Surprising Even Breathing

13 – I have thoroughly prepared

The dark-haired woman had a change of style.

Free-flowing hair with a lighter color.

Round glasses worn on the face. It’s intelligent, yet it feels gritty.

However, the attributes, aura, and movement of mana felt in her were the same as those of the branch manager I had seen before at the information guild.

“… … .”

She glances at me and lowers her head.

Like Broa, he disguises himself as an ordinary student as if trying to hide in the crowd.

I remembered a conversation I had with her.

‘Well, we’ll contact Demesis once we’ve finished our information investigation. That, and…’

‘and?’

‘Oh, no.’

There was something I wanted to say to me, but I couldn’t because I was afraid.

‘Why did you apply for the Imperial Academy?’

I also asked about my motivation for applying to the academy.

Was it because you would be in the same class as me?

I stared down at the woman sitting in the academy special class seat and tilted my head.

You can ask why later.

Now I couldn’t see it well among the crowds who were afraid of me.

– Well, then. We will continue with the entrance ceremony.

The dean, who had stopped talking in embarrassment, finally came to his senses and let go of the rhyme.

Everyone in the entrance ceremony is so overwhelmed by me that I find it difficult to continue what I am saying.

Of course, he was also afraid of the fact that I was watching.

After sitting in my reserved seat for a while, I quickly got up.

I had no intention of sitting here for a long time and watching the entrance ceremony.

I finished grasping the atmosphere, and I think I saw an overview of how the entrance ceremony was conducted, so I left.

Before leaving the exit, I looked at the entrance ceremony once again.

‘Come to think of it, there are a lot of people.’

There were too many people in the audience, and the level seemed high, for it was only the relatives or officials of the newly admitted students.

‘Did you come to see me?’

People who avoid looking at me in fear when I look at them, but still look at me from time to time.

It was as if I was confirming how much capacity I, Yongin, really had.

I grinned at them.

Seeing it in person would have made it even more terrifying.

There were many people who noticed me, but no one actually approached me.

I’m used to such reactions to me.

Horrible rumors about the original body approach me out of curiosity.

However, in the end, there is no person or organization that reaches my side and understands me properly.

because i’m afraid

Overwhelmed by fear, unable to reach me all the way, I fall to my knees and bow my head.

Therefore, neither mere interest nor shrewd vigilance meant anything to me.

Things that cannot reach me are things that have nothing to do with me.

Regardless of the interests, thoughts, or fears toward me, I walked my own path.

What about you, Emperor?

The next person I would meet was the emperor of this empire.

Since he was formally invited to the imperial palace, he plans to go see him in person.

I expected how the human sun would react.

*

The entrance ceremony is over.

The people who had gathered in the hall were leaving their seats in a murmur.

“What the hell was that?”

“I thought my heart stopped when I looked down at that dragonian prince.”

“Didn’t you use magic?”

“I didn’t feel that way.”

Various figures appeared at the entrance ceremony and various events were held, but people’s attention was definitely focused on Demesis.

Yong-in, who appeared in the middle of the entrance ceremony and looked around the hall for a while at the table of honor, then disappeared.

It seemed that thin ice had fallen on that overwhelming and powerful figure and dangerous atmosphere for a moment.

A dangerous tension that could cut your skin if you moved even slightly wrong.

Everyone smirked with shocked expressions.

“Hey, are you okay?”

Broa, who was trembling and crouching with both arms gathered forward.

I raised my head at the voice calling her.

Silian was tapping her on the shoulder.

“Go, did you go?”

“who?”

“That, that, there’s the Dragonian Prince.”

Broa frowned and narrowed her eyes as she looked at the place where Demesis was.

It’s been a while since he left, but she was still trembling as if Demesis was looking down at her from the spot.

“Broa, are you really okay?”

Silian bent over and diagnosed Broa’s condition more closely.

Is this what a squirrel hides in a crevice in a tree because of fear?

Sit down and try not to move.

“Go, you’re gone. really gone Whoa.”

As Silian stayed by his side, Broa gradually found stability and let out a deep sigh.

It was only then that he seemed to have accepted with his head that there was no Demesis.

“The dragon left right away. Didn’t even sit for long. But were you still trembling?”

She hesitated, unable to answer Silian’s question.

In the end, it was only after Silian cast a recovery spell to wake up that his eyes returned to focus.

The recovery spell awakens the mind clearly.

“Oh, brother. how was it? The man.”

“Are you talking about Demesis? How was it?”

“Did I really come to eat people?”

Broa asked that at first.

Demesis was so scary.

When he, who was standing high up there, looked down exactly at Broa and our eyes met.

It was as if I was being sucked into that vertically slit pupil.

It was far more terrifying than the imaginary Demesis in his nightmares, and a chill shuddered through his body that he was accurately recognizing Broa.

“Are you here to eat people? I don’t think so.”

At Broa’s question, Silian briefly recalled the Demesis he had seen.

When he looked down at the audience, he didn’t make eye contact with Silian, but Silian also lowered his head.

If you get caught, you die.

I felt that way.

He was just staring at me, but I managed to avoid him.

It is a survival instinct that everyone has.

A heart that does not want to be found out by the strongest in the food chain.

Fear inscribed in the genes of its prey.

“I saw me. Could it be that they are trying to eat me? I even swung a sword at him last time.”

“calm down.”

Broa kept thinking about what had happened at the entrance exam center the other day.

I swung my sword at him, not knowing that I would try to win.

It was according to the established rules, but no one but her dared to stand in front of Demesis.

What if Demesis retaliates against him? Aren’t you going to kill me?

The fear of Demesis was growing in her imagination.

The nightmares I have every night will only get worse.

“By the way, what were you thinking when you applied for the special academy class?”

“Ouch. Ah, no matter what my dad is, the important thing is to believe in myself. If you’re afraid, you can’t do anything…”

“That is also showing courage while looking at people. you stupid.”

“What an idiot!”

Silian clicked his tongue and patted Broa on the top of his head.

My younger brother, who is 5 years younger than me, was so envious of his father that there were times when he behaved like a guest.

It was both foolish and absurd to think that he would go to the academy with that Demesis.

“Anyway, he really won’t eat people. I took a quick glance and it seemed that the Royal Guard and the mages of the imperial palace were paying attention to him. If it had been done according to the rumors, they would not have let it go.”

Well, if I don’t stay still, I won’t be able to do anything about him.

Silian swallowed his words behind his back.

Looking at the faces of the people who entered the entrance ceremony, it seemed that Broa was not the only one wary of Demesis.

I don’t know the details, but if he was really a vicious dragon as rumored, the imperial family would have issued a wanted order.

Allowing him to attend the academy meant that the judgment on Demesis had already been made from the upper level.

“Don’t worry too much. Don’t touch him for nothing, just avoid him.”

Silian reassured his younger brother and continued to give advice.

“But just in case you don’t know, I’ll take care of the defense items, so you have to carry them around.”

“A defense item?”

He decided to give Broa a special self-defense item.

Still, shouldn’t I have at least one means to protect myself in an emergency?

If Demesis is aiming for the real Broa, it will be difficult to guarantee survival, but at least you can protect it.

Silian took out the item he had been saving for Broa.

*

The Imperial Palace, the Emperor’s office.

The emperor was receiving reports from his subordinates who attended the entrance ceremony.

What kind of evaluation do the people who met Demesis make?

I listened and checked everything.

“You can’t really fathom how strong he is?”

“Yes, Your Majesty. I’m sorry, but I can’t judge his level. I couldn’t even get close to what I was told.”

In front of the emperor, the commander of the Royal Guard bowed deeply.

I attended the entrance ceremony to measure the power of Demesis, but I came out after confirming that I was afraid of him.

The emperor frowned.

“Then do you know a little bit about his disposition? Was there a favorable response from someone when you attended the entrance ceremony? Didn’t you meet someone else?”

“Seo, I don’t know the tendency at all. When I came to the entrance ceremony, I just looked around from above for a while and then left. I couldn’t check his expression as he was wearing a cape and hood, and I didn’t meet anyone.”

“You mean you don’t know anything yet?”

He looked at the commander of the Royal Guards with a disapproving expression.

He wasn’t the kind of person who handled things so foolishly, but whatever happened, he went to the entrance ceremony and came back with a lot of fear.

what did you see

What kind of tolerance is Demesis?

I touched the documents lying on the desk.

Letters sent by Drake and the King, urging them to be careful.

Documents that separately investigated Demesis.

Everyone in unison only points out that he is scary.

No other personality traits or tendencies are revealed.

I don’t know what you like.

Drake and the King wrote down a few things in the letter that could be used for reference, but you have to judge for yourself.

It was heartbreaking for the emperor who had to meet a dangerous prince from a foreign country without knowing anything.

“Didn’t you know at least one? That he is far beyond the level of a leader.”

Duke Heylon, who had entered the office with the Guards Commander, spoke up.

Continental swordsman. A sword master who protects the imperial family.

These were the titles of the Duke of Heylon.

He looked at the emperor with a curious expression.

“What if you are that strong? They have no contact with us.”

“Do you really think you can tame him?”

“You don’t know that at all, do you? Above or below us. Is it a typhoon that will sweep away the empire or a warm spring rain?”

Accepting Demesis into the academy was a bit of a political idea.

Peace has come to the continent, but at this time, the conflict between powers has become more complicated.

By attracting him, who is called the incarnation of the progenitor dragon, as an ally, the imperial family could gain the upper hand in all conflicts on the continent.

But there was no information about him.

Everyone just said they were scared.

It is said that Demesis’ true intentions are unknown.

“I will see for myself how strong he is. I will be invited by the imperial family this time, so let’s prepare well.”

“You couldn’t even approach like the leader. You shouldn’t be saying things like that.”

“Ha ha, can that be? your majesty. They say that dragonian is so scary, so you should start with a calming item for His Majesty.”

The Emperor and Duke Heylon prepared thoroughly for Demesis.