Surprising Even Breathing

30 – Don’t listen to and don’t spread false rumors

“You said Demesis was such a good person?”

Broa sat on the bed and asked Silian repeatedly.

My mood improved a lot, and the misunderstanding was resolved, so I was relieved, but Demesis was still scary just thinking about it.

So, like an idiot, I checked with Silian again.

“That’s right. I recognized it from the time I asked if you, Demesis-sama, were cannibals. I’m afraid to be alone. You make mistakes that could have caused serious trouble.”

Broa keeps her mouth shut with her hands together.

Cillian, who keeps scolding her but has a soothing tone.

Due to his persistent and consistent persuasion, Broa’s complexion gradually brightened.

Occasionally, they show an embarrassed and shy smile.

“You think. If you accidentally cast fire magic on someone other than Demesis. what happened to that person? You probably won’t even be alive.”

“Because I didn’t really activate it! The magic item activated itself!”

“I heard that Demesis did not directly attack or threaten you. Perhaps you, being scared and frightened, activated the item without realizing it.”

Broa complained that she had never activated the item, but even she didn’t know why the fire magic had been used.

He just stared at Demesis with a faint spirit under the suffocating pressure and witnessed a spear of flame enveloping him.

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So Silian concluded that maybe Broa used a defense item by mistake.

“You have to apologize directly to Demesis-nim. You’re the one who turned a blind eye to the fact that you made such a dangerous mistake and rudely hid here without any apology. He even said that he had passed out and moved you to the infirmary. It is hard to find such a righteous person anywhere.”

Silian, who is praising Demesis close to praise.

Broa couldn’t easily sympathize with the fact that he was a righteous man, but looking at the circumstances and listening to Silian’s explanation, each and every detail was correct.

She did a great wrong to Demesis, and nevertheless received help and forgiveness on the contrary.

“It’s scary to approach Demesis. Should I still apologize? And if I apologize, will you accept it? Don’t get angry, won’t you hit me?”

“okay. As I say, if he meant to harm you, you are already dead.”

“Brother, really, don’t be afraid of words.”

Broa pouted at Silian’s heartless voice.

He comforts and helps me when I’m in crisis all the time, but when I’m feeling better, I always make a cold voice.

I’m grateful, but I also hate him.

He pursed his lips and expressed displeasure.

“Are you okay now? Then, next time I see Demesis, I will definitely apologize. It’s absolutely your fault. You should really thank him. In times like these, it is my father’s teaching that we must not forget the grace and repay it.”

“okay okay! You don’t have to mention your father’s name! I will definitely apologize!”

Silian obtained a promise from Broa that he would definitely apologize.

And he reminded me not to misunderstand Demesis and not to avoid him.

“Even if I help you, it’s not like it’s free. You don’t know how much heartache and determination I had to go to apologize to Demesis instead of you. I’m going to put this all on debt. You have to do all the errands I ask you later.”

Broa pouted at the attitude of calmly putting the debt on hold after solving the case.

Still, since Silian actually helped him a lot, he didn’t complain openly.

After wiping the tear-stained eyes and blowing his nose, he vigorously left his seat and stood up.

I was worried about meeting Demesis, but I didn’t think I was going to die from him anymore.

*

The first week at the academy has passed.

weekend morning. I was sitting in the library reading books borrowed from the library of the Imperial Academy.

[Ingelson Um Musoko’s Theory of Human Relations]

[Cecil Ned Jelmrea’s Tribal Psychological Study]

[A Study on Communication in Lipen Bakken Wihomet]

… … .

The Imperial Academy Library had more books than Drake or the Royal Palace, so I borrowed a few humanities books that might help me make friends.

However, no matter how many books I read, I’m not sure if these will really help me make friends.

Ingelson Um Moussoko, Cecil Ned Jailmurah, and Ripn Bakken Wihomet.

Aren’t these weird people?

I don’t trust the authors’ names for some reason.

The contents of the book didn’t seem to help me with social activities at all.

I ended up closing the book and calling Wireka.

“Wirekka, how did my last request go?”

“Yes, Demesis.”

When I call, Wireka quickly enters the study and stands 3m in front.

The other day, I entrusted him with the investigation of the high elves.

In the ‘History of the Continent and Characteristics of the Race’ class, I was chosen as the secret angel of Lurivien, a high elf, so I plan to fulfill that role faithfully.

Studying what a high elf is and secretly helping her.

This was how I was supposed to become a secret angel.

“Excuse me, Demesis. I don’t know much about the high elves.”

Wirekka knelt down and bowed her head.

He looked sad and apologetic for not being able to properly carry out his mission.

“You found out nothing? Strange. Would I have given you plenty of time?”

On the day Professor Richellin’s class ended, I told him to research information about the high elves.

If it was my order, it would have been Wirecca, who had been following her life-or-death.

Why haven’t I found out much about it?

“High elves are different from normal elves. They are the elves who directly manage the World Tree, and as a class that corresponds to the royal family among the elves, information about them is kept strictly secret from the outside world.”

High elves differed from normal elves in that they had an additional modifier, ‘high’, in front of their race name.

They were considered a nobler and more sacred class than them, and there was little contact with normal elves or other races.

Those who thoroughly manage only the world tree and communicate only with each other.

Luribien, who entered the Imperial Academy, was a very unusual case.

High elves usually don’t even come out of the elven forest.

So little was known about the high elves.

“is it? Too bad. I was trying to find out in advance what would help her.”

“Sorry, Demesis! All are my faults! Please punish me for being pathetic.”

“done. Get out and see.”

I chased away Wireka, who had been begging for forgiveness after banging my head on the floor over a trivial matter, and rested my chin on my fist.

Playing the role of the secret angel just got trickier.

You’ll have to observe her for yourself to figure out how to help.

If you approach me openly and ask, you will run away in fear or your liking for me will only decrease, so I need to approach you more carefully.

He raised his left arm and looked at the magic control bracelet worn on his wrist.

People still seemed to be very afraid of me.

Like the reactions in the classroom, as well as Chase and Broa.

I need to find an item for mana control as soon as possible.

Next week or the week after that, it would be better to skip class and go find a magic control item.

*

Academy Special Class Days. Broa entered the classroom early and took her seat.

Thinking of apologizing to Demesis made my heart tremble and it was hard to stay still.

When to talk to him, how to talk to him.

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Still, Demesis wasn’t as scary as before.

By explaining Silian’s conversation with him in detail to Broa, he fully understood that he was a generous and tolerant person.

Broa felt a little anticipation even as her arms trembled.

If Yongin, the scariest person in the world, accepted her apology, all the extreme stress, vague fear, and constant anxiety he had been experiencing would all be washed away.

He continued imagining the conversation with Demesis, controlling the shrunken conversation.

The Great Grizzly Bear, which has always appeared in nightmares with Demesis and always scared Broa, now floats next to her and cheers her on.

He was trying to help Broa, gallantly raising his front paws.

She smiled as she imagined the Great Grizzly Bear to herself.

“Prince. Aren’t you hungry right now?”

As soon as the barbarian entered the classroom and saw Oscar sitting in the back seat, he greeted him and approached.

Oscar widened his eyes in bewilderment as he saw the barbarian suddenly asking if he was hungry.

“Now, in case you are hungry, I brought some dried meat. It looks flimsy, but if you eat this, you will be healthy.”

A barbarian resting a large pile of dried meat on Oscar’s desk and resting on his shoulder.

Unable to react because he was dumbfounded by his unexpectedly friendly attitude, Oscar frowned and looked up at him.

“Barbarian. Are you crazy? What did you eat wrong from the wind in the morning?”

“Don’t be angry, prince. We’re in the same class, aren’t we colleagues? My name is Bart, Bart. Call me Bart, not Barbarian.”

“… … .”

Oscar was still staring at the barbarian, frowning.

As if I didn’t notice any hostility or other suspiciousness in his actions, I loosened my stiff posture and poked the dried meat with my finger to examine its shape.

“Barbarians. I just realized, are you my secret angel? So, are you taking care of this?”

“Uh, how did you know?”

Bart steps back in embarrassment.

Oscar let out a small sigh.

“You don’t have to take care of me like this. A secret angel, a barbarian is a secret angel in this body. done. do not do that.”

“Really? Is that okay?”

“I found out that you are a secret angel, so there is no need for this. take it back.”

Oscar, who returns the dried meat.

Bart awkwardly accepted the dried meat he offered.

“This isn’t it. I heard that Secret Angel doesn’t end this quickly?”

“… … .”

“Ah, Prince. I have something else to tell you.”

Oscar, who was laughing at the absurd happening, looked up at him again.

“Beware of Demesis. This is what I just heard, there are rumors that he kidnapped a sodomy girl. He also appeared in the general lecture building and threatened students.”

When the story of Demesis comes out, the students listen again.

The barbarian’s attention-grabbing appearance, rough behavior, and low voice, as if talking about an important story, and the topic of conversation was Demesis, so attention was focused immediately.

Oscar, who had been quietly listening to what he was saying, let out a deep sigh.

Then he looked around and looked straight up at the barbarian.

“Bart. Maybe you’d better close your ears and live. Or don’t spread strange rumors around you as if they were true. It’s always good to keep your mouth shut about Demesis. Especially in this academy special class.”

Oscar emphasizes being careful with your mouth.

Bart, not understanding at all, scratched his head.

What’s wrong with telling Oscar to be careful because others have said that?

“Listen up, everyone besides the barbarians. Rumors about Demesis take a strange turn. At first, I thought that the ripple effect of rumors was so great simply because he was such a scary dragon, but that was not the case.”

Oscar revealed what the imperial family had been investigating over the weekend.

“He has never harmed any student, nor has he kidnapped anyone. Even so, the reason why rumors about him are bad is that there are forces who want to harm him. Those who tarnished the honor of the imperial family for accepting Demesis, and those who created anxiety in the academy. They are deliberately spreading such rumors.”

At Oscar’s announcement, the students all looked at him with round eyes.

“It is not yet clear which forces are doing this. There are many guesses, but these are just guesses for now. So everyone, keep quiet about rumors about Demesis. Don’t listen to and don’t spread false rumors. This will soon become an order from the imperial family, and it will be decided as a rule at the academy as well.”

As he said that, he glared in the direction where the student and paladin from the south were.