Chapter 122: The Good, the Crazy and the Bizarre (5)
kDVAfter swallowing the Sun, I gained the Extreme Yang Constitution and the blessing of the sun. Because of the overflowing abundance of Yang energy, I became excessively healthy.cGJ8GAi
ZcvR“Fuu~”SoF
MKmiXQThat in turn meant that my body was an elixir and a cure for those with a constitution that was on the opposite side of the spectrum to mine.3Mqb
1BBzKr5– Zzzzzz…QfQR
Gh1oProving that was the living jiangshi with the Extreme Yin Constitution. Even though the Hua Ran sisters had always been very unhesitant and daring when it came to physical contact, it was becoming increasingly worse.QBD5dY
Y3KBBefore, it was mainly just Ran that was actively teasing and rubbing her body on mine but these days, Hua was also doing the same.JCl4gZ
eAYEzyAIt had already been a week since Hua Ran had been sleeping on my bed every night.NaSJkya
APS“Wake up, buddy.”OX94
v4f1orkI tickled her chin to wake her up, to which she responded by growling like a cat. Fortunately, she wasn’t the type to go into a deep sleep so soon, she slowly opened her eyes.jINAd
R8zD“…”So0
h94S8Ac“You woke up.”s6zb2Vv
NYvV“Move.”IybgCa
zly8HMwShe was very mean. Even though she always cuddled close at night and rubbed her cheeks on my body, whenever I touched her she—bcNYb
eof– Bam!Y99Rw
DiwX“Uahkk…!”C79
fSIVfJHua Ran suddenly threw a punch to my chest and it was immensely painful.ne4Rt
FygF“…”bNQ
QWuX7hnShe, with her unkempt hair behind her, glared at me with a cold gaze in her eyes.kagk31b
AAy“What was that for?”E0tj
WqCt“…You touched me.”bLL0MN
yNMKj6I“It was just a light touch on your chin…”J0v
as4HT“In your sleep.”voqzL
dij“Huh?”8x3Ywab
0OzI felt my hair stand on end. What did I do in my sleep? The only thing I remembered touching was her hair, which I touched for only a bit while she was using my arm as a pillow!7Ljedyb
emZ“For real?”ye6oul6
i3W– Nod.qYvPsN
4MmiFI“W, where?”k4SE
2xg“…Not telling you.”VnP
Y2X5F“Huh? No, you need to tell me what I did at the very least!”qSZT1ha
CSx4HI“I… never told you before but… you have a bad sleeping habit.”ufV13k
35HEJ4“It’s my first time hearing that! This is defamation!”ymyxc
34bywGJDear god. Where the hell did I touch??DoT3
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tipOvJAfter the morning quarrel with Hua Ran, I took a quick shower and headed down the corridor of the 2nd floor.8DJw99
bZGDpaQOn the other side of the corridor were the rooms for the princesses but I couldn’t feel any presence from those rooms. Judging from that, I assumed that they had woken up already.NoP8
rm4dr5Estelle the Saintess probably went to the campus chapel for a morning prayer and Miru would have gone to her laboratory. I didn’t see her last night, so she might have spent the whole night there.zItB
Vd8dIn any case, I was walking down the corridor in the opposite direction, at the last room that was occupied by the siblings Ren and Ron.XTAl1
JHvzICt– Knock knock!CrnHn
tHwG………ayJqxX3
37EGAX………QJ83y
iCxXbI knocked on the door but the room was still quiet.hLjqHn
xLps7F2“Still sleeping, huh.”jr6oP
xt5c– Ca-lank!wkPD
X9UQT“I’m coming in.”HTjBRnf
dWliWhat I saw immediately after entering the room were the siblings sleeping on their beds. Their honey-blonde-colored hair was shining brightly like gold from the sunlight seeping in through the curtains.1YQU
wd1“Oi, twins. It’s time to wake up.”atc6I
8qeod– Grhh…4zTR
JfMFsThey didn’t seem to wake up so I shook them by their shoulders but what I heard in response was the same old repertoire of comments.1TbhV
j6j4ndN“Hmm nya… oraboni. Five more minutes…”Ryu
FpkvPOO“Bro… Just… three more minutes for mee…”fUncUab
TnpJq2r“Haah, you morons. It’s this late in the morning and you’re still sleeping? Get up right now.”fQBEU6
woddDu2“Hiiingg…”MT2XLD
4zYIkcI could understand why they were so exhausted. These days, they were more enthusiastic than ever and were probably dead tired from the intense training last night. I wasn’t sure whether the growing phase of beastmen worked the same way as that of humans, but all in all, it was normal for kids to have some type of backlash the next morning after a late sleep.0VNIA3
N3LTHowever, they had to wake up early today, because the freshmen students had Alchemy for their first session.J6mSM
Eu5XKI couldn’t let them be just because they lacked the will to wake up.8JcQ
3lCGXjv“I will give you a choice. Who wants to wash first?”CaD
hGuBRY“………Ron.”I2pNAll
lfFn“Reeen… You go first.”xNI1uH
O1NBPmThe two of them urged the other to go first. In times like this, they weren’t considerate of each other despite being very close siblings.nJ3fM5N
rCM7iiE“You gooo…”qFc4D
1HqVM“I’m sleepy…”EiIbm
TQek“Okay. Yesterday it was Ron first, so today, it’s your turn to go first Ren.”S0sWz
AmDy‘Hiiing,’ she complained but I immediately lifted her up into the air and carried her all the way to the basin.E6xE1K
iVENwIu“Hurry up. Let’s brush brush.”kdA2lRx
UGdmuh“Ughh… Oraboniii. I hate bamboo salt…”HR7u4
I3AnQ“No. We are not using the strawberry toothpaste. You swallow it every time.”kkU
EcC“Eeeek…”kBMbn
Lf0IP“If you really don’t like bamboo salt, we can use mint inste…”fp07
rSmEi22“No.”Wp58fI
J2bzWRen immediately cut me off. But like… what’s wrong with mint? I couldn’t understand.IUaQQ
uMWT6wUIn any case, I squeezed the bamboo salt-flavored toothpaste onto the toothbrush and brought it to her lips. Ren, who couldn’t even open her eyes, slowly opened her mouth.e2U6Dy7
uE3a“Say ‘Ahh–’”0uKP6Lx
Emx“Ahhh….”26wgZ
1DNjbUmI handed the toothbrush over to her hands, wrapped my hand over her’s and moved it with her to help brush her teeth. It would be great if this became a habit for her, but because of all the time she spent as an orphan in the slums, it was hard to get her into the habit of brushing her teeth.RtUCgDB
GcZDHow good would it be if she finally grew up both mentally and physically…?OH13T
M9cEOjM‘Wait, maybe that’s not that good.’w41Z
heCXRThe original Ren and Ron were like disciples of Dun Scaith, the King’s Subject, and served as mid-bosses of the game. There, Ren was an incredibly busty lady with a super-dynamic body line while Ron was a bulky and muscular man.8qPx52
DoVJM6Thinking of what they would turn out to be like in the future made me a bit sad.otS
AzJWas this the mind of a parent? Hoping for their kids to stay cute all the time without growing up…?9DuZku
wKDSHCLooking back, I also remembered my mom telling me off all the time after I became an adult, saying, ‘Ehew, look at you now! You’re as big as a mountain and not cute at all!’jjj
5anyh“Now now now. When you’re done brushing, you need to rinse your mouth. Don’t forget to spit it out on the basin, and here’s your cup.”zv5rt
l80Sqr“Uunn…”RQFxy
zgVeRen slurped the water from the cup. Soon, she gargled her mouth more and more as her eyes turned bigger and bigger.DZTj
UZ2b“Ptui…”qfQ
oeN“Good job. Let’s wash your face now.”sYzNe
hS5rWetting my hand with water, I wiped her face including her eyes. After that, she shook her head left and right to get the water off like a puppy drenched in water.xEoZKK
LHE“I can… do the rest by myself, boss.”Xuo0cGh
xL51j“Alright. You can finish up. I’ll go wake Ron up.”zmP6P
r0xb5“……Okay.”i2vLyO
UfTOThe morning was the same as always.L0h
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Cttr2LmI was invited to the chairman’s office for lunch. It was in the middle of the meal when the chairman opened ‘his’ mouth.FVQT5
SKQ“Mages from the Tower of Mages have visited our Academy.”MSSR
7B3ibGhHearing the words of Chairman Eriu, or rather, my master, I replied with a grin.wsCxfs
aL4ZXK“Ah~. Those chauvinists of the Tower, huh. So they finally started moving their heavy bums.”RqL
DGn61zOLady Josephine lifted her glasses and raised a question in response.ovgkU
9z12Zo“Is there something you know about the Tower, Student Korin?”ZLXm345
GT7Tl“Well, I do know a few more than others.”cPHPU
Z76The two of them knew of me as Tates Valtazar’s disciple, and I was using that to my advantage to explain the things I knew about the future by framing them as a part of Valtazar’s plan.GDpN2W
qp9“And what do they claim it’s for?”w6KRbK9
WMu6“To use the research materials of Merkarva Great Library and a career survey of the students of the Magic Department.”yohcl
Qu1hOne might question if those were enough to justify the movement of the Tower of Mages, but the two mentioned topics were actually more important than one might imagine.F17qfi
67j“And which research materials specifically are they after?”Byl
hsH“Apparently they are looking for old grimoires and magic books.”V0ZoRKn
RevcQzeMerkarva Great Library had the greatest number of books worldwide, including sealed taboo books and unknown grimoires.GRSUP
JD2ltlThose were the books that Master Erin gathered by traveling all across the world for over a thousand years. She was also in possession of books from time immemorial including the ones about the history before the intrusion of Goidels, as well as traces of the Sky Titans which preceded the era of Danaans, so it was easy to see just how valuable the Great Library was.0JFaeC
Eb20Z82The second reason for their visit – the career survey of students was also an important topic for the Tower of Mages.ayuXM
Yu8DW“It seems that they are still lacking new recruits.”JYoeNL1
RFf4oBkThe Tower used to be the one in charge of educating and nurturing mages. To be exact, it was more accurate to say that they had been monopolizing it.mDmIlAH
OHiOBefore the appearance of guardian academies and the Alliance, the Tower of Mages used to be the only one that had the right to teach magic.QOzZy
0N31jBeing the one and only education facility for mages across the entire continent, it was natural for everyone with innate talent to flock to the Tower.oUh
m9yThe monopoly of magic consequently led to severe harmful consequences.5uSYS
hJghIt resulted in an unfair treatment of mages; old mages exploited the young and low-grade mages weren’t even allowed the chance to learn due to the prevalent elitist mindset of the Tower.bky4Vz
FuolHowever, ever since the appearance of academies, the Tower started to lose its peerless and unrivaled fame.fqEk
6lbThe Tower of Mages was full of professors exploiting their students’ articles and their work, whereas the Academy was fair and equal to everyone.NyIAjAj
NUJuYsKBesides, due to academies like the Merkarva Academy having more research materials than the Tower, it became more commonplace for rising talents of magic to set their careers post-graduation to being academy professors.pvBXqy
vyRdcE6Thus, the Tower of Mages and the Academy became enemies because of their conflict of interest.p1sVe
nHvc5“If I remember correctly, wasn’t there also a war against the Academy 80 years ago? I read the story of you, Lady… I mean, Professor Josephine, from a textbook.”34Uv
BDQwFp“Kuhum… It’s an old story. And besides, I wasn’t the only one there.”Yl2
fYRU4Josephine replied while glancing at the chairman. Lady Josephine was the living proof of history as well, but even she fell short when compared to my master, who was like history itself.mX9srj
QR97xD“Tates Valtazar… and I were also there.”wOYFWsW
TkUWitch Hunt of the Old Faith.3z5h
UzDrzMy master opposed them, which resulted in the Tower of Mages, who hated the Academy and viewed demi-humans as test subjects, to join the war on the side of the Old Faith.hD7S
jo6mMaster, plus Lady Josephine who used to be a young witch back then, and Tates Valtazar.NG2w
eo7kThe three of them fought together and crushed the Templar Knights of the Old Faith and the Tower of Mages. That was the historical event, which was often referred to as the war or revolution of witches.kcNdTm9
vr1vFu“In any case, they will be visiting very shortly. Student Korin, could you explain why you had been wanting us to keep a close eye on the Old Faith and the Tower of Mages?”lKk
lHCrGi“It’s very straightforward, Professor. Both the Old Faith and the Tower of Mages have connections with Valtazar.”mjOupKZ
Ol2ZkqN“Does that mean… the 2nd Princess is also…?”mwPSSNC
D7Eo“Yes.”LFKzr
FgE0fMiruam Elizabeth El Rath – the 2nd Princess of the kingdom. Her biggest supporters were the Old Faith and the Tower of Mages.r0I
ZLcRfcMany things had changed already compared to the original storyline. What kind of role would Princess Miru play in this Tower of Mages incident?UJWsB3S
fbQOzOnly time will tell.YKfR
dO6op8“Chairman. Please leave the visitors from the Tower of Mages to me.”ZIBJ0v
WBzGU“Do you have a plan in mind?”JoO1Wq
YLk5w“Huhuhu… I have e~verything planned out already.”7KJ
TRl………n1SUqIf
vf65……B1fe
oQJm0…FHLH
Urx9L7p“I wonder what his plan is?”VhBpBp0
LdNTw2“…Who knows.”TDTKnf
GpyI1zDespite giving him permission, Josephine was still skeptical about Korin.mLJZx
Out“Whatever the case, he is Tates Valtazar’s disciple. We must keep an eye out for him.”D9Z2
Zr2lwV“I, don’t think we… need to?”byY
bem“Chairman?”oEVY
CIl0vFFor some reason, Erin’s avatar showed a rather strange response. When Josephine turned around with questioning eyes, Chairman Eriu gave an empty cough for a change of mood.yD0
78iNu“Let’s leave it to him, and… trust him, and his goodwill.”xVYMfj
LQtP“…?”oiblixE
0bN8kJosephine was puzzled by Eriu, who seemed to have changed slightly during the holiday.nV0
BH4j****weUucEu
LVyThere were 50 visitors from the Tower of Mages in total, but there were 3 named characters in the mix.5xj44c
vxZdWT“Did I not tell you to bring 13-7?! Go right now and do not come back before you find it!”ZP5e
mQI“M, my apologies, Master!”FVXBbz7
ceRSgwFirst off was the elder of the Red Magic Cult, Admelech.o6Ynk
JpgPuHe was an old boomer and the leader of those using fire magic, who had an equally fiery personality and a short temper.vwP
bwJ2“When… can we start using the laboratory?”4qWH6
vHV“It will take some time, sir. Apparently it’s because the demonic beast we requested was a semi-Unique Grade…”WhUr
QlC4sy“Then prepare the test subjects… that I can use until then. Do not… waste my time.”TKTcpN
SjnElder Morushtan of the Black Magic Cult.EioFmH
yA4As expected of the bigshot of black magic and necromancy, he was a gloomy wizard wearing a robe.sGb6A
XlpThe last one to watch out for was Adelene of Gold, the collaborator of Tates Valtazar and one of the key characters of this incident, who was also a great mage who would later appear as a final boss along with Princess Miruam.3p1u
kObs1ZBut unlike the two aforementioned elders, the name ‘Adelene’ was nowhere to be found on the visitor list. In the first place, Adelene was someone who covered their face with a mask so no one knew who it really was.6ckg04
4AuW7oEIt was certain that Adelene was someone among those 50 mages but…kFx
qLWe“Oi, little brat. When are you going to complete what I commanded you to do?”83PB
10ToBefore that, I had to care for this boomer of a man, Admelech.gwbdku
FSggF“Ah, it will be here shortly. Alicia went running for it so she should be back very soon.”j5b
6VO“How pathetically slow… If this was the Tower, you would have been expelled by now.”aLWelNT
QOO“Haha… I’m sorry sir. What would you like to do for the tour? We should be able to book a spot at one of the amazing restaurants of the city, Creamcycle!”d7AOQ
XTxf9“You carefree fool! We are researchers of the path of magic! Do you think we are here to visit restaurants? This is why the pathetic brats of the Academy are so… Tch.”8UlYG0
o2N6rThey were just here for a disguise and yet were pretending to be busy. Well, looking at them reading through a mountain of books and articles did make them seem like scholars who were actually here for research.o695L
9q7K“Oi you! You little low-grade mage over there! Come here and write this formula down! One mistake and you bet I will squeeze your mana heart dry!”jQFBp
5YB“Ah, yes… yes sir!”2Gz6Xn
VUbKLark, who was here to fill up his volunteer time, unfortunately became the slave of the mages of the Tower. Because of his internship at the Tower of Mages last year, he needed to leave a good impression of himself, hence his hard work.uTG
8pF5PVmBut… unfortunately for him, the Tower of Mages was due to evaporate into nothing at the end of this scenario.uwH
NQBB4QPerhaps I should recommend Lark a better place for employment.RhG
OaxUUIn any case, my job was to guide the visiting mages and look after their needs. They would be at the Academy during the day, and stay the night at a hotel somewhere inside the city.J7Oti
D3w4A“You little knight over there. Come here and move these experimental kits.”B3mWj
HFcNU4u“Yeah. What other role will you heavy knights serve apart from physical labor like this?”bbCyHQp
CvrIt was nothing new but the guys from the Tower of Mages were insolent and rude. A guy that looked like a Grade 3 mage was trying to move me around with a single gesture.m8Ko
h2FTmDid he know I was a Grade 1 Knight? He probably didn’t, because these elitist mages of the Tower weren’t interested in anything apart from their research.HotXS
3lEXc8Y“Oi, be careful! It’s a valuable treasure that worthless trash like you will never be able to afford in your life!”aPYo2K
795Dn“Haha…”Y1A4zz
QzKw9K“It’s not funny. This is a command given personally by Lord Admelech.”bDTGX
x3bIBThis fucker.TsllC
jmqTXDo I know you? Why was he talking down on me the whole time?hYriI
l3eHThe next evening.dyvt
27acI“Uhp… uhp uhp!”iV1EUd
S4JtsBI kidnapped that mage.zOq
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