Episode 155
There were a total of 11 cadets surrounding me, and surprisingly, there wasn’t a single doll among them.
‘Isn’t it unexpected?’
For a doll, the most important thing to avoid is getting seriously hurt.
Unless you’re a weirdo, it’s rare to find someone who would even care about whether someone else is breathing properly… … .
If broken skin falls off like porcelain shards, anyone will be suspicious.
So, I think the doll probably has some commands engraved into it like instinct.
For example, ‘Be sure to avoid situations where you get hurt.’
Kwadangtang!
The moment Talis fell, two cadets on both sides attacked at the same time.
I kicked the table from underneath.
The moment the food on the table flew into the air, I grabbed the empty beer glass with both hands and hit the two guys on the head.
The two guys fell down with a clang sound.
‘I watched it.’
If he had hit his face instead of his head, his face would have been torn to shreds by shards of glass.
“You bastard!”
A particularly large man reached out to me. His hands were quick compared to his size, but that was all.
I grabbed his outstretched hand and threw it towards a shabby table.
Craddangtang! He’s a big guy, so he broke two tables, but it’s none of my business since these kids started the fight.
Anyway, since they were such a bunch of people, it wasn’t difficult to organize them even though it was a hassle.
Is it eight people or nine people? The moment I defeated those little cadets… … .
Sreung-!
The cool sound of cutting blades was heard.
In particular, one of the guys behind him pulled out his sword.
“No weapons!”
Glenn shouted in a slightly embarrassed voice, but the guy’s eyes were already half rolled back.
He seems to have lost his senses and stabs his sword while screaming.
I focused my energy on my index finger and then snapped my fingers.
Kaaang… … !
“… … !”
The cadet lost his grip due to the pain throbbing in his wrist. Meanwhile, I slapped his cheek.
Not with the palm of your hand, but with the back of your hand.
Wow! The sound and pain will be similar to being hit with a fist. Just like the big guy that had attacked earlier, this guy also flew away with an unusually loud force.
“… “I heard that Badniker’s youngest child was immature, but maybe it was just Iron Blood Ball’s bluff.”
A somewhat heavy voice was heard.
He is the owner of the store.
In fact, while I was organizing the other kids, I was focusing all my attention on this guy.
Not only because of his age, but also because the prayer he felt was not at the level of a cadet.
“It seems like you don’t have the skills to be a bar owner.”
The man snorted and lunged at me. The force of the mana in the fist is exceptionally strong and clear.
A refined energy that can be seen with the naked eye, evidence of mastery.
‘Good?’
I grinned, raised my strength, and stretched out my hand.
Kwaaaang!
Their fists clashed in the air as if to show off.
“… … !”
Of course, unlike swords, it is not common for fists to collide in the air.
If they didn’t get it together in the first place, it means that the person who hit the second hit accurately hit the RBI, which is impossible unless they have a better eye than the opponent.
“Are you looking down on me?”
As expected, this man seems to have enough skills to realize that much.
The man growled a threat and accelerated his attack.
I thought to myself as I easily dodged the attack.
He is a man with extensive experience in interpersonal combat.
In an empire that basically despises bare-body martial arts, it is rare to find talented people who have mastered box fighting techniques to this degree.
As I continued to fight the man, several possibilities came to mind.
Relatively young age.
A face and countenance not suitable for a bar owner.
The secrecy of hiding prayers until just before.
And proficiency in hand-to-hand combat.
The sword is a great weapon, but its major drawback is that it inevitably puts the opponent on guard.
For that reason, those who infiltrate and operate receive training to use concealable weapons and train their bare bodies.
“Are you a special task force?”
“… … !”
I was going over it while thinking about Barter, and the man’s breathing was slightly disturbed.
‘It’s just Kim Sae.’
As for me, I wanted to keep the fight going for a while longer, but I can’t pretend I didn’t see it when there was such a blatant loophole.
He immediately stretched out his hand and grabbed the other person’s collar. At that moment, this man reflexively grabbed my wrist, but at that moment, his expression became stiff.
The moment I held it in my palm, I realized the difference in level between me and myself.
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Bah!
He pulled me in by the collar and at the same time put a fist in my abdomen.
He then threw the man across the kitchen.
Silence fell with the sound of “crash.”
I looked at Glenn.
I was curious to see how this guy would react, but I couldn’t see his expression clearly because of the large hat and wide glasses that reached his cheeks.
“you… … .”
At that time, the man who had been thrown into the kitchen woke up, groaning.
He is glaring at me with wide open eyes.
“If you lay even a finger on him… … .”
“Shut up and get me some more tomato beer.”
“what… … ?”
“I only drank half a glass. I couldn’t even eat. hungry.”
“… … .”
Then Glenn, who had been silent, opened his mouth.
“Marco, do as Luan says.”
“… All right.”
The man named Marco nodded and disappeared into the kitchen, but I could still feel his gaze.
In the meantime, I lifted up the fallen table and roughly cleaned up the crumbs on the table.
“Prince… Run away… … .”
Talis’ voice was heard.
“He was not a bully, but a loyalist. “Was that something you ordered in the classroom?”
Glenn looked at me for a moment and said.
“Talis, stay out.”
“yes?”
“hurry.”
“… Ah, I understand.”
Talis and the cadets suddenly got up and left the store.
Some of the guys who had difficulty moving were dragged out by others, and they looked exactly like defeated soldiers.
‘Of course it is.’
No matter how much a nobleman’s son likes him, he wouldn’t have the guts to act like a bully in front of the blood of the royal family.
This is especially true for authoritarians like Tallis. Because when we see a stronger person in power, we tend to cringe.
Glenn said.
“Can I give you some advice?”
“what?”
“It won’t be a problem if you leave me half-dead here.”
I looked at him wondering if he was talking nonsense again, but Glenn said with a serious look on his face.
“If you don’t touch me because you’re afraid of the imperial family, then you don’t have to.”
“… … .”
I don’t know if it’s bullshit or what.
First of all, I have no intention of beating Glenn up.
It’s not that I don’t believe that, it’s been like that from the beginning.
As I watched in silence, this guy also closed his mouth. However, I could see the tip of his chin trembling slightly.
I asked just in case.
“Do you have a taste for being beaten?”
“Well, that can’t be possible.”
“But why are you suddenly saying that?”
“… … .”
Glenn closed his mouth, so I continued.
“They did a background check on me and even called all my gang members to ask about it. “Is it difficult to answer a question like this?”
“… … .”
“say it. “Even though this is the way I am, I tend to listen well to my friends’ advice.”
Glenn burst out laughing at my words.
It was a reaction as if I had heard a terrible joke.
“I did a background investigation as you said. That’s when I found out about your reputation. “They say he is the only blemish on the Iron Blood Ball, a Badniker bastard, and a piece of trash without any blessings.”
“I also sold the family’s treasured sword.”
I added slightly.
“… If I were to fall on the ground after being beaten so badly by you, no one would think of me as a member of the royal family. “First of all, the authority of the imperial family will be plummeted to the bottom.”
“hmm.”
“I told you before, right? “I have hundreds of brothers.”
“It did.”
“But now, there are less than ten people who are officially called princes and princesses. “So what happened to the rest of the brothers?”
“Prince.”
A voice that seemed to be stopping me was heard from the kitchen.
Glenn said with a forced smile.
“Most of them are dead or gone. “I don’t even know if he’s alive.”
“… … .”
“So, what criteria did they use to select the ten bloodlines that received the name [Scarlett]? “How did an inferior child like me get the position of 4th prince?”
Glenn tapped his hat.
“It’s the color of the hair. It’s not about status, achievements, or talent; it’s just that the more vivid and intense your hair color is, the higher your score. “It’s like grading livestock at a slaughterhouse.”
Haha… … . Glenn burst into laughter.
“This is the true nature of this country’s imperial family. “It’s a collection of filth filled with old people blinded by symbolism and crazy people crazy about the color red.”
Then tomato beer came out.
I asked, looking at Marco who was glaring at me as if he were going to kill me.
“You didn’t spit, right?”
“I don’t play with food.”
“I believe it.”
I spoke solemnly, then exchanged drinks with Glenn. Seeing as he didn’t say anything, it seemed like it was true.
And after taking a few sips of the unique flavor of tomato beer, he said:
“Now that I see it.”
“… … ?”
“You were a doll too.”
Of course, I’m not talking about that doll.
In my opinion, Glenn lived a life not much different from that of a doll.
“what?”
Then I poured the remaining tomato beer into Glenn’s face.
“sulfur… … !”
Marco was startled and immediately rushed towards me. Unlike his previous attacks, his fists were filled with deadly force.
Although it means that he swung it with the intention of killing.
I waved my hand without even looking at him.
Bah!
Marco was unable to react to the back of my hand and was hit on the forehead, and he flew all the way to the wall and landed there.
And I said this to Glenn, who was looking at me with wide eyes.
“If you hate the imperial family so much and hate the color of your hair, you should at least shave your head. “Your older sister at the academy even dyes her hair, what about you?”
“… that.”
“I too am bothered by the Badniker blood flowing through me. Thanks to our handsome matriarch, the expectations placed on this name are no joke. But what does that mean?”
To be honest, Glenn was so pathetic that I wanted to smack him in the back of the head.
Considering this guy’s age, I didn’t think it was pathetic enough to hit him, so I held back.
“Of course, your hatred is heavier than mine. The authority of the imperial family is also greater than that of Badniker. But is that necessarily a bad thing?”
“what?”
“I decided to use my blood. There are a lot of guys crawling on the ground just by hearing the name Badniker, so the pathetic guys who are intimidated by the name can skip it. In any case, since they are a prosperous family, they can borrow money when they need it and can receive help in many ways. “It’s more important than anything else.”
I continued speaking while looking into Glenn’s eyes.
“The point is that I am not proud of this name. To me, Badknicker is not a stigma, but a means. But look at you now.”
I clicked my tongue as I looked at the prince covered in tomato beer.
“You don’t like the imperial family, so you wear a hat to hide your hair? You don’t like being called a prince, and you hate being treated like that even more? “Are you a kid?”
I could see Glenn’s fists tightening, but I didn’t stop criticizing him.
“Do you remember what you said before when I used polite language?”
“… … .”
“I told you not to call me that. After all, that’s your essence. When his emotions become even slightly intense, he gives orders rather than requests. “Just like you did to the kids who just left the store or the guy sleeping on his stomach over there.”
“… … .”
“On that subject, do you hate the royal bloodline, or do you think the religious order is evil? … . Urazil. “I thought he was a guy with something to do, but it was just a stormy period.”
“What do you know… … !”
To me, Glenn’s words sounded like, “I don’t have anything to refute.”
I said, getting up from my seat.
“You bought the food, right? The food and drinks are okay, but the atmosphere is not very good. “I’m leaving.”
“Wait, stop… … .”
The half-open mouth closed.
Looking at it, it looked like he was trying to give another command such as “Stop!” or “Sit here!”
I snorted and left the store.
I felt Glenn’s gaze on the back of my head stinging, but what could I do?
Anyway, out of anger, I spewed out a sermon that wasn’t a sermon… … .
It wasn’t a completely meaningless time.
At least one thing has become clear.
Glenn Scarlett is not a church member.
* * *
After returning to the Yellow Pavilion, I visited each of the Yeongdo bastards and shared the current situation.
The class times were spread out so widely that by the time they were all over, the sun had already set.
I led the Yeongdo guys and returned to the hideout.
Seren and other female Yeongdo guys were already at the hideout.
Did they use the kitchen inside?
There were some breads, grilled meats, sausages and stews on the table.
I asked, picking up a sausage with my hand and eating it.
“What happened?”
“Twenty-one out of 100 people were dolls. “There may be some error, but if we apply this ratio to all students at the academy, 200 of the students would be considered dolls.”
“… … .”
Silence fell all around.
It was Charles who suddenly sounded fearful.
“… It’s hard to believe what you’re saying, but I personally saw a cadet who wasn’t breathing. “I think denying it would only be an escape from reality.”
Judging from his tone of voice, it seems that Charles has accepted the current situation. I liked his no-fuss attitude.
Of course, it is difficult for everyone to show that kind of attitude.
“Well, isn’t it like an event or something? That doesn’t make sense. This is Cartel Academy… … . “Isn’t it the safest place in the system next to the imperial family?”
Charis wasn’t convinced.
“Well, shouldn’t we ask someone else for help?”
It looked like Pam was very scared.
“If you call the Imperial Knights or the active heroes of Heros… … .”
“I think I forgot, but this is an island. “The river is not that wide, but there is only one bridge connected to the land, and even that is closely monitored by the dean.”
“If you use magic tools-.”
“Something like communication modification? well… … . “I don’t think someone who becomes an archmage wouldn’t have prepared such a preparation plan.”
“… … .”
I continued speaking while looking at Palm, who had become haggard.
“Wake. You learned it at the retreat. There is nothing strange about cult attacks no matter when and where they occur. Of course, it’s crazy that something like this happened at the Academy… … . “I participated in the retreat to overcome this unexpected situation.”
As I spoke and clapped my hands, the Youngdo guys barely nodded.
I still don’t like some people’s lack of responsibility.
I decided to make it clear to reality.
“Right now, if you really want to be honest, it’s in the experimental stage. There are many ways to see through a doll… … . But it won’t continue to be like this.”
“what do you mean?”
“What do you think will happen if a [breathing doll] or [a doll with actual blood and blood vessels flowing under the skin] is created?”
“What happens?”
After giving Charis a pitiful look at her stupid question, I continued calmly.
“No one will be able to realize their true identity. And it’s even more of a disaster when those dolls graduate from the academy. Of course, the students here are all proven talents and are generally excellent. It will only take a few months at the earliest to reach an important position in the empire, right? Think about it. “The Imperial Knights, the heroes of Heros, the heirs of noble families, they are all servants of the Demon King.”
“… … .”
“It’s not even funny. “It’s like the empire’s largest educational institution is becoming a training center to create church members.”
Only then did the expressions of the Youngdo guys harden.
It’s not that I’m a denialist.
If things continue like this, things will actually unfold as I said.
War against religious denominations starting within 10 years.
A thriving dark church and a collapsing empire.
It occurred to me that the starting point of the fall of the Unknown Empire may have been none other than the puppet army created at the Academy.
fantasy,
