demons, condensed his gigantic body into a smaller one, and soon transformed into a smaller figure.

Arms and legs exposed under black robes and black hair.

It was the figure of a human male with a sharp impression.

“It mimics the Balaur’s ability, ‘Polymorph.’ I want to infiltrate there with this form.”

“What will Margie do?”

“You just need to capture it.”

It was an effective method for Baltazar, who could handle magic as well as magic.

If it was a polymorph formed by his magic, it would be able to deceive the eyes of the constellations.

“…but wouldn’t the female look better?”

“Why?”

“I’ve been told that human males are less wary of females by nature.”

“Hmm… I see.”

At Ouroboros’ advice, Balthazar immediately changed his form.

His muscular limbs, which used to be solid, have become pliable, and his short hair hangs down long.

The white skin contrasting with the robe, the slender jawline, and the cold look at first glance made her a beautiful woman that anyone would look back on.

Balthazar, impersonating a human woman, looked up at Ouroboros and said.

“Is this enough?”

“I don’t know human aesthetic standards, but it looks pretty good.”

“I see. Thanks for the advice.”

I don’t know if this will work for Kang Yu-jin, but it will be meaningful because he is the advice given by Ouroboros, the same corps commander.

He, no, she swung a staff that had become smaller to fit her size and captured her own huge demonic energy as well.

It’s a bit inconvenient to have to use magical powers, but at this rate, others won’t find out who you are.

Looking at himself in human form, Balthazar drooped his shoulders at the crushing misery.

“…I never thought I’d do something like this as the king of the ghosts.”

yourself someone

Called the Shadow King, he is the leader of the famous Ghost Tribe, one of the four major races.

The existence that commanded the battlefield and made the entire dimension tremble in fear was himself…

Now, the garrison has disappeared, and all the top-notch demons that have been assisting have been lost, and the number of troops has decreased by 20%.

Compared to the prestige of the past, it is a level that has fallen into hell.

All of this happened within the first few months of fighting Yujin Kang.

“Kang Yujin… This is all because of Kang Yujin…”

“Or, how about planning the future? When the battlefield is stable and Arachne and I join forces to defeat Kang Eugene…”

“No. This is my job.”

Balthazar swore to His Majesty the Emperor that he would offer Kang Yu-jin’s head as proof of victory.

This was a feat he had to accomplish on his own, not to be borrowed from anyone else.

“Then I will go without delay.”

“I’ll be waiting.”

Balthazar left his temporary abode like that.

Then, before leaving, he did not forget to take a look at his men, who suffered from heart infections.

After taking care of each of his subordinates, he left for ‘Avanlat’ where Yujin Kang would be.

And Ouroboros looked at it in silence until the very end.

*

a week later

The examination of students for ‘Strategic Utilization of the Sympathetic Nervous System I’, abbreviated as ‘Utilization of the Nervous System I’, began.

In Aravant, which was prepared as a test site, 300 applicants for this examination were huddled together and waiting for the test to begin.

“What’s the point of taking a test like this to register for classes?”

“Do I need to do this?”

“It reminds me of an academy interview in the past…”

There were still a lot of questions about taking such a large-scale test, not even an academy interview, but just applying for a lecture.

However, if you dig into the inside story, this was by no means excessive. This is a lecture to raise first-generation troops using the sympathetic nervous system in preparation for an all-out war against the Witchbeast.

Of course, there was no choice but to go through a strict selection process, and it was natural that the difficulty and scale were different from general lectures.

“You’re nervous, aren’t you?”

“Uh, uh, uh…”

Also, Cynthia and Encia also participated in this test.

The second and third place in Mathematics, as well as Kang Yoo-jin’s personal fans, applied right away on the day the announcement was posted.

One unusual thing was that Estelle did not sign up for this lecture.

“Estel… is there something wrong?”

“Well? He must be busy, seeing as I haven’t been able to contact him lately.”

Estelle’s whims didn’t matter for a day or two, so the two of them thought so and moved on.

“Everyone, please pay attention.”

Standing in front of the students, Adeline said.

Her eyes, wide open from working overtime, scanned the people, and then she opened the papers and continued talking.

“First, let me introduce the supervisors.”

She pointed at the people lined up left and right.

Not only Skadi and Professor Roshua, but also Claire from Deneb and Mason from Mage Tower who made the event shine at the invitation of Eugene Kang.

It couldn’t have been a splendid line.

“…Finally, I, an assistant in anti-magic science, will be supervised by the above five people.”

At that time, a student raised his hand.

“Professor Yujin Kang, isn’t he coming?”

“The professor is already here. You will participate in the test in a slightly different way.”

Rubbing her sleepy eyes, Adeline moved on without explaining the ‘a slightly different method’.

Because that’s something we’ll find out soon anyway.

“From now on, I will announce the contents of the test. I won’t explain it twice, so please listen carefully.”

Sarak-

The papers he was holding moved to the next page.

“This screening tests the aptitude of the sympathetic nervous system of the examinee.”

At the same time, she kicked the small box on the floor.

The lid opened, and what came out were small mice with attractive, dense appearances.

“Oh! It’s a mouse!”

The shrew rats used as teaching aids for Yujin Kang in the first semester.

It was a very welcome sight for students like Cynthia and Ensia, who were taking courses in Mathematics.

“The goal is to catch these shrews that have spread all over Abanrat. Dan.”

“Hey~ Then, isn’t it that the students of Mathematics have a great advantage?”

“It is.”

Adeline nodded at the professor’s point from another subject.

Of course, Kang Yoo-jin had a countermeasure for this.

“So the organizers are trying to balance it out with two clauses.”

She raised her magic.

She built a sympathetic nervous system in an instant and connected everyone present to the nervous system.

“It will temporarily hook everyone here and the shrews into the sympathetic nervous system.”

Since it’s just a simple connection, they can’t read each other’s thoughts.

In order to locate or read thoughts, they had to learn how to use the sympathetic nervous system themselves, but professors who were better at using magic than students would be able to learn how to use it in no time.

“The second one is this.”

She snapped her fingers and the shrews scattered in all directions.

People’s eyes widened when they saw shrews that didn’t just scatter, but disappeared as if they melted into space.

“The ability to go anywhere, a feature of shrews, is unlocked.”

It is an ability that troubled mankind on Earth.

Until now, Kang Yu-jin had locked it, but now that the sympathetic nervous system is being used in earnest, it has been unlocked for fairness.

At this level, it would be impossible for even a student majoring in Mathematics to single-handedly get ahead.

“There are a total of 100 shrews here, so 200 will be eliminated.”

Only one-third pass.

At that, people nodded their heads with determined faces.

“By the way, Professor Yujin Kang isn’t coming, so is it right that you’re supervising?”

A professor asked that question.

When Adeline tried to answer, a bleak mana took a step ahead and passed them by.

A chilly energy lingered on the sympathetic nervous system for a while, and suddenly a female professor who had been standing in a daze opened her mouth.

“”I am everywhere””

A voice with a strange resonance.

It was the voice that Yujin Kang, who entered through the sympathetic nervous system, took control of the human body and uttered.

Next to the female professor was a student nearby.

“”Do not doubt””

And he talked while moving the body of several people.

“”I””

“”Your””

“”Every action””

“”I’m watching””

Watching Yujin Kang speak through random people, they trembled with a thrill they couldn’t hide.

He spoke through the mouth of the professor who had raised the last question.

“”Let the test begin””

“Yes Professor.”

Looking at them in awe, Adeline said with a cheerful face for the first time.

“Did you hear? The exam is about to begin.”

Those who had been standing there in a daze suddenly came to their senses.

In order to find shrew rats that had disappeared, 300 students scattered all over Avantrat.

*

– The test has begun.

“i get it.”

In a deep forest in Abanrat.

He responded to Adeline’s communication while going through thick bushes and rugged rocks.

– But where are you now?

“·······.”

I didn’t answer right away.

Although testing is ongoing, I have just arrived and have been exploring this drifting world.

According to the literature researched before coming here, Abanrat is a world created from the remains of a constellation that died in the distant past.

The body became the earth, the holy power became magic power, and finally the heart became the spirit vein.

Now, it’s just a legend, but I remembered how demons occupied this place.

‘There is no reason to occupy this land, which has no value, at the cost of sacrifice.’

Witchbeasts never do meaningless things.

The fact that they were occupying this place meant that they had something to pluck and eat, whether it be a constellation or something.

The reason I didn’t throw it away was probably because I hadn’t found it yet.

“…I don’t move separately.”

-yes? uh… ok

I stopped in front of a cave and talked.

Following the very faint and thin magic that I felt there, I moved inward.