Chapter 500

Chapter 500

Chapter 500

"Asan. In my opinion, shouldn’t that song..."

Yi-Han was about to say to his friend, 'Shouldn't that song be banned?'

"If it's that song, it's definitely worth showing."

"Ugh. It's frustrating. If I had written a good song, I would have shown it too. The professor criticized my ."

"Cheer up. You can write a good song next time."

"..."

Yi-Han decided to just keep his mouth shut.

'He must really be famous, more than I thought.'

He looked around, but unfortunately, Yonaire was not among the idle guys who were out here.

'If Yonaire were here, we could have shared the feeling of being left out together.'

Isn't it better to be two people than to be a person with no social skills alone?

Yi-Han had a very rude thought about Yonaire.

Creak-

"!"

At the sound of the door opening, all the students lowered their posture. Except for Yi-Han, everyone's eyes were sparkling with anticipation.

'Huh? Did he really come?'

In fact, Yi-Han didn't really believe his friends' words.

There were so many false rumors in Einroguard.

-Kids! Next week, His Majesty the Emperor's army will overthrow the principal and liberate the school!-

-Kids! Next week, a new principal will come and the school rules will change!-

-Kids! Starting next week, meat will be added to the menu!-

...Such false rumors usually turned out to be not true at all. And when asked, no one remembered who started them first.

But surprisingly, the one who entered through the open door was an unfamiliar outsider he had never seen before.

The elderly turtle mixed-blood man, wrapped in a slightly worn but thick coat, put down his instrument case and looked around the main building as if observing it carefully.

In his appearance, one could feel the leisure and dignity that only a person who had been active as a minstrel for a long time could possess.

Even though he had never seen Ipadour's face, Yi-Han could be sure that the other person was Ipadour.

'Indeed, famous people have a different aura.'

"It is truly a beautiful place. Lord Gonadaltes."

“Haha. I think you are being too generous, Lord Ipadour. For someone who has seen all the spring flowers and autumn moons across the Empire.”

"No. The history that permeates this building overwhelms me."

"..."

"..."

The students lowered their posture to the point of sticking their bodies flat on the floor. Yi-Han looked at them as if they were pathetic.

'These guys are doing this without even figuring out the skull principal's location.'

Come to think of it, if a famous person came from outside, wasn't there a high probability that the skull principal would come out too?

The basics were to either figure out the skull principal's location, or if that was difficult, to set a fire near the principal's office to guide the skull principal's movement in that direction.

'I got caught.'

When the skull principal turned his gaze, Yi-Han sensed that he had been caught.

Indeed, considering the number of his friends, it was difficult not to get caught.

'Hiding here forcibly is something only a novice would do. I have to trust the outsider and go out strongly.'

"Principal! How are you!"

"!?!"

"????"

The friends who were lying on the floor thought Yi-Han had gone crazy.

The skull principal also threw a dismal gaze, as if he didn't expect Yi-Han to pop out so blatantly.

“Ye-Yes. It's a good night. What are you doing there?”

"While passing by, I felt sorry that the floor of the honorable Einroguard was dirty, so I was cleaning it."

"...Th-That's right."

"That's what we were doing."

The friends who were lying on the floor wiped the floor with their whole bodies to show that they were cleaning.

The skull principal clicked his tongue, seeing the 1st-year students who had sneaked out while on duty making absurd excuses.

“Your sincerity is so admirable that it's hard to believe. Is Professor Verduus coming out to clean tomorrow?”

"Thank you. If it's not rude, may I also greet the guest?"

"Rather, it would be an honor. I am Ipadour."

"..."

“...”

Yi-Han could clearly feel the atmosphere becoming chilly, as if Pengerin had used cold magic.

"A place with warm meals and soft beds. Einroguard."

“Why is that ironhead singing such a vulgar song in front of an outsider? Won't people think I made him do it!”

"I don't think so."

But Ipadour was already looking at Asan and the skull principal with a perplexed face.

As a seasoned minstrel, he immediately realized that it was a bit strange for a newcomer of an organization to sing a song of praise.

"Don't tell me, Lord Gonadaltes, you...?"

“No! Why would I!”

"Asan just wrote it out of pure impression."

Yi-Han stepped in, unable to watch any longer.

If left alone, Asan might be dragged to the punishment room for the crime of defaming the principal's honor after the event ended.

"Are you saying that someone from a great noble family was impressed by warm meals and soft beds?"

Ipadour threw a question as if it was hard to believe.

No matter how he thought about it, it seemed like a song made by force and coercion.

Yi-Han gritted his teeth and hastily came up with a reason.

"...Actually, there's a story behind it. In fact, the friends who enter Einroguard come in full of fear due to all sorts of rumors. In the midst of that, they made such a song after realizing that the rumors were wrong."

"Aha!"

"..."

"..."

The friends next to Yi-Han made very complicated expressions.

The words 'No, there are no warm meals or soft beds' were about to come up to their throats.

"I misunderstood. I apologize. Lord Gonadaltes."

“It's alright. That can happen.”

"The rhythm is excellent, but the lyrics are a bit too... blatant praise that can be misunderstood. I think subtle metaphors would be better."

While Ipadour was pointing out the song to Asan, the skull principal spoke to Yi-Han.

“Have I ever told you that I cherish you a lot?”

"Oh. What are you going to give me?"

“...I was just asking.”

Yi-Han glared at the skull principal.

—

After listening to the songs of the 1st-year friends, correcting them, and even giving autographs, Ipadour said to the skull principal.

"Lord Gonadaltes. Actually, I have a request."

“Say whatever it is.”

"Could I perhaps take a look around the school's scenery? If I could do that, I think it would be a great help for my poetic inspiration."

“Are you going to write a song about Einroguard?”

The skull principal tried not to show his emotions, but Yi-Han could feel the hidden dismay in it.

Of course, writing a song about Einroguard was not a bad thing.

If Ipadour just made a song of praise, how abundant would the donations and investments be that year?

However, the skull principal knew well that basically, the mouth of a minstrel could not be controlled as desired.

If he just didn't write a song, there would be no worries...

"That's right!"

“Alright. Let's take a look around together.”

"I'm really sorry, but could a student also accompany us? I think they will show a different perspective from what you see..."

At Ipadour's words, the friends made expressions as if they were almost having a heart attack.

They silently screamed at each other, grabbed each other's collars, and stepped on each other's feet, trying to step forward.

“Wardanaz. Come out.”

"Huh? Principal. I was going to go back and sleep..."

The skull principal used an extraordinary space magic to move a leave pass into Yi-Han's outer coat pocket.

Yi-Han nodded with an expression of being impressed by the beautiful magic.

"Wouldn't it be an honor for us students to serve the guest as well?"

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