It Is Fate To Be Loved by the Villains

21. confrontation

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“Conrad managed to just let it go. Are you often misunderstood because of your strange words?”

“I don’t think so.”

“Then it’s probably just that you’re not paying attention. When I saw it, there must have been a lot of that already.”

“…”

“Watch your mouth. From my point of view, students are likely to be involved in all sorts of disasters because of it.”

Say it badly once.

As I was scratching my cheeks thinking that, Percy sighed and flipped through the production drafts I had prepared.

Percy Sister Levantin, the dean of the Faculty of Magic, is a competent researcher recognized in the Magic Tower.

Considering that humans in Sera’s worldview have achieved most of their technological development through magic engineering, it must be a truly remarkable achievement to be recognized by the Mage Tower, the headquarters of such technology.

I don’t know if it’s because of the achievements he made in magic science, but despite his age approaching gray, he looks like a human in his late 20s.

okay. Anyway.

“Aren’t you an asshole?”

“…”

“How did you come to ask me to make something like this?”

It must be a bit of a strange situation for such a person to say such a thing.

“This is more of a cannon than a bomb. From the beginning, I asked with the power to blow up the entire academy, so I thought it was crazy from that point on, but you want me to make it all focus on one point?”

That’s not quite right.

It definitely feels more like a portable cannon than a bomb.

Rather than aiming to hit a wide area, the goal is to hit the right spot at the right time.

“The actual project is going to be handed over to the internal workshop of the Elfante Production Department anyway, so it’s not the dean’s job, just design the explosion source and the shell to control it?”

“That is the hardest part. It’s also a job to prepare that firepower, but even the outer shell of strength that doesn’t shatter when exploded from the inside? Students, do you know what kind of magic engineering I am?”

“Don’t you have a history of making something similar before?”

At my words, Percy frowned and shut her mouth.

Among the ‘weapons’ that this person produced during his time at the Mage Tower, items with similar performance had already gone into actual production.

The mass production plan was scrapped due to some kind of ‘accident’.

Persie, who had been silent for a while, opened his mouth with a look of difficulty.

“I don’t know how you know that. It was a long time ago.”

“He said he was a god of magic engineering, but didn’t he have a similar reputation before?”

In fact, if it had not been for the accident mentioned earlier, this person might have risen to the level of the ‘successor’ of the Mage Tower.

If Percy couldn’t make it, no one would accept this request.

It’s not because I’m taking the position of dean of Elfante’s Faculty of Magic.

“And honestly, I’m cautious about saying this.”

“…something?”

“It’s not like the dean is having the most trouble.”

“…”

Persie cleared his throat when he put the facts straight into it.

Instead, the faces of graduate students who were researching something hard nearby turned blue.

Originally, wherever assignments are handed over to labs, it is the front-line workers who suffer the most. not the general manager.

“By the way, production is aside. Where are you going to use this weapon?”

Persie asked with a serious expression.

That’s a valid question. No matter how much you have the right to wish, if a student asks you to make a weapon without hesitation, it’s natural to be wary.

The use itself is simple, though.

Originally, in the Sera worldview, the final bosses of chapters tend to come out with all kinds of dirty gimmicks, and in the case of the purifier who cuts off the start, the essence of disgust is concentrated in the final phase.

It was famous for pranking users with all kinds of patterns that pop out when you think you’ve been attacked enough.

So what is my solution?

“Because I have something to explode in one shot.”

“…”

“what is it. There are things you need to pop before they become a nuisance.”

“…Student, are you really bad at explaining?”

“…”

It’s a bit messy, I think.

“But there are circumstances…”

“There must be. I will make it for you.”

“…”

Seeing Percy suddenly coolly accepting, I was speechless.

As I blinked awkwardly, Persie swept her hair with a sigh.

“Well, the president has instructed me to cooperate with you, so I’d like to listen to what he says… but I don’t think I’ll use it in a strict place.”

What else is this overrated?

With my eyes wide open, Persie smiled and continued talking.

“Normal students don’t know, but there are quite a few faculty members who know what kind of activity you did during the last Witchbeast incident. It’s something that can’t be done with ordinary courage and skill, that.”

“…Is that so?”

“okay. So, aside from saving the world, the President must have put you on a plan that was like a flirtation with youth…”

Persie, who was putting out a sentence with a relaxed expression, shut his mouth while he was talking.

The whole complexion was a speculative color. As if he said something he should never say.

what?

“…Youth love affair? the world, yes?”

“Ah, no, ah, I, I said nothing, nothing! Forget the students too!”

What are you so confused about?

The character’s personality was originally a bit flimsy, but seeing that he was flustered like this, it must have been something he really shouldn’t have said.

“More than that, materials and ingredients are more important, to make this!”

Then Percy hurriedly turned around.

“As well as internal explosives to act as gunpowder. For the outer shell, you need a material that has good strength, bonding and elasticity, and magic conductivity! That must be hard to find!”

“…Calm down for now. I’ll pretend I didn’t hear it.”

He takes a deep breath and says that.

It’s a word that came out to change the topic rapidly, but the point itself is valid.

The material to explode and the material to cover it are both important.

‘The focus is on this.’

I fiddled with the black card I received from Atalanta earlier in my arms. The key to the other world.

If you can get inside, it’s not that difficult to find the ingredients Percy said.

Surviving inside would be hard work in itself.

‘For that…’

You only need two things.

With one person to deal with it with me.

“Dean, there was something you gave along with the wish ticket before.”

“Yes, yes?!”

“…Didn’t you say that you would give each of the items from the vision warehouse to me and the candidate for the hero?”

It’s an authority obtained by breaking records in mock battles before.

“Can I ask for a list of items to be taken out?”

While saying that, write the names of two objects on a piece of paper.

Equipment that is subtle when used separately, but produces extreme effects when used together.

It seemed like I was asking for Elijah instead, but during the mock battle in the first place, I even gave him his share. If you have any complaints, I have something to say.

“…”

And when Persie saw the names of the objects, she finally regained her composure.

The reason was that it was so stupid.

Probably this person would have figured out the reason why he bothered to take out these two.

“…Are you really an asshole?”

“…”

Mrs.

Why are you doing this to me.

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Elfante’s curriculum is actually not that strict. Especially for freshmen.

In this world, only those who have to study hard work hard, so it means that we will guarantee students the right to self-study rather than forcibly holding them back.

‘…It’s wide.’

So, you can play polka dots like this.

Slowly, I move my aching legs and walk down the hallway.

The person you are looking for is Elijah. The date and time to use the ‘key’ that Atalanta gave me is tomorrow, and his cooperation is essential to carry out what I planned inside.

‘maybe…’

It must be stuck in the club room of the Witchcraft Research Department. Even in the original work, he was the one who minored in the Department of Beast Research.

really damn wide Even though my legs hurt, I still have a long way to go to my destination.

Why are you complaining so much?

“Ah, are you Doud Campbell by any chance?”

A chill running down my spine called out to me.

When I turned my head, a man clad in a tailcoat was approaching me.

A polite smile, a good-natured look, and a respectful demeanor.

He looks like a successful young businessman.

“…”

However, it is visible to my eyes, who know the truth.

Sneaky disguised as politeness, malice disguised as goodness, hostility covered as politeness.

“I was looking for it, but it’s a coincidence that we met here.”

Fuck.

He must have been monitoring my every move. That side is much more persuasive than the odds of suddenly meeting in a hallway where no one is watching from around.

“…Do you know me?”

“Ah, this introduction is late. I am Galdier Riverback. I run the charitable foundation ‘House of Cleansing’.”

Saying so, I accept the business card handed to me.

okay. That’s right, someone I know.

Marquis of Galdire Riverback.

He is the ‘Purifier’, the final boss of Chapter 1, and the head of the devil worshiping group ‘Purifier’.

This charitable foundation is for money laundering to run the group.

“…”

okay. that kind of thing is good

It’s important to know why this guy suddenly popped out.

What’s the matter with me?

“I have always been very interested in Mr. Doud Campbell. I wanted to contact you somehow, but there was no opportunity.”

I looked at the Marquis of Riverback silently saying that, but even though he didn’t answer, the other person skillfully led the conversation.

“I have something I really want to share, but would you like to have a meal together sometime?”

“…I think you can just talk about it right here.”

“no. It is simply for charitable purposes. Jeonghwa House supports talented students so that they are not constrained.”

Marquis Riverback smiled and leaned slightly forward. Compared to my blunt appearance, it must still be polite.

“…I know there are a lot of bad public opinion.”

At least, it’s certain that Elfante encourages that. I’m sure it hasn’t leaked yet unless it’s some faculty members.

However, Marquis Riverback smiled again without hesitation.

“It is a feat in itself to attract public opinion to that extent.”

“…”

“Our foundation can definitely provide Mr. Doud Campbell with a great opportunity. Could you please reconsider?”

Without answering, I rotated the business card in my hand several times.

Actually, it’s a nonsense story. The fact that bad public opinion gathered is itself a skill. There is no room for a good evaluation.

This is a proposition that can’t be explained except that I’m interested in ‘me’ in some way.

‘this.’

This event was also present in the original story.

An event thrown by the Marquis of Riverback to ‘capture’ someone. In the original work, Elijah was intertwined here, and it continues as an important branch of the chapter.

now it’s flying to me

I don’t know why.

“…I’ll think about it.”

The Marquis of Riverback bowed with a grin at my answer.

“Good answer, I look forward to it.”

Watching the guy who said that in a polite tone still walk away, I turn over the business card I received.

3 days later. Twilight Eyes. A high-class restaurant located inside the city area outside the school building.

It looks like the whole restaurant was rented out. It is like the Marquis of Riverback, who is famous for his wealth.

“…”

Quietly choose your thoughts in your head.

As with previous events, avoiding events tied to the main scenario comes with a huge penalty in and of itself. There is virtually no option for me to avoid this.

“…”

why are you always like this

Is the whole world really attacking me with malice?

I wrap my head around the migraine that I often suffer from these days.

‘…I should prepare everything that can be prepared.’

Well, it’s useless to look into that now. It’s either die or die, as he’s done a few times before.

Free time is 3 days later. Until then, I think of what I can do.

Gather the information you know and apply it to the current situation.

Calculate risk. Calculate the return.

‘…It’s not impossible.’

The plan itself won’t change much. The first thing to do is to go to the other world tomorrow with Elijah, and collect materials from the inside.

I’m waiting for things to be made and strengthened after that.

But, after that.

“…”

One more thing is needed.

Go on your way without saying a word. Because there was someone to find first before going to Elijah.

We arrived at the infirmary. knock on the door

“Elnor. Are you there?”

“…Daud?”

Elnor’s startled voice came from inside.

I heard that after fighting the dean and passing out, he was stretched out all day.

“…What is it? wait I will leave right now.”

“no. It’s going to be hard, so lie down. Because it’s a simple matter.”

“What is it? Is something going on?”

“Are you free in three days?”

“…yes?”

“Can you go somewhere with me? It’s ‘Eye of Twilight’.”

Inside, Elnor shut up.

He hears something catch his breath, and there is silence for a long time.

Then, a slightly trembling voice came out.

“…isn’t there, a famous dating place, no, a very expensive restaurant? Why is there…”

“I do not know. Because I have to go there with you.”

A roaring sound resounded from inside.

“…”

why is this person like this

“…Are you okay?”

“It’s fine.”

“…”

okay. I’m glad.

“Then I’ll see you in three days…?”

“…I see.”

Hearing something in a babbling voice that was far more dignified than usual, he stepped back.

‘…Still, the most important person was captured.’

The rest is just gathering the means to use in the plan.

okay.

From now on, I’m going to be pretty busy for three days.

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