episode_0133

The cave where the Heavenly Horse and the Vice-Chancellor left,

It was only after some time had passed since their presence had completely disappeared that their voices were heard.

One of the three Ghost Swords who speak while taking off the mask worn over their heads.

“Ugh… I’m scared.”

Stella sighed deeply, her pointed ears perking up on top of her head.

I brushed away the purple hair that had stuck to my forehead due to the sweat from the tension.

And there was someone who was looking at Stella with disapproving eyes.

“Tsk, Stella.”

Jack, like Stella, is the last person to belong to the Demon Sword.

Amber likewise took off her mask and ran her hand through her crimson hair.

“How pathetic to be afraid of the one you are supposed to serve.”

“What? What do you mean by saying something scary is scary!”

Amber turned her head as if ignoring Stella, and Stella responded by stomping her feet.

Jack shook his head slightly as if he was familiar with the sight of the two.

“Then, should we move too?”

He gathered everyone’s attention by clapping his hands once.

But Stella, who was curious about Jack’s words, tilted her head in puzzlement and asked.

“Already moving?”

“So when are you planning on moving?”

“Amber!”

Stella ran towards Amber, who was picking a fight with her again.

Amber took a step away from her as if she was used to it.

“Ugh!”

Stella, who was rubbing her red nose after hitting her face on the ground, got angry.

“Really… Stop interrupting me!”

“Huh.”

Jack looked down at the two with an emotionless expression, then turned his gaze away from them and continued speaking.

“Hon-geom (渾劍) people?”

“Yes.”

The men on the left all answered in small voices,

Jack, with the corners of his lips raised as if satisfied, asks them a favor.

“First, can you gather some information about the academy?”

“What should I focus on?”

A valid question,

Jack rubbed his chin for a moment, then smiled and answered.

“I see… I have the structure of the building, so can you please gather information on the professor and the principal?”

“Yes.”

With a small reply, Hongeom disappeared from the cave.

“And the Blood Sword people?”

“Yes!”

A voice so loud that you can feel the spirit, unlike before.

Jack frowned slightly as if his ears hurt, then opened his mouth toward them.

“I don’t think there’s any need for the Blood Swords to get involved in this matter.”

Since it was something that had to be dealt with quietly, Jack added in a low voice, and Hyeolgeom nodded his head without showing any sign of regret.

“Yes!”

“Then, Jackal, can I ask you a favor?”

The corner of the cave, as Jack said,

A space that seemed to be empty was torn apart and a jackal emerged from it.

“…”

The jackal clicked his tongue once at the sight of Jack smiling at him.

“… You annoying guy.”

He muttered softly and disappeared into the cave with the blood sword.

“Hmm.”

The only people left in the cave are Jack, Stella, and Amber.

There were only three.

Jack opened his mouth and smiled at the still bickering women.

“Then, shall we wait a moment?”

“Yeah!”

Unlike Stella, who smiled and agreed.

“… Waiting for you?”

When Amber frowned as if she was dissatisfied,

Jack, who let out a ‘hahaha’ laugh, continued talking to her, trying to convince her who was full of complaints.

“Do you remember what the Heavenly Demon said?”

“… Of course.”

But Amber had an expression on her face as if to ask what that had to do with what she was waiting for.

Jack shook his head slightly at Amber’s appearance.

“This and that… You can’t even understand such simple words.”

“What…?”

“That’s right! You don’t understand that either?!”

Amber, who was already offended by Jack’s words, is joined by Stella, who thinks she is stupid.

Soon her face became distorted horribly.

And Jack knew that Amber listened to him best when she was in that state.

“I’ll tell you.”

Jack smiled faintly and opened his mouth to explain to her.

“The Heavenly Demon said this to us.”

Of course, Stella probably didn’t understand either, so I continued speaking, looking at them both in turn.

“After capturing the spy, go to the academy’s principal.”

“Why is that-”

Stella’s appearance with a sullen expression,

But Amber muttered as if she had realized something.

“No way.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“I see,” Jack said, raising the corners of his lips and letting out a smirk.

Amber also felt a small goosebump at the sight of Jack, who had such an extraordinary brain, and Cheonma believing in him and saying such things. The corners of her mouth curled up.

“What the… What is it!”

Let me know too!

Stella was the only one who couldn’t understand the situation and screamed, “Eek!”

* * *

…who is talking about me?

Suddenly, my ear started tickling and I frowned.

“Why are you like that?”

“Hmm, don’t worry about it.”

“Yes.”

He waved his arm slightly at the nameless person who had a worried expression on his face and let out a deep sigh.

“…”

For now, I think we can consider the matter regarding the spy in the academy resolved.

I also asked the children of the Cheonmasingyo, who seem to have grown up well, and Anna seems to be very active recently, so she will be caught soon.

And, there is a separate, more pressing issue.

There are only three days left until the banquet held at the Imperial Palace, where I will be the main character.

“Ugh… .”

He rolled around on the bed and drooled.

To be honest, it didn’t feel very real.

Well, there are still some rewards that haven’t arrived yet.

Because I didn’t really feel like I had accomplished anything great.

The reason I was able to stop the Academy’s attack was because of the butterfly effect that came with me coming here…

So I had a strong feeling that I had cleaned up my mess.

Didn’t I take the guy without knowing that he was the crown prince who saved Arnold?

But the problem is that it really happens, regardless of what I feel.

Of course, it may seem like I’m overreacting by worrying like this.

But isn’t it inevitable?

I should have been to a banquet to know, I don’t know anything so I can only make a fuss.

All fear that people feel comes from the unknown.

And, this is my greed.

I don’t want to seem like there’s something I don’t know or can’t do to anonymous people.

Perhaps because I was depressed, Myeong-un stopped cleaning his sword and handed me a strawberry.

“Master, would you like some strawberries?”

“Oh, thank you.”

… Well, I think it was already visible enough.

“Hmm.”

It means that I want to be seen as a competent teacher, if possible.

So that you can become a reliable support.

To do that, I first need to know the banquet well.

No, you don’t need to know it well.

Since Anmyeong has never been to a banquet before, he only needs to know a little about it.

How can we achieve that?

It’s simple,

You can ask others who have experienced the banquet without knowing it.

And it just so happened that there was someone like that around.

“Hehehe.”

As he laughed at his perfect plan, Myeong tilted his head in puzzlement.

* * *

The Academy’s dormitory,

Among them, there is one room that only top students can use.

I was there, calmly eating strawberries and looking at a man.

“So you came to me…?”

“Hmm, right.”

Arnold raised his hand between his eyebrows as if he had a headache.

I couldn’t understand the sight, so I threw another strawberry into my mouth.

Why do you seem so reluctant to tell me this?

“You know that Anonymous is going to the banquet, right?”

“Hmm, right.”

I tilted my head at the sight of Arnold sighing in relief.

“Is there a problem?”

“Yes… .”

Arnold nods his head,

I wondered about that and asked back, ‘What’s the problem?’

“Not a partner attending the banquet.”

Arnold shook his head slightly and opened his mouth.

“The very act of asking another man this is problematic.”

“Um… .”

Is that so?

Even if we were partners in the first place, Myeong and I wouldn’t be lovers.

I don’t know what the problem is.

“At least you should have gone to Professor Bell, a homosexual… .”

“… Is that so?”

But it didn’t seem like Belle would go to the banquet hall often… .

There is a reason why I came to see Arnold.

It was a truly reasonable method to come here, as I thought he would know this place well as the crown prince.

He shrugged slightly and opened his mouth.

“What, isn’t it too late? Speak comfortably.”

Arnold’s face twisted as if he was displeased with something, but he eventually nodded.

“… Yes.”

Arnold’s subsequent remarks were about the banquet,

It was about basic etiquette to be observed at a ball.

“Hmm, I see.”

Actually, I don’t know anything.

“Do you really understand?”

“… maybe?”

Everything Arnold explained to me was something only nobles would observe.

For example, women have to wait for a man to pull out a chair for them before they sit down, and there are even different ways to eat different foods. It’s really annoying.

I avoided Arnold’s gaze, which was looking at me suspiciously.

… I guess you can do it if you pay attention to the situation.

Arnold must have already known that I wouldn’t care much, because he sighed deeply and asked a question.

“This might be a little rude, but did you get the dress?”

“What.”

A dress?

I?