Chapter 43 – Chasing the Power Thief

I couldn’t resist Xiao-Mei’s strong argument and continued to date Xiao-Mei after that.

“Ah, look over there brother! They say clothes are 30% off!”

At first, it seemed that he came to relieve my mood, but when he came to his senses, he found that Xiao-Mei was enjoying it even more.

“We even have clothes for men! If you wear clothes other than the cadet uniform, those strange rumors will disappear!”
“Don’t run too fast, Xiao Mei! Then the road will be ruined!”

Watching Xiao Mei run to the clothing store with great speed using footwork, I slowly followed him.

‘How can he run so fast and move so big, but he doesn’t have exposure accidents while wearing that risky clothes?’

As is the case when fighting, each movement is large and light, which is a characteristic of Taishan Dojang martial arts that Xiaomei uses.

Is it true that a true master treats everything that touches his body as if it were his own?

As I was lost in such trivial thoughts, Xiao-Mei jumped out and dragged me into the clothing store.

“Come on, if you are the princess and my fiancé, you have to wear your clothes proudly! How about something like this? These are the clothes men usually wear in my hometown!”

Saying that, Xiaomei brought out a cheong-quao, a men’s cheongsam often seen in Chinese movies. A black design that makes the lines of the body stand out would probably suit a man with well-trained muscles.

However, men’s clothes full of oriental beauty were somehow uncomfortable for me. Maybe it’s because the Korean history teacher who used to hit me every day for not doing anything rude in school always wore an improved hanbok, a madman’s cloth.

“Wouldn’t it stand out too much? Besides, Agnes is a member of the Empire and I am a member of the Kingdom, so if I wear something like this, I wonder if rumors will be too biased toward Xiao-Mei.”
“Ah… It certainly could be. Then I will search for it in the style of the kingdom!”

I think I heard a clicking sound coming from Xiao-Mei’s mouth as she said that and took the chan-kwak back, but I decided to think I didn’t hear it properly…

**

“Then I will go too! Don’t forget to talk to Violet and Princess Agnes tomorrow!”
“Yeah, it goes well. See you tomorrow, Xiao Mei.”

In the evening, at sunset, Xiao Mei and I arrived at her dormitory area and shook her hand and parted ways.

I walked slowly to my room thinking that the heavy luggage that Xiao Mei had bought for me was the weight of Xiao Mei’s love for me.

I handed a pack of cigarettes to the housekeeper who asked why I bought so many in the middle and sent it back. This works out

“…Yes?”

When I retrieved the key from my pocket and inserted it into the door, I realized that the room was already unlocked. You must have locked it when you left.

‘…Could it be that the power thief is in here?’

The facilities of the academy vary greatly by rank. The facilities of the Bronze Dormitory are of course the lowest, but it is safe to say that the level of security is similar to that of the Silver Dormitory.

In a way, it’s a natural thing. It’s called the Bronze Dormitory, so the security was rough. If an accident happens, it’s a big deal. Of course, if you want to break through the security that you paid attention to, there’s nothing you can’t break through—

There are not many people who would invade my room now. However, what if I am full of rumors that I rode a unicorn and disappeared? It would be natural for a meticulous villain to deal with me who might be related to the king of the meadow.

‘Wow, there aren’t many spells that have been memorized beforehand. Shouldn’t you have always had Ogre’s blood on hand?’

In the end, no matter how much you regret, it means little. A world that would have been cleared a long time ago if I could get through everything with preparation. I’ve been through situations like this many times.

I took a deep breath quietly, cast a magic blade spell with mana, created an intangible blade in my hand, and slammed through the door.

It’s time to go back to the Unicorn Swordsman, Artin!

“Oh, you’re here, Artin! You must not have forgotten the carrot cake you said you were going to give me!”

When I opened the door and went in, Unicor greeted me, who was lying face down on my bed, eating snacks and reading a comic book.

“Damn it, why are you here?”
“Hehe! I came in through the window you left open! Without you, where would I eat and sleep?”
“Wouldn’t it be nice to eat and sleep in the presence of those proud priestesses!”

Looking at the crumbs of snacks spilled around my pillow, I think I’m going to have an anger control disorder.

It’s not like he’s trying to emphasize his glamorous figure his, but looking at unemployed fashion showing off his body his with tight tank tops and dolphin pants, it seems like you’ll even get cognitive dissonance. Why are there dolphin pants in Fantasy?

“I got these clothes and snacks from my subordinates! Have you forgotten the king’s order to accompany you until you catch the power thief!”

I couldn’t stand it and pinched Unicor’s soft cheek when he saw that shameless figure that he kindly told me things I didn’t know.

“So, you said you were looking for a suspicious student on campus, but now you’re secretly hiding in my room and forgot snacks?”
“Sick! Rude unsympathetic! Let go of this! What are you doing to the descendants of the great Narcissus Amdusia!”

Every time you pull it, it stretches, and the more you pinch and pull, the more you want to pinch it. When I let go of Haso’s cheek, Unicor glared at me, rubbing her reddened cheek with the palm of her hand and shedding tears.

“You rude human… ! If it wasn’t for the king’s order, I would have punished him with a unicorn kick..!”
“Yeah ~ Your king told me to treat me as his guest His ~ You were wrong in the first place ~”

When I tease him with Ebebe, Unicor shudders, but can’t refute, and waits and sees.

‘Oh, it’s cool inside. This is life.’

The more I hit and harass you, the more I felt the blow, the more stressed Unicor responded, so I moved my belongings from outside into the room.

“But, you must have brought the carrot cake, right? If you say there is no way, I will really give you a unicorn kick!”
“Since you bought it, get out of the way! I need to unpack!”

When I showed Unicor, who couldn’t stand it and snooped in the pile of luggage, a carrot cake I bought from a shop he liked, Unicor snatched the carrot cake and ran away to the top of his bunk bed.

“This brilliant attitude..! You’re the kind of guy who knows how to pick out a cake!”
“If you don’t clear my bed before eating that, I’ll throw that cake out the window, so take care of it.”
“Ah! I’ll clean it up! I will clean it up, so don’t touch the cake!”

That champy guy. If it wasn’t for Shinsoo, wouldn’t it be appropriate to perform acrobatics in a circus? At least the current life of a celebrity is too luxurious for a savage guy.

When Unicor started to tidy things up, I sorted out the clothes, magic materials, accessories, and books I bought from my neighbor.

“So, did you take a good look at the academy? Do you see a guy who looks like a power thief?”

Looking at Unicor with eyes that said, “I wouldn’t have done this without playing,” He proudly sticks out his chest. Did you find something

“I couldn’t find it at all! It’s hard to see where the students are staying, so I looked for all the faculty members, but I can’t even feel the king’s energy!”
“..Why are you saying that so confidently?”

I began to doubt that I had lost my intelligence while polymorphing. I think I was a little better in the second round… No, it might have been glorified as a memory.

“If he’s on campus, it’s ridiculous that he can’t even find a trace of the King’s energy! So I think maybe he hid his presence like when he infiltrated the king’s territory!”
“..Yeah, but it would be easier to find if you looked like you said?”

Shabby and worn clothes, a middle-aged man in his 40s, bald head with 90% of his scalp actually dead. To the rat whiskers.

“Don’t think that the king’s powers that guy stole were only the demonic eyes and breath! It’s clear that he even stole Polymorph’s power!”
“… Ah, is that so? It’s bothering me.”

After all, it’s hard to know who and where he hid, but a guy who hides his presence well enough to deceive the god of the Southern Church changes his appearance at will?

“Then you can’t really find it?”
“So I have high expectations of you! The king said you could find it, so don’t forget to forgive me!”

No matter where I saw it, the guy who declared to me loftily like an aristocrat brushed off the cookie crumbs and went up to his bed his and started eating his carrot cake with a fork.

And if you snore today, you should hit a honey chestnut.

“First of all, starting tomorrow, I’ll really go around the class and look for some suspicious guys..”

Even if it was a polymorph made of magic, it would be impossible to destroy a polymorph made by authority with my current level. It would be possible if he had more mana, or if he could be stuck in a research facility for about a week.

However, a week is more than enough time for villains to play, so I think I will have to go around and find someone who behaves differently from the previous episode.

“Then, can I just keep this room in the meantime?”

Unicor pokes his head out from under the bed as he munches on the carrot cake. But I can see the 30 comic books and novels he brought with me.

“You are an employee of the Ludwig family, and I will personally take you there. I heard the king told me to hang out with me too?”
“… Phew, got it… “

At my words, the boy sighed and put his head back. Why are you disappointed with me? It’s basically what you do.

Enduring a bit of dizziness, I sat down on my bed and munched on the chocolate bar I prepared for dinner.

‘Miss Senia asked me to participate in the class, but since it’s been two days, I really need to participate properly from tomorrow.’

Well, can’t it be that something will happen tomorrow and I won’t be able to attend class?

**

My expectation that something will happen tomorrow too. Half right and half wrong.

“Now, this question too… Shall Artin answer?”
“…Uh, I didn’t apply the spatial magic’s phase function properly. If you apply the correct formula, the magic won’t work because you don’t have enough mana.”
“That’s correct! Everyone claps for our Artin students!”

Clap clap clap clap.

Applause pours in from the surroundings, and Xiaomei is very proud to see such a scene from the side.

But on the contrary, my face is becoming more and more dead. This is already the 4th period.

“Hey, Artin-kun? Are you good at shooting a bow?”
“Would you like Artin to come out and solve problem 17?”
“The ogre’s weakness is… Okay, Ludwig-kun, let’s talk about it!”

I remember what Senia teacher said a few days ago. All the professors are targeting me.

I thought it was just a little positive, but in reality, no matter which class I enter, the professors are eager to test me.

“Now, who wants to solve the problem related to the formula for enchantment number 21 and maintenance mana?”

Even now, while asking everyone, the eyes are looking straight at me.

Even after the duel, I hardly participated in classes, so did the professors’ curiosity about me cross the limit? All the attention is pouring towards me just by sitting quietly and listening to class.

No, maybe it’s the right way to express it.

“No one raises their hand.. Then, shall Artin student come out and solve it?”

All the professors at this academy are eager to make me a graduate student.

‘This is like a beggar.’

My head is dizzy.