Subscriber of the Gods Episode 134
Episode 134. Now it’s vacation
Ethan took his three students to a fancy restaurant within the Marquisate of Ronde.
Of course, the two escorts were there too. The two escorts took their seats separately at the table behind Ethan.
“You’re here today thanks to me. I took good care of Ethan a while ago.”
“Really? As expected, it’s Lady Yeri. Thanks to you, I get to eat meat.”
As he spoke, Schudlen did not take his eyes off the meat.
“Please eat first.”
“Then I will eat first.
To anyone who saw it, it would look like he had starved for several days. However, since becoming Ethan’s personal escort, Shudlen had been eating a lot of meat.
“Eat in moderation. I worked hard to get this meat, so I should leave some for myself.”
“Urgh, sorry, urgh.”
“Oh, a little.”
Yerikha shook her head.
“That’s because the Knights didn’t have much meat.”
Shudlen spoke sheepishly, as if making excuses.
“I’ve been eating really well since becoming Ethan’s personal escort.”
“Of course I do too.”
Yerichado was living a completely different life from her life as a fugitive.
I was able to eat leisurely and had ample time to practice.
She spent each day practicing the magic Hecate had left behind, wondering how she could help Ethan.
I guess the same goes for Schudlen.
“No, please keep mine.”
“Can I order one more?”
“I will report to Ethan and have him deduct the amount from Shudlen’s salary.”
Even as she said that, Yeorika was still looking around without letting her guard down.
Since coming to the Academy, Ethan has been making progress every day. Because of this, he has gained quite a reputation and is now quite famous within the Marquisate.
“Ethan’s fame has been spreading recently. We need to pay more attention to him.”
“Yes, I know. I’ll be more careful, because evildoers might be after it.”
Leaving behind Yeri and Shudlen, who were concerned about the escort, Ethan looked at the three students with a solemn expression.
“I’m glad things went as you expected, sir. I watched them closely, and there were definitely some guys who had different eyes.”
“I noticed it too. There were several students writing something there.”
“As expected, you are a teacher.”
Ron and Yuna were really surprised when the department exchange ended, just as Ethan had expected.
Mason also looked slightly excited as he looked at Ethan.
Mason was not very active in this exchange.
That might have been a pity.
But sparing Mason was also Ethan’s plan.
“I was able to save you. Perhaps the other academies won’t know how much you’ve changed, Mason. You’re now our academy’s secret weapon.”
“Secret weapon… … .”
Mason shuddered slightly as he chewed on those words.
Ethan was happy that he cared about him, but more than anything, he was happy that he was expected to do the same thing he used to.
The reason Mason didn’t come forward this time was to clearly hide his skills.
The previous department representative selection match was held privately, excluding key figures, so information could have been blocked, but it was not a department exchange match.
There are a lot of eyes watching. And among those watching, there were informants who were leaking information to other academies.
That’s why Ethan had no intention of letting Mason go.
‘If one of the two had lost, I would have had no choice but to send Mason, but if that had happened, I would have used Yuna’s connections to disrupt the information as much as possible.’
First of all, the basic goal was for Yuna and Ron to win the department exchange competition.
That way, we can send out Mason, whose skills no one knows, at the academy exchange event at the end of the year.
‘There is only half a year left. In half a year, Mason can grow explosively.’
It allowed Mason to greatly develop his swordsmanship and gain practical experience.
‘The foundation has been laid.’
Now that we’ve successfully hidden Mason, all that’s left is to grow him.
‘Win the Academy Exchange Program. That makes you a Master.’
I was thinking of building my reputation even further by becoming a master in the shortest amount of time.
“Eat lots. So, what did you all do during the vacation?”
“Oh, I’m going to focus on the upper level work for a bit. That way, I can focus on the academy in the second semester.”
“I’m also thinking of going back to my hometown for a while. Of course, I’ll be back soon to practice, Master.”
“There is a family gathering.”
Yuna, Ron, and Mason each had their own schedules.
“I will give you some vacation homework.”
Ethan said with a grin.
“If you do your homework properly, I’ll teach you each your special moves.”
Of course, these ultimate techniques were swordsmanship techniques that they would learn in the future.
‘Since the growth rate is faster than usual, it wouldn’t hurt to let me know in advance.’
The eyes of the three students lit up for a moment at the mention of teaching them a special technique.
“Give me as much as you want!”
“I will definitely do everything.”
After all, motivation arises when the reward is certain.
Ethan gave a small but not grand congratulatory message and then called Yuna over separately.
“Do you have any special homework for me? I’ve definitely been away from my desk for a while.”
“I want to talk about business, Yuna.”
Ethan now had two businesses.
One was a lightweight workshop and the other was a special golem that would be launched in conjunction with the David top this time.
But there’s one more thing.
Ethan was thinking of getting serious about starting a business.
In fact, these two businesses were only intended to secure funds, and it was difficult to see them as businesses intended to make money.
“I want to work with Garnet Top, Yuna.”
“……yes?”
Yuna asked with a surprised expression, not knowing that she would suddenly start talking about work.
That wasn’t the only reason I was surprised. It was work talk, but Ethan’s confident words that surprised me even more.
“I just told you that I did a good job.”
“If you’ve taken care of everything, then you’ve definitely taken control of Garnet, Yuna. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have said you handled it well.”
Yuna found herself smiling without realizing it at Ethan’s words.
As expected, it’s different.
If someone else had said it, I would have thought it was just empty talk to make myself look good.
When Ethan said that, it felt like a cool-headed assessment.
And that was a happy thing for Yuna in many ways. That’s why she couldn’t hide her reddened ears without realizing it.
“That’s true.”
“Then I guess I could do business through Garnet Top.”
“Yes, that could be possible. Our Garnet Top is bigger than you think. Of course, if you have a good idea, I can definitely push it through!”
The size of the Garnet top is one of the largest on the continent.
So, if Yuna was determined and helped Ethan with his business items, it wouldn’t be difficult to grow even ordinary items into something big.
“Of course, if the results are not good, it is difficult to continue. How can I help you?”
She is clearly a seasoned tradeswoman.
But it was difficult to show off my experience in front of Ethan. So, without realizing it, I ended up saying that I could do it all.
“I have a deal with David Top right now.”
“David’s top?”
For a moment, Yuna looked at Ethan, wondering if she had heard wrong.
“Yeah, David top.”
Ethan talks about his current business situation.
When I talked about the two businesses, Yuna looked surprised as if she really didn’t know.
“wow…….”
Yuna couldn’t help but be surprised.
In fact, Yuna thought that Ethan’s words about having a lot of money were half a joke.
“You didn’t believe me.”
“I thought you were someone who was obsessed with money.”
“The more money you have, the better.”
At those words, Yuna looked at Ethan with new, curious eyes.
“That is true, but.”
After hearing the story, Yuna was even more impressed by Ethan.
It was a well-known fact that Ethan was a local noble. Local nobles are usually powerless. That’s why no matter how good an item you find, it’s very likely to be stolen.
In particular, there was even a saying that these business ideas were owned by the first person to snatch them away.
“Good items alone won’t make a good business, but you’re really like Mr. Ethan. You protect business items from powerful people like Lynx, and you have absolute authority over the David Group.”
When conducting business, you must watch out for everyone except yourself.
Especially if you don’t have the power to protect the business.
“I was so focused on the Academy that I didn’t even notice something this big.”
Yuna shook her head.
“So, what you’re trying to say, sir, is that you want us to help David’s business while also running the business? If Garnet helps us with the lightweight workshop business and the special golem business, we can definitely grow them even bigger than they are now.”
“no.”
Ethan shook his head.
“I need the power of Garnet’s top, including that. I intend to do something that is impossible with David’s top.”
At those words, Yuna’s mood naturally improved.
“The David top is definitely a good top, but it’s a big difference from our Garnet.”
“I plan to go to the Magic Association and register one spell.”
“That’s the heart of the business.”
Yuna’s eyes sparkled.
The Magical Association was an organization formally authorized by the Empire to officially register magic.
Registering magic was the act of certifying the source of magic.
Being certified by the Magic Association means you officially own the rights to that magic.
‘But magic certification is tricky. There are already so many magics, and there are also many derivative magics and transformed magics derived from them.’
Even if it was original magic, it was quite difficult to receive a certification mark. From the Magic Association’s perspective, if they arbitrarily gave certification and a dispute arose, it would be a big problem.
‘If it’s just difficult, there’s no need to borrow the power of Garnet’s upper class.’
Yeerika’s magic is great. It’s a bit of a hassle to get the certification mark from the picky Magic Association, but it’s possible to get it easily.
The real problem was that this magical association was not a very fair group.
‘The Magic Association is full of trash. It’s a perfect example of what happens when stubborn and noble wizards get twisted and twisted to the top.’
That’s why power was needed, if only to stop the Magic Association’s mischief.
But he does not yield to any power.
‘Because they have such great pride in their magic. Their philosophy is that wizards should be free and not subject to anything.’
So, every time Ethan played, he was at odds with the Magic Association. There was even a time when he decided to destroy it.
‘But destroying everything isn’t the right answer.’
There was a much better way than physically destroying it.
‘Putting a leash on.’
Ethan planned to use Garnet’s upper body’s power to put the leash on her.
The Garnet Top is a top that periodically supplies various materials to the Magic Association.
‘It’s not just about supplying. There are materials that we supply exclusively. If you get on the bad side of Garnet, the supply of those materials could be cut off.’
The influence of the Garnet top was that great.
‘Of course, it is a mutually cooperative relationship.’
It was clear that if you put the top of the garnet at the back when registering magic, registration would be much easier.
‘Because when you’re at Garnet’s level, you can’t do anything carelessly.’
“I’m sure Mr. Ethan is well-versed in magic. Is this a potion-related business?”
“no.”
Ethan shook his head.
“sure?”
“It’s a business that uses laundry magic.”
fantasy,
