Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 8



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＃Returner’s Notepad Episode 8

Dream (2)

Endex is quiet during the vacation season. The first-year rookies who will soon be entering the school and the sophomores who will now be second-year students will be busy traveling, playing, and everything else, while the prospective third-year students and fourth-year students who will take on the college board will be busy with tutoring, training, contests, and studying.

This is the life of the wealthy elite or the talented commoners.

Not me.

I’m watching U-TV on the computer in the empty Endex library.

—Today, I will tell you about logging, or how to cut down trees easily.

The skill I am practicing these days is woodworking, but I am also ‘seeing’ as many other skills as possible, such as fishing, hunting, archery, cooking, etc.

Of course, this is to incorporate it into the luxido of “Notepad.”

—The most important thing is posture. Maintain abdominal pressure and hold the ax tightly with both hands. For the first blow, strike the tree forward to create a diagonal line on the surface.

Sigh-! In the monitor, an ax is being driven diagonally into a tree.

“aha. “Is your first ride a little crooked?”

Like this, everything I see is remembered in “Notepad.”

The simpler and easier the technique, the less capacity it takes up, and the more I repeat it with my body and master it, the less capacity I need.

—Next, strike the ax in a straight line aligned with the diagonal line of the first strike. Cut it as deep as possible, with the idea of ​​creating a triangle on the surface of the tree… … .

Among them, I call the process of ‘mastering it through repetition with the body’ ‘acquiring it.’

This means that the memory of “Notepad” is accepted into the body, and once a skill is acquired, it is almost impossible to forget it.

Probably forever.

-ruler. This way, trees can be easily cut down. It may be difficult, but if you try hard… … Please subscribe and like, and see you next time.

The video has ended.

I left the library after reviewing logging techniques in my head.

“hmm?”

But there was a poster posted on the wall in the hallway.

College Board Participant List

１. Gerken Khaldun.

２. elise petra

３. Soliet Arcne… … .

153. Zion Ascal.

Temporary convocation date: Monday, February 25th

I looked up and down the list.

“… … “They meet again.”

As the saying goes, a school is also a society, and there is a hierarchy at Magic High School. It is a class that takes into account status, wealth, family, ability, etc., and the academic affairs office as well as the press and media divide students into pyramid-shaped tiers.

For example, there are only two people in the S+ tier in this magic high school.

‘Soliet Arcne’, the eldest daughter of the Arcne family, and ‘Elise Petra’, the second daughter of the Petra family.

There are two people in the S tier below that.

The greatest talent of all time, Gerken Khal Dun, and the richest man, Raye Hilton.

In addition, there are about five other people in tiers A~A+, and surprisingly, most of the high tiers are related to me. There are bad relationships, there are relationships, they put spaghetti on my head, they lock me in the cleaning box, they throw trash… … Well, there are people like that.

[The special meeting will be held on Monday, February 25th, at Clem Hall. There may be disadvantages for non-attendance.]

Anyway, tomorrow’s temporary meeting is literally a gathering of College Board participants in advance. Let’s see each other’s faces, explore, and keep in check.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen your faces.”

* * *

I don’t know about the temporary convocation, but I have a temporary residence.

The far corner of the second floor of the old building. An abandoned warehouse covered in cobwebs.

I felt like I couldn’t afford to continue living in my old man’s basement, so I moved upstairs.

“Is this inside or outside?”

However, it is so cold that the breath is flowing, and there is no furniture yet. Just a mat on the floor, a pillow and a blanket.

You have to have money to buy something.

“… … “Ugh.”

So I went out to the mountain behind the old building. I looked carefully and selected a suitable tree.

It is neither too thick nor too thin, making it suitable for use as firewood.

“This will do.”

Tap tap – I tapped my finger on a tree about 5m tall. It was very tight.

“Shall we try?”

I grabbed the ax I borrowed from the old man. In that state, “memory” was recalled.

In an instant, the senses of my entire body aroused sharply. Her body moved and changed positions on its own.

The expert I used as a textbook was [Celesson Woodcutter]. He is a 150,000 YouTuber who has been in the industry for 25 years.

Therefore, although I may not be a master of logging now, I can become a professional woodcutter who has been engaged in logging for a long time… … .

“Sigh!”

He shouted in excitement and struck the ax diagonally.

Sigh-! The iron blade cut deeply into the tree’s skin. Shell fragments flew out like embers.

“after.”

Then, after taking a break, I took out the ax and struck in a straight line directly below the first hitting area.

Wow!

The space of a triangle [∠] formed by the intersection of a diagonal line and a straight line

This completely destroyed the tree’s balance.

Blah blah blah——

The tree with its broken spine screamed and fell over.

Kugugoogung!

A tree weighing hundreds of kilograms was cut into pieces with just two ax blows.

“Phew… … .”

I caught my breath. Before I knew it, I was wiping away the thick sweat that had stuck to me. I looked at the fallen tree with very proud eyes.

Now, it’s time to cut this guy into pieces and turn him into firewood.

* * *

Crackling-tapping-crackling-

The warmth of a wood-burning stove, borrowed from an old man, rising gently indoors.

“Hwaaaam… … .”

In it, I opened my eyes. Surprisingly, my body felt refreshed. I thought it would hurt a bit because I hit it so hard.

I looked around with clear eyes.

Temporary residence on the second floor of the old building.

My body is on the mat, and the surrounding area is a mess with the pieces of wood I made yesterday.

“… … “I’m in good shape today.”

The moment I muttered that, my hair stood up! It soared.

I quickly turned my head and looked at the clock on the ceiling.

[9:03 AM]

“… … “This is crazy!”

—The special meeting will be held on Monday, February 25th, at Clem Hall. There may be disadvantages for non-attendance.

The sentence written at the bottom of the poster is clearly vivid in my mind.

“Fuck you!”

I woke up as if jumping up. I ran out of the old building like crazy and raced through the campus.

The destination is the round building southeast of the clock tower, [Clem Hall].

“haha.”

I barely got there after running until my heart exploded.

“… … .”

When I gently put my ear to the door, I could already hear voices coming out.

I straightened my school uniform tie. I tidied up my clothes.

“after.”

After taking a deep breath, I slowly opened the back door.

Good profit… … .

“Are you late?”

As soon as I took a step into the hall, the man on the podium pointed at me and wiggled his eyebrows. The seniors in the hall looked at me at the same time.

I bowed my head.

“sorry.”

“It’s a temporary convocation, so let’s move on. “Points will be deducted from the next class.”

Fortunately, he seems to be a flexible person.

You look very young, and your facial features are refreshing.

“yes. thank you.”

I walked around looking for a seat. I could hear whispering with every step.

What, why is he here… … Uh- why is my head like that again- it’s so tight- why did you come here instead of graduating from jumma- did you have a mental illness this time-

Amid the chatter, the person in charge continued.

“I will explain the college board process.”

I quickly put my butt in a random spot.

“What is it. “Sion, why are you sitting here?”

Someone shot from the side. Raye Hilton, twisting her purple hair with her fingers.

Endex S Tier.

There’s even S+ tier, Elise Petra next to her.

“Why are you sitting here?”

I have a lot of bad memories with these guys.

Is Raye an axe-digger, a psychopath, or a person with a dual personality? I’m not going to lie, she once tried to cut off my finger when I was in first grade for crossing the ‘line’, and Elise… … .

Just-!

Just then, the homeroom teacher snapped his fingers.

Swish-!

Some paper flew out and landed on my desk.

It was a course application form.

“The College Board process is divided into three branches. March to May is the first quarter. “You must first select two liberal arts classes, Tuesday and Thursday, in the first quarter course.”

I scanned the list of lectures with my eyes. Elective liberal arts included [Fundamentals of Swordsmanship], [Latinel Ⅰ], [Literature], and [Advanced Magic].

I immediately chose two.

[Fundamentals of Swordsmanship], [Latinel Ⅰ].

Swordsmanship is because my father was a knight, and Latinel is an aristocratic education required to approach Libra.

“You can decide on elective classes by tomorrow and submit them to the academic affairs office.”

I folded the liberal arts application form horizontally.

“Huhmm… … .”

Raye, sitting next to me, glares at my hand gesture with narrowed eyes.

“On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, we do College Board assignments. Most assignments will be released on the same day, and if you fail more than three times, you will be disqualified. However, the assignment on the first day of school is a special ‘eligibility screening’, and if you do not pass it, you are immediately disqualified.”

The person in charge paused for a moment and took out a card from his pocket.

“Today we will deliver a common task. “There is no failure in common assignments, but there are benefits if you succeed.”

He waved his arms. Rumbling— About a hundred cards rose up from under the lectern.

“The first common task is ‘Manito’.”

Oh no.

I closed my eyes for a moment. The other guys pretended to be disgusted and exclaimed, but there was excitement and anticipation inside.

I just felt like shit.

“I think you know the method. This Manitou card has 153 of your names written on it. The manito must perform ‘an action of a type that can clearly be defined as helpful’ to the target, and if he does so, he gains 1.5 points of CP.”

CP. This is College Point. The cutoff line for prestigious universities is determined based on this.

For the top ranked players, every single point means a loss.

“instead. A manito must never be found out that he is a manito. “If you get caught, there is no CP.”

He raised his finger.

“Conversely, if you guess the identity of your own manito, you will receive the same 1.5 points of CP. “You only have one chance to guess this Manito.”

For a manitto that is past its season, there are a lot of rules.

The person in charge continued speaking stiffly.

“to sum up. Manito must not reveal his identity to the target. If you help without being detected, you get 1.5 CP. What if you get caught? Manito does not gain CP, but the target gains CP.”

At first glance, it appears to be a game to promote friendship and ice breakers, but if you look closely, it gives off a strong hint of the opposite.

“The period is until the end of the midterm exams.”

This game makes you doubt the other person’s goodwill.

The party trying to give a favor must do their best to deceive the other party, and the other party must see through the intention of the favor to receive points.

“Any help would be best done as quickly as possible. “If the target gives up or is eliminated, there will be no opportunity to help.”

Maybe this is the right teaching.

Because there is no unconditional favor in this world.

“I will randomly hand out cards to each person.”

The homeroom teacher gave the cards their own magic. Then, shiririk—! They were delivered face down in front of students’ desks.

“Let me check.”

A space that takes your breath away.

The noisy voices disappear, and the noise of cards being turned over fills the void.

I also picked up the card.

“… … “Oh shit.”

As soon as I saw that name, my face distorted. He placed his fingers on his temples. I suddenly had a severe headache.

“Everyone must have checked.”

yes–

“good night. “Then, let me introduce myself one by one.”

───■■■■■!

At that moment, heartfelt cries filled the classroom.

The person in charge frowned.

“Self-PR is a tradition of temporary convening. “Are you going to make noises like you did today on the day of your college interview?”

Then the person in charge pointed somewhere with his finger.

“You came last, so you go first.”

It was me.

The headache got worse.

Fuck why. Should I confess that I am a Danjeon cancer patient?

“you. “Get up.”

I had no choice but to get up.

“… … .”

I looked into the eyes of the person in charge. he asked, meeting my gaze.

“The name?”

“… … “This is Zion Askal.”

“What are your hobbies?”

I looked around for a moment.

Once again, there are a lot of people in the hall.

There are students who look straight ahead as if they are not interested, and there are students who look at me with their posture completely backwards, but most of them seem to treat me as something ‘lower’.

Raye, who is sitting next to me, is grinning like she’s looking at some kind of monkey.

I want to beat you up.

I said with a sigh.

“… … painting.”

“painting?”

“I know how to draw.”

Most of my hobbies are things I can do while lying down. Listening to music, reading, searching for information, newspaper clippings, drawing, etc.

When I think about it, I was quite talented in drawing.

“What about your dreams?”

Suddenly, the person in charge asked about my ‘dream’.

“… … dream.”

dream. The sound of that word was strange.

dream. It was a future I hadn’t thought about for quite some time.

dream. Suddenly, old Beltos’ voice whispered in my ear.

… … Be your enemy’s most trusted person, become the most important person, and break his heart.

Why do I remember those words now?

It’s easier said than done, but it must be very difficult.

It must be extremely tiring.

Libra is in a different world, so it would take an enormous amount of effort and patience to reach them.

“dream. “Isn’t there any?”

“… … “Libra.”

But now, I find myself mumbling in a daze.

I clench my fists and open my eyes.

I also find myself smiling.

“what? Libra?”

“yes.”

If they are in another world, I will definitely reach that other world.

I will definitely ask them for a decent price for this damn life.

“Libra.”

Until then, I can bear it.

There are many things I want to ask them, and there are countless things I want to ask them, so I can be patient enough.

“My hopes for the future… … .”

I caught my breath.

I let out the emotions welling up at the bottom of my heart.

“I am Libra’s guardian knight.”

This is a resolution I am sending you that is so small that it cannot even be seen by you yet.

A prayer that I hope you will hear above.

“… … hmm. “It’s quite grandiose.”

The person in charge said.

Then, as if he had been waiting, laughter burst out. It was a sneer mixed with contempt and disregard, such as “Pahahaha” or “Khahaha.”

It didn’t matter.

“yes. Yes.”

Because I laughed too.

Since I went back in time, in the purest way.