episode_0009

9. Everything went according to my plan.

I was a senior recognized by the king. He was exceptionally good at English.

I had no choice but to be selected unconditionally.

Just then, the English professor stepped forward. He was the first to choose a student.

‘Is there anyone who speaks English better than me?’

The professor was less skilled than me.

So of course I stayed in a single room…

“Former saint. No, I would choose Serena.”

‘what…?’

I looked dumbfounded at the English professor’s words. No matter who looked at me, I was in first place. But he chose a saint.

‘No, what if I make this choice just because I don’t like it?!’

At that time, I guess it was a mistake to say a word he didn’t know.

Uncharacteristic of a professor, he was extremely narrow-minded.

‘Tsk, let’s not be angry. I do not know yet.’

However, I still had a chance. There was no need to be disappointed already.

It was because Serge Geis and Armel were there.

but…

“Former warrior. I will choose Franz.”

“I… let you choose Constantine.”

Both chose the warrior and the archmage.

‘no…!!’

I had a hard time managing my facial expressions.

In fact, I was first in the overall rankings. Because he was the chief.

However, when each person was divided into areas in which they excelled, things started to take a strange turn.

‘No, is it like this?’

It was such a ridiculous situation.

Now only Professor Inseong(?) is the last one left.

Actually, I didn’t have much expectations. It was because there were so many people with a better personality than me.

‘Now that it’s like this, I’ve been harassing my roommates from the beginning…’

I was already thinking about punishing the other three roommates.

And then I made a plan to occupy a four-person room by myself.

I definitely couldn’t say that he had a good personality.

And soon Professor Lehmann opened his mouth.

He looked around at the people.

Everyone looked longingly into his eyes. The reason everyone wanted to live in a single room was the same.

But the last thing his eyes focused on was.

“I would choose Jace Allen.”

“Hmm?”

That’s right, it was me.

“Ho, that’s a good choice.”

Strangely enough, the professors agreed with that opinion. I really couldn’t figure it out.

“No, mercenaries have good personalities?!”

“My, I can’t be chosen? Me, the prince? That’s ridiculous!”

“Tsk, I don’t like it.”

Of course, they were not academy students.

In particular, Duke Philip and Prince Maximilian, who were not selected, looked very upset.

But the decision has already been made. Nothing would change by making a fuss here.

The noisy single room arrangement came to an end.

And I was able to occupy a single room as planned(?).

‘Hmm, anyway, you took a single room, right?’

***

The four of us moved separately, following the dormitory manager.

The Royal Academy was much bigger than I thought.

Should I say that it is like looking at a university on Earth?

No, it seemed bigger than a university. The scale was no joke.

We had to walk quite a bit because of that.

‘It’s a single room, but it’s in a slightly remote place.’

There couldn’t be only advantages. Instead, it seemed like it would be pretty good in terms of security.

At that time, a warrior came next to me.

Then he whispered quietly and started arguing with me.

“Wouldn’t it be nice to have a good personality?”

He didn’t seem to like the fact that I was sharing a single room with him.

Of course, there was no need to argue with the hero.

“Asshole.”

I also quietly recited like him.

“What…?!!”

Soon I saw him with a red face.

I ignored him and started walking ahead.

“What’s going on? Franz?”

“Oh, no.”

A saint existed here now. As long as there is a saint, it will not be easy to remove the mask.

At that time, the dormitory manager who was walking in front opened his mouth.

“Hey, over there. No, it’s over there.”

And soon we found a luxurious single-family home.

Surprisingly, there was a single-family home within the academy. And there were a total of four houses.

Additionally, the distance between each house was quite long.

At this level, you don’t have to worry about soundproofing.

“There is no way I could use that house all by myself…”

“Ma, that’s right. The four of you can now live in your own houses.”

“Huh…”

I looked dumbfounded at the current situation.

The house provided by the academy was better than the house I lived in.

I never thought they would give me an entire house.

‘If I hadn’t come forward, I would have died from stomachache.’

When I grow up like this, there are more things I can do.

I smiled in satisfaction.

Changing the plan to Plan B actually helped me a lot.

Soon the remaining four parted ways to their respective homes without saying a word.

Ah, the saint greeted me.

“Then go in carefully! Jace.”

“Ah, yes. I hope you, the saint, enter carefully…”

“Tsk.”

Of course, the warrior showed that he did not like it.

So I entered the house, greeted by the saint.

Squeak.

‘It’s neat.’

Of course, it couldn’t be compared to Hyundai. Still, for a medieval world, this was very good.

The floor and walls were neatly finished with marble, and it seemed like a lot of money had been spent to build it.

Moreover, there was a basement and a second floor.

‘We need to create a magic smoking facility in the basement and a community server on the second floor.’

Magic cigarette is a term I coined.

It hasn’t even been officially released yet.

But I had a rough idea.

If this succeeds, it could rake in money.

And the community was literally going to implement a community site here in the Middle Ages.

Of course, it was not the kind of community that used the Internet.

However, from the perspective of medieval people, it would feel like a revolution.

‘With this, we are monopolizing the Academy’s money and information.’

I had to overcome monsters such as warriors, archmages, saints, and elf princesses.

Of course, it was difficult using ordinary methods. All methods had to be exhausted.

‘Just today, my expectations were wrong. In the end, the only thing I can trust is my own power.’

I still remember my English professor choosing a saint.

I clenched my fists.

This academy was just like the world I lived in.

I could really feel it today.

But I actually felt relieved to see that.

If it had been too clean, it would have been difficult to endure.

Because the world I lived in was not that clean.

I was more comfortable in a world full of all kinds of scheming and negativity.

And I was more confident.

‘Then… shall we try moving?’

I haven’t even unpacked properly yet.

But I couldn’t rest.

From now on, the competition was just beginning.

To get ahead of others, you had to move one step ahead.

***

“Hmm… So this is Trier’s mercenary guild?”

A dark alley in the city of Trier.

Currently, I was standing in an alley, looking at a shabby building.

What I needed most now was money.

There is a significant initial cost to making magic cigarettes. In addition, the steel mercenaries had to be maintained. Oh, I also had to create a community.

Of course, quite a lot of money was needed.

And I knew one way to make money easily.

Of course, it was an idea that others could not easily do.

as soon as…

‘Can’t we just rob the underworld?’

It was a way to steal money from evil(?) people.

Of course, I was planning to disguise myself. I couldn’t just rob him as a mercenary king.

But to do that, information was needed.

And as a mercenary king, the most comfortable place for me had to be the mercenary guild.

‘But it’s a lot more shabby than I thought?’

City Trier.

This place was actually called the second capital.

No, in terms of size alone, it was bigger than the capital. It could be said to be the largest city in the kingdom.

Additionally, thanks to the synergy with the Academy, all kinds of wealth flocked to Trier.

In fact, it was a city that had no comparison other than the capital.

But for that, the mercenary guild was too shabby.

At first I thought I was in the wrong place.

Even the shabby bars in the city seemed to be better than here.

‘Still, let’s go in first.’

I opened the door.

Squeak.

Then the sight began to appear.

The sight inside was different from what I expected.

No, it was too different.

That too…

“Oh my, look at those muscles! brother! I think I’ll fall in love!”

“Hehe, really? How about here?”

“Wow! Your chest muscles are so cool!”

“Oppa! I want to touch it too!”

Surprisingly, there were three women and a man drinking.

The women were naked and clinging to the men.

At first glance, she looked like a prostitute.

‘what? Isn’t this a mercenary guild?’

For a moment, I thought I was at the wrong place.

But it wasn’t like that.

When I took a quick look, I saw a reception desk, and there was also a woman who appeared to be a receptionist.

The receptionist was a brown-haired woman.

She was a very pretty-looking woman, and she was looking at the man with an expression of resentment.

I first walked towards the receptionist.

Trudging. Trudging.

“Ahh. You can’t touch there. It means getting wet.”

“Hehe, what’s wrong with that? It’s better when it’s wet.”

Even as I walked, men and women were busy playing. He didn’t seem to care about me.

I first approached the reception desk.

And then I asked her a question.

“Isn’t this a mercenary guild?”

“Ha, that’s right.”

“But what is that?”

I pointed to where she was looking.

Then she sighed even more deeply and spoke.

“What should I do? They say he’s a member of the Steel Mercenaries…”

“Huh? A steel mercenary group?”

“Have you heard of it? The strongest mercenary group in the Kingdom of Aachen. They say they have never failed a mission…”

She turned her head to me as she answered.

Now he started looking at me.

And soon his eyes opened wide.

It has to be that way…

“Yo, yo, mercenary king!!”

This was because the leader of the steel mercenaries was right in front of him.