Chapter 34 - I was called in.
Translator: Kakarott
Editor: imsara
Nice sound of clapping is heard.
“Yeah, a man without guts. Hey, get up.”
It’s the sound of Schneider’s cheeks being slapped. In the future, it may be better to call the professor as little demon glasses.
“Don’t stop Prof. Tia! He is the son of Marquis Hafen!?”
“I’m quite aware of that. Oh, He woke up.”
Schneider snapped his eyes open.
“You! How dare you make me suffer so much– What? Hart Zenphis! And that woman over there!”
“Hey there.”
“In this case, what is the right way to respond? How do you do? Sorry, but… isn’t it?”
I remembered something that is very important. I haven’t yet received a call from him to drop the duel.
“Speaking of which, Senior Schneider, you said this evening–”
“Ahhhhhh! Alright. As you can see, I’m not feeling very well. I mean, forget that we are supposed to dual. Nothing has ever happened between us. Okay?”
I’m afraid to look at him from this point in his life (he’s physically down, but from below). Professor Tia twitched her head.
“…Ah. Is it about the topic of the two of you dueling?”
“How did you know about that??”
“It seems that a messenger was screaming out loud at the front door of the men’s dormitory. It’s been all over the campus since last evening.”
Quickly the nobleman turned blue in the face.
“I’m glad my senior removed it for the time being.”
“Hmm. We are the witnesses. You asked for a duel, then withdrew on that day. Don’t you have any pride in being a nobleman?”
The nobleman’s mouth snapped up and he rolled over in a heap then relaxed.
“Now, that’s the end of that story. Let’s get back to this.”
When I pulled the pen out, Schneider shouted, “Oi!”
“You….. You should know that I am the next head of House Hafen!”
“Did I say I don’t? You are the one who is depending on me. Didn’t you know that Professor Lucian is a member of the royal family? You’re not a royal nor the relative of the royal family. Do you want to have a conflict with me?”
Afterwards, Professor Tia pointed at me with her head.
“And this is the son of lord Zenphis. You should know that he’s a relative of the royal family, right?”
“Can you stop bringing up my dad?”
“Well, excuse me. You’ve always been a bit of an aloof fellow, but that’s a line you can’t cross. I’ll keep that in mind. Well, I don’t want to take advantage of the noblemen’s entanglements. I don’t like the royalists either. I just wanted to say that it’s not worth it.”
Professor Tia grabbed Schneider’s chest and lifted him up. Then, purposely squared his shoulders and whispered in his ear.
“Unfortunately, I can’t remove this magic. In other words, the only person in the world who can do it is the surgeon himself. Now won’t you tell me the identity of that person?”
“Uhhh…”
“I’m not asking why you are silent. Just tell me who the person is and I’ll negotiate with that person. I’m not suggesting this out of curiosity, you know? I want to do it to help you. Really.”
It’s an absolute lie. I can tell that. Schneider thickened the wrinkles between his brows and has plenty of greasy sweat, then said that he was a little sick.
“I don’t know… It was a man with a black bodysuit and a strange voice. That’s it…”
“Hmm. Isn’t it humiliating to be attacked by an unidentified villain?”
Schneider bit back his teeth.
“Pride is an obstacle in a strange place. No, actually, it was because you felt your life was in danger if you spoke out? Either way, if it’s both and you’re truly frustrated, you should be willing to gather information as much as you can.”
Who’s going to stop her from rubbing salt in the wound?
“I see. Even with the small amount of information now, I have one person in mind, who fits the description.”
“Eh?”
Iris and Schneider were the ones who responded at the same time. I, well, I kind of understood because Professor Tia was looking at me with a grin.
“It seems that the unidentified allies of justice have been infested for a few years in Sir Zenphis territory, Mr. Hart. The characteristics are exactly what Schneider said. Do you have an acquaintance?”
“No, no.”
In fact, I’ve never met the main body of a copy of me in ‘Black Hero’ mode in public. There have been many situations where Charl and her friends are in my room, though.
“Who is it?”
“I don’t know the details”
“How to contact?”
“I do not know”
I’m trying hard and answering politely, but the poker face is something I cannot copy from the main body. There seems to be a slight difference in personality, except that magic cannot be used.
“He, who was only active in the frontier, appeared when Mr. Hart came to the royal capital. It doesn’t seem like a coincidence.”
This is not good. The target has shifted completely from Schneider to me.
“That’s right. Isn’t there something to do?”
“Ergonomics, I see. It’s true that the present royal capital is in chaos. If so, it should be clarified from the circumstances in which you were sent to this school.”
“I was just recommended for something I didn’t even know I was doing.”
“It’s unnatural to think that the king has no intention.”
“Even if you say so, I have no idea.”
“Actually, your ability is so low that it destroys “Mija’s Crystal”. What is that? Humm……”
It’s bad. If you keep cornering me like this, I may blurt out some information. After all, I’m a fucking scumbad who can’t use magic. I think I can endure torture because the protective barrier will protect me.
However, if I was restrained for a long time, there is a great possibility that I will not resist the desire to rush around the room as soon as possible.
“You hit the pin! I wonder if you’re that black man? No, it must be!”
What should I do? Help me! Main body!!
“You called me! The incarnation of justice, I’m the Black Hero!”
Suddenly, a stylish man in black appeared all over. Eh? Why? Why did the main body come?
Oh, I see.
I was caught between professor little quirky glasses and KY girl. He was also watching if I will get caught up in a troublesome situation. I recognize this because I know..
The only person in the world you can trust is yourself. It’s like they said.