Magic!

Chapter 46 46. Subway’s old friends (big chapter)

"Well, it's just that the Old Ones really exist. They are ancient and mysterious beings, mysterious creatures beyond the scope of human imagination." Opal said.

Russell complained seriously:

"Then this old ruler is quite consistent with the stereotype. It has the eyeballs and tentacles that are the favorite elements of cloud lovers. Compared with the huge green head statue, the red entity composed of red streamers and misty flesh, This tentacle group with eyeballs is undoubtedly much easier to understand. It even has the surname 'Ke'."

Why would an old ruler sneak into the academy and pretend to be an ordinary girl? What's its purpose? Just as Russell was about to ask, he saw Opal staring at him seriously:

"Russell, you are the only student in the entire classroom who has seen through the abnormal psychological suggestion meme. This may be because your natural mental resistance is very high. You should still remember that you were able to stay awake during the dream state during the admissions exam. , remembered that he was dreaming, and told Mr. Dragon this secret."

Russell nodded, remembering this trait in himself.

He was not surprised at all by the fact that he was born with high mental resistance.

Because in all stories involving supernatural powers, the protagonists almost always have resistance to dreaming, charm, hypnosis, mind reading, and mind control.

There are many specific reasons, such as strong willpower, the bond of partners, the blessing of the night...

"Russell, you must remember one rule when you come into contact with this old ruler in the future." Opal raised a finger, with a solemn expression, and prolonged her voice, "Absolutely not..."

Russell pricked up his ears, wanting to hear what the professor specifically emphasized about the rules for contacting the Old Ones.

"Absolutely don't discriminate against classmate Clara just because she is not a human, but an old ruler." Opal said seriously.

Russell was stunned for half a second, then reacted immediately and nodded gently:

"Uh, okay."

"There are always some non-human students in our college." Speaking of this, Opal's originally tight face relaxed and turned into a righteous look:

"In the academy, even the old rulers have the right to receive education!"

As he spoke, Opal pointed to a fat boy in the crowd:

"Remember this boy whose pseudonym is 'Seagull'? The one who ate French fries in class just now."

"Remember," Russell said.

"He's not human either."

"What is that?" Russell asked curiously.

"Seagull becomes a spirit!"

No wonder he likes eating French fries so much. It turns out that the seagull has cultivated himself into a human body. Russell suddenly understood.

Professor Opal said, pointing to a girl in black clothes in the corner of the classroom:

"This countess is also a non-human race. The red liquid in her waist is not a drink, but blood!"

"Could she be..." Russell understood:

"vampire?"

"No, mosquitoes become sperm." Professor Opal said.

"All right."

Russell is no stranger to this type of monster, and a lot of relevant knowledge is recorded in "Happy Learning Magic (Color Illustrated Phonetic Version)".

Across the world, there are legends of animals, plants, and inanimate objects gaining extraordinary powers and unlocking spiritual wisdom. Roses and foxes in fairy tales can talk; shamans believe that all things have animism; European farmers believe that putting pumpkins or farm tools in the wild will absorb the energy of heaven and earth and convert them into blood-sucking monsters; in the East, they are called goblins, monsters, The charm of things, the charm of essence, and the spirit of mourning.

For example, Professor Black Amber of the academy is a cat who has gained extraordinary wisdom and extraordinary power.

"I have another question, Professor." Russell asked, "Since it is normal for the Old Ones to take classes in the academy, why did you say so seriously 'I didn't expect that' just now?"

"Oh, what I want to say is, I really didn't expect that a first-year freshman could actually see through the psychic suggestion meme I left on Clara." Opal said with a smile:

"Although when I set up this telepathic suggestion meme, I used a version that lasts longer but is not strong. But it is theoretically impossible for first- and second-year junior college students to see through it. I didn't expect your mental resistance. It’s so strong.”

"Professor, did you help classmate Clara disguise herself?" Russell asked.

"Yes, this is a spell I cast to help Clara study and live normally in the academy." Opal nodded lightly, and then said:

"The third-year professional core course in the Department of Psychiatry and Illusion is 'Memetics'. You can apply an abnormal meme to an object to affect other people's perception of the object. When other people see Clara, they will encounter psychological suggestions. , I believe that Clara is just an ordinary girl who rationalizes all the unreasonable elements in the interaction."

Is this the mind and illusion department? It's really weird and unpredictable.

I wonder if he will have such weird and mysterious abilities if he is promoted to a higher grade in the Department of Necromancer and Life... Russell's thoughts were spinning.

Before Russell could ask further questions, he saw Professor Opal waving to the side:

"Clara, Subway, you are here. Just in time to explain to Russell."

Russell turned his head and saw Subway walking over holding the tentacle monster's hand:

"Haha, Russell, let me introduce to you. This is the old friend I told you before - classmate Clara."

Russell was slightly surprised, but not too stunned. This was one of the many possibilities he had foreseen in advance.

The girl Kuroba likes and the old friend mentioned by Subway are both old students in the Department of Psychiatry and Illusion, and have been bullied by the White Wolf Club.

So according to the dramatic principle, the two are indeed probably the same person!

After a few minutes, several people and the tentacle monster cleared up the misunderstanding.

"I'm very sorry, I'm very sorry that my appearance has caused so much trouble to classmate Russell." Clara huddled in the corner guiltily, rubbing her hands with several tentacles, feeling very uncomfortable.

"So Subway, how did you meet an Old One?" Russell asked.

Subway gestured with his hands in the air and entered speech mode:

"Am I not from the alchemist family on the southeast coast?"

"Well, yeah," Russell said.

"My uncle is a fisherman. Every time he goes out to sea, he says that if he casts the net to the right side of the boat, there will be more fish. Everyone listens to him, and as soon as he casts the net, it is full of fish!"

"Well, Jesus learned from your uncle."

"One day my uncle went to sea again."

"Well, let's go to sea."

"Throwing the net to the right side of the ship, clatter, clatter, the net sank. As soon as the net was closed, what do you think you caught?"

"What did you catch?"

"I caught an Old One!"

Only then did Russell learn that Clara, the Old One, was caught by Subway's uncle while fishing.

"Anyway, after that, I became friends with Clara, and later I suggested that she come to the academy."

Russell turned and asked Clara:

"You are an old ruler, why do you want to come to the Magic Academy?"

Clara shyly lowered a few tentacles with eyes on the top, which probably meant lowering her head:

"Although I am an extraordinary creature, I actually don't have much strength anymore. Before my spiritual awakening, my strength was not as strong as that of an ordinary adult male."

"Indeed." Opal also said conciliatingly, "There are always people who wishfully believe that supernatural creatures must be able to fight better than ordinary humans."

Russell was not surprised by this. In various fairy tales, classical novels about gods and demons, and myths and legends, there are many monsters hacked to death by farmers and monsters killed by hunters.

Clara went on to explain her reasons for enrolling:

"I have many shortcomings. For example, as an old man, I can't understand most of the prayers and prayer symbols of believers. So I need to learn more knowledge in the academy and work hard to improve myself."

"Since you have many believers, why are you still being bullied by the people in the White Wolf Club? Why don't you let the believers protect you?" Russell asked.

A plot logic chain was quickly established in his mind——

If Clara hadn't been bullied by the White Wolf Club, Subway wouldn't have teamed up with him during the entrance exam, Kuroba wouldn't have been rescued by him, he wouldn't have had a conflict with Shiro, and many plots wouldn't have happened.

Clara’s dozens of big eyes showed a bit of panic:

"But, but they are all cultists, how can they be allowed to enter the academy. I heard that cultists are very dangerous and not mentally normal. I don't know what they will do."

"You call your followers cultists?" Russell was a little confused.

"Yes, I heard that those who believe in the Old Ones are cultists." Clara said tremblingly.

Russell felt that Clara's logic was very clear and there was no problem.

As she said that, Clara took out a palm-sized, crystal clear crystal from somewhere.

The midday sun shines on the crystal, and the crystal clear crystal seems to be able to reflect many different colors.

Staring at the crystal in the tentacle, Clara’s dozens of eyes revealed all kinds of tenderness:

"This is a gift given to me by my former believers, and I want to keep it well.

"When I graduate from the academy - well, I hope to be at least a sophomore before applying for graduation - I will have more knowledge of the occult and be able to understand the incantations used by believers to summon the Old Ones. I will bring This gift, go back to meet my followers.

"Although they are all cultists, there are still many good people who may have just gone astray."

I fantasize about the beautiful scene when I graduate in the future, and those big eyes seem to be filled with infinite hope for the future.

What a heartwarming scene.

"Stop, this scene is too heartwarming, and it may trigger the death flag. It needs to end quickly, otherwise Clara may be knifed!" Russell quickly interrupted Clara, who was immersed in her beautiful fantasy.

This is what Russell has learned from many years of experience.

Mentioning his abnormal physique, Russell changed the subject and turned to ask Professor Opal:

"Professor. There is a strange anomaly in my body.

"According to Professor Black Amber, this may involve the power of the Astrology and Numerology Department, or it may be related to the Psychic and Illusion Department, because it may affect the subconscious of others. You are a professor of the Psychic and Illusion Department, can you help me see see?"

If the professor of the Department of Psychiatry and Illusion cannot detect his abnormality, then he can only seek help from the masters of the Department of Astrology and Numerology.

"Can you describe the abnormality on your body in detail?" Opal asked.

Russell said:

“To put it simply, I feel like I am the protagonist of a story.

"There are many anomalies, let me just name one. As long as around me, the development of fate and people's choices will tend to break existing expectations and achieve dramatic changes. The undefeated God of War is meant to be defeated, Prophecies are meant to be misinterpreted, and alliances that claim to be unbreakable are bound to fall apart.

"Take today's class as an example. When the old man came on stage to speak, everyone thought he was a teacher. But after the expectation was established, the dramatic turn and dramatic discovery that immediately occurred broke the expectation - in fact, he was just a student who had repeated grades for dozens of years. year senior.

“This kind of misunderstanding based on information asymmetry can theoretically only occur under very extreme conditions, but it just happens.

"It seems that there is a force in the dark that lowers everyone's IQ!"

Opal's eyes suddenly became interested:

"Oh, if that's the case, that would be interesting. But it might just be a coincidence. Are you sure it has something to do with you, classmate Russell?"

"I'm not completely sure, but there are too many similar coincidences that have been with me since I was a child." Russell said with certainty.

"Let me check it for you." Opal's hand gently pressed Russell's forehead.