episode_0129

After the eventful first lecture came to a close, there were still four or five lectures left.

There was no accident like the first time,

In the lectures that followed, I had to fight against drowsiness, not the spy I might have been.

So the first day came to an end, and the second and third days came to an end.

Instead of going back to the dormitory as usual, I went to the principal’s office and knocked on the door.

“Anna, are you there?”

Fortunately, the answer came right back.

“Harang Kyo… Oh, Harang?”

Anna opened the door and tilted her head, her eyes wide open, as if she was surprised that I had come to the principal’s office.

By the way, you finally stopped calling me professor.

Well, it’s not important.

“What are you doing at this hour?”

“Can I talk to you for a minute?”

A rather serious expression and low voice.

Anna looked back at her room and closed the door, asking him to wait a moment.

“…”

After some time had passed, Anna, I, and Mu-myeong faced each other across a desk.

“Is there really a spy?”

I sent Anna a suspicious look and waited for her answer.

Anna pursed her lips as if trying to gauge the mood and answered cautiously.

“We are not sure, but we think it is likely.”

“Possibility… .”

He rubbed his chin, sniffling softly.

Yeah, like Anna said, there ‘might’ be a spy.

but.

On the contrary, it ‘might’ not be there.

Of course, as Anna said, it is likely, but not certain.

This is just a guess.

Maybe it was because my expression naturally crumpled as the thought came to mind,

Anna tried to lower her head with an apologetic expression.

“… Sorry, we should have taken care of it.”

“No, it’s okay, don’t be sorry.”

I waved my hand and stopped Anna.

Of course, I said that I thought this way, but I had no intention of blaming Anna at all.

… I don’t mean to sound so judgmental, but I agree with Anna’s opinion.

Of course there must be something inside,

It’s been so long that my memory is hazy, but it’s still something I’ll never forget.

Isn’t this a world based on fabricated creations?

Of course, in an academy, it is common sense that there would be one or two spies among the professors and students.

And the one who solves it is not the principal, the professor, or the empire’s elite guard, but the protagonist.

However, there is no one in the Academy who can be called the main character.

The reason there is no high probability is me.

I don’t remember doing anything in particular,

Somehow my small actions created a butterfly effect and changed the situation.

So, why would I, who hates bothersome things, go out of my way to do it myself?

He opened his mouth, tapping the desk with his fingers.

“I also think there are some parts that are questionable.”

But apart from that, it is true that the current situation is not so good.

That would be the case.

“The problem is that I can’t think of any way to find that spy.”

We don’t have enough information about our opponents.

They say that if you keep your distance, you will lose a hundred battles.

Since I don’t know anything about my opponent, only bad results come to mind.

I wonder if he understood and felt what I said.

“… I also tried searching in my own way.”

Anna bit her lip, a look of regret and impatience on her face.

“Except for a few suspects, I haven’t been able to gather any information that would warrant such a search… .”

“Hmm.”

I leaned back in the chair and looked up at the ceiling.

I haven’t gotten any information yet… .

There was no further information for me, and since there was no main character, I just assumed, ‘That’s probably it.’

It’s bittersweet to hear it directly from Anna.

I’m feeling so frustrated, so how must Anna, the headmaster of the academy, feel?

The academy must have been on high alert because of the sudden attack.

Didn’t the students and professors say that the assailant moved as if he was looking for someone?

If you think about it for a moment, there is no way that someone would attack and look for you at this time.

Camilla was originally supposed to come here.

And only a few professors knew that Camilla had been invited as a guest teacher.

The students who attended my lectures heard that Camilla was coming just the day before I came.

Well, the person who actually came was not Camilla, but me… .

anyway.

What’s important to us now is how to find the spy.

So far, among the suspects of the spy that the principal has told me,

While listening to the lecture, I observed the danjeon carefully and nothing particularly stood out.

There was no peculiar appearance or unpleasant aura like that of Lily or the Jackal on the Demon King’s side, or the Saint or Warrior on the Goddess’ side.

What was visible was the ordinary appearance and inner strength of ordinary talent that most people have.

There was nothing to be sorry about in the way the lecture was conducted.

The problem is that there are a few characters who are overly passionate, and the cadets dislike them.

“…”

The more I continue to think,

My head started to throbbed as I felt myself drifting away from catching the spy.

Is there no way…?

While Anna and I were thinking about it with our hands between our foreheads.

“Master.”

The nameless man who had been quiet until just a moment ago spoke to me with a calm expression.

“… What is it?”

The teacher is having a hard time, but I don’t like the way the nameless person’s expression is so calm.

The voice coming out of my mouth was blunt.

But the nameless one shrugged his shoulders slightly as if he didn’t care about him and continued talking.

“Why don’t we just call that spy without looking for him?”

“… What.”

“Yes?”

As soon as Anonymous finished speaking, Anna and I looked at each other with strange expressions.

…what does that mean?

“Easier said than done… .”

He let out a deep sigh and opened his mouth as if teaching Mu-myeong.

“If I could, I would have done it a long time ago-”

Suddenly, one thing occurred to me.

Of all the things Anonymous has said so far, has there ever been one that he said without thinking?

No, there isn’t.

Whatever it was, in the end it was words that helped Nana’s situation.

And above all, it is not right for a teacher to scold his student for something like this.

Don’t you know?

Unlike me who has grown old and hardened, the young and unknown may come up with a groundbreaking method.

Shh, he smiled and opened his mouth to the nameless person.

“Tell me once.”

“Yes.”

Anonymous also nodded and smiled.

“… Yes?”

Anna only tilted her head, as if she didn’t understand the current situation.

The anonymous words that followed were as follows:

In the first place, whoever attacked the academy this time came after hearing that ‘Camilla’ was there, and did not attack at someone’s instigation.

This is definitely proven in my words.

When I first met the King of the Dead, aka the Reaper.

I asked because I suspected that he might be a person from the Demon King’s side.

Didn’t the Ripper say that he wasn’t ordered by anyone?

Of course, it could be that they were trying to deceive us.

If we look at the fact that he mentioned that transcendence, which the Demon King is aiming for, was his long-cherished wish,

The chances of that happening are extremely low.

So, among the teachers working at the academy,

This is speculation based on the assumption that there is someone who leaked the information.

What kind of relationship did that spy and the Ripper have?

Anonymous said that their relationship wasn’t that deep.

The reason is that at the time the attack occurred,

Before I came forward, the Academy seemed to be in a state of decline.

If the spy has a deep relationship with the Ripper,

So, if you were on the same side, there was no reason not to come forward at that time.

When chaos comes to the Academy, that’s when it’s time to step forward.

But perhaps because he thought that his guess was inadequate, Myeong continued speaking.

The biggest reason I thought this way was because of what happened next.

According to Anna, she felt like information was still leaking out after the raid, so she started investigating.

Then, isn’t the spy someone who simply wants the Academy to fall into chaos, rather than helping the Reaper?

Then it makes sense that the spy would leak information to the Ripper.

Yi-i-je-i (以夷制夷), using barbarians to subdue barbarians.

He used the Ripper in a situation where he could blow his nose without even touching it.

If the Reaper succeeds, that’s great.

Even if it fails like now, the spy suffers no harm.

And the reason I started working again was because I finished my work as an academy guest professor, and I thought it was the right time because a big name had disappeared.

The anonymous person who had been described so far looked at us.

Anna and I nodded our heads and listened to the nameless words, which seemed plausible.

One question came to mind.

“Then what does it mean to lure?”

What Anonymous has said so far is that the spies and the Reapers are separate forces,

It only explains that we are beings with the same goal.

The nameless one also seemed to recognize him, and opened his mouth with a small shrug.

“If another person with a similar target appears, won’t the spy move?”

“… Oh.”

That is, lure.

This means that we bring in the spy by putting forward someone we can trust.

Of course, it won’t be easy.

Because unless someone we trust has a deep grudge against the Academy, or at least a pretext for a raid, the spy won’t move.

However, Myeong-un opened his mouth with a smile as if he found the right person.

“Isn’t this the Cheonma Shingyo that you use in times like this?”