Episode 89
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Everyone wants to be recognized.
No matter how we have lived in the past, how we have been treated, whether we are at the bottom of society or at the top, we all cannot help but care about what other people think.
Because humans are that kind of animals.
No matter how hard you try to be conscious of it, you can’t help but become conscious of it eventually.
Because we are human.
Thanos was one of those people.
Born a commoner, he naturally had no supporters.
There were ‘scouts’ from all over the Academy trying to bring Thanos to each noble house, but they paid no attention to Thanos.
That makes sense, because I was in Circle 1 during my first year at the Academy.
It became a 2nd circle in just one year.
However, Thanos has a history of completely destroying the Circle in the first place.
The scouts did not rush to judgment and wanted to watch Thanos a little longer.
So it was third year, and Thanos was still in Circle 2.
I became a 4th grader.
Thanos was still 2nd circle.
Naturally, the scouts lost interest in Thanos.
Even Thanos, who was completely taken in by Dietrich Hermann, was not even offered the position of apprentice knight to a baron or common baron.
But now things are different.
After meeting Jack, I was able to move up two circles in a short period of time.
In just one day, Thanos appeared as the Fourth Circle and instantly became a celebrity in the Academy.
Even the assistant instructors and instructors who had previously shown no interest, and even the instructor general who was their head.
They all wanted to take Thanos.
At the very least, they promised him a full-fledged knight position, and there were huge verbal promises coming from all sides that if he grew to the 7th or 8th circle, he would be guaranteed the position of vice-captain or captain of the knights.
So I was excited for a moment.
It’s not that I lost my goal and had no intention of going, but I felt like I received a small reward for my efforts.
Thanos had a moment of complacency.
I guess I was talented after all.
And that thought was shattered within a few hours.
What is happening before your eyes.
Does this make sense?
“… … .”
I want to say something, but my mouth won’t open.
Thanos knew that Charlotte was not human.
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A vampire that exists only in the Forest of Demons.
I’ve decided to think of Charlotte like family now, but it’s different.
“… … That’s ridiculous.”
Red eyes, a body completely dyed black.
It was creepy.
Even each and every one of his attacks are moves that Thanos could never have dreamed of.
You elbow Jack in the elbow, turn around and grab his neck, then kick him off the ground and aim for Jack’s chin straight out of thin air?
Obviously, when Jack subdued Dietrich Hermann’s escort.
These are the movements that were shown at that time.
Even the word “amazing” is not enough.
Is it really possible to copy that movement exactly?
Even swinging a sword, or more precisely a tree branch, and releasing mana?
So you’re saying that’s how you make a disaster?
This is a situation where a child in his early teens is showing off skills that would be expected of a 5th or 6th circle knight.
That gave Thanos, who had been harboring complacency for a moment, a huge sense of alarm.
To be exact, I should say that it was enough to make me completely lose my sense of reality.
And on top of that, there was an incredible murderous intent that made my flesh tingle.
Thanos swallowed without realizing it.
I’m a long way away.
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‘I knew it was a vampire… but what is this?’
Cell felt it instinctively.
Not an ordinary instinct. An instinct as a dragon, the strongest life form on earth.
Charlotte is a monster.
Besides, I couldn’t ignore the prophecy that kept lingering in my head.
A demon dyed black.
Why the devil dyed black?
Prophecies are mostly spread abstractly.
The same was true of the dragon’s prophecy.
Changing the earth and sky? It’s abstract.
A demon dyed black.
Is it that the devil is dyed black, or is it that he is dyed black and is therefore a devil?
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Are you calling a blackened human a devil?
Or maybe there really is such a thing as the devil.
Or, perhaps, we call black-dyed vampires devils.
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All of them are abstract and not certain.
‘The boss clearly said it was all a lie… … .’
What if the prophecy was true and the boss was actually lying?
Cell tried to shake off that tiresome thought.
The thoughts that were filling my head right now were not like that.
‘I want to become stronger too.’
As he watched Charlotte, whose darkened skin was gradually returning to its original state, and whose reddened eyes were also returning to their original appearance, Cell realized.
Your own desires.
‘I want to have power.’
Small hands clench tightly.
‘A power that no one can ignore.’
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I’m not sure how much time has passed.
About 4 hours? 5 hours? Around that time.
Charlotte, who was standing blankly in the middle of the training ground, slowly looked at me.
The way I looked in his eyes wasn’t as neat as I thought.
Although the broken bone on his shoulder was fixed, blood continued to flow from the torn flesh, his body was covered in dust, and sweat was running down his forehead like water.
I tried not to show it, but I don’t think I can do that anymore.
Because of what happened last night, I had a severe headache that had been going on since morning, but in that state, I stopped Charlotte from going berserk and took care of Thanos.
Phew.
To be honest, it’s hard.
It was hard, but I still smiled.
In Charlotte’s eyes, I was clearly smiling.
“I guess you were upset with me a lot?”
I approached the guy slowly with playful words.
“You’re saying that you’re going to tear off the shoulder of a boss who’s as tall as the sky? Huh?”
Charlotte, who had been sobbing, lowers her head.
Then, with a dripping sound, the floor gradually becomes wet.
I reached out and stroked the boy’s head as usual.
“Are you okay?”
“Ugh… … Yes?”
“Are you okay?”
“……yes.”
I slowly knelt down on one knee and got eye level with the guy.
“Why are you crying?”
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“… … I, just… … I couldn’t do anything… … I… … felt like it wasn’t me, and I had to eat the boss somehow… … .”
I just stared blankly at Charlotte as she spoke sobbing.
From the way you spoke, I guess you remember the whole situation.
I gave in to my instincts, but my mind was still intact.
And yet, unable to control one’s body.
I have not personally experienced the phenomenon of pi-an-hwa, but I have experienced something similar once.
When was it?
I think I lost my mind just once and killed everything in sight… … At that time, I definitely erased half of the territory of the Tulcan Empire from the world.
anyway.
“I told you before.”
“……yes?”
“Even if you hit my head with a wooden sword, I won’t be angry at you. Sure, you chewed my shoulder, but who cares if I’m okay with it?”
“… … .”
“By the way, our Charlotte is really good at fighting. How did you hold back? If you showed that to those kids who were bullying you earlier, half of them would have peed their pants.”
Charlotte, who had been crying, finally cracks a smile.
Hey, if you cry and then laugh… … Ah, no.
I raised my hand and hugged him.
“You are mine. Don’t forget that.”
“… … .”
“Don’t be shy and don’t be discouraged. It really hurts the boss’s heart to see that.”
Then, as I slightly shook the guy off, Charlotte raised her head.
The eyes of the guy shedding tears create a strange atmosphere.
I don’t know the details, but the emotion in those eyes was the same as the way he looked at me when I first met Charlotte.
A look like looking at a prince on a white horse.
I said it then, but I’m not a prince.
anyway.
“You understand?”
Just like Charlotte had laughed before.
Like the goddess of spring.
Smile brightly.
“Yes, boss.”
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The next day.
As soon as Charlotte arrived at the Academy, she stopped in front of the boy who had been the most vocal in tormenting her.
Age: 14 years old.
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William Bilbao, the second son of the Marquis of Bilbao.
Charlotte told him.
“Let’s spar.”
“……what?”
“Let’s spar.”
William bursts into laughter.
“This commoner bitch, where can you open your eyes… … .”
“Are you scared?”
“……what?”
William was momentarily taken aback.
Should I say it’s a little different from Charlotte up until yesterday?
Eye contact and gestures.
To be exact, the atmosphere was different.
William burst out laughing.
Cheeky bitch.
I guess he thinks he’s good because he was lucky enough to beat a few students.
I thought so.
That’s understandable, because Charlotte is no more than 130cm tall at best.
Even if a child is 14 years old, regardless of whether they are a boy or girl, if they are 14 years old, they should be at least 150cm tall.
Charlotte was far behind.
It was to the point where I thought he was lying about his age, and kids who were competing against him at that height couldn’t help but let their guard down.
To put it simply, I was just taking it lightly and had no choice but to get hit a few times by ‘mistake’… … That kind of rationalization was possible.
In some ways, it seems like a reasonable reason.
William is 160cm tall.
He slowly stood up from his seat.
‘Your face is half and half, so at this point… … Yes, I will raise you well and make you my servant or maid.’
William had mature(?) thoughts that were unusual for his young age, but those thoughts were shattered before even a minute had passed.
Pfft-!
Boom-!!
Paaaak-!!
thrice.
Charlotte struck William down with exactly three swings of the wooden sword she was holding.
The number of white teeth scattered on the floor is about five.
William Bilbao rolled his eyes and passed out.
Charlotte, with her wooden sword hanging down, slowly looked around and spoke.
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“next.”
Charlotte’s appearance clearly resembled Jack’s.
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A natural smile appeared on my lips as I watched Charlotte from a not-so-distant distance.
The cell next to it was the same.
Hmm. What should I say?
Should I call it confidence?
It was different from the timid look he had shown yesterday.
A confident appearance.
It was quite nice to see Charlotte’s hesitation disappear.
I guess you could say that because he’s a child, he learns quickly.
Charlotte will definitely become a real queen someday.
But a self-righteous king does not last long, and a king who is overly altruistic does not last long either.
Charlotte wants to be a king who goes back and forth between the two appropriately.
To be exact, I hope he grows up to be that kind of child.
‘Don’t be a psycho like me.’
When I turned my head with a smile, the teacher was also smiling faintly.
The sight of someone enjoying themselves while watching someone grow is quite beautiful in the sunlight.
Then he turned his head to the other side.
In one corner, I saw a man watching this situation like I did.
A man with a strange fashion style, with a goatee and short hair.
When I see your face, memories come back to me little by little.
Leonhard.
As an instructor at the swordsmanship department, he is the assistant instructor who teaches the Mana Training subject, and is in charge of the class that Charlotte belongs to.
Charlotte has done Charlotte’s thing, now let’s do adult’s thing.
