97. Blood and relatives
“Uh, huh? Do you know me?”
“You’re Miss Adela’s exclusive secretary, right?”
She had a sad look on her face for a moment, but she soon bowed her head and said hello.
“Oh, hello… hahahaha…”
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“Why are you stuck here?”
“Well, it’s true that I’m the young lady’s secretary… Basically, I’m the manager of a perfume store…”
Aha. You were the perfume supplier.
So, the reason this friend is here.
Miho, who unintentionally used a bottle of perfume a day, ended up being treated as a VVIP.
The perfume store manager personally came to deliver the goods, and I guess I came in at the right time.
“Anyway, why are you hiding?”
“Oh, that’s… I have a habit of hiding when I’m embarrassed… hehehe.”
I tried to ask why you were embarrassed, but
Instructor Miho interrupted.
“I’m done with my business, so I think you can go back now.”
“Yes, yes? Ah, yes! The business is done!”
Even if Miho just breathes.
The average person who hears this is out of breath.
It was safe to say that her recommendation was semi-coercive.
But, even though Camilla was able to overcome that charisma, she still hesitated in front of me.
“Um, um… You are Professor Emeritus Ivan, right…?”
“That’s right.”
“Well, I’m really sorry if I’m being rude, but… I’d like to ask your permission to ask you just one question.”
“Let’s hang up briefly.”
Because I also ran out of business,
I answered angrily as I prepared to leave.
What do you want to ask?
“I… Heard it inside the cabinet. If what I heard is correct, Instructor Miho and…”
“Yes. That’s the kind of relationship.”
“…Ivan!”
I actually found it stranger that Miho was stopping me. She says she already heard it.
What and how do you hide it?
Why did you hide it in the first place?
The fact that she and I are lovers is already a widely known fact among the instructors.
Even if I got to know one more person,
What’s the problem with that?
Anyway, even if she were to use it, it would be nothing more than a snack to snack on while eating snacks with her colleagues.
“I see, I see! Thank you, goodbye!”
And then, she exited cleanly.
It was safe to say that she ran away.
“Is there a problem?”
I asked Miho.
“…No, there’s something about it that makes me uncomfortable.”
“Is this like a prisoner’s persimmon?”
“That’s not true… I heard that she keeps asking her instructors about your relationship with me these days.”
I wish it was an extra.
Because I have time left, I take the time to do these stupid things.
“There’s no need to think too deeply about it. And, shouldn’t you have just said from the beginning that she was hiding?”
“I tried to do that…”
For a moment the words stopped,
Instead of her still mouth, her ears and tail flap and she begins to assert herself.
Of course, I am not a beastman expert.
I had no choice but to wait for an answer.
“I thought it was a joke, but you really caught the tail…”
“Um. I’m sorry if you were offended.”
Well, it might sound like a bad joke since he drew a line saying he was offended by touching the tail with his mouth, and now he’s saying he’s going to touch it.
I made a note in my mind.
If you catch a beastman’s tail, his brain will stop working.
Anyway, I turned my back to leave.
“Ah, Instructor Ivan.”
“Yes?”
“The new chairman. Dane was looking for you.”
“Oh, is that so?”
I just passed it off as okay, but
This was a rather serious matter.
The owner of the stigma is looking for me.
And, judging by his actions so far, he seems to be trying to take care of Ivan.
Why? I don’t know either.
There is no way to know.
Because the route itself where Ivan meets him does not exist in the game in the first place.
“Do you even know where you are?”
But, I decided to visit.
It may take a year to find the reason on my own, and more than anything, he said he would let me know once the work is finished.
“In the staff lounge, it looks like he’s talking to Carlson. He’s probably still there.”
“Thank you.”
The reason he favored Ivan was because
Is this your judgment as the chairman of the board?
Or is it another reason?
To find the answer, I took a step back.
—
In the faculty lounge we visited,
A heated discussion was taking place between two men.
No, this expression is wrong.
One side was being unilaterally manipulated.
“Chairman, there is something strange about this bill.”
“Let’s see. Um… 20 Heat stones, 3 gold coins, 5 wooden pillars, 12 silver coins… Aren’t they all at the regular price? Am I wrong in my view of economics?”
“…Why don’t you read what’s written underneath? One gold Dane Clyde fee. What is this?”
“hehehe, what could a rich imperial collector be so strict about?”
“I’m not a collector, I’m the auditor general!”
“I think that’s it.”
Carlson. I thought he was going to make a big deal out of his accomplishments here, but he turned out to be a man who used his money to save all the money for the expansion of the temple.
The chairman in front of him was writing down the documents to request him with a sly look on his face.
And, if we just look at what we hear.
It seemed like the poison clause was plastered all over the place like an insurance policy.
Even if it’s rotten, it’s okay because the chairman’s opponent is also an elite of the empire.
It became a fight between two geniuses with strong pride.
“Three gold coins as an offering to commemorate the expansion of the temple? I’m not even a believer. I also agreed to the expansion of the temple in the first place-“
“Hey, shut your mouth!”
Sigh!
Before Carlson even finished speaking,
The chairman hits the back of the head with a quill pen.
“What is it really?!”
“Whew. You could have been in big trouble. If you had been more disrespectful there, you would have been struck by lightning. This won’t work. Two extra gold coins to pay for your life… Is that too cheap?”
“Ah, this person is real!”
“Huh? Are you even planning to give me the settlement money?”
I waited quietly.
It wasn’t a situation where I would rush in and end it, but it was quite fun to watch.
And not long after.
Carlson stands up proudly, holding a document listing a huge amount of expenses despite all the toxic clauses being removed.
The chairman’s eyes were looking at that with satisfaction.
“…Huh?”
“Oh, Instructor Ivan! Since when have you been here?”
At the same time, it turned towards me.
No, the chairman would have already known.
“I heard you were looking for me.”
“Ah, thank you for this. I was going to go see it myself, but the level of dignity is different from that of the Auditor General who lives somewhere. Isn’t that right, Carlson?”
“…Let’s go.”
“Relax your face. That wasn’t what I wanted you to hear. You were a collector to begin with-“
“Ugh!”
The Board of Audit and Inspection instinctively realized that if he listened any more, he would definitely go crazy.
I kicked down the door and ran out.
After closing the door, I looked towards the chairman.
“Usually in situations like this, it would be appropriate to say that you live young, but you are really young, so I have nothing to say.”
“Well, it’s true that the average age of directors has dropped significantly thanks to me, so I’ll be grateful.”
“So, what kind of business did you call me for?”
I sat down in front of him and started organizing the documents Carlson had left behind.
“They say I live young, but it’s also true that I can’t compare to you. When I asked how I would cook for the Board of Audit and Inspection, I never would have guessed that I would have prepared such a spectacle.”
“I’m glad you liked it.”
I answered indifferently.
The Chairman is the master of stigma, so he must also know well that Arca cannot fly like lightning.
It was also natural for him to think that all the context of the previous incident was staged by me.
First of all, I was reflexively being polite, but inside I was crying out to get to the point.
And he said,
“It’s a directing where a spear falls from the sky. It seems like my brain has become flexible while I haven’t seen it.”
…Huh?
Did you just say Sinchang?
How do you know that?
And the next words…
You haven’t seen each other?
I reflexively raised my head.
No, I was trying to listen.
“Stay still for a moment.”
But I couldn’t hear it.
I stopped in the same position as I was looking down at the documents.
Kkuguguk…
The tone of speech changes,
The atmosphere has changed,
Even the voice changed.
Before I knew it, there was a being in front of me.
He was revealing his ‘true self’ and demonstrating his abilities without hesitation.
As soon as he said that, it felt like my world stopped with my head down.
Why?
Why are you revealing your true face in front of Ivan now? Why on earth?
Without even giving my thoughts a chance to move forward,
I heard him standing up.
He was leisurely walking through the lounge,
He was not the chairman I knew.
“Chris is cleanly gone, and the owner of the anger is not as crazy as I thought.”
“…….”
“You even brought in the heirs of the Blaze family under you. Weren’t they exterminated that day?”
I couldn’t see it with my eyes,
You can feel it with all five senses.
I could die right now.
“Raise your head. I have to face you.”
“Wow!”
The head, which had stopped as if time had stopped, was forcibly raised in an instant.
Lord of arrogance.
The ability to look down on all things in the world and give ‘compulsion’ to a single word.
A person who is not even qualified to look at him,
You can’t go against his words.
The one I met directly with my eyes.
Owner of short black hair and jet black eyes.
However, I am not just an extra either.
That’s why I was able to move my mouth with all my strength.
“Dang, God. No way…”
“Huh. I never told you to talk.”
No matter how much he is the master of the stigma,
It’s not ‘an opponent you can’t beat even if you die.’
I was worried.
His head was turned so hard that it exploded.
Now. In this body.
Should Miho’s swordsmanship be recreated?
Then, is there a chance of winning?
…No, this is not an option.
I desperately tried to activate the abilities of my left hand, and it wasn’t impossible.
But.
“Growing to this level… Has fully manifested itself. Then it’s a different story.”
Woe!
Just before using the ability of jealousy,
The person in front of me unleashed his abilities first.
As if I had been rescued from the deep sea, blood began to circulate in my body in an instant.
“Ugh, huh…”
Even while I was struggling to catch my breath,
I steadily glared at him and did not let my guard down.
He is, perhaps to the point of giving me goosebumps.
It was a benevolent smile.
“I thought you were resisting his will. But now I think I know why.”
When I didn’t answer,
He raised his hand and wiped away my cold sweat.
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“There’s no point in glaring at me like that. At least for me, I feel happy now.”
“…What?”
“I don’t know what it is like for you.”
And, the words that came out of that mouth.
It was shocking.
“To me, you are my only blood relative.”
Blood relatives. They said they were blood relatives.
It certainly sounded like that.
That means…
“You’ve grown wonderfully, Ivan.”
Your older brother?
Ha!?