I’m the Slit-Eyed Character at the Academy, but I’m not the Mastermind - Chapter 250
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Episode 250
Episode 250. Invasion of Carpathia (6)
Adonis’ words asking him to look after the children, including Victoria, while he is away.
This is something that the main character, Alex, was originally supposed to hear.
“Do you feel burdened? Don’t worry. Even though he looks like that, he’s still a kid who has the strength to take care of himself. However… … .”
“Just a moment, please wait a moment.”
“… … ?”
After stopping Adonis’s words, I searched for Alex among the children.
The ship called ‘Story’ began to climb the mountain, not the river.
Rather than slipping down the mountain where not even a single drop of water flowed, he was climbing steadily towards Andromeda.
It means that this is not a normal situation.
Now that it was like this, there was only one way left.
‘Turn back the story. Even if it’s forced!’
Finding Alex wasn’t difficult.
Alex, standing tall like a wolf in the field, not belonging to any gang.
I grabbed his hand and pulled him towards me.
“Mr. Alex, would you please come with me for a moment?”
“Huh? Why? Did something happen?”
What happened? It was something really big!
“Zero! Take me too!”
Raymond came with it as a sister product, but there was nothing to worry about.
Because Luna snatched him away.
“You cheeky bastard! How dare you grab my friend’s hand!”
“Eww! This is so unfair!”
Boom boom boom-!
Adonis arrives in front of Raymon, who is being turned by Luna.
“Hehe, can you say that again?”
If the story changes, it is forcibly torn down and fixed.
This is exactly the solution I came up with.
Knowing the future is my greatest strength. I could never give it up.
Adonis, who had been puzzled, nodded as if he had realized something.
“You take care of your friends. That’s amazing. I guess I’m really good at judging people.”
Well, that doesn’t sound like something someone who was trying to cut off my head just recently would say.
Let’s move on for now. The important thing now is to get the story back to normal and hand Victoria over to Alex.
“Haha, I just thought that Alex was the perfect person for the job. He’s way better than someone like me.”
“Hmm… … Zero, aren’t you underestimating yourself a bit?”
“No. Alex, who is serious about even the smallest things, is the perfect person for this job, rather than me who takes things lightly. He’s also stronger than me.”
“To the point of praising your friend… … . Not just anyone can do that. Zero, the more I look at you, the more amazing you are.”
… … This old man seems to be going crazy. Will he come to his senses if I hit him once?
Huh? Trying to hit an old man? That’s worse than Luna?
No. I am only committing atrocities to cure Adonis.
Is this what is called a good immoral act?
“You make me feel like I have no choice but to take care of you.”
Tsdam tsdam-.
Adonis lifted his leg and began to stroke my head.
‘Why is it so fast?’
There was no time to even react, let alone rebel.
The road to good morals seemed long and arduous.
Adonis, who had been stroking for a while, turned his head.
“Yeah, Alex. I guess I’ll have to ask you to do that too.”
“Yes, go ahead.”
By the way, at this point Alex knew that Adonis was Douglas.
Because when he learned the new skill, Adonis himself revealed his secret.
“I plan to go inside with Charon. So… … I want you to protect the children. Of course, including ‘that child’.”
Only then could I breathe a sigh of relief.
Because the story is back to normal.
“I can take care of myself, but… … I’m such an unpredictable kid. So I’d like you to take care of me while I’m away.”
“I will do that.”
“Haha, I’ll leave. My body is so weak that it’ll be hard for me to take care of myself.”
“Thank you both. I’m glad that the Empire’s future looks bright.”
“… … ?”
Well, I clearly stated my refusal, so why am I the future of the empire?
It’s a real mystery.
“Everyone gather around! The briefing will begin now!”
A sudden cry from Charon.
Children gathered in groups of three or four. Most of them had the same faces as mentioned above.
“As everyone knows, preventing erosion is the top priority.”
The moment erosion takes full root, the area is transformed into a dead land where life cannot exist.
The continent currently has no way to eliminate erosion.
The only alternative was to remove the erosion before it could fully take root.
‘The enemy knows that too, so they are building a solid defensive line around the erosion.’
A bloody battle between those who seek to remove erosion and those who seek to protect it.
Charon, Adonis, and even the instructors.
That was the reason why everyone had no choice but to head inside the castle.
“In short, it means that there is no one here to protect you.”
“… … .”
“Someone here is going to die. The battlefield is… … that kind of place.”
The children’s shoulders slumped.
The ant hole where I was protected by Charon and the instructors was scary, but I thought I might have to fight the demons in real life, and without a single guardian.
It was a time when tears were welling up in the eyes of some children.
“But so, are you going to give up? Are you going to just die because there’s no one to protect you?”
“… … .”
“How to be protected? We didn’t teach that in the first place. We taught them how to fight, how to win.”
“… … !”
“Fight back. Believe in yourself, stick together with your friends, and fight. And… …you’ll survive.”
Hmm, it’s a speech worth listening to again.
As soon as Caron’s speech ends, everyone will receive a buff that increases all stats by 3.
A buff that is absolutely necessary to conquer Marvelga.
“Good eyes. Yes. If you are prepared to die… … .”
Bam!
In an instant, Charon’s head fell forward as someone hit him on the back of the head.
The one who commits the madness of hitting the back of the head of the murder tank Charon without any hesitation. He is none other than… … .
“Hey man! What are you talking about! What good is there in scaring children!”
The Don Quixote of this world… … no, it was Dwyer, the president of Annwood Academy.
He didn’t just blow away the back of Charon’s head. He also blew away the buffs that were on all of us.
‘That incompetent guy took my buff!’
The dream of conquering Marvel’s first world. That was the moment when that dream began to fade away.
Dwenner glared at Caron as if he was frustrated.
“… … I just told you the reality.”
“Reality is bullshit. And why isn’t there anyone to protect me! I’m here!”
Thud! Thud!
Dwenner pounded his chest.
The strange metallic sound, and Dwyer’s equally incompetent past and behavior.
It was natural for the children to frown.
“The president will protect us?”
“Do you believe that?”
“Would you believe it?”
“It’s just like Mr. Caron said. We have no choice but to protect our own lives!”
“Ohhhhhhhh!!”
[Buff temporarily activated due to sudden increase in morale.]
[All stats +10 until the end of the Carpathian Defense Battle]
“… … ?”
It’s not +3, it’s +10?
What is this fraudulent buff?
Is it because he knows well Dwyer’s incompetence?
The children began to show their determination and unite.
“Yeah! Everyone, just trust me! Hehehe!”
Of course, Dwyer was delusional.
… … Well, whatever.
As long as you get the buff, that’s fine.
* * *
“We will divide into four groups. So that we can properly transport the wounded along with the soldiers.”
Theronites, Eurydianites, Victorians, and the rest.
Perhaps because it was a dangerous situation, Caron formed a group with the children who got along the best.
“Let the strong children protect the weak children. And… … Teron.”
“yes.”
“Do your best. If you just play around like last time, I won’t let you off easy.”
Teron was carrying the load on his back when the accident occurred in the ant hole.
Because of that, not only did he get scolded by Caron, he even received penalty points.
“… … I was thinking of doing that anyway.”
“You speak well.”
Teron quirked an eyebrow, but that was it.
Now it was real combat. Teron knew better than anyone that fighting the commander would only result in his own loss.
Well, the opponent was also Charon.
“I guess I should go. Well, I’ll see you after work is over.”
“Joe, be careful!”
“You guys, be careful about your grades. Even at this moment, the soldiers are watching your actions.”
Then the children began to look around cautiously like meerkats.
I thought it would be impossible to grade the students without instructors, but I never thought they would leave that role up to the soldiers.
The Theronites, Eurydianites, and Victorians each began their own meetings.
It seemed like they wanted to talk about formations and tactics.
“zero.”
Charon, who was passing by, called out to me.
His face was even more hardened than usual.
A face that seems to know the fear of the battlefield better than anyone else.
I could tell what Charon was trying to say.
‘I guess you want me to protect Luna.’
But what came out of Caron’s mouth was completely unexpected.
“Please take good care of the children.”
Charon was speaking.
You’re the only one I can trust here.
Please don’t let the children die.
We must protect their future.
‘The more you know someone, the more you realize how deep that person is.’
It would be nice if they played as viciously as they looked.
But unlike Caron, who thought of the children, I had no intention of protecting them.
Because they are extras who are of no help at all in the future.
‘Well, I plan on catching all the devils.’
[Predation] gave me a chance to get a free skill, so I didn’t want to miss out on this opportunity.
Well, it’s called being humble. Being humble.
So what I have to say to Charon is… … .
“Haha, I’ll try my best.”
“This insolent bastard.”
Charon, who had hit me once, laughed and left for the castle. A bolt of lightning followed him.
A moment later, a huge golden lightning struck the castle.
* * *
As Caron had decided, the children were divided into sections 1 to 4 and set up camp.
Me, Luna, and the puffer rabbit.
The district we belonged to was District 2.
This is where the Eurydia faction is located, and where the second devil appears.
‘It’s a randomly determined system. It’s zone 2… … Not bad.’
The reason Charon placed me here was simple.
A strategic location where support can be easily transferred to other areas. At the same time, it can be protected by areas 1 and 3.
Even the view was good. The fields seemed endless. On one side stood the Carpathian Castle.
‘There is a minor problem with it being on fire though… … .’
Even that seemed like part of the scenery.
In short, it was a good place. The only problem was that I had no intention of staying there?
Various various-.
Just then, Dwenner, mounted on a skinny horse, passed us.
“Don’t worry, everyone! If a demon appears, I will use the family’s secret technique, the Spiral Flash Great Wheel Muhou Nachashishiki!”
… … What is that?
Even I, a veteran, am hearing of this skill for the first time.
Well, it was most likely a non-existent skill.
Bravado. That’s one of the characteristics of Dwyer’s character.
“Oh, Zero. Take a good look at my majestic appearance.”
But even though I wanted to see it, I couldn’t.
Because the horse Dwyer rode continued to move forward.
“No, you punk! Where are you going! Stop! I said stop!”
But the horse carrying Dwyer continued to move forward silently.
He waved his hand at the person who was like that.
‘It did raise the stats more than I expected, but… … .’
Dwyer’s activities will end here. I wish he would just lie down and head to the medical unit.
Don Quixote in the novel who charged at windmills also suffered a terrible fate, but in this world, it would bring about an even more terrible ending.
“Haam~ It’s quiet.”
“I’ll confess to her when I get back!”
One by one, the children began to babble nonsense.
‘I guess I should start moving soon.’
If the timing is off, trouble will ensue.
It was when I was trying to get up from the field.
Someone suddenly poked their head above me.
“What are you doing here?”
The leader of District 2, a girl crazy about love. It was Yuridia.
“Haha, you were resting?”
“No, it’s really frustrating. Is it time to rest now?”
“Then what should we do?”
“Of course, it’s time to whisper words of love!”
… …Why are you whispering that?