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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Silverriver
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I looked down at the thugs who were kneeling with their hands on their heads.
Just by looking at them, it was clear they were from the back alleys. At least, the one who seemed to be the boss had almost reached the intermediate level.
It was natural that the B Class students couldn’t easily handle them.
Perhaps even Erina would have found it difficult to fight a large number of opponents while also blocking a skilled one.
The same was true for Agnes at this point. Well, she had grown through several real battles, so things were different now.
Behind me were students groaning and trying to recover. Lucas and Kedrick.
“Ugh…”
Clearly, they had both been hit, but Lucas seemed much better off than Kedrick.
In the original work, he was an extra whose name wasn’t even known, so there was no way to know his abilities.
Frankly, I wasn’t even sure if he could get involved in the main story in the future.
Lucas got up on his own, and Pat supported Kedrick. They both tried to open their mouths but then closed them.
Even so, they avoided my gaze.
“Um…”
“You’d better go get treatment quickly. Although you muscle-head are fine, the other guy’s condition isn’t good.”
At my words, they bowed their heads once and hurriedly headed towards the academy.
Why are they like that?
As I tilted my head, Agnes, who was standing next to me, whispered to me.
“They are originally commoners. They couldn’t possibly speak properly in front of a noble, especially you, Deron.”
Oh, is that so?
Indeed, I had only encountered this world through writing, and hadn’t investigated most of the rest.
I thought it was reasonable enough and nodded.
“Well then.”
I lost interest in the three who had disappeared and turned my gaze to the thug in front of me. The guy swallowed hard as soon as he met my gaze.
One side of his head was burnt because he had taken Erina’s Scarlet Flame head-on.
He wasn’t bald, so it was ambiguous.
I scratched my head and asked.
“You’re not going to refuse to talk about a backer…or anything like that, right?”
“I will talk.”
“Huh?”
In novels, don’t they usually struggle to not talk? Then they get tortured and eventually confess.
Isn’t that how it usually goes?
“Torture? What loyalty do I have? Are you crazy?”
At those words, Agnes, Erina, and Han stared intently at me.
“Why?”
“Deron…are you perhaps a psycho?”
Han asked cautiously. Agnes’s expression was stiff.
“…….”
Moreover, Erina was deathly pale and speechless.
I realized that they were seriously misunderstanding something.
No, it wasn’t that I actually intended to do it. I was just thinking about a hypothetical scenario.
They might be full of loyalty and hold out until the end, right? Even if a torturer pulled out their fingernails.
……I’m the crazy one.
The more I thought about it, the more I seemed like a psychopath.
With a nonchalant expression, as if saying, ‘You’re obviously not going to talk, right? Then I’ll have to torture you until you give me an answer.’
Erina’s face was now beyond pale.. she was trembling. It seemed she was becoming afraid of me in real time.
Of course, the guys who were listening to this next to him were also trembling.
They seemed afraid that they would actually be subjected to such actions.
“Who’s behind this?”
Well, if he just told me the backer, nothing like that would happen. I could swear on my remaining lifespan.
Honestly, torturing someone wasn’t easy, nor was it something I wanted to do.
I had seen the sentence “He tortured Kern,” but in this world, they would spend several days carving cuts into hands and branding them with hot irons.
It seemed I still hadn’t become accustomed to such actions.
Damn it.
The moment Kern, who was watching my expression, cautiously tried to open his mouth, the surrounding air turned cold.
At the same time, suspicious mana gathered around Kern and his group. The mana soon began to emit black smoke.
Erina and Han didn’t seem to have properly noticed it, but Agnes, a sword master, and I could tell at once.
Magic. And quite high-level at that.
I didn’t know who cast it, but it was pre-stored magic.
“Keuheok! Save m—”
A light flashed from within the black smoke. Kern and the others screamed wildly.
Even though Agnes and Han tried to dispel the smoke, it didn’t dissipate at all. Rather, the air only became thicker in the place they tried to dispel it from.
After a short while, the smoke gradually disappeared.
And no one was in front of us.
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“Cough cough!”
Kern gasped for breath.
He really thought he was going to die. Just a moment ago.
“What are you doing!?”
“Didn’t I say I would spare you?”
Kern glared at the man in front of him.
Although his face was covered by a hood, his body was not completely hidden.
His sturdy physique was clearly a spitting image of his son.
Ruberic Keias’s father.
Count Pitten Keias.
He muttered coldly as he looked down at Kern.
“The job you were commissioned with?”
“It was a success. I picked a fight and beat them up thoroughly.”
“Did you perhaps leave any evidence?”
Kern clicked his tongue.
“What do you take us for! There’s no evidence at all!”
“That’s not true.”
“…?”
Pitten shook his head.
Kern was puzzled. He was sure there was no evidence, so what was he talking about?
However, the next moment.
Click.
“…!”
Kern realized what Pitten meant by evidence.
“There’s so much evidence right in front of my eyes. I have to clean all of this up.”
“…!!!”
“Ah, don’t worry. I won’t kill you.”
I’ll simply take your hands and voices.
Along with the cold voice hovering in the air, a magic circle was drawn.
And a silent scream filled the space.
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“Did everyone enjoy the spring festival?”
“Yes.”
Professor Akdin nodded as if satisfied. Then, he looked at me.
“Deron, is your body alright?”
“There are no particular problems.”
“Even so, if you feel anything strange, tell me immediately. I’ll send you to the infirmary right away.”
Thank you, but I decline.
Time passed again, and it was mid-May. I was finally able to escape from that stuffy infirmary room.
Although I still relied on a cane, being out of the infirmary was a huge improvement.
I didn’t have to listen to the nurse’s nagging or eat the meals provided by the infirmary.
I didn’t have to stay in that uncomfortable bed anymore.
“As you all know, it’s now time to properly face the academy’s system. Starting with the ranking matches and clubs.”
There was a buzzing sound. The students knew it too, but they were probably just talking amongst themselves.
I already had a set plan, so I didn’t say anything in particular.
“Quiet.”
Only after Professor Akdin gave a warning did everyone become silent.
“The reason I had you attend class with B Class today, even though it’s not a joint class, is because of this. I’ll briefly explain the schedule going forward, so listen carefully. I’ll only explain it once.”
I compared the information the professor was conveying with what I remembered. Just in case there was something wrong.
“First, the ranking matches will begin on July 10th, two weeks before the vacation. It will be held in a tournament format, and there’s a possibility that classes will change depending on these results.”
It was true. I had actually heard that there were students who had been demoted from A Class to B Class. A story not in the original work.
However, it was information I had personally looked into.
I had transmigrated into the original work, but I was living in this world. It would be troublesome if I didn’t know too much about the academy.
“Next are the clubs. Now that your probationary period is over, you can apply to clubs.”
Clubs.
There were a few episodes about this. It would be a shame if there were no stories about clubs, one of the flowers of the academy.
“For reference, rumors about the battle with the demons have been spreading among the upperclassmen for a long time, so keep that in mind.”
The professor said it nonchalantly, but I felt a slight headache coming on. The fact that I had killed Morax had spread?
Let’s put that aside for now. That was something I could think about later.
“You can create or apply to clubs, but remember that at least five members are required to create one.”
Information I already knew. Pass.
“Also, now that the probationary period is over, you will take a simple test. If you attended classes properly during the period, your grades should be normal.”
Professors who say things like that always give incredibly difficult exams.
Is that line a passive skill for professors or teachers? One of the things they absolutely have to say?
Well, anyway, most of it was information I already knew. There wasn’t anything particularly concerning…
“Finally, there is a transfer student in B Class.”
What? A transfer student?
Whispers spread among the students. A transfer student. Did Iliad Academy even have such a thing?
Even I was hearing about it for the first time.
“Come in.”
The door opened with a bang, and a confident figure walked in.
A slender waist and attractive legs. Eye-catching features.
She was a beautiful woman.
However, there were two things that truly captured the students’ attention.
Her hair color and eyes.
Hair that had a pastel color, especially a shade belonging to light purple.
And eyes known as “jewel eyes,” said to be like having gems embedded in them.
Her dignified walk contained a straight posture that allowed one to know her status without having to guess.
Although Iliad Academy didn’t discriminate based on social standing, no one could keep their back straight in front of her.
“Greetings to Her Highness the Princess.”
I immediately stood up and bowed. At the same time, the other students also rose one by one and paid their respects.
Augustus Leonhart Regina.
The Empire’s second princess.
One of the most noble beings in this empire had transferred to the academy.
Professor Akdin sighed deeply, as if he had expected this situation. His expression looked clearly annoyed.
However, Regina’s face was full of smiles. I couldn’t dare to guess her true feelings.
I could only know for sure that she was a beauty.
“Everyone, raise your heads.”
At Regina’s words, everyone raised their heads. Not a single person disobeyed. As the current Emperor’s status reached the heavens,
the princess’s status was also worthy of such respect.
“There is only one thing this humble one desires from entering this academy.”
Regina said that and muttered a few more words.
It didn’t take long for everyone’s expressions to turn to bewilderment.
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princess…
I hate royalty