Chapter 182 – Chapter 16 – Whatever You Want
Seven years of great war that plunged the whole continent into a terrible disaster.
The fight, which almost everyone called the Continental War, was a nightmare for everyone.
However, while some do not wake up from the nightmare until they die, and even their children.
Others were only short dreams, such that you can only dream briefly and fall asleep again.
And almost all the cadets here at Continental Academy.
The latter, not the former, except for commoner cadets on the human side or very few.
It could be said that they were those who experienced the nightmare of the continental war for a very short time and then escaped.
Everyone is a precious child of my family, and aristocrats who are treated socially.
Of course, during the Continental War, he did not experience anything that could be said to be particularly difficult.
He did not go hungry, and there was no case of running away from an enemy who had pushed right in front of his eyes.
I’ve never even smelled the smell of rotting corpses and fishy blood on the battlefield.
All I heard was that there was such a big fight when I was young, and that we were only staying here for a while to escape the fire.
And, of course, the scene where the blood of a living being roars vigorously in front of me.
For the cadets here, it could be said that it was the first time they had experienced it.
“Oooh! Wooooo!!”
Toutuk! Toduduk!!-
The knight, who had been babbling a little while ago, collapsed to the floor holding onto his mouth.
Something flowed out of his mouth, which he covered with his hand, and moistened the ground.
It is viscous, very red in color, and has a peculiar fishy smell.
The cadets soon realized that the human knight was bleeding a lot.
There is no way that a person who was perfectly fine a moment ago suddenly coughed up blood.
If the mana circuit is damaged and it causes extreme damage to the body, that man didn’t even accelerate his magic to use magic until a while ago.
It wasn’t that the internal organs were shaken by something powerfully impacting the body.
Then the reason why that human lay down like a dog and trembled and poured out blood was probably the reason.
I wonder if it was Klaus who just opened his mouth and grabbed something.
“It is said that people die because of their tongues. Thank you so much for setting a good example for the cadets, Knight. But don’t worry too much, as I’ve taught you a lesson as a knight.”
Klaus casually throws out the blood-soaked something he was holding in his hand.
A body part covered in blood and saliva that should originally be in the mouth.
In other words, the cadets, realizing that it was the knight’s tongue, were in a state of astonishment.
“Hey, Professor Klaus! Hey, what the hell is this?! No matter how, no matter how arrogant he was, he was still a knight from an aristocratic family, and pulling out his tongue would irritate them too much…”
“You can think of it as an extension of the lecture, President.”
“What do you mean? An extension of the lecture?”
Klaus held out his blood-soaked hand to the side with a smile at President Ruscal’s question.
Then, Kaela, who was waiting in advance, manages to get water from somewhere else, and after washing Klaus’s hands clean, she diligently wipes them with the handkerchief she was carrying.
“Cadets, everyone. Before we end this semester, I would like to tell you one more thing as a professor who is in the position of teaching you. It doesn’t matter if you’re human, fairy, beast, or demon. When you play with your tongue, you must be prepared for it to be caught and pulled out. And if you commit rudeness, you will pay the price accordingly. It doesn’t matter if you’re a commoner or a noble. If the other person is a monster than I am, I just have to keep an eye on them quietly and take care of myself.”
“Oooh! Queuuuuu!!”
“Ah! And again, all sorts of strange rumors are going to circulate, so I’ll make it clear. The reason why I’m acting like this is thanks to the nobility of the kingdom, not anyone else. I want to say thank you so much for letting me run out of loyalty without loyalty. Thanks to that, I was able to leave everything without hesitation.”
“Oooh! Wooooo!!”
“I’d rather be in the East than the nobles of the kingdom… Oh, that bastard. It’s disgustingly whining.”
Even though he was a bit sharp, he was Klaus who kept the minimum line.
Even when the aristocratic cadets showed open hostility, he maintained respect for them and never said a word out of hostility.
It was very firmly planted in the eyes and heads of the cadets that just because they are war heroes, they are not the kind of armed style that rushes without thinking or rushing.
Klaus thoroughly humbled himself at the Continental Academy, showing only static parts to the cadets.
But now he seems as if the image of the man you knew until now, ‘Klaus’, was all a lie, as if the aristocrats had finally turned me into a monster and turned me into this.
The cadets were shocked to see him squatting in front of the knight, gently stepping on the knight’s head with such a blazing roar of murderous intent and hostility.
Meanwhile, Klaus repeatedly stepped on the back of the knight’s head and grabbed his hair.
A knight who still covered his mouth and made a grotesque noise while dripping his blood.
Klaus, who looked at the unsightly figure with a smile, said in a chilling voice.
“There is a saying. When a bastard gets along with a human, he thinks he’s a human too and gets angry. If you mess around like that, you’ll get caught properly and get hit.”
“Oooooh… Ugh…”
“If the aristocratic meeting ordered me to be arrested, that’s all you have to do, and if I say no, I’ll get it and go back. Did you feel like you became the head of a great noble family when you put some strength on your shoulders and boasted that you were a knight next to those handsome nobles?”
“Ooh, ooh!”
“If you want to shout in front of me, you should bring at least the Marquis of Kienmeyer. Oh, he’s definitely not that kind of guy… Yes, Archduke Joseph. Only when that raccoon-like old man comes in person can I say that I’m on the same level as me. Not a bastard like you.”
Tuk-tuk-.
After lightly hitting the knight’s head with his hand a few times, Klaus stood up.
Then he continued his words by pointing to his own decorations scattered on the floor and the knight’s tongue.
“Take it and go. And go ahead and tell me for sure. This is exactly what you wanted. Now that everything has turned out just the way you guys hoped, hold hands and dance. And… I’ll go in there myself someday, so if you’re waiting, you can wait.”
Originally, I had planned to pluck out the entire tongue.
However, since doing so could really kill a person, it was Klaus who roughly cut it with magic in an appropriate line and cut it off as if pulling out his tongue.
“Oooooh… Ugh…”
“Don’t mess around. You won’t die just because your tongue is cut off. Live well.”
How do you know? Even if Klaus himself couldn’t do it, he had the experience of trying to kill himself by biting his tongue on more than five occasions.
In one case, only a lot of blood was lost, and in the other case, the whole tongue was cut off, and blood flowed through it, but it did not die from excessive blood loss, nor did it die of shock or obstruction of the airway.
Should I just say that it hurts so badly, and that it’s hard to talk after that?
“Ah. I can’t speak very well. Don’t worry. My wrist is fine, so I can write it and deliver it.”
After saying that, Klaus slowly stood up from his seat.
Then Julia, who has been watching the situation all this time, sneaks up to her side.
“It’s a pitiful mercy. If it had been me, I would have pulled out her throat, not her tongue.”
“What’s wrong with the bastard? It’s just the owner’s fault for raising a dog like a dog. Don’t you think we can meet and pick it up later? More than that, now that everything is known, I think it can be treated badly.”
“It’s still the Continental Academy. The final exams are over, and it’s going to be vacation soon, but in any case, I’m a cadet here and Klaus, you’re a professor, so this is the right thing to do.”
At Yulia’s answer, Klaus smiled as if telling him to do as he pleased.
No matter how the cadets around him and the soldiers under his knights looked at him.
It felt like it was all irrelevant now.
In the meantime, Klaus approaches the cadets who are in charge of the combat magic lecture.
Needless to say, some of the cadets, especially the human noble cadets, have noticeably poor complexions.
It was quite pitiful to see that even the blood had completely disappeared from his face because he was so nervous.
“Suddenly, a bastard came in and broke the good atmosphere. By all means, you have worked hard this semester, everyone. I hope that there was a part where your magic skills grew compared to before. If you’ve grown up, it’s your efforts that paid off, and if you haven’t grown up, blame me. That would be better.”
Originally, these were words that would sound like a joke that was just meant to be laughed at.
However, since he pulled out the human tongue and said that, it was to the extent that it could be heard as saying, ‘If you have the confidence to blame me, try it sometime.’
“Then let’s go first. Everyone hopes to see you again later.”
Klaus turned his body and moved his steps without regret.
I moved to my room, leaving behind the utterly stunned President Ruscal, the whispering cadets, and the knight who was still speechless and at a loss.
“… This is the real beginning.”
Julia, who quietly followed Klaus, opened her mouth.
The aristocrats who tried to arrest Klaus, defeat him, and even further discourage the Continental War participants, for some absurd excuse, were beaten in the back.
Right now, you may like Klaus for really betraying him, but those who are still friendly to him and the participants in the Continental War cannot stand still.
Rather, because of you nobles, even that Klaus could not stand it and left the West.
It could be said that you guys are the main culprits ruining the kingdom and the west.
“You have to be quiet outside to see what’s inside. If the nobility keep poking around the border, it will be quite tiring. Double-sided wires are something you should absolutely avoid.”
“I agree. I was also worried about what would happen if the West moved while confronting my uncle.”
Klaus went into his room while smiling at Julia’s words.
“Are you here, Mr. Klaus?”
As soon as Planche, who was inside of her, greeted her, he held out her robe to her.
Then, blinking his eyes, he answered the unspoken question of what to do.
“Throw away. Do not wash, throw away, Planche.”
“… I understand, Klaus.”
Did he notice the blood and saliva on his coat?
It was Planche who responded without hesitation to Klaus’s order to throw away the fine clothes.
Sitting in his seat, Klaus closed his eyes and let out a light sigh.
Only now did he finally get out of the garbage heap.
And now, he can head East, the promised land of opportunity and success.
‘Let’s go, El Dorado is right in front of us. Gazua!!’
The noble war hero disappeared, and the true heart of a man full of desire finally found its place.
