A Narrow-Eyed Nobleman Is Always Misunderstood

Episode 8 – Special Exam (Fixed)

The man in the golden armor.

If what Nina told me is correct, this person was her father’s friend and current head of the Imperial Knights, Marquis of Barito Enke Rus Sebatia.

The Marquis of Sebatia was standing at a distance of about ten steps from me, looking at me.

And then, he took off the helmet he was wearing and looked at me. The eyes of the Marquis Sebatia who took off the helmet were fierce.

Is it because he sees his juniors walking the path of swordsmanship, or is it because he sees his friend’s son?

What is certain is that I could feel that he didn’t like me.

“Alberto Salihar Maydern. He has something he wants to ask you.”

“Yes. Instructor.”

“What do you think an unmanned person is?”

The Marquis of Sebatia asked me what a soldier was.

To the question of what an unmanned person is, I gave an answer I came up with on the spot.

“A martial artist is a person who constantly seeks to become stronger.”

“Why?”

After hearing my answer, Marquis Sebatia’s expression softened a bit.

Perhaps he liked my answer.

I explained to the Marquis of Sebatia why I thought that way.

“People are weak. A normal person can’t even kill monsters, he can’t even fight them properly. So, learn martial arts, learn martial arts, and train yourself to defend yourself. And, furthermore, we protect our families, our precious people, our villages, our cities, and ultimately our country. That’s why I think that martial artists are beings who pursue strength.”

“… ….”

After hearing my answer, Marquis Sebatia silently nodded.

“That was a great answer indeed.”

“Thank you.”

The Marquis of Sebatia was satisfied with my answer.

However, this was not the end of the test.

“In terms of mentality, I passed it to some extent. A warrior is basically a person who trains to protect himself. You could kill someone in the process, but that’s unavoidable. The first stage of the special examination has been passed.”

Whew, I was relieved when I heard that I had passed the first stage.

The first is an interview, then the second is practice?

“We will now begin the second phase of the exam. Cut the cube in front of this again.”

The Marquis of Sebatia told me to cut the cube I left uncut.

“If you are truly a warrior, consider the cube in front of you as an enemy and cut it down. Sometimes, there are times when you have to fight against opponents that you can’t defeat if you are unmanned. Think now is the time.”

The Marquis of Sebatia was speaking assuming the worst situation, that there was an unbeatable enemy in front of me.

This meant pouring everything into an opponent you couldn’t beat.

“Are you saying to pour everything in?”

“Yes. Pour it all out The most disgraceful death as a military man is the one he faces without being able to fully reveal his skills.”

To die without being able to fully reveal one’s skills.

Now I can’t fully reveal my skills yet.

If the ‘Cult’ pays attention to me, it could put me in danger.

“We can show you everything. But, can you keep a secret?”

“Secret? “

The Marquis of Sebatia listened to my request and opened one eye wide as if he had doubts.

“Yes.”

“If it’s for an absurd reason, I’ll decline.”

“Can you hear the reason?”

“I’ll try to listen to it first.”

With Marquis Sebatia’s permission granted, I told you why I had to hide my power.

I told him that my skills had reached the level of Sword Expert Master, and that if the ‘Cult’ found out about this, they might think that I gained power by selling my soul to the devil.

“Hmm. Right. That makes sense. They’re the ones who would do something like that in the church.”

The Marquis of Sebatia listened to my explanation and nodded.

“All church members and priests will look like fanatics, but don’t worry. Do you dare to think that they have livers big enough to touch the Maidern family of the Bregern Empire?”

The Marquis of Sebatia told me not to worry, saying the name of our family.

“Well, in order to avoid troubles caused by the Church, you can hide your power while staying at the Royal Academy. But, just for now, show all of yourself.”

“Okay. Thank you.”

“Instead, don’t think about doing it casually. Put your all You now are a warrior facing a mighty enemy that cannot be defeated. Bet everything, make up your mind to fight without regret, and cut the cube in front of you.”

According to Marquis Sebatia’s words, I raised my sword and approached the cube.

Now I am a soldier.

A martial artist proves himself through martial arts.

And now I have a mighty enemy in front of me.

I stood in front of the table where the second test target was placed.

Cubes 1 through 4 were revealing their clean cross-sections, while cubes 5 through 7 were still showing off their solid appearance.

“Whoa… ….”

I took out the sword from the scabbard and took a jockeying ceremony.

Raises the aura of the whole body from the jockeying position.

As I raised the aura accumulated in my body, the explosive energy inside my body wrapped around me and wanted to erupt.

‘Be quiet.’

I tried to calm the unusually rampant aura at my will.

The auras built up in my body are trying to get out of my control, but I struggled to keep them under my control with my own will.

‘Be quiet!’

However, the aura that ran rampant in my body still refused to calm down.

Unlike usual, the suddenly rampaging auras were strange.

For what reason?

Why doesn’t the Aura, which quietly moved according to my will, not follow my will?

At that time, I suddenly had this idea.

Whether it’s a person or an aura, shouldn’t it eventually move?

Is there a reason why we have to suppress the dynamic state of movement into a static state of silence?

No.

The more you suppress it, the stronger it will come out.

In that case, there is only one way.

“To suggest a way to move.”

Because Auras do not stand still in one place, they must constantly move.

In that case, I just need to show you the way.

If you provide a way for the aura to move without rest, the aura will continue to move, move, move.

Aura was alive only when it moved.

Based on this realization, I began guiding my aura in the direction I wanted.

Then, as if it had never happened before, the rampaging aura began to move as I wanted.

I directed the aura that moved according to my will to the sword.

Then, a blue haze rose from my sword, revealing an aura that became a sharpened blade.

“This is the Aura Blade.”

It’s not just a sword overlaid with aura, it’s a blade made of pure aura.

It was an aura blade that only a sword master could create.

‘Is this the realm of a sword master?’

As soon as he created a vivid aura blade, the invisible texture of the seventh cube began to appear.

Now, I could cut through those three cubes with a single swing.

Because now, the grain of the three cubes is more clearly visible than ever.

So, I swung the sword horizontally with the aura blade overlaid.

The sword swung horizontally and seemed to skim through the three remaining cubes on the table.

But I could see.

The Aura Blade overlaid on the sword cut through three cubes.

I collected the auras gathered in the form of an aura blade.

After I made the Aura Blade, the Aura began to follow my control surprisingly well.

Just as animals fight for rank, recognize their own rank and obey the existence of a higher rank.

Well, now was not the time to be sentimental.

As for appreciation, even after passing the test, there was plenty of time to enjoy it.

I put my sword into the scabbard and turned around to look at Marquis Sebatia.

Then the other three cubes that were cut off slid to reveal their cross-sections.

“Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!”

Then the Marquis of Sebatia started to laugh out loud.

I also responded with a smile to Marquis Sebatia’s sudden laugh.

“As expected, the father and the son. It’s a great achievement for one’s age. Indeed, it seems that you are right about hiding your skills!”

“Everything is thanks to the advice of the Marquis.”

“Ha ha ha ha ha. What did i do hahahaha.”

The solemn appearance from earlier was nowhere to be seen, and Marquis Sebatia, laughing loudly with a big smile, looked just like the man next door.

“Anyway, that’s amazing. Diet would never have thought that bastard would lie to me. Sword Expert Intermediate, looking at the advanced soon? There is no such thing as a lie.”

Seeing the Marquis of Sebatia calling his father’s name comfortably, it seemed that his father and the Marquis of Sebatia were very close.

“Captain. What do you mean?”

At that time, Lord Semiltern, who had been silently watching everything from behind, approached the Marquis of Sebatia and asked.

“Huh? Sir Sebatia may not know. Cadet Alberto over there is the son of my friend, Count Meidern. Don’t you know?”

“Ah!”

When Sir Semille Tern heard his father’s name, he looked at me with a sigh.

By the way, why are the eyes looking at me so suspicious.

“I heard earlier that Cadet Alberto was an Intermediate Sword Expert. What do you mean that is not true?”

“Oh, you mean that? Didn’t you see what that guy made earlier?”

“Wasn’t it just a simple sword aura?”

“You are still far away. Be more diligent in training. What that guy created is the Aura Blade.”

“Yes?”

Sir Semitern was very surprised to hear Marquis Sebatia’s explanation.

“Oh, the aura blade…….”

“Yes. That guy, that is to say, Cadet Alberto’s skill is a sword master. Sword master father and son. That’s great, that’s great!”

“Sword Master… ….”

“Okay. Then let’s organize the test. Instructor Veras?”

“Passed.”

“Instructor Semitern?”

“Passed.”

“Cadet Alberto. Congratulations on entering the Royal Academy. I hope to become a talented person who works hard for the empire in the future. However, I don’t think I’ll be able to fulfill your request to hide your skills.”

Huh? No, why are you suddenly changing your words?

In the midst of the joy of the final acceptance notification from the Marquis of Sebatia, the Marquis suddenly ruined the good mood.

“Because I need to let the Emperor, who is the sun of this empire, know your skills. This was determined by national law, and those who reached the sword expert intermediate level or higher had to hand over the information to His Majesty the Emperor unconditionally. But don’t worry, I won’t let anyone but the Emperor find out about your true skill. If you ever find out, we’ll stop it. Because the Bregern Empire values talented people.”

Ah, what is it? That’s what it meant.

Well, he said he would never let the world know about my skills without my consent, so I decided to believe him.

In addition, he said that he would block me to some degree even if someone who recognized my true skills appeared, so I decided to believe him.

Could someone like the Marquis of Sebatia tell a lie?

“I see. Well sir. It doesn’t matter what His Majesty the Emperor finds out. Then, I will only trust the Marquis of Sebatia.”

Well, if things don’t go well, you can confide in your father and ask for help.

I bowed my head and politely greeted the instructor who supervised the test and left the test room.

Now that I had passed my exam, I was officially a cadet at the Royal Academy.

Of course, there is still a process called the entrance ceremony, but in fact, I knew that the entrance ceremony was just a formal procedure.

Now, it means that you have truly become a cadet of the Royal Academy!

“Whoa whoop…….”

I put a smile on my face.

A smile did not leave my lips at the thought of looking for a dessert restaurant in the capital.

The test method is also Jung-gu heating, and it’s strange that the entrance exam for an academy that represents a country is so lax, but what do I know?

I passed, and now that I have passed the special exam, I can enjoy dessert without a curfew.

Wait, dessert restaurants in the capital! Dessert Gourmet Alberto goes!