I Became an Outcast in the Academy

7. Proof (2)

‘It’s a trap.’

An unexpected blow that came from an unexpected place.

I don’t know how much the opponent had assumed before setting the trap, but for me, this blow must have been quite painful.

“Xian, that guy, there must be something! I’m sure! At least it’s clear that that guy’s skills have improved tremendously in just a few months, so he must be the culprit in this incident!”

I lightly ignored Berdel’s appearance, talking excitedly like a fish in water.

In my opinion, that guy is just a puppet.

It is also an insignificant puppet that someone else moves as they please and uses it as they please.

In other words, it meant that there would be no effect if you smashed that guy right here and now.

The world was full of idiots, and those idiots could easily be used as castaways in times like this.

‘Perhaps the identity of the dark side that is controlling that guy from behind the scenes is probably… ‘

I glanced around and looked at Leticia.

Leticia’s current face was extremely peaceful.

An expression that goes beyond the level of not having anything to do with the events happening around me right now and doesn’t even interest me in the slightest.

But just now, I saw it clearly.

The very moment I foolishly fell into the trap set by the enemy, I saw Leticia’s face smiling at me.

‘In that case, we must first assume that Leticia is behind all of these incidents.’

It is enough to judge the situation. So now all I have to do is find a way out of this situation…

‘Damn, no matter how much I think about it, there is no excuse to get out of this situation easily.’

It was like that. In fact, the way to prove my innocence without having to listen to that idiot Verdel’s words for a long time was very simple.

I didn’t suddenly improve my skills like that idiot claims, but in fact, I just didn’t feel the need to show my full skills within Lutra.

However, there were several problems with explaining it to them in this way.

First of all, there was no one who could prove that I had such skills from the beginning.

Secondly, as Verdel said, it was clear that my strength had really increased suddenly recently.

‘It doesn’t seem like the strength has simply increased due to training.’

Recently, I have been swinging my sword every day, perhaps because I have a goal of crushing Ellie and other younger sisters from the front, but no matter how much I think about this unknown force currently coursing within my body, it feels a bit difficult to regard it as my own. There was.

This is just my guess from here on, but I somehow had an idea what the identity of these powers I had unexpectedly acquired was.

‘This…’ No matter how much I think about it, it’s an all-too-familiar energy.’

To be more precise, the temperament of strength felt very similar to someone I knew.

The energy flows arrogantly and never seems to be broken by anyone else.

It was clear that it was the very energy of Cartesia that he had felt during countless sparring sessions.

But why is the energy of Cartesia lingering in my body like this right now?

‘Could it be that this is also one of the effects of returning to life? ‘Isn’t it simply amplifying the abilities of the target I designate, and is the effect a two-way street?’

But now was not the time to leisurely explore the effects of my abilities.

“… Is that really true? “I don’t believe it’s just my brother’s words, but is it really true that your strength has suddenly increased recently?”

The student council president looked at me with suspicion after Berdel’s words.

“It’s not like that. To obtain his power by sacrificing a human being. “There’s no way Xian would do such a disgusting thing, senior!”

Cartesia gritted her teeth and answered, but unfortunately for her, the way the student council president and other cadets looked at me was not so kind.

“Honestly, I don’t know much about junior Xian. But I know very well how upright and upright a cadet Cartesia is. Also, there is no way that junior Xian, whom you trust and rely on, is a bad person.”

The student council president looked at Cartesia with a regretful expression, but at the same time, she gave off an air that there was nothing she could do about it.

“But junior Cartesia, as I was looking at junior Xian’s mood just now, you looked like you were guessing something, right? “I don’t like the idea of playing a villain here, but I think I should listen to what junior Xian has to say.”

“… Tsk.”

At the student president’s polite but firm words, Cartesia also took a step back, biting her own lip slightly.

She also knows. If you show that you have a close relationship with me here for no reason, or make a move to protect me, it may backfire even more.

This was especially true when considering the fact that externally, my relationship with Cartesia was simply ‘more than friends but less than lovers’ and nothing more than that.

“Junior Xian, I also don’t have the stupid idea that Junior Xian is the culprit of this incident just by listening to Verdel. “Anyway, junior Xian has been the center of attention recently, so there will be plenty of alibis for the incident.”

“… “Then isn’t it a bit too much for you to look like you’re interrogating me in a place like this with so many people?”

When I responded in a tone that said something was unfair, the student council president also made an expression as if there was nothing he could do.

“But when something is said in a public place like this, I can’t just nod my head and move on. As junior Xian and Leticia testified, there is a high possibility that someone who has suddenly become stronger recently is the culprit. “If junior Xian is innocent, can you explain whether what Verdel said is true and why?”

“…..”

The student council president asked me this in a very polite manner, but unfortunately I was not in a position to properly answer his politeness.

‘There’s no way I can explain the reason.’

To brag about my ability to ‘return to life’ in order to avoid this situation is nothing more than a foolish act of avoiding a wild dog and sticking my head into the jaw of a tiger.

You may not know it, but from the moment you leave this place, the country will send people from all over to kidnap or kill people.

Also, bragging about this ability was no different than insulting Cartesia, who had trusted me and kept my secret until now, pretending to be my false lover.

And the story that Arrieta had been hiding for so long from the imperial family, that she was terminally ill and that I had cured her with this ability, was something she could not even say out loud.

‘Could it be that Leticia was aiming for this situation?’

Anyway, the fact that I am not the culprit in this incident will quickly be revealed if a full-fledged investigation is conducted.

However, after highlighting doubts about me like this in a public place, it was clear that if I failed to properly explain them, the suspicions against me would snowball, independent of this incident.

Not only will my reputation, which I have managed to build by excelling in various classes so far, be destroyed in a single moment, but it will also be impossible to build trust from others in the future.

I don’t know if Leticia planned this after finding out about my abilities, but it was clear that it was a very fatal blow to me.

“… What Berdel said is not true. There is no reason for me to do such a foolish thing. If your goal is to build up power in the first place, there are plenty of safe ways to do it, such as asking your ‘friends’ for a favor.”

“Really? “Then, is Berdel’s statement that your strength has increased significantly recently also a lie, junior?”

“… That.”

Lying to get out of a situation is one of the worst things you can do.

Because the moment the lie is revealed, everything you said up until now will become a lie.

“Junior, I understand that everyone has secrets they want to hide. But rather than that, I think it is more important to explain one’s innocence here and now.”

The flow is not good. No, it’s very bad.

‘Damn, all my efforts over the past month have been in vain.’

I couldn’t reveal what my abilities were here, so the moment I was about to say that I could never open my mouth, prepared to destroy the reputation I had worked so hard to build up with my own hands –

“No, if you don’t want to talk, you don’t have to open your mouth.”

A voice is heard from behind.

“It’s hard for worms to believe things they haven’t seen with their own eyes.”

Trug-

A young man who looks very handsome at first glance is walking towards us.

No, he was by no means a simple young man.

Because the average person cannot emit a ferocious force that can suffocate those around him just by walking.

“So let me guarantee it. The guy is innocent. Because he’s the same type as me.”

And I knew very well who that young man was.

In the past, when I was working as a mercenary on the battlefield, I had the experience of witnessing a man casually annihilating a country’s army from afar.

He is the sharp sword of the empire and at the same time, he is at the top of everyone except the emperor.

A man with a legend who divided the world with only a sword.

Sword of the Sky.

Kaiselik von Orfe was the Duke himself.

“Don’t you think so too, my potential disciple?”