Chapter 178 Academy Incident (4)
The iron-blooded sword emperor, who has been preparing for a revival since a thousand years ago, is the enemy we must defeat.
After bringing that up, I looked at the professors’ reactions.
How they react can determine how I treat them in the future.
‘especially… Chancellor Aldbaut.’
In the novel, Aldbaut tried to get rid of the main character, Arkandel.
This was because Aldbaut himself thought Arkandel was dangerous, but Aernas’ scheming also had some effect.
‘How will Aldbaut react here?’
Aldbaut is wary of me as someone who could usurp the emperor’s seat.
That’s why I’m going to do a tosagupaeng here and now.
However, if you know that there is an enemy bigger than me, you can put off eliminating me for now.
It would be foolish to dispose of the hounds while there are still game.
‘But, if Aldbaut won’t listen to me… … .’
If Aldbaut draws his sword, the negotiations break down.
As I had initially intended, it is correct to punish Aldbaut here.
In the future, if Aldbaut uses the authority of the academy president and agitates other professors, it will be difficult, so we must defeat him here.
‘In that case, Ferdinand and Yoles… … .’
When I tried to see the reaction of Ferdinand and Yoles.
A voice flowed from Aldbaut’s mouth, who had been silent.
“how… … .”
It was a trembling voice.
“How do you know that, Aernas?”
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“yes?”
“His Majesty’s Resurrection… How do you know that?”
This time it was my turn to be surprised.
Aldbaut’s remark was completely unexpected.
‘Aldbaut was aware of the revival of the iron-blooded sword system?’
In the novel, Aldbaut knew nothing.
I was just trying to get rid of the main character, Archandel, for fear of usurping the emperor’s seat.
He didn’t know the truth about the iron blood sword system.
But why did Aldbaut, who is here now, react like this?
This doesn’t fit the setting of the novel.
“Strange. I thought you wouldn’t know anything… … .”
“What did you just say?”
I did not miss Aldbaut’s monologue.
“I wouldn’t know anything… Who said it?”
“Yeah… … .”
I could guess without answering.
Only people from the Landstein family could say that.
“Are you Alacey Landstein, the graduate of the Landstein family?”
“… … !”
Alacie Landstein.
She is one of Perfectio’s henchmen.
A relative of Aernas, he is a skilled person specializing in stealthy and swift movements.
Considering the contents of the novel, she is the only person who can contact Aldbaut.
“President.”
Then Yoles, who had been listening quietly, opened his mouth.
“Is what Aernas said true?”
“Professor Yoles… … ?”
“Is it true that the Emperor of Iron Blood will resurrect and stain this world with blood?”
It wasn’t just Yoles.
Ferdinand also corrected the position of the monocle by hand and listened to Aldbaut.
“President, looking at the reaction just now… It seems that the president knew about this?”
“Professor Ferdinand, this is… … .”
“The Iron Blood Sword Emperor is resurrected and stains the whole world with blood? Making a true ‘world of swords’? Are you saying this is true and not just nonsense?”
There was considerable excitement in Ferdinand’s voice.
“Especially, the story that they were preparing for the resurrection from a thousand years ago… If this story is true, all the questions I’ve been researching have been answered… … .”
“Everybody calm down.”
Aldbaut interrupted Ferdinand.
“It’s something you don’t need to know at this point. Don’t pay any attention.”
“President… … .”
“It can’t be.”
Yoles opened his mouth again.
“President, please explain clearly.”
“Professor Yoles, the situation is now… … .”
“If that really happens, now is not the time to argue with Ernas.”
“what?”
Aldbaut frowned.
“Isn’t it time to fight with Aernas?”
“If it is true that His Majesty the Iron-Blooded Sword Emperor was plotting such a plot, we must all work together to deal with it.”
“A conspiracy… … !”
Aldbaut’s eyes became frightened.
“What disrespect are you talking about! Besides, to deal with it together, are you saying that you will fight against His Majesty, the Iron Blood Sword Emperor?!”
“President, what are you talking about?”
said Yoles in frustration.
“If it is true that His Majesty the Iron-Blooded Sword Emperor will be resurrected with the intention of staining the whole world with blood, shouldn’t we stop it?”
“How dare you say that… … !”
Aldbaut raised his voice.
“Professor Yoles! Aren’t you a subject of this empire? As a professor at the Lichtenau Swordsmanship Academy established by His Majesty the Iron-Blooded Sword Emperor, how can you say such disloyal things… … !”
“President! Even so… … !”
“Professor Yoles, quit.”
Then Ferdinand intervened again.
“It seems that the president has already decided on a position.”
“Professor Ferdinand… … .”
“And yes, Professor Yoles.”
Ferdinand smiled bitterly.
“Did you notice? Even though we’ve been checking since before… The president never said a word that Aernas was wrong. It’s not fabrication or slander.”
“… … !”
Yes.
If Aldbaut had made even the slightest excuse here, Ferdinand and Yoles would have had to worry.
But Aldbaut didn’t do that.
He couldn’t have done such a disloyal thing to deny the ‘noble plan’ of the iron and blood sword system in order to convince them.
“Sir, if you ask me to give my allegiance to this empire, I will. However, I have no intention of devoting my allegiance to the Iron Blooded Sword Emperor, who died a thousand years ago.”
“Professor Ferdinand, what… … !”
“Even plotting to stain this world with blood… How do you give allegiance to such a being?”
Next to Ferdinand who said so, Yoles nodded as well.
“Sir, I am of the same opinion.”
“Professor Yoles… … !”
“I have respected Your Majesty the Iron Blood Sword Emperor. But if His Majesty the Iron-Blooded Sword Emperor was really planning such a plot… This is unacceptable.”
I internally let out a sigh of relief.
According to the novel’s setting, the people of this empire have great respect for the Iron Blooded Sword Emperor.
That’s why there was a high possibility that he would devote his allegiance to the Iron Blood Sword Emperor like Aldbaut.
However, both Ferdinand and Yoles clearly expressed their refusal.
Now that he knew the true nature of the iron-blooded sword system, he protested that he could not offer blind allegiance like Aldbaut.
‘thank god. If this happens, there won’t be a fight between the two of them.’
To be honest, I didn’t want to fight these two.
Because they are the teachers who owe the most to the academy.
That’s why I was disturbed when I saw these two people next to Aldbaut… I’m glad you made a wise decision.
“Aernas, what you said… You must be right?”
“Yes, Professor Yoles.”
“Right.”
Yoles looked at me and said.
“To be honest, I was going to hit you with the president if there was anything suspicious about your attitude today.”
“It seemed like he was going to.”
“I trust a man named Ernas Landstein. but… It is true that your actions so far have been excessively heinous.”
“… … .”
“If your true purpose is to reach the pinnacle of this empire… I thought we should stop it.”
It seemed that Yoles was also very troubled.
So, it seems that I finally decided to look at my face and draw conclusions.
Will you join hands with Aldbaut and attack me, or will you protect me from Aldbaut?
Fortunately… Yoles chose the latter.
“Professor Yoles… … !”
Aldbaut raised his eyes and glared at Yoles.
“Weren’t we supposed to hit Aernas together! That’s why he gave me the black elixir… … !”
“I wasn’t sure. I just said that I would make up my mind after meeting Aernas in person.”
“Such a pun… … !”
Following Yoles, Ferdinand also opened his mouth.
“President, I told you from the beginning that we should try to resolve it through dialogue with Ernas.”
“Professor Ferdinand!”
“But since it happened like this… I need to think about whether I can solve the problem with the president through dialogue.”
After saying that, Ferdinand looked at me.
“Aernas, what should I do now?”
“Yeah… … .”
I turned my gaze to Aldbaut.
“Wouldn’t it depend on the president’s attitude?”
“Aernas, you… … .”
“I will make it clear, President.”
I spoke in a clear voice to Aldbaut, who was glaring at me with scary eyes.
“From now on, I will lead the Knights of Lichtenau and move to stop the Iron-Blooded Sword Emperor and his servants who are trying to resurrect in the Eastern Mausoleum. If you try to stop that, the president is also our enemy.”
“Aernas… … !”
Aldbaut’s voice contained intense anger.
Hearing that voice, I felt a bittersweet feeling.
As expected, it seems that this was the fate that had no choice but to be with this person.
‘really… I can’t help it.’
As long as you have blind loyalty to Aldbaut, it is useless to say anything.
I have no choice but to cut it here.
“You reveal the traitor’s true colors! I just can’t accept it… … !”
Aldbaut drew his sword.
It was a famous sword with a high content of true silver, with the blade shining silver.
“Aernas, be careful!”
Before Yoles’ voice could even finish, a white aura surged from Aldbaut’s body.
In this era, only Aldbaut can use the academy’s strongest swordsmanship… Lichtenau’s White Rang Swordsmanship had been developed.
“The Lichtenau White Wrangler swordsmanship that the President learned is the ultimate swordsmanship that embodies the highest power and the highest speed at the same time! Let’s all work together… … !”
“No, Professor.”
Responding to Ferdinand, who raised his voice, I drew back my sword.
I had already launched an attack against Aldbaut.
“I will deal with you.”
“… … !”
Chew!
The white aura developed by Aldbaut cracked open, and blood spurted out.
It spread the sword with the power of the sword system and attacked at the speed of the mental world.
Aldbaut didn’t react at all.
“Keugh… … !”
“… … !”
Yoles and Ferdinand held their breath.
Neither did they detect my attack.
“Ohhhhh… … !”
But, just then.
An unexpected reaction arose from Aldbaut.
Magical energy was emitted from the whole body, and the body began to change.
‘Yes, if you met Alessi Landstein… … .’
I bit my lip.
If Aldbaut had already met Alessi, there would be nothing strange about him becoming like that.
“Eh, Aernas, why is the president doing that?!”
“Professors, take a good look.”
It is similar to turning people into monsters in the Black Heaven Demonic Cult.
It’s a technique that got ideas from the beings who were destroyed by the iron-blooded sword system a thousand years ago.
However, this one has a much higher level of perfection than the Black Heaven Demonic Cult’s technique.
The Black Heaven Demonic Cult established the technology by searching through the records related to demons… Because they perfected their technology by using the elder dragon’s corpse directly.
“The Iron Blood Sword Emperor’s subordinates are no better than the Black Heaven Demonic Cult… It is proof that they are terribly wicked.”
“… … !”
Reptile-like scales sprouted from Aldbaut’s body, whose muscles had increased.
The eyeball also changed and became a vertically elongated pupil.
The human body modification technique developed by the subordinates of the Iron Blood Sword Emperor… It was the result of sword ghosting.
“Please step back, professors.”
“Aernas, how… … .”
“I am the only one who can deal with Aldbaut right now.”
Neither Yoles nor Ferdinand were ready yet.
I, who reached the sword level, must defeat it.
“Leave it to me.”
Saying that, I gripped the hilt tightly.
The Black Sky Sword brought from the headquarters of the Black Heaven Demonic Cult… The time has come to unleash its true power.