chapter 21
expression(1)
The story that started on the sofa did not end until late at night.
Time passes quickly when we tell the story of what happened at the academy and hear what happened in the mansion.
Medusha, who had kept a strict gaze from the other side at first, was also pricking her ears in a comfortable position.
If Meusia is like this, there is no need to talk about Persia.
Fortunately, the vassals of the mansion seem to be getting along well without me.
The maid’s hysteria got worse because of me, but somehow I survived.
I fell asleep listening to the story of my hometown, and woke up the next morning.
Sylvia left before I even opened my eyes.
Medusha on the other side was a little surprised when she opened her eyes similar to mine.
“Are you gone already?”
“Yeah. I should have told the maid not to report the truth…”
It’s not enough to fail a mission, so you’re even giving me a knife.
It’s only like this that I’m worried that I’ll be able to see Sylvia again.
When Medusha, who had not been very impressed by my vassals, had a slight smirk, I added a small addition to reassure her.
“But since it’s the busy farming season from now on, I won’t get rid of precious hands.”
“That’s a very odd reason.”
Persia, who got up from the seat next to Medusha, yawned slightly and straightened her waist.
I found a teacup lying on the table.
When you remove the small lid, hot steam rises up and down.
It must have been made before Sylvia left.
“Huh? Green tea?”
Seeing the contents of the teacup, Medusha quickly picked up her own cup.
Blow it up a little, taste it carefully, and smile broadly.
“It tastes good. It’s a high-quality product that is rarely seen.”
“Yeah? That’s a good thing. I grew up in the mansion myself.”
This green tea is the main product that accounts for about 30% of Count El Cloud’s financial income.
As I was feeling the familiarity with Medusha’s favorable reviews, he suddenly made a bitter expression on his face.
“You said you raised it yourself? Who?”
“Yeah, the maidservant. The maidservant is an elf. So, as for plants…”
“not delicious.”
As soon as she gets to know the producer, Medusha suddenly changes her words and puts down her teacup.
Persia, who was quietly watching from the side, rushed to her and hit her in the head.
When I go into the bathroom with a bitter smile, he drinks the rest of it.
I’m glad that you enjoyed drinking it.
After leaving the dormitory, I devoured my morning by listening to the circumstances of the past incident.
There was no lecture in the morning just in time… The blow was a bit big.
I’m glad it ended well though.
“Hey, what kind of family vassal would come all the way to the academy to harm the headmaster?”
“Medusa, please…”
He moved to the restaurant, soothing Medusha, who still seems to have leftovers.
In the afternoon, there was a special lecture on body use, so I ate very little.
Fortunately, Ersa’s workmanship was so good that there were no aftereffects of being stabbed with a knife.
He is also a talented person in charge of the treatment of Jinshin summons in the academy.
However, the more I took steps to attend the special lecture, the more my heart suddenly became heavy.
Today’s special lecture is the subject I am least confident in.
It is a summoning swordsmanship that can be seen as the self-defense technique of summoners.
If you go to battle with a summoner, of course, you will be targeted first by a relatively friendly summoner.
Right now, Sylvia also avoided Medusha and persistently bullied me.
Therefore, even a summoner must have a certain level of combat power.
Medusha, who seems to be curiously looking forward to this special lecture, asks a little curiously.
“Louis. Why do you look like that?”
“I’m not very confident in summoning swordsmanship…”
“Huh? Did you not learn swordsmanship? Lewis was strangely full of culture for a fallen nobleman.”
Summoning swordsmanship is the basic culture of summoners.
If you are a child of a proper noble family, of course you will learn it.
I also studied alumni with Sylvia under the handmaiden, but…
Unlike Sylvia, who was recognized for her skills, my evaluation was quite weak.
“I learned, but where did they tell me not to wield a sword. I was only embarrassed by my skills.”
“Heh. How good are you?”
In fact, let alone the Handmaiden, she didn’t even win a single match against Sylvia, so there’s some truth to her words.
I smiled over Medusha’s complaints and arrived at the dungeon.
The Summoning Swordsmanship Classroom was much smaller than that of the summoned beasts.
The students who arrived before me and were swinging their practice swords.
They seem to be confident in their abilities, and they have a slightly excited expression.
This was especially the case with guys from a knight family.
In the summoning class, you are pushed by the sons of the lord who has good summons, and in the theory class, you are pushed by the commoners who have only studied the theory…
This swordsmanship class belongs solely to them.
Among them, there were quite a few guys who had summoned them early, as if they were trying to show off their skills to their summoners.
It wasn’t always there like Medusha or Persia, but you dare do such a thing.
The stomach looks so obvious.
Anyway, the score is low, but it’s a fuss.
I grumbled to myself and picked up my steel practice sword.
It’s just that the blade isn’t upright, and if you hit it right, you could break a bone or blow your teeth off.
Soon, the muscular professor who entered the dungeon gave a strong greeting and started the lecture without delay.
I was expecting a rough posture, but, like all classes at this academy, it was too serious.
“For now, let’s take a quick look at your skills. From now on, we’ll start a mock battle in pairs. Of course, the use of summons is prohibited, and it’s the first day, so don’t even use summoning skills. If you attack too much, you’ll get penalized points.”
First of all, I’m glad that Dalian is less likely to develop into a brawl.
A professor who calls me to the dungeon by pointing at me as soon as I can sweep my heart.
It seems that he has eyes to sort out cowards.
Isn’t it a bit too much for someone who was stabbed recently?
As I was complaining to myself, a male student from a family of knights 2 meters tall appeared from the opposite side.
He smiles openly, as if he had leftovers from the battles that he had lost in the summoning warfare lecture.
Full of thoughts that will humiliate me.
“Professor, my wounds haven’t healed yet…”
“start!”
A professor who knew Ersa’s skills well snorted and signaled.
An opponent who hits the top at the same time as the start and enters.
It is an arrogant attitude that is convinced of one’s own superiority.
I hurriedly raised my sword, and I was slightly perplexed.
It wasn’t quite the speed I was expecting.
‘What’s so slow about a chubby kid?’
Of course, strength can’t be your opponent, but if you don’t accept it head on anyway, it’s over.
As the practice sword flew close, the stiff body automatically loosened and performed familiar movements.
Swing the sword in both hands to deflect the attack, then continue the momentum and counterattack in the opposite direction.
The sword with a large figure of 8 on the side stopped in front of the opponent’s neck.
The name of Summoning Swordsmanship is discolored, and it is forbidden to use Summoning Swordsmanship, so this is the end of it.
A guy from a knight family, he doesn’t even know how he was dealt, so his eyes are wide open.
“Um? Elcloud wins. Next, you come up.”
The professor raised his eyes slightly and sent the taller guy up again.
As if he had learned a lesson from the previous demonstration, the opponent approached a little cautiously.
I held the knife at shoulder height and turned it around lightly.
I’m trying to unravel the posture I’m used to while maintaining the central axis, but the opponent is rolling their eyes as if they know I’m performing some kind of trick.
“What are you doing…”
“start!”
This time, cut diagonally more carefully.
I took it lightly and quickly closed the distance.
Half-turn with each other’s swords intertwined.
After taking one step, the knife went into the opponent’s neck again.
‘Are there no binding fights at all? what?’
During the swordsmanship class, I was constantly taunted by the maid and Sylvia, and I felt a great confusion.
Because I am the count, I wonder if the other person is looking at me.
The professor who looked at this and smiled lightly puts a hunsu on the other side of me.
“Don’t try to press with force. You have to win structurally while keeping your basic posture. Aren’t you too used to fighting in armor?”
“No, that’s…”
An opponent who is sweating profusely and biting his lips.
In fact, if you swing a sword, the crystal will fly away from your head.
I also got used to being beaten by the handmaiden.
The professor let me down as if I didn’t need to see any more.
Medusha, who was waiting in the audience, opens her eyes and gives her a pint glass.
“You say you’re not confident?”
“I know.”
Of course, this time it was a casual match, so we won lightly… If we fight in armor, of course, those guys will fight much better.
When I said that, Medusha snorted.
“If it’s a real battle, I’ll turn you into stone.”
“That, yes… Thanks.”
It’s hard to use summoning swordsmanship as a main force anyway.
If you invest the effort you put into summoning swordsmanship, you will get much better results.
It is not for nothing that this is a low score on a compulsory liberal arts topic.
As he was stroking Persia, who was making a fuss in the footsteps of Medusha, the knights from the family glared at each other.
As soon as class was over, I left as if running away from them.
The next two hours are free time.
But these two hours are really vague.
Since it was afternoon, the library must have already been full…
But what about going back to the dormitory?
All that was left was to find an empty classroom and enter, and as soon as I showed any signs of it, Medusha complained.
I don’t seem to like the current nomadic lifestyle.
“This academy lacks convenience in a strange place.”
“I can’t help it.”
Usually, other students use these scraps of time in places like club rooms.
But I got caught up in Prince Elpentus’ troubles and couldn’t even look back.
Searching for the next settlement to somehow appease Medusha.
2nd graders in blue shirts poured out of a nearby building.
“Huh? It’s Christine. Maria is there too.”
“Oh, Louise. Where are you going?”
Maria greets him quite warmly and closes the distance.
I answered honestly with a bit of a burden.
“I will. Where should I go…”
“Yes? Ah.”
Noticing the situation here, she grinned.
Christine tilts her head slightly as she pricks up her ears to share the know-how of her seniors.
“What, do you have anywhere to go during class time? Then, will you go to our club room?”
“You two, have you heard of the club?”
“Yeah. The napping part. By the way, there are three including the advisory professor.”
“yes?”
I’m not familiar with the club rules, but…
Maria and Christine. There are only two of us, can we be recognized as an official club?
First of all, take a nap. That’s a very honest name.
Maria, displeased with Christine’s suggestion, moved without delay.
The place where the two took the lead was the famous hall near the central plaza.
It is a newly constructed building that can only be used by noble clubs among nobles.
Is it okay to boast such an overwhelming accessibility to the topic of a club room?
Feeling that way, I followed them up the stairs.
When we inserted the key into the door located in the corner of the second floor, the cool and refreshing air greeted us.
This is the type of room where you can take off your shoes and sit on the floor, and it is kept very clean.
“Here. This is Professor Eolin, the adviser.”
“Huh? Why do you bring people in? Also men.”
The professor of Introduction to Multidimensional Studies, who was lying on the floor, opened his eyes wide and was genuinely surprised.
Then Christine makes excuses belatedly.
“Because I helped Maria before… especially.”
“You are welcome to come during public classes from now on. Please join us officially.”
“Yeah? That’s a bit…”
Is it okay for me to intervene in this space?
I was hesitant because of that thought, but at the same time, I was strongly drawn to it.
When this room becomes available, the tedious nomadic life is over.
It can also be used for study, so there is no need to worry about getting a seat in the library.
I don’t know if the club room is tucked away in a corner of the academy. It’s right next to the gate for ultra-long-distance transmission, so the location is really great.
When I’m in a serious conflict, Medusha can’t hold back her curiosity any longer and asks.
“But what exactly is this club doing?”
“Nappers. Mainly exploring Maria’s thighs… Whoops!”
Maria’s face turned red because Christine had been so candid.
As I watched her shut her friend’s mouth, I asked, being careful not to sound too arrogant.
“Are you really registered as a napping club? Do you even let me use such a good club room?”
“If you twist, ask the school to donate money. This building was built with the money of the Westwall and Whites. Of course, there must be some capital from the Beltern side.”
It’s not for nothing that I’m not a great aristocrat.
With a little admiration, I decided to accept their favor.
‘I don’t want to use a building built with the capital of Westwall!’ It was too great a benefit to deny.
Considering that in the first place, how many buildings remain inside the academy?
Professor Eolin, who was lying next to him, nodded his head slightly and accepted the entrance.
“If there’s only one person… OK. Pass.”
“Welcome to join. I’ll give you the key.”
With a smile, Maria quickly took out a spare key and handed it to me.
I took it with a slightly trembling hand.