“what… … ? You won’t allow it, won’t you?”
Carte looked up in disbelief at Marianne, who was holding onto his wrist.
“… … yes. Changes to set cards are not permitted.”
Marianne trembled a little, but spoke clearly.
“Four years, four years… … ! Are you talking sanely?!”
Carte got up and shouted. Marianne was momentarily intimidated, but she did not give in and glared straight at Carte.
“So crazy! Are you trying to disobey me!! Do you even know what you’re talking about?!”
“Huh, I said I wouldn’t allow it! Card changes are not allowed!!”
Marianne shouted again to Carte, who grabbed her by the shoulder. Even though he was afraid of Carte in front of his eyes, he never lowered his voice and shouted clearly.
“This, this damn b*tch-!!”
The moment Carte clenched his fist and raised it high as if he was going to hit Marianne——.
sereung.
“Didn’t the dealer say it was a sacred place, Carte?”
I pulled out my sword from my waistband and slid it across Carte’s cheek.
“AA AA AA… … ?”
A trickle of blood flowed from Carte’s cheek, who didn’t understand what had happened to him, and from Clover’s scarred tattoo.
“It’s ugly, Carte.”
“Ah, aha. Ahahahahaha. Ha ha ha ha ha… … .”
Carte staggered and sat down in his seat. I put the knife in
“Marianne. It will end soon.”
“All right. We will proceed with the confrontation.”
“Now, wait. wait for a sec. for a moment… … . wait for a sec… … .”
Carte begged in a breathless voice.
“The way. some good way… … . Queue. Avert this crisis. good way… … .”
Carte desperately squeezed his head while spitting out his thoughts as they were. He was scratching his head like a madman, thinking, thinking, thinking, muttering incessantly.
How many minutes had passed like that?
“Hey, hehehehe. omg. The way, the way, the way, the good way. Cemetery, Cemetery… … !!”
Carte’s scratching hand gets faster and faster, and after removing the makeup and dirtying the table in a cold sweat,
“Ugh, uh, uh, uh. ugh… … !!”
cooong.
Carte almost passed out, banging his head on the contract on the table. The sight of him gasping for breath while overbreathing wildly with his eyes wide open was no longer a situation where he could win any more.
“How, how. method… … . Whoops, whoops. Ha ha ha ugh… … .”
Silence hung in the cellar. No one has been able to open their mouth in this situation.
“It is over now.”
I got up from my seat. Carte continued to mumble how, how, in a twisted voice, still banging his head. It’s pathetic.
“Dae, shall we proceed with the confrontation?”
“it’s okay. got bored The kids will come soon. Sit down and rest.”
After answering Marianne, I stroked Ethel’s head as she nearly collapsed on the desk.
“You’ve worked hard, Ethel.”
“Ugh. It was harder than I thought. Chocolate is not enough.”
“Let’s have a tea time together soon. I will serve you with the most delicious thing I have.”
“okay. good.”
Ethel, with a tired complexion, smiled happily. Ethel was of great help this time.
“I, that… … Hwa, Crown Prince, right?”
“okay. Do I need to come and ask?”
“Oh, no. that is… … . Woe, I’m sorry.”
I looked down at Carte, who collapsed foaming while answering Marianne’s question. It was a very ugly look.
“Who is excited and trying to win? stupid guy.”
I never thought of winning by gambling from the beginning. I just thought ‘enjoy’.
In the first place, this guy and I couldn’t win. It was impossible for me, who is iron-blooded and inherited the blood of the imperial family, to lose a lot to such a gambling game in the first place.
That’s probably the case too——because gambling is illegal in Sangvis Sangvis in the first place.
Even if it’s a contract or whatever, it doesn’t matter if you win or lose when it’s an illegal act. It was something I could easily crush with my power as the crown prince.
But it’s no fun to end things so simply. It’s too plain to think of what this bastard did to Byte.
So, I wanted to enjoy it as much as possible and smash it brilliantly. Are you satisfied with this?
“I… … Shi, it may be a rude question, but what about the appearance from a while ago… … ?”
“It is magic. I got help from this kid.”
“Ah, too! Well, there is such a magic too. I was surprised.”
“Then, did you think I was dressed as a woman?”
“Oh, that can’t be!! I didn’t think that was rude!”
Well, fundamentally, there might not be much difference. In fact, since I focused on the game in the middle, I almost forgot about acting and acted normally, so I don’t have much realization that I was a woman.
“… … Anyway, Kachusarang and Proud are late.”
I thought it would come before the gamble was over, but it took longer than I thought. Is the task harder than you thought? I was starting to get a little worried.
“Would you like to relax while drinking tea? Marianne, if you don’t mind, ask for tea.”
“Ah yes. Please wait… … Kyaaak?!”
Marianne screamed. It was because Carte snatched it from behind.
“Uh heh heh heh heh! Hey, hostages! It’s a hostage situation!”
“… … I finally got a taste for my hair. No, it was strange from the beginning.”
I thought it would end like this, but it seems that there are some unwanted cookies left.
“This, at the request of this commoner, is that so? huh? The Crown Prince Yangban?”
In Carte’s hand was a knife for self-defense. Even the weapons are obvious.
“If you don’t make what happened so far, I’ll blow this commoner’s head off! uh, uh!”
“Do it if you can.”
I calmly ordered
“What, what?”
“If you can, do it. If you have the confidence to handle what happens next.”
“… … Well, you think you can’t do that? It’s a dead life anyway, so I’d rather go alone, I’d rather!!”
squeak.
Blood spattered into the air.
Then, Carte’s four fingers flew up and landed on the floor. Then, with a caang, a metallic sound, a knife fell to the floor and bounced.
“uh… … ?”
Carte blankly hoped for his hand, with only the thumb remaining.
“Quaaa… … !!”
And one timing later, he collapsed, bleeding profusely. Released, Marianne cried and jumped into my arms.
“Sorry for being late, Crown Prince.”
“You came at just the right time, Katyusha.”
Turning around slightly, Katyusha was standing in the position where she had thrown the knife. It seems that he has mastered the art of handling knives as well.
“Did the work go well?”
“yes. No problem, but… … .”
Katyusha straightened her posture and glanced at Marianne in my arms.
“What is the situation? I saved it once, but.”
“Well, leave it alone for a moment. You seem very surprised.”
It was merciless to ask her to leave, so I left the sniffling Marianne alone. It is clear that after a while, he will realize what he has done and will not be able to stop rejoicing.
“I have secured the status of a commoner, Byte, that you asked for.”
“Good. How was your condition?”
“There were some signs of starvation and abuse, but no major health problems. Proud is now protecting it with Fromm.”
Byte’s rescue seemed to have been successful.
“Where have you been?”
“I was tied up in the dormitory’s equipment room. I am very concerned about the amount of money written on each part of the body… … .”
“… … More trash than I thought. this child.”
Carte gathered his severed fingers together, bleeding profusely. Could it be that the pain is so great that I can’t think of anything more? I told Marianne to get out of the way and stepped in front of Carte who was like that, and trampled on one of the severed fingers.
“It is over. Stay calm. If you’re lucky, you might not die. huh?”
“Ahhh… … .”
Carte looked up at me and fainted with an expression that had cut off all hope.
a few hours later
“As the student council president, I’m very ashamed to say that I didn’t know at all that something like this was happening at the Knights Academy.”
Proud said bitterly in the now empty basement after finishing the probation, such as arresting Carte and those involved. His expression was not good, as if he felt a great sense of responsibility for this situation.
“It’s hard for commoners to say something to nobles. There are no students who can be called leaders you can rely on.”
Originally, it should have been expected from Eugene, but the timing was twisted because Eugene awakened his magic much faster than in the original work. Currently, Eugene was drifting in an ambiguous position, neither a commoner nor an aristocrat.
“How about bytes? Haven’t you been through something bad?”
“I felt like I was chained to the equipment room and only got enough food to keep me alive. Some traces of abuse too. Now, Fromm is treating him. I don’t think there will be any aftereffects.”
“I heard that the price is written on the body. Do you have a place to live?”
“… … That, I guess, needs to be interrogated.”
Proud said with a sharp expression. I could feel it tightening my fist. It must be very angry. he is a righteous boy
“Well, that guy named Bite is a pretty decent guy. Please take good care of me.”
“We will do our best. I told Fromm firmly not to do anything strange, so there should be no problem.”
“Come to think of it, what about Carte? I cut off some of my fingers.”
“I just threw it in the infirmary. It’s not even a finger used in a very useful place, so that’s fine.”
After listening to the words, I looked at the floor and found one of Carte’s fingers. Will the rats eat it if I leave it alone? It would be a meaningful ending rather than something attached to the hand.
“How are you going to handle it?”
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“… … His sin is serious. But at the same time, it is also a huge shame.”
Proud said with a bitter expression.
“hmm. Are you saying you want to ask quietly?”
“Professors will want that. Of course, if the crown prince doesn’t want that… … .”
“It doesn’t really matter.”
Proud in my answer
“There’s nothing particularly good about spreading the existence of a single piece of trash, isn’t it?”
“… … That might be, I don’t know.”
“But you can use this as a threat in the name of bargaining.”
“Threat… … ? Are you talking with the professors?”
“okay. Wouldn’t it be impossible for Carte to do this in the first place if he had no connections with professors or officials? Everything from bringing in the machines in this basement. It’s impossible if we don’t cooperate beyond the level of turning a blind eye to it.”
He must have accepted the fee sweetly by cooperating with Carte’s casino. Now, you’ll have to pay a hefty price for it.
“If you think you can intimidate the professors who support the unsightly corps commander, you’re already in a good mood.”
Among the professors at the knight academy, there were many who secretly supported the corps commander. In the first place, it was a facility belonging to the corps, so it was natural. If you use this to threaten me, I will be able to force myself to move according to my will.
“On the contrary, to threaten the professor with this… … I had no idea.”
“Proud. You are too obedient to the system. Sometimes I rebel and say that. It’s not like I’m asking you to.”
At my words, Proud said, and smiled wryly.
“But how did you get this information?”
“Somehow… … Or rather, with the help of a brave female student.”
Did you say Marian? In the original work, she was probably an extra commoner girl whose name was not even mentioned.
‘I never thought I would step in and stop Carte from selling cards.’
I called it because it happened, but I didn’t expect it to move that far. Mangazi was much more interesting than Carte’s appearance.
“I’d like to have some tea with you later. I’ll have to arrange a spot once Byte recovers. Will Proud join us?”
“It’s an honor to call you.”
There is no business in the basement now. As I was getting up thinking I had to go back, I caught something in my hand.
It was a card from the ‘Line Battle’ that I had with Carte. It was scattered all over the table.
“Proud. Would you like to try this before you go?”
“Card game… … is it? If you wish.”
One round is almost over. The result was that I was crushed with magic.
“… … This game, the balance is very bad. This kind of thing doesn’t work as a game.”
“I sympathize. Well, maybe that’s why it’s fun.”
“Would you like another round?”
“I won, so I won’t do it anymore.”
It is also a garbage game.