episode_0050

50. I came up with a plan to increase my reputation and decrease the hero’s reputation?

In the end, Armel accepted my offer.

And immediately headed to my house. The idea was to add new magic to the central server.

And he looked surprised at the huge server room(?) on the second floor.

But I also felt the same way when I saw the divine beast he brought out.

Currently, there was a small burning bird before my eyes.

“This is a new beast…!”

“Yes, it is the divine beast Phoenix.”

Gurgling.

It looks like a miniature Suzaku (朱雀). To be exact, it was made smaller to fit the size of our house.

Anyway, the flaming bird seemed pretty smart. He even said hello to me by folding his wings.

I also suddenly said hello. It was my first time seeing Shinsu in person like this.

“Hello?”

Meals.

‘Your voice is just like a seagull.’

Of course, I didn’t say this out loud. A divine beast would definitely understand.

At that time, Armel, who greeted me and Shinsu, prepared magic.

“Then, let’s get straight to the point. The magic I created this time is called authentication magic.”

“Authentication magic?”

“Yes, each person is bound to have their own unique handwriting. It means it can’t be completely the same.”

“Is that right?”

Even if you copy the handwriting, you can’t copy it 100% exactly. It just seemed almost similar to the eye.

“I understand well. Then Phoenix will now analyze all the fonts it sees. Luckily, places like this make it easier.”

“All of that…?”

I made a surprised face.

Currently, a huge amount of articles were piled up on the central server. All of the writings that people had written indiscriminately were stored there.

And now Armel said he would analyze the handwriting of all those texts.

‘It wasn’t a divine beast, but a supercomputer?’

“My divine beast’s ability is analysis-based.”

It wasn’t called a divine beast for nothing. It was worthy of being called the animal of God.

“After analyzing all the handwriting, we will associate it with the person’s nickname. People who use fake nicknames will have their nickname color changed to red.”

“That’s amazing…”

I made an admiring face. He was indeed a great wizard. It was a level of magic I could never do.

He smiled at my compliment and then made one request.

“Oh, and you must never let anyone know that I used this magic.”

“Yes?”

“In some ways, isn’t it the same as selling magic to a student for money? If there are rumors, my reputation will be tarnished.”

“Ah…”

I nodded at his words. It made quite a bit of sense.

Of course, I liked it. There was no way I could refuse this offer.

“Okay.”

“Whew, I’m glad you understand. Well then, let’s start the analysis now.”

Soon Armel began using magic in earnest.

“Then let’s go. Phoenix.”

Gurgling!

Soon Phoenix’s eyes began to glow. It burned brightly from the beginning, but its brightness became even brighter.

It seemed like they were analyzing a large amount of text.

‘Wow, I’m so jealous…’

I made a very envious face. Even if there was only that Phoenix, 1,000 gold could be saved.

‘I need to quickly become an archmage and have something like that…’

While I made an envious face, Phoenix and Armel continued to analyze the many handwritings.

Did about an hour pass like that?

“Whew, it’s all over.”

Gurgling.

Armel wiped his sweat slightly and nodded to me. The analysis was finally complete.

“Then…?”

“Okay, now all you have to do is connect it with your nickname. Then the community will change immediately.”

Unfortunately, the culprit could not be caught.

However, the great danger that threatened the community was prevented.

But I shook my head.

I couldn’t just do such a big update(?).

‘This is your chance to increase your reputation!’

I was able to quickly come up with a plan while Phoenix was analyzing it.

It wasn’t some kind of conspiracy.

The plan was simply to make the most of this opportunity.

Should I say that my brain, full of political power, moved nimbly at that moment?

I opened my mouth cautiously.

“Could it be possible to postpone the work a little later?”

“Hmm? Back?”

Armel looked like he didn’t understand what I said. Obviously, the faster this was resolved, the better.

But I drew a bigger picture.

It was an unexpected method for Armel, who lacked political power(?).

“Yes. You may be busy, but please ask.”

“Hmm…”

Currently, I was no different from a customer trying to buy Armel’s magic.

And it is not for nothing that the saying “customer is king” came about.

Even Armel, of that world, had no choice when it came to money.

“Tsk, I understand.”

Soon Armel accepted my offer.

I politely thanked him.

Thanks to that, I was able to draw the big picture.

‘If this plan is successful, we will be able to kill two birds with one stone.’

***

A few more days passed after that.

As time passed, the warrior received more and more criticism. Even the mistakes I made in the past were revealed and I was criticized.

-(Fish Warrior): Do you guys know that? You were a hero and a bully when you were young?

-(My butt gets 100 points): Really? Did the warrior say that?

-(Fish Warrior): Is that so? He said he grew up taking money from good kids and beating them up.

Even information that I had heard for the first time appeared. Of course, the authenticity was unknown.

I watched it happily at home. It was always nice to see.

‘I thought that if time was delayed, the hero would be criticized even more.’

An unprecedented situation occurred in which the community collapsed. Maybe that’s why the reaction was more intense than I expected.

Naturally, the warrior received even more criticism.

‘And this is just a secondary effect.’

The picture I drew did not end here. The thing the warrior was criticized for was just the trophies that came along with the painting.

‘It’s almost time for the imposter to step forward…’

Currently, I was waiting for one event(?). Of course, there was no need for an event.

However, when an event occurred, the effect was even better.

And soon the event I wanted occurred.

-(Trickster): Aren’t the professors at the academy great? It seems like everything is just below standard.

-(Strongest Genius): Wow! I admit it, but the trickster said this…?

-(Raven’s Stone Fist): Haha! Very hot. precursor!

-(Academy’s Most Beautiful Woman): Everyone, don’t misunderstand! There’s no way a pioneer would say something like that! A fake has come forward!

-(Real Maximillian): Look! Because the mercenary king is sitting idle, even the pioneers end up being criticized!

Finally, the impersonator started following me.

Naturally, I thought that an impersonator would target the most famous and influential trickster in the community.

-(Trickster): I’m fake? Do you have any proof? I am a pioneer.

-(Academy’s Most Beautiful Woman): No! There’s no way someone like you could be a pioneer!

Originally, it was a very serious situation.

This is because it has been proven that impersonators can eventually imitate other people.

If this continues, the entire community will be shaken.

In addition, I was disparaging my other identity, Trickster.

If it were me normally, I would immediately make a face full of anger.

But I wasn’t angry.

Instead, he smiled brightly.

“Whew, it came at just the right time.”

This was because this situation itself was the event I had been waiting for.

Now people will view the current situation more seriously.

‘Now everyone will think we’re really screwed.’

No matter how much the community was destroyed, there were many people who did not believe it until the end. This was especially true of dragons.

They resisted fiercely, telling them not to frame the warrior for no reason.

Originally, fans tended to unite even more when their favorite star(?) was criticized. Perhaps that is why the resistance was formidable.

But even they will be very alarmed.

This was because they did not want the community itself to disappear.

And at this time.

I made the secret move I had been waiting for. An impersonator was waiting to make this move.

I smiled something evil.

Quite a few students will experience inconvenience due to this choice.

However, humans have to experience scarcity to realize the value of what they have.

I was planning to make you feel that clearly now.

‘Even the dragons will change their minds now.’

***

Before we knew it, students were talking about how the community was falling apart every time they got together.

The atmosphere itself was different from before. We’ve had this conversation before. But it wasn’t as serious as it is now.

It has to be that way…

“The supply of magic paper is cut off…!”

“I guess I’m really going to fail!”

“The shock to Galju must have been really great! In the end, the impersonator even copied the trickster!”

This was because I had deliberately cut off the supply of magic paper.

Naturally, I deliberately stopped supplying paper. It was to create a more dramatic atmosphere.

In addition, there was something to remind students of the importance of community.

An imposter caused trouble at just the right time.

Thanks to that, I was able to use that as an excuse to cut off the supply of magic paper. Of course, I didn’t forget to make a shocked gesture.

Of course, I had to get a lot of support for no reason because of this.

“Gallju! cheer up! We trust you, Galju!”

“I believe you will overcome it!”

Nothing else was a problem, but it was difficult to manage my facial expressions.

Should I say that I suffered a lot from my itchy mouth?

‘Manage your facial expression until the end. ‘You have to be careful.’

Oh, and because of this incident, the warrior received even more criticism.

Now even the dragons are slowly starting to turn their backs. The discontinuation of the magic paper was such a big event.

“This is all because of the hero?!”

“Pfft! I believed in the hero until the end…!!”

“I don’t want the gallery to disappear! Even if you are a hero, I don’t think this is right!”

“Are they really trying to erase the gallery just like they erased the slums?”

One of my hobbies was watching heroes being criticized.

But the dragons are swearing at the warrior?

It couldn’t help but be so crazy fun.

Of course, I couldn’t just watch the warrior get criticized forever.

Now is the time to move on.

The time has come to bring great joy to the disappointed students.

‘How surprised will everyone be?’

Just thinking about it made me laugh.