229. School starts in the second semester
White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sophia Cathedral.
It was a postponement announcing the election of the pope.
The new Pope became Branden Heinkel, as Arya had intended.
In the first place, all factions other than that human were divided to the point where they were on the verge of dissolution, so there was not even a candidate that could be approached.
As soon as Branden Heinkel became Pope, he first visited the Imperial Palace.
I also accompanied the pope there, but he did not have a big special story, but he had a good chatter that was set as an example to the media.
He didn’t say it directly, but it should be seen as an apology from the Holy See.
It’s to the point where the guys who told me to come get the crown come directly to me without calling.
Now, it seemed that the Vatican would not use force by moving the Heretic Questioner.
In addition, they intended to pressurize the Pope to reveal the whole story about the teleportation technique leak sooner or later.
Seeing how cooperative they are, it doesn’t seem like they’re openly collaborating with Asylum…
No, I don’t know.
You couldn’t expect common sense from those who tried to stab her saintess to death in broad daylight.
In preparation for the worst case scenario, Arya has organized a unit to march to the Vatican, where she is now.
“Is it yet?”
“Sorry, sir. I’ve tried every method of physical torture, but none of them work.”
The interrogation of the captured Asylum leader was still sluggish.
Should I say that he is like a fanatic?
Or is it because I cut off all my limbs from the very beginning, and the fear of irreversible body damage has been castrated?
Anyway, he was a nuisance.
“From now on, I’m going to go into brainwashing with drugs, is that okay? It’s a method that can take as little as a month and as long as a year.”
“Let’s try.”
“Okay, sir.”
In the end, I had to choose a method that eats up time and money relentlessly.
Since the brainwashing isn’t usually thorough, it will take quite a long time to remove that mental armament.
But I trust the veteran Inquisitors of the Empire.
It may take time, but I’ll inevitably get all the information in his head.
“But brother, do you have to go to school?”
“I have to leave. I’m embarrassed if I don’t have a diploma.”
In the meantime, the vacation had passed, and the second semester was approaching.
Of course I considered dropping out, but I decided to keep going.
I was able to come this far because I had the protection of Alexia, Ludwig, and Sergei.
If you leave the Imperial University, there is a possibility of turning those three into enemies.
It’s not comparable to the power of the state, but if all three of them turn against you, it’ll be very troublesome to deal with.
So, even if it did not reach a cooperative relationship, it was advantageous to continue attending school in order to maintain an amicable relationship with the three.
Since the level of the lecture was so high, there were quite a lot of things that could be learned and applied in battle.
Right now, I was in a state where my fuel economy was smashed, rather than skillfully using magic.
If you deepen your knowledge of magic here and take care of fuel economy, you will be able to become much stronger.
“Have you heard from Schulzenburg?”
“Yes…”
And Trie didn’t come back until the second semester started.
If truancy lasts for 2 weeks, the school will automatically take a leave of absence, but apparently, Trie was planning to take the entire second semester off.
Where and what kind of training are you doing…?
Of course, it’s welcome to come back with improved skills, but I’m starting to feel empty.
Even these days, I wake up early in the morning because of the habit of sparring with Trie.
I never dreamed that I would miss the feeling of being hit by that ruthless attack.
“I have to leave now.”
“Isn’t it ok to come a little later? If you’re older than me, I’ll give you an A even if you’re absent every day.”
“I wonder if the Imperial University is like that. I’ll go.”
That strict Imperial University trembles at the newly created office?
That can’t be.
How many titans have the Imperial University produced so far?
I left the mansion after sharing a light kiss with Emilia.
“He came out!”
“Looks like you’re going to school now!”
“What is this again?”
The moment I opened the front door, I saw a crowd full of people beyond the iron window, and my eyes went blank.
Reporters and students flocked to me, and everyone was paying attention to me.
Bewildered, I froze for a moment, unable to move a single step.
“Right now, His Excellency Schluss Heinkel Regent is going to school. I don’t know if everyone has forgotten, but His Excellency is in his first year at Imperial University. Sir! Even if you shoot with artifacts-“
“Can I interview you?”
The front of the house was really sh*t.
As I opened the front door with a deep sigh and went out, crowds of people rumbled and made space.
However, there were still reporters who were bothering me by sticking next to me.
“You’ve already made many achievements far greater than your degree at the Imperial University. May I ask why you are continuing to attend the Imperial University?”
“Do you have the authority to manipulate grades among the Regent’s authority…?”
It seems that he thought that being the head of state attending school would be a rather controversial issue.
Well, it might be interesting, but…
I didn’t have to be kind to reporters and care about my image.
It may sound a bit unlucky, but the popularity of me among the people is already on the rise.
That’s how many times I’ve saved the country, but it was even weirder if I wasn’t popular.
So if you defeat the reporters without being a bit cheap, your image won’t be ruined.
“I have no intention of doing interviews. Please evict all outsiders as they will interfere with students going to school. No, who brought in the reporters in the first place?”
“The head professor…”
It was Ludwig.
I will cancel the statement that Ludwig is secretly protecting me.
Why do you seem to be thinking of ways to make fun of me these days?
‘What was the first period?’
From the name of the lecture, it was an esoteric liberal arts class.
I forgot who the professor was.
Anyway, when I went to the classroom, it seemed crowded with people everywhere I went.
Surely, all the outsiders were sent out.
There were a lot of students who came to talk to me from time to time.
Unlike reporters who pay attention to their eyes, these guys didn’t open the road even if I tried, so it took me quite a while to break through.
In the end, I was 1 minute late.
“Some of the first year students are familiar with me. hehehe. I am the professor in charge of the lecture called Verification of Magic in Literature, Relic…”
As I opened the door, the atmosphere inside froze coldly.
Both the students and the professor turned around and looked at me.
The professor was a Relic.
In that case, it would be okay to sleep with your eyes open for the 1st period every Monday.
“Go, each-“
“Please feel free to call me, professor. I’m just a student here.”
“Yes. Oh, no uh… I will.”
Professor Relic stuttered as if he was out of order.
When I met personally, it didn’t seem easy because of the habit of saying honorifics.
Because being in Asylum was taken as a weakness by me…
“Looking at it now, you entered at 59 seconds? I think it’s correct to say 9 o’clock until 9:00:59. How is everyone?”
“·······.”
“Silence means agreement, right? hahahaha. Do you think everyone thinks so?
“Just treat it late.”
“That can’t be!”
“Do as I say, Professor.”
“Ah, I get it… I get it…”
“It was not an order just now, but a request to deal with it according to the principle.”
“mmm! Of course! Not cancer!”
At Emilia’s words, she snorted…
Anyway, it seemed that I would receive all kinds of benefits in school life beyond my imagination.
***
“Ahahahahaha! You mean Professor Relic is very long? Ahhhhh… My stomach hurts.”
“Aren’t you laughing too much?”
A relaxing afternoon.
We invited Einz, Iris, and Erica to the chairman’s residence and had a little tea time.
Talking about tea time, it was an unreasonable strategy meeting where second- and third-level secrets were exchanged in between small talk.
Erica held her stomach for a while, laughing and wiping away the tears.
“Oh, that’s so funny. I should have taken that lecture too.”
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“It’s still the correction period! Hurry up and register for classes!”
“It will be difficult with hundreds of people waiting.”
“Ah… It’s a shame.”
“Is Professor Relic really all right? Maybe he’ll be kicked out of Earthylum…”
“You don’t have to worry, Iris. To Asylum, your friendship with me is the value of Professor Relic’s existence. Little by little, I’m leaking my information through Professor Relic.”
In this way, information that would be overturned if known to the outside world was exchanged casually.
In effect, these first-year students at the Imperial University had information power comparable to that of the major ministers.
Since they are aides in charge of implementing my plan, it is only natural to share this amount of information.
However, when explaining larger strategies, I always ran into limitations.
Because there is information that hasn’t been explained to these guys yet.
And today I was going to reveal even a few secrets.
“So what’s the reason for this collection?”
“There must be a reason for gathering. I plan to have time to meet like this every day from now on.”
“Hmm. You invited me to have tea with you leisurely? That Schluss Heinkel?”
“·······.”
Iris gave me a knowing look.
f*cking future time······.
She was thinking of taking a little more time, but she thought it would be best to speak sooner rather than later.
Since Emilia came just as well.
“Sweets are here.”
“I have something to announce today. Emilia. Would you like to stand here for a moment?”
Erica, who in the blink of an eye shoveled her cookie into her mouth, puffed out her cheeks and looked at me.
The eyes of Einz and Iris were also focused on me.
I’m a little nervous.
“Emilia Siegfried here and I promised to marry.”
“Kek…!”
“Uh, uh uh?”
“Congratulations.”
The response was varied.
Erika spat out the snack while eating it, Einz had a dazed expression, and Iris clapped as if expecting everything.
Erika and Einz were still bewildered but clapped along and looked at me.
The look in his eyes seemed to demand an explanation.
“And Emilia is a spy for the Secret Service of the Kingdom of Trude.”
“Ouch!”
“Huh huh?”
“Yes…?”
It was only then that Iris’ face was stained with bewilderment.
I guess I haven’t seen it this far.
I felt better for no reason.