Episode 128 – No, how did you know?
About 200 meters from the main gate of Noble Academy, there was a shop called ‘De Marta’.
Established about 15 years ago, the shop’s main product was brewed tea so strong that the aroma could be smelled from outside.
What goes well with strong brewed tea is probably a dessert that boasts a rich sweetness.
Unsurprisingly, this store made and sold desserts by hand, and they were loved by many because they went well with strong tea.
I don’t know if that’s why, but the business is so good that the store had to be expanded three times, and there was a unique service that couldn’t be found in other stores.
It was a ‘private room’ that is only available in high-end restaurants.
A private room was not an open space, but a place surrounded by walls on all sides and able to spend time without being disturbed by anyone.
Unsurprisingly, most private businesses do not have private rooms because the turnover rate drops when such private rooms are created.
The fact that this store has private rooms that can only be found in high-class restaurants frequented by high-ranking people who can afford to pay means that this store is used by a lot of high-ranking people.
Exactly, like Professor Prelda, a senior professor at Noble Academy.
“The tea will be cold. Let me hear it. We talk slowly.”
Now she has rented her private room and invited someone there.
The guests she invited were Nina and Adalbert.
“Yes, yes!”
“Then, I will drink well without hesitation. Professor.”
Unlike Nina, who seemed very nervous, Adalbert was relaxed.
The tea Prelda had ordered was cold enough to drink, so Adalbert brought the cup to her lips and took a sip of her tea.
I thought it would be bitter because of the strong scent, but surprisingly, there was nothing that bothered me other than a slightly sour taste.
On the contrary, the slightly sour taste blended with the scent of the tea, and seemed to amplify the scent several times.
“It is a very nice car. It has a slightly sour taste, but thanks to that sour taste, the scent of the tea seems to double.”
“I see.”
At Adalbert’s evaluation, Frelda smiled and gently pushed Adalbert her plate with her dessert on it.
It was a gesture of invitation to try dessert, and Adalbert didn’t miss it.
There were about five well-baked cookies on the dessert plate that Frelda pushed.
Adalbert took one of the cookies on the plate and smeared it with strawberry spread with a knife near the plate.
Then he took it to his mouth and took a big bite at him.
“Umm, it tastes really good. The sourness of the fragrant tea and the strawberry spread on top of the cookies make it a fantastic combination.”
“Whoops. I’m glad you like it.”
Frelda looked at Adalbert and said with a smile.
The way she looked at Adalbert, she was like her grandmother looking at her well-fed grandson.
In reality, she was as old as her grandmother to Adalbert.
“So, Professor Prelda. Why did you ask to see us…….”
While Prelda was staring at Adalbert’s face, Nina looked at her Prelda and asked a question.
“Oh, that’s right.”
Ah! She did and as she opened her mouth she belatedly realized why she had called the two of them.
“Um, sorry. So, to be precise, the reason for calling the two…….”
Prelda seemed to be contemplating whether she should say this or not.
But that’s for a while.
She immediately opened her mouth and began to explain to Adalbert and Nina why she had called them here.
“Adalbert Rainmed student. The student is actually not from this empire, is it?”
“…… !”
At Frelda’s sharp question, Adalbert’s body shook slightly, albeit for a very short time.
Seeing him like that, Frelda raised her hand as if to reassure her.
“Ah, ah. Are you okay. Noble Academy does not discriminate based on country of origin. That’s not what’s important.”
Adalbert nodded her head at Frelda’s appearance, but unlike before, she began to be wary of Frelda.
“I know that Adalbert Reinmed is from the Bregern Empire. We know that he was a mercenary who was famous on the battlefield and operated with the alias of ‘The White Reaper’.”
“…… ?”
At Frelda’s words, Nina turned her head and glared at Adalbert.
When she clearly explained to herself, didn’t she say that two years had passed?
But did she engage in mercenary activities to the extent that she was nicknamed the White Reaper?
“Whoops. You don’t have to stare like that. It wasn’t even a year since Adalbert’s student was active as a mercenary. But, he did a tremendous job during that one year.”
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At Frelda’s words, Nina stopped glaring at Adalbert, but she still had her doubts in her eyes.
“I won’t ask for specific reasons why Adalbert entered our Noble Academy.”
“What is that…… ?”
Adalbert questioned Frelda’s words.
“I know everything. At least that he was given some kind of mission and entered Noble Academy.”
Adalbert began to ponder at Frelda’s words.
As far as she knew, it was that her secret orders from the emperor had been exposed.
“There is no need to worry.”
“I’m sorry, but I don’t know what you mean.”
“Ha ha. My apprentice is the emperor of the El Pario Empire. And that student’s best friend is the emperor of the Bregern Empire. In addition, the operation of Noble Academy is practically the same as mine.”
As soon as Adalbert showed her ignorance and tried to remain ignorant, Prelda revealed her true identity.
“Then, the president of Noble Academy?”
“Right. I am the senior professor and president of Noble Academy.”
Adalbert and Nina are shocked by what they have learned.
It was because the president of Noble Academy had never appeared at an external event.
“My disciple said that. For the sake of both empires, a student named Adalbert will enter the Noble Academy. I wanted to investigate something, so I asked for accommodations so that I could easily do outside activities if possible.”
After Frelda’s words continued, Adalbert began to loosen her guard little by little.
“That’s why I supported Professor Nina to become Adalbert’s advisor. Otherwise, Adalbert would never have had Professor Nina as her advisor.”
In the meantime, she also shared her secret story about choosing her advisor.
I kept it a secret that she used force to crush all the other professors.
“Anyway, I have one thing to say. As for the reason Adalbert entered Noble Academy, she just hoped that she would not harm Noble Academy.”
Frelda spoke in a serious tone and looked at Adalbert.
Adalbert also looked at Frelda with eyes that seemed to be closed.
“There will be no bad things happening at Noble Academy like the professor said.”
“Huh, yes. I hope so.”
Frelda smiled and nodded her head as if satisfied with Adalbert’s words.
“Prince Alberto.”
“…… !”
However, at her words that followed, Adalbert could feel goosebumps running through his entire body.
“…… Yes?”
“What do you mean?”
“Alberto Salihar Maydern. Is not it? Your real name.”
Adalbert picked up the butter knife as his old name came out of Frelda’s mouth and unfolded her blade to come.
A bright aura blade that extended several times longer than the blade of a butter knife was blazing, ready to pierce Prelda at any moment.
“I’m sorry, but how many people know that?”
Adalbert forcibly suppressed her emotions and asked Frelda a question.
Because it was very important.
What if more people knew that Adalbert was Alberto?
There was no doubt that chaos would come to society.
“There are only three people. Me, the emperor of this empire, and the emperor of the neighboring empire. There are only three of us.”
At Frelda’s words, Adalbert carefully collected the Aura Blade.
Because her eyes were telling the truth.
Adalbert intended to cut her down if she lied.
“Whoops. Let me have a seat Maybe, I think we should talk more deeply.”
At Frelda’s words, Adalbert had to put the butter knife down on the table and sit down.