016. What are you to me? (2)
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Back at the dormitory, Tia remembered what Ethan had said. After all, Ethan was not an easygoing person.
As if he had prepared everything from the beginning, Ethan was relaxed.
‘Besides, I got the exact answer Professor Rond was looking for in class.’
The professor, who asked how to attack the trolls, got the exact answer he wanted.
In addition, he induced himself to participate in the necklace fight game and made the necklace fight popular in the class.
There was even a person who made the necklace himself among the students who were interested in the scramble that Edan showed off in the interpersonal competition.
Tia wondered why he was suggesting such a game to her at first.
However, today, when the necklace fight became popular in class, Tia’s curiosity turned into a conviction.
The scramble for the necklace will be very popular.
Shu, as a merchant, ordered an exclusive contract for the necklace.
And Tia followed suit.
‘how about it? What sells the copyright to our top? I’ll give you 10 million ele.’
Tia, who has an eye for products, wanted to buy the copyright for the necklace. If he was an ordinary academy freshman, Ethan would have sold the copyright for 10 million ele.
‘Yes, I was honestly surprised. You knew that I wanted to propose first, so you suggested this first… .’
Tia couldn’t easily forget those words.
As if he had waited, Edan skillfully led the negotiations to his side.
The Chamber of Commerce had the funds and ability to popularize a game called Battle for Necklaces and even open a competition. And through the lobby, it was planned to make the necklace battle popular by adopting it as an evaluation test for the academy.
If the Empire’s best academy puts the necklace battle in the evaluation category, other academies will follow suit.
If the necklaces for skirmishing were made with appropriate durability, they could have sold three or four to each student.
Because usually, when a necklace breaks, I will buy it again.
However, Ethan said he would receive royalties instead of selling the copyright. It must have been that he made such an offer on the contrary, judging that it would be more profitable than 10 million ele.
He proficiently suggested his opinion as if he had prepared it. At the same time, he dared to take the initiative in negotiating with Tia Erze, while attracting interest by presenting the scramble for the necklace to himself and popularizing the scramble in his class.
He was a man who had succeeded in his plan.
‘Ethan, where did you plan to be a human being… .’
Even though Edan didn’t have a family name, there was nothing strange about his knowledge and behavior even though he was a noble.
I laughed when I thought about it.
Tia unfolded the chart she had arranged.
In it were written the characters she paid attention to.
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People to watch out for
1st, Reus / Chief of Admissions
2nd place, Tesha / Princess
3rd place, Sepia von Lognes / Lognes only daughter
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That’s what it says on the chart.
A secret ledger written down to make one’s side.
As Reus entered as the top among those without a pattern, he wanted to make him on his side.
Tesya entered the academy hiding her identity as the princess.
Almost all students did not know that Tesha was the princess, so she did not reveal herself in her academy life. However, they could not escape the information network of the Daesanghoe. That alone was number 2.
Although it is still unknown whether Tesha will inherit the throne.
And Sepia belonged to the top of the 10 families of the Empire.
So, it was only natural that they ranked first, second, and third in Tia’s interest side by side.
“Whoa, Crow, we have an interesting person.”
Tia muttered as if talking to herself.
“Interesting—! Interesting—!”
The crow followed Tia’s words.
Tia added one more person to the top of that list.
Rank 0, Ethan / Personally interesting
“Ethan, starting today, you are my number 0 priority. Please continue to entertain me.”
As if satisfied, Tia tapped the chart with a fan.
* * *
The current time is six o’clock.
I was heading for the northern woods.
On the first day we decided to meet Master in the northern forest, Master was at the clearing before me.
“Edan, making your teacher wait. You better be prepared for today.”
The next day, I came out two hours early and practiced my swordsmanship in the open field.
Fortunately or unfortunately, like martial arts or folktales, Master didn’t come first. Master Sylvia must have had many things to do as a professor.
Master arrived 15 minutes earlier than the scheduled time each time.
So I got into the habit of heading to the appointment earlier than that.
Unless there was something special, there were many cases where they came to the northern forest to train.
And today was officially the last day of training with Master. Indeed, in the blink of an eye, the full moon had passed.
“Ethan, you’ve been practicing hard today too.”
Today, too, Master came to me without a sign.
I reaped the herb that I was practicing.
Is it because it’s the promised day?
Dania was standing next to Master.
Dania clenched her fists and cheered me on.
‘Fighting, Ethan! you can do it!’
Dania said through her mouth.
I laughed once.
And I met Sylvia who was standing in front of me.
“Master… .”
“done. Now pull out your wooden sword. Because today I have to fulfill my promise to you.”
Master had a cold expression on his face.
The smile that usually crept across his lips was nowhere to be seen.
It was after she went back to being Sylvia von Lynchester, not my master.
“The last test is a sparring with me, as planned.”
I fixed my wooden sword.
Sylvia also seriously posed with a wooden stick.
The rules were the same as always.
“Do your best. If that wooden sword touches me even once, it is your victory.”
can i win
I thought for a second.
But I had to win unconditionally.
Soon, Sylvia pounced on me.
Wood sticks flew with the sound of cutting the wind.
Although it was subtle, it was clearly an attack loaded with magic power.
The hand holding the wooden sword throbbed.
Several attacks were rushed.
I was barely able to block the attack.
“Ethan! Is that for the best!”
I asked this out.
The pain was so dull that I couldn’t tell where it had hit me.
There were also some that could not be stopped even if they knew the direction they were flying.
However, the sword attack was so fast that it was not visible at all.
Why is it so hard for me to get a chance?
baek! f*ck! baek!
Once, a sword strike like a storm hit the entire body.
I naturally got down on one knee.
“weak! I got weak! Ethan! Are you going to disappoint me!”
I stumbled and got up.
Numerous sword strikes flew at me again.
Indiscriminate assault continued to the extent that it could not even be called a victory.
baek!
The blow to the knee completely knocked me down.
It fell unsightly with a crackling sound.
“Hey, the game is already over. Don’t go anywhere and say that you learned the sword from me!”
Sylvia looked down at me once and turned away.
“Not yet. Sylvia.”
I got up.
My legs were wobbly.
Sylvia likes a tough guy.
At least it had to look like that.
“Ethan!”
Dania’s worried voice came.
My ears buzzed with tinnitus.
Physically, I was already at my limit.
But I couldn’t give up here.
I forced myself to stand up again.
“Sylvia, you can still do more!”
I shouted at Sylvia’s back as if in a fit of fuss.
Only then did Sylvia turn around.
It was still snowing.
“Ethan, you have no talent.”
what to say
Is it because I have no talent?
I bit my molars.
“I never… , I can’t give up.”
I ran to Sylvia.
My body, already battered, slowed down horribly.
f*ck!
A wooden stick hit the back of my hand.
I almost missed the wooden sword with that blow.
But for some reason, the subsequent attack didn’t hurt.
Talk!
A wooden stick landed on my head.
“… Ethan. Are you really?”
and.
My wooden sword was touching Sylvia’s waist.
“Master Sylvia, my sword definitely reached… .”
But I couldn’t finish talking.
It was after he had already used his stamina beyond the limit.
fluff.
I stumbled unsightly.
Like a scene from a martial arts scene.
* * *
I frowned at the warm light.
There was no energy in the body.
I opened my eyes wide.
Damn! It is tardy.
I tried to get up quickly, but my body wouldn’t listen. I felt like I had bruises all over my body. He moaned in excruciating pain.
“Ethan, are you awake?”
I turned my head to the voice.
Dania was sitting in the morning sunlight.
“Miss Dania… ?”
“Dania! I told you to call me Nia noona.”
Dania pinched my cheek.
It hurt enough to bring tears to my eyes.
“Ah! ahh”
Only then did Nia let go of the hand pinching her cheek.
Memories of last night came to mind.
“Sir, did you pass the test?”
“Did you pass? I don’t know.”
I gently bit my lower lip.
It didn’t seem like it was completely eliminated.
If I had been eliminated, I would have to quit the academy and live with Sepia for the rest of my life. I felt very sorry for my future.
“Where is Master? And where is this place? And it’s time to go to that class… .”
Unknowingly, questions poured out like a flood.
Nia sighed as she looked at me.
“Ethan, can you ask me one question at a time?”
“Oh, sorry… .”
“great. First, let me answer the first question. Sylvia-sama was away for a while. Two, this is Sylvia-sama’s private office. Finally, you now have a special day off due to sickness.”
Nia answered my question in a calm tone.
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Just in time, the door was opened.
Sylvia, her hair braided in a braid, was wearing silver armor. How diligent do you have to be to be able to walk around the campus with that look every day?
Isn’t the braid bun a style that requires a lot of work and takes a long time?
“You woke up.”
As Sylvia slowly approached me, Nia hurriedly stood up. I tried to get up, but I could only keep my upper body upright.
I can’t even imagine how bad it was.
“You don’t have to force yourself to get up.”
I looked into Sylvia’s eyes.
Silvia was still looking down at me with cold eyes. Just looking at it gave me goosebumps.
“Dania.”
“Yes, Miss Sylvia!”
“Wait, could you move away for a bit?”
“All right.”
Dania finished speaking and left the room.
Only me and Sylvia were left in the empty room.
“Looks like you’re curious about the test results.”
“Yes, I am curious. … Am I dropping out?”
There was no need to hide it.
Sylvia gave a gentle smile once.
“Passed.”
Somehow that word made me laugh.
If I were the main character, a message saying that the quest was completed would have popped up.
“You have properly mastered all the herbivores I taught you. And he didn’t even release his mana. Do you remember what I said the first time?”
“Are you saying never to release magical powers without permission during training?”
“right. yes, it’s pass Ethan.”
I waited for Sylvia to speak.
“If you had released your magic to pass that test, you would have been eliminated right away. You were diligent. Keep going to the academy.”
After speaking, Sylvia looked around for a while, then cleared her throat.
“Did I decide to give you a special reward?”
