326. Misrepresentation
After finishing the phone call with Bernice, I was seeing Howell off.
She used her props well. She wasn’t able to use it as much as she thought because her plans changed along the way, but the importance of the first battle cannot be overemphasized as it allows her to gauge the level of her opponent. You will know.
She was an enemy I had never met in the game, so I had to be especially careful.
Howell performed her role well, providing information about the East that even Keraf, her subordinate, did not know.
“It was a fun companionship. I didn’t know I would steal her lips.”
“Well, if you say that…”
“Ho-oh, I doubt that it was not an act but a revelation of one’s true feelings.”
Volk pokes Howell’s side, which is covering her face. On the other hand, Keraf and Sierra’s expressions were rotting.
Did I mention it for no reason?
“I hope you keep this secret.”
“…I’ll try my best.”
Howell lowers her head and disappears as she descends the stairs on one side of her rooftop.
Anyway, she was a member of Wolyeonghoe.
She thought she might report this incident to the Wolyeonghoe, but since the work was already over, she didn’t think it would matter much.
“Miss Howell was sent back…”
“Should we go eat?!”
Volk, who was looking down at her rooftop, raised the corner of her mouth.
It was already dawn as the sun had set for a long time, but because it was the eve of the festival, there were still people walking around, although it was less crowded than at night.
Of course, most of the stores were closed, and most of what remained were bars that stayed open late.
“Would you like to eat for two?”
“Where are you going to eat?”
“I thought I’d meet the cadets. I’ve been away for too long.”
“I tried to solve the problem…”
Volk narrowed his eyes and looked at me with a disappointed voice.
“There will be more time next time. Oh, let’s take this person with us.”
I said that while spreading my hands to the sides.
At this, Geum Yeo-myeong’s shoulder, which rises above the floor where the shadow was wriggling, clings to my palm.
“What, is it already over? Didn’t it start on the second day? Or does it mean that a day has already passed?”
Due to being stuck in Shedi’s shadow, Geum Dawn is unaware of the situation and asks a barrage of questions.
I thought it was time to release it, but is the ability to steal bound items so common?
You have to be good at it to get a ‘wise man’ or a dragon that has lived for thousands of years.
So, Geumyeomyeong will be the only thing I can keep in the palm of my hand.
‘I don’t really know any weaknesses… Should I create my own weaknesses? Something like making you start a family. No, anyway, is this too villainous?’
Anyway, it seemed like I would have to let him stay in Shady’s shadow for a while until I had a ‘leash’ ready to tie him by my side.
I patted Geum Yeo-myeong’s shoulder and opened my mouth.
“Somehow it ended quickly. I thought it would be a good idea to enjoy the Phoenix Festival in peace for the remaining time. Of course, Volk and Kerap will follow along as guards.”
“…Watching the festival with two men, I’d rather be stuck in the shadows.”
Geum Yeo-myeong frowns and hates Oh Man-sang.
“Then do you want to go back in?”
“Now, let’s eat. Little Inrang, this body will teach you the beauty of the East. This is not the time to just eat dumplings.”
Geum Yeo-myeong applauds my suggestion and changes her words.
“Is there anything more delicious than dumplings?! What’s more beautiful than that?”
“Don’t you know beauty?”
“I don’t know difficult words from humans.”
“No, the language used is the same…? Anyway, there are two types of beauty in this world. The first is women (beauty), and the second is food (taste). I’m in a good mood today, so both are. “I’ll teach you.”
“Females are not interested…”
“Boy! There’s no need to be shy!”
Geum Yeo-myeong screamed and pushed Volk, who was scratching his cheek, on his back and went down the stairs.
The last remaining Keraf looked at the backs of the two and asked me a question.
“…Can you handle it? Zeto.”
“What is it?”
“There will be more people like that in the future.”
“I’ve experienced various things myself, so I’m well-versed in handling accidents. Don’t worry too much.”
Keraf is right.
As soon as this journey is over, we will have to build up our power in earnest.
However, considering my status, it would be convenient in many ways to make the ‘force’ rather than me, the leader, stand out more and keep my identity hidden beneath the surface.
In that case, a recruitment format would be good.
A list of potential candidates was running through my head, but the number one thing I was curious about was.
“I need information on a person named Dane Wacker. I want to consider whether I can bring him into my faction. Oh, and I also want to know in detail what kind of deal the demons made with the blood religion. If possible, focus on the ‘sacrifice’ aspect.”
“We will investigate as soon as the festival ends.”
“Yes, it may be difficult to meet during the remaining Phoenix Festival period.”
***
After finishing everything I had to do, I immediately went out to find a group of cadets who were enjoying the festival.
Even though it was already dawn, I was able to find them sitting at a table outside the bar, drinking.
“Oh, are you here?”
Amon spots me and greets me.
“I went to the dorm, but I couldn’t find him. I looked for him.”
I sat down and looked around the table.
Some people were already very drunk and had fallen asleep.
“Do you feel better now?”
“Still, it’s a little bit quieter at this time. I’m sorry for suddenly leaving the room.”
“There’s no need to be sorry. Come here.”
Immediately, Eisel pulls me in.
I held her face in her small hands and asked a question in a hesitant manner.
“Why…?”
“Shh. Be quiet.”
Eisel’s golden eyes, which had a red tinge on her face as if she was a little drunk, scanned my face and body here and there.
Then, as if he had looked enough, he opened his mouth with a squeak.
“…There are no injuries. Good job, hehehe…”
Izel smiles while stroking my head.
Although she felt like a puppy, Eisel’s smile was so bright and child-like that it felt like deep inside her heart was healed.
‘Sometimes… Being a dog might not be so bad…’
As I sit back down with a sour face, I hear Amon grumbling.
“Is that guy going to fall down on the street somewhere? What’s the sudden worry?”
Amon seemed to think that Aizel was worried that I might have fallen, but in fact, I guess she was worried that Aizel might have gotten hurt during the battle.
‘Don’t push yourself too hard, Zeto. “I know there is a plan.”
Because she also had a general idea of what I was doing.
Well, the fact that the job ended safely without any injuries was entirely thanks to Master’s help and Sang Sang-chang.
[ It’s a day when I want to drink. ]
Sierra looked at Eisel’s drink and stroked her chin, perhaps feeling uncomfortable with her cuteness.
“But Miss Yuri…”
“……”
Then, Yuri Clementine, who was sitting on one side of the table, tightly closing her eyes and spewing out mana, turned her head in the direction where she was.
“Well… I’m in the process of tying the ring. This is the first time in my life that I’ve been tying the ring while drinking. No, it’s probably the first time in human history. Thanks to that, I can’t even drink.”
“Ah…”
Tie a ring.
Is this a metaphorical expression of wizards?
“……”
Yuri seemed to be making a circle right now.
As expected, it seems that the level of the girl she designated as a ‘companion’ has increased significantly.
She slaughtered over a hundred blood wizards in one go, so it is no wonder that she created a circle.
‘Great, Yuri Clementine. ‘I didn’t do anything in particular.’
I would like to applaud, but I can’t hear you right now, so let’s just congratulate you after it’s over.
“By the way, I was thinking of creating a circle in a place like this.”
Due to the time zone, the inside of the bar wasn’t noisy, but it wasn’t a quiet place to concentrate either.
“No, is it possible to create mana by drinking alcohol in the first place? I think we should send it to the Magic Tower as a research subject.”
“Please bear with me. Being special is not a sin. What about Miss Kaen?”
She asked about Kaen, who was the only one who was not there.
“I went to the bathroom earlier saying I didn’t feel well, but he didn’t come back. He must have been throwing up somewhere.”
“Should I go looking for it?”
“…When will I ever get used to you saying things like that?”
“Because the bandages are so conspicuous.”
Amon, who had been hesitating, clicked his tongue with a tsk sound, and Or Fel, who had been drinking quietly, added.
“hahahaha…”
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I scratched my head at their awkward reactions.
‘I think it would be better to pay a little more attention.’
Even though everyone knows about energy, it seems inevitable that it feels unnatural on the outside.
Instructor Lucia, Crank, and Reina are sleeping with their heads on the table, and Yuri is silent as he is making a circle.
Kaen disappeared for a while.
The only ones alive were Yuri, Amon, and Orphel.
It was late so the drinking party must have been coming to an end.
“Zeto, would you like to have a drink after a long time?”
“Sweet… Shall we just taste it?”
“Really?!”
Eisel holds up her drink and her eyes sparkle.
“No.”
“What…”
No matter what, if you react like that openly, you can’t drink it because it’s suspicious.
“Anyway, did you hear about that?”
Amon, who was looking at me and Aizel’s argument, started crying.
“What are you talking about?”
“I heard the academy is thinking of creating a special class.”
“Special class?”
It was an unprecedented story.
This is a concept that has never existed in games.
“Well, this time, there was ‘that incident’ and it looks like the Academy was very worried. They said they would establish a special class and provide a completely new type of education. I heard that the saint herself helped.”
“A saint?”
“I thought you knew?”
No, Bernice didn’t tell me anything.
‘We will see each other more often in the future.’
Is it related to what she said before she returned from her trip to Seongguk and parted ways?
I can’t lie, so I guess he didn’t mention it at all after that.
Now that I think about it, when was Edward like that once?
There will be a gift when you return to the academy.
That gift probably isn’t the establishment of a special class.
“What is the source of the information?”
“Instructor Raina was drunk and was talking about everything. Well, there’s no harm in hearing it first, right?”
Amon shrugged his shoulders.
If the source is Raina, it would be reliable information.
As she was thinking about that, the status window popped up a notification window in front of her face, confirming her.
[Quest ‘Pass the special class exam’ – 0/1 ]
Do I have to pass a separate exam to get in?
I was already disappointed that the quest for blood religion did not appear this time, but here comes another gift.
‘What kind of test is this? How do special classes operate in the first place? ‘Why does it take a saint to come forward?’
Thanks to that, the dawn is filled with questions.
**
“…So, I am on my way to pay for my sins to Zeto.”
Howell lowered her head and finished her report.
Soon, Kaen, who had been listening to her report in silence, widened her eyes and opened her mouth.
“You paid for your sins…?”
“Well… Zeto showed great generosity and said he would let me go without anything in return, but… I have no choice but to see Kaen.”
“Are you going to pay for your sins with your body…?”
“Yes? How do you do that…?”
“Mr. Howell was also kidnapped?!”
“No, as far as kidnapping…”
As the conversation between the two flows strangely, the heads of Na-hwa and Mu-young, who were listening, tilt their heads.
‘Pay for your sins with your body…? Kidnap…?’
Nahwa chose her silence with her mysterious face.
Whatever it was, it wasn’t a conversation I could immediately understand.
“Hmm… Well, I guess you came to help deal with the blood religion. Thank you for your hard work.”
“Ho, did Kaen know this too?”
“I didn’t do anything in particular. I just had Nahwa and Muyoung help organize it a little.”
“Ah…”
Howell breathes a sigh of relief.
No one but herself knew why she felt relieved.
“But what did you do to Cadet Zeto?”
Kaen, who was looking at Howell blankly, asked a question with her innocent face.
“……”
Howell’s silence follows immediately after the question.
“That’s a bit of a slip of the tongue…”
Nahwa, who knew the details of what Howol had done, laughs bitterly as he tries to sort things out.
“What kind of mistake did you make?”
However, Kaen did not let this go.
“Huh? Why is everyone reacting like that?”
Kaen was purely curious about the contents.
As she is reluctant to answer, her doubts increase.
Howol, who thought it would be difficult to avoid her questioning any longer, opened her mouth.
“Well… I said to Zeto…”
Omae wa mou shindeiru