Chapter 180 : Chapter 180
Chapter 180. Dice Shop’s New Recruits
According to the Academy rules, unauthorized outing was prohibited.
If caught leaving the Academy without permission, one could even be expelled immediately.
Hearing Tunia's words, Inette opened her mouth in surprise.
“What are you talking about right now? How are you going to leave here?”
“Don't worry. I will do it well without getting caught.”
“No. If you get caught doing that, what happens to me?”
Inette made a face as if the world had collapsed.
“How can I attend the Academy without you?”
Then Tunia shook her head and said calmly.
“You have Radel and Gusto. You will be able to do well.”
“……Liar.”
Just listening to the two of them talk, one wouldn't know if this was a prison or an academy.
Well, it wasn't much different from a prison.
Outsiders couldn't enter easily, but insiders couldn't leave easily either.
The Academy's security was strict.
It was difficult to pass through the main gate avoiding the eyes of flying golems and guards.
Furthermore, how would one disarm the security magic layered on the Academy's outer walls?
Not only the magic cast by the Principal, but various defensive magic passed down since the Academy was built guarded it so that no one could leave without permission.
No matter if Tunia was a former first-rate assassin, breaking through this was impossible.
Radel felt the need to prevent this situation unconditionally as the Grade Representative.
If she got caught sneaking out, how would Professor Marianne react?
Recalling the professor's face squeezing water droplets from a dry stone, a sense of duty arose spontaneously.
Gusto asked Tunia.
“Why are you trying to leave suddenly? Is there a reason?”
“I've had a bad feeling since a few days ago.”
Tunia's story was like this.
She couldn't stand it because the newly hired recruits at the Dice Shop were bothering her.
It was content she had mentioned to Radel before.
That the recruits seemed to be gathering somewhere and practicing suspicious techniques.
Tunia was worried something might happen while she was away.
Inette and Gusto, who helped defeat the Black Fang, also nodded upon hearing that story.
“Indeed, if it is something like that, it would be bothersome. Since it could potentially become a threat to the Prince, I believe the unsettling bud must be removed.”
“It can't be helped. Radel, let's help. It’s your shop's matter!”
Radel asked looking at Inette who was swayed by Tunia's story.
“Are you suggesting we break the school rules now?”
“Shh, be quiet! It’s dangerous if someone hears.”
Whether she had the awareness that breaking school rules was forbidden, Inette lowered her voice significantly.
“This is for a friend. And it’s a matter where your life could be in danger.”
Inette whispered with a serious expression.
“Listen carefully. Royals like us must always be wary of our surroundings. If we just let a small thing pass, it could return as something big. Understand?”
“Hmm…….”
As Radel hesitated for a moment, Inette urged him.
“Ah, are you going to do it or not?”
“……I wanted to say this since earlier, but I have two outing passes I received last semester, you know? How about using those?”
Then Inette's face turned bright red.
“You should have said so sooner!”
* * *
Marcellent Outing Pass.
It was a reward Radel received from Professor Marianne during the last semester.
If one had an outing pass, one could go outside the Academy anytime, even if it wasn't a weekend when outings were permitted.
Radel willingly used two outing passes and went out to Marcellent with Tunia.
Just in time, today was the day the new recruit training ended early.
“I told my subordinates in advance. As soon as the recruits’ training ends, we will scatter and tail them.”
Also known as the Dice Shop Recruit Tailing Operation.
It was an operation to find out what they were doing by having a few employees, with whom they had coordinated, secretly tail the recruits after training ended.
Tunia said it was a plan she had prepared since a few days ago.
“Let’s hide nearby and follow them.”
Tunia took Radel and staked out near the Dice Shop.
To look like people who came to visit the House of the Undead, they were wearing strange masks and even holding cotton candy they bought.
“Doesn't this stand out more?”
“Don't talk nonsense. People coming to the House of the Undead these days all visit like this.”
At Tunia's words, Radel looked around.
Whether the House of the Undead became more famous in the few days Radel visited, there were much more people.
There were even people who came dressed up as ghosts or undead entirely.
‘I should make a costume rental shop next to the House of the Undead.’
Smelling the scent of potential money, laughter came out naturally.
Seeing Radel's smile, Tunia raised her eyebrows as if unexpected.
“You act well. You have a talent for infiltration.”
Tunia gave a generous evaluation saying he smiled happily like someone who really came to play.
While at it, Radel also bought and wore a lily brooch sold by the Supreme Deity Order.
He was the perfect tourist who came to visit the holy land, no matter who looked at him.
“They came out.”
Tunia's eyes shone sharply.
Radel also looked at the recruits coming out of the Dice Shop while hiding his face behind the cotton candy.
Taking off the Dice Shop aprons, they looked ordinary.
However, as soon as they took a few steps, their presence disappeared and they blended in among the people.
‘Where did they go?’
As Radel was flustered, Tunia took off her mask and gestured.
“They are going over there. Follow me.”
Radel admired inwardly and followed Tunia to tail the recruit.
Certainly, as Tunia said, there were many suspicious points.
The recruits who scattered in front of the Dice Shop just a moment ago gathered again secretly at the same place.
The place they gathered was a shabby warehouse on the outskirts of the city.
It looked similar to the former base of the Black Fang.
Practicing techniques secretly in a place like this?
Anyone could smell something suspicious.
Perhaps Tunia thought the same, she was taking out weapons from her waist.
The recruits gathered in front of the warehouse looked around and went inside.
“Boss, you came.”
The Dice Shop employees who scattered and followed the recruits belatedly discovered Radel and bowed their heads in greeting.
Radel also raised his hand to answer.
“It would be better to ambush immediately without giving them an opening.”
“Big Sis, shall we strike now?”
The employees asked Tunia.
“Wait. We infiltrate inside first.”
The employees infiltrated inside the warehouse all at once at Tunia's signal.
Radel also followed Tunia inside.
WHOOSH.
The employees following behind made surprised expressions at Radel's swift movements.
Since Tunia was the successor of the Black Fang, she was naturally fast and accurate, but the Boss was also chasing right behind her quickly.
‘Did he learn techniques somewhere?’
It was movement almost close to a professional assassin.
Having ambushed someone several times, Radel's movements had become as agile as an assassin.
‘What is that?’
Radel, who entered the warehouse, discovered a strange phrase attached to the wall.
‘Let’s only have employee consciousness. Let’s work moderately?’
Under the sentence he couldn't understand, the employees were doing the same motion all at once.
First, they warmed up their bodies and surrounded a large barrel covered with a cloth.
And they took deep breaths as if nervous.
Seeing the large barrel, Tunia's eyes narrowed.
‘What is it? A target?’
Perhaps they were practicing throwing weapons there.
While everyone was watching, someone took off the cloth covering the barrel with quick hand movements.
And took out a note from inside and read it.
“Start! Da!”
“We have everything, in our shop!”
What is this?
The eyes of Tunia and the employees hiding inside the warehouse widened.
“I!”
“Just say the name and we will bring everything!”
Radel was also surprised by the unexpected situation.
Practicing acrostic poems here?
“Seu!”
“Like a sponge we will absorb all the customer’s requests!”
As the acrostic poem ended, the gathered recruits started giving sharp advice to the colleague who made the poem.
“The last line was a bit lacking.”
“I think so too. Originally, an acrostic poem needs something that strikes with impact at the end, you know?”
“Like this, it will be hard to appeal to the Boss.”
The recruits' expressions became serious.
It was a more earnest evaluation time than expected.
“Let’s try ‘Seu’ again.”
They started the next practice without resting.
Furthermore, they weren't just practicing acrostic poems.
“Now, reveal presence from now on!”
“Hwah!”
“Good, there was presence just now!”
“Amazing? I think anyone would recognize you at a glance!”
Gathering together and practicing revealing presence.
“Here goes! Gentle smile!”
“Is that gentle? You are giving displeasure to customers!”
“Smile more naturally! Raise the corners of your mouth just 10 degrees more!”
They were doing various training such as practicing smiles to give to customers coming to the Dice Shop.
The eyes of the employees watching them became moist.
Assassination training, technique practice.
The worst situations the employees were prepared for didn't exist.
Inside this warehouse was filled only with the passion of the Dice Shop recruits.
“Next is specialty development. Everyone developed a new specialty, right?”
“Of course. I prepared the sound of a hamster wheel rolling.”
“I’m peeling an apple skin without breaking it once.”
They didn't intend to practice this much from the beginning either.
They just had a goal to be helpful by perfectly following behind the Boss avoiding the seniors' eyes.
But as they kept practicing, they became ambitious.
Because they realized more training was needed to become official employees.
The habits from their assassin days ingrained in their bodies didn't disappear as easily as they thought.
Besides, to catch the Boss's eye, it seemed they couldn't do it as they were now.
Something much more intense was needed.
The recruits gathered money and rented a shabby warehouse to start practicing in earnest.
Then they came to this point.
“Is that all? Is that all you can do?”
“What? You say my specialty practiced for three days is just that?”
“Yeah. Like this, you won't catch the Boss's eye. Do you want to go back to that dirty life again? We all agreed to become official Dice Shop employees together!”
The infiltrated employees were now teary-eyed.
Eventually, the employees who couldn't hold back revealed themselves in front of the recruits before Tunia could even stop them.
“Who is it! ……Se, Seniors?”
“No, how did you get here…….”
“Did you follow us?”
To the flustered recruits, the seniors spoke with sincerity.
“We watched until now. Honestly, we didn't know you would try this hard.”
“I think we misunderstood all this time.”
“You guys are already real employees of the Dice Shop!”
HUG.
The sight of them hugging each other and sharing emotions was seen.
Radel nodded while hiding and watching the heartwarming scene.
“Yeah, this is youth.”
Tunia muttered lowly as if this absurd situation was despondent.
“What is that.”
“Why? It’s nice to see.”
It seemed their sentiment didn't fit Tunia's sentiment at all.
“Anyway, isn't it fortunate that it wasn't a big deal?”
“……Everyone is like an idiot.”
Although he used two outing passes, the result was a decent ending.
Radel smiled.
He had a feeling that the Dice Shop would do well in the future too.