16 – Learning Swordsmanship – 3
2 weeks after that. As always, Glacia hit me hard with her wooden sword. I calmly figured out Glacia’s sword path and counterattacked after blocking the sword.
Of course, there was a difference in physical ability, so the frequency of counterattacks was not high. If Glacia attacked 5 times, I counterattacked once. However, considering that Glacia is a genius swordsman ranked third in the world, it was a part where I could see how much my skills had improved compared to before.
Tuition fee is 1 ducat per hour. To be honest, it was an absurd extortion. One ducat was the level of money that an adult male worker could earn by doing manual labor for a month.
It was Glacia who received such a large sum of money every hour, but even so, she did not think that the money was wasted. Because Glacia’s class was the actual compression itself.
When a month has passed since the first lesson like that.
“You look pretty good now. I think we can set the day for the showdown.”
the day of the showdown. Having said that, it seemed like something special, but nothing special. It was a day to defeat the three bullies, Andre, Hugh, and Enrique.
Glacia wrote a letter to the bullies instead of me. It was a mixture of swear words and provocations learned in the back alley. However…
“I got a reply from Andrew.”
“What do you say?”
“Dueling is an aristocratic culture, and commoners do not have the right to apply for a duel. Therefore, Mr. Charles’ request for a duel is invalid.”
Hearing that, I couldn’t help but burst into tears.
“ha ha ha!”
That’s because it came out good at the duel the other day.
“I was scared.”
“You seem frightened.”
Glacia and I said at the same time. Yes. Andre was my go-to!
“What should I do? Will you give up the duel?”
If that happens, I think I will die because it was a waste of training for a month. And it’s unfair that I’ve been hit by such lame guys until now.
“Actually, it’s okay to look at it, but I want to set a proper example.”
“What happens if you touch me?”
“yes. That’s it.”
Glacia nodded.
“That was the way it worked in the back alley. If you punish one guy properly, the others won’t be able to attack you easily. but… ”
Glacia thought for a moment before speaking.
“Do you have any specific plans?”
“Um… ”
After thinking about it for a while, I said.
“I have one.”
The problem was that it was a risky method in many ways.
—–
The next day, I went to the armor store and bought some armor and a helmet.
As I put on my armor and helmet and walk through the academy, people’s eyes are drawn to me. However, since he was holding a wooden sword instead of a real sword, the guards at the academy thought that he had been trained.
However, the place I was heading to was not the gymnasium. Andre, Enrique, Hugh. It was a restaurant that the trio of arches frequented.
– Knock!
I shouted as I opened the restaurant door loudly.
“Andre Gomes! Draw your sword! I will beat you to death.”
Surprised by those words, Andre got up from his seat, and I hurriedly approached him with my wooden sword pointed at me.
“What are you doing, commoner! This is a restaurant! Be polite!”
“Shut up and draw your sword. If you don’t want to be hit one-sidedly.”
“under! Do you still sound like a duel? Who would like a commoner like you… ”
– Whiik!
A wooden sword was swung in front of Andre’s eyes.
“Fix it next time. Pick it up when you say something nice.”
“Hey, you rude bastard! Someone bring this commoner out!”
The guards approached, but Glacia blocked their way. Glacia spewed death to the guards, and the guards who sensed Glacia’s death had no choice but to withdraw after realizing that they were on a different level from themselves. And when I raise my sword again…
“Hey, damn it! Enrique! phew! Draw your sword!”
“You guys are out.”
But Enrique and Hugh were restless between me and Andre, unable to do this or that. It seemed that I realized that I had come with the right intention.
“What? Your friends don’t want to fight. I’ll give you a choice. Will you be right? Do you want to resist and get hit?”
“this person… ! I will kill you!”
Whiik! Andre pulled out the real sword from his waist and swung it. There was definitely a sense of pressure from the real sword, but compared to Glacia’s sword attack, this level was no different from child’s play. Above all, because he was wearing armor and a helmet, there was a high possibility that he would not die in one shot. So I moved confidently.
He induces Andre to attack and continues to create gaps, and whenever gaps appear, he strikes them with a wooden sword. one, two. I didn’t fit in at all, and the wounds continued to grow on Andre’s body. The cadets in the cafeteria were startled by the one-sided fight.
“Who is that guy in the armor? You fight pretty well.”
“Looks like Charles?”
“That sh*t? Nonsense. If it’s Charles, it’s Andre Bob, right?”
“I guess Andre is Bob now.”
At those words, a gasp and ridicule erupted from somewhere. At this, Andrew’s face began to redden.
“Common man! Think of today as the day of ancestral rites!”
Andre became even more excited and swung his sword. Several tables were overturned, and expensive teacups and kicks were broken, covering the floor with glass. But Andre’s sword didn’t fit at all. Charles leisurely dodged Andre’s attack and provoked Andre.
“Is that just the end? I also thought that being a nobleman was something different. You said it shows the difference in bloodline?”
“Shut up!”
And when Andre’s excitement reached its peak.
Every single movement of Andre became bigger and more open. Charles evaded Andre’s attack by slashing his sword with a bell, and then struck Andre in the head, knocking him down.
“Ah!”
Andre screamed. It wasn’t because of the pain from being hit by a wooden sword. Because of the wooden sword, there were broken teacups and kettles in the place where they fell.
“Ah, dear.”
Andre’s body and face were pierced with pieces of pottery, and blood began to ooze from all over. No matter how much Andre used the real sword, it felt a bit excessive.
“Ah! Aagh!”
“Are you okay? I didn’t do that on purpose… ”
“blood! blood!”
“Someone call a healer! What are you guys doing!”
Andre screaming, onlookers, and restless guards. The situation quickly became a collab of fantasy. It was Professor Dian de Balboa who came with a group of guards to clear up the chaotic situation.
“Everyone get out of the way. I will command this place.”
“Yes!”
The guards breathe a sigh of relief at Dian’s appearance. And Dian immediately came to the center of the restaurant and inspected the situation.
Dian, who hears my flushed face and rough breathing, infers the situation.
“Charles, I’m asking this question, but did you do it?”
“Ah yes. I didn’t do that on purpose, but… ”
“You’ll hear the excuse later.”
Diane let out a deep sigh that seemed to come from the depths of her heart and said:
“Guards.”
“Yes!”
“Take Charles Jean Rochepole. Accused of injury.”
“Yes!”
So I got caught by the guards
Andre, who had glass fragments embedded in his body, was immediately transported to the infirmary and treated by healers.
On that day, something unexpected happened at Arcadia Academy.
—–
– Damn!
My ears tingled at the loud sound.
“Is it you? The filthy fallen nobleman who hurt my son? my son! My son is barely a fallen nobleman… !”
Teacher Diane de Balboa stopped Andre’s mother, who burst into anger as if she was about to die.
“Mother, calm down. Your son received quick treatment and is in a recovery phase.”
“On the face… He left a big scar on his face! on that handsome face! Do you even know what a great flaw the scars on your face are as a nobleman?”
“I wonder if you’re saying this with me in mind… ”
At Diane’s words, Andre’s mother realized her mistake and covered her mouth with her hand. That would be the case because Dian had several sword scars on his face because he had been rolling all his life on the battlefield.
“Oh no! It’s not like that… Anyway, please expel this fallen nobleman!”
“Mother, Charles is a promising and gifted student. Since it’s a quarrel between students, it’s just an agreement, but you can’t be expelled that easily.”
“I have no intention of agreeing! Please expel me unconditionally!”
Diane earnestly persuaded Andre’s mother instead of me, but Andre’s mother was stubborn. The fact that his son had scars on his face was quite a shock.
“But he still hasn’t come… It’s time to show up soon.”
What I believe in was the promise I made with Isabel de Poitiers.
I asked Isabel to be my back in exchange for not taking 200 ducats. And Isabelle accepted it.
As such, when a problem like this arose, there was no way Isabel would not step up. Because Isabelle was the type to keep her word.
The moment I thought so.
-Kiik
The door opened and two uniformed knights appeared.
“Yuria? Isabelle? why do you guys… ”
“It’s been a while, Master.”
Yuria bowed her head to Dian. Come to think of it, Yuria and Dian have a teacher-teacher relationship outside of the academy, and Yuria lived as a guest at Dian’s house when she was young and learned strategy and tactics.
Andre’s mother is taken aback by the sudden appearance of the two knights.
“These people… ?”
“This is Yuria Russell.”
“This is Isabel de Poitiers.”
“As for the Russells and the Poitiers… Are you Her Highness’ aide?”
Andre’s mother was delighted. Andre, Yuria, and Isabel were all from baron families, but even among the same baron families, there were differences in status. Yuria and Isabel came from families favored by the princess, and there was a difference of about 100 million light years between the families favored by the imperial family and ordinary families.
Andre’s mother asked cautiously.
“But what happened here… ”
“Because I have data I would like to share with you about the assault case of Andre Gomes of Charles Jean Rochepole.”
“Data?”
Andre’s mother asked questioningly, and Isabel de Poitier handed a document to Andre’s mother. Andre’s mother’s complexion began to turn blue.