(EP-56.1) Theo #5

056 – Silver Rookie Theo #5

Dormitory Room 7.

I hurriedly went inside and locked the door.

Both my roommates Hans and Benjamin had already gone to class, so I was the only one in the room.

I thought I had to get out of this place somehow, so I hurriedly packed my belongings and moved my hands busily for the next lecture.

It was right then…

Knock~.

Someone knocked on the door.

━Theo Gospel, you’re in there, right?

“…….”

Someone’s voice came through the locked door. It was the arrogant and haughty Mirna Draco.

━Dracus Mora*

Click.

I soon heard the sound of the doorknob, which I had clearly locked, open by itself. Mirna probably casted a spell.

Swing~.

Finally, the door opened. With that, Mirna Draco entered my dorm.

“It got unlocked with just a simple spell. I can’t help but feel the cheapness in here.”

She then began to look around. Her expression was like that of a member from the National Assembly who just saw a semi-basement single room for the first time.

“… Oh my God, how do people live in a place like this? Three people at that!”

To the noble lady Mirna Draco, Room 7 of this cramped Truth Hall was something incomprehensible.

Of course, now that this was the case, it was good.

Mirna Draco personally came to my dormitory… I was not s†upid enough to not know why.

But there were times when it would be best to feign ignorance.

“Miss Mirna, what brings you to this shabby place?”

“Ugh. It’s no big deal, but it would be better to be straightforward.”

Mirna Draco hesitated.

“We are each busy with our lives. My time, especially, is precious. This Draco’s Young Lady is busy!”

Armed with a high pride, she must be feeling too embarrassed and shameful to make her request. So, I asked Mirna.

“What are you trying to say?”

“Theo Gospel, you are a humble, insignificant commoner. You should know that it’s impossible for you and me to exist in the same space.”

“I understand…”

“However, for your high academic zeal and taste in aesthetics, I’ll admit that you’re acceptable in your own way. After all, you came to admire me, Mirna Draco, and not anyone else.”

Sch.

Mirna then pointed to her chest. Now that I got a good look at it, her breas†s under the school uniform blouse were actually fairly big…

With her chest bouncing, I directly asked.

“So, you want me to play the role of the man who courted Lady Mirna for the lecture next week?”

“You’re a lot smarter than you look, aren’t you? But it’s not ‘playing the role’, is it? Because you really proposed to me~.”

… When did I even court you?

Regardless.

This situation was not very good.

If I, the one who proposed to Mirna, appeared in the next lecture.

Then there was no telling what Elga and Aira would think of it. Wouldn’t the ‘suitor’ be torn apart?

I felt a great need to reject this somehow.

Mirna then said while covering her face with the fan.

“It is your honor to be chosen for this task. Know that you were given the privilege from among this Lady’s many suitors. Go ahead and say thank you.”

“Shet….”

“‘Shet’? What does that mean?”

At her words, I tightly closed my eyes.

“It is a slang term for orphans like me. It means that we’re really, very, happy and thankful. The glory is almost blinding my eyes~.”

“Hmm, that’s right! Of course, as you should!”

“But, My Lady. May I dare say something?”

“What is it?”

“As Lady Mirna said, I am nothing more than a commoner. Your Greatness definitely has plenty of other better suitors out there. I’m worried that I might not live up to your expectations…”

Translation: Choose someone other than me please-.

I thought it was a good excuse.

But alas, Mirna’s attitude was firm.

“That’s not something you need to worry about, Theo Gospel. But, if you are ashamed of your own shortcomings, let me tell you that there is still a week left.”

“A week…? What does that mean?”

“Let me explain it to you, ignorant commoner. For the Draco Family, a week is more than enough time to turn someone insignificant into a wonderful skeleton.”

“… Are you saying that you’re going to turn me into a skeleton?”

“No! Are you s†upid? That means I can transform you into a completely different person within a week.”

“A different person?”

“Yes, you will now become the mysterious Silver Rookie.”

“So, I’ll pretend to be someone else is what you mean.”

I could understand that thought.

But understanding and actually doing it were two different things.

How would I pretend to be someone else?

Could my disguise even be able to fool Aira and Elga?

Of course, my Actor level was at lv 9.

Said job was in the realms of a master, so I thought it might work out somehow. It was just that, to be honest, I didn’t really want to take such a risk.

Above all else, there was no benefit for me to do this.

‘Everything I said last time was a lie. I am not interested in Lady Mirna.’ If I said such a thing, my bones and flesh might just really separate.

Mirna then continued.

“It won’t be a bad experience for you either. You’ll get the chance to escort the one and only Mirna Draco.”

“Yes, I am very grateful…”

“And if you follow what I say, I may be able to tell you about the Dead Language.”

“The Dead Language?”

“Yes, the Great Legacy of Angmar. Wouldn’t you like to know more about the 72 Great Spells?”

(T/N: Incantions trigger spells, spells have their own incantations. Basically incantions=spells. So I’ll change the name ’72 Great Spells’ or ’72 Great Incantions’ interchangeably)

… Now this was a bit tempting, wasn’t it?

Right now, I had only learned two words.

‘Halpas’ and ‘Belial’.

These two words were magic spells that had many uses in their own way. If I could get other words similar to them, it wouldn’t be a dream to increase my combat power.

The Draco Family were given various abilities and treasures from the original Angmar Family.

Most of the things about the Demon King were burned and destroyed, but it wouldn’t be strange if the Draco Family had a record of the Angmar Royal Family’s legacy and its power.

‘That’s right.’

Mirna Draco was also a member of the 4 Great Families.

It seemed like she knew how to move people.

“Okay, let’s try it!”

“Of course, as you should~.”

“But no matter how much I pretend to be someone else. I can’t change my face or body, can I?”

“That wouldn’t be a problem, because there is the treasure of our family, the Karma Changer.”

“What is that?”

“It is an artifact that can adjust one’s appearance once a month. It is the legacy of King Solomon.”

“Oh.”

Karma Changer.

Something flashed in my mind when I heard that name. It was an item that appeared in the original novel ‘Villain Hunter’.

This important treasure was dropped by the mad necromancer after being defeated by the main character, the Villain Hunter.

The fact that Mirna Draco had it made me wonder if the mad necromancer in Act 2 was her…

After all, she also died as a villain.

Like Aira and I…

Thinking about it that way, I felt a bit depressed.

Of course, that was when the Draco Family returned to Angmar.

This was Ark, and Mirna was here.

Perhaps, that meant Mirna would not awaken as the mad necromancer then died at the hands of the main character’s party.

Mirna said.

“Now, Theo Gospel. You will create a new identity with me.”

“A new identity?”

“Yes, let’s set it up dramatically. How about a descendant of a fallen royal family from a distant neighboring country, who is now hiding his identity and infiltrated Ark to revive his ancestral house?”

“…….”

I’d said it many times, but when people were caught off guard, they tended to shut up. I felt like my heart was being stabbed by a dagger.

I didn’t know if Mirna intended this, but that struck me, hard.

I had to wonder if Mirna did it on purpose…

“That’s good, right?”

“… Very good. As expected of Lady Mirna.”

“Then this Saturday, come to the Draco Family’s villa in Gracia. Ark students can go out of the city on weekends.”