Chapter 42: Changes happening in the academy [3]
Sitting down on a large white table, I nervously drank the cup of water in front of .
…If I said I wasn't nervous at the mont that would be a lie. In fact, my back was drenched in sweat.
That was because sitting in front of was—lissa Hall, one of the main protagonists
Wearing the azure blue uniform provided by the academy, lissa sat down in front of .
She was currently elegantly drinking the hot tea that was provided by a servant standing behind her.
…which by the way was glaring in my direction.
Taking a quick look at her one word ca into my mind.
'Beautiful'
She had smooth and milky skin that did not have any flaws. Most notably, her most dazzling feature was her pair of large enchanting light blue eyes that were further emphasized by her thinly frad glasses. As she sat in front of , a cold and arrogant aura expanded from her graceful body making it seem as if anything was beneath her.
"What are you staring so absent-mindedly at?"
"…eh?"
Waking up from my stupor was lissa's annoyed voice as she put her teacup down.
"Had I known you were ntally challenged, I wouldn't have bothered eting you"
"…"
Feeling a slight tap on her shoulder, lissa's eyes slightly twitched "Oh my, it seems like my tongue has slipped. Please find it within your heart to forgive this pitiful lady"
"…"
"tch"
Clicking her tongue, lissa slightly glared at her servant behind her. Seeing that he remained unfazed, crossing her arms and legs, she then proceeded to look at
"When most guys lay their eyes upon , they shower with praises and tell how my beauty is unmatched throughout the whole academy"
"At least it seems you're not one of those corny guys…"
"Don't worry, if you just state your purpose and leave right after, I might make a slight effort in rembering your na"
…yup, this prickly personality. It was definitely her alright.
This was exactly why I tried my best to avoid her.
If not for the fact that she was the only one that could provide with cheap high-quality potions, I would've never for the love of God even have bothered talking to her.
"Ah but, If you're here looking for a chance to date then you might as well pack up your stuff and leave. I don't talk to the delusional"
"No, thank you"
Stopping her right before she could continue speaking any further abuse, I went straight to the point.
"I'm here to make a deal"
"…oh? A deal? Is this your roundabout way of asking for a date?"
"It's a business proposition"
Though she was skeptical, lissa paused and allow to speak
"…go on"
"I would like lissa Hal-khuk"
Before I could finish my sentence a strong pressure started emanating from lissa as her sharp eyes looked down on . Because of how sudden this was, I was caught off guard. Raising my hand up, I said
"…let finish"
"Watch your words carefully"
"I would like for you, lissa Hall to sell the potions that you've made"
"…oh?"
Carefully scrutinizing up and down, she shook her head in disappointnt.
"The only reason I ca here was because you slightly interested . I an you were the guy that ca up with the mana poisoning theory"
"…ah thank you"
"Funnily enough, I was also doing similar research—too bad I was only missing the experintation phase"
…sh*t
So that's who ca up with the mana poisoning solution…no wonder her servant was glaring at . Honestly, since then professor Rombhouse has always pestered non-stop regarding the theory. It was only after I thoroughly explained the theory behind it that he finally relented and let be.
"I thought that you wanted to talk to about sothing important…but it seems like I got the wrong idea about you. Let be clear, I am not your potion salve"
Standing up, lissa prepared to leave.
"It was nice knowing you…err, whatever you are called"
"Wait"
Seeing her leave, I imdiately tried to call for her only to be ignored. Just as she was about to open the door, I finally decided to release the bait that I had planned to use from the beginning.
"…oh well it's really too bad…and here I was thinking of helping you solve Slovaki's monster energy transfer theory…tut, tut, tut, what a pity"
Halting her steps, lissa looked back at .
"You…you, what did you say?"
Gritting her teeth and clenching her hands, lissa glared in my direction only to be left speechless as I laid my feet on the table and nonchalantly picked my ear.
Looking up, and seeing lissa I said
"Ehh? I thought you were leaving? Shoo, shoo, if you're leaving then just leave. You don't need to take pity on "
Seeing that I got a reaction from her, I continued with my act. With a person like her, if you didn't take the initiative then you would stand to lose more than you could gain.
Waving my hand to shoo her away, I took out my phone and started a ga.
-Bam!
Smacking her hand on the table, lissa smilingly looked at .
…well her mouth was smiling but her eyes weren't.
"Oh? I thought you were leaving?"
"…I had a change of heart"
"Well isn't that great!"
Putting my phone back in my pocket, I returned to my serious self. If I really pushed her too much, then I wouldn't even know how I died.
"kheum…kheumm, so do we have a deal?"
"…How do I know you're not lying?"
Squinting her eyes, lissa once again exuded her pressure over .
…to be fair, it wasn't actually that much. She was probably around the sa level of strength as at the mont…maybe I was stronger? But well…it wasn't sothing that I should be proud of since combat wasn't her expertise.
"How about this, I'll give you half of the theory beforehand and the other half once the deal is done"
"hmmm…but what if the second half doesn't work?"
Rolling my eyes, I said
"Do you really think I have the balls to give you so nonfunctioningtheory?"
"…Good point"
Gesturing her servant behind her, lissa took out her tablet and started writing a contract. We soon spent the next fifteen minutes agreeing on the terms of the contract.
"This okay?"
"yup, everything seems good"
Looking at the contents of the contract, I nodded in satisfaction.
Basically in exchange for my research lissa would provide with interdiate potions, provided that I would pay for the cost of the raw materials. The potions that she would make included [Stamina recovery potion] [Muscle recovery potion] [Strenght enhancent potion] and so on…
Potions were graded from Low, mid, interdiate, high, advanced, and premium, with each grade being a major improvent on the last.
Before, the potions I always used were low leveled ones, hence why they were cheap. But now thanks to lissa's fine skills, I could use Interdiate potions at prices far below the current market price.
"Then sign it"
Seeing the smirk that had appeared on my face, lissa's mouth twitched as she urged to sign the contract. She could hope for nothing more but to wipe the smile off my face.
Tapping on the tablet, a holographic paper appeared before . Using my finger I swiftly signed the virtual paper.
"…alright hold your end of the deal"
"Okay"
Taking out a small USB from my bag I handed it to lissa. Inside of the USB was the first half of the Slovaki monster energy transfer theory.
To summarize what it was, it was basically a theory that proved that monster cores were created by monsters accumulating energy inside of their bodies.
Though what I handed lissa was not perfect it had all the correct concepts and data to prove the theory…a lot of scientific terms and data were missing, but with the aid of the web I made the research sowhat presentable. Plus a genius like lissa could easily understand what was inferred from the paper.
This theory was extrely important to lissa and the world because if she could sohow, with the aid of theory, produce an artificial core it would create a major scientific breakthrough.
Cores would no longer be sothing that could only be found if soone was lucky…just the levels at which humanity would develop would drastically increase the chances of the world surviving.
…well, to be honest, even though she was one step closer to her dream of creating an artificial core, she was still missing the crucial piece…but I wasn't going to help her with regards to that.
If she pushed through the full theory regarding the creation of artificially created cores, then she would undoubtedly die. When she pushed this theory forward in the novel, it was already the late stages of the novel and she was strong enough to defend herself against S ranked villains.
Because of how world-shaking artificial cores were, demons did everything they possibly could to try to kill whoever was responsible for creating them. They used every ans possible to eliminate any traces of this theory from existing…It was that much of a threat.
…if lissa were to be subjected to this at this point in the novel then god knows what the consequences would be.
I had already taken a huge risk by giving her the Slovaki's monster energy transfer theory. Though this would have little to no impact on the story, it was better to reduce any possible liabilities.
…yup. I scamd her.
"Tch, what did you say your na was?"
"Ren Dover"
"…Ren Dover"
Repeating the na a few tis, lissa looked at dead in the eyes and said
"Do you know what's the scary part about won?"
Feeling the atmosphere beco tense I took a step back
"…what if I don't want to know?"
"It's the fact that we never forget our grudges…"
"Personally, I always pay my debt back…with interest"
-Gulp!
Hearing her words, I involuntarily swallowed a mouthful of saliva. As I was the author, I knew she wasn't lying. If she set her mind to sothing she will try to achieve it regardless of what stood in her way.
"Hehe, I had heard the fad na of lissa hall, the most beautiful, charming, and generous woman in the whole academy."
"Oh my, would you look at that, it seems like ti is tight and must go to my appointnt. Let's get along with each other and not hold grudges haha"
Pretending to look at my watch, I ca up with an excuse and imdiately left. Staying any longer would only spell bad news for .
…
Watching Ren leave, lissa's face darkened.
Arriving next to lissa and noticing her expression, her servant asked
"Miss, do you want to deal with him?"
Thinking for a mont, she shook her head
"…forget about it, I still need my second part of the theory and it's not like I didn't benefit from this deal"
Though she said that, lissa was fuming.
To actually dare take advantage of her like that…
lissa suppressed the fury rising from her heart and engraved the man's na in her head.
Ren Dover, Ren Dover.
Congratulations, you have succeeded in making rember your na.
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