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“It’s done, I’ve completely secured my position with this.”

Etting was executing the plan so perfectly that even Ethan would be surprised.

If the quality of the product was good, Etting could sell it to anyone.

With Ethan’s plan, the quality of the goods, and Etting’s skills coming together, the special golems were selling like hotcakes.

Even within the David Merchant Guild, they were continuously sending support to her due to the enormous profits she was bringing in.

That wasn’t all. Even the vice guildmaster who used to pick on Etting had changed his attitude and was now praising her endlessly.

And while doing so, wasn’t he trying to subtly get a foot in the door?

“How can he be so shameless?”

It seemed he couldn’t grasp how the situation was unfolding at all.

Etting had firmly made up her mind through her conversations with Ethan.

She had no intention of remaining a merchant of the David Merchant Guild forever.

“Even bigger.”

And more definitively.

She intended to completely swallow up the David Merchant Guild with this opportunity.

While raising her performance through special golem sales, she also held secret meetings with other executives of the Merchant Guild.

The David Merchant Guild is by no means a small Merchant Guild.

Since the Guildmaster alone cannot lead this massive Merchant Guild, there were others who shared the guild’s responsibilities.

‘The merchants who form the core of the Merchant Guild.’

First, she had to persuade those called the great merchants. If she could recruit them, she could tear the David Merchant Guild apart.

After that, she would swallow up the fragmented David Merchant Guild, inherit the name as is, and finally find a new noble sponsor to complete the plan.

‘The sponsor issue was resolved too easily.’

As she continued to sell the special golems well, her relationship with that side was quite good.

‘Of course, doing that doesn’t mean I can completely cut off the Guildmaster’s lifeline.’

“Let’s do this.”

Now the preparations were complete.

Whatever the outcome, a new David Merchant Guild would be born tonight.

***

Yerica, who started working at the Magic Tower thanks to Ethan, was gradually uncovering shocking facts.

“Damn bastards.”

Her grandfather was innocent.

He was just strong.

But he was brutally murdered for the sole reason that he didn’t accept their requests.

“The Twelve Families, those damn bastards!”n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

The problem was the twelve families that held a tight grip on the continent’s power.

Not all of the Twelve Stars Families had agreed to her grandfather’s death, but it was also true that they had stood by despite knowing all about the conspiracy.

“You are guilty too.”

If so, it was her duty to question that guilt and seek revenge.

And the first step was, of course, to take over this Magic Tower.

“You said I would know everything if I came here… So this is what you meant, Mr. Ethan.”

Since coming to this Magic Tower, she had learned a great deal about stories intertwined with her grandfather.

Not only that, she was now able to understand all the magic formulas left by her grandfather that she couldn’t comprehend before or whose hidden meanings she couldn’t grasp.

“To think I’d be backstabbed after going this far.”

Ethan must have known everything that was here. That’s why he sent Yerica to this place.

“Revenge isn’t something you entrust to someone else, it’s something you do yourself.”

Ethan was just helping with that revenge.

“This is why I have no choice but to follow you, Mr. Ethan.”

Yerica smiled.

It was an extremely eerie smile.

She planned to carefully prepare her revenge until Ethan came.

Her first target was this Magic Tower, which had turned its back on her grandfather despite him giving everything.

“Everyone involved.”

She would kill them all.

***

“Are you leaving already? The festival starts today, you should at least enjoy the festival! You’re the star of the festival, teacher!”

“I have things to do, Roanna. There’s still quite a bit of vacation left, but it ends in the blink of an eye. So study hard while reflecting on this experience.”

“Yes, teacher. Thank you so much.”

Roanna felt like she would never forget this short period she spent with Ethan.

“And as a resident of Prochet, thank you too, teacher.”

She bowed her head with all her sincerity.

Now Prochet would change completely.

“Thanks to you, Prochet will be able to develop greatly. I’ll repay this favor for a long time to come. You’ve probably already discussed everything with my father.”

She said with a bright smile.

“Please watch over us, teacher.”

“Yes, this will be as important as your studies.”

As a member of Prochet territory, Roanna would have to be quite busy from now on.

“We’ll see each other again soon. Take care, Roanna.”

As they plan to collaborate with Prochet territory in various ways from now on, they will meet again in the near future.

In that case, the sooner the farewell, the better.

After briefly saying goodbye and leaving Prochet territory, Ethan immediately headed towards the central area.

‘It’s about time.’

More than half of the vacation had already passed.

As the most important event of the vacation would be held soon, he had to prepare for it from now on.

‘There’s an event where academies collaborate for new teachers.’

It was an event known as the new teacher training.

It was an event jointly held by not only Ivecar Academy but also various academies across the continent, aimed at improving the skills of new teachers from each academy and promoting exchange.

‘Of course, the intention of this event is to reduce the gap between academies and improve the skills of new teachers to produce many good students. But in reality, it’s a place for each academy to show off how excellent their new teachers are.’

As such, it was an event that stimulated new teachers in many ways. This was because the abilities of new teachers and their performance during the event implicitly determined the ranking among academies.

‘Still, since the name of the event is training, it means it’s a place to learn.’

The venue for the new teacher training event always changes, but it’s usually held in the mansion of a high-ranking noble family.

As it was an occasion to invite teachers from renowned academies across the continent, noble families often invited famous experts or presented their family’s retainers as instructors.

‘Many renowned individuals come as instructors to teach the new teachers.’

Sometimes even the Imperial Knight Commander comes, and individuals famous throughout the continent like the Sky Swordmage also attend.

‘Sometimes even the Imperial Education Officer comes.’

Of course, that wasn’t the only reason to pay attention. This new teacher training could be seen as a preview of the academy exchange festival to be held at the end of the year.

‘Of course, they’re all new teachers, so they won’t appear at the academy exchange festival, but there are always exceptions.’

Ethan was one such exception.

‘I don’t know about other academies, but there will be someone from Freya Academy’s new teachers who will appear at the academy exchange festival.’

According to Ethan’s calculations, that teacher would surely appear.

If that teacher appears, they needed to be recruited without delay.

‘Otherwise, they’ll be snatched by the followers of the Moon.’

With so many events piling up, the new teacher training was an incredibly interesting occasion in many ways.

Moreover, there were various achievements that could be accumulated.

‘From now on, I need to constantly pay attention to achievements.’

The number of likes needed to subscribe to a new god keeps increasing.

Also, sufficient likes were needed to watch videos.

‘Having too much is better than not having enough.’

That training was now about two weeks away.

“Well then, I should make good use of the remaining time.”

Ethan intended to properly use Lyuka this time.

As befitting the grandiose title of the Master of Mana, it was a spirit that could somewhat fulfill the lack of mana that had been holding Ethan back until now.

‘While I’m at it, there are things I need to obtain in advance and things I need to use.’

Before coming to Prochet, Ethan had made a considerable number of donations to the Holylight Order.

But that alone wasn’t enough.

‘I heard that the Saintess, though very rarely, meets with the Pope and sometimes with a few bishop-level personnel.’

Right now, becoming a bishop offers the highest possibility of meeting the Saintess.

However, Ethan joining the Holylight Order isn’t a very efficient method. So he had to search for a way to become a bishop without belonging to the order.

Of course, Ethan was well aware of that method too.

‘Honorary bishop position.’

It was a position that, while not belonging to the Holylight Order, was recognized for helping the Holylight Order’s work in various ways.

If he could obtain the honorary bishop position and actively accumulate achievements, Ethan’s fame would spread even further.

‘It might even reach the Saintess’s ears.’

That’s exactly what Ethan was aiming for. Whether it would really reach her ears was unknown, but at least creating that possibility was important.

‘It’s always better to increase the probability as much as possible.’

Then, what would be the surest way to obtain that honorary bishop position?

It’s clear achievements.

“Before the news of the Twelve Apostles’ death spreads further, I’ll quickly make use of this.”

Fortunately, Ethan had more than enough clear achievements to catch the eye of the Holylight Order.

***

Southern District of the Holylight Order.

“A person named Ethan Whiskers has expressed his intention to make a donation.”

“Hmm, how much has he donated so far?”

“It has exceeded 100 million gold.”

“100 million?”

“He has made many donations so far, and according to Bishop Vincent, he is extremely devout.”

“Hmm, Bishop Vincent was quite a reliable bishop, wasn’t he?”

“Yes, he is an excellent bishop who lives the life pursued by the order, centered on his own judgment, bestowing kindness and pursuing truth.”

Innosine, the Archbishop overseeing the southern region of the order, stroked his beard.

“And coincidentally, there’s a report from Ivecar Academy. There was a conflict with the followers of the Moon, and it was resolved by Ethan Whiskers.”

“Hmm.”

The Archbishop pondered for a moment, then stood up from his seat.

“I should meet Ethan Whiskers. I need to confirm what kind of thoughts he has. And.”

The Archbishop’s expression turned cold. It was hard to believe it was the same kind face from just a moment ago.

“I also need to check if he’s a spy sent by those followers of the Moon bastards.”

“Yes, I’ll make the preparations.”

***

Late at night.

“Good.”

Ethan was enjoying his leisure, drinking tea on the terrace of a luxury inn where moonlight was pouring down.

But that leisure was short-lived.

Kyaaak-!

With a scream, a black silhouette appeared in front of Ethan.

Clink-.

For a moment, a necklace was briefly visible on the neck of the figure as it landed.

The distinctive pattern, recognizable at a glance.

It was clearly the emblem of the followers of the Moon.

The masked man, who made eye contact with Ethan for an instant, immediately struck the nape of the woman tucked under his arm. The woman who had been resisting went limp.

The masked man made a shushing gesture.

“Are you doing some kind of training?”

“……”

Ethan slowly rose from his seat. Despite the clearly dangerous situation, he was extremely relaxed. Rather, it was the masked figure who tensed up and drew a dagger from his waist.

But Ethan remained unconcerned.

“You’re from the Holylight Order, aren’t you?”

‘They came faster than I expected.’

The masked figure before him was not really from the followers of the Moon.

‘They must have been suspicious. After all, I donated 100 million gold while aiming for an honorary bishop position.’

So they must have come to personally verify whether Ethan was a spy from the followers of the Moon or not.

‘There’s only one person who would do something like this.’

Someone who suspects everyone endlessly.

The Holy Hammer of the Holylight Order.

Ethan was certain that the masked figure was Archbishop Innosine, who oversees the southern region.

‘He must have concealed his holy power well.’

“You’ve concealed your holy power well.”

It was simply that Ethan knew Innosine’s characteristics.

Needless to say, he was aware of his personality.

The decisive factor was that distinctive movement. The Eye of Horus had captured that movement, allowing him to recognize the identity.

‘If I hadn’t known that, I might have been completely fooled. It’s really impressive acting.’

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Archbishop.”

As Ethan instantly recognized his identity, Innosine looked dazed.

Eventually, Innosine removed his mask with a look of disbelief.

“How did you know?”

In response to that question, Ethan smiled and extended his hand.

“I just took a wild guess, I didn’t actually know you were really the Archbishop.”

Archbishop Innosine’s expression crumpled.

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