I Noticed That It Was an Academy After 10 Years

182.It’s Not Time to Toast Yet (1)

“It sold more than I expected.”

“Hehe, I can’t sell it because I don’t have it! Just a little while ago, we had a mountain of custom orders that we were just filtering out!”

Judging by the wide smile on his face, it seems that the prosthetic hand is selling very well. Then my dividends will be a bit higher. I picked up the heavy pouch lying on the table, ignoring the way the owner of the Bern Chamber of Commerce looked at me with a subtle look.

“Is this a dividend?”

“Wow, that’s huge…”

Sif, who was sitting quietly next to me, looked at her money bag and added something as if she couldn’t bear it anymore.

“You’re right! Exactly! We divided it proportionally!”

“If you steal it, no good will come of it.”

I glared at him as harshly as I could. Fortunately, my gaunt appearance seemed to help in this case, as the head of the Verne hurriedly covered his crotch with both hands with a pale complexion.

“Well, I’m not the kind of person who cheats!”

“Have you ever watched a martial arts competition?”

“Martial arts competitions are one of the few attractions around here, so of course I came to see them. Oh, that was amazing…”

Does that enormous thing refer to neutering surgery? Are you talking about my combat power? I was curious as to which one he was referring to, but I decided not to ask. Just by looking at their behavior, I think I can tell which side they will say.

“Anyway, why don’t you check it out?”

At his words, I opened the tightly closed pocket entrance.

True to his boast, dazzling light poured down from the open pocket. The sight of numerous gold coins, or rather small gold bars, crammed together was quite beautiful.

Ah, maybe this is why people like gold bars.

“How is it? “It was too much to put exactly 5,000 gold coins in my pocket, so I put 5,000 gold coins worth of gold bars in.”

“Custom orders will only be accepted by carefully selected people. “I’ve been busy with work lately so I don’t have much time.”

“Ah, of course. Specifically, how many people can be accommodated?”

“…10 people in one month. About ten people would be good.”

Anyway, it will take about two hours for each person at most

“Ten people?!”

Why not. This guy’s flair for making a fuss is the best on the continent. I stood up with my mouth wide open and smiled at the behavior of the boss looking down at me and leaned against the backrest.

“Catch the meeting point at the top. “You can’t just let people into the academy.”

“Ah, yes yes. Then… “

“Please prepare the ingredients there as well. “I’ll make it right on the spot.”

“…You mean right away?”

The head of the Bern merchant looked at me in horror. Eyes half filled with disbelief. I shrugged my shoulders and said.

“If you don’t want to believe it, you have no choice but to take a long time. “I guess I’ll have to cut it in half.”

“Oh, no! Don’t believe it! Then, we will select 10 people and contact you right away! But how can I contact you…”

“I will send a secretary in two days.”

“Secretary… You mean?”

“Secretary? Me?”

“Who else but you?”

“It seems like the number of jobs has increased… Are they giving me a raise?”

“I will pay you extra because I see what you are doing.”

“Just leave it to me!”

It’s really trustworthy to see his eyes light up when he talks about money. Since there were very few people around me that I could trust anyway, I immediately handed over the position of secretary to Sif. He knows best what will happen if he takes my money, so I won’t betray him.

“…All right! “I will send the list to my secretary in two days!”

“Then I’m busy so I’ll just go.”

“Yes yes! We’ll take you by carriage all the way! Hans! “Talk to the stable to prepare the carriage!”

If you can even rent me a carriage. I readily accepted his consideration.

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“…So, you robbed an entire branch?”

“That’s right. “It sounds like you made quite a bit of profit.”

I chuckled at the news that came out of Principal Merlin’s mouth.

I finally succeeded.

It wasn’t a bad situation for an impromptu plan to work like this.

With this, the momentum of the Harpas Church will be broken for the time being, and I will be able to prepare to kick Harpas in the meantime.

“It’s profit. Have you heard what kind of profit it is?”

“They said they found a place that appears to be the headquarters of the Harpas Church.”

“Where is it?”

“They say it’s a wilderness beyond the western part of the empire. “I was wondering where you had gone, but I didn’t know it was right in front of you… “

This is a location choice that Harpas will like. He liked large spaces that were perfect for war. Perhaps he is still preparing to enjoy war games.

That guy is a war-mad crow.

“It’s west of the empire…It’s going to be a long journey.”

“What are you talking about?”

Principal Merlin looked at me as if he had no idea what I was talking about. I don’t know if I really don’t know or if I’m just thinking about it, but I had no intention of hiding my purpose.

“I plan to catch Harpas.”

“Denomination?”

“No, Harpas.”

“…Harpas, not the denomination?”

Principal Merlin looked at me as if asking what I was talking about. No matter how great a wizard he is, he never thought of catching the devil himself. I put down the teacup on the table and answered his question to some extent.

“To win a war, you must capture the king. If the king is alive, the war will never end.”

“War… You’re joking too much.”

“It’s not a joke.”

I don’t make boring jokes like that. Principal Merlin, as if my words were absurd, got up and headed to the window. Standing in front of the window with his back to me, he turned to me and asked.

“Do you think you can fight a war alone?”

“There would be no better time than now to capture the Harpas Church. And… Isn’t there the Holy Knights?”

“Huh. Will they listen to you?”

“If you don’t listen, I plan to make you listen.”

People in this world don’t know because they’ve never played the original, but Harpas was scheduled to invade soon with an army of monsters. Because right before the end of the second semester, it ends with the news that the Harpas Church started a war.

Before that, there was a minor incident… But it was something that would have to be dealt with at that time anyway. I once again emphasized to Principal Merlin the necessity of war.

“This is our only chance to deal with them. This means that the prey is caught in a trap. If he is caught in a trap and stays relaxed… A wild animal that is released from the trap will bite the back of his neck.”

If everything goes according to the original story, the war with the Harpas Church will break out later this year. And it was around the second semester of the second year that the main character and his group began to participate in the war in earnest.

During that one year, the empire would be fooled by Harpas’ strategy and a lot of blood would be shed.

In the original work, it was not possible to attack the branch in this way, and since it was a time when they were working in secret to begin with, it was the most appropriate time to deal with the rampaging guys long ago when their outlines were somewhat revealed.

[It’s bold of you to think of catching the devil.]

“I’ll just say it first. But I’m not sure if I’ll get a positive answer. It takes time to collect it.”

“That’s why I’m telling you now.”

If you want to make it just in time, you have to start preparing right now so you can advance west.

“But that’s the thing. “Are you overly confident?”

“…Well, there is a point to point out.”

Principal Merlin’s gaze meets mine. Eyes trying to read my intentions. When people looked at me like they were dying, wondering on what basis I was planning to do something like this, I spoke without running away.

“What is certain is that since they hold the saint’s heart, we will have to fight at least once.”

“…Hmm. “Your heart for the saint is admirable.”

Why is he suddenly looking at me with warm eyes?

Questions arose, but I didn’t bother to ask. Because that wasn’t important right now.

“The opportunity has come to subdue the abominable people who engraved the curse on the saint’s body. Participate in the temple because we will cut off the head of a devil who dares to call himself God and offer it to the saint. Please pass it on that way.”

“…I guess I will do that for now. But I don’t know if the leaders of the Kalon Church will listen to you.”

Yes, the leaders of the Kalon Church will probably be reluctant.

Just as Principal worries Merlin, they will actually hesitate.

They’ll probably pretend they didn’t hear my request at all.

But I wasn’t going to let them do that.

“I will take care of that part, so please just tell me the news.”

“Hehe…Okay. “Please contact me right away.”

Well then, this matter is over.

“Principal Merlin. And I have one more business to attend to.”

“What?”

“There’s someone I need to find… “

I told Principal Merlin of its existence, which would be a key card in the battle against Harpas.