episode_0229

This is what can happen when you are disappointed in someone.

It’s not like I haven’t had that experience.

‘I’ve done it all.’

While working as a mercenary, I met a variety of people, and there was a time when I was so disappointed in the very existence of people that I refused to build relationships.

When I open my heart to others, I will start to realize that in the end, I am the one who suffers the loss.

‘There’s no need to do anything that will cost you money.’

So, I deliberately didn’t have deep relationships with people.

Disappointment is only possible if you have a lot of faith.

As I was in a shallow relationship, I couldn’t help but feel lonely, but I didn’t feel particularly lonely because it suited my personality well.

‘No, it was better than I thought because it wasn’t a hassle.’

When I stopped caring about how others viewed me, life became much easier.

Of course, this is only possible if you have the ability.

If you don’t have the ability to communicate, you won’t be able to live in society.

I did it because I had the ability to show such courage.

‘And some people suffer from loneliness a lot.’

There’s no way Yul is the type of person like me who doesn’t need attention from people.

So, it meant that even if you focus on research like you are now, problems will eventually arise at some point.

‘I need to do something before that happens.’

However, in a situation where my priority is to build a relationship with Princess Mona, I cannot give her a rate.

In the end, it seemed like the best choice for now would be to let him focus on his research, and to watch over him and take care of him so that he wouldn’t be lonely.

And to deal with the woman who gave Yul trouble.

‘I need to meet with the dean first.’

* * *

“Are there bad rumors about Yul?”

“yes. “It seems like the Dean doesn’t know.”

“Because it’s not easy for me to know everything that happens inside the academy.”

“A student who was Yul’s friend was spreading malicious rumors. “I warned him, but I think he said he was sponsored because Yul was weak-hearted.”

“Umm… .”

“For children that age, don’t friends mean everything to them in life? I don’t want to say anything to Yul students about this. However, we cannot just leave a student who, out of jealousy, creates rumors that can ruin his reputation and does not know that it is a big mistake.”

Although the dean seemed to sympathize with my position, he did not immediately act on my words.

“I think I need to look into the situation separately. I don’t doubt the sponsor’s words, but to me, both Yul and his students are academy students. A student who must be protected.”

My position cannot be ignored, but it is the dean’s position to protect students.

It was not the dean’s job to persecute students based on the sponsor’s position.

Of course, it is unacceptable to do something wrong to protect a student.

“The reason I said this to the dean first was because I wanted him to mediate. If that student ignores the dean’s warning and continues to mess with Yul, I will take action. Then the situation will become serious.”

When an adult intervenes in a children’s fight, will the woman stop being malicious?

I have experienced in a past life a place where bullying was serious enough to become a social problem.

Even if the dean steps forward, the woman will not simply reflect on her actions.

However, the dean, who was unaware of this situation, seemed to think that I was being considerate, and his expression brightened.

“I didn’t know it had such a deep meaning. haha. “I will take care of it, so don’t worry.”

“I am still a young student in my prime, so please guide me well.”

The moment the dean touches that woman, his malice will probably explode.

After leaving the dean’s office, I took out Damon that I had packed in my pocket.

“Keep an eye on the girl I told you about. “When you fall asleep, come back to me and let me know if you said anything suspicious.”

-Chasing the girl again?

“okay.”

-I can only do this… !

“I plan to go to the front lines to catch monsters in the meantime.”

-… … .

“He said he wanted to eat something delicious.”

What was delicious for Damon was that the life force of a human had changed from that of a monster.

And since I just told him I was going to the front lines to catch monsters, he must have realized that he was about to get something tasty in his mouth.

“I will do it, I will not. I know, right? “He who does not work, must not eat.”

If you do not obey when asked to do a task, you are given only the bare minimum to live on, and when you do the work, you are rewarded with a generous amount of strength.

-I will! All I have to do is convey suspicious information, right?

“Yeah, especially Yul, you know? “If there’s anything to do with that kid, I’ll know.”

-okay. I will definitely take care of it, you know that, right?

Since Damon always wanted to regain his original strength, he even tried to wink his eyes and act cute, telling him to gather up a lot of strength.

“Okay, okay, just make sure you do your job.”

When I told him that I would consider how much of the power he had accumulated depending on how good he was, he flapped his wings and showed his enthusiasm.

I walked around the academy a little slowly to show Damon the girl he was following.

‘That’s it.’

I guess it was just break time, and I saw a woman coming out of class.

I pointed at that woman and told Damon.

“It’s him.”

Damon nodded that he understood and flew to the woman I had pointed out.

Now, no matter what that woman did, it was in my hands.

“Can you do some research on that family? “It seems like she also runs a large business and I thought you might know.”

And after leaving the academy, I went to see Erintina.

He’s currently taking care of my upper management, but I’ll be joining the academy as a teacher soon, so I had to use it while I still have it.

“What are you talking about?”

“They say it’s the upper part of Mortason?”

“The top of Mortason? ah! I know where it is. It’s a place that hires alchemists to make and sell things. “It’s a place we don’t really care about because we don’t have any contact with them.”

“How big is it compared to us?”

“Ah~ There is no way to compare a military-paid merchant with a regular merchant. Of course ours is much bigger. The scale of making money is different. And maybe they’ve sent employees to use their stuff too?”

All the items that came out of our top were created by me, so there was no reason to use items made by other alchemists.

“Are we comparing at our current level, or are we comparing with the future in mind?”

“Of course now.”

Erintina snapped, saying, “I don’t know why I keep asking such absurd things.”

“I’m glad. “I think I’m going to have some bad things going on with that side for a while.”

“Getting involved in a bad way? There’s no way they’d attack us… .”

“To be exact, I got into a bad relationship with the daughter of the owner of the merchant, not the merchant.”

“You too… . Doing all sorts of things. “What happened?”

“I didn’t do anything. “There is a student I am sponsoring, and this happened because the daughter of the owner of the school bullied that student.”

Erintina seemed surprised to hear that there was a student I was sponsoring.

“Did you also sponsor?”

“I was wondering what to do with all the money, but then I thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to support some talented academy students. In the end, if he grows up, he will be helpful to the world.”

“You always think about that. That’s amazing. How can I help you? “Would you like to file a complaint there?”

“later. They will figure out what might be your weak spot and exploit it. “Before that, I thought it would be good to know what kind of people your parents are.”

“okay. “I’ll find out how much it took.”

It is impossible to keep the upper level clean and free of dust while operating it.

If you investigate, you will probably smell a bad smell.

On the other hand, as a new business, ours had too little time to cover the dust, and since most of our profits came from military payments, we had no choice but to be clean.

Other than the bribes required to ensure smooth operation of the upper level, there is nothing that needs to be touched yet.

Now all I had to do was wait for the woman to make her move.

All preparations, inside and out, were made to prevent escape.

* * *

“XX”

She spat out a harsh curse and spat on the floor.

It was absurd that I was called to the dean’s office, but it was absurd to hear that I would be disciplined for spreading strange rumors.

“What kind of bastard did you catch that made you make such a fuss?”

To be honest, although there were rumors that she was in a relationship with an older man, I thought it wasn’t true.

But now that I think about it, I think he may have hit the nail on the head and overreacted.

‘Otherwise, does it make sense to move to the dean?’

There is something holding me back.

I felt like I had to dig this up.

‘Do you think I’ll just suffer like this?’

In addition, I had to find out how Yul’s research was progressing.

From a long time ago, if Yul’s research was successful, he was thinking of stealing the research results and selling them.

‘I haven’t even figured it out yet! Is success even possible for an idiot?’

He is so unlucky, but he is so lucky that it doesn’t fit the theme.

I felt like my whole body was twisted at the thought of being boastful about succeeding in research thanks to luck.

‘On the subject of adoption… .’

I didn’t think Yul was a lucky girl from the beginning.

However, after I found out by chance that Yul was an adopted child, I felt aggrieved.

I couldn’t understand how, having been born without parents, I was lucky enough to be adopted into a better family than myself, and that I was even loved.

Anyone can see that he is much better.

Yul is a pathetic, boring idiot who can’t form proper human relationships and is so stupid that he can’t even eat his own food.

So, it was only right that I was not able to enjoy the results of my lucky research.

“I changed so much after meeting my sponsor.”

If it had been the old Yul, he would have easily been able to charm her with words.

Aren’t you an easy bitch who would get tired even if you were just a little nice to her?

I felt like I needed to push back a little bit on what I had planned.

“It’s only right to steal it after the research is successful, but tsk! I can’t help it. If you did this to me, you have to pay this much, right?”

Since I was clumsy and clueless when it came to anything other than research, even talking about lab security wouldn’t be a big deal.

How would you feel if your best research was stolen?

‘I hope you don’t feel unfair because you are paying for what you did.’

Shouldn’t you also feel this worst feeling you experienced today?

Huh~

“Huh? Did I leave the window open?”

I instinctively felt something strange and looked around, but there was no sign of anyone.

“what?”

It was strange to feel like there was someone in a room where I was supposed to be alone.

“Is there anyone?”

Whoa!

There was nothing magical about it.

“Well, there’s no way someone would be crazy and do something like that.”

There’s no way there’s a crazy person sneaking into the academy dormitory, especially the female student’s room.

Thinking it was just my mood, I picked up the fan to make a detailed plan.

It was her habit to make plans by writing them down on paper.

By doing this, I was able to work more efficiently and work systematically without problems.

“What should I buy with the money I received?”

Of course, the plan also included how to use the money earned through this project.