Chapter 276 – Each Person’s Will
“I see.”
June neither confirmed nor denied Arthur’s will.
Of course, from the father’s point of view, his will was the same as limiting his son’s future, so he deserved criticism.
However, from the perspective of the emperor ruling the empire, he should have been applauded because he was trying to abolish the old system, which had many side effects, and establish a better new system.
To be honest, I wanted to clap and show my respect to him right now.
Dani gave up the power he regained after a long period of hardship and neglect, even risking being criticized by his family.
How strong of a will do you have to be to do that?
Even if he could use skill-mind control to castrate his desire for power, Jun did not have the confidence to do so.
Nevertheless, the reason he did not confirm his will was because he was still Leon’s friend.
How heartbroken would he be if he, who did not give up on becoming a prince even though his family and friends were in danger, found out that his position as emperor would soon be reduced to a paper tiger?
I had no intention of comforting him because his behavior was disgusting, but I also couldn’t help but laugh at him.
‘Well, that will change the moment he crosses the line.’
It might have been like throwing a dagger at Arthur, who was already struggling with Leon’s problem, but after much thought, Jun asked him.
“If the commoners are gathering around their representatives, what about the nobles? “Those greedy people will not remain silent in this situation where they may be deprived of their rights.”
“…”
Arthur is quietly silent.
His reaction made Jun confident. The nobles are trying to unite around Leon.
‘It would be natural since there is no alternative.’
Now, the nobles must be anxious to punish Jun, who dares to call for equality and threaten their rights.
If it had been like before, they would have risen up like a swarm of bees and made a fuss to punish Jun.
Nevertheless, the reason they did not do so, or were unable to do so, was because they did not have the power and authority to punish Jun.
As the cult eliminated the immoral people, their collaborators, and the nobles who had committed corruption, and the Marquess Armstrong and his group were purged, the current power of the nobles has weakened to less than half of what it was a few months ago.
However, it was not possible to press it with power.
Currently, all real power of the empire is in the hands of Arthur and the church.
Since that was the case, the nobles had to seize at least a justification.
Fortunately for them, it wasn’t that difficult. No matter what God said, the basis of the empire was the class system.
However, the emperor who would give that justification was very close to the church.
Naturally, the nobles had no choice but to flock to the side of the only prince, Leon.
“Your Majesty, you must, really, have a conversation with Leon sooner or later. Otherwise…”
Leon, what are you doing now?
Don’t you want to know if you look at it? I am inheriting the throne, father.
The same rare and famous line may spread in this world as well.
Jun hoped that something like that would never happen.
Because I don’t want to see my friend and my respected friend’s father pointing swords at each other.
“Okay, I’ll do my best.”
“It’s not the best, but it has to be done. “The moment I see signs of that happening, I will take Leon down from the throne.”
“… Cardinal, I think what you just said went too far.”
Arthur’s eyes widened fiercely, as if he was worried that his son would not be able to become a paper tiger.
Since Jun hates friction with others, he would normally have apologized right away, but he didn’t do so this time.
I just looked at him with dry eyes and quietly muttered one word.
“Resistance.”
Flinch!
Arthur seemed to have caught her off guard and her body trembled.
Then, after a while, he covered his face with both hands and asked, as if he didn’t deserve it.
“Is Leon the culprit who dragged them into the academy?”
“I’m not sure yet. But as of now, he is the most powerful person.”
The church, which almost lost its warriors due to the Resistance, delved into the dictionary very thoroughly after taking power in the empire.
The Empire tried to help him, but the Church flatly refused.
Because it was such a big incident, it was thought that the empire would try to secretly interfere with the investigation.
Therefore, even Arthur, the emperor, did not know much about the full story of the hero brainwashing incident.
Anyway, after a thorough investigation, the church was able to roughly determine the collaborators who brought the resistance into the academy.
And Leon was the most likely culprit among those determined.
For reference, the second priority is Juan, the beast child, and the church currently believes that Leon and Juan cooperated to bring the Resistance into the academy.
“If, by any chance, Leon is a collaborator…”
“You must have been deceived. He definitely had no intention of harming the hero. Otherwise, there is no way he would be trapped in nothingness with the hero. No, there’s no way Leon was their collaborator in the first place.”
“Yes, I hope so too.”
But if that wasn’t the case, if he couldn’t come to his senses after making such a mistake, Jun wouldn’t treat him as a friend anymore.
“Apart from me, the church will take into account the fact that he fell for the trick and will do something to protect the prince, but if you fall for the nobles’ trick, that will be impossible, so be prepared.”
In fact, it was up to Arthur to keep Leon as prince.
Arthur, who noticed that, let out a really deep sigh.
――――――
Arthur, who had a huge responsibility on his shoulders, was unable to bear the weight and stumbled and disappeared through a secret passage. Not long after, a servant of the imperial palace informed him that the ten castles of the empire, including the capital, had returned from a lecture.
In response, Jun quickly prepared for training and went to visit them.
This is because I decided to receive teachings from them in earnest starting today.
How attractive are the teachings of those who are said to be the strongest in the empire?
My heart was pounding with anticipation.
“I’m sorry, master.”
“Teaching others is more difficult than I thought.”
“Ugh. Why don’t you understand that? Why can’t I follow that?”
“I respect all the teachers in the world.”
However, Jun’s expectations were not met.
This is because people who would run around all day without breaking a drop of sweat were somehow exhausted like a puppy that went for a walk.
It seems that teaching students was harder than expected.
Gungseong, a genius among geniuses, seemed even more so as he lay down on the sofa and complained.
“Is it like this too?”
“… Yes.”
And it wasn’t just a story limited to the 10-stars who were commoners.
The 10-star nobles, who had become somewhat at odds with each other due to the commotion at the academy, also sent their messengers to let them know that they would not be able to teach because they were having a hard time.
For a moment, I suspected that he had no intention of teaching me, but Jun immediately shook his head.
I don’t know about Changseong, but Geomseong and Pyeonseong were not such narrow-minded people.
In the end, Jun had no choice but to look forward to the next day.
The next morning, in front of Jun, who went to the academy to listen to the dean’s one-on-one lecture,
“… What kind of situation is this?”
A truly strange and dirty scene unfolded.
Wow! Hello!
Wow! Cardinal, it is an honor to meet you!
Big! How on earth do you drink this? Is there any special secret?
As soon as you cross the main gate, students greet you with tears, snot, and saliva running down their faces, each holding a cup with a very familiar smell in each hand.
Just like the gangsters who came out to meet their older brother.
‘That still shows some form. This is…’
Haha. “Are you very surprised?”
A frail-looking person wearing glasses approached Jun, who was inwardly disgusted, smiling.
Judging by his clothes, he didn’t seem to be a student, but he definitely had a glass in his hand.
Of course, the contents inside were definitely not something old-fashioned like Americano.
“That…”
“Oh, I haven’t introduced myself yet. “I’m sorry, I really wanted to meet you, so I’m out of my mind.”
The person who awkwardly scratched his cheek then introduced himself.
“My name is Tony, and I am teaching basic magic at the academy. Please feel free to call me Professor Tony.”
“Nice to meet you, Professor Tony. My name is Jun. You can easily call me June or just Cardinal.”
Jun introduced himself and gave Tony his hand.
Tony smiled brightly and held his hand,
Wiggle
She wiggled without letting go of the hand and looked at Jun with her meaningful eyes.
For some reason, Jun was caught by a very ominous feeling.
“… Professor, please let me go now.”
“Can’t I just hold on a little longer, just a little longer?”
“Yes, no.”
