A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

140 – Be on My Side (1)

Imperial Student Dormitory Room 305, student name ‘Scarlett’, was not in a good mood since morning.

“Why did Granddaughter Hwang call you? Huh?”

“Please shut up.”

Because of other shadows that keep interrogating me from breakfast.

“Tell me. You called me just because she was a maid? She stayed quiet until now?”

“There was a reason.”

Scarlett took a quick look inside the classroom where the alchemy class would be held.

The granddaughter is not present right now.

So this person is going crazy.

“Is it…Is that it? Huh?”

“Ah, crazy. Please shut that mouth. I have things to say and things I don’t want to say…!”

And because of these rude males who ask questions in the classroom in response to questions.

“That’s not why I called you, and I don’t plan on telling you, so just leave me alone!”

“No, if it’s not because of that, then what is it? Granddaughter Hwang, you are the ‘wings’…”

“Hey!!”

Scarlett’s powerful shout brought silence to the classroom for a moment.

“…That’s because Granddaughter Hwang told me to keep it a secret. Is that okay? Ugh.”

“What? Then you’ll say that from the beginning. What else do I…”

“…”

Scarlett caught her breath.

Another way is to ‘pretend not to know’ and try to get information.

A way to make people confess that they are ostracizing people by whispering behind their backs.

“Scarlett.”

And the way he approached her while pretending to take his side like this was his way of asking the Hwang granddaughter the secret to being chosen, the only one out of the nine.

“Uh, you were eliminated. Why are you like that?”

“There’s no need to worry so much. It’s because I’m jealous of everyone.”

“Really? You didn’t come because you were jealous?”

“Not really. Rather, I’m quite emotional today.”

“…”

Scarlett bit her lower lip lightly.

“…If you keep asking me unnecessary things, I can’t help but get annoyed. I’m also human.”

Showing a personality suited to a given role is also a basic skill of a shadow.

“Blonde, are those rumors true?”

Sorry blonde, but you have to make someone the center of attention to make the arrow spin.

“Rumors?”

“Rumors that the student council president is trying to recruit you as vice president of the student council.”

The blonde’s expression distorts, and the ears of the surrounding shadows perk up.

“What, is that real? Is it just a rumor?”

“Why didn’t you tell me, blonde? Between us.”

Even shadows that didn’t know about the rumor showed interest.

“Imperial student… Vice-student president?”

“Was there such a rumor…?”

Even the Kingdom freshmen at the back of the classroom are whispering to each other and showing interest in this topic.

“Tsk.”

The blonde looked uncomfortable and glared at Scarlett.

“Anyway, you haven’t changed.”

The blonde sighed in slight annoyance.

“It’s not a rumor, it’s a fact.”

Rather, he attacked head on.

“It seems like rumors were spreading because the student council president, Naria, called me and talked to me separately, but he actually said it on the spot.”

“Really?”

“Yes. If you are interested, let’s work together as a student council officer.”

A bombshell statement, itself.

The princess of the kingdom offered the position of vice-student president?

“What is it, is it like that?”

“Chairman Naria? That can’t be possible.”

“Uhm…”

Naria.

It is more persuasive to think of political tactics than to think of pink scandals.

“So did you answer?”

“I’m thinking about it. I decided to respond by today, so there’s still time.”

“Hmm. Then-“

Squeak.

The door opens, and Professor Bathory-

“Everyone, it’s been a while.”

“…?”

Gray Gibraltar, the chairman of the foundation, appeared.

“I happened to be here.”

“Uh, over there… “

“Granddaughter Astasia is not here right now, Chairman.”

The blonde stepped in front of Gray and lowered his head.

“Granddaughter Hwang…”

“I know.”

“…Yes?”

“I know. The reason I came today is because…”

Gray lifted his staff in his own hand and aimed at the tip.

“You.”

To Scarlett.

“Follow me to the chairman’s office.”

* * *

“Sit down, Scarlet Student.”

From the classroom to the chairman’s office.

She maintains a blank expression from the moment she walks out the door of the classroom to the moment she sits down in front of me, but I can already guess what she’s thinking.

‘Is that why you called me?’

You are thinking that.

‘Why did you call me?’

From noble mtl dot come

You may wonder why you were called.

‘Did you come into contact with Lady Astacia? Because of that? No way. There were no signs of entry from outside? Did you use teleportation magic?’

At a glance, you can see that he is thinking to himself, to the extent that it is a bit excessive.

“Don’t make it so complicated. Like I said, I called you to select you as a scholarship student.”

“Scholarship student… Do you mean?”

“Okay.”

I took out the scholarship certificate from the drawer and held it out in front of Scarlett.

“I heard that some of the students studying abroad in the Empire served others. Even though we cannot compensate them for their fair work as they are not workers, we can at least recognize their service to others.”

Congratulations.

An action that goes from top to bottom.

“Scholarship 500,000 gold. Ah, is that too little to live on? Should I give you more?”

“No, I am just grateful that you give it to me.”

As a spy, you are obsessed with every single word, so I choose the words I write on purpose.

“It is rewarding to serve my students. Thank you.”

The same goes for Scarlett.

“Yes. It also means serving in the future, and I would like to talk for a moment.”

“What are you talking about…”

“Astasia von Tersian.”

“…”

This is the main point.

“Has she been doing anything unusual lately?”

“…Yes?”

“It’s just that I’m personally curious.”

“…”

In an instant, the expression of a spy changed to that of a woman.

It’s like showing disgust toward a man who asks about the preferences of a woman he likes rationally and secretly prepares something behind her.

“I wonder if there is something I can do for her, but she keeps refusing.”

“What did you want to do…”

“Well, that’s a secret.”

I took out a glass bottle from my pocket.

A drink that has no label on the outside, but is red in color.

“…”

At that moment, Scarlett’s nose twitched.

The faint scent felt in the drink had a similar scent to some drinks.

Caroline.

“Have you ever said that the bed was uncomfortable or anything like that?”

“No, no.”

She smiles back at me, but I catch a glimpse of her clenching her fists under the table.

“I see. That’s a shame. I heard that you help foreign students in the empire with housework.”

“Granddaughter Hwang takes care of everything about her life on her own. I have never helped her.”

As expected.

Even though a shadow is a shadow, she is still only a 17-year-old girl.

“Really?”

“Yes.”

But at the same time, loyal.

“If Granddaughter Hwang called me, I would gladly clean her room for her, but she has never called me. She takes care of everything herself.”

“I see.”

You may think lying is shameful, but wouldn’t you call this a ‘white lie’?

“Then why don’t we make a deal?”

“Deal…?”

“I like the granddaughter Astasia.”

“…”

“So she often wants to have her her her her own personal space her with her her, but it’s hard to get into her her ‘private space’ her.”

“Are you saying you’re going to use me to get into his room his?”

A momentary look of contempt.

“Don’t look at me like that. Did I say I was going to commit some crime?”

“It may be true in the Kingdom, but in the Empire, there is a crime called trespassing.”

“It’s in the kingdom too.”

No matter how backward the kingdom is legally, it is not a country that says ‘come on in’ to someone who enters someone else’s house without permission.

“But the meaning of home invasion is similar. If you break into Miss Astacia’s heart without her permission, you will easily be kicked out.”

“…”

“Why do you keep looking at me like that?”

“No, nothing.”

Is this the average unlucky man in the kingdom? He has that kind of expression on his face.

I know.

The secret that this woman named Scarlett holds.

And using that secret, the easiest way to lure them to my side.

“I think it’s really fortunate that you are the one who came to the dormitory as a maid.”

“Well, what… “

“How long until I report to the top?”

“…!!”

Scarlett’s movements stopped, and I slowly got up from my seat and approached behind Scarlett.

“I understand that everything that happens at the Academy is reported to the higher-ups. Well, you can report whatever you want. I just wish that some of the content could be edited, changed, or omitted.”

“What is that… “

He tries to respond to me by getting up from his seat

“Uh huh.”

“…!!”

“Don’t make nonsense.”

I quietly pressed Scarlett’s shoulder from behind.

“Ugh… ?!”

“I don’t mind you reporting this, but I want you to know that I’m just as sincere.”

“W-As expected…!”

“…”

An experienced shadow wouldn’t even say ‘as expected’, but from Scarlett’s point of view, this part seems to be important enough information to disrupt her mindset.

The hand pressing her her shoulder she contains power and mana.

And Scarlett’s close combat skills are roughly that of an intermediate knight.

-Gray Gibraltar, has at least the skills of a senior knight.

You’ll think you’ve obtained important information, so what will the shadow do now-

“What do you want from me?”

Survive, get out of here safely, and make sure to report.

“I am just a maid, a doll who will throw herself into a dangerous situation for Granddaughter Hwang.”

He humbles himself infinitely and tries to let down his guard.

“Really? That’s desirable.”

Only then will I be able to escape from the self that has revealed that I am stronger than myself.

“What I’m hoping for is nothing. I’m worried that other bugs might be attracted to my granddaughter.”

“Other bugs…?”

“There is no one there yet, but I heard that there are secretly some worms that are daring to try to appeal to the Hwang granddaughter.”

“…”

About 2 weeks of academy life.

“Even though I keep going with Granddaughter Hwang, there are people who are trying to make a connection with Granddaughter Hwang somehow.”

These are people who approach a member of a canyon exploration club and say, ‘I want to go in too.’

These are people who approach students studying abroad in the Empire and ask about the Hwang Granddaughter.

“I want you to stay by my granddaughter’s side and clean up any bugs that come around her, but please avoid the time I spend with her.”

“…I don’t know much about Nostrum, but it sounds like you should act like that person.”

“What kind of person?”

“He is a maid who serves a noble lady, but he does not report to anyone that the young lady is enjoying her honeymoon, or even if he does, he reports it as if nothing had happened.”

“100 points.”

“…!”

To commemorate the correct answer, I was told the score, and in an instant, my eyes began to shake and I became contemplative.

“Why so serious?”

“Uh, uh, that…”

“That’s exactly what I wanted.”

I walked in front of Scarlett and held my body close.

“It’s as if I was there when I was dating Astasia but I wasn’t there. If you need to erase any traces after dating Astasia, you take care of everything, and since all those reports are a bit embarrassing, edit them appropriately. How about that?”

“Well, that is…”

“So, you can’t do it?”

“Oh, no.”

“Okay. Good job.”

Even if you threaten them like this, they will report it anyway.

It will only create a situation where it doesn’t matter if I report it, but it’s important to me to officially recruit someone who will take care of the things that stick next to Astasia.

“I’m looking forward to it.”

Above all.

“There will always be situations where Astasia needs a female helper to help her.”

“…!!”

I only hope that this ‘woman’ can help Astasia in her personal life

“Of course, if something goes, there must also come.”

I lowered my upper body, pressing my hands on my shoulders and pulling them toward me as if wrapping my neck around them.

“Let me give you this.”

“…?!”

“You.”

In front of Scarlett.

“Do you know how valuable this is?”

“…”

Someone’s photo was fluttering.

A cold-blooded handsome man with flowing red hair, holding a teacup in his hand and looking out the window with wet eyes.

“You said you were a fan of my father?”

A daily photo of the Margrave of Gibraltar.

“I’ll give you the photos I have of my father. Not the illegal photo albums that are said to have spread throughout the empire, but the photos of my father’s daily life that I took myself.”

To some women, it may just look like a photo book.

“Are you giving this to me?”

“Why? Don’t you like it?”

“Oh, no. That… The Margrave’s photo… I want it.”

What kind of clothes do you usually wear?

What places do you usually go?

What kind of tea cup do you usually drink from, and what clothes do you wear?

“Actually, I am a big fan of the Margrave.”

“Really? Somehow.”

Valuable data for the intelligence department.

“What do you think? Do you want to make a deal?”

“Thank you, Chairman.”

“What? I am truly grateful.”

I pushed the photo of her father into Scarlett’s arms and smiled at her.

“I hope this photo is worth it.”

For the intelligence department, photos of the target’s daily life are an important factor for information collection and ‘assassination’.

‘It’s a photo from three years ago.’

The clothes were burned two years ago.

If anyone is looking for similar clothes, it must be an assassin whose clothes were coated with the venom of an extremely poisonous snake from the Demonic Beast Contaminated Zone.

The place looking outside is the old count castle.

If there is a servant looking for a place similar to this for no reason, he will be immediately caught and handed over to Morgania’s torture chamber.

And.

I already put away the teacup 3 years ago.

If there is a maid serving tea there, she is probably an attempted poisoner.

‘Photos of nobles sell expensively.’

Because poisoning is a perfect way to see into everyday life.