74 – Exchange Meeting (1)
World Academy Exchange Meeting.
This event, held every year in early summer, was a super-large event with famous academies from all over the continent.
An annual event that all academy students on the continent look forward to.
This year’s venue is the most prestigious academy, the Prück Academy.
The heat is so hot that all the accommodations around the academy are full from a week before the event.
To the point where it overflows with nobles who pay 10 times more expensive accommodation than usual just to see it.
However, the number of tourists this year has decreased by less than half compared to last year.
It was the decision of Emperor Richard himself, His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire, to place restrictions on the entry of tourists.
His Majesty has deployed soldiers and knights all over the country because of the discord with the Dark Empire.
His Majesty’s choice, worried about the monster’s birth.
It was nothing more than an act to prepare for war for neighboring countries who did not know about it, and the armed policy was unacceptable.
At first, send an envoy to relieve military tension,
The Dark Empire said it was wrong, but please take a look at it.
I tried to appease them by saying, “Isn’t there no need to start a war?”
However, Emperor Richard ignored all the suggestions and armed the army.
“I cannot tolerate the behavior of the Dark Empire.”
Neighboring countries embarrassed by hardline attitude.
Not only to them, but also to the extent of sending envoys from distant kingdoms to stop,
The seriousness of the situation did not need to be explained.
When the seeds were not eaten even though they spoke nicely, the foreign delegation raised the level little by little.
—-No matter how much there was a feud with the Empire of Darkness, the arming of the army was too much.
ㅡIf military tensions are not resolved, the Rothenberg Empire will have no choice but to be sanctioned.
“If you can, do it. I don’t even care about sanctions.”
The mad remarks caused the neighboring countries to suffer.
It even came out that the emperor of the empire was crazy.
As if showing off, Emperor Richard was not enough to distribute soldiers evenly throughout the country, and even used magicians.
In response to that action, other countries began to arm themselves one by one.
Conflict between the Rothenburg Empire, which cannot control its anger and tries to start a war, and the other kingdoms who try to prevent it somehow.
War clouds hung over the continent.
But i know
The fact that this was exactly what Emperor Richard was aiming for, hearing voices from abroad saying, ‘Finally, the emperor of the Rothenberg Empire has gone mad!’
What will happen on the day of the closing ceremony of the exchange meeting is a predestined future.
Since foreign countries outside the empire will not be free from monster attacks,
Rather, it was an ingenious idea to arm yourself by acting as if you had lost your reason because of the Empire of Darkness.
The optimal method deduced by Emperor Richard and his loyalists.
Foreign sanctions?
‘It doesn’t make any sense.’
The duration of the Academy Exchange Meeting is one week.
Even before deciding on the penalty to be given to the empire, the waves of monsters that will pour over the entire continent will completely erase their futile judgments.
Rather, it may be able to refute.
Thanks to the armed forces of the Rothenburg Empire,
At least, the human damage was minimal.
As a result, it is rather fortunate that there are fewer foreigners visiting the exchange meeting.
The fact that there are fewer people means that there are fewer people to protect.
The less things humans have to protect, the safer they can fight.
We can’t warn foreigners either.
Whether it’s a demon or a monster,
It’s because it’s an unreality that hasn’t shut up yet.
‘I can’t save all of them, but… … But I have to try my best.’
The military was deployed all over the country, but the biggest problem was that the preparation period was not long.
At least the Empire is better off because they are fully armed.
It is certain that the territory of other countries will be swept away by monsters.
What made them armed,
It was only a temporary measure anyway.
I lifted the teacup that had been placed on the table in front of me.
Let’s take a sip of it and put it down,
The middle-aged man who was staring out the window opens his mouth.
“Certainly, the atmosphere is very different from usual.”
this place,
The owner of the Knight Dean’s Office at the Prüh Academy.
The middle-aged man tidying up his golden sideburns with a small comb is one of a hundred sword masters and
It was Sir Ferdinand, the dean of the Faculty of Knights.
The man got up.
I had the illusion that the office was packed in the almost three-meter-tall building.
Sir Ferdinand sits down on the sofa across from me with a light refreshment.
‘It’s the first time I’ve come to the chief engineer’s office to have refreshments.’
“Sir Ferdinand.”
I asked while looking down at the luxurious packaging.
“What kind of refreshments are you suddenly having?”
“It was among the presents I received this time.”
“It’s a bit like eating a gift from the dean, who has nothing to do with me.”
“You don’t have to worry. All the deans of the academy that held the exchange meeting receive it.”
“Is that so?”
“By the way, there are still more than two hundred of these refreshment sets left.”
“her.”
Two hundred.
when do you eat it all?
“The person who sent it is also great.”
“It was from a certain nobleman of the Principality of Bishutz, and he enclosed a letter requesting that he take care of his son.”
“Isn’t that enough?”
“I thought so too, but there was an envelope with money in between the letters.”
“It’s a bribe.”
‘You’re a stupid human being.’
I don’t know if anyone else
There’s no way something like a request would work for this man.
“Leon.”
“Yes?”
As I picked up one of the refreshments on the table, Sir Ferdinand stared at me and said,
“I heard from His Majesty… … Does something really happen that you can’t handle on the day of the closing ceremony?”
A voice I still can’t believe.
It’s a face that doesn’t understand how such a peaceful landscape can be ruined.
“One hundred percent. It will definitely happen.”
“Seeing that you’re so sure, there must be evidence.”
“You must know that Duke Geoffrey colluded with the demons.”
“There’s no way anyone living in the capital wouldn’t know. Because it was an unprecedented situation in which a superhuman from the Dark Empire invaded the imperial castle.”
“It is an extension of that.”
“Speaking of extensions… … .”
“The day of the closing ceremony of the World Academy Exchange Conference. The demons will definitely explode something.”
“Hmm… … .”
The man rested his chin on his arms.
A look that doesn’t seem to know what’s going to happen.
But I couldn’t give you an answer to that.
‘Because I couldn’t figure out what the demons were planning right now.’
A scene shown by a saintess in a special dungeon.
I know the monsters are pouring out, but
I don’t know where it comes from, how it comes out, or how much it comes out.
Perhaps only the saintess and her helpers know the details.
However, I was not very afraid of the incident that would happen on the day of the closing ceremony.
His Majesty the Emperor provided the academy with knights and wizards,
It’s because you have deployed good soldiers everywhere in preparation for emergencies.
‘It will be difficult for all of them to survive, but… … .’
People who see monsters for the first time fall into a state of panic.
The attack of beings with such a terrifying appearance would have a fatal effect on the students of the academy.
‘Some people might die.’
It is practically impossible to block the entire site of this large academy.
I poured all the refreshments that were placed in front of me into my mouth.
Then, a middle-aged man
Sir Ferdinand rose from the sofa.
“Where are you going?”
“I’m going to attend the opening ceremony.”
“You must be bothered.”
“… … Why do you talk like everyone else? Since you are going to attend the exchange meeting, of course you should go too.”
“No, you just have to participate in the tournament, even the opening ceremony… … .”
“A lot of influential people from abroad come to exchange meetings. Shouldn’t you gradually expand your overseas network?”
I couldn’t come up with anything to refute Sir Ferdinand’s orthodoxy.
It’s not that I can’t lose it at all, but it was the right time to have a social life.
As with Earth, the days of man versus man are over for this world.
Now, when the era of humans vs. monsters comes,
Borders are meaningless.
The crossroads of life or death.
In order to survive in the meantime, it was because the help of the same human beings was desperate.
In case of emergency, it is possible to go abroad and subdue monsters on behalf of others.
In preparation for that time, it didn’t seem bad to build up a network in advance.
“… … All right.”
I got up following the knight dean.
“I will attend.”
“Good idea. Go and don’t introduce yourself, just state your name and shake hands. That should be enough.”
“… … Isn’t that too simple?”
“That is enough.”
Sir Ferdinand shook his head.
“After all, it’s not you, but other people who are hot because they want to be close.”
“I’ll do as the dean says, so let’s go.”
“Right. Hurry up.”
I followed the dean of knighthood and rode the carriage at the front gate of the knighthood department.
***
The main building of the prestigious Prüch Academy.
The opening ceremony of the exchange meeting, where promising players from prestigious academies all over the world gathered together, was in progress.
The main topic of this exchange meeting was the story of the 20-year-old swordsman.
And now that sword master,
I was stiff in front of the students of the school.
“… … .”
A golden tiara studded with irregular crosses.
Beneath the flowing white hair, a black cross was contained in the white pupil.
A woman with a bright smile wearing an ordinary saint’s outfit, not the girly fashion that showed off her lower breasts that we had seen before.
“It’s been a really long time, Baekho.”
This time, a woman who came as the representative of the Holy Church.
Excellion Ruthfield.
that mad woman
He appeared in front of Leon.