Prologue: Darkness lurks in a peaceful school, a case of missing students!
Part 1
“Just in time……”
I exhaled in relief as I left the auditorium of Midgar Swordsman Academy. My white breath disappears into the morning sky.
Just now, the opening ceremony of the third semester has just ended.
“Good grief, where have you been all winter break, Sid?”
“That’s right, we promised that we would all try to pick up Mitsugoshi Shokai’s ladies, didn’t we?”
The mob faces of Hyoro and Jaga are also somewhat nostalgic.
“Sorry, sorry, I have some urgent business.”
With the succession to the throne of the Oriana Kingdom and my unexpected return to Japan, my winter vacation was filled with many fun events.
“We’ve been through a lot while you’ve been gone……”
“That’s right, Sid-kun’s sister tied me up……”
Hyoro and Jaga said resentfully.
“Claire-neesan?”
“It looks like she was trying to find out where Sid was. I told her I didn’t know, but she’s poking me in the neck with her sword……”
“When I said, “You’re so cute, would you like me to go out with you?” she almost put a sword in my butt……”
“Aah, is that so. Sorry sorry.”
I guess I should stay away from my sister for a while.
“Speaking of trouble, the missing former president Rose is now the princess of the Oriana Kingdom, and the whole country is in an uproar.”
“I know that one.”
Fufufu, no one would ever think that I led her to become king.
Behind the birth of the Great King, there was an unknown involvement of “The Eminence in Shadow” ―― And his identity is that of an ordinary student from anywhere.
This is the real thrill of “The Eminence in Shadow”.
“That’s not all. There was a mass outbreak of demons in the Oriana Kingdom, or the country was taken over.”
Of course I know that.
After all, it was “The Eminence in Shadow” who led the way and solved the whole thing. You will never know that there is a key figure in front of you.
“This will likely terminate the alliance with the Oriana Kingdom.”
Hmm?
Termination of alliance?
“Right. I never thought that former President Rose would fall into the path of evil……Public opinion will never allow it.”
“Path of evil? Eh? What do you mean?”
“I said, former President Rose summoned demons to slaughter the heir to the throne and take over the Oriana Kingdom. She is truly a villainous, evil woman who will go down in history.”
“She was such a good person at the academy, but I never thought she would do something like this. Even at the War God Festival, she killed her own father, which means that a person is not what she appears to be. Well, if she insists, I can marry her.”
“N-Now that you mention it, she’s definitely a villainous woman…”
The story of the birth of the Great King who went down in history had unexpectedly gone the villain route.
Well, I guess this is the way it is.
The evil Great King who shakes the world and the powerful person who controls her from the shadow… If I do say so myself, what a flexible turnaround, it’s splendid.
“And there are some fishy rumors about former President Rose.”
“Yes, that’s right. I heard that she is connected behind the scenes with an organization called Shadow Garden or something like that――”
“Oi Jaga, if you say anything more, it’s dangerous.”
Hyoro interrupted Jaga.
“Oops, that’s right. I was about to get erased for talking about this.”
“Hmm? What do you mean, “erased”?”
“During the winter break, four of the academy’s students went missing. Rumor has it that it was the work of the organization that took over the school before.”
Hyoro, making a serious face, says, and Jaga also says in a frightened voice.
“They’re burying the students who tried to investigate the organization in the dark…………”
“Hmm, I wonder if they do that.”
“Well, they won’t.”
Jaga change his attitude and pretended to be relaxed.
“The students suddenly disappeared, so everyone is playing around with conspiracy theories. The Knights investigated just in case, but there were no traces of intruders anywhere.”
“It’s time for those who have dropped their academic credits to escape reality. They didn’t disappear, they ran away. Jaga, are you going to be okay with your academic credits?”
“Ugh, Well, just barely. What about you, Hyoro-kun?”
“M-Mine is so so, what about you, Sid?”
“Somehow, I can manage… I guess?”
“I-I see. I’m glad that everyone seems to be able to advance.”
“Y-Y-Y-You’re right.”
“Right.”
“By the way, what are we going to do after this?”
“We don’t have classes today, just the opening ceremony. So why don’t we play cards in the dormitory?”
“Eh, playing cards?”
“This, this is a new product from Mitsugoshi Company!”
What Hyoro, with a smug look on his face, pulled out of his pocket was the very playing cards I had often seen in my previous life. I had no idea that such a thing had even been commercialized.
“I got it from Nina-senpai. Let’s play daifugo or poker!” (TLN: also known as Tycoon, is a Japanese shedding–type card game for three or more players played with a standard 52–card pack. The objective of the game is to get rid of all the cards one has as fast as possible by playing progressively stronger cards than those of the previous player)
“Sid is playing cards for the first time today. Let’s show him how tough the world of competition is.”
“Fufufu…… Then it’s poker. Let’s rip off all the money he has.”
Poker, huh?
Probably Texas Hold’em. These are the rules of poker that I taught Seven Shades a long time ago.
I have good memories of taking the girls’ money and making them cry half the time.
I taught the kids the harshness of society, so it’s only right that I get a generous lesson fee…… They quickly became stronger, so I ran away with the win.
It’s a good opportunity, so let’s get the lesson fee from Hyoro and Jaga as well.
I snapped my fingers,
“I’ll take it. Let’s see if you can teach me the harshness of the competition.”
“The rate is ten times higher than usual. I’m getting extra income.”
“The duck has carried the leek” (TLN: It means “What a stroke of luck!” or “Here comes a sucker”)
“Fuu…”
Oops, close call. I covered my mouth with my hand.
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