"Children have a very faint sense of good and evil, and their resentment is generally very light, symbolizing purity.
You can imagine its function like this: resentment surges from a high concentration to a low concentration, thereby taking effect. Without hatred, a wraith is merely a soul."
As he spoke, Roser asked casually, "By the way, you guys still have your virginity, right?"
Suddenly, there was silence.
"Hmm?"
Roser looked up and found that many boys and girls looked a bit awkward. Some boys and girls even made eye contact before quickly looking away.
The answer was self-evident.
"Public morals are degenerating; truly, public morals are degenerating!"
He immediately felt a sense of responsibility as a Sensei and admonished them with heartache: "For Magecraft, this bodily fluid is the most important thing; it's no worse than bone marrow. Without purity, you are tantamount to disarming yourselves.
Plus, you live so comfortably off the people's hard-earned money, so where would you get any resentment?
If you encounter a wraith, an evil spirit, or even a fierce ghost, wouldn't you be dead for sure?"
Then came a pile of unintelligible phrases like "You're too young, it's bad for your body," "Teenagers don't understand love," and "You'll definitely break up in the future."
However...
"Then what about Sensei?"
Kikyo Kushida raised her hand enthusiastically: "When was Roser-sensei's virginity taken?"
As soon as these words came out, the classroom instantly fell quiet.
Everyone looked at Roser with burning gazes.
"Me..."
Roser looked almost subconsciously toward a certain person in the corner, then quickly retracted his gaze and pretended to be angry: "This is privacy. Don't inquire about adult matters."
Opposite him.
The unattainable flower with a cold temperament froze for a moment.
Why look at me?
Wait, he was also looking at me from time to time before...
Why? Does he know me? Because of whom?
The title of genius was not for nothing. The girl named Yukino Yukinoshita locked onto the answer almost instantly.
Haruno Yukinoshita.
Her sister.
And judging by Roser's subconscious reaction just now, she reached a terrifying conclusion.
Teacher Roser's virginity...
Wait, no matter how you look at it, Teacher Roser is several years older than Big Sister, so...
At this moment.
Yukino Yukinoshita almost had the impulse to run out immediately and question a certain woman.
And in the first three rows.
Ayanokoji, who had been observing Roser, reached the answer almost simultaneously.
It can't be Yukino Yukinoshita, which means it must be a close relative of hers.
It doesn't look like a distant relative, so is it her sister?
In other words, if I want to investigate this man's background clearly, finding his lover—or at least his former lover—would be the most direct way.
"Achoo~~"
Roser frowned.
He felt like some unruly subjects were plotting against him.
Probably some sucker found out they were scammed.
It didn't matter. By the time they came knocking, this Lord would already be a true Magus.
Yes, he was preparing to recreate the Type-Moon Magecraft system.
But an optimized and strengthened version.
"Anyway, those who have lost their virginity can borrow some bodily fluids from students who still have theirs. You students can conduct private transactions."
After finishing his lazy remark, Roser continued to think about his framework.
The students shouted with flushed faces, "Who would lend (give) that kind of thing to someone else!"
Then they all covered their mouths in unison, looking around in horror.
Exposed completely.
"Damn it, Kenji, you guy, have you actually ascended (lost it) already?... Die, my brother!"
"Damn, exposed? Shiro, spare me... I... I can introduce her friend to you!!!"
Bang.
A certain boy who had looked ferocious just a moment ago flopped onto his knees on the ground, his tiger-like eyes filled with tears: "Foster Father!!!"
Roser shook his head.
Only at this age are they still so pure.
"...Teacher, if that is how we deal with wraiths, then what about that? Can we deal with that the same way?"
It was still Kikyo Kushida, looking sunny and cheerful, but there was a trace of gloom in her eyes.
Although her brain wasn't as good as Yukino's, her observation of emotions was quite sharp.
She clearly felt that the emotions of a few smart people in the class were a bit abnormal, and she instantly had a bad premonition.
"Urban Legends?"
Roser's face sank.
Many people's hearts sank with it.
He shook his head: "That kind of thing cannot be confronted head-on, because that is not a wraith at all. Even if it resides in a certain wraith, it is merely residing there.
It is closer to some kind of natural phenomenon. Naturally, it cannot be confronted head-on, so..."
Roser raised a finger and tapped his own head: "Use your brains to discover, to observe, to understand its rules, and find a way out within the rules."
After all, not everyone had a Golden Finger (Cheat).
For ordinary people to confront that stuff, trying to fight it was purely seeking death.
It was better to use one's brain to have a chance at survival.
...
Not far from the wall of Shuchiin Academy.
"Senior Takagi!"
Inside a tent.
A young man wearing a black police uniform sat up abruptly, looking at the weathered middle-aged man beside him in surprise.
"I remember the Group didn't send anyone else, right?"
It wasn't strange to know methods for dealing with wraiths; after all, there were some sayings among folk mediums.
But Urban Legends were things that had only appeared in the last few decades. It was too rare to see someone who could survive them.
The young officer flipped through the file in his hand.
Urban Legend File — [A075]
Identifier: [The Substitute]
Coverage Range: [Japanese Archipelago]
Case Count: [Cannot be determined]
Case Overview: [In 1927, in Class 3 of the third year at Yomiyama North Middle School, a student named "Misaki" died unexpectedly.
Because he was very popular and loved by everyone, they could not accept the fact of losing him.
The group decided to spend every day until graduation acting as if Misaki were still alive.
Therefore, "Misaki's" seat was greeted by people every morning, and occasionally people would take the opportunity to talk to it—but this beautiful interlude brought distortion to Class 3.
The following year, the students of Class 3 discovered there was truly one extra person.
One person who could not be found.
Even if it was a dead person crawling out of Yomi (the Underworld).
And in order to correct the boundary between life and death, the "World" (tentative speculation) launched indiscriminate slaughter to find the dead one and return them to Yomi.
The manifestation takes the form of seemingly normal accidental accidents.]
[Solution:
1. Select a "Non-existent Person" and have them play the role of the dead. Living people cannot see the dead, so they must be treated as non-existent.
2. Find the dead one and return them to Yomi, which means killing them.]
The young police officer looked at this thin file.
This was already the result of the hard work of survivors who had experienced the Urban Legend [The Substitute].
Because whether it was after the dead one mixed into the class, or after the dead one was killed, all related traces would be tampered with.
While the dead one is in the class, you cannot find news or files about their past death.
After the dead one dies, you also won't find the fact that they ever mixed into your class.
Everything will be deemed normal.
How could it be possible to fight against such a thing?
When he first stepped into this special department of the police station, he thought it was some kind of prank.
But...
He glanced at the senior beside him.
This senior was a survivor of a certain Urban Legend.
"No!"
The dark, thin middle-aged man shook his head: "He is a famous exorcist from Shinjuku. Our police station doesn't have this person."
"Then it seems he still has some ability..."
The young officer nodded: "Maybe he is an Urban Legend survivor."
"Urban Legend survivor?"
The middle-aged Police Inspector revealed a grotesque smile and emitted a dry voice: "Probably only that thing of justice would leave survivors, right? That monster that spared my, Wataru Takagi's, life... Ah!"
That "Urban Legend" called Conan Edogawa...
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