Occasionally in this world, there are those born with talents beyond human understanding, who can only be described as having received divine love.
Halvied Calm Sein.
He was one such child beloved by God.
The world Halvied lived in was a society supported by magical power and divine spirit engineering.
It developed highly through the efficient use of magical power.
However, an individual’s magical power wasn’t considered important. Since artificial souls could generate magical power, the privileged class monopolized the technology, creating clear disparities.
Society was divided between the upper stratum where the privileged class lived, and the lower stratum where everyone else resided, each maintaining their own way of life.
The upper stratum enjoyed safe, clean, privileged lives.
While the lower stratum maintained a relatively high standard, magical beasts and other spiritual life forms made their lives necessarily dangerous.
Evil organizations referred to criminal groups in the lower stratum who did as they pleased through violence. The notorious Delnkeim would even occasionally raid the upper stratum.
Halvied was born into this world and was praised as a child beloved by God.
Beautiful appearance, quality of soul. Above all, his intelligence.
He was a prodigy who established “methods for repairing congenital soul defects” at age seven. From a young age, he was an expert in human bodies and souls, a promising talent expected to succeed in the medical field.
Even in the upper stratum, where early maturity was the norm, his existence stood out, earning jealousy from his peers.
Even among gathered elites, hierarchies form. Though born in the upper stratum, his bloodline wasn’t particularly prestigious, and he was often viewed with suspicion.
Halvied’s mother was a comedy actress.
Though not blessed with looks, she was popular as an actress and earned decent money. At one time, she became involved with a host from the lower stratum and became pregnant.
Thus Halvied was born.
His father, oddly responsible, spent his savings to gain residence rights in the upper stratum. He quit his job at his mother’s request and settled into being a house husband.
However, the mother seemed to lose interest in the father once he settled into domestic life, and she left home, pursuing nightlife and affairs.
This troubled the father who had given up everything.
In the end, for his father who couldn’t find work in the upper stratum, Halvied chose to start working at a young age.
The upper stratum children, born with everything, laughed at this situation.
They said that no matter how capable he was, he was still a lowly being.
[I’m sorry, it’s my fault]
[Don’t worry about it, Father]
Whatever they said, these were people who couldn’t match him in ability, achievements, or even appearance.
What need was there to listen to the groans of insects?
[…It’s hard to breathe]
Yet sometimes, there were moments when breathing became difficult.
This life didn’t last long either.
His father passed away before Halvied reached adulthood. While Halvied was achieving brilliant results at the Divine Spirit Engineering Institute, his father died quietly in a corner of the street.
It was an abnormality that wouldn’t have been a problem if treated early. No one would help a father from the lower stratum.
Ironically, with his father’s death, expectations for Halvied grew higher.
The useless one was gone. Now the God-beloved child would surely spread his wings wide.
Sadly, this was also an accurate assessment of the situation.
With nothing left but research, he established new theories one after another and released many inventions to the world. He even completed a theory to “twist space to form another world and create an environment suitable for living beings.”
As expected of Calm-Sein.
He could only be described as a genius.
Beauty and wisdom, truly beloved by God.
Those who had been jealous now changed their tune and praised him. The name Halvied Calm-Sein was supposed to be deeply etched in history.
[Hey, are you Calm-Sein?]
One day. Serreiza, the leader of the notorious Divine Spirit Society Delnkeim, raided the research institute.
The target was Halvied. Specifically, his intellect.
[I am]
[I’ll be direct. Give me your power]
[And if I refuse?]
[I’ll take you by force]
It was already outrageous for a lower stratum evil organization to raid the upper stratum, but Serreiza laughed heartily.
[Why go to such lengths?]
[My kid’s in trouble. You’re the expert on human bodies and souls, right? I came to scout you to save my kid]
[This was supposed to be scouting?]
A large man insists on calling this obvious serious crime “scouting.” It’s just too stupid.
“So you’re saying you infiltrated the upper level, destroyed the laboratory, caused casualties, all just to kidnap me?”
“No, I’m asking for your cooperation!”
“Do I have the right to refuse?”
“Hell no!”
Serreiza said with a serious face. Finding it amusing, this time I was the one who laughed.
…I couldn’t do something that reckless for my father.
“Hah, hah. I know what to call someone like you. A lovable idiot.”
“I get called an idiot a lot.”
“But if this is recruitment, at least show me what’s in it for me.”
“What’s in it for you? Ah, well, how about this – once you get results, I’ll let you research whatever you want. I’ll steal whatever you need for it. How’s that?”
“Hmm, that doesn’t sound bad.”
Research as a job doesn’t allow much freedom.
For Halvied, a researcher at heart, it was quite an attractive proposal.
“And I’ll introduce you to my cute kids. They’re both good children!”
“I don’t particularly care about that. If your earlier offer is true, I’ll lend you my power. However, I won’t swear loyalty. I’m just using you for my research.”
“Fine by me. We’re a villainous organization because we want to do whatever we want.”
That settled it.
He chose to follow Serreiza. The remaining laboratory staff naturally tried to stop him.
Wait, why join a lower-level organization?
Despite all this praise you’ve received.
Are you throwing away your honor?
Just staying in the upper level guarantees happiness.
Halvied turned around, showing the brightest smile they’d ever seen from him.
“I’m saying all of that stuff suffocates me, you idiots!”
The fickle praise, the honors given by those who abandoned his father, the suffocating happiness.
He never wanted any of it.
“Well then, shall we go, my lord Serreiza?”
Since this outlaw had conveniently opened up a hole for him,
Why not go look for a place where he could breathe easier?
“Oh? Weren’t you not going to swear loyalty?”
“Well, I’m now the spiritual engineer of a villainous organization. I should show respect to the boss.”
“Hehe, is that right!”
“Ah, by the way, could you destroy the medical center nearby? They’re the ones who abandoned my father.”
“Leave it to me! I may be stupid, but destroying things is my specialty!”
And so Halvied Calm Sein vanished from the upper level, carving his name into people’s memories.
As a fool who, despite possessing rare beauty and intelligence, and having the highest honors within reach, chose to follow a criminal organization from the lower level.
Even now, those who knew him then laugh, saying that the child loved by God has fallen from grace.
Sayuki quietly took a breath after hearing about Haruhiko’s past.
Born into the upper class but discriminated against due to his father’s background, despite his excellent looks and intelligence, he was isolated.
His mother left home, and he started working young to support his unemployed father, but in the end, his father passed away.
Despite accumulating many achievements and being considered promising as a scientist, he threw away all the honors he could have received to follow the previous generation, and now dedicates himself to the current president.
Though he’s certainly an executive, they say his talents were such that even this position is considered “falling from grace.”
“Why tell us this story?”
“I wanted you to know. Haru is brilliant, but surprisingly awkward with relationships. Probably because he didn’t spend much time with peers as a child. He has some quirks, but I hope you’ll be understanding about that, that’s one reason.”
The Master shrugged and smiled slightly.
“The other is that he’s surprisingly stubborn, and once he decides something, he never wavers. It’s quite difficult to persuade him, that’s the story. He’s fundamentally awkward.”
Though his tone was joking, he wasn’t dismissing Sayuki’s feelings. He was purely worried about her and Haruhiko.
“Um, thank you. But, I… I want to try my best. In my own way… I seriously… like Haruhiko-san.”
That might have been unexpected.
The Master looked puzzled and raised both hands as if surrendering.
“You got me there, how youthful. I can’t officially support this. You’ll probably get hurt in various ways. Even so?”
Student and working adult. Even just the age difference might cause people to say various things.
But Sayuki slowly nodded.
“…I see. I pray that’s not a lie. I’d be happy if someone who truly likes him could support him by his side.”
Then the Master lowered his voice as if sharing a secret.
“Then let me tell you something good. His type is girls like Kannazuki-san.”
For a moment, she didn’t understand what he meant. Looking at the Master, he had a mischievous expression.
“Kannazuki-san acts as the voice of reason for Yuuki-san and the others, right? Because his mother was self-centered, he has a weakness for girls who are the opposite.”
Sayuki realized her face was turning bright red.
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403: Anonymous Operative
Ah, so even the Hakase has a past.
404: Anonymous Operative
I thought Hakase didn’t like the host Pappa?
405: Anonymous Operative
When you’re too smart, everyone else including family probably looks stupid.
406: Hakase
That’s not true. I loved my Papa.
He often apologized saying “I’m not smart, sorry for causing you trouble.”
407: Anonymous Operative
Making a child work while being unemployed…
408: Hakase
It might sound weird coming from me, but I was a genius since childhood.
Honestly, I was smarter than Papa. He lamented that “as a father, I couldn’t teach you anything.”
But that’s wrong.
Papa loved me as much as he could, even though I was clearly different from other children.
Saying things like “Wow, my child is a genius!”
He’d hug this super arrogant kid without being creeped out.
Papa was the one who taught this big-headed me that “there are lovable idiots in this world.”
That’s why I could choose to follow the previous leader, and why I can enjoy what I’m doing now.
I can proudly say I was happy to be Papa’s son.
409: Anonymous Operative
Hakase…
410: Anonymous Operative
Making me cry…
411: Hakase
Um, that aside, I just got a message from Fiona-tan saying “Would you like to go on a date next Sunday?”
412: Anonymous Operative
Don’t change the subject so casually! Wait, whaaaat!?
413: Anonymous Operative
What happened!?
414: Hakase
I don’t know either!? Is today that rumored April Fools’ thing!?
What!? How should I reply!?
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