I Became an Academy Fraudster

Episode 44

I couldn’t even see the movement of the Minotaur.

And the moment the Minotaur swung his spear at me.

I couldn’t even react.

That moment.

Seoguk-

The Minotaur’s head was cut off in an instant.

The man was wearing a mask.

It was impossible to identify who it was.

He took out the ring that was originally meant to be returned to Jeong Ha-yeon and put it in his pocket.

In the original game, this development did not exist at all.

Tee-Ring-

At that moment, a notification sound was heard.

[‘Setting change’ – You notice the location of the ‘Crystal’ ring in the ‘Ilmun’, a group of demons.]

“….”

This is why.

I started chasing the demon.

As it was originally, there would be no odds of winning for the person who took on the Minotaur in one blow.

It is certain that you will die as soon as your eyes meet.

However, a breakthrough exists if the author is a Mine belonging to the ‘Japanese Monarchy’.

I grinned.

Mine quickly came out of the cave and went into the dense forest.

I kept chasing the demon.

And at some point.

The demon’s footsteps stopped.

Mine turned her back and looked at me.

“I must have said I would save you, right? Why did you follow me all the way here?”

“….”

“Do you want to die like that?”

The demon widened her eyes.

Then, a vast amount of demons attacked the surroundings.

If you get scared here, you will die.

“Isn’t that what you want to die for?”

“What?”

The devil’s expression distorted in an instant.

A tremendous amount of life began to emanate from his body.

My neck will fly off here if I say a little wrong.

You have to choose your words well.

“That ring. In ‘Requiem’, Marie ordered me to bring it.”

“…What…What?”

He felt his pupils tremble at those words.

As expected.

Just as there is a ranking in a human guild, there is a ranking in a group of demons.

There are thousands of groups of demons.

The number is staggering.

And among the huge group of demons, ‘Requiem’ is one of the top 3 places.

Compared to that, the group of demons called ‘Japanese’ is not even in the TOP 100.

And the Mine Society goes back to the logic of power.

A group with a low ranking has to bow its head unconditionally to a group with a high ranking.

If not, bloody revenge will follow.

“…Mari-sama ordered me. Bring me that ring.”

“….”

“I don’t care if I can’t bring anything. It will end with a bit of a fuss. However, will ‘Japanese writing’ really end like that? If you dare to interfere with the plan of ‘Requiem’, won’t the demons in that group just die?”

“….”

I could feel the man getting more and more impatient.

“However, how can you believe that you have received Marie-sama’s orders?”

“Yes?”

The man grinned as if he had found a breakthrough there.

“As expected, then. It was a lie.”

With that said, he raised a dagger.

And the moment he tried to jump on me.

I took out the business card I had been keeping in my pocket.

And I showed it to him.

“…..”

His expression hardened in an instant.

Of course.

This ‘Marie’ business card is given only to people she thinks she recognizes.

“…Tsk”

The man clicked his tongue.

Then he took the ring from his hand and threw it at me.

“Because I’m really bad luck. Ruler. Take it with you.”

Leaving those words behind, he disappeared.

I grinned.

Thank you.

****

The dungeon practice in Class 1-A of the ‘Elpon’ Academy ended in an instant.

It was because of the incredibly strong magic that suddenly invaded the inside.

“First of all, everyone, go back to your inn.”

The homeroom teacher said.

I see a procession of class 1-A students walking to their dorms in the distance.

I secretly joined the group on their way to the inn.

As I was walking towards the dorm, I felt someone beside me.

I looked around.

It was Cha Ji-yoon.

“…As expected, I was right.”

“Yes?”

“…You recovered the ring that was held there safely.”

Cha Ji-yoon pointed at the ring on my hand that he had just taken from Mine.

“…This Mine looks pretty strong, but you’re amazing..”

“…?”

“…Seeing that that person chased after the devil and joined them in less than five minutes, it seems that the devil was also an easy opponent for that person.”

Jiyoon Cha looked at me and burst into admiration.

She’s been saying things to me that I don’t understand.

I arrived at the lodging soon.

The accommodation was a typical Japanese inn.

The room on the left is for men.

The room on the right is for women.

3 People were assigned to each room.

“Okay then, everyone, unpack your bags and gather around here. And Nam Do-yoon.”

The homeroom teacher looked at Nam Do-yoon and said.

“Yes?”

“You can watch me for a second.”

“…?”

“Ugh. He must have had an accident again.”

“Is a problem child a problem child? Kick kick-“

****

Jeong Ha-yeon came into the room and unpacked her things.

No, I was trying to solve it.

“…Yeonah Ha?”

Kim Min-seo told her.

She was standing there with a blank expression on her face.

I felt like my mind had been sold elsewhere.

“Ha Yeon-ah?”

Kim Min-seo put her hand on her shoulder.

“…Uh…Uh?”

Then Jeong Ha-yeon looked back at Min-seo Kim, startled.

“What’s up?”

“No.. Nothing happened.”

With that said, Jeong Ha-yeon continued to wander around her room.

No way… Wouldn’t it?

She obviously said that in front of Namdo Yoon.

That ‘crystal’ ring is pretty.

After saying that, Nam Do-yoon bought a counterfeit of the ‘crystal’ ring.

A fake product that has no effect whatsoever.

In order to prevent her from confessing, she said that she was not interested in the ‘fake’ of the ring.

She clearly said that.

However, that was only for refusal.

No way… Did you really take that seriously and bring the ‘genuine product’?

Because you stole that from a dangerous-looking demon?

For what?

You want to give it to me?

Jeong Ha-yeon shook her head.

No.

It must simply be my misunderstanding.

The ring was pretty on the outside.

However, beyond the simple appearance, the effect contained therein was quite great.

Didn’t you say that magic regeneration is doubled?

It is clear that this is something that anyone with magical powers would like to acquire.

“Yes. I guess so.”

Nam Doyoon didn’t get that artifact to give to me.

It is clear that he obtained it for his own use.

I’m sure it will.

Perhaps.

***

I was called into the homeroom teacher’s room.

“….”

When I went inside, the homeroom teacher kept looking at me without saying a word.

“…Hoo Do-yoon.”

Soon after, the homeroom teacher sighed deeply and said.

“Yes?”

“I heard you followed that demon.”

“….”

I came back saying I would come back pretty quickly, but the homeroom teacher seemed to have seen it all.

“For now, I’m glad you’re safe, but what were you going to do if something went wrong?”

“..Sorry.”

“No, there is nothing to be sorry for me. It’s your life There is only one, but you shouldn’t do something so dangerous.”

“…Yes. I was wrong.”

“What is it? First of all, I passed it safely. I will keep this a secret.”

I’m glad.

I didn’t listen to the teacher’s instructions and chased her demon without permission.

That is a sufficient reason for disciplinary action.

I’m so glad you kept it a secret.

“Yes. Thank you.”

“I’ll keep it a secret, so you can tell me one thing too.”

“Yes. All right.”

“Why did you chase after the demon?”

“….I really need the ‘ring’ that the demon carried. It can’t be without it.”

“You mean that ring? Can I have a look?”

“Yes. Sure.”

The homeroom teacher started looking at the ring.

“Oh. It’s really pretty good stuff. An item that nearly doubles the amount of magic recovery.”

“Thank you.”

“Did you get that ring for yourself to wear?”

“No?”

Anyway, this ring’s effect of doubling magic recovery is a story that does not apply to Nam Do-yoon’s unique mana.

I mean wearing that ring won’t increase your magic recovery anyway.

If I were to wear that, it would be a bright crab apricot.

I just need to suck on stat honey while wearing a fake ring.

“Because there are people who really need to wear this.”

This must go back to Jeong Ha-yeon.

This ring doesn’t just double magic recovery.

When Jeong Ha-yeon wears this ring, she gets a clue to her awakening.

And if she awakens quickly, it will be of great help in preventing the destruction of this world.

“You mean that? Who is that?”

“This is Jeong Ha-yeon.”

“Are you a lover?”

“No. Never.”

The homeroom teacher smiled.

“Then let’s go in.”

“Yes.”

I went outside after the meeting with the teacher.

That moment.

Bang-

I heard the door slam shut.

The other side of the room was Jeong Ha-yeon’s room.