37 – Guest lecturer – 2
“Today, I felt it while asking various questions to Charles Jean Rochepolgun. His strategic and tactical knowledge is comparable to that of most professors. No, as there are many professors who have desk bites, Charles-kun, who has practical experience, might be better. So I thought. He said he wanted to teach Charles’s lessons to my students.”
“Thank you for the good evaluation, but I don’t know if I will be able to teach. Knowing and teaching are two different things, right? I can answer Professor Merkatz’s questions, but I don’t have the confidence to teach my students what I know.”
“Hmm… ”
Professor Merkatz groaned as if in difficulty. and after a while
“Then how about this one?”
“What is it?”
“I teach and Charles is my assistant, answering only the questions I ask. Wouldn’t that be difficult?”
exactly… If so, it doesn’t seem that hard. I just have to think about the merits and demerits of being a guest lecturer.
If there is a merit, it is that you can show it to Professor Merkatz. Professor Merkatz is a useful talent. His power and reputation are still stronger than mine, but as he is a talent without an owner, the day may come when I will subjugate him to me someday, so I think it would be best to get to know him first. And above all…
“Professor Merkatz.”
“What is it, Charles?”
“Are there any friends I can make at Petrio Academy?”
As far as I know, there are two top-ranking bookmakers in Petrio Academy. It might not be bad if you open up with those bookmakers in advance.
And soon
“yes? How did you know?”
Professor Merkatz said.
“There was someone among my students that I wanted to introduce to Charles. They are students who aspire to work as bookkeepers like Charles one day, and I thought it would be nice to get to know each other.”
It seems that Professor Merkatz and I have a common idea. I guess I have to do this.
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The next day, Charles and Mercatz headed to Petrio Academy. Petrio Academy had a slightly different atmosphere from Arcadia Academy. Contrary to Arcadia Academy, which generally had an old-fashioned and aristocratic atmosphere, Petrio Academy had a bit of a freewheeling and open side.
That’s also because Petrio Academy was a place where anyone with money and a certain amount of talent could attend, not just nobles, but also rich merchants, children of commoners, and foreigners.
Charles headed straight to the classroom with Professor Mercatz. And when you stand on the podium. The students started to mumble.
“Who is it?”
“You’re wearing the Arcadia Academy uniform?”
“transfer?”
“I’ll change my uniform and come back… ”
And by the time the students’ murmur had stopped. Professor Merkatz said.
“Let me introduce you.”
Professor Mercatz grabbed Charles by the arm and lifted him up.
“Today’s guest lecturer, Charles Jean Rochepole, the main character of the Battle of the Immor River and the chase for Castle Says!”
When Professor Mercatz introduced Charles, exclamations began to erupt from all over the place. His name was widely known because he was a tactician who was active in the war between the prince’s faction and the Kronor’s army, which the whole world paid attention to.
“Isn’t Charles a war hero?”
“Was our academy going to bring a war hero as a guest lecturer?”
“I thought he was a war hero, but he looks surprisingly cute.”
And cheers begin to erupt from somewhere.
“Ohhh!!!”
The cheers that started from some male students soon began to spread to female students as well.
“Wowaaa!!!!!”
The students’ response was enthusiastic. Meanwhile, Charles was just embarrassed. I knew that there would be people who would welcome him as a war hero, but I never imagined that there would be such an enthusiastic response.
‘They are students and I am also a student, can I be cheered for like this?’
When Charles thought so, Professor Merkatz spoke.
“How about shaking your hand?”
“Yes?”
“Aren’t the cadets only looking at Charles?”
Hearing that, Charles hesitantly raised his hand and shook it. It was embarrassing because I had never received this kind of attention. OK…
“Wowaaa!!!!!”
The cheers began to grow even louder. And it was when Professor Merkatz stopped the students by raising his palm that the cheers that had lasted for a while subsided.
“I think everyone is familiar with Charles Jean Rochepol. Because he was the main character of a big battle that happened a while ago. Today, to commemorate the arrival of Charles Jean Rochepol’s army, I am going to comment on the Battle of the Immor River and the retreat at Says Castle.”
Meanwhile, bewilderment appeared on Charles’ face. It was because he never imagined that he would teach the battle in front of him, in which he was the main character.
‘Did you bring me here to do this from the beginning?’
It seems that Professor Merkatz brought me here to properly evaluate me. Charles thought so, but Professor Mercatz continued talking, whether or not he knew what Charles was thinking.
“Then, let’s begin the lecture.”
A strange heat flowed in the classroom. The Battle of the Imor River and the chase at Says Castle had only happened a short while ago. In addition, the world’s strongest forces and foreign battles. In a word, it was a huge international issue, so it was inevitable to be reminded of it.
“Is there anyone who can explain the context of the Battle of Imor in detail?”
For a while, no one raised a hand. Then Professor Merkatz called one.
“First of all, let Bertolf von Ruitwerth explain this part.”
At that moment, Charles couldn’t help but be surprised. A confident smile on her brown hair, brushed back with oil. Finally, a man with a handsome face arose. And that man, Bertolf von Ruitbert, was the third most outstanding bookmaker in the world. I knew you were going to Petrio Academy, but I never thought we’d meet so early. And there was another realization.
It was that Professor Merkatz forced outstanding students to give presentations. Judging from calling Bertolf by name from the beginning, Professor Mercatz likes to make presentations to outstanding students, and the reason he threw a presentation bomb at Charles the other day was not because he had any ill feelings, but because he valued Charles highly.
Realizing all the truth, Charles began to listen to Bertolf’s announcement while holding back a laugh. Overall, Bertolf’s presentation was neat. His voice wasn’t bad, and his pronunciation and vocalization were good. Best of all was the content.
“As the prince’s army marched toward Kalius Castle, Cronor’s army made a very clever maneuver. They camped on a wide river called the Imor River and waited for their opponents. Now that the crown prince’s army had no choice but to cross the river in order to advance to the north, as they were forced to cross the river while wearing heavy armor, they had no choice but to be massacred one-sidedly because their armor was covered with thin ice and mud. That was the reason why Kronor’s army was victorious at the Imor River.”
Well, that’s a good analysis. It was especially good to catch the thin ice and mud in the armor. He probably referred to the testimonies of soldiers who returned alive. I studied pretty well. But at that moment, Professor Merkatz cut off Bertolf.
“But it is strange.”
Bertolf asked in surprise.
“Yes? What do you mean?”
“According to Bertolf-kun’s words, since Kronor’s army is camped on the other side of the river, couldn’t the prince’s army go back and aim for another castle? Why didn’t you do that?”
“That is, so… haha… ”
Bertolph evaded with a laugh and couldn’t answer properly. And Charles couldn’t help but be surprised.
‘Eh? don’t you know? It’s strange. Bertolph is a very smart person with the 3rd place in the world view.’
At that moment, Charles realized. The fact that Bertolf is the third-ranked bookmaker in the world is a story of ‘future’. In other words, Bertolf in his prime was the third-ranked bookmaker in the world, but the current Bertolf was no more than a smart high school student. and that moment.
“Charles Jean Rochepol.”
Professor Merkatz called Charles.
“Would you mind explaining instead?”
Aha… You called me for this. Thinking so, Charles stepped forward.
“The correct answer is initiative in maneuver strategy.”
At those words, all the students’ eyes turned to Charles.
“Mr. Bertolf’s analysis was very accurate. But the point is not tactics. It’s a strategy. On the strategic side, His Highness the Crown Prince made one big mistake. that’s right… ”
The classroom started to stir up. Students were whispering all over the place. It was confusing when Charles, who worked under the crown prince, dared to point out the mistakes of the world’s most powerful person. After waiting for it to become quiet for a moment, Charles pointed the stick at a part of the map Professor Mercatz had spread out.