chapter 24
24 – Interview (3)
The identity of the boy wearing sunglasses and holding a caliper was Idel.
He broke the head of an android coming from the opposite direction.
“Huh?”
Something happened in a split second.
[─ The ‘God of Purity and Tenacity’ is astonished.]
Rustila, who had been blinded, belatedly realized the seriousness of the situation.
What Idel has done now is absolute destruction of property.
“You, you…” What are you doing?”
“Remove listening devices.”
Idel took off his sunglasses and responded indifferently. He damaged the android’s auditory organs, pulled out a small black box from inside, and crushed it.
Rustila, using her mind’s eye, read Eidel’s intentions in an instant.
He knew he was doing it to help himself.
But it went too far.
“This is breaking someone else’s property. It’s vandalism! It was a mistake… !”
“Something from your house?”
“… ….”
“… “I’m sorry, but I’m just like this.”
Idel answers calmly.
“I have lived like this until now.”
The golden eyes are full of regret.
My reputation was already in ruins, so I had a calm attitude, as if doing something like this would not cause any damage.
Lu Stila, who tried to raise her voice, had no choice but to keep her mouth shut.
[─ ‘The god of purity and tenacity feels pity.]
What can I say?
Idel is a good person.
The stars that make up this galaxy and this universe say so. The constellation does not tell lies.
“Good luck with the interview, Rustilla.”
Idel left leisurely after saying those words.
I looked around and there was no CCTV. To be precise, it was a blind spot.
Android took Eidel away with only his appearance intact.
It is literally a perfect crime.
It was not a skill that had been done once or twice.
[“Rusty.”]
It was then that Vega, the god of purity and tenacity, spoke to me.
[“That is the energy of foreign media affiliated with ‘Descartes’ forces.’ There’s also a very high-ranking guy attached to it.”]
Lu Stilla swallowed her saliva.
Descartes’ army.
This refers to the type of foreign powers and monsters under their control that slowly destroy human free will and turn people into puppets.
It is famous for being the most difficult to deal with among the four armies. This is because it has little physical substance.
[“It would be nice if I could cut it in half with a sword… It would be impossible to cut down an intangible guy. It’s literally like an incurable disease.”]
In the end, the person caught has no choice but to endure it himself. Rustila, who had a soft heart, felt a great deal of despair at the fact that she could not help Aedel.
[“It’s probably a foreign media with destructive tendencies. That child, Eidel, cannot control his violent nature. “You’re pitiful.”]
If what Vega said was true, it was fortunate that she expressed her violence in the same way as before. At least I didn’t hit anyone.
I’m sure Eidel’s patience will be enormous.
Just hearing the sound of a maniac is a great thing.
If it wasn’t for that, I would have gone crazy or gone to jail a long time ago.
Lu Stila let out her sigh. Anyway, what happened in the past cannot be undone.
Anyway, it seems like the eavesdropping android has disappeared, so I was able to comfortably attend the interview in the future.
Rustila thought it was a favor from Eidel.
Accept the favor and focus on your current goal.
That would be best.
***
Three days ago, when Rustila brought up her story about her eavesdropping, I noticed that her parents had lied to her.
The basis was a passage from a novel I had read.
[…] A huge dog swallowed Zernia. Her lower body has completely disappeared.]
[Zernya screamed until she died, but the walls of this building, often used as an interview location, were excellently soundproof.]
[No one heard her words… ….]
This is a part that I clearly remember even in a full-length novel that runs over 1,800 episodes.
Because there was such a description, it was highly likely that Rustilla’s parents had dispatched an android to eavesdrop on it.
The real one was probably installed separately.
After making that decision, I explored this area the day before.
It wasn’t difficult to find a real wiretapping device.
[─ Physical property exploration]
[─ Search for the location of the item you are looking for.]
[─ Consume Pron: 500]
Because I received help from Cartesia.
If we maintain our sanity like this, foreign media can help us beyond the constellations. It is high risk, high return.
Anyway, I destroyed all the listening devices the day before. It was very cleverly hidden.
However, I judged that this alone would not be able to completely erase Rustilla’s anxiety.
That’s why we put in the effort to prepare an event.
It was an event that brought in 3rd generation old androids that had reached the end of their lifespan, made them appear at the right time, and broke their heads.
Rustilla may disapprove of me after seeing this.
But if she can feel at least a little relieved….
That alone is enough.
Rustilla must pass.
That is the way to reduce unexpected events.
That was when I was thinking about that.
“No, who is this?”
A girl approached me and spoke to me.
“My interview location is also here, so it’s such a coincidence.”
I was lost in thoughts and slowly raised my head.
Flowing silver hair.
Purple eyes.
Broad forehead.
Plus, his unique arrogant attitude.
Zernia von Adelwein, she was looking down at me from where she sat with her arms crossed.
I looked into the distance without showing any signs of it.
Then Zernia sat down next to me.
“I guess you looked at the handwriting carefully?”
She started to chatter.
“But wouldn’t it be better not to think that your grades will be better than mine? “They gave me a provisional grade and I got a perfect score.”
“… ….”
“Honestly, this test was easy compared to the last time I read it. Wouldn’t it be better if the college ranges were mixed? “Are you listening?”
“Oh, yes.”
It’s not a bad thing to have a pretty girl talk to you.
But now it was just uncomfortable.
Just being involved is uncomfortable.
Zernya is the final boss of the ‘Foreign News Murder’ college part.
Although she excelled in all aspects, she wanted to escape from being human. She wanted to be like a god. However, because her heart was too vicious to contract with the Constellation, she chose to contract with a foreign government and become consumed by that madness.
In this way, Zernia perfectly solves the quests given by foreign media for a while. Accordingly, Stellarium gradually collapsed, and by the time the protagonist joined it, it was completely destroyed internally.
In the final chapter of the college part, Zernia confronts the protagonist as the student council president.
And the result is, well…..
‘Save me, save me….’
She tells her and her contracted foreign body that Zernya is no more than an ordinary human being. At that point she finally gave up her pride, but she had no chance to make up for what she had done.
I feel sorry for her, but I still don’t know whether Zernya is the kind of person who will be with me or not.
And whether she knew it or not, Zernia was still busy playing with her mouth. Her pride still oozed through the way she spoke.
“… Anyway, by that logic, I am in first place and you are in second place. I admit that second place is a great position in its own way. But in the end, the world only recognizes first place. You should know that. “On the day of the entrance ceremony, I will be the one who stands on the podium as a representative of the new students.”
[— The ‘God of Wisdom and Curiosity’ is tired of Zernia’s babbling.]
Before I knew it, Zernya looked at me and finished her sentence.
“Be careful. “It only takes a moment to turn over.”
What I meant was that no matter how well you did with your writing, you could fail the interview, so be careful.
I smiled back.
“Nam Director.”
***
“Please come in next time.”
Private Idel entered the interview room when it was his turn.
The interview method itself was similar to the graduate school entrance exam. First, choose a problem and then solve it. After that, you explain your solution to the interviewer and answer questions.
After talking about problem solving, the interviewer evaluates personality and aspirations by asking about career paths and plans after admission.
I simply solved the physics problem and finished explaining it.
One of the interviewers asked a question as she nodded.
“Student, have you done any good deeds?”
“I didn’t do it.”
“Why didn’t you do it?”
“I put it off because I wanted to rule from the beginning.”
“Did you not have enough time to study?”
“I did my best at every moment.”
I passed the pressure interview smoothly.
[— The ‘God of Wisdom and Curiosity’ feels a little satisfied with your eloquence.]
[— 100 Pron was sponsored.]
Then, I checked the faces of the interviewers one by one. This was to check if there were any characters that were treated as important in the novel.
Of course, it wasn’t easy, perhaps because what I read was a novel.
At that time, an interviewer laughed and said.
“hahahahaha, isn’t that putting too much pressure on the student?”
He had a straight hairstyle and thick eyebrows. He looked young, but he didn’t seem to be a ‘teacher’. From the shirt he was wearing and the spirit in his eyes, I didn’t think he was an ordinary person.
The interviewer changed the topic and asked a question.
“As for question 3, can you explain it in any other way than conservation of energy?”
The problem he pointed to was asking how a light bulb lights up in a simple circuit with a resistor connected. It was a simple story that a middle school student could explain as ‘the energy from the battery went to the light bulb.’
However, if you want to attempt a more complicated explanation, you must learn electromagnetism at least at the level of a 2nd or 3rd year physics college student. At least, this is not a question to ask a young chick applying for high school entrance exams.
When I realized that, I realized the identity of the interviewer.
A small line stuck at the corner of my mouth.
“… Of course.”
I think I’ve found my second advisor.