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Chapter 77
Sleep Resistance Contest
Tilda, overwhelmed by that atmosphere, stopped even the greeting she was doing and stepped aside.
Since then, Ferda hadn't given Tilda a single glance.
At the humiliating situation, Tilda's face flushed bright red and she slipped away from the spot.
Seeing Tilda's state, Stefan asked Ferda.
"Did you happen to hear the story?"
Ẇĕb n о̃v̀ еl̇ Е.n ům а
"What story do you mean?"
"She was mocking, saying the exhibits wouldn't make money..."
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"Did she now?"
An expression that said he didn't care.
Ferda had absolutely no idea what kind of situation Stefan was talking about.
"Then why were you so hostile?"
Ӗ n̊ũm̀ ã
Stefan wanted to know the reason.
Unless he'd overheard that kind of vulgar talk, there wasn't a single person who was hostile to Tilda on first meeting.
Because she was a beauty who took after her mother.
"I didn't intend to speak ill of her at first either. But seeing her, my mind changed a bit."
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"What do you mean?"
"She rubbed me the wrong way. Those eyes."
Ẁ e b̂nо̂ v е̂ l̀ Еń u m̆ a
"Eyes? Why would those eyes..."
"Your younger sister is the type who can't be satisfied unless she grabs hold of just anyone and pins them down, isn't she?"
Stefan's eyes went wide.
"H-how did you know that?"
"Because she had exactly those eyes."
Ferda had hated countless people.
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To fuel that hatred, he'd needed to grasp human types, and a few characteristics remained vivid in Ferda's mind.
Tilda Pascal was the type Ferda hated most.
Bastards who had no ability but possessed greed unbefitting their station.
Bastards who tried to roll humans around on their palms like toys.
Admiring the fact that he'd seen through Tilda's true nature at a glance, Stefan decided to change the subject.
They were busy preparing for the exhibition, so there was no leisure for idle chat.
Е́ n u̇m̈а
"Have you met Marquis?"
"Yeah."
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"By any chance, where did you put the mana stones...?"
"Can't we exhibit them tomorrow? He seems busy today, so I don't want to bother him."
"Well, alright. Then let's make it look like the strategy is to hide the main attraction, shall we?"
We should at least exhibit the mana stones to draw attention.
Е̌n ŭm̀а́. ї d̀
Stefan muttering to himself like that.
But the exhibition itself wasn't that important.
It was merely a side branch; the main briefing session was the focus.
The thing to speak about at that briefing session: mana stones.
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And the magitech rifle hanging over there.
Ferda and Stefan looked up at the magitech rifle.
Е̇ n̆ ů m̈ a
"Regent-nim, have you by any chance seen a demonstration of that thing?"
"I've seen something similar."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Back then, it didn't look like that."
The rifle that fired mana bullets was something far larger and more complex.
That thing dangling all sorts of attachments was messy enough to make you feel it had been simplified.
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"How does it look in your eyes?"
"In my eyes, you mean?"
"You or other merchants."
"Well, um..."
Stefan scratched his head.
Tilda had looked at that thing and said it might make money.
E ň ŭm̄ а̄
Actually, other merchants' reactions were similar.
Stefan too.
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It wasn't easy to speak ill of a place you were sponsoring.
"If the exterior just gets a bit cleaner, wouldn't the evaluation go up again?"
"So you're saying it's shabby."
"Yes."
Ẃ е̊b́ nо̌_v е l̂ Е̇ǹ ú m̆a
"Hmm, I suppose so."
It looked that way to Ferda too.
Looking at the current item, it was closer to an art piece than a rotating mechanical device.
Right now, this magitech rifle was the most important thing to Ferda.
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"It'd be nice if we could draw in northern and southern merchants with this item..."
"I'll do my best to pull strings for the north."
Е_ǹ ům̌а̇
Stefan didn't mention the south.
With his eldest brother Merkat holding firm right now, he didn't want to make promises.
So let's not think about getting too full on the first spoonful.
He thought that, but an unexpected incident broke out.
* * *
Scholars who've spent their lives holding nothing but books are intellectuals.
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They get mocked as frogs in a well, but the moment those intellectuals are needed always comes.
Especially for groups dealing with information, the process of filtering and processing that information is even more critical.
The Black Bandana didn't overlook that.
Black Bandana.
With black hoods as their symbol, they were a secret organization spread across the Serdes Continent collecting and selling information.
To efficiently process the information they handled, they needed Escolleia's intellectuals.
Ĕňŭ_ṁ ă. і̀d̄_
That's why Garnet, a member of the Black Bandana, came here.
"Hmm."
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She wore ornaments like any common southern noblewoman, dressed in clothes with narrow fabric area.
Dark skin contrasting with ash-gray hair.
Race and appearance perfect for passing as a desert dweller of the Far South.
But there was just one problem.
W е̊bno vе l Е ṅ um̌a
"Did you come alone, miss?"
Men swarming like flies to her sensual attire.
"Huh?"
"Not that it matters, but I'll escort you, cough...!"
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The moment their eyes met, the man let out a dry cough.
Then he turned pale and backed away.
Е n̊ u̇m̊ а . î d
"Th-this is rude of me. I'll be on my way."
"...Huh?"
Garnet raised one eyebrow and watched him retreat, the man scurrying off in a panic.
There was no way to know why that man had approached her side.
A man dressed in northern attire approached.
"Oh my. Boss. Try smiling a little. Who are we here to kill? Are we an assassination group?"
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This man acting friendly.
He was also a Black Bandana member who came to Halim to find an information processor.
Which meant he came to work.
Garnet looked between his face and the glass in his hand and asked.
"You drinking alcohol during work hours?"
"It's essential for stakeouts. To persuade rather than threaten, you need to relax, and alcohol's essential for northern warriors, you know?"
En̄_u ṁа
"A knife would suit you better than that glass for coaxing a weakling. Trying to pull another bastard like that slick guy who gathered all the documents and pocketed bribes?"
"Ah, I wasn't in my right mind back then either. I handled it directly, didn't I?"
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"That's because you're drinking. Drink one more glass. I'll shove my hand down your throat, pull out your stomach, and squeeze every last drop out of it."
Garnet showed her will murderously.
She was someone who did what she said.
"Oh my, scary again. Smile! A woman's prettiest when she's smiling. Not with a face trying to kill someone."
Еn umа̌. іḋ
"Shut your mouth and do your work. I'll handle my own business."
But the northern man just chuckled, raised his glass, and disappeared again.
Garnet sighed and covered her mouth with a folding fan.
'This is why I said I hated the noblewoman concept.'
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She was beautiful enough to pull off fancy clothes, but that was it.
Her life had been spent in a violent world closer to battlefields strewn with blood and flesh than flower gardens.
Е̌ ň u m̌á. і́ d
Her eyes were fierce, and her behavior inevitably carried a masculine air.
She never wanted to wear cumbersome clothes that revealed flesh and jingled with every movement again.
Even enduring that discomfort, she came to this Halim.
The reason was a single person.
Garnet decided to move without further delay.
The briefing session would start soon.
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The briefing session was held at the Opera House.
With its echoing structure and capacity for many people, it was perfect.
Garnet went inside.
Pretending to find her seat, her gaze quickly scanned the surroundings.
'Over there.'
The orchestra seats, closest to the stage.
Wе b n̆ о̂ v̆êl Е n̂ uṁ а
The front two rows were completely empty, surrounded by his aides in full security.
Garnet called his name inwardly.
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'Ferda Valdrova.'
The first investigation started with Helus Povidas.
Hired on the word that the man's young girl had been kidnapped, she came to know Ferda Valdrova while searching for her.
'Got more amazing the more I dug.'
Ẃ е̄ bn̄о v el̈ Еn̊ um̆а
The report that Valdrova had gained a fiancé was impactful enough, but once she started digging in earnest, her interest accelerated.
Far East information was updated weekly, and every update showed astonishing development.
'And today he attended this Halim event.'
Garnet wanted to see that person directly, and finally could confirm it.
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Similar gray hair to hers, tall stature.
Hidden by a slim formal uniform, but she saw through at a glance that his body wasn't trained.
Е̂ númа̌
'Outwardly no major features, but'
His aura is different.
Just the back of his head and nape visible sitting on the sofa chair, yet she felt the dignity only a middle-aged man in his 50s could project.
Composure and calmness unbound by bloodlust.
No wonder quite a few women adore him.
'I heard the Escolleia Chancellor gave up his spot at this main briefing session?'
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The exhibition, especially the main briefing session, was achieved after years of harsh screening.
Even the Chancellor competed with other scholars to get on that main briefing session.
Passing it solo meant he was confident enough to stake his own position.
'His voice has strangely grown stronger lately, so he must've had connections with Regent Ferda after all.'
Worth digging into intensively.
Muttering that, she took out a memo pad and scribbled away.
Ẁ ěb̂ n̈о̃ṽе̄l̄ Ěń um̄ ã
As the continent's greatest information network, she too did her duty.
"Excuse me, madam?"
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"Huh?"
The moment their eyes met, the staff swallowed a breath.
"Ah! I, if I offended you, I apologize!"
But Garnet had just been lost in thought; she wasn't in a bad mood.
W ё ḃ n̈ о̌ v̇ еl̊ Е̌ n̆û m а_
Even if she was, it would've been because of that staff member's attitude.
"No, it's fine. Can you tell me where my seat is?"
"Yes! I'll guide you."
The seat assigned to Garnet was one of the Opera House's box seats.
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Right in the center, and Ferda was caught in her line of sight, so it wasn't bad.
'I'll have to wait and see.'
Wĕ bñо v̌.ě l̈ Ӗň um ӓ
Because this was the moment to verify with her own two eyes just what Regent Ferda's discernment was like.
* * *
Meanwhile, Ferda was receiving greetings from many nobles.
Since he'd rented the entire expensive front row, there shouldn't have been people coming and going, but many deliberately passed in front of him to greet Ferda.
"I greet the spouse of the Far East's Guardian. I am the owner of Okseok Trading Company..."
"I greet the Great Regent of the Far East! As for me, I'm currently working as a mercenary..."
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Not just scholars, but knights, nobles, and even merchants tried to stand out by throwing their names at him.
For a rare noble who possessed both status and wealth, that was the best way to catch his eye.
Usually nobles control the path entirely to prevent this situation.
One or two you can laugh off, but when dozens line up, it gets annoying.
Yet Ferda let them do it.
Because he wondered if a familiar face might show up.
W е̊ bn̆о̄ ṽ е l Е n̄û m̌ ǎ
But surprisingly, only complete strangers unknown to Ferda were visible.
He'd wasted time, but it wasn't bad either.
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Anyway, there was nothing to do until the briefing session started.
'Speaking of which, there's a lot of people.'
Stefan, who arrived first, said the opening briefing session didn't even fill half this Opera House.
Contrary to those words, today it was packed with people. Fistfights broke out over ticket seats.
W ë b̊ nо̂ vе l E n u̇m̊а̊
A place where the most promising scholars condensed and presented innovative content, so nobles and merchants alike had their nerves on edge.
But the biggest competitors at that briefing session weren't merchants or nobles, but the presenting scholars themselves.
"Nice to meet you! I am the scholar..."
-Drrrreung!
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-Kuuuuu!
Nobles and merchants collapsing the moment they heard the voice, let alone the explanation stage.
Ěn um̄ ȧ . ì d̃
Even Ferda, sitting in the VIP seats, was resisting the temptation of sleep but it wasn't easy.
He suspected this might not be a briefing session but a sleep magic resistance contest.
"Malcolm."
"Yes!"
Malcolm, bright-eyed while everyone else was dropping from exhaustion.
He didn't understand anything, so there was no need to understand, and thus no need to doze off.
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"When's Bernel's turn?"
"I'll check! Um... It's right after Chancellor Bernard Wayne's Monster Appearance Prediction Device briefing!"
"I see. You can hear well, so lower your voice a bit. The presenter is looking this way, isn't he?"
"Huh? Ack!!"
It was a sensitive occasion introducing life's work.
Malcolm seemed to realize his mistake and shut his mouth.
Ŵ е́ b n̈o vе̊ l Е̂ ňu m а̄
While half-dozing and listening to the presenters' stories, a voice woke Ferda's mind.
"The item I will present is the <Monster Appearance Prediction Device>."
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The Escolleia Chancellor's voice.
His turn had come.
Whether they had similar thoughts, the eyes of the dozing people shone again.
"First, simply put, the operating principle of this prediction device is: when monsters appear, heterogeneous mana is momentarily detected in the surrounding air. We grasped that mana pattern and created an algorithm, and through that formula secured runes..."
Ё nŭ m̈а . і d
But he continued an overwhelmingly boring explanation that made even that light fade and put them back to sleep.
'By the time Bernel comes out, 80% will be asleep.'
Even Ferda, who sponsored him, couldn't confidently endure that sleep magic disguised as explanation.
Sorry, Bernel.
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No, actually not sorry.
If you don't like it, you should've done better.
W е́bn ǒ v е́ l̈ È nu m а̃
"Haha, everyone's bored, right? Sorry. Not many get on a stage like this. I'll give a light demonstration."
As expected of the Chancellor, he had the sense to move to demonstration.
The device he brought was in the form of a metal pillar.
"Basically, this prediction device is designed so not only Magic Walkers but even Mana Walkers can handle it. If you simply inject mana like this and activate the formula..."
Woooong—.
"The device operates like this. Haha, now the explanation will be easy and fun. Look here, there's this screen, right? This screen is made so anyone who can just read a map can use it. If a monster appears here, beep— beep— it makes a distinctive sound..."
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Beep— beep—.
"Huh? Ah, yes, like this. That doesn't mean a monster's coming out. There's a distinctive issue when starting up."
Beep— beep—.
"Huh? Wait a minute. I definitely built it according to the blueprint and finished testing, so why..."
Beep—. Beep—.
"Huh?"
Е̊ń û ḿ а ._і d
Bernard fiddled with the device in panic.
He tapped it hard, checking where the defect was.
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Ferda's instinct kicked in.
That's not a malfunction.
"Everyone, get ready."
"Huh?"
Е n̆ŭ m̊а̊
"They're coming."
The center point on the screen blinked, and the candles lighting the briefing venue all started shaking at once.
"My, what is it?"
"An earthquake?"
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People who couldn't perceive the serious situation.
Among them, those with combat experience immediately reached for their weapons.
W.é.b_n.о v еl Ӗ n u m̌ à
A rift occurred in the space around the Monster Appearance Prediction Device.
Something pushed its way out from within the rift spreading chaotic colors.
It was a wolf's head.
No, a monster with a wolf's head.
Kheureoeong!!!
The monster's roar resounds.
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"Kyaaaak!"
"Uwaaaak!!"
Tearing screams and the sound of chairs toppling over explode in a chain.
The briefing venue instantly turned into an asura scene at the sudden monster appearance.
Riding the momentum, wolf monsters crawl out of the rift.
That was when.
Ẇ ĕ b̊ ńоv̇еl̃ Е̇ nù ṁа̊
"Lightning Spear."
The moment Ferda finished speaking, the magic he chanted toward the monster bursting from the rift flew.
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A single streak of light swallowing the chaotically shaking chandelier's light pierced the wolf's head.
Pishung!
It pierced in a straight line from the wolf monster's brain to its heart.
Green blood pouring from its mouth—definitely instant death.
W̆е̊b́ n̄ о.vе l Е̂.n ùm̄ӓ
Ferda looked at that guy and thought.
One down for now.
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