Episode 39
Chapter 5
I entered the academy in high spirits, but I had to meet with the president right away.
“The rumors are really good, two buildings collapsed and a noble child was found covered in blood, it was all over the ‘newspaper’, is he okay?”
Academy President.
The old man in front of me, whose name is Rommel Assenble, is someone I know very well.
It’s not like we were very close personally or anything. Just…
I should say I’ve received some help in the past.
I think this is the first time I’m saying this, but when I was a student at the Academy, I never participated in a single class until my third year.
There are things I couldn’t do, but strictly speaking, I didn’t do them.
An academy is also called a place of learning.
Whether the standard of learning is swordsmanship, administration, or military science, students who ultimately need to learn something don’t participate in class?
If someone else saw it, they might not understand it.
No matter how many signs of national ruin are looming, this is an action that goes beyond the principles of the Academy.
Needless to say, I should have been expelled outright, but I was not expelled.
Should we call it a kind of shortcut?
Of course, it’s not the shortcut I thought of.
I think it would be better to say that this was the advice that General Rommel, who was right in front of me, gave me.
The content is simple.
Each academic year at the Academy consists of two semesters, and two exams are administered during each of those two semesters.
2 semesters per year, 4 exams in total.
If you take the test here, your name will be listed in the highest ranks as determined by the Academy, and every single one of these names must be reported to the Royal Palace.
Additionally, students on the list that are being reported must be enrolled in the academy, so even if they do not attend classes, they will not be expelled if they do not complete the required number of class days as long as they take the exams.
The law regarding final ranking is the law of the kingdom.
The provisions for expulsion from the Academy are special laws of the Academy that apply only to the Academy.
However, since the laws of the kingdom take precedence over all laws within the kingdom, you will not be expelled as long as you show up on the exam day each semester.
It’s a perfect trick.
This was a method that General Rommel, who knew my situation at the time, had specially taught me, and thanks to this, I was only able to stay in the dormitory.
It’s a bit of a stretch to call him a benefactor, but it’s also ridiculous to say that I didn’t receive any help.
While he was lost in thought, General Rommel asked again.
“There’s no answer. Physically, there doesn’t seem to be a problem, but is there perhaps a mental problem?”
I stared blankly at General Rommel without saying a word.
The father of the current Duke of Ascension, and the former Duke of Ascension.
His full name is Rommel Einhard Assenble.
A legendary hero who was called the Future Old Fox and caused headaches for the Tulcan Empire with his surprising tactics.
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Memories of the past began to come back to me little by little at the sight of General Rommel.
General Rommel, with his gray hair now, is no different now than he was then.
‘Whether it’s that bastard you call your brother or your father, the Marquis Valanti, I’m sure they’ll kill you before you come of age.’
I asked the president why he thought so, and he replied:
‘I’m 75 now. I can name ten kids right now who were in the same situation as you.’
‘Then what should I do?’
The president in my distant memories smiles bitterly.
‘You’ll have to figure that out yourself. If you want, I can assign you a single room in the dormitory.’
etc.
Chancellor Rommel, who had already stepped down honorably from his position as Duke and pledged to become the president of the Academy and nurture the future of the country, could not show undue favoritism to individual students due to his position, although that was his goal.
But the advice and convenience that General Rommel gave me was, strictly speaking, similar to favoritism.
That’s how pitiful my situation was.
Hmm… … .
I decided to just forget about the letter of recommendation from Gonzalez that I was carrying in my arms.
Let’s get things done directly and easily.
“Sir, would you like to make a deal with me?”
“… … Inspiration?”
General Rommel looks dazed.
He looks like he doesn’t understand what he just heard.
anyway.
“I will save your life once, sir. But please grant me one favor.”
General Rommel’s expression changes strangely.
“You’ve changed.”
I shrugged.
“When I first met him, he couldn’t say anything, but he’s changed a lot in just a month.”
I ended up laughing hysterically.
It might be one month for the president, but it’s 20 years for me.
In 20 years, rivers and mountains change twice, so can’t people change too?
“So?”
“So… … Good. You succeeded in piquing my interest. Tell me. Will you spare my life? How?”
Let me see, if I remember correctly, the period during which the Teslan Kingdom collapsed in the past war with the Tulcan Empire was exactly one month.
Some may ask how a war between nations can end in just one month, but strictly speaking, even one month is a very long time.
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Let’s just look at mana users.
There are as many as 30 Masters in the Tulcan Empire.
Also, in the future, 20 of them were half-bloods who had dragon blood and dragon bones grafted into their bodies.
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This means that there are as many as 20 monsters that can single-handedly take on tens of thousands of soldiers.
Not only that, there are also many high-level circle users.
Here, high circle users refer to mana users from circle 7 to circle 9.
Their numbers alone are at least one thousand.
Even at that time, only Teslan and Tulcan remained on this continent.
That is, even though there was damage to the mana users in clearing out the remaining four countries, that much power was left.
That is the power of the Tulcan Empire.
The Teslan Kingdom, which faced such an empire, had only two masters and only about 90 high-circle mana users.
Okay, let’s see.
The power difference between the Tulcan Empire and the Teslan Kingdom is that great.
A month?
The month was nothing short of a miracle.
If I were the commander of the Tulcan Empire, the Teslan Kingdom would have been destroyed within a week.
No, what is a week?
It wouldn’t even have taken three days.
And the reason why Tesla lasted for a whole month is because of this president in front of him.
‘Battle Magic Corps’ comprised solely of high circle users.
They were General Rommel’s private soldiers, and they suddenly appeared in the world during wartime.
Their number is a whopping 700.
The future inspiration, who had been harassing the Tulkan Empire with absurd strategies of using the entire capital as bait and the magic circle of passing, might have extended the reign of the Teslan Kingdom for another two months if only the accident had not occurred.
That unfortunate accident was obvious.
Betrayal.
It was also a betrayal by a close associate whom he had trusted.
That guy’s name is as far as I know.
“Bluetooth.”
The president’s brow furrows.
“It’s true that I felt sympathy for you because I know what you’re going through. However, calling you ‘Instructor’ by your name is going too far… … .”
“He is a spy of the Tulcan Empire, sir.”
The old man who had been speaking then closed his mouth.
Then, in an instant, he looks at me with serious eyes.
“Bluetooth Marco, currently the vice-instructor of the Swordsmanship Department, a Knight of the 6th Circle, and a vassal of the Duke of Ascension. He is also the child who follows me in a unique way.”
“So?”
The inspiration began to stare at me with blurry eyes.
Seriously, it’s quite a burdensome look.
“You have now insulted the vassal family of the Duke of Ascension.”
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“What about the curses? A few years from now, after you get hit in the back of the head by that guy, are you going to regret it and say, “Ah… I should have listened to that kid back then…?”
“Do you have any evidence?”
Evidence, this is really ambiguous.
Usually, when a crime occurs, there is a perpetrator and a victim.
Of course, evidence is needed to identify the perpetrator, but in the current situation, it is a bit ambiguous.
Since this is an event that will occur in the future, there is no immediate evidence.
However, that doesn’t mean there is no way.
“Could you call him? I’ll prove it to you in front of your eyes.”
“… … Let me say this as an adult who has lived five times longer than you.”
The appearance of the inspiration holding the weight is very serious.
“Don’t say or do anything you can’t take responsibility for. I’ll pretend I didn’t hear what you heard in this room, so just leave.”
It’s a curse.
Even if I offered to spare his life, he said he didn’t want to.
I just crossed my legs.
“Sir, I’m not the type of person to say two things with one mouth.”
Then he took out the Marquis’ emblem from his bosom and placed it on the table.
“What does it mean?”
“It doesn’t really mean anything. Just call me Bluetooth Gnome.”
“You’re so confident. Are you ready to take responsibility?”
Heavy, sharp, and cold.
The momentum of Rommel Assemble that I feel now can be summarized in just that way.
But I don’t know how long that momentum will last.
I’m convinced that Bluetooth is a spy.
“Just call me.”
His betrayal is an event that will happen in the future, and for which there is no evidence at present.
Of course, there can’t be a culprit.
But if you approach it differently, the story is different.
Confession right away.
“The president’s office might get a little dirty, but that’s okay, right?”
Unlike me, who had a smile on my face, the president’s expression was serious the whole time.
* * *
Not long after the inspiration called, Bluetooth entered the president’s office.
“Did you call, Mr. President?”
“… … .”
The president looked at the Bluetooth without saying anything, and then looked at me.
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The meaning of that gaze was obvious.
It’s a look that says, “Now that I’ve created the board, try to do something about it.”
To put it the other way around, it means that the inspiration trusts Bluetooth quite a bit.
So, don’t get hit in the back of the head like that.
“Bluetooth.”
“……what?”
Oh, really.
This is not a laughing matter, but I can’t help but laugh.
How can people’s reactions be so consistent?
Everyone gets flustered whenever I talk to them.
“Let’s take it easy at first. Your mission is over for today.”
“… … Mr. President, may I ask what the current situation is?”
Bluetooth did not answer my question, but instead asked the president, but the president did not answer.
“I told you the mission is over.”
“What a jerk talking to an instructor… … .”
“There is no need to send any information to the Tulcan Empire anymore.”
Bluetooth’s expression hardens in an instant.
But that was only a moment.
It took a mere half a second, or maybe two tenths of a second, for Bluetooth’s hardened expression to turn into an angry one.
Wow, that’s pretty good.
“You’re pretty good at controlling your facial expressions, aren’t you?”
Although he said it with a big smile, the atmosphere was still not good.
Obviously, as far as I know, this Bluetooth killed the future inspiration.
And then he committed suicide on the spot.
General Rommel remained as a hero who defended the fallen kingdom until the end, and Bluetooth, who killed the hero, became a traitor and his name was engraved in history along with that of the inspiration.
anyway.
“I told you not to control your expression and just take it easy. You’re a spy planted by the Tulcan bastards.”
