Ordinary Kihara is the Strongest in Education

Kamijou-san, a high school student, commented on others like this, but in a way, he was indeed qualified. After all, he once said something like "I don't want to see that girl cry" for Index.

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Under the unknown change, Kihara Celestial Body's consciousness once again came to the time of a hundred years ago.

"Did you use pigeon blood?"

someone asked unhappily.

"Dye made from killing is against our guidelines."

This is not the apartment it used to be.It looked like a dark basement.Although the space is very large, the surrounding stone walls and the erratic candlelight still give people a sense of oppression.

The location where Kihara Celestial Body was standing was in the corner of the room, and there was a corner of messy papers.

A silver-haired young man was stirring into a ceramic jug whose contents exuded a disgusting smell.And the owner of that unpleasant voice was the elder Westcott.Wearing a suit, he seemed to be preparing for a social gathering, but in this moldy underground space, the image was completely out of tune.

Westcott's social status was markedly different from those around him.According to his previous conversation with Mathers, as well as Kihara Celestial's own knowledge, he should be a coroner, that is, a person from the police station.It is fundamentally different from a "homeless person" like Mathers.

At least not starve yourself to death for sure.

The young man, engrossed in stirring the cauldron, did not look up.He didn't seem to have any plans to respond.

Westcott, one of the three founders, looked even more ugly.So, Mathers, the man who was on an equal footing with him and attracted the young man, replied with a wry smile.

"We don't want to create a cipher file that is almost impossible to decipher and no one can read. That kind of thing is left to the Rosicrucian Society, who likes to keep things secret. Oh, let's talk about the scent of roses, even a single word. The old man who brought all the mysterious documents into the association said that what he said just now was too outrageous?"

"..."

Kihara Celestial looked at Mathers, and there was an obvious partiality to his words.

"Do you know why the steam engine spread all over the world? The Industrial Revolution happened because everyone could use the steam engine and distribute the benefits equally. The sailing ships of the Age of Navigation looked free at first glance, but they had to It has to be approved and protected by the state. So fully private steamboats can easily win big.”

"That's because a steamboat with its own fixed pattern is obviously easier to use than a sailboat that requires 'technical'. Besides, the follow-up steamboat also requires the same procedures."

[There is no doubt, but about what this uncle wants to express, I don’t think you completely understand it, do you? 】

The dialogue between the two who did not belong to "this world" did not interrupt the dialogue between the two founders of "gold".

"This is the way our Golden Society will also start a new age. What is needed for this is not to include everything, and a 'complete' Christian Bible. To use that is to rely on some 'great being' to be left behind The established miracles of , branch off through different interpretations so that the possibilities are limited. What we really need is a way of arranging the basic incantations and symbols, freely giving shape to any idea. We need a A board game-like 'toolbox' that expands the possibilities infinitely."

"..."

"As a result, what is the biggest enemy of the Golden Association? Isn't it our evasive attitude of hiding everything under a mysterious veil, insisting that the red on the drawing board is blood, and the black is darkness, constantly strangling the budding possibility Sex, Westcott? But to paint the life of a splendid flower, it takes all the colors."

"It's better to hide sometimes, especially when it's impossible to control the situation maturely. Blindly wanting to 'expand', in the end, it's just a crazy attempt made by the City of Arts, Baggage City and the like."

[Very correct understanding, but the "Golden Long" who was in a frenzy at the time did not take this into account.Or rather than the value he sees, such "additional problems" are not a problem. 】

With his back against the dark and damp wall, the words of the researcher and the black cat witch spread faintly in the room.

"Everyone deliberately exaggerates the dangers of the toxins of the classics, but as long as you avoid jumping into theories that are completely out of touch with today's world, slowly deepen your understanding word by word through the 'toolbox', and adapt to those knowledge step by step, the classics are 100 % safe. If the skies were considered inviolable, the airplane would not have been invented, and the progress made by the inventor brothers on that one machine would have been delayed by a whole century."

"..."

"What's more, we can't talk in our sleep now. The master teaches the apprentice, the master teaches the apprentice, the master teaches the apprentice... How much is the gap between everyone here and the newcomers who just joined today? The more people in the association. , the more people will rise to a higher rank through the promotion ceremony, and we at the top are already 7=4 on paper, but strip off that layer of mask, and there are things that are not very human below."

For the colleague of the big talker, Westcott also seemed to be helpless.Perhaps in his heart he also acquiesced to these issues that he could see?

"If the external side does not match the internal truth, the image of the entire organization will be blurred. It is nothing to pass on from generation to generation between masters and students, but if you don't know which master you can find to answer a certain question, it will be very troublesome. Learning to find the right teacher in a unique way is no different than learning to live in a prison. Wasting time in a place like this will only degrade a person's quality."

"Just like teachers of different subjects, magic needs a place similar to an 'academy'. In this regard, the system of Academy City is more mature. Perhaps Aleister also discovered new things through previous problems. The direction is uncertain?"

[Of course, but even the concept of 'association' was quite vague among the magicians of that era, and there were even quite a few people who just used the guise of magicians to do things that were only beneficial to themselves. 】

Westcott on one side lowered his head, as if he could hear the conversation between Kihara Celestial Body and the Black Cat Witch, wondering what he was thinking.

"Association is an organization. If the bottom collapses, so does the top. We have to act before the quality drops to the surface. It is very inappropriate for leaders to arrogantly assume that communication failures are due to a lack of talent on the other side and give up their efforts. Reasonable. As soon as you enter an association, you must put the required knowledge in front of the apprentices. We should go back to the basic concept of providing necessities and only limited to necessities.”

Mathers, who became more and more excited, took a deep breath, and even the silver-haired Aleister, who was stirring the blood of pigeons, slowed down his actions.

"Now it's not a lot of knowledge, it's how to use it! It doesn't matter crystal balls, cards, turtle shells, or crackling flames. Navigation tools for those who benefit from magic. That's not what we want. Do you want to plant something? Complete a collection device that can answer anonymous questions raised by people who are in a formal experimental environment, regardless of whether they are masters or students. Listen, old man, you are the only one who likes your outdated teaching methods. Use. I want an easier way! To do this, we must immediately complete a toolbox that naturally solves the queries of explorers as they fiddle with and learn from them."

Conversations and information poured in like a sea of ​​mountains, but Kihara Tenji was concerned about one of the words.

"The toolbox...is just 'template' or 'devtools', right?"

In response, the black cat witch tapped the table in the corner of the ceremony venue with her fingers.

What's on there.It looks like an exquisite box garden, or a complicated foreign board game.There are wands and discs carved out of wood, cups made of melted glass, and several identical metal short swords.

It looks like a toy at first glance, but the makers must have put a lot of effort into it.That thing is very similar to this room.No, it's like a miniature version of the room.

[In modern terms, this is probably the same as application development tools.After all, Hermeticism believes that everything in the world is made up of 22 letters.With this as a starting point, everyone simply follows instinct and rearranges the graphic elements to prepare the environment.This is the backbone of ritual magic performed in the form of a stage play, and Hakoniwa is a playwriting device for personal use.If the conditions are different, the form may be similar to haiku or tanka.Instead of relying on gods or queuing up, this device can provide the means to cause the miracles needed.It's probably just such a naive ideal. 】

"All the obscure parts are eliminated, and future generations only need to learn how to use the simplest short sentences and words to form the most basic spells and spells, and use them."

[Very beautiful, but not a good wish. 】

The witch of the black cat spoke lightly with her ears.

In fact, it does. Move the puppets in the garden, let them hold props like daggers and wands, sprinkle colorful petals and leaves from the bottle, and then create their own chants by rearranging the vocabulary in the guide. .

This creates magic.

Just like making beaded jewelry, anyone can try it, a project that has no skill at all.

Depending on the angle, this kind of thinking may be seen as disrespectful or terrible.For example, the research and development of superpowers in Academy City cannot allow the person to choose the type of ability or registration, but the magic side can freely choose everything like the ingredients of a crepe. How distorted will things become?

Even if a virus or phishing website is created by this application development tool and causes great harm to the outside world, the Golden Association will not care.Is it the same as the gun society, where distrust of each other and desire for self-defense has made weapons technology widely popular?People without weapons will die.

"Just like a country with a big gun, if everyone can easily get a gun, then those who don't have a gun will be at a disadvantage. Then in order to protect themselves, they have to have a gun. And the number of people with guns has increased. , there will always be some 'pleasure criminals', and in the case of all people holding guns, once someone fires the first shot, then it is time for violent mutual shooting."

[And at the time, we didn't care about such a thing at all.Turning one's identity into a "great man" who can stand on the stage or even higher is definitely not a minority in "gold". 】

"This is what those idiots in Academy City once assumed. 'Once the superpowers spread to the world, they will be out of control'. This is why Academy City has been strictly guarding the ability development technology and corresponding technical talents. "

The black cat witch also seemed to feel helpless for the wrong decision at that time.

"I'm not trying to stop this..."

Westcott said.

"I mean, magic research also needs to make concessions. If we really don't refuse, the world will only treat us as the same as those who mess around."

"It pays to take that risk. Let's go, Crowley. It's an eye-opener for this suspicious old man!"

Contrary to the exaggerated encouragement, the young man named Crowley didn't make any flamboyant moves like a magician.In fact, he didn't draw the magic circle directly on the floor.Crowley spreads a piece of cloth onto the round table in the corner, then uses the edge of the table to draw a large circle.

Westcott finally roared.

"This is a crooked way!!"

"What do you say, it actually makes sense. As I said earlier, our purpose is not a 'complete' Bible that traces the footsteps of a 'great being' with only a given number of miracles in it. What we want is a A toolbox of endless possibilities to revive the legacy of knowledge that has stagnated in our Golden Order."

"It's a dangerous 'toy box'."

[Even a wartime configuration. 】

And Mathers' impassioned speech wasn't over yet.

"What we are building is a free association that can allow anyone, regardless of gender, to join the membership, so they shouldn't be allowed to slowly line up in a meaningless queue. What's more, there are already too many people who have reached a higher level. There is no guarantee that the person on the other end of the queue will be able to provide the correct answer. Everyone is welcome to jump in the queue, and the master and the apprentice should also compete with each other. Isn't it good to get feedback through confrontation? This thing can be like a lady's tailor suit Bring the same with you, but also have the professionalism of a painter or a sculptor's tools. Westcott, you referenced the Germans when you established this association, which is really tasteful. After all, they make board games with very fine details."

Small boxes contain toys such as cups and wands.Various sun-dried petals and leaves are packaged in a row of small bottles.

Although it is very detailed, it will also prompt new possibilities for newcomers, just like the first time a child touches a circuit board bought as a teaching prop.

There is no concept of good and evil in it.

The kid's basic set can be used to make both a radio and a bug.In previous wars, soldiers were given coloring suits used by children to disguise bombs as turning heads or coal lumps and set traps that both military and civilians would fall for.

This is the same.

Even if pigments were used in warfare, no one would condemn the developers of pigments.

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"Hey, Westcott, it took you a few years of practice to accurately draw a circle with a diameter of two meters without any tools? Not standing in front of the canvas, but staring at the floor and hunched over."

"..."

It is obviously impossible to answer, after all, in front of this young man who relies on tools, such "experience" is not something worth showing off at all.Even those who feel good about themselves and brag about their ability to draw circles with their bare hands will at best be regarded as an old man of the old days.

It feels like the older generation of craftsmen have been replaced by the mass production of modern machinery, usually they can't do anything except for the last stubborn resistance with "this is soulless".

In many cases, they can only conform to the disappearance of the times, and at most they are reluctantly passed on as a "tradition", but the moment when the use value is replaced by the historical value, this matter loses its original meaning.

Even more valuable is sad.

"This young man said that this concept would wipe out all our wasted work. Others would soon find it ridiculous to paint on the floor. He thought we would just put the tablecloth on the round table, along the edge. Just trace the outline and spread the tablecloth on the floor. That's the purpose of a toolbox like a so-called smart board game. Sweep away the lines that are not sure if they can be used as clues, and use A collection of effective answers. A new era is dawning, and those who want to clearly answer their own questions, those who yearn to use magic, will be free to put any idea into reality.”

There should be no concept of programming language in this era.

These guys are just talking about a complicated old board game.

But in the eyes of this researcher, it seems like a few engineers who have only coded the complicated and difficult C language are dreaming of developing an app, so that children can connect various parts together like a puzzle, and develop It is the same as practical software that can be used.

Although innocent, it is dangerous.

Indeed, there are countless possibilities leading to both good and evil.At the same time that "fun" software was developed, "malware" appeared more frequently and easily.And it's a highly contagious virus that emerged in an age without firewalls.

"Listen, old man. When the guns came, the noble knights rejected the tradition. When the steam engine came, the female weavers cried that the poor mass-produced goods had no soul. . . ....but under the ruthless erosion of time, isn't their voice also buried?"

"You mean, my popularity is running out?"

"Sad, but helpless. There is no doubt that Mathers' statement is more in line with the times. But effective controls are missing. Maybe he just believes that he and 'gold' can ensure the safe operation of this process, but this is Just like 100 special forces can't stop 10 refugees, there will always be fish that slip through the net, and there will be more and more after the first one. Especially in the case of violent suppression, the rebound will be more obvious .”

[There is no doubt about the fact that once magic is flooded and there is no effective departmental control, the war will not stop until the world is destroyed.Human desires cannot be easily satisfied.Just like the first knights were humble, polite, kind and loving, they sympathized with the weak and had a noble spirit, but in a certain era after that, the knight was just a humanoid killing machine with a metal weapon. 】

Completely ignoring the conversation between the witch and the researcher, the magician continued his speech.

"You're not done yet, old man. The reason why humans are still superior to steam engines is that we can look back on the road before we don't have to find someone to pull the stick. Don't you understand? It's time to reevaluate our thinking. ."

"The idea is very advanced, but like many progressives who fail in the end, they are so advanced that the times can't keep up with them. Mathers has taken too big a step. The tower will absolutely collapse, a fact that requires no special justification."

Westcott snorted disdainfully, as if responding to Kihara Celestial's words.

He made no secret of his disdain for the newcomer's style.If the young man made even one mistake, Westcott would probably kick him out.

But even the tense atmosphere that dominated the room didn't affect the silver-haired young man's actions in the slightest.He arranged some kind of ritual with the precision of a clockwork puppet.

The young man confirms the exact direction, arranges the parts in the right place, calculates the exact time it takes to make the right movement, transmits the vibrations from the body to the air with the exact correct pronunciation, and the movement moves perfectly through the ceremony grounds .

Although Kihara Celestial Body has no direct knowledge of magic, it can be seen from the experience of interacting with demon gods and a large number of magicians that the situation completely complies with Westcott's expected development.

However, the brows of the old magician fluttered irregularly.He really hated that young man who ignored the pressure and acted calmly and expressionlessly.

He wanted to criticize young people but couldn't find the reason.