In the end, K01 was a huge success. The fact that such power could be drawn from a small weapon, even if it could only be used three times, proved its worth as a weapon.

Regaining my senses, I quickly approached Askan who had just fired K01.

“Are you okay?”

I quickly looked over him to make sure he hadn’t been injured. He seemed fine, but I couldn’t help but worry.

“I’m fine.”

Askan’s face was still expressionless, but he seemed a bit startled.

Perhaps he was shocked by the power of K01, which was stronger than expected.

“I didn’t expect it to be this powerful.”

“Indeed. I didn’t expect it to exceed my expectations either.”

“It’s amazing that you made something like this. I can’t help but admire you.”

Askan had never flattered anyone before. When I heard such a compliment from him, I felt awkward.

“Well, it just happened…”

I was deflecting his compliment, scratching my cheek, when Varne, who had been standing on his own in awe, approached me.

“My student, my remarkable student.”

He approached with his arms wide open, as if he was about to embrace me.

I might have accepted it without a second thought if it weren’t for Askan’s previous comment.

You shouldn’t whisper to other people like you did earlier. Don’t ignore it when someone else tries to stroke your head.

I could see Askan’s expression stiffen for a moment.

Without any choice, I left Varne as he was, grabbing Askan’s wrist and quickly exiting the field.

Varne, who was suddenly left alone, shouted in a petulant voice, apparently confused.

“What, you’re leaving me behind as soon as the experiment is successful?!”

“Do you know how old I am? Did you really think I would happily embrace my teacher?”

“Humph! Humph!”

Varne seemed to be upset, but I couldn’t help it.

My promise with Askan came first, and I didn’t want to upset him until he could control his strength properly.

I looked up at Askan, who was following me, and smiled brightly.

“Did I do well?”

At first, he looked a bit confused, but when he heard what I said, he frowned. Then, as if he couldn’t resist, he laughed while holding his forehead with one hand.

“I think I’m going crazy.”

“What?”

I asked back, not understanding what he meant.

When I looked at him with a puzzled expression, Askan lightly ruffled my hair with his large hand.

Huh? What?

When I looked at Askan with a startled expression, he slowly nodded his head, looking down at me with a smile.

As his lips reached my ear, he whispered in a low voice.

“You did very, very well.”

Like last time, Askan’s whisper was so stimulating that every hair on my body stood on end.

I shouted at Askan reflexively, covering my ear.

“I told you I’m thinking about it! It doesn’t mean I’m only allowing you.”

Askan looked at me with a mirthful eye.

I felt as though I was being teased.

I stretched out my hand to catch him, but he quickly walked away, avoiding me.

“Don’t forget, miss. I still have K01 in my hand.”

I was officially participating in the Academic Festival.

The power of K01, which was to be demonstrated there, had not been revealed, but I was able to qualify thanks to the full support of Varne.

Upon hearing the news, Orland once again arranged a family dinner, and Noxia congratulated me with a surprised but happy expression.

“Congratulations, sister. So you’re participating in the Academic Festival with me?”

“Our fields are different, so we might have a lot of separate time, but it’s true that we are both attending the Academic Festival.”

The Academic Festival was not something anyone could participate in if they wanted to.

Only people who were recognized as having special abilities could go to this place, so it was a source of family pride just to participate.

In the novel , this was the place that Tanashia desperately wanted to go to, but couldn’t. Somehow, the original story had changed, and I ended up attending.

“I’m delighted that both of my daughters are participating in the Academic Festival. You’re both doing more than well enough right now, so don’t worry about your rank and just enjoy it.”

Olland’s words seemed to be directed at me, but it didn’t matter.

What I wanted was not to achieve outstanding results at the Academic Festival. It was to prevent further destruction of the original work.

Even if I couldn’t stop it, I needed to see how things were going so I could handle the situation in the future.

“Don’t worry, Father. I’m quite satisfied just by participating.”

Olland responded with a faint smile at my words.

“I heard from Martella that you’ve developed a new magic technology weapon.”

“You’ve heard already. I’ve been saving it to present at the Academic Festival.”

“I’ll be attending the Academic Festival this time, so I’ll see it for myself.”

“Really?”

I hadn’t expected Olland to come, so I couldn’t help but be surprised.

When Noxia and I looked at him with surprised eyes, Olland spoke with a warm smile.

“Didn’t I tell you? I sponsor the Academic Festival.”

I didn’t know. I couldn’t imagine that the Academic Festival was also part of what the wealthy Breloff family was involved in.

“Really? Then Father…”

“As a sponsor who donates the largest amount to the Academic Festival every year, I have the right to watch it myself.”

Noxia, who had been too surprised to say anything so far, asked.

“Then why haven’t you come to watch until now?”

“Although it’s a sponsor’s right, it’s also true that it’s an abuse of power. But I can’t miss it if both of my daughters are attending. If not now, when would I see it?”

There was no mention in novel that Olland had attended the Academic Festival.

I couldn’t understand why his feelings had suddenly changed, but it wasn’t bad that Olland was coming to see me.

“I’m inspired now that Father is coming.”

In my previous life, I was an orphan, so there was no chance for my parents to attend an event.

I remembered always gritting my teeth and striving alone not to lose to other children who were cared for by their parents.

Noxia, who was next to me, also nodded in agreement.

“I didn’t know Father was coming, I’m really happy.”

Olland looked at Noxia and me with a warm gaze and smiled. It was so comforting that it seemed to melt my frozen heart from the past.

“I thought I should do some fathering before it’s too late. I don’t want to regret it later.”

Noxia might not know, but as someone who read , I knew that Olland was immersed in finding the murderer who killed Charle.

In the original work, Olland was more of Charle’s husband than the father of Tanashia and Noxia.

He wasn’t heartless, but he didn’t pay attention to his daughters. I didn’t dislike the way he was changing. No, actually, I liked it.

It was parental love that I had never received. I felt comforted as if I was being cared for in the shadow of Olland.

“I have to please Father with my new weapon, but I’m nervous.”

Noxia nodded at my words and opened her mouth.

“I agree. I’ll try harder to show a good side to Father.”

Olland shook his head as if it wasn’t necessary.

“Just take it easy. I’ll just watch you guys enjoying yourselves.”

I couldn’t help but smile at his warm words. I should be able to continue a peaceful life like this in the future…

The Academic Festival was a night that I both looked forward to and worried about in many ways.