Academy Ankle Reaper

19. Chirashi

The widely reported suspicion of Atlas’ infidelity quickly spread throughout the academy, where the enthusiasm for the duel had not cooled down.

“Foul play? Then there’s no point in avoiding that flame sword so well.”

“Yeah, Lemnos’s condition was also a bit strange.”

“The liver is also great against the five pillars.”

Those who couldn’t believe that Lemnos was defeated miserably were all busy cursing Atlas, who was suspected of cheating, but the problem was elsewhere.

“If the duel is invalid, give me my money back!!!”

“Come out the boss!!!”

“Give me back my student loans!!!!”

It was the people who gambled on winning or losing the duel.

All the people who lost their money due to the defeat of Lemnos gathered around and started making a fuss to get their money back since the duel was invalidated.

It quickly became a mess in front of the lottery sales office, which had locked the door tightly to stop coming due to suspicion.

And I, the party to the case….

“Here comes the general manager!!! I knew you would be fine even after writing an article like this!!!!”

The newspaper section that spreads this kind of charashi is playing a game.

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Go back a bit,

The first page of the newspaper that was spread throughout the academy in the morning was about the duel that took place yesterday.

The duel is invalid?! The truth about the ugly dwarfs!!

In a duel, Atlas Nemea, a dwarf, defeated Edgar Lemnos in a duel.

Atlas Nemea engaged in a duel without using an aura blade, and there is an analysis that the result of the duel is invalid.

The duel between the dwarf Atlas Nemea and Edgar Lemnos took place at 2pm yesterday.

Edgar Lemnos showed off a flashy flame sword using Flamberge, but Atlas is captured not even using an aura blade.

Atlas can’t even use the aura blade, but he avoids Edgar Lemnos’s attacks.

The sword of flame, the secret swordsmanship of the Five Pillars of the Empire, was ridiculed by a mere dwarf.

Is it really possible to deal with the five pillars of arcane swordsmanship without even using an aura blade?

Mr. Hera, a 3rd year student who is in charge of the swordsmanship research department, expressed her opinion about this “He may have cheated.”.

What is the result in the case of a duel in which cheating has occurred?

In a duel last year, a sophomore A who cursed the opponent’s sword the day before the duel was expelled and the duel was nullified.

The academy’s principal, Gordon Freeman, responded to this by saying, “If there is cheating, the duel will be null and void” .

Mr. Buckingham Houston, who is an introductory professor of combat magic Said, “If you commit cheating in a sacred duel, you will be referred to the disciplinary committee this time”.

‘Well written.’

The level of writing chirashi is very high.

The duel is invalid?! The truth about the ugly dwarfs!! The article, which made headlines with the title of ‘,’ only prominently placed provocative keywords and only raised suspicions, but in fact, nothing was written.

There is a possibility that the duel will be nullified.

Atlas Nemea ‘might have cheated.’

‘If there is cheating, this duel is invalid. ‘

In the sacred duel at the academy, if you dare to commit ‘cheating, you should be referred to the disciplinary committee.’

All the phrases denying the duel itself were absurd, but the thing that angered me the most was the other part.

‘Cow… It’s a human race… ‘

The title and text of the article also said that I was a dwarf.

I’m angry that you wrote about a duel, but you wrote something like this again.

-Pajik

A vein rises on his forehead.

I crumpled up the newspaper.

It feels like I’m gradually coming back.

The Atlas Titan of those days…

I am trying to come back little by little, from when I just ran out of Titan and entered the Imperial Knights apprenticeship, and exploded at the slightest touch due to the stress I received on Titan for nearly 7 years.

My personality improved a lot while spending time with the people of the Knights and the members of the Snow Country Exploration Corps, whom I was comfortable with.

Isn’t it better for me mentally to just quickly get expelled and organize a snow country expedition again?

“Atlas!! Look at this…these bastards!!”

“I’m already reading the newspaper..!”

I was holding a newspaper, and River and Amy came running to me, holding a newspaper as well.

As soon as I saw the reason why I had to stay attached to the academy, my mind returned to normal.

Yes, we must stop the demons first.

“Face your face!! Amy is scared!”

River held my face in his hand and began to bloom like a wrinkle lift.

Looks like he was making a scary face again.

Since it was on the verge of exploding, it must have had a terrifying face.

Amy gave a nervous expression as she watched River rubbing my face, but the effect was quite good.

The subtle citrus scent from River’s small hands cleared my mind.

“Yes, I decided.”

I jumped up from my seat and River was startled.

“Atlas, where are you going?”

“I’m going to the guys who wrote this.”

Crumpled newspapers were randomly torn and scattered in the air.

It is true that the sword is mightier than the pen.

Because these guys are more menacing and painful than any knife in the academy.

“I’m going to terrorize the newspaper department’s horoscope.”

Since you wielded such a dangerous thing, you should expect a counterattack.

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The newspaper department is one of the prides of the academy with its long history and tradition.

As one of the clubs created with the academy’s inception, such as the Swordsmanship Research Department, Practical Magic Research Department, Gardening Department, and Mountaineering Club, it is a group with an important mission of gathering, synthesizing, and disseminating all kinds of information.

As it collects all the good news and bad news from students, it is also the most influential club among students.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the student council president and the head of the newspaper department are the apex of the academy’s power, except for exceptions such as the Five Pillars, which rely on power outside the academy to reign.

Information breeds other information… The head of the newspaper department, which manages it, is an important position that guarantees a good position in the imperial administration even after graduation.

Of course, no one can sit in such an important seat.

The head of the newspaper department was directly appointed by the principal for generations.

“How is the reaction to today’s article?”

“Very good.”

Sipping black tea in a fancy room like an actual aristocrat’s office, a man with long black hair said to a man who looked like a butler with blue hair.

This well-groomed man with long black hair is Malcolm Dunmore, who is currently in charge of the academy’s newspaper department.

The information gathered in the newspaper department is not only effective in the academy, but also exerts power in society.

Since the head of the newspaper department, who knows all such information, is in such a powerful position, only a special person carefully selected by the principal can be appointed…

The condition is… First of all, you have to pick out the information well, so you have to have moderate skills,

At the same time, you have to understand your subject so that you don’t think about it by looking at dangerous information,

You have to keep your mouth heavy so that you don’t say anything else.

You must have a position that is not greatly swayed by third parties.

Malcolm, who succeeded to the count from a young age due to his father’s early death and managed the estate quite well, fully met these conditions.

It looks difficult, but if you keep it well, you can live with all kinds of bomb-like information at the head of the newspaper department and live happily even after graduating.

At the academy, it’s pretty cool and it’s possible to pretend to be a person of power.

But today was a bad day.

Looking at today’s printed newspaper placed in front of him, Malcolm clicked his tongue.

“I don’t know who it was, but I was filmed like this…. It might be better to take this opportunity to be expelled.”

“It’s over once you’ve been filmed with the Five Pillars and Professor Buckingham.”

I did as I was told, but I had a lot of complaints.

Such speculative articles are not originally written by the newspaper department.

When the newspaper department starts to side with a certain family in a personal matter such as a duel, there is no end.

Other similar families will always bother you, asking why you are only on the other side.

So I refrained from writing about personal things as much as possible, but this time is special.

What can I do when I’m told to shoot from above?

If you want to, you should.

Although Malcolm is the head of the newspaper department, who is well known at the academy, there are many people in the empire who are stronger than the ‘Earl of Dunmore’.

Atlas Nemea, I don’t know who it is, but it’s been a long time since the new semester started, and I’ve been splendidly poking around.

“Your performance is amazing. How many people have you blown up already?”

“Six of them dropped out due to a duel.. More than twenty were injured, but these are all Professor Buckingham’s classes… The nasty old man is enough to set fire to his eyes. You knocked out half of her own class.”

His whereabouts before the academy are unknown, but the more he investigates Atlas Nemea, the more unbelievable facts come out.

It is also strange that the five pillars entered the school at once, but something went wrong this year, so all the new students are idiots.

“The more I look at it, the more amazing it is… I want to see it in person.”

“Won’t you start cursing when you see an article like this?”

“That’s what it is like to be stuck in the middle.”

It was then.

-Two bang!!!

“S… It’s an attack!!!!”

“What kind of guy is this!!!”

A loud sound began to be heard beyond the tightly closed door of the manager’s office.

The place where Malcolm is is the manager’s office, and beyond that door is the office where the other members are working.

There was a mixture of clattering, furniture falling over, people falling over, and screams and spirits.

“A raid?”

“… Shall I go out and see?”

The man standing in front of Malcolm .. His direct subordinate, Sword Expert Patrick, took up his sword standing beside him with a serious expression.

I wonder what kind of liver guy personally attacked this newspaper department… This isn’t some kind of small club, so it must be hard to go back to normal..

“No, the Swordsmanship Research Department has assigned a few people to do this, so it should be resolved soon.”

I stopped Patrick.

If he, an intermediate level sword expert, goes out, things will get bigger.

Knowing this, I asked the Swordsmanship Research Department to attach a few escorts to the office, so the situation should be over soon.

But the noise did not stop.

“Here comes the general manager!!! I knew you would be fine even after writing an article like this!!!!”

Shortly after that

-Kudangtangtang!!

The door to the manager’s office burst open, and a person was thrown inside like a piece of luggage.

No, I should say the opposite.

A person was thrown at the door like a piece of luggage, and the door opened with the impact.

The unconscious man who was thrown into the director’s office like a piece of baggage was an escort brought by Malcolm from the Swordsmanship Research Department.

I looked out into the office as the door was open, and it was a mess.

The members of the Swordsmanship Research Club and the Newspaper Club are all collapsed together with the broken furniture.

“Are you making fun of the giant pen and leaving only the kids as escorts? You have a lot of guts!”

“You bastard.. How dare you say where is this place!!!”

Patrick finally pulled out his sword.

But the student who did this walked inside as if nothing was wrong.

I wondered who the hell did this… I saw a student walking proudly into the director’s office.

Malcolm’s vision went down slightly.

“Ho… You don’t have to go looking for this yourself.”

He was the talk of the town.