So I became a witch

After leaving the space tunnel, our spacecraft smoothly entered the orbit of planetary gravity and successfully docked with the space station.The station master who manages the space station seems to be quite familiar with the eldest lady's father. Taking advantage of the two of them chatting, I also began to look at the interior of the space station curiously.Although it is said to be a space station, its actual size is even several times larger than the spaceship we are driving. In addition to the place we are currently in, which is like the waiting room of the airport, there are other areas such as working areas, residential areas, rest areas, etc. Different areas are used to facilitate the daily life of some cosmic workers, which can fully accommodate the lives of tens of millions of people.Every day, many private spaceships or official ships come to this planet, and they must be registered at this space station before they can be released.

"Pandora, Dad has to go back first because he has something to do. During school, you must listen to the teacher and Layton, okay?" The master who had completed the registration knelt down and patted the head of the young lady reluctantly. .

"En!" The eldest lady quickly agreed, but judging from her shaking curious eyes, she probably didn't listen to the master's words in her heart.

The master stood up and looked at Layton and me again: "This kid, I'll leave it to you."

"I will do my best to ensure the safety of the eldest lady." Layton said solemnly.

Al?Should I say something better at this time? "For the sake of the eldest lady..." Isn't it a bit strange to say that?Or "Go up the mountain of swords and down into the sea of ​​fire..." No, no, it's still a bit inappropriate.

When I was thinking wildly, the master had already turned and left, so I just nodded silently.

However, this way you can rest well——

"Wait, wait a minute! Miss, don't go alone, it will be very dangerous! Miss!"

——It seems that the future will not be peaceful.

Through the transmission platform inside the space station, we successfully landed on the ground.The momentary feeling of gravity from myself made me a little uncomfortable.After all, although there are simulated gravity devices on the spacecraft, it is still a bit worse than the real planetary gravity.

"I kept you waiting for a long time, are you the honored guests from Huanglong? I am the student council president of Dixiao Academy, Arthur Olado, just call me Arthur. The principal is already waiting for your arrival Can you come with me?" Wearing a blue-and-white school uniform, a handsome black-haired man about eighteen years old suddenly appeared at the door of the hall, blocking our front, and the one on his chest was the emperor. The school emblem of Akatsuki Academy.

"Excuse me, this is Miss Pandora Sia Huanglong, and I am Miss's attendant, Layton Aksha." Layton hurriedly stepped forward, and greeted the boy in front of him in a friendly manner.

"Ah, so you are the great-grandson of General Aksha? You're really rude." The boy said in surprise.

"No, no, compared with my great-grandfather, I am really far behind."

"So, this is..." Arthur turned his attention to me, and for a moment, I felt that his whole body seemed to tighten in an instant.

"Ah, she is Missy's personal maid, Ling, who is specially trained to take care of Missy's daily life." Layton hurriedly explained.

"It's just a maid, isn't it..." Arthur's eyebrows frowned slightly, but they immediately relaxed, "Understood, then, please come with me."

We followed the boy and got into a vehicle that looked expensive on the outside.With the engine started, the car rose smoothly into the air.

"This is Dixiao's planet, and it's the first time I've seen it..." Layton, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked at the scenery outside the window and sighed slightly, "How should I put it...it's like the whole planet It is a huge machine, and the people living in it are a cog in the machine, operating according to the law."

"Haha, this is exactly the idea that Di Xiao has always advocated. It is different from Qian Yu's 'eliteism' and the federal government's 'liberalism'. Di Xiao firmly believes that 'we are born with talents to be useful'. Everyone Everyone has something they are good at and not good at, and the important thing is the method of using this talent. Because of this, whether it is "the untalented occupy the position" or "the talented will be willing to fall" are all emperors. Akatsuki's absolutely intolerable behavior." Arthur explained to us with a smile while driving the aircraft.

So, like the rumors, Di Xiao firmly believes that the whole society is like a giant machine, and everyone is a cog in it, and he just needs to follow a fixed route.It's like an army... No, it should be said that this planet itself is a huge barracks.No wonder Di Xiao has the strongest strength among the four major forces, so he sent his daughter to such a place for training. I really don't know what the master is thinking.

By the way, has this guy been staring at me intentionally or unintentionally since just now?There is nothing strange about me, huh?No matter how you look at it, I'm just a harmless little maid, so please don't stare at me anymore, if this kind of strange guy notices, my plan to sneak away will be destroyed It was completely ruined.

Ah, by the way, what Huanglong advocates is "ancientism", or blood relationship and mysticism.It is said that the ancestors of Huanglong were the first humans to come into contact with the gods. After the gods disappeared, they had been hiding in human society as "guardians". It was not until the existence of the gods was discovered by humans that the Huanglong clan became active again. the world.I found all this knowledge on the Internet. It is rumored that the Huanglong clan holds a complete prophecy from the gods, including the origin and origin of the catastrophe, as well as the way to end it, but no one knows exactly how.

"I don't know how Miss Pandora thinks of Di Xiao?"

"Huh? Ah, ah..." The eldest lady who was asked suddenly seemed to be taken aback, and held my hand tightly, at a loss.The young lady who was so active before, started to shrink back once outsiders appeared. It seems that what the master said is not wrong. I don’t know if such a young lady can really live a good campus life... Although I am not qualified Just say someone else.

"I'm sorry, due to the unfortunate death of my wife, Missy, there are still some..." Layton quickly explained for Missy.

"Sorry, I was rude." Arthur apologized very frankly.

Chapter 37 Simulation

Before we knew it, we had already entered the scope of Dixiao Academy.After showing my student ID card, the protective shield isolated in the sky automatically opened the passage for us.Later, Arthur asked a few more questions intentionally or unintentionally, but Layton responded to them quite naturally.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the two chatting, I also casually observed the scene in the academy.Even though it is in the capital of the planet, the academy still occupies quite a large area, which is enough to show its status in Di Xiao's heart.In addition to the machinery that can be seen everywhere, the green facilities in the academy are also quite good. Rows of geometric pure white buildings reveal a solemn atmosphere.

This is Dixiao Academy... It's not good, I seem to be a little nervous.Although the Xingjiang Middle School I attended before can be regarded as a local aristocratic middle school, compared with this kind of arrogance that exuded from the bones, it is still far behind.Only the top of the top can be allowed to study here.

"Hi, I've already brought the guests...Ah, is that so? I understand." Arthur frowned suddenly, and after saying a few words to himself, he said to us apologetically, " I'm sorry, I just received news that the principal is receiving some important guests, so I may have to postpone the meeting with them, I'm really sorry."

Although it is only the bloodline of the fourth son, the eldest lady is also a member of Huanglong's relatives. She even postponed the meeting with us and wanted to receive a distinguished guest, whose identity really needs to be considered.Layton also seemed to have considered this point, and smiled: "It's okay, after all, it's still important. I wonder if the student council president can take this time to show us around the Dixiao Academy?"

It is not at all different from the immature appearance. Although he is only 15 years old, Layton's performance is no less than that of an adult gentleman. It is no wonder that the master is relieved to let Layton accompany the eldest lady to school... Sigh, can it be said that I Shouldn't it be the redundant one?

"Of course! Originally, this should be my responsibility, but the academy was completed a few days ago, and many buildings have not yet been opened to the public... Ah, yes, it's rare to come here once, why don't you experience the 'vutrisa simulation hall' how?"

"'vutrisa', I remember it seems to be a game developed by Qian Yu?" Layton said with some surprise.When I heard the word "game", the eldest lady who had been timidly holding my hand suddenly became interested.

"Yes, this is a program that simulates driving a dragon knight to fight. Even children can control the dragon knight."

"It turns out that, as long as they don't drive a real dragon knight, even underage students can use the training." Layton immediately noticed the key point.

"Hehe, that's exactly the case. But, although the driving system in the game has been simplified, it is by no means accessible to ordinary people. Currently, the system is still in the internal testing stage, and the corresponding equipment is also very expensive. Currently, there should be only four The school and some families should be loaded."

"So that's the case. No wonder I haven't heard any news about it on the Internet... Well, can we use it first?"

"Well, originally, it should be necessary to make an appointment in advance. But as an apology for not being present, let me accompany a few of you." Arthur smiled heartily.

Hey, the device that can simulate the battle of dragon knights seems to be quite good for the people of this world.In this way, there is no need to wait until the qualified person becomes an adult to train the dragon knight, which can greatly shorten the learning time, and can also have a certain amount of combat experience, so as to gain some opportunities in the fight against the disaster beast.

However, maybe it's because I've already driven a real dragon knight, so I'm not too cold about this kind of simulation device. Rather than playing any games here, I want to go back to my room and lie like a dead fish. with.It's just that since the eldest lady and Layton both said so, it's natural for me to raise any objections.

The building of the simulation venue is set up in the upper left corner of the academy. As soon as I entered this area, my field of vision was occupied by the "No Entry" prompt. I was so scared that I almost wanted to take off the mask and throw it away.Fortunately, Arthur showed his ID in time and rescued me from this meme-polluted predicament.

Well, it is indeed the era when even consciousness can be uploaded to the Internet. Even if there is no physical interception network, this method can be used to prevent the intrusion of criminals.

"We have arrived."

After parking the aircraft at a special parking lot, we followed the student council president into the interior of the huge clubhouse.The space inside the hall is extremely wide, about the size of dozens of football fields, surrounded by auditoriums, but there are very few visible facilities, except for a few devices placed in the corners, the rest of the place is completely blank .

We all looked at the student council president at the same time. Arthur scratched his head in embarrassment, coughed twice and said seriously: "Ahem, it's just that it hasn't been fully arranged yet... But it shouldn't affect the use, probably."

"Well, do you mean you want to sit in it?" Layton curiously opened one of the devices and asked.

"Ah, this is a facility that simulates the internal driving environment of the Dragon Knight... Anyway, you can sit in and try it out first."

"Ah, then I'll give it a try." Layton curiously sat in one of the coffin-like devices, and then closed the hatch.

"...how?" I asked in a low voice through the cabin door.

"Hmm—it feels quite comfortable?"

"Then, I'll just choose the one here." Arthur smiled and sat in the other machine next to him, "This way... start."

The vast and spacious venue suddenly lit up at the moment the voice fell, and two huge dragon knights appeared in the center of the venue out of thin air.

"Hey? Miss? This is?" One of the dragon knights looked at me and Pandora, then looked at myself, and made a surprised sound.

"Don't be nervous, it's just a separate projection device. In order to allow people other than the driver to see the details of the battle, countless projectors are arranged inside the venue to ensure complete realism." From another dragon The voice of the president patiently explaining came from the knight.

"Hey, is that so?"

"In the future, it should be uploaded to the Eden network platform, but because it is still in the stage of internal testing, it can only be done using this original network method. How do you feel?"

"Well, it's really incredible. It's a bit like a real dragon knight, but it's not exactly the same."

Chapter 38 Firefight

"Well, after all, if it's just an internal beta version, it's quite remarkable to be able to do this. Then, do you want to have a competition?" The student council president drew out the weapon at his waist and asked with a smile.

"Hey? Are you here?" Layton said a little caught off guard.

"It's a rare opportunity to drive a dragon knight legally, don't you want to try it?"

"...Understood, I accept your invitation to fight." After a moment of silence, Layton also drew his own weapon.

"Because it's just a simple sparring, how about the rules only restricting the sword fight?"

"As Your Excellency said."

Seeing that the two of them were about to start fighting, I hurriedly dragged the enthusiastic young lady to the aisle of the auditorium.The huge projection screen in the center of the venue also started working with the appearance of the two, broadcasting this rare game in 360 degrees without dead ends.

Taking advantage of the time when the two of us were preparing, Pandora and I finally walked to the auditorium.From this angle, you can have a panoramic view of the central scenery of the entire huge venue. Even the huge dragon knight looks much smaller in such an empty scene.

Speaking of which, this is the first time I have seen a battle between dragon knights.Although Layton was only 15 years old, because of his family lineage, he had already had experience driving a dragon knight before he was a teenager, and he was quite proficient in various swordsmanship and fighting techniques, and he could easily subdue an adult Males must be good at driving dragon knights; as for the other side, I'm not sure, but on the one hand, the other side is a few years older than Layton, so he must have more experience, and since he can be the student council member of Akatsuki Academy Long, and definitely has considerable strength.This confrontation seems to be quite intense.

"Then... let's begin."

As the countdown on the screen returned to zero, the two dragon knights moved at the same time.The dragon knight driven by the president attacked first, and the lightsaber in his hand pierced the vital point of the dragon knight's cockpit at an extremely tricky angle. Although Layton was young, he immediately reacted, the lightsaber went from bottom to top, While Ge blocked Arthur's attack, he raised his right foot and kicked it hard.Seeing this, Arthur didn't want to fight. The thrusters in front of him were fully opened, and the distance between him and Layton was widened.

The first confrontation between the two ended in a draw. After looking at each other, they immediately started to continue to collide.The eldest lady lay on the railing intently watching the battle between the two, shouting and cheering for Layton from time to time, and she completely lost her fearful appearance before.

A few minutes later, the flat land was covered with scars and dust, and there was no intact area everywhere (of course, it was only a simulated projection scene), all of which proved the intensity of the battle.The energy of the shields of both sides has been reduced to the lowest point, to the point where no matter when the winner is decided, it is not surprising.Even the eldest lady couldn't help holding her breath, for fear that it would affect the performance of the two of them.

"... so boring." I blurted out subconsciously, and then immediately covered my mouth.No, no, I accidentally expressed my true feelings. It would be terrible if someone overheard me.Fortunately, the eldest lady focused all her heart and soul on this battle, she didn't hear my unintentional words at all, and there was no one else around, which made me a little relieved.

However, as I said just now, this seemingly "intense" battle between dragon knights is too dull for me.How should I describe this feeling... a machine.Yes, it is a machine.The dragon knight driven by two people seems to be just a huge machine in their hands, with mechanized offense, mechanized defense and movement, and they can't feel a trace of human flexibility at all.Although it looks menacing and powerful, the consequences of this way of action are too simple and easy to predict. If I were present, even without the protection of the energy shield, the other party would not be able to touch me in the slightest.Obviously, according to my experience of driving the Dragon Knight, the Dragon Knight should be more flexible, as soft as controlling one's own body, but the Dragon Knight driven by two people can't reflect such agility at all.I don't know if it's because of the limitations of the simulation device, or if the two originally controlled the dragon knight in this way.

Or... It's not them who are abnormal, but me.

Just like Katerina said, although the Dragon Knight is powerful, there are only a few people in the world who can drive the Dragon Knight, and among them, there are very few people who can drive the Dragon Knight to fight the S-class disaster.From this point of view, as soon as I drove the Dragon Knight and was able to defeat the S-level disaster beast, I was barely [-]/[-] with the monster that looked like a judge. .

I never thought that in the original world, I would be called a genius after traveling to this world, where I was one of the lowest in terms of popularity and grades.But unfortunately, I don't plan to use this power to do anything. Through Katerina's experience, I understand the dangers of this world. Even reincarnated people may die unexpectedly. My talent may be very strong, but it is definitely not enough. Invincible, otherwise he would not have been almost killed by that monster.Although I can't say that I'm afraid of death, I don't want to die in another world like this inexplicably. Compared with protecting this world, my priority is of course to preserve myself.

When I was thinking wildly, the battle between the two was coming to an end. Although it looked evenly matched, in fact Layton's pace had become chaotic. Compared with Arthur, he seemed to be able to do a job with ease.It seems that this battle should be won by the student council president.

At the same time as I made the verdict in my heart, the shield bar above Layton, representing the blood volume, reached the bottom first.The outcome has been decided, the president slowly withdrew the sword in his hand, the two dragon knights in the center of the field and the scars on the ground gradually disappeared, the connection cabin opened, and the two driving the dragon knights returned to reality.

"Sorry, miss, I lost." Layton showed a bitter smile, and said to us who came down from the auditorium.

"No, it's just that I'm a little bit older than you in experience. If you and I are the same age, the outcome is still unknown." Arthur said heartily, there was no trace of falsehood in his smile.

"Although you say that, you are actually not good at melee combat, are you?"

"Well—it's not that I'm not good at it, it's just that I'm more used to long-range combat than melee combat."

"...Next time, I will challenge you again." Layton took a deep look at Arthur.

"Well, since I'm studying in this academy together, I welcome your challenge at any time." The student council president replied as usual.

Chapter 39 Games

Huh, so it's over, right?If that's the case, let's go, I don't want to stay in such a place where there is nothing.

"You seem to be very interested too. Do you want to try it too?" The student council president raised his head, and his eyes fell on me who was about to leave impartially.

"...Huh?" I was half a beat slow in responding before I noticed that he seemed to be talking to me.No no no, I'm not interested in dragon knights or anything, absolutely.

"Sorry, although Ling is traveling with us, she is not qualified." Layton relieved me in a timely manner.

"Oh? Is that so?"

"You should also understand, right? Every child will be tested for eligibility when they are six years old. If they are determined to be eligible, they will be marked. But Ling does not have such a mark, so it is naturally impossible possess eligibility."

Why?is that so?This is the first time I have heard such information, but in this way, the possibility of me being forced to become a driver is greatly reduced.I'm sorry, but I was not born in this world, so it is naturally impossible for me to have passed the eligibility test.Although I'm a little curious about what kind of talent I have in this world, it's better not to go there just to be on the safe side.

"Well—that's right." Arthur finally let go, and seemed to be planning to give up.

That's right, I'm just an ordinary person, so if there's nothing wrong, can you make way for me?

"However, even if this machine is not qualified, it is possible to use it?" Arthur changed the subject and said, "So, do you want to try it?"

He looked at me with a smile and said, but I was the only one who noticed that there was no smile in his eyes. It was more of an order than a discussion.Since getting in the car just now, this guy has been watching me secretly, and I don't know where I caught his attention.Could it be that he is actually a lolicon pervert?But in that case, the lady who is younger than me should get more attention, right?

Well, the look in his eyes seems to be serious, even if he refuses here again, he will continue to chase after him. I don't want my gorgeous campus life to be harassed by a pervert all day long.It's better to accept his duel here, and then lose casually, it should be fine.

"...Do you want to go?" The eldest lady standing beside me looked up at me, her eyes filled with anticipation. "Go and beat up that guy who defeated Layton." Although she didn't speak, I still understood her thoughts.

There is no other way but to do this.

I got into the cockpit that Layton had been in just now.The internal structure is somewhat similar to that of the Dragon Knight, but most of them are just models without any substantial function.With the hatch closed, the entire interior space was plunged into darkness.I closed my eyes and imagined completely integrating my thoughts into this machine.

I opened my eyes, and saw that my huge body had appeared in the center of the hall, and the little Layton and Pandora had already stood in the auditorium at some point, waving desperately to me.

I tried to move my hands and feet, and there was some delay compared to driving a real dragon knight, but the problem shouldn't be too big.A series of auxiliary tools seemed to pop up in the window in front of me. It should be to reduce the difficulty of driving by adopting the AI-assisted method. I chose to close all of them because I thought it was troublesome, and I controlled it completely. It finally felt a lot more convenient.

"Oh, it's much faster than I thought. Is it really just your first contact with Dragon Knight?"

The voice of the student council president sounded from across from me.

Hey, can it be said that you should pretend to be more novice?

"...Because it's a game, so it doesn't matter." I replied pretending to be tough.

"Game, huh... yes, this is a game. However, even if it's a game, you have to go all out. So, are you ready?"

"……Um."

"Then... it's started!"

Unlike the previous battle with Layton, Arthur had already rushed in front of me at the end of the countdown, without any intention of slowing down.

Could it be that you plan to knock me away like this?My brain was working fast, but my body moved first.Facing the opponent's collision, I pressed his shoulders with both hands, exerted strength with all four limbs at the same time, and completed a horizontal bar loop with the help of the opponent's momentum. The falling heel kicked the dragon knight's back heavily, and kicked him flying go out.After the positions of the two parties were exchanged, I fell back to the ground smoothly, and the energy bar on the head of the president who was caught off guard by this move was reduced by one-fifth.

Huh, sure enough, with the help of the dragon knight, the body seems to have endless energy.If I could carry the dragon knight with me at any time in the junior high school physical examination, I wouldn't have missed even one meter in the long jump.

"I'm not mistaken, you are very strong." After the smoke cleared, the dragon knight driven by the student council president stood quietly and looked at me.