When I was working as a civil servant, I was found out to be a muscle-brained knight by the princess knight and got sent to the front lines - Episode 154

Episode 154

“You didn’t see anything? …That’s good, right?”

After all the commotion had settled down, Jez found himself being cornered by Erin. Her face was still red as she tried to maintain a cool demeanor.

The foolish alchemist had unveiled an outrageous magical device in the final match of the tournament. It was the Prototype Conceptual Armament: Love2000—Affection Parameter.

Upon learning the effects of this device, Erin and Miriam had rushed into the field without hesitation. While Erin was destroying the magical device with all her might, Miriam chased after the panicking Victor as he fled the venue.

Jez and Seraphina, left behind, exchanged glances and shrugged.

The stunned audience, unable to grasp the sudden scene, remained dazed for a while. However, a very subtle and tense atmosphere pervaded the arena.

Victor’s magical device had already been destroyed, and the affection parameters had disappeared. Regardless of whether the numbers Victor had claimed were accurate or not, the impact on human relationships, whether positive or negative, was significant.

For instance, a pair of students who had been in a long-standing “more than friends, less than lovers” relationship finally took a step forward and officially became a couple after seeing that their mutual affection parameter was over 90.

Another couple from the royal capital, who had acknowledged their waning affection but had been hesitant to end their relationship, decided to divorce after discovering that their affection parameters were below 20.

Moreover, a trio consisting of a boy, a girl who liked him, and another girl who supported her friend found themselves in a tangled mess of relationships after seeing each other’s parameters.

Various other relationship dynamics unfolded elsewhere. Victor Alchemis had made a grand impact on the relationships of the thousands of spectators who had attended the Royal Academy Magic Tournament.

Unintentionally, he had exposed numerous truths to the light of day. In some ways, this magical device was even more troublesome than one with pure physical attack power.

As a result, the Royal Academy and the Academy jointly issued an official report investigating the magical device used by Victor in the finals.

The official stance was that the numbers displayed did not represent the parameters claimed by Victor and that there was no reliable evidence to support his claims.

It was a classic case of adult politics. However, very few challenged this official statement, and the incident quietly faded into the annals of history.

The magical device itself was designated as a forbidden item by the government, and all research and development on it were suspended.

After all that commotion was over, Erin still had a flushed face and slightly teary eyes. She pressed Jez and said, 

“You didn’t see anything? …That’s good, right?”

Seraphina spotted Jez and gave a satisfied grin. She then patted him on the shoulder without saying anything before wandering off.

Victor, having used several prototype conceptual armaments to escape, was relentlessly pursued by a furious Miriam and stern-faced Academy and government officials.

Victor, who had fled vigorously for half a day, eventually ran out of strength and was bound with ropes by Miriam before being taken to the Academy.

Before the Prototype Conceptual Armament: Love2000—Affection Parameter was destroyed by Erin in the arena, Victor had glanced at Erin and Miriam and noted the following values:

Erin: 0

Miriam: 85

Even Victor, who was usually oblivious to human relationships, could clearly see that Erin’s 0 indicated she had no affection for him. Victor had no redeeming qualities in Erin’s eyes.

The affection parameter created was intended to measure “love” rather than just “liking.”

Thus, even in a friendship, a 0 value was plausible. However, a low value did not necessarily mean dislike.

Nonetheless, Miriam’s 85? Was there some sort of error? Given it was still a prototype, perhaps there were glitches. Victor briefly pondered this but quickly forgot about it. After being chased and eventually caught by Miriam, the exhausted and bound Victor asked with a serious expression:

“Hey Miriam, do you like me?”

Miriam, with a sweet smile and an angry mark on her forehead, answered by giving Victor a solid punch.