episode_0031
by fnovelpiaA few days after Sonia and Revan’s meeting ended badly and the old man and the monster departed on the airship, Faust and Pedro met once again in the chancellor’s office.
“···Do you mean to revive the academic festival?”
Before the war triggered by Sophia, Geoff held an academic festival every year.
Actually, it wasn’t an academic paper, it was just a Geoff bragging contest. Other academies have always changed their minds after seeing Geoff’s unrivaled level. With the determination to catch up someday.
However, after the advent of Sophia, the academic festival was abolished and has not been held even once for 100 years.
After the war with the demons, there was no time to open it, and now that the academy has stabilized, it has not been reopened for fear that its low level will be revealed to the world.
However, Faust forced, rather than encouraged, Pedro, the president of the Academy.
“If you’re going to show it, you have to show it clearly. Oh, our Geoff isn’t dead yet.”
“···Um.”
“No, they say someone their age can defeat a demonic beast? Even alone? Even after seeing that, do you think you can say something like Geoff’s low level or something like that?”
Pedro played with the abacus in his head for a moment. Indeed, it wasn’t a bad plan.
“Of course, I don’t mean to just open it in a flashy way like 100 years ago. I know that if you fight with other academy kids like in an exchange match, your level will be revealed to the world.”
“Hmm.”
“First of all, it feels like opening the gun, reducing the scale and showing Revan fighting. Then it’ll be okay for the three years until Revan graduates.”
“···Why 3 years? Geoff needs to attend for 4 years to receive a diploma-”
“I will have you graduate early. Honestly, there’s nothing to learn here?”
Although Faust was dumbfounded when he arbitrarily declared early graduation, Pedro cleared his throat and asked Faust.
“Then what happens after those three years?”
“You have to think about that on your own. Do I have to go that far?”
Faust spoke to Pedro, who had a vain expression on his face, as if it were obvious.
‘Still, if Faust remains purely academic…”
“And once Revan graduates, I will also quit being a professor. I need to go to the wall and make connections.”
Now he is leaving too. Pedro felt like the floor was collapsing.
However, if we did as Faust said, we could put out the urgent fire right away. Pedro, who was wrapping his head around his thoughts, eventually accepted the offer.
And soon after, news spread throughout the continent that Geoff was resuming the academic festival.
***
“So, is it possible?”
Well muul. Faust said as he put the cake in his mouth.
The place where Faust was located was a dessert shop in the city. Revan was sitting across from the table.
“Are you asking now after everything has been done?”
“heehee.”
Faust looked at Revan and laughed with an unpleasant smile.
“Ugh.”
After preparations for the academic festival were somewhat completed, Faust interrogated Revan.
To be precise, it was a hearing about L’s circumstances. And Faust heard that Revan went to the dessert shop with El.
And then he immediately dragged Revan with him and headed to the dessert shop. This was the store Revan came to with El.
Revan, who couldn’t even eat outside, suddenly found himself eating cake twice.
“Well, it hasn’t been a day or two since I caught demon beasts in front of people. No problem.”
Revan responded as if it was no problem. Even though the scale was a bit bigger, I didn’t feel nervous or anything like that.
“That’s right. Because you are a professional.”
Evil evil. Faust ate the cake, scraping it gently with his fork, leaving no crumbs behind. He soon took his fork out of his hand and spoke to Revan.
“Well, of course he will do well, but I wish he showed a little showmanship.”
“Showmanship?”
“Yes. To be exact-”
Whisper quietly. Faust put his mouth to Revan’s ear and quietly whispered the scenario he had created.
“It’s not difficult, but is there a reason to do it?”
“Um… Well, you don’t have to, but it’s okay if you do.”
gulp. Faust drank the milk in the cup next to his plate and wiped his mouth.
I don’t know why, but Faust’s demands weren’t that difficult. Revan nodded.
“Thank you!”
“To this extent.”
Revan responded indifferently and looked around. Then he sighed and said.
“···There are a lot of people.”
Just as Revan said, the streets around Geoff were crowded.
It was a busy street where people usually frequented. But now it was not even comparable to usual.
The accommodations around Geoff were already full. Even if you pay extra, it was difficult to find a seat.
“Well, since this is Geoff’s academic festival being held for the first time in 100 years, this is only natural. They say you can even see demons there.”
Faust shook his shoulders as if it was natural. Even the fact that you can see the demon beast in person at the first academic festival in 100 years. There were plenty of reasons for people to gather.
“Aren’t you nervous?”
“Huh?”
Faust’s eyes widened at Revan’s question as if wondering what that meant.
“You’re not just playing around either. Of course, attention will be drawn to you too.”
Faust was a famous figure on the continent known to everyone in the know. A researcher whose identity is unknown and who produces unconventional results.
Although he was somewhat famous, he had a mysterious image that did not belong anywhere. Upon hearing that Faust was coming to Geoff, many people headed to the academic festival.
And Revan heard that Faust was in charge of presiding over the witch hunt, the main event of this academic festival.
Geoff’s amphitheater is enormous. Faust will give a speech in front of tens of thousands of people.
“Me?”
However, Faust, who heard Revan’s concerns, responded by crossing his arms.
“Do I just look like that kind of person? Ha, I died because I didn’t see this…”
Faust was so worried that he stuck out his mouth and gurgled as if he had heard some nonsense.
“Just shut up.”
“Eup-?!”
Revan took a muffin and stuffed it into the protruding mouth with a fork.
“You- Ugh.”
Faust was about to say something, but he quietly moved his mouth. Faust’s cheeks were a little red for some reason.
After a short break, Revan and Faust stopped by the department store.
Faust urged him to give him a gift just for him, but Revan responded by raising his middle finger.
After bickering with each other like that, the two parted ways as the sun set.
“Go to sleep!”
“I don’t like it.”
Faust desperately grabbed Revan’s sleeve as he tried to return to the dormitory, but Revan’s steps did not stop.
***
As time passed, it was the day of Geoff’s academic conference.
The front gate of Geoff Academy was literally crowded with people.
“Stop! Stop! Only those with means of identification may enter!”
On the day of the academic festival, the academy’s professors and student council officers took on the role of vote-checking, which did not exist in Palja.
After predicting that the number of people planning to attend the academic conference would be greater than expected, Geoff put forward a condition that only those with confirmed identities would be allowed to enter.
It may seem arrogant, but this academic conference was intended to inform the entire continent that Geoff is alive and well(?). If not everyone can enter, it would have been better to invite people who were good at spreading rumors.
There were several different criteria for positive identification. Status, assets, operating business, students attending other academies, etc.
After many twists and turns, everyone who was able to watch Revan’s duel sat around the amphitheater.
The identities of the visitors varied. Students of Geoff, generals of the Empire, students and professors of other academies, soldiers of the Wall, etc.
Everyone was sitting in their seats with different thoughts on their minds. Some people firmly believed in Geoff’s downfall, while others just sat there wishing to see the demonic beast in the flesh.
Everyone who came to this position was a person who was doing a bit of work in their field, and such people were generally mean-spirited, arrogant, and enjoyed arguments. Because of this, the hall was noisy.
“No, it’s impossible for one person to catch a magical beast alone? Even that swordsman can’t do it!”
“Tsk. Another person who only listened to words. If you had seen the Sword Saint’s sword in person, you wouldn’t have said such a thing.”
“What? You’ve never seen a demon beyond the wall!”
“It’s obvious even if you don’t look at it. Aren’t they just strong and stupid monsters?”
“Ha. The moment a weak person like you encounters a magical beast, he’ll pee his pants and collapse!”
“This-!”
The moment when the voices of the soldier and knight on the wall, who happened to be sitting next to me, were about to get louder.
-Kaaa!
“Ugh-!”
“What is this-!”
A sharp, ear-piercing sound filled the hall. It was because Faust snapped his finger at the microphone.
“Ah, ah – microphone test.”
On the stage of the stadium, Faust was suddenly standing holding a microphone.
It was the moment when the main event of the academic festival began.
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