The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

"I understand, thank you."

"The powers of the northern kingdoms are currently requesting the Kingdom Federation to conduct a full review of you, attempting to remove you from the Kingdom of Norton. The Kingdom of Norton and several friendly neighboring countries have also strongly opposed this. But rest assured, His Majesty the King will not hand you over under any circumstances."

"Ah."

Decan knew that the Kingdom of Norton wouldn't betray him.

From the moment he enrolled, the King and nobles of the Kingdom of Norton must have been staunch supporters of the Purge.

Otherwise, Dekan's life wouldn't be so easy and carefree.

Most of the surrounding neighboring countries are on good terms with the Kingdom of Norton.

Furthermore, the fact that Dekan had dealt with the Destruction Bishop Evans, who frequently appeared in the surrounding area, undoubtedly put the neighboring countries at ease.

Therefore, other forces may also have opinions on protecting Dekan.

However, the Kingdom Federation is not absolutely united.

The imperial forces outside the Federation are also quite troublesome.

This gave the Resurrected Church such an opportunity to sow discord.

"Then Dekan, why don't you go kill one or two more bishops to prove your innocence? The Church of Resurrection can't possibly tolerate your blatant disrespect, can it?"

Suddenly, the cat teacher made its brilliant remark from the side.

"If I have the ability, why don't I just deal with those who raise objections? Aren't they much easier to handle than those bishops?"

Dekan retorted irritably.

Besides having reliable teammates, a large part of the reason he was able to defeat Evans was—

Evans walked right into Decan's web.

Anyone who dares to come looking for Dekan will be met with a swift and deadly end.

However, even if Dekan were to take the initiative to attack those bishops, it would be difficult for him to do so, even with his idol group.

"You, you better not do anything reckless, meow!"

Listening to Dekan's dangerous remarks, Teacher Cat was momentarily convinced that this kid was the Painful Bishop.

Dekan remained silent, but simply glanced at the list again.

He ran his fingertips over their names one by one, as if trying to erase them.

148. Dekan's Girl Group Coaching

“Dekan, what you need is time. The Kingdom of Norton will protect you with all its might. As long as you quickly improve your rank, no matter what your card-making or behavior is like, in ten years at most, no one will dare to offend you.”

Ice Princess said earnestly.

"Heh, ten years?"

Dekan sneered.

"How can I stand this injustice? Once I reach the fourth rank, the Great Reckoning will begin."

Upon hearing Dekan's words, Ice Princess parted her red lips slightly, but then hesitated, unsure of what to say.

Whenever she thought about the scene where the boy saved her, she inexplicably believed that he could do it.

"Watch me make a card that will make them happy in the morning, at noon, and at night, hehe."

Decan will combine all his gains during this period with all his previous work to complete this piece.

The new work originally intended to be created after reaching the fourth rank was to be used against the bishops.

Unexpectedly, in addition to these bishops, an even more hateful target has emerged.

Even those bishops didn't dare to provoke him like that!

But those ignorant nobles from the northern kingdoms and those bastards from the empire dared to cause him trouble without any regard for consequences.

Do you really think I, Dekan, am unworthy of the title "Bishop of Pain"?

Teacher Cat was starting to panic when she saw Dekan's expression.

Dekan's demeanor clearly indicates that he has assumed a moral high ground and is preparing to cause trouble without restraint in the future.

"What kind of weird thing are you planning to do now, meow!"

"Hehehe, this will be my masterpiece."

Teacher Cat felt a little scared.

It knew that the cards made by Dekan were basically not from the living world.

The cards that Decan created with all his life's learning must indeed be, as he said, the most hellish works.

"What exactly are you going to build, meow! Tell me now, meow!"

"Call me Dad, and I'll tell you."

"Meow!"

Teacher Cat stood on the sofa and raised her front paw to tug at Cornelia's sleeve.

"Cornelia meow, Dekan is bullying me."

Cornelia picked up the cat teacher, looking at him with a pained expression, and then looked at Dekan pitifully.

"This is cheating."

Dekan scratched his head helplessly.

Then gently tug on the cat teacher's ear and whisper in its ear.

"..."

After listening to Dekan's words, Teacher Cat raised its head, opened its eyes wide, and seemed to be thinking.

"Meow meow meow! I don't know you, so don't drag me into this if you get arrested!"

It already guessed how many people Dekan would offend in the future.

Once discovered, it won't be as simple as being mistaken for the Bishop of Pain!

"It's too late. You've already heard it. If one day I'm locked up, you'll be the cat in the portrait of the Painful Bishop."

"Meow meow meow! Why did you tell me this?!"

"It was you who insisted on asking."

The person and the cat started arguing again.

Ice Princess listened intently from the side, a faint smile unconsciously curving her lips.

……

After chatting with Ice Princess about her recent situation, Dekan realized that it was getting late.

The three people and the cat all got off the sofa, thanked Ice Princess, and prepared to leave.

"Then we'll meet in the capital after the New Year."

Dekan waved casually at Ice Princess and said.

"..."

Ice Princess certainly knew what she was going to do in the capital.

She has been trying her best not to think about the bizarre contract she signed.

The thought of it made her feel like she wanted to writhe into a maggot.

Since Dekan brought it up again, even Ice Princess found it hard to remain calm.

However, she bit her lip.

"Okay, I promise you."

Ice Princess's voice was soft, with a slight tremor, yet it also carried an indescribable firmness.

……

A month later.

Winter campus life at Royal Capital Hervenlit Academy passed by in a chaotic atmosphere.

Dekan also returned to the capital from Tristine City early on.

He still remembers the weathered look on Professor Arno's face when his homeroom teacher saw him again.

For Professor Arnold, both the desire to "see this student" and the fear of "never seeing him again" were extremely intense.

At that time, Professor Arnold's words could be summed up in one sentence: "It's good that you're back."

But Dekan could see that Professor Arnold's face was etched with a complex inner struggle.

Arnold originally thought the hijacking was the end of Dekan's troubles.

I didn't expect it to be just an appetizer...

Back at the college, Dekan's daily life didn't seem to change much.

Because he is naturally prone to attracting attention, while at the same time being kept at a distance by others.

As for the King's summons a couple of days ago, it wasn't as dramatic as Dekan had imagined.

Perhaps because Dekan had seen many grand occasions, and because the king was so unpretentious, he simply accepted His Majesty's reward and took his leave.

And Dekan and Cornelia's first semester of college life has come to a successful end.

These days, the topic of conversation on campus seems to be dominated by final exams.

The final exam results were released today.

This result will determine the class placement for the following year, which shows its importance to most students.

Everyone naturally put in their best effort to prepare for the exam, and even at the Knights Academy, it was common to see students with bloodshot eyes.

These days, Dekan has been intensively tutoring Cornelia.

Although Cornelia went to Tristine City for practical activities with the school's approval, it did not count as skipping class.