You think you're worthy of saving the world?

After she finished speaking, Yuri shook her head.

"Excuse me, Miss Chaika. To be honest, I'm a little flattered, but I don't have much interest in scientific research."

For me, singularities are merely a means to enhance my strength.

Although Yuri's goal is to leave the Vatican and go to Academy City to follow the original storyline from the game.

The girl in front of him was the vice chairman of Academy City. Cooperating with her should make it easier to achieve his goals, but Yuri didn't want to agree to anything just because of that.

She seemed convinced that Yuri possessed some special quality, and based on this, she proposed a collaboration to Yurifis.

However, the reality was not as she imagined; even if she agreed, she would only be disappointed in the end.

“I knew Euryphus would say that.”

Chaika didn't give up, and said seriously, "But I won't give up easily..."

Tomorrow's Monday... what a rare opportunity! Shall we challenge the simulated singularity together?

Challenge simulated singularities?

St. Cromwell Theological Seminary is a noble school dedicated to training knights. Students here must complete knightly trials to earn credits in order to graduate smoothly.

There are many trials. For example, Yuri previously earned 200 credits through the Holy Sword Trial and 300 credits when he won the Boxing Club competition.

In addition, completing the tasks assigned to the school by the citizens is also considered a trial.

By completing trials, large and small, one can prove oneself to be a true knight—noble, courageous, helpful, and possessing a strong sense of justice.

This should have been a good thing, but problems arose.

The seminary is filled with hundreds of spirited young apprentice knights, each eager to prove themselves to their parents, teachers, and classmates, leading to fierce competition and relentless trials.

Soon, the students had finished all the quests near the Vatican as homework.

Later on, the novice knights of the seminary began to accept missions without pay, with the motto being "If you dare to post a mission, I dare to take it."

Later, there were cases of aristocratic young masters paying others to assign them tasks, essentially rich kids paying to find jobs.

There have even been egregious cases of students with malicious intentions creating their own tasks when there were none.

To quell this chaotic situation, the seminary introduced a state-of-the-art device capable of simulating singularity scenarios to provide students with a trial environment.

The Imaginary Number Calculation Agency, Laplace, took two years to pass the Papal Court's review process due to the extensive use of magical techniques in its construction.

To house this facility, St. Cromwell Theological Seminary built a special building called the Trial Chapel.

Students challenge simulated singularity environments in the Trial Sanctuary, earning Trial Points upon completion, which can be exchanged for academic credits.

The reason why "Sword Maiden" Cecilia is the undisputed top student of the academy is because her trial points have reached an unprecedented and unbelievable number, and this number is still increasing.

Yuri knew that St. Cromwell had such a simulated singularity device, but he had never used it, since earning credits by dueling with other students was more direct and faster.

Chaika continued, "Didn't I just say in front of the twelve Holy Sees that I want to compete fairly with Miss Stella?"

So, shall we challenge the Singularity together? Me, you, and Miss Stella, the three of us together...

How about we consider this Euryphus's test of Stella and me?

"There must be a waiting list to use that facility, right? I heard that reservations take at least a month."

Hearing Yuri say that, Chaika furtively covered her mouth and whispered, "I'll apply for a special channel. It should be available in three days at most."

"Is everything alright?" Yuri asked in surprise.

Jiaika nodded: "Don't worry, Euryphus... I donated the simulated singularity device at St. Cromwell Theological Seminary."

Could this guy be even more powerful than I thought? Yuri wondered.

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The following morning, Yuri arrived at the Trial Chapel, located in the southwest corner of the seminary.

Jiaka has already applied to the seminary for special access, and it should take another two days.

Before tackling the simulated singularity, Yuri decided to check things out here first.

The cathedral is made up of white shell-shaped structures pieced together, a futuristic design full of technological sense, which reminded Yuri of the Sydney Opera House that she had seen in a photograph in her previous life.

The Temple of Trials not only resembles an opera house from the outside, but its interior is also decorated like an opera house.

At the very center is a stage with a huge mechanical device, surrounded by a high audience seating area. Just stepping into the sanctuary gives one a sense of peace and tranquility.

Above the stage was a huge curtain of light, flowing quietly and dazzlingly like the aurora borealis.

When the Imaginary Number Calculus Laplace is activated, this light screen will broadcast live the interior of the simulated singularity, allowing teachers to monitor the students' condition and observe their performance in the trials.

The dazzling aurora currently playing on the screen, Yuri speculates, is something similar to a computer screensaver.

Before he awakened his memories of his past life, even if he couldn't participate in the Knight Trials, he would often sit in the audience and stare at the magnificent and ever-changing aurora screensaver with his still innocent eyes for a whole day, until Cecilia picked him up from school and took him home.

Yuri first arrived at the trial registration point outside the stage.

At the registration point, there is a small light screen, 5 meters long and 2 meters high, which is used to display the list of trials and allow students to choose trials freely.

However, for some reason, the task display board is black today.

"Did you forget to turn it on?"

Yuri muttered to himself as he walked toward the group of students.

"Yuri! Over here!"

A familiar female voice rang out.

The female student with chestnut-brown twin tails and red eyes is one of the three primary colors of the lily cross.

Ruby was accompanied by three other members of the Lily Cross, who were there to team up and challenge the trial. The simulated singularity created by Laplace supports up to four players online.

As Yuri approached, Ruby asked, "Yuri, what are you doing in a place like this? Cecilia didn't come to school today?"

I'm not some elementary school student who comes to pick up my mom from get off work on the weekend...

As expected of Ruby, her first words were so aggressive, making Yuri's blood pressure rise.

The black-haired boy waved his student ID card in his hand: "I'm a student at St. Cromwell now. What do you think I'm here for?"

Ruby poked her chin with her finger: "Hmm... Are you here to complete the Knight Trial?"

"Use affirmative sentences for me."

Ruby patted the boy on the back: "Hehehe... Just kidding, of course I know Yuri is here to grind the trials, right?"

"..." Yuri rolled her eyes.

"Really... Believe me! Yuri! Lord Yurifis!"

Ruby, tears welling in her eyes, clung tightly to Yuri's arm and cried out.

"Tsk... I know, I know, let go now, the other students are watching."

Yuri finally managed to shake off Ruby's entanglement before turning to the other two female knights and pointing to the completely black mission display board.

"Did something happen?"

"My Lord, the mission display board seems to have been broken since the morning before yesterday. I heard it's a problem with the aging wiring... In any case, we can't display the trial list right now," said Knight A.

"The mage providing repair services won't be able to arrive until next week, so the Trial Sanctuary won't be able to issue any missions this week," said Knight B.

Although the imaginary calculus mechanism Laplace itself, which serves as the terminal, is not malfunctioning, starting a simulated singularity without a task list could potentially lead to uncontrollable risks.

Shortly after the facilities were introduced, the seminary stipulated that students must take on challenges based on the list of trials displayed on the mission exhibition board.

Therefore, after the mission display board broke, the Trial Sanctuary was effectively paralyzed and unable to issue missions.

A cacophony of sounds filled my ears.

Perhaps out of dissatisfaction with the school's work, many students who had no quests to complete gathered in the Trial Sanctuary to wave flags and shout in protest.

Yuri frowned and said, "Can't we find a mage nearby at the Holy See to fix it? It's just fixing the wiring on a light curtain panel; a third-tier mage's 'Repair Spell' should be sufficient, right?"

Hearing this, Knight C looked troubled: "That's true, but mages aren't easy to find in the Holy See. And even if you did find one..."

Yuri thought for a moment and then said, "Could it be that when the facilities were introduced, the Academy City set some kind of rule? That only magicians from our side are allowed to provide after-sales maintenance services, or something like that?"

"No, Yuri is overcomplicating things."

Ruby laughed and said, "Magicians need strict political approval to enter St. Cromwell, so ordinary magicians can't get in."

"...?"

Hearing her say that, Yuri was stunned.

You should know that Yuri had always led Stella through the main entrance in a proper and respectable manner, and no one had ever stopped him.

"St. Cromwell doesn't allow magicians to enter? Is there such a rule in the school regulations?"

"Of course!" the four girls said in unison.

Yuri then realized that when she was studying the student handbook, she had focused on "whether students can bring slaves to school," completely overlooking the blind spot of magicians.

After all, normally no one would expect a magician to be reduced to a slave; perhaps the teacher who wrote the school rules was negligent.

Stella is Yuri's magic teacher, but she is also Yuri's slave.

According to the principle that "slaves cannot be defined", she cannot be counted as a magician, so the academy has no right to interfere with her free movement.

Yuri thought to himself with a smug grin, "I never expected to find such a bug."

"Excuse me, may I try?"

Yuri said to the sanctuary operations staff member next to him, who was looking worried.

“You are…” He recognized the Child of Prophecy.

“Chairwoman Chaika of Academy City sent me to come and take a look,” Yuri said without hesitation.

After mentioning Jia Yika's name, the operations staff quickly made room for him.

"That legendary, youngest vice-chairperson in Academy City's history? My sister is a fan of hers!"

Ruby leaned closer and asked curiously, "Yuri! How did you get to know such an important person?"

"She came to the Vatican and specifically asked me to be her student... Heh heh, got it done."