Tia moved toward the center of the research center without hesitation.

The researcher I just met was strange. But the way I felt that strangeness was the problem.

‘I didn’t figure it out?’

Even she, the [Solvent], couldn’t notice the change.

No, it is still the same.

If I hadn’t discovered a sense of heterogeneity from those words, I wouldn’t have felt the strangeness even now.

“Yo, Yongje-nim? You are finally here.”

“yes… … .”

The further inside the laboratory, the more researchers could be seen.

They welcomed Tia, though uncomfortable with it.

Even though that power was scary, he couldn’t avoid Tia, who gave him knowledge about things he didn’t know.

“Let me ask you something. Did you see ‘it’ when it came?”

Tia looked up at the researcher for a moment and then spat out.

I had something to check.

“Ah, yes. I saw. It won’t be just me. Most of them were there.”

“yes? How was it? Say it.”

“I still remember. How terrifying the moment he flew with those little wings… … .”

“Yeah, you mean wings?”

“Yes, those fins really… … .”

“… … .”

Tia clicked her tongue.

I was expecting

I never thought in the first place that only one person would become that idiot.

That’s why I posed the same question to an unspecified number of people.

Tia continued to head inside the lab. He never stopped asking questions to each researcher he met.

The answers that came back each time had one thing in common.

-That leg… … .

-The wings covered in film… … .

-The bright yellow one-eyed… … .

-Hundreds of red eyes… … .

Even in the middle of talking, the impression of ‘it’ changes from time to time.

‘Is this because everyone is in the same state?’

Even though I was conscious of that from the beginning and asked, I couldn’t figure it out.

At least, she sees nothing wrong with the minds of the researchers.

No other external influences were found.

‘Furthermore… … .’

Even though the impression was different, there was something that everyone felt unpleasant or ominous.

Most of the researchers gathered here could be said to be strong-hearted.

As researchers, they were interested in the unknown.

If so, I can guess two things.

‘Either I was so immature that I couldn’t grasp any of its powers… … .’

[Solvent] doesn’t mean you know everything. Right away, she didn’t know much about fraud and divine power.

‘There’s a problem with that itself.’

But this time it was a little different.

It wasn’t a matter of figuring out the type of power, but it wasn’t visible at all.

If so, it’s not that ‘it’ used some kind of power, but there must be something in itself.

‘It’s not a good situation either way… … .’

Tia did not deny either. Isn’t it a situation where the sky is broken right away? Just that fact alone couldn’t deny the worst.

“Well, you’ll know when you see it.”

“I consider it. Tiamat.”

Tia opened the door, half ignoring the researcher waiting for her in the center of the lab.

The researcher expressed no complaints about being ignored.

Tia’s expression looked too serious for that.

The researcher quietly guided Tia with a breath.

“This… … .”

And the moment when Tia encountered something that was said to have come from Chrysos, who was imprisoned behind bars.

“under… … !”

Tia let out a sigh as if it were absurd.

It was the worst thing she ever thought of.

“It’s ridiculous.”

Before Tia was the [Solvent], she was the owner of the key.

The power of the key is rooted in the laws of the world.

And Tia could be said to be the closest to the laws of the world among the masters of the key.

That’s why I was able to realize it the moment I saw the strange creature that appeared in front of me and changed its appearance from time to time.

“An incomplete existence?”

It was only natural that the memories of the researchers who encountered it would change.

There is no way that an existence whose form is not completed has an accurate form.

Being incomplete was not simply because the appearance was not constant.

It meant that even at that moment when it was imprinted in memory, it was an existence outside the world that did not belong anywhere.

“How is it? Tiamat.”

“Oh, yes. The world may end sooner or later.”

“Yes… … ?”

“It’s a joke.”

Tia trembled, but in fact she was burning inside.

It wasn’t that the strange creature in front of him was dangerous.

The appearance of such a creature in itself was a bad omen.

“From now on, this guy is under my care.”

“Yes? No, anyway… … .”

Tia glared at the researcher who opened her mouth with vertically split eyes like those of a snake.

Protest was the tyrant’s euphemistic warning that he would not accept it.

“Are you dissatisfied?”

“… … no.”

The researcher quietly shook his head and took a step back.

The same was true of the researchers who were observing the situation nearby.

I dared not speak.

Without looking back, Tia reached out for the creature imprisoned behind bars.

At that moment, the world turned blue.

With just that act, mana poured out so thick that the entire laboratory was enveloped in blue light.

“Ooh, woah… … .”

Some of the researchers couldn’t adapt to the absurd amount of mana and vomited.

The other researcher wasn’t in good shape either.

All the researchers present were complaining of dizziness with pale complexions.

However, Tia opened her mouth without paying attention to the appearance of such researchers.

『Lock it up.』

transcendental magic

[Dragon – coffin]

At the same time as her [Dragon], a black coffin protruded from the air and swallowed the strange creature with iron bars.

It may seem like an overreaction, but I couldn’t help it.

‘He’s a guy outside the law.’

outside existence.

‘We shouldn’t be complacent in thinking that we can tie it up with the rules.’

Tia acted cautiously.

[Dragon] is the power to twist the law.

The opponent is an unknown that has never been seen before.

Even if it was a little excessive, since I didn’t even know what kind of unknown it was, it was better to choose a certain way.

Tia kept her eyes on it as if trying to imprint the existence of the outside that was gradually disappearing into the black coffin.

Even at that moment, it changed its appearance from time to time.

Tia split her mind little by little and isolated each moment.

I didn’t want to be the same as everyone else.

“Do you have anything else to report?”

“… … .”

“doesn’t exist?”

“Oh, no. We did find out a few things.”

The researchers, who were overwhelmed by Tia’s appearance just before, finally came to their senses.

He faced a fragment of the power of [Yongje], which he had only heard about through rumors.

They did not even think of wiping off the flowing cold sweat and unraveled the contents of their research one by one.

“yes? I couldn’t find anything more useful than I thought.”

“Yes… … . Since there was no information, we had to approach carefully.”

“Yeah, well thought out.”

The researcher met Tia’s eyes and involuntarily backtracked.

She left the laboratory leaving behind the researchers.

“Oh, and.”

“Yes!”

“… … Why are you screaming all of a sudden?”

Tia looked at the researcher, who was more disciplined than necessary, with a sullen look in her eyes.

“It’s under my control, so if there’s someone you want to study, let me know. I’ll give you a skientia pass.”

“ah… … . Yes!”

Several researchers raised their hands at Tia’s consideration.

Even if it’s a bit cumbersome, if you’re under the command of a solvent, you’ll be able to experiment more safely.

About half of the researchers, excluding a few and a few who couldn’t empty the lab, asked Tia for a pass.

“Anyway, if a monster comes over like this time, report it to me right away?”

“It’s all right, isn’t it? I will report the information without hiding it.”

The researcher waved his hand, wondering if they were under suspicion as if they were trying to cover up information.

“No, not that.”

“Yes?”

“Don’t be paralyzed, use magic.”

“… … Yes?”

They expelled one of the researchers after Tia left, realizing that the information they were supposed to send had traveled aboard the Parvalma.

* * *

Around the time Tia went to the border of Chrysos Kingdom.

Olivia, who had been looking at me like trash, slowly turned her gaze to Arietta.

Arrieta was smiling softly as usual, as if she hadn’t grasped the situation.

“Holy Lady.”

Olivia, who had been hesitating for a while, finally started whispering to Arietta.

Arrieta’s expression, which had been smiling softly, changed rapidly.

“dormitory? Top-notch magic? uh… … Why?”

At first, he tilted his head as if in doubt.

“… … .”

And at some point, Arrieta, like Olivia who was looking through the documents, stiffened and slowly turned her head towards me.

What the hell did Tia write on that document? I think it would be hard to bear if even Arrieta thought of me as trash like Olivia did.

However, her reaction was a little different from what I expected.

“Oz-sama… … .”

Arrieta had a very sad expression on her face.

Just looking at that expression makes me feel a tremendous sense of guilt.

“… … I think it can.”

“Arrieta… … ?”

“little… … I feel like the Oz-sama I used to know has moved away… … . It must be unavoidable.”

“What is written there? Olivia Blue? Wait a minute, could you hand that document over here?”

“I’m sorry, but this is an official document from the leadership department. The Prince of Oz.”

“I’m a leader too?”

“Isn’t the leader now a delinquent student arrested for violating school rules?”

You’re a bad student… … . Having said that, I have nothing to say.

As much as others do not know about my purpose, I am a delinquent student when viewed objectively.

“Oz-sama… … .”

Arrieta’s sad expression makes you feel guilty just by itself. The power of the saintess is too frightening.

Is blowing up the dormitory with [Meteor] enough to make me look like I’ve committed such an indelible sin?

Or is it because you lost your house and borrowed a room from a friend for a short time?

“Since Oz-sama is the successor of the King of Darkness, I understand why he is so popular.”

A strange reaction to see for the first time. All the female members I’ve interacted with have told me that I won’t be popular, so I’m in a bland mood.

“But with so many women… … . Big! Anyway, protesting by burning down the house for that is a bit… … .”

Arrieta’s plain voice contained an irresistible force.

The head naturally goes down. I couldn’t lift my face.

A cold sweat runs down your cheeks.

“We can’t interfere with every single action of Mr. Oz. I know. still… … . I can’t erase the feeling of being a little disappointed.”

“… … .”

“It is not a tree.”

I’d rather be scolded.

Be angry because I’m begging you!

After that, Arrieta began interrogating and preaching.

However, the sermon sounded like he was blaming himself for his own shortcomings rather than scolding others, so he choked.

It was a day when I realized that guilt is such a heavy emotion.

* * *

It was already lunchtime when Arrieta’s interrogation was over.

Fortunately, it was the weekend until today, so I didn’t have to worry about classes.

“The Prince of Oz.”

“Do you have anything to say?”

I honestly wanted to refuse, but Olivia said she would guide me to the new dorm.

I feel uncomfortable with the lead team because of the incident just now, but I feel like throwing up trying to move with Olivia, whom I’m not very close to.

“The saintess can see through lies.”

“Know.”

“You must have realized that some of the things written in the document are just a joke from the head of the academy.”

If it wasn’t for that, I wouldn’t have been able to walk around in the sunlight like this.

The misunderstanding seems to have been resolved somehow, but there are still things that have not been confirmed.

“No, can you tell me what was written there in the first place?”

Don’t you have to tell me what the hell you’ve been misunderstanding with me?

“It’s not an official document.”

“Does it make sense that I, the person in question, can’t read it?”

“It’s possible.”

“… … .”

I really can’t eat this damn world. Even if the job is over, I don’t have the confidence to live a normal life here.

“But is being able to spot lies really a good thing?”

“What?”

“Even the saintess should know that there is a misunderstanding in this matter. I actually apologized for that.”

Olivia said, scratching her head in frustration.

“Even if you can detect lies, people are suspicious of people.”

“So you still have doubts about me?”

“No, there will be no doubts anymore. But you won’t be able to forgive yourself for harboring such suspicions even for a moment.”

Arrieta is more good than necessary. That’s why she’s called a saint, but I don’t think it’s very good if she’s suffering just because she has doubts.

“So the Prince of Oz.”

Olivia sighed quietly. Perhaps because the surroundings were quiet, the sighing was exceptionally loud. It was the sound of worry.

“Please do not ignore the weakness of the saintess.”

“… … .”

“If you can’t admit that weakness, condemn it and throw it away.”

It was a request to sort out the relationship no matter which way it went.