The Academy is Doomed

Chapter 107

Usually, with her beautiful appearance, she could at least look somewhat dignified when ‘pretending to be serious,’ but now, blackened and crying loudly, she looked exactly like a refugee!

Everyone turned their heads with shocked expressions at the sight of a 269-year-old elf (round up to 300) crying like a young refugee child.

It was too pitiful to watch with both eyes open.

However, our Amon rushed at the principal with bulging eyes.

“Hey! You! Crazy elf!”

“Waaaaaah!”

“What kind of stupid thing did you do this time!”

“Huuuuuuuuh!”

Grabbed by the collar and being swung around by Amon, Anar’el said while crying.

“Tou, touris…”

“Touris? What are you saying! Speak properly!”

“Tourists, tourists came…”

Tourists? Amon’s jaw dropped.

“In, in this situation!? There’s a spy infiltration and the war just ended, what were you thinking letting tourists into the Academy!”

Marion rushed over in shock at Amon’s actions of grabbing the collar and shaking while shouting.

“A-Amon! No matter what, how can you be so disrespectful to the Principal!”

“Grrrr! Senior! But…”

“Calm down first! I understand you’re angry but this isn’t right, isn’t right…”

Even Marion couldn’t firmly say ‘isn’t right’ and trailed off.

If Marion had nothing to fear, he would have cursed the elf until the tears dried up, even if he didn’t grab the collar.

Sloth clicked her tongue and muttered, seemingly understanding Amon’s feelings.

“Amon’s not wrong. What tourists in this situation?”

“Uhuhuhu!”

While Fiora and Kai didn’t actively show agreement, they nodded slightly to support Amon’s anger.

That’s when Vice Principal Brestle shouted.

“Everyone please calm down!”

Even Amon flinched at the Vice Principal’s sharp rebuke that instantly controlled the noisy scene.

Like father like son, does that mean the Vice Principal is on the Principal’s side!

When the scene calmed down, Brestle shouted again.

“The cafeteria is fine…!”

“Vice Principal, please shut up!”

Amon, who shut Brestle’s mouth as she started talking nonsense again, glared at Anar’el with blazing eyes, took a deep breath, and said.

“Principal, I absolutely cannot stand this anymore.”

“Sniff…”

“I’m human too, human! What kind of academy has incidents every time you take your eyes off it!”

True to his words, incidents were happening whenever he was away.

To be precise, incidents were happening frequently even when he was present.

The stress that had built up in such an extreme environment broke Amon’s brakes.

Now even drinking chamomile tea, which has great effects on calming the mind and body, showed no significant effect!

“At this rate, I’ll really kill someone. Please prepare the resignation contract.”

Amon finally pulled out the resignation letter he had been keeping in his heart.

At those words, Anar’el, who had been crying loudly, opened his eyes wide.

“Teacher Amon! W-what…”

“Didn’t you hear me? I’ll say it again! Please prepare the resignation contract!”

“Teacher Amon! Please think about it one more time!”

“I’ve thought about it ten times, a hundred times, hundreds of times more!”

“Oh my! Teacher Amon!”

Anar’el started wailing while grabbing onto Amon’s pant leg.

The sight of an elf crying miserably in the Academy that had turned into a sea of fire with ashes flying around was no different from a tragedy when seen from afar.

However, those watching nearby were glaring at Amon with bewildered faces.

“That guy, is he smiling…?”

At Marion’s incredulous muttering, Kai sighed and said.

“He’s completely gained the upper hand.”

“…”

“Now the Principal might become a puppet dancing in senior Amon palm.”

“G-good grief…”

But Marion knew that Amon had the right to act this way.

After all, it was none other than Amon who had grabbed and revived the Academy’s lifeline when it was about to collapse from the pillars several times.

In other words, since there was sufficient justification, it was a foregone conclusion that Amon would become the Academy’s hidden ruler at this rate.

That’s why Marion and Sloth simultaneously had the same thought.

‘Let’s prepare resignation letters in advance.’

When Amon becomes the ruler, he’ll bring tension to the relaxed Academy!

Fiora just stamped her feet.

‘What should I do?’

She couldn’t return to her family because of her father’s strict orders!

Anyway, Amon was successfully proceeding with Anar’el’s brainwashing.

“If you don’t want to see me write a resignation letter then from now on listen well and.”

“Uuuu…”

“Pretend to die at my words and obedience is natural and.”

“Aaaack…”

Honestly, from Amon’s perspective, this incident hadn’t dealt any blow.

The students he cherished like light and salt weren’t hurt even a hair, and the buildings that exploded were ones that weren’t being used anyway, so in the long term, it would rather reduce maintenance costs.

Nevertheless, Amon was wearing the mask of ‘a true teacher who genuinely cares for the Academy’ while attacking Anar’el’s guilty conscience and brainwashing her.

‘If I firmly educate her like this mentally, she won’t think about doing foolish things in the future!’

That was Amon’s true intention as he brainwashed Anar’el with sparkling eyes.

“Now then, Principal. Do you understand well?”

“Yeeees…”

“You also understand well that I’m speaking so harshly because I truly care for the Academy, right?”

“Of course…”

“Huhu, good. Just do well from now on. Then from today…”

Just as Amon, thinking he had successfully completed the brainwashing, was trying to wrap things up.

Bang-!

An old man who landed on the ground with a loud noise.

Reinbelt was grinding his teeth with a frustrated face while having thirteen intruders tied up tightly.

“Damn…To think such a thing would happen…”

Reinbelt, who was grinding his teeth while almost crying from frustration, suddenly looked at Anar’el and fell to his knees.

“Principal!”

“Uh, uhhh…”

Anar’el, who was almost completely brainwashed, tilted her ears with a blank face when Reinbelt suddenly knelt down.

Then Reinbelt, kneeling and bowing his head, shouted like thunder.

“Despite having the empty title of the Empire’s Four Knights, I have no words even with ten mouths for such a misfortune happening to the Academy!”

“Uhuuh?”

“I will stake everything I have to resolve this misfortune, so please give me a chance!”

Seeing Reinbelt trembling with genuine frustration, Amon clicked his tongue.

‘Come to think of it, what fault does the Principal have? This is all because of old man Reinbelt, the head of security.’

Of course, Anar’el, being the ‘person in charge,’ couldn’t be free from blame, but if Reinbelt had done even one body search of the intruders?

If he had observed their behavior even a little more carefully when they were disguised as tourists?

This situation wouldn’t have happened.

Therefore, Amon glanced at Reinbelt with contempt and whispered advice to the Principal.

“Principal, the Amonis Academy with its long history has turned into a sea of fire due to one mistake.”

“…”

“Taking responsibility is natural. But won’t a leaking bowl leak twice?”

Amon drew his hand across his neck.

“Let’s cut it off. New wine in new wineskins. Let’s change the head of security, Principal.”

A golden opportunity to chase away the detestable old man who tries to make him a beggar whenever he gets the chance!

And Anar’el, who was firmly under Amon’s mind control, was starting to find Amon’s words plausible.

Just as Anar’el was about to nod weakly while trembling.

“Hmm hmm, I oppose.”

“…What!”

Marion was expressing his opinion with one hand raised while keeping his eyes closed.

“A mistake is just a mistake. If Elder Reinbelt uses this mistake as a stepping stone, it’s clear he won’t make such a mistake again. Moreover, where in the world could we find a head of security with such great skills as Elder Reinbelt?”

Amon’s jaw dropped at Marion’s sound argument.

It was an opinion that Marion, who was afraid of Amon gaining power, had thrown out while squeezing all his mental strength.

‘That drunkard speaks well when he’s not drunk at times like this? He should just teach well. But it’s okay. He still can’t have a big influence on the general situation…’

“I agree as well.”

‘The troublemaker!?’

Fiora, who gained great courage from Marion who stepped forward first, spoke naturally as words came out.

“If someone as great as Elder Reinbelt said he would take responsibility, it would be beneficial rather than harmful to the Academy. Moreover, there’s no need to do something that would unnecessarily lower the morale of the faculty in such a chaotic situation.”

Fiora, who couldn’t return home, also cast a vote that came from her heart, worried about the tyranny that would come when Amon gained power.

‘T-this can’t be. Already two teachers are supporting the crazy old man…’

“I agree too.”

‘You lazy bum! Even you!’

“…”

“…?”

“Ah, no reason. Just because.”

Sloth declares “just because” when attention focuses on her as if asking for a reason!

Sloth also wanted to prevent Amon from gaining power, like Marion, but she couldn’t say that openly, and since it was bothersome to make up a reason, she used “just because”!

‘Damn it! This is bad. The tide is turning.’

Actually, there wasn’t much of a tide to speak of, but Amon was that flustered.

“Vi-Vice Principal! Your opinion…”

Before those words could finish, Brestle’s eyes flashed and he helped Reinbelt, who was kneeling, to stand up.

“Elder Reinbelt! I look forward to working with you in the future!”

Brestle hadn’t forgotten that Amon had just yelled at her to shut up!

Now all teachers except himself were supporting Reinbelt.

But Amon looked desperately at Anar’el, his last hope, who had become his faithful puppet.

“P-Principal.”

“…”

“Please keep in mind what I said, and make the right decision…”

Amon’s voice was desperate.

However, the unified opinion was enough to awaken the consciousness of the pitiful elf who had become a mere puppet.

“This incident is just an unfortunate accident.”

‘What…!?’

“Of course, that doesn’t mean there was no fault. But both I and Sir Reinbelt will work hard to ensure this never happens again, keeping today’s events deeply etched in our bones. So Sir Reinbelt, please raise your head now.”

‘Ah, ahhh…!’

Amon trembled as he realized his grand plan had been completely shattered and turned his head.

And Reinbelt, who had been keeping his head down while being supported by Brestle, slowly raised his head to look at Amon.

When their eyes met, Amon unconsciously flinched.

It was cold.

It was an ice-cold gaze like the bottom of the ocean, deeply steeped in resentment and anger towards Amon who had tried his best to get Reinbelt fired.

After staring at that gaze for a while frozen, Amon cleared his throat and continued.

“Ahem ahem, so that’s everyone’s will. That’s my thinking as well.”

“…”

“I too thought we couldn’t find another security chief as outstanding as Elder Reinbelt.”

“…”

“But ultimately someone had to take responsibility for the situation, and I thought that if things continued this way, Elder Reinbelt would become the target of anger, so I volunteered to play the villain to draw out everyone’s sincere thoughts about the elder!”

“…”

“Ha! How wonderful it was to see! Everyone’s unified opinion!”

Amon rolled his eyes while sweating profusely.

Brestle took the other teachers and students except Reinbelt and himself, saying “Come, come. Let’s eat first before cleaning up. You need to be full to do anything!” and left the place.

Eventually, after everyone left, Amon came face to face with Reinbelt alone.

“…”

“…”

Reinbelt was staring at him with sunken eyes without a single word.

Amon, who had been silently receiving that gaze, showed the maximum sincerity he could show.

Amon, who performed the ‘Grand Bow,’ the greatest courtesy of the Eastern Continent, said.

“Elder.”

“…”

“Please forgive me just this once.”

“…”

Despite asking for forgiveness while performing the ‘Grand Bow,’ the maximum apology, Reinbelt was still looking at Amon with coldly frozen eyes.