A rationally crazy person.
This was the evaluation I made while watching Duke Alfonso the other day.
It’s not that he isn’t crazy, but he doesn’t barely cross the line that is acceptable in society.
‘The King of Yeokcheon is a dual identity prepared to cross that line.’
Duke Alfonso tried all kinds of extravagant means to become an ascendant, and in the process created the mask of the king of heaven.
“hahahaha, do you know how surprised I was when 50 million pena was taken out of my account?”
“Things went wrong.”
“Yes, I heard the story from your wife. A cute thing happened at a dark auction. fun. very.”
I swallowed my saliva.
There was madness in Duke Alfonso’s eyes as he looked at me.
It was a completely different feeling of madness than the massacre I had encountered not long ago.
It was much cloudier.
As if chaos were rife.
‘I’m contemplating whether to kill me or not.’
It’s not just because I harassed him.
Just 50 million pena, it would be nothing to him.
‘Jealousy’ flashed through Duke Alfonso’s eyes.
It wasn’t a mistake.
Surprisingly, Duke Alfonso, known as the king of earthly wizards, was jealous of me.
“You know what? Since I last met you, I haven’t been able to sleep at night. I am half of you. No, if I had half as much talent, I would have been able to ascend to heaven a long time ago.”
“… … .”
“Even now, looking at you, I can’t help but feel jealous. “If you weren’t Ecclesia, I would have torn you to death a long time ago.”
The madness became increasingly intense.
Duke Alfonso was wondering whether killing me was crossing the line.
It was a time when the air was so tense that it felt as if a disaster would occur at any moment.
“Oh hoho, you’re joking too much. Confucius Ban does not only belong to the Ecclesia family. Prince Ban is the benefactor of our Legion.”
“!!”
It was Lyran.
She took a step back and came closer to me.
“Don’t forget that if you harm Prince Ban, you will become an enemy of our Legion.”
Rebel Legion.
It was not an easy force.
It’s not for nothing that the imperial army has been unable to subdue them until now.
The standard of ‘goodness’ rose, and Duke Alfonso burst into laughter, hahahaha.
“There’s no need to be so nervous. Do you really think I’m going to kill you? Of course, it’s true that I really thought about it, but I’m not that thoughtless.”
“… … .”
“Should I get something? “You probably brought the gray ancestral rite book, right?”
I nodded and took out the grimoire from my storage pocket.
“Oh, this is a gray priest’s book. Truly amazing… .”
Wow.
Duke Alfonso’s face hardened as he turned the pages.
“So you played a prank on the grimoire?”
I clenched my fists.
‘I got caught as expected.’
The plan was disrupted by the massacre, and time was running out.
It was not operated precisely.
‘are you okay. ‘Go to plan B.’
“Why did you do this?”
“It’s a test.”
“… what?”
“Your Excellency, will you be able to find out all the pranks I played on the grimoire?”
“!!”
On the contrary, we must go forward with confidence.
“I wanted to confirm with you how great my abilities are. “If even Your Excellency doesn’t notice my prank, then no one in the world will.”
At first glance, it may sound arrogant, but it is not.
Rather, my words contained an extremely sophisticated salesmanship that boosted the other person’s pride by saying, “You are the best and I want to beat you.”
Fortunately, it worked.
“hahahaha! Hey, you know how to have some fun. Yeah, that’s good. Do it like this. If I lose, I will never harm you again. Instead, if I win… .”
Duke Alfonso stroked his chin.
“I will assume that you will become my son-in-law. “It doesn’t matter whether the opponent is Joanna or Catherine.”
“… “Wasn’t that a story that has already ended?”
“It’s over. “Rather than kill you out of jealousy, it would be better to make you mine.”
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“… … .”
“Then I guess I’ll just go. “I’m itching to find out what kind of prank you’ve been up to.”
A halo of light shimmered around Duke Alfonso.
Just before the teleportation magic unfolded, an unexpected message was delivered to my ears.
-I think Joanna would be a better match for you than Catherine. Because Catherine is an abandoned child. Since we are considering whether to kick the child out of the family, it would be a good idea for you to keep a reasonable distance from that child. Clumsy sympathy will only be poisonous.
I frowned.
The content of the words he spoke so naturally was truly unpleasant.
No matter what, he is an abandoned child.
‘… Now that I think about it, ‘that incident’ will happen to Catherine sooner or later.’
My face became serious.
The first adversity in Catherine’s character scenario ＜The Hero’s Path＞ was about to begin.
‘First, let’s take care of the urgent matters first and then think about it.’
Urgent work.
It’s about finding a house.
‘It’s finally time to achieve my dream of owning my own home!’
My heart pounded as I thought about achieving a dream that could not be achieved even on Earth.
But there was a problem.
‘Why are housing prices in Liberty City like this?’
It was more expensive than I thought!
“hehehe, house prices have risen a lot recently. “There are properties here that fit the price range you mentioned.”
I was able to buy a house with borrowed money.
The problem is that they are all shared villas.
The two-story house that I had dreamed of was impossible.
‘Even if it’s just one villa, it’s quite nice. It’s not rent, it’s my house.’
However, there was a catch.
“Marie, are you okay?”
Marie will have to worry about noise between floors in the future.
It may not be as bad as the last single room, but it’s the same as anywhere that is vulnerable to noise between floors.
Marie flapped her wings.
For your information, while I was unable to see Marie, her language skills rapidly improved and she was able to speak simple sentences.
-bar! bar! I am… As long as you have a bar… Wow!
It looks like it’s really okay.
I looked at Marie blankly for a while and decided to buy it on impulse.
“No, not here, let’s go to the two-story house we saw earlier.”
“It’s more than twice the price, is that okay?”
“Does not matter.”
-bar? bar! I’m fine… !
Marie shook her head as if she was saying no.
“Mari, it’s not because of you. This is because it is difficult to embody my dignity in a villa like that. In other words, I live for myself.”
-turn off… What a joke!
“And, once you buy a house, you have to buy a good house. “That way, it’s worth the investment.”
For reference, house prices in free cities will rise vertically in the future.
This is because when the tribulation begins, people flock to the relatively safe Free City.
So, considering the future, a two-story house was a much higher investment value than a single villa.
-bar… Bapo… !
However, Marie did not believe it and had tears in her eyes.
-me… ! please… favor… I’ll pay you back!
I patted my head and headed to the bank.
My capital is 50,000 pena. The house I want to buy is 130,000 pena. The missing money had to be borrowed.
“Please sign the mortgage documents here, sir.”
“… Even though I am a professor, is it difficult to get a low-interest professional credit loan?”
“Because you are a temporary professor. “It may be presumptuous, but stock market fighters do not yet see a high possibility of Mr. Ban’s official appointment.”
It was an unexpected answer.
Even though you have accomplished so much so far, you still find it difficult to get appointed as a full professor?
“Oh, of course I know that you have become a dragon, not the banregi you used to be. However, the appointment of a full professor is not something that can be done by the professor alone, is it?”
I understood what you meant.
‘Students must do well. ‘The biggest factor in being appointed as a full professor is student guidance.’
The thing that bothered me the most was ‘Susan’.
A slayer I trapped in a subdimension.
Unless she changed her mind, it was absolutely impossible for me to be appointed as a full professor.
‘Before the massacre escapes from the subdimension, an answer must be given. Everyone can understand.’
The loan was carried out as a collateral loan.
As collateral for the house he was trying to buy was not enough, he also used as collateral the expensive magic tools he had received as a gift from former President Randolph.
‘Rather than selling it, it would be okay to just take it as collateral.’
The loan was completed like that, and I looked very moved.
I got my own home!
Although the house was not large, it was still a two-story house with a small garden.
‘me… ‘Maybe it would have been good to be in the class?’
If I were to pick the happiest day after becoming a half-year old, it would be today.
Of course, due to the high proportion of loans, it was expected that the loan interest would strain one’s back in the future, but it was all good.
-bar! bar! Bar is the best! Crying~ Crying.
Marie must have been so happy that she was happily flapping her wings without worrying about noise between floors.
-bar!!
Marie screamed sharply, unlike before.
An eerie death that suddenly descended.
‘Someone is targeting me.’
But, I wasn’t embarrassed.
It was because there was someone who guessed it.
indeed,
“hehehe, master, I’m back. “It arrived sooner than expected, right?”
It was Sylphine, the slayer!
He looked gaunt, as if he had used a lot of energy to escape from the subdimension, but his eyes were shining brighter than before.
“I want to quickly listen to the master’s lecture that I couldn’t hear last time. Now, what kind of lecture are you going to give me?”
I calmed my eyes.
‘It’s time to give an answer.’
okay.
Everything I saved time for before was for this moment.
“Do you have any hesitation about your revenge?”
“of course. “I’m so happy and excited~?”
“Then, try killing me.”
Sylphine tilted her head.
“I don’t know what kind of trick you’re trying to pull, but I won’t refuse. yap!”
Black medicine rose in the air.
Faaah!
Alchemic Sphere.
It is a magic that shoots out drugs like a spear blade.
If I even touch it, I will turn to blood.
however.
“… why?”
Sarah.
The magic didn’t unfold.
The star is scattered in the middle!
“… “What kind of trick did you pull?”
“I didn’t do anything. “Let’s try again.”
Silpine’s complexion hardened.
But, it was the same.
The moment the star was about to appear, the magic was nullified.
No one disturbed me.
It was as if she herself had withdrawn the magic.
“Why are you doing that? Didn’t you say you wouldn’t hesitate? Let’s do it right. “If you don’t hesitate, you can kill me.”
“!!”
Silpine’s eyes widened.
From what I said, he realized the cause of the current phenomenon.
“Could it be by modifying the master-slave contract engraved between you and me?”
“Yes, that’s right. “I put a ban on you.”
The master-servant contract for slaves had many loopholes as it comprehensively forced action, so it did not easily work for someone as strong as Silpine.
However, what if we modify the master-slave contract and focus on just one constraint?
In particular, I didn’t set any grand restrictions.
“I just made it so that you couldn’t kill if you felt guilty.”
“!!”
okay.
It’s just an excuse to kill a villain because it’s easy to clean up afterwards.
She too was hesitant about killing innocent people.
I noticed her hesitation and put these restrictions on her.
“What nonsense! “What are you?!”
Silpine looked angry.
This is the first true appearance I see after meeting her.
“I just ask one question. Do you think you can succeed in getting revenge?”
“what?”
“I prophesy. You will fail in your revenge. must.”
“!!”
It’s true.
Because massacring 100,000 people did not complete her revenge.
“You probably know that you are insignificant, right? “Why are you wasting your energy on such a topic?”
“… “Waste?”
“Isn’t it a situation where you don’t have enough energy to focus on the real enemies who directly harmed your people? “Other than annihilating other humans, this would be a problem to worry about after dealing with the real enemies.”
Silphine bit her lip.
“Or did you give up because you were scared?”
“… “What is that?”
“Isn’t that so? “Your real enemies are all great and powerful people, so you gave up and set your sights in the wrong place.”
There was an important reason why I did this.
The real enemy who caused the annihilation of her people.
It was Ouroboros.