The Demon Prince goes to the Academy - Chapter 688

Chapter 688

There were many people at the banquet hall, including most of the participants from the Temple.

Among them, all the beings who were in the second grade at the time of the gate crisis are all special.

There are two demon kings, imperial emperors and empresses, as well as the others, all of whom are outstanding in their majors, and even now, they all have at least one large position.

“Is your study of Ivia going well?”

Ivia nodded at Scarlett’s question as she approached.

“Yeah, these days, I’m also gaining some practical experience. It’s nothing I don’t know.”

Ivia, who was at a loss as to what to do after the war, eventually found her way to the direction where her abilities were used the most.

At the reopened temple, he is now majoring in military science.

Although he is not yet in charge of practical work, after graduating from the military academy, enlistment in the Imperial Army is confirmed.

And although it is still a distant future, the emperor intended to make Ivia the commander-in-chief of the imperial army.

The ability to have a conversation with everyone in a sitting position will be more effective when she is in command.

Under the full support of the imperial family, of course, Ivia was given an environment where she could only study.

Scarlett looks around the banquet hall with Ivia.

Students from the second grade at the time of the gate incident.

Everyone is important, but of course not everyone is present and not everyone is safe.

In particular, most of the class B members were vacant.

“Most people in my class… … . There is none.”

“… … huh. That’s right.”

There are only three people from Class B who are here.

Charlotte Scarlett and even Ivia.

4 Ashir died.

Number 9 Delphine Izadra dies.

Except for number 10 Lanian Sesor, who became a bard, everyone was missing.

Number 8 Dettomorian, who remained at the Temple, had been carrying out the Emperor’s secret orders since the war ended.

All but five, including Lanian Sesor and Dettomorian, who are certain to survive because they hear stories about Lanian Sesor from time to time, are all missing.

Ludwig.

Christina.

Louis Ankton.

Anna de Guerna.

Their deaths were almost a foregone conclusion.

Since there were many people whose death could not be confirmed with their own eyes, disappearance on the battlefield was death. Since Ludwig had disappeared from the battlefield, it had to be assumed that he died the moment the last fight ended in the first place.

It’s ridiculous to even try to find it.

Class A has two vacancies.

Deposed Bertus.

and Ellen Artorius.

Both are missing and wanted at the same time.

“everyone… … . Where did you go?”

Scarlett recalls the faces of those who can no longer be found in the lively atmosphere of the banquet.

Is it too dangerous to hope that everyone is alive somewhere?

Is it an extravagant wind?

Ivia, Scarlett, and Charlotte watching them from afar.

I was thinking about people I couldn’t find anymore.

* * *

As the venue for the banquet was the entire palace, the group was divided into several groups.

Among them, of course, those from the Temple were gathered in twos and threes.

Even though we keep some distance from each other, there is a bond that we have overcome the war together.

Those related to politics who were in a place unrelated to the war could not easily enter the group where Temple members were mixed, even though they were not particularly excluded.

Of course, it was also because they were relatively young and not able to participate, and because the attendees from the Temple were originally irrelevant to political gain, they were not very interested.

That does not mean that there are only those who are completely unrelated to politics.

Among them, if there is a person who has the most influence, excluding the emperor and empress, the political power that the current King of Kernstadt, Heinrich von Schwarz, actually possesses must also be the most powerful.

“… … .”

“Your eyes are going to fall, kid.”

“What difference does it make if you see it?”

Of course, the great King of Kernstadt couldn’t concentrate on the banquet and was staring at a certain place, and was being scolded by his friends.

It’s been a while since we met, but let alone talk, we kept our mouths shut and didn’t eat or drink, staring somewhere, so we couldn’t help hearing such things from Kono Lint and Erhi.

However, Heinrich twists his mouth and glares at his friends.

The place Heinrich was staring at was none other than the emperor’s side.

The emperor was talking with Empress Louise, who had now approached.

There was a contrast between the empress not knowing what to do and the empress staring at her pathetically.

“Does it look like you can’t see it?”

“I can’t help it, but… … .”

“I don’t know because that’s not the case?”

Heinrich’s eyebrows narrowed at Lint and Erhi’s irresponsible answer.

Seeing this, Kaier giggled.

“I know that this doesn’t mean that I want to be, but sometimes I think that it is fortunate that I was not born into a royal or royal family. thanks to you.”

After seeing Heinrich’s case, everyone learned that power sometimes causes things that are difficult to handle with a normal mentality.

It has to be done and it is necessary.

But everyone gets dizzy.

Kono Lint tilted his head.

“But what are you so worried about? You said you never even held hands until now anyway?”

Actually it is.

The relationship between Empress Louise and the Emperor was very businesslike.

Since this is a marriage made for work, they treat each other like work. Especially Louise’s side.

That’s why it’s something that can be treated like work, but he sighs as he sees the embarrassing emperor.

“If it’s like now, no matter what you’re worried about or what you’re afraid of, won’t that happen in the future?”

No matter what Erhi said or what Heinrich said, in the end, if there was only an official relationship between the two and nothing happened, it would be nothing to worry about.

“I don’t know… … . I don’t know… … .”

5 years.

almost 5 years.

Rather, Heinrich now had a slightly different idea than before.

Is it right for my mother to age like that for the rest of her life?

I can’t figure it out.

Of course, since she had reached the master class, even when comparing Louise to other empresses, there was no significant difference in outward appearance.

Sometimes Louise would say such things with a sad look on her face when she saw that she hated herself so much.

‘… … Don’t worry, that won’t happen in my lifetime. There’s no way I can do something you don’t like.’

At those words, Heinrich felt as if he had been hit in the head. Louise must have felt pressured by all of Heinrich’s actions and attitudes.

Unable to overcome such a notice, Louise said so with her own mouth.

It seemed that he was doing something harsh.

After that, Heinrich couldn’t figure out what to do.

“But officially… … . Could Reinhardt be Heinrich’s father… … ?”

“I don’t know about that… … .”

“… … Let’s stop. Please.”

Cold sweat filled Heinrich’s brow as he became the king of Kernstadt and asked.

Fortunately, the timing has come to change the mood.

Cliffman, who was dancing with Liana, sat her down at Harriet’s table, heard something and started coming this way.

“long time no see.”

Everyone expressed their delight as they saw only Cliff dragging a chair and sitting down.

Even though they belong to the same empire, they all have their own work to do.

So it was not uncommon for everyone to gather in one place.

“Is everyone doing well?”

Everyone nodded appropriately at Cliffman’s words.

King Henry of Kernstadt, of course, resides in the capital of Kernstadt.

Erhi de Lafaeri became a paladin and became a paladin belonging to the Holy Empire’s Holy Knights.

Cliffman is in charge of escorting Liana, who is in charge of the Empire’s farming district, at all times.

The agricultural district is important, but before that, the existence of Liana de Granz is irreplaceable, so only Cliff, who is overwhelmingly powerful among the master classes of the Empire, is attached as an escort.

“If rehabilitation is work, I am doing it too.”

Kaier also smiled and nodded.

Of course, Kaier, who has not yet been able to get out of the wheelchair, is living with the help of Rudina.

“I’m worried about what’s next.”

However, even after rehabilitation ends, Kaier’s position is not particularly prepared. The talent of huge magic power and the inadequacy of mana management are the same.

If there’s a war, you might end up using the Arc Crystal again, and then you’ll have something to do again, but it’s better not to.

At Kaier’s words, Kono Lint shook his head in amazement.

“Hey, you won’t have any problems with your pension for the rest of your life.”

“It is. But it is the same for you.”

“Oh, it is not.”

There are very few people who receive the highest level of merit pension, but all of them are those who have achieved that level of major.

Although, of course, there are those who refused the pension for meritorious deeds.

“By the way, are you really giving out a pension for veterans?”

Currently, pensions are paid only to war heroes, but the long-term plan was to expand pensions to all war veterans.

Although the possibility of realization is very low.

At Erhi’s words, Heinrich narrowed his eyes with a thoughtful expression.

“Even if I can’t give it right away, I plan to give it someday. It’s still unclear when that will happen, though. We are considering giving it as a territory, but Reinhardt seems to be against it.”

“Why are you against giving it to me? Wouldn’t that be better?”

“The world is overflowing with vacant land, and if someone is given to use it as a territory, they have to do it with their own hands, but is that a reward? If you dare to open up empty land, it’s territorial land that you give even if you don’t have any special merits. I gave you the estate, so if you say it’s over with this, you’ll only feel repulsive. I can’t even give it away.”

“Oh, yes.”

Even though we are not yet able to provide pensions to all participants, there are certainly some who receive pensions.

And gradually expanding the scope of the pension is one of the long-term tasks of the empire.

In the end, each of them has done a big job or occupied a position in their own way.

“Do you have any news these days?”

Cliffman looks at Conno Lint.

“What?”

Kono Lint shrugs.

“Well, it’s the best situation when you don’t have anything to say.”

At that, everyone except Lint nodded.

Kono Lint, of course, also has a spot.

“It’s strange that each of us do something, but it’s especially surprising that Heinrich became king. To be honest, I am more amazed that you do that than that.”

“yes.”

“uh.”

“It is. How could that be?”

To Cliffman’s words, the others nodded vigorously as if in agreement.

“… … What are these children?”

Lindt widens his eyes with a confused expression.

“No, someone like you is an officer of the Imperial Intelligence Service. This makes no sense.”

Kono Lint was now one of the high-ranking officers of the Imperial Secret Service, or intelligence department.

“The thing that gave me the most chills was pretending to be unemployed for three years.”

He even thoroughly hid from his friends that he was doing such a thing.

Even though I was quietly worried that I would have to work now, I bluntly pretended that I would be an unemployed person for the rest of my life while only receiving a pension.

“This bastard pretends not to be like this and is insidious?”

“I’m a person whose work ethic is to keep secrets… … ! What’s so sinister… … !”

A man who is surprisingly good at keeping secrets.

A man who is thorough enough to even give you goosebumps.

The truth that Kono Lint wasn’t really a pun was the most shocking of his friends.

Heinrich giggles while drinking a glass of champagne.

“But, what is the real way to get caught? … . It was a bit like you.”

“What is like me… … ! What is like me… … !”

When Heinrich pressed the seizure button, Kono Lint let out a suppressed shout as his face turned red.

Everyone else giggled knowing what was going on, and Kono Lint bit his lip in resentment.

Kono Lint, who had concealed his affiliation with the Imperial Intelligence Service even from those closest to him, was exposed in a rather absurd way.

“My deduction skills shone.”

Kono Lint, who was so thorough, found out that he belonged to the spy team to Erhi, who was the most reckless at this place.

Yo was like that.

Erhi visited Kono Lint from time to time, who was unemployed.

And saw.

To see Kono Lint dating a beautiful woman with a mysterious spirit.

I couldn’t interrupt right away, so I went back in a daze and later visited Erhi’s question who the woman was, and Kono Lint gave a short answer.

called girlfriend.

Of course Erhi didn’t believe that.

Erhi visited Cliffman to consult about that urgent and absurd fact.

Is this possible?

And I heard it from Riana who was with me.

It’s probably Dreadfind Sarkegar, the Prime Demon of Transformation.

And since Sarkegar belongs to the intelligence service, isn’t Kono Lint also a member of the intelligence service?

So I guess we were talking about work, not dating.

In reality, I don’t know much about Liana because she has no connection with the intelligence service, but both Sarkegar and Kono Lint are high-ranking officers in the intelligence service.

The long-kept secret was revealed too futilely.

“Neither could that ever happen.”

Although he did not make any particular reasoning, in the end Erhi uncovered Lint’s secret with one absolute belief that such a thing could not happen to his friend.

“why… … ? I am… … . Why can’t I… … ?”

“Why is an ordinary beauty dating you?”

“You can do it… … !”

“doesn’t exist. Unless you’re a co-worker devil, that’s never necessarily going to happen.”

Kaier shook his head, saying there is no such thing in your luck.

Kono Lint trembled with resentment.

“These bastards… … ! I’m talking about it now, but back then it wasn’t really about work… … !”

In the end, everyone’s expressions became strange at Lint’s words full of resentment.

“!!!!”

And Kono Lint froze when he realized what he had said even after he had said it.

“… … ?”

“uh… … .”

“Yeah… … ?”

sudden silence.

“What I don’t understand at all… … . No.”

“Oh no. Talking about this… … . It was about work.”

I tried to pick it up, but it was too late.

Everyone had heard something so serious that they couldn’t find anything to say.

“hmm… … . Oh anyway, it’s only good for you, right? Oh no? That bad guy… … . No, I think I’ve heard that it’s not even a bad devil… … . No, that’s a bit… … .”

Heinrich spoke in a cold sweat, and everyone nodded with puzzled expressions.

Erhi muttered blankly.

“It is impossible for this bastard to marry a beauty after all, so a devil who can be any beauty… … .”

“No no… … !”

like that.

Just as Lint was about to deny it vehemently.

“Lint.”

“… … !”

Kono Lint widened his eyes when he felt a hand on his shoulder.

There, one of the maids at the banquet hall was looking at Kono Lint with a soft smile.

One of the maids, who was quietly inspecting the banquet hall nearby, refilling the cups and clearing the dishes, suddenly touched the banquet attendees.

To do such a thing out of nowhere meant that the lady-in-waiting in front of her had the qualifications to do such a thing.

“If not, then what?”

At that gaze, Kono Lint froze with an expression on the verge of biting his tongue.

And everyone else in the seat also froze.

I don’t know what the situation is.

It’s a situation where you don’t know what the situation is, but rather find out.

“also… … . me me… … . I’m watching… … . there was… … ?”

The reason why Kono Lint was strict about secrecy wasn’t because he was such a sly and meticulous person.

It was because it was unknown when and where Sarkegar would be watching.

“I told you, Mr. Lindt… … ?”

The lady-in-waiting’s beautiful mouth draws an arc and rises.

“I am always watching.”

No one could tell if it was affection, obsession, or if it was meant as a watchdog to make sure it wasn’t messed with.

“I couldn’t keep my mouth shut, so I’ll have to get scolded again like last time… … ?”

“I’m so sorry… … .”

But if nothing else, it was clear that Sarkegar was enjoying Kono Lint’s reaction.