93. Money and Expenses
“Are you going to rob the Board of Audit and Inspection?”
“Do you get upset when I speak in a more dignified way? I’m just suggesting an impromptu sparring.”
Immediately after receiving permission from Chairman Dane,
I called the two heroines to a private room.
Scarlett and Paula.
Adela hasn’t returned from her home yet.
I was sitting at my desk, constantly fiddling with my pen, answering Scarlett’s questions.
“He’s the Imperial Auditor General? How can he win that?”
“So it’s a miracle.”
“Are you even playing with me now-“
“Scarlett, the saint is listening.”
If it had been her before, she would have said everything she had to say without even blinking an eye at something like this.
“Tsk.”
The truth about the church as seen by oneself.
Perhaps it was because the terrible truth and Paula could not help but overlap.
Without further tackle,
I quietly sat down on the sofa.
“Instructor, instructor. Can you really do this?”
Of course, the saint herself was equally skeptical.
Because she’s not a fool either.
But, despite that, she was a saint.
“Paula, who will believe in miracles if you don’t believe? Don’t they?”
Just by inciting him with such a meaningless word, life came back to his eyes.
“… That’s right! Arka will bless me too if it’s to protect the temple!”
Because she firmly believed that the source of her strength was thanks to Arca’s blessings, she fell easily.
The saintess clenches her small hands tightly and strengthens her resolve, while Scarlett watches with her axe-eyed gaze.
I explained part of the plan.
“Fortunately, I was able to create a place to witness that miracle.”
“Really?!”
In an instant, the sound of kicking the floor was heard,
A soft shock appeared on my face as I was writing down the speech that Paula would read.
“Thank you, instructor!”
“Nothing to say.”
I thought about it seriously.
What effect will this pure skinship of hers, without any malice or calculation, have on future developments?
No, actually, I already know.
It’s just my personality and it’s not a big deal.
Just this soft feeling on your cheek,
I can somehow just ignore it.
As I was wondering whether I should tell her to stay away, she was quickly subdued.
Scarlett lifted Paula up by her back and moved her to her original position.
“Just stay still.”
She is the one who takes care of all the admonitions I had to worry about.
Paula tilted her head and wondered if she had done something wrong, but she seemed to have no clue.
I spoke to that saint.
“However, I think you will have to take the trouble to memorize this speech I wrote.”
“Ahh, yes! “I’ll memorize it step by step!”
“Almost finished. Oh, could I please have a cup of coffee?”
Naturally, I let her run her errands.
As if he had been waiting for her to say those words, Paula got up from her sofa to repay me.
“I’ll be back soon!”
“I fall while running. “Please take your time.”
The saint ran away with a crashing noise, and the two non-believers were left behind.
Scarlett, half-lying on the sofa, asked again.
“…Okay. You’re not seriously planning on praying to the gods of that religious sect, are you?”
“Of course. It’s a miracle, it doesn’t make sense. If that were possible, Paula would have been the leader a long time ago, right?”
“So, what should I do?”
I told her what to do.
“…Is that really all you need?”
“Yes.”
Carlson, Head of Audit Department.
And, his lover who supports him.
If Carlson has received enhanced skills, his skills will probably be at the lower level of Class A.
The problem is that he did not specifically deny the existence of Arca.
Because the core of the logic is not ‘Don’t struggle to hold on to a god that doesn’t exist’, but ‘It’s okay to believe in it, but won’t it help your grades?’
Paula had no fanaticism and could only cry sadly.
Of course, she can force fanaticism.
Just like in the previous sparring with Scarlett, I can help and encourage mind control.
However, that also has its limits.
Even so, she was a saint who could not come close to Scarlett’s power.
This kind of work was necessary.
Carlson, without his totem lover, would probably be a B-rank lieutenant.
And, conversely, what if I put that enhancement skill into Paula?
The odds of winning are not enough, but overflowing.
Suddenly-
“Instructor! “Coffee is here!”
Paula has no idea that two non-miracle believers were plotting in her private room just now.
She came in smiling and holding three drinks in her arms.
Amazingly, she even bought her senior student’s share.
“…Thank you.”
“Nothing to say!”
I felt very happy because the two seemed to be getting closer, but for now, I held out the paper.
“This is a speech.”
“Yes!”
The saintess’s eyes read the speech as if she were devouring it, as if she would not miss a single word.
And then Scarlett, who had been reading the speech from the corner of her eye, stood up.
Then he came with a pen.
“Are there any typos?”
“No. “There isn’t one.”
“Then, is there anything you don’t like?”
“It’s not like that… After all, it’s like a challenge, right? “It’s like letting go.”
“That’s the way it is.”
Take over the paper from Paula for a moment,
She was scribbling something down at the bottom.
“I have to pay this much.”
I stood up and saw with her eyes the last sentence she added.
“…Hmm.”
A moment of laughter that almost bursts out,
I barely held on.
“Sister Scarlet! “What does this last thing you wrote mean?”
The highlight of the story was that the saint herself, who had a dark view of the world, did not know its meaning.
Scarlett answers kindly.
“It’s like a spell.”
“Order?”
“A spell that has the power to unconditionally attract the other person… Such a spell. “You won’t lose anything.”
Scarlett looked at me as if asking for permission, and I nodded.
With the thought that I am from the back alleys.
—
Clear weather without a single cloud.
The vacation wasn’t over, but the main auditorium was crowded with students for the first time in a long time.
Newly appointed Chairman.
Students who semi-forcedly participated in his inauguration ceremony.
Chat that borders on lamentation can be heard from all over the place.
“Ah, we’ll chat for another hour, right?”
“It would be nice if I could quit within an hour. “Who was it last time? We talked for three hours.”
“I really don’t like it.”
The reason I don’t like things like this is,
It seems to be a truth that transcends dimensions.
However, there were also students with slightly different facial expressions.
The gamblers in the chaos yesterday.
So, students who know that Chairman Dane is definitely not a great person.
I can only giggle as I wonder what kind of mischievous things this cheerful human will do.
Soon, the chairman came up to the center stage.
When instructor Miho outside the stage quietly raises her hand, the auditorium becomes as quiet as a lie.
I was next to her, holding the shoulders of the saint who was shaking like an aspen.
“Nice to meet you. “My name is Dane Clyde, the newly appointed Chairman of the Board.”
He began speaking,
I soon added a few more words.
“Thank you, gentlemen. “The inauguration ceremony is over.”
“Yes?”
At his declaration, the instructor standing next to him questioned in a dumbfounded voice.
However, he continued his words by pointing to where I was standing under the stage.
“I have nothing more to say, so is there any need to make up words? “I decided to lend this space to someone who needs it more.”
I went up on stage with her saint.
Students filling the auditorium and instructors below the stage. And I could see at a glance Carlson and his lover who were dozing off while standing in the far corner.
It’s an everyday sight for me,
Paula was almost breathless.
I grabbed her shoulder again and encouraged her.
“It’s okay, Paula.”
“…Yes!”
She took a few breaths,
Toward the students who are staring at them blankly.
I started speaking.
“Paula Maria. “I’m a first-year student.”
The auditorium became quieter.
Her students had expressions on their faces that showed they didn’t understand her, and her instructors were watching her even more.
“You are probably more familiar with the title saint.”
She is everyone’s friend,
She is also a saint of the order.
It was like that until now.
“However, it may no longer be called that in the future. “Because the temple will be demolished.”
The atmosphere was tense.
The students first encountered this fact here.
“Decision of the Auditor General from the Imperial Household.”
She pointed her palm towards the back of the main hall and pointed out the man who was dozing off while standing.
He received the attention of all the students,
It seemed like sleep had finally escaped me.
“Despite the fact that I am being treated more than an ordinary student, I am of the opinion that the temple that is the reason for this will not be of any help to me.”
Paula,
She finally declared.
“I do not agree.”
It was refreshing.
She directly denied the logic that her religion was of no practical help.
“So, at least for today. “I will prove that I am not just a shepherd, but an agent of Arca.”
And then, Carlson’s answer came back.
In addition to his gaze, he seemed very dissatisfied with the situation itself.
“What are you trying to prove?”
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Ceiling. So, a saint pointing to the sky.
“A miracle.”
“……”
“Paula Maria, a first-year student at Russell Academy. “I am here today, right now.”
Where everyone’s eyes can reach,
I will confidently prove the miracle.
“I will challenge you to a sparring match.”
Until half a year ago, I was an ordinary person,
A young chick who is still a first year student.
That kind of girl,
I will defeat the Chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection who came from the imperial family.
If that is not a miracle, then what is?
Carlson almost lost the coffee cup in his hand,
The students’ pupils couldn’t have gotten any bigger.
While wasting away the free vacation,
A one-on-one confrontational declaration from a saint that came out of nowhere.
Then, the reaction is obvious.
“Waaa!”
Cheers and applause. Blatant encouragement.
Awe for the courage of the saint who does not ignore outsiders who dare to invade the academy.
The atmosphere was extremely tense,
His expression also gradually rotted.
The moment the shouts stopped,
Carlson shouted in panic.
“I refuse! Why should I?”
Yes, you probably don’t want to do it.
If you don’t do it and are proud, the temple will be demolished, and I don’t want to gamble with my own performance, whether it’s a sparring match with a 99% win rate or anything else.
But, to the saintess looking up at me.
I nodded and gave permission.
Magic phrase.
A vibe coming from Scarlett, who spent several years hanging out in the back alleys. It was time to use it.
And, the saint has no idea what that sentence means.
Very clearly, as if you were chanting a mantra.
I scolded him.
“…If you’re scared.”
For a moment, she and Scarlett seemed to overlap.
“Did you miss it?”
“……..”
The main auditorium suddenly became quiet.
Students wondering if what they just heard is true.
The instructors pinched my cheek, wondering if it was a dream.
In front of them all,
She insulted the Board of Audit and Inspection accurately without making a single mistake.
Looking up at me again,
He smiled triumphantly.
“Instructor. “I wasn’t wrong, right?”
I held back my laughter as much as I could,
I was barely able to answer.
“Yes.”
Soon, the tremendous recoil returned.
Wow!
Saint! A saint! A saint!
The main auditorium engulfed in madness.
In front of hundreds of witnesses, Carlson swallowed up the indescribable provocation.
Coffee flowed from his mouth,
The students pointed at him and jeered,
Miho touched her forehead.
Except here.
Russell is in a situation where he becomes a threat that will go down in history.
It was the Gabulgi period.
