## Chapter 865 – Murderous Instigation by Kim Kat

ㅡDrip, drip, drip.

The sweat pouring down my back felt like it was soaking me through.

Damn it… It’s a royal school; it would be weirder if the chair wasn’t royalty. Why didn’t I think of that? No. I just didn’t think about it at all.

Standing before me was none other than Princess Einpel Gainsha Karga of the Karga Kingdom. Gainsha is her given name, and Karga is her surname. Einpel is something similar to a surname. Being royalty, her name is ridiculously long.

In any case, she’s one of the most noble figures in the kingdom, ranking within the top five.

She’s a princess, enough said, damn it.

I, Kim Kat, am exceptionally good at dealing with superiors, but when a superior of this transcendent level appears, I become inhumanly nervous.

“Paladin Kat.”

The princess opened her mouth as she looked at me.

“It’s been a while since the martial arts tournament. It’s a pleasure to see you again.”
“Greetings, Your Highness!!”

ㅡWhoosh!

I immediately dropped to one knee and bowed my head.

Actually, there’s no need to be afraid. It’s not like I’ve committed any crimes. Besides, I’m a reputable paladin. I’m just flustered because I don’t know how to act.

Anyway, if I start with a proper greeting, everything will be OK.

“Please, rise. It’s alright.”
“Yes, ma’am!”

I immediately pushed off the ground and stood up.

The princess was a beautiful woman with a decadent air. Her eyelashes were long, and her eyes looked tired, even worn out. Above all, she was characterized by her luxurious platinum blonde hair. The straight-cut bangs added to her distinctive appearance.

Instead of a dress, she wore a black women’s uniform that resembled a suit. The fit and lines were so good that she really looked like a chairwoman.

“Seeing you again reminds me of the dance I saw back then. It was quite a peculiar dance… Will I have the opportunity to see it again?”
“I can show you right now!!!”
“Hehe… Perhaps another time. Anyway, what brings you here today?”

Despite her tired appearance, the princess smiled and asked me about my business.

“Today, I’ve come in place of Father Quellern of the Brass Celestial Angel Order, who usually teaches Liberal Theology at this academy, as a quasi-priest! He’s on vacation, so I’m here to teach the class! I was trying to get it certified by the headmaster, but since he’s not here, I sought out the chairwoman!”

After explaining as concisely as possible, the princess nodded.

“Hmm… So that’s what happened.”

Judging by her reaction, she didn’t know?

Well, I guess the princess doesn’t just do work here.

Considering the staff member said, ‘The chairwoman came to work today,’ it seems she rarely comes in. The princess is just the owner of this academy. The academy officials handle all the other practical matters.

I assume she only comes in person when there’s something to manage.

But doesn’t a woman who’s a princess use guards?

As soon as I realized she was a princess, I checked my surroundings, but I didn’t get the feeling that there were any guards hiding somewhere in the room. If a master like me couldn’t sense them, they probably weren’t in this room. Well… they might be waiting downstairs.

“I understand. Then… I’ll make sure to tell the headmaster myself. We’ll be starting the morning meeting soon anyway.”
“What an honor! Thank you!!!”

It seemed the princess was a good person.

“The theological liberal arts class, which helps students establish proper values, is also important. So please guide the students well.”
“Understood!!!!!”

After answering with such vigor, I bowed and went outside. There wasn’t anything particularly worth discussing. It was only the second time I’d seen her.

“Hoo.”

I breathed out as I came out.

My back is damp.
To think I’d see a princess in a place like this.

This was like the great-great-grandfather of the corps commander suddenly appearing when I was just a soldier.

ㅡTap, tap, tap, tap!

Anyway, I ran down the stairs as if escaping and got out of the building. Now, let’s find ‘Zersta Hall,’ where I’ll be teaching. There’s still some time to spare, but I should go in and see what it looks like in advance.

As I came outside, I heard voices.

“Did you have a good vacation?”
“I can’t say I had a good one.”
“Why?”
“I was running around catching spirits all winter… I was a little worried because my father said he would command the soldiers himself, but he took me right away.”
“Wow, spirits. Now that you mention it, they said an upper-level spirit appeared, right?”
“I think that’s probably why.”

It looked like students were starting to come to school.

Guys wearing the same designated uniform were walking around, chatting. It seemed they were all coming out of the dorms since it was almost time.

But this atmosphere is so tiring that it reminds me of my school days. Mornings are hard for both kids and adults. But anyway, spirits, huh? Did they return to their families during the vacation and participate in the subjugation?

Thinking about how they usually study at the academy and then go back to their families during vacation to work, they must be going through a lot.

ㅡGlance.

Anyway, as I was walking around looking for Zersta Hall, where my first class would be held, I could feel eyes on me from all over the place.

It doesn’t seem like a very welcoming school to outsiders.

Anyway, I was soon able to find Zersta Hall. It was a rather large and fancy-looking high-rise building, and some students were going inside. It was still more than an hour before the first class started, but there are diligent students everywhere.

The hallway was wide when I went inside.

“Oh.”

I saw a lounge exclusively for professors right next to me. I’ll take a look at the lecture hall and then spend some time here. I walked down the hallway and arrived in front of Lecture Hall 1.

This is where I’ll be lecturing.

ㅡCreak.

I immediately opened the door and went inside.

“Whoa.”

It was a rather large lecture hall.

And it was a lecture hall with tiered seating for the students. The desks, made of luxurious wood, were light brown, and it really gave off the atmosphere of a school with a lot of money.

It was quite spacious, so it seemed like it could easily accommodate hundreds of people. Above all, the ceiling was incredibly high.

I’d believe it if you told me it was a theater.

“Damn.”

But I’m going to lecture here?

The stage is too small?

ㅡWaaaaaaaaa!
ㅡWaaaaaaaaa!
ㅡWaaaaaaaaa!

The enthusiastic cheers that descended upon the Great Arena.

I reminisced about the martial arts tournament. Back then, I was doing that shit among tens of thousands of spectators, but now it’s just a few hundred students.

I’ve become a big shot.

Anyway, there was a platform, and behind it was a large chalkboard.

According to what was written in the document, there are many such lecture halls in the academy, and it seems they move around to different lecture halls depending on the class.

I’m using this lecture hall now, but I might be using another lecture hall on other days. It seems like I’ll be sweating again trying to find the building every time.

After looking at the structure of the lecture hall, I came out into the hallway. Let’s go into the professor’s lounge I saw earlier and take a rest. There’s still more than an hour left anyway.

ㅡCreak.

There was no one in the lounge, and as soon as I opened the door and went inside, I slumped down on the sofa and leaned back.

“Agh.”

There’s about an hour and a half left until the first class starts.

It’s just the beginning of the semester. Above all, it’s a liberal theology class, so not many students will come. At most, maybe a dozen or so?

Let’s start cooking those guys first.

I’ve prepared a lot.

I’m the idol of the children, and I know a lot of stories that those children would like. Rather, it would be better to gradually make those few students into believers.

“…”

I relaxed my body and rested.

ㅡDing, ding, ding, ding.
ㅡDiiiing.

As I was sitting and resting, the sound of a bell began to ring.

It was the sound of the bell signaling the start of the academy’s first class. It was definitely a little noisy outside the door. The students must be moving.

Then shall I go now?

ㅡThump.

I got up and headed straight for the lecture hall. Am I finally going to break the ice with a professor’s class? Professor Kim Kat… ! That feeling welled up as I grabbed the doorknob.

ㅡCreak.

I opened the door and went inside.

“…”
“…”
“…”

I immediately turned my gaze to the students.

Sixteen students with tired expressions were sitting sparsely in the wide seats. It was a mix of boys and girls, with half of them lying face down. The rest were looking at me with their chins propped up on books.

Sixteen people for the first lecture.
Not bad.

ㅡThump.

I went up and stood on the lecture platform. I was going to write my name on the chalkboard first, but before that, I took a look at the faces of the students one by one.

“Hmm?”

As I was looking at the faces of the students, the female student sitting in the front row tilted her head.

“Who are you? Isn’t this Father Quellern’s Liberal Theology class?”

Don’t they know my face?

Well. I guess they’ll only know if I reveal my identity.

The Great Arena is so big that they might not know my face even if they watched the game.

“What? You’re not Father Quellern?”
“I’ve never seen a professor like that before…”
“Is he new?”
“Isn’t he a weirdo?”

When they realized I wasn’t Father Quellern, the students started sending me questioning glances, each saying a word.

ㅡSwish.

I immediately threw off my hood and greeted them.

“Hello, students. Father Quellern has taken a vacation and gone back to his hometown for a while. I’m Kim Kat, the associate professor who came in his place.”
“Associate Professor Kim Kat…?”

The female student in the front row tilted her head again.

“Oh.”

The male student sitting in the back stood up abruptly and made that sound. His eyes were wide open, and his posture was awkward, like a vampire who had been electrocuted.

This bastard… he recognized me.

ㅡSwish.

I immediately turned my gaze to him. The students turned around and started looking at the male student. The male student ignored all those gazes and just stared at me.

ㅡWink.

So I gave him a wink.

“Oh, oh…! Oh, oh!!! Oh, oh!!! Ooooooooooh!!!!!! Oooooooooooooooooooooooh!!!!!!”

The male student made such a violent sound and covered his head with both hands.

“What, what is it? Why is he like that?”
“Does anyone know him?”
“Why is he screaming?”
“Ugh… annoying. What kind of young master is he?”

At that moment, when the students each said a word.

ㅡThump!

The male student pointed at me and shouted.

“That person!!! That person!!! Don’t you guys know?! He’s the paladin who won the martial arts tournament! The Dancing Paladin! The Messenger of the Verde God! The paladin of the Brass Celestial Angel Order!!! That’s him!!! Paladin Kim Kat!!!! Oh shit!!! How can this be!!! Wow!!! Owaaaaa!! It’s real, it’s real!!!! Wooooooooooooooooot!!!!”

ㅡBounce, bounce!!

The student was jumping around like a chimpanzee seeing a popular idol for the first time, not knowing what to do.

Ah, yes.
He knows me very well.

I’m the Dancing Paladin who won the martial arts tournament.

Kim Kat.

“Wh, what did you say…?”
“That martial arts tournament?”
“That person is…?”

Now, not a single student was sleeping with their face buried in their desk. The other students who had been looking at the male student turned around and looked at me again.

ㅡSilence.

“Kya, kyaaaaaaaaack!!”
“That’s right! That’s right!! That jet-black hair!!! It’s the Dancing Paladin!!!”
“R, really? Is that him? I’m not good at recognizing faces, so I didn’t know!!”

ㅡAstonishment.

“M, Mirkesha-born berserker!!!”
“The paladin who overwhelmed the Royal Knights!!”
“I, I enjoyed the game very much!!”

Only then did the students who recognized me properly tear at their hair and jump up from their seats. They were all surprised as if they had seen a ghost. Both male and female students were screaming.

Geez.

It’s a popularity explosion from the start.

“Ah, that’s right.”

It’s good to see such a courteous attitude.

“It’s an honor that you recognized me. As you students know, I am Kim Kat, the winner of the last martial arts tournament and the paladin directly under the saintess of the Brass Celestial Angel Order.”

I introduced myself while looking at the faces of the enthusiastic students one by one.

“It’s nice to meet you like this.”

ㅡKya, kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!!
ㅡWoooooooooooooooooooooot!!
ㅡWaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!

The wide lecture hall was filled with shouts.

“Then let’s start the lecture.”