Chapter 78

After the Nation's Destruction

โ€œAlright!โ€

โ€œNothing is alright!!โ€

Fran-chan, the noisy toy, is spouting off something again, but I ignore her and slap the whiteboard in the Aurora Shopping Mallโ€™s meeting room.

โ€œSo, as of now, all major members of the Proxia Republicโ€™s parliament have either fled or committed suicide! Our victory!โ€

โ€œโ€ฆ Youโ€™ve finally done it. You really destroyed a country! Youโ€™re insane!โ€

โ€œHaha.โ€

โ€œWhy are you laughing?! Whatโ€™s there to laugh about?!โ€

โ€œAnyway, moving on. You guys really screwed up. What makes it worse is that you ate the food in enemy territory, got drugged, and knocked out.โ€

โ€œTh-thatโ€™s true, butโ€ฆโ€

โ€œSo from now on, Iโ€™ll teach you how to defend yourselves as top executives!โ€

โ€œโ€ฆ And whatโ€™s your real reason?โ€

โ€œI thought maybe Iโ€™d take this chance to bully you guys a little?โ€

โ€œHelp me! My husbandโ€™s going to kill me!!โ€

Haha, is she a domestic violence victim or something?

Now, after sending the top brass off to the re-education center and cleaning up the mess in the collapsed capital of the Proxia Republicโ€ฆ

Oh, itโ€™s already the end of the first yearโ€™s third term.

It looks like thereโ€™s a test, so I decided to return to the academy.

The academy.

The moment I returned to the academy, I was immediately summoned to the royal palace and questioned about the collapse of the Proxia Republic.

โ€œNom nomโ€ฆ I destroyed Proxia because they pissed me off. Got a problem with that?โ€

โ€œAre you joking?โ€

The king asked.

โ€œShut up, youโ€™re being annoying. They got on my nerves, so of course they were going to get destroyed. And, honestly, Iโ€™d love to kill you too, but Iโ€™m sparing you out of respect for my friend, the second prince, Gilbert.โ€

โ€œI-I see.โ€

This king is a real clown.

Heโ€™s like a foolish, boar-headed idiot straight out of a shonen manga.

To be honest, I canโ€™t stand being in the same room as this buffoon, but since my friend, the second prince Gilbert, is involved, I have no choice but to tolerate it.

Frankly, this guyโ€™s stupidity is the reason my life has been such a mess.

Unlike the politicians of Earthโ€™s more sensible countries, this idiot canโ€™t even centralize his power, let alone govern effectively. What a jokeโ€ฆ

It seems heโ€™s starting to grasp the power difference, so he doesnโ€™t make any direct moves anymore. But if I ever show any weakness, thereโ€™s no doubt heโ€™d try something. Heโ€™s not an ally, not by a long shot.

Itโ€™s rare for me to keep non-allies around.

Still, I do have a conscience, and thereโ€™s Fran-chan to considerโ€ฆ

โ€ฆ Well, whatever.

For now, I was told to explain myself, so I replied, โ€œI did it because I was pissed off, no regrets,โ€ and then returned to the academy to face the test.

So, the academy.

When I returned, the reactions were split into two groups.

Around 30% looked at me with awe and fear, like I was a hero for destroying what was once an enemy nation, the Proxia Republic (though no country in this era is truly friendly with each other).

The remaining 70% looked at me like I was some incomprehensible monster.

But, as usual, thatโ€™s fine.

โ€œWhat on earth are you doing, Exus?โ€

The academy headmaster, an old lady, scolded me.

By common sense, destroying a country is a bad thingโ€ฆ

I couldnโ€™t argue with that, but still.

โ€œCome on, granny. Itโ€™s not like I destroyed a whole country over a tantrumโ€ฆโ€

โ€œHow many people do you think died because of your fit of anger?!โ€

โ€œBased on my observations, 5,411 people died. 64% of them were men, and 1,220 were minors under the age of 15.โ€

โ€œYou knew that and still did it?! Thatโ€™s the worst!โ€

โ€œBut granny, they were the enemy.โ€

โ€œSure, they were enemies. But kids shouldnโ€™t be getting their hands dirty!โ€

Hmm.

โ€œโ€ฆI get it, granny. Youโ€™re saying that since Iโ€™m a kid, I should act like one and nurture my emotional growth, right?โ€

This old lady is a model educator.

On this point, sheโ€™s 100% right, and I have no objections.

So, I apologized honestly and promised her that after the finals, Iโ€™d spend some time acting like a kid.

Hmmm?

Iโ€™m aware that Iโ€™m pretty much a scumbag, but for some reason, there are still a lot of people who care about me.

Iโ€™m lucky, but instead of wasting time trying to reform me, wouldnโ€™t it be more meaningful to focus on something else?

And now, the test.

At the academy, thereโ€™s a test at the end of every term, and the third termโ€™s test, in particular, is a final exam that determines whether or not you advance.

The content? Dungeon Conquest.

Itโ€™s a well-known fact that this country has a fondness for โ€œwar,โ€ and while you might think that training wizards in dungeon exploration sounds more like an adventurerโ€™s jobโ€ฆ

In reality, wars donโ€™t happen every day, and during peacetime, wizards are primarily tasked with โ€œdealing with monsters that regular soldiers canโ€™t handle.โ€

For instance, โ€œA horde of orcs has settled in the nearby forest!โ€ or โ€œAn ogre has taken over an abandoned fortress!โ€ or โ€œSorry to interrupt, but a stray wyvern is on the loose!โ€ Those are the kinds of things they deal with.

As I always say, in this world, regular soldiers have about the same capabilities as ordinary humans on Earth.

At best, they can barely take down a goblin. If a wolf shows up, things get pretty dicey.

Honestly, even with a sword, a regular human canโ€™t beat a wolf. The difference in biological capability is just too great. Itโ€™s only common sense, really. Itโ€™s not very dreamlike, butโ€ฆ

However, soldiers or knights who have undergone sufficient training can unconsciously cloak themselves in magic power, strengthening their bodies.

Once that happens, even if they canโ€™t fully control magic, a well-trained knight can likely take down an orc in a one-on-one fight.

Orcs are basically like grizzly bears. If you can kill a bear with a sword, youโ€™re already superhuman.

โ€ฆ And wizards can easily wipe out orcs with no effort.

A โ€œmid-level magicโ€ spell, which is standard for military use, can easily deal the damage of a rifle or cannon shell, depending on the type. And they can attack from a distance.

Thatโ€™s why wizards are usually treated as a โ€œtrump cardโ€ in this country.

Even this dumb country doesnโ€™t send wizards into battle with spears, telling them to charge to their deaths.

So, the dungeonโ€”conquering a monsterโ€™s nestโ€”is essential experience.

Now, weโ€™re heading into the academyโ€™s dungeon to defeat a set number of monsters.


Programmer Reincarnation: Magic in This World Seems Like Programming

Programmer Reincarnation: Magic in This World Seems Like Programming

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Status: Ongoing Type: Author: Released: 2023 Native Language: Japanese

A story in which the heroine begs for the enemy's life

Reincarnated into another world! A programmer who died on Earth wakes up to find himself a baby in a fantasy world! Though it may seem like a fantasy world, magic is processed in a computer-program-like manner for some reason! Being an Earth programmer, he can manipulate spells to wield powerful magic! It's cheating! Totally OP! I see, it's a common setup. ...But there's one problem. This guy is fatally unsuited to be the protagonist.

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