episode_0096

XCII.

In life, things often happen in a completely different direction than planned. That’s why life isn’t easy. It has nothing to do with how much money you have or how strong an individual is.

The same goes for the waves created by Gray.

At first it was just a bit of a whim. A pleasant whim that came to me after listening to the lecture and feeling that learning about history and war was much more interesting than I expected.

Gray, as a person, is full of rebellious temperament, and as he dramatically awakens right before his death, he puts aside anything that bothers him. In other words, he is a person with the temperament of a dork, so I was a little too immersed in it.

Still, neither Gray nor the clown who came up with the plan expected that things would turn out like this.

“How much?”

“The entire Western Continent… . Do it, do it.”

Gray’s life as a person who had been quietly training until now seemed too monotonous, so the fire he once lit spread like fire and reached the entire Western Continent.

What are you talking about?

“This is really, really, truly, truly real? So many lower nobles?”

“Yes. Gray. This is the list of traitors caught so far.”

What happened to Marquis Sheena of the Kingdom of Moria and his vassal family first spread to Evergreen Academy. And since Evergreen Academy is where those chosen from across the continent gather, he spread the news to the families he belongs to.

That means the whole world soon found out.

So you think it’s done? I thought Gray was like that too. Just say ‘huh? Why is this real?’ The moment I came out of the third lecture on the history of war, thinking it was just a coincidence,

“He, he, Gray!”

That is, until I felt a sense of déjà vu when I saw Melissa, who had skipped class, running towards me holding a rolled up piece of paper.

“Uh… . Shall we calm down first? Us?”

“, look at this!”

Then, when the cloudy, unfolded, rolled up paper was released, it not only touched the floor, but also continued to roll down the stairs of the lecture hall, making a crackling sound, until it stopped near the auditorium.

“… Crazy?”

On a long piece of paper that could be over 5 meters long.

“What is this?”

“This is the personal details of the noble family that was involved with the demons. The family name and the main members of the family.”

It was full of the families and names of traitors. That’s why Ian asked. How much? The answer to that question was the entire Western Continent.

“Wow… . Did he come away? Really.”

As mentioned earlier, in response to information from Evergreen Academy, a high-ranking noble on the continent said, ‘Maybe…’ ‘?’ he said, so he researched his family and his vassal’s family.

And the truth that was revealed was that the situation was much more serious than expected. If the Demon King had descended without anyone knowing, half of the continent, or the Western Continent, would have fallen into the hands of the Demons at once.

“Why?”

“Yes?”

“No, that’s right. Honestly, isn’t it best to maintain the status quo for nobles? Why are you on the side of the demons?”

In “?”

“Even if you become a baron, you have a fiefdom and you live very well. Why? Why are you suddenly joining the demon revolution?”

“Ha, hahaha.”

The situation where Melissa laughed awkwardly and Ian, who did not understand anything, got angry naturally attracted the attention of those in the classroom. The long piece of paper laid out like a red carpet in front of Ian also contributed.

“They’re just demons and everything? huh? Should I give it all and start anew? How about it?”

In “? Hey, calm down! Gray!”

Recently, the barrier to becoming a semi-superhuman has been disappearing, so my training has been slow and I’m feeling stressed out knowingly or unknowingly, but the nobles have really vented their frustration.

“Self~. Should I calm down?”

However, the moment I buried my face in the clown’s giant mamma bucket, all my hatred, irritation, and all kinds of agony towards the world disappeared as if washed away.

“Hmm.”

“Kukukukukuk. How can we be so cute~? huh? I want to catch it and eat it~.”

The clown’s words reach my ears and scatter. Gray was mesmerized by the faint scent of plum blossoms emanating from the clown’s chest and the feeling of her warm yet elastic breasts wrapping around his cheeks, so much so that Gray almost said, ‘Now, please eat me~.’ It looks like it doesn’t exist.

“I will do it soon.”

“Ugh~?”

“Wait.”

“… Yes♥ baby♥.”

I wonder if such a line was meant to be serious and sincere in this situation, but it didn’t matter to Gray. I meant it.

“Phew. thank you. Clown.”

“Cookuk. Anytime~. It’s okay if it’s you~♥”

As Gray’s brain calmed down in his heart and entered a state of brightness, he began to calmly organize what to do about this situation.

“Punishment. You can ask the wind spirit for a favor, right?”

“Yes. These are the guys I trained in the past. It is quite possible.”

“Then, please make an appointment with the Pope of the Caligo Church, the Sword of Caligo, and Vice Dean Fletcher. An hour later, we went to a private room at a restaurant we often go to.”

“Yes!”

Although there was an Evergreen pad, there was no way to contact the Pope and Caligo’s Sword in an emergency. This is even more so because Noel, a former heresy judge, has not yet returned after being called to the Evergreen Temple by the current Pope to learn ‘the latest technology to serve the Witness of the Oracle.’

“Let’s go too. balm. Take care of this paper. Oh, by the way, Melissa.”

“Yes?”

“This information. How did you find out everything so quickly?”

“Ah… . Our family’s main source of income is operating an information guild.”

“… what? It’s a family that runs an intelligence guild, but didn’t they know about the vassal family’s rebellion? You didn’t even know your daughter was being gaslighted, right?”

“Hehehe. When my father became the head of the family, he withdrew the information guild from the Bongshin family territory as proof that he trusted the Bongshin family.”

I almost wondered if that was something he would say with a smile right now.

“Is that something you’re going to say with a smile?”

No, I did it.

“Hehehe. Yes? So this time, my father also joined the information guild again. In addition, the information guild, which had not been actively operated until now, was also extensively audited. So I was able to get this information!”

There are many information guilds on the continent. As in fantasy novels, one information guild does not take over the entire continent. If that were the case, the empire would have tried to eat up the information guild.

Information guilds operate competitively, just like portal sites on Earth. Therefore, the information guilds preferred by each continent, country, and noble are different.

“Ah. Punishment. When you come to the Pope, tell him to bring Noel with him if possible. Tukhungi also calls. What are you working hard on these days?”

“Yes. It looks like something is being prepared with the dragons.”

“Okay. The more preparation and variety, the better. First, tell them to come eat. Because I have something to say.”

“Yes. Master.”

When Gray and his group slowly arrived at the private room of Chef Heo Se’s restaurant, everyone he had invited had already arrived.

“Sorry for asking people who are busy to come.”

Although there was a long time left until the appointment time, I was the last one to arrive, so I apologized to everyone and put the stack of papers that Melissa had brought on the table.

And what this list means is briefly explained in three lines.

“The reason I brought this up is because it is clear that the West Continent will become a mess if things continue like this.”

“Keuung.”

As expected, the Pope groaned, probably thinking the same thing I expected. The reason I lost my mind while looking at the 5m long list that Melissa brought was because I expected the ripple effect that list would have.

【The Baron family, a vassal family, was in collusion with demons and was doing foolish things. Or was preparing. Choose the right one based on the actions of the Count family when they found out about this.】

① It ends with a generous beheading of the head of the Baron family.

② It ends with a generous beheading of the head of the baronial family and the heir.

③ Because it is unpleasant, kill all the blood relatives of the Baron family and end it.

④ Homosexuality! This is your chance! Thinking of this, he kills everyone while taking control of the baron’s territory.

What is the answer?

90% of nobles will be number 4.

Even high-ranking nobles, such as counts or higher, do not have a surplus of fiefdoms. If you become a count, you will have at least three wives and several sons born to them. We are already struggling with the property to pass on to other sons other than the eldest son or heir, so what opportunity is this?

From a vassal family whose cause is flawless and whose power is weaker than yours?

Don’t you eat this? Still not eating like this?

It goes like this.

Normally, this would have ended as just an incident. However, there is a demon or a traitor behind the Baron family’s betrayal. In other words, a situation is unfolding in which the Baron’s family might want to try it out with some of the Count’s troops.

It’s not a big deal if it’s conquered and cleared in one go, but what if the war becomes more intense?

Confusion reaches its peak. To both earldom and barony fiefdoms.

What if it was a marquis and a viscount? Or what if there is one family of marquis and several families of barons and viscounts?

What if a large number of the territory’s troops are evacuated to deal with a strongly opposing vassal family, and another nearby high-ranking noble barges into the territory as if robbing an empty house?

And what if this kind of chaos unfolds simultaneously across the entire Western Continent?

“Ha… … .”

“I’m going to turn.”

The Pope’s deep sigh and Vice Dean Fletcher’s lament clearly represented Gray’s feelings.

“I didn’t understand either. What on earth do I regret about nobles?”

“Hmm… . That’s a little different. That’s just how noble families are. Most people covet what others have more than what they themselves have. There are really few nobles who don’t. Evidence of trust.”

“… .”

Gray couldn’t understand, but decided not to. I didn’t even want to understand that. There was only one thing he wanted.

“How can I handle this quietly?”

This situation was resolved without any problems.

“The good news is that although it spread throughout the western continent, our Sassanid Kingdom, which is a sacred kingdom, and the Sumerian Kingdom, which is a kingdom of a different race, were left out.”

The ‘fortunate’ that the Pope spoke of was a natural thing for Gray. Even something similar to demons cannot operate in the Holy Kingdom. Because the entire people were fanatics. And the Sumerian kingdom was a land with a world tree. Demon? turncoat?

‘There is no way the World Tree will just sit there and watch.’

Therefore, it was natural that the two kingdoms to the west of the Cleton Empire were left out of this chaos.

“The problem is the Clyton Empire and the kingdoms of Phenicia and Moria to the south. Normally, it would have been resolved through pressure through the Cleton Empire.”

“The current status of the empire has fallen to the ground.”

“Isn’t that why there are so many nobles who defected from the Cleton Empire?”

“Is the East Continent okay?”

“I should also check the East Continent. I heard that the Kingdom of Nubernia and the Kingdom of Heiro are in trouble recently.”

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The conversation between Gray, Pope, and Vice Dean Fletcher continued without stopping. If the nobles simply take part in a grand battle, there is no need to worry.

However, since the nobles always hide in safe places and wage war against the commoners, they have no choice but to worry about minimizing the damage.

“Instead of doing that, why don’t we just let it play out~?”

“Huh?”

Everyone looked dumbfounded at what the clown said out of the blue.

“There are definitely some who started first, right~? There will be people with short tempers everywhere. Wouldn’t it be better to pick one of them and have a quasi-superhuman from the cult, the Warrior’s Cradle, or the Tower of the Wise step in and wipe it all out and leave a warning? How do you handle it all? How big is the continent~.”

“Do you mean to overdo it a little at first?”

“Yes~. Will the continent be ruined if some nobles die? If I die, maybe the continent will be better?”

“That is correct. Umm. In that case, it would be better to start a war focusing on the malicious guys. Rather than waiting.”

“Hoo~? That would be better~?”

According to the clown’s opinion, the meeting, which did not even seem like a meeting, progressed quickly and within 20 minutes, a plausible solution was developed.

“Ah. balm. For information purposes, please tell me if there are any families in the surrounding territories that you don’t get along well with. I’ll just screw it up and plant a flag on the empty land so you can eat.”

In “? Yes?!”

“Okay. That would be nice. The Sina Marquis family is the true owner of the Muyaho Information Guild, right? 2nd place in the West Continent?”

“Yes. Hehehe.”

Looking at Melissa smiling calmly and shyly, Gray was convinced once again.

‘I, he’s a bit like that. scared.’

That the actions of a person with a pure brain can sometimes push oneself into shock and fear.