I Became the Golden Sun That Steals the Academy’s Aircraft

028. Professor Brianna’s Exclusive Disciple

Professor Brianna, known as the first sword of the Empire, always begins with training. Morning training, which she had never missed since she first picked up the sword, was like a ritual she had to do every morning for Professor Brianna.

Today too, Brianna came to the training center before the sun rose and started training in the morning. He repeated the simple movements of stabbing and cutting countless times to refine the basics of swordsmanship.

One thousand horizontal cuts

Cut the bell one thousand times

One thousand diagonal cuts.

One thousand stabs.

My clothes were soaked with sweat, and my hands and legs were shaking slightly. Her sword felt heavy because she did not use her mana and only swung it with her physical abilities. But her training did not end there. She calmed her heated body and calmed her mind, so she fell into deep meditation.

For a prosecutor like Professor Brianna, mental training was as important as physical training. From the moment she was blocked by the wall, she worked harder to discipline her mind. She sharpened her mind like forging a sharp sword, seeking to explore new places beyond her walls.

How much time has passed?

Her eyes, which had been tightly closed, naturally opened. The morning sunlight that had seeped into her training center was already shining on her. Collecting herself from her deep state, Brianna stood up from her seat.

She returned to the room she was staying in, took off her sweat-soaked clothes, and washed away the remaining heat from her training with cold water. Although it was always training, she loved this moment very much. This is because it felt like all the worries and worries that had built up inside her were being washed away.

Gilbert Lion Heart.

After finishing her shower, Professor Brianna recalled her cadet who came to visit her a few days ago. A cheeky kid who won a bet with the Great Sage, known as the most influential person on the continent, made a rather interesting request. She cheekily said that she wanted to become the immediate disciple of the empire’s sharpest sword.

Reportedly, Professor Brianna was the swordsmanship teacher of Princess Serafina. This was due to a request made by Marquis Malcirav, who was loyal to her royal family, but it was also possible because Seraphina recognized her talent and was half greedy.

Of course, no matter how much she was a member of the royal family, she had no intention of teaching her swordsmanship to someone who was not talented. Even if she held on to someone without talent, all that was left was a wound to her pride.

From a young age, she excelled at swordsmanship, and as an adult, Brianna had few people who could compete with her sword skills. She had met so many people like that. Even their soggy jealousy.

But it was true that Gilbert was a cadet who piqued her interest in Brianna. Unlike Seraphina, who was perfect from the beginning, the girl who was unqualified not long ago was now a completely different person.

To be precise, her physical talent was innate. Gilbert was the only person who trained his body to that extent at that age. Even the talented Princess Serafina could not compare to Gilbert’s physical perfection.

But unfortunately, I thought it was a bit unfortunate that his mana sensitivity and other magical power levels did not match his body, but Gilbert, who came to visit me a few days ago, had become a different person than before. It was basic to practice mana from a young age, so considering Gilbert’s current state, such explosive growth was extremely rare.

Of course, even though it was a rare situation, it was impossible not to believe it because the result was right in front of us.

Professor Brianna said that she thought about Gilbert’s needs that met the criteria of her talent, so she put them aside first. This was because she had a few more conditions for him to overcome and was worried about whether it was right to teach him.

If I had to point out the reason, it was because of his reputation for being the worst. I was worried that he, despite his talent, might turn evil with the sword he learned from me.

Gilbert, whom she had observed while taking charge of the first-grade class, showed a different behavior than the rumors, but he couldn’t let go of the assumption that it might have been an act.

“Whoa….”

Brianna, who sighed for no reason due to a headache, decided to first teach her the gateway to becoming her exclusive disciple. After Gilbert passed the gate, he decided that it was not too late to think about it.

Shaking off her complicated thoughts, Brianna checked her outfit and headed to the academy’s main building for the morning lecture.

***

“Cadet Gilbert.”

“Yes, Professor.”

Gilbert was having a one-on-one interview with Professor Brianna after the morning swordsmanship lecture. The reason was that Gilbert, who had achieved magic power of 50 a few days ago, requested to become an exclusive disciple.

Unlike in the game where orders were given immediately by meeting the minimum ability requirements, the response was that they would think about it a bit. Although he was initially taken aback by the different reaction than expected, he didn’t show it and returned to the dormitory to ponder the reason. The answer was easy to obtain.

‘Is reputation holding you back here? .’

Even from a systematic perspective, his reputation has surpassed the level of hitting rock bottom. Considering Professor Brianna’s reputation for emphasizing honor, it was clear that she would be reluctant to take on the poor Gilbert as her exclusive student. He didn’t know what would happen if he gave the treasured sword to a talented idiot for no reason.

Since Princess Seraphina was already her exclusive disciple, she had no choice but to be cautious about even proposing to Gilbert, who was a bastard.

“First of all, I called Cadet Gilbert to give me an answer to his suggestion.”

“I thought so.”

“Then we can talk quickly. For now, that proposal is on hold. There are still a few hurdles that Cadet Gilbert must pass through.”

A notification window was displayed saying that a sub-quest had been created, with the words “On hold” Rather than “Refusal.” Gilbert let out a sigh of relief.

“I didn’t think it would be easy. So what is the gate I have to go through?”

“First, get permission from Princess Serafina.”

“Are you talking about the princess?”

“Yes. As Cadet Gilbert knows, my current exclusive student is the princess. Although it is said that it is free to take on exclusive students, this case is different. I think Cadet Gilbert, who is a nobleman, is well aware of the reason. “

Gilbert nodded his head in agreement. It was a condition for clearing the quest, but if you think about it for a moment, it was obvious. The power gains that could be gained simply by being an alumnus of this great empire were beyond imagination.

Considering the ecology of those in power who used everything they could, having a swordsman like the princess was more than extraordinary. The story becomes even bigger if the teacher is Brianna, the first sword of the Empire.

“If Cadet Gilbert receives permission from the princess, I will check whether he has the qualifications to become my exclusive disciple.”

“When you say you’re checking my qualifications, do you mean that you’re going to test my talent?”

“That’s right. I don’t teach people who don’t have talent.”

“I understand.”

It was something I was familiar with, so I nodded and accepted it. Considering her backstory, she had good reason to only teach talented people.

“You look confident. Did my test look easy?”

“Nothing like that. I just thought you might refuse.”

“…. When judging people, I tend to trust what I see with my own eyes. It’s okay to go back.”

Gilbert’s eyes widened slightly at Professor Brianna’s words, but he did not show it much. He simply bowed his head slightly and walked away.

Isn’t the evaluation bad?

Gilbert recalled Professor Brianna’s words before leaving. Professor Brianna, who had developed an eye for people while fighting in harsh battlefields since her childhood, was definitely inclined to trust her own eyes rather than her reputation.

She knew very well that if she designed a reputation with malicious intent, she could suffer the same consequences. However, since Gilbert’s reputation was consistently poor, it was difficult to believe that he had planned it with malicious intent, but he did not seem to be evaluating it particularly harshly.

He thought that was enough and turned to the place where the academy’s third-year cadets mainly received lectures to seek permission from Princess Serafina.

Demeia Academy was divided into three grades, and each grade had separate lectures. Among them, Princess Serafina was in her final year, the third year, so she went a little deeper inside.

“Isn’t that that bastard Gilbert?”

“I guess so, but why did he come here?”

The sound of Gilbert chewing could be heard from all over the place. He heard all those sounds, but he ignored them, as he had developed senses as well as his physical abilities. This was because he had already heard harsh words from the first-year cadets, and now he had become numb.

Rather, Gilbert, who needed to find a place for Seraphina, caught up with a passing academy user to find out where she was, and that she was currently in her private training room as she was not teaching.

Gilbert, who ended up in the opposite direction for no reason, grumbled and headed to the training room. However, he was able to find a man blocking the front of the training room, a man named Yannick whom he had encountered earlier.

“Stop. You cannot enter here.”

“I came to see the princess.”

“The princess is currently undergoing training. Please leave.”

“He said he came to see the princess. Please put a message inside her.”

Gilbert confronted Yannick in a snowball fight. It seemed that the princess’s loyal guard knight did not want to disturb the princess who was currently in training and at the same time wanted to block the approaches of a man with a bad reputation. But Gilbert, who had no intention of going through the trouble of going back and forth, did not back down.

“I told you to go away.”

“I asked you to include a message.”

Fire sprang from Yannick’s eyes. It was because I was upset by the rude and arrogant appearance of the bastard. The moment she opened her mouth to say something, the princess’s voice was heard from inside the training room.

“It’s done, Yannick. Let him in.”

“I understand. Seraphina.”

Because the princess’s orders were absolute, Yannick, sighing deeply, opened the door to the training room that had been blocked and went inside.

Gilbert didn’t like Yannick’s glare until the moment he entered, but since it was important for him to meet Seraphina first, he followed him into the training room.