7 days have passed since the start of Semester 2.

class continued.

“Today, we will practice how to use the height of the fire wall. Then Oz students. Demonstration… … .”

“Couldn’t another student besides me try it today?”

Lately, Professor Aira keeps trying to make me do something with her eyes wide open.

And when they demonstrate successfully, they blame me.

Conversely, what if it fails?

blame me though

He is a picky person. This situation should be settled as soon as possible.

“under… … ! Are you saying you’re not interested in useless things now?”

“… … .”

“Yes. I bet it is. But if interest was going to fade so quickly, why would you do such a useless thing… … .”

The repertoire does not change.

What’s even more frightening is that no matter what I do, that repertoire pops out.

I’m fed up now I’m sick of it, but… … . a pitiful person

It would have been difficult just to take on two classes, but he is the one who has to create a new class curriculum.

It’s not simply easy, and it goes through adjustment work so that no matter who teaches, the same result can be produced.

It can be quite crazy.

“Recently, he hasn’t even helped… … . Are you saying that because you’re not interested anymore, you don’t even care about me… … ?”

The conclusion is that It’s a pity that I don’t help.

But what?

When you go in, you know it’s hell. I already grasped the situation through Lucia’s appearance.

Professors are now frantic to gather as many graduate student candidates (slaves) as possible.

Candidates are like that, but what about graduate students? The graduate students who recently wandered around ＜Skientia＞ are nowhere to be seen.

All of them have disappeared.

I am careful not to approach the secret. When you look into the abyss, you have to be prepared for that.

And if you’re not determined, it’s best not to look into it.

“ah… … . ride My life, my life, my soul are all on fire… … .”

Professor Aira looked up at the [Fire Wall] he had demonstrated himself and began to make strange noises.

Normally, the assistants would have blocked Professor Aira, but today they are gone. They, too, eventually disappeared as graduate students.

“When do you do your research?”

A tear seemed to fall from Professor Aira’s eyes as she gazed at the rising wall of flame.

* * *

I was visiting Discre Punisher’s private office.

It is also the space of ＜Tenebris＞, which was recently built.

As a professor, he is a newcomer, but since he was dispatched to collaborate with the empire, he must have been treated like this.

“Still, it’s strange that only you guys are using this large space.”

“you’re right. We’re just the first. Perhaps sooner or later, other organizations will approach Skientia as well.”

“Tia allowed it?”

“The surveillance system here is abnormally perfect.”

I know that.

From the moment I entered, the scenery that looked like [Contemplation] was dizzy, probably because there were so many magical devices.

This is the first time since seeing the ‘existence outside’ surrounded by magic in the past. Considering that I’ve grown since then, it must be a much more horrifying level.

“As is the case now, Skientia always suffers from a shortage of manpower. It’s because of Tiamat-sama’s extremely high standards.”

“In other words, you are going to hire the existing talented people on the condition that they be put on a leash.”

“Anyway, if we gather information here, Tiamat-nim won’t have any problems. Rather than cheating in an invisible place, it is said to cheat in a visible place.”

Even if they get information here, there will be no problem for Tia. If it was a modification, it would be possible to quickly determine which institution did it through surveillance.

The rest is just going up to the top of the head of the organ and hitting the neck.

“Discrete. How do you see the situation in Skientia now?”

An alien atmosphere began to permeate ＜Skientia＞.

It’s not a disturbing atmosphere, it’s a heterogeneous atmosphere.

Yes, two atmospheres coexisted in ＜Skientia＞.

The disquieting atmosphere of the faculty who are sinking into the infinite abyss.

Bright atmosphere of students who are looking forward to the newly changed class curriculum.

The two were intertwined, creating a rather unpleasant atmosphere.

“It’s a good story for students. In fact, there are many students who want to learn even more. Most of them are commoners.”

“Then what about the professors? I can roughly guess it, but I think it will be different from hearing it directly from the professor.”

“As for the professors… … . I can only say that it is an environment where stress is inevitable.”

Discre was quickly and accurately sorting through the piles of paperwork. can’t even rest

Lucia said that she was a workaholic, but she wasn’t wrong.

“It would be nice to see this situation as a combination of several bad factors.”

“Well, it does look like that.”

“It is not a matter of simply increasing work.”

“then?”

“When one talented person handles a job that everyone struggled with with unrivaled results. You already know how the outcome of that case turns out.”

“… … Prudence Loa.”

An unrivaled genius wizard.

A man who was incompletely burned through the control of ＜Spellage＞ by Salem Sudra.

“But this case will be a little different from that.”

“Because you did what everyone was ignoring, not what everyone wanted?”

“you’re right. In this case, rather than a sense of collapse, jealousy and a sense of victory arise. And when he realizes that it is impossible.”

“You must feel hopeless.”

“Well, they are more like scholars than revolutionaries, so they won’t go to extremes.”

Well, looking into Professor Aira’s eyes, it seemed like it would be hard to say for sure.

“Discrete, that’s John.”

“… … Oh, isn’t it?!”

Lucia, who was lying on her stomach as if she was overloaded with excessive work, looked up at my words and glared at me.

Well, what are you going to do if you try?

“Lucia, if it’s hard, it’s okay to stop.”

“no it’s okay… … .”

There is no way you can rest just because you want to rest.

Isn’t there a person who works without rest right now in front of you.

More than that, when you come into contact with a family relationship, it is better to speak half-heartedly. Discre is still an honorific, but he is a bold guy.

“Does the Empire guess when this situation will calm down?”

“There must be three patterns.”

Discree did not rest her hands as she spoke. As if the paperwork was over, he started moving.

“Lucia, let’s move.”

“yes.”

At the same time as he said that, Discre stopped and looked at me blankly.

If you want to hear it, do you mean follow me?

Well, I’ll be busy with work anyway, so it’s okay if I adjust that much.

“First, Tiamat-nim has to come back and sort things out. Perhaps, seeing the state of the professors, they would immediately put Professor End Rod’s plan on hold.”

“Is it that easy?”

“The reason I can’t stop Prof. End Road right now is because his authority is so high.”

“That’s school politics.”

“Exactly. At first, when they saw Professor End Road simply creating a new curriculum, they would have thought they could do it too.”

“To put it simply, it means that you have an ego problem.”

Since they are also renowned scholars, it would be quite embarrassing to admit their immaturity.

“Well, there were some who didn’t, but… … On the contrary, his self-esteem was so low that it became a problem.”

“Don’t say it around, you can call me Professor Aira.”

“Professor Ira gave up after a few words and turned around.”

I knew that.

Professor Aira is the type who doesn’t know how to refuse when pushed hard.

I must have been swept away by the flowing situation.

In such a subject, the mental state is the most unstable, so there is no precarious mate.

“And the biggest problem is that this reform plan is getting good reviews from students.”

“In that situation, it would be embarrassing to express criticism or rejection to someone with authority and achievements like Professor N. I understand.”

That’s why Tia’s return is the surest way.

Her authority is higher than anyone else’s, and it doesn’t matter if she acts a bit reckless.

“Well, that also comes with the assumption that Tiamat-sama judges the current situation as inappropriate.”

The place where Discre and Lucia arrived was the practice field.

I forgot because I was doing paperwork, but now that I think about it, he’s a martial arts professor. I’m sure he’s thinking of doing a test by moving his body.

“second is?”

I ask Discre, who slowly begins to warm up.

“Every professor is perfecting a new curriculum.”

“This will be the longest method. I don’t know about the other professors, but Professor Aira won’t last until then.”

“I guess so. In fact, it is not a realistic direction.”

onlooking. Prolongation of the situation resulting from it. There is no way I can stand it.

Lately, the gaze toward me has increased nearly three times.

Among them, if there are a few more professors whose mental state is at an extreme point like Professor Aira, my safety will be at risk.

Anyway, there are many monsters among the professors in ＜Skientia＞.

“What is the third?”

With a stack of papers in one hand, Discre slowly poses while creating a curriculum.

Discre answered in a calm tone as if it was nothing.

“Professors can’t stand the mounting stress and explode. It is the worst.”

“… … .”

“In this case, there is a high probability that professors will feel self-defeating because of the sense of defeat and humiliation.”

“Would the academy principal’s personnel selection be a problem?”

“I will.”

Tia’s ability is basic, and basically she chooses someone who can dedicate herself to serving others.

Of course, there will be people who don’t. Among them, there must be professors who give lectures for the purpose of research only.

However, they also basically met Tia’s standards.

It is said that they are people who research for the unspecified majority even if they are for themselves. they have pride

You will have such pride that your research will change the world.

“If it explodes, does that mean it will kill Professor En?”

“That is unrealistic. they are scholars Well, in this case… … .”

Discree checked her posture several times and then nodded.

Considering that all the contents of the documents I have worked on so far have been for that one motion, there will be a long way to go in the future.

“Professors may resign one after another.”

“… … Do you think that makes sense?”

Being proud means being stubborn.

Would such professors resign to the extent that they felt despair?

“Right now, things are intertwined. Feelings of humiliation and inferiority, at the same time the lack of understanding with the students, the research blocked by work.”

“… … There is a possibility.”

Little by little, Discree’s assumptions began to feel real.

Originally, it was nonsense, but it turned into something that could be done as bad news overlapped with the condition of the professors who were pushed to the limit.

“It’s absurd to think that the very foundation of Schientia could collapse because of this.”

“So do i.”

Discree started to organize the surroundings, including the papers, to see if the inspection of one movement was over.

Lucia, who had been watching all this time, left her seat as she saw the appearance of Discre.

Are you trying to bring something? Maybe he wants to bring a car.

“Do you have any other questions?”

“Well… … .”

After that night’s incident, Discree began to cooperate with me as much as possible.

I guess it left a deep impression when I played it myself.

Maybe it’s in return for helping her make her choice… … Anything good is good.

“I heard they made you gather information about End Road. Are you really going to kill me?”

“Could that be? However, I know that there will be many professors who will try to address Professor N’s weakness.”

“Oh yeah.”

From what I just said, I could tell that ＜Tenebris＞ wanted to end this situation as well.

The first problem, End Lord’s Authority. They must be looking for a way to damage it.

Maybe it’s simply because he’s tired, but he probably doesn’t think it’s good that ＜Skientia＞ collapses as long as Stasia has been incorporated.

“brother.”

While I was organizing my thoughts, Lucia, who had been away, returned.

She appeared dragging her bike with one hand.

“… … I didn’t mean that at the time.”

The bike was just a metaphor. But how did it happen?

well, it doesn’t matter

The relationship between an older brother and a younger brother who teach them how to ride a bicycle. What kind of insignificant, ordinary life is this?

If there was an effort to understand each other, that was enough.

“Then let’s go.”

“yes… … .”

So Discre got on the bike and Lucia caught up behind him.

“no… … .”

Discree began to carefully drive the bike with a nervous look as if her balance was shaking.

“You can’t let go yet.”

“Yeah, I know.”

“… … Were you learning?”

Well, it was a bit unexpected, but anyway, good is good.