Episode 264
“I personally like guys like you.”
“……what?”
“A firm belief, a dream that you believe you cannot achieve, and you entrust your power, strength, and loyalty to someone who can achieve it for you. Once you decide to walk that path, you never deviate from the path, and you have a blind faith that even your own life is like a straw.”
I took a step forward and looked at Beckerman.
A distance of exactly 165cm, no more, no less.
This is a very meaningful distance.
If you have a sword in your hand, you can rip open your opponent’s vital points and cut off their windpipe at this distance.
This is what I call the gap between swords.
He must have felt the same way.
The spacing of the swords.
Judging by the way his pupils change, he knows it too.
This distance of 165cm is the perfect distance for an attack, whether you are holding a dagger or something else.
Of course, by his standards.
That is, Beckerman’s space is about 1.6 meters.
For reference, Samit is about 1.4 meters tall.
“What the hell are you? Are you even human?”
Ignored it.
I can’t even remember how many times I’ve said I’m human, so I didn’t want to bother doing it again.
I just finished what I was saying earlier.
“I want to kill the crown prince and his associates, and you are the one who is ambiguous among them.”
“… … .”
“I told you that I like guys like you. Of course, I don’t like rational people, I just like fools like you who blindly trust me. Even if they’re my enemies, I want to at least let them die with honor.”
“why.”
Beckerman asked with a stern expression.
“Why do you want to be friends with His Majesty?”
He smiled faintly.
“Because he’s a guy who needs to be killed. Either I die or he dies. It’s inevitable. We’re in a relationship where we can’t breathe and live together under the same sky. Is this enough?”
“… … .”
“And you’re probably wondering why I didn’t kill you back then. Just think about it. There are about two guys under me who are after your life. One of them is more interested in becoming a prosecutor than killing you, so it’s a bit ambiguous. But there’s just one. That one guy really wants to kill you. Do you know who it is?”
“… … Is that the dragon from back then?”
“I know. You probably didn’t know this, but that dragon is the Dragon Lord’s bloodline. And the only one.”
“… … .”
“So if you want to survive, fight hard. That’s why I let you live. Wouldn’t it be better to die fighting the one who will become the Dragon Lord than to die to a monster like me? That’s the most honorable death I can give to a foolish swordsman who blindly follows my loyalty. Is that enough?”
Beckerman nodded quietly.
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Then he looks at me blankly.
He looked at me as if he was going to pierce me, then blurted out a word.
“… … They look alike.”
That was the end.
He turns around without saying anything and asks who he resembles.
What is that? It’s so trivial.
* * *
As soon as I step outside, bright sunlight greets me.
It was a very nice day, and behind the sunshine, someone approached me.
“Can you sign this for me?”
A voice clearer than expected.
When I turned my head, a woman was standing there with a smile on her face and her black hair, slightly tinged with red, was fluttering.
“Are you Jack Valanti? Can you sign it for me? I collect celebrity autographs as a hobby.”
Oh, you have a hobby.
He smiled brightly and extended his hand. Then, as if he had been waiting, the woman handed him a pen and paper.
I accepted it naturally and wrote it down.
He wrote the name Jack in fancy handwriting, added another line neatly with something else underneath, and handed it back to me.
The woman who received it smiled strangely and asked.
“That’s strange. Where have we met before?”
“I don’t remember.”
“Really? Then did we meet in a dream?”
She said, smiling brightly and waving the paper.
“They say you can usually tell a person’s character by looking at their handwriting. But this is strange. It’s like a burning flame, or like ice that puts the flame out, or it’s neat. The name ‘Jack’ can be written in such a cool way.”
The woman’s laughter deepens.
She read the last line I wrote.
“Duke Hell, who plays a man, may she only make the right choices and have good results in her future… … . How strange. Haven’t we actually met before?”
A gentle energy was emanating from the woman’s body.
This is a natural momentum.
If a stranger saw her, they would say, ‘Oh. That woman must be a high-ranking noblewoman. She has elegance all over her body.’
That’s how it would have felt. If it were a mana user of the same level as Tem-Samit or Beckerman, it would have felt like a small threat.
And for me.
It just seems like a joke.
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“No. You were dead when I was active.”
“Dead? The nuance is really strange.”
Earlier, when Beckerman came with some kids, there was a woman wearing a robe at the very back.
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That woman is the woman in front of you.
Duke Hell.
That’s right, Duke Hell, one of the owners of red mana and the most powerful wizard on the continent.
Her real name is ‘Angela Hell’.
“Duke is your brother’s or father’s name, right?”
“It’s my brother’s name, to be exact. You know a lot about him, don’t you?”
I know a lot.
There were two siblings in a family called Hel, and both of them followed the path of magicians, and as time passed, both of them became Red Masters, and the older brother swore allegiance to the crown prince and the younger sister to the emperor, and so on.
Now that I look at it, it’s kind of amazing.
By the way, I think her older brother, Duke Hell, is currently missing.
anyway.
“There’s more to it than you think. I know a lot about the Tulcan Empire. But now that I look at it, the name is a bit strange. Can Angel and Hell be together at the same time?”
“I guess you’re using that name because it suits you?”
I know.
That’s not wrong.
“But I’m a bit busy. I already gave you my autograph, what else do I need to see?”
Angela Hell shrugged.
“I don’t think so yet.”
“Oh? Then that’s fine. It looks like you came to play with Becker, so just watch quietly and go. Don’t cause any trouble. And don’t spy.”
He just turned around.
Her gaze fixed on the back of my head as I walked.
To be honest, it’s a little harsh.
I have a rough idea of why they use pseudonyms, but I’m not sure if that’s the exact reason.
There are so many weirdos among wizards.
Angela Hell.
The current Red Master, she is a mana user who uses the name of her missing older brother, hides her gender, and acts as the Emperor’s confidant.
Let me say this again, it’s not the Crown Prince’s entourage, it’s the Emperor’s entourage.
As far as I know, that woman from her previous life will die in about two years?
That too, very miserably.
I won’t go into detail.
You’ll die a more miserable death than my older sister.
I turned my head for a moment.
Her black hair, slightly tinted red by the sunlight, flutters along with her smile.
hmm.
Looking at it again, it’s a shame.
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“Why are you looking back? Do you feel sorry?”
I burst out laughing.
“I have a strange feeling that we’ll get along well. Should we go somewhere quiet and have a cup of coffee?”
I think he’s in his mid-thirties, but he’s a more interesting person than I thought.
There are also eyes to see.
however.
“Who seduces men like that these days? Change your methods.”
He just turned around.
I heard Angela Hell mutter something to herself like, “If you do this, everything will fall over,” but I just ignored her.
As I said before, I’m a bit busy.
[Strangely, strange things keep happening around you.]
I think so too.
“Honestly, I like the fact that even the Tulcan Academy got involved.”
[Do you think so?]
“Yes. We’re going to make it the best academy, but if Tulkan, which is the largest, most talented, and most diverse academy, is left out, it’s not going to look right. If we’re going to establish a hierarchy, we should gather everyone together and stamp them out cleanly.”
Oh, the reason I am so confident is this.
Even if Tulcan Academy gets involved, I think our academy will definitely win in the individual category.
Honestly, it’s strange that you can’t do it.
There’s Jinjo and Dragon, but they can’t win?
That’s a real problem.
I walked like that.
By the way, if I tell this fact to our Academy kids, they’ll all be happy, right?
* * *
“… …Tulcan Academy?”
“… … It seems too sudden.”
“Instructor, is it possible for another academy to participate in the middle? The brackets have already been drawn, and in the case of the group division, the teams that will advance through bye have all been decided.”
“And the Tulcan Academy? Wasn’t this Academy War originally meant to promote friendship between the Kingdom Alliance?”
“It seems so sudden.”
etc.
The reaction was a little different from what I expected.
What more needs to be said, when more than 10 kids had something to say about our Benedict’s words?
Of course, instructors were included among them.
Of course, not everyone was against it.
“Tulkan, if we beat them, we’ll be the strongest among our peers, right?”
“That’s right. Charlotte, you’ll have to beat me in the fencing category, but do you think you can do it without wearing the Pianhua?”
“You’ll never know until you try it.”
Charlotte and Thanos were burning with fighting spirit.
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The cell next to it.
He wasn’t joking, he had a very cold expression on his face.
Should I say it has a dry expression?
The atmosphere in the cell was so cold that anyone who saw it would feel like a doll.
The guy asks me with his eyes.
‘The human in the sky earlier, was that Beckerman?’
He nodded.
Was that enough? Our cell clenched its small fists and sat down.
It looks like he’s given up, but I know.
That’s the look of suppressing anger.
Clap, clap, he lightly clapped his hands and focused everyone’s attention.
“Okay. Pay attention.”
Everyone’s eyes, including Benedict’s, were focused on me.
I didn’t really like being in the spotlight at first, but now that I’m getting it, I find it quite fun.
anyway.
“Heynkes Beckermann, the so-called strongest swordsman on the continent, said this. What would be the point of having foxes fight each other while the tiger empties its den to decide who will be the fox king and the owner of the den? I agree with that.”
I stood up from my seat.
“Cradle, Ishmael, Canaan, Matthias. As you know, these are all kingdoms. Kingdoms compete against each other and win the Academy War? What’s the point?”
He walked slowly around and spoke quietly.
“This competition is a fight to determine which academy is the best and which academy is full of truly promising students, and to announce it to the world. I guess Tulkan is scared. Why is he so nervous?”
He raised his hand and pointed at Amelia.
“Tell me. What is the purpose of your coming here?”
Amelia swallowed in surprise and continued speaking.
“To broaden my horizons, win competitions, and show the world who I am.”
He smiled faintly.
“Yeah, that. If you’re going to show it to the world, you have to show it clearly. Setting up the game so that you guys can win? It’s not hard. But that’s called cheating. I have no intention of doing that, and I don’t intend to tolerate that. If there’s a kid who does that, I’ll find them and kill them.”
I looked around.
“It may seem cold-hearted, but that’s the way the world is. If you only give the weak people a beating, you won’t be able to do anything but be a gangster. Even if you lose, even if you lose without being able to do anything, you should know your limits. That’s why you came here. Remember. You can’t buy victory with money. You have to win victory yourself.”
