Episode 112
The week-long festival was over.
After finishing all the competitions held at the end of the semester until the 4th grade, the lively life of the academy came to an end with the remaining three days of the festival.
As the anticipation for the summer vacation was inflated, all the rumors and interest in the academy turned to it.
The academy will be in silence for a month.
As the half-exposed moon casts over the earth, Allen returns to the business district.
The destination he was heading to was a building to be used as a branch at the top.
As if the external work had been completed, the appearance of the branch was quite plausible, unlike a few days ago.
Now, once you’ve finished working on the inside, you’ll be able to function right away.
Unlike before, Allen headed to the top floor where Arcandus was located with a rather leisurely pace.
Arcandus was supposed to do the work he had done a few days ago, so even though it was late, a light leaked out through the cracks in the door.
Allen smiled as he looked at the pile of paperwork.
“You look busy, Arcandus.”
Arcandus stopped moving his busy hands at Allen’s carefree remarks and smiled mischievously.
“Isn’t it all because of the orders given by Confucius?”
“Where is the law telling you to do things abruptly without a foundation?”
“Hmm, I’m sorry if you felt that way.”
Despite Arcanthus’ complaints, Allen did not give up his laid-back attitude. At that sight, Arcandus turned into a serious face and opened his mouth.
“Didn’t you tell me to change the old policy before ten days have passed?”
“If the situation changes, the policy may change.”
Seeing Allen cunningly evading an answer, Arcandus had no choice but to ask directly.
“Isn’t this the case, Confucius? In addition to that, he asked me to bring in those who were originally not going to be recruited at any cost… !”
Allen cut off his words in a relaxed manner to the point that he would appear drowsy.
“Can’t you?”
Arcandus shut his mouth at his cool smile.
“Arcanthus. Arcanthus Fern. Heir to Baron Fern and my first vassal.”
Allen walked slowly towards him. As he drew closer, the shadows that stretched out pressed him like a giant.
“Ask me again. Can’t you really? Isn’t that all you have to do to find Baron Fern?”
Arcandus gritted his teeth in response to his provocation.
“… You can.”
“Then can’t you do it?”
Allen’s words were close to force. Until a few days ago, those who were uncertain were to give up, and then, suddenly, even those who were like that had to be recruited.
“It’s about manipulating the actions of hundreds or thousands of people, not just one or two. There is a possibility of being caught, and it is not that the artificial movement is not unnoticed.”
Allen’s expression remained unchanged. Arcandus let out a big sigh when he saw Allen’s attitude as if he was talking about the obvious.
“… Isn’t it too sudden?”
Allen agreed unequivocally.
The current order could increase the risk. If you plan slowly, if you act as before, you’ll be safer and better prepared.
“until when?”
How long do you have to act according to the situation? Following Julius’ response, he was wary of his actions.
“How long do I have to be patient and wait?”
“If you wait until you find a clue to the real Julius-sama… .”
As Arcandus spoke, he shut his mouth at the thought that he did not know when that time would come.
He just pressed the corners of his eyes tightly and asked again with his sharper eyes.
“Are you planning on changing the policy again?”
“Even if it adds to the risk.”
“okay. You have to do it though.”
Arcandus also made a decision in response to Allen’s firm answer.
“All right. If the master tells you to follow, you must follow. ha.”
With a sigh, he agreed with Allen’s intention to end it. Inwardly it was clear that he must have been thinking the same thing.
In this way, a defensive plan can be thoroughly prepared. But what if you can’t make it on time?
If things go wrong and things happen sooner or later, Kim Woo-jin’s rapid growth means that he misses the time to kill him.
It’s too late to regret then.
“You can’t do anything unless you take risks when you do it.”
In the end, what will happen will happen. Even if I took some risks, I did it when I had to.
Of course, it could not be denied that the discomfort of the original intention also played a role.
“I just made a plan… , I’m too lazy to get a good night’s sleep this week to squeeze again. You seem to have a really good master.”
Without blinking an eye, Allen tapped Arcandus on the shoulder. There was more strength in his shoulders.
“Is it difficult for a subordinate under a vicious master like you to live? I’m really glad I’m a sword, what is it?”
Bestla made a sharp stab, but unfortunately it didn’t hurt Allen.
‘It is the master’s duty to bring out the vassal’s abilities to the fullest.’
“It’s great! Oh right. You don’t ask that? I thought you would ask me if you came here.”
Allen didn’t ask what it was. After all, he was just what he wanted to ask.
“Arcanthus. How is he?”
“that? Oh, Noah. Yes. At first, he looked embarrassed, but his head was not bad, so he accepted the situation and left immediately.”
Three boys were threatened by a girl.
Two of them died, and the remaining one is said to have committed suicide, unable to withstand the deaths of his friends.
Yes, it was known that way.
“Right. I struggled to sort things out.”
“It wasn’t difficult to make up the situation, as he recently went on to commit suicide.”
“How was the post-processing?”
“No one will ever doubt it.”
However, Allen had Arcandus set aside to take him away.
Fire was used to get him out.
The building where Noah lived was too old to fit into Elpis, so the entire inn was burned and decorated with suicide.
It was possible because the only people staying there were the innkeeper except for Noah.
“What did the innkeeper do?”
“I ‘accidentally’ dropped enough money to build an inn in front of him on purpose. Of course he secretly picked up the money and left the city.”
The face of Arcanthus who spoke those words was full of cynicism.
“Yeah, if that’s enough, he wouldn’t be embarrassed either.”
It didn’t matter to Allen what happened after that.
Originally, he would have been watching until he safely left the desert, but not now.
From the fact that he ran away with money in the first place, he seemed weak to be called a villain, so he had done his best.
There was no obligation to take responsibility for it until the end.
“Noah, let him first educate you on the estate and then use it to recruit students from the academy.”
Allen nodded, and picked up a bottle of wine from the cradle on the wall.
“Then, would you like a drink?”
“I have to work today, but… .”
“I don’t want to leave you alone, believe me.”
Allen took out two glasses and brought them to the table. Arcanthus eventually sat down in front of Allen.
“under… . Just one drink, one drink.”
Allen nodded as if to do as he pleases.
“Then what can I say… Yes, this would be nice.”
The purple liquid filled the transparent glass and shone with a dazzling light.
“I pray for the innkeeper’s health, cheers.”
“Cheers.”
clink-
The late night passed little by little.
The next day, the academy vacation began.
Arcandus eventually fell ill with a hangover, and the morning break ended in less than thirty minutes.
“Brother, do you really want to go with me?”
“I want to stay and explore more about magic.”
“… Well, if that is the case.”
Julius withdrew without inviting Allen a few more times.
If it had been a week ago, he would have thought about sharing an elixir because he was still a family member, but now he is wary of Allen’s growth.
Fortunately, there was no problem in being promoted to Class A, but it was hard to forget the disgrace that froze in front of him at the end.
‘It’ll be the middle in a little while, but it’s not enough to take care of it by myself.’
That’s why I decided to act alone after thinking about it.
This vacation, I was planning to take only Raina with me and bring all the giyeons that Hygel had in the beginning of the original story.
I told the other main and supporting actors about a place that would be helpful, so they will grow up on their own.
‘And Heisel… .’
In the beginning, he announced the existence of the gate and demons faster than the original in order to grow himself and not to worry about unnecessary things.
It seemed to be flying everywhere except for practical exercises and tests that cannot be missed, so the purpose seemed to be successful.
But now, Heisel is also the main character of the original, so I need to prepare… .
‘Do we need more hygels now?’
Julius shook his head at the sudden thought. Wasn’t the first purpose to fix the messy ending by sucking honey using the hygel as a shield?
At least for a ‘happy ending’, you need a higel.
Julius set out, preventing his thoughts from spreading further here for nothing.
“Then let’s go. See you in a month.”
“Yeah, say hi to your mother.”
Julius nodded his head, and moved away from him at a quick pace.
As if he was uncomfortable.
Allen looked at Julius’s back like that and turned away.
There was still Rachel and Iliana to see off.
“Gardel, what do you think?”
A woman’s voice came from inside the moving carriage. The slender voice seemed to be buried by the sound of horseshoes at any moment, but the old man in the coach answered calmly.
“You heard the news. The shady queen.”
At her words, the butler’s face, Gadel, who was sitting on the driver’s seat darkened, but soon changed to a calm state.
“It has nothing to do with me now. With or without her, she won’t be any different.”
“Would you have liked to just disappear?”
“I didn’t even believe it in the first place.”
Gardel’s tone was brimming with conviction and subtle fear.
He could not be reassured just by escaping from the monster that transcends humans, so he hid under Eliza. Decades have passed and he still can’t shake his fear.
“Yes, I just want this peaceful life to go on.”
Those words contained Gadel’s sincerity.
“But maybe a little late? Did you follow Allen’s personal top with a spare butler? Wouldn’t it be a problem if we ran into each other by chance and their identity was discovered?”
Eliza’s question, saying that, contained a mischievous emotion.
“Or, are you going to leave this place again and run away to another place?”
Little by little-
The horses ran briskly without knowing the driver’s heart.
Gardel sighed. He couldn’t have known the truth of what she was saying. He was silent for a moment, and after finishing his mind, he opened his mouth.
“Help me.”
“I have to be precise so I don’t misunderstand.”
“Please protect me from the Shadow Queen. If it’s the Lupinus family, isn’t it possible?”
“why me? Did I keep my promise not to use you publicly?”
Is this the intention of making the story come out directly to the end? Gardel could have guessed that she was also wearing her mischievous smile.
“… We will change the conditions. I will accept any conditions, please help this old man.”
When he finally declared surrender, Eliza offered the condition she had thought of with a satisfied face.
“It seems that Allen is working hard these days, but he’s still young, so why is he in a hurry? Gardel, you need a little help.”
“Is that limited to the Reinhardt estate?”
He didn’t know exactly what Allen was up to. However, the Reinhardt estate had little change, and in such a place, even a small movement had to stand out.
In particular, ramen in her eyes, who manages the estate in the dark.
“I didn’t have to go out on my own by hiding the traces. Is that what you want?”
Gardel did not panic, even though all my thoughts were exposed.
He could even believe if she had a weakness of which he was not immediately aware.
Because she was such a woman.
“Okay, then let’s speed up. My beloved new son is waiting for me.”
“Okay, hey!”
The horses accelerated.
On the other side of the bright sunny road, I could see El Round, the capital of Reinhardt’s estate.
The brief outing she had left to return to the social world came to an end.