Thick drops of sweat pour down like rain.
At the training ground in the middle of the forest.
Legs together, bent at right angles, arms outstretched in front of you.
I took a slow breath in the state of horseback posture.
My legs were wobbly and I wanted to get out of my posture at any moment, but I didn’t stop.
I took a slow, deep breath and relaxed.
Then I got down and started doing push-ups.
A month has passed since the banquet.
Is it because of regular exercise?
My body, which goes up and down, has quite a lot of muscles.
“Viscount Ruharman to the Skyla family… .”
Alice from the side gave me various information.
First of all, information about Viscount Ruharman as a representative example.
I asked Alice to gather all information related to Viscount Ruharman.
Alice did the job diligently.
I found so much detail that I wondered how he found out that information.
“… Rumors are circulating that Kaham Youngsik has become a disabled person.”
Here’s what she knew.
House Skylar and House Millennium were outraged that their children were nearly killed.
Viscount Ruharman acted quickly. Before the two families could do anything, they came and apologized.
brought a lot of material and donated it.
But that wasn’t enough to calm the two families down.
The first thing the two families did was to stop making magic items that went to Viscount Ruharman’s house.
And banned their use of the gate.
In addition, all the nobles interacting with Viscount Ruharman were prevented from using the gate.
The footsteps of the nobles heading to Viscount Ruharman stopped.
With that, the Viscount Ruharman became isolated.
Even the merchants stop walking away from them.
Viscount Ruhaman, who became more urgent, brought Kaham, who had been released from prison, to visit.
Then Beatrice and I came to visit alternately and made them apologize while banging their heads on the ground.
Even though he asked for forgiveness, he trampled on his own child’s pride.
In the first place, I had no intention of forgiving him, and neither did Beatrice.
Who can easily forgive the person who threatened his life?
‘Still, I was surprised when Viscount Ruharman bowed his head to me.’
It was surprising in many ways that a proud nobleman bowed his head to me.
“… You promised to forgive me.”
Earl Millennium agreed to pardon half of Viscount Ruharman’s estate, and Earl Skyler agreed to forgive him on the condition that he would have certain ores that could only be found in Viscount Ruharman’s family for several years free of charge.
Losing half of the territory and the main source of income, ore, was a blow to the economy, but it was a big blow.
Viscount Ruhaman had no choice but to accept it by crying and eating mustard.
Because of that, I was able to get hundreds of gold coins, which was a big gain.
The work I do in the future will require a lot of money.
“And Lady Beatrice went into the private training room of the Mage Tower and didn’t come out for several days.”
“Hoo-wook… so? You must have been properly stimulated by this incident.”
The biggest reason why she entered the training ground could be the Orc incident.
It must have been quite a shock that he almost died without being able to resist properly.
“It’s just a rumor, so it’s not accurate.”
“Yeah, good job.”
If it was the girl I knew, she would have gone into training like Ellis said.
As much as you have heard that you are a genius, your self-esteem will be high.
Not bad for me.
It is good for me that she has become stronger. Because it increases my chances of surviving.
‘I have to make it to my side quickly.’
I’ll have to make it on my side before that.
It was certainly something to celebrate her growing stronger, but I couldn’t help feeling desperate.
The stronger she gets, the busier she gets, and that way I’ll be able to meet her less often.
In the worst case, you may not even have a chance to get close to her.
“… The Count told me to come back as soon as the training is over.”
“Well?”
I stopped moving at Elise’s words.
for what
If he’s calling me… After all, swordsmanship is everything.
Lately, I haven’t been able to have a proper conversation with Viscount Ruharman.
‘I thought we should talk about it at least once.’
Just in time, I had something to say to the Count.
“Whoa… .”
stood up
Perhaps because the day was getting chilly, I could see the steam rising from my body with the naked eye.
“You catch a cold.”
“ah. thanks.”
Alice quickly came over and wrapped a towel around me.
Is it because the body cools down as the sweat cools down? It sure cooled down quickly.
I wiped my body with a towel and headed to the bathroom.
***
After the banquet, there was a commotion inside the count’s house.
It was surprising to see Viscount Ruharman taking his son around and apologizing.
“You were just Master Raymond, right?”
“uh. But it’s like something else. I don’t think he’s the boy I used to know… .”
“Yeah. It’s like a completely different person.”
Leaving aside everything else, the biggest rumor was about one man.
“To be honest, confronting Kaham Youngshik was surprising. I said it changed, but I never thought it would happen to Kaham Youngsik.”
incompetent. headsman.
That name, the person that this name suited.
“Did you see Master Raymond hunting? He even hunted oak warriors.”
“really? Isn’t the Oak Warrior a monster that even knights have a hard time catching? Master Raymond caught something like that?”
“That’s right! The knights went to that place, but there were six more Orcs as well as Orc Warriors.”
It was a story that the object of avoidance, which I always did not want to face, had changed.
Raymond Millennium.
It was even harder to find a maid who had not suffered all sorts of insults and bullying from him.
That’s why, despite the news that Raymond had beaten the youngest knight, and the way he was doing sports that he hadn’t done before.
Even though they didn’t bother themselves at any moment.
I didn’t believe the news that Raymond had changed.
No, I didn’t want to believe it.
It was Raymond, who tortured himself as if to kill himself.
His change, no matter how good it was, was not very welcome.
Because there was no guarantee that they wouldn’t bother them just because they changed.
Their thoughts changed a bit after the banquet.
“Brother Raymond helped me when I was being bullied by other children.”
“He forgave me even though I spilled water.”
Raymond’s appearance at the banquet came as a great shock to them.
He showed a good figure that made people doubt whether Raymond was right or not.
In addition, he was surprised by the fact that he had caught the last Oak Warrior and that he was confident in front of many nobles.
But if there are those who do.
“Change? that doesn’t even sound funny. If that idiot changes, what does it change?”
“Pretending to change. Will it be the same where no one is around?”
“Oak Warrior? It could be that he insists that he caught what the knight caught.”
There were also those who looked at it with a negative gaze.
They had a grudge against Raymond because he had been bullied so badly.
It seemed very difficult to change their mind.
“Over there, Master Raymond is passing by.”
“Oh, it’s true.”
The maids who were scrubbing the floor rushed to Raymond.
“Meet Master Raymond.”
Raymond glanced over at the maids.
At that, the maids flinched.
Although he knows that Raymond has changed, he is still afraid of him because his old memories remain.
“I must have been cleaning.”
“Yes… .”
As he spoke, he looked at Raymond. Raymond looked at them and scratched his cheek.
“Yes, good job.”
At Raymond’s words, the maids’ eyes widened.
Then, he bowed his head.
“Go, thank you!”
“Uh, yes.”
Raymond is out of the seat. The maids looked at her back in disbelief.
“Didn’t you just tell me to work hard? Didn’t I just hear that?”
“Yes. I heard it too. He obviously told you to work hard.”
“Mister Raymond told me to work hard.”
The maids shifted their gaze to Elise, who followed Raymond.
She has a strangely bright face.
Raymond’s exclusive lady-in-waiting, she had been very bright lately.
Maybe she knows better than they do.
They were the ones who thought they would talk to Alice later.
***
The road to the count.
I organized my thoughts on what to say to the Count.
Why did the count call me?
It was most likely to ask about the swordsmanship I showed in Dalian.
He had no intention of concealing swordsmanship. I will try to answer as best as I can.
That wasn’t what mattered now.
The Count wanted something.
It was a must-do, and in order to do it, he needed the count’s permission.
‘I have to go to the academy.’
I had to go to the academy. should not go
The first place the main character went to was the royal academy after learning that talent can be obtained by killing people in the original work.
The place where the most talented people from all over the kingdom gather.
For the main character who wanted talent, the academy was like the best buffet.
The kingdom was on the path to extinction after the main character attacked the academy.
Those responsible for the future of the kingdom died at the hands of the main character, and since the academy could not be operated, it was impossible to nurture talent.
‘It should be stopped.’
We had to stop the main character from raiding the academy.
Although I’m not sure I can beat him.
Even if it is impossible to kill, if you prepare enough, you will be able to block it.
In addition, as it is a place where talented people gather, there could have been the talent I needed.
In many ways, there were overflowing reasons for me to go.
“Are you here?”
The butler who was waiting for me at the door bowed his head to me.
He raised his hand in greeting and stood in front of the door.
Then the butler raised his hand and knocked on the door.
smart.
“Brother Raymond is here.”
“Let it in.”
Sigh.
“You can go in.”
I looked back at Alice before entering.
If I go on like this, I will continue to stand there and wait for me.
“You go and do your thing.”
“Yes. young master.”
Elise lowers her head. I nodded and moved on.
I thought you were filling out the paperwork as always.
This time I was sitting on the sofa, sipping tea.
It seems that he was waiting for me.
I sat on the sofa in front of him.
“What would you like to drink?”
“water.”
I don’t have a taste for drinking tea elegantly.
As the butler set the water down in front of me, the count waved his hand.
The butler bowed his head and went out.
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Kee-ik, thump.
There was the sound of the door closing, and the Count set down the teacup with a sound.
The standoff continued for a while without a word.
The first to speak was Earl Millennium.
“As you said, a lot has changed.”
The Count’s fingers tapped the armrest.
The sound is quite annoying.
“Because I said it would change.”
“yes… did I will become a man with a concept.”
shrugged.
The count’s eyes were full of complicated feelings.
“I didn’t know that crazy man with a concept could be like this.”
The Count kept his mouth shut.
And I don’t know if he’s trying to say something, but I can feel that he’s worried.
And when he opened his mouth to speak, I jumped first.
“I want to go to the academy.”
“what?”
The count’s expression became strange. He looked at me and blinked his eyes, wondering what I said.
