156 – 32. Exchange meeting
Somewhere in the floating city.
Nam Goong Min let out a heavy breath after putting down the little girl in a secretly hidden underground bunker.
It wasn’t because it was difficult to carry it.
I was just chewing and spitting out words without even taking a breath because my emotions were so intense.
The principal, who looked at them with pitiful eyes, sneered.
“Both of them are in bad shape. One of them has become a half-ass*hole, and the other is running wild like a crazy calf.”
“……Principal.”
“Speak respectfully? What about a trivial failure?”
“Even you…!”
“What? It’s true that the emperor released you, but I was the one who took you away and hid you here. You should know the topic, right?”
He gritted his teeth and acted as if he would attack at any moment.
I immediately took a step back as the principal’s magic heated up the entire surroundings.
The strongest Of all time.
‘A madman who thinks he has a special job.’
Of course, looking at it objectively, the headmaster went beyond the limitations of being a simple
Battle wizard.
He created an artifact despite not being a
Blacksmith, and used the artifact as a medium to transport the mediator and him here through spatial magic.
With that level of ability, there was no problem in calling it a special job…… Only.
The problem was that the principal went beyond just calling himself that and truly thought that way.
Especially when I mention that part, he just kills the other person without any hesitation, so it just seems like a crazy thing.
“What is the answer?”
“…I’m sorry…”
“The young guy’s baby. Well, even if you are …… Honestly, this year is surprisingly unexpected.”
Tap.
The principal raised the corner of his mouth as he lifted the hair of the mediator, whose white eyes had turned back, as if he had fainted or lost his mind.
There are no visible wounds, and there are no internal abnormalities. It’s not like I was fiddling with my brain.
He looked fine with no injuries whatsoever.
Mediators could no longer even be called arbitrators.
“This… Whose work is this?”
“…I don’t know. When I arrived, it was already…”
“A wealthy person, a princess, a saint, and a person with supernatural powers. It must be one of the four.”
It is not a great fortune. No matter how expensive the artifact was, it was not in the principal’s common sense that something could be done that would ruin the job skill.
The princess has incredible strength, not the mental part.
Then……
“I guess she’s either a saint or someone with supernatural powers.”
“…Isn’t he a psychic?”
Quang!
“Does a little kid interfere with an adult’s thoughts?”
“Cough…!?”
“Close your mouth. I didn’t waste my life to the point where I even needed the head of a failure like you, right?”
The principal, who had pinned Namgoong Min to the wall with an invisible magic gesture, glared at the mediator’s blurry eyes.
All kinds of mental magic can be cast just by doing that.
Namgoong Min narrowed his eyes after seeing the principal’s magic even though he was bleeding.
‘…… Crazy.’
When the occupation Uses magic that is not classified into combat or destruction, the effectiveness is extremely low.
Still, being able to use that level of mental magic all at once.
‘As expected…….’
An archmage said to be on par with Scarlett Redfield in her youth.
Unlike Redfield, who has grown old, the principal, who maintains his youth through all sorts of tricks, is literally the most powerful being in the world.
‘Even if I am ignored like this.’
If only I could get help from someone like him.
I will be able to prove that I am the ‘real Namgoong Min’.
But the first priority is to treat the mediator.
To be honest, he didn’t like the mediator either, but losing one out of three people who hear the voice of ‘that being’ is a big blow.
“Hmm…Hey, kid.”
“……How do you feel?”
“I’m sure. This is what the saint did.”
“You mean a saint…?”
Saint, Eileen Teddy Bear.
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Her principal had heard the truth about her long ago. She is a hidden saint whose existence not even her church knows about.
But she was told that she had not been a saint for less than a year.
“Oh my god, how much did you pour on ? If this were enough, she would have died as a saint.”
“…When I returned to the room to pick up the mediator, the saintess looked exhausted but was fine.”
“Are you kidding? This b*tch is a special job like me, and what’s more, she’s a fanatic who received the blessings of that being. I ruined the job skills of a special job with that much mental power, but I ended up just exhausted…?”
“It’s real.”
“Ha, if it’s real, one thing is certain.”
“What is it?”
“What do you mean? You should never attack that saint. It looks like she has some kind of means to overuse . If that’s true, then I can’t beat her. I won’t lose either.”
“Yes?”
“No, how can I defeat a b*tch who can grant wishes with a single wave of her hand? No matter what magic I use, it will erase everything, and if I do something wrong, it will ruin my job itself.”
“Uh…….”
“The answer is to just not deal with it. Anyway, this is clear. Pope, the plan to give information about her saint to that cheap bastard has to be cancelled.”
“Well, it would be better to have the church and the saint fight…”
“Is that thing on your head just a decoration? If the Pope and the Saint fight, this Academy of Romance will be destroyed. The Pope will probably bring all his troops and come here himself.”
“To the Romance Academy…?”
“It’s because you don’t look at that brat. That brat can get away with that.”
Bringing troops to the Romance Academy would be a declaration of war against the Korean Empire, the largest sponsor, and would be criticized by the world.
If you can have both a saint and a saint at the same time, it is something worth taking on.
‘It looks like they’ll probably try to kill rather than recruit…….’
As long as the saint, Raphael Martina, wishes to serve only as an inquisitor, the authority of the Pope is strong in the church. Even though it is only doctrinal, it is because saints and saints can reign over the Pope.
The power hierarchy within the church was stabilized as the saint bowed well to the pope, but here a saint appears?
The church is at the beginning of a civil war.
‘So I’m going to hit the player.’
Before the saint could exercise proper influence in the church.
Did she just beat up the heretic and kill him?
Or she will offer a compromise: settle for a suitable high-ranking position like a saint.
Whichever side you choose, the Pope will come with his troops.
Honestly, considering the political and diplomatic isolation we will face in the future, this is a foolish act.
‘The fanatic still remains.’
If you are a fanatic who sincerely believes that saints and saints are the church’s ‘property’, this is more than enough.
And the principal.
“We have to stop it.”
I had no intention of letting such a cheap bastard into the Romance Academy.
“…Are you worried about the students?”
“Isn’t it obvious? All of the b*tches here are not much better than me, but they are valuable beings who will stop the monsters beyond the gate. I’m going to do something like that in a place of education where such beings are raised? Ha!”
“………I see.”
“Anyway, I guess I’ll have to send this b*tch to the emperor… Oh, and you have work to do.”
“Um, you mean me?”
“If an adult asks, you can just say yes, are you talking back?”
“Oh, no.”
“Tsk, a large event will be held at the academy in a few days.”
“Yes.”
“What you have to do is kill Namgoong Min there.”
“……Yes.”
At that moment, another sight appeared in Namgoong Min’s eyes.
The reason why he is with the principal, the emperor’s colleague who kidnapped and tortured him.
That’s because their interests coincide.
Another Namgoong Min is trying to kill Namgoong Min.
And they also try to exclude Namgoong Min.
That alone was enough.
*
“Hah, it’s been a while. I guess it’s a bit burdensome to talk to you only after that failure came out?”
“Shouldn’t we help him out a little? He’s motivated, but honestly, it’s not that impressive. The real Namgoong Min… I was a bit satisfied.”
“…What? Are you asking because you don’t know that? Of course it will fail. How can a failure like that kill the real thing?”
“It just makes you dream absurd dreams. That’s what you want, right?”
“That failure is struggling and struggling as much as possible.”
“What can we achieve at the end?”
“……Hey, do you know what?”
“Honestly, it’s not something I would say as someone who has heard your whispers and received great help.”
“Did you deserve to be usurped?”
*
‘Another me has come to the Romance Academy.’
It’s the same as always, so it’s a theory class time that actually makes you feel at peace.
I spent my time thinking about other things while listening to boring classes about gates and world history.
About my other work with the mediator that happened while I was leaving for America with the hero.
‘The emperor said that another me has disappeared.’
It’s probably a lie.
It is true that he disappeared, but he probably released it himself.
Since I lost the factional fight with the prince, if there was another me in the imperial castle, I would have fallen into the hands of the prince in no time.
‘What is the purpose…? ….’
Why can’t the other me be caught in the hands of the prince?
If we look only at the emperor’s circumstances, there is no reason for that. Rather, it is reasonable to reduce the shock of defeat as much as possible by using another person as the negotiation partner.
But I didn’t do that, and instead, I released my other self, even though I suffered losses.
What does that mean?
‘The being that whispers about the future.’
A being made of cracks who called Jisoo a usurper.
Isn’t it his will?
The emperor did not really need another me. From beginning to end, the Emperor’s only goals were Kim Seong-il and me.
There was nothing else I intervened in during that time.
That would mean that the thing that needs me is another being……
“…Huh.”
In the end, everything becomes clear only when you meet that being again.
The being I met at the gate of Liu’s mansion during vacation.
‘I can’t rely on Jisoo.’
He also said that he would not be able to meet for a while, and Jisoo seemed unable to tell the truth directly.
It is clear that I should solve the problem myself rather than hearing it from others.
If you think like that, what you need to meet is──
“──Um, Mr. Liu?”
“Why?”
“Isn’t it…A bit close?”
“Well? Isn’t it because of your mood?”
I put my chair upright and it’s because of my mood?
The professor teaching the class also looks at this place as if it’s strange?
Liu’s arm is on top of my arm, with his arms crossed. What is this?
“……Mr. Liu, why are you using your strength to prevent me from uncrossing my arms?”
“Well, I’ve never stopped you?”
“No, still.”
“1 Trillion. Debt. Repayment?”
“…I will remain quiet.”
“Okay, okay, after all, I have a left arm. Isn’t that evil b*tch holding my right arm the problem?”
“Stop talking nonsense, you suspicious patient.”
“Rain, I need to take notes, so please arm me…”
“I can’t hear clearly…?”
“……………….”
I can attend class, but I can’t take notes.
Liu and Lane have grabbed my left and right arms, and I am so out of power that I am unable to resist……
…… But it wasn’t usually like this?
“Liu? Rain? You seem to have been strangely friendly a few days ago…”
“It’s my mood.”
“It’s my mood.”
“……………….”
Even when I think about cancer, something has started to feel strange since I went on a trip with the hero.
I heard that he was attacked by a mediator, and he was defeated, but someone else took him away.
Isn’t that the end? Was there something that would change your attitude toward me?
But if these two are over, I guess we can do something.
At that moment, a soft voice came from the back seat.
“Our people? Are there any inconvenient places?”
“…I feel uncomfortable on both sides right now.”
“It looks like there isn’t one.”
“Hwang… Eunha?”
“Don’t worry, our Min. Even if a fake comes, we can tell it apart right away.”
“No, that’s not true.”
I just sit in the back during class, but during breaks I keep touching my ears and the back of my neck, which honestly feels like a burden.
At least, these are the three of us in the class, but when we leave school, we always go home with Eileen, who is waiting first.
In contrast to Rio, Rain, and Eunha gathering next to me, Lucas, Kim Seong-il, the saint, and the hero began to group together separately.
Especially you, the hero, didn’t we have some honest conversations in the United States?
As soon as he came back, he was ready to stab me with the holy sword, and then he started shaking from there, sometimes giving me goosebumps.
Honestly, at this point, you can tell that I have no friends and have been single since birth.
These three girls, including Eileen, have some kind of favor towards me.
But.
‘Rain drew the line, she said she didn’t like Eunha either, and Liu said on the contrary, I kicked him…… ‘It’s probably because Eileen and the saint coexist.’
I received a clear answer so that I would no longer be overly absorbed(?). That the favor of all four does not lead to love.
…… If you really have to ask, it’s true that Rio is love.
‘Are you going to marry Liu later? Really?’
To be honest, it’s good…… Tsk, that’s probably the story after seeing the ending.
As for marriage, it is not too late to do it after meeting Jisoo.
‘…… Anyway, will I be able to tell you soon?’
If I met another me, wouldn’t it be a good time to reveal that I came from another world?
I didn’t want to keep fooling them, my first friends.
I have already told the hero everything, including my past.
If you did it once, there’s no reason you can’t do it twice.
I should take the opportunity and say it──
“Everyone, please pay attention!”
“…Huh?”
He was a professor who came to teach, but he was passive due to the pressure of his position from the students, and for the first time in a while, he spoke out.
The female students clinging to me and the male students gathered among themselves all looked at the professor.
The professor was momentarily overwhelmed by the gaze, but soon calmly continued speaking.
“Hey, an exchange meeting is scheduled to be held in a week!”
“……You’re here.”
When the professor said those words, I inadvertently clenched my fist.
Exchange meeting. In fact, it is more like a martial arts competition rather than an exchange of words.
Numerous rewards, events, and interactions between characters are possible.
Main event of the second semester of first year.
“Definitely.”
“…Nam Goong Min?”
“My people?”
“A fortune teller?”
The best reward I can get from an exchange meeting.
That.
“I’m going to burn it…!”
[Job Skill Name Change Ticket], Which can only be obtained in martial arts battles at the 1st year exchange meeting.
With that, I change this damn To normal…… !
Definitely!!