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ch 113

h. 113 - Item Presentation (5)

Applause!!

As Alterisha stepped onto the podium, the applause continued without pause for a while.

Those moments of applause were enough to calm her nerves, and they came to her like sweet honey.

After taking a deep breath, she took a step forward, and the applause gradually subsided.

The sudden quiet was a bit eerie, and it drew the audience's attention to Alterisha.

Today, she was dressed in jeans, a plain white t-shirt, and a white robe.

Originally, a team of stylists wanted to enhance her beauty even more, but Alterisha vehemently refused.

She wanted the world's attention solely on the 'item' today.

Clap!

As she took her steps, the attention of over ten thousand audience members focused on her.

However, Alterisha intentionally stood slightly to the side rather than in the center of the stage.

Some might have thought she hesitated, but it was a deliberate action.

She avoided standing directly in front of the central screen on the stage.

It was to avoid blocking the view of the screen, which was still empty.

She stared at the screen, discreetly gulped, and parted her lips slightly.

They say beginnings are the hardest.

While planning the presentation, Alterisha had come to realize why that saying existed.

‘The opening line.’

How should she start?

'Hello? I'm Alterisha.’

That was too cheesy.

'I have completed the Delta Augmentation formula and developed an item...'

It was not a self-introduction time.

'Greetings! I'm Alterisha from the Alchemy Department of Stella Academy!'

That sounded as if she was overly nervous!

For a long time, she pondered over countless options.

How on earth should she start?

How should she introduce herself?

Then, she changed her perspective.

"... After the inception of magic's history, technological revolutions have brought about significant transformations in the world of magic."

The screen's image changed.

Alchemy.

"Thanks to the discovery of magical conduits, even those who cannot use magic can now benefit from its advantages."

Lights illuminated by magic, doors that automatically open by sensing life, floating buildings in midair – numerous inventions quickly passed by, and finally, trains and airships appeared on the screen.

"With the development of Warp Holes, the concept of space has been astonishingly minimized. People now disregard the limitations of distance and travel freely across the world."

This time, a picture of a massive Warp Hole accompanied a world map.

All points connected by Warp Holes were marked, and the graphic showed the population moving by the tens of thousands every day.