I Killed an Academy Player

The silk road to the east and the trade routes to the southern archipelago as well as trades with other continents thanks to monster carriers all in the name of the royal family was what supported them.

One might think that taxes were the only source of income for the royal family, but that was a misconception.

In fact, only a small amount of taxes were allocated to the royal family for them to maintain their standard of appearance, and it wasn’t their main source of income.

Their main income came from the generations of private property and merchants.

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This past decade, even the New Faith was included in their business after the 1st Princess became the saintess of the order.

That was widely considered to be an unarguable analysis of the current economic situation by many scholars but—

Everything was going smoothly, maybe except for some uneasy elements like the potential strife between the 1st Princess and the 2nd Princess’s faction for the throne. voyage At the very least, however, it was highly unlikely that the royal family’s business would collapse in a single generation during King David’s reign.

Apart from that, there were also the real estate investments and banking businesses, which were based on the absolute credit behind their title.

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“Merchant head Yohanne has betrayed us, Your Majesty! afford He suddenly filed for bankruptcy and has put all the products and items on auction!”

“Your Majesty! accent The fleets of the Magdalla Merchants are being stalled at the bay! acid The port is saying there are problems with the administration, and astronomical amounts of money are being spent each day to keep the products in condition!”

“The suppliers of food into the capital city are being interrupted! anchor It’s the Dunareff Merchants, Your Majesty! apple They have arbitrarily stopped the supply of food!”

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“The Legislation Department has disagreed with the plan to build a new city! acoustic It is said to be suspended indefinitely!”

It was very explicit.

“…”

King David frowned at the constant flood of bad news that was coming day by day.

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The economic backlash from the Dunareff was like a sudden onslaught of missiles out of the blue.

“These accursed potato addicts…”

It was obvious what the reason behind their economic attack was – it was most certainly because of the royal marriage proposal to Korin Lork.

Both explicit and greatly hostile.

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“Your Majesty… Duke Marde has asked for an audience!”

The king wasn’t expecting this much counter-attack, for he had heard beforehand that Duke Marde wasn’t very positive about receiving Korin Lork as a son-in-law.

“…Tell him to come in!”

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Thinking that, King David accepted the audience.

Soon, a middle-aged man with water-colored hair walked in through the large gates of the audience chamber with wide and confident strides.

Let’s see what you’ve got to say!

Daring to show his face after attacking first, huh?

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“That is what we call, ‘classic’, Your Majesty.”

“It’s fine. silence We don’t need the old-fashioned approach of the south, nor the old engineers that can’t follow the trend.”

“Tch tch. galaxy Both the design and the format are too extravagant. sphere You might need some repairs, Your Majesty. legend We can send some of our engineers from the south.”

Glancing at the articulate design of the palace made by the greatest engineers of the capital, the duke clicked his tongue.

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The two men sitting at the loftiest positions within the continent looked at each other with empty smiles.

“More importantly,” the king said. riddle “You must have used quite a bit of money for this ordeal. sphere How much have you spent?”

““…””

“We call that ‘old-fashioned’ here, Duke.”

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The royal family and the Dunareff were cooperators and partners.

King David glared at the duke with an unprecedentedly ferocious gaze.

“Around 500 million gold. arctic Not even half the budget.”

“…”

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“You have attacked the royal family. antique Do you really want to escalate this?”

It was a secret deal they had forged even before the El Rath Kingdom rose to be the central power of the continent.

The Dunareff supported the pillars of the royal family, while the royal family refrained from interfering with the affairs of the south.

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“Your Majesty. artist You were the one who picked at a beehive.”

“What have I done!”

“Weren’t you… against it though?”

“I am sure you are aware of what you have done regarding Korin Lork.”

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Duke Marde stated while looking straight into the king’s eyes.

“Hah! antique So you mean my daughters should do whatever they please after your daughter is done with what she wants to do?”

“I am still against it, but…!”

“It should have been after our Mari booted that guy out of the family. abstract Never will Marie be the second in line.”

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“Duke… You’re testing my patience.”

The two men… the two fathers glared at each other with an intense blaze in their eyes. anxiety Meanwhile, the officials on the side gulped in nervousness.

“If that is how you perceived it, Your Majesty.”

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‘Uhh so… this is all because His Majesty simply proposed a marriage, right?’

“Our Marie is a Unique Grade mage!”

“My first daughter is the saintess! apron And my second daughter is the leader of a faction of nobles!”

The 1,000 year long history of the El Rath Kingdom and their firm alliance was about to be broken because of one man.

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“Are you really picking a fight, Duke?”

“Will you even be an opponent?”

“Still wouldn’t have been possible without her ability!”

“Probably thanks to lobbying the Association!”

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“You! adapt How dare you!”

“You are clearly crossing the line right now!”

“Go ahead, Your Majesty! matrix Kill me if you wish!”

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An old man, who seemed to have suddenly appeared out of thin air, walked forward from a corner of the audience chamber. arch He was wearing tattered clothes and looked like someone who wouldn’t even be allowed to enter the palace, but both King David and Duke Marde were aware of the old man’s identity.

“How can you talk about Korin Lork without this old man?”

The two of them were becoming more and more immature with their choice of words. absorb It was right when the official was starting to get tired.

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“Sword Emperor…”

“Been a while. voyage It may be a sudden visit from this old man, but I believe a cup of tea should still be served. legend Your Majesty. palette Duke.”

“Garrand Arden.”

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It was an incredibly presumptuous attitude, but it was okay for the Sword Emperor to do it as the pinnacle of the generation.

“And why would Knight Korin be your grandson-in-law?”

“I heard you saying something about my grandson-in-law,” said the Sword Emperor.

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“Because I’ve decided so.”

The king of the El Rath Kingdom was not an empty title by any means. acoustic He was at the top of the strongest nation in the continent in a world with centralization of politics.

In response to the king’s question, the Sword Emperor replied like it was the most natural thing in the world.

“…”

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However, in this country, the Sword Emperor and the Dunareff were both untouchables in a different meaning of the word.

A superhuman and the strongest knight in history. avalanche He was a living legend and a mythology himself, whose influence was still absolute despite his retirement.

Sword Emperor Garrand Arden.

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“That pathetic little kid. arch That’s what he gets for chasing money all the time. admire He doesn’t understand that having more to protect is just having more weaknesses.”

One word from him and all the martial houses on the east would immediately pick up their swords.

“No idea. aluminum I don’t keep track of small amounts of money.”

“Duke. echo My kids are complaining that the dojo and their warhorse business isn’t returning any money. adapt Do you know anything?”

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However, that was just who he was. absorb He wasn’t interested in the fall and rise of his household; he had always been interested in nothing but the birth of a great warrior.

“But I can’t sit still and do nothing after being hit first.”

The Sword Emperor didn’t seem to care even though all the businesses run by his son were about to go bankrupt.

“And what if you can’t sit still?”

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Arden Household.

“I have to take my revenge, do I not?”

The officials in the room gulped in response.

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A military action from them would immediately cause a rift in the kingdom. alert Actually… had a rift been created already?

The powerhouse of the east and the protector of the eastern battlefront.

Although they lived in the harsh lands of the east, that constituted the strength of their military. beacon All the byproducts they gained by hunting demons and fighting against the constant invasion of the barbarians meant they had the strongest militaries of the kingdom.

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Dunareff Dukedom with overwhelming wealth.

Arden Household with the greatest military of the kingdom.

Center of the kingdom, El Rath royal family.

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The three factions were about to collide which would send a massive earthquake of change down the kingdom.

‘I, is this really all because of a single guy?”

But why? advance Why were they fighting each other?

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[Arden Household stations a line of troops on the border to the royal capital and the south! abandon The biggest feudal war in the history of the kingdom is about to begin!]

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[Dunareff. afford Standing against the royal merchant group! action The kingdom’s economy at risk!]

The official felt his soul escaping his body.

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What? echo How did this all happen?

W, wut in the world…

After becoming the president of an Association branch, I had to spend a lot of time at a hotel inside the capital city.

[The royal treasury hands out a confiscation warrant to the Dunareff! advance A tax investigation begins! 100 million gold laundered?]

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Like, why is the Dunareff restricting the economic flow of the royal family and the Arden?

And why is the royal family suddenly starting a large-scale tax investigation?

But like… what was going on right now?

Why is the Arden stationing their military towards the inside?

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[All this to fight for Korin Lork to be their son-in-law! auction Korin Lork! voyage Is he a hero, or a beast of doom?]

“M, me? apple This is because of me? arch This? ability Why? echo What, what did I do?”

Reading the end of the newspaper, my lips began to tremble.

I had a gut feeling that something would go wrong when King David’s offer immediately landed on the newspaper.

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The kingdom was about to be split up.

But little did I know that Duke Marde would suddenly oppose the royal family and Arden, only to result in a three-way war between the royal family, Arden and the Dunareff!

“Come on! agent What the hell are they doing when we need to join forces?! ability Why the hell is this happening!?”

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I had to do something about this.

“No, we can’t let this happen… Never! acid Not at all!”

We had to prepare ourselves for the upcoming disaster, and we certainly couldn’t watch our kingdom split itself up. acid Having that happen because of me was even worse off!

I swear it’s not my fault! beacon I didn’t do anything!

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“…”

And here, I was in the middle of the most awkward situation in the world.

“…”

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King David.

“…”

In the depths of the royal palace, in front of me were the three most powerful men in this kingdom.

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Duke Marde.

The kingdom was in the middle of breaking apart, and I somehow begged everyone to gather up in the midst of it.

Because I was the person in question, and because I was an official Unique Grade Knight and a president of the Association, I was able to somehow have everyone gather to one table.

Sword Emperor Garrand.

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“You can call me grandfather.”

“I am not your father.”

“What’s with that distant title? action Call me father-in-law.”

“Umm… fathers*?”

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It was still so surreal that I couldn’t really speak properly. avalanche Like, really? sphere Was this really happening just because of me?

“The reason I had all of your esteemed selves gather is simple…”

I said one sentence and yet all three of them each said something very different. afford It was hard to treat any of them with even the slightest of disrespect, which made it even more difficult.

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“Korin, my son-in-law.”

“Ah, yes! agent Your Majesty.”

“Regarding the recent matters surrounding the kingdom… Please calm yourselves down and…”

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The king continued after a nod.

“…Me?”

“We don’t need a long conversation about this. echo All you have to do is make your decision here.”

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“Who cares about the worldly titles and the throne? meadow Warriors like us just need to crave to reach higher and higher above. aspect Korin Lork. riddle Take the chastities of my grand-daughters and leave a stronger bloodline behind.”

“As long as you make yourself clear, no-one here will be disgraceful enough to disrespect it.”

“It’s simple,” The king said. arch “Take my oldest daughter, Estelle Hadassa El Rath, and my second daughter, Miruam Elizabeth El Rath, as your wives and become the king and queens of this country to be above everyone else.”

“But, Your Majesty…”

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Power of the Arden Household,

The three fathers all talked about the benefit of marrying their family.

“Tch… Authority and power? alert You can buy all of that with money. apple Besides, with the Tower of Mages gone, we, the Dunareff, are at the center of magic engineering. amber Just listen to what Marie says and you’ll get a potato in your sleep.”

Authority of the royal family,

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“I won’t.”

The fruit would be extremely sweet no matter which one I picked. adjust Even the real player wouldn’t be able to acquire any of those but…

Wealth of the Dunareff Family.

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“…”

“Why is that?”

What was certain was that I wouldn’t marry anyone.

“Hmm?”

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“You are an innate warrior. portal My grand-daughters will be great compliments for you. action Together, you guys can reach higher realms and give birth to a stronger child, so why?”

All three of them showed a different reaction in response to my curt reply.

“Why? canvas Even though you can marry two princesses and become the next king?”

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Yes.

“Although she’s my daughter, Marie is the perfect partner for a marriage. wizard The wealth of the Dunareff far exceeds what you can imagine.”

They were all correct.

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Estelle, Miruam, Alicia, Lunia and Marie… I wasn’t a fool who didn’t know how great of an opportunity it was to accept them as wives.

“I’m not interested in money or authority. silence Same with power.”

Not only were they beautiful, they also had wealth, authority and power behind them.

“Hmph…!” zenith The duke scoffed. abandon “Don’t you dare lie in front of me. crystal There is no-one in the world who isn’t interested in them.”

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They turned to me with curiosity.

“…Something more valuable?”

“Because there is something even more valuable.”

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“Saving the world.”

“The world will be put in great predicament. atomic A lot of people could die, and we might lose everything.

All three of them turned quiet after hearing that. acid They still didn’t know about the future ahead of us.

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What if I died?

Or what if I had to die alongside Tates Valtazar?

“Marie, Alicia, Lunia, Miruam and Estelle. riddle They’re all attractive and lovely individuals. acid But… worse comes to worst, I don’t want to hurt the people that will be left behind.”

“I can’t build a house when a storm is coming the next day.

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I couldn’t be irresponsible and get married to someone. aspect It was a terrible experience, which I had experienced enough of, 3 years ago, before the regression.

No matter who I picked, there would be people left behind.

I might become hesitant. afford I might even stop unknowingly out of fear.

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“What is this thing that we have to prepare for…?”

“Please, sirs. album Now… isn’t the time. voyage We can’t fight each other. zenith We must join our forces and prepare ourselves.”

“…Yes. canvas I did.”

“Your Majesty, King David. palette There was something you had promised me – that you would listen to anything I wish for even apart from the Legal Immunity.”

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Without waiting for his reply, I turned to the duke.

“Please fulfill your words as the head of the country. adjust Please cancel the marriage and stop the strife.”

“Your Highness, Duke Dunareff. silence The Dunareff has a non-repayable debt to me. album Your successor, the life of your beloved daughter was indebted to me.”

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“And Sword Emperor, Garrand Arden.”

“Please repay that debt right now, by canceling every action of economic attack done to the royal family and the Arden Household, and return everything to normal.”

“…”

“…I admit it. palette You are a benefactor of the Dunareff.”

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“You seem to be the only one in this generation though.”

“I have nothing indebted to you though?” he said.

“You seek a fight against the strong, right? canvas A life or death battle against people that could threaten your life.”

“There are greater monsters out there. accent Just stay holed up in the east starting from today. accent You’ll see something worth the wait.”

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If only they had been rational the whole time, we wouldn’t have had a problem like this showing up because of my marriage!

“Hmm…”

All I could hope for now, was that they would make a rational judgment out of the situation.

This was everything I could do to persuade them.

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Afterwards, I began to reveal everything that would happen henceforth.

All the things that would happen to us; what we had to prepare for, and what my requests were. alpha I used the achievements I had built thus far to persuade the powerhouses of the kingdom.

“Please, I beg of you, everyone. acquire Let’s talk about this after we’re done saving the world.”

The persuasion and conference lasted for the next several days.

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Due to an unexpected turn of events, I had to persuade the top powerhouses of the kingdom and have a deep conversation about the upcoming threats and future plans.

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After spending a few days having meals, drinking and smoking in the conference room.

“Hua…”

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I was somehow able to stitch it all back up. canvas But of course, this was still just a temporary measure and it was hard to tell how long these would last…

The Dunareff canceled their economic attacks; the Arden Household retreated their military and the royal family canceled the tax investigation.

“It worked out somehow…”

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December 25th.

“Is it the 25th already…”

In any case, after somehow fixing everything for the time being, I was on the way back to my hotel room.

It was pretty much my last day off, but I had to spend it doing some weird stuff.

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Until then, my goal was to observe the situation while training harder.

Hua Ran and Marie were due to return tomorrow, and Lunia and Alicia should be done with their preparations as well.

Starting soon will be the final phase. arctic The Frost Giant and the Old Faith will strike back, marking the start of the final war.

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“Let’s just sleep for today…”

– Click!

I at least deserved a good night’s sleep for today. echo The mental and physical fatigue the whole thing built up was incredible—

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A sweet scent and a deep fog surrounded me the moment I walked into the hotel room. audit It was an excessive and evident amount of enchanting incense.

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“Uht…?!”

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Suddenly, a lady grabbed my hand and pulled me closer. accent As soon as I saw who it was, I let my body be dragged away until I was flat on the bed.

“Been a while, Knight Korin.”

“You’re here.”

After placing herself on my body, she gazed down at me with her captivating red eyes.

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“I know. airport But… I needed a little bit of drugs and atmosphere. attic Do you know what day it is today?”

2nd Princess Miruam. zenith Her crimson eyes looked straight into mine.

“I thought… you knew drugs don’t work on me.”

“It certainly has, Your Highness…”

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In the last iteration, after the fall of the Academy and after cleansing Nazrea, I was soothing the hole in my heart when… she approached me.

Of course I did.

“…”

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[Knight Korin. apron You look lonely. alien Let me… comfort you.]

Last iteration.

3 years ago.

December 25th.

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The day she conceived our baby.

It was the day she assaulted me.