“Sorry if you were taking a break. I really want to talk.”
Proud said with his head bowed in a nervous manner. The strangely cheeky feeling of the entrance ceremony had completely disappeared. Cheeky opponents are rare, so I liked it, but it’s a bit disappointing.
“It’s been a while since I was bored. Please return the clothes.”
“Even if you don’t give it back… … . Oh, thank you.”
I took off the jacket I was wearing and threw it at Proud. Proud, who was wearing a shirt, accepted the jacket and, after hesitating for a moment, quietly put it on.
“Hmm, hmm.”
Katyusha cleared his throat as if embarrassed and avoided his gaze. Even so, he occasionally glanced at me. He usually helped me change clothes, but what kind of reaction was it?
“… … I learned a lot from this confrontation.”
Proud said in a weak voice. And he looked straight at me. From that expression, I could roughly guess what he would say.
“I still lack a lot. so… … .”
“It’s not like resigning from the student council president, right?”
I interrupted Proud and asked. Proud winced as if he had been stabbed to the point, then shut his mouth.
‘As expected, it comes out like this.’
It seemed so. Even in the original work, he said he would quit after being defeated by Eugene. In fact, I wonder if it’s just that the student council president doesn’t want to do it.
“I plan to return to the palace after only staying for a year. If you tried to hand it over at this point, I’d refuse.”
“I had no intention of leaving or passing it on. In my own inadequacies… … !”
“You did a good job. Only I was stronger. That’s all. There is no reason to be soggy.”
When I finished my words as if I didn’t want to talk anymore, Proud quietly lowered his head as if he understood. I like the fact that it is refreshingly understandable.
“Sloppy… … .”
No, it seems a bit hurt. Was it a bit harsh?
“Come to think of it, how did my rank adjustment go? Will the power and magic be renewed?”
I changed the subject.
“yes. The Crown Prince’s military and magic ranks have been updated to S ranks.”
“Oh my. nice to hear that Does that mean you were an S rank?”
“I was an A+. In fact, the S rank didn’t exist originally, but it was newly established when people asked if it would be better to give it a rank higher than that.”
“Hmm. I feel like I’m going down on something. Anyway, it’s an S rank.”
I already have two S ranks. I don’t know how I can get a title like ‘SSS graduate in 1 year’ with just my intellect. It’s a little, no, very embarrassing to call myself.
“Anyway, is Proud graduating soon?”
Proud nodded in affirmation to my question. I was lost in thought for a moment.
“Have you decided where you will go after you graduate?”
“… … First of all, there are a few places that have been contacted.”
After the Knight Academy arc ends, Proud becomes a member of the Iron Blood Knights. Afterwards, he encountered Eugene’s revolutionary army once, but it was not given much weight. It was only mentioned lightly that he deliberately let some revolutionary soldiers live and then was tried and exiled after a military trial.
“In that case, you may come to the royal palace.”
If it disappears from history like that, I want to put it under me.
“What are you talking about?”
Proud asked. I understand it well, so I ask when it is like this.
“It’s okay if you come under me. You can refuse if you don’t like it.”
“… … ah! Ta, I’ll follow you! I will go even to the ends of hell!”
“I have no intention of going to hell.”
I’m afraid that if I say things like that, I’m afraid that my words will turn into seeds. Don’t put a double line on your own.
“Then let me know. Best of luck for another year, student council president.”
“… … yes. I will do my best!”
Proud bowed and shouted heartily. I replied that I wished well.
‘With this, you recruited Proud as a colleague. After the Knight Academy arc, there aren’t that many characters, so it should be fine. The role Proud will play will be something I can act on behalf of, depending on the situation.’
It’s a somewhat arbitrary decision, but I’m quite satisfied. Although I won, Proud’s skills are by no means lacking. If you train it well, you should be able to knock it down with no more than four characters.
‘However, I’m worried about how to deal with those who will cooperate with the Revolutionary Army if things go as they are.’
We haven’t decided on a direction yet for that part. Would it be better to think about it after contacting Eugene?
“Excuse me. There are more paperwork to deal with than I thought, so stop.”
As I was thinking about that, Mustafa opened the door and came in. And, looking at the scene inside, I hardened.
The current room was a very chaotic space: I, who was naked from the top of my body, Proud, who was bowing his head deeply, and Katyusha, who had glanced at me at first, but now looked at me proudly.
“… … .”
Mustafa was silent. And quietly looked around the room several times.
“I don’t know what the situation is, but can I leave for now?”
“There is no need for that. I don’t know what you’re thinking, but that’s not it anyway.”
“All right.”
The image of me in Mustafa’s head became a little uneasy.
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“Did that happen while I was being dragged into paperwork? It’s a pity I didn’t see it.”
Mustafa said he was caught up in paperwork throughout the entrance ceremony. Mustafa’s teacher appointment, no matter how much it was my order, was a sudden thing, so it seems like there was a lot of paperwork to deal with.
“I didn’t expect to be held captive during the entrance ceremony. It’s a pity.”
“I really wanted to see the prince’s first real fight. We will have to wait for the next opportunity.”
Mustafa looked genuinely sorry.
“this person is… … ?”
Proud raised his head and looked at Mustafa, blurting his words. He seemed to know roughly what he wanted to say.
“Aren’t you an Amer, you mean?”
“… … !”
Proud winced and shuddered. Was it a song too?
There was such an episode in the original work as well. After quarreling with Mustafa, asking why Amer had no reason to learn the sword from Amer, who did not even have magical powers, he sparred directly and ended in a draw.
“He is my swordsmanship teacher. I recommended you as a teacher while you were coming. If you have any complaints, tell me.”
“Oh, no. It’s nothing… … .”
However, no matter how proud Proud was, when I was told that he was my minion, he hesitated and said nothing as if he did not have the courage to argue.
“Why, why do you even think about having to learn swordsmanship from an Amerin who has no magical powers?”
“Oh, no. no! I never thought of that!”
Watching it makes me want to play. At my words, Proud shook his head and denied it several times.
“So, to be honest, it might be true that I thought that way, but judging an opponent like that is pathetic for not being able to use the lessons learned from the last duel… … .”
“It’s fine now. I understand. Because I fully understand.”
The reaction was so intense that I calmed down. Proud said sorry again and apologized for nothing. You’d better refrain from making fun of Proud. Even if you’re serious, you’re too serious.
“Ah, the introduction is late. This is Proud, the student council president. He is the man I dealt with today.”
I introduced Proud to Mustafa, who was dumbfounded. Mustafa said yes, looking at Proud with interest.
“Then would it be all right if I ask you something?”
“Oh, that’s fine.”
Proud nodded calmly and answered Mustafa. In the original work, he was so innocent that it was unimaginable compared to how he glared at him and treated him with short words. I almost laughed involuntarily.
“How was the prince’s swordsmanship?”
At Mustafa’s question, Proud took a moment to organize his thoughts.
“… … It was a very strange swordsmanship. I pride myself on knowing all the martial arts that exist in Sangvis Sangvis, but I couldn’t find anything similar.”
“That is natural. Because my swordsmanship is that of the Amerians.”
I said with a grin. Proud opened his eyes wide in surprise.
The Amerians were thoroughly annihilated. Not a single song was left. So, of course, there was no way that swordsmanship would remain in the records.
Except for Mustafa, the only person I remember because I learned it myself.
“As expected, because it was a swordsmanship that was obliterated and not recorded in the records… … . ah.”
Proud muttered, as if he finally understood, and was taken aback when he thought of Mustafa next to him.
“It’s okay if you don’t mind.”
Mustafa shook his head as if he was okay.
“Because I am not an Amerian, but the Crown Prince’s.”
“… … indeed. Excuse me.”
Proud nodded his head in agreement with Mustafa’s words. It was a smooth conversation that you would never see in the original. To be honest, my abs hurt from holding back my laughter.
“Well, it’s a bit like that for some reason.”
Katyusha, who was looking at the two, opened her mouth for the first time in a long time and said something incomprehensible.
“what?”
“No, nothing. To put it bluntly, I am also the Crown Prince’s person.”
“… … Who said what?”
I have no idea what you are trying to say. For some reason, compared to the original, it was Katyusha who had changed so much that I couldn’t understand it.
Of course, I still think it’s much better than a funny and unhappy character.
“Proud. In case you misunderstand, I have no intention of teaching Amerian swordsmanship to students. That’s why I can’t suck honey. What Mustafa teaches is the traditional swordsmanship.”
“yes. I think that’s good too.”
“I’m not bragging, but honestly, it’s a pretty difficult swordsmanship. It is much better to learn the custom swordsmanship that is optimized for a custom sword that is easy to learn, strong, and easy to obtain, rather than clumsily using it. It’s just that it’s difficult to deal with in terms of compatibility, but it’s hard to say that there’s a big difference between the two swordsmanship.”
The strength of the swordsmanship of the Amerians is not that they are strong purely through swordsmanship, but because they are unknown, the advantage is large. If you teach it for nothing, the merits will be diluted.
‘For Eugene… … I don’t know what to do. I’ll have to think about it.’
At this point, I wasn’t sure either way, whether we would fight together with Eugene or each other. As usual, I was going to meet and decide today, but I thought I would miss the train.
“Proud.”
While thinking about it, I remembered something and talked to Proud.
“Do you understand why the Amerians are by my side?”
And he asked implicitly.
“… … !”
After being silent for a while, Proud jumped up from his seat as if he realized something.
“If it is to fulfill the will of the Crown Prince, I will dedicate my body.”
And knelt in front of me, offering the knight’s oath.
“It’s good that you understand quickly. I am also the student council president.”
I smiled contentedly. I got a strong ally with a good will.
And, from tomorrow, life at the knight academy will begin in earnest.