Chapter: 101
“As you can see, magic is…”
During the class, I lowered my head and smiled at the crow seal hanging from my left hand.
Feeling pretty secure.
I had a free pass to obtain information or items from the underworld at a fraction of their original cost.
Even though the Burrows Family Necklace I originally wanted turned out to be trash, I was still satisfied just having gotten this.
I mean, the last words from Kurze Newman weighed on my mind a bit.
‘What about our son? Doesn’t he look quite handsome?’
At first, I didn’t understand what he meant. I thought he was just another proud parent like Benedict, wanting to brag about his son.
So, I agreed.
People can like or dislike Chester Newman, but it’s true he’s quite good-looking.
<Young Lady, do you know what that person just meant?>
‘Isn’t he just bragging about his kid?’
<Sigh. I thought so.>
I only understood Kurze Newman’s words after the grandpa explained it afterward.
He said noble family members always have hidden meanings in their words.
His recent comment was actually asking if I was fond of his son.
How was I supposed to know that?!
I’m not from a fantasy world; I’m from the modern age!
Realizing my foolishness, I wanted to correct myself, but I couldn’t find the chance.
Kurze Newman had caught me in his verbal trap like a snake.
Damn it, this guy was planning this from the start.
Now I get why he willingly handed over the crow seal; he intended to tie me to his family by blood?!
Weren’t you supposed to be a loving father?
Why were you even considering selling your son to a Mesugaki?!
Did you want to watch your son get called a weakling ♡ sloppy ♡?
You really want a daughter-in-law who talks like a piece of shit with such trashy remarks?!
What the hell did you see in me to pull such a stunt?!
Ugh. Kurze Newman, you sly pervert.
When someone has such bad intentions, their hairline is bound to recede.
Even your hair is running away from your wicked heart.
Got it?!
What’s more annoying is that Kurze Newman, after that, didn’t show any of his ulterior motives.
If I had been given a chance to rebuttal, I would’ve debated with him, but he only talked business like a cold-hearted capitalist, leaving me powerless.
‘I’ll give you the crow seal, but please commission it through Alsatine for now. We lack infrastructure. Soon, we’ll send someone from our family there.’
With those words held back, I left the mansion feeling like a defeated child in an argument, replaying how I should’ve spoken back.
I still can’t believe it.
In dealing with a business partner or whatever, I should’ve used my Mesugaki skill to provoke him!
“Lady Allen?”
While I was suppressing my frustrations inwardly, I heard someone call me and looked up.
The magic power professor was looking at me.
Why won’t this person give up?
No matter what trials or adversities you throw at me, I have my grandpa.
Each time you asked me questions, I gave you the best answers, and yet you still doubt me.
You just can’t stand me, can you? Right?
“Could you summarize what I just explained?”
Grandpa.
<I refuse.>
‘Eh?’
Grandpa? Why are you suddenly like this?
You and I were a perfect combo usually!
We were the kind of team where we could react instinctively!
What’s happened today that’s made you so moody?
‘Why are you acting like this?!’
<No matter how I think about it, I’ve spoiled you too much. For your own good, sometimes I should’ve pushed you off a cliff.>
What did I do wrong?!
Is it because I overheard your nagging this morning?
I was supposed to hear that!
Or is it because I didn’t clean your weapon for you this morning?
It could’ve been a little dirty!
Cornered, I tried saying I’d do better moving forward, but Grandpa remained silent.
“Lady Allen?”
Grandpa! Lucy Allen will never forget this!
Remember that!
What to do now?
I need to find a way out of this crisis.
Desperately wracking my brain, I recalled the feature Shoddy God had gifted me yesterday.
Log!
Right. Using that feature, I could definitely find out what the magic power professor said.
Urgently, I opened the log window and quickly scrolled up to find the professor’s comments.
“What on earth are you doing?”
Found it.
So, this is…
‘Magic power is…’
“Just like what the old professor said, magic power is…”
*
Utilizing my wits, I escaped the trap the magic power professor had set and looked for a restroom in Soul Academy.
Why, you ask? I gotta get back at Grandpa.
If you want to give advice, do it regularly instead of shoving me off a cliff right when a trial appears!
Will a bird learn to fly if you push it off a cliff?
It’ll just fall to the ground and smash its head!
Thank goodness I spread my wings before hitting the ground, or I would’ve been embarrassed.
So it’s revenge.
Those who tried to break someone else’s head should pay with their own!
<Young Lady! Don’t you know this is all for your benefit?!>
‘I’m doing this for you too, you need to take a shower once in a while.’
<Isn’t it strange that the water for the shower is the toilet water?!>
What’s the difference? There’s nothing in there.
It might even be cleaner than seawater.
Got it?
Just hold your breath and dive in.
Oh. Grandpa doesn’t need to hold his breath since he’s not alive.
Perfect. Imagining Grandpa soaking in the toilet, I recalled what just happened.
When I used to play the game, the log function was honestly pretty useless.
It just told you character dialogue, items acquired, or how much experience points you gained.
Unless you weren’t used to gaming, I, a veteran gamer in Soul Academy, wouldn’t have any reason to touch that button.
Back when it was a game, I could control all variables, so why would I sift through logs?
Character dialogue?
I must have heard it hundreds or even thousands of times, so what’s the point of listening to it again?
Since I already memorized what this person will say next, what good does it do to hear it again?
However, this world isn’t a game; it’s real life.
I can’t control all the variables here.
In this place, the log function was far more significant than I’d anticipated.
Just look at how I quickly answered the question the old professor asked!
This feature is indeed useful to me.
Sadly, due to scroll limits, it hasn’t recorded everything that’s happened so far, but this is enough.
<Hrrrgh.>
After a long time of being submerged, Grandpa made a sound like he was truly being tortured.
This guy’s acting is no joke.
Did you think I would hesitate, making me the bad guy like this?
‘Grandpa. Tell me, will you do it again this way?’
<Do you think this will make me give up?! I won’t say a word until you learn to solve your own problems!>
‘Oh. Is that so?’
Grandpa, you might not know, but I’ve gained quite an ability.
Even if you don’t help me in the academy exams, I already have more than enough ways!
Thanks to the log scroll length limits, I can’t record everything over the days, but I can record a day’s worth, that’s sufficient!
If I read through the material covered before the exam, from then on, it’s pretty much an open-book test!
Even without your help, I can already count on a perfect score!
<Are you just puffing yourself up with bravado?>
‘Bravado? If you want to think of it that way, go ahead.’
<Huh? What did you gain from all this?>
‘Well! I…’
Suddenly, while talking with Grandpa, the restroom door burst open.
A female student, laughing with a friend, was frozen when her eyes met mine before she realized the reality after about 2 seconds.
“Ah. I, uh, sorry!”
After pulling her friend away, the sound of footsteps vanished into the distance.
I sighed as I wiped my face.
<Oh. Young Lady?>
‘Shut up, Grandpa.’
<…Alright.>
What kind of strange rumor might spread this time.
*
“Lately, people have been spreading strange rumors about Lady Allen. This time, they say she was smashing a toilet with a mace in the restroom.”
It’s not new for strange rumors to spread about me, but this time it’s gone too far, making Joy furious, and I couldn’t say anything.
There was some distortion, but it wasn’t entirely wrong.
Those female students wouldn’t have imagined I was torturing the toilet water with a mace.
“When I heard that from the other ladies, I got so angry.”
‘…Joy, I’m fine.’
“Foolish Young Lady. Do you think I have time to worry about you? Hehe, if someone saw you, they might think you’re a little less foolish now.”
“What’s it to you?”
I teased Joy, who got all worried for me, saying that, and she shut her mouth and turned away.
Watching her, I realized I had gotten quite close to her compared to when we first met.
At this point, it wouldn’t be weird to call us friends, right?
I’m so happy to be friends with my favorite character!
Every time I see a moment like this, it feels like a reward for all the hardships I’ve faced until now.
Ahh. What if Joy ends up asking me for dating advice?
Should I bite my lip for her happy future?
As I pondered this, I understood the panic Benedict expressed when he worried I’d eventually find a boyfriend.
Of course, there’s a massive difference between me and Benedict.
While my chances of dating someone else are nearly zero, Joy is different.
sigh Should I mentally prepare myself?
“So, uh. Hey, Lady Allen. Lady Kent. Are you preparing for the midterm exam?”
Did she think she’d be teased if things continued this way?
Joy urgently changed the subject.
I could see right through her intentions, but I decided to play along.
‘Of course.’
“Who are you worrying about? You’re a foolish Young Lady who lost to me in the admission tests!”
“This time, it’ll be different.”
Will it, though?
Joy, I’ll acknowledge you’re smart, but do you really think you can beat me who’s legally cheating?
I’m invincible! The log function is a godsend!
Log gets to copy the scores for me!
Feeling confident, I stood tall, but a tiny voice came from beside me.
“I decided to leave it to the heavens.”
Frey said, with her usual expressionless face, sharing her absurd idea.
Not exactly something she should say coming from someone who once aimed for special admission to the academy, but it’s fortunate she actually has special admission.
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