006 – Victorie
The swordsmanship instructor at the Imperial University was popular with knights. Their salaries are high, they give them a house in the capital, and they don’t work on weekends.
In addition, time to train for personal growth is also given during working hours.
After retirement, he was going to be taken by another knighthood, so it was a dream job for the knights.
As many people apply, they are likely to see a lot of 2nd interview evaluations, but more than 95% of them fail the 1st document screening.
There are three conditions for the examination.
Minimum of 3 rings
no problems in the past
Lastly, don’t be swayed by your students.
Most pass the first condition but fail the second and third condition.
Especially in the third condition, it is filtered a lot, because the knights from nobles and commoners who have nothing to do with it are all eliminated here.
It wasn’t because the head of the Imperial University was a ferocious pedigree.
Imperial University is a place where the children of the wealthy as well as the princesses, as well as the nobles of each country and the children of the kingdom, gather.
In a word, they were people with the financial resources and power to bribe the instructors.
– If you take a look at this one time, I will add you to my Knights Templar later.
– If you give me a good score, I will give you gold and silver treasures.
– I’ll give you a good elixir, so please take care of it.
There are times when the headmasters even come to the instructors and demand them outright.
Therefore, commoners and lower aristocrats cannot refuse their requests and are forced to provide convenience to the children of their families.
In order to prevent this from happening in advance, it would not be accepted unless it was from a high-status family, a knight who was rumored to be of honor, or a person who wanted to sign a life contract with the Imperial University.
Five resumes of the interviewees who were thus selected and selected were placed on the table of the principal Bastian.
Bastian, the principal of the Imperial University, burst out laughing as he carefully read his resume.
＜Tigris di Norverd＞
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Family: Norbert
Number of rings: 3
Available swordsmanship: Norberd swordsmanship, black wolf swordsmanship, imperial style swordsmanship, Wagner swordsmanship, Vistian swordsmanship, etc. 12 pieces.
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Bastian put his resume on the table and touched his long beard.
“It’s fun. Fun.”
Bastian also knew the rumor that Tigris di Norverd, a swordsmanship genius who is rumored to be the next Black Meister, made three rings a while ago.
So if you enter the Imperial University, you need to make a special course, but the swordsmanship instructors and the principal were thinking about it.
By the way, it’s not school admission, it’s a swordsmanship instructor application. This was a move that even Bastian, who is called a sage, did not expect.
Nation, the head of the swordsmanship department, sighed as if in trouble.
“Once it met the conditions, I brought it to the principal, but… What would you like to do?”
“Nation, what do you think you should do?”
“It seems right to drop it from the document review. He is old, and he is a young man who has not yet been appointed as a knight.”
“Can you use 12 swords? Is there anyone other than you who can use more than 12 swordsmanship among our instructors?”
“Tigris is rumored to be arrogant. He thinks he can use all 12, but in practice it’s likely to be a mess.”
“Isn’t there a possibility that it isn’t?”
Nation sighed inwardly as she looked into Bastian’s playful eyes.
He didn’t just sign, but Bastian had already passed Tigris’ first document screening.
Like a curious wizard, he seemed to want to meet and talk directly with Tigris.
“It’s rare, but it’s possible. All of the swordsmanships Tigris learned are the well-known Imperial-style swordsmanship and mercenary swordsmanship that can only be bought with money, except for Norberde-style swordsmanship and black wolf swordsmanship, which can only be learned by the Norberd family. These are swordsmanships that you can learn enough if you learn them.”
“Hmm···. That’s right. But why did Tigris learn the downstream swordsmanship used by mercenaries?”
Nation shrugged.
“Let’s meet and talk about it.”
“haha. After all, it seems like I want to meet you and hear your story.”
Nation decided to leave the department head and be honest.
“I am definitely curious.”
“Then it would be right to pass the documents.”
Bastian signed Tigris’ resume.
“I’m looking forward to the interview day.”
Bastian smiled as he looked at the photo of Tigris on the other side of his resume.
* * *
As there is a saying that the horns should be removed as soon as possible, Tigris prepared to leave for Victoria, the capital of the Empire, as soon as he received the telegram that the first document had been passed.
Linia said with a slightly disappointed look.
“Are you really leaving the day after tomorrow?”
“Yes.”
It takes about ten days to get to the capital from Gaul, the Norbert estate.
You might think it would take a long time, but it was also very fast.
In the days when there were only carriages, it took almost a month, but thanks to the recent horsepower train, it was possible to get to the capital in no time.
“Are you going to come right after the interview?”
“no. There are many things to see, so I will probably come in early or mid-December.”
Tigris was planning to get a proper sword while he was on his way to the capital.
The sword that Tigris was using was also quite good, but it was a sword that was not enough to keep using it.
Tigris knew where to get a useful sword.
On November 22, there is a young blood tournament held by the imperial family, where if you win first place, you can get a weapon from the third place treasury of the imperial family.
The sword to be taken from the 3rd place report was decided.
Tigris had an iron sword in mind.
The muk-cheol sword was not a relic, it was just an artifact that was hard and has a self-healing function.
However, since the sword was made of ‘heuk iron’, the 3rd major steel of the Empire, it was hard enough to cut even with a sword, and it did not rust or corrode easily even when placed in an acidic solution.
‘That sword should be enough to kill Levis.’
Of course, just because there was only one Mukcheol sword was not going to happen.
As a cursed magician who casts curses, Levis had to have artifacts that could resist the curse, and he had to add one more ring that could draw out the sword to his heart’s content.
‘I have a lot to do.’
Still, they were goals that could be achieved if you worked on them step by step.
“In the meantime, you have been practicing your swordsmanship hard. It would be nice to see a lot of progress in swordsmanship while we haven’t seen it.”
“yes. Brother.”
Linia blushed.
Linia became close enough to show her expression to Tigris, who had now become calm.
It was thanks to Tigris who watched the swordsmanship every morning and became closer to each other.
“By the way, is there anything you would like to receive? I will buy you a present from the capital.”
“You don’t have to…”
“I just want to buy it, so just say it.”
Linia thought for a moment and then opened her mouth.
“Well···. sand bag? I don’t have enough weight these days, so I think I need more.”
“·················ogue.”
Like Tigris, Linia was also a water lily maniac.
* * *
Tigris spent most of his time meditating from platform Norbert to Victorie Station.
Since it was a second-class bedroom, I was able to use the entire room, so no one was disturbed.
‘It’s definitely growing fast.’
At the Tigris level, physical growth is possible only through meditation.
The Auror makes a small scratch on the muscle and pushes the Auror into it to quickly recover it.
In that case, the restored muscle cells will retain the aura and become more tough and easily respond to the aura.
This Auror technique is originally a technique called ‘cell growth technique’, which will be developed 7 years later.
It was a technique that Tigris improvised after seeing the thesis ‘Basic composition and growth of organic matter’ by Damian, a surgeon and wizard at the time.
At that time, Tigris was already a sword master who made 7 rings, so he did not use it because his physical growth was meaningless.
However, now it is only a three-ring sword, and the overall physical growth is less, so it was very good to use.
– This station is in Victory. Victoria Station. The one to get off is on the left.
Tigris opened his eyes when he heard the announcement.
And pulled the curtains.
A panoramic view of the capital city of Victoria came into view.
The capital, Victoria, was a place where all new-style cultures were gathered and developed, so unlike Norbert, it was very progressive.
Buildings taller than the Norbert Wall began to rise, and the men wore trendy menswear.
“Wow···. town.”
Lenny, who followed her as an exclusive maid, unwittingly opened her mouth like a hippopotamus.
And immediately looking into Tigris’ eyes, he hid his expression.
But his eyes continued to point towards the window like a curious puppy.
When I first came to the capital, I was surprised by the modern city that was completely different from Tichrist Norbert, but now I am not impressed.
It was because he knew very well how dirty and filthy things were lurking beneath the glamorous and neat-looking city.
When the magic train stopped, people started getting off one by one.
The first people who came to Victoria tried not to look like a peasant as much as possible, but…
‘They’re the villagers.’
People passed by in the capital, Victory, laughing at the expression on their faces.
And all eyes stopped in front of one man.
It was Tigris.
– Wow···. Look over there.
– Are you a magazine model in the world?
Tigris didn’t wear a trendy fedora or menswear, nor did he pick up a cane or grow a mustache.
He was only wearing black pants, a white shirt and a gray coat.
Although it is an ordinary fashion to others, it further accentuated the unique chic emanating from Tigris.
And those who are interested in the fashion industry have their eyes wide open when they see Tigris’ clothes.
It was because they wore top-of-the-line brands that only made clothes for the top aristocrats from head to toe.
‘Armandy…! That coat is Armandy. That one coat would be the same price as a small house in the capital…’
‘The shoes must also be black crocodile. Who the hell is that guy?’
‘I thought it would be rude if a nobleman wore expensive clothes, but that person seems different?’
‘Where is the family that can afford that much money on such casual clothes that aren’t even a suit?’
Tigris was accustomed to receiving a mixture of jealousy and envy, but Lenny was not.
Lenny’s eyes seemed to twitch as she had never received this kind of attention before.
Lenny looked at the station brochure in Victory to avoid people’s eyes.
“to···. So if you want to go out through Exit 4… uh…”
“If you look at the map and walk, you will fall. Follow me.”
Tigris walked very naturally.
The station was very complicated, but I did not get lost because I had been there dozens of times.
As we headed to platform 4, a man familiar with Tigris was waiting for us.
A middle-aged man with a trendy mustache and neatly brushed back was wearing a neat butler’s suit.
As soon as he saw Tigris, he bowed politely.
“It is an honor to have Tigris di Norverd. My name is Bayton. I will take you in comfort while you are in the capital.”
Baiton was the butler of the Norbert family and was responsible for managing the estate owned by the family.
Recently, he ran the real estate company ‘The Norverd’ without seeing much of the butler’s work.
Beowulf did not leave the money he earned from the mining business, but invested it in real estate and other businesses.
All real estate-related businesses were managed by Bayton.
Baiton was quite gifted in the real estate business and multiplied the fortunes of the Norbert family.
The reason why such a capable Bayton was beheaded by Tigris was simple.
It was because of greed.
As soon as the Norberde family began to decline, Bayton sold the Norbert family real estate to his own offshore company at a low price and swallowed it up.
Although he was criticized by the public, he could not even arrest him because there were no legal problems.
However, he could not stop the angry Tigris sword.
– Do you think you’ll be okay with this?! No matter how much it is called a marginal back, in the capital…
That was the boy’s last will.
‘how will we do it?’
The easiest way is to get the right nibble and drive Baiton out.
But it’s not aristocratic, and it’s a bit disappointing to throw away Baiton’s talent for something that hasn’t happened yet.
Tigris thought for a moment and then opened his mouth.
“I beg you. Bayton.”
let it go for now
There is enough time anyway.
And there’s no father going to die, and there’s no escaping taxation.
Because Tigris will be the first to find and kill Rota’s mouth, who harmed her father.
.
“There’s dust on your shoulders.”
Tigris brushed the dust off Baiton’s shoulders and climbed into the wagon.
“···thank you.”
Baiton closed the carriage door and wiped the sweat from his temple.
Baiton felt a shiver as Tigris’s right hand rested on his shoulder, as if a knife had entered his neck.
His right shoulder was still heavy.
‘···Dangerous.’
Baiton, who has met a lot of people, knows something with his eyes alone.
Tigris was a human who could kill Baiton at any moment.
That doesn’t mean he’s not a psychopathic killer who cuts through when he’s shy.
It was just that Tigris didn’t like Baiton very much.
Baiton couldn’t figure out why.
‘…a 19-year-old kid at any rate.’
Baiton met countless nobles in Victoria.
I thought it was just a matter of time to roast and boil such a 19-year-old kid.
Baiton sat in the driver’s seat and drove the carriage.
* * *
Tigris arrived at the building marked ‘Norverde Tower’.
With a total of 19 floors, it was the 5th tallest building in the capital.
Department stores were located on the 1st to 14th floors, the 15th to 16th floors were used as high-class restaurants, and the 17th and 18th floors were used as offices and office buildings for ‘The Norverd’.
And on the last 19th floor there was a penthouse exclusively for the Norbert immediate family.
Tigris climbed into an elevator that only the Norbert family members could use.
“Wow···.”
Lenny let out an exclamation without knowing it.
Projection magic was applied to the walls of the elevator, allowing you to see the outside in real time, but every time the elevator went up, people passing by on the road became small enough to be seen as dots.
The sight was so strange that Lenny kept looking outside, like a child looking at an aquarium fish.
Ding-!
The elevator door opened and the penthouse appeared.
The interior was decorated with achromatic furniture and wallpaper in a modern atmosphere.
I just liked the clean and cool feel.
The front of the living room was made of glass, so sunlight came in. Outside the living room, there was a spacious terrace covered with green grass.
As the Norberd family is a swordsmanship family, they made it possible to train swordsmanship at home.
Baiton said, politely handed the golden card to Tigris.
“This card is the key to access this penthouse. If you board the dedicated elevator without this card, restraint and stun magic will be activated, so please bring it with you.”
Tigris silently took the card and put it in his pocket.
“If there is something lacking, press the red buttons all over the room and I will come right away. What would you like to eat?”
“Leni will take care of it. I’ll just put in the ingredients so that there isn’t a shortage.”
There’s a bit of a jumbled image, but Lenny was pretty good at cooking.
Rather than having a luxurious taste, he did a good job of making food that was familiar and warm.
Baiton looked at Lenny.
Lenny lowered her eyes in a bit of agitation as she looked at Baiton as if she was plastic.
“Are you saying that you entrusted the cooking to that young maid?”
“Yes.”
“Don’t be like that, but you love the Qutia restaurant on the 16th floor. I will talk to you separately there…”
“There are three things I hate.”
Baiton got goosebumps at Tigris’ cool voice.
“First, vomit on my words. Second, ignoring my person. Third, having them say the same thing over and over again.”
Baiton swallowed his saliva.
“You have already broken all three of the things I hate.”
“···sorry. Just give me one chance.”
“The Lord is a person who cares for you, so I will look at it only once. There is no next time.”
Baiton bowed his head.
“Thank you for your forgiveness.”
Baiton licks her lips! it broke
‘Do you mean not to give this kind of advice?’
I thought I had to be extra careful, but I didn’t know that Tigris was so wary of Bayton.
‘Or everyone is like this.’
If that’s the case, it’s your mistake.
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Jira, who has been concentrating on the real estate business recently, had forgotten the original job of the butler, but it was basic to understand the owner’s tendencies.But it was clearly a mistake to think of Bayton as just a proud 19-year-old kid.
‘For the time being, we will learn more about Confucius Tigris.’
It was right to collect information about Tigris while saving himself.
If the heir of the family was so wary of himself, he did not know that he would throw himself away when he became the head of the household in the future.
Then, his dream of becoming an aristocrat from the common people was thrown into the mud at once.
‘How did you get here? I can’t.’
Baiton decided he should be more cautious with Tigris.
“Then I will leave. If you need anything, please call me.”
“I see.”
Baiton left and Tigris sat down on the living room sofa.
“Lenny. I’m hungry, so please eat me.”
Lenny laughed softly.
“yes! Tigris-sama!”
The meal that day was exceptionally delicious.