Episode 136. Nevia Cromag (5)
My mouth dropped open wide at the sight that had just unfolded. It was such an astonishing situation.
The current situation is one of the trials that occur when playing as Mirona.
As she runs for the presidential election, she appeals to her strength, kindness, by handing out cookies during the festival.
She wants to be recognized as a daughter by her father, the emperor. She runs for office with only that desire in mind, but because of it, she learns about fate.
Classmates, loyalty, cooperation, friendship.
Everything that you could never have dreamed of in a palace was in this academy.
Even though there were some who tried to take advantage of the title of princess, the kind treatment I received from the cadets was sweet.
He teaches various subjects to himself, who knows nothing, and does not scold him even when he accidentally spills water on his book.
This is what it means to build friendships with classmates.
Nebia was delighted to be at the stage where she was learning that school life was good.
‘Is this how it ends…?’
Sudden incitement and betrayal.
It was quite a shock to learn that a spy was hiding among those I considered friends.
‘I don’t want to see blood. I can’t stand hurting you like that again…’
I alone have to carry everything.
Instead, suspicions spread that parasites were put into the cookies.
It was the moment when all the friendships we had built up until then went down the drain and our brilliant school life was about to fall apart.
“Isn’t it better to end it without getting hurt?”
uh?
“I’m not some kind of fool.”
A mysterious girl suddenly bursts in with a kick.
What catches the eye is the flashy outfit that almost makes you feel awkward wearing it.
Even if it wasn’t as much about her outfit, the words that came out of her mouth also attracted a lot of attention.
“Who are you! What kind of habit are you using towards the princess?”
“That statement you just made is a felony!
Knights raising their windows and keeping watch.
No matter how Mirona is treated in the palace, she is still a princess.
Since openly insulting the royal family was also a serious crime, Nebia could not be left alone.
“What are you going to do with that broken window?”
“Huh?”
The knights felt a sense of discomfort at the single word that Nebia spoke alone.
Come to think of it, I had completely forgotten that the princess had just cut down the spear.
“ah….”
After a brief moment of confusion, the knights corrected themselves by discarding their spears, which were now just hilts, and drawing the swords at their waists.
“Anyway, I can’t just let that statement go!”
“State your purpose immediately! And obey…”
“Okay! Okay! I’ll respond later if you catch me easily.”
What is he saying now?
I didn’t expect Nevia, who is self-centered to the core, to say something like that.
‘What if I get caught like that…!’
“Hold on a sec, if you interfere you’ll get yourself involved too.”
‘Then what can I do? If something happens to him, it’ll be a headache in its own way!’
『Still, it seems worth watching. You can tell just by looking into the eyes of that saint named Nevia.』
‘You want me to believe that?’
“How much more do you think I ate than you?”
Even though he may be ugly, this snake has lived at least longer than me.
At least it means that you may have a broader perspective on people than I do.
And then, before we knew it, Nebia started talking again.
“Before that, let me ask you something. Don’t you feel wronged?”
“What?”
“The princess you serve has been falsely accused. Do you think you’d feel better if you just let it go?”
It was an irrefutable statement. I couldn’t deny what that girl said, no matter who it was.
The reality is that even though she has the status of a princess, the influence Mirona can exert is limited.
Moreover, the opponent is the bodyguard led by the saintess.
Since they were forces of equal power, if they clashed, both sides would be annihilated amicably.
Because of this, even in a situation where they were treated unfairly, the reporters could only sigh in frustration as there was no way to immediately take action.
“And what’s more serious is your highness the princess. Even though you know it’s unfair, are you going to just let it slide now?”
“This bitch has a pierced mouth again!”
He pointed his sword at Nevia again, who was speaking informally to him openly, but the person in question paid no attention.
“Yes, do as you wish. Since we’ve already kicked the Saintess’ guard, it doesn’t matter which side catches us.”
“….”
The knights were dumbfounded, and I was dumbfounded too.
I don’t understand what he believes in to be acting like that.
‘It’s not like I gave up on life, so why are you like that?’
『… .』
Muto just watched quietly with the corners of his lips raised.
At that moment, the slave who had flown away got up again and strode towards me.
“Are you the one who blew me away?”
“….”
He spoke with a look of as much anger as he could muster. His fists trembled at the thought of being hit by some lowly person.
If it were normal, he would have dragged her to a place she couldn’t see and cut off her limbs, but Slave held back his feelings and smiled.
“Hahaha! Don’t be so nervous, don’t worry. We are believers with deep understanding. We would never engage in senseless violence.”
“….”
Nebia had a blank expression, but she was smiling inside.
The bodyguard under the saint does not recognize the saint’s disguise.
This meant that the SS themselves had not formally become believers by leaving the slaves.
But how can he introduce himself as a ‘believer’ with deep understanding?
“Poohahaha!”
Slave’s gentle, patient face crumpled as Nebia suddenly burst into laughter.
“Don’t be so embarrassed because of what others think. What kind of believer are you when you’re like that?”
“What did you say?”
“You’re dirty on the inside, but you wear a clean mask and call yourself a believer. Is it really that easy to become a priest in this world?”
Woodduck-
A slave who clenches his fists and gnashes his molars until his hands bleed.
At first, I tried to ignore it considering the opinions of those around me, but if it keeps happening, it’s a different story.
“Do you know who we are and are talking to us?”
“I know. The direct bodyguard of Saint Nevia. And you are the leader of the bodyguard, the slave replicant.”
The slave was shocked by the fact that he knew so well.
If so, then you must also know that your actions will reach the ears of Saint Nevia and you will be judged by the church.
“You kicked me knowing that? What on earth are you planning on doing?!”
The more Nevia listened to the guy, the more dumbfounded she became.
Even though her voice and appearance are different, how could you not recognize the saint’s disguise?
But the reason was simple.
These guys are only outwardly loyal believers. In reality, they are full of people who plan to use you.
How can communication be possible when there is not even an iota of trust?
‘faith…’
Now that I think about it, I’ve stepped on a landmine.
Because it was as if he had blurted out the word ‘trust’, which he had been denying until now.
“This is really pathetic.”
“What’s so pathetic about that?”
Nebia, who used to have a blunt face, now spoke with a smile.
“You guys are the ones who spread all those parasites.”
“What did you say?”
“Did you not know that I was trying to blame you for spreading the rumors on the princess?”
A convulsion occurred in the slave’s face.
My heart pounded at the thought of being caught, but I tried to pretend not to notice.
“What are you talking about? The princess made the cookies. There were even witnesses. What kind of novel are you writing?”
The slave spoke as calmly as possible, but his heartbeat was unnecessarily fast.
The female witness next to her felt as if an earthquake had occurred in her chest.
The sound was very audible to Nebia’s ears.
No matter how clean the mask was, if you could only hear the sound, you could tell what was inside.
“You are lying.”
“Lies? Do you have any way to prove that we are lying? In the first place, who are you?”
“….”
Instead of answering, Nebia took a step forward.
I walked slowly and approached the female witness lightly.
The woman, who intuitively felt something was wrong, slowly backed away and then turned around to run away.
I tried to run straight ahead, but my wrist was grabbed and I was startled.
“Eek!”
“Are you sure you really saw it? Or are you a spy from the Nebbipa guard?”
“What are you talking about?”
“Did you sneak in under the orders of the Royal Guard, secretly spread parasites on the ingredients, and then covertly inflicted them on the princess?”
The woman’s heart rate became more rapid.
The woman, who had become psychologically unstable, eventually began to babble.
“No! I’m just a member of the cooking club who likes to cook… and I can’t just stand by and watch the princess put something like that in the cookie ingredients…”
“No? You just said no?”
Nebia infused a certain amount of magical power into the wrist she was holding.
At that moment, a small tattoo appeared on her forearm, which was identical to the SS symbol depicted on their flag.
“What on earth is this mark? Didn’t you clearly say that you’re not a Nevia faction member?”
“that is….”
“Do you all see this? In fact, this witness was also created by these guys. It’s all to bring down the opposing candidate.”
The symbol caught people’s eyes.
Only then did people begin to question themselves.
“Didn’t you think it was strange that he came out with the cure right when he was about to collapse from groaning in pain?”
“Who the hell are you?!”
The slave’s face was distorted into a hideous grimace.
It has now reached a point where the false pretense of kindness can no longer be maintained.
“Judging by the way you revealed that mark, you don’t seem to be an ordinary woman.”
To help them recognize who is on the same side, the Nevia faction secretly carves their own marks.
This is to prepare for the other side carrying out the same operation as they sent spies.
It is true that Nebia, who figured that out, is extraordinary.
“Yeah, that’s right. It’s not ordinary at all. Because…”
Nebia was not intimidated by the slave’s hideous face.
Instead, she smiled and whispered in his ear.
“She’s a really crazy woman.”
“…!”
“But you’d better get the cure out to the people quickly. Otherwise, the approval ratings of that damned saint you adore will plummet. And it’s all because of you.”
Upon hearing that sound, the members of the guards began to quickly distribute the medicine.
Because they had to put out the fire as soon as their actions were revealed.
But the leader, Slave, had already lost his mind a long time ago.
He could no longer think rationally.
“This kid!!”
He then creates a blade of magic on the back of his hand and rushes at Nevia.
Its threatening sharpness was more than enough to pierce her heart.
But it didn’t reach.
“Ugh…! What the…”
Something invisible grabbed the back of my neck.
It felt as if a transparent rope was wrapped around his neck.
Even though Muto is wrapped around his neck, it will not be visible to the eyes of a slave who has no sense of spirit.
“You’re openly stabbing a girl? Was the reputation of the so-called honorable guards just a bubble?”
“What are you… again!”
I used Muto to pull the slave towards me.
And I looked around.
Let’s see. What would be good?
“Hey, sir! Can I borrow your fishing rod?”
As expected from the famous Alighieri, the number of festival-goers is incredibly large.
And in a place with so many rivers connected to the sea, it is impossible for there to be no fishermen among the onlookers.
“It’s a shame I can’t use the blue fishing rod.”
“what?”
“You know you’re lucky today.”
Phew!-
I took a cool full swing.
The slave was hit in the face by a swung fishing rod and was sent flying away.
The boy lost one of his molars when he was struck by a large tree.
I hit it pretty hard. But if it ended at this level, I could tell that it wasn’t an ordinary matt.
“Captain!”
The guards hurriedly went to check on the boy’s condition.
In the meantime, we were able to get out of the park.
It seemed like no one was chasing him as he ran away.
He’ll come looking for us to get revenge, but since he’s in disguise, he’ll just be wasting time.
“You’re really amazing. To think of getting involved in a political fight involving those in power.”
“I am one of those powerful people!”
Well, it makes no sense that you can’t do whatever you want to those who are in command, even if it’s only nominal.
Of course, the problem was that I couldn’t recognize the face.
“And you fucking saint thing, what the heck, that’s self-inflicted.”
“….”
Nevia’s expression became irritated and she couldn’t say anything.
A little while ago I said, ‘The damn saint you love’, and that meant none other than Nevia herself.
Besides, I was the one who suffered great losses from this incident.
“But are you okay with this? No matter what they look like, they’re your subordinates. If they do something wrong, the sparks will fly at you.”
Just a little while ago, that incident must have caused enormous losses for the Nebia faction.
Because it was discovered that they had spread parasites.
Now, Nebia’s path to being elected is just a few steps away.
“I was just pissed.”
“what?”
There, Nebia opened her mouth.
“It just annoys me that they’re doing things without my permission. I’m the actual leader, but they don’t listen to my voice at all. How can they be my subordinates?”
“….”
“That’s why it’s like that.”
It was surprising to think that he himself was leading the work in the main story.
If it were his original personality, he would have tried to become the student body president even if it meant using dirty methods.
I can’t even imagine how much the butterfly effect has been applied.
“Just a moment!”
It looks like someone is already chasing me.
I was about to jump in, but my legs froze when I saw that person’s face.
“Okay… just a moment… just one word…”
The red-haired girl, panting and staggering as she ran, barely managed to catch up with us.
Although she may look like a foolish girl on the outside, she was truly a princess of the empire.
“What are you doing here, Princess Mirona?”
When a high-ranking person in the country tries to talk to you, you tend to be scared.
But Mirona had no need to feel such fear.
“It would be disappointing if you left like that without even saying thank you.”
Look, it’s for a very simple reason.
Judging from the fact that he came alone, it seems like the knights are cleaning up the scene.
“You got out of there just because of that?”
“Yes, could you at least tell me your name? If you’re a cadet like me, please give me half of your name…”
I couldn’t help but be amazed at the reaction from Miro and Down.
On the other hand, Nebia was so dumbfounded that she couldn’t help but burst out laughing.
“Haha, don’t you remember me speaking informally to you and calling you a sucker a little while ago?”
“Huh? That’s it…”
“It may be shameless to change your tone now, but can you at least not say a word of rudeness?”
The current problems with Mirona have been well pointed out.
He is so naive that it makes you wonder if he is a member of the royal family but has never studied the art of ruling.
No matter how severe the pressure at home was, it was a problem that had to be fixed as long as she was the princess.
“If you keep doing that, it’ll be hard to survive on the spot. No matter how well you swing your sword, if you can’t respond to the backdoor attack, it’ll all be in vain.”
That wasn’t a wrong statement.
Because today, my spring-like academy life almost fell apart due to the wind that was so unfair.
“It seems like anyone can get to the top these days.”
“yes…?”
“The princess is like that right now, and so is the woman named Nevia who treats her subordinates like that. They are all unqualified, yet they go around with grand names like princess and saint.”
Another rude remark was made, but I felt safe because I was in a place where no one was present.
Mirona showed no sign of refuting this.
Nebia thought back to what she had said earlier. It was such an easy world to become a priest.
“It’s such an easy world to become a tall person.”
After leaving those words, Nebia walked away leisurely.
I bowed my head politely and followed her.
The sun was already setting.
Nevia and I walked out of the shadowy alley and into the bright sunset.
Mirona was still in the darkness, lost in thought.
* * * * *
What have I seen so far?
Angela, who had been following them, couldn’t help but feel embarrassed. This was because she had just watched what Nebia had done from beginning to end.
Is that really the saint of disbelief?
Angela still couldn’t believe it.
‘… .’
Nebia stands in a place where the sunset and shadow are half and half symmetrical.
Which one is the real her?
Surviving as an Academy Fraudster
