<573 – Investigation on Robert Elahim (1)>
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[981 – List of Professors Robert Oknodie Attended]
Adventure Department, Sadako.
Adventure Department, Pinkberry.
Adventure Department, Destroyer.
Adventure Department, El Draco.
Adventure Department, Bronze de Estrada.
Adventure Department, Jonnas Wahyhiemhai.
Knight Department, Evening Shooter.
Knight Department, Armstrong.
Knight Department, Raregrills.
Magic Department, Weird.
Magic Department, Pythagoras.
Magic Department, Mahabharata.
Magic Department, Diogenes.
Administration Department, Plato.
Administration Department, Demonita.
Administration Department, Stand Mill.
Others, Principal.
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“Is this the number of professors I had during my first year…?”
I was so flabbergasted that I had to check my grades.
21 credits in the first semester.
41 credits in the second semester.
The sheer number of courses was impressive, but the fact that it included professors who don’t usually teach first-year students was mind-blowing.
Stand Mill’s [Theory of Functional Monopoly].
Pythagoras’s [Magical Writing through Knowledge Assessment].
Demonika’s [Picnic Healing].
These were not professors known for teaching first-years, who only give courses to second years if they believe those who took their classes might survive.
As expected of a professor teaching [Emergency Response Strategies to the Great Anticipation], Robert Elahim felt a small alarm ringing within him.
Before a calamity strikes, 99 incidents occur, 300 damages happen, and 600 signs appear, following the law of calamity: 1:99:300:600.
According to the disaster management professor who teaches fourth-year courses, Robert didn’t lightly disregard the ominous signs that correspond to the ‘signs.’
“Evening Shooter. Do you remember what kind of student Oknodie was in last year’s first semester?”
“A student who improved their skills terrifyingly fast. It felt like teaching archery to retired archers, as if they were simply relearning what they already knew.”
Even Evening Shooter, who was strict about shooting, was impressed.
“Armstrong. Do you remember Oknodie?”
“Oh, how could I forget? They manifested the highest number of related skills in history. I don’t know why they have so many, but it was quite remarkable.”
Just a very skilled student, or was it a needless concern?
The tension that had begun to ease quickly tightened again.
“Raregrills. About the student Oknodie…”
“Professor Robert! You should not utter that name so lightly.”
“Excuse me?”
“They’re a madman who dared to threaten the life of Northern Grand Duchess Irene in front of all Northern commanders who respect Northern Grand Duke Yuda.”
“Please tell me in detail.”
Raregrills recounted the incident during his lecture.
– You… What on earth are you doing to the Pilgrimage Unit that believes in the Benevolent Deity Apnonia? Aren’t you afraid of blasphemy against the gods?
– What do you mean?
– The 35 Demon Army attacking the capital. Are you going to brush it off as a coincidence that it exactly matches the number of the Apnonia Pilgrimage Unit?
– What’s the big deal? On my way to Papa’s house for summer vacation, I already slashed the Apostle of the Corruption God Anrage. Isn’t this relatively minor in comparison?
A person raised with the [Home Education] that teaches killing the Apostle of God.
– Dark Priest. Are you threatening to unleash a new crisis in the North that has never existed before? Is this what the Wahyhiemhai Foundation intends to send to me through you?
– … Tell me what you wish. If you’ve exposed techniques that could have been kept hidden, you must have an aim.
– Please help when sending the Warrior to the North! I promised to support the Warrior. Then I can continue having a good relationship with Irene!
– … I will accept your proposal. Dark Princess Oknodie. I, Yuda, swear by my status as Northern Duke that I will never forget today’s proposal.
– If I’m bored, I’ll visit with Irene and the Warrior during the vacation!
A wicked being who births Dark Priests to threaten the North while plotting using the Warrior.
“Now that I think about it, there was an observer in this year’s transfer student list.”
“Observer?”
“I believe the name was Astarot.”
“!!”
Furthermore, it seems that this person has become a significant figure among the second-year transfer students, suspected to have some connection to her wicked schemes.
“He was an excellent student with the potential of a steel man.”
“He demonstrated remarkable sound sphere defense techniques and composure, worthy of teaching.”
“I won’t say much. Show me the midterm exam answer sheet.”
The evaluations of the professors in the Administration Department, who seemed to have calmed down, turned upside down at Stand Mill’s [Theory of Functional Monopoly].
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Correct Answers 1. 2. 3. 4.
The Wahyhiemhai Foundation used scholarship students to take over the entire city council of one city.
And began manipulating the power balance by implanting Dark Mana into experts in various fields.
Diplomats scouting the power structure of other cities.
Artisans reweaving relics from the ancient times.
Dark Sorcerers refining the purity of Dark Mana.
Secret Inspectors stealthily seeking out the Foundation’s enemies.
Lawmakers drafting legislation required by the Foundation.
The synergy of abilities or their value doesn’t matter.
The functionality and class desired to use will take priority, and eventually, other abilities and classes will follow.
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“This is…!”
“The mindset is no different than that of the ‘Director’. A response that exudes the coldness of a power-wielding psychopath who treats humans as nothing more than tools.”
“Are you telling me this kind of answer recorded the top student’s grades up to the midterms of the second semester?”
“The answer itself is correct. It’s true that monopolizing functions requires
“Hmm…”
“However, that ideal and understanding should have been limited to loyalty or submission to the Emperor, institutionalized cooperation. She has already revealed her ambition to surpass the Emperor’s power through the Foundation.”
The tale sounded even more meaningful considering the Emperor had changed twice now.
‘Something is happening. The bells inside of me are ringing louder. I might have discovered the start of an absurd calamity. No, it may be too late for this!’
Thud. Thud.
Calming his rough heartbeat, Robert Elahim moved toward the Magic Department.
“Learned something good.”
“Are you talking about Oknodie?”
“A student strengthens through feeding them stones and coal.”
“??? ”
“From this year onward, I’ll be feeding them dirt.”
The Weird Professor, who seemed to have taken in last year’s students as Golems, was spouting nonsense.
“He’s someone closest to a naturalist’s training method that stimulates human nature.”
“What does that mean?”
“I witnessed it clearly. That student’s male counterpart, Sing, was captivated by the desires provided by Oknodie, transcending to a whole new level in an instant.”
Even though he sounds like he’s lured in guys too, Diogenes’s reliability isn’t that high.
“What a poor child. Pressured by the Foundation and Director, she could never return on time after going out, barely managing to come back to the Academy.”
Did she realize her own danger? The sympathy shown by the first-year head, Professor Mahabharata.
The evaluations from the professors in the Magic Department, known for their picky and meticulous demeanor, held a curious commonality: they all acknowledged Oknodie.
What could possibly have earned this recognition?
“Oknodie? An outstanding student. I never imagined they would surpass the achievements of the Yellow Magic Tower and snatch the prospective disciple right in front of my eyes.”
“Prospective disciple? Are you referring to those groomed to be the next leaders secretly within each organization?”
“Definitely Astarot, a promising magician. With diverse and accurate knowledge assessments, he holds the potential to become the second-best magician in the world. At the very least, he’s on par with a [Warrior] level.”
From the ensuing answer from Professor Pythagoras, Robert Elahim found his answer.
Transfer student Astarot.
The name previously mentioned by Raregrills in warning about Oknodie’s danger appeared again.
‘This was when it all began. The circumstance that led that student to observe lectures.’
In Stand Mill’s class of [Theory of Functional Monopoly], Oknodie produced an ambitious answer suggesting that the power of the Foundation could replace the power of the Emperor.
In just three months since then, two emperors had changed in a historic upheaval.
And now.
From Pythagoras’s [Magical Writing through Knowledge Assessment] to the vision shown by the Wahyhiemhai Foundation, which surpassed the Yellow Magic Tower, there was someone Oknodie attracted.
A former disciple of the Yellow Magic Tower, Oknodie, through Raregrills’s lecture on [Surviving as a Commander on the Battlefield], conspired something with Northern Duke Yuda and the Warrior.
After seeing this lecture, Astarot decided to collaborate with Oknodie and joined as the leader of the second-year transfer students.
‘Something will happen. In the North, something as monumental as the assassination of an Emperor.’
Oknodie, Warrior Ishtar, transfer student Astarot, Northern Grand Duchess Irene.
Between those four students!
Filled with suspicion, he immediately sought out the Principal.
“This is why the student Oknodie is extremely dangerous. A bizarre event may happen in the Northern continent!”
[So what do you propose?]
“We need to send an inspection team to uncover Oknodie and the Foundation’s wicked schemes, preventing any event that could be comparable to the assassination of an Emperor. Of course, we must immediately perform mental evaluations and coercive interrogations on the Oknodie student to determine how entangled they are with the Foundation’s plans and what schemes they are plotting!”
The Principal, calmly sitting at his desk in the shape of a human male, nodded.
[I fully acknowledge the report on Oknodie’s danger. You may leave.]
“Aren’t there any measures being taken? If you would give me a chance…”
[Measures? Why would that be necessary?]
He seemed to be saying, “What nonsense are you going on about?”
In the Principal’s relaxed demeanor, Robert Elahim felt the siren announcing the prologue of disaster ringing louder and louder in his mind.
[If such a fun thing is about to happen, I’d even push them to make it happen. Why should I stop it?]
“!!!”
Principal Omoshiroi.
Under the pretext of cultivating students’ crisis response abilities, he hosts all kinds of outlandish weekly events, sometimes causing repercussions that spread across the entire continent—a living force of unparalleled strength.
His curiosity leaned much more towards encouraging whatever Oknodie was planning rather than stopping it.
