Fake Professor, Misunderstood As Strong - Chapter 51

The Banquet of Stars! Part-2.
Royal Palace, virtual meeting room.

“So, which spell is it?”

Without bothering with pleasantries and wasting time, Reynald started bringing up the main topic of the conversation right off the bat.

The principal sighed and replied in a sad tone,

“Do you really need to be so cold towards me?, I am your uncle-”

Before Nathan could complete his sentence, Reynald interjected and warned in a cold tone,

“I have no relationship with a traitor like you; don’t bother trying to please me…”

“I am not the naïve child anymore that I used to be…”

Reynald’s expression turned cold as he continued,

“I have seen my share of shrewd foxes over the years; don’t try to use that pathetic tactic on me…”

“Come to the point directly… I will ask again, which spell is it?”

*cough!**ahem!*

Seeing that his trick had failed, Nathan cleared his throat to hide his embarrassment and finally started talking about the real topic,

“Actually, the university is in desperate need of funds right now; the government will take a lot of time as many innocent people were killed…”

Nathan paused for a bit and then added,

“So, in order to repair the university as fast as possible and give salary to all of the professors on time, I need to sell one of my spells…”

A look of reluctance appeared on Nathan’s face as he continued, “If not for this, I would have never sold my precious spells…ugh…”

Although Reynald was not sure if Nathan was really in distress or was just faking it, this situation surely brought a pleasant surprise to him.

“Well, don’t try to draw sympathy from me; it was you who were incapable of dealing with that weak witch… your incapability caused the death of so many civilians…”

Just when Reynald was about to continue blaming, Nathan frowned a bit and said,

“Oh, come on, you are also a grade-1 mage, you should have come to the scene, that way more people could have been saved!…”

Although Nathan’s words were indeed true, Reynald simply smirked at them without thinking too much.

“I certainly could have saved the people but… why would I? What’s there in it for me? Do I owe something to you that I will help you out?”

“Or did I ever say that I was a hero of justice?”

Reynald smiled with an amused look on his face and said,

“You are forgetting that, just like everyone, I am also a citizen of this nation, I am supposed to have my own rights, I can do what I want… don’t mistake me for a self-sacrificing hero!”

Reynald’s words were cold, yet they carried the truth: the royal family is not the one ruling this nation anymore, so he isn’t responsible for the safety of the nation.

It’s his choice to do what he wants; he is not obliged to protect others at the cost of self-sacrifice.

Hearing Reynald’s words, Nathan frowned and said in an annoyed tone,

“Your family will also suffer if this nation gets destroyed, you know…”

At Nathan’s words, Reynald simply shook his head and smiled,

“Haha, if this nation can’t even protect itself and needs to depend on me for everything… then does this nation’s people really have the right to remain free?”

“If the people of this nation agrees to revere the royal family once again, then I might think about protecting them and safeguarding the country… otherwise, forget it..”

Saying that, Reynald sipped the luxurious wine with an amused smile on his face.

Hearing those unsympathetic words, Nathan gritted his teeth and asked,

“Then what about your son? What about Mark!? He could have died that day in the tournament venue!”

A smirk appeared on Reynald’s face after hearing those pathetic words.

“You really are losing our edge, old fox… you didn’t even notice that I have already placed a grade-1 teleportation spell on him?…”

“Haha, it seems you are going senile from old age… retire early and give way to the younger generation instead of hanging on to that position of the principal…”

With a mocking smile on his face, Reynald added,

“Once you retire, my son will be the next principal and the King both! Hehe, the benefits he will bring to the royal family will be immense!”

Reynald has always thought about the prosperity of his own family; he doesn’t care a sh*t about others, and he can go to any lengths to keep the royal family stable and secure for the next generation.

A King’s duty is to ensure that the next generation gets to inherit the throne without much difficulty or resistance.

If a King can’t even ensure this much, then they aren’t worthy enough to rule the populace.

The reason why Reynald have only two children is because he didn’t want to see instability and infighting among the brothers for the sake of a lifeless throne.

He has already planned out things ahead of time, just so that Mark won’t have to face difficulties in the future.

‘For the sake of my children, I would not hesitate to sacrifice a million people…’

Thinking this far, Reynald sipped the wine and turned his expression serious again,

“Okay, enough chit-chat; I ask again… which spell is it? This is the last time I am asking, more than this and I am leaving this conversation…”

“My patience is limited… don’t waste my time; I have more important things to do…”

Hearing Reynald’s warning, Nathan realized that no matter what method he used to persuade him, the other party wouldn’t be swayed so easily.

Nathan actually wanted to get resources and money for free by drawing sympathy, but all of his attempts failed miserably.

In the end, all he could do was submit under Reynald’s pressure and agree to sell his spells.

“Okay, the spell is called ‘Ethereal dome of confinement’, it’s a grade-1 earth type spell… this is one of my most beloved secret spells, I cherish it a lot, so give me a fair price…”

Hearing the name of the spell from Nathan’s mouth, Reynald was extremely surprised.

“You… you stole my father’s life work!? That spell belongs to my father! You have the gall to sell that to me!?”

*crack!*

The wine glass in Reynald’s hand cracked and burst apart as it was not able to withstand the pressure of Reynald’s palm.

This frightened the nearby maids but Reynald paid it no mind and continued in an angry tone,

“Where did you steal it from!?”

At Reynald’s angry tone, Nathan simply shook his head and replied in his usual plain voice,

“He gave it to me himself when he was at his last breath… he said I can keep it to myself until his son asks for it, but you never asked me for it so I just took it as mine…”

“But let me be clear: we are both mages; what we get is ours…. So, this spell is mine and I am selling it to you; don’t assume that I should hand it over to you honestly…”

Nathan’s words caused great frustration to Reynald, but he didn’t want this opportunity to slip away either, so controlled his emotions.

“Good, you have killed the last bit of sympathy I had for you, I will be the first one to celebrate at your funeral now…”

Reynald shook his head and continued,

“The Banquet of stars will be held tomorrow night; come over with that spell and take the money…”

“Also, make sure all professors of your university come too… I will ask them if they are interested in switching places…”

Nathan frowned a bit and shook his head.

“No way, none of them is so fickle-minded that they will start working with you for no reason…”

At Nathan’s words, Reynald smiled in amusement and said,

“Who knows… it depends on what benefits I give… I am sure I can sway at least that man… I have a very good piece of information for the illegitimate child of the Blaze family, hehe…”

The principal shook his head and replied in a serious tone,

“No way; I could have believed you if you had said it about others, but swaying that cold-faced guy…. That’s going to be impossible; his resolve is not that fickle, in my opinion…”

A hint of curiosity appeared on Reynald’s face.

“Hoh… we will see about that tomorrow…”

With that said, Reynald waved his hand and ordered the maids to stop the projector.

Reynald got up from his seat and left the meeting room with an amused smile on his face.

‘Jareth Blaze… I wonder how you will react if I tell you the information that I have… Mark praised you a lot, so I look forward to meeting you…’

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Meanwhile, in Jareth’s training room,

‘hmm, I feel like someone is talking about me behind my back… what a strange feeling…’

While thinking about that strange feeling, Jareth glanced around him.

Mana singularity lets him command and converse with mana; thus, the mana itself seemed to have conveyed this thought to Jareth.

‘D*mn, mana singularity is too broken; can it can give me subtle hints about an incoming danger? I better prepare for what’s coming…’

With a newfound motivation, Jareth started his hellish training once again.

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Author’s Notes.

Yo! It’s your beloved author here.

Quite a few of you were complaining that when listening to the audio of the chapter, the words added behind the conversation in brackets felt odd.

So, I have tried to change the writing style a bit. How is it? Do you prefer it this way?

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