41 – Inferiority complex
Dean.
He, who has now abandoned his last name, was originally a count of the Empire, Yeongsik.
He had a delicate appearance when he was young, up to the age of 12 to be exact.
Yes, just like his father.
Until then, his life had flowed smoothly without any major ups and downs.
Like everyone else, he entered the imperial noble academy and became engaged to the daughter of another count with the same title.
When the marriage talks came to fruition, Dean was secretly very happy.
Dean also secretly cared about her at her academy, and her conversation about him came into her car.
She was two years older than me, beautiful and capable.
She stood out in both civil and military circles and was popular among her classmates.
At her academy, we didn’t see her often because she was in a different grade, but we met separately once every two weeks, and my feelings for her grew even more.
But after Dean turned 13, his life began to take a sharp turn.
His thin body began to rapidly grow in size, his smooth facial lines became thicker, and if he did not shave even for a day, his chin and cheeks tended to become bushy.
He grew at least a head taller than most women, and his muscles developed profusely even though he did not exercise particularly hard.
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The female classmates he had been talking to openly despised him.
But it was still okay up to that point.
The real pain was the change in my fiancé’s attitude.
When he turned 16, when his physical strength had developed to the limit, he finally received a declaration of separation from her family.
Originally, her family would have been criticized by the world, but in this world of lookism, Dean was not protected.
He was greatly shocked and locked himself away to delve into archeology, which he had always been interested in.
Fortunately among misfortunes, his intellect was so brilliant that he graduated early from Imperial University and began a master’s program before he was twenty.
Dean delved more and more into his studies to forget his hurt.
But in the meantime, a second shock came to his life.
Dethronement and exile of the 1st princess who lost the political battle to the 2nd princess.
As it happened, his family was the 1st princess line.
A bloody purge took place, and the family fell in an instant.
Fortunately, Dean, a promising researcher, barely survived his life.
However, all members of the family were falsely accused and executed.
Although we were almost isolated, family is still family.
Dean felt a crack forming in his heart.
In that distortion, a desire for revenge arose.
To those who have caused themselves pain by leading this lookism.
To those who lost their entire families due to useless political strife.
Yes. To the women who lead this world.
In the meantime, it was Duke Martin who contacted him.
A sorcerer who inherited the lineage of the Gold Dragon.
A man stronger than a woman.
I heard about his ambition.
“We will return this world to its original and correct form.”
“What… Do you mean you’re putting it back?”
Dean had a question.
“This world is led by an irrational being called a woman.”
Dean thought the man in front of him was crazy.
But his eyes were extremely clear, and he felt a powerful charisma that he had never felt even from the second princess, who was now the emperor.
“You must uncover the truth of the world.”
“Don’t you already know the truth?”
Dean asked as if possessed.
He seemed to already know something.
“Yes, but your role is important.”
Dean became his colleague, and five years passed.
He earned a doctorate in archeology.
He was able to dip one foot in the truth of the world.
And a great harvest was achieved.
The harvest is the crystal ball given to the demon woman.
An artifact discovered by Dean while retracing the traces of the Great Demon War 350 years ago.
The artifact had tremendous power.
Once activated, it is a power that blocks the use of magical power by everyone within a radius of several kilometers.
Even the sorcerer Duke Martin was no exception.
The experiment was conducted in an empty space with no people within a radius of several kilometers.
But the demon woman who was there with him was calm.
“Hmm? I can use it?”
Naiomi said so and raised a flame in her hand.
“Does it not work on demons… Or does it have no effect on those who do not belong to the human world?”
Duke Martin guessed.
Then suddenly, Naomi approached Duke Martin with a mischievous smile.
Dean was startled and rushed to block the two.
But Duke Martin raised his hand to stop Dean.
Thanks to this, Naiomi pressed her body against Duke Martin without interruption.
Her plump, bronze breasts were pressed against Duke Martin’s body.
“You’re saying that even the great sorceress is defenseless now? Kick.”
She was hugged by the Duke, stroking his broad shoulders and whispering in his ear.
Duke Martin looked down at Naiomi with a faint smile on her lips.
“Try it.”
The Duke’s eyes, which made a cold voice, were not smiling, unlike his mouth. He was rather cold.
“Tch, that’s not fun.”
Naiomi looked dissatisfied and she walked away from the duke.
“Hmph.”
At the same time, Dean came to his senses, took a breath, and stopped the crystal ball from activating.
Instead of throwing my body away, all I had to do was stop the crystal ball…
Duke Martin felt his strength returning in an instant.
“Hmm… It seems like it doesn’t remove the magic itself, but rather prevents it from being used.”
Rather than feeling like I had regained my magic, it felt like I had regained control.
It feels as if the sense of touch or pain still exists in the arm, but I cannot move it.
Martin opened his mouth, looking around at his henchmen and colleagues present.
“This will be used for the first time in the Fearless Kingdom. At that time, Black will also be secured.”
And now there is only one day left until the plan is implemented.
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“Um… Imperial merchant guild table. Confirmed. Entry is permitted.”
The guard at the royal city gate gave permission to enter the group in front of him.
“Thank you.”
As the guard let them pass, he tilted his head again and gave a questioning look.
This is because the composition of the staff was quite strange.
Usually, if a merchant has a guard, he or she will bring a mercenary or adventurer.
And most mercenaries and adventurers are women, and men are very rare.
But all the people who came in with the merchant were men.
The merchant was none other than Dean, who had infiltrated the kingdom by lying about his identity.
Since he was not a combatant, he did not have to come, but he did come to the kingdom.
He wanted to see the artifact he unearthed in action for the first time with his own eyes.
More than anything, I wanted to admire the faces of women in despair.
“hehehe… I’m really looking forward to it, aren’t I? Lord Gabriel.”
Din asked the warrior walking next to him with a large sword on his back.
“……”
He had a stern face and made no reply.
But Dean didn’t care. Because I know he is like that.
Dean looked back at the 10 or so men following behind him.
All of them are large, physically fit warriors.
Their physical training, which seemed meaningless until now, will finally shine tomorrow.
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In the end, Lady Hex became my disciple.
As Anderson, he could not resist the temptation of acquiring not only the best knightly family in the kingdom, but also the best wizard family.
It is said that as soon as the head of the family, Theodore, heard the proposal, he accepted it without hesitation.
I decided to teach the young lady starting in a few days.
‘What on earth are you teaching me?’
It’s always been like this since I came here.
Even before one task is completed, a new task arises.
That is always ambiguous.
If I were really a level 5 or higher archmage, I would have felt at ease.
At least I can act as a real teacher.
‘Perhaps I will learn in reverse…’
Well, they said they had that in mind too…
I shook my head.
‘For now, let’s just focus on the speech.’
Actually, this is the biggest problem right now.
The speech was written by a professional scriptwriter hired by the kingdom.
However, this content was too contrived and cringy.
To summarize the contents roughly,
I know you are anxious right now due to the unknown threat.
But I blocked the first attack.
The kingdom is fully prepared for threats that may arise in the future, and the nobles, including me, will do our best to protect you.
In fact, it is a forced creation of a hero, and citizens will believe that I am a hero of this world and a sorcerer.
Because people always need a place to lean on.
Anyway, now, more than any other problem, there is a huge task ahead of us: to describe this 100% dark script as eloquently as possible.
“Thomas, the carriage is ready.”
Carol’s familiar voice is heard outside the door.
“Yes, I will leave.”
In the end, it was time to leave.
I continued to rehearse in my mind to the point that the time it took to get to the square felt like a split second.
‘Ha… Would it be better to give a stronger accent here…?’
“…..”
‘No. You will also need a calm section. Because strength and weakness are important in everything…’
“…Master Mas.”
‘Okay, let’s take it easy here for now.’
“Thomas!”
I was startled and looked around.
I see Carol looking at me.
“It’s time to go up.”
“Huh? Come…?”
“Yes. Please go up to the stage.”
I looked away from Carol and turned her head.
A staircase comes into view, and a spacious stage is visible above it.
And beyond, the central square of the royal capital.
A lot of people crowded together.
Thick sweat began to seep from my hands, and my body began to tremble.