Chapter: 102
Avery chuckled as she looked at the various documents contained in the brown envelope.
“Right. Lucy Allen. You can’t be clean, can you?”
The brown envelope held multiple pieces of information about Lucy Allen, which she had obtained through an informant she had inadvertently contacted.
The information contained in the documents stated the following.
First, the current Combat Studies professor, Karl, was a knight from the Allen family.
So that’s why the two were always together; they originally had a master-servant relationship.
From the academy’s rules, this was illegal and could definitely lead to a complaint.
But that wasn’t all.
The documents also included evidence of Lucy Allen dealing with someone from the underworld.
How could the noble lady of a knightly family directly conduct transactions with lowly and filthy individuals to get what she wanted?
This was a clear disgrace.
She didn’t even make the slightest effort to go through a servant.
There’s absolutely no dignity—none at all.
Well, a barbarian who couldn’t even think of learning dignity wouldn’t know about it anyway.
While the documents didn’t specify precisely what kind of dealings Lucy Allen had with the underworld, it didn’t matter.
Isn’t it obvious?
It was either a corruption related to the entrance exam of Soul Academy or corruption bought to win a bet against Prince Arthur.
Maybe even worse.
Along with this, there were several scandals and suspicions about Lucy Allen detailed in the documents.
Alright then.
At first, she was half in doubt, but it turns out that person was quite capable for someone so dark and dreary.
At the bottom of the document, a warning which seemed to be written by the informant said: “Don’t officially antagonize a member of the Allen family.” But Avery ignored it with her eyes.
What on earth is this guy worrying about?
Lucy Allen, who’s constantly at the bottom, could never harm me!
Ah, of course, if that witch swung a fist, it would be a different story, but she wouldn’t stand a chance against me if I didn’t fight back.
Could that crazy woman really rush in and try to kill me?
Avery packed the documents back into the brown envelope and hummed as she left the room.
Her destination was the room where Joy was resting.
Recently, Young Lady Partlan had been getting close to Lucy Allen.
She called her a benefactor who saved her life.
Though she might have been a horrible person in the past, she’s not as bad as you might think now.
Joy said so, but other young ladies didn’t believe it.
They were all people who had been insulted by Lucy Allen in the past social circle.
That temperamental Lucy Allen had turned over a new leaf? No way!
It was more realistic to say she learned how to pretend!
While she didn’t say it out loud since her opponent was Joy Partlan, most of the young ladies thought that way.
Avery’s thoughts were similar.
Young Lady Partlan simply didn’t know the ugly truths hidden behind Lucy Allen.
She believed her heart would change once she learned that filth.
That’s why after being insulted by Lucy Allen the other day, she sought out an informant.
She thought that witch must be up to dirty business, so she asked for an investigation.
Her suspicions were correct.
Lucy Allen was far from being virtuous.
If she showed this to Young Lady Partlan, that lady would certainly change her mind.
Once she found out she was a trash who committed illegal acts without a care in the world.
Knock knock. When she knocked on the dorm door, it opened shortly after.
Today, Young Lady Partlan was displaying her noble demeanor once again.
No matter when you looked, her poise radiated the grace of a noble lady.
Upon seeing Avery, Young Lady Partlan slightly furrowed her brows and spoke.
“Good day. Lady Rumley.”
“Good day. Lady Partlan. What brings you at this late hour?”
“Well…”
Avery presented the prepared words in front of Young Lady Partlan.
About the various scandals surrounding Lucy Allen.
And the incidents that arose after she entered the academy.
Finally, about the information she had investigated.
“Lucy Allen is not as clean as you think. So, even if you feel indebted, it’s better not to get too close. Please return to your original self, Young Lady Partlan.”
To summarize what Avery said.
With her arms crossed, Joy sighed quietly after Avery finished speaking, closed her eyes briefly, then opened them. In a voice a notch lower than usual, she asked.
“Have you said everything you wanted to say?”
“Pardon?”
“Since you’re saying it, it seems like you have. Then let me respond: Enough of this, Lady Rumley.”
“Excuse me? What did you say?”
“I knew you were spreading several scandals about Lady Allen. Yet I let it go. I knew she had committed wrongs in the past. She didn’t say much either.”
“Lady Partlan, what exactly do you…”
“However, I never expected you to go so far as to investigate Lady Allen in such a manner and insult her.”
Avery couldn’t believe the current situation.
She thought the blue eyes would look down on her now, but they still looked down at her as if she were insignificant.
“Lady Rumley, if you commit such an act again, even if Lady Allen doesn’t do anything, I won’t let you go.”
“Why?”
“Pardon?”
“Why do you protect Lady Allen so much?”
Lady Partlan had known Lucy Allen for less than a year properly.
In comparison, Avery’s time knowing her was far longer than that.
Yet why would she side with Lucy Allen?
Even if it’s true that Lucy Allen saved her life, shouldn’t she listen to her words considering their long-standing relationship?
Caught off guard by Avery’s question, Lady Partlan sighed and grabbed the doorknob.
“Lady Rumley, may I ask just one thing? If you’re truly my friend, why don’t you pay attention to my words?”
“Huh? So, that’s… it’s because Lady Allen…”
“Again with Lady Allen?”
…
Avery couldn’t answer that question.
With her mouth shut tight, Lady Partlan decisively closed the door, leaving Avery alone in the hallway.
Why.
Why is it only me.
*
In the game Soul Academy, exams weren’t a significant content.
The user’s performance was determined by how much they had built their stats prior to the exam, sort of making the examination period a time for raising their stats or preparing for upcoming events.
It was difficult to assign great significance to the examination content.
Soul Academy was fundamentally a game focused on raiding dungeons and completing various quests.
Getting good grades in the exam was merely a side goal.
And that wasn’t much different from my current situation.
What mattered to me wasn’t the academy’s score, but what I could gain from it.
So even when everyone was holed up in the library preparing for midterms, I didn’t even set foot there.
Even when Joy suggested studying together.
Though I didn’t need to prepare for midterms, if that was the only reason, I would have gone to study with Joy.
Because you know, it’s youth with my favorite character!
If I could enjoy that, I could endure even the most boring and tedious study sessions!
The reason I firmly rejected Joy’s invitation was that I had something else that needed to be done first.
“Is there really a dungeon here?”
“Yes!”
“Are you questioning me, a useless information peddler?”
“But there’s nothing here, is there?”
In a location within the forest outside the academy’s street. It looked like there was nothing there at first glance.
But that was merely the appearance.
“Grandpa, what was the purification prayer again?”
[Didn’t you say you didn’t need someone like me?]
“Are you sulking?! You nag too much and are narrow-minded. You’re totally a boomer!”
<…My young lady, are you not slowly being consumed by a curse?>
“Really?”
I didn’t quite understand.
The old man had grumbled a bit but soon provided me with the purification prayer.
Once I recited what he chanted, divine magic unfolded, and the entrance to the hidden dungeon revealed itself.
“See? It’s right here!”
“Information peddler! Can you see it now, even with your useless eyes? Huh?”
“…Yes.”
“Then why did you doubt the young lady? The lady is always right.”
“Probably because it’s true in the eyes of a knight like you.”
I shifted my gaze from the bickering Karl and Alsatine to the entrance of the dungeon.
According to Soul Academy’s main story, an incident occurs during midterms.
The Apostle of Evil God who attacked the academy last time lures one of the academy’s students to create a terror within the academy.
The nearby dungeon is then used during this event.
With his middle school-tweaking behavior, the gloomy Nakrad would rampage in this dungeon and connect it to the academy via the student he lured.
The monsters here are such formidable foes that first-year students at the academy struggle against them.
Nearby academy professors would quickly respond, and the rampage would be contained rapidly, but during the turmoil, some academy students would be harmed.
Moreover, the monsters summoned by the Evil God would enter the academy and cause various incidents.
Miraculously, this event could be prevented based on the user’s actions.
If he eliminates the dungeon Nakrad is about to unleash!
It seems the Apostle of Evil God has a limit to how far he can connect the dungeons he wants to use, so if all the nearby dungeons are conquered beforehand, the event will be skipped.
Of course, the Apostle isn’t dumb and conceals the location of dungeons he plans to use, but they become ineffective against a veteran gamer.
Ah, I want to see Nakrad’s incredulous face upon realizing all the dungeons he had his eyes on have disappeared.
To see him tremble with frustration as his plans fall apart would be delightful.
He would be overjoyed if I told him this fact later when Nakrad invaded!
Just imagining it brings joy!
To see the person who harassed me turning bright red with rage!
I want to see it soon.
“Hey you two? Let’s hurry and raid it, okay?”
“Sloppy duo. I don’t want to know who’s sloppier; let’s just move.”
“No need to know, young lady. I’m the sloppier one.”
“Yup. Seems you’re the sloppier one indeed.”
Seeing Karl, who looked happy about being called sloppy, made my gaze freeze.
This is who my escort is…
It’s great to have someone take the humiliation of Mesugaki skill, but can’t they at least have a normal thought process?
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