episode_0101

101. First, the peacock with its tail down.

“Find out the identity of the trickster right now!”

“T, you mean the trickster?”

“Well, that is…”

The duke’s subordinates looked embarrassed.

No one knew the trickster’s identity.

Originally, the Mercenary King was selected as a strong candidate. But everyone saw the Mercenary King and the Trickster in the same space the other day. Of course he wasn’t.

“Is it over if I don’t know? Find out somehow!”

“Yes, yes!!”

“Oh, I understand!”

Soon, the subordinates rushed out of the dormitory.

Of course, he had no expectations. I gave the order for no reason because I just wanted to be alone.

“Wow!! How dare you touch me?”

I was angry at the people who were criticizing him now, but the person I hated the most was Trickster.

I don’t know how I found out about the hero and his agreement. It was clear that someone among the professors had opened their mouth.

‘Those insignificant guys…!’

In fact, he was preparing to reveal his agreement with the warrior to the world. This was because he could freely treat the warrior like a subordinate.

Of course, I couldn’t just reveal it. Then it was a loss for him. This was because the current image of the warrior was not good.

So he made a lot of preparations to wash away the warrior’s bad appearance. This hero’s apple was one of them.

‘How did I prepare…!’

But this time, all that went to waste due to Trickster’s framing.

Now people won’t believe anything the warrior says. In fact, it could be said that it had become impossible to restore the image of a warrior.

Of course, it was quite bad news for him who had negotiated with the warrior.

Additionally, his image deteriorated.

It was really the worst situation.

‘I should be the next department representative…!’

Anyway, this is why he came to hate Trickster. In fact, because of that, all plans were in vain.

“And when will I take a bribe!! How much money I have! Something like 100,000 gold…!”

In addition, the Trickster attacked by making up facts that did not exist. I couldn’t help but become more angry.

Soon he made a decision.

“Yes, change the priority target to Trickster.”

Originally, he was preparing a plan to attack the Mercenary King.

And the plan was almost complete. This was because the mercenary king had been planning it since he created the cure.

‘I was going to entrust the secret attack directly to the hero…’

In fact, even warriors were scheduled to be mobilized for this operation. Because his force was needed.

It was like that.

He thought about getting rid of the mercenary king.

It was obvious that he would become a very big obstacle in the future. It would have been better to take this opportunity to get rid of it.

But it became inevitable.

First of all, the mercenary king was not important right now. I had to catch the trickster who touched him first.

‘Yes, there is still plenty of time. You can deal with the mercenary king slowly.’

In fact, the mercenary king didn’t touch him these days. I had no idea he was after me.

Rather, the trickster hiding his identity and targeting him from behind was more threatening.

Originally, the enemy that was revealed wasn’t scary. Rather, the hidden enemy was much more threatening.

‘I will make you suffer a very terrible end.’

I didn’t think I could be satisfied with just destroying him. I felt like I had to see his face in person and even torture him to relieve my anger.

Like that, he smiled a cruel-looking smile.

trickster?

It was great, but it was great in the gallery.

It was on a different level from the person who actually possessed enormous power.

He was confident that he could move half of the Kingdom of Aachen.

Of course, no one could stand before his true power.

‘Let’s see how well I can hide.’

But there was something even the great Duke Philip didn’t know.

The truth was that Trickster now had tremendous power.

It wasn’t about the power of power like that.

In reality, the Trickster gained terrifying power due to this epidemic.

It was a power that even a warrior could not ignore.

And the one with that power…

Duke Philip was targeting him.

***

A few days later.

Finally, the lecture resumed again.

In fact, there were students who lost their lives due to this epidemic (luckily, there were no students in the special department).

But that didn’t mean I could keep putting off the lecture.

In particular, the new dean was very enthusiastic. So the lecture started again quickly.

Oh, eventually the existing dean was forced to step down from his position as dean. The reason was a chronic illness, but no one believed that.

‘It was too lively for that.’

Anyway, the special lecture started again.

It’s been a while since I checked the staff.

‘We’re all here.’

Perhaps because it was the first lecture to resume, all students were present.

There were princes, saints, warriors, and dukes.

However, people’s views on the warrior and the duke were not very kind.

Since it had been a while since we had seen each other, everyone seemed to be giving us positive looks. But that wasn’t the case for the two.

Even now, I could hear voices cursing the two.

“How can you take a bribe and move a professor?”

“That’s right. You just cursed at the professors for no reason, right?”

“The same goes for heroes. How did you come up with the idea to bribe the Duke?”

“You too, be careful. Of all the people I know, the warrior is probably the most insidious.”

Of course, it would be quite unfair for both of them. Maybe that’s why his expression was very bad.

‘Pfft, so who wants to do such strange things?’

Both of them were unlucky. That’s because I was caught in a situation where he was trying to manipulate me.

Of course, the duke did not fall into the abyss like a warrior.

“Uh-huh! Aren’t you all quiet?”

“Everyone just get caught!”

Unlike the warrior, the duke had a bodyguard. To be precise, there was a huge force following him.

There were more than 10 people in the special department here.

Thanks to this, the duke’s authority remained.

The image just got worse.

‘Still, there must have been some cracks.’

However, the nobles of the noble faction also probably felt a lot this time.

He took bribes and mobilized them privately. Dissatisfaction was bound to build up internally.

The duke’s authority was still so strong that he simply did not express it.

‘If you touch it little by little, you might be able to take down even the noble faction.’

I didn’t think in a hurry. We were still in first grade. There was plenty of time.

Of course, that didn’t mean they looked good.

“Everyone, don’t slander His Highness the Duke! His Majesty the Duke is not that kind of person!”

“Where are you looking at me with those eyes? How dare a mere noble give His Highness the Duke that look…!”

They were especially rough today.

Perhaps it was because his master had been attacked suddenly.

I stood up.

It could be said that organizing such things was also the job of the department head.

Soon my mouth opened and my usual voice came out.

“Stop it now, right?”

After speaking, I looked at the Duke gang. That was all.

It didn’t really create any momentum.

However, the Duke gang’s mouths, which were talking excitedly, suddenly closed.

“Who dares! Huh!”

“Overrepresentation!”

“No, that’s not it…”

Everyone kept their mouths shut and didn’t know what to do. It was like seeing a scared dog.

Actually, my influence wasn’t this strong.

Even though I was the overrepresentative, they were also receiving the duke’s protection. It could be said that it was strange to see him so embarrassed.

But when I became a saint in Trier, I gained tremendous influence.

For example, should we say that it is equivalent to that of a warrior before his reputation was tarnished?

Of course, that only happened in Trier. But that didn’t mean it wasn’t great.

That’s why they looked like that.

Everyone had their heads down and was avoiding my eyes. All of the energetic appearance from earlier had disappeared.

I turned my head and looked at the duke.

Then he also looked at me.

He had the same face as usual. It was just an expressionless face.

But I could see a hint of displeasure on his face.

It seemed like he didn’t like the current situation. Or maybe I don’t like the sight of my subordinates being frightened by me.

‘So what are you going to do?’

Now, for good reason, I had the upper hand. This means that the authority of the department representative prevented the oppression of other students.

Of course, someone as sneaky as the Duke would know that well.

Soon the duke turned his head away from me. In the end, it was the first one to lower its tail.

I also turned my head to see that sight.

There was no need to push the duke further here.

He shouldn’t have known that I was against him yet. That way, a bigger blow could have been inflicted.

‘This is enough.’

This was just right.

Anyway, my influence has definitely become stronger.

Just now, the classroom has become very quiet.

Everyone was looking at me.

Even the saint and the elf princess looked at me. I felt like I needed to be a little more self-respectful in showing myself like this.

‘It has become so powerful.’

It was then.

I started hearing footsteps in the distance.

‘Are you here?’

The professor appeared at exactly the right time.

The students who heard the footsteps began to correct their posture.

This was because an ordinary professor did not come.

Soon the door opened.

Grumble.

And then an old man with a scruffy face appeared.

“It’s been a while, everyone.”

Armel, known as the Grand Wizard of Twilight, had appeared.

He was famous for his quite nasty personality. At the same time, he had the power and reputation of a great wizard.

Of course, the students couldn’t help but be nervous.

Of course, I wasn’t sharing the secret with him.

Anyway, I got up. And I tried to greet him as a representative.

But I stopped moving.

It had to be that way.

This was because several signs were felt from afar. Those weren’t ordinary signs either.

‘what? The presence is very faint.’

There was no sign of an assassin like King Sal. But it was true that it was not ordinary.

And many people felt that.

Mainly, they were the third awakeners.

Soon people appeared through the open door.

First, a woman who was heavily exposed appeared.