Episode 023
Lee Han decided to be a little considerate of Dergyu.
“Well, since this is a matter of honor and justice, the word ‘spy’ would not be appropriate. Durgyu. “You are a whistleblower.”
“Uh… huh?”
Dergyu was taken aback by the unfamiliar word.
However, I didn’t feel too bad because it seemed a bit noble and had more dignity than a spy.
“I think it’s okay…?”
“okay. “In the future, as a whistleblower, it would be nice if I could tell you about the conspiracy of the White Tiger Tower students.”
“Well, let’s do that.”
Joner, who was sitting next to me and listening with his face resting on his palms, was amazed.
How did you convince that orc from White Tiger Tower to cooperate like that?
“Durgyu. “The reason I brought you here on a weekend morning was to think about a way to get out of school.”
“…what?!”
Dergyu was surprised.
Lee Han remained calm because it was an expected reaction.
However, the words that followed were beyond Lee Han’s expectations.
“Lee Han, were you planning to escape too?”
“…?!!”
* * *
Like all other top students, White Tiger Tower students suffered from hunger.
You might ask if they were resistant to hunger if they came from a knightly family, but the knightly family was also a fairly noble family in the empire.
There was almost no chance of starving.
On the contrary, because eating well and moving well was a task, there were parts where it was more difficult to endure hunger.
-You have to go hunting at least! It is said that Wardanaz caught a wild boar in the Blue Dragon Tower, and we can catch one too!
-When the weekend comes, let’s form a group and go catch it. There is probably no one here who hasn’t hunted. We have the best advantage!
-Let’s break the arrogance of other top guys who brag about their magic!
-ruler. ruler. Everyone be quiet.
As expected, it was Giselle who took control of the chaotic atmosphere.
With her natural dominance, she quickly took control of the hungry students.
-hunt? It’s good. But everyone, think carefully. Would hunting be that easy?
-We also caught the Wardanaz family…
-That was the wild boar that the alchemy professor had prepared. Think about it carefully. How deep would you have to go to catch a wild boar like that? I’m not familiar with the terrain around here, am I?
-……
-……
The students were convinced by Giselle’s words without even realizing it.
Hunting was certainly not an easy task. Even more so in places you don’t know.
I was honestly scared to go deeper, perhaps in the low mountain or forest behind the school.
Isn’t this an unknown territory where you don’t know what kind of monsters there will be?
-Then Moradi. Is there another way for you?
-okay.
-What method?
-How to get out of school and head to the village outside.
-…!!!
-As long as you succeed, you won’t have to worry about whether you can catch an animal or not, right? We’ll be able to bring everything we need during our semester.
-Is that really true?!
-Ha… But it’s so absurd.
-All the necessary methods are already organized in my head. If you want to follow me, you can follow me. Because I have no intention of monopolizing it myself. But… if you come, you must follow my orders. I won’t forgive you for ruining the atmosphere or ruining your plans with unexpected rebellion.
-of course. Moradi!
-Who would disobey you!
* * *
“no? “Can I participate as long as I follow orders carefully?”
“…hey. “Lee Han.”
“Of course it won’t work, right?”
Dergyu looked at Lee Han as if he was dumbfounded.
Durgyu didn’t know whether she would accept Lee Han or not…
We have pride as the Wardanaz family, so how can we participate there?
When he thought about what Giselle had tried to do to Lee Han, Dergyu became even more angry.
“Remember what Giselle did.”
“Well, they probably won’t let you participate.”
“no. “It’s not that kind of problem.”
While Dergyu was puzzled, Lee Han was lost in thought.
My thoughts became complicated because of Giselle’s words.
Originally, Lee Han had planned to gather friends like Durgyu and Nilia and try to find an escape route little by little.
Of course, I had no intention of finding it all at once.
Just like what Professor Thunderstruck said, escaping won’t be that easy.
But surprisingly, Giselle of the White Tiger Tower was asserting that a method was prepared.
Is this a bluff?
‘no. I wasn’t the type to brag. Not even Cainando.’
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I didn’t have much conversation with Giselle of the Moradi family, but I could guess what kind of person she was.
A cool-headed and dominant personality.
When a person like that made a declaration like that, it was clear that there was a part of him that believed it.
“Right. They said they wouldn’t let me participate…”
“No… you’re not being serious, are you?”
“Then I can’t help it.”
“okay. “I’m glad you understand.”
“I have no choice but to chase after them and dig them out.”
“……”
Dergyu didn’t know where to start.
“Are you serious?”
“Is there a better way than chasing after them?”
“Don’t you think it’s a little… dishonorable?”
Durgyu hesitated.
Any knight had to pursue honor even in a mere fight.
Besides, isn’t the Wardanaz family a great family of the empire?
I’m sure he values honor just as much as Dergyu.
“Durgyu. Think about it carefully. “This is a strategy.”
“Yes?”
“Know your enemy and know yourself. “It’s a strategy.”
“…is it?”
“It’s a strategy.”
Lee Han looked directly at Dergyu and spoke in an unwavering voice.
‘The more bullshit it is, the more confidently it should be insisted upon.’
There is a reason why the person with the loudest voice wins in the world.
No matter how strange it may sound, if you say it with sincerity and soul, it becomes strangely persuasive.
When Lee Han of the Wardanaz family spoke seriously with a cold, sculptural face, Dergyu unconsciously asked, ‘Huh? ‘Is that so?’ I started to get confused.
Now that I think about it, it seems like a strategy…
“It might be a strategy.”
“okay. It’s a strategy. You need to know what the enemy is planning. “That way you can prepare.”
It wasn’t really what Giselle was planning to do to Lee Han with her plan to escape from school, but…
Lee Han subtly added that in order to prevent Giselle’s evil plot to unfold in the future, he needed to figure out her escape plan.
“Durgyu. Your role is important. “You have to tell me the Moradi family’s escape plan.”
“i get it. “I will try.”
“okay! excellent. You are an honorable whistleblower. “Others may not know, but I know how honorable you are!”
“thanks. “Lee Han.”
“Okay, okay.”
Lee Han patted Dergyu on the shoulder and continued to cheer him on before sending him away.
“after. I was originally trying to think of an escape plan, but the plan changed. …Why is everyone looking at me like that?”
Yoner and Gaynando were looking at Ihan with strange eyes.
Gainando asked seriously.
“Have you ever learned brainwashing magic before entering school?”
“……”
* * *
Saturday evening, around sunset.
It was the time when Giselle of the Moradi family decided to attempt an escape with the White Tiger Tower students.
After hearing the time from Dergyu, Lee Han also started moving.
‘If possible, we need to confirm the escape route this time.’
There was no way Giselle would tell others how to escape.
Moreover, once we succeed, we will thoroughly check to see who is following us next time.
Because Lee Han would have done the same!
The best chance to find an escape route without being caught was only today, the first attempt.
The White Tiger Tower students will also be so nervous today, their first attempt, that they won’t have time to check who is following them.
“Durgyu. Cainan Island. Yoner. “Nilia.”
Lee Han said while looking at his friends gathered at the table.
These friends gathered here will be your companions in today’s chase.
“Thank you everyone for attending the meeting today to find a way out of school.”
“…????”
Dark elf Nilia perked up her ears in surprise.
It was the first time I heard it.
When they called, I thought, ‘Oh, are you going hunting?’ and came with a light heart…
“W-what!? Get out of school!?”
“okay.”
“…it’s crazy?!?”
Gainando felt relieved at Nilia’s shout.
Still, there was one more sane person in this meeting other than Cainando himself.
‘yes! ‘That’s crazy!’
Of course, if I could go out, I wanted to visit the village and come back.
But it can’t be that easy.
Since Wardanaz spoke like that, I thought he might have something in mind, so I followed him, but it was also true that I was afraid.
“no. Neilia. I’m not trying to just get away. “I have a plan.”
“!”
Nilia’s eyes widened in surprise at Lee Han’s serious words.
Do you have a plan?
It’s only been a week since I started school and already?
Looking at his expression, it didn’t seem like he was lying.
‘The Wardanaz family is truly… amazing…!’
Nilia swallowed her admiration inwardly.
I had only heard a lot of rumors about the Wardanaz family, but looking at Lee Han’s appearance now, I could see why the rumors were spreading.
The atmosphere itself was different from other freshmen.
Nilia asked with a bit of anticipation in her voice.
“What are you planning?”
“There is a student at White Tiger Tower who knows how to escape, and I will chase after him and copy his method.”
“……”
The method Lee Han spoke of was definitely beyond Nilia’s expectations.
The problem was that it deviated too much.
* * *
Chasing after other dormitory students and copying their methods was not the romantic school life that Neilia had imagined.
A short but deep concern. And sigh.
However, Neilia eventually decided to participate.
-Lee Han. It seems like Nilia doesn’t want to participate.
-But Joner. We need Nilia’s help. The person who is most skilled at tracking here is Nilia.
-But forcing them to participate…
-is it? There’s nothing we can do if you don’t want to participate…
-…I can’t help it! If only I could do it, I would have no choice but to help!
-Nilia!!
After hearing the conversation between Ihan and Yoner, I couldn’t refuse.
It was not a rule in <Shadow Patrol> to abandon your friends because you were scared.
and…
To be honest, I was glad that Nilia’s abilities as a hunter were highly regarded.
Ironically, it was not the students of the same tower but Wardanaz of another tower who most highly evaluated Nylia’s abilities as a hunter.
Dergyu muttered quietly because he did not understand.
“That dark elf. “I thought you would refuse, but why did you participate?”
“I think I know.”
Gainando said confidently.
At those words, Dergyu let out a small ‘Ah’.
“Right.”
Everyone has things they don’t want to do.
There were several reasons.
fear.
Uneasy.
egoistic mind.
People called the virtues that enabled them to overcome those reasons and take action, honor and friendship.
Even though the dark elf didn’t want to do it, there was only one reason for participating.
It may be because of the friendship between friends.
‘I saw something good.’
Dergyu secretly smiled.
Since Dergyu himself participated for the honor, he felt good when he saw the friends he had formed friendships with regardless of their families.
“what. Choi. Did you notice it too?”
“okay.”
“I guess he wants to go to town just as much. I really want to go to the village too. As soon as you arrive at the village, you can sleep in a soft bed… No, no. First of all, what to eat. I will eat all the sweet food in town. Candy, chocolate, hot cakes, syrup…”
“……”
Dergyu looked at Guynando with bewildered eyes.
‘Why is this guy here?’
