118 – Public Enemy
At first glance, the academy’s festival resembles a Korean university festival.
Just as students take the lead in various events and businesses, academy cadets also hold events or run businesses.
For this reason, there were many festival booths located throughout the academy.
A number of pretty female students dressed up in costumes and solicited customers, and the chef himself came out and put slices of seasoned meat into his mouth, appealing to the public that the food was delicious.
Of course, in addition to the food business, various ‘event businesses’ were also thriving.
Shooting games, lottery games, talent competitions, palm reading, fortune telling, etc.
The various event booths were crowded with people.
And this was thanks to the opening of the entire academy.
This was thanks to the academy management freely allowing entry and exit so that all nobles could enjoy the academy festival.
Of course, classes below commoners were excluded.
However, a few selected commoners with connections to nobles were able to participate in the festival.
“Come see the play~! ‘Descendants of the Sea God’ opens at 4 o’clock!”
In the meantime, a play called ‘Descendants of the Sea God’ was gaining popularity.
This is a play that humorously tells the story of the battle between Edgar Fix and Leon Clendor, and the nobles who had only heard about the battle between the two were curious about its contents.
“No it!? Unbelievable! How can you survive the sea god’s judgment and still be fine!?”
“Because I am the academy’s strongest cadet.”
“That’s ridiculous!”
However, Ed, who was involved in the play, ran out while watching the play.
My face got so hot that I couldn’t hold on any longer.
[The final ‘Prosecutor Baldojae’ is being screened to great acclaim!]
Instead, the movie he directed, ‘Prosecutor Baldojae’, was quite worth watching.
The person in charge of the camera phone was Ed himself, and the drama was portrayed as plainly as possible, excluding cringiness as much as possible.
[Gasp! Saber. Be sure to survive…]
And the genre of the movie was revenge.
The story is about a young ‘Saber’, whose family was murdered by the strongest swordsman named ‘Kaya’, and after about 8 years of training, he defeats each of Kaya’s organizations and eventually kills Kaya.
[Hey, little girl? It looks pretty smooth, doesn’t it?]
When I came out into the world after 8 years of training.
The first villain to be attacked by Saber (Enya) was David, the president of the f*cking club.
The guy flirted with Enya, but did an excellent job of cutting her with a single sword and left.
[How dare you kill my brother?]
The villain who appeared next was also Anthony from the Slut Club.
He also performed well in his role of being able to feel the power of Saber (Enya), which had become stronger through training, and left.
[Oh my. You’re pretty good at it, right? But it won’t be easy for me, Jenny of the Chain Scythe.]
While we were cutting down the lower level executives of Kaya’s organization, the middle boss, Jenny of the Chain Scythe, appeared.
Jenny in Chain Scythe is played by Enya’s best friend, Claire.
Perhaps because they were friends since they were young, they got along well.
[Kiyaaa! My chain scythe broke!]
Maybe that’s why he perfectly performed his role, even looking down on his opponent and leaving the team.
[Huhuhuhu. That’s it.]
Afterwards, the next opponent was Lucas, who played the role of ‘Sword Master Lucio’.
[You will never be able to pass through this forest.]
The next opponent was Charlotte, who played the role of ‘Forest Witch’.
[You even managed to come this far?]
Clarice appeared as Kaya, the final boss.
Originally, this role was offered to Isabella, but she ultimately did not accept it, so Clarisse took on this role.
[That is your sword… A sword that contains everything.]
Just like that, Clarice pushes Enya into her corner, and her ‘Wake up, you two!’ The movie ends with Enya, who has received her buff, awakens and beats her with her Baldosul.
And Ed’s first film, ‘Prosecutor Baldojae’, gained enormous popularity.
The clean narrative and running time shortened to 30 minutes were major factors in its success.
In addition, the fact that the duke’s children appeared as actors and played the role of mentor to Edgar Enya, the hottest cadet in the empire, contributed to the box office success.
‘Is this… Going to make money?’
And Ed was thinking of a business plan while looking at the crowded small theater.
How about setting up screening theaters across the country so that even commoners can watch movies?
‘It’s okay. Filming is easy too.’
There was quite a possibility.
That’s because in this world, there is ‘magic’, so the weather can be created at any time, and various gorgeous effects can be easily implemented.
Thanks to being able to strengthen your body with mana, you can perform many dangerous scenes without restrictions.
‘We also made it in two weeks.’
Proof of this is that it took only two weeks to film and produce the movie.
Because ‘skills’ that do not exist in the real world made filming easier.
‘Shall we build a set?’
So Ed thought of creating a professional set.
Just as Hollywood is a mecca for movies, the goal is to make your territory a mecca for the movie industry.
Among the nobles, there are many who are struggling in poverty like Charlotte, so if you promise them incentives or a large amount of money for their appearances, they will always be willing to appear.
‘Once the territory’s infrastructure is equipped to a certain extent… I guess I’ll give it a try.’
However, it was still too early to start a film industry.
Right now, building the city’s infrastructure and building battleships is the top priority, so raising money to the city by starting a film industry is something that needs to be done later.
‘Let’s just think about it for now… Let’s play today.’
So Ed decided to enjoy the festival to the fullest.
First, I walked to a nearby gun carriage.
***
Academy B Class number 27, ‘Charlie’, was sitting at the table with a pounding heart.
This is because the cadet who serves here at ‘Moonlight Pocha’ is the girl he has a crush on.
‘Ah… Esther… You look really pretty today too.’
The name of the female cadet whom Charlie has a crush on is Esther.
The beautifully braided blonde hair and thin neckline attracted attention.
The smile that made her fall in love was beautiful even today.
Even though she was wearing an apron, the voluptuous line of her chest was enough to set fire to the hearts of many men.
“Charlie! “Did you come alone?”
At that time. Esther smiled brightly and approached Charles.
She was the one who sat across from Charles and welcomed him, unlike the other guests who were asking about the menu.
“Ah, yes. “I came to play.”
“hehehe. Bring your friends too! “They say it will increase sales!”
“Ah… That. What are the kids doing for a moment? “It didn’t look like much fun, so I came alone.”
“hehehe. Okay?”
Soon, Charlie and Esther sat across from each other and chatted.
The two met by chance when they were in the same group during the entrance exam, and became close friends after taking classes together for several months.
“Ah! I am a guest. “I’ll come later.”
“Yes.”
In that way, Esther served as a server when she was busy, and came to where Charles was when she was free.
In the process, when several male guests looked at him with eyes full of envy, Charles would feel smug.
This is because beautiful Esther sits right in front of him and chatters whenever she has time.
‘Today… I must confess.’
A thought suddenly occurred to Charles.
Perhaps Esther also has feelings for me.
You don’t even pay attention to other male customers.
It is also meaningful that you come to my place whenever you have free time.
“Do you have a seat?”
At that time.
Three male customers entered the pocha.
And one of the male guests had a glowing face.
It was a beauty that could make even men mesmerize and stare blankly.
“Ed! There’s an empty seat over there! “I will take care of you!”
“No, David. What kind of respect is this? Just relax…”
“You can’t do that!”
And the two who came with Ed’s group were club members David and Anthony.
Currently, the Grand Duke family, including Enya, went to the festival to pick up the whole family, and Charlotte was using the festival to sell flowers, so David and Anthony accompanied her.
-You look really f*cking handsome.
-Hey! Hey! It’s him.
-Wow… Awesome. This is my first time seeing you this close.
A presence that changes the atmosphere just by appearing.
Soon, Ed was escorted(?) By David and Anthony and sat down at an empty table.
Currently, he was touching his forehead while looking at David and Anthony who were competing to serve him.
I wasn’t bringing those guys with me.
“Lord, I will help you order…”
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At that time.
Esther stood in front of Ed with bright red ears.
Unlike before, when she received guests brightly and cheerfully, Esther looked very nervous.
‘Esther…?’
Charles felt uncomfortable seeing Esther like that.
This is because she looks so different from her always bright smile.
“Seo, it’s a service…”
And after a while.
Esther served steamed eggs as a service.
This is Esther, who has never served any customers before.
He never even served himself.
“······.”
What’s more, he doesn’t even come to where he is anymore.
She was the one who just glanced at Edgar Fix from the kitchen entrance.
“Two, this is the second service…”
And then the menu that Ed ordered was offered as a service.
When Ed said it was okay and offered to give him money, he quickly waved his hand and spoke in a hurry.
“Gwae, it’s okay! I’m giving it to you because I’m a fan. “I’ve been supporting you for a long time…”
Esther openly expresses her affection by wiggling her hands.
When Ed smiled and said thank you, Esther smiled brightly.
That’s all, Ed didn’t really pay attention to Esther.
I just continued to lecture physics to David and Anthony.
‘You damn bastard…’
Tears flowed from Charles’ eyes.
To him, she was the ideal type of his dream that he loved unrequitedly with all his heart, but to Ed, she was just a girl.
Esther, with such a beautiful smile, was the first to show interest, and I thought, ‘Oh, I see. ‘Thank you.’ Was all this dry response.
“Hey, over there…”
At that time, Esther spoke to Ed again.
Ed looked at Esther with a slightly annoyed expression.
She said, holding out her pen.
“Sir, may I ask for your autograph?”
Wicked.
It felt like an awl was being stabbed in his chest.
This is because the place where an autograph is requested is none other than Esther’s back.
“Are you here?”
“Ah… Yes. “Well, I don’t have any paper.”
Esther said that and lowered her posture.
She pulled out her buttocks towards Ed and then exposed her back to Ed so that the white back of her neck could be seen.
However, Ed made an expression as if he was saying, ‘What is this?’, And she just signed with an expressionless expression.
“Huh…”
But Esther let out a strange moan when Ed’s hand touched her back.
Every time I wrote down her name at a fast pace, I felt the touch and her face blushed profusely.
That blushing face was so unfamiliar to Charles.
‘You bastard…’
Edgar Fix writes down his name one by one as if marking his territory.
And Esther, her crush, is blushing as if she’s about to burst out laughing as she feels the touch of the pen.
On this day, Charles was able to see Esther’s sincerity.
I realized what the face of a woman truly in love is.
‘Ha…’
And Charles wasn’t the only one who felt this way.
Many female cadets around him took a quick glance at Ed, revealing their ‘true feelings of liking.’
Many male cadets who thought they were having a romantic relationship internally shed tears.
After confessing on the last day of the festival, he fantasized about having a sweet relationship every night, but it turned out that he was only a ‘companion 1’.
I realized that thanks to Edgar Fix.
“Hmm. Umm…”
Just like that, the surrounding atmosphere changed in an instant.
The male cadets drank their drinks in silence, while the female cadets steadied their voices before speaking, adjusted their appearance by pretending to go to the bathroom, or even quietly moved closer to Ed.
Suddenly, Ed was surrounded by female cadets.
‘Umm… I know that feeling very well.’
And David and Anthony, who noticed the completely changed atmosphere with the appearance of Ed, smiled faintly as they suddenly remembered the past.
They also came to hate Ed in a similar way.
‘Edgar Fix deserves every woman.’
But not anymore.
Now that I have become Ed’s loyalist.
The person they loved the most was none other than Ed, whom they served.
She became a victim of Stockholm Syndrome.
F for Charles and other male cadets.