Chapter 68 – Chapter 01: Elf Heavenly Horse
Eugene’s level is the highest level of beginner. In fact, it was still impossible to manipulate thoughts freely.
However, if one wishes, it is possible to bypass the magic of the Truth Sphere with the soul that has already reached the level of the Absolute.
However, in order to give trust to the interviewer in front of him, Eugene continued his words by exposing his true feelings to the magic of truth-seeking.
“Besides, I can tell you that the purpose of entering the academy was never to harm the academy…”
Eugene speaks of the ‘truth’ that can be clearly known even after that.
He used this artifact called the Truth Sphere to separate Jeol Yu-jin from not only the interviewer in front of him but also those he would meet later who already knew of the existence of ‘Stral’.
“It is no lie that my skill level is at the highest level among users. “In the first place, his personality is different from Strahl’s, so his talent is also different, and he just happened to be able to acquire a gifted ability.”
After that, Eugene continued his speech to prove his truth for about 3 minutes, which was shorter than the 5 minutes requested for the use of truth phrases, and soon finished his speech.
“Hmm, I guess this is enough. It was shorter than the 5 minutes I originally thought, but I still managed to say everything I wanted to say. In that sense, I hope that the use of truth phrases will soon end.”
“… .”
In response to Eugene’s request, the bespectacled professor who accepted the test taker’s request as an interviewer ended the use of truth phrases.
But at the same time, she had no choice but to maintain her silence as she looked like she could not believe what she was hearing.
Then, in that silence, she looked dumbfounded for about 30 seconds, then she remembered the story she had just heard and asked the professor.
“… So, Stral Zenon, a traitor to humanity who colluded with the Demon Lord’s army within the Academy, and Jeol Yujin, who is here now, are completely separate personalities?”
“Yes.”
“You want me to believe that now?”
When her interviewer narrowed his eyes and questioned Eugene’s words, Eugene shrugged her shoulders, looking at the truth sphere on the table where she was sitting.
What if you don’t believe it? With that attitude, the interviewer glared at her as if to prove that all of Eugene’s remarks were true, and then she sighed.
“… Great. Let’s assume your statement is true. “Since you and Stral Zenon are completely different personalities, let’s say you even changed your name to Jeol Yujin and took the entrance exam with pure intentions without any intention of harming the academy.”
The professor continues talking, somehow forcing himself to accept what happened right before his eyes.
“But even if that’s true, how on earth did it happen? “Why has the personality of Stral disappeared and the personality of Jeol Yu-jin is now in place?”
Of course, this is a question that a professor might think of. And it was also a question that Eugene could not give the ‘truth’ answer to.
Therefore, Eugene, who was partly aiming for the moment when her truth-finding stopped working, put into her mouth the plausible ‘lie’ that she had created.
“Actually…”
What followed was Eugene’s exquisite lie. Couldn’t it be said that Stral’s body was actually possessed by a soul from another world?
So, as planned in advance, Stral was actually brainwashed by the Demon King’s army for some reason when he was young.
As a result, it is said that Stral’s original personality, that is, himself, was simply sealed deep in his mind and then brainwashed and his body was taken over by a newly created personality.
In the process of Stral living as a subordinate of the Demon King’s army until now, it was revealed that he was a subordinate of the Demon King’s army, and he was expelled from the academy and deprived of nobility.
In other words, from the Demon King’s point of view, the word ‘stral’ could no longer be used usefully, so it was abandoned as is…
“The brainwashing was lifted and the original personality was able to take over the body.”
“… …”
What can I say… , It was something that could have been amazing. In fact, there were many cases where the Demon King’s Army or Crescent brainwashed people and took advantage of them.
I couldn’t believe that they were using the eldest son of the Grand Duchy of Zenon by brainwashing him, but the fact that this was also done by the Demon King and Crescent makes it quite persuasive!
“Haha, as I just said, after being expelled from the academy and losing my noble title, I was quite confused when I came to my senses and was left in a completely unknown place without being able to remember anything?”
In addition, Eugene continued speaking in a sly manner, completely different from the Strahl that the professor knew, giving off the feeling that the two personalities were completely different.
“Ha…”
At that fact, Eugene’s interview department couldn’t figure out what to do about this situation, so they sighed.
I wanted to give him the lowest interview score so that the villain Yeong-sik could never enter the academy again.
However, even if it is hard to believe, several circumstances prove that Eugene in front of us is a different being from Stral, as he changed his name.
In such a situation, would the academy, which aims to accept and embrace talented people regardless of their status as long as they meet the minimum standards, disapprove of Eugene?
With the mistakes committed by Strahl, who is obviously a completely different person from Eugene?
‘No, Stral’s mistake has officially been punished in the first place.’
In other words, even if Eugene in front of us was taking the entrance exam as a Stral, it would inevitably be unfair to officially disqualify him based on his past.
‘I don’t know if you took the entrance exam for the Department of Public Administration…’
It was impossible for Stral and Eugene to enroll in the Department of Public Administration, where they had already been expelled.
However, given that this is possible in other departments, if the interviewer in charge here gives Eugene the lowest score without any reason, it will inevitably be an unfair evaluation that is clearly self-interested.
Therefore, in a situation where he did not know what to do, the interviewer realized that the interview time allotted for 10 minutes per student was coming to an end and opened his mouth.
“… Great. First of all, if you are a Stral examinee… No, from now on I will treat Eugene as a ‘common’ test taker.”
“That’s enough.”
If he had known Strahl, he would have gone on a rampage the moment he mentioned that he was a commoner.
No, at least he must have shown an uncomfortable attitude, but Eugene expressed his approval with an expression that seemed completely unaffected.
Therefore, as he claims, it is even more persuasive that he is a completely different personality and not the vicious Strahl he knew.
“… First of all, since it took longer than expected, I will quickly ask the questions I need to ask as an interviewer and move on.”
After that, the general interview started. There followed a series of questions and answers, including the reasons for entering the academy and the reasons for choosing the combat department.
The difference is the extent to which truth phrases are used in the question and answer.
First of all, since Eugene’s reason for wanting to enter the academy was so special, he refused to use truth phrases considering that it would lower his interview score.
The interviewer could not erase his suspicions about that fact, but since he could not deny the student his legitimate rights, the question and answer proceeded without any truth or truth.
“… Lastly, let’s proceed with the required steps. This is the answer that must be returned in a situation where the truth phrase is activated without a veto. Are you in collusion with the Demon Lord’s army?”
When the interviewer asks the last question while activating the truth phrase, I confidently say no. It was Eugene who returned the answer.
The interviewer secretly confirmed the truth through truth-telling, but she still looked unsatisfied.
“… “Even if we filter it out like this, it’s hard to believe that demon spies are hiding every time, but it’s better than not doing it at all.”
In fact, isn’t the demonic agent who passed this process (actually colluding within the academy) sitting there right in front of her?
Although I felt like I was going to get dizzy in that situation, I decided to end the interview for now.
“This concludes the interview. “Let’s go through the back door and go to the place where you will take the practical test.”
“Thank you for your effort.”
After greeting the bespectacled professor’s declaration politely, Eugene followed her instructions and moved to the place to take the next test.
And Eugene’s polite attitude did not match the stral she knew at all, and she thought of the professor who once again let out a sigh that was close to lamentation.
‘… Stral, no, do you use the name Jeol Yu-jin now? I don’t know why the name is the Taebaek Kingdom style, but it would be better to report it to the higher-ups.’
The bespectacled professor who was the interviewer was just one of many superhuman professors at the academy.
In other words, the story of being a salaried worker. Therefore, after handling the work according to the manual for now, she decided to leave her conclusion about Eugene to the higher-ups (although it was more accurate to leave it to the higher-ups).
Whether what Eugene said was true or not, she thought that it was something that the Grand Duchy of Zenon would inevitably be involved in, and that it was not her place to judge.
Therefore, the bespectacled professor stopped thinking about Eugene, who was about to take the practical exam, and called out the number of the examinee who would be interviewed next.
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‘Phew… , Was I able to get over it somehow?’
Meanwhile, Eugene, who was confident that he had not at least passed Hup with the lowest score during the interview, breathed a sigh of relief.
There is no conclusion about salvation yet, but if, after much deliberation, the goal of salvation is maintained as originally intended, not being able to enter the academy will have a fatal effect.
So, no matter what conclusion was reached, Eugene, who had decided to prioritize entering the academy, could not help but be relieved that he had passed the interview with ease, even if he did not score the highest score.
‘Somehow the plan worked.’
First, the plan is to reveal all the truths that can be revealed through truth spheres, and then cover up with lies the truths that cannot be revealed, such as the fact that he is Jeol Yu-jin, who possessed Stral’s body.
Through this, she revealed that her and Strahl’s souls were completely different beings, but she was able to deceive her by saying that it was due to brainwashing by the Demon King’s army.
This would be able to hide the most important truth about Eugene and make others see the personalities of Stral and Eugene separately.
No matter how many people have suffered all kinds of indignities from Stral, the personality that gave them that humiliation was actually a personality created through brainwashing by the Demon King’s army. Wouldn’t it be difficult to say something to the current Eugene?
‘If you have any complaints, go to the devil and not me! ‘It’s an operation that feels like this.’
Of course, there was a fatal flaw in this operation, which led to the question of how the personalities of Eugene and Stral were completely separated.
If you bring up a made-up story about the Demon Lord’s Army at this point, Jin Jin-gu will prove it to be false.
In that case, it was essential to overcome this point somehow, as the current Eugene would be a suspicious personality whose personality was different from Strahl’s, but it was unknown why he was occupying Strahl’s body.
And luckily, things went as planned and I was able to somehow avoid a situation where the lies about the Demon King’s army turned out to be true.
Well, the interviewer probably didn’t expect that after spewing out all the shocking truths with the truth, he would immediately hide lies among those truths.
‘In fact, there was no collusion with the Demon Lord and Crescent at all.’
For that reason, he passed the required process of checking whether he was a spy through truth seeking without any problems.
