Chapter 142: The Knight Hates Love Triangles (1)

Lee Han didn’t really want to know about it, but he had an informant who was just as good as the regressor, and thanks to that, he unintentionally learned about Blackie’s love sto—no, ‘divorce story’.

“In the original story, Judia Pierre is one of the orphans saved by Cardinal Raphael during his pilgrimage. She joined the temple to repay the grace bestowed to her by the cardinal, but for some strange reason, she became an inquisitor, and for some reason she disguised herself as a man.”

“Elaborate on the ‘reason’ parts…”

“I-I’d love to, but… I don’t know much about that… I-I only know the gist of it…”

“…”

“I-I hate getting spoilered, so I just did what the planning team asked me to do, so I never bothered to learn about the details…”

“…Have someone ever told you that you’re useful at times, but useless at other times?”

“T-That’s just too much, Instructor…”

Lee Han just dismissed the boy’s reaction and furrowed his brows.

“…So how did they get married?”

“That, I know.”

“You only know strange things, do you…?”

“A-Anyway.”

Derrick then started talking about what he knew.

“J-Judia Pierre, who became a heretic inquisitor of the temple, was a spy who infiltrated the Revolutionary Army—the army led by Young Master Roen. As a spy, she extracted and delivered information about the Revolutionary Army to the temple. Eventually, she received a new mission; to seduce Prince Roen and ‘eliminate’ him.”

“Eliminate?”

“From the temple’s perspective, Young Master Roen, the leader of the Revolutionary Army, is a rather annoying existence. Using beautiful women to get rid of someone is something that has been practiced since ancient times. It’s also one of the most effective methods, so…”

“…No, let’s take a step back for a sec. That guy? Got seduced?”

It was just hard for Lee Han to see how Blackie could ever fall for a honey trap.

“Well, I understand what you mean, but it happened… For some reason…”

“What’s that ‘reason’ again?”

“…Things…I guess…?”

“…”

“C-Can you please not look at me like that…?”

“Useless punk.”

“A-Anyway, what happened next is…”

The status window continued to talk about everything he knew about Judia Pierre. As for Lee Han, though he didn’t seem interested, he perked his ears up to listen.

“Young Master Roen got seduced for some reason, and later, right before their wedding, they somehow found out that Judia Pierre was a spy, and she ended up leaving in vain. In other words, she’s a later-story villain. However, the reason why she’s considered as one of the three villainesses is because she’s the character who caused the most damage to Young Master Roen in the story.”

“Hmm.”

“His resentment towards her should be big. Among her most notorious crimes were sowing strife and information interference. She single-handedly caused astronomical damage to the Revolutionary Army, and above all, several knights that Young Master Roen cherished died because of her.”

“His anger’s justified then.”

“Yes in a way, but it hasn’t happened yet, no? It’s something that happens in the ‘future’. I think it’s a little unreasonable to get that angry…”

“What kind of arrogant nonsense are you spouting?”

“Huh?”

Lee Han asked, leaving the boy bewildered since he really didn’t know what the instructor was talking about.

Seeing that reaction, the instructor elaborated.

“Imagine if Karin was one of her victims. Try saying that again.”

“…”

“I understand where you came from. As you said, it’s something that happen in the future, it hasn’t happened in the present yet, but humans’ feelings can’t be judged by logic. I mean, just look at you. Your expression looks so scary right now.”

“?”

“Look in the mirror, you punk. Your face looks so savage right now.”

“…”

After confirming the instructor’s words by touching his face, Derrick was left surprised.

…Sure enough, his face was extremely stiff.

So, it’s like this, huh?

He then admitted that his words just now were outrageous. Then, he began to understand why Roen was giving such a terrifying murderous look to the young girl.

That was when he realized that telling others to ‘forgive’ someone so easily was such a tactless piece of advice that no one should ever give out lightly.

Thankfully, he quickly accepted that he made that mistake.

In the first place, it wasn’t because the status window guy was a bad guy that he spouted out such arrogant words, it was because he tended to view the world in an overly optimistic way, which could be problematic in some aspects.

After all, innocent remarks would usually often lead to big fights.

I hope that he’ll only do these sorts of things in front of me and not in front of the others…

The status window guy’s communication skills were so bad that he couldn’t even talk to his fellow cadets. He could speak just fine with Lee Han, but if it was with others…

He’ll turn into a shoulder massager.

With that in mind, Lee Han could be assured that he wouldn’t make such a mistake in front of others.

…Actually, when I think about it…that guy’s pretty pitiful, isn’t he…?

That means he doesn’t even have friends he could talk to.

Poor guy—

No, wait, he got a girlfriend.

She’s smart and pretty too, isn’t she?

…Yeah, never mind, fuck that guy.

Lee Han suddenly felt his stomach churn.

He just hated seeing others being happy like that.

However, he had to put aside the disgust he felt for a moment, because…

“It’s funny to see the temple’s hunting dog acting like this.”

“…”

“Oh, now that I think about it, even the word hunting dog is a waste for those guys. They have no loyalty whatsoever, nothing but disgusting, filthy little rats.”

“…”

“Are you ignoring me now, Instructor?”

“…What’s with that tone, Young Lion? Have I wronged you before? Or are you trying to challenge me right now?”

“…”

“If you have any complaints, then, come at me. Get a permission first, though.”

“…A day when we can cross swords will come.”

“Really? I look forward to it, then.”

“…”

Crack-!

“Stop that. Your teeth are gonna fall out.”

What am I gonna do with him?

Just where did our cool-headed Blackie go? He’s all grumpy now because of that Redhead.

Seriously…

“This is a mess.”

Once again, Lee Han knew how horrible it was to see two ex-lovers together in a room.

…In any case, Lee Han rejected Roen’s request.

The reason?

It wasn’t anything special.

“People aren’t objects, you rascal. Also, they aren’t slaves.”

“Based on what they’re doing right now, anyone would think that they’re even lower than slaves.”

“They’re Interns.”

“What is ‘Interns’ even?”

“Interns are interns. Their status is lower than an assistant, that’s what you need to know. Anyway, yes, right now, they’re under me, but that doesn’t mean I own them. I’d have to treat them well and return them later.”

“…Treating them well? Really? You don’t even treat them like people…”

“Stop nagging me, you brat. If you really want them, persuade them to follow you. I won’t stop you from doing that.”

“…”

“Got anything to say to me? Spit it out then. Or do you want to fight me instead?”

“…It’ll be hard, but I’ll endure. Anyway, I need to calm down for a bit. I’ll leave for a few days.”

“Did you just tell me you are going to skip class?”

Fortunately, Red, no, Judia Pierre’s survival was temporarily guaranteed. However, Lee Han still clicked his tongue.

This is so complicated…

That old man asked me to take good care of her. But, the status window guy told me to be careful of her since she’s a villainess, and Blackie is out for her blood…

It was a painful situation for Lee Han.

Haa… What should I do…?

He glanced around and stared at the woman who was the cause of all this problem.

“…”

While everyone was being scolded by the assistant who didn’t even care about his future, all while suffering under the harsh condition of the Barrier of Sacrifice, the woman just quietly did her work.

If the other inquisitors were following Lee Han’s words because they didn’t want to suffer, the woman did so solely because he had defeated her, at least that was how it looked in Lee Han’s eyes. He didn’t feel any particular emotions from her.

Anyone who saw her would think that she was a doll, and they’d wonder whether she had any emotions or not.

A villainess and an inquisitor… But, she doesn’t seem to match either…

Lee Han recalled what happened on that day.

The way she put the gun to her head and tried to shoot herself without hesitation as soon as she was defeated. She looked lifeless, like someone without any will to live.

If she’s gonna be a villainess later, doesn’t she need emotions? To some extent, at least…

Lee Han was familiar with people who’d unhesitatingly bestow malice towards others.

After all, they gave off a certain aura of malice.

But Judia didn’t really show any of that.

If he were to give a one-line evaluation of her…

“…She’s a strange person.”

Neither bad, nor good. Just strange.

That was his evaluation of her.

“…What do you think when you see her?”

“Hmm… She’s a little strange… Should I say that she has this different energy? At first, I thought it’s because of her Divine Power, but it doesn’t seem to be the case.”

“Right? That’s what I thought too.”

“Mhm!”

“Hmm… But, Chick.”

“Yes?”

“…Why are you still here?”

“…”

“It’s the second semester already, you know?”

“U-Um… B-Because I want to take your class, Instructor?”

“…”

“P-Please say something… Hehehe…”

“Is being a magic freak such a relaxing thing?”

Lee Han poked the magical girl’s—no, Irene Windler’s cheek, who, for some reason, took the swordsmanship class again, even though it was already the second semester. Every time he did that, she’d show an embarrassed expression.

Looking at that, Lee Han could only sigh.

There were many other departments besides the Swordsmanship Department. If she wanted to earn credits, she could just take other, easier classes. That was why it wasn’t hard for him to guess why she was here again.

Affection from a child is burdensome…

As he inwardly guessed why the young magical girl chose to stay in the Swordsmanship Department like a piece of gum, a wave of dizziness struck him. No matter how desperate he wanted to date someone, he just knew that he wouldn’t want to date someone who had an annoying setting attached to her.

She’s a transmigator and a magic freak. And also too young, immature, and a magic freak. And above all…

…She’s a magic freak.

There were too many reasons for him to reject her affection, and all of them were detrimental by nature.

“Just… What kind of sin did I commit…?”

“Sorry?”

“Take another class. You can still change it now.”

“No! I-I want to be in the Swordsmanship Department too!”

“Do you think it makes sense for the top student of the Magic Department to say that?”

“I-I can be an honorary Swordsmanship Department’s student, no…?”

“…There’s no such thing.”

“Hingg…”

The chick’s shoulders slumped as she started whining.

Seeing her like that made his heart weak. Even though it was only the first semester, they had spent time together so he had grown some affection for her.

…Should I just let her?

His heart being a little weak for her was one of the reasons, but there was also a fact that her body was still so weak even after all that training—although she had grown stronger compared to when she first joined the department.

So, he thought of just letting her be.

But…

“…Oh, right. Instructor. That greasy old man asked me to deliver this.”

“??”

“I-I didn’t want to deliver this to you either, b-but I’m delivering it because he asked me to… I’m sorry.”

“…”

“Y-You don’t mind, right? Hehehe.”

“Don’t laugh.”

“Ouch!”

He flicked her head with a little force and the girl’s body flew. But, he didn’t care about what was gonna happen to her. After all, he knew she wouldn’t fall over due to her telekinesis.

What worried him more than the girl was…

“I knew it, I should’ve just kicked her out sooner…”

Lee Han let out a sigh, blaming his indecision for whatever happened to him right now.

A pattern that looked like the waves.

It was just a simple letter made of paper, but it was covered in jewel dust, making it glittery. A crazy way to spend money.

There was only one family in the kingdom that was allowed to use these patterns and jewel-like ink.

This is another reason why I shouldn’t get involved with her…

Galahad.

Lee Han felt a pain in his neck as he stared at the invitation sent by the current head of that ducal family.