I Killed the Academy Player

Autumn Harvest Festival (5) illustrations

thursday. The fourth day of the harvest festival has dawned.

There are still many events left, but since the tournament ended yesterday, the event that is attracting the most attention at the Harvest Festival is by far the Magic Expo.

Guardian Academy is basically focused on training guardians to fight the existence of demons, but there are also many who focus on academics.

Many professors in the Department of Magic are working as professors at Merkava thanks to its overwhelming library, banned book list, experimental environment, and free knowledge sharing.

Although it is less leisurely than the Magic Tower, which focuses solely on research, the magic fair held every two years is an example of Merkava Academy’s freedom.

These or the top, or the Guardians, who are interested in magic. A magic fair where anyone can apply and showcase their achievements without restrictions.

This year, the number was so high that there were limits to the exhibition, and the reason for this was the fall of the Magic Tower.

As the two major academic institutions, Magic Tower, collapsed due to the kidnapping of a saint, the eyes of wizards naturally turned towards the academy fair.

“Whoa… we’ll demolish that first!”

Marie also participated in this fair. The results on display were a semi-permanent water quality improvement magic formula and a purification filter magic tool needed for hydroponic cultivation.

Although it leads numerous additional industries, Dunaref’s core business is a large-scale agricultural complex spanning millions of hectares.

Among them, the foray into magic plants has become more active recently, and there was an opportunity of its own.

“Daesik, sort it out.”

“Yes, yes! Master!”

When the large group of wizards called the Magic Tower was disbanded and all of its core wizards came under the management of Corin and Marie, they used Greenpa, who had extensive experience in cultivating magical plants.

Marie edited and assisted dozens of high-ranking wizards from the Green faction for free on the paper she was researching for the southern agricultural complex. As a result, remarkable progress has been made.

Thanks to this, the new water quality improvement magic formula and purification filter were highly evaluated. Of course, that doesn’t mean Marie found a sponsor.

“hahahahaha… Marie! That’s really great! This dad is impressed!”

“hehehe, what? I didn’t do it alone.”

“We can’t let this great idea go to waste! My dad will invest in it!”

“Hmm, I think we’ll need a lot to farm mandragora in earnest and create replicas of perennial cucumbers.”

“How much will it cost?”

“I think it will be about 5 million per year! It will pay off within 3 years!”

“Of course! It’s our Mari’s job, so of course we will! We’ll give you an extra million, so use the extra as pocket money.”

Former leader of the Green Sect, Elder Drerian… No, Daesik seemed to be going out of his mind at the money mess happening in front of his eyes.

When I suggested business investment, saying I had an amazing idea, Duke Mard reacted indifferently.

But my daughter burned 20 million gold just to make an investment?

“But Marie, your father is worried. I wonder if you will get hurt while working hard on your research.”

“It’s okay. Our chief and deputy researchers can do it.”

At those words, Daesik became anxious. Recently, my master was recruiting wizards to establish a research institute to replace the Magic Tower.

It was a harsh condition of no pay and no work, but I thought it was better to do research than to live as a salt farm slave, so the competition rate was actually 40:1.

Elder mages who have not yet abandoned the authority of the Magic Tower have maintained their pride in sharing knowledge for free, but…

While preparing for a pressure interview on why he should be chosen, Dae-sik saw Chun-sik, the former leader of the Red faction, and grabbed him, calling him a traitor.

“Huh…!”

How did it become so miserable? Daesik swallowed back tears that would not come out.

“Then, my daughter, shall we go eat something delicious with dad now?”

“Yeah… just wait a little bit.”

Today is the day when expo participants change booths. Marie was waiting for someone to open a booth from today until Saturday.

“Corrin said he would participate.”

“······That guy?”

Mard knew he was not a wizard. However, not only wizards can participate in this fair.

Quite a few merchants who support and sponsor wizards also participate.

“If you’re Corin, you’re going to come up with something really amazing, right? I’m looking forward to it~”

“Hmph! Even if it was made by someone who doesn’t know anything about magic——”

-Kiyoooooooooooot…!

Ring out the roar!

Beat the drum!

Blow up the 8 cylinders!!

“drum?”

-Roar, roll, roll! floating!

-Roar, roll, roll! floating!

-Kkisssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss…!!

“W-what is it? What is this sound?”

“Drums and harp sounds?”

Ominous yet majestic BGM. Marie is familiar with this BGM.

“note······.”

Those who witnessed ‘that incident’ last year, including Marie, touched their foreheads. On the other hand, those who witnessed it for the first time, including Duke Mard, looked shocked.

“············.”

“······What is that?”

-Roar, roll, roll! floating!

-Roar, roll, roll! floating!

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-Bamparabamba! Bam bam!

-Kiyooooooo!!

-Kkkkkk!!

Beyond the boulevard where the fair is held. A huge carriage runs by.

Unit 1 Cavillac Deville X2 The Gigahorse.

Unit 2 Chevrolet Fleetmaster War League.

Unit 3 Carmageddon Doof Wagon.

Behind Immortan Locke, wearing strange muscle armor, there are Jaeger, wearing red underwear, plucking a fire-breathing guitar, and Lark and part-time workers, beating drums like crazy.

“Cry out, 8 cylinders! We will reach Valhalla! You will be resurrected with shining chrome teeth in a world that has become ashes.”

“”Immortan! Immortal! Immortan!””

Immortan Locke returned from the other world and Warboys earning 80 silver per day.

Magic Fair Corin Locke… No, Immortan Locke’s booth entry.

Earth-making apocalypse design over technology recreated through a combination of mechanical engineering and magic engineering.

Commonly known as Mad Max.

“Mari…does it have to be her?”

“······I’m usually a quiet kid.”

-Kiyoooooooooot!!

* * * *

Magic fairs are basically prospective.

The future of the technology, the possibility of verification… what a useful and excellent idea it is.

Basically, participants other than students are involved in making technical presentations and seeking sponsors, and the students’ works do not actually produce anything that great.

I was a bit surprised when I saw Marie’s purification filter.

But in front of this groundbreaking invention, Marie’s booth was no match for us.

Although I did a lot of movie cosplay to reminisce about last year’s memories, the basic theme of these entries is ‘Engine’.

A muscle engine for ‘running’ on the road beyond the existing slow means of transportation, horse-drawn carriages. Insufficient metallurgical technology was replaced with magic stones, and advanced precision technology was solved by replacing wizards.

Surprisingly, it was a reproducible item. automobile.

Well, there are carriages that are powered by magic stones, so it’s not a new concept in this world.

‘Well, I won a prize with this in the previous round as well.’

Even though it has been recreated, it is not something that can last long. Even the wizards said that the car would sink and the engine would explode before it reached 100 km. Still──

“Aren’t you Baron Corrin Locke? I’d like to invest in this product. Can we talk about it in detail?”

“Wow, what is that? It’s a strange-looking carriage.”

Well, it’s full during the three days of the fair.

“Sleepy!”

“Yes, yes! Master Corrin!”

“I have to go to another event, so take care of the booth well. Please be kind to me.”

“Oh, I understand!”

Someday, I plan to start a car company with these guys. Isn’t it too much of a waste to make fun of free master’s and doctoral labor?

First, let’s copy Ferrari and Lamborghini. Intellectual property rights? Are you eating that?

* * * *

I left the magic fair to the slaves and went to watch the long-awaited cookout. Because Ran is going to a cookout.

Although it is a cookout that does not receive much attention compared to other events, there are surprisingly many talented people. It was difficult to win the game too.

“brother!”

Ran hugs me without caring about what people around her think. In her hands was the championship trophy.

“Congratulations on winning.”

“hehehe~ Have you eaten?”

“I picked up this and that from a street vendor and ate it.”

I took a quick look around on the way here, and I’m certain that I will win this cooking contest. Now for the moot court…

“I’m a little tired after preparing the food in the morning. Would you like to go back to the dormitory with me today?”

“Really? Is that so?”

I too have been busy these past few days. Marie also seems to be spending tonight with her family…

“I heard that Len and Ron are having a talent show in the evening. Until then, let’s rest in the dormitory.”

“Yes it is.”

We returned to the dormitory.

Perhaps because everyone is participating in the harvest festival, the dormitory is deserted. So I came to the sunny sunroom.

“brother.”

“huh?”

“Do you want to take a nap?”

“Are you tired?”

In response to my question, Ran smiles and hugs me.

“It’s just that. I feel good when I’m with my brother.”

We lay down on the sofa in the sunroom. It was a little too small to lie down together, so we laid down on the sofa facing each other and stared at each other.

“It’s already been a year.”

Ran reminisced about this time last year. Yes, a year has already passed.

A lot had happened. After thwarting Kang Ryun’s plan to elevate Hwaran to a later status, I proudly watched Hwa and Ran get along well and acknowledge each other.

“Are you two getting along well?”

“Of course. We are different in many things, but we still understand each other better than anyone else.”

“I’m glad we get along so well.”

Honestly, I didn’t know we would get along this well. From Ran’s point of view, anger would have been an uninvited guest that took over her body at some point.

“Because we like the same people.”

“Keuhum…”

The tip of my nose tickles from the fluttering sound that comes in with a rush. Everyone is like this these days, but Ran especially picks people up and puts them down.

“I wish I had a son who looked like my brother and a daughter who looked like me. Hmm, the more children the better, right?”

“I’m already making parenting plans, so this guy is scary…”

“hehehe… Even if it’s burdensome, please just look at it. I love it so much.”

“······thanks.”

“What?”

“For liking me. For making me wait.”

“What.”

I’ll have to answer someday. Sometimes I have vain delusions.

Like Alicia said. I thought, why not just bring everyone together and live together?

Ugh… that won’t work.

What kind of harem is this to my subject?

It’s also rude to people who like me.

The moment of choice will come. When that time comes…

In my fading consciousness, I postponed the answer.

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How long have you been asleep? When I opened my eyes, I couldn’t see Ran in my field of vision. Instead, what I feel is a cat with red eyes looking down at me and meowing.

“It’s a butterfly.”

It’s a familiar cat. This child has been visiting me often these past few months. It is a free-spirited wild cat that disappears before you know it if you try to raise it.

“Woojjujju, do you want me to scratch you?”

-Nyaowong······.

Since he is a guy who understands people well, his dislike is clear. I carefully scratched him while watching him open his belly and act cute.

-Nyan······.

He rubs his face in my hand and acts cute, as if he’s in a good mood. He was a blunt guy at first, but these days he’s especially cute.

Could it be that I was chosen as a prospective deacon? But when I open my eyes, it is gone before I know it. Then, at night, he crawls in and lies down on the bed.

“When I look at you, I think of anger.”

-what?!

“That guy doesn’t seem to want to sleep with me these days. Well, he’s at an age where he’s starting to realize his shame.”

Until freshman year, whenever he got the chance, Hwa would crawl into my bed and sleep with me. It’s nice to just stay by my side because it’s warm.

“Even though they scold me for having bad sleeping habits.”

Do you keep touching strange places? No, if you talk about things like that in your sleep, my brother will become sad.

Even though Hwaran is a diamond of absolute defense, he has a soft side that he likes to cuddle and sleep with.

“Well, I guess that guy is becoming an adult now.”

He is a lovely child. Just like Ran, I was so surprised and grateful to hear Hwa confess his love…

-······.

I felt really angry that they silently listened to what I had to say. It seems like a cat with a naturally calm personality.

“hmm······.”

While scratching the butterfly’s stomach, I suddenly noticed a red crab called Derg that had been parked next to the sofa.

A magical spear that hunts animals and destroys demons. Even if this is just an empty statement, it is not a good window to place next to a cat.

Just as I was touching the window to put it aside just in case, Derg suddenly lost his balance and started falling towards Nabi.

“danger···!”

I reflexively stretched out my arm, but the red spear just passed by the butterfly.

If the blade of the spear had not been wrapped with sealant, the skin would have been cut. Still, that was when I was trying to soothe the butterfly that was startled by the sudden fall of the window.

“Butterfly, it’s okay──”

-pop!

And smoke rose.

“······uh?”

A sudden increase in weight. The outline of a human shape, too heavy to be the weight of a butterfly and too large in area, begins to emerge.

“Huh…”

In the smoke that disappeared.

Butterfly, who was showing off her stomach and showing affectionate affection on my lap, was nowhere to be seen, but Hwaran, dressed as a nun, looked up at me with a puzzled expression.