Episode 254 brother? (4)
The words that came out of Lois’s mouth were unexpected.
“Close to the right.”
Students raised question marks above their heads in response to an unexpected order.
Immediately, Lois’s displeasure fell.
“Can’t you hear? Closely pressed to the right!”
Only then did the students come to their senses and flock to the right side of the auditorium.
Lois said with a satisfied face.
“From now on, students whose names are called will move to the left.”
After saying that, Lois pointed her finger at one of the apprentices behind her.
The apprentice, who had seen enough of the pagoda owner’s personality, burst out in anger.
“Say the name written here in a loud voice.”
“yes!”
He took the list that Lois handed over and shouted in a loud voice.
“first… Sam Cartin.”
At the apprentice’s name, a hesitant student turned to the left.
Afterwards, the apprentice’s name continued to be called, and after about 15 minutes, it ended.
“Good work.”
“Go, thank you!”
The apprentice who received praise stepped away, and Lois looked at the students standing on the left.
The number of students missing on the left is exactly 57.
While those who were called separately were confused, Lois’ voice was heard again.
“Students whose names are called will wonder why they were called, right?”
As several of the students on the left nodded, Lois’ smile deepened.
“The students gathered on the left are truly amazing and precious people.”
At Royce’s words, the faces of the students gathered on the left turned bright red.
That’s because the students who flocked to the left were children of families who were said to use quite a bit of energy.
Those who thought they would receive some special treatment.
But as the story continued, their faces became filled with contemplation.
“It’s so amazing that it looks like we saw the Tower of Desire and the Transcendental Science Museum through water.”
“… … ?!”
“Starting with fraudulent admissions, bribing professors and teaching assistants, manipulating grades, etc.”
By the time the students on the left felt that something was unusual, everything had already ended and the verdict had been handed down.
“Is there a need for such great people to be in our academy? Because of that… “You are expelled from school.”
The faces of the startled students turned even paler, and naturally, among the group, there was also a person who was pale.
* * *
Dean’s office at Transcendental Studies Hall.
Rattling-.
Floria sighed as she watched Lois lightly passing the tea cups and sipping the tea leisurely.
“beforehand… “Why don’t you at least say something?”
“why? “It’s fun.”
“… “It’s really fun.”
The notice of Lois’ expulsion was something Floria had never heard before.
As many as 57 students were expelled.
It was natural for students to protest against that decision, and my head was already aching as to how to resolve this.
Lois sighed as she looked at Floria, who was sighing heavily.
“what’s the problem? “We just expelled those who were going to be expelled anyway.”
“Yes, but… … .”
“I’ve felt this for a long time, but you are too cautious. And it’s so cautious that it feels like it’s excessive.”
“… … .”
“Sometimes you need to be bold.”
“… is that so?”
Of course, you can’t be too bold like Topju.
… The words filled her throat, but Floria simply nodded without saying anything.
While the two were chatting a little.
smart-.
“Lord Tower, I have brought the students you mentioned.”
“come in.”
After Lois gave permission, the teaching assistant came into the dean’s office with two students.
Those two students were none other than Shiva and Sierra.
“Then I’ll just…” … .”
The teaching assistant who brought the two bowed deeply and left the dean’s office.
The dean’s office with only four people left.
Sierra, who was called by Lois, had a complex face.
He was his technology class partner until just last semester, but now he has risen to a place so high that he cannot even look at him.
When Sierra hesitated, still feeling very awkward about dealing with him, Lois opened her mouth.
“The Cassius family… “It was more famous than I thought.”
“… … .”
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“Until five generations ago, it was a ducal family, but it continued to decline and fell until it reached the rank of baron. “Now, it is an unlucky family that has sold everything because it cannot maintain even that.”
“… … .”
“It was Marquis Siron who bought all of the Cassius family’s debt. Is that right?”
“… you’re right. To be precise, it was Marquis Siron who completely cut off the life that our family was barely able to cling to.”
“Do you know why they did that?”
“well. I still doubt that too. Why did a great noble like the Marquis of Cyron reach out to a family that was in ruins like ours? … .”
“It’s simple. “If you go up through your family’s bloodline, you reach the royal bloodline.”
“… yes?”
“The wife of Duke Cassius, six generations ago, had an affair with the king at the time and gave birth to a son. Of course, Duke Cassius at the time did not know this fact.”
“… … ?!”
“The person born that way was the last Duke Cassius.”
“Well, that can’t be…” I’ve never heard of such a story… … .”
“Would it be good if it became known that the king of a country and the wife of a duke had a child together?”
“… … .”
“There is a good reason for the rapid decline of the Duke Cassius family, which had maintained its prominence. The older brother of the last Duke Cassius… “Because the future King Meldenik knew of the existence of his half-brother.”
“ah… … .”
“Marquis Siron, who heard the secret history of the royal family, took control of your family for that reason. To marry you to his successor. In that case, their bloodline will be mixed with the royal bloodline… Because we can claim legitimacy. “I’m sure it’s a story I heard from Marquis Siron.”
“… … ?!”
An ugly truth that I could never have imagined.
In the end, he was nothing more than a sacrifice for the Marquis Siron’s greed.
Sierra’s face turned pale.
Lois held out an envelope in front of Sierra.
“receive.”
“this… “What is it?”
“With all of the Marquis of Cyron’s assets belonging to the Tower of Desire, the debt your family owed also became ours. “What you have in your hand is a document proving that.”
“… … ?!”
Sierra’s eyes widened.
“This… why?”
“I’m giving you two options. First, tear it down right now and be free.”
“… … .”
“Second, graduate from the Transcendental Academy and enter the Tower of Desire to repay that debt.”
Sierra’s eyes trembled.
Normally, I would have torn up the document without even thinking about it.
But there was something that bothered me.
“Why me… “Are you going to do this?”
“Because I like you.”
“… yes?”
“Your talent and your venom. I really liked it. “Our Tower of Desire always welcomes talented people.”
“… … .”
“And my Tower of Wishes will become the foundation of your wishes.”
A look of conflict flashed across Sierra’s face.
By tearing up the documents, he could be completely liberated from the past that had been bothering him.
However, if you leave behind the documents, even though the debt remains the same, you will have a sense of belonging.
This is a huge fence called ‘Tower of Desire’.
No matter what choice you make, the conditions are extremely favorable to you.
So Sierra asked one thing.
“Lord Tower.”
“why.”
“If I enter the Tower of Desire… Last time you told me to watch carefully and learn… “Can you show me that again?”
The events of that day were still vivid in my memory.
On the day of the practical evaluation.
The ridiculous transcendental manipulation skills that Lois showed.
It became a goal and milestone for her to reach.
Lois smiled and responded to Sierra’s gaze staring at her.
“However much.”
In response, Sierra returned the document to Lois.
“Because I’m the type of person who doesn’t like being in debt.”
“That’s a personality I really like.”
Lois responded to Sierra’s smile with a smile as well.
‘Sierra is quite a talented person.’
Despite being overshadowed by the twins and flame siblings, Sierra’s talent could be said to be at the highest level in the human realm.
With such a talented person right in front of you, shouldn’t you at least apply acupuncture to it?
As a result, it was a very profitable business for Lois as she was able to tie Sierra to the Tower of Desire with just one debt document.
Royce took advantage of such great talent.
He once again turned his eyes to another talented person.
“hey.”
“yes?”
Shiva was listening to the conversation between Lois and Sierra.
A piece of paper flew in front of him.
“What is this?”
“A pledge to work at the Tower of Desire after graduating from the Transcendental Academy.”
“… … .”
“Yes, a pledge to work without pay for five years.”
“No, why!”
Shiva shouted.
“Why, it’s my heart.”
“Miss Sierra says it’s a condition of paying off the debt, but you still have to give me my salary! In the first place, there should be reasonable compensation for labor!”
In the past, I would never have felt reluctant to enter the Tower of Desire.
Even if you wanted to go, it wasn’t a place you could easily get into.
But now things have changed.
Shiva, who had been living under Royce for several months, was keenly aware of how terrifying the Tower of Desire had become.
The moment you enter there, your life will enter a difficult and thorny path.
“I can’t go! No, I’m not going!”
“okay?”
When Shiva screamed in frustration, Lois took something out of her arms and threw it at Shiva.
“What is this… uh… what?”
What Lois threw was none other than a ring.
It was also a ring with the Bunt family crest engraved on it.
Shiva’s eyes shook as if there had been an earthquake.
“How can Lois do this?”
“A long time ago, a guy named Carrie Bunt gave it to me and said that.”
“… … ?!”
There was no way that Shiva, a descendant of the Bunt family, would not know the name of Carrie, the ancestor who most revived the family.
“If you bring me that ring, I’ll give you anything you need… So I went to Bunt Street with it… “Are you completely ruined?”
“uh… hmm… … .”
“The only descendant is you? “Do you have any other descendants besides you?”
“Oh, no.”
“So you hit it with your body. “Just 5 years.”
“B, but our family is now ruined… … .”
“Ah, since we’re screwed, we can treat things like ancestors’ promises as shit?”
“Oh, no… I’m not saying that… … .”
Royce’s sarcasm and the ring in her hand completely took Shiva’s soul away.
‘I knew that Lois was older than I thought, but she actually knew Carrie’s ancestor?! … Ah, so I guess… … ?’
It was only then that Shiva realized why Lois had bought the portraits of Carrie and Lucia Berndt.
Also, he cannot escape from Lois’s clutches.
Shiva asked with eyes full of anxiety and depression.
“Still, no pay is too severe… “Can you please give me some?”
“I saw you doing it.”
“Woah, I’ll do my best!”
Shiva had no choice but to cry and leave his handwritten signature on the pledge to eat mustard.
On that day, one talented person entered the Tower of Desire on his own feet, and another talented person was dragged in by the collar.
* * *
One day, two years have passed since then.
Huh-huh-.
The communication box that had not rang in a while sent a signal.
“huh?”
Lois took out the communication table from subspace and blinked.
“Mom, are you dad?”
It’s been a long time since I received a call from my parents.
‘Oh, maybe you should have contacted me more often?’
Lois connected the communication, reflecting on how indifferent she had been.
Then a welcome voice is heard.
[son!]
Lois also spoke with joy at Generocker’s lively voice.
“Yes, it’s me.”
However, that joy immediately turned into confusion at the voice that followed.
[son! I have a little brother!]
fantasy,
