Episode 248. What are you doing? Don’t sit down quickly.
A series of sudden atrocities by nobles began to occur.
This was because a great storm was brewing in the aristocratic political world following the dethronement of Emperor Carmine in the aftermath of the shocking events of the Magic Banquet.
The enormous impact begins to change the ecosystem of politics.
They began to use any means necessary to stand at the top of the changing environment.
Even if there is already a being that is guaranteed to reach the top, they never intend to give up.
Because of that, no one blinks an eye when an unrelated person gets caught up in the typhoon.
The two saints did not like that.
Because that person happened to be someone who had a very deep connection with them.
“I’m sure you’ve guessed why we’re here.”
Two saints came to the Kingdom of Papyrus.
Just by them sitting there, an indescribable silence flowed through the drawing room of the kingdom.
Nebia and Angela look at the king sitting across from them with a very cold expression.
There was a very serious matter at stake that required me to postpone my important academic life and come to you in person.
“You know what this is, right?”
Nebia said in a prickly voice, placing a leaflet on the table in front of her.
A flyer with a picture of Radon Crawler on it was obvious. Nevia was displeased that they were trying to socially ostracize him.
“I really wish you would explain why you distributed such a ridiculous leaflet.”
Angela felt the same way.
They had once been greatly indebted to the boy reflected in the leaflet.
To the two saints who were the faces of the church, the boy was a very special person.
“Can’t you just calm down first?”
“I’ll decide after seeing what you do.”
“Please make a wise decision.”
King Torma tries to speak in a soft tone.
But I felt a tingling sensation all over my body from the fiery threats of the two saints.
It felt as if my whole body had been pierced by a red-hot iron needle.
Their anger was so ‘real’ that I couldn’t understand it.
‘Why did these two come here?’
What we have before our eyes now are beings with power equal to that of the royal family.
With just a few words from them, they can control the army of the sect and declare war on Papiyas.
Moreover, it can cause great harm to them by driving them into heresy.
It’s like putting a bounty on the boy in the flyer.
‘What on earth is this boy talking about?’
When I heard the news that the two saints had come to see me in person, I felt a chill down my spine.
Even though they were cadets from the same academy, it was really unexpected for them to barge in on us.
Who knew that these women, the faces of the church, were related to this boy whose name was not even known?
‘That elf named Grisha, and these saints too. Does that mean there’s something about this boy?’
It was just a random curiosity that came to mind, but I couldn’t let things go any further.
I don’t know why everyone is so interested in this boy named Radon, but we need to get this place over with safely.
“Surely… I didn’t know you were someone who had a connection with the saints. I am very sorry about that.”
“You wouldn’t call that an apology, would you?”
“Apart from the fact that he is our friend, what you have done is torment an innocent person on a national scale. Does that not resonate with you?”
Angela and Nevia speak in a respectful tone, as befitting saints.
Every single word was so thorny that I felt paralyzed.
But Torma is the King of Papyrus. Being at the top of a military state means reaching the top of the food pyramid.
So he is strong. Even though he was pushed by the former king, Talema, he still has the power to match.
But what on earth is this feeling?
‘Why do I feel so overwhelmed?’
It wasn’t a mistake.
Certainly, at the time of the vacancy of the throne, there is no one who can surpass them in power.
No matter how much power they may wield, they are still weaker women than him.
It is possible to subdue them by force right here and now and take them hostage.
If you can use this as bait to threaten the church, you can do it at any time.
Since the new royal family has not been decided yet, this place is like a tiger’s den for them.
“It’s not just this leaflet. There’s also Miro and his classmates who were almost unjustly hanged for being descendants of the Demon King Machia.”
“That’s…! I can’t just leave the blood relatives of that evil demon lord alone…!”
“That’s a disgusting excuse. If you look at it that way, I, who was once turned into a monster, shouldn’t be in the position of a saint either.”
They weren’t pushed around by anything.
They were like beasts with bloody mouths, twisting Torma’s diaphragm just by talking.
That was also the reason why he was holding a sword under the table to threaten their necks at any moment, but could not pull it out.
Their indescribable rage could not be suppressed by mere physical force.
“And can you show me the underworld of this kingdom?”
“Why all of a sudden….”
“Why? I have something to check.”
Suddenly, the corners of Angela’s mouth tilted ominously.
In fact, she had already lived here.
“I need to see with my own eyes whether they are performing the same experiments they did on me.”
A hellish time when I was used as a test subject in the basement of Papyrus and couldn’t even taste anything properly.
She could never forget it. Angela had vowed something since becoming a saint.
It is to prevent a tragedy like yours from happening again.
“Are you really assuming that I would do the same thing that Talema did?”
“Of course, it could just be my own sensitive guess. But I am also a divine being, so I can do something like ‘resonance’.”
“resonance?”
“Tell me honestly. What on earth are you up to down here?”
Under increasing pressure, Torma hesitated to open his mouth.
As Torma had no specialization other than using swords, he had never heard of ‘resonance’ before.
Still, wouldn’t his overwhelming power be enough to silence that woman? Just like the divine beast he had captured with his own hands?
“There is nothing.”
“….”
“If you really want, I can check it for you myself.”
Yes, the more confidently you come out like this, the deeper the suspicion will become.
Even if I were to guide you underground, it would be a place where no one would be watching you.
That girl didn’t even bother to rush my order.
It was when Torma was laughing inside like that.
“Hoo hoo hoo… Are you saying that’s a lie?”
“yes?”
Nebia’s smiling tone pierces Torma’s heart.
The smile I had been holding inside suddenly disappeared.
“Even if you say that, you can’t hide the bitter laughter that comes from inside your heart.”
“What on earth are you talking about…!”
“Do not make fun of my ears, the saint of melody. I can hear the ugly thoughts that lurk behind those lying lips.”
Lying doesn’t work in front of Nebia.
It was rumored that she could enrich people’s hearts through sound.
However, it is not widely known that she can see through other people’s minds.
Feeling as if he had been struck by lightning, Torma gripped the sword hidden underneath him tighter.
Then… .
“And from the very beginning, they were already discovered hiding the weapon.”
“what?”
“I heard a metal clanking sound from below. It’s a sword of just the right size.”
“Judging by the smell, there’s a lot of blood on it, not just from humans but also from other animals.”
Nevia uses her hearing, Angela uses her sense of smell.
Nothing could be hidden from their specialized senses.
This means that they had already noticed Torma’s intentions from the beginning.
Finally, unable to bear his impatience, Truma jumped up from his seat and drew his sword.
Sling-
“Stop showing off!”
Torma threatens the two saints by pointing his sword at them.
With his swordsmanship that transcends the speed of sound, beheading two women is a piece of cake.
The ominous words reached Nebia’s ears, but she laughed as if she found it funny.
“Are you scared?”
“what?”
“Should I say that he’s like a child who boasts about stabbing someone with a knife without even being able to cut a single thing properly?”
Torma’s face turns red at the sound of Nebia’s insides being scratched.
Even though his life was in danger, his calm expression and attitude made me feel like I was dealing with a true apostle of God.
But it was an incomprehensible behavior.
“What on earth make them believe this? Do they even know what they’re dealing with?”
The knights guarding the gate also aimed their swords at the two saints.
There are priests outside escorting them, but the difference in power is greater on this side.
“No matter how much you are saints, no matter how powerful your religious order is, you cannot rule over all the politics of the country!”
The empire is now an empty house.
It wouldn’t be strange if someone invaded or if it was brought down by those hiding inside.
In such a situation, the law promoted by the previous royal family would not work.
It’s a time when you won’t hesitate to use dogs, cows, or tricks to take over that house.
No matter how much a saint wears her entire body covered in guards, she can fall victim to politics the moment she lets her guard down.
There will always be nobles who harbor ambitions to be at the top.
“Ah… Is that it? Just like the operation to reveal Emperor Carmine’s true identity, is this an operation to reveal my true identity to the entire empire?”
“….”
“But even so, it’s no use. Even if all our intentions are revealed, the moment we take the throne, it will all go down the drain!”
There was no change in the facial expressions of the two saints.
Isn’t that a similar operation to the one that revealed Machia’s true identity to the entire empire?
I have some questions, but I have no choice but to hold on to this.
“Alighieri is really strange. Throwing two precious saints into a tiger’s den like this!”
“….”
“Well, anyway, blame yourselves for not taking proper care of yourselves!”
As the soldiers get closer, they grab them.
But they were still laughing.
Oddly enough, the two were wearing the same ring.
As a joke, there’s no way it’s a couple ring, the ring suddenly started glowing and calling out to something.
at that time….
Bam!-
“Come here!”
The door to the reception room suddenly opened with a loud shout.
Someone had come in from outside, kicking the door.
As it was an act that went against etiquette, the soldiers who saw this immediately turned their heads toward the door.
Who in front of whom would you dare do such an outrageous thing?
But the people who saw him froze up.
“uh?”
“Huh?”
Even the two saints who had been strengthening their eerie resolve showed the same reaction as soon as they saw the open door.
“Huh? Why do you all look like that? You kept handing out flyers and asking for me, so I finally came to see you in person.”
A brown-haired boy stood proudly at the door.
My mouth dropped open at the sight of the boy’s face being exactly like the one on the flyer on the table.
“Shouldn’t you be a little happy?”
The appearance of Radon Crawler, who appeared out of nowhere, changed the whole atmosphere.
He approached the spot, ignoring the guarded soldiers, not knowing whether he had been dragged there or had come willingly.
“I was wondering where you were and you were here?”
“Brother Radon…?”
“Senior?”
“Move over a little so I can sit down too.”
They moved their hips and stepped aside. He sat down in the empty seat in the middle and said with a bright smile.
“What are you doing, Your Majesty? Why aren’t you sitting down quickly?”
A moment ago, an ominous aura incomparable to that of the two saints was hidden behind his smile.
Surviving as an Academy Fraudster
