episode_0080

80. A warrior who apologizes to me.

I was a little taken aback by the scene in the conference room.

I definitely thought there would be an overwhelming number of opinions to expel the hero. In common sense, that was the correct situation.

But the situation inside was not like that.

“Uh-huh! Think carefully! After all, he is the world’s strongest! In times like these, when you never know when the devil will strike, you really need someone like him!”

“What are you talking about! The one here who is suspected of colluding with the devil is Franz Lahm!”

“You didn’t say that wasn’t you!”

“How can you believe that!!”

Surprisingly, inside the conference room, the professors were divided into two groups and were having a heated discussion.

It looked completely different from what I thought.

‘what?’

I paused for a moment. It was because the situation inside was so strange.

And it seemed like the dean recognized that too.

He was looking at me with a wry smile.

“Sit in the empty seat there.”

“Yes.”

I sat down after hearing the dean’s words.

The warrior was surrounded by professors. And he kept his head down. Still, it seemed like he was showing some reflection.

‘No, I guess I’m just pretending to reflect.’

It was obvious even without looking. But I didn’t really point it out.

Anyway, I quickly looked around. First of all, I had to find out why this was happening.

‘Strange. There’s definitely something to this.’

Some professors pretended to know me. They were special department professors.

However, I could not receive a greeting from Serge Geis, a professor of swordsmanship.

Because he was one of the most passionate debaters.

“In any case, Franz Lahm must be expelled! That is also Your Majesty’s intention!”

“That’s right! Your Majesty wants the hero to be expelled!”

It was my first time seeing such passion outside of swordsmanship.

I narrowed my eyes slightly.

‘In general, professors who are close to Serge Geis are calling for his expulsion.’

Serge Geis was a typical modernist. Anyone who sees it will know that it is called the best sword of the royal family.

And being close to him meant being of the same Geunwang faction.

I glanced at the professors who were opposing the hero’s expulsion.

“No matter how much your Majesty does, it is not right to interfere with the Academy!”

“That’s right! The Royal Academy is an independent institution!”

In general, professors belonging to the aristocratic faction were shouting opposition. I was able to recognize them because there were quite a few professors who were famous for being aristocratic.

‘This is completely a political fight, isn’t it?’

And I was able to grasp the current situation at once.

A political party fight was currently taking place at the Academy. A confrontation was unfolding between the royal faction and the noble faction.

‘her…!’

I made a dumbfounded face.

I thought I knew why the dean was smiling bitterly.

‘for a moment. But we’re having a political fight here?’

However, something was strange. This was not a natural appearance.

It is true that the Kingdom of Aachen is currently divided into two factions, leading to a serious conflict.

However, it was not shown that way even at the Academy.

You can tell just by looking at the last faculty general meeting.

Moreover, no matter who saw it, it was right for the warrior to be expelled. It wasn’t an issue that should have been discussed like this.

‘First of all, I didn’t come from the Geunwang faction. They will be expelled even if they stay quiet, so there is no reason for them to come forward.’

It didn’t seem like they were part of the Geunwang faction. In particular, it didn’t seem like that upright Serge Geis would engage in scheming or trickery.

Then there was only one thing left.

‘As expected, they were from the aristocratic faction.’

The noble faction was a large group of many nobles. And there were members of that aristocratic faction at the Royal Academy. Most professors were aristocrats.

And about 40% of the professors currently gathered seemed to be aristocratic. 30% were Geunwang factions, and the remaining 30% were moderates.

Oh, and as I said last time, the head of that aristocratic faction was Duke Philip, who was currently attending the academy.

I immediately found out who was the culprit who caused this incident.

‘If this is the case, is Duke Philip the culprit?’

Duke Philip’s power was enough to bring about the current situation. Anyway, he was the head of the noble faction that divided the Kingdom of Aachen.

‘Then now you need to know why he does this.’

Duke Philip wouldn’t have done something like this for no reason.

There was definitely a reason.

I was lost in thought for a moment. At that moment, my head started spinning rapidly and various reasons came to mind and then disappeared.

‘Duke Philip is trying to join hands with a warrior?’

The reason for holding hands was obvious. It was to win the top prize at the academy.

‘If the warrior is expelled like this, the most likely candidate for senior position is me, who is in second place.’

There was also Constantine. However, I had an advantage as I held the position of vice-president and vice-president.

I narrowed my eyes.

This was because I found out why Duke Philip had done this.

‘In the end, did you do this because of me?’

Duke Philip decided to save the warrior in order to keep me in check.

To be precise, they want to save the hero and then use him.

Perhaps he would treat me like a subordinate?

‘Now that I think about it, I also took over the Duke’s position as department head. ‘He probably has quite a grudge against me.’

I thought I might know who the real culprit of the community impersonation incident was.

It was rare for someone to have a grudge against me and yet use such insidious schemes.

‘Was it really Duke Philip?’

Did they say that heroes recognize heroes?

The plotter could recognize the same plotter.

At that time, the dean’s voice was heard.

I quickly snapped out of my thoughts.

“Hmm, everyone, please be quiet for a moment. Since Franz Lahm is a member of the special department, I have specially called for the department representative. He will say something to you.”

I was a little taken aback by the dean’s words.

But it was only for a moment.

After quickly controlling my expression, I stood up.

And said hello to everyone.

He looked quite confident and upright.

“Hello. This is Jace Allen.”

The professors stopped fighting when they saw that. And while looking at me, each of them said something.

“Oh! Jace Allen! I heard a lot of stories. They say you’re the best student these days?”

“Haha, proud of our special department!”

“Welcome. Jace Allen.”

In general, the Geunwang faction welcomed me.

But it was not an aristocratic faction. Everyone had a look on their face that said they didn’t like something. It was roughly because I knew why the dean had called me.

It was obvious that the dean wanted to expel the warrior. It was the dean who first brought up the topic of expulsion.

So, they looked for someone who could help the Geunwang faction, and that person was me.

‘Use… this seems like a speech out of nowhere?’

I cleared my throat appropriately.

In fact, I was neither a king nor an aristocrat.

But he wanted to expel the warrior more than anyone else.

In addition, it was necessary to prevent the duke and the warrior from joining hands. Therefore, this time we decided to join hands with the Geunwang faction.

‘Let’s see… Would it be okay to highlight the hero’s ugly appearance?’

It was then.

Suddenly, the warrior who had been keeping his head down raised his head.

And he looked at me.

‘hmm?’

I paused for a moment when I saw the look in his eyes. It was because I saw him looking at me with a face full of regret.

It wasn’t the hateful face he usually showed when he saw me. Rather, it was a face full of self-reproach, regret, and regret.

‘what? ‘That’s what the warrior’s expression looks like?’

It was my first time seeing a warrior like that. Of course, it was unexpected.

My mouth, which was about to open for a moment, closed again. This was something like that.

Moreover, the warrior didn’t just have that facial expression.

Soon the warrior’s mouth moved.

However, there was no sound.

Even though he didn’t make a sound, he was conveying his message to me through his mouth.

And the shape of his mouth said this.

-sorry.

‘……!!’

I opened my eyes wide.

The hero apologized directly to me. It was a completely unbelievable situation.

‘Does the hero apologize to me?’

I never thought of this.

“Hmm? What are you doing? Jace Allen?”

At that time, the dean’s voice was heard. It was a voice urging me on.

In fact, the current situation was one that anyone would be embarrassed by.

The proud warrior apologized to me.

However, I had to give a speech to get the warrior expelled.

Most people probably won’t be speechless.

But I was different.

Soon my mouth opened.

And from the beginning, he started swearing at the hero.

“A warrior is a person who is different on the outside and inside than anyone else. The brave and kind appearance he usually showed was all a pretense.”

The warrior’s face frowned at my words. It was an expression that came out without me realizing it. Of course, it was only for a moment.

He quickly went back to his expression full of regret.

But my eyes couldn’t deceive me.

I smiled slightly to myself.

‘I knew it would be like that. ‘That Franz Lahm is giving me a sincere apology?’

It was an absurd situation.

And when such a ridiculous situation occurred, there had to be a reason.

‘The duke ordered it.’

It was obvious.

Everything was visible to my eyes.

‘With this, the union between the duke and the warrior is confirmed.’

Well then, there was only one thing for me to do.

The warrior had to be expelled from school by giving a speech as touching as possible.

And I was confident enough.

‘Anyway, 30% of the remaining moderate professors are left. All you have to do is move their hearts.’

Fortunately, the moderate faction and the royal faction combined surpassed the noble faction. They said that if you target only moderates, you can easily win.

Soon the expression on my face changed.

Does this look like he is forcing his pain out?

In that situation, I calmly opened my mouth.

“I suffered countless persecution from the warrior. Being beaten and ignored by him was the norm.”

It was the first time I talked about what happened at the past warrior party. Maybe that’s why everyone looked at me with surprised faces.

I calmly explained what happened in the past one by one.

“Kicking away the soup I was eating, getting slapped in the face, making fun of me with some members, ignoring me as a mercenary, etc. There were so many. But I could bear it all. It was to defeat the devil.”

I deliberately did not raise my emotions and spoke calmly. It wasn’t the right time yet. It was a little early.

‘little bit more…! Not yet… now…!’

And soon, he slowly started to express his emotions.

At that moment, my eyes started to turn red.