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5. Give a punch to the hero.

I had a special cheering squad(?). And they began to shout loudly.

“Great Self Aannii!! Be sure to take the top spot!!”

“I’m a godson! Fighting!!”

As soon as I showed up, the Steel Mercenaries among the people started cheering.

‘No, I told you to hurry up and get to work!’

It seemed like they were waiting to see my entrance ceremony.

I glared at them.

“Hiik!”

“Je, temporary leader Jerome! Let’s go to work quickly!”

“Yeah, yeah.”

Then I saw them quickly moving away. Anyway, he ran away very quickly.

Of course, just because they disappeared didn’t mean the problem was solved.

Soon people also noticed my presence.

“Gasp! Yo, mercenary king!!”

“That’s right! The Mercenary King also said he passed!”

“I can’t believe it. Who would have thought that a mercenary would enter the royal academy…!”

“Fighting, Mercenary King!”

Plus, there were a few people cheering me on. In general, the mercenaries who came to see me enthusiastically cheered me on.

It also included a very small number of women.

“You’re surprisingly quite handsome, aren’t you?”

“I thought it would be so bumpy, but it’s different from the rumors, right?”

“Mercenary King, cheer up!”

I entered with their support.

But was the cheering too loud?

Stop.

Soon, I saw a warrior who had stopped walking. And when he stopped, the saint next to him also stopped moving.

Probably, the sound of cheering was very audible to the warrior’s ears. There was no doubt about his keen senses.

Anyway, I wanted to enter quietly…

That came to nothing again because of the mercenaries.

Soon I saw a warrior turning around.

And the saint also turned around.

‘Ha, really…’

When the warrior saw me, he looked slightly surprised.

Maybe I didn’t even think about it.

But she was no better than a saint. Her beautiful eyes were wide open.

And soon her face started turning red.

‘Your face still turns red in front of me.’

Soon her mouth opened and my name came out.

“Je, Jace.”

Then the expression of the warrior next to him crumpled.

It was an expression that reminded me of a forgotten memory.

Of course, it seemed ridiculous to me.

It was definitely me who should be angry. Because they were unilaterally expelled. But instead, the hero was frowning.

‘If you say so, then yes.’

In fact, I, the hero, and the saint had a complicated and subtle relationship.

According to my judgment, the hero clearly liked the saint.

Of course, he pretended not to. He showed that he had absolutely no rational interest in the party members.

But I couldn’t avoid my eyes.

And here, if the saint had also liked the warrior, everyone would have been happy.

But the saint liked me instead of the hero. It was almost like an obsession. Even though I thought about it, it was really hard to understand.

‘I didn’t do anything nice…’

Of course, I wasn’t really interested in the saint.

At that time, there was no interest in women at all.

Anyway, because of this, life as a warrior party was not easy. It was because the party leader, the hero, really disliked me.

Of course, I didn’t show it in front of others. But he secretly harassed me, and eventually had me expelled.

Anyway, he was a very hypocritical guy.

Anyway, I frowned and widened the distance.

I didn’t want to talk to them for no reason. To be exact, I didn’t really want to talk to the hero.

But just because I didn’t like it didn’t mean everything went my way.

Soon the saint began to approach me.

Then the warrior also came near me.

Trudging. Trudging.

I had no choice but to approach them.

And the three of us met in the middle.

“……”

“……”

“……”

The first three said nothing.

Since we met suddenly, it was worth it. We weren’t even a very good relationship.

But there was a saint.

She immediately spoke with a bright face.

“Jace!! I never thought I would meet you here!! Did you pass the special department at the Academy?!”

The saintess looked at me with sparkling eyes. Moreover, the reddened cheeks were clearly visible even from right in front of my nose.

It was definitely pretty.

Shiny blonde hair, white skin, big eyes, and high nose. It felt like the elf was actually right in front of me.

Of course, I was just feeling burdened.

I nodded slowly.

“Yes. I passed.”

“Oh my! As expected, I thought Jace would pass!”

Then, the saintess’s expression became even more stomped.

Of course, he wasn’t a hero.

His expression was even more wrinkled than before. It seemed like it had been a long time since I had seen a warrior like this.

Still, he was a warrior.

I quickly managed my facial expressions. This was because there were many people watching.

He spoke to me as if he was happy to see me.

“Jace Allen. Nice to see you after a long time.”

Of course, no one could feel the soul.

I likewise greeted him.

“Me too. Nice to meet you.”

But unlike before, it was spoken informally.

Wiggle.

Then the corners of his eyes began to twitch.

In the past, he was the leader of the party and was a warrior, so I treated him with respect.

But there was no need for that now.

Before I knew it, I had also achieved considerable social status. He became the leader of a mercenary group and the king of mercenaries. Although it wasn’t enough for a warrior, it wasn’t much of a disadvantage.

Anyway, when I saw my appearance, I saw the face of a warrior who was barely holding back his anger.

Seeing it like this was quite refreshing.

It must be a very unbearable moment for the authoritative and hypocritical warrior.

Anyway, I couldn’t keep talking here forever.

I fed the warrior some light bread (?) and then walked away.

“I can’t be late for the entrance ceremony, so I’ll go first.”

“Wait! Where are you going?”

“Oh! Do you want to go first?”

I answered the saint’s question with respect. It was like that on purpose.

“Yes. Well then, let’s go first. Holy woman.”

“Ah… Ah, I understand…”

Of course, it was to hurt the warrior even more.

When I took a quick look, I saw the warrior’s face turn dark.

It seemed like she didn’t like me answering only the saint’s questions.

Unlike him, I answered with respect…

You can clearly feel that I am ignoring him.

Of course, there was nothing he could do here.

Countless people were watching us now. No matter how brave he was, he couldn’t be angry with me here.

No, it was harder to get angry because he was a hero.

‘Because I have to maintain a good appearance in front of others.’

I grinned and started walking away quickly.

“……Unlucky guy.”

I heard the warrior’s voice cursing me from behind. Although it was said in a whisper, it was heard clearly in my ears.

It was definitely like that on purpose.

Of course, I wasn’t one to be left alone.

I am different from before.

I also whispered quietly.

“Asshole.”

“What…?”

The warrior responded immediately to my words.

But we were already quite far away.

Moreover, there was a saint next to him.

“Yes? What did you say?”

“Oh, no…”

The warrior had no choice but to let go of his anger. It looked nice.

Anyway, I got lost in thought as I walked ahead.

‘I have no choice but to be at odds with the hero anyway.’

It seemed like I had provoked him on purpose, but he did it all for a reason.

‘The warrior is a strong chief candidate.’

The warrior was a man who had almost everything. Skills, reputation, popularity, personality, etc. If things continued like this, we would have to watch the hero become chief.

But that wasn’t possible. Of course it had to be stopped.

And as you know, the hero did not have a good personality. It was known externally as being good, but in reality, it wasn’t.

I tried to dig into this.

‘I’m letting everyone know the hero’s ugly humanity.’

If anyone suffers a mental blow, they will not be able to demonstrate their abilities.

This was also what I was aiming for.

And I hated losing to a warrior more than anything else.

‘I would rather die than lose to the hero.’

The shock he received from being expelled still remained. I could never forget it.

I had to pay it back.

Anyway, as I walked, the auditorium where I took the exam greeted me.

The entrance ceremony will be held here today.

I opened the auditorium door like I was used to.

Squeak.

Then I saw a lot of people looking at me.

There were many new students in the auditorium. And they were all looking at me.

“The author is the mercenary king.”

“You’re pretty young, right?”

“And you’re handsome.”

“I didn’t know, but they said he was a noble?”

They reacted differently than commoners.

They are all people with high status, status, and ability in the kingdom.

Maybe that’s why the reaction was quite boring.

And I looked satisfied with their reactions.

‘good. It’s not good to stand out too much from the beginning.’

For no reason, they came forward from the beginning and were subject to intensive checks.

I walked slowly and looked around.

There were many luxurious chairs in the auditorium.

Everyone was sitting in chairs waiting for the entrance ceremony.

‘Everyone is young.’

Most of them were young or young. But there were only a few older people.

Moreover, I saw some unusual people. These included elves, dwarves, and beastmen.

Each of them was called a hero in their own race.

‘It won’t be easy to see.’

I soon sat down in an empty seat.

dump.

It was almost at the end.

‘hmm?’

At that time, I happened to see the face of the person sitting next to me.

And his eyes widened slightly.

He wasn’t really interested in me. I was just looking at the book.

But I wasn’t.

I was very interested in him.

‘Constantin Verno!’

He was a man called a genius archmage. He was a genius recognized beyond the kingdom and across the continent.

That was the case when he became an archmage at just 20 years old.

‘He’s someone you need to be careful with, just like a warrior.’

In the special department, there was a high probability that it would end up being a battle of force and knowledge. And the Archmage could be said to be a very threatening being.

Of course, I was confident too.

It was natural for him to be helpless, and he actually graduated from college on Earth. He also graduated from a prestigious university.

Anyway, he didn’t seem very interested in me. I was still just looking at the book.

‘Tsk, you don’t have to worry about mercenaries, right?’

It was then.

Squeak.

The closed door opened again.

And from there, two figures appeared.

They were warriors and saints.