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Chapter 11
Chapter 11
It was not very common for new lectures to be established at the Central Special Service Academy.
After all, since it had existed since the First Galactic War, every lecture that was worth having had already existed.
However, this case was different.
Was it not a lecture that taught how to oppose those who, until just recently, had been treated as beasts or monsters?
Ěn̂ù m̂ а̂ .ї d̃
To such an extent that even the policy issued from the Ministry of Defense was nothing but ambiguous.
「It will be operated as an affiliated lecture rather than a regular lecture.」
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Normally, cadets at the academy took lectures from each combat department as their major, while the theories and doctrines required of officers were taken as a minor.
Affiliated lectures did not fall under either of those two categories, and usually lay somewhere between the combat departments and the theory departments.
In other words, even the Ministry of Defense itself had yet to establish clear guidelines regarding the anti–colossal beast combat lecture.
‘Menial assignments and for-show gestures. The virtues of the military.’
Ẽ n̂ ǔ mа
Was it thanks to that, or because of it.
As several factions showed lukewarm reactions, thinking there was less to gain than expected, Jin Crow was able to become the instructor of the newly established lecture without any major upheaval.
That did not mean, however, that the deal with Ideale had been completely unnecessary.
Even if the position itself did not offer any particular benefit, factional struggles were, by nature, about tripping each other up.
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“Result of the vote. 33 in favor, 29 against. With 3 abstentions, Instructor Jin Crow will take charge of the newly established anti–colossal beast combat lecture.”
At Ideale’s declaration, Jin Crow rose from his seat and gave a slight bow, and soon the sound of the instructors’ reluctant applause filled the conference room.
Èǹu m ã.i d
Clap, clap clap…….
Of course, no one thought that applause was heartfelt.
Rather, the instructors could only roll their eyes as they alternated their gazes between Ideale and Jin Crow, for to them, the result was endlessly bewildering.
‘Why would Ideale back Jin Crow……?’
‘Could it be that she sided with Rosen?’
‘That can’t be. She was a woman who despised factionalism more than anyone…….’
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To the point that even the instructors from the pro-Rosen faction who had supported Jin Crow wore stunned expressions, what more needed to be said?
However, since there was no need whatsoever to resolve those doubts, Jin Crow and Ideale left the conference room without even exchanging a brief glance, as if they had agreed beforehand.
“……Huh.”
“Hmph.”
Unable to understand how the situation had unfolded, the instructors left their seats, each carrying different thoughts and speculations, along with disappointment and anticipation.
“…….”
Е n̊ũm а̇. і d̂
Meanwhile, the so-called pro-Ideale instructors, who had silently cast their votes in favor despite Ideale’s incomprehensible request, were in a different mood from the others.
That was because all of them were busy gauging the expression of Ideale, the headmaster; the expression on Ideale’s face as she exited the conference room and headed toward the headmaster’s office was, unlike before, endlessly rigid.
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‘Jin Crow.’
They could not help but think that Jin Crow was the reason.
Was it not the first time that she, who despised factionalism and even subtly pushed away those who followed her out of pure respect, had stepped into factional politics?
They believed it could never have been her own will.
Е̊ n̂u mа̀ . ї d
Because of that, the instructors forcibly suppressed the urge to immediately grab Jin Crow by the collar, and could only watch Ideale’s retreating figure with regret.
But they did not know.
That this time, it was not a threat, but a deal.
‘……If that information is really true.’
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At that moment, the target of Ideale’s anger was not Jin Crow, but her own family.
‘I must stop it. Even if it means bringing my family to ruin with my own hands.’
W̆ e ḃ n о́v е̄l Е̂ n ù m å
However, before her anger and the instructors’ misunderstanding could find any chance of being resolved.
「[Breaking News] Eastern defensive line industrial planet Rermal. Space beast ‘Creature’ invasion」
「Planetary damage level ‘black’…… effectively at the stage of planetary abandonment.」
「Rermal Planetary Defense Force effectively annihilated. Survivors estimated at less than one-tenth…….」
「‘Has the Composite State federal government abandoned its citizens.’ Separatist group ‘Red Hand’ releases a statement.」
Once again, shocking news struck the academy.
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‘……Was it this bad.’
The tragedy of Rermal Planet spread information even faster than the incident at Aurum Planet before it.
Surprisingly, Rermal Planet’s recognition within the Human Composite State was quite high, and the most decisive reason was that the ones who rescued even a small number of survivors were not the federal forces, but the separatist terrorist group ‘Red Hand,’ which had been conducting guerrilla operations in nearby regions.
“Red Hand. An anti-government group that criticizes the militarism and mob rule of the Human Composite State.”
The tragedy of Rermal Planet, and the fact that its few survivors had fallen into the hands of those who desired internal strife—was it not obvious?
The internet had already become a speculative battleground where pro-government, anti-government, neutral positions, information on Creatures, damage assessments, and analyses ran rampant, and on each planet, protests demanding explanations from the federal government were erupting like madness.
Ёn ũ ḿа̊
‘Out of a population of three billion, fewer than one hundred million survived. A tragedy.’
Even if the number was the same three billion, it was different from Aurum.
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At least back then, the Human Composite State had something it could say to those who survived; this time, it did not.
Hiss, puff-.
Jin Crow slowly leaned back against the backrest of the sofa, which had now effectively become an armchair, and exhaled smoke that pressed down on his lungs.
‘Not bad. No, in this case, is it a good thing?’
W̊ёb n о v̌ ѐ l̆ Е̂ n̄ um̃ a
Every time the danger of Creatures was highlighted in the future, the value of Jin Crow—of himself—would also rise.
It was probably not the case, but the timing was so perfect that the thought crossed his mind.
And yet, why was it?
It was clearly something beneficial, but his mouth tasted particularly bitter.
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It was the same as when he had spoken of driving himself in earlier.
“……It’s not easy to get used to this.”
Én̂ǔm̄ а̄.ï d̀
As an avid reader who had rewatched the original 「Galaxy Chronicle」 dozens of times, he knew from the beginning that he had to steel his heart.
Because of that, when thinking of future damages, he also understood that the incidents at Aurum and Rermal were merely the beginning—‘minor’ damage.
Even so, it was stifling.
As if, like chains, all kinds of emotions were tightening around his neck.
Hisss-.
He crushed out the cigarette in his mouth.
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Then, throwing on his outerwear, he rose from his seat.
‘Let’s train.’
What remained was training.
Fortunately enough, there was something he had realized while going back and forth to the training grounds earlier.
‘It’s not Double Gear. Something’s off.’
The fact that the word Error was written after Double, and above all, his instincts were screaming like madness.
Wе̄b̄ no_v́е l Ѐ nũm ã
The question remained.
Was the reason Jin Crow had ended up like this really just the damage he had sustained on the battlefield?
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Knock knock-.
His thoughts were cut off there.
He shifted his gaze to the door from which the knocking sound came, and soon pressed the switch beside the quarters to open it.
“Instructor Jin Crow, this is a brief proposal regarding the curriculum and recruitment process for the newly established lecture.”
Е̂n̊ ûm à . іd̂
A man with familiar brown hair.
He was Assistant Instructor Ginatio Rowen, whom he had clashed with in the lecture hall some time ago.
“Additionally, this is the projected budget and a list of cadets who have expressed intent to apply.”
Regardless of Jin Crow’s reaction, he flipped through the documents one after another.
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“Alright.”
Jin Crow likewise did not ask questions such as, ‘Why are you the one bringing this?’
Ẁ е̇bṅоṽ é.l̊ _Ènû m̌а
There was no way Ideale would fail to attach at least one such safety measure.
“Will this lecture also have an assistant instructor?”
“……Yes, that’s correct.”
Rather, it was Ginatio Rowen who looked flustered by such a calm attitude.
However, even in response to that reaction, Jin Crow merely skimmed through the documents he had been handed.
‘This isn’t bad.’
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The list of cadets was quite solid.
So much so that, without realizing it, a satisfied smile formed at the corner of his mouth.
‘But it’s lacking.’
In the novel, there were countless individuals who hunted Creatures alongside the protagonist, ‘Baek Hwi-young,’ but among them were singularly outstanding figures.
The so-called 「Knights of the Stars」.
Those who would later become generals, his classmates from the Central Special Service Academy who had torn apart and killed Creatures numbering in the tens of billions.
Е̃ ṅū mӑ
‘Famille Demezear.’
Fortunately, among the cadets who were still at the academy in the ‘present,’ she was the only one whose name had not been written down.
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“……It’s creepy. To the point of being unpleasant.”
Unlike Jin Crow’s, endlessly gleaming golden hair swayed along with the trembling of her shoulders, and her distinctive blue eyes twisted with discomfort.
In response, Dokgo Ran, standing in front of her, cracked her knuckles as her bronze-colored muscles rippled.
“It should be creepy. How dare you mess with my A-rank assignment?!”
W̄ éb̈ ñ о̆ v̆e l̊ Enû m а̊
“Not you……. No, well, a gorilla charging at me is creepy in a different sense.”
“Oh yeah? Then let’s see you get beaten like a dog by a gorilla today!”
Dokgo Ran kicked off the ground immediately.
Kwoooaaang!
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The reinforced-alloy floor of the sparring arena warped in an instant, and at the sight of Dokgo Ran leaping dozens of meters in a blink, Famille could only let out a sigh.
‘That instructor too. Would it have killed him to give a D+?’
Ẅ еb̆ nо̌_v è l̀ Е n ū mа
Given that he was known as someone sensitive to begin with, it was obvious that he had taken Dokgo Ran’s earlier provocation to heart.
“If it weren’t for you, it wouldn’t have been a failing grade! My assignment was perfect!”
“Ran, you didn’t even write half of it before going to sleep……. Hah, forget it.”
She refrained from adding that it would have been an F if she hadn’t touched it at all.
If conversation worked, it wouldn’t be a gorilla.
Wuuung-.
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At that very moment, Famille’s fingertips moved toward Dokgo Ran, who was thrusting out a fist that surpassed the speed of sound, if only for an instant.
“H-huh?”
In that instant, Dokgo Ran could only look at Famille, who clicked her tongue as if pathetic, beyond the rapidly flipping field of vision.
“Your goal is sparring anyway, right? Then I’ll end it quickly.”
Space separated, and rotated.
The principle was simple.
Ēnû mă . і̌d̂
Reassembly of the extended force, and then release.
Kwaddeudeudeuk!
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“Ggueeeek!”
Dokgo Ran’s body was ejected exactly back along the direction it had flown in from, and as a result, the floor was completely torn apart, scattering iron fragments in all directions.
Pababababak!
Each and every one of the floor plates was made of reinforced alloy, so they rushed toward Famille like sharp daggers, but she merely isolated the space where the fragments floated with an utterly indifferent gesture.
Ӗñu m̌а̂
「Compression.」
The briefly murmured word was not expelled through her vocal cords.
It was nothing more than a wave of supernatural power manipulated according to her will.
Yet that anomaly was not an illusion.
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Wuuung-.
Her blue eyes flashed, and the formless space that ran along her fingertips swept over Dokgo Ran, who had just risen to her feet.
Е ň u ṁ а̌
“Tch-.”
Dokgo Ran spat out red saliva.
The scrape on her cheek from the alloy healed quickly, and a smile spread across her lips.
“Yeah, that’s more like it!”
The frenzied look from moments ago was gone.
In her distinctive black eyes tinged with red, there settled the emotion Famille found most troublesome—competitiveness.
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“……Looks like I’ll need to take a longer bath today.”
How she had ended up with such a brute by her side. Famille let out a sigh, then immediately twisted her fingertips, severing space dozens of times in the blink of an eye.
「Disassembly.」
「Assembly.」
Disassembly was the reverse of assembly.
Following her will, the inner Gear rotated rapidly, creating nothingness in an instant to manipulate space.
W̊ é b n.оv êl̂ Ën ùm̆ ӓ
Kwaddeudeudeuk!
Kugugugung!
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The floor of the sparring arena that had supported her surged into the air in an instant, and space itself, imbued with malice, descended upon Dokgo Ran.
And just beneath the ceiling of the sparring arena, stacked like a fortress, Famille Demezear sat upon a throne formed of distorted alloy, using the swaying lights as a chandelier.
“If you can reach me up here, I’ll at least apologize, Ran.”
“And on top of that, you’re handing over a one-month voucher for the campus store!”
Е̃ṅ ŭ m̌а
Kwoooaaaaaang!
Dokgo Ran sank straight into the forest of cement rushing in upon her.
“……Oh my?”
At that moment, Famille, who had been about to take out her device with a bored expression to work on her backlog of assignments, discovered a man standing beyond the sparring arena and let out an unintentional murmur.
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“Instructor Jin Crow?”
It was quite an unexpected appearance.
E_ǹŭm̀а. i d̀
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