NOVEL NEXT Chapter 295: Why Did You Blow Up the Council Again?
When Henie said this, both Cocotte and Heim were startled.
Cocotte even patted her cloud and actively floated to Viktor's side to persuade him:
"This is just a tool for evaluating new members. You're already a council member, there's absolutely no need to test yourself!"
Hearing Cocotte's explanation, Heim Horn nodded vigorously in agreement.
Are you kidding?
Let Viktor - a man whose very innards were black - take this test?
They could already imagine the outcome.
Henie was confused by their reactions.
In her heart, Viktor was the best person in the world.
Otherwise, how could the Professor have become a council member?
Hearing Henie's words, Viktor nodded and said:
"Very well."
His response made both Heim Horn and Cocotte tense up.
Meanwhile, Henie watched Viktor, her eyes full of anticipation.
Soon, Viktor walked to the scales, his gaze fixed on the golden-glowing balance.
At this moment, seeing this scene, both Cocotte and Heim chose to close their eyes.
As if afraid to witness a reality they shouldn't see.
By closing their eyes, they seemed to think they could ignore whatever was about to happen.
Viktor remained silent, knowing what the two were worried about.
As Viktor approached, the scales began to react.
Its entire golden body became increasingly agitated, as if sensing something, beginning to sway and tilt to both sides.
The closer he got, the more frequently the scales swayed.
His magical power was so abundant that the mere proximity of Viktor affected the scales.
Finally, he extended one hand and placed it on the other pan.
A black feather, formed from magical power, condensed there and then pressed down on one end of the scales.
However, what everyone expected - the other end being pressed to its lowest point - didn't happen.
When the feather fell on the other side, it gradually tilted the scales.
Until it reached perfect balance with the dagger on the other end, then stopped.
Yes, perfect balance.
Heim Horn saw this and blinked in surprise.
Both ends were exactly the same, neither higher nor lower.
This meant Viktor's moral standard was exactly as shown on the scales.
Neither high nor low.
Cocotte's eyes widened, completely unwilling to accept this.
How could this be!?
How was this possible!?
That Viktor who constantly exploited her, always making her work, who wouldn't let go until he'd squeezed out every last drop.
Viktor, whose heart was blacker than coal.
His moral level had actually reached the average line!?
This was simply unacceptable to both of them.
Moreover, the balance of the scales was exquisitely delicate.
Neither high nor low.
Logically, there should be very few people like this, almost none.
Because anyone with thoughts and feelings would inevitably lean slightly to one side morally.
This was unavoidable.
Either a person's heart would tend toward goodness and justice, or it would lean toward evil.
But Viktor demonstrated absolute balance.
Neither good nor evil.
Following his whims.
Perhaps he would do more good deeds when in a good mood, saving countless lives.
But once he decided to do evil, whether killing and burning, or destroying an entire nation.
Viktor wouldn't even blink.
Such a person represented balance, but also an extreme.
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Similarly, Henie also saw what was displayed on the scales.
But she wasn't surprised.
Looking at Viktor's swaying coat from behind, her heart remained full of reverence and affection.
Gentle streams flowed through her eyes, while excited waterfalls crashed down from above, flooding her heart.
To be honest, she was just curious.
She was curious how Professor Viktor would be evaluated by the scales.
This result didn't surprise Henie.
In fact, whatever Professor Viktor was judged to be didn't matter to her.
Henie only knew that without Viktor, there would be no present her.
She knew.
It was Professor Viktor who gave her this salvation.
Viktor was the person who had been kindest to her in this world.
The more she thought about it, the harder it became to contain those stirring emotions.
As those irrepressible feelings gradually erupted, a third ethereal and dreamy fox tail formed behind Henie.
"Professor..."
Her eyes gradually cleared, and after looking around to make sure no one had noticed, she regained her composure.
At this point, Viktor still hadn't removed his hand from the scales.
Normally, after the evaluation was complete, the person being tested could withdraw their hand.
But Viktor didn't.
He continued observing and examining the golden scales, looking at its glowing golden base.
A line of text appeared before Viktor's eyes.
[Scales of the Goddess of Justice (Fake)]
[Effect: Evaluates others' good and evil standards, judgment criteria combines world's collective standards with individual actions.]
Just one simple line of text, explaining its basic function.
At this moment, Vega suddenly spoke from his shoulder:
"You really plan to use this as a replacement?"
Viktor knew exactly what Vega was asking about.
"Let's try it first."
"We don't have time for other options now."
Vega flapped its wings, showing a helpless expression.
"Fine, what a crazy idea."
"I hope that obsessive goddess won't trouble you later for defiling her property."
Viktor completely ignored this.
At this moment, Vega's single eye gradually showed an obvious blackness.
It crawled up Viktor's arm onto the golden scales.
The originally golden scales began to turn black as if covered in ink, spreading from bottom to top.
But that darkness wasn't quiet; within its depths, countless tentacles seemed to writhe, along with bizarrely transforming things twisting rapidly.
It was as if all evil began extending from that blackness, transforming into strange thousand-eyes spinning rapidly in the darkness.
Watching the scales turn completely black, Heim and Cocotte suddenly froze, their eyes widening as if frozen by ice.
What was happening?
Why did the scales suddenly turn black!?
Had the scales really been affected by Viktor's morality!?
Gradually, the golden scales were completely contaminated by black, turning ink-dark all over.
Viktor's arm trembled as he grabbed the base of the scales and lifted them up.
At this moment, Heim Horn's eyes widened as he shouted:
"Viktor! What are you doing!?"
The scales had been picked up!?
Everyone knew the Scales of the Goddess of Justice required the scales' acknowledgment before they could be taken away.
Even if it was a fake, it still needed the scales' recognition.
But Viktor was like a bully, forcibly taking away the delicate scales.
And at this moment.
The entire space within the scales began to shake slightly.
Heim suddenly blanked.
He remembered.
Once the scales left this place, the entire space would begin to collapse.
And now.
The space was about to collapse.
The next second, the spacious room began to violently shake as the scales were removed, even the air trembling frantically.
They couldn't even use magic to repair this collapsing space.
"Quick, get out of here!"
Following Heim's loud warning.
The space began to crack like a mirror.
Cracks of void appeared all around, letting in polluted air.
The sky above began to distort, like a twisted curtain, folding and bulging.
The entire world began to fall apart.
......
Beep beep beep......
The dwarf with a beard nearly touching the ground was driving his proud magical mount.
Passing through the misty illusion, he arrived at the seventh layer of Endymion.
The Broken Sky.
His flying machine was powered by magic, its steel body gleaming coldly, with paired turbines arranged on both wings.
A white trail crossed the entire sky, passing by the three broken heads.
Then, it steadily landed at the entrance of the Mage Council.
He struggled out of the flying machine, standing steadily on the clouds.
Then, with a gesture of his palm, the flying machine began to transform, finally shrinking into a small cube.
The dwarf tucked the small cube into his large overalls before looking around.
He couldn't help feeling confused.
Strange, where had everyone gone?
Weren't they supposed to meet at the council today?
Had he arrived late?
After all, it had taken him almost two days to fly to the council using his latest invention.
But suddenly, before the dwarf could think it through, a terrifying explosive sound came from the bottom of Endymion.
BOOM!
The explosion passed through the clouds, shooting straight up toward the broken sky.
Kent sharply raised his head.
He watched the rising white light from afar.
"Wow, perfect!"
This was simply a perfect explosion.
The intense white light was so bright that Kent had to pull down his goggles to continue observing the violent explosion.
Through the dazzling white light, he seemed to see an enormous mushroom cloud bursting in space.
Space completely shattered, creating several rifts of chaos around Endymion.
But under the chaotic surge of magical power, they were quickly mended.
"Nice power, should be comparable to a fourth-tier wide-range spell."
However, Kent hadn't paid much attention to where the explosion came from.
Perhaps some council mage had developed something interesting.
As long as it didn't blow up the magic library, everything was fine.
Having finished watching the explosion, Kent was about to turn around to look for the others.
But a tall person was standing behind him.
Kent looked up to see a man wearing a coat.
A jet-black crow stood on the man's shoulder, its single eye looking at him profoundly.
"V...Viktor?"
Kent immediately recognized the person before him, his trademark coat and crow were too distinctive.
Even though this was his first time meeting Viktor in person.
He was about to ask Viktor where everyone else had gone.
But Viktor spoke first:
"Are you Council Member Kent?"
Hearing this, Kent's small but sturdy frame straightened up, his expression equally respectful.
"Indeed."
"Then you must be Council Member Viktor Kravina."
No wonder the earlier explosion had felt somewhat familiar, it was Viktor practicing magic.
Seeing Viktor use that kind of explosive magic up close for the first time left Kent deeply impressed.
At this point, his gaze fell on what Viktor was holding, suddenly feeling confused.
Why was Viktor holding a black set of scales?
These scales looked somewhat familiar.
Except for the color, they looked very similar to the scales in the magic library.
Could it be a replica?
While he was thinking, Viktor pointed at the scales, looked at him, and said directly:
"Council Member Kent."
"These scales are the staff material I brought."
# Translation Summary
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Key challenges and solutions:
1. Maintained consistency with character names and titles according to the provided list.
2. Carefully translated the complex moral implications of the scales scene while preserving the original meaning.
3. Balanced the technical descriptions of magic with natural English flow.
4. Preserved the humor and character personalities in dialogue.
5. Maintained tension during the action sequences.
New terms/names introduced in this chapter:
- Scales of the Goddess of Justice (正义女神的天秤)
- Kent/Layan Kent (赖安·肯特) - Council Member
- The Broken Sky (破碎天空) - Seventh layer of Endymion
The translation aims to preserve both the technical accuracy of the magical elements and the character development aspects of the story.
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