Chapter 341 – So What Can You Do (2)
Professor Moriarty
Just hearing the name makes it sound like a villain who is about to fall off a waterfall while fighting a detective…
At least in this world, he is a definite good man.
To the extent that he was eaten several times while buying time alone to protect students during the “Spreading nightmare” Incident.
No… In the first place, the question is whether there are bad professors in Carnea.
I don’t know all the professors well, so I can’t be sure, but at least among the full professors, it seemed that no one was acting for their own self-interest.
If you insist, Professor Tristan betrayed her briefly, but since it is a situation where her biological daughter will die if she does not betray, I think extenuating circumstances is possible to some extent.
And as soon as he realizes that his choice is wrong, doesn’t he commit suicide with his daughter, who has turned into a ‘creeping fear’ in order to pay for his sins?
“Master.”
At that time, Lucia, wearing the student council president’s armband on Carnea’s uniform, approached and stood to my right.
“Yujin-ah ♪”
At the same time, Liana wearing the vice president’s armband approached to my left.
“…”
It’s only natural that Lucia is the president, but from my memory, the vice-president was a different student than Liana, so I don’t know how Liana got that position.
“Huhheung~♬”
…There are things in the world that you don’t need to know, so I didn’t bother to ask.
FYI, I attend the meeting in the capacity of a secretary.
‘Well, it doesn’t make any sense at all…’
Before the conclave started, I had already explained the inside story to Professor Loreos and Professor Tristan, and I had given Amy a lot of bribes.
Ding- Ding- Ding-
Then I heard the bell signaling noon, and I loosened my tie slightly and said,
“Let’s go in.”
Giik-
The doors of the conference hall were opened, and the first conclave began.
***
The first thing I saw when I entered the conference room was Loreos, who was sitting cross-armed in the professor’s chair, and Tristan, who was looking at me from the side and smiling faintly.
Next…
Hehe…!! If I succeed in this job, I’ll be rich too!! You’re getting taller and your breasts are getting bigger too!”
I saw Professor Amy, blinded by greed.
“…”
I will correct what I said earlier.
Among full professors, only Professor Amy acts for self-interest.
‘But what… Because it’s Professor Amy.’
Greedy, childish, stupid, and petty, but people are… Kind.
In short, ‘VerbIf you abuse ‘, it would be an instant to make money, but don’t you work hard and earn money?
“…Tsk.”
When I turned my gaze in the direction of the clicking sound, I saw Professor Moriarty cleaning his glasses with a nervous frown.
“Sit there.”
As soon as I sat down in the seat prepared by Loreos, I got up and bowed.
“First of all, I would like to thank the professors who accepted the conclave.”
Of course, the conclave should be led by the student council president, not the secretary, but…
I arose because everyone here knows that Lucia is just a cause, and that I lead everything in reality.
“Tsk, it’s time to say hello. What’s the matter?”
“…Then, as Professor Moriarty said, let’s get straight to the point. The reason the conclave was held at this time today is Carnea’s request to temporarily close schools.”
“You already know that. I’m asking the real reason why you sang it even by using the obsolete school rule called ‘Conclave’.”
Professor Moriarty was crooked from the start, but that was within the expected range.
“Then, please check the prepared materials.”
As I looked away, Liana passed her stack of papers to the faculty.
Sarak- Sarak-
After a while, Moriarty, who had checked all the documents, spoke in a low voice.
“…Reading the paperwork, it seems that the reason you requested the school closure was not to keep the students away from the battlefield, but rather to engage them in the war… Did I read it wrong?”
“No. You read it right.”
“Ha, then I don’t need to hear any more. I am absolutely against it.”
“Why?”
Upon hearing my question, Moriarty gnashed his teeth.
“Why? Ask the opposite. Eugene Calliope. Do you know why we are called professors and respected by students?”
“…Isn’t it because you teach students?”
“That’s right. It is because it teaches students and guides them to the right path. But you are asking such a professor to send students to the battlefield!! To you, an aristocrat from birth, Carnea may feel like a ball where you can make friends with her, but to me, Carnea is a sacred place of learning and teaching!!! But how dare you ask me to close school so that students can go to the battlefield? Don’t be funny! Students are not soldiers!!”
Quaang-!
Moriarty, who hit her desk roughly, looked at Lucia and Liana and said.
“Lucia, Liana… I’m disappointed in you guys too. Yes, you guys might be able to perform well on the battlefield… But remember that not all Carnea students are as strong as you.”
“…I know enough. Professor Moriarty. So, this is what I prepared.”
I spread out on her desk a huge map that seemed to have been magnified several times the map Lucia had shown me.
“This is a placement table that was created after thoroughly calculating the skills of each student and the power of the enemy. If everything goes according to plan, none of the students will be seriously injured.”
“How confident are you that your plan is perfect!! Do you think it makes sense to predict all of your opponent’s strength on the battlefield!!”
Yes, as Moriarty said, there is no such thing as a perfect plan.
No matter how much the map spread out on the desk is a strategy book made by gathering all of my Lucia’s information, I can’t guarantee perfection.
‘…Emery, Wonfred, Eloise.’
I never forgot the terrible consequences of what I thought was the perfect plan and acted arrogantly.
But… I needed everyone’s help this time.
“Why don’t the other professors say anything! Does everyone really not know! Or are you pretending not to know! Since when did Carnea’s full professor become a dog to power…!”
“Professor Moriarty!!”
“Ugh…”
“You seem overexcited…Take it down a little.”
No matter how much the same full professor is, there is a difference in class from Loreos, which is considered a legend of the military.
…This is why I asked for a conclave and not a private meeting.
It’s only here that Loreos restrains Moriarty, but if it had been a private interview, Professor Moriarty would have kicked him out before he had even heard the story.
“I’m sorry… I was excited as you said. But Professor Loreos… No, everyone here knows.”
Bang-!
Professor Moriarty’s finger struck the desk again and pointed at me.
“This is all a play by Eugene Calliope!”
“…”
“…”
“A disaster that will destroy the empire? A ‘spreading nightmare’? Great. If a catastrophe like this really happens, of course we will have to close the school and the professors will have to go out and fight. I will be at the forefront to protect the students.”
I know better than anyone else here that this isn’t just something I said out of excitement.
Time and time again I’ve seen Moriarty throw himself to death for the students.
“But what if it doesn’t happen? Doesn’t anyone point out that all of this is written on the premise that it will happen without any evidence?”
“…Professor Moriarty, do you think I did this just to play a joke?”
“Yeah, it looks like that. To be honest, I see this as a political protest.”
“…A protest?”
“Don’t pretend you don’t know! Even with this ridiculous end theory, one word from you can move the imperial army, Carnea’s professors, and students…!! Don’t you want to show off that your power is above the imperial authority!!”
“…”
I hate to admit it, but Professor Moriarty’s words were absolutely right.
Me, Lucia, and Baek So-so know that it will happen because we have experienced it firsthand, but…
In the eyes of the third person, the ‘spreading nightmare’ is no different from the apocalypse that has appeared countless times so far.
It’s not just Moriarty, but rumors on the roadside say that I’m doing crazy things to show my power.
… Even so, there was no way to prove that disaster was approaching.
‘Because this is an unreasonable attack like if you don’t know, you should die…’
Unlike ‘Resurrected Corruption’ or ‘Distorted Desire’, it is impossible to deal with ‘spreading nightmares’ unless you know in advance.
‘…Still, there are still cards left.’
In preparation for this time, haven’t we been preparing to persuade by reducing our sleep at night?
“If you don’t believe me… Then, what about the prophecy of the Goddess Church?”
“…What?”
“Professor Moriarty has heard of even a devout member of the Goddess Church…”
Sigh-
I raised the corner of my mouth as I took out a scroll with the seal of the Goddess Church in my bosom.
“…Now, here is a prophecy about the appearance of disaster and an official request for cooperation, sent directly from the Goddess Church.”
