Became the Academy’s Weakest Bookkeeper

Flower buds that quietly begin to rise in the sunlight.

A fresh and fragrant smell began to circulate in the room, and users in neatly dressed uniforms rushed to and fro to serve their owners.

Cafe, Les Deux.

An upscale cafe in the 13th district of the Montegro Academy.

The Gandhara art style, which seemed to combine the mysticism of the East and the beauty of the West at the same time, was embroidered throughout the building.

There were dragons ascending to heaven and statues of small angels all over the cafe.

Les Doo, a cafe with a rare oriental culture embroidered on it.

In fact, the beverages sold here are not only coffee, but also teas from the East.

The scent, which combines the fragrant aroma of coffee and the calming scent of tea, makes the person who smells it feel relaxed in mind and body.

However, the price was also high.

It is a solid wood from the ‘tree that does not wither even in winter’, which is said to only grow in the northern regions with the letters slapped with gold from the signboard.

It was a cafe boasting such a murderous price that, unless you were a wealthy rich, aristocrats with high status, and royalty, you would not even dare to step into it.

Perhaps, even if I sell only this teacup set on the table and sell it to the market, my living expenses for two years will not come out.

“Isn’t the atmosphere here pretty good?”

” …. “

“I always come here whenever I have free time. I really like the aroma of coffee and tea combined.”

” exactly. “

As the princess said, the scent of something filling the cafe was a unique scent she had never smelled before.

Literally, a soothing scent.

It was a scent that helped me think, feel, and read something.

But can’t you just stop staring at me?

The princess who has been trying to make eye contact with me since before.

I lowered my eyes to forcibly avoid the princess’s gaze.

If the pods are caught incorrectly, they will give away everything, including the liver and gallbladder.

In this case, if you act like a small noble, you can pass without any major problems.

For reference, when the princess said that she would take me, Louis shook his head vigorously up and down and ran away to the classroom.

You cowardly son of Louis, you also fell flat in front of power.

Next time I’ll crush the witch’s hat, Louie.

” ..my name is Byzante von Hergé.”

” Yes? “

“Prince Rommel doesn’t know anything about me, I only know about Prince Rommel. I think that there should be no information asymmetry for mutual trust.”

So did you tell me your name?

At this point, I’m really curious, why does that princess need me?

Why did you persist in chasing after the third son of the homeless family?

A woman who is proficient in swords and magic and has the potential to overtake her two older brothers and ascend to the throne at any time.

Why is the princess born from the noble lineage of the Empire so obsessed with me?

” ..I’ll ask you straight up.”

” Please speak. “

As soon as the princess’s permission fell, I slowly opened my mouth.

“For what reason did you like me?”

” …. “

The silence that came for a while.

The princess closed her eyes slightly, thought of something, and then opened her mouth.

“First of all, I want to say that the question is wrong.”

“Is the question wrong?”

“Yes, it is human nature to want talented people. I saw Confucius Rommel’s potential and I want to make you mine.”

“…”

I am speechless.

I don’t know what the misunderstanding is, but the princess has a very high regard for me.

I am just a small local aristocrat and an incompetent who was rejected even by my own family.

I tried to open my mouth to clear up the misunderstanding.

” I. “

widely.

Due to the action of the princess putting the teacup she was holding on the table, I had no choice but to keep my mouth shut.

“Rather than being one of the thousands or tens of thousands of stars floating in the night sky.”

“…”

A moment of silence.

The princess looked at me for a moment and smiled.

The intense flame that can be seen through the green eyes of the princess, the same as that of a person who wishes to achieve something.

Eyes of passion with will.

“I want to be the only sun in the sky.”

“…”

it is power

It is the power that rules the world.

It is a place where you can see the world from the highest point.

The will was not the only thing that dwelt in the green eyes.

It was the desire to reach out to reach the unreachable peak of the mountain.

The only golden throne in the empire.

The princess, Byzante von Hergé, was aiming for the throne.

Her bold aspiration to trample on her older brothers and confidently become the master of the emperor in the world.

Words that could shake the empire came out from the room where there was only the two of them.

It’s also that I haven’t been able to build trust with each other yet.

A princess who wants to become the rising sun, not just the setting sun.

Is it really the ugly and dirty desire of a tyrant?

Or is it the greed of Seong-gun who wants to lead the empire correctly?

I do not know.

There were so many factors that I couldn’t understand now that I couldn’t think of anything in particular.

One thing is certain.

I could tell that the words the princess had just uttered were sincere Byzante von Herze.

And one more thing.

The princess took great measures to hold me back.

She is the third in the line of succession to the throne, and she cannot ascend to the throne by nature, and should remain as an ordinary princess.

In some cases, the existence of misfortunes to the point of being purged for the safety of the emperor.

Such an existence revealed greed for the emperor.

Also to the third son of a rural writer on the outskirts.

What this meant, I knew all too well.

” ..Did you intentionally reveal your ambitions?”

“Oh my, I made this mistake. I think I was excited without knowing that I was having a serious conversation with Prince Rommel.”

” ..Is that so. “

That’s a lie.

The princess deliberately revealed her aspirations to me.

I clenched my teeth and looked at the princess with a bright smile.

It’s so ridiculous, I’m a little angry, maybe I’m surprised.

To the princess who smiles like a jewel towards me.

I harbored complex emotions.

To hold me, to tie me up.

And to keep me by my side.

He wrote a cruel sentence with the meaning of killing him if he divulged this fact.

” ha. “

As the atmosphere hardened, the princess let out a small sigh and opened her mouth again.

“The fact that I’m aiming for the throne is a fact known to all my close entourage, of course, only those I can trust.”

” …. “

“Please be my tutor, Prince Rommel. I, no, the girl wants Prince Rommel.”

“Why the hell?”

Why is the sound

I don’t even have an excellent knowledge of magic and swords.

That doesn’t mean he has a better family or more money than others.

But why does Young-ae give me such high praise?

Giving strength to the increasingly sagging neck, I began to speak.

“What are you looking at me to make this suggestion?”

” knowledge. “

Suddenly, the princess raised her head and looked into my eyes.

Only the royal family have it.

You must have it because you are royalty.

Only the royal family can have it.

The charisma that can rule everyone comes over me.

“Prince Rommel has the knowledge to twist the world.”

knowledge?

What knowledge are you talking about?

Perhaps the knowledge the princess spoke of.

Are you referring to the advice I gave you earlier?

“The advice Confucius Rommel gave me, those advices are unconventional claims that have not yet appeared in the world.”

A princess who keeps talking.

“Hammers and anvils, mission-based command systems and wolves. Would the world know that it all came from one man’s head?”

The princess gets up from her seat and begins to get closer.

I tried to pull back for a moment, but the princess grabbed my arm first.

“I want you, Prince Rommel.”

The princess, Byzante von Hergé, whispers a small whisper in my ear before long.

Because of her so alluring, my heart started pounding and my whole body began to tremble a little.

” .. let me think a little bit.”

“If possible, please think positively. It’s the first time I’ve ever done something like this to anyone.”

Only then does the princess move away from my body and sit back in her seat.

Even after the princess let go of her hand, her warmth still remained in her arms.

The princess sits down and leisurely raises a cup of coffee.

Suddenly I wanted to test her discretion.

Did she really have the qualities to become the emperor of the empire?

Helping her blindly carries great risk, and even if she succeeds, if she becomes a tyrant who will leave a mark in history, it is natural that my evaluation will be undermined.

So I wanted to know if she was the image of a tyrant or a saint.

“Then let me ask you the reverse question.”

“Ask any questions.”

“If you become the emperor of a great empire, what do you think is the first thing you should do? Also, what do you think is the absolute value of a monarch in your opinion?”

The question is IF.

If she becomes the emperor of the empire, what is the first thing she should do?

By answering this question, I was trying to understand her mentality.

If it is an image of a tyrant, it will start a war.

If it’s the image of the Holy Army, it will strengthen the inner solidarity.

Silence filled the room for a moment.

And finally, Princess Herze’s mouth began to slowly open.

“Anyway, a monarch must have two masks. One is a fox image, and the other is a lion image. If I need a trick, I will turn into a fox to deceive my enemies, and if I need strength, I will change into a lion and defeat my enemies. “

Princess Herze speaks calmly with her right hand on her chest.

And I couldn’t help but be astonished at the princess’s answer.

My hands are shaking and my pupils are shaking.

shortness of breath, hard breathing

I wanted to get up from my seat right now and ask the princess where she heard such a claim.

‘ Machiavelli…? ‘

The story the princess just claimed was a passage written in Machiavelli’s Theory of the Prince.

Machiavelli, who felt sorry for the situation in Italy that was out of print at the time, dedicated a book called ＜The Prince＞, which contained his thoughts to the Medici family, who ruled Italy at the time.

However, the monarch theory did not catch the eyes of the Medici family. It was a book that should not be read because of its contents, a book of misfortune that was designated as a forbidden book.

“That’s why the absolute value means nothing to a monarch.”

As I looked at the princess who spoke boldly about what I was thinking, I fell into thoughts for a moment.

Actually, Princess, the answer she gave was unexpected for me.

The Machiavelli monarch theory, I couldn’t even imagine in my dream that the claim of a strategist of misfortune who didn’t exist here would come out of the princess’ mouth.

While I was holding back my trembling voice, this time the princess asked me a question.

“What is ‘The War of the Empire’ in your opinion, Prince Rommel?”

A time of one question and one answer.

While her head is dizzy, the princess asks what the war of the Empire is.

After I calmed my confused mind, and took shallow, deep breaths.

She slowly opened her mouth to answer the princess’s question.

“Is it right to carry out a large-scale attack to annihilate the enemy at the risk of great losses in war?”

With your right hand, hold the cookie you want to eat with your coffee and give it strength.

Booth.

Eventually, the powder on the right hand turns into powder and falls to the floor.

However, my right hand was full of the powder left over from the cookies.

“Or is it the right thing to do to safely achieve your goals through decisive little victories?”

This time, with your left hand, pluck the corner of the cookie and cut it into small pieces.

Although the cookie was not completely powdered, there was no powder on the left hand.

Swallow the saliva in your mouth.

a matter of choice.

Now the empire is at a crossroads of choice.

The country’s power has weakened to be called an empire, and the neighboring countries of the empire are gradually gaining strength.

However, an empire is an empire.

The advanced resources of knights and wizards are full and overflowing.

However, it takes a long time to nurture and nurture them again.

The princess must choose.

Will you risk a big loss or will you safely go to your goal?

“These two have to be decided by a fundamentally political situation.”

And I present the solution to the princess and ask a question at the same time.

How much does the current princess know about the politics of the empire, and how strong the external enemies are?

It was an all-encompassing answer.

The frogs in the well will choose the former, and the bright-eared will choose the latter.

” …. “

What choice will the princess make?

Silence is starting to come.

The only thing I hear in my ears is the sound of the wind hitting the window.

The princess and I were sitting opposite each other and talking about the future of the empire.

One question and one answer exchanged with each other once.

The question that was built on me, and the answer by Woo Mun-hyeon.

We were now dealing with a great country under the theme of the future of the empire.