episode_0379

“Thank you for your understanding.”

“I will again share the Dean’s opinion with the princess. And I know very well what your dean is worried about. “Don’t worry about your students’ safety.”

If you knew how strong the kids were, you would know how meaningless your worries were, but unfortunately, the dean wouldn’t have had that opportunity.

“There are things the sponsor has done for the students, but I was too petty. I also had a ridiculous misunderstanding. “I apologize for being emotionally careless.”

Even in these moments, the fact that I had been a supporter for a long time was working to my advantage.

I decided to respond politely to the dean’s apology.

“It’s a shame, but when I heard that students had received applications for participation in the punitive force, I wasn’t sure whether they thought about the students’ safety or my own safety first.”

This is because the dean did not want to be this depressed.

“I don’t think there’s any need to distinguish that. Aren’t there things the Dean has done for students so far? “Don’t doubt yourself.”

“When you say that, I feel like my heart is a little relieved. “There is no way the sponsor would do something harmful to the students.”

“We will work hard to ensure that trust is not broken.”

“If it’s someone else, if it’s a sponsor, you can leave the children to us. “I believe it.”

What makes me trustworthy? Such burdensome words… ?

Having bought into the dean’s uneasy trust, I was only able to be freed from him after hearing many concerns about the students’ safety along with embarrassing instructions to tell them whenever they needed help.

‘It was a bit difficult at the end, but the dean said he would allow it, so it must have worked out well.’

Now that the students have decided to join, the princess’s preparations for the punitive force are almost complete.

‘Now I can assure you that it will succeed as the princess wishes.’

I will tell you as much as you want.

Princess Mona’s punitive force will succeed.

The trend has tilted, and there is no way it will change in the other direction.

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“How about you join the punitive force?”

“yes?”

I heard a disconcerting sound.

Since the academy semester has not started, the museum is where Princess Mona usually stays.

Since our head office was located in the city where the museum is located, it was not a long way to meet Princess Mona.

“Am I there?”

“Are you unwilling?”

If you had at least hinted, I would have thought about it in advance, but I was embarrassed because that wasn’t the case.

He seemed to sense that Princess Mona was embarrassed and continued.

“I’m not telling you to answer right away, so think about it lightly. “It’s okay to refuse.”

If I’m going to follow the punitive force, I think there has to be a good reason.

There’s a lot to do here, so there’s no reason to unnecessarily follow the princess’s punitive force when there’s nothing to do.

‘The SSR characters will go, so why should I go?’

They are not going to subdue the hatchery, but are just a punitive force going to purify the entrance to the contaminated zone.

It would be a luxurious squad that would be overflowing with just the students.

“Even if I follow you, I don’t think there will be anything to do.”

“It’s a tough situation. “I heard that when you went to destroy the hatchery, you were next to Commander Thalia and gave her a lot of advice.”

“ah… I didn’t know there would be such a rumor. “It wasn’t a big deal.”

“I heard your contribution is so great that it’s not a big deal, right? “I heard it was especially helpful in dealing with special entity monsters.”

Princess Mona was looking at me greedily.

I was curious as to why he suddenly decided to take me away, but if you know what happened at the time, it will be fully explained.

‘It seems like he wanted the monster information I had.’

Since I was asked to think about it, I decided to just think about it.

First, let’s consider the benefits that Princess Mona can gain if I join the punitive force.

‘The biggest benefit that Princess Mona can gain by taking me with her is safety.’

Since I remember most of the monster’s information, the advice I give when I see the opponent will increase safety.

It was natural that Princess Mona would benefit the less students were harmed.

‘Then what benefit can I gain if I follow the princess’s punitive force?’

If there’s anything that comes to mind, is the unknown reward that Princess Mona will give you?

And another reward would be the opportunity to build friendships with SSR characters while living together in the punitive force.

‘Maybe it’s not as bad as you think? No, there are so many things to do now! You can’t be swayed by just this much. If Erintina finds out about this thought, she might come to strangle me.’

Erintina is still obsessed with work and reading.

If they find out that I escaped on the way, I’m sure they will hold a deep grudge against me.

‘If it’s Erintina’s grudge, the answer has been found. ‘It’s right not to go.’

After coming to a conclusion, I spoke to Princess Mona.

“I would have cooperated as much as I could if it were helpful. However, the princess does not need my help right now.”

I think it’s interesting that she shows a weak side that is not typical of Princess Mona.

“is it… ? “It’s a shame.”

If I were the Princess Mona I knew, she should have come out boldly in times like this.

‘After all, the princess is a girl who has only just turned 19. ‘It’s not strange to want to rely on someone before a big day.’

However, I think it is surprising that the person they are trying to rely on is me.

I didn’t know that Princess Mona was such a trustworthy person that I wanted to rely on her.

I wanted to accept the princess’s dependence on me, but building a bond with the princess wasn’t important right now.

“Plus, I also have a lot of things to do.”

“Day?”

“Yes, I have so much going on that I’m not sure where to start. “If you start to touch it one by one, the months will pass by in an instant.”

First of all, we are supplying combat rations at a low price, so we need to check to see if things are going well.

Because combat rations were an activity no different from community service, there was a high probability that they would be exploited by someone with malicious intent.

After that, I had to check how the situation was going with the ‘hair loss treatment’ and ‘infertility treatment’ that were being released under Yul’s name.

‘The work that needs to be done doesn’t end there.’

Since we solved the main scenario quickly, we had to check when the next scenario would occur, and since we plan to begin providing support to students through a new sponsorship system in earnest once the semester begins, we also need to look into things related to that.

‘There are so many things to do, so should I put it all off and follow Princess Mona?’

No matter what Princess Mona offers as a reward, I don’t think it will be appealing.

The princess, who seemed to be disappointed by my rejection and became sullen, spoke with an air of resoluteness.

“Okay. It hasn’t been long since I went to the contaminated area to destroy the hatchery, so it’s natural that I don’t want to go there again. Besides, there is work to be done.”

The reason she seems so dependent on me, which is unusual for Princess Mona, is probably because it is the final test to become the successor.

‘Because when people are in a hurry, they tend to want to rely on all kinds of superstitions.’

Expecting to hear a definite answer from me may have been due to anxiety.

The good news is that even though we cannot follow the punitive force, we are in a situation where we can give assurances that it will succeed.

“The punitive force will succeed even if I don’t go.”

“… “It’s only now that they give a definite answer.”

Princess Mona must have realized that I was comforting her, so she stroked her cheek with the back of her hand.

“If there was a threat to the point where I had to go there, and if I thought something helpful would arise, I would have followed even if they had told me not to come.”

Is the place that Princess Mona is trying to subdue more dangerous than the hatchery subjugation?

Not like that.

“I believe in the princess’s abilities.”

“Aren’t you really a prophet?”

Suddenly a prophet?

I think that’s what I was thinking when I said earlier that I wanted to get a confirmation.

“Is it a prophecy? “That can’t be possible.”

After saying that, he paused for a moment and then spoke.

“Still, if the princess wishes, I can become a prophet.”

It wasn’t difficult.

Since he knows information comparable to that of a prophet, his conscience will not be pricked by pretending to be a prophet.

Princess Mona seemed to have been comforted by my obvious lie, and after making me say three more times that it would be okay, she went away satisfied.

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I was relieved when I confirmed the names of the students who had applied for the princess’s punitive force.

‘You applied without fail.’

Honestly, I expected a few people to miss out.

But it seems like I looked down on the students.

Although there were some SSR characters that submitted their applications late to the point where it was a bit late, all SSR characters were able to finish submitting their applications.

‘This should be enough to destroy the hatchery.’

With the luxurious casting, Princess Mona’s worries were truly unnecessary.

‘It’s magnificent. ‘It’s magnificent.’

These SSR characters do not yet have unique equipment and have not yet grown, but I think there is nothing they can’t do in this world if you take them with you.

Of course, this is assuming that they obey orders obediently.

The punitive force organized by the princess is not only an opportunity for the SSR characters, but it will also be a good opportunity for the princess.

‘Once you check the students’ level, you will realize that success will not be a problem while you are in the punitive force.’

Since the memories up to the age of 19 were created as a ‘setting’, Princess Mona will wonder why she didn’t make those talented people her own a long time ago.

‘The success of the punitive force is natural, and you will learn that what is important is how much you make the SSR characters your own.’

As long as we can take the students as planned, Princess Mona’s subjugation will not fail.

“You don’t have to worry about the princess for the time being.”

Feeling relieved, I decided to get down to work on what I had to do.

That way, when the new semester begins, you will be able to focus on that aspect clearly.

I was very worried because I couldn’t pay attention to what I had done for a while.