The God of Jesters
Chapter 271 - 5.01.3 Grojin

Chapter 271: 5.01.3 Grojin

Using other’s disgust toward you to achieve your purpose was easier said than done. For one, you need to predict how your opponents might react to your stimulus. Or would they buy into it, to begin with?

Then there is the chance that these teens just didn’t care about it at all, they would still bully you and even more so, as they now would have an excuse. In their eyes, I like to be beaten by them, and they enjoy beating me.

Wouldn’t it be a good scenario, where everyone can be happy?

Such degeneracy would be enjoyed by all.

That is if they had no self-respect or understanding of the world. But good for me that these students did have some shame, some disgust still in their hearts. They weren’t too far gone as of yet and hence easy to be exploited and fooled if the need arises.

"Just leave this cunt." They wished to beat me, but then looking at my foolish smile, they scoffed in disgust before leaving the scene.

Tragedy, what a tragedy it was for their psyche as they think the thoughts and enjoyment I would have had under their beating. Their imagination would eat away at their mind one piece at a time. Before they become curious about what I liked about it.

But that is for the future.

For now, my focus was entirely on leaving this boring place.

I wished for freedom from these walls where I stayed for the next eight hours of the day. This boring school where the ignorant studied for their future, only to end up being even more ignorant. As the school barely teaches subjects that matter in life.

Most of it is still useless knowledge that barely anyone would use in their regular life in the coming future, with the exception of only a few students.

One among which might be the Boy called Rashid Amni. Son of Mohammad Salah Amni of Jaisalmer, The ambassador of the Cynark kingdom in the lands of Yethel.

A hateable fellow from what I have heard from Boss.

But I didn’t think of him as a bad person. This man was smart and confident enough to send his son to the country with which his home country was always at war. And made him study in the top school in Phuket city, which is not saying much, considering how small this place was.

But it was the intent that mattered and he studied among his enemies with such confidence, while making friends all over, it showed that he barely held any resentment over his current circumstances.

This boy even seems to enjoy it.

’Again as usual.’ And just like always, I saw him talking among friends normally. He was neither the head of the group nor a side attraction who was only there to add to the numbers. He talked with others on an equal level and didn’t seem to hold any air of mystery or contempt around him.

But that is where the issue was.

’He is a proper adept Knight.’

Just sixteen years old and a Knight. Or so the Boss has told me, as this boy studied in the same Knight classes as others, who were also at an early apprentice level.

Which was too much considering I was still an apprentice while being a year older than him.

Truly makes one feel inferior. But this in itself was an issue as well.

Why would such a kid with strong potential stay in a country where he can be assassinated anytime?

He could be taken hostage in case something awry goes on the border. And the immunity granted to him by the status of his father might not work if this operation is done covertly.

So what was going on?

Why let him live here?

Those were the answers that I needed to find in actuality. As the boss has proposed, the man was here for some odd reason. With a high chance that he might not be who he says he was.

For the Ambassador was a mage by profession and just a mere Adept level Mage with high diplomatic talents, it’s why he was sent here. So why did his son become a Knight?

And why did he have such high talent, but kept hidden for some odd reason?

If not for the big boss’s little dream of walking into particular people who were on the side of the ambassador, he wouldn’t have found out about this detail.

Not to mention, when he had initially tried to enter the mind of this man, he was kicked out of it by something else.

Making everything too bizarre in his eyes and hence the reason he asked Team Two to conduct a small operation and keep an eye on the boy. Learn who meets with him or why he is here.

An operation that started not too long ago and hence there has been no progress till now.

"Oye Dwarf, did you not get beaten today?" One of the students among them shouted at me, who just wished to enter the class and let the trouble brew.

And from trouble, I meant my kink being exposed by my bullies among the normal students, who might come to hate me for it. All of which needed time to properly show its effect.

Of course, there was a reason for all of this. One of them is the honor of my character. But explaining this will take too long. But just for instance, after exposing that fact to my bullies, if they tell the story, others would most likely enjoy it and spread it further, but none of them would actually buy into it.

As the ones starting this rumor were the bullies.

In others’ eyes, this was just another one of their ’harmless pranks’.

As for my response to that question. "..." It was nothing. I just maintained my mute while going inside and sitting back on my chair, waiting for the class to start.

"Henry, just stop this childishness, that new kid is already under enough pressure," Rashid spoke after giving me a deep look. What was going on in his mind was not of my concern, as I only wished to escape from this place. But I can’t make it too obvious.

"What... I just asked him a question. It’s not like I am the one beaten him, It’s Jared and others." The other one said, knowing full well I was able to hear his words

But his words didn’t seem to do much as others looked at him with mockery, making Henry a bit embarrassed, before he left the group and came to my seat. "Listen, I really didn’t mean it in the wrong way... I just asked because I was worried."

A normal kid and not one of the blind ones who were influenced by their prejudice. Or was it an act? I can’t say. But it was good knowing there were kids like this in the class.

As for Rashid, who seems to stand up for me?

I can’t be certain if he meant it at all or not. But that’s none of my concern. I wish to leave this mission and this was just the start. Little by little, I would become a nuisance and drama queen of the school, which would make this boring life a bit enjoyable.

Before being kicked out of course.

"I... I understand. I am sorry if I came off as cold." I said with some fear on my face which was absent beforehand. Letting others know that was I a bit scared of this innocent kid.

Making them wonder if something was wrong with my brain, as it was obvious that the boy didn’t seem to hold any negative feelings towards me.

But it didn’t seem that the boy noticed my odd actions. "Why don’t you come and be with our group? I bet that those three won’t touch a hair on you if you stay with us."

"This..., huh?" I put on a confused look, before finally looking deeply into the eyes of the young man and then the others behind him, before suddenly shutting my head down once again. "N..no need. I am fine this way."

Are you taking me for a fool?

Joining this boy’s group is the same as joining Rashid’s group, which would be antithetical to my current goal of leaving this whole mission.

But it didn’t seem my words were working in front of this overly enthusiastic boy. "Hey listen, what is your name?"

He asked in a calm voice. And without ever turning my head towards him, I said, "Grojin Crow."

"Thi.., this is one badass name..." As if hearing the name for the first time, the boy said in surprise.

Which was odd, considering my name had been announced when I originally joined the class and oddly enough, this boy had said something similar back then as well.

Making me somewhat understand what kind of personality he might have.