Orion Crest, Series_1

Chapter 55: Thanks for the courage you brought to me

　　While Orion was working on his paper, he didn't know that the video of himself proving the process on the lecture theatre was trending in the Ivy League students' Twitter community.

　　But it wasn't the "maths people" at the Ivy League schools that really pushed the heat up, but rather the students at high schools and even middle schools, as well as teenagers labelled as "nerds".

　　It is clear that the "cultural tree" in the United States has not been illuminated with the idea of the " worship of knowledge". With the exception of the elite, who are acutely aware of the importance of reading, most people are generally unconcerned about knowledge.

　　Anyone who says something like "I don't want to go to a party, I want to do my homework" is usually called a "nerd" here.

　　These people are not only the bottom of the school population, but they are also the target of bullying. Unless you're the point guard on the basketball team or the quarterback on the football team at the same time as being a big shot, you're not going to be able to get away with being a nerd. A student who doesn't participate in any extracurricular activities won't even be liked by the teachers.

　　And that's why, from Orion, they felt excited.

　　Even with just a pen.

　　Even if it wasn't a glamorous performance.

　　Even if it's not scoring goals on the pitch.

　　In this world, there is still their honour, there is still their battlefield.

　　That closing remark, that monotonous and affirmative statement ......

　　As well, the applause that ran like the waves of the sea.

　　Only kindred spirits appreciate the same, and especially when this class of people is not recognised by the society in which they live, this kind of recognition, which is generated by a sense of honour, is particularly strong.

　　YouTube...

　　[Jesus-cry! It's like I ...... watched a ball game?]

　　[Yes, for me, it was even better than this year's Super Bowl ......]

　　[I was a high school student who was excluded from almost every circle in our high school because of the colour of my skin, my gender, and also my studies. I've thought about getting tattoos, I've thought about trying marijuana and alcohol, I've tried to fit in with them, but it never worked out. Thank you, you're the one who gave me the courage to pick up my books again, when I was on the verge of giving up.]

　　[I can't believe I'm watching someone do maths? I must be crazy!]

　　[The moment the applause rang out, I hummed a song.]

　　[Strongly request a BGM for the video.]

　　[You can't even count, you're a disgrace to the primates!]

　　[#@%......!]

　　The comment area was lively with excitement, thus pushing the video's heat to new heights. Both the author of the video and the protagonist in the video had never expected this. Especially the protagonist in the video, who at this moment was locking himself up in a hotel to write his dissertation, didn't even realise that he had unintentionally become popular.

　　The day after the closing ceremony of the conference, Orion stretched his legs after not going out for two days and one night, converted the paper into a format, and then packaged it together with the electronic version of the copyright agreement, and sent it to the email address that Professor Deligne had left for him.