Chapter 342 – So What Can You Do (3)
“…”
Around the time when I thought, ‘Did I get rid of it?
“You dare…Don’t ridicule the name of the Goddess!!!”
Cried Professor Moriarty, looking the most furious he had ever seen.
“I don’t know what kind of sneaky way you seduced me, but if you’re a citizen of the Empire, even a three-year-old knows that the saintess is in your clique! Wasn’t that prophecy also manipulated by her saintess at the forefront!!”
“…”
I thought the prophecy would be quite helpful in persuading Professor Moriarty… But it seems to have backfired.
No matter how much I am, I don’t have the power to manipulate the prophecies of the Goddess Church, which is full of fanaticism…
‘…The problem is that they think it’s possible.’
At this time, the large clique was also a problem.
“Haa…If you ignore even the prophecies… Well, that’s fine.”
I let out a short sigh and continued.
“As Professor Moriarty said… Let’s assume that catastrophes don’t happen. But shouldn’t we prepare for even one possibility? Can’t a man’s life be put on the scales for a few gold coins and a little time?”
“Yes, in the unlikely event that the empire perishes, we must be prepared… But I am talking about the possibility that even one of the things you say is a lie. …According to your logic, no matter how much time and money it takes, shouldn’t we be prepared for the possibility that an earthquake will occur immediately and the continent will sink? Why are you keeping your mouth shut about it?”
Unlike me, there won’t be much time to prepare, so why do you answer without delaying a word.
“…The stories draw parallels. Then Professor. How about teaching me, a student, how to persuade a professor?”
Upon hearing that, Professor Moriarty gritted his teeth.
“Eugene Calliope. Do you know what is the biggest reason why I don’t trust you?”
“…I honestly don’t know.”
Then, spreading the materials Professor Moriarty gave out on the map, he said,
“If you look at the data here, the royal family’s ‘Royal Guard’, Urella’s ‘Warmage’, Amelia’s ‘Border Guard’ And all the names of enlisted men from large and small families… But there is one thing missing. Do you know what?”
“…”
“I can’t answer either. Then I’ll tell you instead. Calliope’s ‘Wolf knights’ The name is missing.”
Professor Moriarty said, pointing his finger at Calliope’s home on his map.
“Eugene Calliope, who will take the lead in preventing the disaster of the empire. Calliope’s soldiers don’t move as much… This is the biggest reason I think you’re doing it simply because you want to show off your power.”
After all, he is a full professor of Carnea.
It stabbed the point I didn’t want to reveal the most at once.
“…Ha, it can’t be helped now that it’s like this. Lucia, Liana. Get ready.”
“Yes.”
“Yeah~”
At the same time as she answered, Lucia put on a protective shield that kept her inner voice from leaking out, and Liana rose from her seat.
“…Do you think I will be forced to shut up?”
I met eyes with Professor Moriarty, who was glaring at me, and raised my eyebrows.
“What if?”
“…You bastard!!”
Now, the title Moriarty calls me has fallen to you.
“I am asking seriously. Professor Moriarty. If I were to remove you from this place… What would you do?”
As if predicting the future, Professor Moriarty looked around.
Liana and Lucia are my faction from the beginning, and Loreos and Tristan are also on my side.
“…”
No matter how positively you count the situation…
Professor Moriarty did not have the slightest chance of winning.
“…Good night! Even if I die right here, I will take you with me!!”
The moment Moriarty was about to pounce, I raised my arms to show no hostility.
“Calm down. Professor… What I said earlier was to show that if I wanted to force it by force, I could do it.”
In fact, if Moriarty were a human with a rotten nature, he might have really pressed down with force.
“Actually… If I really wanted to get rid of the professor, wouldn’t it have been necessary to hold a conclave like this? It would be much easier to deal with it secretly with the power of my own power, as the professor said.”
“…”
Of course, I won’t kill them unless they cross the line… But they could have been locked up somewhere until the ‘spreading nightmare’ was subdued.
But… Professor Moriarty is just a person whose values are different from mine, and who sincerely cares for the students.
I didn’t want to force someone like that.
“…Why didn’t you?”
“I still think this situation can be resolved through dialogue. …So Professor Amy. Please swallow the words you are holding in your mouth.”
I smiled at Amy.
The reason Loreos and Tristan didn’t say anything was because they knew I didn’t mean to, but Amy was different.
“…Sss…Sssss…Sssss?
The reason Professor Amy took my bribe is that she voted in favor of closing schools, not condoning her murder.
If I really attack Moriarty, I keep a dragon in my mouth so that I can react immediately.
“…Al…You knew that! Hut! Stand… No way..!! It must have been a test for this Amy! Amy didn’t betray me! Eugene Calliope Manset! Long live!”
For a moment, I thought Amy looked great, but in an instant, her dignity fell to the bottom.
I ignored Amy who was eagerly shouting hurray and continued her words.
“And as for the soundproofing magic, the information I’m going to show you from now on is only appropriate to require top secrecy. Then… Liana.”
“Yeah~”
Liana, who was waiting, placed her crystal ball in the middle of her table…
Ugh-
Just like a beam projector, the light from the crystal ball was projected toward the ceiling.
[Hmm.. Is this how it works?]
[…I think I should step back a bit more.]
Haha! Right. Oh, now I can see Jim’s face.]
The man who revealed his face on screen was Rheingram Lumen Hark.
He was the emperor of an empire.
“Your majesty…!!”
“Ho… His Majesty the Emperor..!!”
As the professors each tried to give an example, Reingram said in the video.
[If you’re giving an example, you don’t have to. This is just replaying past actions. No matter how much I show my respect, it doesn’t reach Jim. Haha! Now, come over here so you can see your face.]
[Your Majesty is treating this old man too much.]
“The Empire’s first sword…?”
My eyes widened as if I was surprised by the character who appeared next, unlike Loreos.
[…As your Majesty knows, this old man protects the emperor, not the empire.]
Haha! I know you! Isn’t that why Jim came directly over the barrier haha! If Jim is standing on the battlefield, you will have to swing your sword to protect Jim!]
[…As this old man feels, I want to take Your Majesty and return to the imperial castle right away.]
Haha! You are disloyal!! Ah, it was a magic tool with a limited recording time, but the chatter was long. Now, look, I’m currently on the other side of the Wall with the Wolf Knights. The reason is… You’d better see it yourself.]
When Rheingram stepped back from the screen, the huge glaciers that had been hidden came into view.
No…
To be precise, I saw countless monsters trapped in a huge glacier.
“…!!”
A form so threatening that you can feel the fear even beyond the video.
The monsters over there were top-notch monsters even if they were caught low.
“Those…Things?”
“These are ancient monsters found in the northern part of the world. And as you can see…”
Derek-!
“…!…Uh…It moved! I just saw this!!”
Just as Professor Amy said, the eyes of the monster peered over the video.
“…The seal is gradually being lifted. If possible, I tried to annihilate it in that state… But even with the power of the Imperial First Sword, it was impossible. In the end, all we can do is build a camp in front of the seal so that we can fight in the most advantageous conditions.”
“The time when the seal will be lifted…”
“Yes, predictably, it is about the same time as the appearance of ‘The Spreading Nightmare’. So, Professor Moriarty. Now, is this an explanation as to why the Wolf Knights couldn’t participate?”
Moriarty, who had pressed the bridge of his nose tightly, sighed.
“A swarm of monsters of that size… With only the Wolf Knights… Will you handle it?”
“I also feel like… I want to bring in support. However, this will leave the ‘Spreading Nightmare”s defenses empty. And… There is the Imperial First Sword.”
And since there is Erden, the next Imperial First Sword, and Reingram, Liana’s blood relative, it’s going to work out somehow.
“Why… Why didn’t you show this from the beginning… If you showed it from the beginning…”
“…If possible, I didn’t want to show it to the end. As the professor said, the reality of the ‘spreading nightmare’ is not clear, and few people are sincerely afraid of it because it is close to a vague apocalypse. But… The fact that a large-scale monster is about to be released is different. That information will surely bring chaos to the empire.”
The ‘spreading nightmare’ is the end if it is not thoroughly eliminated in the early stages.
In such a situation, there was no reason to release information that would add to the confusion.
“…So, please, only the people inside know about this fact.”
“…”
After that, Professor Moriarty was speechless.
He must be well aware that when he fails to stop the monsters, the first thing he will be trampled on is Calliope’s family.
However, the fact that I, who had all command over the imperial army, did not support Calliope meant that the situation was serious.
“…I understand what you mean. I agree with the school closure order, and I will also go to the battlefield… But as far as forcibly bringing the students to the battlefield…”
“It is not compulsory.”
It was for this moment that we worked so hard to prepare the agreement.
Professor Moriarty would have tried to keep the students from participating even if he was persuaded.
“…This is an agreement to participate in the war. 98% of Carnea’s students agreed. The 2% who did not agree have a disease or special reason… In fact, it is 100% of the students. There…”
Having said that, I brought out a trump card that even Loreos hadn’t shown.
Seureung-
“I intend to provide these free of charge.”
