chapter 16
16 – Because the whip always craves carrots – 1
Late in the morning, the day the duel ended.
Harvey was waiting for someone in an underdeveloped and remote place where no one came.
At first glance, he may seem like an ordinary student trying to meet his girlfriend early in the morning.
If you look a little closer, it is clear that if you realize that the person waiting for someone is Harvey, the Academy bully, you will run away.
But on the surface, Harvey didn’t care about the stares.
To be precise, I didn’t even have time to care.
The twists and turns of the original have already begun to unfold, and it is unclear where the singularity of the divergence will lead.
Therefore, Harvey decided to take out as much insurance as possible to prepare for unexpected situations.
Enlist people who would become enemies as allies, and make sure to include allies as allies.
In order to drag the final boss from the final chapter into the abyss, Harvey decided to be fully prepared.
For the sake of that foundation, he had settled down with Amelia.
“This gave me some free time.”
Negotiations with Amelia in the dean’s office gave us a month’s time.
With this, I didn’t have to waste time doing classes or assignments.
Since you could go outside if you wanted, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to get electricity from outside.
There were several candidates I had in mind.
If you attract subversive elements that could pose a threat to Orphe and his party in the future to your side, it will definitely help strengthen your power.
“Brother! I’m here!”
“…”
Arte just starts walking towards Harvey, who is standing in a lonely place without any promise.
In a place where the moonlight shined brightly, Arte smiled brightly as usual and waved her hand at Harvey.
Pretentious smile, undignified words and actions.
However, with this alone, Arte survived at Norrington Academy.
A stable position received by siding with the strong and bullying the weak.
By always taking the upper hand in human relationships, Arte sought to become indispensable.
Of course, I was nervous now that I had caught the rotten boy named Harvey.
If he received the secret and elixir of strength from Harvey, he could turn the tide of the war.
“Wow~! It was truly amazing! You defeated that arrogant James in one blow! I could see the heroes from history books.”
” is it. “
“Yes! That’s right! I was convinced when I saw Arte Harvey! If you are Harvey, you can lead the Artur family to greater heights in the future!”
“You speak well.”
” hahahaha..! “
“I’ll leave the useless talk here.”
Despite Harvey’s sharp words, Arte smiled brightly as if she were a good-natured person.
After seeing Arte’s appearance, Harvey takes out a small bottle from his pocket and hands it to Arte.
It was an object that looked like an elixir to anyone who saw it, containing a shiny red liquid.
As Harvey takes out the elixir from his pocket, Arte’s eyes gradually turn to the elixir.
His eyes were full of desire and greed.
“Take it, it’s an elixir.”
” this..! “
Like a subject receiving a reward from a king, Arte receives the elixir with both hands, not knowing what to do.
Everything was done to please Harvey, but despite this, Harvey looked at Arte as she was handed the elixir without any expression.
“You didn’t forget your promise, right?”
“Of course! Brother! I challenge that damned Gera Hernández to a duel! Isn’t that okay?”
” okay. “
“If you just drink the elixir, you’re nothing like that b*tch?!”
Harvey frowns at Arte’s words.
Of course, Arte would have chosen words that Harvey would like, but the Harvey of today is completely different from before.
The perception of Zera, the heroine in the novel, was not that bad.
And when viewed objectively.
Now, the chances of Arte beating Zera have almost reached zero.
Even if the elixir that Harvey gave was a real elixir, the difference in basic skills was completely drastic.
However, Arte did not notice Harvey’s expression and continued talking.
“And brother, there’s something I want to tell you.”
” what. “
“I would like to know about the power that my brother used in the duel.”
Arte’s true purpose is no longer the elixir, but the identity of the power Harvey used.
Arte looks at Harvey with a gaze full of blatant desire.
As if he was asking me to quickly tell him about that power.
Arte was giving Harvey an explicit look.
“Why do you want that power?”
“Of course, if I become stronger, I will be of great help to you! I want to be by your side reliably.”
Gradually, Arte’s abilities began to lose their usefulness.
Excuses that don’t work, nonsense that doesn’t work.
Arte’s conversation skills, which had survived the academy through words and conversations, were gradually becoming dull due to desire and greed.
Harvey was only giving a cold look as he looked at Arte, who was rushing towards him like a dog in heat for a purpose.
“And when I become stronger… my brother’s thorn in my side… Zera Hernández… hehehe… “
Blatant delusion.
Arte smiled as he imagined himself raping Jera Hernández, Harvey’s former fiancé.
“It’s beyond salvation.”
Harvey decided to change his plan after seeing Arte, who was unexpectedly a complete piece of trash.
Wouldn’t it be okay to leave this kind of trash early? These thoughts filled Harvey’s head.
The original work has already been distorted by possessing Harvey’s body.
The development of the novel was also completely different than I expected.
Events that did not exist in the novel occurred, and I felt that there was no need to follow the flow of the original.
In that case, it would be much more beneficial to attract all kinds of talents and talents to one’s side.
Therefore, Harvey decided to do as his heart pleased.
The appearance of the villain, Harvey.
Like a puppet in a play who is faithful to his role.
Harvey decided to stick to his current duties.
Harvey raises his right hand and glares at Arte with a cold gaze.
Some alien spiritual power began to gather at the tips of my fingers.
“Golgyeon (骨犬).”
What is summoned is a dog made of bones.
The thread sticking out from the shadow suddenly transformed into a skeleton that took the shape of a dog.
“What..what!”
Arte took a step back at the appearance of the bone dog that suddenly jumped out of the floor.
Watching Arte retreat, Harvey slowly began walking towards Arte.
“Crackling.”
The two dog dogs that followed behind guarded Harvey’s side and bared their teeth at Arte.
” older brother..? “
Arte, who was appalled by the sight of the dog, looked at Harvey with questioning eyes, but Harvey just walked towards Arte without making any gestures.
And then, Harvey arrived in front of Arte.
Only then did Harvey’s mouth slowly begin to open.
Yellow eyes shining brightly in the dark.
The eyes of the famous man who symbolizes the magic master, Artur.
Even though Harvey had no talent for magic, his eyes were radiating energy.
“The words of Janggi are useful because they have a use.”
“What on earth are you talking about..”
“It is entirely up to the user who uses the words to move and plan the game.”
“Brother, what on earth are you talking about? Why…”
“That’s why humans live in this world trying to become useful horses. Even puppets for plays have their uses.”
But you don’t seem worth it at all.
After adding the following words, Harvey slowly raised the curse.
The information that can be obtained from Arte now is only information about the dark group.
But there was no way that dark group would have shown themselves to Arte.
They probably had a courier deliver the information, or used their own minions to make simple suggestions.
If you look at it from Harvey’s perspective, having already read the novel, you know everything about what kind of suggestions Arte received.
The only thing I’m concerned about is what is the dark side doing now that the story has been twisted by him? I was most curious about this.
Looking at Arte’s tail, there seemed to be no information that could be extracted through the duel with Zera.
Only if he succeeds in injuring Zera will Arte be able to contact the dark group.
However, Harvey wanted to avoid the route of Zera being blinded, and in that case, all connections between Arte and the dark group would disappear.
“Crrrn..”
Two dog dogs were circling around Arte, making threatening noises.
In the late morning, with even the moonlight now obscured by clouds, Arte was feeling extreme fear.
Yellow eyes glowing in the dark.
And the siege of goal dogs is narrowing.
Arte was finally able to understand the feelings of the hunted prey.
He tried to speak out, but the extreme fear did not even allow Arte to speak out.
“…Uh…how…”
“Did you feel good because everything worked out the way you wanted?”
In fact, the reason Harvey decided to dispose of Arte was not simply because Arte was useless.
His words and actions seemed to subtly ignore Harvey before, and when he harassed Zera a little while ago.
Harvey realized that Arte was beyond rescue.
It is said that there was a bit of selfishness mixed in.
“A guy who doesn’t know anything about the subject coveted carrots, so now it’s time to pay for it. Throw it away.”
“This is crazy..!”
All that will be given to Arte, who only wants carrots, is a harsh whip.
As soon as Harvey spoke, the dogs started running toward Arte.
“Kwaaak!”
And Arte’s screams were the only thing that filled the forest that the moonlight could not fill.