CH 161

: Dare (3)

Before Jamie made contact with Siegfried.

Anne was going home with Finn, with a bright face.

At first, I was worried that Finn had been hurt a lot, but when he sincerely apologized, he accepted that it was okay.

Instead, there was a condition that we would go somewhere together after class was over.

There was nothing I couldn't go with my friends, so I gladly said ok.

"But where are we going?"

"It's a good place for you too."

"A good place for me?"

Huh.

Finn smiled and said to Anne.

"I'm being tutored by Sophia."

"Uh, tutoring?"

"Actually, you will receive it from today. Hehe.

As if embarrassed, Finn smiled awkwardly and scratched the back of his head.

Anne was perplexed.

suddenly out of class

So, isn't it that you're taking yourself there now?

Already he was Jamie's pupil.

But he hasn't told Finn about this yet. Talking about it now, I felt like I was betrayed again.

Ann stood there with a bewildered look on her face, and Finn smiled as she misunderstood her expression.

"Miss Sophia said you can come too. You don't have to pay anything, so don't worry.

that ."

"It's okay, it's okay. Sophia is young, but she's a talented wizard, right? You know very well that the teacher is excellent at teaching."

"It is, but ."

Indeed, among the academy's young teachers, Sophia's teaching standards were exceptionally high.

He was a class 4, but he was a promising wizard who was rumored to be moving up to class 5 soon.

If I hadn't known Mr. Jamie, I would have readily accepted this position now.

'It's not like it's not.'

I'm sorry that I deceived Finn, but going this way would be disrespectful not only to Finn, but to Jamie and Sophia.

By nature, this can't just go away.

pin.

What is it?

"I actually ."

Anne told Finn the story of Miss Jamie.

Finn had a pretty shocked face and just walked silently for a while. Then he said quietly.

OK. Because I didn't even want to talk at first."

pin ."

"So, it's just like hitting."

As Finn answered with a smile, Anne breathed a sigh of relief. I wondered what if he felt betrayed and got angry like he did in the morning.

However, the current Finn was the Finn she knew.

He understood the situation and, on the contrary, said that he had made the same mistake and pretended that Anne was not at fault.

"Thank you, Finn."

"Thank you. And today, I think I'm just going for a change. Sophia will understand."

"Is that so?"

Huh. It's like a field trip, huh?

Huh!

You may be a little late for Jamie's class, but if you tell me what's going on, you'll definitely understand.

Then a question arose and I immediately asked.

"By the way, did you have any contact with Sophia? How did you decide to learn magic?"

"Ah- that's ."

Finn almost didn't know what to say.

It was only yesterday afternoon that I met Sophia.

It was when Ivan and his party had just left Trinity's lab. She was waiting for them outside, and after a short conversation, she suggested that Finn alone be called in and learn magic from her.

It was disconcerting at first, but she said:

-You are one of the wizards sponsored by this place, and as a condition, you have to give private tutoring for VIPs.

-I'm not a VIP, am I? I'm just following Ivan to take a look today... .

-Ivan said that only VIP subjects were gathered and brought. didn't you know

- I've never heard of that. And to become a VIP... .

- So, you don't like it?

There were a lot of things that were unsettling in many ways, but for Finn, it was good.

It was an opportunity to become Sophia's disciple.

Besides, Finn was in bad shape at the time. He couldn't possibly think right.

- I'll do it!

- See you tomorrow then.

Sophia's bright smile came to mind.

Finn felt his fingertips tremble. This gig should never be missed.

I glanced at Anne. Sadly, she went under Jamie, but she may change her mind if she speaks directly with Ms. Sophia.

okay. People have to experience it for themselves.

pin?

Ah. no. Just by chance, I met Sophia by chance."

like that.

"That, more than that."

Finn quickly switched topics and chatted with Anne.

* * *

Sophia was cleaning her desk.

It wasn't the desk in the academy's office, it was her own office desk that she will be using from today.

Would you say it's a kind of double job?

After tidying up, Sophia took a few books she needed. It's time to arrive, so we need to pick up the kids.

As she opened the door to leave the office, she saw a man standing in front of him.

It was Kenny.

It's a surprise. If you have come, please tell me that you are here."

"Just arrived."

Ok? But what? I have to go pick up the kids now."

"Are you really going to teach Anne too?"

"At first ."

Sophia took a step closer to Kennyak and stabbed him in the chest with her index finger.

"Anne should have been yours. Because it was your mission."

" ."

"But I didn't do anything. On such a topic, you finally have a chance, but don't think about it. If you look hateful to the Doctor, you will only be harmed."

"If the Apophis project leaks outside, it's over. Do you know that there are already several side effects?"

"Hehehe~ Don't you think you've come too far to come and worry about that? And as long as the results are good, that's it. You know Mr. Kennyak, right? How this magic world works."

It wasn't just the magic world.

Quite a few wizards were conducting all kinds of terrible experiments with the mindset that only the results were good.

Among them, the so-called Apophis Project, in which they 'forcibly awaken the mana core through Apophis,' was just a large-scale, just like other experiments.

At the moment, it was moving smoothly towards good results. while completely ignoring the process in between.

"So, just don't feel guilty about this. Since when did you become so moral?"

" ."

"And, if Anne drinks Apophis to prove it, then sooner or later we can realize our ideals, right? You don't have any talent, so you know it well.

"Anne became Jamie's pupil."

Sophia's eyes widened slightly.

He didn't think Jamie would be mentioned all of a sudden.

How did Ann become Jamie's apprentice before that?

My hip hurts.

"Since when?"

yesterday.

The timing could be this bad.

If Anne was tied up with Jamie, this wasn't good.

Jamie's influence is also influential, but the people he was associated with were the only outstanding ones.

Even in the magic world right now, there were not one or two elders who favored him.

"Ann, give up."

Neither Kennyak nor Anne wanted to participate in the Apophis Project. Because I've seen her work hard for a long time.

I didn't want to ruin that effort just by the power of drugs.

Especially that brilliant brain, from the moment it enters the project, will be messed up with the side effects of Apophis.

It wasn't just Anne.

Kennyak is jealous and inferior to students who have more talent than him. But on the other hand, he was a teacher who wanted the children to grow up well.

"Get your hands off the academy, even now. I will meet with you in person and talk to you."

"Why are you here? Do you think the Doctor will listen to you and simply give up?"

"I have to make you give up."

do not know. We'll go as planned. After all, the effects of Apophis do not appear suddenly, and we have to wait at least a week, so we just need to find out what number before that."

"Are you really crazy?"

"That would apply to you too. It's not even a day or two to ride a boat. Don't be nice, because you're going to be very disgusting.

Kennyak couldn't say anything.

He couldn't hold Sophia's shoulder as she moved away.

* * *

"Why did you fight him?"

Sophia glanced at Ashtar, who was approaching her side. I don't know why he, who should be protecting Trinity, is here, but he didn't ask because he knew he wouldn't have anything to do.

"You don't have to know."

"I'm also on the same boat, how about if you let me know?"

"You came here for money. You can't talk about ideology with people who come only for money."

"That is also true."

"More than that, go back. The students are coming soon."

"That kid who came with presbyopia yesterday?"

"Not presbyopia, Finn is actually older than the other kids. And it's not just the pins."

"An interesting year. I'll be going somewhere else, so if you have any problems, call me~

Ashtar said so and disappeared.

Sophia thought he was a very vulgar man. From the stinky mouth, everything he does is disgusting.

If it wasn't for the doctor's orders, I wouldn't have dealt with him at all.

'But strength is real.'

You have to be strong to clean up the dirty after-treatment.

Ashtar was Trinity's scavenger. A janitor hired for a very high price.

Thanks to this, the noise was not leaking outside. If it looks like it will leak, it's already been killed by Ashtar.

So is silver.

He became addicted to Apophis and longed for it, but later threatened again as his addiction got worse.

-Give me one ton... . If you don't put it out, it will all be revealed.

It wasn't even a funny threat.

Waste that was already drunk and could not even judge the situation.

This means that the effect of the new drug EX was good. Although the side effects were severe.

'Still, I didn't know that it would be a mess in just three days.'

Anyway, Silver was killed by Ashtar. He said there was no resistance.

'It only needs to alleviate the side effects.'

It wasn't far.

Already, clinical trial results are being reported on an hourly basis.

And now.

Sophia returned to her usual form and smiled brightly, waving at Anne and Finn from afar.

"It's here~"

New clinical trial subjects are coming here.

Perhaps, this is the time to see the end of the Apophis Project.

* * *

"Fufu. Welcome.

Sophia stroked Anne's hair.

Anne felt the touch and smiled bashfully. I've been thinking about it for a long time, but Sophia had a warm heart as well as her pretty appearance.

If you become a disciple of such a person, you will be very happy.

But Anne already had a teacher.

Teacher.

Huh?

"First of all, I became Jamie's pupil."

Really?

I'm sorry. I followed Finn without knowing it was a place like this."

Sophia pretended not to know.

like that. OK. It would be great if I had a smart kid like Anne as my disciple, but I didn't call it for that reason today."

"Am I right?"

Finn responded to Sophia's words.

Anne breathed a sigh of relief. Possibly not, but I was worried about what would happen if Sophia got angry.

She didn't do anything wrong because she sang it without asking Anne in the first place.

"Go and have fun today. I prepared a lot for this and that."

"Is it fun?"

Huh. okay. Now that this has happened, let's play various games outside of class today."

At the word play, Anne and Finn looked at each other and smiled broadly.

good!

good!

As the children answered simultaneously, Sophia nodded with satisfaction.

"Then follow me."

As soon as she turned around to take the lead, her expression turned cold.

Make Anne drink Apophis.

Finn said Anne didn't like Apophis. I did just that. Until yesterday, Finn was in a bad condition due to side effects.

In fact, it still looks fine, but the state of the pin was on the verge of failure.

If this is the case, there is not much left until disposal.

'I ate too much Finn.'

At first, I used to take one or two bottles a day, but recently I heard that I drink six or seven bottles.

Given that he drank two or three bottles on average, Finn drank too quickly in a short amount of time.

Thanks to this, the side effects came quickly and strongly.

'If it wasn't for EXS, I might have already gone crazy. The symptoms of Apophis's addiction are unbearable for a child.'

Although EXS was introduced as a mass-produced version of Apophis EX, it was actually a drug that temporarily prevented the side effects of Apophis X.

The reason why Ivan and his party were called Trinity yesterday in the first place is because it was time for the side effects of Apophis X to occur.

If side effects happen openly, bad news will spread quickly. Then Ashtar would come forward, and when the student dies, the incident is hidden and it is no longer a problem for him.

So, in the name of VIP, I made him visit Trinity on a regular basis with Silver in front.

'It's a limit, but that's it'

It was a time when Finn and all the students who drank Apophis X had their bodies reached their limit.

I'm sorry to the children, but someone has to sacrifice for a better world.

It may be painful now, but later it will be recorded as a noble sacrifice.

Sophia smiled faintly.

There was a glow on his face.

- Continued on next episode -