I Became a Time-Stopper at the Academy

15 – First Quest (1)

The next day after getting [Pistol of Thought Offender].

As usual this morning, when the sun rose, Luisa came into my room.

“Good night, young boy.”

But it was different from usual.

The length of the long maid’s skirt that came up to her ankles was shortened enough to show the bottom of her thighs.

“Did you shorten your skirt?”

“Oh, yes. Because Bocchan said this was prettier….”

She seemed to be recounting her words yesterday when she pulled up her skirt while playing her mini game.

Definitely this is better in my eyes.

“Isn’t it inconvenient?”

“Not at all.”

“It’s me, but I’m fine with other people’s eyes… ?”

“I don’t care how other people see me, as long as I like you.”

Well, she’s already shortened her length, so there’s no reason for me to stop her as long as she doesn’t mind.

“If there is anything else you want, I will reflect it.”

If I want to do more according to my taste here….

As far as I know, there are probably those two things in the world of .

“It would be nice to have more stockings and a garter belt.”

“Since I have it, I will report it right away.”

Luisa went to her room and returned in less than five minutes.

A combination of black stockings that reached above her knees and a black garter belt holding them.

My favorite style of maid clothes, revealing the absolute realm, has been completed.

“I’m glad you like it.”

… Did it show up in your face?

She smiled lightly.

Smart.

Someone knocked on my door.

Lucisa went out to confirm.

“Brother, this is Delia.”

“Tell me to come in.”

Delia, dressed in a nun’s uniform, bowed to me.

She also handed over two magic potions that she seems to have made last night.

She looked at Luisa in her direction and her eyes widened.

“Is there anything strange?”

“Oh, no. Just that…. I think you are bold.”

“As the Bocchan’s exclusive maid, I’m just wearing the clothes the Bocchan prefers.”

“Ah, this, this is Joel-sama’s taste….”

Ahahahaha, Delia smiled awkwardly and left my room.

… It looks a little strange.

I was thinking so, but Luisa said.

“You don’t have to worry.”

I just nodded and passed it on.

It’s a bad image among the cadets anyway, but you should take care of eye candy.

***

“My lady, this is a letter from the hostess.”

Elianne accepts the letter the maid gave her.

I broke the seal and checked the contents.

As she read all the way, her expression distorted for a moment.

It was about recommending another man to be engaged to instead of Joel.

The other man is a candidate for adoption whom Marquis Jahe sought, and is currently in his third year at the academy.

He is from a male writer, but he has good skills and is said to have a strong chance of graduating at the top of his class.

‘You mean to formally get engaged before this man graduates.’

Even for an arranged marriage arranged by the parents, formally a written oath of engagement between the parties is required.

So, if the parties refuse with a strong will, the marriage cannot be established legally, no matter how much the parents do.

In other words, you have to buy a minimum of favor from the other person.

Common sense makes it better to be engaged to this quantum candidate than Joel, who seems hopeless.

But Joel’s movements seemed to be plotting something.

It was difficult to make decisions easily.

“My lady, it’s time to go soon.”

“Is that already?”

Clasping the magic staff handed to her by the maid, Ellie Anne strode out of the room.

Today is the day of the dungeon expedition promised with Joel and Lando during the last practical lecture.

It was her first time going to a dungeon, so her heart beat faster than usual.

When I headed to the entrance of the academy guarded by guards, Lando had arrived first.

Looks like Joel hasn’t come yet.

“Miss Elianne!”

Lando approached her, smiling broadly.

She also greeted me with “Hello.”

Suddenly, his two-handed sword caught my eye.

It was not a cheap knife that I usually see.

It was a purple-tinged sword with an antique design.

I thought it might be a fairly expensive weapon.

“You must have prepared a good sword this time.”

“Yes? Oh this! This is a gift from Joel-sama!”

“… Mr. Joel.”

“Yes! I really don’t know how to repay the favor because you took care of everything from one to ten.”

hahahaha, said Lando, scratching the back of his head.

I guessed that it might have been the sword Joel gave me, but hearing it through my ears made me uncomfortable.

I heard from the maid that Lando had an overwhelming performance in the last practical lecture.

So Joel knew in advance that Lando was a talent, contacted him, and formed a good friendship.

No, it went beyond friendship and became a gracious relationship.

Joel’s purpose.

What benefit will he gain by giving favors to a commoner with excellent skills?

‘Use as a vassal to gain recognition from the Marquis?’

No, to say that, Joel already had that level of fighting ability.

Anyway, it was because of his credit that he was able to enter second place in the actual lecture.

As a result, I got a decent score.

While thinking over and over again,

“I’m a little late. Have you waited long?”

Joel appeared.

Rando walked right up to him.

“No! I just came too.”

Ellie Anne turned her body towards Joel.

However, Luisa’s outfit caught her eye and made her body startle.

She shortened her skirt to reveal his bare legs.

Even outside stockings and garter belts that women use to seduce men in bed?

No matter how mistress it may be, it was an unbelievable fashion for everyday wear.

“Is there something wrong, Elianne?”

Are you staring too hard? Luisa asked.

However, Luisa slightly lowered her head and raised the corners of her mouth subtly.

Eliane was sure.

That lewd outfit.

It was worn intentionally.

To keep myself in check.

‘Wait a minute, if that’s the case, that maid behind the scenes… ?’

There are not a few stories about a country in which a woman manipulated the king and made her run out of luck.

She might similarly think that Joel is manipulated by Louisa or Louis Sane’s caravan.

The Republic adjacent to the Empire was originally a normal kingdom.

However, the common bourgeoisie colluded with some nobles to overthrow the country and transform it into a state without a king.

And the common bourgeoisie of the present republic has become the ruling class in effect.

‘Are there any revolutions in the empire?’

After Luisa seduces innocent Joel with a beauty world, she deliberately makes him hide her power.

While the imperial family and aristocrats are paying attention to him, preparations for the revolution are progressing under the hood, led by him.

And when he is banished from his family, he raises an uprising.

It is the most effective means if the bourgeois class like Louisane’s Grand Chamber wants to acquire political power like the current Republic.

Joel acts like her puppet, oblivious to the fact that he is being used.

‘That’s why I deliberately chose a gun!’

A horse gun is a weapon used by commoners with magical powers who cannot become nobles.

By defeating the son of the Marquis with a horse gun in a duel, he showed that even a commoner could defeat a nobleman.

To attract commoners with Joel as the focal point.

It was understandable to see Delia as his exclusive healer from that perspective.

The fact that the future saintess is on the side of Joel, the center of the revolution, becomes a big political propaganda.

The production of magic potions should also be seen as the purpose of increasing their strength by distributing them to commoners who lack magical power by distributing them to avoid suspicion.

‘I need to find the evidence.’

During the Republic Revolution, more than one nobleman’s head was cut off with a guillotine.

To save one’s own life, Luisa’s conspiracy must be stopped.

***

Elianne’s gaze, which was directed at me during the actual combat lecture last time, turned to Luisa today.

… Is it because of the miniskirt maid outfit?

I look good, but I was a little worried that Luisa might be considered vulgar.

I figured that if she was going to be criticized like that, she’d have to stop right away.

I went to the mercenary guild in the wagon I had saved in advance.

We, who are still only candidates, must accept the guild’s quest in order to explore the dungeon.

[Lauris Mercenary Guild]

After getting off the wagon, two mercenaries who had been chatting in front of the guild building turned their heads towards us.

Then he laughed in a low voice.

“Have you already been to that season?”

“I guess it’s time to see noble knight candidates dragging their feet.”

Ellie Anne frowned as she cast her gaze toward the mercenaries.

The mercenaries who saw it covered their mouths with their hands and whispered.

They act like they’re talking among themselves, but in a fairly loud voice, as if they’re telling us to listen.

“Hey, be careful with your words. If you tell the truth as it is, your throat will be cut off.”

“Oh yes, brother. We dare not fool fools like us to make fun of our snouts.”

Then the two mercenaries walked to the other side.

The knight curses the mercenary as an unscrupulous bastard who only knows money, and the mercenary demeans the knight as an ignorant man.

It was a setting I saw in , But I never thought I would encounter it like this.

It has been said that no matter how noble a knight is, he can’t be touched because he is a mercenary who covers even small cases that the knight is not in charge of.

Rando asked, tilting his head.

“Why are you procrastinating?”

Ellie Anne let out a deep sigh and answered.

“It’s because there are many cases where first-year cadets who just got their license like us choose a quest that doesn’t match their skills and run away, overflowing with baseless confidence.”

“Then we should choose a quest that suits our skills.”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

I entered by pushing the long rice door that looked like something out of a western movie bar.

Many men were dressed in unbuttoned clothes as if they were showing off their muscles.

Sparsely, I saw female mercenaries clinging to the arms of such men and acting cute.

I approached the place where the mercenaries were most concentrated.

As I poked through the sweaty men, I came across a quest board with several pieces of paper spread on a wooden board.

“How about going with this?”

Asked, turning his head towards Lando.

Then he came closer to me and looked at the quest paper.

[Regular Subjugation Quest for Class C Orc Dungeon]

It was a quest that didn’t seem too dangerous for the five maids, Luisa, Lando, Elianne, and Elianne.

Only in the game would you attack a higher level dungeon aggressively, but this is reality.

The risk of death must be minimized.

But a mercenary next to me muttered.

“Isn’t this a trivial quest for a noble knight to take on? The knights are a bit cocky about what the future holds~”

… In this way, it seems that he provoked the first year cadet, who had been united with pride for a long time, and sent him to a dangerous dungeon.

Rando asked me in a low voice.

“C-class dungeon, can we do it?”

“At our level, C-class is worth it. Be confident.”

Moreover, a regular subjugation request that other mercenaries have already gone through.

The probability of unexpected variables appearing is extremely low.

Elianne also agreed, saying, “It’s okay for a first quest.”

“Okay!”

Rando grabbed the quest paper from the bulletin board.

Then he and I moved to the reception desk.

I showed the 5 of us licenses to the receptionist and handed over the quest papers.

“The reward for success is 2 gold coins. However, you know that if the quest fails, you have to pay a penalty of 15 silver coins, right?”

I nodded and the receptionist slammed the receipt confirmation stamp on the quest paper.

And the quest papers were returned to us.

“Show this paper to the person in charge of the field and go in.”

I came out of the guild building and got into the wagon.

And he touched the pistol holster on her thigh once.

I checked again because I thought I would use it soon.

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You accepted the quest.

Success Reward: 17 experience points

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