The Lazy Genius of the Duke - Chapter 48



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The Lazy Genius of the Duke’s Family (48)

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The Academy Gate becomes surprisingly heavily guarded at night.

This is because, unlike during the day when there are many people coming and going, it is directly related to the safety of students.

As many of the students who entered here were children of noble families, the complex political strife among the adults often affected the academy.

The Academy has invested enormous amounts of money in building the current system, as there have been those who have sought to exploit children for profit.

The guards were sharp and refined, and the knights who managed them were knights who had undergone rigorous training at the academy itself.

If the children’s safety could not be ensured, then of course the nobles would not have sent their children here, calling them crazy.

Because of this, the Academy has never been breached in a thousand years, and no unpleasant incident has ever occurred because of it.

Hit the button!

Benio looked troubled as he heard footsteps following him persistently.

‘You’re following along so well.’

I was using my legs to adjust my technique to keep my leg muscles strong enough to hold out, but I couldn’t get rid of the persistent feeling of being chased.

‘It’s not like you can get rid of it just by continuing to run like this.’

Sumbo was not omnipotent. This was especially true because Benio’s Sumbo was a one-step maximum.

You need to be able to walk at least two, or even three steps, to be able to overwhelm those wearing auras in terms of speed.

So it’s impossible now.

‘Subdue? No way. Then I’ll have to see your face. Then… .’

Even though Benio has become a co-founder of Lazio and Rambledore, and has also become a Solar Inquisitor, that doesn’t mean he’s free from the rules.

If you escape the dormitory after the allotted time and are caught, you will be severely punished.

In the worst case scenario, I could have been suspended from school.

‘It’s right to avoid any punishment.’

Thanks to the 15-year extension of the Guyangshinkong, there was still some room for internal energy. Since he had properly learned how to properly control his strength in Dudekryeong, the wasted strength disappeared, so the duration increased.

Sweep, sweep.

Benio took another corner and swerved again.

Since Benio’s speed was so much greater, most people would lose track of him if he turned the corner like this.

But surprisingly, the pursuer continued to chase after Benio.

‘He’s not just a knight. He seems to have mastered tracking techniques as well.’

This means that the knight is not just a flower in a greenhouse, but a knight with a practical sense that has even mastered tracking techniques.

The fact that he was chasing Benio meant that he had learned Aura, so his status as a knight remained unchanged.

‘Severus will be caught, right? Giovanni has already been caught.’

This was the last chance to get back the invitation to the Roche Arts Festival. Severus’s voice, burning with rage as if he was on fire, was still ringing in my ears, insisting that I must get it back.

What if all three of them get caught before they can even leave the academy?

Not only would they be a nuisance to their families, but Severus, who had given Benio the invitation to Roche out of kindness, would probably not be able to show his face when word got out that it was circulating on the black market.

Nagging from the family is a bonus.

That was Benio’s way of repaying favors with enmity. So Benio was determined to do his best to earn Severus’ favor at least this once.

‘I should go out too.’

To do that, you have to escape the academy without being caught.

Phew!

There was a flash, and Benio’s new model was thrust forward. A tingling pain shot up my calf, but it was bearable.

The distance has been increased again with the island.

But it’s still a stopgap measure.

There is a limit to how far you can increase your range with a sprint, and if you can’t use a sprint, the distance will gradually decrease. This is because, as a knight on patrol, he is well-versed in the geography of the area.

‘It seems like Aura’s level is higher than mine.’

Benio circled around the gate, afraid that if he was not careful, he might be noticed by other knights or patrolmen inside.

At that moment, Benio noticed a street tree.

‘colonnade?’

Benio looked around. Then he noticed that the trees were spaced out at regular intervals. Without hesitation, Benio kicked the ground.

Papak!

Phew!

Benio stepped on the tree trunk and jumped onto the branches. The branches that had received the intruder rustled and a few leaves fell down.

But as soon as Benio stopped moving and held his breath, the tree calmed down.

“Whew, whoosh.”

Benio calmed himself by taking deep, long breaths to calm his breathing. And at that moment, with a crackling sound, the knight appeared.

“shit!”

The knight noticed that Benio was gone and cursed. He didn’t look that old, but he was wearing a simple suit of armor.

It’s not the full plate mail you wear when going into battle, but even as a light armor, it weighs at least 5 kilos.

Since he was running with that weight on his shoulders, he couldn’t help but be slower than Benio.

‘Left-handed sword. Is that the Black Imperial Sword?’

The sword, in the form that was officially established by the Empire, was tucked into the knight’s right hand, meaning he was left-handed.

Benio was greatly relieved because the difficulty of dealing with him changed depending on whether he was using a left-handed or right-handed sword. This was because he felt that if he had clashed with him to subdue him, it would not have been easy.

“Where did you go?”

The knight looked around for Benio. Benio waited with even more bated breath for the knight to pass by.

Damn it.

Then the knight arrived under the tree where Benio was hiding.

Thump thump.

Benio thought that the sound of his heart pounding sounded like thunder. Fearing that the knight might hear it, Benio used his aerodynamics to make his presence as quiet as possible.

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Ttorr.

Sweat trickled down Benio’s nose. Benio thought, “Oh no!” The beads of sweat on the tip of his nose looked like they would fall down at any moment.

But then the knight knelt down on one knee under the tree and scanned the ground.

“Is it a tree?”

thud!

The knight held branches and leaves in his hands. They had broken and fallen when Benio jumped into the tree. There was a drop of sweat on the tip of Benio’s nose, threatening to fall.

One drop.

It may be just a small drop of sweat, but if it’s a knight who has blossomed into aura, even that sound will be heard.

But Benio couldn’t move a finger, because the moment he moved a finger, the trees would start making a rustling sound.

Swish.

The moment the knight raised his head and looked up at the tree.

Beep!

A whistle blew from the other side. Then another knight called out to the knight under Benio.

“Starbucks sir! What are you doing there!”

“I was chasing the cadet. I was sure he had disappeared this way….”

“That’s not important! The cadet caught in front of the gate escaped!”

“Escape?”

The knight made a bewildered expression. The cadet caught in front of the gate was just an ordinary person without any aura or magic power.

“It seems like he was caught on purpose. They used smoke and flash grenades. He escaped in the meantime. If the president hears about this tomorrow, it’ll be a big problem!”

“Then, the student I was chasing….”

“He didn’t leave the academy anyway! Our priority is to catch the cadet who ran away outside the academy!”

The knight snapped and broke the branch he was holding. Then he quickly disappeared toward the gate.

Benio let out a slow sigh as the knight disappeared.

Knock knock!

And then, belatedly, a drop of sweat dripped from the tip of his nose. Fortunately, the knight did not find Benio. However, Benio looked incredulous when he heard that Giovanni had escaped using flashbangs and smoke grenades.

“What has he prepared?”

Benio shook his head. Even though Giovanni escaped, he had to go out too. Benio nodded slightly as he looked at the lush trees.

“It’s a good thing it happened before pruning. If I had at least done some landscaping, it would have been caught.”

Fortunately, the trees along the Academy’s street had not been landscaped. As a result, they were moderately lush and had sturdy branches.

“The portrait fee is too much.”

It would be impossible to use the light-weight ascending technique of the Portrait of a Bird at Benio’s level. However, using the speed and power of the sky, it would be possible to ride between the trees.

You have to be careful of your surroundings to avoid getting caught, but it’s different from just walking around on the street.

And since the street trees reached all the way to the wall surrounding the academy, it would be possible to get out without being caught by using the street trees.

“Lightly, as light as possible.”

Benio muttered as he spread his wings. Then the trees began to tremble as if they were going to die, but unfortunately, the trees, unable to move or speak, could only serve as Benio’s foothold.

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“Hoooooo.”

An hour later.

Benio climbed down from the tree, wiping his sweaty face with his sleeve.

“Is this okay?”

It was quite far from the Academy Gate, but also close to downtown Academy. It wasn’t as lively as during the day because it was the middle of the night, but it felt appropriately lively because not everything was closed at night.

“If I had practiced a little more, I would have been able to walk on two feet. What a pity.”

Benio rubbed his tingling calves with his hands and made a regretful expression. Riding between the trees was a great training for the Shinshin method.

In order to keep my body balanced and not fall from the tree, I had to use all my body muscles, and in order to make my body light, I had to constantly stimulate the Yongcheon point and the acupoints in my legs with aerobic power.

Then, after using the island, I had to control my inertia and adjust it so that I wouldn’t fall from the tree, and I even had to control my breathing to kill the sound.

Because of that, Benio was able to catch a clue to Sumbo’s second step.

“Should I thank Giovanni for this?”

This is all thanks to Giovanni’s rough planning. They say that a person’s potential is maximized in a crisis, and that’s exactly what happened.

“It was the of District 3.”

Benio barely managed to escape from the Academy in Area 1 to the beginning of Area 2. However, Chris Junior is in Area 3.

Even though it is where the academy is located, that doesn’t mean there are no bad people. The area where these people mostly gather is District 3.

District 2 is lively even at this hour, with shops, pubs, and bars, but District 3 is not.

Beep!

Beep!

However, Benio had a feeling that it wouldn’t be easy either. The sound of horns could be heard here and there as the Academy knights and guards searched the area as if they were trying to catch Giovanni.

“Hey, man.”

Benio’s ordeal is not over yet.

After retrieving the Roche invitation, Benio decided to return to the Academy and have a duel with Giovanni.

‘Let’s go to the mercenary guild.’

The Mercenary Guild is open 24 hours a day. The mercenary missions are carried out 24 hours a day. In addition, Benio had a reason to go to the Mercenary Guild.

‘Anyway, the request failed.’

Although Benio’s fame in Dudek’s kingdom was great, strictly speaking, the mission was a failure, as he was unable to hand over the wooden chest to the ailing Dudek.

It was a sort of rating test, and I failed that rating test. And the mercenary was required to report a failed mission.

Only after you’re not dead.

Swish.

Benio pulled his hood over his head. It would be more suspicious to wear a hood on this late night, but at least he could hide his face if he encountered knights or guards.

“let’s go.”

Benio took a deep breath and stepped out onto the street when he heard the whistle blowing in the distance.

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