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Mesugaki Tank Enters the Academy –
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Mesugaki Tank Enters the Academy –
163

If an etiquette teacher saw
this, they would applaud the aristocratic grace with which Joy was
dining. Beside her, Phoebe was moving her hands quietly, maintaining
a gentle smile with not a hair out of place. I couldn’t help but
smile watching them.

Thank goodness for my
[Mesugaki] skill.

Without it, I probably would
have been grinning like a creepy old man by now.

I had always wanted to eat
with others.

Eating alone without someone
to talk to feels incredibly lonely!

At home, I can bear it!

But eating alone in the middle
of classmates who are laughing and chatting with their friends during
the same class brings a huge sense of relative deprivation!

At least, it did for me!

If it weren’t for Grandpa
chattering away inside my head, I might have died out of loneliness
like a rabbit!

But at this moment, I was
fulfilling my dream of eating with others at the Academy.

And not just with ordinary
people.

If someone asked who was the
best dealer to have in your party at Soul Academy, people naturally
named Joy.

And Phoebe, who was so vital
because of her excellent performance that she was indispensable
during various challenges, naturally became a beloved character.

I was eating with these two
people.

How could I not be happy!

Ah, just watching those two
eating and talking makes me feel full.

Is this a mother’s heart? This
must be paradise.

‘Right? I’m so happy that
these two are having a meal with me.’

‘A political sense?’

Hearing grandpa’s words, I
took a moment to think and soon understood his meaning.

Until just now, it felt like a
dream to be eating with these two, and I was lost in that enchanting
fantasy, not wanting to wake up. But once I gathered my thoughts, the
answer became clear.

Joy is Phoebe’s close friend.
Everyone knows this; it’s a well-established fact. They have been
friends since they were very young.

So, if I had been bullying
Phoebe, the person who would react most sensitively would be Joy.

Of course, Joy is also quite
close to me, and she owes me a favour, so she wouldn’t confront me
aggressively.

But if I had truly bullied
Phoebe, she wouldn’t come over here to eat with us.

Joy may be airheaded, but she
still steps up when it matters.

In other words, the fact that
Joy willingly came to eat with us indicates that there was no problem
between Phoebe and me, and Lady Joy of the Partan Duke’s Family was
vouching for that.

After organising these
thoughts, I shared them with grandpa, who chuckled.

‘It’s thanks to you,
Grandpa.’

I naturally picked up these
things from hearing Grandpa’s stories whenever something happened.

As I casually praised Grandpa,
he let out a pleased chuckle.

‘Do you think Joy intended
this?’

‘Impressive.’

Seeing Joy in a way that
befits her status as the Duke’s Lady, rather than her usual airheaded
and sloppy self, naturally evoked admiration.

That’s right. Unlike me, who
lacks any knowledge befitting a noble, Joy was born into the Duke’s
Family and raised as a Lady.

A person who stands at the
centre of many Ladies in high society wouldn’t have done this without
knowing exactly what she was doing.

‘I’m grateful, too.’

Thanks to Joy moving things
directly, many of the bad rumours about me would significantly die
down.

Unlike me, whose reputation
has fallen and holds little influence within the Academy, Joy remains
central to many Ladies.

If such a person openly
disproves the rumours, whoever fails to grasp the situation and
spouts nonsense would face dire consequences.

They would be subject to
lynching by several terrifying Ladies, just like what happened to me
in front of the infirmary last time.

I had nothing to lose, so I
broke through with force, but others can’t do the same.

If they act recklessly, who
knows what kind of terrible fate awaits them.

From what I saw in the game,
harassment by noble Ladies is extremely insidious.

‘I should give her a gift
later.’

I can’t thank her verbally
because of my [Mesugaki] skill, but I can give her something, right?

So, instead of words, I’ll
express my gratitude with a gift.

Talking like this makes me
sound like a taciturn man.

Anyway, I need to visit the
auction house once during the vacation.

At that time, I’ll buy a gift
for Joy.

When I think about it, there
are quite a few people I need to get gifts for.

I need to get something for
Karl, I promised Arthur a gift as well, since I’ve caused him so much
worry, I should get something for Benedict too, and also distribute
gifts to Allen’s Knight Order.

As I was lost in thoughts, I
frowned.

On top of that, if I consider
the things I need for myself, I’ll need quite a bit of money.

No, actually a significant
amount.

“Lady Allen, what are you
thinking about so deeply?”

While I was frowning, thinking
about all those things, Joy spoke to me.

Seeing the concern in her eyes
melted away the various thoughts in my head.

Worries can be dealt with
later.

What’s important is to enjoy
this moment!

I’m certain I’ll have to eat
alone again tomorrow, so I can’t waste this enjoyable time with
unnecessary worries!

‘It’s nothing.’

“Don’t worry about it. I was
just thinking that the Airhead Lady eats in an air headed manner even
when having a meal.”

“…In what way am I
airheaded? I was just eating according to regular etiquette.”

‘Indeed. You’re not that
airheaded?’

“Don’t you know? Puhaha.
You’re so slow, that’s why you’re called Airhead Lady. You airhead.”

“So what exactly is the
problem?!”

Joy raised her voice,
seemingly unable to accept being called airheaded. However, her
reaction only further provoked my mischievous side.

She looked so adorable that I
couldn’t resist teasing her.

“Aren’t you even trying to
figure it out? ♡ Spoiled Lady ♡ How long are you going to live in
your mama’s arms? ♡ You’re totally pathetic ♡”

“I’m not like that!…”

“Puhaha.”

Phoebe, who had been
desperately holding back her laughter at Joy’s airheadedness,
finally burst out laughing.

Joy glared at her, but Phoebe
was too busy trying to contain her laughter to care.

Phoebe’s giggles must have
been annoying for Joy since a frown appeared on her forehead.

“What’s wrong with my
perfect etiquette?!”

“If you’re incompetent, at
least try harder, okay? ♡ Figure it out yourself, Airheaded Lady ♡”

“Ugh…”

Watching Joy bite her lips and
then hurriedly cover her face with a fan made me laugh.

This must be because of the
[Mesugaki] Skill.

I can’t be someone who enjoys
bullying others without reason.

Because of the rumour that I
bullied Phoebe, I ended up eating with both Joy and Phoebe, which
left me feeling much more relaxed as I headed toward the faculty
office.

Ah, even now, thinking about
Joy getting angry makes me so happy.

I don’t know who spread the
rumour, but I want to extend my thanks. Of course, that’s one
thing, but I won’t forgive them.

Why would I forgive someone
who spread rumours with malice?

The moment I catch them,
they’ll find out exactly what real Mesugaki bad-mouthing is, so
they should look forward to that.

While thinking about how I
should torment them, I soon arrived at the faculty office where the
Combat Studies professors stay.

The reason I came here was
because of what I heard while talking with Phoebe last time.

A rumour related to Nacrad. A
man in black who provides information.

Using the excuse of offering
what they wanted, he must have made deals with several Academy
students and planted a seed of darkness in them.

Just like he did with Phoebe.

Clearly, that will be utilised
negatively in the future, so it was necessary to eliminate that
darkness in advance.

Ideally, Phoebe should be the
one to talk about this kind of thing, but I couldn’t tell someone
who’s already mentally unstable that the power of an Evil God has
been lurking inside her.

So, I had to take action.

“What brings you here,
Miss?”

As soon as I opened the door
and stepped inside, Karl’s voice greeted me from the side.

‘Karl.’

“Sloppy mutt?”

“Yes, Miss. What’s the
matter?”

‘How did you…’

“How did you know I was
coming here?”

“It’s nothing special. I
sensed your presence walking down the hallway.”

So, while he was working, he
sensed that and prepared himself in advance?

What a uselessly impressive
skill.

I was impressed by the
extraordinary skill, something beyond my current capabilities, but
considering that the user was Karl, it was a bit…

“It’s unpleasant.”

Well, it made sense. He might
track my movements using his skill, hiding behind the flimsy excuse
that a knight must always stay close to their master.

Karl, receiving my sincere
dislike unfiltered by my [Mesugaki] Skill, staggered backward with a
despairing expression as if his world had collapsed.

His face looked like a
dejected puppy, but I didn’t let that fool me.

I’ll definitely ask him
later what he did with that skill. It’s obvious he used it for
something useless.

Having successfully repelled
Karl, I approached Anton in the middle of the faculty office.

Since the last field trip,
Anton had been favourable toward me and greeted me with a smile.

“What brings you here, Lady
Allen?”

‘There’s something I need
to tell you.’

“Of course, I came to say
something. Trash professor.”

I explained to Anton about the
rumour spreading around the Academy and the matter concerning Nacrad.

At first glance, it sounded
like absurd delusions, but Anton listened to me attentively.

It was only natural. After
all, the messenger was me!

I was the one who
single-handedly repelled the Apostle of the Evil God who attacked the
Academy’s streets and later thwarted the Apostle’s scheme against
Phoebe.

Having faced the Apostle of
the Evil God before, my words carried credibility.

“Indeed. It’s possible
that the Apostle of the Evil God may have implanted malevolent power
within the Academy students.”

‘Exactly. So…’

“You catch on quickly for a
trash professor. Exactly. The clueless sidekicks probably don’t even
realise the mess they’ve created, so we need to conduct a thorough
investigation.”

Since Nacrad serves the Evil
God of Darkness, the magic he plants would also follow the
characteristics of that deity. It’s covert and difficult to detect
easily.

Therefore, we need to
cooperate with the Church to find the ones harbouring the darkness
and purify them.

After I explained this, Anton
nodded in agreement.

“Understood, Lady Allen.
I will discuss this with the Church.”

‘Will you definitely take
care of it?’

“Trash professor, if you
listen and let it go in one ear and out the other, I’ll pluck out all
your beard hairs.”

“Haha, don’t worry. How
could I do that with your knight right beside me?”

Great. This should pretty much
settle the internal issues at the Academy.

Imagining Nacrad frowning
because his prepared plans were ruined made me feel good.

Now, he won’t be able to pull
anything during the final exams, so I can relax a bit.

I should ask Joy to study
together!

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