Chapter 293

Of course, it wasn’t the true(?) feeling Roan imagined.

Kaina said with a more serious expresSion.

“However, no matter how talented you are, if your greed gets the better of you, you will suffer great disaster. There is no end to human greed. Controlling it is always important.”

“Well, you are indeed correct.”

Roan also nodded sincerely.

If possible, I wanted to ask for advice, ‘I’m trying to control it, but what should I do if the surrounding circumstances were not conducive?’

“Beyond that wall, there is a gigantic being of darkness trapped that the current Darc student cannot deal with. Even I had a hard time catching it.”

‘also.’

Roan looked suitably sad, but was convinced that his thoughts were correct.

In the basement of the Cyotric Building, there was another secret cell, separate from the dungeon we saw earlier.

To be more specific, it was a solitary room whose location changes every time because it was one of the hidden pieces of Acherandir.

Coincidentally, the lich who commanded the darkness of the empire until a few years ago was imprisoned there.

but.

‘No matter what, Kaina didn’t struggle… … .’

According to records, Kaina succeeded in subduing and restraining the lich in just one hour.

It seemed like a long time for a single battle, but it was a very short battle for a battle between the names of “Lyrics Anne epBill”.

Didn’t Gulba alone fight against the Central Holy Knights of the empire at that time for a week?

But Kaina suddenly looked at Roan with pitiful eyes and said,

“Maybe it would have been harder without Darc’s help.”

“yes?”

Roan tilted his head at the sudden mention of his family.

‘The Darc family appears here too?’

There was no such story in the records Roan checked.

Although the detailed reasons and subjugation process were not written, I thought it was reasonable to interpret it as a revenge of the empire due to the extinction of Darc.

Moreover, the subjugation of the lich happened after the extinction of the Darc family.

In the end, if it weren’t for the extinction, did that mean there would had been no need to capture the existence of the Lich or expend as much national power into it?

Kaina spoke, covering her mouth with her hand as if she had made a mistake.

“Oh, look at me~ Pretend you didn’t hear this! There are circumstances, and I don’t want Darc students to feel more curious for no reason!”

I understand what it means, but it wasn’t something I should say in front of the person involved.

Rather, Roan’s curiosity was burning even more.

If Kaina hadn’t been holding Roan’s hand and dragging him along – she really was – he would had definitely been a little nervous.

[Oh! Master, let’s go together!]

Grrrrrrr!

“Anyway! It’s natural to feel hatred just by hearing the word lich, but even Darc students have to be careful! They’re too dangerous right now!”

“Yes… don’t worry. I didn’t mean to.”

This was Roan’s sincerity.

It went without saying, but Richie, who was trapped there, was on a different level from the idiots in places like Oslo.

It’s a name that could easily identify Roan, so there was no need to scratch it and make a mess.

‘Besides, if we’re going to meet anyway, we might meet sooner or later.’

Above all, wasn’t it Kaina who told Roan, who was just suspicious, that there was a lich there?

However, Kaina spoke with the smile of an adult who saw through a child’s lie.

“Even though you say that~ Do you know how many heretics and black mages Darc students have caught so far? That’s the average performance of a mid-level paladin!”

“…….”

Roan also had nothing to say about this.

Because it wasn’t an exaggeration at all, it was the truth.

“I’m proud of myself as a teacher, but honestly, I’m worried that I keep getting caught up in dangerous things. I’m sure other professors feel the same way!”

“……yes?”

But there was a lot to say here.

Are other professors worried about themselves?

People like Vulkan, Timothy, and Uli?

“hmm…….”

Still, Roan was not tactless enough to see other professors misbehave in front of him.

Anyway, as I was dragged out by Professor Kaina’s hand, I quickly found myself at the underground entrance to the Theotrics Building.

Kaina paused for a moment, as if remembering something.

“Oh, indeed!”

“Why are you doing that?”

Roan looked at Kaina with a slightly tired face.

Kaina fussed brightly and said this.

“Now that I think about it, there’s a guest coming to school toDay~ He’s really nice, but he doesn’t have many friends. It would be great if he could become friends with Darc!”

Saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Roan was able to guess right away who the ‘guest’ Kaina was talking about.

Princess of the Night, Lucia Hindor.

‘He’s such a good kid?’

… … Since ancient times, by universal standards, a good child would not had gone out to catch the same black mage with his eyes wide open – he doesn’t actually do this -.

By Kaina’s standards, she may be a very good child.

Without knowing Roan’s feelings, Kaina squealed and loved it.

“I don’t know when I’ll come toDay! I might stay at school for a few Days~ Hehehe, I’m sure Darc will be happy to see him too!”

Then suddenly he turned his head the other way.

“…Unlike my father.”

He mutters this in a voice that even Roan cannot hear.

Roan was appalled by the duplicity.

‘Now that I think about it, why do you hate Bellrec so much because he’s a black mage, even though we’re both professors, but why do you like Lucia?’

When I was playing the game, I vaguely thought, ‘My daughter catches a lot of black mages,’ but when I actually saw it, it was really absurd.

However, like other professors, it was easier to give up on Kaina than to understand her.

“What do you think? How about meeting him?”

Kaina looked as if she was setting her up on a blind date.

[friend! friend!]

Bell looked just as excited.

Roan nodded hesitantly.

“…if the opportunity allows.”

“Very good~”

Perhaps not even Kaina of the world would expect that the opportunity Roan mentioned would come tonight.

Roan sighs in relief.

‘This is why, if it weren’t for the prophet’s eyes, I would have been stranded.’

Now that I know and hear it, I can feel it to some extent, but it was hard for even Roan to think of Lucia just by hearing those words.

Lucia was also a character who will never come to Acherandir in the first place.

‘There must be so many candidates.’

… … It was because there were too many plausible characters that Roan knew.

You said you were a friend, but you brought the Grim Reaper.

After all, was it true that famous interrogators were different?

Meanwhile, before leaving the underground, Kaina gave Roan another heavy pouch.

“Now, this is a reward given by the school! The Holy Emperor’s Palace also asked us to pay attention, so we put in an extra generous amount!”

“Ah, thank you.”

If it was this heavy even though it was filled only with banknotes (talants), the amount seemed significant.

Roan glanced at it and saw that it was about 30,000 talents.

In Roan’s experience, if the Imperial Palace had paid attention, the school and the school would each had to pay half of the cost.

‘No matter what, isn’t attaching a severed arm more amazing than catching 20 black mages?’

I only got 30 talents in Atoga’s class.

Even that wasn’t something I received for sticking my arm together, but for stabbing me in the thigh well.

As Roan clicked his tongue and put the talents in his lucky bag.

Wow─

No, that’s because you were the same black mage. Twenty black mages were even more amazing.

False Divinity sarcastically denied Roan’s words.

‘… … ‘Whose side are you really on?’

Of course I’m on your side, hahaha!

And Bell smiled and said without knowing Roan’s feelings.

[Master, I made money, so please buy me a gem!]

* * *

The playground of the Theotrics Building where the black magic combat class was held.

When Roan and Kaina arrived there, many students had already gathered to take class.

Of course, Bell and Charlotte left the spirit beast in the spiritual beast storage at the Theotric Building on their way out.

“Everyone~ Have you been waiting long?”

─ No, Professor!

─Hello!

‘Why are such good guys so mean to me?’ … ?’

Roan was a little taken aback when he saw the Akerandir students answering as meekly as chicks.

Don’t they act like the good kids in the world to Kaina?

─ You could had come out a little later!

─ Give Darc a cup of tea!

… … Although it seemed like it wasn’t such a good and pure intention.

Wow─

Aren’t you the kindest person in the world to Kaina?

‘Oh, is that what it feels like?’

It was an example that Roan could only nod his head at.

However, one new question arises.

‘But even though I’m a black mage, why are they doing that?’

… … Well, something will sting.

It was indeed a wise and wise answer worthy of authority.

Why, can it be said that it was a similar principle to how even people who had lived a good life become cautious about their behavior in front of the police?

“Then I will go.”

“Yes~”

Roan bowed his head to Kaina and headed to his friends who were waiting for him.

Demona was the first to wave and say hello.

“Roan~ What did you do with Professor Kaina?”

“I went to the dungeon.”

“Huh? You were Locked up and then came out?”

Roan glared at Demona with contempt.

It was the same with other friends.

“Demona! Just saying anything isn’t enough!”

“That’s right, you heretic! Why would that good Roan be Locked up in the dungeon!”

“””……hmm.”””

At Hector’s words, the friends fell silent without saying anything to Demona.

“Uhm….”

‘Why does that guy say and do that?’

Even Hector, who said those words, looked even more pathetic in Roan’s eyes.

Sion thought hard.

‘I guess it’s because I’ve been hearing a lot of people say Roan is nice these Days… … ‘You seem really kind.’

It was clear that Roan was a great help to her and her friends, but she did not readily say that she was ‘kind’.

anyway.

Rafia, who had a complicated expresSion on her face, called out to Roan.

“Roan, were those there when you came?”

What Rafia pointed to was none other than five booths the size of a room lined up in a row on the playground.

Temporary walls were still erected on all sides, so the structure inside could not be clearly seen.

Roan shook his head.

“No, there wasn’t.”

“Wow~ As expected, you prepare really quickly!”

Rafia and her friends were amazed.

─ Did you hear?

─ Yeah, I heard Darc prepared those booths?

─What was it? Are you trying to take Professor Kaina’s assistant position?

─ That might actually be a good thing?

The students were also impressed.

It was a compliment that Roan did not particularly welcome.

“Wow~~”

At that time, Demona had an expresSion of great anticipation.

I couldn’t even imagine why he was doing that.

Sion said to Demona with a very disapproving look on his face.

“Demona, you know that booth will be used for the paper exam, right?”

“Yeah! …Wait a minute, what kind of idiot do you think I am?”

“““!!!”””

Demona’s suspicious question surprised her friends all at once.

‘‘‘How did you know?’’’

Or, it meant something like, ‘Do you understand now?’

Well, it wasn’t anything new now.

“But why do you look so happy? You don’t like paper tests, right?”

“Yeah! But I like black mages!”

“……?”