The Broken Possessors of the Infinite Regression Academy - Chapter 140



Chapter 140 – Family Request – 1

“Welcome back, little master.”

As we got off the carriage pulled by the magic stone golem, almost all the maids working in the mansion, including the head butler, greeted us. The maids all bowed in unison as the head butler bowed respectfully.

“Yeah. It’s nice to be home. Nothing happened, right?”

“The master and mistress asked me to convey their apologies for not being able to see you today.”

“I told him that I completely understood since it was an unavoidable situation. He’ll be staying here for a week anyway, so he’ll probably come before then.”

After desperate excuses, Leona somehow succeeded in convincing the four possessed men, and with a look of exhaustion on her face, she asked them to just come and look around the village, making a slightly different request.

After discussion, it was decided to return home to rest and see my parents, and then visit Leona and Aria’s hometown. Next up was Priscilla.

Judging from the fact that the rest of them hadn’t even decided on a certain order, it seemed like they were all planning to gather in one place somehow.

“Yes. Since you promised to finish your schedule as quickly as possible and come back, you should be able to meet me within three days at the most.”

The old butler left, saying that he was once again welcoming you back and that he was preparing a banquet in advance, so if you wanted anything, just let him know.

The maids who had been flatly rejected when trying to hand over my luggage followed behind me like a machine.

“It is I who should be carrying your luggage, Master. Where are you trying to put your hands?”

“That’s right. Master, your burden is always ours.”

Beatrice turned her head as she confidently declared while watching the backs of the people leaving.

“Would you like me to take you to your room, Young Master?”

“That’s right. It’s the first day of vacation, so I’m going to rest for a day or so.”

“Yes, Master. This way. I’ve been cleaning the room every day while you were attending class, so you should be able to rest right away.”

It had been a long time since I had gone to my room, since I had gone straight to Beatrice’s room the last time I had stopped by on Nika’s business. I had just arrived at the mansion’s entrance, following the two maids.

-Wow!

“Doongsaeaaa …

As the glass shattered, a shadow appeared in the sky and something fell. Beatrice and Nika were hurriedly protected by a shield, but not a single piece of debris fell.

It was because someone had used magic on the shards instead of me. The broken pieces of glass were enveloped in a blue light and floated away, piling up in a corner of the garden.

A woman appeared by breaking the window on the third floor and landed in a superhero pose, and a woman with an extremely pitiful expression landed behind her.

“I told you to treat me like a human being, Trisha. What would have happened if Mirana Beatrice had been hit by shrapnel? Just know that the repair costs will be deducted from your salary.”

“Do whatever you want! Since I was just receiving and it was useless anyway, consider it a donation! And if you really thought it was right, you should have protected me! Surely you wouldn’t have just left me to get hurt?”

On one side was a thin woman with a cold expression and long black hair that reached down to her ankles, and on the other side was a woman with short hair that barely passed her shoulders, a muscular body, and a lively smile.

My older sister, Diana Krait, and my younger sister, Trisha Krait. They are two years apart in age but look completely different from each other.

“Long time no see. How’s the top job?”

I greeted them first. They were both quite a bit older than me, so I wondered how they had come back so soon, having graduated from the academy and inherited the upper ranks one by one.

Of course, Diana is the only one who is running it properly. Trisha tried to turn the company she inherited into a mercenary group, but was beaten on the back by her angry mother and was kicked out to be her eldest sister’s personal bodyguard.

“We’re not that big of a company. The work we do is mostly small things, so we finished early and came back.”

“All I have to do is protect our Lord!”

“Get your hands off me. They’re dirty.”

“Oh my, it’s rough.”

Diana coldly pushed Trisha’s hand that was resting on her shoulder. The arm, which looked to be twice as thick as hers, was easily pushed away. At that level, it was practically no different from being pushed away.

The fact that he was smiling brightly despite being told that he was dirty was proof of that.

“Anyway, my parents couldn’t come because of work, so I thought Mira would be disappointed if we weren’t here too.”

“Yes! Our youngest got into a place that even Diana failed to get into. I have to see his face in person! Come here! Let’s hug our cute youngest for the first time in a while!”

Trisha lunged at me with her muscular arms wide open. I grabbed the arm that was coming at me and pushed it back. As I was completely overwhelmed by the force, a “Huh?” expression appeared on Trisha’s face.

“Wow, what’s that? You’ve gotten a lot stronger? Since this is the best academy in the empire, did you only use the best exercise equipment?”

“I was stronger than you before, wasn’t I?”

“No, I just feel like I’ve gotten a lot stronger since then. I mean, it wasn’t like this before.”

“Of course. That’s enough to show my ambition to be the top student at Bellium Academy for three years, Trisha.”

I had expected to hear it here sometime, but I flinched at the words that came much sooner than I expected and turned around. There was Diana with a calm expression on her face, as if she was wondering why I was so surprised.

“I’ve been checking for news about you every single day without fail. But for the past two weeks, I’ve been hearing about you without even checking. What on earth do you do for the Master of the Sword to personally vouch for your skills? What do you do to get permission from Bellium Academy to skip the final exams?”

“… … Have there been a lot of rumors?”

“I told you. I told you that you would hear about it without even looking for it. Then, since most of the students there are nobles, wouldn’t the rumors have spread? My parents heard about it too. They were worried that someone who was sick might be pushing themselves too hard.”

The two of them seemed to be the same. There was no need for such bad things to remain the same.

“I heard there’s a lot of chaos among the nobles right now. If there’s someone who wants to connect with me, who isn’t even my parents, then I’ve said everything. I’m going to try to meet you somehow.”

“Hey, no way. It must be because of you.”

“Is it because of me that you say you have a daughter of marriageable age? Since when did my tastes change that way? I don’t know.”

“… … .”

If it had come to that, I would have nothing to say. Isn’t the purpose too obvious?

“And that’s not all? There are rumors about the women around you, too. What on earth did you do to create a club that could attract the second daughter of the Duchess of Agnes, a saint, and even a warrior? And recently, the first disciple of the Sword Master, the first transfer student of Bellium Academy, and even His Highness the Crown Prince have joined? How can the most ordinary person out of eight people be the childhood friend of a warrior?”

In fact, the hero’s childhood friend is also the main character of the original work, so he’s not exactly an ordinary person. I swallowed those words and kept my mouth shut.

“Oh. There’s more. I heard that the chairman takes special care of you, and the magicians are even nagging at you? Those very picky people. What happened?”

It’s true that the chairman takes special care of me, but it’s probably quite different from what those people think. The fact that the rooftop owners do that is now a daily occurrence.

Diana let out a sigh as she kept quiet, wanting to refute something but since they were all true, she just kept quiet.

“How did the youngest, who was once innocent and cute, but was sickly, come back to be such a big shot… … .”

How could none of the three modifiers attached to the youngest be correct? It was truly amazing.

You should never believe these people’s claims that ‘Mummy was sick in the past’. They brought a doctor from the palace to do a health checkup just because she coughed once while drinking water.

Why must I have been so bad that I entered Bellium Academy?

“… … Sorry. I might have sounded a little harsh.”

Diana, who had been dumbfounded for a while, apologized.

“If you felt that way, I apologize. I’m sorry. I was explaining to you guys who suddenly wanted to connect with you, and I got angry without realizing it. I’m really sorry.”

“The apology is fine. It’s true that the rumors are quite absurd when you first hear them. So, is that all for now? It seemed like you had something more to say earlier.”

“… … You managed to figure it out? That’s right. I have a favor to ask of you. No, more precisely, I should say it’s a request I’m making to you. It might be dangerous, so I need to make sure I pay the bill.”

“Request? What request?”

“It’s a bit awkward to talk about it outside, so let’s go inside. Trisha, you too, do your bit. Pay your dues. What have you been doing to Mira since a while ago?”

Diana’s eyes looked pitifully at Trisha, who had been trying desperately to hug me for a while.

“No! I haven’t held Mira yet!”

“When are you going to grow up?”

Diana sighed deeply at Trisha’s defiance. She lifted both arms with one hand and asked a question.

“Is this a request that my little sister must also do without fail?”

“No. She’s my bodyguard, so it doesn’t matter if she’s there or not. Why?”

“okay?”

He released his hand while simultaneously using physical strengthening and acceleration. Trisha’s face, staggering with a face like, “Oh, my,” passed by very slowly. He bent his right middle finger, held it with his thumb, and brought it to his forehead.

-Ttaaak!

He hit the ground with a loud thud. A cheerful sound rang out, and Trisha rolled her eyes and fell backwards. Her body was stretched out on the lawn.

“Is it okay now?”

“… … What? Did you just knock Trisha out with one blow??”

Diana was looking at me with dumbfounded eyes.

Diana’s explanation was this:

A masked woman has been appearing out of nowhere for several weeks now and has been persistently blocking the passage of the upper class. She has ignored all other classes and has only chosen Diana’s class.

The skills were so outstanding that even the highest-ranking mercenaries had to mobilize close to ten people to barely chase them away.

“The problem is that if we do that, we’ll end up losing money even if we move the goods. The hiring cost for top-tier mercenaries is ridiculous. I could easily afford it if I spent my own money, but then there’s no point in running a business.”

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On that subject, the raiders were not caught. Even if they were mobilized with mercenaries and even magicians, the raiders would easily escape and attack from other places.

Rather, as soon as they were hired, they would return home badly injured by a masked woman, and as word spread, the number of mercenaries accepting their requests decreased noticeably.

“Things must have been really broken. There must have been a lot of damage.”

“No. There’s almost no financial loss. At most, the carriage is broken. The biggest problem is losing people’s trust.”

“You’ve been attacked so many times and you’ve suffered almost no financial loss? Does that make sense?”

“No one died and nothing was stolen.”

What was even more peculiar was that, although they would raid carriages, they would never kill anyone or destroy anything other than the carriages. They were especially vigilant in guarding the people at the top.

If a mercenary or magician attacks, they will inflict terrible injuries by stabbing their entire body, but even if the person on top fights back with a weapon, the best they can do is hit their wrist to make them drop their weapon and subdue them.

Even the carriage is so thoroughly destroyed that the only things they take away are always a few copper coins, so it is completely incomprehensible what they are thinking.

“He’s a very unique guy.”

“That’s why it’s even more crazy. Lately, there are even people saying that we staged this. But that’s still the extent of the talk, and if we keep going like this, I won’t even be able to dream of running the top under my name.”

Diana frowned deeply.

“I could ask my parents for help, but since this is something I inherited, I want to do my best to resolve it on my own. They’re already busy, so I don’t want to make them worry about this. Well, this is a problem that’s possible because no one died… … .”

Hooo, a long sigh escaped between my lips. Diana looked up at the ceiling and let out a long sigh, then looked at me with a determined expression.

“My request is to capture that guy. Mira, you’re definitely skilled, right? Instead, I want you to capture him alive instead of killing him. I’m dying to know why he would do something like that. Of course, it would be different if you were in danger. Don’t come here hurting yourself for no reason, and if you think it’s dangerous, just kill him. Do you understand?”

“I understand.”

First of all, I was going to capture them. I was really curious as to why they were doing that. They were raiding all of Diana’s merchants, but they didn’t kill anyone, and all they took was a few copper coins.

“When should we leave?”

“Choose a day that’s convenient for you. I put it off to ask you when you come, so any time is fine.”

“Okay. Let’s go right away.”

I felt a little sorry for Beatrice and Nika, but I guess I’ll have to rest later.

“Right. How are you going to pay the commission fee? I heard you’re applying as a request, not a request, to make sure the calculation is accurate?”

“That’s right. Money… you won’t need it. I’ll give you whatever you want later. If it’s not enough, you can offer more. Just don’t give too much.”

“Anything, la… … .”

Even if I received it, it probably wouldn’t be of much use. As I was seriously contemplating whether I should apply for something else, Diana suddenly twisted her upper body and hugged her small chest.

“Why are you being so reserved? Let me be clear, you can’t do anything dirty. We’re siblings.”

“Can you tell the difference between erotic fiction and reality?”

I heard that you secretly read a lot of adult novels since you were little. I guess you’ve finally gone crazy.