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by adminMesugaki Tank Enters the Academy –
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Mesugaki Tank Enters the Academy –
112
‘How do you know that?’
“Airhead Lady. How do you
know that? Are you a stalker? Gross. Disgusting.”
“The rumour has already
spread, Lady Allen.”
A rumour?
I’m sure I went out without
anyone noticing last night. How could there be any stories?
While I tilted my head in
confusion, Joy pressed her forehead with her palm.
“Yesterday, the Dormitory
Supervisor mentioned you went missing.”
Oh, right.
I went out around the evening,
so the Dormitory Supervisor must have noticed I was gone.
And the rumour spread from
there.
It’s not a big deal, though.
The Dormitory Supervisor might
scold me a bit, but that’s all.
They can’t do anything to me,
a lady from a Count family.
Even if they try to punish me,
I can just recount the numerous incidents that have happened at the
Academy, and that should shut them up.
I’ve gone through countless
incidents until now.
I have the right to do this!
Do they know how much effort
it took to calm Benedict, who kept trying to come to the Academy?
When I nearly got killed by
Nacrad, he said there wouldn’t be any problem even if I didn’t
graduate from the Academy and asked me to come back!
I managed to convince him,
saying I had things to do at the Academy, but now he contacts me
every day through the crystal sphere.
Dealing with that creepy old
man who always asks for just a little more time on the call is
mentally exhausting.
Really.
“That’s not all. Some
people said they saw you running from the back alley to the Academy
this morning, and many students witnessed you taking the exam wearing
armour with small scratches all over it. It’s clear to anyone that
Lady Allen wasn’t in the dormitory last night.”
Facing this list of facts, I
couldn’t bring myself to respond.
So, everyone at the Academy
knows I wasn’t in the dorm last night.
Sigh.
I wonder what kind of weird rumours will spread this time.
These Academy people are
always quick to pounce on any morsel of gossip.
Seeing how they thrive on
manipulation and fabrication, I can’t help but wonder how to deal
with it.
Lately, at least Joy or Arthur
has stepped in to cut off the rumours a bit.
“So, answer me. What
exactly did you do yesterday?”
How should I explain this?
Should I say I prevented a
disaster that was about to occur during the Academy exam?
That sounds way too crazy, so
let’s scrap that.
Should I say I was helping a
friend?
But I don’t have any friends
besides Joy.
Scratch that too.
Should I say I was dealing
with people from the underworld?
That will just fan the flames
of bizarre rumours, so that’s a no-go as well. As I rolled my eyes,
trying to come up with a plausible story, Joy sighed.
“Is it difficult to tell
me?”
Should I say it is difficult?
Should I tell her I did
something unbelievable even if I explained it?
How could I convincingly
explain that I invaded a dungeon created by the Apostle of the Evil
God to ruin the Academy exam?
Unless someone saw the whole
process, they would definitely think I was talking nonsense.
“Then let me ask you
this: It wasn’t something bad, right?”
‘Of course not!’
“I’m not a rough person
like the Airhead Lady, you know? It definitely wasn’t anything bad.”
“That’s all I need to
know.”
I was worried she might press
further, but Joy backed off more easily than I expected.
“I trust you because you
wouldn’t do something pointless. Instead, next time you do something,
can you at least let me know? I was really worried.”
Seeing Joy shrug her shoulders
and smile, I almost felt like crying sincerely.
Joy! That’s not fair!
My favourite character is
worried about me!
Ugh! I’m so touched!
What should I do? Can’t I
record what she just said?
Can’t I permanently pin this
to the top line of my log?
Despite my inner excitement,
my outward response remained composed. It seemed the [Mesugaki] Skill
determined that such a fuss didn’t suit someone like Mesugaki.
While I wanted to hug Joy and
jump around, the [Mesugaki] Skill took a completely different action.
It only moved my hand and the
corners of my mouth.
A gesture as if I were
covering a laugh and an annoying smile.
‘Thank you so much, Joy!’
“Huh. Worried? It’s not
because you felt anxious knowing there’s no one to protect a cowardly
and sloppy Airhead Lady like you, is it?”
“I’m not that much of a
coward, though.”
Seeing my usual self, Joy
shrugged lightly, appearing relieved, and then went back to where the
other ladies were.
I wondered why Joy, who had no
reason to take the exam since she had tackled the Academy Dungeon
with me, was here, and it turned out she was giving advice to the
other ladies.
She’s really kind despite her
appearance, I tell you.
With Joy gone, it was time to
get back to what I originally intended to do.
‘Grandpa.’
According to the game’s story,
the student who used the Magic Tool wasn’t caught at the time.
Partly due to the ensuing
chaos that erased traces of its use, but the fundamental problem was
that the Magic Tool possessed the power of the Evil God, making it
hard to detect.
But I have a way to find that
person.
I have Grandpa, my mace and
high-performance detector.
He’s the grandpa who detects
traces of monsters both nearby and far away in the dungeons.
With his sharp sense of smell,
especially regarding anything related to magic, finding the use of a
Magic Tool wouldn’t be a difficult task for him.
And my prediction wasn’t
wrong.
It didn’t take long for
Grandpa to detect traces of the Magic Tool.
I turned my gaze in the
direction Grandpa indicated and saw her. She was standing behind a
tree, looking distressed while holding a black stone.
I remember her.
She was the one who blocked my
way last time when I was going to the Infirmary to meet Joy.
What was her name again?
I can only recall that she was
one of the girls around Joy, often leading the others.
What did the [Mesugaki] Skill
call her?
I can’t remember that either.
Ugh. Who cares?
What’s important right now is
that I’ve caught the weakness of the girl who hates me and spreads
bad rumours about me.
Just seeing her frowning face
made all my fatigue vanish.
I can’t stop my lips from
curling upwards.
How should I assert my
dominance?
I can perform Mesugaki actions
without any guilt.
[Mesugaki Skill].
At this very moment, I’ll
release the shackle around your neck.
Feel free to do as you please.
For practice, shall I try
using the word I’ll say the most?
“Trash♡”
The preparation is perfect.
Now, let’s go.
With a perfect reason and
justification to torment that lady.
‘Damn it. Why isn’t this
working?
They said if I infused magic
into this stone, a commotion large enough for even me to notice would
occur.
And that Lucy Allen would be
hurt amidst the chaos!
Why isn’t anything happening!
I’m infusing it with magic!
Activate! I said activate!
Punish that arrogant girl Lucy
Allen, quickly!
If they claim to be an Evil
God, they should at least be able to do that much!’
“Hey.”
Avery, who had been internally
cursing at the black stone, was startled by a voice from behind and
quickly hid the stone.
“Trash Lady♡ What are you
doing here all alone, so shadily♡ Decided to act according to your
looks?♡”
The moment Avery heard the
piercingly annoying laugh, she knew exactly who had come to find her
without even looking up.
“Lady Allen.”
The person she hated the most.
The woman who had taken away
the person she admired and loved the most.
Avery bit her lip as she
looked up at the mocking eyes looking down on her.
“What do you want?”
“I wondered what you were
doing all alone?♡ Ah! Did you decide to make yourself an outcast at
the Academy?♡ It suits you~!♡”
With every word Lucy Allen
uttered, something deep inside Avery boiled with anger, but she
struggled to suppress it.
‘Lady Partan is here right
now. If she saw me yelling at Lucy Allen, she’d definitely hate it.
I can’t let that happen.
I don’t want to be disliked by
her.’
“Hmph. You’re the
outcast. A lonely lady with no friends.”
“Not true! I have
friends.”
“Another lie.”
“I’m loved by Joy♡
Unlike you who’s so gloomy♡”
“That’s all because
of…”
Unable to contain her rising
anger, Avery raised her voice, but Lucy Allen quickly reached out and
covered her mouth.
Avery tried desperately to
remove her hand, but it was impossible.
How could a mage-in-training
like Avery possibly overcome the physical strength of Lucy Allen, who
repeatedly undergoes knight training?
Seeing Avery’s eyes wide with
embarrassment, Lucy wore a more taunting smile than ever.
“Calm down, Trash Lady♡
Do you want to advertise that you believe in that gloomy trash Evil
God? Are you an attention seeker? So gross~♡”
‘How did she know that?’
As Avery’s eyes shook with
confusion, Lucy’s giggling grew louder.
‘No, it can’t be.
She must have just said it at
random. How could a kid like Lucy Allen know about this Magic Tool
that even the Academy professors haven’t noticed?’
“You think I wouldn’t
know?♡ That stone. It’s from the Show-off, isn’t it? Oh~ Are you
in denial?♡ Just like a Trash Lady crawling under the Evil God♡
Truly stupid♡”
Show-off.
Even though it wasn’t
explicitly pointing towards someone, Avery had an inkling of who it
referred to.
The one who handed her the
black stone.
The man who asked her to call
him Dark.
The one who gifted her the
stone along with various pieces of information.
Lucy Allen wasn’t just making
threats aimlessly.
She had come to Avery with
full knowledge and confidence in everything.
“Are you thinking this
through?♡ Trash Lady? ♡
You’re on the hook now.
Despite Lucy Allen loosening
her lips, Avery couldn’t utter a word.
She couldn’t.
Even if Avery was still a
student, she was a noble who had been in high society for a long
time.
She had at least some
political sense.
And at this moment.
Avery realised she must become
docile, as she was caught by someone she absolutely shouldn’t be
caught by.
If not, the person standing in
front of her, the person known to have connections with the Church of
Armadi, would surely have that pesky smile and send her straight to
the stake.
“Shall we go to a place
where we can talk quietly? Somewhere the pig’s grunting won’t matter?
♡”
“…Yes.”
All Avery could do was nod her
head.
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