170 – 34. The agitator of the finals
The story is over.
Cloel Martina almost fainted because Eileen revealed that she was a saint, but when she explained that her saint already knew about this, she promised to keep her secret.
‘He looked disappointed.’
It was probably a disappointment with her stepbrother, Raphael.
Cloel Martina, as her stepsister, wants to be Rafael’s strength. It is understandable that she is somewhat disappointed in the saint who kept his mouth shut even in the great event of the saint’s appearance.
It’s disappointing and useless to her at the point where she doesn’t know what her saintly bastard really thinks of her.
“Will that nun b*tch keep a secret?”
“I will protect it. In the first place, I have no choice but to protect it physically.”
As the existence of Saint Eileen was a top secret that should not be known to the church, a simple promise could not provide peace of mind.
So, with the help of Rio, Rain, and Eunha, Cloel Martina was ‘isolated’ in the church where the saint was staying.
The church did not want Cloel and Raphael to become close, but with the connivance of Archbishop Carlella and Bishop Bellick, the leaders of the priesthood, there was no problem.
I made the excuse of dizziness or something like that and stayed at the church to recover, so on the outside there seemed to be no problem.
Clo El Martina somehow managed to solve her problem. She can’t start the Saint Bastard’s character event, but she’ll be able to do it somehow if she goes to the church herself.
The problem was different.
“Huh…Eileen.”
“Yes, Namgoong Min.”
“It was too reckless.”
At first she was surprised. I thought I was the only one there who knew that Eileen was a saint.
That’s why he couldn’t help but be embarrassed that Liu, Raine, and Eunha already knew about the existence of her saint.
‘She said that during the Arbiter’s attack, she revealed that she was a saint.’
If you are a big man like a mediator, you can use the power of a wealthy person, a superpower, or an imperial family…… There is more than enough to deal with.
It is true that the Arbiter is strong in the settings, but it is simply impossible to beat those three at once, either in the game or in the settings.
A mediator can do something that would have been possible only by bringing in Scarlett Redfield, the world’s strongest person?
‘Of course, games and reality are completely different.’
After personally experiencing Rio, Reign, and Eunha, which have become so different from the game, I became convinced.
If the goal is simply to exorcise the mediator, there is no reason to reveal that Eileen is a saint.
…… Then?
“Aileen, please be honest.”
“Anything.”
“What did you do with the mediator…?”
Did they really kill him?
When I returned from a two-day, one-night trip, the building they were in was so intact that it was hard to believe that there had been a fight.
So, I thought that they were ‘pulled out’ by simply persuading them with words or making a deal.
‘It would be a different story if Was used.’
Even if you really hit and fight with the Arbiter, if you reveal that Eileen is a saint and she used , You can make it as if the battle never happened.
Seonghwi is literally the power that grants wishes.
“…I didn’t kill him.”
“What do you mean?”
“It seemed like the saint had distorted the profession itself through . It was something that our citizens should be worried about…”
“There was no reaction from the imperial family? Still, he is one of the three consuls.”
“From the beginning, the Arbiter had a bad reputation. Above all, the Arbiter was the only one of Her Majesty’s faction at the time when the oppressor also surrendered to her brother’s faction… Rather, there are many who are happy that a new consul’s position may be created.”
“Is that so?”
Then there is no problem with the imperial family.
It is certainly good news that the mediator has been virtually neutralized.
‘I’m concerned that another me brought a mediator.’
If I were to take him with me, there would be no doubt that he was a former subordinate of God, like the emperor and the principal.
If the profession itself has been twisted through …… Is it possible to return it to its original state?
‘Even in the game, Was close to an official cheat.’
Even if you recover, it will inevitably take time.
After coming to a conclusion, I looked around the strangely quiet surroundings.
‘…… No way.’
Liu with his eyes strangely downcast, Raine with her hands folded together politely, Eunha looking in this direction with anxiety, and Eileen pretending to be confident but shaking her hands and feet.
These guys can’t believe it…… Are you doing this because you’re afraid you’ll get scolded by me? Did you do something useless?
Huh, indeed.
Are the kids who have all the money, power, and power at best paying attention to me?
…… It would be a lie to say that I don’t feel superior or confident. Wherever I look, I see great female students giving me high praise.
But those base feelings soon subsided.
‘Because I’m a fraud and fortune teller.’
No matter what you think, you cannot deny that in the end, the root is that pseudo-bastard.
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Like what I just did to Cloel Martina, I am ultimately destined to never be able to escape the chains of being a pseudo-fortune teller.
That’s why I smiled.
Because that’s what I was most familiar with.
“You’ve done a good job, so don’t worry. Don’t you think you’ll like it because you’ve screwed up someone else?”
“…Right, right? Huh, you fortune teller! You should have said that a long time ago!”
“You told me just now.”
“Namgoong Min, don’t worry, Arthur and I will help you in the future.”
“Don’t worry, the Imperial Family of the Korean Empire will be many times more helpful than Arthur, Min.”
“Princess, wouldn’t it be fun if diplomatic relations were severed while you were talking arrogantly?”
“Wouldn’t it be okay to join hands with Whiterose instead of Arthur? I really don’t know.”
“More than that, didn’t you tell us about your tastes earlier, fortune teller?”
Once the atmosphere had calmed down, as always(?), I left behind the kids who started chatting and walked towards the outside of the hotel.
Liu, Lane, and Eunha started arguing, and Eileen, who was behind them, came next to me.
This was possible with everyone’s implicit consent.
“…Eileen, I told you earlier. You’re too reckless.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Are you not planning on changing your mind?”
“…Nothing.”
“Then…There’s nothing we can do.”
Since she has already revealed to Clo El Martina that she is a saint, she must go with her.
It wouldn’t be a bad idea to take this opportunity to go to church and make your position clear.
‘Should I continue to hide that I am a saint, or should I reveal it?’
If you hide it, nothing will change. As long as we make sure that Cloel Martina joins, we will be able to maintain the peace we have had so far. Rain, Liu, and Eunha will probably help too.
However, if you reveal that you are a saint…… After that, the lives of the saint and Eileen would change 180 degrees.
‘…… ‘Isn’t it time to say something?’
We have not yet revealed to Charles Teddy Bear that Eileen is a saint. It was a decision of her own volition.
Charles Teddy Bear probably had a vague idea, but he left the matter entirely to his daughter without even asking.
You don’t know what will happen when you go to church. So before that──
Beep.
“…Hmm?”
“Namgoong Min, in your pocket…”
“What text…?”
When I suddenly heard a notification sound, I took out my phone and checked it.
‘List of finalists……… ‘f*ck!’
In an instant, the church, the saint, everything flew out of my head.
As I was shaking with my hands and feet holding my phone, Rio, Rain, and Eunha, who had been deliberately walking from behind, came closer.
But that’s not what’s important right now.
‘Born…… Line!’
You have to advance.
You must advance!
‘I have to advance to the finals here to pay off my debt and change the name of that damn skill!’
I have not read the list yet.
7 Wins, 3 losses. An ambiguous grade that can go up if you want to go up, and can fall if you fall.
I put my finger in front of my eyes to cover the list, so if I slowly lower it and check it──
“Ah…….”
“Um…Nam Goong Min…Ah…”
“…It’s okay, my Min.”
“Nam Goong Min…”
…… What is it, why is it reacting like that?
Unlike me who covered my eyes with my fingers, you who checked the list a long time ago, why are you reacting like that?
Why are you looking at me with such sad eyes?
‘No. ‘It’s not over until it’s over!’
I slowly lower my trembling fingers and check the list…… No, should I just get off?
If you don’t confirm it like this, there remains a possibility that you have advanced to the finals, but if you confirm it, it’s the end, right?
I’m going crazy, really.
“……………….”
“……….”
“……………….”
“……………….”
Don’t be silent! Say something!
In the midst of a battle between conscience and reason, I somehow managed to put my finger down, and now only four people remained on the list.
It’s in alphabetical order, but there hasn’t been one so far! There’s already a name that starts with ‘ㅎ’!
Still, you never know.
‘Plague.’
I just lowered my finger in resignation.
‘Heinz Crockle, Hobbes Lekins, Namgoong Min, Hiberia Raminis……… Uh?’
Nam Goong Min?
No matter how many times I rubbed my eyes and checked again, the name Namgoong Min suddenly inserted between the ‘ㅎ’ did not disappear.
Then I looked around at the people who had reacted with regret.
“……Sigh.”
“Poo, poop!”
“Ooh, my Min. I’m sorry…hahahahaha!”
“Congratulations, Namgoong Min.”
“……Everyone is so great, really.”
*
On the fifth day of the exchange meeting, an uproar arose when the list of finalists was announced.
It wasn’t because a particular fortune teller advanced to the finals.
This was because among the 64 finalists, the proportion of first-year students was particularly high.
“Well, I expected it since it was the only class in the grade that had a special vocational class, but isn’t this more than I expected?”
“There are 20 first graders…? No, then what about other grades?”
“The third grade is the most underperforming. Even though it is the grade that Princess Kim Ha-neul and Lily Whiterose belong to, it’s like this…?”
“Shh! This is a secret, but I heard that the faction fights within the third year have become more intense recently. They are focusing on faction fights instead of martial arts clubs…”
“Oh my god.”
Almost one-third of the 64 students are first-year students. Originally, it was not possible to evaluate everything in a martial arts club based solely on grade, but on average, first graders were usually the weakest.
Winners came out evenly across grades, but the lowest percentage of finalists was in the first grade. That was natural.
Nevertheless, the first grade surpassed other grades and produced the largest number of finalists.
It also meant that this first grade was outside the standard.
“Well…A very wealthy person, a psychic, a magician, two royal family members, a hero, a saint, and even a Japanese swordsman…These first years are amazing.”
“Isn’t there the first match of the finals this evening? I heard there will be a first year student there too.”
“Then let’s go see the sights!”
That’s why the first match of the finals, a match featuring first-year students who were said to be from the non-standard generation, was bound to attract everyone’s attention.
In particular, rather than academy students who had already heard rumors about first-year students, guests and VIPs from outside gathered in the main auditorium where the martial arts competition finals were held.
So.
“Plague.”
There are bound to be swear words.
It’s good that we made it to the finals and received dividends, and the right to change the skill name was virtually confirmed, but after all, it was our first match.
Actually, I have a non-combat job, so if I just lose, it’s over.
“The opponent…”
2Nd grade Kim Woo-sung.
In fact, he is the head of a faction that almost unifies the second year, and is a collateral royal family member.
…… He was a man with a sense of choice as if it were a painting.
Unlike 3rd year Kim Ha-neul, he sincerely despises non-combat occupations, especially fortune tellers.
‘I’ve been involved in many ways along the way.’
He collaborated with Kim Ha-neul during the student council president election to threaten Lily’s position, and he does not look kindly on me, the academy’s first fortuneteller.
‘There was something I heard last time when I was caught up in a test for third graders.’
The third graders I met at that time were not like that, but they said that there was a growing disdain for fortune tellers among the second and third graders.
That made it even more questionable. Can’t you see Eunha and Prince Kim Seong-il next to me?
Honestly, I didn’t have much to do with it, and even if they disliked me, I didn’t suffer any direct damage, so I didn’t care.
‘I ended up meeting you here.’
The long-awaited first match of the finals. Also, 1st year VS 2nd year.
Actually, the outcome is already obvious in that it is a match between a non-combat profession and a combat profession──
‘…… ‘Is that okay?’
──In this game where defeat was obvious, I saw a small possibility.
If you do this well.
‘By offering Kim Woo-sung as a sacrifice…….’
Can you control the public opinion of the entire academy?