Chapter 123
All the eyes in the dining room were drawn to the competition that had suddenly started .
”Is it true what they said about that dormitory rule book being a fake?”
“I don’t know, I don’t…”
It’s only that Ius’s testimony was said by a senior knight . He didn’t even bring the senior who gave that testimony directly here . The reaction from the dining room was also subtle . Ius stared at him from afar .
To detect any injustice, if there was any injustice, himself . But, the one he was relying on was still Lutus, who was checking up close and personal .
”Well then, let’s check it out . ”
While, Rubin was somewhat frightened by the gazes around him, Lutus opened up to control the scene .
He’s trying to take the initiative in checking .
”Please handle it carefully . ”
Heath, who was still sitting in his chair, gave him a teasing look that seemed to spare him . However, Ius was sure that Heath’s inner heart must not be calm . If this happened, there was only one way Heath could take it . He was going to conspire to somehow misrepresent the situation by using Rubine .
“Would you try taking the cover?”
Ius instructed Lutus and the others as he watched Rubin’s every move to make sure he didn’t miss anything .
(The first thing I can think of is replacing the cloth cover . Easy enough, but most humans don’t pay attention . )
The cloth cover of the book was removed from the gaze . Everyone gulped and gulped raw .
”Ah… . . ”
He could hear someone muttering . After the cloth cover was removed, the numbers and titles of this year’s edition came out . For a moment, Ius’s view of the scene was distorted into turmoil . But, soon Ius calmed his heart .
(Calm down . That book has been with him all along . And I’m also close with Mr . Garouzi, who is responsible for modifying the equipment of the knights . I’m sure they can do a simple forgery . )
“Lutus! Check to see if there’s anything different to the touch or anything else!”
Following Ius’s instructions, Lutus examined the book with his hands . However, there was no sign of what he was going to find .
”Hey, flip through it and check if the year is marked wrong!”
With those words, Lutus flipped through the pages in a crisp manner . Still…He didn’t seem to have found anything suspicious .
”Is there anything wrong with the page or anything else! I’m sure…”
In front of Ius, who was shouting in such an impatient voice, Lutus shook his head with a pained expression .
”I’m sorry… . Ius… . There was nothing suspicious about it anywhere…This… . . is probably the real thing…”
Ius stood dumbfounded at his words .
(What the senior said was a mistake…? No, you’re wrong . His is not the kind of person who lies . Then, how do you…)
Ius is silent, not knowing the answer… .
He was absolutely sure that Heath was lying . And yet, even when he investigated, he couldn’t find any evidence .
How could he… . . How could he… . .
Heath’s mouth twisted into a smirk in front of everyone . Those dark eyes stared down at Ius as if looking down on him .
”Ius-kun, you seem to have convinced me too . Then, as promised…”
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Heath then held out a sheet of paper to Ius .
“I’ll have you hand over all your points like a man . ”
Heath sat down in his usual chair in the break room and looked up at the paper with the points on it, happy .
“Now, we’ve finally overtaken Zelius’ predicted final point! The number one ranking of masculinity is mine!”
902 points gained from Ius . With that, his path to victory was finally complete . If he continued to hold on to Zelius’ points, and finally transferred Kooine’s points to himself, he could take first place in the manhood rankings . And, he was already ready for that .
A piece of paper for point voting with Kooine’s signature on a blank piece of paper just for the points . That’s the proof that Kooine received full rights to the points and could be transferred at any time . All that’s left to do is write in the numbers before the last day .
Everything is in place . The plan is perfect . Satisfied, Fii put her weight on the back of the chair, as usual, with a little more vigor than usual . At that moment, the chair clanked and she lost her balance .
“Hee-hah . ”
Kooine quickly supported Fii, who almost fell backwards and screamed .
Fii was relieved, then looked back at Kooine and said;
“Thank you, Koo-inu . You’re safe . ”
“No . But, be careful . ”
I sat back in my chair and it made a loud creaking noise .
“Yes . The chair in here is pretty rickety already . ”
“Yes, you’re right . That’s right, it’s a reasonably old accommodation, so it’s probably time for some things to come loose . Someone said that the floor came loose at the watering hole before, too . ”
The chair Fii always sat in had a loose screw . It wobbled noisily when she sat in it . I have to be careful, Fii thought, because it’s dangerous .
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Kneeling in the dining room and with his hands on his knees, Ius stared at the floor in amazement . His gaze was cold as he looked at the defeated Ius .
“Keke, what’s the suspicion?”
“You pulled a stunt to get me out of this mess!”
The boys headed for the watering hole, throwing those words around . Ius didn’t argue with them, but just continued to remain there in the void . At that moment, he suddenly felt someone standing in front of him .
“That game earlier, it was very masculine . So, yes, I’m going to vote for Ius for manhood points . ”
A beautiful voice, a little high for a boy, called out to Ius .
He looked up and saw Lemier, who smiled gently, crouching down on the floor to meet his gaze and gently held out a piece of paper for point voting .
Ius’s eyes widened at that .
”Lemier, that’s … you …”
The number written there is 160 points . At first glance, it appeared to be a small number . However, he gave away his voting points to people so quickly that he always had no voting points left at all at the end of the game . So, 160 points was what he had transferred to Ius from his own points .
His performance in the Northeast Kendo tournament looked like it was going to be a breakthrough . But, the order in which he was middleweight meant that Golms and Kooine were unable to impress him, and with the launch, everyone missed voting for his points .
Still, 160 points were given to him by the few who remembered his exploits . That was all the points he had . It’s not clear if he can escape the bottom of the table . However, it was the highest score he had ever scored, and it is a number that might have been . But, now that he had transferred it, he had zero points .
“No, you can’t! If you hand that over, you’ll be at the bottom of the list again this time…!”
Because of Heath’s actions now, each person’s points were greatly deflated; even 160 points could be enough to get out of last place . No, since he lost all his points to Heath and fell to zero, he could have escaped the bottom of the rankings if he let them go .
And yet… .
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Lemier’s answer to Ius, who stopped, was a completely different word . The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that it’s a little bit of a mystery to me . The gentle look in his eyes casts a slight shadow .
“I’ve always been told that I’m girly or pathetic, and that’s my complex and personality is like this . So, I was very insecure . That’s why I wanted something to be proud of, so I started doing long-distance running, which is what I was good at . That was a long time ago . ”
“I don’t think Heath meant no harm . I think he has a complex and I’ve always wanted to be something . I’ve always had a complex and I’ve always wanted to be something . ”
“There was a time when it looked like I was going to win, when Gormus was losing all the time . Not long after I became an apprentice knight . Then, I forgot about the rest of the training and just skipped it…”
Lemier laughed a little pathetically .
”The results were disastrous . I ran out of energy in the middle of the race and dropped to 10th place…”
But, Lemier’s voice was warm as he spoke of Heath .
“Heath, too, is probably in that situation right now . But, even if we win like that, it probably won’t be good for him . However, I’m sure that’s not good for him, so I want to stop him . But, Heath doesn’t listen to me right now . ”
“So, Ius, after watching the fight today, I thought you could stop Heath . If you’d like, you can use those point to stop Heath as well . Our dear friend . ”
Lemier then smiled mischievously .
“I’m sure you’ll get a lot of points to stop Heath . You will have to come back to me for all the points you earned . ”
Lemier’s tenderness poured into his despairing heart and his strength returned . Along with that, a strong will to stop Heath, who was not yet defeated, dwelled in Ius’ heart .
For the sake of protecting the manhood that the Northern Quarters believed in . And, for the sake of that guy himself . Ius squeezed both of Lemier’s hands tightly . Tears of emotion spilled from his eyes .
”Thank you, Lemier! You are the god of the Northern Quarters!”
”What… . ? I’d like you to tell me that’s a manly thing to do…”