Chapter 409 – Chapter 409 Magic School Shutra (3-20)
“I heard rumors about the fort. Moramine… Are there any flowers that make people feel good?”
As soon as Count Potts heard Louise’s words, he began to shake his head from side to side as if in agony.
‘Grunt… That story again.’
Moramine was the name of a plant currently circulating in the County of Potts.
It is a plant that grows very sparsely only in the mountains near the Earl of Potts, and was originally classified as a fragrant plant.
However, the story began to change as the leaves, not the petals of Moramine, began to be powdered and sold.
If you burn the powder and inhale it through your nose, you feel better with a hazy mind, and if you drink it with water, it pumps your heart out as if your heart is bursting and instills endless confidence… In other words, it was a type of drug.
However, the concept of drugs did not exist on this continent where Stras existed.
Drugs may exist, but it was because there was no history of drugs that were enough to shake the world.
That is why Count Potts did not designate Moramine as a target of sanctions.
Even Moramine’s effect did not apply to everyone.
‘I tried using it with high expectations, but it turned out to be nothing special.’
Representatively, Count Potts tried using moramine powder, but he could not see a single effect.
It was just fragrant powder, nothing more, nothing less.
Count Potts started explaining the same way as he was talking to some nobles who had asked for Moramine.
“Sir Lewis… Moramine tends to exaggerate rumors. It doesn’t have a dramatic effect like rumors do, and above all, most people don’t see the effect.”
Haha. Do you think I will use it?”
“… ?”
“Do not worry. Why would I borrow the power of such a flower to get a happy mood and self-confidence? I always believe in myself and attach great importance to the results achieved through hard work.”
Haha….”
At Louis’ words, Count Potts couldn’t refute inwardly.
‘But… Enrolled in Stra, and got good grades, so my confidence is sky-high.’
Surprisingly, among the top students in Stra, there were few nobles.
The reason is simple.
Because the number of nobility itself is small.
Magic does not differentiate between nobles and commoners and grants them talents.
Nobles can of course reach the upper ranks, but since the number of commoners is much higher, the sample number of nobles has no choice but to be set lower.
Even in that situation, Lewis was second.
From the point of view of Count Potts, who had never even set foot in Stra, Lewis had no choice but to be seen as a genius among geniuses.
“I am not asking for a lot. Note that… This is also for Count Potts.”
“For me?”
“Shouldn’t you become an in-law soon?”
“!?”
Count Potts could not hide his embarrassment and began to laugh inwardly.
‘It looks like he wants to expel Lady Karin from the family as soon as possible.’
Count Potts had a glimpse of Lewis’ plan.
Karin Brandroof was known for hitting the iron wall when it came to her relationships.
Even if she was kind to men, it was only about being kind in a social way.
Even at Jeff, her fellow aristocrat, instead of wagging her tail, she rolled her eyes in contempt.
However, in such a situation, if Jeff accompanied him to the Levin Kingdom, and Louis would write Moramine powder to Karin at the right time….
‘It’s questionable whether Moramine powder will work for Lady Karin, but…. If it works…. ‘
If the impregnable Karin Brandroof would make a mistake in front of her son, she wouldn’t have to wait until Lewis’ graduation.
‘If we move up the wedding date… Royal Crystals are rather cheap.’
Count Potts nodded his head thinking so.
“All right. Moramine powder and… I will prepare the Royal Crystal.”
Haha, as expected, Count Potts is easy to talk to. Thank you! Then… See you next time.”
Louis left the count’s room and left a thank you.
As silence began to settle in the room, Count Potts murmured, wiping the sweat from his face.
“I didn’t know it would be so difficult to marry my son. Still, it’s not long. Lewis is also on our side. If we pass this period well, the royal family won’t be able to ignore us anymore. Uh huh….”
***
Countess Potts, which owns a large territory, was full of numerous sights as it was a trading city.
And the guest rooms at the count’s castle were so wonderful that they could relieve the fatigue accumulated over the years in one day.
Until yesterday, I wondered if it would be okay to stay here for a few days.
Until yesterday….
‘That bastard really has no answers.’
After spending the night at Count Potts’ castle, we were now heading to Levin’s kingdom by carriage under the protection of the envoy.
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Jeff Potts
[Indolence], [Conceit], [Vanity], [Ambition Addict]….
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The count’s son came to the dean’s room and caused a commotion, so he decided to leave because of the atmosphere.
[Unlike Count Potts, he doesn’t even have the talent as a lord.]
As Armonia said, Count Potts still had all the necessary talents to run the estate.
It’s rubbish against me, but….
But his bastard, Jeff Potts, was just trash.
He was a veritable scumbag with a temperament worthy of the reputation he had heard.
[By the way, Suho.]
‘Yes?’
[Why did you let him live?]
Originally, Jeff was destined to be enchanted by Sonya and followed, but now he joined the delegation and was following from the back of the procession.
Even the dean frowned at Jeff’s behavior.
The reason he’s alive is purely because of me.
I asked the dean to help save Jeff, and suggested that we try to reform him by accompanying him.
Of course, the dean didn’t seem to like it, but he accepted the request thinking that it wasn’t too difficult.
The reason he wanted to take Jeff with him throughout the trip wasn’t revenge.
“Karin Brandrup… The more cards you have, the better to find out about her.’
It was to find out about Karin.
Once I made it her policy to deal with her Karin was not to approach her first.
But that didn’t mean I’d suck my finger and wait.
I have to keep getting involved with the people around me so that I can come into her field of vision.
Whether you want it or not….
And most importantly….
‘Based on the stories I’ve heard so far, I think Jeff should be alive, and that woman is more difficult….’
Karin and Jeff didn’t show up for the count’s banquet yesterday.
I don’t have a perfect idea of the two’s whereabouts, but there was a high possibility that the two met yesterday.
Even if you look at the temperament of a guy named Jeff, he was a perfect character to be fooled by a woman named Karin.
‘I’m sure the woman used her hand on something yesterday…’ .’
I don’t know the inside story, but that’s what I thought.
[If you listen to Suho’s words, there is a high possibility. Then why take him… ]
‘It’s because of Karin. There is one more reason.’
[… ?]
‘I wondered if I could create Count Potts’ weakness by using a guy named Jeff.’
If the main was Karin Brandrup, the sub was Count Potts.
Jeff was just a spice for mains and subs.
Even though Jeff’s mistake was big, it didn’t seem easy to connect him with Count Potts with that one mistake.
‘Count Potts… It seemed like the best way to get revenge on that bastard was to use his son.’
[Isn’t it possible to assassinate with Suho’s skills?]
‘Assassination… Not possible….’
There seemed to be nothing that could not be done with Lena.
However….
‘Assassination is not sexy.’
[….]
If you kill him with an assassination, Count Potts just boards the coin of the underworld and leaves this world leisurely.
Despair is necessary.
Before I die, I have to give you the despair that I will never forget even in hell. That’s true….
‘Sexy.’
[….]
Anyway….
To get revenge on Count Potts, you need something big. He decided that it would be best to put him next to the dean to make a mistake so big that it could turn the whole family upside down.
If I asked the dean, it would seem that the county castle itself would be wiped off the map without doing anything in the first place, but….
‘That wasn’t enough.’
[This is a smart idea. No matter how sympathetic the dean is to Suho, asking for help and using it for profit are two different issues.]
Asking for good equipment to get over the wall and asking for a tank to break it just because you want to pass comfortably are two different things.
No matter how favorably the dean treats me, if a person tries to use himself to eat, the moment he realizes it, the psychology of resistance gradually comes into play.
Even if the dean and I had a business relationship, there was no need to undermine trust unnecessarily.
‘When I ask the dean, I’ll focus on the magic circle. And when a really dangerous situation comes, then I have to lay down and ask for help.’
First of all, the dean himself really liked the request related to the magic circle, so I was able to enjoy the effect of both hands.
As I was making plans like that, the dean who was sitting across from me spoke to me with a wistful smile.
“Yesterday I was wondering if we could have a pleasant conversation after a long time… Too bad.”
Haha… The trip is just getting started, so you should be able to find time soon.”
Due to Jeff’s rampage the day before, he hadn’t even learned the magic circle from him, including drinking with the dean.
But it didn’t look good to learn the magic circle while moving around like this.
“I’ll make a proposal first when I arrive, so please free up some time.”
Haha! All right.”
The dean started to laugh at my playful words, and the nobles who were following us on horseback heard laughter and began to pay attention.
Everyone caught the dean’s laughter, despite the sounds of carriage wheels and horses’ hooves echoing in the woods.
Currently, only me and the dean were on board the wagon.
Since the number of wagons brought by the delegation was large, they naturally separated and boarded the wagon.
Louis immediately boarded with the nobles he liked, and Sonya and Carl boarded with a couple they had become friends with at a banquet the day before.
And what was unexpected was that Luna said that she would not ride with me, but that she would board with other nobles like Louis.
The reason was barely visible.
[It is presumed that he deliberately rides with other nobles for the sake of Suho’s reputation.]
‘I can do it anyway.’
I said that over the phone, but it was true that I felt good.
Luna seemed to blame herself for the poor treatment I received because of her.
In the end, it was resolved well in the end, but that wasn’t Luna’s solution to the end.
Luna, she must still feel guilty about what happened yesterday. That’s why she tells my story to the nobles and raises their reputation….
‘It’s extraordinary. I have to compliment her later with sex.’
[….]
Sex is great.
You can give your soul, and you can use it as a means of praise.
It is the best way to bring misery to someone you don’t like, or to make the woman you love happy.
You can even steal a woman you don’t like and use sex to get revenge.
‘As expected, sex is omnipotent.’
[….]
While I was filling my head with such vain thoughts, the carriage stopped, and someone opened the carriage door and began to explain.
“Now it is meal time, so the procession has stopped. I will tell you as soon as the meal is ready.”
As he spoke, the dean smiled and opened his mouth.
“This place is different from the places I have been to so far. Can I go out and get some fresh air?”
“No, of course! Ji, escort me right now!”
Haha…. You don’t have to go that far. I just want to get off and admire the road.”
The dean stopped getting off and turned his head to look at me.
“Would you like to go with me?”
It seemed that he was afraid to be alone, so he spoke.
But I had work to do now.
“Ah, I have something to look at, so I’ll finish it and follow you.”
Haha, I see.”
After the dean answered, he got off the carriage and started looking around.
It was the moment when I, too, looked around to find Sonya after I got off the carriage.
I started hearing whispers around me.
(Did you see me say no now?)
(No matter how you think about it, you can’t reject it so straight-forward without being friendly….)
(Damn it, if I had known earlier yesterday, I would have talked to you…)
(Let’s talk right away when we get to the village.)
Annoying, annoying….
I left behind the whispers of the nobles and sighed as I approached Sonya in the distance.
Where Sonya was, Jeff was there as well.
Sonya crossed her arms and explained to Jeff carefully, with her murderous intentions exceeding the hostility she had shown to Count Potts the day before.
“If you make one more mistake, you will never taste the wine of this world again. Got it?”
“Yes Yes! And I’ll keep that in mind. Sorry, sorry….”
“Don’t ever say sorry again. Just because you say you’re sorry for everything, doesn’t mean yesterday’s incident will disappear.”
“Crime… Oh, I see!”
Seeing the military discipline closely held, I couldn’t help but smile.
Sonya, who was scolding Jeff in the middle of it, saw me getting closer and closer, and she immediately greeted me with a smile.
“Weren’t you with the dean?”
“He said he wanted to look at the road, so he left for a while.”
I said that and immediately greeted Jeff politely.
“Hello. I am Sung Soo-ho.”
As soon as Jeff received my greeting, he looked up at me and replied with an arrogant expression.
“Okay. You that… Aren’t you a commoner who is good at studying?”
“….”
“Then why are you recklessly coming and talking to me? Don’t talk to me carelessly until I talk to you.”
“….”
It seemed that he couldn’t understand the atmosphere.
And Sonya began to engrave that atmosphere instead.
“What is that attitude towards student Suho now!”
“Yes? Isn’t this, this friend a commoner?”
“I am a student of Shutra!”
“Yes? Ha, but after all, a commoner….”
Sonya looked down at Jeff and began to open her mouth, looking intently at him with her pupils.
“Do you know why you can put your feet on the dirt field like this today?”
“Yes? That, that… The dean apologizes….”
“Do you know where the dean’s forgiveness came from?”
“… Yes?”
“Student Seong Su-ho here requested you to live like this and keep your feet on the ground!”
Sonya started reminding me that he was alive because of me, starting with what had happened last night.
Jeff finally understood the situation and began to apologize to me.
“Oh, thank you. I’m alive thanks I will definitely repay you later….”
Sonya interrupted him to say something important.
“Keep in mind one thing.”
“… ?”
“If you make a mistake with Suho… At that time, not just your feet, but your whole body will be buried under the dirt. It’s not that I’m threatening you. It means that the students here are trusted by the dean. Do you understand?”
“Ah, I see… It is.”
“Like. Then I will go to the dean.”
“Yes.”
When Sonya heard my answer, she smiled at me and started walking towards me and the dean’s carriage.
As she disappeared, the world around her fell silent.
I quietly floated my luck.
“Ruler… Then….”
Then he smiled at Jeff and said.
“Are you famous Jeff?”
