The Outer God Needs Warmth-Chapter 150: Nothing is going smoothly (5)

I headed straight to the restaurant after parting ways with Kanna Temrane Shiodor.

By the way, the restaurant isn’t located in the main building, which is shaped like the letter "D", but in a separate building.

The Royal Academy has a lot more buildings besides just the main building and dormitories. I might visit the other buildings someday.

The interior of the restaurant operates like a buffet, where you can pick and choose what you want, so it’s great because you can eat as much as you want.

Otherwise, a lot of food would be left over.

By the way, Victoria had already eaten lunch and left the restaurant. So today, I’m eating alone.

I casually sat at an empty table, but I could feel the gazes of people. Not just one or two, but many.

Maybe it’s because I’ve been heavily advertised in the media.

I watched the broadcasts and newspapers through the Harvesters as well. By the way, the media includes not only TV but also radio.

In those, I was broadcasted as a special person with the ability to heal others. It was shown that once I heal someone, I can never heal them again, and if someone’s life is on the line, their skin would turn blue.

They even called the blue skin a flaw. When I was watching through the Harvesters or when I healed Aurora, I wasn’t sure if calling it a flaw was okay, but now I understand why.

It was deliberately done to remove any religious overtones.

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The Purple Twilight Society, a group, began to expand explosively from the outskirts of Vern City.

Most of the Harvesters created in Vern City that day belonged to them, and those who were saved by my actions also joined.

Now, they are closer to a charity organization, but if it were to be dressed up as a religion and turn into a cult, it would certainly be problematic.

The phenomenon, which could be called a miracle, is real and tangible, making it even more of a concern.

It makes sense that they wanted to strike me down to balance the situation since they could ask their daughter about it.

If I had to voice one complaint, it would be that the Purple Twilight Society is operating smoothly.

Yes, it’s really functioning as a charity.

There are so many people living new lives, centered around the Harvesters, performing charitable actions.

Isn’t it a little more greedy to want more?

Or are they still intoxicated by the idea of performing good deeds?

When reality hits and the intoxication fades, will they start doing bad things just because they can?

I wish that day would come sooner.

They’ve gained enough strength to hurt others.

They’ve gained superior brains to deceive others.

And some have even acquired special powers.

Their ego grows, and they handle those who get in their way with violence, becoming arrogant.

Maybe it’s only been a few months, so they haven’t yet?

I expect them to change and become more selfish when the heat cools down, and the cold reality sets in.

I have plenty of time.

I left the dish behind. Yesterday, I tried to clean the dishes, but here, if you leave your dish, they’ll clean it up for you automatically.

Since it's a gaslamp fantasy, I expected the place to be a little more luxurious, but it’s more modest than I expected. In fact, the Belle Époque period, in the faded memories of history, seemed more luxurious.

Then again, that wasn’t a world with large buildings the size of monsters that used magic.

I thought about that as I left the restaurant and headed back to the classroom.

In the afternoon.

The class ended with the mention of tomorrow’s magic practice class.

I want to tell everyone to use a technique that anyone can use, but here, everyone can use magic.

If it’s just a flame as small as a cigarette ember, anyone can use it with a little practice. It’s so basic that it’s as close to a bodily function as muscle strength.

A wizard is someone who, socially, is like a special position combining a scholar and an athlete.

In other words, it's a subject similar to physical training.

Of course, physical training is a separate subject.

Why do I know this?

Because one of the people I made through the Harvesters was someone who graduated from the Royal Academy.

The city center of Vern City was where the elite gathered, and among them, there were people from noble families.

And the Royal Academy isn’t just for nobles.

Prominent individuals or their children also attend. This is true for both Victoria and me. So, it’s not just for nobility.

I remember graduates from back then, and there were children of famous musicians and big company CEOs.

It’s a method to absorb talented people into the upper ranks. And it's also a way to keep those people bound.

It’s clever. Many places fail because they can’t reward based on performance, right?

Reward is another word for the future. If the reward is small, it means there’s no future. So, it’s natural for them to leave.

It’s much easier and cheaper for people to create a mental prison and lock them up instead of offering proper rewards, but many people do that.

Anyway.

“Go make some friends.”

“Bell, stop sounding like my mom!”

On the way back after class, while meeting Shiodor, I recalled Victoria eating alone without approaching anyone and said this.

I pointed my finger at the school building on the way back to the dorm.

“That’s a space to make connections. If you came, you should make some.”

It’s fine to stick with your own group, or join a large faction and take your place.

That’s probably the purpose of this school. Groups formed when we were young are unexpectedly strong.

“I know that...”

“You didn’t have many friends at the Clockwork Knight School, right?”

Her gaze, which had been focused ahead, suddenly shifted to me and pierced through.

“Hey, how do you know that?”

Victoria’s voice lowered. Looks like she really didn’t know.

“Beatrice was worried. She said that since you take after Morris and aren’t sociable, how are you going to find a proper husband?”

Victoria covered her face with both hands.

“No.”

She tried to say something but couldn’t continue.

“No. It’s not just that mom knows, but why do you know?”

“We were chatting while preparing the food, and that topic came up. It’s the common topic that Beatrice and I share, and it’s all about you, Victoria.”

“This is crazy.”

Victoria lowered her hands, making a face that looked like she was stabbed in a sensitive spot and was dying.

“Did you cook at our house?”

“I made it the day before Morris came. It was a chance to learn about the ingredients of this world.”

I know how to cook, but I wasn’t familiar with the ingredients.

I’m not a chef, so it’s impossible to make a dish from ingredients I’ve only tried once or twice. But if I know the ingredients and cooking methods, I can make the food according to that.

The first meal I made for Soo failed. Yes.

One of the memories I obtained from the first world was from a chef, so I confidently tried cooking a delicious meal, but it was all ruined.

So, I felt the hard truth that having memories doesn’t necessarily mean I’m good at it.

Luckily, Soo ate it well.

“What were you doing at our house?”

“Raising Victoria?”

“Was I the one being raised?”

Victoria seemed stunned as she realized the shocking truth.

But when it comes to socializing, I don’t think I need to worry too much. Victoria might think she’s shy and not sociable, but if needed, she’s not afraid to talk to others.

If she were truly shy, she wouldn’t have escaped from that prison and turned into a Sahagin. She just lacks interest in things that don’t catch her attention.

Clink.

When we arrived at the room, Victoria took out a key from her pocket, unlocked it, and entered.

“Of all the things I’ve heard, that was the most shocking. So?”

“What?”

“I think someone higher up took you earlier. Did anything happen to you?”

She looked at me with a worried expression.

“I think Victoria has forgotten what I am.”

“Pick one—are you a monster or a classmate playing mom?”

Victoria made a sour face.

“I never played mom. If you feel that way, maybe you should check your own life attitude?”

“That’s what makes you seem like my mom. What, are you changing the subject?”

I wasn’t planning on changing the subject, so I shook my head.

“Kanna Temrane Shiodor didn’t call me to oppose me. She said if something happens, she’d lend me her name.”

“You don’t think there’s some hidden agenda behind that?”

It’s a reasonable suspicion. Of course, there’s a clear intent behind it.

I shrugged.

“If she wants to make a contract, she can.”

“When you went to the royal palace, was there any kind of restriction or anything?”

Victoria lowered her voice to ask. I’m not sure if it’s something that needs to be asked so cautiously, but since it’s the royal palace, it’s probably right to be cautious.

“No. There was nothing.”

It seems they only came to me to save Aurora. From start to finish, they moved for her.

Even now, I don’t know why they keep me with them.

They thanked me, filmed a video a few days later, and then they didn’t interfere with me at all.

When I went to the Royal Academy, I was simply transferred like luggage.

At first, I thought they were keeping me locked away in the castle for future use, but they leave me so freely. The royal family visits Aurora frequently, so they can’t be too busy to meet me.

It’ll be fine.

“Do you know when you’ll be out?”

“I don’t.”

“Well, it’s the royal family, so there probably won’t be anything strange...”

I didn’t say anything about how creepy it is. The cruelty of the ruler is considered a virtue. If you turn that into a Harvester, how much warmth would be transferred?

If they leave me alone, so be it.

I’ll be there when needed.

I’m not sure if this neglect is real neglect or just a form of surveillance disguised as neglect, so for now, I plan to stay cautious.

A vending machine with no subjectivity.

A good tool is hard to live without once you’ve used it.

“Don’t worry about me. I’m more worried about you, Victoria. You need to wake up earlier.”

“I was thinking about it on the way here. I don’t really need to wash up. I could just wash with this, so maybe I could sleep a little longer?”

Victoria turned her head, ignoring me, but suddenly looked back at me and made droplets appear on her hand.

If used well, special powers are nice.

“Wake up earlier.”

“Hmph...”

Even Soo didn’t do this, so I placed my hand on her head and patted it. She should be a little embarrassed.