episode_0079

79. The kneeling warrior.

The warrior thought with a blank face.

‘Is it ultimately an excommunication…’

It was a fairly quick action. It seemed that the Pope had quickly received the news through communication magic.

By the way, excommunicating him was like saying that the Pope had abandoned him.

Of course, all contracts with him were invalidated.

Simply put, it meant that the marriage contract with the saint was canceled.

Soon he staggered to his feet. My body just moved without realizing it.

And opened the door.

Squeak.

Buzz.

Then I saw a lot of people gathered outside.

Bishops, paladins, academy students, professors, etc.

Before he knew it, everyone had entered his mansion without permission.

But he couldn’t say anything.

He just kept a blank face.

“It’s out!”

“Huh…! Is this what happens in the end?”

“Well, I colluded with the devil, so of course I should be excommunicated!”

Soon a loud noise rang out. When he showed up, everyone started swearing.

“Hmm, everyone be quiet!”

At that time, the old paladin shouted loudly. Then everyone immediately lowered their voices.

It was a clear demonstration of the tremendous power the church possesses.

Soon the surroundings became quiet, and a bishop dressed in fancy clothes stepped forward.

He was holding a piece of paper in his hand, and everyone could guess what the piece of paper was.

Soon the bishop’s mouth opened.

“Oh! Lord! It turns out that the peace we have had so far has been a false peace!”

He began to speak in a solemn voice.

Everyone bowed their heads to that voice.

Now the bishop was speaking on behalf of someone. And that someone was the Pope whom everyone knew.

“Franz Lahm! He colluded with the devil and threw the world into chaos!”

As time went on, his voice got louder. It was as if I was reporting the current situation directly to God.

How many minutes did his voice last?

“His sins are heavier than all, so I punish him most severely!”

Soon what he really wanted to say came out of the bishop’s mouth.

It seemed like he had been talking for several minutes just to say this one sentence.

“I tell the Lord that I will excommunicate him from the church forever!”

Everyone nodded at that voice.

As expected, he was excommunicated from the church.

Although there was a sense of haste, it was also the right decision.

Surprisingly, he colluded with the devil. It could be said that it was a punishment fitting the crime.

Anyway, the hero still had a blank look on his face.

It looked similar to before.

But the shock he received was much greater than everyone expected.

‘……Serena should be left like this?’

It didn’t feel real until now. But when I was personally excommunicated, I felt it for sure.

Saint Serena was no longer his. I had to let her go.

Naturally, he and the saint, who had been excommunicated, could not continue together.

That fact hurt him more than anything else.

Now, even if you get top honors at the academy, you will no longer be able to become a saint. In fact, it could be said that the two were finished.

Soon the bishop and the paladin turned their backs after announcing the excommunication. Now that work was over, I was going back to church.

And the ripple effect is already starting to appear.

Soon an old man started approaching him.

He was a rather kinky-looking old man, and he also knew the warrior well.

After all, he was the dean of the academy. There was no way I didn’t know.

Soon the dean opened his mouth.

“Franz Lam. I am so sorry to have to say these words with my own mouth.”

He actually made a sad face.

And everyone guessed what it looked like.

The warrior looked at the dean with a blank face.

And after a brief pause, the dean spoke again.

“……Please leave the academy.”

It was practically like being expelled from school. The tone of voice was requesting, but it was no different from an order.

The dean’s voice made the surroundings even more noisy.

“You were really expelled?”

“Well, you can’t just go to the academy after being excommunicated.”

“If an excommunicated person attends the academy, how much will the quality of the academy drop?”

The warrior tried to nod his head without realizing it.

Now he wanted to give up everything.

Academy life only made him suffer. There were no good memories at all.

‘Okay, let’s give up everything. And let’s just go back to our hometown.’

He planned to return to his hometown of Vermin to spend the rest of his life. Fortunately, I saved up quite a bit of money. You can spend the rest of your life with that money.

But then, suddenly, a male student’s voice caught my ear.

“So now saints can love to their heart’s content?”

Perhaps, it seemed like he was dreaming of a novel-like love between himself and a saint.

But the warrior’s reaction upon hearing that was different.

‘for a moment…!! Serena…!!’

Now that I think about it, I forgot.

The Pope made a contract with him. The message was that if he won the Academy Award, he would marry Serena.

And that means…

‘Someone else could take Serena!!’

Special and senior officers receive great honor and great estates.

Of course, even the Pope would be coveted.

This was because by marrying such a person to a saint, the power of the religion could be further strengthened.

In particular, it will be able to exert tremendous influence on the Kingdom of Aachen.

Therefore, the Pope could have proposed marriage to the saint first.

It was a story with plenty of potential.

‘I can’t do that…!’

It was okay that he didn’t have it. It was very sad, but I could bear it. But no one else could take over Serena.

In particular, Jace Allen, the guy he hated the most, could take over the saint.

No, that was highly likely. Because if he was expelled, Jace Allen would now be the top student in the special class.

And with Jace Allen, there was a high probability that the Pope would also welcome him.

Wow.

‘no way!!’

In an instant, his eyes changed.

Until now, he had the look in his eyes of a dead man.

But it was different now.

‘I will definitely take the top spot. So, you must absolutely prevent a saint from becoming involved with someone! Especially Jace Allen!! trickster!! ‘Never two!’

His eyes began to glow brightly.

It was as if we had returned to the time of war with the Demon King.

‘Let’s endure it all. Do you keep getting criticized? You can eat it. The same goes for being laughed at. But… I can’t give it to anyone as much as Serena!!’

He now decided to live with only one goal. Everything else didn’t matter.

I was just planning to win the Academy Award no matter what.

So, I was thinking of stopping another guy from marrying Serena. In particular, Jace Allen was determined to stop it at all costs.

Soon he had a determined look on his face.

And he showed it through action.

Clap and flutter.

Surprisingly, he knelt in place.

And then he shouted loudly at the dean.

“Please just look at expulsion! I will do anything. So, as for expulsion…!!”

Everyone looked surprised at that sight. Everyone opened their eyes wide.

Even the dean was surprised.

The proud warrior had knelt down. It looked unbelievable.

“Oh my…”

However, the dean looked very troubled.

Originally, it was right to expel those who were excommunicated.

But the warrior was too strong.

Just because he was excommunicated didn’t mean his skills disappeared.

If the hero rebels against being expelled and starts an uproar, no one will be able to stop him.

The dean was deeply troubled.

The warrior put down his pride and knelt down. It was unbecoming of a noble to refuse right away in this situation.

In the end, he postponed his decision.

“Whew, okay. This matter will be decided at the faculty general meeting. However, don’t expect too much.”

The dean decided to re-hold the faculty general meeting previously held because of Jace Allen.

And the decision was left to the professors.

Hearing his words, the warrior raised his head.

In fact, I couldn’t have high expectations just because the professor general meeting was being held. But it was clear that an opportunity had arisen.

Soon he quickly stood up.

He then bowed his head deeply to the dean.

“Thank you!!”

It was a sight that had never been seen before. It could be seen that it was that desperate.

Anyway, there was one person whose eyes lit up when they saw this.

It was a young nobleman watching this place from afar.

His eyes were something different from others. It felt quite cold and sinister.

But no one really saw it. Even his subordinates did the same.

Because in an instant, his eyes returned to their original state.

“Your Majesty the Duke?”

“Hmm, let’s approach it separately.”

“You mean to the hero?”

“Yes. I suddenly had something to say.”

“Oh, I understand!”

The subordinates didn’t seem to know what their master was thinking.

Actually, it was better not to know as much as possible.

This was because the man in front of me had a dirtier and uglier inner self than anyone else.

***

next day. afternoon.

I was suddenly called and headed to the conference room. It was a place where a general meeting of professors was held.

‘No, why am I calling you?’

The reason why the faculty general meeting was held was obvious. It was clearly opened because of the hero.

I also heard rumors about the hero.

I never thought that the proud warrior would kneel. It was quite surprising news.

However, I didn’t know the reason.

‘Why do you want to stay at the academy like that?’

The warrior had already been excommunicated.

Those who are excommunicated here are not treated as human beings. That was the power of the ripple.

In addition, there were suspicions that the hero was in collusion with the devil.

However, because he was the world’s strongest man, the investigation had not yet begun. Because touching him directly was quite a burden.

In any case, if you continue to attend the academy, nothing good will come of it. It was obvious that he would receive all kinds of contempt and ridicule.

Nevertheless, he chose to remain at the academy.

‘Even if I take the top spot, I won’t be able to receive anything like territory, right?’

There was a strong possibility that the church would oppose it.

Then, even the King of Aachen will pretend that he cannot win and give up granting the territory. It was obvious just by looking at it.

Anyway, I couldn’t guess what the warrior was thinking at all.

Still, I don’t know why they called me to the conference room.

‘I’m going to pretend I can’t win anyway and get expelled…’

It was clear.

Having any more heroes was a very burdensome task for the Academy.

Perhaps the professors at the academy will try to get him out as much as possible.

smart.

Anyway, I knocked with a puzzled look on my face.

“This is Jace Allen.”

Then a sound came from inside. It was the dean’s voice of joy.

-oh! Is the special department representative here?! Come on in!

Since the last time I gave proper education to the group, the dean had a very good opinion of me. That’s why I reacted like this.

I opened the door carefully.

Squeak.

Then I raised my head and looked inside.

‘hmm?’

And in an instant, my expression changed.