episode_0011

“Now, let’s sleep…”

“Yes, it only takes a moment.”

Sluggish…

Suddenly, one of the people who was taking the test next to me was grabbed by the chairman’s bodyguard and dragged away.

It felt like something was constantly looking around.

Was he eliminated due to cheating?

With that in mind, I glanced at Chairman Mureos.

She just smiled.

Well, it doesn’t concern me.

On the contrary, it is quite good if one competitor is eliminated.

That person, out of all of them, seemed quite capable.

…But why does such a person cheat?

Um, I’m not sure.

“Time limit is 20 minutes left.”

Oh, I don’t have time to think about this.

Although this is the final process for the last potion, the poisoning potion, since the poisoning potion is an attack potion, you must pay close attention to each process.

If you do it wrong, the potion could explode and become dangerous.

The final mixing process is important.

In particular, attack potions can be dangerous if you mix them in the wrong proportions.

Plus, there are a lot of people gathered here for testing, so there is a possibility that other people may be at risk too…

Hmm, maybe I chose poison potion for no reason…?

But, well, I haven’t made any mistakes so far.

This time too, be careful and pay as much attention as possible to the mixing ratio.

Done, complete!

At this level, as usual, a decent product was made.

I don’t know if I can compete with other alchemists with this, but… this is the most I can do right now, so I can only try.

“Thank you for your hard work. Please submit the completed item and provide us with the address where you are currently staying. Those who passed the first round will be contacted separately at 10 o’clock three days later. See you again at the interview.”

The test is finally over.

I still have the interview to go, but I still feel like one big thing is over.

“Whoa… I was nervous.”

“I never thought the chairman would come in person.”

“Si, you didn’t make any mistakes, right?”

I leave the multi-purpose room, sighing in relief, as if other people were doing the same.

At that time, I felt something staring at me from behind, so I turned around.

Chairman Mureos was looking at me with a beautiful smile.

When our eyes met, she carefully opened her mouth and mouthed something to me.

see you next time?

See you next time… You mean during the interview?

If I have an interview, I might be able to see you then.

Oh, but now that I think about it, no one was dragged out earlier.

Was it really cheating that got him kicked out?

Well, no matter how greedy I am.

Cheating in front of people skilled enough to become teachers at the Adventurer Academy.

Even Chairman Mureos is there.

I was thinking about that as I was going down.

“…Uh!”

“…?”

I feel like I’m hearing a lot of familiar voices these days.

But this time, the voice was not very welcoming.

“What are you? Why are you on the 3rd floor?”

The voice of a man who seemed to be in a very bad mood.

This time there was no need to turn my head to see who it was.

Because we met right on the stairs going down.

“……”

Claude, Mary, Sophia.

It’s been a few days since I haven’t seen them, but they were faces I didn’t miss at all.

Why are they here? If it’s on the fourth floor above here, there’s probably only the branch manager’s office.

“This bastard is chewing now? Is this a stranger now?”

I guess I’m in a bad mood.

Well… I’m not particularly interested in it.

And isn’t it true…?

Why did he kick him out because he said he wasn’t needed?

When I tried to just ignore it and go down, he came towards me, gritting his teeth.

“This fucking bastard is already in a bad mood…!”

Naturally, the picture of me suddenly becoming stronger, dodging Claude’s outstretched arm and counterattacking… was not drawn.

The shoulder is grabbed as is.

I have the intention of getting beaten as long as I don’t kill him.

This is the Adventurer’s Guild.

Selling the same adventurer here for no reason was no different from advertising that the adventurer would be expelled.

Oh, since you are the holder of the title of great hero, you won’t be expelled right away, right?

While I was thinking about that, Claude raised his fist.

…Surely they won’t hit you to the point of death?

I wouldn’t do that unless I went crazy, but you never know.

That’s when you start to feel a little scared.

“What are you doing now?”

Phew!

Along with someone’s voice, a tremendous pressure suddenly spread from the hallway.

“…?!”

“Ugh…”

The pressure was so terrifying that not only Claude, who was holding onto my shoulders, but also Mary and Sophia, who were watching the situation from behind, stiffened.

Perhaps it was directed at them rather than at me, but the pressure that had been on me was gone.

The warrior party members, including Claude, were completely stiff and sweating.

“I asked what you are doing now.”

A voice rings again.

It’s the voice I heard before.

Chairman Mureos.

She was glaring at Claude, who was holding my shoulder and raising his fist.

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Mureos Avantreddin went outside immediately after hearing the commotion outside.

As I sensed through my magic, I saw the warrior Claude holding the shoulder of the next Academy general goods merchant she had pointed out and raising his fist as if he was going to hit him.

Immediately after sending out a magic wave to freeze him.

He said while glaring.

“I asked what you are doing now.”

How dare you raise your fist against the next academy general goods merchant, and even the talent who will become a great alchemy master under your protection.

Additionally, this is the branch building of the Adventurer’s Guild.

Even the Preta branch is like a headquarters!

In a place like that, he was trying to beat up an adventurer of a lower rank than himself for no reason.

There was no way he could have done something like that unless his liver had swollen properly.

‘As expected, is the reason why I wasn’t properly punished this time?’

Chairman Mureos also has a listening ear.

I already know what kind of punishment was given to them by the Adventurer’s Guild headquarters.

Literally a soft punishment.

So it must be like that.

They think that they will not be severely punished for doing something like this anyway.

‘Yes, that’s right. ‘The young people above surround children like you.’

A warrior like a rising comet.

A high-ranking priest who serves as a point of connection with the church.

The children of powerful nobles from each country who help guild elders exercise their power to their heart’s content.

He is truly a keen adventurer.

‘If it were me, I would have cut off my limbs and thrown him in a cell already…’

More than 20 villagers died.

The price of 26 lives that cannot be repaid with their own lives.

I thought that he should be punished unconditionally and harshly.

But she can’t do whatever she wants.

Because the guild elders have already punished him.

You cannot defy your elders.

Of course, Mureos is stronger than them.

She is one of the most powerful women in the world, enough to destroy several elders if she wants to.

But the world is not just about having strong abilities.

As I said before, these are churches.

And there are very deep connections with influential nobles in each country.

They also receive help from the adventurer guild elders and help the elders enjoy power.

It’s a cooperative relationship.

So, if Mureos decided to go against the elders.

In fact, this means that all high-ranking power figures in the church and influential nobles in each country must be turned into enemies.

‘But, if you’re a red-blooded criminal like this right in front of your eyes… you have something to say to me.’

In this case, the words are different again.

In any case, although she is not as powerful as an elder, she holds the position of chairman of the board of directors of the Adventurer Academy.

As she is considered one of the world’s strongest wizards, there are many powerful people who want to make a connection with her and have already made one.

So, if a reasonable excuse is possible like this.

It was also possible to punish at one’s discretion.

“How dare you become my subordinate… no, trying to inflict violence on a low-level adventurer? And that too at this branch of the Adventurer’s Guild.”

Mureos almost showed his true feelings for a moment, but he brushed it off and held out his hand.

“Mew, Mureos…!?”

At that time, Branch Manager Vito, who felt a loud noise and a magic wave, hurriedly came running down.

“Don’t stop me. They dared to use violence against low-ranking adventurers inside the Adventurer’s Guild branch building.”

When Mureos said that, Branch Manager Vito immediately shut his mouth.

‘No, I have no intention of stopping you.’

Of course, I just ran out in panic.

I was thinking that it would be nice to change those people who cause hair loss right away.

As if responding, Mureos began to gather magical power in his hands.

Of course, I have no intention of causing direct harm.

No matter how many excuses you have, it’s crossing the line.

But if it doesn’t cause direct harm, it’s just to harass you for a few days.

Wouldn’t it be okay?

‘I’ll curse you with insomnia for about a month. You will realize how precious a peaceful sleep is.’

The best way to drive people crazy.

Thirst, hunger, sleeplessness.

Among them, the thing that bothers people for the longest time is insomnia.

Thirst and hunger kill you in a relatively short period of time.

Of course, insomnia can lead to death, but he is an A-rank adventurer.

Even if you don’t sleep for a month, you won’t die.

It’s just that I’m extremely mentally exhausted.

“Now, wait…!”

Claude, whose body was completely frozen by Mureos’ magic, urgently shouted to her.

“, is it okay to do this…? To be honest, I haven’t even hit him yet.”

Mureos burst into laughter at the sight of Claude making lame excuses while breaking out in a cold sweat.

“That won’t work. Added an additional week due to inconvenience. The party next to you also has to stay awake for about 2 weeks due to the guilt-by-association system.”

“What, what?! Wait…!”

“Why me?!”

Anyway, Mureos got Mary and Sophia involved and cursed them with sleeplessness all at once.