episode_0011

11. A greatly damaged warrior’s reputation.

The next morning.

Buzz.

I headed to the restaurant to have breakfast.

Classes started in a week.

Until then, it was like free time.

Of course, you shouldn’t play too much. I had to register for classes during this time.

And course registration was very important to me.

‘You absolutely have to apply for combat-related subjects. Only then can you dominate the scores.’

I think I need to relive the memories of when I was a college student, signing up for classes in a rush.

“Look over there…!”

“Gasp! Mercenary King…!”

“Ah, what happened this morning?”

“No way they are trying to destroy the restaurant…!”

Anyway, when I showed up at the restaurant, I heard all kinds of noises.

‘No, why are you destroying a restaurant…? ‘I just came for breakfast.’

It was absurd.

I ignored their gazes and prepared some food.

As expected from a royal academy, it was a buffet style. Additionally, there were many different types of food.

I put the food on my face with a satisfied face.

And then he sat down in an empty seat.

It was then.

omg-!

Wow!!

Suddenly the restaurant started to become very noisy.

And soon two familiar men and women appeared.

They were warriors and saints.

“No, I know you don’t eat breakfast, so why…?”

“Well, eat it anyway!”

It seemed as if the saint had dragged the hero with her by force.

I frowned at that sight.

I had a bad feeling for some reason.

And that premonition was not wrong.

Soon I could see the two approaching me.

“Let’s eat here!”

“Ha…! Wait! Jace Allen?! Could it be that I had breakfast because of that guy…?!”

“Oh, no! It’s a misunderstanding!”

The saint quickly shook her head, saying absolutely nothing.

But her face was already red. And then he glanced at me.

Anyone could see that they had come to eat breakfast because of me.

‘No, I didn’t know you were still this obsessed…’

Of course, the warrior’s expression couldn’t be good. Just because you have a crush doesn’t mean you don’t care.

Still, our hot guy… no, the pure guy listened to her opinion.

Her face wasn’t even in words, but she was sitting where she said.

Soon, I, the saint, and the warrior were sitting in one place.

Of course, it was easier for me to just eat in silence.

“No, there are plenty of seats…”

“Heh, it’s better to just eat them together. Reminds me of the old days.”

“Just eat it?”

In an instant, the attention of those around me was focused.

A mercenary king, a saint, and a warrior gathered in one place. It was even weirder if it wasn’t focused.

“As expected, I heard we were at the same party a long time ago… You seem quite close, right?”

“That’s right. The three of you look quite good together, right?”

‘No, what suits you best?’

They say life is a comedy when seen from afar…

That was exactly right.

The warrior and I went beyond being enemies and hated each other.

As it happened, the woman the warrior liked had fallen for me. Because of that, I suffered countless persecutions from the warrior.

Of course, we couldn’t get along well.

Besides, it was absurd to think that way after seeing that situation yesterday.

‘Don’t you think? ‘We came close to fighting yesterday?’

Actually, becoming friends with a warrior helps me a lot.

I had a plan to gain everyone’s worship and strengthen the power of Tenjin Hall. Naturally, the academy student’s worship was also included.

In that respect, if you became friendly with a warrior, you could easily gain people’s favor.

‘Yes, if you think about the cause, that’s true.’

But no matter what, I couldn’t become friends with the hero.

It would have been 100 times better to destroy the warrior and gain his worship through difficulty.

‘of course. How can you be with a guy like that…’

I cursed the hero in my mind and glanced at him.

Immediately, a curse came out of his mouth.

“What are you looking at? The food tastes bad.”

He looked different from the usual hero.

Perhaps, he seemed to have become very sensitive because of the saint next to him.

“F, Franz! If you say something like that…!”

The warrior’s eyes widened at the voice coming from next to him. He realized his mistake.

And my eyes lit up at that sight.

‘It’s your chance!’

At that moment, my head began to spin rapidly. And soon I came up with a plausible plan.

I immediately hardened my expression.

And then he started arguing with the warrior.

“Ha, the fish-like bastard is going after me.”

“What…?!”

Actually, the warrior was not very handsome.

Should I say it looks a bit like a fish(?)?

And I was thinking of it as a complex.

But I made that exact point.

I’m probably the first person to say this to him.

Soon, blood vessels began to protrude on the warrior’s forehead. Just by looking at him, he looked angry.

“Do you want to die?”

He has now been seriously insulted by me. Therefore, if you remain silent, your reputation will be tarnished.

Moreover, a saint was watching from the side.

If I endured this situation, I wouldn’t even be a man.

Soon the warrior held the knife he was holding tightly. And then he got up from his seat.

Grumble.

I also woke up holding a knife.

Grumble.

And this wasn’t the end.

At that moment, a bright light began to emerge from both of our knives. It felt like I was holding a knife made of light bulbs.

Of course, this wasn’t a light bulb or anything. The knife was filled with mana.

It was an advanced technique that could be used after the second awakening.

“Two, what are you two doing!!”

The voice of a startled saint was heard.

But we both ignored the voices and glared at each other.

To be precise, I was looking for weaknesses.

‘As expected of a warrior. There are no gaps.’

It was not for nothing that he was called the strongest among humans.

Of course, that was the same for the other person as well.

“Ho… I guess you’ve trained quite a bit so far?”

The warrior also could not swing the sword(?) easily.

Actually, it wasn’t because our skills were similar.

I had no choice but to be inferior in skill to the warrior. But this knife fight was different.

I reached this point through all kinds of chaos. Reaching the rank of mercenary king as a mercenary meant something like that.

So, no weapons were used.

Even a knife like this could have been a great weapon for me.

That’s why I was able to compete with the warrior on equal footing.

So the two of us faced each other, glaring at each other.

The saint watched the scene restlessly, and the rest of the students looked at us with interest.

In the boring academy life, things to see like this are rare.

But it was that moment.

“Why don’t you be patient at the restaurant?”

“That’s right. I think this is a bit of a nuisance?”

At that moment, we heard a familiar voice near the two of us.

It was Archmage Constantine and Elf Princess Lucien.

They also came to eat breakfast, and when they saw us, they started talking to us.

Actually, I was anticipating their approach in advance.

When I saw the two entering the restaurant, I could tell they had made a plan.

Even though I looked angry, I had no intention of fighting in the restaurant. First of all, it didn’t help my plans.

Of course, the same thing seemed to apply to the warrior.

“Tsk, I really didn’t intend to fight either.”

As he said that, he made a gesture as if he was about to lower the knife.

But there was no way I would watch that happen.

Here, first, he must not lower the knife cleanly.

Then my image would only get worse.

‘I can’t leave it like that.’

I fired a sneaky stab at the warrior who was trying to lower his hand.

Wow-!!

It was a life so terrible that an ordinary person would suffocate.

And there was no way the warrior could not feel that.

“Ha! You bastard! Search!”

The warrior immediately grabbed his knife and prepared to attack. I even put my feet up on the table.

Crash!!

Wow-!!

Fight, fight!!

In an instant, the surroundings became noisy.

It was that moment.

I just sat down calmly.

Then he looked at the hero with a puzzled look.

“What are you doing? Do you want to fight like that? But in a restaurant, that’s a nuisance.”

“……”

I could see the warrior’s expression filled with bewilderment at my words.

Suddenly, I made facial expressions, so it was worth it.

And coincidentally, the saint also took my side.

“Franz! You can’t do that! Quickly put down your weapon!”

“Ah, no, that… that guy…”

“Don’t make excuses! I’m really angry!”

“That… ha…!”

The warrior lowered his head as he said those words.

I could see his hands shaking. He seemed quite angry.

I smiled to myself at that sight.

I already had a serious relationship with the hero. There was nothing to lose if things got worse anyway.

But it was not the image of a warrior.

He gained the image of being rude through his actions just now.

The Royal Academy here was a place where many nobles gathered.

There was no choice but to follow the ostentatious manners favored by nobles.

In that respect, the hero’s actions could be seen as quite rude.

“Putting your feet on the table is… unclean.”

“Even if you are a hero, there is nothing you can do about your origins…”

“Hey, be careful what you say.”

“Oh, that’s right.”

Naturally, he received bad reviews from students.

“Compared to that, the Mercenary King is quite calm.”

“Sure. I also have good dining etiquette.”

“After all, even if you are a mercenary, are you still a noble?”

I looked satisfied when I heard people’s voices. It wasn’t intentional, but the conflict with the hero earned him a pretty good reputation.

Should I say that the first start was pretty good?

The rival warrior’s reputation was lowered, and my own reputation was raised.

It was quite satisfying.

I sat down and ate with a calm face.

Could it be because the hero drank water?

Strangely enough, the food tasted good.

“What are you doing? Aren’t you eating?”

“Ha…! The dog is really …! ”

And the warrior was angry with me until the end.

As a result, rumors were added that he had a bad personality.