I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 135

Marie, an ordinary farm girl (1)

“Eat as much as you want, lady! It’s a courtesy from our branch!”

Dunareff… To be precise, a characteristic of southerners is that they eat a lot of it.

As they worked in primary industries such as rough farming, mining, and ranching, they ate a lot wherever they lived, and this became the norm throughout the South.

It is the influence of this culture that potatoes, which can be filled in abundance, are the main crop and that even animal blood is a food ingredient.

Aside from that, it was impossible to treat Marie Dunareff simply, who had influence in the south that could almost be called an empire.

“Wow! I’ll eat well!”

Of course, Marie is also a big eater who happily eats plenty. Even more so after becoming a vampire.

“Wow, it was really delicious. The staff at the Merkava branch are amazing!”

“Of course. His Excellency also dispatched the best materials and staff.”

After finishing the meal and putting down the fork, servants quickly came over and cleaned up the dishes and utensils and set up the tea set and dessert.

This is something she is used to, as this type of treatment is standard no matter where she goes on the continent.

“How about the opening sales? Everyone worked hard, so I hope the results are good.”

“We are still in the red because we put a lot of effort into open events, but if we switch to supplying the academy and form a city distribution network, we can turn it into a surplus within three months. We have been delivering to the academy at a loss so far.”

The academy that Marie attends. To commemorate this, the Dunareff family is supplying food ingredients to the Academy at low prices.

In front of Corin, he said that he was selling everything at a profit, but in reality, distributing fresh raw meat and whole livestock that had not been slaughtered costs a lot of money.

Duke Palbulchul took the loss in order to feed his daughter the best food while she was attending school.

However, as Dunaref has officially entered Merkava and is forming a distribution network, it is Marie Dunaref who determines the distribution price.

“Hmm, I don’t think there’s any need to raise the delivery price for Academy distribution. I can take that much of a loss!”

The annual loss is approximately 1,700 gold, but that amount is less than Deokgu’s monthly allowance. You can just think of it as buying a meal for the seniors and juniors of Geumhwani Academy once.

“More than that, it is the matter you mentioned. The Duke was very angry after receiving the report.”

“Ah, towards the Magic Tower.”

“How dare you think of kidnapping our young lady as a test subject…! This is unacceptable!”

“I didn’t actually act, though.”

“Just thinking about it is a serious crime!”

The testimony has already been secured. Their guilt is abundantly clear.

“Please wait a little while before taking action. I plan to consult with Corin.”

“Hmm, I understand. But those wizards… what should they do?”

“I’ll be visiting soon, so please do what you’re doing!”

So, with the Magic Tower issue over, Marie moved on to something more important to me.

“How about a borrowed-name account that can be created in Corinne’s name?”

“Yes! The account we created for Master Corin Locke has been steadily depositing real estate and gold coins for the past 8 months! You can withdraw 80,000 gold from anywhere on the continent through the Protestant Church’s gold depository!”

“It’s not a lot of money, but Corinne will need an emergency fund! Hehe, I hope you like it.”

“You will be very pleased, Miss.”

“Is that so?”

“sure.”

“If you’re too surprised, it’s a bit…”

“Even so, I have to do it. Who is he? Isn’t he the benefactor of our great Dunareff family?”

“That’s right! This is all about repaying a favor! But when you think about it that way, it seems a bit… salty, right?”

“Hmm… definitely!”

Baron Bolton, head of the Merkava branch, knew very well what Marie thought of Corinne.

Baron Bolton, head of the Merkava branch, knew very well what Marie thought of Corinne.

Duke Mard ordered them to separate, but where did the burning youth fall so easily?

Above all, when the duke retires, the next person in power will be Marie, the next duke.

When I think about the glory of my children and grandchildren, the Duke of Mard is not the one to be seen well.

Bolton easily ignored Duke Mard’s instructions and chose a path that would be visible to Duchess Elysia and the next Duke.

“Isn’t the other person the next Duke and Duchess? 10,000 gold per month is a little less to maintain dignity.”

“The duchess? Oh no! We’re still… we’re not in that kind of relationship yet…!”

“Oh my… Nogu was the one to blame.”

This is virtually confirmed. Baron Bolton was determined to impress Corrin as well.

“As we enter Merkava, we are also setting up stores in surrounding small towns and carriage platforms. How about selecting a few profitable stores and appointing them as honorary branch managers?”

“That’s great! I think Corinne will like it because she can feel like a boss later too!”

“Haha, even though the duchess is an active person, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to start off by giving her a few business cards.”

“Looking at you taking classes these days, it seems like you’re interested in becoming a magistrate…”

“Wow, that magistrate. You’re a great person with an innate sense of duty and justice!”

“Hehe, isn’t it? Our Corin is such a good person.”

Marie likes it when you praise Corinne. Bolton’s mouth twitches for no reason as he looks at this light-hearted girl’s reaction.

“Haa……”

Marie sighed sullenly even though the story was progressing well. Bolton sweatdropped when his future master showed such a reaction.

“Is there anything that makes you uncomfortable?”

“Oh, I’m sorry. It’s just… a personal concern.”

“I see. If it’s okay with you, why don’t you consult with me? Maybe there’s something I can do to help.”

Strictly speaking, the branch we entered for Marie’s convenience is the Merkava branch.

Bolton was sent as Marie’s exclusive butler rather than a professional manager to ensure the profitability of the business.

“This Bolton. I will do my best to solve Lady Marie’s concerns!”

“Uhm… this is about my friend.”

The story of Master Corrin and Lady Marie. Bolton listened to Marie’s story with a rough filter.

“This is so…”

“So, I want to cheer you up somehow. Is there any way?”

indeed. It’s a likely story. I want to cheer up a man who is depressed after a small failure. Well, if it’s something like this…

“Don’t worry, Miss. Bolton, the Duchess… no, I have a plan that will take away all your worries about your friend.”

“What is that?”

Marie listened to Baron Bolton’s words with a bright complexion.

We whispered like that for 3 minutes. Marie tilted her head with a puzzled expression.

“Is that okay?”

“It’s okay, lady. If you’re a man, you have no choice but to die.”

“Hmm… It was 20,000 gold, right? That’s the latest price.”

“How can you sell it for money, young lady? Just be a decent guy and take it.”

“It’s okay! I’ll write you a blank statement, so you can cover the expenses!”

“I understand, miss.”

Marie’s steps became lighter as she returned to the academy that day.

* * * *

The battle with Balthazar. And defeat. The chairman died, and Corin devoted himself to training every day.

Of course, I know that Chairman Eriu Casar is a puppet, not a real person. There is also the fact that an ancient god race called Danan is involved in the story.

However, he seems to have attached great importance to this failure and is depressed for several days.

“Huu huu…”

Looking at him working hard on his training today, I thought to myself that even I, who was far from being lazy, was lazy compared to that boy….

“Corin! Good job! Would you like some water?”

“Oh, thank you.”

Corinne happily accepts the water she created herself and drinks it down. Meanwhile, Marie wipes off her sweat with a dry towel.

I was quickly drenched in sweat pouring down like rain, but I didn’t feel uncomfortable at all.

Rather, he has his own pride in the fact that he is the only one who wipes away Corin’s sweat.

“I’m sorry. I keep making you do this.”

“Huh? No! Not at all! I know Corinne is doing her best! But… I want Corinne to get some rest.”

I know why Corinne does that. Maybe it’s because I can’t forget that defeat.

The helplessness felt in front of an unprecedentedly strong man named Balthazar was shared by everyone present.

“I’m sorry. But… I still have a lot to do right now.”

“Yeah… I know. When a man does something big, there are times when he has to be busy!”

“I’m sorry for worrying about you for so long.”

“No, no! I support everything Corrin does!”

Is it thanks to having such strong supporters? Corinne, Marie, fighting! The expression on his face seemed to make him feel better, and his stiff expression gradually relaxed.

“Shall we have dinner together today?”

“Is that so? Hwaran…”

“She said she had business with the church. Since Arisha hasn’t been discharged from the hospital yet… would you like to call some of your senior friends?”

“No no…?! Everyone is busy! Midterm exams are coming soon!”

“Ah, that’s right. There was a midterm exam, right?”

Because I was so busy, I even forgot about the midterm exam. Corinne wondered if she should start studying for the midterm exam now.

“Eyu~ Grades are all based on your usual skills.”

“Well, Corrin will do well!”

“If you knew my grades last year, you wouldn’t be able to say that. Haha.”

“How about dinner at a restaurant downtown? I have something to show you at the moment.”

“Are you going to show me?”

Marie followed Bolton’s advice very faithfully.

However… the problem was that the standard was Dunareff’s potato hectare standard.

* * * *

Basically, big cities have anti-flying ordinances.

To alleviate fatigue from anti-aircraft defenses and prevent raids on city centers, flying on or raising flying beasts is prohibited, except for very few people.

However, the Dunarev family was among those very few cases. To be exact, it is a special exception that is only allowed for high-ranking nobles or royalty above the dukedom.

Marie never used this special exception, but only recently has she been gradually using it one by one.

There is no need to mention who is the cause.

The prohibited flight ordinance is approved in the city and fast travel is unlocked. This is content that can only be unlocked in the mid to late stages of [The Legend of Arhan Heroes].

Corrin attempted to quickly unlock this by using Marie’s authority as the duke’s daughter.

Establishment of a private guild called ‘Korin Guardians’. In earnest, an optimized path is being created to carry out missions outside the academy.

During the first year of school, the money earned from Gwansi-style sympathy shows, travel destinations, and food sales was invested into the establishment of this Guardians office.

To be exact, the main capital was money laundered by executives of the Lenya Claire Intelligence Guild who were disguising themselves as sponsors of the Corrin Guardians.

‘The budget is 2,000 gold. Huh… in Korean Won, it’s 2 billion won. I even got a special loan from Guardians for selling stolen goods.’

This is a commodity that players at this point cannot even imagine. Unless he used a cheat emulator, he wouldn’t have been able to save as much money as Corin.

2 billion. Not a small amount of money. But Corinne was confident.

Investments that predict future events… And the goods you will obtain while solving important cases.

How can 2 billion be solved? It feels good to say that it was a bit of an excessive investment.

With that much investment, it wouldn’t be a stretch to build a flashy building for the Corin Guardians office!

“Oh, the building is big. It’s shiny.”

An area in the game where players can purchase and erect buildings. Corinne was amazed as she looked at the five-story building in front of her.

“It was built by your construction company, right? It’s bigger than you thought?”

What I wanted was a four-story building. I was planning to build a wyvern landing pad on the rooftop and put in a supply warehouse and a restaurant, so that was enough.

“Yeah! I told my dad I was going to build a building, so he gave me a cheap price.”

“Wow, it’s good when connections are like this.”

Like it. The previous episode ended with just a 4-story building, so wouldn’t it be bad if it grew even more?

“Let’s go in. But here, construction is going on in all directions. Has anyone made a large investment?”

“Where are you going, Corinne?”

“Where are you going? The office.”

“Isn’t that the office there?”

“huh?”

“huh?”

The gap in perception between the two. Marie grabs Corinne’s hand and drags her to an area in the middle of construction right next door.

“Uh, senior?”

“Last time, Corin suggested building a wyvern barn in advance.”

“Yes.”

Corin is a first-class knight. Marie is also officially a special class. A de facto super wizard.

As the members of the Corin Guardians are all prominent guardians, they are the guardians that the Guardian Association also pays attention to.

As the members of the Corin Guardians are all prominent guardians, they are the guardians that the Guardian Association also pays attention to.

High-tier Guardians are given a special opportunity to purchase or rent Wyverns at a low price. Corin planned to use this position to rent up to six wyverns.

“We got the wyverns! They are a good breed and they listen well to people! Corin has good skills, so we got permission right away!”

“Oh, all at once? That’s a good thing.”

Even if Corin is a first-class knight, the highest-quality wyvern breed is not easily sold.

In the game, it is a content that can be unlocked by purchasing wyverns in stages from the lowest level to the highest level.

In fact, Wyvern Al Airborne. It was a means to force the quest to build a nest and hatch it, but in reality, purchases were restricted in the name of ‘authority’ and ‘credit’.

“hmm?”

It was definitely good news, but Corinne caught something from Marie’s words. ‘sale’. It is a sale, not a ‘rental’.

“Oh, wait a minute. Six wyverns… six of the highest quality? ‘Buy’?”

You probably don’t have the budget for that, do you?

“Alright, we’re here! This is the ‘Wyvern Barn’ we built!”

Huge door. The gate is clearly too large for people to pass through, as it would be roughly the height of a two-story building just based on its height.

“…………senior.”

“Ugh?”

“What’s this?”

“The backyard of our office… a wyvern barn and airfield!”

It’s huge.

No, vast would be a more accurate expression.

Apparently, they were told to build an office building in a corner of the undeveloped area, but I wondered if they had bought the entire area.

“Over there is the office we will use, and over there is the supply warehouse.”

“Then… what about the five-story building we just passed by?”

“That? It’s Deokgu’s house?”

“……”

The dog house is in one building?

Just as Corin was looking at this crazy scale with a dejected expression, the gate to the site where the wyvern barn was being built opened and—

-Bam! Babang!

The two people were greeted by loud fireworks exploding.

“Welcome, Miss Marie! Master Corrin!”

When the door opened, hundreds of people clapped as if they were waiting for Corinne and Marie.

That bewildering scene. Corin noticed a banner hanging among the people.

“axis! Sir Corin Locke! Baronet award ceremony!」

“Senior?”

“Bam bam! Are you surprised? Congratulations, Corin! No, from now on, I’ll call you Baron Corrin!”

“……yes?”

A very sudden surprise party. And Corin was dumbfounded by the unexpected title award ceremony.

“The duchy has the authority to bestow titles on vassal families. I decided to ask my father to appoint Corin as our family’s vassal baron!”

why? Even before the question was asked, Baron Bolton, manager of the Merkava branch of Dunaref Distribution, approached from the crowd.

He is dressed more like a courier than a top executive.

“Congratulations, Baron Locke. As of now, you have been appointed as a vassal of the Duke of Dunaref and are granted 15,000 hectares of fiefdom, 200 pigs, 1,000 chickens, 30 cows, and an 80-ton horse of the Aumdra breed. “I was given one.”

“Wow! Congratulations Corrin!”

-Clap clap clap!!

-Clap clap clap!!

The sound of hundreds of people clapping in unison was so stinging that it tore through my eardrums. However, Corinne, who still cannot keep up with the situation, just looks at them with a blank expression.

“Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Hey? Am I the only one who can’t follow this story? Huh?”

“Uh… Isn’t there enough Corinne? There’s still a lot left.”

“Senior? Senior?!”

Corin grabs Marie’s shoulder and shakes her when she sees Marie’s expression of confusion. It’s an expression that asks, “Why are you doing this to me?”

-Wow, you have no hesitation against Lady Dunareff.

-As expected, the next Duchess. I need to look good.

-I guess I should send a gift to the territory.

Unlike Corin, who was in a semi-panic state, the onlookers were calculating Corin’s future value.

“Hehe, it’s not a big deal, so don’t feel too burdened. Most of it was solved with my pocket money.”

A brightly smiling Marie. Just as I was about to say something to Marie. Baron Bolton, who was in charge of hosting the title award ceremony, took the microphone.

“Well then, everyone! Highlight of the day! The Dunareff family’s special squadron! There will be a Sky Potato air show!」

-Waaaa!

-Quaaaaaang! Boom boom!

-Kkkkkk!!

A cacophony of firecrackers, cheers, and the cries of wyverns. Wyverns flying towards the sky splendidly flew, spraying colored smoke in the blue sky.

Sky Potato.

These Wyvern riders are said to have won 10,000 units of gold in one song, having won over and over again at the Royal Air Show hosted by the royal family every year.

The kingdom’s best wyvern riders, who are only summoned by royal families at birth or at coronations, participate in the award ceremony for titles such as baron.

The kingdom’s best wyvern riders, who are only summoned by royal families at birth or at coronations, participate in the award ceremony for titles such as baron.

It will be up to visitors to decide for themselves what this means.

Fortunately for Corinne, since it was an unofficial event, reporters were not invited.

“Isn’t it cool? These are top-class wyverns from the Impulse family, which specializes in breeding wyverns in our family.”

“…….”

“Oh, by the way, the six wyverns we filled in the barn this time are those wyverns!”

“One… a thousand gold….”

“And the long-awaited highlight!”

“Ah~ It’s coming down! The source of wind! Master of the Storm! A giant flying beast selected as the most beautiful passenger car on the continent!”

Its wide wings block out the sun, its large beak shines golden, and its strong gaze pierces the center of the storm.

「Hresvelg…! It is a proof of the trust of Duke Dunaref, given to Baron Locke, and a treasure that proves that you are the rider of the Golden Potato Blossom!”

Six top-class wyverns. Unit price is approximately 6,000 gold.

Ultra-large passenger vehicle Hresvelg. Unit price is approximately 23,000 gold.

Plus a baronetcy, a 15,000 hectare fiefdom, and thousands of livestock.

Is there anyone on this continent who can understand that this is all just a small gift from a girl who wants to impress a boy?

“How are you, Corinne? Are you happy?”

“…………I request a return.”

“Huh?”

The face of the Princess of the Potato Empire was stained with embarrassment.