102 – Allen
Tigris went to work at the Imperial University office after a long time.
He might be able to rest at home for a few weeks because he had accomplished a great job of beating Marquis Baros and sealing Levis, but unfortunately Tigris did not have enough time.
It was the opening day of the Imperial University in three weeks, and Tigris had not yet prepared a new lecture.
To prepare for the next semester’s class, you need to move diligently from today.
Tigris sat down at the office desk.
The desk would not have had time for Charlotte or Irene to take care of, but it was clean with no dust.
It looked like someone had already cleaned it.
A small note was placed on the table.
[Please submit your syllabus by this week. – Bastian]
The deadline for submitting the syllabus had already passed, but Bastian seemed to accept Tigris’ syllabus even if it was a little late.
Tigris put the note in his arms and sat down on the chair.
As Tigris had told Bastian before, he intended to conduct practical training.
In particular, I felt the need even more when I hit the head of the Marquis Baros this time.
Trisha is a veteran adventurer who has experienced everything before and after birth.
Still, he was very ignorant of magic.
Of course, it may not have been necessary to know more about magic because of the deceptive performance of the sword of the sacred fire, called ‘Hwahl’.
However, this ignorance of magic was a problem for all knights, not just Trisha.
It was because the knights had no intention of studying magic because they fell into the stereotype that magic was the property of wizards.
‘But not anymore.’
As scrolls and artifacts containing various dangerous magic are released on the market, an era has opened where ordinary citizens can use magic.
Knights are always in a state of great vulnerability to magic, as they have to fight enemies at the forefront.
Shouldn’t we at least know what kind of magic the enemy is using, or what kind of magic our allies are preparing to respond?
Tigris put the paper in the typewriter and pushed the typewriter head to the side.
click-
When the pleasant mechanical sound resounded in the empty office, Tigris put his hand on the keyboard.
I already had an idea of what kind of lecture I was going to give.
Because I didn’t waste the weeks I spent on the moving train.
Now all I have to do is put what’s in my head using paper and ink.
Kick-
Tigris’ hands played on the keyboard like a pianist.
* * *
next day.
Tigris found Nation, the head of the swordsmanship department.
Nation continued to read the syllabus brought by Tigris silently.
Nation put the title in her mouth as if breathing out a sigh.
“Understanding magic for knights…….”
Nation put down the syllabus.
Then he tapped the table with a closed fountain pen.
It was a kind of habit that came out when Nation was worried.
Nation’s worries were long.
Tigris savored the tea until Nation opened her mouth, and Nation opened her mouth when the tea was finished.
“I understand very well what you are trying to teach.”
The entire lecture was full of surprising contents that made people stick their tongue out just like the ‘Understanding and Breaking Down Hit’ that I taught in the first semester.
If the understanding and destruction of slashing was like looking at a kind of swordsmanship, it was like looking at a tactical doctrine that could be used in the military.
The content contained here was not simply the knights’ understanding of magic, but also tactics and strategic applications.
“Beyond the Swordsmanship Department, the entire Martial Arts Department has tried several times to deal with this kind of magic. Of course, when I was young, I also tried.”
Nation also thinks that it is very important for knights to know about magic.
In fact, when knights go to battle, they often engage in battles with wizards, and sometimes they use simple artifacts.
“However, I planned a lecture related to this magic and submitted it to the principal, but all were rejected. Do you know why?”
“Magic is probably because of the logic that wizards should teach it.”
“That’s right. Whenever it is said that this kind of lecture is taught in the Swordsmanship Department, the Magic Department has raised the issue as being overkill. Actually, there is a rule that magicians must teach magic, so there was no way to force it.”
Nation opened the fountain pen lid and signed the reviewer’s box.
“But I wonder if the wizards of the Imperial College will be able to stop you from teaching against the Heroes of the Zodiac.”
“thank you.”
“This is nothing compared to your devotion to the Empire.”
Nation wrote ‘collaborator’ on the spot right below the review column.
“But before you go to the principal of Bastian, it would be a good idea to visit the dean of the Faculty of Magic. That way, those narrow-minded people will bother you and the principal less.”
Tigris got the syllabus back.
“Yes. All right.”
“Dean Allen, I will contact you in advance. If I get a call, I’ll send a message to my hometown, so don’t go to work in the meantime and take a break. For the past two months, I must have had a hard time being dispatched without even taking a summer vacation.”
The Empire’s official position was that Tigris taught the Golden Knights during vacation, but no one believed it.
Already, the yellow media such as ‘The Moon’ were pouring out stories that Tigris knew in advance that the wicked Marquis Baros would revolt and killed him.
Of course, Nation was not one to be swayed by such a yellow press, but as the head of the swordsmanship department, he knew something.
“thank you.”
“Then get some rest. It will probably take two to three days, given Dean Allen’s personality. It’s because he’s so busy with his own research.”
* * *
Contrary to what Nation thought, the call from Dean Allen came very quickly.
As soon as Nation contacted Dean Allen, he contacted Dean Allen to talk while having lunch together.
Originally, we were going to have dinner that day, but Tigris didn’t know anything about Allen’s dean, so it would be better to do some research and meet up, so we postponed it to the next day.
Tigris looked through the documents related to Allen given to him by the Inquisitor in the wagon.
‘Allen von Albrera…’
Count Albre.
If the Duke of Rodelin was a family in charge of manufacturing and supplying military artifacts, the Count Albre family was a family that built or repaired the walls from generation to generation.
It was also a family that helped build the Norvedere Wall because it was a family with excellent know-how in giving semi-permanent magic such as shock weakening to the castle walls, rather than making walls made of general reinforced concrete.
And ironically, at the party to be held next week, it was the first family of wizards that the Empire should aim for.
It was because they had a lot of know-how in building a structure that was stronger than anyone else as it was a family of wizards who built walls.
If they actively cooperate, it will be easy to solve the problem with their help without having to open up hands with other wizards in the party.
‘I don’t know if it’s fate or coincidence.’
As Bastian asked, he would just have to act as a face-sitter at the party, but Tigris was serious about Trinity.
It is safe to say that the future of the empire depends on the success of Trinity.
So, on this occasion, I was thinking of getting permission from Allen for the syllabus, and I wanted to hear what kind of person Count Albre was.
When the carriage arrived in front of the reserved restaurant, Tigris got off the carriage.
The restaurant was a high-end steakhouse in Academy Town.
Tigris and Trisha were guided by the staff and headed to the room where Dean Allen was.
In the room, a skinny man was diligently looking at the data and writing it down with a fountain pen.
“Ummm…”
He was so absorbed in something that he did not even notice that Tigris and Trisha had entered.
According to the Inquisitor’s investigation, Dean Allen was rumored to be an eccentric.
The reason I came to the Imperial University was that I applied because I thought I would be able to do research on my own without being influenced by my family.
“Faculty head. Instructor Tigris has arrived.”
At the secretary’s words, Allen rolled his eyes and looked around Tigris.
He seemed to think for a moment as to why he was here.
“Oh, I’m sorry. Have you been waiting for a long time?”
“I just came.”
“Oh yeah. Good luck. By any chance, what should I eat for dinner? Oh, this was a steak house.”
Allen was a very crazy person.
You could tell just by looking at the handwriting.
The papers were filled with all sorts of unknown geometric circles and formulas, and the handwriting was so bad that Tigris couldn’t recognize it.
Allen gathered up a piece of paper and handed it to his secretary.
‘Actually, this is not a real magician.’
Magicians who directly influence politics or the military, such as the Iron-Blood Magic Corps or Marquis Baros, are unique.
Most of the wizards, like Allen, wanted to stay in a closet or research lab.
“Would you like to have dinner first? Rumor has it that this place is very delicious, so I made a reservation, but I don’t know if the taste is right.”
The secretary behind said quietly.
“You have already made a reservation.”
“Oh, was it? So what should I do now?”
“Appetizers will be available soon, so you may have to wait for a while.”
“Oh, that’s right.”
silence.
Allen was quiet, but very bustling.
It was not noble enough to constantly wiggle his fingers and roll his eyes.
Tigris knew very well why Allen was doing this.
Allen was addicted to knowledge.
Allen hated standing still, and liked to keep researching and researching and banging new knowledge in his head.
So I didn’t really like this unnecessary long silence.
It must have been clear that in my head, I was constantly reviewing the materials I was researching earlier.
Tigris said to Trisha behind him.
“Tricia, would you like a bag?”
“yes. All right.”
Trisha sensibly pulled out Tigris’ syllabus from the bag.
Allen’s eyes twinkled as the papers came out of Tigris’ bag.
“Is that the syllabus?”
“Yes. That’s right.”
“Can I see you now?”
“Yes. You can take a look.”
Tigris handed the papers to Allen.
Allen skimmed through the syllabus as if reading a children’s book for the first time.
I’m not even using speed-reading magic, and it took me almost 10 seconds to read a page.
By the time the appetizers came out, Allen had finished reading the syllabus.
“The overall content structure is very neat and clear. No gossip, no inscriptions or typos. I want our instructors to see and learn.”
“thank you.”
“The content is very fresh. Instead of simply casting barrier magic on knights, it is a cooperative play using support magic such as speed magic or magic that changes terrain. It sounds more like a new tactical doctrine than a syllabus. It’s very innovative.”
Allen put down the syllabus and said with serious eyes.
“If it wasn’t for what Instructor Tigris brought, I would have rejected it right away.”
Allen said, tapping the syllabus with his fingertips.
“I don’t think it’s a bad thing to have the knights figure out what kind of magic they are. In fact, it explains the essence of each magic so accurately that I think you are not a wizard. However, it is difficult to agree with the details of the tactics of the wizard and the knights in the second half. If this passes, the wizarding families will rise up. Do you see wizards as mere artifacts?”
“However, the existing structure, in which knights guard wizards and wizards in charge of firepower, is the method used when dealing with dragons and giants. When dealing with large monsters such as ogres, the conventional method is correct. Unless you are a 4-star knight who can express swordsmanship, you cannot inflict effective damage. But now it’s different. In this situation where we only deal with normal monsters like orcs, trolls, mankeys and gnolls, there is no need to use those old-fashioned tactics.”
“I am not talking about tactics. Those of you who have experienced tactics will know better. What I mean by all means is that the moment this tactical structure is fixed, the status of wizards can drop sharply. As the person responsible for the future of wizards, it is difficult for me to agree readily.”
To this day, when deciding on merits in war, distinctions are given according to who killed how many.
If this innovative tactical structure is fixed, the wizards who go to the front line may not be able to see the decorations for the rest of their lives.
In the end, it turned out to be a political issue.
But Allen opened the fountain pen cap and signed the collaborator compartment.
Tigris couldn’t understand the situation for a moment and looked at Allen blankly.
“But who would take up such an innovative challenge if not for the Imperial University? In particular, the hero of the zodiac wants to try it, but I can’t stop it.”
Allen was a very unpredictable person.
As an instructor who teaches wizards, he said he couldn’t agree, and suddenly he agreed that it was an innovative challenge.
Rumors spread that Allen was a geek, but I never dreamed it would be this much.
“Why did you give me permission?”
“I may seem like a crazy geek who pays all my attention to research, but when I was born aristocrats and became the dean of the Imperial University, I was forced to do politics. And the most basic thing in politics is to read the flow of the world.”
Allen said, handing the syllabus to Tigris.
“To put it bluntly, Principal Nana Bastian is now obsolete. The people who will usher in a new era are young people like you. I don’t want to become a kondae who blocks the path of talented people who will be responsible for the next 50 years of the empire. I’d rather be a madman.”
Tigris was very sorry that he had not known such a person until now.
After all, the world was wide, and the talented people that Tigris did not know were overflowing.
“thank you.”
“But my brother will be different.”
When I said Allen’s older brother, I was referring to Salvador von Albre, the head of the Count Albres.
“My brother is more of a merchant than a wizard. I hate to lose.”
Allen scooped out the soup that was served as an appetizer and ate it.
“My brother doesn’t like the launch of Trinity, which is being promoted by the Empire recently. If the Dwarf’s engineering technology flows in, the family that will suffer a major loss will be the Albre family.”
“Then what do the Albres want?”
“Your brother hates being left behind in the world. At the same time, I like certain things.”
Allen put down the spoon and wiped his mouth.
A person who does not like silence procrastinates for a long time.
That meant that Tigris was about to make an offer that was difficult to accept.
“Come to think of it, my brother’s youngest son hasn’t gotten married yet.”
What the Albre family was aiming for was Linia.
No nobleman knows that Tigris will marry the Rain Rover.
So, they aim for Tigris’ younger sister.
In a way, it was a very obvious goal, but no one had brought this up directly to Tigris.
I didn’t even have a chance to talk directly with Tigris, and it’s usually right to talk about this kind of marriage with Beowulf, the head of Norberd.
Startle-
Allen trembled with the chill.
The source of life was the Eye of Tigris.
Allen could not lift a finger as it was the first time he had experienced life.
‘What is this….’
So, Allen, no, the Albre family made a mistake.
If I had known just how much Tigris loved her family, I wouldn’t have even spoken of Linia.
Tigris didn’t want to do anything to ruin Linia’s happiness for these political reasons.
Because Linia had a really hard time with Tigris before her return.
This time, I wanted to make Linia really happy.
“Linia’s life will be up to her to decide. And give it to Count Albre. When you meet me, don’t think about it for nothing.”
“·················ogue.”
“Because I’m not very patient.”
Allen was unaware that this was Tigris’ last warning.
If it had been someone else, I probably wouldn’t have given such a warning.
I owe Allen this time, so I could tell unless I was an idiot.
‘I heard it was an aristocratic knight, but it wasn’t. It was a bloody, vibrating fighting dog.’
Marquis Baros and Count Vinsmoke must have died because they ran away without seeing those teeth.
Or I couldn’t stop.
‘This is where my role ends.’
Allen didn’t like such a political fight, so he committed himself to the Imperial University.
If Salvador hadn’t asked for it, he wouldn’t have spoken to Tigris.
‘You must suffer quite a bit.’
It didn’t seem easy for Salvador to get Tigris.
“I see. Don’t tell me that.”