Chapter 66

Chapter 66

The flower vase hit the wall and shattered to pieces.

Amy, who had thrown the vase, was against the opposite wall.

Wh-What the hell?

The moment the midnight bell rang, a real ghost appeared.

Was this what Nade called the resonance effect?

At first, she thought she was hallucinating, but whatever was reflecting on the window was real.

Guuuhhhhhhh

Hearing the gravelly voice, Amy turned on her heels and slammed open the door.

Numerous girls were screaming at the top of their lungs, running through the hallway.

Amy was appalled. Dozens of ghosts were chasing them from behind while their jaws clattered with each step.

Amy! Save me! Im seeing ghosts! What should I do?!

Sharelle came running with a pale face, and a sense of reality rushed into Amy.

She had never believed in ghosts. However, it was the nature of humans to refuse to enter a cemetery alone even if they didnt believe in them.

UURRGGGHHHH

Amid the wave of crowds, Amy also began running out of the building.

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Grrrrrrr.

In a quiet training ground at the entrance of a mountain, a strange noise broke the silence.

Ethella came out from her meditation.

When she stood up and turned around, a hideous, transparent figure was walking towards her.

The word ghost quickly entered her mind, but she didnt feel any particular emotion from the ghost. She could tell because she was a truth-seeker fighting against the evils of the world.

When the ghost came to stand right in front of her face, Ethella squinted her eyes and leaned forward to have a better look.Ne/w novel chapters are published at novelhall.com

Then, the ghost stared at her as well and tilted its head.

It was a moment of truth to prove how well Yirukis equation predicted the opponent.

The ghost threatened again.

GRRRR!

GRRRR?

Out of innocent curiosity, Ethella raised her hand and tried to press the soldiers nose.

However, the result was expected. Her hand penetrated and came out the back of the soldiers head.

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Haah! Haah!

Inside the ice domain where even steam froze solid, Siena breathed heavily, covering herself.

The moment she opened the bathroom door, what stood in front of her was a white-as-a-sheet face that was looking at her through a window.

The first thing that came to her mind was pervert, so Siena flew back a little and froze the steam coming out from the bathroom.

After she created the ice curtain to hide from the assumed pervert, she took a moment to gather her thoughts.

She peeked through the long rope-like frozen steam and what she clearly saw was a corpse with a decomposed face.

What in the world?

Of course, she remembered the frequency of souls she had heard in the presentation.

Was what Nade said true? No, that cant be.

However, she couldnt deny it with confidence because she couldnt explain what she was seeing.

Gaaaahhhhhh.

As soon as the ghost opened its mouth, Siena instinctively froze the window.

Siena regained her composure when she confirmed that it was still moving behind the frost.

How dare you

She covered herself with a gown from inside the bathroom and walked to the window to open it.

As expected, no harm was done to the soldier, and it continued making uncanny expressions.

She went outside to inspect the building. She found a spherical device that was emitting a dim light.

She let out a sigh and returned to her room to take off her gown.

Hooh.

The remaining water droplets on her body froze with a crackling sound, and ice particles that glistened like diamonds spread all around her.

Before she knew it, no water was left on her body.

These good-for-nothing kids!

No, I dont have a clue. They really looked like ghosts. Besides, they fooled the entire academy.

This wasnt just a bad prank.

Another thing that was surprising was the hundreds of holograms. How they moved all of those around the academy was still a mystery.

Those bastards, what the hell did they do?

Siena closed her eyes and frowned as the crowd broke out into confusion.

To be honest, she also didnt know the exact way they pulled this through.

They could have made the holograms. Sure, they could also program it to move. However, to cover the whole academy, they had to operate each one flawlessly. But to also lure 400 people into one place in such a situation Thats impossible. No, whats more impossible than that is?

Even if luck was on their side, how did Shirones group transmit the information?

Hohoho, I think we lost this time around.

When the instructors turned around to look, they saw Alpheas, who was looking at the rooftop with a laugh.

Siena shook her head.

Headmaster, this isnt something to be taken lightly. I dont know what those children did, but unauthorized installation of devices in the academy facility

Ho? You mean even you dont know Ms. Siena?

Currently, Alpheas was interested not in the fact that an academy rule had been broken, but in the technological prowess of Shirones group.

Alpheas himself would not have been able to guess that an information communication skill was involved in this strategy if he wasnt also a major in Light magic.

Even so

Was it possible at a students level?

It was probably a huge gamble for the three as well.

He wanted to applaud them for their wonderful success.

Siena admitted frankly.

Yes. Although its embarrassing to admit, I don't really know how they did it. But just because we dont know the mechanism doesnt mean theyve convinced the instructors.

Hoho, youve mistaken. Thats not what I meant by we lost.

Yes? Then

Alpheas looked up and saved his breath.

Lets just watch for now. I dont think the presentation is over yet.

The students were also burning with curiosity to find out the tricks Shirones group used.

The front of the building turned into a large-scale forum, but the more they shared their opinion, the more mysterious it got.

The students from Class 4 found this whole situation especially unpleasant.

Not only were they fooled by tricks created by their lowerclassmen, but they also couldnt even grasp how they did the whole thing. Their pride took a hit.

Hmph! Whatever method they used, it must be something absurd and laughable. The point is your presentation is rubbish! Youre saying you will prove ghosts exist? Dont make me laugh!

At someones angry voice, Class 4 students agreed.

Yeah! We cant accept such a method! That wasnt psychic science, it was just a show!

Nade heard that and stepped in.

Do none of you still believe in the soul?

Of course not! Soul? That was just a kind of Phantom magic. I'm saying its not real.

Then I will ask you this. If you really thought so, then why are you here?

Because! Huh?

Silence enveloped the area.

Among the hundreds of students, not one could go against what Nade said.

If they didnt believe in the existence of souls, why did they run away?

The answer was simple. Somewhere deep in their mind, there was a belief in the soul.

Nade continued.

What you are feeling right now is the essence of Supernatural Psychic Science. Humans live their whole lives with questions about the unknown. They are curious. If you simply dont need to know just because it hasnt been verified, then why should intelligence exist? I think this is why the Supernatural Psychic Science Research Group should be in Alpheas Magic Academy, the birthplace of intelligence.

The students said no words.

It wasnt real ghosts that appeared today, but so what?

The important thing was that everyone here thought the things they saw were ghosts. Reals ones.

If one went about it that way, then that meant someone had to try and uncover the truth.

The students approached this presentation seriously for the first time.

The reason for learning was to find out what you didnt know yet. In the end, intelligence was an unknown, and psychic and magic were not so different from one another.

That marks the end of the presentation of the Supernatural Psychic Science Research Group. Once again, I would like to thank you for participating until late at night.

Shirones group bowed.

The crowd was quiet, and no one spoke.