chapter 81
81 – Time for Trial (2)
“Yes. Well, it’s an unprecedented event, but I don’t know what caused the rush…”
“………”
“…… It won’t be easy to tell.”
To be honest, I am still at a loss.
It happened so quickly that I even thought that maybe I was mistaken.
“The other faculty members were also quite perplexed. They finished so early that they were expected.”
“…….”
“The original record was set at 25 minutes. Well, Jung-min Yoo finished the test within 3 minutes after you guys left. Are you saying you’re in the golden generation?”
But it’s also strange.
Even if it was an illusion, Arhan’s behavior was clearly different from the original.
No.
Actually, in the first place, people around me did not follow the flow of the original work.
“This shouldn’t come as a surprise to you, but the test got a perfect score for now. Not only you, but a few other students from Class A as well.”
“…… Among them, is Arhan also included?”
“I don’t know why I’m curious about that, but since it’s the test results that are open to everyone in the first place, it probably doesn’t matter. That’s right.”
Flinch.
As expected, it is different.
According to the story I remember, Arhan passed the written test at a level that was on the passing line throughout the first year.
Thanks to that, Yu Jung-min takes the top spot until entering the second year.
Although that fact has already gone wrong because of me.
Besides, I also took the reward for the bookworm episode.
The important thing is that at least Arhan is a so-called all-round job character with even stat distribution, so it is possible to get a perfect score in itself, but it is very difficult to show results that exceed Yoo Jung-min in the first year.
Yes.
If he was the main character in the original story.
Clearly thinking about what I just showed you, it was not an action that a character named Arhan, who had no contact with Bell, would take from me.
There are more than one or two suspicious points from what has been listed so far.
“Haa… What the hell was that…”
The problem was that there was only psychological evidence and no physical evidence at all.
These are all stories that only I can know about the ‘original’.
As I can’t bring out the keyword ‘original’, no matter how much I interrogate him, ‘I don’t know’, ‘You’re mistaken’. It is possible to avoid with a simple answer.
Moreover, the fact that the identity of the guy was unclear caught me off guard.
It’s me, I possessed a character I created myself, but why did he possess Arhan?
Or is it reincarnation rather than possession?
Apart from the method, what the hell was he originally like?
Even if he is a deceased person of my level, how did he get a perfect score in the exam in a situation that turned into reality?
In the first place, are people from the same world as me right?
From the beginning, from the fact that I possessed, there were too many cases that could not be explained with a normal way of thinking.
In the end, it turned into a worry that I had no choice but to suffer alone.
“……. It’s hard. I’d rather go on by denying that it’s all an illusion…”
My intuition warns me that I should never ignore it.
Even if it is impossible right now, there will surely be a day when this fact will become poison to me.
So, be a little more careful this time.
I need to find out for sure.
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The day after the incident.
Since then, I secretly followed Arhan and followed his behavior, but I couldn’t find anything suspicious.
No, except for the test and the moment he laughed at me in the first place, he was just Arhan himself.
Even the patterns of behavior and the way of speaking were not wrong, and they were just game characters.
At this level, I wonder if I’m really having a hard time lately, or I’m still not able to adapt to this world properly, so I’ve seen something in vain.
But it’s a test after all…
Ha.
This makes me go crazy.
It’s a question that I can’t seem to find an answer to.
Just as I was about to move on, another person brought me information.
What a provider.
“….. So. Having something to say about Arhan is…”
“Maybe it’s a serious story.”
It was Yoo Jung-min.
“Let’s talk about it. Listen and see.”
“First of all, I’ll talk about the test yesterday, but you probably agree that Arhan’s speed was unusually fast.”
“That’s right.”
“From what I’ve seen from the side as a friend and colleague of his, Arhan is absolutely not that talented.”
Well, yes.
Yes, but…
“…… You’re not getting drunk right now…?”
“I was just stating an extremely ‘objective’ fact.”
“…….”
“Anyway, if we’re going to continue the story, there’s something more important than that strange speed.”
This is the main point.
“I could definitely feel it at the time of the test.”
“Yes.”
“At that time, Arhan… Was not Arhan.”
“Um, um. It wasn’t Arhan…”
Was it?
“When Arhan was about to leave the test site, I could feel a magical wave that was slightly different from Arhan’s, albeit for a moment.”
“…..Is that true?”
“You probably know roughly what kind of effect my traits have.”
Yes, everyone knows.
[Mana Executor].
Even in the game, it is a characteristic of the Yu family that has the effect of being able to notice changes in the mana around it faster than anyone else, in addition to the upper magic-related attributes.
At least, the other magic wavelengths that Jung-min was talking about meant that they definitely existed, even if others didn’t feel them.
“I guessed from the circumstances, it seemed that he was probably victimized by something related to possessiveness. And there was one more thing I was able to find out.”
“Possession…..L.”
“That magical energy was connected to another place, but the one at the end of that connection was…”
“…….”
…… What is it?
Why are you looking at me instead of talking…
“Could it be me?”
“That’s right.”
“Now, wait a minute. You’re not doubting me, are you?”
“That’s not at all. I don’t think there’s any reason for you to take the test for me, including your disastrous use of magical power.”
Not really.
It’s a bit like what I said earlier.
“The important thing is why is that magical power connected to me… So you haven’t figured it out?”
“As I said before, even I felt the magic was subtle. Finding the connection point without knowing the exact way to use it was the limit.”
That’s what I mean…
To summarize the situation, Arhan was struck by something related to possession.
The caster’s magical powers were somehow connected to me, and there is a high probability that the caster, like me, came from another world.
That means that there is a very high possibility that someone is behind it…
“Now, have you told the other professors about this?”
“Not yet. All I know is you and me. It’s just the two of us.”
“That’s great. For now, don’t tell the other professors.”
“…..Why?”
Things have changed.
If the person behind it really knows, it’s fair to assume that you can hardly expect help from the professor or other cadets, at least with all the information disclosed.
Rather, I should ask for help from my own side, at least from those within my reach.
Since my side is in an unfavorable situation where the identity has been revealed, I must prepare a counterattack more quietly.
“….. I’ll get it for now.”
“Yes. Thank you. Feel free to call me if you need any help later.”
“It’s not like that unfamiliar thank you. Let’s go.”
Come on.
No matter who he is, you have to thoroughly enter the realm of a brain fight.
Is it a friendly person or a hostile person?
I must never be in Eul’s shoes.
Because stopping in this world means that you can die as it is.
Giing.
[A message has arrived.]
[Sender: Killia]
“….. Suddenly a message at this hour…?”
Killia, whom I usually never contact during the day.
What happened…
[Now, it seems to be starting.]
“Starting? What the hell are you starting?”
A message from Kilia suddenly arrived.
A really sudden, meaningful line left in this situation.
I’d like to say that, but this situation and the Cheonakkai have something to do with it…
“Information to all cadets. There will be a practical test in a while. Please go to the test area you were delivered to and finish your preparations.”
“……. I’m going to turn around.”
Why don’t you even give me a chance to breathe?
I feel like I need to find out about this right now.
What should I do?
No matter how much it is, is it a bit wrong to take the test now?
[Don’t break it on your own, be careful.]
“………”
I fell into deep trouble for a while.
Of course, this kind of thing was much more fun when I just enjoyed it as a game.
It would be better if it was a simple game where everything could be decided in black and white logic.
What the hell is Killia thinking?
Which camp is the current Kilia trying to step into? Black or white?
I thought for a moment that Kilia was behind this, but she immediately quit.
Rather than the method of possession, she will choose to find it herself.
Is she now on the side of good or evil?
So, was what she did really pure goodwill advice, or was she a derisive declaration of war?
It was a topic that I could not bear to confirm even as I already knew all about her circumstances.
After looking up at the message log, she turned her cell phone off again and started walking towards the exam room.
Whether the people behind this situation are good or evil.
Nothing is certain right now.
There is only one thing that can be known.
[Deadline of Promise]
[D-3]
At the end of this period, at least some truth will be reached.