Why is it Duke Rafalt all of a sudden?
It wasn’t like that.
‘The reason the Rafalte duchy fell in the first place was because they got involved in a variety of horribly illegal things.’
In fact, it is rare for a successful conglomerate like the Rafalte duchy to suddenly go bankrupt.
‘Of course, if it’s a large merchant, it’s illegal wherever it goes. There is a line though.’
The problem is that this is not the end.
This incident was just the tip of the iceberg.
‘The main characters uncover the truth and eventually fall completely.’
This was why I rejected Duke Bolman’s offer.
If we get involved, we will all perish together.
‘The problem is that this incident is not enough to tie up the Rafalte duchy.’
It was just as I thought.
“Just cover it.”
Ron reported this incident to his father, and Duke Huam responded without a moment’s hesitation.
It was as expected, but I couldn’t help but furrow my eyebrows.
“Are you saying you’re just going to wait and see?”
“What if I’m not watching? “What do we gain from destroying the Rafalte duchy?”
Startle.
The intimidating feeling I felt a while ago came back to me, and I realized one thing.
‘Father already knows everything.’
I’m not talking about this incident.
What kind of crimes is Duke Rafalt committing behind the scenes?
It was clear that he knew everything.
Nevertheless, they are watching, pretending not to notice.
why?
Because there is no benefit to be gained.
To be precise, the Rafalte duchy must not fall.
Duke Huam seemed to have guessed my feelings and sighed softly.
“It’s not that I want to stay still. “I want to cut off that pig’s head right now, but do you know how big a blow it will be to the empire if the Rafalte duchy falls?”
“… … .”
“The empire cannot endure in its current state.”
It was a voice filled with deep agony.
Now that the emperor had gone into retirement under the pretext of illness, it was the chancellor, Duke Huam, who was supporting the empire.
‘Is it right to remain silent like this?’
Actually, it’s not something you need to worry about.
It’s just a matter of time, because the fate of the Rafalte duchy is decided anyway.
It wouldn’t matter if I took a wait-and-see approach.
‘… ‘I don’t like it.’
I recalled the scene I saw at the ‘work site’ earlier.
The gruesome sight of the victims.
There was a big difference between what I just knew and what I saw with my own eyes.
More importantly, this is just new blood on your feet.
I am also human.
I felt understandably angry.
‘Above all, we must consider the possibility that the main characters will fail. ‘Because it’s not normal mode right now.’
After organizing my thoughts, I opened my mouth.
“Cutting out the rotten lesion may be the answer.”
“It is true that what you are saying is correct, but excessive surgery can actually ruin the patient’s condition. “There are times when you have no choice but to embrace it.”
Here, the patient naturally refers to the empire.
but.
“It doesn’t matter if the patient’s condition is ruined, right?”
“… what?”
“Anyway, the only thing that matters to us is the safety of the Ecclesia family.”
“!!”
Duke Huam was shocked.
I raised the corner of my mouth.
I didn’t mean to, but the Black Flame Dragon ordered it.
“Wasn’t our family’s interest in the imperial family and the empire not out of pure loyalty, but to be used behind the scenes?”
“Ban, you… .”
Duke Huam gave a cold look.
Ron, who was next to me, noticed.
“Ban, take back what you just said. “Father, it’s because Van is still young.”
However, I just silently looked at Duke Huam’s sharp gaze.
… Actually, I was scared at times, but I was able to endure it with the help of the Black Flame Dragon.
yet.
“hahahaha! Van, you’ve really grown up a lot. “It’s amazing.”
Unexpected laughter.
Ron made a puzzled face, and Duke Huam burst into laughter.
“You are right. It’s a fake story about loyalty. “Our Ecclesia family’s power comes from the empire, so we can only protect it.”
okay.
This is the essence of ekklesia.
Loyalty and apparent justice are just a disguise, but in reality, this family is more selfish than anyone else.
Duke Huam leaned back in his chair and asked in a slightly more relaxed voice.
“Tell me more. “Why is destroying the Rafalte duchy beneficial to Ecclesia?”
“If we destroy the Rafalte duchy, wouldn’t we be able to absorb its power?”
“It’s not good for the family to grow too big. “A protruding affection gets beaten up.”
It was the way of life of the Ecclesia family, a thousand-year-old tree.
“It would be like that in a time of peace. But, don’t you know? What will the future be like? If we don’t want to be swept away, the Ecclesia must also become stronger.”
Duke Huam was silent.
Because I’m not wrong.
“Is there a way to take down the Rafalt duchy? “Our Ecclesia cannot go to the front.”
“There is no need for that. Instead, please have the investigation department properly investigate this matter.”
“As I said before, it is unreasonable to get involved in this matter. “It will only end up being a nuisance.”
“It doesn’t matter. This is for warning purposes anyway. The Rafalte duchy will fall in a different way.”
“Hmm?”
Duke Huam was puzzled, but he couldn’t say anything exactly because it hadn’t happened yet.
‘More than anything, it’s not my job.’
My sense of justice burned for a moment, but that did not mean I became an apostle of justice.
In any case, my goal is to become a sweet professor.
‘It’s what the protagonists have to do. I just have to lend a hand behind the scenes.’
However, it was after returning to Rubiness Academy.
I realized that this was not the time to lazily fold my arms.
A letter like this arrived.
-Notice of termination of temporary professor contract.
It was a notice of dismissal.
Duke Bolman hit the player.
* * *
At that time, a mansion as luxurious as the imperial palace.
It was the mansion of the Duke of Rafalte.
Duke Bolman was frowning in his office.
The butler spoke while looking carefully.
“Your Excellency, I have sent you a notice of dismissal as you instructed. But, isn’t that a bit too much?”
“What is so wrong?”
“It seems that there is insufficient justification for terminating the contract. Of course, it’s not like there’s no reason.”
Duke Bolman’s mood sank further.
“Does not matter. Let’s proceed as is.”
“… All right.”
It was after the butler left.
Duke Bolman turned on the communication port.
With a crackling sound, an unknown person received the signal, and Duke Bolman opened his mouth.
“I sent a notice of dismissal as you said. Is this really true? “I think it’s too urgent.”
The story is that sending a notice of dismissal to Van was not Duke Bolman’s intention!
Duke Bolman revealed the identity of the other person.
“Let me answer. “Apostle of Ouroboros.”
It was another apostle other than 2nd Prince Renius!
However, the identity could not be guessed at all.
Even Duke Bolman communicated in this way and had no idea who the other person was.
Is it a man or a woman? Even how old you are.
A magically altered voice came from across the communication port.
-Not at all. In fact, if it isn’t now, it will be even more difficult to do anything about it. In the end, half of it will defeat His Excellency’s goals.
“Is that how you evaluate your class?”
-Can’t you tell just by looking at the incident that Ban uncovered in the slums this time?
Duke Bolman swallowed his sleep.
-Your Excellency’s goal is nothing more than Rubiness Academy, right? Have you forgotten your goal, the Shangri-La Academy project?
“… … .”
-Don’t hesitate to deal with just one temporary professor. There may be controversy within the Academy, but it is only temporary.
“i get it. I will follow your advice. “If it weren’t for the help you gave us over the past five years, our Rafalte duchy wouldn’t have grown this far.”
Amazing story.
The Rafalte duchy was originally the highest-ranking family in the empire, but it has grown particularly tremendously in the past five years.
After that, there was help from that unknown person, Apostle.
So, Duke Bolman followed and followed everything the other person said, but this time there was something uncertain about him.
‘What if someone in my class causes something strange?’
It was a useless worry.
It is the employer’s right to terminate the contract.
What is a temporary professor to do who is not an officially employed full professor?
However, since this was a class that always did absurd things, I felt endlessly worried.
Above all, the bigger concern is.
“Let me ask you just one question. “Are you really for me?”
I wonder if I have joined hands with the devil.
I was anxious that I might end up in hell while hoping for sweet fruit.
-Don’t worry.
An inorganic voice with no emotion at all was heard.
-In the name of this magic brain, Your Excellency will achieve what you desire.
* * *
‘crazy? suddenly?’
No matter how much Duke Bolman thought of me as a thorn in his eye, it was too unexpected.
‘Could it be that the devil’s brain took action?’
I made a serious expression.
The real dark side of this Golden Ear Disaster episode is not the Rafalt Duke family.
There is ouroboros.
To be precise, ‘Magic Brain’ controlled the Rafalte duke family like a puppet from behind the scenes.
A different apostle from 2nd Prince Lenius.
‘At the same time, he is a villain-type protagonist.’
I swallowed my sleep.
As explained earlier, four of the 16 protagonists are villain-type protagonists.
The four villain-type protagonists are further divided into two categories.
Two more terrible and two less terrible.
Slaughterhorse and Demon Brain are the two more terrible ones.
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‘Because the accidents caused by the magic brain are no worse than those of a massacre. No, considering the ramifications, it may be even more serious than a massacre.’
I sighed.
‘It’s clear that recent events have caught the attention of the Demon Brain. It’s a pain in the ass.’
No, it wasn’t at that level.
There is no way to go against the decision of the Rafalte family, which has secured more than 50% of the shares.
‘Damn, it’s dirty and disgusting. Should I hit him? ‘You can just change jobs.’
Now that I have gained quite a reputation, I was able to move to another academy.
However, he soon shook his head.
‘Other academies’ scenarios are more difficult.’
Rubiness is not the only one facing difficulties.
Although there is a difference in the timing, all four other prestigious schools face great difficulties.
‘First of all, we have to protest. Let’s look at the reason for dismissal.’
To be exact, it was a notice of contract termination.
It was a ploy aimed at the fact that I was a temporary employee.
Unlike modern times, the empire has insufficient laws to protect employees.
In particular, temporary workers could terminate their contracts at any time the employer wanted.
However, it was written that it would no longer be able to maintain the contract with you for one reason or another, perhaps due to the perception of those around you.
‘Lack of performance?’
Although many people misunderstand, a professor’s main job is not lecturing.
Each person must achieve results in their respective field.
For reference, my major is ‘magic theory’.
The fact that no academic results have yet been achieved after appointment was used as an excuse for terminating the contract.
There was another reason.
‘Sales performance is not enough?’
To be precise, it was the performance of attracting research funds.
As a professor of magic theory, he was disloyal in attracting external research funds.
‘That’s not all. ‘As a professor, you didn’t perform administrative duties that were helpful to the academy?’
The following phrase was written at the end of the contract termination notice:
If the issues are not corrected within 15 days, the contract will be terminated as scheduled.
The reason why the end of the full moon was given here was because of imperial law.
There was only one protection law for temporary workers.
It was said that a grace period of 15 days should be given after notice of contract termination.
‘… ‘I can’t believe I’m feeling the sadness of being a non-regular worker again in this way.’
I was silent for a moment.
Before becoming a sales leader, I started my corporate career as a temporary contract worker.
It reminded me of the sad feeling I had when I was informed that it would be difficult to extend my contract even though I had excellent sales results.
‘… If this happens, you’ll want to get into an accident. Just like it used to be.’