How to Survive at the Academy Chapter 221

Poisoned Chalice (2)

Not much has been revealed about Selaha Einir Chloe.

In the 4th act of <The Fallen Swordsman of Sylvania>, the weight of the characters sacrificed to add more tragedy to the tragedy of the Ross Taylor family and to increase the sense of immersion is all.

She followed power, worshiped authority, and was obsessed with the nobility of her lineage. Well, if you think about how she screamed and disappeared after being eaten by the power of the evil god Mebula, her intention was quite evident.

Seeing scenes where people treat people below them are overemphasized, or when they keep revealing vile smiles while chasing power… It was a device to create some kind of relief when it was horribly eaten by the Mebuler and disappeared.

However, Princess Selaha survived.

Because the role to emphasize the cruelty of Mebula was no longer needed.

Because I did not leave the stage and remained, Princess Selaha was also able to remain on this stage.

No matter who in the world sees, Princess Selaha is a figure designed as a villain, as if painted in a picture. Her role, she says, is to exit ugly with screams of heartbreak at being disgracefully mangled.

Her presence, who did not leave when she had to leave, remained a too big variable as the focal point of the imperial family. … Now she has to go away. At least, he shouldn’t remain as a person who interferes with my plans.

“To make me take a step myself. It is a great honor to know.”

Her bluish hair, frozen like frost, runs down her sharp jawline. There is always a feeling of chill in his emotionless yet authoritative tone.

“It is a great honor to meet you again. Princess Selaha.”

“You did something interesting.”

I slowly bowed my head and expressed my respect for having an audience in person.

Tanya, who was watching her nervously, lowered her head in tandem, but Lucy showed no signs of caring at all.

Lucy Meiril was the one who stood with her head upright even in front of the evil spirit. Not to mention, he has no reason to take an example in front of the wicked man who openly tried to drive Ed Ross Taylor to death.

Seeing Lucy like that, Selaha let out an alluring laugh.

“Lucy Meyril. I can still see how arrogant he was when he visited the imperial family for investigation, but he can’t be so modest here. Is it because of this guy’s face? It’s so funny.”

What the hell did Lucy do in the imperial family, why did she leave as soon as she met Lucy…

Apparently, Princess Penia somehow persuaded them and brought them back to Aken Island, but until then, I had only heard about Lucy and Princess Selaha having a fun war of nerves.

No matter how much Lucy she was, she knew at least that she would become a high treason if she openly harmed a country’s princess. You probably knew roughly that nothing could be solved by force alone.

Even so, he didn’t stay still again, to the extent that he threw out all the great credit for driving out the evil god Mebula by himself… It seems to have been running wild. Looking at the expression of Princess Sellaha, who was completely fed up with it, you can feel how much trouble it was.

“I wonder if Lucy Meiril is accompanied by Tanya Ross-Taylor, and Fenia is also on the back of the boat… You’ve accomplished quite a bit for a man of his age. I didn’t know it when I saw it at the Ross Taylor Mansion.”

On one side, Lucy Meiril, a rare wizard, and on the other side, Tanya Roth Taylor, who is in charge of both the Roth Taylor family and the Sylvania Student Council at a young age.

Since Fenia, the princess of loving-kindness, was standing behind her, it must have been very suspicious from Princess Selaha’s point of view.

There was no reason for a person who was building such an unwavering independent force to raise the name of Princess Selaha.

Above all, Princess Selaha was openly in a position to pretend to be with the Ross Taylor family. Because he is a person who took advantage of the antipathy against the vested interests of the Roth Taylor family to establish a political position.

So, it is only natural to look at this request that the other party sends a peace friend first with a knife of doubt.

“Thanks to you, my side has lived a lot. I feel like Obama values ​​my qualifications as a monarch even higher, so I owe you a lot.”

Once Selah started talking like that.

“So, you wouldn’t have thought that I would thank you straight away and reward you, right?”

I can’t find a single grain of goodwill in the look of Selaha looking down with a high-handed attitude.

She is an impregnable empress who is united by her pride.

Many people would have bowed their heads in front of her lap and kissed the tips of her feet, trying to earn her favor. She, however, could not change the gaze that no one looked down upon coldly.

Humans are just a means of getting ahead, and the people she likes are just people who help her get ahead.

Natural ability and noble bloodline, and how much help. It’s not that I don’t like sugar coating and gossip, but I’m sure such people will end up spoiling others for the rest of their lives.

I thought as I closed and opened my eyes.

I have seen many people of this type.

Selaha was also a person who had been revered for her entire life near the top of the imperial power, so she must have met quite a few types of people.

There must have been greedy people who bowed their heads and craved Kongomul under the pressure of Selaha’s behavior and authority that was so openly arrogant.

There must have been some righteous people who were resentful of her way of thinking of humans only as tools, and who widened their eyes and burned a sense of justice.

It rewards those who admire it, and makes those who hate it regret it… Selaha must have reigned like that.

It is not as difficult as one might think to hold and shake such people.

What is the fear of a human being who has lived a life of oppressing others… It is ‘unknown’.

A person who is clearly defined in one way or another is easy to deal with.

However, whether it is an ally or an enemy, whether it will be helpful or poisonous to me.

Is it right to exclude or to attract… It is the ambiguous one who makes the minds of those who rule.

“It could be. I was just purely paying my respects to Princess Selaha.”

I kept my head down and said it casually.

Although she thought she was making the most arrogant expression, I could clearly sense that a subtle wariness remained on Princess Selaha’s face.

There is always such a strange sense of incongruity in the gaze of a superior looking down at a subordinate.

I am in a position where I always have to judge whether having this person under me will be helpful or poisonous.

If you take the wrong member under your command, you will rather become a mudfish that disturbs the group.

“Why should you support me? Was I hostile to you guys?”

“When I make my own judgments, I don’t take those emotional reasons into account. I don’t even think about political positions. I have only one basis for my judgment.”

Humans are cunning creatures.

It is a creature with a strange longing inherent in it, wanting to have more of what it cannot obtain.

“Who is worthy to be emperor? I just judged that Princess Selahha was the right person for the position.”

“You are good at speaking the right words. Certainly, he is a good person to have by your side when you want to hear sweet words.”

Princess Selaha laughed and talked. The immanent meaning of the saying, she says, is that ‘anyone can say such well-mouthed words’.

“But, if you really thought that way, you wouldn’t have stood by Fenia in the first place.”

“If you judge me that way, I have nothing more to say. Whether or not Princess Selaha believes me, I just do what I think is right.”

“Well, I didn’t think I would say it right away. However, thanks to the mention of my name this time, it is true that my status has risen a little higher. thank you for that But, that’s all.”

She is a girl whose pride is so high that it pierces the sky. You can see that just by expressing my gratitude, I made a really big concession.

However, that’s all.

“However, if you thought you could buy my favor like this, you would be very mistaken. Because I never accept favors for which I don’t know the reason.”

“Is that so. If so, it’s a pity.”

Without lengthy explanations, I just finished talking like that, and instead, Princess Selaha crossed her arms and looked at me dissatisfied.

It shows no emotional agitation. At this point, there is nothing good about showing regret, regret, or resentment.

That was all.

First of all, formally, it’s a situation where I admire Princess Selaha’s merits and serve her.

From Princess Selaha’s point of view, there is no point in questioning or digging into me beyond this point.

By simply ending the story like that, the search battle between them had no choice but to come to an end.

* “You always have a lot of trouble. Master Ziggs.”

“no. Mr. Bell always has a lot of trouble taking care of the Ophelis tube.”

Belle didn’t like to hear respectful words from the person she assisted directly.

If possible, he would like to be treated with kindness, but Ziggs was greeting Bell with a very refreshing expression.

After a battle of nerves with Princess Selaha, the pursuers arrived around the time the rest of the conference schedule was wrapped up.

In the first place, Ziggs was watching the contest, and Belle is also an unrivaled expert in pursuing Lucy.

When the two appear to catch Tanya and Lucy, respectively, it feels like they have formed a strange sense of kinship between them after seeing each other.

I don’t know why the people around me form a sense of kinship for useless, nostalgic reasons.

“You’ve come to find Miss Tanya.”

“Mr. Bell is looking for Lucy.”

Bell and Ziggs looked at each other wistfully for a moment, then greeted me as they went about their business.

I nodded and handed over the lost items (Tanya, Lucy) that I had been keeping.

“What happened?”

Suddenly, after grabbing Lucy and dragging her along, Bell felt a strange sense of incongruity and asked first.

Normally, Lucy would be dragged away with a dazed expression without resisting, but she doesn’t seem to be in a good mood today.

“For a moment, I had a conversation with Princess Selaha. I sat next to you.”

“… I bet you haven’t heard good things.”

“Well, since Jungkook is Jungkook, he was quite sharp.”

“… I don’t like her very much. no.”

Lucy pursed her lips, but I, the person involved, did not show much concern. In the first place, if they were put in a position between Princess Selaha and me, no matter who it was, I couldn’t help but be wary.

That’s what it means to be on the other side of the political camp. At that point, it is more difficult not to accumulate ill feelings.

“Come to think of it, after the sparring, it was attributed to Princess Selaha. It was a surprise.”

“Just think about it.”

“… I don’t know how people will hear me if I say this, but I doubt that such an appeasement plan will work for Princess Selaha.”

Ziggs hesitantly took the rhyme of the story.

“I don’t dare say it badly, but isn’t Princess Selaha really proud? If you erase her debt, rather than remembering it and trying to repay it, she will rather know that her opponent is in a position to notice her and try to use it.”

Talking carelessly would be an insult to the imperial family.

Even so, Ziggs seemed to think that the people here were trustworthy, and he expressed his opinion quite boldly for Ziggs.

“I think that kind of approach would give the opponent the impression that they are easygoing. Are you okay?”

“I’m a bit skeptical too, but Princess Penia raised her voice so strongly that this direction is right.”

I said I didn’t want to go, and I answered with difficulty to Ziggs, removing Tanya from the corner of the bench.

“At least you seem to know more about Princess Selaha than I do, so I decided to trust her for now. You must have an idea.”

“okay. If that’s what seniors think… Come on, Chairman. let’s go. It is full of piled up festival days.”

“that… Senior Ziggs. Do you remember how many items we have left to take care of today?”

“Senior Anis must be familiar with it… Actually, it doesn’t matter how much work remains to be done today.”

“Why, why?”

“I can’t finish it within today anyway.”

Tanya was stunned and caught in Ziggs’ hand. A strange feeling of immorality came over me, as if she was giving up her brother, who had the same blood as her, to the devil, but I couldn’t help it… . this is right… .

“Anyway, I have to go. There are still a lot of festivals left, so both of you, put some effort into it.”

The atmosphere of the festival is still hot.

I was in a position where I couldn’t fully enjoy the festival, whether I was preparing for sparring, managing the camp, or doing personal magic training… Still, it wouldn’t be bad to get drunk at the end of the festival.

Perhaps Princess Selaha will also stay in Sylvania a little longer. In the meantime, I will collect more information about myself, and I will try to properly analyze the reason for my sudden action.

― ‘It’s okay if you don’t want to do anything anymore. If you stay still… Selaha will figure it out on her own.’

It was rare for Princess Penia to speak so decisively. Should I believe her words a little more?

As of yet, I’m not quite sure what this means.

I saw off Bell, who had come to catch Lucy, and Ziggs, who had come to catch Tanya.

I sat alone in the hallway of the waiting room, which became quiet again, and rested for a while. There was some time before going to an audience with the emperor, so it was a good time to take a break.

Suddenly, I was sitting in the waiting room again and was about to rest. Bell, who was about to leave with Lucy, suddenly turned around and entered my waiting room.

“Ah, Master Ed. I forgot I had something to tell you.”

“What to say?”

“yes. actually… .”

-bang!

It was at that point that the door to the waiting room was wide open.

*”doesn’t exist… !”

Yenika’s complexion began to turn blue.

There were people around who wanted to see the faces of the emperor and princess up close.

The audience seats at the competition hall were a real mess, and the academic staff and student members tried to control the number of people somehow, but it was not easy.

The voices of people shouting hurrah, praising Emperor Chloel, the greatest saint on the continent, made my ears ring.

Getting lost in a crowded place like this is a waste of time. I saw Ed Ross Taylor’s face roughly, and I saw the emperor’s figure from a distance, so I was thinking of taking his parents out.

However, while Yenica glanced away for a moment, Orte and Selaha disappeared on the spot.

There is no reason for the two to act alone. Could it be that he didn’t notice that he had separated from Jenika for a moment?

The two people who first entered Aken Island could not properly know the internal structure of Sylvania. Although she thought that she would not be able to walk around knowing something, a feeling of uneasiness crept into Yenika’s heart.

An energetic father and mother from the countryside couldn’t stand still watching Ed Roth Taylor face to face right now!

It’s to the point where I packed presents from that far away and ran all the way to Aken Island, but there’s such a gracious boy right in front of my nose, but these two people won’t take any action!

Up until now, I’ve been fooling around with momentum, but if I don’t get out of here quickly, a catastrophe might happen!

As the thought began to fill her head, Yenika began to stomp her feet. However, no matter how much I look around the seat, I can’t see the two of them.

Eventually, when she noticed that the envelope containing the gift box she had brought from her hometown disappeared as well, Yenika realized that her uneasy expectations had become reality.

“Oh, Master Ed! It is such a great honor to meet you in person! It is the body that becomes Yenika’s father. I heard that our Jenika has benefited a lot from her hard work. I couldn’t stay still because I was stuck in Pulan, so I packed a present and came back! We don’t have such light hips, so how can we stay at home with such great grace!”

“honey! The main book is severe! Ass! What should I do if I carelessly say such vulgar words in front of the duchess! Ed, please forgive me. He lives all day milking cows, so he doesn’t know much about the manners of aristocrats. Of course, I don’t know that well… Even if our lowly ones commit disrespect, please be generous and say that it’s because they don’t know… !”

The couple, who introduced themselves as Orte Failover and Seila Failover, gave the impression of village workers and women.

I don’t know how the two of them managed to break through the border guards and get here. In order to get to the waiting room for participants, they had to cross an internal corridor where access was not permitted except for those involved.

“How did you get here?”

“Oh, Master Ed. Did you come in? It’s too long! The words are too long! Just keep it short! That man Orte, a man who knows the time and the subject!”

“No, that’s right. Mr. Ed! just what are you guys? or not… what are you doing here? Enough is fine!”

“Now, wait… Sayla… Anyway, that’s… ”

“Honey, at times like this, you have to go out in a more low-key way. Mr. Ed. Just think a thousand things are messy and accept these presents here. While thinking about how to repay the favor we received, we caught the best cow from our ranch.”

Seila took the beautifully wrapped presents out of the basket and arranged them nicely on the table in the waiting room.

“The meat at our Pale Rover Ranch is of such high quality that even high-ranking people find it separately. It won’t disappoint! It tastes really good no matter how you cook it, so just ask the waiters to cook it the way they feel most confident about!”

“Ah, servant lady. Because this is really, really good meat… I wish I could serve you a dish that suits you… Because good ingredients are happiest when they meet a good cook… ”

There is no such thing as a servant, and it is most likely that I will just cook and eat.

I didn’t bother to say that, but I think I mistook Belle Maia, who was standing there blankly next to me with Lucy, as my personal servant.

He must have seen Bell’s face in the Ophelis Hall, but was he not particularly interested?

Or did he recognize that if he was a servant of the Ophelis tube, he was also a servant of mine?

I’m not even a member of the Ophelis Hall in the first place…

“Ah, I see.”

I doubted my ears.

It’s not often that Bell Maia stutters.

I suddenly looked out of the corner of my eye to Bell, and the other side was also looking at me with a puzzled face.

It seems like there’s something I really need to tell you, but it looks like you haven’t conveyed it yet.

of course… could be inferred without difficulty.

What a disappointment, Bell… … .

me too… . There is such an eye… .

“Our Yenika is very indebted… ! Mr. Ed! It didn’t bother me or anything… ?!”

In short, since I’m in front of my parents, please bring Yenica up, isn’t this story… !

“Certainly, Jenika is an outstanding friend. She resembles the two of you, so she has a good personality, she works hard in everything, and her skills are also my best friend.”

“friend… ! Are you friends… Honey did you hear?! The famous central aristocratic master sees Yenika… Say ‘friend’… !”

“I… Are you dreaming… .?”

There is a lot of fuss in reactions, so just being together makes me feel exhausted. Still, I felt the need to adjust first.

Despite this, Yenika has a lot of debt. It’s her job to give her a little shrug in front of her parents. She can do it.

“As well as elemental arts, the basics of various elemental sciences were firmly held, so I received a lot of help during training in various ways. Also, she was so good at household chores like cleaning and cooking, it seemed like she had been well educated since she was at home. It’s really hard to see such a healthy girl these days… Thanks to the excellent education of the two of them.”

“Sweetie, I’m sorry. Mr. Ed! Our Jenika… haha… heh heh heh… . Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!’

Just by looking at the corner of his mouth rising to the point of being honest, it was clear what kind of person Orte was.

On the contrary, when I meet these people who show their sincerity like transparent glass, my heart warms up.

It is much more direct and cool than conversations between high-ranking nobles who hide their true intentions and only try to figure out each other’s intentions.

“We were a little worried! In fact, I entered the hallway of the waiting room secretly pretending to be an official. When I gave the name of Fail Rover, they managed to pass it. Indeed, it was touching to understand how trusted Yenika was in a single shot.”

“Still, you’d better not wander around recklessly.”

“If you say so, then yes! Mr. Ed! Anyway, I hope you are in good health. also… If it doesn’t bother me, I hope to go to Ed’s residence and cook for him.”

I quietly listened to Orté’s story with my arms crossed.

“Of course there are great servants, but we want to serve the first dish ourselves. We cook the best meat in our hometown. I am really confident in the taste. So, is it okay if we show our skills just once?!”

“that’s right. My husband lacks delicacy, but with me, he can create flavors that even top chefs can’t envy. You will be amazed!”

Seila rolled up her arms and added her words vigorously. It’s not uncommon to see him so confident. At this point, there is no choice but to be curious.

“Well, that’s about it… But my abode may be very different from what you imagine.”

“no! It’s not possible!”

It was Bell Maia who was holding Lucy who suddenly jumped in from there. It was a completely unexpected situation.

“… bell?”

“Yes, Mr. Yongin… ?”

“hmm… ”

Bell, who was still receiving my questionable gaze, spoke with a drop of sweat.

“That, so. Cooking is a kind of pride for our first-class maids.”

“Is that so? Certainly, if you are Master Ed, you will be accompanied by a first-class maid who boasts the highest level… ”

“Yes that’s right. So, young Ed… Our master only serves the finest dishes cooked with pride by top chefs. It is an insult to me, who is in charge of the meals, to bring another cook into Master Ed’s mansion.”

Bell suddenly started making strange noises. She was even telling strange lies about what she was and what the master was.

Bell has no pride as a cook or anything like that. I’m just using it as part of my livelihood.

He’s good at cooking, but he doesn’t take pride in it.

However, Bell had something desperate on her face.

Those two can never come to my place… It was a face that showed even a strangely determined will.