Episode 554
This was quite a surprising piece of information, and Massnow took a moment to reproach himself as a journalist.
I can’t believe I just found out about this information now.
Tch.
“If I may be so bold, all those bandits deserved to die. But what happened was that the Academy students left their quarters and did something without reporting it to the instructors or anyone else?”
“That’s right.”
“Besides, Thanos didn’t do it alone. I overheard Melon testifying outside. He said that out of 4,000 bandits, Melon alone killed over a thousand.”
“… … .”
“Why? I’ve never told anyone about this before, only I heard about it. You’re the first.”
“Uhm… … Really?”
“Your expression is weird. Do you think I’m lying?”
Masnow shook his head. It seemed he was just lucky today.
I thought I knew why the rumor didn’t spread.
“Melon’s actions were clearly against the rules, so she was punished.”
“What kind of punishment?”
“It’s volunteer work on campus.”
“… … School service?”
Community service is the punishment that all students at the Academy most dread.
There are countless students who would rather be expelled or suspended than do community service on campus.
The reason was nothing special.
Here at Milos Academy, the punishment called ‘school service’ encompasses everything from maintaining the sewage system to disposing of food waste, and more.
Of course, the use of ‘Mana’ is strictly prohibited. If you use it, you will be expelled. This is also a matter stipulated in the school rules.
So, in the case of those who come from really wealthy families, when the punishment of on-campus volunteer work is handed down, they do all sorts of things like pooling all the money they have in their families and donating it, and submitting petitions asking for a different punishment, saying they will hire a janitor with their own money.
The background of the melon that the boy had mentioned earlier and the punishment of this school service were sufficiently causal. What was important was how long it lasted.
The boy answered right away.
“One year.”
“… … 1 year?”
“yes.”
It was to the point where I couldn’t understand it at all.
“Isn’t that too much?”
“It was excessive. But what if you think about it this way?”
“how?”
“Thanos didn’t like Melon very much… … like this.”
“… … That makes sense.”
It really made sense.
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“The investigation revealed that there were children among the bandits. These children were already rotten to the core, eating human flesh, participating in murder, and even looting. Melon mercilessly swung his sword at them.”
“Did you overhear that too?”
“Yes. I think that’s probably why Thanos didn’t actively defend me. That’s why I had to do a year of community service on campus.”
“What if I had made a proper defense?”
“Well, if that was the case, wouldn’t it have ended with a few days of on-campus service? Thanos is no ordinary person, and he is not only the First Swordsman of the Empire, but also an honorary duke, so there’s no way the Academy would listen to him lightly.”
It may depend on the viewer’s perspective, but Massnow felt a little creeped out while listening to the story of the man named Melon.
I know he’s an excellent student, but this is too much.
“I heard it briefly, but Thanos said this about Melon.”
“how?”
“‘Excessive’, that was all.”
I blinked for a moment. It was interesting. It was fun.
Even Thanos, the First Swordsman of the Empire, left an excessive comment about Melon.
After taking note of this part, I finished listening to the boy’s words.
“Melon said this then. I still get goosebumps whenever I hear those words, but I never thought she would say it out loud.”
“What on earth did that student named Melon say back then?”
“I just dried the seeds. That’s what he said.”
Vaguely, he seemed to know about a student named Melon. Masnow smiled and handed some pocket money to the boy and girl, and then walked away. He ended up talking to about ten students.
It was so easy to organize.
Melon’s status was very likely that she was an illegitimate child of a prestigious family. In some ways, it could be said that she was abandoned.
He never received any outside help, received a scholarship, worked part-time, and bought the things he needed with the money the academy gave him.
Those who know him say this about him:
A model of self-made success.
According to the academy’s rules, the top 500 graduates are dispatched to each region to work for a minimum of five years.
Some become inspectors, some become administrators, and some work as supply officers in the supply office.
Their dispatch location was decided upon graduation, which was an opportunity for them.
For commoners, it was an opportunity to become nobles, and for nobles, it was an opportunity to rise to a higher position.
And all the students thought.
Melon, at least, will go to the central government.
Maybe I’ll be able to work in the Sky Castle that I’ve only heard about.
He was that talented.
Well, that’s just wrong too.
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The continent is vast.
If you look at not only the Western Continent but also the Eastern Continent, there is no need to say more.
The top 500 graduates of the Academy are required to serve in public service for a minimum of five years.
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As I said before, this was an obligation.
There can be no case of refusing this.
If you are rejected, this is exactly what happens:
First, you must return all the scholarship money you have received so far, and if the amount is insufficient, you will be subject to forced collection. In addition, all your records from the Academy will be erased immediately, and according to the laws of the Empire of Milos, from that moment on, you will be considered a criminal who has toyed with the Academy.
This part determines how important this issue is.
It is not ordinary soldiers or knights who catch the criminal.
The Emperor’s personal guard, the Do-Gwan, will appear in person.
It could be seen as special treatment. To be precise, it had to be accepted that Emperor Jack Milos had no intention of making any concessions on this matter.
The ‘criminal’ who is caught in this way is imprisoned for a period of ‘5 years’.
This is the law of the Empire of Milos. There are no exceptions to this.
If you don’t like it, then just make sure your grades aren’t in the top 500.
But in reality, very few people do that.
If you are ranked in the top 500, you will be forced to get a job at a government agency.
You can turn down the wealth and fame that comes with it? You’ll be called crazy.
Anyway, now all 500 people were gathered in one place.
The place of assignment was decided and a poster was put up.
It was all written there.
Five hundred students, 499 to be exact, looked at one man in silence.
A boy around him asked him.
“… … I wonder if there is some kind of mistake here.”
I looked at the poster in silence.
[Harvey Valantier – Central Government Supply Officer] [Jamie Cole – Forest Inspector]
And above that, at the very top to be exact.
[Melon – Inspector of the Eastern Continent’s Heavenly Castle]
There is no one who does not know about Cheonhaseong.
It was a kind of lawless zone there.
It was a place where all kinds of accidents happened, where power controlled everything, and it was also a center of trade with a huge canal running through it.
Where money flows, people flow.
There was only one thing that mattered.
That Cheonhaseong is right there on the Eastern Continent.
There are countless people who went there and died screaming. Above all, no matter how much effort you make there, it won’t be of even the slightest help to the Western Continent.
This ties in with Emperor Jack Milos’ past declarations.
To summarize briefly, Jack Milos declared that he would not interfere significantly in the Eastern Continent.
The Eastern Continent is a nearly independent region. Although it is part of the Milos Empire, it is a region that guarantees independence as long as there are no rebellions or such.
A place like that, where the top graduate of the academy goes?
This was more serious than usual.
It was a place where no one was welcome. It could be seen as a kind of exile.
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No, it’s not a good thing to see, it’s just exile.
This was truly an incomprehensible act.
“This isn’t it. Something’s off. Melon.”
“why?”
“There must have been a mistake.”
The man next to Melon was, on the surface, of a much higher status than Melon.
That’s because his background was ‘Aveiro’, the current prime minister of the Milos Empire.
“Not the Western Continent, but the Eastern Continent? That doesn’t make sense.”
Harvey Valantier.
This man’s mother is Elizabeth Valantier, the ruler of the Valantier Duchy, the largest of the six ducal houses that exist under the Empire of Milos.
And Harvey doesn’t know Melon’s identity. That’s why he was able to say this.
“I’ll go and talk to him.”
Harvey was sincere. His sincerity was doubled because he didn’t know that Melon was of the bloodline of the Milos Empire.
Melon slowly shakes his head.
A small sound escaped from Melon’s lips as she quietly stared at the poster. Harvey, who was listening closely, blinked.
haha…….
That was definitely a laugh.
Harvey’s expression became serious.
This guy has finally gone crazy.
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“Father, where are you sick these days?”
The father blinked at his son’s unexpected words.
The son continues speaking.
“Or maybe you’re a little off-kilter?”
In the end, I burst out laughing.
“Harvey.”
“yes.”
“If I tell you the whole story, won’t this father understand? If I just tell you the conclusion of the story, then this father will have to figure out the story all by himself. Isn’t that too harsh on this father who has already fallen short, as you said?”
Here the father was Aveiro and the son was Javi Balanti.
“You know melon, right?”
Aveiro smiled and rested his chin on his hand.
“I know. I know.”
There is no way I don’t know.
Aveiro knows, even if others do not, that Daniel Milos, the lord’s son, has decided to become independent and has changed his name to Melon.
“As my father’s son, I am second place and he is first place. But the funny thing about distinguishing between first place and second place is that the average score difference is more than thirty points. I never thought of myself as an idiot, but when I stand in front of Melon, I feel like an idiot. He is that great.”
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“so?”
“Why should such a talented person go to the Eastern Continent?”
Aveiro’s expression became strange.
“Is it not okay to go?”
“It’s not that it’s not possible, it’s that I don’t understand.”
Harvey looked frustrated, but Aveiro was not. He spoke to his son with a gentle smile.
“Do you think the job of the Academy is to seek someone’s understanding?”
“… … .”
“Is it possible for the Academy to function without your understanding?”
“… … That’s not it.”
“As a prime minister of the empire, not as your father, let me give you one piece of advice. Do not try to be above the academy.”
Harvey closed his eyes for a moment.
I didn’t want to bring this up.
“Then please just tell me this.”
Aveiro nodded as if to say, “Try it.” Harvey said.
“Who is behind you?”
