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41.1

Ch. 41.1 - Gourmet Club (1)

Eisel Morph’s magical demonstration was a wonder to behold; it was even captured on video storage devices, and quickly spread throughout the classroom.

Of course, it wasn't long before the footage was surreptitiously smuggled out and shown to magic scholars far and wide. They were eager to witness her incredible abilities for themselves. Her magic - or rather, her art - caused a stir of sensation within the academic community.

Undoubtedly, Eisel’s magic was impressive, but many priests and other mages also recognized the incredible skill of Baek Yu-Seol.

From the beginning, he had declared that his strategy was designed exclusively for the priest.

At first, it was unclear what he meant by this; the demons were so challenging that only knights could hope to suppress them.

But, his words proved true.

Baek Yu-Seol devoted himself entirely to Eisel’s magic, moving from beginning to end with no thought for his own position in the arena.

His selfless protection of her had a poignant effect on many mages who witnessed it, and his skill with magic drew widespread admiration.

The knight exists for the priest.

Then, wasn't Baek Yu-Seol, who sacrificed himself solely for Eisel, the ideal "knight"?

All priests dream of having a knight they could entrust everything to, just like Eisel.

However, that was just an ideal, hardly a reality.

But, Baek Yu-Seol showed that kind of dedication to Eisel, so it was inevitable that the hearts of all priests would be moved.

[Results of Demon Simulation Battle]

[First place: Group 32 (Baek Yu-Seol, Eisel)]

[Second place: Group 31 (Mayuseong, Hong Bi-Yeon)]

[Third place...]

"We lost completely,” Mayuseong said with a bitter expression as he looked at the scores posted on the classroom bulletin board.

Hong Bi-Yeon stared at the scores with her mouth tightly shut. The score difference was overwhelming.

[First place: 199 points.]

[Second place: 127 points.]

It was amazing in itself to have surpassed 100 points, let alone two people taking on a large special demon with opposite affinity, which had never been done before.

However, to see 199 points right above them was shocking.

"I have to admit it. Baek Yu-Seol was more like a knight than me, and Eisel performed the priest position better than you.”

"... Yeah."

Hong Bi-Yeon had to acknowledge some parts of it. But, there was one thing she couldn't admit.

"If my knight was Baek Yu-Seol...".

He existed solely for the priest.

He developed strategies for the priest, chose positions solely for the priest, and even selected a stage solely for the priest to shine.

Mayuseong was undoubtedly an excellent knight, but in the end, Baek Yu-Seol was a better knight.

‘If Baek Yu-Seol was my knight, I could have wielded magic as powerful as Eisel’s.’

However, a sense of unease grew.

‘Why is that commoner so devoted to Eisel?’

She couldn't accept or understand the fact that if the most perfect knight existed in the world, then she, who was destined to be the greatest queen, wouldn’t be obediently served by him.