Became the Idiot Young Master Who Tormented the Main Character - Chapter 83



83. The back side (2)

After talking to Hedy.

I went back to the classroom and took the last lecture of the second semester, ‘Combat Training’.

While I was listening to the lecture, the stinging gazes kept poking at me.

Perhaps it was because of the rumors that spread.

… Honestly, it didn’t matter anymore.

After talking to Hedy, I made up my mind.

Let’s just take care of the few people who believe in us and follow us, and ignore all the shitty situations happening around us.

Anyway, even if Si-an’s past entangles me, it only entangles me within the academy.

After graduation, your reputation and everything else will just remain as rumors.

In the end, it was up to me to just endure for the remaining three years.

I was on my way to have lunch with Hedy after finishing class.

Lucy and Aria, with complicated faces, came to see us.

We came to the place we always met to have lunch together.

His expression was much worse than usual.

“Mr. Xi’an… Are you okay?”

“… … .”

Lucy asked me how I was doing.

It’s okay… .

I was indifferent, perhaps because I had imagined this situation several times and had calmed my mind.

If my mental age had been that of a high school student, the mental damage would have continued.

Unfortunately, I am in my early twenties and have experienced all sorts of hardships in society.

I had already finished organizing my thoughts, and thanks to that, I was able to use reason and logic to suppress my emotions and lay the groundwork.

I told Lucy.

“are you okay.”

“… Is this really okay?”

“cyanogen….”

Aria puts a hand on my shoulder.

“We will find the author of the false rumor. We will also do our best to suppress the rumor…”

“No, you don’t have to do that.”

Aria shakes her head.

“There is no need to give up.”

“That’s not it. I’m saying that you don’t have to go to great lengths to cover it up.”

“…What does that mean?”

“Because it’s not a rumor.”

“… … .”

A moment of silence.

Aria and Lucy’s expressions harden at the same time.

Why are people so surprised?

From the beginning, didn’t we meet under the assumption that I was a loser and a Confucius?

I sighed. And was about to walk past them… .

“These are bad enough things that they could definitely be called trash.”

Hedy stood in front of me and suddenly spoke to them.

“But Cyan acknowledges it and is suffering.”

“Hedi, are you okay…”

“Xian, if you’re the cause of the problem, just keep quiet.”

“… … .”

Hedy, who had cut me off, then began speaking to Lucy and Aria, who were frozen in place.

“Think carefully, you guys. It’s true that the past Si-an did things that were so unpleasant that I didn’t even want to deal with him. But… do you think the current Si-an would do the same?”

Lucy seemed to be thinking deeply, momentarily regaining her senses after Hedy’s words.

“Uh, um, I knew that Mr. Sian was a troublemaker in the past, but….”

“Yes, you knew each other, didn’t you? That doesn’t mean I’m going to defend Sian. What’s important is that he’s reflecting on his past and living quietly while atonement.”

“Hedi… you said that? It seems like you’ve gotten quite a few confessions from Cian, but you don’t hate him anymore?”

“Yeah. I don’t hate it.”

Hedi said, pointing at me.

“Unfortunately, I owed him my life in the labyrinth. He also helped me out so many times when I was in trouble. I can’t hate him even if I wanted to.”

At that moment, Aria interrupts Hedy’s words.

“… I know. I almost died when I encountered a griffon in the griffon forest while training, but Cyan stepped in and helped me.”

“Yeah. We’ve all been helped, so how can you hate us now by spreading rumors? That’s just a b*tch.”

“It’s not that I hate you, Shian! It’s just that I’m surprised when I hear about your past… .”

“me too….”

They were convinced by Hedi’s words.

I was honestly dumbfounded behind Hedi.

I never imagined that you would do this.

“If you do something to us, we can just go there and scold you.”

“… Don’t do that.”

“I know. That’s just what it is. Let’s all go get some lunch.”

***

After getting Hedi’s help and talking to the kids.

That afternoon after having a hasty lunch.

I received a call from Iris.

As soon as I arrived at the professor’s office, Iris turned her chair around and asked me a question.

“How is your training going?”

After reaching 5 stars, Iris became increasingly interested in my growth.

Maybe it was the anticipation of the possibility that this might be the first in history, and I didn’t mind that.

What student would dislike a teacher who shows interest in them and thinks they are special?

“It’s okay. But I think I lack a lot of practical experience.”

“I see.”

“Iris, that’s why I called you….”

“It has to do with what Confucius just said.”

What did you just say?

Are you saying that your growth is slow due to lack of practical experience?

Iris noticed my thoughts and said.

“You won’t get much practical experience at the academy. Most of you will only study theories and graduate around the time you reach 2 or 3 stars. … To be honest, the current academy’s first-year lectures are not up to the standard of Confucius. That’s why I called you here to make a suggestion.”

“A suggestion?”

“Yes, that’s a suggestion.”

Iris rose from her chair and continued speaking.

“Would you like to go on a field trip?”

Iris smiles faintly as she finishes speaking.

When you say field training, do you mean student assignments?

The minimum requirement is a third year student, and only students with top grades can be assigned to field training.

I’m probably a first year student now… .

“If I can be your guarantor, even a first-year student is possible. Since you have already surpassed the academy level, I will trust you.”

“Thank you for going that far… I can only thank you. What is the nature of the mission?”

“This is a mission to subdue the Great Wyvern with the Imperial Special Forces.”

“Great Wyvern?!”

It’s been a long time since I’ve heard the name of a mob.

In fact, it is ambiguous to call it a trash mob, but it has combat abilities that can fight on par with a 5-star drone, so it is known as a difficult monster for newbies.

Back in my old days, I used to use the Great Wyvern as my basic attack, so I used to think of it as a trash mob… .

‘The current me is a normal 5-star unmanned unit, nothing more, nothing less. I can’t just see myself as a trash mob. Rather, I’m a dangerous target.’

Iris, who had been thinking deeply, said while handing over a few documents.

“Please read it and let me know what you think. I am simply suggesting it to you because I think it will help you in your cultivation. I am not forcing you.”

“… … .”

The documents I received roughly contained the gathering time, content, and mission rewards.

‘Mission Reward… The scales of the defeated Great Wyvern and a certain amount of gold coins.’

The Great Wyvern’s scales are so strong that they cannot be penetrated by normal beasts or monsters, so if you take them to a skilled blacksmith, they can synthesize them into good armor.

But it was expensive. It was definitely a burden on my duchy’s allowance. Giving this as compensation… It wasn’t too bad.

Later, when the Demon King is resurrected, it will be a great force to deal with the monsters.

“… Iris-sama. I don’t think there’s any need to worry. The last semester of the swordsmanship club class just ended today, and there was nothing to do.”

“Then I guess you’ll accept it…”

That was when.

-Squeak.

“I will go too.”

“… … ?”

The professor’s office door suddenly opened.

I turned around in surprise and saw a familiar silhouette.

“Hedi…?”

“Iris, please let me go on a field training with Si-an.”

Hedy approaches Iris, who is sitting with her legs crossed.

Then Iris said,

“No.”

So decisively-?!

As if she had expected me to say no, Hedi knelt down under Iris and said.

“Please. I also want to become stronger.”

“There are countless ways to become stronger without having to do field training.”

“… I know. But I really want to be with Cyan.”

“Me, me and…?”

What is the reason?

It doesn’t seem like you’re simply deciding to go to Gangnam with a friend.

“Yes, Sian. I really want to go with you.”

“What is the reason…?”

“You always grow stronger in places I can’t see, and you break through new boundaries in a short period of time. I want to watch that process. What kind of tricks would it take to become as strong as you… The current you is on a completely different level than when we first met in the ant hole labyrinth.”

“… … .”

It was difficult.

The reason I can become strong is not because of mere chance or method.

The fact that he has a monopoly on the world’s information. And the unexpectedly high talent of the Xi’an Prince’s body that follows him.

That’s why I was able to quickly break through the barrier in a short period of time, and the Great Wyvern subjugation mission I’m currently going on as a field training is… .

To be honest, I was going there to gain practical experience, not to try new tricks, so there was nothing I could do to help her.

“I know the reason. Of course it shouldn’t be done.”

“Professor Iris…!”

“Hedy Marigold, do you think you are the same?”

“… … .”

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy.

I looked at the two of them awkwardly, then stayed quiet while observing their reactions.

Then Iris said.

“The fact that Confucius has been able to grow at such an abnormal rate up to now is due to his great talent. It is not something that can be learned by observing the process.”

“I know that too. But I really want to see it with my own eyes! I will stay still and not interfere with the mission in any way, so please just allow me to accompany you…!”

“ha….”

“… … .”

Iris sighs and holds her head.

Given Iris’s nature, it must have been difficult for her to abandon the author who wanted to become stronger.

Iris folds her arms and remains silent, as if deeply contemplating Hedi’s words about just watching without any disturbance.

“Professor… please… .”

““… … .””

Hedi’s eyes looked earnest.

Why do you want to become so strong?

Of course, wanting to become stronger is the desire of every unmanned being.

But she… .

“… … .”

Can’t be helped.

I broke the silence and spoke to Iris, who was still struggling.

“Iris, how about taking Hedi with you too?”

“…Why? She’s still a freshman. Her grades are decent, but if she gets caught up in a fight with five-star warriors, she’ll definitely be in danger, don’t you know that, Your Majesty?”

“I will protect you.”

“cyanogen…?”

At my words, Hedy looks at me with a momentary look of surprise.

“Instead, I will make sure that I do not become a burden to you, Iris. The field training is an educational mission that students receive under the guidance of a professor. I will make sure that Iris, the leader, does not step forward.”

“There are things that cannot be said with words alone, Your Highness. Even though you have become a five-star, how can Your Highness, who has not yet adapted to the power, protect her who is only a two-star and skillfully complete his mission?”

That was a valid point.

Honestly, even if you don’t want to be a burden, it can’t be.

but….

There was one way.

I looked at Hedy, who was staring at me clearly for a moment, then turned my head and spoke to Iris.

“…I will make her a 3 star within a month.”