episode_0096

“I thought you already knew. For students in general departments, test scores are considered important as there are no required courses to complete. So.”

Elena explained it in detail. Compared to other department heads, she looked exceptionally young and beautiful. It wasn’t that they didn’t know her either. Just because there was no record of producing excellent students in the general department, everyone implicitly ignored it.

“Hehe. Then, this year’s support goes to the general department.”

“That will happen.”

Dean Howard, who was smiling triumphantly, looked devastated.

“Uh, why…”

In fact, none of them had ever seen the princess’s profile. Since her older sister Maria was a magic major, I just assumed she was a magic major.

It was not uncommon for princesses or royals to make their profiles private. If the head of the department directly requests it, it is possible to view it, but since it will immediately reach the princess’s ears, there is no need for anyone to do so.

“There seem to be some who don’t know, but Princess Marian was admitted through the general admissions process to begin with. Since then, she has never chosen a department, so strictly speaking, she is a general student.”

The meeting ended with several people crying and laughing.

The academy’s dean, Viscount Orbe, and his secretary, Professor Elena, were walking down the hallway.

“Somehow, I guess this was the reason you asked me to hide Princess Marian’s profile.”

“The princess also agreed. She said, ‘Isn’t it good if you can hide information?’ ”

“Hehehe.”

“And to tell the truth, the princess’s culture and moral grades were not perfect.”

“What…?”

“I remember roughly because I personally supervised the princess’s exam this year.”

Elena’s story began.

“At that time, the princess was dozing off because she was tired.”

“As you may already know, unlike math subjects, which you can solve in less than 5 minutes, morals and liberal arts subjects take up almost a full amount of time.”

“That’s what I remember from that time.”

Her expression, which felt vaguely vague, changed to a bit absurd.

“If you are a cultured lady, how should you refuse a man’s request to dance?”

“It was a subjective question about how to reject three dance requests in a row from the same person. Well, it could have been a bonus issue.”

“So?”

“I can’t forget Princess Marian’s answer.”

1 time. sorry.

Episode 2. Because I’m tired.

3rd time. Hit between the nose and lips with your fist.

“Number 2 is also different from what is in the textbook, but it cannot be called a wrong answer.”

The dean, who was listening to the explanation, gaped.

“You still cheated in front of me, the dean.”

“Oh my. What do you mean? The subjective answer is entirely at the discretion of the professor.”

“…?”

“I think it is an appropriate measure for someone who has bothered the princess three times.”

The dean clutched his forehead.

“Ha. Now that I think about it, you swore loyalty to Princess Marian.”

“Yes, is it a problem?”

“No.”

* * *

“Awesome. It’s really awesome!”

While looking at the documents, I had no choice but to dive into bed.

“After all, money is in the restaurant business!”

Looking again, the number of zeroes has increased.

“Hehehehe. I really sold a lot. More than expected! Amusement park map. I knew it would work!”

Marian smiled happily for a while and sat down at her desk again.

“♪ㅡ♬.”

I can’t help but hum a song.

“Nazar.”

“Do you think it would be okay to eat the south and the north?”

The first thing that came to mind when I realized that the Emperor was in trouble was war.

However, when there is war, many people suffer. And I came to know it naturally while studying the laws of the empire.

Basically, the lands of the empire belong to the emperor.

Even if it belongs to you, it doesn’t mean you are the owner. As long as you are a citizen of the empire, you pay taxes to the emperor.

But there is an exception here.

If the one that often appears in novels is the Grand Duke of the North, then my family is the Grand Duke of the West, which is wealthy and has a lot of fertile land.

In short, our family does not pay any taxes to the empire. The same goes for the rest of the Duke family. To begin with, since each family is located at the corners of the North, South, East, and West, it is not strange if they do not meet each other in their lifetime.

In short, the imperial land I purchased is our family’s property, with no need to pay taxes to the emperor.

‘It’s not about paying taxes, it’s about receiving them.’

So what happens if I eat all the water?

I thought it was a foolish plan.

[Indeed… this… is possible.]

A positive reply came back from Nazar.

Bloodless entry.

It means that an empire can be swallowed up without shedding a single blood.

As it turned out, other ducal families also had quite a share in the capital. Still, when I asked for a good price, I handed it over without hesitation.

It is a plan so absurd that no one has ever thought of it.

If the entire capital city except the imperial palace is consumed, only the floating imperial palace will be left.

‘Is it really worth it?’

Of course, this is a plan that requires an astronomical amount of money.

If I wanted to eat well and live well on my own, I wouldn’t have to think about this.

The emperor was a person for whom no amount of research could yield accurate information.

No matter how you look at it, the emperor, who has no integrity, is so uninformed?

‘This is 100% blackmail.’

and. It’s not like we didn’t find anything.

Feeling slightly subdued, I rolled out of bed again like crazy when I checked the amusement park and restaurant sales slips.

“After all, money is healing.”

But the South and North cannot be treated the same way.

‘If you are too explicit, you will inevitably be suspected of being from the same family.’

I would rather have a connection, even if it means announcing it as my business in earnest…

I was rolling around on the bed, hugging a soft pillow, and belatedly noticed the envelope of letters on the table and got up.

“Hmm? Did the letter come today?”

It was a letter from the Academy, and I opened it right away.

‘…I’m receiving recognition from the Academy?’

What does this mean? Academy Award. I know what it is. As the representative of the academy who wears a crown made of laurel, which can be said to be the equivalent of a badge of being number one in the entire academic year of the academy, there has been no relationship for three years.

“Ah…”

Did Maria graduate and come to me?

I thought there would be no more letters from the academy since the scholarship awarded to the top student in the year was transferred to the second student.

by the way.

“I skipped class this year as well, right?”

In modern times, I was a little confused because I missed class so much that even a delinquent student would cry.

‘I can’t believe there are so few talented people in the academy.’

The future of the empire is dark.

Well, isn’t it natural since it is an empire ruled by the emperor?

While I was clicking my tongue, a smile came to my face when I saw the large amount of scholarship written at the bottom of the letter.

“Hmm. There are a lot more scholarships than you think?”

This amount is more than 10 times the amount received as the top student in the grade.

Well, that’s what I mean by normal people.

Anyway, the thought of it being empty money made me feel better.

“Ah.”

Did the female protagonist of the original donate all of this?

Come to think of it, I remember that in the original, the female protagonist wore a laurel wreath starting in first grade.

Now I can’t use it not only in the first year but also in the second year?

“Hmm. I’m a little sorry.”

When I look at Yuri, I feel strangely uncomfortable, so I’m not worried about her. The fact that the kid who whined and said he didn’t understand basic problems in the first place is in the 16th grade, no matter who sees it, it’s a fox thing.

Even though the amount of money I have already donated to the orphanage is much more than this, the thought of me siphoning off the money to go to the children at the orphanage makes me feel uncomfortable.

‘When I grow up, I want to be a butler who takes care of the lady!’

‘I want to cook a delicious meal for her.’

‘I want to become a knight and protect the lady!’

These bright children didn’t even know who I was.

“Well, it’s okay if I like it.”

I vowed to live selfishly, abusing my superiors as much as I could, but it was difficult for me to become so harsh that I even treated children harshly.

“Still, the laurel wreath is a bit…”

Of course, last year’s Maria was very cool, but thinking about doing it myself was just very annoying.

‘…Should I just recite lines similar to what Maria said?’

I was lying blankly looking at the colorful patterns painted on the ceiling, and an idea suddenly occurred to me and I jumped up.

“You can show off with the money you received for free. Moreover, if those children grow up and become my people, will it be beneficial in the end?”

That was when I finished getting ready to go out.

“Huh?”

Suddenly I turned my head and noticed something different from usual.

Only the empty shell of the sacred water egg that had been carefully placed in one corner of my room remained.

“What… Where did he go?”

How long has it been since this was hatched?

Seeing the empty egg, I stood there blankly for a moment and then explored the surroundings.

‘Isn’t it usually hatched with flashy effects?’

You don’t even say hello to me after consuming so much of my mana.

I felt somehow sad.

no way. I guess he didn’t run away to find another owner…?

When the egg I had incubated for over a year escaped, all sorts of thoughts came to mind.

Still, it was definitely there until this morning… It probably didn’t go far.

‘But cats are animals that move around a lot.’

“Butterfly… Where are you…?”

About the time my extremely disappointed voice began to slowly break into tears.

Quick, quick.

I jerked my head under the bed at the sound of a small noise.