Episode 97

We finished our leisurely business and returned to Benderford.

Adele Richter’s face turned dark when she learned the full story of the assassination attempt.

It was because of the facts he learned through the Valent Guild.

As I passed the school gate and headed towards the fountain, I tried to talk to her.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes, well… I’m glad I found the beast. Thank you anyway.”

“I’m sorry I can’t be of any more help.”

“It’s okay. I handed over the evidence and witnesses, so my father will take care of it.”

The reason Adele became businesslike was because of the client’s identity.

The person who ordered the assassination of Arcanus was Bergel Richter.

‘An uncle who doesn’t have a big age gap with the heir, so it’s not strange to aim for a title.’

The Richter family belonged to an axis with precious hands.

At the moment, Adele was the only child of Prime Minister Aiden, and his only brother was Bergel.

If she died, the title would naturally go to his uncle.

Adele was shocked, apparently having been friends with Bergel since childhood.

It was because he never dreamed that his uncle would try to kill him.

‘I was going to say it’s heartless, but after all, aren’t we worse?’

Of course I was on her side, but I couldn’t bear to curse Bergel.

If you hold a certain amount of power, this kind of thing used to happen.

Wasn’t a bloody battle between brother and sister scheduled in Landsvalger right away?

‘I’m in no position to tell others.’

Without further words of consolation, I silently crossed the main square of the campus.

But, isn’t something strange coming out of the gap between the students sitting in groups of threes and threes?

“Did you hear that?”

“What?”

“Originally, this was where the imperial tomb was located.”

“Grave? So you’re saying we were living over a corpse?”

“The head of the village must have already finished and built the school.”

“Ah, me again.”

In fact, spooky fairy tales of this kind were ubiquitous.

There were various ghost stories that I heard during the 10-year ordeal in Riverrun or Landswalger.

However, a student’s words caught my attention.

“All the tombs of the imperial family were moved, but some of the burial items were left behind.”

“Huh? Is that possible? Then we can search and find it.”

“Because it has changed so much because of the construction.”

“It sounds like an exaggerated rumor.”

“You can tell just by looking at the old dormitory right now. All other buildings are newly built, but that one is the same as before.”

“Then the imperial treasure is over there?”

The students looked at the dormitory at the northeast end with eager eyes.

‘Persuasive… … . there is!’

Benderford was an educational institution that did not exist before.

Since it was the emperor’s masterpiece, all materials and interior items were filled with the highest quality.

However, only one, the old dormitory building, was used as it was.

“You don’t believe in rumors like that, do you?”

While listening to the students’ stories with interest, I suddenly heard Adele’s voice.

She smiled and shook her head softly.

It meant don’t believe the rumors.

But my thoughts were a bit different.

“Doesn’t that seem a little intentional?”

“……what?”

When I suddenly raised the topic, Adele Richter’s expression changed completely.

It was as if he had realized something.

I smiled meaningfully as I passed her.

“Whoa! It looks like something interesting is about to happen.”

Whether the rumor was true or not didn’t matter.

My sharp intellect was on point, and that was it.

What did you feel?

‘I smell money.’

sniff sniff! Oh, is this the smell of my philtrum?

It’s fragrant too.

* * *

When all group assignments were over, Professor Wolock called the students to the auditorium.

“From now on, there will be an announcement of the results and delivery of injuries.”

It is now a tradition in Benderford to go through a non-work peddling after a mission.

This was to encourage students to actively participate in the task.

Even though the intended purpose was achieved, the awards ceremony continued.

It was because the guys who deserved to be number 1 kept recording only 2nd and 3rd place.

The reason why such a result came out was, of course, because of me.

‘If you keep giving me something, I’m grateful. I’ll just take away everything worth trying.’

Of course, things were a little different this time.

It’s a mission to see the ability to coordinate with colleagues and the qualities of a leader, but there were only three students in the 3rd student group.

“Now, let’s start by announcing the evaluation results of the first student group.”

Clarence Warlock hung a large piece of paper on the board and pointed at the top with a stick.

It was the number 1 mission to escort important items to the Principality of Karzan.

“The leader of the student corps is Ellington. You performed the mission without any damage with a meticulous plan. It shouldn’t have been easy, but you worked hard.”

“Ohhh!”

Clap clap clap!

Cheers broke out as soon as Professor Warlock finished speaking.

It was probably the sound made by the students belonging to the 1st Student Corps.

Having lived together for a long time, it seemed that a kind of camaraderie had sprouted.

However, Clarence Warlock’s subsequent evaluation was rather harsh.

“It’s great that you completely subdued 14 bandit raids and continued your mission without getting excited about victory. But it took too long. I’ll give you 80 points for exceeding two days.”

Ellington led the student group with his characteristic meticulousness.

The problem was that we were too focused on safety and could not arrive at the target date.

Still, 80 points wasn’t bad.

Of course, the scores of other students should be lower than that.

“Ah… Did you lose 10 points a day? Isn’t that a bit harsh?”

“It’s still a high score.”

“The problem is that it’s not a stable right. If you’re not lucky, you might be pushed.”

The members of the 1st student corps licked their lips with regret.

Other than that, they did an excellent job, but they got an unexpectedly halfway score.

After a while, Professor Wolock’s presentation continued.

“The following are the results of the 2nd Student Corps. The leader is Franz, and the subjugation mission was completed with passionate leadership. The ensuing guards were also completed perfectly.”

“Yeah!”

Like the first time, when the good reviews came out, shouts like thunder poured out.

It was because Bizolt Railton got up and induced a response.

The members of the 2nd student corps were jumping like crazy.

“6 cases of subjugating monsters and 3 cases of blocking infiltration among guards. The movement time was perfect. However, the number of injured was high and the consumption of materials was extreme.

Franz showed his reckless temper in leadership.

Regardless of whether or not the basic class students fell behind, they took only the elite and wiped them out.

It was the exact opposite of Ellington’s all-encompassing command.

Armed only with efficiency and spirit, the results were much better.

‘Actually, I’d say it was luck rather than ability.’

If there was a big variable in the middle, the mission would never have been successful.

However, he had no intention of disparaging the second prince’s propaganda.

Anyway, luck is a skill.

“Huh.”

Franz looked at the 1st student corps with a rotten smile.

Ellington, on the other hand, tried to turn his head the other way, even though he felt the smug gaze.

It seemed that he did not want to face his unlucky older brother.

“First of all, the No. 1 guys won. Then, aren’t we unconditionally No. 1?”

“Yes. Only three people went on mission number three anyway.”

“Although it’s a problem that he’s the third son of the duke’s Comet and Felton family as the student council president.”

“No matter how talented people are, the number of people cannot be ignored.”

“But just in case. They’re on an exploration mission.”

The members of the 2nd Student Corps acted as if they had already won.

Not all, but the nobles under Franz were confident of victory.

That would also be the case because the number of students in the 3rd Student Corps was too small.

I was fortunate enough to go and have a look.

“This is the time to claim first place.”

Franz waited for the professor’s announcement with eyes full of anticipation.

Eventually, Clarence Warlock turned over a large piece of paper and opened his mouth.

However, it was something completely different than before.

“That……is the 3rd Student Corps leader Ray Carter? Where is he?”

“Yes.”

I answered Professor Warlock’s call by raising my right hand lightly.

Immediately, questions flew in.

“This report I saw… are you sure?”

“What part is strange?”

“The content about killing Tetra Manus. Did you fight with the expedition team?”

“It wasn’t that kind of situation. We arrived after the expedition was wiped out. But it’s true that it was quite a blow to Sabi Knight.”

It was a blatant lie.

In fact, Tetra Manus only slaughtered the expedition unilaterally.

According to common sense, what kind of damage could have been done to Sabi Knight with the skills of the sloppy expedition members?

‘Hasn’t something similar happened before?’

There was a time when the Empire sent a large-scale expedition to eliminate the 4 guardians of the giant god.

However, despite the mobilization of the outstanding knights, they failed to achieve their goal and had to retreat.

It was because the strength of the four guardians was so strong.

Of course, the heavenly natural environment of the Forest of the Dead was a big hindrance.

In any case, it was definitely not an opponent that only three students could beat.

The students who heard my conversation with the professor also started whispering.

“What is a tetra manus?”

“That’s why. Guardian of the giant god.”

“Sabi Knight? Something like a four-armed golem?”

“that’s right.”

“No, crazy. You knocked it down?”

“It’s an unconditional manipulation. Common sense makes sense, doesn’t it?”

It was a natural result that voices of disbelief poured out.

Professor Wolock also asked me again if he could not ignore public opinion.

“Didn’t the Sabi Knight have an incredibly hard shell? No matter how injured he was, how did he defeat such a being?”

“With swordsmanship.”

“So you’re saying that was possible with the sound suppression sword?”

Everyone’s eyes were focused on me at Clarence Warlock’s sharp questioning.

Ah, such an enthusiastic response.

Was it thrilling to be noticed?

Maybe the blood of the king’s servant flows through my body… … .

‘It’s been too long. Then, where will you try to live up to expectations?’

I turned around and answered the question.

“No. Wings of brilliance, Jerome Klevitz himself! With the swordsmanship he learned.”

I deliberately brought up Professor Klewitz’s nickname, and even put an accent on the word direct.

I haven’t actually mastered Ruinous Glory properly, but it’s true that I can use the basic level.

The fact that he studied swordsmanship itself was not a lie.

Of course, I never did anything like that when fighting Sabi Knight.

“her!”

“The dean of Klevitz has a disciple? The Wings of Light, who are famous for being picky?”

“Because you saw some talent in the student council president…”

“At this point, we have to admit that he is a genius.”

The students were more surprised at this passage than the story of winning over Tetra Manus.

That’s why Jerome Klevitz’s method of selecting disciples was extremely complicated.

There must be hundreds of articles that have been brought in and thrown out so far.

‘Oh, I don’t know. The dean will take care of the aftermath.’

I looked up at the stage with a calm expression and said.

“Is that a good enough answer?”

“Umm… I see. Let’s do the verification separately through Professor Klevitz.”

Professor Wolock nodded and flipped the paper back.

And the presentation was finished.

“We will give 150 points to the 3rd student group who completed the mission despite the fact that the expedition team was killed.”

“…!”

When the final result was confirmed, a silent gale blew inside the auditorium.