Surprising Even Breathing

37 – Except for the scary ones

[Demesis]

[Dragonian Prince]

Broa flipped the note back and forth, tilted it sideways and looked at it from an angle, blinked and came to his senses, wondering if he had seen it wrong, then looked at the words on the note again.

[Demesis]

[Dragonian Prince]

The letters written on the note never change.

The more she stared at the note, the more clearly the name Demesis was etched into her retinas.

I met Demesis at the entrance examination hall, and took the same class as Demesis in the special academy class.

I passed out after following him at the training ground, and after suffering for a long time, I finally succeeded in apologizing to him.

But this is something else.

You are the secret angel of Demesis.

I am Demesis’ secret angel.

The very whole world is Demesis.

She rubbed her hand to calm the chill that ran up her forearm, feeling again the creepy feeling of being watched by Demesis from somewhere.

[Demesis]

Among the 20 students in the academy special class, why was he chosen as the secret angel of Demesis?

Is this someone’s intention?

A scheming by an insidious and suspicious monster who is aiming at you?

Or maybe, when he didn’t show up for class last week, all the students concocted a strategy and handed him a note designated as the secret angel of Demesis.

She was thinking of a deep and vast conspiracy theory.

In a state of panic, he suddenly comes to his senses after connecting groundless speculations.

[Demesis]

[Dragonian Prince]

He obviously became a secret angel of Demesis.

Broa already knew the rules of the secret angel game, and knew what kind of joy the secret angel role would bring to the opponent.

Will he like it if I secretly help him?

Broa imagined herself helping Demesis with a startled face.

If you were a secret angel, you had to make up for him when he made mistakes, cheer him up when he had a hard time, and rejoice with him when something good happened.

When I imagined myself helping Demesis while flapping my angel wings and smiling, there was no such unnatural scene.

what is an angel

It’s good if he doesn’t twist his neck and die.

Broa raised her head again after thinking such a negative thought.

[Demesis]

[Dragonian Prince]

In the meantime, there was an action he showed.

He was generous and merciful.

Broa accidentally activated fire magic and burned her clothes, but she didn’t care, forgave her and took her to the infirmary.

In Professor Trunen’s class this time, he even told her to worry about whether she was in danger and to take care of herself.

‘Actually, Demesis-nim might be a kind and considerate man?’

For a moment, such a small possibility flashed through Broa’s mind.

I don’t know what he looks like, but there’s nothing wrong with what he does.

‘Breath was released and the bandits were deleted. Haven’t you seen the Great Grizzly Bear twist its neck to death?’

What Gavin said runs through my mind.

It was also true that he was frighteningly dangerous.

‘There are forces trying to harm him. Don’t listen to false rumors, and don’t spread them carelessly.’

Oscar spoke in a protective tone.

Various rumors, sounds, and truths leave unruly marks on Broa’s mind.

As she pondered, she also remembered what Silian had said.

‘What did your father say? Didn’t he tell you not to evaluate a person just by looking at their outward appearance, but to look inside?’

My father always emphasized the mindset of truth, conviction, and courage when teaching Broa from a young age.

It is not right to avoid Demesis because it is vaguely scary.

Having made up her mind, she folded the note and put it in her bag.

I don’t know if that’s possible, but I decided to try to become a secret angel of Demesis.

*

I was sitting in the study and reading a book.

[The history of the continent and the process of transformation of the races]

This is a book I found in the library.

It was a book written by Professor Richellin, and when I read it, it described in detail how each race changed before and after major events that occurred on the continent.

It’s quite interesting because it’s citing an exact incident as an example.

I never thought that Professor Gumiho would have written a book like this.

It was quite appropriate for an educated read, and it is about the history of the continent, so it will be helpful when taking classes later.

Sarak, Sarak.

As I turned the pages, I kept my eyes on the types when I heard a knock on the door.

“Demesis-sama, may I go in?”

“okay.”

After allowing entry, Wireka carefully pushes the doorknob and enters the study.

He was accompanied by a stranger he had never seen on his right.

Judging by the way he was armed, he did not appear to be a servant or servant.

“This is a member of the special task force dispatched by Drakena Kingdom to the Empire. I came here because I have a report regarding the cleanup of the bandits last time.”

Wirecca is introducing Yongin standing tall in front of me.

After hearing his words, I looked at Yongin, who had visited the study.

“A member of the special task force.”

“Oh, how are you! Mr. Demesis! My name is Uruka from the 2nd Battalion of the Special Task Force! It’s an honor to see you!”

Facing my gaze, the special task force member froze at attention and bent his back.

He was standing next to Wireka, but hesitatingly took one more step back.

“You have a report? tell me.”

I asked as I clasped my hands together and supported my chin.

When I heard that a member of the special task force had come, it seemed interesting that something important had happened.

“Last month, on the way to the empire, the prince encountered bandits and wiped them out! And he entrusted the investigation behind them to the kingdom!”

“It did.”

There was no way that a group of bandits of that size could operate without any business partners or backgrounds.

So, on the way to the academy, I remember asking the kingdom to follow up on those who were linked to the bandits.

“A special task force was dispatched from the kingdom to investigate the bandits. Here is a list of the nobles and merchants who traded with them, and the wizards who traded dragonian blood.”

Uruka handed over the report he had been researching to me.

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I read the outline of the report.

The progress of the investigation so far, the list of suspects, etc. are written.

“Another S-class criminal is involved, so after catching one of the bandits, they come out one after another.”

The wizard who was said to have bought dragonian blood from the pirates was also an S-class criminal.

Jasmaken, creator of Chimera.

His name was already on the wanted list.

“And what else is this? The terrorist group Revolution?”

Hearing the name of an unfamiliar group, I asked Uruka for information about them.

“This is an organization that has been causing trouble to the continent, centered on the southern part of the Empire, lately. ‘Revolution.’ They are notorious for committing brutal terrorism and supporting criminals. As a result of the investigation, it was revealed that they also sponsored the Avenger Pirates.”

Uruka enumerated the events that Revolution had done.

Kidnapping, terrorism, arson, and dealing in prohibited magic were the main crimes that would not have been enough even if they were summarily executed.

“By the way, why is the name Revolution? Are you going to start a rebellion?”

“The ideology they outwardly express is the liberation of slaves, non-discrimination, demand for equal status for each race, and political reform.”

“okay? That’s funny. It would be more correct to see them as just talkative bastards to support criminals, including terrorism, with such wonderful values.”

I remembered the name Revolution.

Originally, one’s nature is to be proved by actions, not words.

No matter how much they talked about revolution, if they were actually committing crimes, they were just criminals.

I read the list of people who traded with the bandit that Uruka had been investigating.

Are there wizards in the Mage Tower among them?

If the wizard of the Mage Tower was involved in a criminal organization, he also planned to delete it on the way to the Mage Tower.

*

The head family of Yuren Merchant, Countess of Odeln.

Chase stopped in the garden and looked up at the splendidly erected mansion.

She wasn’t wearing the dark staff uniform she was currently wearing at the information guild or the student uniform at the academy.

She was dressed in an elegant aristocratic dress and had meticulous makeup on her face.

The short hair that came down to her shoulders was neatly tied up and braided at the back of her head, and her bangs were swept to one side and secured with a bow-shaped hairpin.

It was a very careful outfit, but I was nervous before entering the main house.

Whoa-

Taking off her glasses, she strained her eyes to see the objects in front of her as she entered the mansion.

“Oh, isn’t it Mr. Chase?”

“What did you come here for?”

As she was walking on the carpet, the maids who spotted her started whispering, covering their mouths with their hands.

It wasn’t a look that greeted Chase.

It seems to look down on them, and it seems that they are tired of them.

Chase passed through the hallway with more pride and courage as their eyes were less bright.

There was one reason she came here.

‘It’s been a while, let’s start eating at the mansion.’

I visited my father to have Demesis participate in the procession of the Mage Tower at the Yuren Merchant, and he said this.

Because of that, he brought the work to be done in the office to the mansion.

Why did the person who didn’t usually have dinner together all of a sudden.

She was truly an ugly duckling in Count Odeln’s family.

She was born as the daughter of a concubine and attached to the count’s family, but the wife of the royal family did not look at her kindly.

First of all, her mother’s status was low, and when Chase was young, she was called a gifted girl with magical talent and attracted her father’s attention, but after she showed the limit of her talent due to her lack of magical power, she was only despised.

To make matters worse, her mother also died of an illness early, so Chase was completely neglected at home.

To be honest, he lived in a separate building and was mainly in charge of information guild work, not the upper ranks.

No one is protecting Chase in this mansion.

even the father.

But today, talking about Demesis, he invited me to join him while having dinner, so she had no choice but to come back crying and eating mustard.

“Oh, you are here. Sit here.”

The mansion’s dinner room.

Father pointed to Chase’s seat.

It is the end of the family.

She pulled out a chair and sat down, receiving the cold stares of her family.

“How was life at the academy? I heard that you entered the special class.”

“I am still adjusting. Not much happened.”

Father asks while eating with dignity.

Chase replied with an awkward feeling.

It was not easy to pass the food that had been in my mouth down my throat as all the family members sitting across from me were looking at me with displeasure.

“Yes, I want to insert the word Demesis into the visit to the Mage Tower at the Yuren Merchant Merchant this time.”

“Yes, Father.”

The Count, who had been asking for a simple hello, finally brought up the business that had called her.

The story about Demesis is the main topic.

“Stories about that Dragonian prince are buzzing all over the ecliptic these days. How do you know Demesis and want to accompany the Yuren Merchant?”

The count’s eyes sharpened.

He was a bright man for profit.

Knowing that information about Demesis is valuable, he asks Chase about it.

“I got to know him while trading information with the Dragonian prince. This time, we went to the academy special class together.”

“Are you talking about wanting to insert it into the magic tower’s door?”

“He said he wanted to visit the Mage Tower as soon as possible, but it took a long time to make a reservation, so he requested to accompany the Yuren Merchant.”

Chase answered his question bluntly.

He was a man who did not like long answers.

“If he is the dragon who eats people as rumored, then the Yuren Merchant is in danger. What do you believe in and agree to his request?”

Count Otheln asks as if testing.

The way he looked at Chase seemed to be looking at his subordinate, not his daughter.

She didn’t care about his ruthless eyes and straightened her back.

“He doesn’t prey on people. It’s all a misunderstanding. And stronger than you can imagine. I also have connections with the imperial family. He is a person who has nothing to lose by being close to him.”

Except for the scary ones.

Chase left out all of Demesis’ weaknesses.