The Chosen One Was Me, Not You

58 – {It’s no fun to do it the way you want it to be} 2

{It’s no fun to do it the way you want it to be.}

“Hmm.”

The professor cleared his throat.

Theodore’s words sounded arrogant enough to be labeled mad, but it was because he knew very well that his words were not wrong.

He was a monster among monsters who surpassed the level of students and even surpassed the level of professors in many fields, not just one field.

But the problem was that the Emperor ordered all professors of Minst Academy to participate in Theorod Skylord without fail.

It was not the dean’s order, but the emperor’s order, so they had no choice but to follow it even if it seemed unreasonable.

“Are you really not going to participate?”

“Yes. I already told you, but seeing that you keep asking me, I think something is suspicious.”

The professor’s expression slightly distorted at the word “Suspicious” Thrown by Theodore.

He’s not a trained informant, he’s just a professor at the academy, so he couldn’t manage his facial expression very well.

“Hu, so you’re saying you won’t participate after all?”

“Yes. I don’t.”

Yuria shook her head slightly at Theodore’s resolute words.

But that didn’t mean don’t do it, it just shook her head in the sense that she couldn’t stop it.

“If nothing’s wrong, please don’t make me repeat the same thing over and over again. No matter how much you say you’re a professor, this is too much.”

Theodore has already expressed his intention not to participate several times.

However, it was an overreach, even for a professor, to continue to ask and ask.

‘If I make this a problem, things will get bigger.’

But Theodore had no intention of making the matter public if the professor resigned.

He didn’t commit any major crimes, and if it became a big problem that he was just trying to follow the orders given by the emperor he served, it was clear that he would cut off his tail by holding only the professor responsible, whether it was the emperor or the minst academy.

‘If I stop here, I’ll move on.’

But the professor couldn’t quite seize Theodore’s chance.

“Think again. A good guy like you doesn’t compete! Does this make sense?”

And at that, Theodore said, feeling a little sorry that the professor had eventually rejected the rope he had given him.

“Okay, then let’s take the test.”

“Good idea!”

The professor was feeling the joy that Theodore had completed his task by drawing the sword.

“Then let’s go!”

“Yes.”

You only need to block the professor’s attack once.

However, there was no way that Theodore could not block the attack that Yuria Arseiin also blocked.

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However, unlike the professor’s thoughts, the sword fell from Theodore’s hand in vain.

“…What?”

The professor had an expression that he did not understand the situation for a moment.

Why is that sword on the floor?

Theodore’s swordsmanship skills, which defeated Professor Benjamin with swordsmanship, were above him, never below.

There was no way that such a talented person could not block the attack that even Yuria had blocked.

Theodore said as if he felt sorry for the professor who had such thoughts on his face.

“Oops, this is my defeat. I guess I failed the test.”

Oops! It became a facial expression.

“Hey, hey! What did you do? Why didn’t you do it right?”

“I was eliminated. So unfortunately I can’t participate in the competition.”

Theodore pulled the sword that fell to the ground and put it back into the scabbard.

“It’s a pity, professor. Surprisingly, I’m not qualified to participate? Then I’ll go.”

The professor put on a puzzled expression at Theodore’s words, but Theodore had no intention of caring about him any more.

He already gave himself a chance, and it was the professor who kicked it himself.

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Now, how he would be treated depended on luck.

“Now, wait. Wait! You can’t do this! Let’s do it again!”

Even the professor seemed bewildered when he realized what situation he was in, but Theodore didn’t look back.

“I doubt the fairness of talking to students who have been eliminated and forcing them to participate.”

I only left one word.

‘Now that the platform for the Thran Empire to move has been prepared, we’ll have to wait and see the results.’

It would have been a lot more fun to see them messing around in such a messed up state than to let them go as smoothly as the Britannia Empire intended.

The Britannia Empire was a country that Theodore could never find a place to like, so there was nothing to hold back.

* * *

Yuria thought as she watched Theodore deliberately lose her eligibility to participate.

‘If the identity of Prince Theodore is revealed this time as the chosen one… What will be different?’

Yuria’s view of him would not change.

She had already made up her mind about what to say to him.

She just hadn’t revealed that he was the one chosen by her own mouth yet, so she hadn’t conveyed it yet either.

But she now sensed that the time was coming when she too would present her own conclusions to Theodore.

* * *

Theodore Skylord refused to participate.

And a disqualification in an intentional test.

This matter hastily been reported to the emperor of the Britannian Empire.

“This is really. It’s getting into trouble.”

The emperor of the Britannian Empire never imagined that Theodore Skylord would come out like this.

‘Even with such a big bet!’

It was 10,000 gold coins.

To refuse this staggering amount!

I was embarrassed by his actions of rejecting all the great honor, but now it was time to think of a countermeasure.

‘It’s as if he found out about this side’s intentions and overturned them.’

It was difficult to force participation.

Once he was staying in the Britannia Empire, after confirming that he really was Theodore Artin, he had to convince him somehow if he was right.

If he left for the Arkhan Empire, persuasion would be dozens of times more difficult.

‘I can’t believe I was eliminated by losing on purpose.’

This tournament was part of an effort to uncover Theodore’s identity and create a basis for persuading him while the Emperor himself monopolized the information.

If he was Theodore Artin, who had already shown overwhelming ability, he would participate in the tournament and win a huge prize money.

The picture the emperor was drawing was to bring him back to the Britannian Empire by allowing him to take the place of the head of the Duke of Artin, even if he had already been treated as dead and disregarded customs.

Of course, I was going to use all kinds of methods to convince him, but once I looked at the big picture, it was like this.

‘It was twisted from the start.’

However, Theodore Skylord overturned it as if he had figured it out.

It was an obvious action that meant that he would not obey the intention of this side.

‘Shouldn’t have put the test?’

The reason why the test was put in was to filter out the chaff among too many students.

It was because I thought it would be less talkative if it was decided whether or not to be eliminated through the test rather than putting restrictions on participation qualifications.

However, Theodore avoided participating in the tournament by using it in reverse and making himself a dropout, making him unable to participate in the tournament.

‘Am I forced to endure it in the end?’

If possible, it was best to end quietly.

If Theodore protested openly, the status of the Minst Academy would fall, and in the worst case, it could lead to another diplomatic dispute.

However, the emperor of the Britannian Empire decided to take an unreasonable measure, thinking that he had to prevent the chosen ones from being taken away by other countries.

So the Emperor’s order was given to the Minst Academy.

[In this tournament, Theodore Skylord is a strong man who defeated the professor, so let him participate unconditionally. There are no options.]

It was a level of command that was forced by the emperor.

* * *

“Hey, isn’t this strange?”

“I see. Theodore Skylord, I know he’s a real monster among monsters, so he’s the biggest contender, but he said he didn’t want to go out?”

“Yes. But why is His Majesty trying to force me to participate?”

The students of Minst Academy also felt strange.

Excited by the prize money and honor, they were treated as if the winner had already been decided when Theodore forced them to participate, reducing the heat of excitement and allowing them to make more rational decisions.

‘Damn it.’

William Artin, who heard this news, gritted his teeth and felt uneasy.

‘Couldn’t it have been noticed by the imperial family?’

As he spent the day feeling anxious, William received the startling news as soon as Thursday morning came.

A formal protest came from the Thran Empire.

[We, the Thran Empire, cannot believe that William Artin is the real Chosen One.]

It was long and verbose, but to sum it up, the letter of protest was suddenly sent.