Chapter 60

“Ah~ I’m sorry. Was it a lot of trouble?”

I hastily arranged a meeting with the goal of handing over the handkerchief as quickly as possible.

“No, not at all.”

I immediately bowed my head and handed over the light sky-blue handkerchief.

“I was in a hurry when I heard the professor was calling, so I forgot for a moment. I’m sorry.”

“Well, there’s no need to apologize.”

Hartain smiled brightly.

Wow, is there another smile as deceitful as that?

《Is it normal for Heretic Inquisitors to act so deceitfully?》

‘What, you don’t know much about Heretic Inquisitors?’

Shouldn’t a demon know a lot about Heretic Inquisitors? Besides heroes, they could be considered one of their natural enemies, couldn’t they?

《I have hardly ever set foot in the human world.》

I learned something new.

Well, that’s not what’s important right now.

“Is Tan staying at an inn in Riedenfeld right now?”

“Ah, that’s right.”

“Why don’t you stay at the Academy’s dormitory instead?”

“…What?”

Hartain’s mouth fell open as if he had heard something unexpected.

“I heard Fel is using a room alone in the dormitory. If you speak to the Academy, they’ll probably let you use it.”

This was a rather tempting offer.

“Really?”

First, it was good that he could protect Fel from any potential danger at the closest distance.

“The accommodation fees are probably burdensome during the festival.”

Ferdiel and Hartain were considerable oddballs even within the Church.

In other words, their budget was ridiculously tight.

So tight that the accommodation fees for the Flowering Festival, which even commoners spent money to come and see, would be a burden!!

In that sense, this proposal was quite tempting.

“Of course, since we can’t just let anyone into the Academy, there will be an identity check, but it won’t be difficult.”

Just a simple check to see if the name ‘Tan’ is a pseudonym.

A very simple verification to see if he was a dangerous person who shouldn’t be allowed into the Academy.

And of course, in that process, Hartain Ignos’s identity would be revealed.

“Well, you don’t have anything to hide, do you?”

If you refuse, that in itself would be strange, Hartain.

You were the one who offered me the ‘fuck you’ of a handkerchief first! Just eat the ‘fuck you’ I prepared for you!!

* * *

The Academy didn’t stop classes just because it was a festival.

That meant that Lerwon had to go outside to attend classes one way or another.

If he could have skipped classes, he would have loved to.

“You!”

A flushed red face lowered its head, and finally, a hand went up and slapped her cheek with a sharp crack!

Lerwon’s head snapped to the side, a red handprint blooming on his cheek.

“How could you! Give me such an insult!!”

Lerwon was the one who was hit, but it was the one who hit him that was shedding tears.

“You know. Could you choose one or the other, hit me or cry?”

If you do both, it’s too unfair for me.

The sobbing young lady finally slapped Lerwon’s cheek one more time and left, shedding tears.

In an atmosphere like a dramatic play had just unfolded, Lerwon asked in a cool voice.

“Now that the show’s over, how about you leave?”

At Lerwon’s warning, the crowd slowly dispersed one by one.

Hoo. Lerwon, who had let out a sigh as if annoyed, swept his bangs back with his palm.

It was ridiculous how everyone kept following him around, chattering about how he had changed and whatnot.

He had finished playing the role of the kind and gentle Lerwon, so why did they still expect such kindness and gentleness from him? How annoying.

Lerwon gathered his books and was about to leave the lecture hall.

If it weren’t for a certain person blocking his way, he would have returned to the dormitory as he always did.

“Ah.”

He saw the top of a pitch-black head.

“Oh my, sorry.”

The eyes of the person who took a step back were a pure white color.

Right, the color of the Sword of Doctrine, Ferdiel’s, eyes that Theo had described was exactly like that.

“Ah, I’m sorry. My name is Fel, sunbae.”

Haa. Lerwon had to struggle to hold back the scoff that was about to burst out.

Wasn’t this approach too blatant to be a mistake?

Lerwon forced the corners of his mouth down and put on a gentle voice.

“My name is Lerwon.”

Who, upon hearing Lerwon’s voice now, would think he was the same person who had so coldly told them to leave just a moment ago?

“This is the 3rd-year lecture hall, what is a 1st-year transfer student doing here?”

“Ah, do you happen to know about me?”

Fel smiled.

It was a perfect smile. So perfect that it would be strange not to realize it was fake.

“Yeah, you’re the first transfer student since the Descendant of the Hero. You’re pretty famous, so I’ve heard the rumors.”

“Not that Theo added a word or two about me to Lerwon-sunbae?”

Showing your true colors so quickly, huh?

“Why do you think that?”

“I heard you were close.”

So he’s doubting our relationship.

In times like these, it was best to just let it pass. Lerwon, recalling the feel of the watch in his pocket, continued slyly.

“Well, can you call that being close?”

Ambiguous words.

What could he possibly mean by that? Fel tried to gauge his true intentions.

Looking at Fel, Lerwon leisurely swallowed a smile. Sorry, but if it’s about doubting and figuring out the other person’s true intentions, I’ve already learned that to death at Golden.

If he failed, terrible torture would follow, so there was no need to explain how desperate Lerwon had been.

“I just finished my class too, could you possibly walk me to the dormitory? I’m not used to the way yet, so I’m asking for a favor.”

“If you need help, why don’t you ask another student?”

It was a gentle and soft voice. From that voice, which even showed a glimpse of affection, Fel also leisurely raised the corners of his mouth.

“If not, is there any reason you have to refuse?”

There was no such reason.

The main reason he was trying to refuse was because he could somewhat predict Theo’s reaction when he heard that he had run into Fel.

But if he was going to be this annoying, just agreeing might be one solution.

“Well, if there’s really no one else, I guess I have no choice.”

Lerwon, who was fiddling with the back of his neck, leisurely stood next to Fel.

“You’ve transferred, how’s the Academy? Are you adjusting well?”

It was a question a senior might ask a junior who had transferred.

But was it just Fel’s imagination that it seemed like he was asking something else?

“Thanks to Theo’s help, I’m managing to adjust somehow.”

“He’s just an ordinary transfer student too.”

“After watching the Flowering Festival yesterday, he seemed quite extraordinary.”

The ones who received the most attention were Lucian, Zephyros, and Liber, who, despite being first-years, had caught the Jiyeolgu through a thorough plan.

But thanks to that, Theo, who had taken first place with an overwhelming score, was actually overshadowed.

That’s why Fel had no choice but to form a ridiculous hypothesis.

Perhaps Theo Lisitoel knew that the Jiyeolgu would escape. In the worst-case scenario, he had let the Jiyeolgu escape himself.

It was a drastic assumption, but looking at Theo Lisitoel’s actions so far, it had become a rather reasonable suspicion.

“He’s not an ordinary guy.”

Lerwon began to calculate. He calmly moved the beads of his abacus.

How much had this young Sword of Doctrine figured out about Theo Lisitoel?

The probability that he knew about the deal with the master of Golden was high. He probably didn’t know that Lerwon had committed a taboo.

He must be moving under the hypothesis that Theo Lisitoel is a heretic with a power that deviates from the laws of God.

That suspicion is rather reasonable. The Theo that Lerwon saw was also an eccentric who showed strange behavior─

But he was only an eccentric, he must not be a heretic.

“I can assure you that when it comes to being unusual, he’s no less than Lucian.”

He let out a natural laugh as if it were amusing.

Theo’s peculiarity had to be within the scope that the Church had assumed.

For example, a peculiar ability like making things happen by writing in the air must not be revealed.

Because there was plenty of room to consider that as heresy as well.

“Why? Does Theo seem a little strange to you?”

“More than that, he’s quite peculiar.”

At Fel’s words, Lerwon smiled leisurely.

Lerwon’s attitude was relaxed and leisurely the whole time. There was nothing strange, making his suspicion seem baseless.

In that case, I should just do one last check and be done with it.

“I suppose so.”

Unlike the theory that mana could be controlled by oneself, its nature could not be controlled.

Even Evan Lisitoel, the most outstanding magician, couldn’t do that.

When a Heretic Inquisitor checked for heresy, checking the nature of mana was a natural procedure.

The absence of a change in nature didn’t confirm that one wasn’t a heretic, but it was the most basic method.

“Ugh─”

Fel intentionally bumped into the wall and fell.

At the sudden action, Lerwon stopped in his tracks, turned around, and asked.

“Are you okay?”

“I’m fine. Could you help me for a moment?”

* * *

Hartain, who had heard the proposal, did laugh, but the corners of his mouth trembled.

If he agreed to the proposal and underwent an identity check to enter the Academy dormitory, his identity would be revealed 100%.

Because Hartain had attended Church events several times as the Sword of Doctrine’s deputy, thanks to Fel who skipped all of them.

That meant that Professor Beatrice or my father, who had attended the Church’s events as representatives of the Academy, knew Hartain’s face!

And there was no way that a perception-jamming magitool would work on those two great magicians.

“Tan?”

I called Tan as if there was something wrong.

“Is there a problem?”

“Well, that is. I can’t possibly impose on you like that.”

“No. According to the Academy rules, if the identity is clear, a student’s acquaintance can be brought into the dormitory.”

Last night, I had searched and searched the Academy rules all day to deliver this ‘fuck you’ to Hartain.

As there are students who have to work for a living, the Academy has pretty good welfare.

Because it would be very difficult for the parents of a working student to stay at an inn in Riedenfeld where the prices had gone up due to the festival.

It’s good to fill the empty rooms in the Academy dormitory, it suppresses the soaring accommodation prices in Riedenfeld, and it’s also used for me to pressure Hartain like this.

“And there’s no way Fel’s acquaintance would be a strange person. Right?”

I smiled with a very joyful heart.

Now, what are you going to do?

As I was watching leisurely, a system window suddenly appeared in front of me.

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<Sudden Quest>

Lerwon and Ferdiel have met.

Ferdiel suspects him of being a heretic and wants to confirm his heresy.

As the curse that turns him into an Ouroboros is being lifted, his mana has begun to distort.

Oh dear! There are 5 minutes left until it is revealed that Lerwon is a heretic who has committed a taboo.

Prevent Lerwon and Ferdiel from making contact.

-Reward: EXP 2000

-Failure: Lerwon dies, main story suspended

※ Warning: If the main story is suspended, system access will be permanently deleted.

If system access is deleted, all skills and stats will be nullified.

The probability of the demon Baal breaking the contract will increase sharply.

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“This is insane!!!”

Wait right there, Lerwon!

I’m coming to save you!!

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