The flower vase hit the wall and shattered to pieces.
Amy, who had thrown the vase, was against the opposite wall.
Wh-What the hell?
The mont the midnight bell rang, a real ghost appeared.
Was this what Nade called the resonance effect?
At first, she thought she was hallucinating, but whatever was reflecting on the window was real.
Guuuhhhhhhh
Hearing the gravelly voice, Amy turned on her heels and slamd open the door.
Nurous girls were screaming at the top of their lungs, running through the hallway.
Amy was appalled. Dozens of ghosts were chasing them from behind while their jaws clattered with each step.
Amy! Save ! Im seeing ghosts! What should I do?!
Sharelle ca running with a pale face, and a sense of reality rushed into Amy.
She had never believed in ghosts. However, it was the nature of humans to refuse to enter a cetery alone even if they didnt believe in them.
UURRGGGHHHH
Amid the wave of crowds, Amy also began running out of the building.
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Grrrrrrr.
In a quiet training ground at the entrance of a mountain, a strange noise broke the silence.
Ethella ca out from her ditation.
When she stood up and turned around, a hideous, transparent figure was walking towards her.
The word ghost quickly entered her mind, but she didnt feel any particular emotion from the ghost. She could tell because she was a truth-seeker fighting against the evils of the world.
When the ghost ca to stand right in front of her face, Ethella squinted her eyes and leaned forward to have a better look.
Then, the ghost stared at her as well and tilted its head.
It was a mont of truth to prove how well Yirukis equation predicted the opponent.
The ghost threatened again.
GRRRR!
GRRRR?
Out of innocent curiosity, Ethella raised her hand and tried to press the soldiers nose.
However, the result was expected. Her hand penetrated and ca out the back of the soldiers head.
* * *
Haah! Haah!
Inside the ice domain where even steam froze solid, Siena breathed heavily, covering herself.
The mont she opened the bathroom door, what stood in front of her was a white-as-a-sheet face that was looking at her through a window.
The first thing that ca to her mind was pervert, so Siena flew back a little and froze the steam coming out from the bathroom.
After she created the ice curtain to hide from the assud pervert, she took a mont to gather her thoughts.
She peeked through the long rope-like frozen steam and what she clearly saw was a corpse with a decomposed face.
What in the world?
Of course, she rembered the frequency of souls she had heard in the presentation.
Was what Nade said true? No, that cant be.
However, she couldnt deny it with confidence because she couldnt explain what she was seeing.
Gaaaahhhhhh.
As soon as the ghost opened its mouth, Siena instinctively froze the window.
Siena regained her composure when she confird that it was still moving behind the frost.
How dare you
She covered herself with a gown from inside the bathroom and walked to the window to open it.
As expected, no harm was done to the soldier, and it continued making uncanny expressions.
She went outside to inspect the building. She found a spherical device that was emitting a dim light.
She let out a sigh and returned to her room to take off her gown.
Hooh.
The remaining water droplets on her body froze with a crackling sound, and ice particles that glistened like diamonds spread all around her.
Before she knew it, no water was left on her body.
These good-for-nothing kids!
Cold energy escaped Sienas eyes.
* * *
As of midnight, the Alpheas Magic Academy was in a state of terror.
Lights could be seen turning on through the countless windows of the dormitory as students rushed out of their rooms.
It was the sa kind of situation everywhere else.
The program was designed to predict human reactions with its dozens of patterns. Rhe students ran recklessly along the road without even knowing that they had been deceived.
Save !!!
Ghost! Ghosts appeared!
The mob ntality from the crowd affected the students psychologically.
But even then, it would be difficult to predict all human behaviors, so what Yiruki wanted was not a detailed response, but sothing that would induce the crowd as a whole.
The holograms seed to be chasing people without purpose, but if one observed from a birds-eye point-of-view, it was actually used to rally the crowd into one place.
Eventually, almost all of the 400 students gathered in front of the central building where the lights were turned off.
Students trapped between people and buildings realized that there was no place to escape anymore.
Children from the lower-leveled classes wailed and cried out for their mothers, while students from Interdiate class prepared to fight.
Here they co! Do sothing!
AAAHHHHH! Co at us! Bring it on, you beasts!
GRAAAHH!
Everyones faces turned pale as the army of corpses charged at them with swords.
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* * *
Both the crying students and those trying to stand guard had no choice but to feel chills rush through their blood.
Eeuuuuk!
The students chins wobbled, but then a light spread through the soldiers' bodies. The bodies soared into the sky as hundreds of light rays.
Wh-What?
Perhaps, they were ascending to the afterlife?
The young children were praying when the sound of applause was heard from the central building behind them.
Clap. Clap. Clap.
All 400 people stared up at the rooftop at the sa ti to see Shirone, Yiruki, and Nade standing over them.
Thank you to all those who have attended our presentation.
While the students still had difficulty grasping the situation, the instructors finally arrived.
All faculty mbers in charge of the Beginner classes, Interdiate classes, and Advanced classes were gathered.
Siena stomped her way through the crowd.
You guys! Co down here, right now! What in the world are you doing?! You turned the academy into a ss!
Nade winked and said.
Ah, Ms. Siena. What a beautiful evening we have today, dont you think?
What beautiful evening, huh?! Hurry up and co down! If I personally go up there, I might accidentally kill you, so co down here! Now!
But first things first, its still our presentation. Ill put an end to it first and then go.
Presentation? What kind of presentation occurred in the middle of the night?
Students understood what was happening.
What? So all this was their doing? That ans it was all fake!
We were fooled! Damn it!
There were still many who were puzzled, but the students who grasped the situation criticized Shirones group by pointing fingers.
You crooks! How dare you Class 5 kids fool us? This is not a presentation!
Those guys should get zeros on the performance evaluation. You guys are done for! There are no ghosts in the world, yet they dare go scamming us with such things.
Despite all the cursing and criticisms, Shirones group had a relaxed smile.
Eventually, Nade raised his hand and cald them down.
The Supernatural Psychic Science Research Group has proven to you the existence of ghosts through our presentation. Yet, you guys still dont believe in the existence of the soul.
Of course not! You created these nonexistent ghosts and thought you could get recognized? You guys are going to fail!
Thats right! This was just a bad prank! Anyone can deceive people this way! Even I
The students of Class 4 stopped talking.
Soon, students from other classes turned to their side and murmured as if they had just realized it too.
By the way, how did they do it? Do you know?
No, I dont have a clue. They really looked like ghosts. Besides, they fooled the entire academy.
This wasnt just a bad prank.
Another thing that was surprising was the hundreds of holograms. How they moved all of those around the academy was still a mystery.
Those bastards, what the hell did they do?
Siena closed her eyes and frowned as the crowd broke out into confusion.
To be honest, she also didnt know the exact way they pulled this through.
They could have made the holograms. Sure, they could also program it to move. However, to cover the whole academy, they had to operate each one flawlessly. But to also lure 400 people into one place in such a situation Thats impossible. No, whats more impossible than that is?
Even if luck was on their side, how did Shirones group transmit the information?
Hohoho, I think we lost this ti around.
When the instructors turned around to look, they saw Alpheas, who was looking at the rooftop with a laugh.
Siena shook her head.
Headmaster, this isnt sothing to be taken lightly. I dont know what those children did, but unauthorized installation of devices in the academy facility
Ho? You an even you dont know Ms. Siena?
Currently, Alpheas was interested not in the fact that an academy rule had been broken, but in the technological prowess of Shirones group.
Alpheas himself would not have been able to guess that an information communication skill was involved in this strategy if he wasnt also a major in Light magic.
Even so
Was it possible at a students level?
It was probably a huge gamble for the three as well.
He wanted to applaud them for their wonderful success.
Siena admitted frankly.
Yes. Although its embarrassing to admit, I don't really know how they did it. But just because we dont know the chanism doesnt an theyve convinced the instructors.
Hoho, youve mistaken. Thats not what I ant by we lost.
Yes? Then
Alpheas looked up and saved his breath.
Lets just watch for now. I dont think the presentation is over yet.
The students were also burning with curiosity to find out the tricks Shirones group used.
The front of the building turned into a large-scale forum, but the more they shared their opinion, the more mysterious it got.
The students from Class 4 found this whole situation especially unpleasant.
Not only were they fooled by tricks created by their lowerclassn, but they also couldnt even grasp how they did the whole thing. Their pride took a hit.
Hmph! Whatever thod they used, it must be sothing absurd and laughable. The point is your presentation is rubbish! Youre saying you will prove ghosts exist? Dont make laugh!
At soones angry voice, Class 4 students agreed.
Yeah! We cant accept such a thod! That wasnt psychic science, it was just a show!
Nade heard that and stepped in.
Do none of you still believe in the soul?
Of course not! Soul? That was just a kind of Phantom magic. I'm saying its not real.
Then I will ask you this. If you really thought so, then why are you here?
Because! Huh?
Silence enveloped the area.
Among the hundreds of students, not one could go against what Nade said.
If they didnt believe in the existence of souls, why did they run away?
The answer was simple. Sowhere deep in their mind, there was a belief in the soul.
Nade continued.
What you are feeling right now is the essence of Supernatural Psychic Science. Humans live their whole lives with questions about the unknown. They are curious. If you simply dont need to know just because it hasnt been verified, then why should intelligence exist? I think this is why the Supernatural Psychic Science Research Group should be in Alpheas Magic Academy, the birthplace of intelligence.
The students said no words.
It wasnt real ghosts that appeared today, but so what?
The important thing was that everyone here thought the things they saw were ghosts. Reals ones.
If one went about it that way, then that ant soone had to try and uncover the truth.
The students approached this presentation seriously for the first ti.
The reason for learning was to find out what you didnt know yet. In the end, intelligence was an unknown, and psychic and magic were not so different from one another.
That marks the end of the presentation of the Supernatural Psychic Science Research Group. Once again, I would like to thank you for participating until late at night.
Shirones group bowed.
The crowd was quiet, and no one spoke.
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