Chapter 1320 – Faculty of Arts

Although I heard a suspicious system alarm about Waikatsu, there was no change to my schedule.

It’s ridiculous to be busy moving around just because you heard a notification that you don’t even understand what it means. I just checked once more to see if there were any changes in Faikatsu’s personnel through the Ten House Management window, and there were no changes.

Then I went to the protection building to pick up Lagna.

The protection wing is a place where outsiders who stay at Frunar Academy for a long time for some reason are kept. I heard that it has facilities comparable to that of a modern hotel.

For your information, intangibles also live here.
He’s usually a guy who runs around here and there, but I know he sleeps here.
After all, it’s probably because Lagna lives here.
As far as I know, Lagna was just the first child she met in the slums, but she seems to value the intangible quite a bit.
Is it a protective instinct or is he trying to take the helm…

[Do you think the Intangible Army is trash like Drehem?]
What.
I’m never a child either. Never. Not required.
[For that matter, yesterday for Ms. Lenea…]
Renea is much older than me.
Children who are younger than their actual age are out.
[Pfft… Drehem would be in trouble if I had to tell him a rhyme at this age!!]
Black dragons are so cold these days.

When we arrived at the protection building and went to Lagna’s room, sure enough, the intangible guy was already preparing Lagna to leave. Lagna was cackling to her intangible arm and cackling with joy.
Muhyeong, who was throwing her bag to Lagna who was clinging to her, looked back at me.

“Are you here?”
“Come.”
“Wow! Dreda!”

La Nya smiled brightly and then she ran over to me. She hugged me.

“…Hmm.”

I think I know why Muhyeong fell for this girl.
A child who follows along is cute.
Our Lena clings to us like this all the time, and one day, Dre’s dad. It stinks… I feel like my tear ducts are already being stimulated when I think about how disgusting it would be.

“How are you, kid?”
“Not a kid! Lagna!!”

As I was stroking Lagna’s protesting head with both hands, an intangible figure stared at me.
There’s something about his eyes.

“What are you talking about?”
“…Are you… Um…”
“Perhaps something?”
“…Isn’t it?”

What does this bastard think of people!!
I left Lagna behind and approached the incorporeal person and whispered.

“I don’t consider anyone under the size of a cupcake to be a woman.”

As I approached, the guy who had a disgusted look on his face also whispered to me.

“I commend you for being surprisingly considerate. Even though it’s just a cupcake, didn’t you hug Nelf last time?”
“That’s an illusion, you bastard!!”

I was so angry that I tried to grab him by the collar, but he dodged and giggled.
If it’s unnecessarily fast…

“…Ah. But something came up. We have to leave as soon as this schedule is over.”

I started off as casually as possible.

“What’s going on?”

Intangible asked as if it was no big deal, and I said in passing.

“The people of Waikatsu have gone missing, and it seems the Grindel family is involved in it. We decided to send an investigation team later this afternoon. What are you going to do?”
“I’m not going.”
“OK got it.”

I nodded.
Intangible is a direct descendant of the Grindel family, but as she was born into a famous wizarding family, she is not only unable to use mana at all, but she was born with a body that is not affected by mana.
It is not difficult to predict how intangibles were treated in a place where even the dark-looking Baekmaju expressed disapproval for being closed.

If it were me, I would have gritted my teeth and promised to avenge my resentment right now… But there are things in the world that I don’t want to be associated with in any way.
I decided to respect his choice.

“Let’s go.”
“Ok.”

Intangible left the room first and I held out my hand to Lagna.
I meant to hold hands and go together, but Lagna said, huh~? And he twisted his head.
…You don’t want to catch it?

[If you were like Drehem, would you want to hold those dirty hands?]
Why are you like this?
In our inner world, when we take a nap together, we hold hands and sleep together…
[I’ve never had anything like that.]
I have a bad memory when it comes to ancient dragons.

At that time, Lagna said Ah! He made a noise, smiled brightly, and took my hand.
I guess they simply didn’t understand what I meant.

It’s cute.
Lagna ran along with me holding my hand, and also grabbed the intangible hand that was walking in front of me.
Between me and the intangible, Lagna was holding both hands and walking together.
It’s like two uncles and a nephew.

Lagna was very curious.
As I passed by, if I saw anything even slightly strange around me, I naturally slowed down and showed interest.
Even if you show up on time and follow a child’s pace, you will arrive on time.
When Lagna showed her curiosity, we waited until she was satisfied.
As I was leisurely heading to the judging room, Muhyeong opened his mouth.

“If she’s missing, what about that woman?”
“The head of the Faikatsu family too.”
“What does Nelf say?”
“They said they’re not going.”
“Hmm.”

Muhyeong seemed to understand.

“Hey. But who are those people?”
“If you say it’s those people, how can I know?”
“How do you know? Her face says she already knows.”

The intangible was silent for a moment and then said, made a sound

“Hey, Lagna. It’s a statue. You said you want to make it someday?”
“Wow!”

Lagna’s eyes lit up and she sprinted towards the statue pointed to by the intangible.

“There has been a lot of interest in art these days.”
“Yes. I saw signs of effort.”
“…Are you sure you’ll be okay?”

Are you okay?
Intangible is now worried that Lagna’s presence will be a nuisance to me.

“Are you acting in a way that’s not like you?”
“Shut up.”

While I was staying at La Nya’s academy, I saw the things she made.
It was a good skill for a child, but as I mentioned last time, it was not an outstanding skill that would make him a Frunar Academy student.

But.
She felt the same hot energy she had felt from Da Aeon’s daughter before in Lagna’s items.

“Lagna has talent. Even if she doesn’t have it, I will train her.”

If you can’t do it, just learn.
Those who are not good at it try to reach a level similar to that of geniuses. I think education is what helps with that effort.
But the intangible frowned at her face.
I feel like shit.

“…Training… Is what I originally knew, right?”
“Isn’t it because of your dirty thinking that you are misinterpreting my words?”
“Aren’t your thoughts dirty?”

Lagna takes a closer look at her statue with greater interest than expected.
We stopped for a moment and watched that cute behavior.
Suddenly, Muhyeong spoke.

“It’s a lover.”
“Is Lagna yours?”
“I’m falling behind.”

The voice was sincere now.
I got a little goosebumps, so I apologized and said, “I’m sorry…” Without realizing it.

“Those people you asked about. I’m talking about the lady’s lovers.”
“Ah…”

Lord Faikatsuga. He said he had a lot of lovers.

“Nelf followed his dad a lot. Even though it wasn’t long after his dad died, she was still hanging out with his girlfriends.”

When he was young, he thought they were just good friends, but the brilliant Nelf quickly learned the reality and came to hate his mother.

“Still, I was doing pretty well. Judging by the fact that he ran away from home later, it seems like there was a final blow that I didn’t know about.”
“Okay…?”
“Is Nelf needed for this?”
“Well.”

I do not know.
Since she is a direct descendant of Faikatsu, wouldn’t she be able to feel the power of the same Faikatsu better… I have some expectations of the same.
But even if she needed it, she didn’t want to take it if she didn’t want it.

Parents.
Dad.

Although I am lucky, there are many parents in this world who are unhappy with their children.

The judge is so big.
How much money does Frunar Academy have?
The first thought I had as I looked at the newly built building in front of me was ‘Damn money.’

It was a grand, palace-like building in the ancient Renaissance style, but it was built on a site far away from the existing faculties.

Muhyeong said with admiration.

“Ah. This place. I think it was supposed to be the headquarters of the Faculty of Arts.”
“Huh? Really?”
“?”

What is this intangible thing? He looked at me with that face.

“This bastard.”

Let’s throw a punch, mate! Intangible said as he accepted it with his palm.

“Aren’t you the head of the art department?”
“No it’s not.”

That’s true, but it’s not a lie because there’s a ridiculous condition that requires recognition.
But what really happened is that Muhyeong knows the school situation better than me.
Let’s reflect.

At that time. Someone quickly closed the distance to us.

Haha. Nice to see this.”
“?”

Standing next to us was a man we had never seen before.
He had an impressive mustache and looked as if he had melted butter, and the clothes he wore were extremely flashy.

An overall gorgeous nobleman. It feels like this.
A look that anyone would say is cool.
Also, the momentum is surprisingly well captured. That sounds like it’s pretty strong.
But no matter how much I see you, it’s my first time seeing you, so why are you treating me so friendly?

“Nice to meet you. This is Baron Auschlbit Aurt Werth, who has been appointed as a lecturer at the Faculty of Arts.”

He was someone who would become my future co-worker.
…That’s a really long name.
I guess I’ll just call him Butter Baron.

“Hello? Baron.”
“Now I’m an instructor. Hehe. It’s an honor to see with my own eyes the outstanding person I’ve only heard about through rumors.”

The Baron holds out his hand with a smile on his face. I held his hand.

“Come on. Let’s go inside. Everyone is waiting.”
“Every?”

There are still 30 minutes left until the scheduled date, but all the instructors are here?
This guy. I thought he was hanging around outside, but was he waiting for me to come?
It seems that the number of instructors is low.
I feel sorry for no reason.

I followed Baron Butters inside.
He seemed to have already memorized the path to this building, so he moved forward without any obstacles, and soon arrived at a spacious room.

The room was very spacious, and my first impression was that it was an ‘interview room’ or an ‘evaluation room.’
The people sitting at the extravagant table in the front all had confident faces.

And these thirty boys and girls standing in front of them were wearing student uniforms from Frunar Academy.
They are probably the victims of admission fraud and those who have been confirmed to have passed the exam.
Seeing that they were mixed together without distinction, it seems that the admissions of the victims of admission fraud have already been decided, even if it is just a screening process.
Among them were some faces I had seen not long ago.
The very front. Uncle Cedric’s daughter, Semi, looked at me. She was startled and hurriedly lowered her head.

And right next to it. A girl with bright silver hair that stands out. Julia Daion greeted me with her graceful gestures.
I guess I was forgiven by everyone in the end.
Although he pretends to have an expressionless face, he can’t hide the youthful expression of excitement on his lips.

The students looked at us, muttered, hesitated, and bowed their heads or waists.

“It’s not yet reviewed, so rest easy.”

Baron Butter spoke to the students in a friendly voice.
At that moment, Muhyeong opened his mouth.

“Hey. Uncle…”
“Shh.”

When I stopped him, the intangible stopped talking.
Intangible was trying to say that the students are greeting me as the general instructor, so why are they asking me to come out?

If Baron Butter had done it out of malice to ignore me on purpose, I would have been outraged, but Baron Butter kept quiet because his words were purely out of kindness to the student.

What. Although it seems true that this man ignores me to some extent.
To be precise, it seems like they respect and fear my status, but they don’t trust my abilities.
To put it simply, it feels like you are dealing with an incompetent but high-ranking person.
At that time, I felt eyes staring at me.
When I saw the source of those gazes, my face naturally grimaced.
That fucking bitch.
A suit like a host. A woman with a manly short haircut and looks that women would fall in love with.

Kurada is my girlfriend’s manager.
That bitch. I was debating whether to fix it or not, but I held back and found myself here.

“…”

Kura lowered her head to me, perhaps reluctantly, and I chewed.

“Baron Bert. Where is my seat?”
“Ah. It’s… Uh…”

Baron Butter was slightly embarrassed.
This is because a handsome man was sitting first in the middle seat that I pointed to as my seat.

He looked quite old with wrinkles on his face, and even though he was old, he seemed full of energy.

When he was young, he was as big as a bear and had the impression of a soldier.
I am by no means an ordinary person.
No. Since he was invited as a lecturer in the first place, he must be a genius beyond ordinary.

According to my impression, he was actually quite prestigious among instructors, and the people sitting around him were chatting with him with sociable smiles.
Behind them, students whispered in voices that only they could hear.

“You’re Count Willemg, right?”
“Wow. Such a great person was also invited as an instructor…!”
“Master of architecture…!”

He is a master architect and a count.
This is my first time seeing this guy, but he seems to be very famous.
The students were amazed at the faces of other instructors besides the count.

Tsk.
I thought I had become famous too… But why doesn’t anyone admire me?
Dre. Sullen.

[…Drehem is the best!!]
Huh?
[Why can’t those novices be so intimidated!!]
…Are you comforting me?!
The black dragon who has been criticizing me lately?!

[Oh, no!]
[Don’t be a tsundere.]

Even though he said it in a tone of disgust, I was already moved.
I will hug you and sleep with you today.

“But… Is he… Instructor Dre…?”
“Contrary to the rumors, you look ordinary…”
“Yes. Except for the scary eyes..”‘

What? You bastard?
It was a moment when I barely held back from almost turning my head.

“Did you see that? The one in that cathedral…”
“You’re saying you carved that yourself…?”
“Wow…”
“Ha…”
“…Awesome…”

Uh…What is it?
The reactions that followed were almost lame…?
Now I see that everyone is looking at me.
It’s not that they didn’t notice me, but I feel like they saved me as the last delicious thing.
…Dre! Wide open!
As their pride rose, the students muttered more.

“I heard you are the general manager.”
“That’s right. But why don’t the other instructors even say hello…?”
“Ah. It’s a fight.”

I glanced at the students I had just mentioned.
Judging from the clothes they wore and their elegance, it was clear that they were children of noble families.
Is it because I grew up in an aristocratic family? The political atmosphere is shocking to read.
At that moment, the door behind me suddenly opened loudly.

“Oooh!!”
“?”

I turned my head to see a short, stubble-faced man standing there.
This guy. I’ve seen it before.
And that was just about a week ago.

“Oh. Are you…?”
“Do you recognize me? Apostle of the Goddess!!”

The man whose eyes were filled with tears of emotion was a dwarf.
A sacred place for dwarves. In Darazi, only the best dwarf blacksmiths receive the title ‘Giant’, and there are only 10 current giants.
He doesn’t remember the name, but this guy is one of them.
Just then he introduced himself.

“It’s Duldulu!! After overcoming a lot of competition, I have come to assist the Apostle!!!”

He ignores all the negative stares around him and only looks at me.
It’s a burden because you have such an extreme attitude…

At that time, the students spoke again.

“Oh my god…! That person. The person who drew the ‘Shape of the Earth’…!”
“He never comes out of the dwarven sacred place…!”

The students’ voices this time were not whispering, but very loud voices that could not hide their excitement.
The room suddenly became very noisy.
The other instructors also looked very surprised.
In particular, Baron Butter spoke in a shocked voice.

“Lord Duldulu is joining the academy…! I had no idea…!”
“Ah. It was decided a while ago.”

Duldulu, who answered him in a blunt voice, looked at me and smiled brightly, then clasped his hands and stood beside me, not knowing what to do.

“To be able to assist you by your side. This is an infinite honor and guidance from the Goddess…!”
“…Hmm.”

Ah. You’re painting my face with gold like this.
How do you know that I like this kind of thing…

At that moment, Count Willemg slowly stood up.
While everyone is exuding a force worth noting, Duldulu ang? He turned his head with a look on his face.

And…

Suddenly.

The door opened again.

“Uh…? Am I late…?”

A shy voice. And the female students’ resounding exclamations.

“Tch.”

I click my tongue.
It was worth it.
The man who came in now was a handsome middle-aged man.
I think you should look for men who look good with straight blonde hair.
First, let’s kill Kaitz, who has blonde hair, but doesn’t have straight hair.

And next to the man stood a girl with light blue hair who I had seen before.

“Uh?”
“Instructor Dre…!!”

The moment the female student showed a bright face, the students erupted in exclamation.

“Master of Sculpture Elemental Art…!”
“Is he also our instructor?”

Sculpture Elemental Art. Elf.
I see

Yriel had said that she wanted to come to the Faculty of Arts, and that her dream was to become a spirit sculptor.
That must have been influenced by that man.
The elf man also seemed to have a great reputation, so the human instructors were making a fuss.

And that man…

“Uuuuu!!!”

He let out an incomprehensible scream and came towards me, drooling, and grabbed my hand.
I got goosebumps.
I cried out, shaking my hand away.

“I, I, I’m normal!!”
“Ooooo!! This junior meets a great senior!!”

While I was feeling appalled, I felt the human instructors’ eyes on me change.