I Killed the Academy Player

Chapter 57

Suspicious enough… (2)

Entrance to the southern plains.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Dup Village, which gradually developed into a small village from a platform for wagons, makes a living from this related business.

Mac, who manages the Wyvern landing pad, is also the case. He was in charge of controlling the Wyvern landing pad and ensuring that ‘passengers’ landed safely.

“This is Lev One. Here is Lev One. We are preparing to land for the VIP escort.”

“Director Mac! It’s Lev One!”

“I heard you too!”

Lev One. It refers to the number of passengers and the wyvern escort squadron of the Dunarev family, who oversees the Hyper Mega Plantation, which owns the entire southern plains.

“What are you doing in Dunareff this month?”

“Uh~ Isn’t it the academy vacation?”

“Then it’s the return of the princess.”

In the southern part of the continent, Dunareff boasts an overwhelming popularity, even surpassing that of the kingdom’s Royal Family.

Hey. do you know that snakes are bald?

Not to mention, if you are a genius wizard who regularly returns during the academy vacation season, they cannot be unaware of it.

If the guardians representing the eastern part were Garland and the swordsman Runia, in the southern part there was a subtle regional war of nerves that pushed Marie as the next representative of the region.

“Ah, this is dupe. Let’s start clearing the landing area. Cat1. Cat1. Check out the visual reference at 200 feet.”

“i get it. It will arrive in 10 minutes. I will slowly lower the altitude.”

-check.

Matt began reciting a notice through the magical communication phrase toward the Wyvern landing site.

“Lef One. Lef One is scheduled to land. I hope the Wyverns at the landing site will enter the hangar in order. Clean up as well.”

When VIPs appear, it is essential to clean up the surroundings. The take-off and landing of other wyverns were suspended, and the landing site was ready to greet them.

“This is Lev One. Coming down soon.”

“Okay, Lev One.”

Mac watched the body gradually descending in altitude.

“Come on, the Lev One is arriving soon. That means that Lady Marie is also coming! Everyone prepare for a warm welcome!”

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For the Wyvern squadron to pick up Marie, on this day, the Wyvern landing grounds were all closed and ready to greet them.

* * * *

Wyverns are expensive.

Hey. do you know that snakes are bald?

No, I’m not just vaguely saying that it’s expensive, it’s really, really expensive.

Why do you read the news about the price of fighter jets and the price of helicopters?

Wyvern is exactly that.

550 gold coins. Chapter 5.5 in Platinum. In Earth money, roughly 5.5 billion. This is the beginning and the Wyvern with a good bloodline went beyond ten platinum coins.

But the problem starts here. The maintenance cost of the Wyvern is not normal.

Overall, it is said that a Wyvern costs 60 gold coins per year to maintain, including management costs, rider employment costs, training costs, and food costs.

Buying a Wyvern in the game is the end, but in reality, you have to pay attention to the maintenance cost, so it’s not an ordinary thing to buy a Wyvern in reality.

“Wow…they go in groups.”

So, in other words, 12 wyverns coming from the sky over there cost at least 6,600 gold coins and cost 720 to maintain each year.

I am so afraid that this is the minimum value.

“Huh? Can’t you see Poppy? You’ve been shifted with the 8th shift shift~ Are you feeling unwell?”

okay. At this moment, the number of wyverns owned by Marie-senpai’s family soared to 96. If there are 96 of them, at least 635,600 copies….

“Aww… I think I’m going to vomit.”

I was just speechless at an amount beyond my imagination. But the problem is that it doesn’t end here.

“Hey, do you have the number of passengers…?”

Wyverns aren’t the only ones descending slowly. There were also passengers who flew in with one ‘house’.

number of passengers.

It is a giant flying monster that trains giant flying beasts through long hours of training and conversion.

Originally treated as monsters, the passengers, who have been left with only mild individuals through numerous genetic modifications, are able to fly safely even with a weight of over 50 tons.

The one descending now was an eagle with a characteristic white color. Its size was larger than that of all 6 wyverns combined.

“… servant of Hresbelg.”

“Corin, do you know me well?”

every know Because that was one of the mounts of the final boss in .

The Arhan Heroic Legend’s final Nogada end content that can be obtained through all kinds of Nogada, such as resource collection, special egg recruitment quests, training quests, and dedicated nest construction.

I needed at least one Hresbelg to be able to go somewhere and shout.

price? Let’s just say it’s more expensive than the entire squadron of wyverns. is the maximum value. Isn’t it end content for nothing?

-Guung

Chickens invented the chicken dance. They’re just too embarrassed to admit it.

Just looking at the large square-shaped ‘building’ that Hresbelg had put down without making a loud noise, he showed off his tremendous skill in training.

Soon after, the wyverns landed one after another, and a heavy middle-aged man descended from the object that appeared to be the leader wyvern.

“Miss Marie!”

“Uncle Berg!”

When Marie tried to approach the man named Berg, he politely restrained him and gave instructions to his men with a wink.

– Bread!

An elderly man and woman dressed as waitresses in the ‘building’ with the sound of musical instruments approached unwinding the rolled up red carpet.

“Academic activities, thank you for your hard work. Lady Marie.”

“Grandpa Paul~ Wow. I don’t have to do this every time.”

“That can’t be the case. You’re the eldest daughter of the Southern Dunaref family.”

After greeting Marie, Paul, the cosy-looking waitress, looked at me as well.

“Who is this person here?”

“Ah, it’s Corinne! Corinne Locke! My freshman year junior!”

“Ah~ This is…”

Paul approached me and suddenly grabbed my hand.

“Thank you. Thank you for saving our young lady… Thank you very much, sir.”

“Uh… yes.”

Did you know about Marie? Not only Paul, but the wyvern riders and servants bowed their heads to me in unison.

“Oh, thank you?”

To be honest… I couldn’t answer anything because I was overwhelmed by the Wyverns and Hresbelg in front of me.

“Come on! Let’s go to your room. We will serve you with the best service.”

“You all have a lot of work!”

After saying hello to the servants and Wyvern riders once, Marie naturally stepped on the red carpet and entered the building called the guest room.

“What are you doing, Corinne? Come in quickly!”

“·······.”

Above ‘Rooms’. Hresbelg was looking down this way, giggling. Wow… I want one.

By the way, the time I got Hresbelg was after the game scenario was over. I only rode that stylish eagle once at the end of the water…

* * * *

The Dunarev family.

It is said that he is the de facto ruler of the southern part of the continent, running Super Megalo Farm, which owns a huge land of 2 million hectares in total area.

It supports the primary industry of the kingdom with the huge land that has been passed on since the time of the long ancestors, and the scale accounts for one-third of the total output of the kingdom of El Las.

Crops such as potatoes and cotton, fields that produce textiles, and pastoralism with hundreds of thousands of livestock roaming in beautiful pastures.

Even a plant factory that specializes in producing magic crops such as mandragora.

Hey. do you know that snakes are bald?

No, let’s just listen to Marie’s commentary without having to say this.

“We grow wheat flour from the top to the bottom, and I can’t see it because it’s over the horizon from the top. Well, I ride a wyvern and grow potatoes until about 30 minutes away! The mountain over there is a pasture this year! That would be right! That’s right. Was there a gold mine there too?”

“My lady, the gold mines are further north. There are diamond mines over there.”

“Right right!”

Indeed, when the number of units reaches 10,000 hectares, the scale of even the commentary changes.

“… is that a cornfield?”

“Yes! Ah~ you saw Aumdura!”

outside the window of the room. How big are those cow-like things that stand out even from a distance when you see them right in front of you?

“That’s a species called Aumdura, but it’s big! Hmm~ It’s about twice as big as the wagon we rode on!”

So… it’s roughly bigger than the King of Iron Mountain.

Something beyond imagination was carrying a harvester around its neck and sweeping up corn.

It was hard to describe in words how 20 monsters like that moved.

This, is this the scale of a real rich person… No, it’s not at the level of rich people?

Paul, the waiter, brings a large roast turkey from the kitchen in the guest room while being amazed at the enormous scale unfolding before his eyes.

“This is a special meal prepared for you two.”

Did you know that turtles can’t do push-ups? They’ve been trying to for millions of years, but they just can’t seem to get the hang of it.

Grilled turkey, garnished with potato puree. Tiger prawns are on top of the cocktail. I’ve seen this in a movie!

The Wyvern Landing Ground in the large city of Lev City arrived in an hour after receiving the highest level of service that could not be tasted even on the ground.

I realized that there are still more surprises to come.

“Miss Marie! Congratulations on your vacation!”

“Congratulations on the semi-special promotion, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!”

around the landing area. Perhaps thousands of people warmly welcomed Marie on the red carpet.

“Uh, uh…”

At this point, it’s almost scary. Maybe it was around the time when he was in the middle of saving the world with Park Ga-nom and emerging as a hero.

I don’t think I received such a fierce welcome even when I returned after defeating the special monster that invaded the city.

“Ummm, Grandpa Paul. Why are they all gathered like this?”

“Because the lady’s business is known.”

“Um… I guess everyone was worried.”

Doesn’t Marie receive such a welcome every time she returns?

“Mr. Berg. How many minutes… And I was promoted yesterday.”

“So when I heard the news, I immediately sent the starter riders to let them know. There were too many and most of them were sent back.”

Is that how much you sent back?

“Everyone must be busy, I’m sorry.”

“Not at all, miss. Miss Marie is the face of our South.”

It’s not that the reaction is incomprehensible.

The most popular and famous job in this era is none other than the guardian.

This is because they, who are basically a minority, have created an image as guardians protecting humanity against monsters.

If the representative guardian of the previous era was Garand Aden, the sword master, the representative guardian of the present time is Runia Aden, a swordsman from the eastern Aden family.

There are famous guardians in the west and north, but there are no celebrities in the south.

Marie, famous as a genius wizard, must have been talented enough to become an icon of her time.

The regional feeling of not wanting to be pushed by other regions must have played a part.

“Now then, let’s go straight to the mansion. Your family is waiting for you.”

What was waiting for us at the landing was a wagon.

It is not a carriage driven by crystals, but a carriage pulled by horses. It’s amazing that this is the first normal livestock I’ve seen on my way here.

The city of Leff City entered like that. No, come to think of it, the name of the city is Lev. no way?

“Marie-senpai. Perhaps the name of the city is…”

“That’s the name of our house! A little further east is Duna City!”

“·······.”

Come to think of it, the platform name was ‘Dup’ village, right?

It’s amazing that I didn’t know about this until now. I haven’t been to the South often, but I haven’t noticed this until now.

Even in the city, the influence of Dunarev was clearly visible.

「Dunaref Barber Shop」

「Dunaref Food Shop」

「Dunaref Post Office」

「Dunaref Agricultural Cooperative Association」

“Dunalev Pro Wrestling Association”

Wow Mr…. It’s just that the city is all Dunarev. What else is pro wrestling?

“We have reached the entrance.”

The mansion that stands tall in the city we arrived in… Well, now I’m trying not to be surprised by the scale, but I can’t be surprised.

He had been invited to the El Rath royal family before. I realized that the royal family in a fantasy world is so splendid and on such an enormous scale…

“Even compared to the kingdom… it’s not inferior.”

“Wow~ Have you been to the Royal Palace of Korin? I haven’t been there a few times!”

At the entrance of the mansion, there are sentences and ornaments with potato flowers drawn on them… Are those ornamental stamens carved with gold?

A vast garden and fountain that spreads from the entrance. In the middle, statues and works of art that would have been made by a famous sculptor decorate the road colorfully.

What is spectacular is the flowers in full bloom in the garden, and I think this is what the overwhelming flower fields I have heard about when I saw Dutch tulip farms on TV.

If it’s different, it was FHD quality back then, and now it’s about real 16K.

In addition, numerous visitors are queuing up at the entrance. what are those people doing?

I asked Mr. Paul if Marie was also curious.

“What party are you having today?”

“Ah~ After hearing the news of the lady’s promotion, guests from all over the South, including Mayor Lev, are coming.”

repeat

The vacation ceremony was yesterday, and the only news about Marie’s promotion was about two hours ago, on the Dupe platform.

If you think about the time when the wyverns flew in first to deliver the news, you mean they came in less than 30 minutes after hearing the news?

“Currently, only those with private wyverns or those close to us have visited, but other guests will be coming soon.”

“Eggu… everyone must be busy.”

Even Marie, who said that, didn’t find this situation too strange. As if it was natural for them to come to congratulate themselves.

What kind of life have you been living, Sister Marie…

“Senior Marie, why didn’t you tell me you were rich?

“Well, my parents are rich, not me.”

“All rich people say that!”

If I inherited this mansion alone, 100 generations would live on it!

“Haha, isn’t that the property you’re going to inherit anyway? You’re the eldest daughter of the Dunarev family.”

“Grandpa Paul is too.”

Marie doesn’t deny it. Something… I even feel betrayed.

“From generation to generation, the family used to bring in a son-in-law. Of course, the family that brought in a son-in-law received tremendous support and provided a place in the Dunarev family’s business.”

okay? But why are you looking at me and saying that?

“Our lady Marie has been called the flower of the south for her intelligence and beauty since she was a child. The proposal to become her daughter-in-law was almost not enough even if the potato warehouse was full.”

“Ah… yes.”

“In the case of Lergen-sama, who was Deril’s son-in-law from the previous generation, Leticia-sama, who was the head of the household at the time, gave her a villa made of jewels as a gift. Hahaha, even that was only worth 8 hectares of potato farms.”

This grandfather is also from the Dunarev family. A metaphor is a potato…

“Po, Grandpa Paul! Why are you talking about that?!”

“Hahahaha, that’s right. Hahaha…”

Paul’s expression when he sees me is serious. Feeling burdened, I changed the topic.

“Senior. That’s the last name I was talking about.”

“Ah~ You mean the Duke’s castle?”

Hundreds of years ago, Sevancia Duke, one of the greatest heroes of the South. I asked to find out about the person’s last name.

“That castle, someone bought it recently!”

Certainly… the Duke castle was owned by someone in the previous rounds as well. Perhaps… was it a trader from the southern archipelago?

“As for the Duke’s Castle, it was bought by a man named Count Cassius, who was doing business in the archipelago.”

“Wow~ You’re a noble?”

For reference, in this worldview, nobility is just an honorary position.

Why is it like knighting famous actors in modern times and old aristocrats appearing on TV?

“Lady, our Dunaref is also inheriting the title.”

“Ew, that’s right. What was there?”

“The head of the household is the Duke of Lef, the Marquess of Langol, the Count of Cadriole, and the Viscount of Crancia——omitted——all of whom have a total of twenty-five titles.”

“I’m sure you’re the only one who can memorize all of that, Paul.”

“As long as you’re Dunareff’s butler, it’s only natural.”

That’s right… There are different titles in each province, so you can concurrently hold the post… King William I of England was King of England and Duke of Normandy in France.

Anyway, isn’t twenty-five too many?

“It looks like Corinne wants to go to the Count’s castle?”

“This is lucky. Count Cassius is visiting Leff City on business. If you invite him to this mansion, he will be happy and come running.”

“That’s right! Corinne, that’s great! We can meet and talk today!”

Count Cassius.

He was the owner of the Duke’s castle in the previous episode as well. But was this quest so easy…?

Anyway, 30 minutes by carriage. I was finally able to reach the mansion I saw.

“Grandpa Paul, what about Dad and Mom?”

“The head of the household and his wife are not expected to come until tonight. They asked me to tell them I’m sorry. The boys and girls’ vacation is three days from now.”

“Then you can rest until then! Corinne, come with me! I’ll introduce you to a room to rest!”

I got off the carriage and followed Marie as she climbed the stairs.

“The first floor is where the staff work! The rooms are from the second floor, but my family lives on the third floor!”

“Then can I sleep on the second floor?”

“No! Corinne is here!”

Marie brought me to a room on the third floor. Paul also follows.

“This is my room! Corinne’s room is here!”

“It’s the Shinnok room.”

“The Shinnok’s room?”

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“Yes~ The fiancée of the next head of the family who will inherit the family from generation to generation—”

“Po, Mr. Paul! You don’t have to say that! I’m just giving it to you because it’s the best room!”

After saying that, Marie explained various things about Shinnok’s room before entering her own room connected to Shinnok’s room.

The queen size bed is too big to lie on alone. First time I’ve seen it. Such a luxurious and large bed.

-smart!

As I was washing in the bathtub attached to my room, someone came knocking on the door.

“who are you?”

“My name is Wilson, who also serves as a masseuse in this mansion.”

“Uh… are you coming in?”

The man who came is a professional masseuse you would see at a high-end spa. He suggested whether to get the massage in the room or in a private room, and I decided to do it in the room.

– Beep! cluck!

“Uh, Siwontaa…”

“Haha, you’re all together. I’ll loosen up your shoulders from now on.”

“Please, please, please…”

Why do flamingos stand on one leg? They’d fall over if they lifted both.

Ki, Ki seems to be getting faster…

is this heaven

I really want to live here for the rest of my life.

* * * *

At the same time, Marie was warming up while waiting on the ladies-in-waiting for the first time in a while.

“Oh, my lady. Your skin is like baby skin!”

“It’s really pretty. You seem to be much more refined than in winter!”

The maids chattering while taking care of Marie’s skin, which is as fluffy as glutinous rice cakes.

It is the skill of the attendants to always say nice things to make the owner feel good, but Marie is sincere.

In fact, before Marie arrived, there was an agreement between the servants in this mansion.

‘Everyone knows, right? Never talk about vampires in front of Lady Marie!’

When I heard the news that Marie had awakened as a vampire, I was so surprised.

Awakening as a demon in this world is a frequent occurrence, but the handling and gaze of it is never nice.

But that’s it, Marie is Marie.

Anyone who knows Marie knows this girl’s loveliness and kindness.

The ladies-in-waiting who had seen her for a long time said goodbye to Marie who was going to the academy with the feeling of leaving their daughter, but to say she returned as a demon!

Through an unspoken agreement, they agreed to be careful in what they say and do so that the girl will not be intimidated.

In fact, the newspaper that Dunarev has a stake in also deliberately skipped over this part.

this world. With capital and power, even serial killers can become saints. Who would even tackle the princess of the potato empire?

“Miss Marie, are there any inconveniences in academy life?”

“Ugh… I think I’ll have to adjust my clothes again. My heart is very tight.”

“Oh, it’s proof that you’re still growing up. I’ll have the best designers and dressmakers on standby.”

“Um… while I’m doing it, is it okay for men too?”

“If you say it’s for men?”

“Ah~ You mean the classmate who came with you?”

this is it! The ladies-in-waiting met eyes and agreed on the topic at once.

“You’re really handsome, aren’t you? You seem kind and have a good personality.”

“Yes. He’s a good person.”

Marie’s ears turned red and she buried her face. Even the lady-in-waiting, who was relaxing her back, stopped at the noticeable change.

‘It’s spring.’

‘Does anyone know the information about that boy?’

‘A 5th grade knight. Isn’t that a bit like a lady’s companion?’

‘No, no, Mr. Berg said it was a first-class knight. I heard that the swordsman of the east, Lunia Aden, is a skilled person?’

‘oh······.’

Handmaids exchanging information silently in 3.7 seconds in front of their master. direction has been determined.

“Oh, you seem to be a very dependable person. What kind of person are you?”

“Um… first of all he’s handsome…”

‘Is he handsome?’

‘It’s objectively right?’

‘Still, it’s not as good as my lady.’

“He has a strong sense of responsibility, and he’s kind…”

‘The personality seems to be a passing grade.’

‘How about the family?’

‘What good is money? The lady is Dunarev.’

‘but.’

“They want me to be happy. They say I’m a good person, kind, and pretty…! Hehe…”

“”············.””

The three maids felt a fight at the last words.

‘Do you have a few comments?’

‘What is it, a player?’

‘Ah… I can’t believe it.’

The ladies-in-waiting shared their ominous thoughts. Thanks to her absolute position in the south and protection from her surroundings, this Dunareff girl lived a life far from men.

What do you do when you fill the potato warehouse with marriage proposals? I burned all of them because I didn’t need the sluts who only looked at my daughter’s property.

In other words, Marie Dunareff has absolutely no tolerance for men!

“Um… by any chance, young lady. It’s a bit embarrassing to say this, but…”

“Huh? What is it?”

“Has there ever been a story about financial support with that young boy… or asking for a loan… has there ever been a story similar to that?”

‘Bah, you idiot! What should I do if I ask a direct question like that!’

‘No, the lady wouldn’t be able to answer if I didn’t ask this question?’

Unfortunately, her judgment was correct.

“Um~ I made some business investments!”

“Oh······.”

The voice that erupted from one of the ladies-in-waiting did not bruise anyone. They asked cautiously in a trembling voice. The arm that had been beating his calf had also stopped before he knew it.

“If it’s… business?”

“They said they would do the inn business! They said they guaranteed three times the profit! Corinne is so talented and smart!”

‘·····················································.

The ladies-in-waiting shared the same sensibility.

* * * *

Although the mayor and other local dignitaries were invited, the party itself was an ordinary garden party.

Of course, it’s because the scale is the Dunareff scale.

“Corin…! There are so many delicious things here! Would you like some potato pancakes?”

“Oh.”

Marie, wearing a light dress, led my hand. It’s not a joke to pay attention to the people around you since you go with the main character of the party.

“When I said a party, I thought of something like a nobleman’s ball, but it’s surprising.”

“Ugh? Well, everyone just came to say hello~”

Marie speaks as if it was only natural for local dignitaries to come to say hello.

Seeing that there are so many people trying to talk to Marie… it might be a natural thing for her.

“That’s right! We’ll have to deal with Corinne first!”

“Count Cassius?”

“Yeah! He’s just over there!”

Marie seems to be trying to solve my problems first.

“It’s your own party, so let’s have some fun.”

“Um~ Goji?”

“·······.”

What is this quality? This attitude that seems so everyday to me that I don’t even have to enjoy it? Is this the majesty of an agricultural conglomerate that dominates the continent?

On the other hand, I went to the garden with Marie. On the other side, a man with dark skin unique to the archipelago was talking with the guests.

Count Cassius.

A named character that you will inevitably encounter when clearing the quest of Sevancia Duke, a special demon sealed in the Great Library.

Finding the story of Sevancia’s wife and daughter, Louisa Duke and Cecilia Duke, requires entering the Duke’s Castle, the player has two options.

one infiltrates. The goal is to secretly infiltrate Count Cassius’ Duke Castle and find clues.

Of course, if you get caught, the guards will attack you, and if you kill it, it’s a bonus that notoriety goes up.

The standard composition is to break the quest of Count Cassius and get official permission from him.

It’s a problem because this quest is a request to catch the monster Mr. Serpent that disturbs the Archipelago, so hitting the target is a problem.

Anyway, Count Cassius is a seasoned and picky NPC like an old merchant.

Whether the other person is a war hero or whatever, I won’t help you if you don’t listen to me! It was the attitude.

“Hello, Count!”

“Lady Marie?”

what? Why is that grandfather’s face so bright? When we visited, ‘Guardian? If you solve the problem that rots my headache, I won’t give you permission.’

“It’s Marie Dunareff!”

“This is Cassius Blandria.”

Marie naturally shakes hands and hands over. Cassius also smiled happily and shook hands.

“I’m the Honorary Director of Dunareff Construction.”

“It’s the uppermost part of Blandria’s transportation industry.”

“Wow, the suit buttons are nice. Are they carved from obsidian?”

“Yes, each port has a shop that handles jewelry.”

“Somehow! I have a passenger number. A servant named Hresbelg.”

“I see. I saw it on the way. It’s a very nice beast.”

“Actually, the bed in the room is shaking, so it’s a lot of inconvenience.”

“Oh no. My wife runs a furniture business. They have beds that don’t rock.”

“It’s wonderful. I want to meet you once.”