The Lazy Genius of the Duke - Chapter 77



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The Lazy Genius of the Duke’s Family (77)

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Academy Competition.

Crowds of people gathered to watch the competition between the four academies participating in the exchange, Jupiter, Pyleus, Atullan, and Cregus, each fighting for their honor.

In particular, when news spread that the Duke of Orange, Duke Kepler, and Minister Valery of the House of Lords were visiting Pyleus to observe the great battle, the free trade city of Pyleus let out a scream of joy as nobles flocked to catch their eye even a little.

The exchange competition, in which about 50 students from each academy participated, a total of 200 students, was a team competition in which all students had to put their heads together and work together toward a prepared topic and goal, and the key was individual outstanding abilities and united teamwork.

The Academy that wins here will once again be honored as the best Academy on the continent, and the final ranking will be determined by evaluating individual scores and combining them with the individual performances.

The honor gained here will follow you even after you graduate from the academy, so everyone, regardless of whether they are noble or commoner, participates with fire in their eyes.

[The Academy Competition is starting!]

Thanks to the famous bard being invited as the host, the event was very enjoyable. The theme of this year’s competition, which lasted for two days, was simple but difficult at the same time.

[You are the main characters of each of the four kingdoms. Therefore, you will clash for two days to expand your power using all means possible. There can be alliances, betrayals, discord, and rebellion. You can use all means, including assassination, plotting, and trickery, to earn more points than other academies!]

Benio had already known this, but he listened to the content of the final battle and memorized it in his head.

Ambrosia.

Benio had no intention of missing out on the elixir that would come with the first prize. That was why Benio smiled brightly.

“Is this the board for me?”

As Benio muttered like that, Severus, who was standing next to him, tilted his head.

“why?”

“I’m not asking you to run a mock country.”

“huh.”

“So this is a plate for me.”

“…I shouldn’t talk.”

Severus shook his head. But Benio smiled broadly. Then Benio felt a stinging sensation on one side of his face and turned his head towards it.

Whoosh!

Then, Cecil, who had been looking at Benio, turned her head away. She didn’t even try to make eye contact, so it seemed that she had heard that Benio had boldly announced his marriage to her.

But Benio didn’t seem too sorry.

“Who gets to choose their own husband? It’s chaos.”

The husband of a princess? And at the tender age of seventeen? Are you saying that I am crazy to accept that?

Duke Kepler, who saw his face for the first time, couldn’t help but wish that it were so, but Benio couldn’t possibly be a filial son.

Cecil opened his eyes wide and looked at Benio, as if he had heard Benio muttering like that. It wasn’t just Cecil.

Atullan and Kragus.

All the cadets there were wary of Benio. Benio smiled brightly as he felt their wariness stabbing his lungs like needles.

“So this is a game for me.”

Although he was under everyone’s full attention, Benio was even more convinced that this game was set up just for him.

Presence.

The presence that Benio revealed through his personal exhibition completely swallowed up the presence of the other cadets from Jupiter. In other words, in their eyes, the one they had to be most wary of was Benio.

“I will press down with overwhelming force.”

Benio grinned and muttered. Benio willingly agreed to be their nightmare. They were the ones he would probably continue to bump into one way or another as he grew older.

I thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to let them know just once that there is a wall and nightmare that they can never overcome, as they go through life.

Hwaaaaak!

[Okay! Let’s start!]

At the host’s signal, the specially invited tower masters and magicians of the Welcome Tower for this competition cast spells using the mana stones they had installed in advance.

Four areas.

Jupiter, Pyleus, Atullan, and Cragus.

And then, a hundred thousand dots were placed in the air in each area.

The number of people in the air in each area will increase and decrease repeatedly depending on whether they give and receive territory and execute strategies and succeed or fail.

However, the total amount will not decrease from 400,000.

It’s a game of taking and being taken from each other.

The moment the competition began, as if it was a promise, each of the fifty cadets retreated.

Rather than starting out with ignorance, I plan to retreat, reorganize my formation, and then come out with a plan.

Benio smiled ominously at the sight.

“Bennio.”

Lumen caught Benio like that. Benio’s expression was so serious that it looked like he was about to have an accident.

“I can’t do it alone.”

“I wonder?”

“If we’re not careful, an anti-Jupiter alliance could be born.”

“okay?”

Lumen tried to convince Benio, but Benio just kept repeating the same thing and looked at his prey like a hunter looking for an opening.

Benio said, looking at Lumen.

“Would you trust me for once?”

“what?”

“Trust me just this once. I wonder if it’s really necessary to drag it out for two days.”

“What is that….”

Benio turned his head and looked at Giovanni, Severus, and Coco behind them.

“Let’s finish it in one day.”

Everyone started looking at Benio as if they were possessed.

* * *

The Prince of Orange clicked his tongue as he watched all the cadets of the academy step back as soon as the starting signal was given.

“Is it because I only learned by sitting at my desk?”

“Since we have not experienced war, it is wrong to expect any breakthrough, Your Majesty.”

Professor Zaniolo shook his head as he looked at the Prince of Orange who was hoping for a breakthrough. Besides, this was not an individual exhibition, but a group exhibition with the honor of the Academy at stake.

That’s why there was no choice.

To make bold decisions, a leader with strong charisma is needed, but each academy deliberately did not select anyone with such a role.

Outstanding individual ability and teamwork.

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These are two keywords that are absolutely necessary to win the competition. However, those who planned the competition intentionally omitted one prerequisite that is absolutely necessary.

Strong leadership.

Leadership is necessary for teamwork to be established. Teamwork cannot be established in a situation where everyone is equal.

Because everyone thinks differently.

Leadership is needed for several people to move as one body, but the planner intentionally omitted that information.

If you decide on a leader first and then follow that leader’s instructions, you will start off with a huge advantage.

Everything about it has already been taught at the Academy. The students gathered there are all talented individuals selected from each Academy, so if given time, there is no reason why they wouldn’t recall it.

But in the process, they will face many hardships, and through mock battles, what they have learned will finally come to fruition.

Rather than simply deciding which academy is more competent, the organizers of the competition planned it with the goal of enlightening the cadets.

The plants in the greenhouse will eventually have to endure the wind and rain outside.

Until then, the academy is the place that serves as a cradle. The academy is a place where students with sufficient ability graduate and leave the greenhouse with the hope that they will make fewer mistakes.

But society is a cold-hearted society.

The intention behind planning this competition is to make them realize one aspect of that society.

At that moment, the Prince of Orange suddenly stood up from his seat.

“yes!”

Professor Zaniolo opened his eyes wide as he looked at the place where the Duke of Orange was looking. One of the retreating Jupiter Academy students was not retreating.

“That’s it.”

The Prince of Orange laughed loudly. This is the kind of shock he wanted. If everyone was in a greenhouse, he wanted the shock to shatter the greenhouse.

And he believed that one of them could play that role. The Prince of Orange laughed loudly as he looked at Benio, who appeared like a dot in the distance.

“He dared to reject Cecil, but he is still a guy.”

Wow!

The cheers of the audience watching Benio’s impulsive actions began to grow louder.

* * *

Pavababak!

Benio’s foot kicked the ground. The ground pushed back and Benio’s new form crashed down on the Kragus Academy right next to it.

“Bennio Kepler!”

The moment they saw Benio, the retreating Kragus camp shook violently. Then, with a loud roar, Aaron Telveer rushed out from within.

“Aaron! No!”

“Who else can stop this but me!”

Aaron’s sudden action caused a commotion within Kragus. Aaron, who was trying to stop Aaron and was destroying the camp, was completely exposed as he was the only one left.

Benio looked at that and chuckled.

Boom!

Benio’s wooden sword swung at the weakest of the cadets who had moved first, even though they were from Kragus’ warrior school.

“Eww!”

Benio swung a wooden sword, but the student of the warrior school who had caught it fell backwards along with his shield. As he did so, shards of his broken shield flew upwards.

“Bennio Kepler! Fight me!”

Benio attacked the weakest cadet, not Aaron. Aaron rushed towards Benio, but Benio quickly stepped back and turned his back.

“Then follow me.”

“Don’t run away!”

Aaron Telveer shouted from behind, but Benio was quick. Then he saw Aaron, unable to contain his anger, running towards Benio.

“What the hell! Cover Aaron!”

Aaron is the strongest in the warrior school. It is clear that force will play an important role in this competition. That is why we cannot lose Aaron here.

On Kragus’ side, the cadet who was acting as a messenger looked at Benio with scary eyes and then rushed the cadets. Then Kragus, who was trying to retreat, changed direction again and started chasing after Aaron.

“Hahaha!”

Benio blatantly lured Aaron. And Aaron fell for it. Benio jumped straight towards Atulan.

“Don’t come! Don’t come, you little shits!”

Benio’s intentions were all too obvious, but Benio was already driving Kragus like a wave. Vex shouted at Benio, but Benio ran straight to Atulan and broke his weakest point.

“evil!”

Atullan is a giant who fights against the ocean. So once they decide to defend, it is impossible for humans to break what even the waves cannot.

So Benio charged into a part that wasn’t yet in formation, and the navigation and cadets were tossed around like fallen leaves.

“Bennio Kepler!”

“You stupid little cow! Where the hell are you coming from! Get out of the way! Get out of the way!”

As Aaron followed Benio, Vex blocked Aaron’s path, shouting at him. If Kragus were to dig in, Atulan would collapse. Aaron swung his large axe at Vex, and Vex blocked his sledgehammer.

bang!

Kragus and Atulan collided. Kragus rushed in like a wave, and Atulan blocked it. Benio escaped Atulan and ran behind him.

“Bennio!”

The last one left is Philaeus. But perhaps because he is the last, Philaeus comes up with a solution. To prevent Benio from stirring up Philaeus, Cecil leads the students of the swordsmanship and magic departments to block Benio.

Break it!

Benio’s wooden sword was blocked for the first time. Cecil actively blocked Benio from the very beginning. The other cadets took advantage of Benio’s opening.

Phagec!

And just in time, the long-range magic of the magic faculty student targeted Benio.

A near-perfect passing technique.

Benio lifted his wooden sword and used the power of the Guyangshinkong to destroy the magic, then drew up his magical power and struck Cecil’s sword with a flame. Then he opened his hand and unleashed his magic for the first time since the exchange began.

Flash!

As the light burst out, the other cadets instinctively closed their eyes. However, Cecil opened his eyes wide and rushed at Benio, swinging his sword.

Taang―!

The wooden sword and saber clashed in midair. The wooden sword and saber, both loaded with aura, did not retreat an inch. Cecil deliberately kept both eyes open, and smiled at Benio with bloodshot, tearful eyes.

“I blocked it.”

“Yeah. I blocked it. But.”

Benio brought his face close to Cecil’s and smiled.

“I’m not the only one here?”

Aaaah!

There was a loud thumping sound and screams from the rest of the students at Pyleus Academy. Cecil’s face turned pale.

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