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V.

Rom was looking at the corpses of his two sons, who had turned into pieces of meat haphazardly cut by an incompetent butcher.

“… Huh. Hehehehe.”

Although she is crying, it looks like her soul has escaped.

This is exactly the picture I wanted.

“Aren’t you taking it too far?”

“So… … .”

“White I didn’t look at it like that… .”

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…

I can now hear the gypsies whispering so clearly. It must be an effect of awakening, right?

People are like this.

What if they were in the same situation as me?

What if their son or daughter was in the same situation as me?

Even back then, why did he say something like that was too much?

“Well, it doesn’t matter.”

okay. Does not matter. Whatever they say. Whatever your thoughts.

It’s someone else.

I’m too busy taking care of my own people.

Normally, it would have been difficult to tell who was mine and who was someone else’s.

‘Not me.’

[Card Master] has a side on his side that he will never betray even if the world divides him into two, no, twelve sides, and he will continue to do so in the future.

People’s gaze.

Dozens or hundreds of pairs of gazes full of shock, fear, and disdain, like an actress becoming more confident as she receives camera flashes on a red carpet, the corners of my mouth naturally turn up when I see a clown walking confidently with his chin raised. I feel it.

I felt like I could understand how a man feels when he has a beautiful girlfriend who steals men’s attention.

huh?

That and this are completely different?

Of course it’s different!

There is a difference between a woman who steals men’s attention with her beautiful appearance and our clown, who steals the attention of everyone regardless of age or gender. cancer.

There were many residents of Creşti who had already gathered near the center of the village for the festival. The feeling when a woman who is receiving attention from so many people of all ages and genders walks up to me and kisses my cheek while making a ‘touch’ sound.

Even though the texture that touched my cheek was a sticky texture that felt a little different from lipstick or lip gloss.

No, I liked it more that way. Because it was the blood of those who tried to kill me.

“It was the best!”

Was my reaction abnormal? You can hear the sound of someone taking a quick breath or clicking their tongue while muttering around them.

They’re like faggots or gay guys. So much so that I want to kill them all.

“Really?”

Are they not the only ones surprised? The clown, who was already wide and wide with his pretty eyes, asked me with his brightly shining eyes, “Is it true?”

“Of course, really. I will look forward to it in the future.”

“Ah… … !”

We didn’t care what the reactions of those around us were.

We were smiling with our eyes fixed on each other, as if we were the only two in the world. In this kind of atmosphere, wouldn’t it be possible to at least kiss someone?! huh?

“Hump Hum. I… Candidate.”

However, there are people everywhere who cannot understand the atmosphere. It was a good atmosphere. It was a really nice atmosphere.

“Yes. Why?”

Naturally, there is no way the words that come out of my mouth are correct.

“I will take you there.”

However, perhaps he is used to this, or perhaps the candidates are not all normal like me, the highest priest bows politely and offers to lead the way.

“Of course.”

An old man bends down and takes the lead carrying a heavy magic tool that lights up a fire. Some might say that the younger me should take the magic tool and listen to it.

“How.”

“Oh my god, I didn’t see it that way, but White is… … .”

“Emi, it’s like that for all those who grew up without a father.”

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The gypsies of Creşti seem to think so too, as they click their tongues and mutter. Some of them even mentioned my parents, who were nothing but disgusting to me.

Other people’s eyes? Good white? I lived like that, and eventually father and son Rom tried to kill me.

I decided not to live like that anymore.

“It’s noisy. Clean this time.”

“Hohoho. Please leave it to me.”

bang-!! Quack!!

The bonfire lit in the distance scatters in all directions as if struck by a huge hammer. Some houses nearby burst into sparks and caught fire.

Where is that? In Kreşti, quite large and spacious houses crack and collapse just by looking at the clown and waving his arms.

“Good. It’s a beautiful night.”

“Oh my~. How come your tastes are just like mine? Master is getting better and better?”

Someone shouts from the darkness, from among the crowd. Do you have no conscience?

The people who excitedly lit bonfires, danced, sang, and even drank alcohol in anticipation of my execution are asking for my conscience.

It’s not even funny. There is no need to brush your mouth so it hurts.

However, I am not someone who will just laugh it off. Because I decided not to live like that anymore. Now, the only person who is a little sly, makes jokes, and treats me like an idiot is Arkana.

From the currently summoned Arcana Clown to the Arcana that will be summoned in the future.

Those who are completely on my side.

The guy who told me nonsense about my conscience is dead.

Is it because I heard his voice and looked in that direction as if it was absurd? The head was held in the hands of the clown who was next to me and then disappeared in an instant. If he wasn’t Dullahan, he would have died for sure.

The bitch who was talking about Emmy Abby is also dead.

In fact, she was a woman who lived near my store and owed me a great deal.

The guy who was born like this is dead.

The bitch who gossiped nonsense is also dead.

While I and the clown were walking, protected by the Holy Knights, all the kites who were gossiping about me were dead. He didn’t die cleanly because his head was cut, but he died slowly in pain as his chest and stomach were pierced by sharp energy.

Those who are out of breath and screaming.

And the family begging the high priest in front of them to save their lives.

but,

“There is no priest who can cure monsters.”

The old priest flatly rejected their request.

They did not say such things simply because their status was Rom, a lower class among the lower class. Usually, the only ‘good’ people in Kreshti were the priests of the Temple of Caligo.

“Arrived.”

The thoughts stopped there. While I was engrossed in my thoughts, the old priest who was guiding me from the front informed me that I had arrived at my destination.

A magic circle with a glimpse of blue mana.

Although it was almost sealed, it must be a little bit of the power of the soul from Joseon that remains, right? Blue mana rises above the magic circle like fog. Like waiting for me to step up.

You can go up “”

“Where does the warp gate go?”

“Evergreen, this is Evergreen Academy.”

“Ah… … .”

I stood on the magic circle as the old priest instructed. Actually, there wasn’t much to pay attention to. All you had to do was just stand still on the magic circle without using divine power.

To me, the context of ‘don’t use your spiritual power’ seemed more like a statement made with the clown in mind rather than me.

“It is done. Please wait a moment. Mana will be recharged soon. Ah, candidate.”

“Yes?”

“Excuse me, may I know your name? You are the first and last candidate I have… … .”

“Of course. What a difficult thing that is. My name is Hwayi… No, it’s gray. Gray.”

Just before the light swallowed me up, I threw away the very common and nice-sounding name I had before, White.

◈ ◈ ◈

When the bright light disappears and vision is restored, nothing much appears to have changed above the magic circle of the warp gate.

The inside of the gate is so identical that an average person might have thought that the warp gate operation had failed.

I, too, would not have noticed the difference if I hadn’t looked around in surprise.

There’s no way I, a low-class person from Rom, would have used something like a warp gate. So, let’s understand even if he acts a little unsophisticated.

Inside a building with a similar interior.

I had the absurd thought that maybe the person who created the warp gate was the same person. It was similar to that extent, but the perspective that changed after receiving God’s grace was when I was having a strange fun finding out the differences one by one.

“Are you here? Candidate.”

As I was having fun trying to find the difference, the moment I felt the presence of people entering the gate, I heard a voice saying ‘candidate’, probably referring to me.

He is an old man. There was an old man with gray hair who could be called grandfather. The reason why he was emphasized several times as an old man is because of his overall appearance.

neat

This word is the first thing that comes to mind when I see an elderly person.

Hair straight and perfectly brushed with pomade. The most noticeable thing about a face full of fine wrinkles is a clean-shaven chin. Without the common beard that middle-aged or elderly nobles grew for style.

The two-button black coat worn on a body type that would be better described as skinny rather than skinny and the pure white shirt underneath have no wrinkles or a speck of dust visible, making you wonder if such a thing is really possible.

The pants, which are the same color as the coat, not only have no wrinkles, but the single wrinkle in the front that falls to the hem is a knife-like wrinkle that is reminiscent of the art of a famous swordsman.

Lastly, the round-toed shoes he is wearing are so shiny that they could possibly be used as mirrors.

‘Well, what is it? ‘That old man is scary.’

I thought that if I lived with a grandfather with that kind of personality even for a day, I might go crazy.

“Yes, yes, yes.”

Was that why? The answer that comes naturally is that it is so flustered that you can’t even think that I am the one who just a moment ago, or rather, just brought down a house and cut off a person’s throat in Creşti.

“Hello again. This is Alfred, the dormitory director in charge of the overall life of the Evergreen Academy dormitory. May I know the candidate’s name?”

Look at me. That, that. When I first greeted you and now when I greet you again, the angle of bending my back and the degree of lowering my head are perfectly consistent.

It is said that the martial arts taught by a man who is presumed to be a god, or rather, the insight given by the martial artist, are definitely consistent.

“Ugh… … . I don’t like it.”

“Yes?”

“No. Gray, this is the clown, my person.”

“Ah!”

The clown, who was surprised at my introduction, was so alluring that even his voice of admiration felt erotic. If you’re a man, at least if you’re a man with a normal view of the opposite sex and don’t like men, it’s enough to make you turn your head.

“I understand. Then, I will guide you to a dormitory where you two can stay together.”

However, this old man in front of him did not divert his attention in the slightest.

I feel his gaze reaching every part of my body. When it touched my head, I felt ashamed of my messy hair, and when it touched my top and sleeves, I regretted that I should have worn better clothes.

Literally from head to toe. There was no place that Alfred’s gaze did not reach. Even he,

“Could you please turn back for a moment?”

He even said.

Due to that strange ‘gentle force’, I had already turned around without even realizing it and was showing my back to Alfred. Naturally, I made eye contact with the clown standing behind me.

Cheer up.

The clown was smiling at me. And although her smile may have seemed seductive or lustful to others, to me it was just a smile that gave me comfort when I was dazed for various reasons.

“Please take care of me.”

“Please leave it to me.”

“Oh my? It goes without saying~.”

Alfred and the clown respond simultaneously to the request. At that unintentional sight, I unconsciously let out a dry laugh.

Miraculously surviving from the brink of death,

Nonsense, blessed by God,

Meeting a man I thought was God,

Killing a person – although not with direct hands –

From leaving the place I had lived for 19 years to arriving in a new place.

As all of these situations came together, the overly stiff shoulders relaxed with a dry smile. And after leaving the warp gate, I took my first step towards Evergreen, where the best academy on the continent was located.