Episode 149. You don’t know the wonders of love…
A curse passed down through generations.
If you get caught up in something like that, you’ll want to blame your ancestors.
Living an unfair life because of an unexpected curse is bound to cause great mental pain.
If something like this has been rooted for generations, it’s truly creepy.
How many descendants have expanded the branches over the past 300 years?
‘The descendants are not just the main family.’
Actually, this is something I have considered for a long time.
Blood ties include not only one’s family but also relatives, but will these relatives also be safe from this liar’s curse?
Since it is a curse that has been passed down through generations, there is nothing to say even if it is passed on to them.
This is a fact that can be understood with just a little thought.
So, one cannot help but wonder if the people who separated from the family are okay.
“I have to lie… I have to lie….”
“….”
I looked at the guy and fell into deep thought for a moment.
Because, as someone who was under the same curse, the guy’s behavior seemed quite strange.
First of all, the fact that he kept talking nonsense, saying things like it was a lie, made him look like someone who had had his own opinions taken away.
I don’t know when this started, but if it started after I was cursed, then something is a bit strange.
Because I’ve never been like this before.
‘Could this be some kind of side effect from a curse? But why are my family and I fine?’
First, our Crowler family figured out the root of the curse and dealt with it step by step.
On the other hand, this guy, Markray, seems to have spread the curse without knowing anything.
The same would probably apply to the Layert family, including MacRae.
If it was because they couldn’t handle it that things got to this point, then it would make sense.
“So… this guy is also an enemy?”
“But it looks like you’re not in any condition to fight.”
Nevia and Angela also spoke as they looked at the fallen Marclay.
They had awakened again after the time of paralysis had passed.
As expected of a saint, her endurance was so great that she woke up without much trouble.
“But Senior Radon, you just knocked us out, didn’t you?”
“Even if it’s to deceive the slaves, isn’t it a bit too much?”
Two saints who are sharply shooting at me for knocking me out a little while ago. Even I, who was stung by a bug, couldn’t feel good about it.
“Okay. I’ll pay you back with a rice ball later.”
“If you don’t, I’ll tell everything to my sister.”
Hmm… please forgive me for that.
Considering that I share a room with that girl, it’s not even a threat.
You must behave yourself.
“Lies… Lie… Lie to me…”
Suddenly, Markray’s condition became more strange.
He spoke in a more urgent tone than before, as if he wanted to ask for something.
It’s so shocking to see him looking at me with bloodshot eyes.
“Please… save me…!”
“…?”
“This ■week… release that ■quickly…!”
No matter how I looked at it, it was strange. The guy’s words seemed to be interrupted here and there.
“What are you talking about?”
“Listen! Explain it to me so I can understand. Then I can decide whether to help you or not.”
They didn’t notice anything, but I knew because I experienced it firsthand.
“Please ■■■■■….!”
This is definitely a silent treatment that occurs every time you speak.
The guy is begging desperately for this curse to be lifted right now.
But I couldn’t hear anything from him anymore.
“Save me…”
Markray, who turns to sand and disappears in an instant.
“What, what is it!”
“Eek!”
The two saints were also surprised by the sudden change.
I clearly heard from my father that if the curse’s erosion rate is full, the body will die on its own.
I could sense that the scene was unfolding before my eyes right now.
“You may soon become like this too.”
‘… .’
The two saints next to them were in a daze, as if they were wondering what was happening out of the blue. It seemed as if they had not sensed the curse at all.
A curse that even the saints don’t notice… It really can’t help but be a headache.
But I felt like I could figure it out.
Looking at the two saints who were enemies but now seem to have softened their stance.
* * * * *
Jason Barkel.
He was born into a small swordsmanship family called Barkel. He had great talent from a young age and was very proud of his own strength.
Jason had a tendency to insist on being satisfied with whatever he did. He would never stop until he was satisfied with the results.
After working hard with that determination, he was able to become an excellent swordsman at a young age.
His power cannot be underestimated in that he achieved it through his own efforts. But he was not satisfied with that alone.
Everyone has to look up to you, otherwise you won’t be satisfied this time either.
After much hard work, he became a genius and was respected by many.
But there were also those who did not look up to him, but rather looked down on him.
Jason, who had to be satisfied with anything, was still in a bad mood.
‘Why? Everyone looks up to you, so why do you act like that?’
‘Are they perhaps disabled? Are they antisocial?’
‘They’re probably all people with an inferiority complex anyway. Yes, they’re probably all people crawling around like bugs.’
He is outstanding.
Everyone around here knows that.
However, it is a lowly act to not treat yourself well.
Less intelligent beings… insects, in short.
So I could never be satisfied. Everything that prevented me from being satisfied was a bug.
Such thoughts slowly began to take root in Jason’s mind.
But even though they may not have treated him favorably, they never criticized Jason.
They were people who did not have particularly bad intentions.
But they are all bugs. They are all pests at the point where they are not satisfied with themselves.
Jason’s thinking was so one-dimensional.
‘Even so, they are just people who are suffering from an inferiority complex. People like that are bound to get into big trouble sooner or later.’
They are all idiots.
Because he is stupid, he will have no morality.
Then, it’s obvious that if you cause a big accident, you’ll be kicked out of the world no matter where you belong.
Jason was comforting himself in that way, but… something very unpleasant happened.
The man who did not treat you well is finally leaving the family.
However, rather than being kicked out, he succeeded and rose to a higher place.
So there was no need to stay in the Barkel family.
‘Why?’
Wasn’t that guy a low-level punk?
But why is it that it keeps growing without causing any accidents?
Besides, the guys who treated me well are congratulating him.
What? You want me to understand this one time?
‘shut up.’
It was stressful because things didn’t work out as expected.
Those who betrayed me were also pests, so I couldn’t forgive them.
So, right before the guy left the family, I broke his legs in the middle of the night.
A desperate scream echoed through the air. Listening to it, I was finally able to feel satisfied.
How could it be this enjoyable? I felt extreme pleasure without even realizing it.
I never knew I could be this satisfied with someone else’s screams.
Is it similar to the pleasure you get from catching bugs that are usually hanging around the house?
‘Why on earth is it like that?’
And sure enough, Jason was punished in front of his father.
My father, who was once a great knight but is now bedridden due to illness, interrogates his son with a stern face.
‘Is that really the only way you can feel the ‘satisfaction’ you so desperately seek?’
‘What did I do so wrong?’
‘What…!’
Jason said without changing his expression.
‘People should admire those who are talented and powerful. He is the one who ignored me, who was recognized by everyone. It is not right for someone who is weaker than me to be liked by everyone!’
Even though he has no power, he is trusted more than the strong.
He merely punished the thief who intercepted the strong man’s bundle.
It seemed as if the sermon had worked and my father’s expression had lightened significantly.
‘Yes, your talent is certainly outstanding. It may not seem right not to praise your excellence.’
The face of my father, who looked comfortable. But he suddenly stood up and grabbed his sword.
‘But you can’t do that.’
‘father…?’
And he says while swinging his sword at his own child.
‘Talent? Satisfaction? Those are just excuses. You have already been consumed by greed!’
I gave birth to a monster. That was the meaning behind my father’s sword.
Fortunately, my father, who had fallen ill, was weak. He could have easily fought back… but in the process, my father died.
Jason got his parents’ blood on his hands.
But I wasn’t bothered. Rather, I felt satisfied, like I had swatted away a fly.
Eventually, Jason, accused of being a murderer, was taken to the Imperial Prison. No one looked kindly upon him as a criminal.
Now no one looks up to him.
I can’t be satisfied with this. Eventually, everyone starts to look like bugs.
A pest that interferes with one’s satisfaction.
* * * * *
“Ugh… I’m going to destroy them all.”
Jason, bruised and battered, fell to his knees in exhaustion.
“Ugh… Ugh…!”
But the same was true for her opponent, Adela.
She spat out the blood that had collected in her mouth along with her saliva and fired.
“Jason, stop now. Do you really have to sacrifice innocent students to carry out some unknown plan?”
“Shut up. You bug…!”
The wounds between them were severe. I don’t know how long they fought, but it felt like a long time had passed.
The two glared at each other as if they were going to kill each other, but Jason’s eyes surprisingly contained fear.
He was captured by the imperial family and worked in a processing unit called the Black Squad.
He worked diligently because it was the place that ‘satisfied’ his desire to exterminate pests.
‘I am only exterminating pests.’
One who has such a purpose is noble.
At the same time, you get more pleasure and satisfaction from mocking the target of your subjugation.
The place where the massacre took place was a village of a certain tribe. It was Adela’s hometown.
Jason remembers that incident clearly, because the thrill of killing a child’s parents was so impressive.
The child he couldn’t kill then has grown up and is fighting with himself. It must have been quite a fateful encounter.
But I felt a strange fear from her.
‘That woman who used to roll around like trash in the middle of town… has become this strong?’
It was so serious that it even inflicted serious wounds on himself while holding the Holy Sword.
It was so frustrating, but I couldn’t express my anger. My heart was running away from Adela’s incredible growth.
So I couldn’t mock him proudly.
He said he was the agent who killed your parents.
“Are you scared? Why are you still?”
“…!”
Jason flinched at Adela’s provocation.
Two horns on its head and red eyes. It seemed to have unleashed the power of the Factor Tribe, but it seemed difficult to stand.
Still, I stood there to protect the students and Professor Radian and Stella behind me.
“You were scared? Me?”
Kkadak-
Jason, who was caught off guard, gritted his teeth and became angry.
There’s no way I could have been scared by a woman like that. My reasoning is broken by a fact I can never admit.
Besides, the wound is so badly opened that it is impossible to know how long the fight will last.
On the other hand, that woman is a factor tribe. She will be able to fight longer because she recovers faster than you.
Each and every one of them was an unfavorable situation. When I was about to lament why they were hindering me like this.
Someone appears to be standing behind the woman.
‘Professor Stella!’
It’s still beautiful no matter how you look at it. It’s the only thing in the world that isn’t a pest.
I really wanted to make it my own. I could have captured it if only Radian wasn’t next to me.
All the hard work of picking the magic flower was in vain.
‘Wait, the devil’s flower…?’
Suddenly, a thought comes to mind. A means to overcome this unfavorable situation.
Jason quickly took something out of his arms.
Professor Stella’s mouth opened when she saw that.
“That’s…! Rashmer?”
“Hahahahahahaha!”
The magical flower Rashmer that heals any wound. Jason gulped it down in one gulp.
Then Adela’s expression darkened.
Because all the wounds that were created with difficulty have begun to heal.
Then Jason thought, why did I get this?
It was all thanks to none other than Stella.
When I met her, my heart raced, and when I met her, I jumped into the fire pit and got this flower.
It was all made possible by her.
“Professor Stella…. Professor Stella… Heeheehee!”
“yes…?”
Stella got goosebumps when he suddenly called her with a maniacal laugh.
Radian also felt no small amount of disgust.
And Jason shouted, raising both hands including the Holy Sword.
“I truly love you!! Professor Stella!!!”
His roar pierced everyone’s ears.
Wasn’t my throat about to tear? The roar, louder than the echoes of the climbers, echoed throughout the entire campus.
Even the monsters that attacked the bachelor’s school and the students who were fighting against them turned their heads away for a moment.
The vibration causes the cherry blossoms to fall like rain.
“Are you crazy?”
Adela, who was watching, muttered.
Jason looked saved, surrounded by cherry blossoms fluttering in the air.
Thanks to her, all my wounds were healed. After all, for me, there is no one else but Stella.
“Um… what the heck is that?”
However, Stella’s reaction was not good at all.
A sudden confession from an enemy would sound like crazy to anyone who heard it.
Jason didn’t care though.
If only she were okay…
“Professor! It’s dangerous, come to me!”
“yes!”
Yeah, as long as you’re okay, that’s fine.
But what is that? Professor Radian was next to him.
Professor Stella… was held in Radian’s arms.
That fucking Radian is hugging the one and only Professor Stella in the world.
It felt like a provocation, like saying, ‘You don’t know true love.’
At the same time, the fluttering cherry blossoms subsided.
“Get off me now… I mean get off me now!!”
Jason releases his magical powers while roaring like a pterosaur.
In the aftermath, cherry blossoms fall again.
But the spring wind completely turned away from him and started blowing in the opposite direction. It felt like it was fanning him in that direction.
Thanks to that, the sight of Radian and Stella embracing each other was only embroidered with a warm cherry blossom breeze.
“Get away from my angel now!!”
Jason, who witnessed this, became furious and his eyes turned bloodshot.
Surviving as an Academy Fraudster
