Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 31



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＃Returner’s Notepad Episode 31

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14:00. After lunch, the main hall of Baramil Stadium. Ninety seniors gathered in a place with a separate stage, like a concert hall.

“Now let’s start the mini draft.”

The person in charge, Chedrek, said as he looked around at them.

“Let the team leader take the podium first.”

Ten team leaders, including Gerken, Solliet, and Elise, went up to the podium and sat down.

“From Gerken, first place overall.”

The authority to select the first pick in the first round goes to Gerken.

At first glance, it seems fair for the 10th place player to have the first pick, and it is, but the College Board prioritizes merit over fairness.

“I choose Beric.”

Gerken chose Beric without hesitation. Beric walked out to applause.

It was a man with long hair.

Prism’s ranking was 13th. In 10 years, she will be an elite, holding a key position in one of Edsila’s big-mana-tech companies.

Anyway, if you know my name, it means I’m a capable guy.

“Berrick. “Come up to the stage and sit on the chair behind Gerken.”

“yes!”

Beric took his seat on the Gerken team. It was a very triumphant appearance.

“Next, Soliet.”

The second pick in the first round was Soliette.

I suddenly became nervous. My hands were shaking so I quickly put them in my pockets.

“Whoa.”

I took a deep breath.

Now and then, she is a woman who disturbs my composure.

Just then she glanced at me. I didn’t avoid her gaze. ‘She is confident,’ she said with her eyes.

“I am… … .”

Soliet opened her mouth.

An intuition arose for no reason. She said she thought she would pick me.

Maybe it’s just an expectation. but-

“Kiely.”

“Hehehe.”

I suddenly clear my throat.

… … .

The mini draft is over.

Round 1, round 2, round 3, and round 4.

The draft was held a total of four times.

Ten people were selected in each round.

My name wasn’t even joked about.

-Let’s try our best. really.

-I’ll work really hard.

Those who were selected stand in unison on the podium, while those who were not selected, like me, just scratch the back of their necks and smile awkwardly.

-ah. I wasn’t in a good mood today.

-I got tripped at No Mana Zone. Honestly, isn’t Nomanazone useless?

-I don’t know. They say it’s important.

I don’t feel frustrated or anything like that. There are 40 people who were not selected.

Of course, I am a loser among those 40 people.

“We will now give seniors who were not selected 15 minutes to form a team.”

no one sees me Avoid your eyes. If you try to approach it, it even takes a sneaky step back.

It’s probably because of some kind of personal network.

Elise.

In fact, the moment I was photographed by her, my school life was almost over. Not only Endex, but in just one or two more years, the social world of Edsilla’s capital will be in her control, so my social reputation is already in shambles.

—Then there are six of us like this?

-Good? We’re reasonably balanced. What is your grade?

—Hey. Anyway, out of 40 people, it’s all good. Let’s do it with the four of us.

—Shouldn’t we just push it on our own?

—Obaaya. Then just pick 20 people.

The stragglers gather among themselves and talk and talk, but I am alone. I don’t think anything will happen if I force myself into it.

“15 minutes have passed. Submit your team.”

When time was up, Chadrek spoke. Then the group of stragglers all tried to climb up to the stage –

“Choose a team leader and have only one person come up.”

I was stopped by Chedrek. Those on the podium laughed, and the stragglers below resumed the discussion.

—Hey, then you are the team leader.

—Oh, I hate it. why.

—Just do it. There might be bonus points.

I had no choice but to go first. I went up to the stage and looked at Chadrek. Behind Chedrek, the attention of the ‘regular team’ selected through the draft was focused on me.

Chedrek asked.

“Sion Askal. “What about the team?”

“That’s me.”

“Are you alone?”

“yes.”

Phew-

Then someone laughed. It was Raje. She twisted her hair and avoided my gaze.

Chedrek wrote the name in the file.

“11th team, Sion Ascal confirmed. “Go downstairs.”

* * *

A total of 18 teams were confirmed. The regular team is ten, and the loser team is eight. Most of the straggler teams were 4 to 6 people, and of course I was alone.

indeed… … Is this the loneliness of a one-man army?

“We will reveal the group tasks.”

match-! Chedrek clapped his hands. 90 people’s eyes were focused. The sound of spit falling was loud.

Chedrek spoke without hesitation.

“It’s an exploration.”

adventure. At the same time, groaning sounds came from all over the place.

It’s a pretty annoying task.

“Somewhere in Edsilla, there are areas with various characteristics artificially created by the university association. All you have to do is explore there and write an ‘exploration report.’”

correction.

It’s not quite, but it’s a really annoying task. Just exploring makes me irritated, so what about reports?

“There are a total of 10 exploration sites.”

Chedrek floated 10 landscape photos in the air. [A], [B], [C], [D], [E]… respectively. … It was in alphabetical order.

A is a foggy mountain, B is a deserted island, C is a jungle, D is a desert, E is a swamp, and so on.

“also.”

Just- Chedrek snapped his fingers. Then, 10 thick envelopes each floated up and were delivered to the team leaders.

Ten envelopes landed on both my arms. The letters A, B, and C were written on the outside.

“Envelope A contains two magic spells related to exploration area A. One is a magic spell that will tell you the coordinates of the exploration area, and the other is a magic spell that contains the key to enter there. The same goes for envelopes B and C. All you have to do is select an exploration area, interpret the magic spell, and come directly to the exploration area.”

It seems to be a cliché that ‘finding the task area is also a task’.

“Gathering is until 9 a.m. on Friday. “If you can’t find it, you’ll fail.”

I suppressed the sigh that was welling up under my chin.

My magic skills are still at a middle school level, so how can I solve this problem?

—… … Soliet. how will we do it?

A name that suddenly stuck in my eardrums. A voice calling a soliette pretending to be friendly.

My eyes went back to that.

It was ‘Kiely’.

2nd pick in the 1st round. In other words, Solliet’s one pick.

Originally, that seat was not my seat.

I’m worried for no reason.

jealousy… … It may be.

Because I respected her and loved her.

Of course, the future Soliet and the current Soliet are completely different people. It shouldn’t be the same.

—I will take care of it for now.

-no way. Still, I have to get together with my teammates.

Solliette is talented in almost every field. Swordsmanship, magic, magical techniques, and even financial techniques including stocks and real estate.

-yes. After we get together, I will take care of it.

Because of this, I have a habit of trying to do everything alone.

“Today ends with the selection of team members. Since the assignment starts on Friday, there is no assignment on Wednesday.”

I’m glad I heard it. Other seniors also smiled strangely at the unexpected break.

Chedrek said, putting files into his briefcase.

“Now let’s start the group work.”

Rumble——!

At that moment, the entire team ran out of the stadium. Some people looked at me a bit, as if they felt sorry for me being alone, or looked at me funny, but it only lasted for a moment. All 89 people disappeared in just one minute.

It’s just Chedrek and I at the stadium.

“… … .”

I looked at Chadrek in silence. Che Drek seemed slightly aware of me, but he quickly packed his bag and left.

I screamed to myself for no reason.

“ah–”

–ah.

A stadium where echoes return.

In this vast place, I am the only one.

It’s just me.

Group task without team members.

It starts today.

* * *

I returned to my temporary residence and am studying. This is the last chapter of [For Magicians, Even Middle School Students Understand].

Fortunately, the study of magic can be learned. First of all, thanks to “Notepad,” I don’t forget formulas once I see them.

Oh, don’t be mistaken.

This does not mean that once you have seen it, you will never forget it.

It means ‘summoning’ by consuming magical power.

Why, just as you can recall Perion-like memories with “Notepad,” you can also recall pure memories.

I’m sure I studied the formula, but I can’t remember it?

All you have to do is recall those memories with “Notepad.”

Because my “notepad” remembers all the experiences I’ve had.

“It’s worth it.”

As a result, I succeeded in reading [Magic that even middle school students can understand].

I guess I’m about middle school now.

Mmmmm.

I took out the magical formula from the envelope I received today. There was one pair of magic spells per exploration site, a total of 20 magic spells.

They say you have to choose one of these ten places.

“… … “I don’t understand anything.”

All magic spells are still alien. No, it’s not a language, it’s just a pattern. A very complicated pattern.

I just stared at it and gave up.

Well, I’m barely at the middle school level now. I’m at a level where I can only interpret magic spells, let alone magic spells, and this is even a group task’s magic spells. It’s almost a university-level problem that can only be solved when several people put their heads together.

“Sigh.”

I threw away the magic spell and took a picture of the scenery of the exploration site.

Of course, you can’t tell anything just by looking at this scenery. If you find out, that’s the problem.

“… … for a moment. this.”

However, this exploration area [A].

Fog-covered mountains.

Looking at the fog and mountains here, I keep getting a sense of discomfort. My heart feels tight, as if I can’t remember anything.

Is this a memory from before the regression? I would like to, but at this time I was lying in a hospital room. There is no such thing as meaningful memory.

Therefore, I don’t know what causes this feeling of discomfort.

Instead, “Notepad” may know.

“… … .”

I quietly closed my eyes. I slowly recalled the memories of “Notepad.” As if searching for a file in a folder, the period is limited to ‘March 2013’, around this time before the regression.

I probably have vague or no memories of ‘seeing’ something directly around that time. After being diagnosed with Danjeon cancer, I just lay blankly and looked out the window for three months. Because he was already a corpse from then on.

… … however.

[There is news that a ‘magic phenomenon’ occurred last night during the College Board course.]

Anyway, it seems that ‘sight’ is not the only sense that ‘Notepad’ remembers.

[A reporter is connected to the scene. Reporter Elaine, please convey the situation.]

The anchor’s voice plays in my ears.

Memories of ‘sound’.

ear.

[yes. This is an artificial fog mountain in the Parascal region where the College Board project was conducted. Yesterday at 9 PM, there was an uproar over a level 5 magical phenomenon called Dispel during the College Board course… … .]

I ‘heard’ some news related to this College Board.

[The beasts in the burrows and underground could not accept the sudden change in the atmosphere and came out, threatening not only the seniors who were working on their assignments, but also the residents of the city… … .]

[Fortunately, it was resolved without casualties and was limited to an incident, but Mandragora was discovered during the suppression operation… … ]

[Next news. A monster was discovered near Parascal’s Mist Mountain and killed… … ]

At that moment, my eyes opened wide.

Make it happen.

It doesn’t matter if it’s a monster or not since there are no casualties, just make it happen.

A plant that resembles a person. A crazy plant that screams like hell when you pull it out.

“It’s crazy.”

Contrary to popular belief, Mandragora is not a panacea. Rather, it is closer to poison or drugs.

It’s that expensive.

It makes money.

“You’re mine fuck.”

Make it happen.

It varies depending on the quality, but the average price is around 20,000 ren per 100g, and the Mandragora of Foggy Mountain is only 500g.

Even if you take out all the fees, labor costs, and taxes, the cost is reduced by more than 40,000 to 50,000 ren.

“Fuck it’s mine.”

I have to take it, no matter what.