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My beloved daughter, Rosaleen Wenford.

Is Bronde Academy life worth it?

I’m glad to be able to tell you the good news.

A long letter arrived with good news that I felt good about after a long time.

Rosaline Wenford, daughter of Lord Wenford, held it quietly in her arms, shedding a tear.

“Father… … ”

Red, wavy hair as lovely as a summer rose.

Fresh green eyes like green leaves.

A slender face with a refreshing yet intelligent charm.

A soft smile appeared on her lips, who was considered one of the Academy’s most beautiful women along with Princess Diana.

It has already been several years since his father was demoted to the frontier due to the emperor’s displeasure.

After her family lost its power, Rosalind’s life suddenly turned into hell.

Close acquaintances turned their backs on me one after another.

All I got in return was insults, cold stares, and direct and indirect neglect.

So, the daily life at the academy that her peers welcomed with excitement was just an extension of the same old treatment as being invisible to Rosalind.

But as the saying goes, the fate of the family changed overnight.

Now his father was Minister of War, commanding the Empire’s ground forces.

She was elevated in status to the one and only precious daughter of the Secretary of the Army.

And all these miracles were thanks to one play.

“Author Phantom… … ”

I don’t know if he really based his script on the Emperor and his father, Lord Wenford.

But whatever the intention, the resulting butterfly effect was beyond imagination.

“Thank you. I really appreciate it.”

For Rosaline, who lived like a tragic heroine, the Phantom was not just a simple creator.

The benefactor who saved her from a life of suffering.

He was a hero among heroes, like a prince riding a white horse in a fairy tale.

Of course, it’s not just because I received grace that I came to respect Phantom.

Even if you leave out the external factors, is a work of genius.

It’s not just because the content is interesting.

The Phantom’s script had a strange power that drew people to it.

The immersion that makes you feel like you are seeing a real, living, breathing person, not a character in a fictional work.

What draws the audience in is a sense of immersion that can never be achieved in a poorly made up story.

Who else but a great writer could write such an immortal masterpiece?

“… … huhuhu.”

She had been praising Phantom for a long time, and then she burst out laughing without realizing it.

How long has it been since I’ve been able to enjoy myself this freely?

It felt like I was back when I was a reckless child with no worries or concerns.

Rosalind carefully folded her father’s letter and quietly turned the doorknob of her dormitory.

A day when an unexpected slope came to her.

Because there were people with whom I should have shared this joy.

Shortly after the premiere of was completed.

“What, what happened to the extreme?”

I was just asking questions blankly, my mind in a daze.

“Sponsorship! A huge amount of sponsorship has come down from the Imperial Family! The next performance, His Majesty the Emperor and his family want to come together to watch it!”

Renoir responded with a smile.

“They say His Highness the Young Prince tried to persuade His Majesty the Emperor! He is a huge fan of Admiral Lee! He even joked that if the sequel had come out even a little later, he would have mobilized the guards to arrest you!”

… … Are you kidding? You’re kidding about the guard joke, right?

“Let’s go in and talk about the rest! We need to discuss the distribution of the sponsorship. Since the script is very creditable, most of it will go to you, hahaha!”

Renoir laughs heartily and pats my shoulder.

Thanks to Phantom, the theater’s reputation is also rising, which is a happy sign.

Actually, I just didn’t have the talent to have fun with him.

“Haa… … ”

Time to leave Killigruger and head back to the dorms.

I took off my disguise and changed into my original uniform, then let out a long sigh.

‘You can’t just spit out the sponsorship money, right?’

If it was Ha Eun-seong in his previous life, he would have been so happy that his eyes rolled back.

A huge dividend from the performance profits, and even a sponsorship from the royal family.

Because I made a fortune overnight with just two works and piled up a mountain of money in my bank account.

However, Baltasar Arture’s position, not Ha Eun-seong’s, was slightly different.

‘This is on a whole other level than what an ordinary rich person would sponsor!’

Sponsorship is both a form of support from fans and an unspoken pressure to quickly release the next song.

This is an implicit message that if the next episode doesn’t come out in the near future, I’m going to be really angry.

The next high-quality painting that suits his taste and doesn’t lose its original intention.

Suddenly, a horror movie released in 1990 crossed my mind.

‘Ahhh! How dare you kill my misery!’

‘I’ve done all this for you, and you’re still being lazy? You ungrateful little scribbler!’

‘Your work is the best, Paul! So I’m going to break your legs so you can’t go anywhere!’

Misery, the original film by Stephen King, which is said to contain the author’s worst nightmare.

In my past life it was just a fun fantasy, but here it could possibly become reality.

“Oh, shit! That’s creepy!”

I cringed as I recalled the scene where Annie Wilkes breaks the protagonist’s shin.

But the situation is like spilled milk anyway.

In fact, I already knew that it wasn’t money I could just spit out.

If you feel burdened and don’t accept it, you are disloyal.

If you accept it and then run away, it’s treason.

Besides, if we back out here, wouldn’t the people at Ammon Extreme also be harmed?

Finding another playwright who could guarantee box office success like Phantom would have been like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Eventually, I had to trudge back to the dorm with my forehead throbbing.

And as soon as I opened the door, I encountered it.

“Open, roommate.”

Maurice sits on the bed and waves his hand with a slightly drunken face.

“Balthazar! You’re here!”

And for some reason, Rosalind, who came into the men’s dormitory room.

“Senior Rosalind? What’s going on in my room all of a sudden?”

Rosaleen Wenford, who had no friends at all for political reasons.

The only two people who were close to her were Maurice and I.

Because our family and the Wenford family have had a deep connection since ancient times.

Even so, I couldn’t ignore the emperor’s feelings, so I acted somewhat cautiously.

“That’s right, today it was decided that my father would be officially inaugurated as the Minister of the Army. His Majesty the Emperor has finally recognized my father’s loyalty.”

“Oh, is that so?”

I’ve also been hearing some rumors these past few days.

Lord Wenford, a loyal general who was hated by the Emperor and banished to the frontier.

There were rumors that he had suddenly restored his relationship with the emperor and was preparing to return to politics.

I thought it was just a rumor because there was no proper basis for it, but seeing Rosalind’s reaction, it seemed like it was 100% certain information.

“This is all thanks to the Phantom writer. Thanks to the play he wrote, my father came back to the capital.”

At that moment, Rosalind clasped her hands together as if praying and her eyes sparkled.

“Phantom, he is definitely a genius sent from heaven. The delicate and heart-wrenching lines, the strong delivery and absorption shown by the characters, and the perfect control of tempo. He is like the savior of my life and soul.”

… … That phantom is me.

It feels strange. My father-in-law is receiving such embarrassing compliments right in front of my eyes.

WHEEK!

Maurice whistles behind me to tease me.

That giggling face is so annoying, I want to punch him.

Feeling a bit embarrassed, I quickly changed the subject.

“That’s great. But did you come all this way to brag about the Phantom writer? Female students aren’t supposed to be in the boys’ dorms.”

Bronde Academy is a school that strictly separates the lives of boys and girls.

According to school rules, neither boys nor girls can invade each other’s common space.

Of course, youthful spirit is unstoppable, and there were many problem children who disobeyed the rules little by little, but it was surprising that Rosalind, who had always been a model student, was doing this.

“Yeah, no. That’s what I came for.”

Rosalind smiles softly at my question.

She took a light step forward and whispered.

“Just wanted to say thank you to you and Maurice. Especially to you.”

“Thank you?”

“I was able to endure the difficult academy life thanks to you. When others ignored me like a bug, you came to me and said a kind word or gave me a kind look. ”

“… … ”

“You said that back then? Misfortune and fortune go round and round like a spiral. You never know what life will be like, so if you endure and persevere, the day when light will shine again will surely come?”

Rosalind nodded, quietly holding my hand.

A faint blush appeared on her cheeks, which were as pale as a peach.

“Thank you. Thanks to your words, I didn’t give up and I was able to experience a miracle like today. You and the Phantom writer are my lifelong benefactors, Balthazar.”

If you endure, the light will shine again.

Actually, this proverb did not come to mind because it had any special meaning.

It was just something I said out of pity for her who was being bullied for no reason.

If you add up my age from my past life and my age from my current life, I’ve lived for 50 years.

Because from the perspective of someone who has experienced all sorts of ups and downs, the saying, “Life is full of ups and downs,” felt like the most plausible proverb.

But my insignificant words of encouragement and two plays I wrote without any particular intention came together to save her life.

A feeling of pride that I had never felt before gently welled up in my heart.

Looking at him now, I think his parents back home must be very proud of his ‘achievements’.

‘… … Now that I think about it, my parents still don’t know that I’m a Phantom.’

The only person who knows I’m a Phantom is my balls friend Maurice.

I returned to boarding school shortly after completing the script, so I missed the opportunity to explain myself to my parents.

That’s why there was an unfortunate incident where two tickets to arrived in a parcel from my hometown.

Under the pretext of going on a romantic date with a girl I like.

‘I don’t have the energy to worry about things like dating.’

It is even more so now that the royal family has started to provide financial support.

I have to somehow come up with the material and finish the script within a short period of time.

It is an epic of a hero that is comparable to the stronghold of Admiral Yi Sun-sin and even appeals to the tastes of the emperor’s family and nobles.

But the problem was that when the situation arose, nothing came to mind.

Of course, it’s impossible for a spectacular figure like Admiral Yi Sun-sin to suddenly come to mind.

Morris, who didn’t know what I was thinking, lifted the glass on the communal table and said.

“Hey, Balthazar! Hurry up and sit down! Rosalind brought the best wine to celebrate! She also prepared a dice game for the three of us to play when you come!”

“Wine is one thing, but what about dice? Are you a kid?”

“Mi, I’m sorry, Balthazar. Actually, I brought it up because I wanted to. Was it just too childish of me?”

“… … It’s full of childlike innocence and purity, Senior Rosalind! There’s bound to be at least one hobby that doesn’t change even when you become an adult!”

Damn. Here comes Talullah.

As I was struggling to keep an eye on Senior Rosalind, Maurice, who was even more excited, pointed to my private seat and urged me on.

“Hurry up and sit down, Mom! Let’s get started! The dice have already been cast on this side?”

“Oh, you’re noisy.”

What the hell are dice? My head hurts so bad.

I don’t care if you throw that kind of stuff or not… Huh?

The die has already been cast?

‘That, that’s it-!!’

A brilliant idea that flashed through my mind like a lightning bolt.

At this, I clenched both my fists and cheered inwardly.

The next work by the author of Phantom, following .

I had a feeling who the main character should be.