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Late at night, while Samuel was asleep.
Creak—
I got out of bed and took out the Information Paper.
After placing it on the desk, I picked up my fountain pen.
And I prayed earnestly.
'…Please.'
I prayed that it wouldn't ask for a high price this time.
I didn't have many possessions left.
...Actually, except for a few gold coins, I had nothing.
The rest had immediate uses, so I couldn't offer them as payment.
Scribble—
With a desperate heart, I began to write on the Information Paper.
— The name of the pre-selected student who will receive bonus points on Sytan's final practical exam.
This seemed like a clear enough question.
I was always careful when writing on the paper, as I might make a mistake and the paper might misunderstand my question.
Anyway,
Soon, writing began to appear on the paper.
『 200 gold coins…. 』
Hmm.
I had to erase the question I wrote as soon as I saw it.
It was too expensive.
I only had a little over 100 gold coins.
I couldn't afford to pay more than 200 gold coins.
So I decided to change the question.
It could be considered a bit of a cheat.
— The name of the pre-selected first-year student who will receive bonus points on Sytan's final practical exam.
I drastically narrowed down the scope to the first year.
I was only asking about the most crucial information, the pre-selected student from the first year.
As I wrote the question on the Information Paper again, writing began to appear.
Rustle—
The paper was now filled with the answer.
The moment I saw the name written on it.
"What the..."
I couldn't help but frown.
And for good reason.
『 It's Arsene Adel. 』
Because something utterly absurd was written there.
...What in the world did this mean?
I was the pre-selected student?
The Headmistress hadn't said a word to me about it.
But there was no reason or possibility for the Information Paper to lie to me.
That meant it was true that I was the one chosen for the bonus points.
'...'
I could only stare at the name written on the Information Paper in silence.
If what was written on the Information Paper was true, I would be able to secure first place among the first years at Sytan.
However,
I felt an ominous feeling for some reason.
There was no reason for the Headmistress to give me such an opportunity out of mere favor.
That meant,
The Headmistress wanted something from me.
"Damn it..."
But no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn't find an answer.
It only served to confuse me.
I closed my eyes and pictured the Headmistress in my mind.
She also wanted something from me.
But I couldn't figure out what it was that she desired.
'...What could it be?'
The reason the Headmistress gave me the 'privilege' of pre-selecting me for bonus points.
I had to spend the entire night pondering this.
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I don't understand why he had to pay for information when the Real Adel are the one who asked for his help. I cannot brain.
ReplyDeleteIt's kind of like how choas
DeleteAdel's power work
How he has to pay a price of his senses for absolute stealth
Similarly og Adel is outside of world's spectrum.
So he doesn't have any thing for exchanging causality.
Hence price has to be paid.
Og Adel is asking an AI for answers and the electrical bill was so high he needed sum money. He just being a btch when he asked about his mana meditation power.
DeleteThe information gained by adel will obviously interfere with his choices and action that will affect the world so in other words it affects causality in order to do so both mc and original adel needed to pay a tribute for such interference
DeleteImagine begging someone to save Ur life and charge him for it. In fact I cannot see what the MC would benefit for helping the Real Adel. He was literally kidnapped.
ReplyDeleteLikely feels responsible as his creator maybe
DeleteWasn't it mentioned that he would die if he refused to help 👻
DeleteWhat else is he supposed to do? At least that provides a goal.
DeleteThank for the chapter
ReplyDeleteMc is so analytical he assumes everyone is doing something for him and wants something in return, as a result gets dense when someone likes him, a good case is rene
ReplyDeleteInterestingly, OG Adel also used his real last name when writing the paper. He always has before, but this is in the context of which student. I think that’s relevant this time.
ReplyDeleteShe knows.
OHHHH YOU RIGHT
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