episode_0022

As soon as Hwangseong received a positive response, the academy began work on building a shopping mall.

I thought Kirrin would hesitate this time because she was hesitant when I first made that suggestion, but surprisingly, she was very proactive.

“Because the Director of the National Security Office gave me good words for the first time.”

Kirrin, holding in her hand the reply written by the Second Princess, chattered excitedly with a red-faced face.

“This has never happened since I became the principal. I was always scolded in writing, and once I was even called to the Imperial Castle. I was so scared at that time that I even had to pee. Ah, this is a secret!”

Kirrin hurriedly put her finger to her lips.

“Anyway, this is an opportunity. We will create the best academy shopping district so that the Chief of Security will be satisfied when he comes to provide on-site guidance in the future.”

“Yes. That’s good.”

“This is all thanks to you.”

Suddenly Kirrin grabbed my hand.

“When you came, everything changed and I received praise from the head of the National Security Office. So, you will always be by my side… . Oh?!”

As soon as she finished speaking, Kirin looked startled and suddenly shook my hand away.

“I was so excited… . Sorry.”

“Seeing you in a good mood makes me feel good too.”

“Yeah, right… .”

Kirrin, who was muttering something while squeezing the hand that was holding my hand, eventually lowered her head. cute.

The first things we plan to open at the academy are restaurants, bakeries, beauty salons, general stores, and bathhouses.

In it, I suggested including some of the capital’s famous expensive dessert cafes.

This is the place where I made a delicious whipped cream pie that I ate alone after a hasty meeting with Knightley the other day.

I don’t know if it overlaps with the bakery, but this place promotes a medieval fantasy worldview.

So, the bread made at the bakery is not like that of today’s life, but rather a staple food eaten instead of rice. Therefore, it is a bit inappropriate to treat it as a snack.

And if you look at the gender ratio of our academy students now, half of them are women.

For girls of this age, eating sweet desserts and drinking drinks while chatting at a cafe is one of the main daily routines.

Do you think not only girls but also boys hate sweets?

The situation is the same for faculty and staff.

There is no place to have a casual conversation, so I always hang around in the department office or the shady smoking area behind the main office.

For this reason, a dessert cafe must be opened for the welfare of those residing at the academy.

Actually, I also want to eat desserts like that easily. It’s burdensome to ask Ollysia to go out to the city center every time.

In addition, I presented another plan to the principal and Ismera.

“Are you talking about creating a theory department and practice center in a shopping district?”

Ismera asked back, trying hard to control her expression.

“I heard that the Department of Theory has separate classes specialized for accounting and commerce. We take those kids and train them. Rather than just studying from books, you actually learn in the field.”

Our academy is a special mission academy. In layman terms, it is a spy school.

However, not all students are raised to be spies.

Since it is an institution that trains ‘all-weather civil servants’ desired by the empire, it includes a special curriculum called ‘Combat Department’, which is not found in other general academies.

Accordingly, next year’s graduates will not all become black agents, but some will be sent to ordinary civil service positions, and others will be dispatched to various places depending on the need.

Of course, there will be people who go to the imperial castle’s treasury or to the accounting and disbursement department of major organizations.

Also, although it may be rare, there will be some who go into the private sector instead of civil servants, so there is a need to gain a variety of experiences and learn practical skills, not just combat and theory.

And even if you become a black agent, you will not only perform assassinations and other such tasks, but may also perform missions such as undercover employment and embezzlement, so you must have at least a minimum of knowledge.

In this way, only by producing students who are all-rounders will the Second Princess be satisfied and the current system of placing me as a professor and Kirin as the principal will be maintained.

And because it is best for Linus and me to maintain the current system, we do not bother to interfere in the affairs of other people’s departments.

Ismera opened her mouth with a fake smile.

“As expected from a senior professor in the Department of Combat, you definitely have bold and creative ideas. (Why would an ignorant person mess around in someone else’s department if he doesn’t know anything?)”

“Because the constitution is different from the static theory department. (You old-fashioned bitch who is stuck in the back and forth. I’m giving you ideas.)”

“We will discuss this positively with our professors. (I will never do that. Are you crazy? Let’s turn students into merchants?)”

And as for Kirrin, who was quietly listening among us.

“I think that’s a really good idea! Let’s include it!”

“Eh? No, that… . Ho Ho… .(That black guy?!)”

Ismera hurriedly tried to control her facial expression at Kirrin’s unexpected reaction.

“Principal. (This ignorant thing) Of course, I also think that what Professor Dian said is 100,000 times correct. However, since we need to discuss many things, how about proceeding with some time? (We are absolutely against it)”

“If it’s a discussion, do you mean Hwang Seong’s permission? (Look at that?)”

When I intervened, Ismera looked back at me with a gentle smile.

“If necessary. (Let’s not raise the bar for no reason, okay?)”

“If that’s the case, don’t worry. They said it would be good to build a shopping district, but are they really going to oppose it? (Don’t you understand the situation yet?) Then, let’s at least write a letter and send it. Because the head theory professor also agreed. (Then, shall we involve you and stab Hwangseong?)”

Then Ismera said nothing and kept her mouth shut. Just like that sneaky elf.

“This is something that can be done at the Academy’s discretion without having to mention anything to the Imperial Palace. (Let’s just do it in a positive manner.) Let’s not bother the Imperial Castle for no reason. (If you object further, we will make a formal suggestion to the Imperial Palace without any hesitation. Even including your name.) ”

“After listening to it, I feel that Senior Professor Dian’s words are correct. (Ha, that sounds like shit…)”

Kirin’s positive approval and Ismera’s inevitable consent were obtained, so this passed as well.

Now the question is where to build a shopping district, and I have also thought about that.

About halfway between the center, where major administrative buildings such as the main office are located, and the south, where dormitories and faculty and staff housing are located.

There, two four-story buildings with unclear uses stand facing each other across the road.

It is connected to the main gate on the west, so it is easily accessible, so it would be great to open a shopping street here.

Fortunately, Ismera didn’t cast any special attacks here either.

Encouraged by Hwang Seong’s positive response and the principal’s approval, the academy’s administrative office quickly contacted an internal interior design company, signed a contract, and conducted a field trip with store owners in the city center.

As a result, almost all the stores we wanted were confirmed to be available. Construction began immediately that day.

The sight of wagons loaded with interior materials and workers filing in was truly spectacular.

“Hey, Dian.”

As I was watching the scene with my arms crossed, I heard a loud voice calling me from below.

When I looked down, I saw the dwarf Kazadar, the combat equipment professor, looking up at me.

“What are you doing here without class?”

“Damn it, I should be able to concentrate.”

Kazadar stretched out his ten thick fingers. They all had blue bruises at the end.

“What is that? Did you dig a tunnel with your bare hands?”

“During a practical demonstration, I lost my gaze and got hit by a hammer one after another. That’s because I can see it outside the workshop window.”

Kazadar grunted, pointing to a construction site in full swing.

“Human construction technology is so barbaric that it is frustrating. You can’t act like that now. And especially the bathroom requires meticulous work!”

“Then what should I do?”

“So, can I ask you a favor?”

I knew what this dwarf was trying to say before I even heard it.

“I want you to participate in the construction, too, right?”

“What?! How did you know?!”

“Is there anything else that can come out of the mouth of a dwarf who is fiddling with a hammer and licking his appetite?”

“This guy is very perceptive!”

A professor at the academy visits the construction site whenever he has time… .

If it were in modern life, it would be an uproar, but if the professor was a dwarf, the story would be completely different.

Dwarves are basically a race skilled in mining, architecture, design, and production. If Kazadar is put in there, the period can be drastically shortened.

However, if you can’t skip class and only move during public lecture hours, you can do so within your authority without having to report to the principal. There is no reason to refuse.

“Good. Let’s do that. Instead, only during public lectures.”

“Thank you, Dian! My body was so itchy that I thought I was going to die!”

An excited Kazadar ran to the construction site with his short legs.

# # # # #

The rumor that a shopping district was being built at the academy spread quickly.

Restaurants, general stores, bathhouses, beauty salons, etc., and even a branch of a famous dessert cafe in the city center are opening.

And this is all thanks to the fact that Dean, the senior professor of combat, ‘proposed a project that only eats up the budget without any relation to the curriculum to the Imperial Palace at the risk of being dismissed for the sake of students’ welfare.’

Until now, you had to use low-quality canteens run by academy salaried employees or take a horse-drawn carriage to the city center.

Even in a situation where it is difficult for students to freely enter and exit, the idea is to create a shopping mall including a dessert cafe.

This was a more shocking and welcome cataclysm than Dian’s reorganization of combat subjects, and a feat worthy of note.

Even students who complained that the combat subjects had become tougher had no choice but to admit it this time.

Because of this, Dian’s popularity among students, and indeed everyone, including professors and staff, soared to unprecedented heights.

In fact, this is an issue that the Academy can just handle on its own, and the reason it was made public to the Imperial Palace was for the purpose of some kind of publicity, saying, ‘We are working hard on this and that.’

This is by no means to say that Dian negotiated based on any noble spirit of sacrifice, but it was just a rumor that continued to spread and was distorted.

But there was no way that a single student could have known that. In any case, if it weren’t for Dian, the construction of the shopping district wouldn’t have happened, so in the end, it’s probably thanks to Dian.

“I really like Professor Dian.”

“He’s handsome, takes jokes well, and is kind. How on earth could that be?”

The students, who had a great liking for Dian, gathered together whenever they had time and talked about Dian.

The number of students who kept hanging around to meet Professor Dian when he patrolled the campus with a wooden sword slung over his shoulder increased.

There is even an increase in the number of students who gather in small groups and practice separately at the training center after work in order to attract Professor Dian’s attention.

And at the same time, students’ interest in Knightley also increased.

Everyone already knows that her father, the Duke of Toulouse, and Professor Dian are close friends.

“Senior Knightley. What kind of person is Professor Dian?”

Even today, several freshmen who were not familiar with Knightley’s cold and harsh personality approached him and bombarded him with questions.

“Have you known each other since you were young? Then I guess you know what you like?”

“I don’t know anything about that, so get out. One more useless thing… .”

“This is Professor Dian!”

At that time, someone shouted from the other side, and the freshmen ran toward the sound, abandoning Knightley who was trying to say something.

“Listen to what people say to the end!”

Knightley shouted viciously, but the freshmen’s attention had already left Knightley a long time ago.

“Professor Dian! Hello!”

“Uh, yes. What are you all doing here? Are you plotting a rebellion?”

As Dian tells a silly joke to a cloud of students, laughter breaks out everywhere.

“You’re handsome! Please date me!”

“Is that so? So you’re going to wait until I get out of jail for kidnapping a minor?”

Another burst of laughter.

“Please check out my sword skills! I practiced to show the professor! Yap yap!”

“Wow, you’re good. If I had gone to culinary school, I would have been at the top of the class a long time ago.”

“Oh, it’s so much fun!”

Knightley, who was left alone looking at the bustling scene surrounding Dian, unconsciously bit his lip.