How to Live as a Knight After the Ending

Chapter 125: Accomplice of Corruption (2)

There may be an accomplice among the teachers teaching magic to students at the prestigious Grand Cloister Academy, or among the famous wizards studying magic.

It was a very rude assumption, albeit speculative.

Terence, who attended the Academy and was proud to be a part of it, should have been furious.

However, he couldn't deny it.

It couldn't be true. The assumption was wrong.

A million retorting words raced through his head, but they wouldn't come out of his mouth.

“Shit.”

The word, uttered after hesitation, was an admission of Osian's assumption.

“Yeah. Maybe you're right.”

Instead of thinking that it couldn't be, he thought that it might be.

With that, the answer to a question that had been foggy in Terence's mind became clear.

“Trading in a place like this? Even in the middle of the night, there are other people walking around, so it’s dangerous if you get caught. It’s too bold to be considered a simple psychological attack. Considering what they do, there’s no need to take even a 1 percent risk.”

Terence ran a hand through his hair in disbelief.

“There is an accomplice in this re

“What about that thing at your waist?”

“It's a sword. Is there a problem?”

“......No. Not really.”

The guard looked puzzled that Osian had brought a sword with him, but he didn't see what he could do with it, so he let it slide.

Osian arrived back at Grand Cloister Square.

As Terence had said, he had no trouble getting in, and the artifacts he had wanted to bring with him were not an issue.

‘I wonder if there's still time.’

Osian checked the time on the clock inside the grounds.

It was currently 4:30 pm and his appointment with Terence was at 5:00.

With nothing else to do for the rest of the day, Osian strolled to the plaza in front of the main building and sat down at the fountain.

How long had it been since he'd taken the time to relax like this?

Come to think of it, it hadn't been long.

'I've fulfilled requests, fought, practiced swordsmanship and many other things.’

It had only lasted half an hour, but Osian was grateful for the brief respite.

After all, after this break, there might be a fight tonight.

Closing his eyes, a gentle breeze blew in and tickled his face.

For now, Osian sat still, untroubled, unconcerned, unthinking.

How much time passed like that?

He opened his closed eyes when he heard a strange murmur around him.

Some of the students were leaving class and heading back to their dormitories, and some were leaving work.

‘Oh no. Did I attract too much attention?’

Osian looked at the sword at his waist and clicked his tongue.

‘An outsider with a sword in the center fountain, sitting still, must have made them wonder what the hell I’m doing.’

Osian shrugged and slowly rose from his seat, thinking that if he stood still, he might as well go somewhere else, away from the prying eyes.

“Ah.”

“Oh.”

As Osian turned to leave, the people watching him sighed.

Especially female students and female employees, they were sad to see him go.

‘What a great show!’

The water droplets from the fountain scattered, casting a beautiful light against the slowly setting sun.

Underneath, a sculptural, black-haired handsome man sits in the fountain with his eyes closed, as if immersed in the rainwater.

It was a picture that drew people's eyes.

Not only women, but even men were attracted to him.

It was as natural as the sun rising and setting to sigh when he left the room.

‘Shall I follow him and ask his name?’

Some brave souls decided they couldn't lose him, so they followed him.

That's when they saw him stop in his tracks and turn to face one of them.

“Hey, big brother. What brings you here?”

Thalia Progenen turned to face Osian with an innocent gaze.

‘What, what, he knows Thalia?’

‘Wow, what the heck. She has magical skills and a great family background, and she even knows a guy like that?’

Most people would have been jealous if it was someone else, but not Thalia.

She was quite a celebrity in the Grand Cloister, and unlike her brother, she had a very good reputation.

The people who had been following Osian backed away, swallowing back tears.

Osian and Talia continued their conversation.

“So, you were allowed to come in as you were?”

“I had help.”

“Who?”

Osian was about to say, “Your brother,” but he hesitated.

He wondered if he should tell her that Terence was trying to help him with this.

‘Apparently, Terence is working behind his sister's back, and this young lady, on the other hand, hired me without Terence's knowledge.’

This explained why they were brother and sister.

“It's just an acquaintance. It's not unusual for someone of my stature to have connections here.”

“Oh, right.”

I bluffed a little, but I was pleased to see that he was more receptive than I expected.

“So, work-wise, things are going well, right?”

“Don't worry about it. I'll have it fixed in no time.”

That would probably be determined tonight.

“Okay, I'll keep my fingers crossed.”

With those words, Thalia left.

As Osian watched her go, Terence slithered up behind him like a ghost.

“But don’t walk around without making any noise.”

“My little sister, sweet and pretty, isn't she?”

He had apparently watched my conversation with Talia from afar.

No, better than that, nice and pretty?

Osian looked at Terence, wondering what he meant.

Normally, he'd be shouting, “Don't ogle my sister!”

Instead, Terence was subtly bragging to Osian about Thalia's virtues.

“She's also surprisingly gullible and devoted. I'm sure her boyfriend or husband-to-be will be happy forever.”

“I don't know what you're talking about, but let's get right down to business. I'm not interested in that sort of thing.”

“Chit.”

“Why are you kicking your tongue?”

“......Anyway, we're supposed to figure out where Slaine is now and sneak up on him, right?”

“Yeah.”

“Well, I've cast a tracking spell, so it doesn't really matter.”

The sun disappeared and night fell and Slaine headed back to the research wing as expected.

Osian and Terence entered the lab as well.

The lab was even quieter than yesterday. No one was wandering around, and many of the lab lights were off.

“It's unusually quiet today.”

“Yeah, it is. It doesn't seem like the right day.”

“What, you don't know?”

“I don't know everything that goes on in here.”

-Hmm.

Osian scanned his surroundings with a sharp glance.

None of the usual guards were milling about.

“He's in.”

Terence used tracking magic to locate Slaine.

He was in a seminar room on the third floor of the research wing.

Osian and Terence stood in the doorway of the seminar room. There must be a deal going on in there right now.

Just rush in and storm the scene.

“......!”

Osian felt a piercing sensation and immediately pushed Terence aside, launching himself in the opposite direction.

As Terrence looked at him with a questioning stare, the door exploded, sweeping them both away.