Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 114



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Returner’s Notepad Episode 114

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My physical condition the next day was not that bad. There was even a feeling of lightness. Rather than the psychological satisfaction of defeating Gerken, I guess it means that the mana quark treatment worked quite well.

Professor Juhains. That’s right.

Chika chica-

While brushing my teeth in the bathroom of the old building, I saved someone’s number in my contacts.

[Save number: A]

This person named ‘A’ is a request from [Hae-ri] who came 30 minutes ago. He asked me for some interpersonal relationship counseling.

At first, I thought it was the truth and gave a cursory reply, but I received a deposit of 5,000 Ren. It felt like a golden spoon, so I saved it right away.

“Tsk.”

After rinsing my mouth, I came out of the old building.

“Good job, inspiration.”

Even today, I wave to Mr. Beltos, who is still trimming the garden, and walk.

Tiring-

The smartphone rang. It was a messenger app.

[Tori: What are you doing?]

“?”

It’s Elise’s text, but it seems like something was cut off at the end.

Did I die while writing it?

[?]

I sent a question mark. As if I had turned on the chat room, as soon as I sent the reply, a read mark appeared.

There has been no news since then.

I also turned off my mind.

Today’s destination is the library.

The main exam starts on Friday, and I plan to make some money during the two days of rest.

Because I need money.

Because we have to invest not only the cost of treating the Mana Quark, but also an almost infinite amount of money to Professor Juhains to develop the equipment itself.

To accelerate complete remission in pigs, which took 12 years, and to change the target from pigs to humans.

It will require at least tens of millions and up to hundreds of millions of dollars.

Therefore──.

From now on, I plan to actively utilize future knowledge.

To put it simply, the future will be plagiarized and sold.

—Dang.

I enter the library with my student ID and sit down on a chair with a cup of coffee.

I picked up a liquor scroll from among the free papers.

I added Perion to my cafe latte.

The magic spell I will be submitting today is the corpse-eating turtle, ‘Seagull’.

Just change the name slightly to ‘Death Sigwi’.

“Shall we try?”

This sample is in the database of my “notepad.”

After reflecting on the experience before returning with a “notepad,” it is a concept that I brought with me, to put it a little grandiosely, ‘transcending time.’

However, we do not know by what principle this occurred or what idea it was invented for.

Because I personally have no depth.

I simply calculate and implement them using “Notepad.”

It is a solution without theory, and it is just intuition.

If I were to compare it, I would be like the stupidest genius.

“Slurp-”

I took a sip of Perion coffee. She closed her eyes for a moment. Heat rose around her neck. She opened her eyes in that concentration and exaltation.

Work started.

「Four-sighted demon」

Overview: A turtle that eats dead creatures… …

All of the demon’s magic spells were transferred to a scroll. From the starting point, inflection point, and end point of the magic spell, to the most important core structure, as well as a circuit diagram and user manual were created.

The pen technique was done with great care so that there were no errors whatsoever.

By the time I finished work, the sun had already set.

[20:30]

It started at 10 am, so 10 hours have already passed.

“done.”

Now we will submit this patent to companies. Since magic magic is a high value-added product, wouldn’t royalties cost at least 400,000 to 500,000 ren per year after tax?

“Where should I go?”

There is still one more thing to worry about.

The company that will be exhibiting this tasting ear, no, the tasting ear.

First of all, it needs to be presented to ‘Trick City’.

Edsilla’s quirkiest town. Most of the commercialization of magical arts begins there, and either spreads to the continent or goes down to the underworld.

But there are too many companies in Trick City… … .

“Oh right.”

It suddenly occurred to me.

I searched for the name of a company on my smartphone.

[Balmain]

: Balmain Mananology

: Balmain tree

There was too.

Balmain Mananology.

In fact, it is not a high- or upper-middle-level magic spell, so if you submit it to a large company, there is a high possibility that it will be buried, and there are too many scammers to submit it to just any small or medium-sized company.

Therefore, although it is currently a small business, it is ‘certain’ that it will develop into a large company within 10 years.

This [Balmain] is enough.

There is also a trustworthy CEO.

“What should I name it?”

But you need a separate identity to contact them and receive royalties.

Because you can’t receive DP when submitting to a company.

Dual identification is essential for smooth money laundering.

After thinking about it, I wrote my name and contact information on the corner of the scroll.

[Dale]

Dale.

my father

Even the name is too common, but it would be good to use as disguise.

I rolled up the scroll. After that, I placed a [courier delivery] request on the dark web.

“… … .”

I looked at the messenger without thinking.

[?]

There was still no reply to Elise’s chat room.

* * *

Plate, a borough in the Deon region east of Edsilla.

Also called ‘Trick City’, it is different from anywhere else on the continent. It’s very heterogeneous. special and unique

A city built by combining magic, magic, engineering, and science, which serves as the background for steampunk and neon city novels.

Gerken is there.

Hiss-hiss-hiss-hiss- The sound of the engine burning the magic stone resonates, and the sound of anvils crashing crashes through the factory.

[Balmain Mananoligy] is a small business.

“I heard a rumor that you lost.”

In the middle of the place, Diesel, a muscular man in his 60s, spoke. Gerken answered quietly.

“Has the rumor already spread?”

“yes. It’s so fancy, right? “Why are you cutting so brutally, young people?”

──Oh, oh! It works! Yes, it works! It’s okay!

At that moment, a loud voice came from the workshop right next to the factory.

Gerken pointed in that direction.

“What’s wrong.”

“ah. The submission came in yesterday. A scroll came from the dark web. After seeing that, my hair stood up and I was doing that all night long, and it seems to be going well. Is it going well?! hey!”

─Okay!

Whoosh- Whoosh- Kang- Kang-

“what?”

[Balmain Mana Nollizi] has factories and workshops adjacent to each other with only one wall, so communication is incomplete.

“hey!”

─Okay!

“what?! what?!”

Old Diesel shouted. Gerken sighed quietly.

─Oh shit! It’s going well!

“What man?! You’re calling me a motherfucker?! “You little guy!”

Then the door to the workshop burst open.

“… … Not a bastard! All is well, you deaf old man! “Answer several times!”

A woman with short hair mixed with gold and black, whose bright voice fills the factory. Her entire body was wet with her magic oil and sweat, and she frowned as soon as she saw Gerken.

“Jumma, why do you keep coming here? “Don’t call me?”

“I never called. “She came on her own.”

“okay? hmm!”

The woman looked at Gerken and crossed her arms dissatisfied. However, she had a half-smiling expression on her lips.

“Hey Gelken. hey. hey. “I saw you lose well~?”

As he approaches, he raises his eyebrows slyly.

“Who did you lose to? Zion Askal? “Did you lose to him~?”

The name of this woman poking Gerken with a wooden stick is Kanya Witherd.

He is the brightest genius in Trick City and a talent that can become the core of the city.

“If you came here to get comforted after getting kicked, I don’t raise you like that-”

“What is that?”

Gerken interrupted and pointed to the gap in the door. Some kind of creepy turtle was crawling out.

“ah. This? “You’ve arrived just in time!”

In an instant, Kanya’s eyes became like stars.

“It’s called ‘a bastard.’ It’s been a long time since an entry came in. “It’s a magic spell used to remove the corpses of animals, humans, and monsters.”

He picked up the turtle and threw it at Gerken.

“I don’t know what kind of genius he is, right? But they sent me an almost finished product.”

Gerken picked up the turtle with two fingers. The turtle dozed off with its stomach turned over.

“look. “This is the turtle’s magic spell.”

Kanya held out a scroll. Gerken put the turtle on the floor and unfolded it.

“… … .”

I skimmed through the scroll from beginning to end, and indeed.

My head nods involuntarily.

It is completely understandable why Kanya is making such a fuss.

It is too perfect to be a magic magic trick.

Not only the components and circuits of the magic spell, but also the center where the magic accumulates – that is, the ‘core’ – are all perfectly expressed, so there is no shortage of patents that have been completed as is.

“Why would a genius like this exhibit at Balmain?”

Gerken wondered about that.

Scavengers who sometimes exhibit magic spells are usually unfriendly. There is also no concept. Especially those exhibiting products to small and medium-sized companies like [Balmain].

For example, there are a lot of idiots who only make 2 out of 10 and expect companies to do the remaining 8, but this is not the person.

10 out of 10… … no.

It seems like we’ve turned it up to 11.

“Hey you bastard. Even if you say it anyway. Our Balmain has such a bright future. “It means that our family’s old reputation has not died yet.”

Kanya patted my chest.

“Anyway, this thing is as big as a magic stone nail, so it can eat up to three buffalo carcasses, right? You can patent it right away and sell it. “I’m going to contact this ‘Dare’ right away.”

Dare. Gerken looked closely at the corner of the scroll.

Dale.

“… … It’s Dale. “It’s not Dare.”

“hey. “Aren’t these turtles really fast?”

Kanya didn’t even listen and took out another turtle from the pocket of her overalls.

“look. Hey turtle, try walking.”

Passing by Kanya, who placed the two turtles side by side on the floor and squatted down to watch the turtle race, Gerken entered her workshop.

In one corner of the workshop filled with all kinds of reagents, magic stones, and books, where she researches, develops, and invents magic spells, there is a cramped bed room.

A very poor place with a workshop, a factory, and a home connected to each other.

Kanya lives here.

“… … .”

Gerken silently looked around at her ‘house’.

A single room with only a worn-out bed and a desk as the only furniture. However, on that desk, there was a very special fluid glowing in the fishbowl-like glass…

“What, are you worried?”

Kanya approached from behind.

“It’s almost complete. “Just wait for him to wake up.”

That light-emitting organism is an augmented intelligence that goes beyond artificial intelligence.

In theory, it is the rebirth of a dead person that preserves and consolidates the soul of a person who has already died and embodies all of the person’s previous personality.

“If you wait a little longer, you can get it all back. “Everything those damn Hilton bastards took away.”

Gerken didn’t give any answer.

“… … Are you looking forward to it too? Gerken.”

He came out of the workshop without saying a word. He bowed his head to old Diesel at the factory.

“Old man Diesel. “I’ll go.”

“Oh yeah. It was nice to see you. Don’t be too upset if you lose, man. “I think it’s actually fortunate.”

As he was about to leave, Kanya caught him.

“hey! “Gelken”

Kanya smiled brightly and gave a thumbs up.

“They said it was an evaluation test or something. Play well! Also, don’t be too upset about being embarrassed by your swordsmanship! “You didn’t do well, but Sion Askal did well!”

“… … .”

Is it comforting or sarcastic?

Gerken left the company. He moved his legs straight to the train station.

The past was mixed between those steps.

Kanya and Gerken lived together as children.

No, the Wiederd family accepted Gerken. Thanks to her, from the age of five she grew up practically like a real sibling.

At the time, the Wiederd family was one of the wealthiest families in Trick City, but has now fallen. Kanya, who had lived a life of extreme wealth, fell to the bottom in an instant.

Even in Trick City, where wealth reversals happen dozens of times a day, the incident was tragic enough to be remembered for a long time.

Now, Kanya seems to have overcome it at first glance, but that is ultimately due to a ray of expectation.

That he would be able to get back what was taken from him.

However, she doesn’t know.

Even if he uses all his genius, the old Wiederd family will never be able to be brought back.

because… …

──Gerken. I have some request.

An old voice seeps into his ears.

──This is a technology that will be a disaster. So please… … .

The words left by Kanya’s father, who is no longer in this world.

testament.

──… … Break it with your hands. Don’t let Kanya get hurt.

Witherd’s late father asked him a favor.

To destroy the family’s last legacy, the ‘soul’ that Kanya carefully cultivates.

Gerken was willing to do so.

* * *

friday. On the day of the main evaluation, an unknown island northeast of Edsilla.

All seniors participating in College Board courses are in front of a certain ‘entrance.’ A portal 5 to 6 meters high glimmers before my eyes.

Gather at the dock early in the morning to take a boat and do something… … .

For me, it was here that I came to my senses.

─For 72 hours from today, the main evaluation exam for the College Board first quarter course will be conducted.

Behind, on the port side, representatives from the university association spoke through loudspeakers.

─Today’s main exam is ‘Entering the Maze’.

maze.

The portal was so big that I had some expectations.

─Now you will enter the maze. All you have to do is start from the same entrance and cover as deep as you can in 72 hours.

A maze is actually a type of dungeon. Therefore, the [dungeon system] will also work.

I tapped my wrist.

[Dungeon System]

[ID: 5092]

[Exp held: 33]

In this way, the dungeon system is very smart and extensive, so as long as you sign up as a member, activation and login are automatically done when you come to the dungeon’s area of ​​influence, that is, nearby.

─From now on, I will be handing out supply backpacks. For the process, you cannot take any items other than the supply backpack, but you are allowed to make and use them inside the maze.

Thousands of backpacks floated into the sky and were distributed to individuals.

─Okay then. Currently, from noon on Friday until noon on Monday, exactly 72 hours later. Evaluation test: We will begin entering the labyrinth.

Some people enter the entrance as soon as the person in charge speaks, but most wait outside. I think they’re probably trying to plan a party while keeping an eye on me…

suddenness.

[This is news that a rune crystal was discovered in the maze where the college board exam was taken.]

“Tsk!”

It stung as if an awl had been stabbed in my ear. But my complexion became brighter.

The future triggered at this moment, the words in my auditory memory── rune crystal.

“This is awesome.”

An incredible item that could make your mouth water, perhaps even more important than the evaluation test… … .

But someone next to me keeps talking. Perhaps on purpose, his hair is flying and he stands on tiptoe, blocking my view.

I looked there.

There was a side of Elise’s head. She was right next to me, looking somewhere.

“What are you doing?”

Then, he tilts his head and looks back at me.

“ah. there. “There it was.”

“… … “There was, then.”

“you. party. “Did you squeeze it?”

The way he speaks is somewhat awkward. Is this a robot wearing Elise leather?

“no.”

“… … Shall we do it together? I have quite a bit of experience exploring labyrinths. A lot of team play-”

“Am I crazy? “Do it with you.”

“… … .”

Kuuk. Elise pursed her lips.

“Go and play with your friends.”

I pointed towards Kane, Escher, and Rhye. That position suits Elise.

“… … .”

Elise glared at me without saying a word. She looks morose, as if she is dissatisfied with something or has something to say, and then turns around without saying a word and walks away again.

“Rune crystal, rune crystal… … .”

I closed my eyes again. To bring out even a little bit of my memory about the rune crystals.