The coachman paused for a moment, remembering his dead wife.
and… … .
“… … I will keep that in mind.”
He answered with his eyes fixed.
But was it because there was too much money in his pocket? The coachman immediately looked at me with a burdened face.
“still… … This is too much.”
Certainly, few people would hand over 100 silver coins as a gift.
“it’s okay. When looking for a wedding venue, take care of what to add. And if you really appreciate it, show it with your usual work attitude.”
I smiled and walked towards the mansion holding my bag with my right hand.
The coachman squeezed the bag full of silver coins. Then he bent at 90 degrees towards me.
“… … thank you young master.”
“Okay, then please drive safely tomorrow as well as today.”
I waved my hand over my shoulder a few times as I entered the mansion.
* * *
April 28, 1252 on the continental calendar.
Ryard visited the Social Affairs Office of the Central Academy of the Labadian Empire.
After seeing his face for the first time in a while, he looked around, then found Keynes and his party and quickly moved away.
“Hey~ It’s been a while?”
“Yes, long time no see. majesty.”
Kenneth gets up from his seat and greets him.
Ryard shook his head while shaking his hands.
“What are you saying… … . You can call me senior in moderation.”
“Then, I will.”
Ryard shifted his gaze and greeted Neris and Ardeal, who were sitting on the left and right of Kayneth.
“This is the first time I’ve seen Lady Wilt, and I saw Youngsik’s face at the last New Year’s party, right?”
“Yes, long time no see.”
“I may be in the way, but would it be all right if I join you for a while?”
Ardeal and Neris nodded their heads with expressions of willingness at Ryard’s request.
On the other hand, Kayneth slightly narrowed his brows at Ryard’s meeting.
did you see it?
Ryard looked at Kayneth with a puzzled expression.
“… … Hey, why don’t you start by managing your expression?”
“Oh, excuse me.”
“If you think it’s rude, why don’t you start by removing the wrinkles between your eyebrows? For now, you are my vassal!”
“Ah, so it was. I forgot about it for a while thanks to someone having lunch with my sister from a few days ago.”
“… … Were you watching?”
“Coincidentally.”
“Rather than that, Rubelis and Pelliel were together yesterday!”
Seeing Lyard’s protest, Keynes smiled.
“It’s a joke.”
“ha… … . Rather, how do you feel about getting a perfect score in the first semester midterm?”
“You heard me.”
“of course. Your rumors are quite famous even at this academy.”
The midterm exam was held just two weeks ago.
And just yesterday, the results of the test were announced.
In the announced midterm rankings for the first year of the Faculty of Magic, Kayneth’s name was at the top.
At that moment, Kenneth’s popularity began to rise rapidly.
“Come to think of it, how many days are left until the first practical evaluation?”
“… … Almost two weeks left.”
When Keynes answered calmly, Ryard smiled and rested his chin.
“Isn’t this really finishing the first grade comprehensive evaluation score with a perfect score?”
“I heard that the first practical skills evaluation is quite difficult.”
“If you say it’s difficult, it’s about subjugating the Witchbeast. How about subjugating the S-rank monsters at this point?”
Despite Ryard’s mischievous tone, Kayneth remained calm and quietly lifted the teacup.
“I heard that there are no S-rank monsters in Hell’s Dungeon.”
Keynes answered as he sipped his tea.
Ryard stiffened his face for a moment.
Ardeal and Neris, who were seated to the left and right of Kayneth, also froze.
“… … what? You speak like someone who has subdued some S-rank monster?”
At Ryard’s question, Kayneth shook his head.
“It can’t be. I have experience subjugating monsters to learn practical experience, but I have no experience of encountering S-rank monsters. furthermore… … I don’t have the confidence to win against an S rank. I just said this because I heard that S-rank monsters do not appear in Hell’s Dungeon.”
Keynes spoke calmly.
Then, Ryard shrugged his shoulders.
“I again… … what. Then, the experience of subjugating an A-rank monster… … .”
“Yes, in the case of A rank, there are a few times.”
At that moment, Ryard’s face turned serious.
“… … Have you ever dealt with a human?”
“If it is to subdue the bandits… … There have been two or three times in the last year.”
At Kayneth’s rich experience, Ryard burst into a small laugh.
To think that a 13-year-old boy could have this much combat experience.
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If it’s not a laugh, what kind of face should I make?
On the other hand, Neris looked around for a moment at the content of Kayneth and Lyard’s serious conversation. Participating in the conversation felt a bit daunting.
Is it because of that? She decided to listen quietly to their conversation.
And in the case of Ardeal, I once shed an exclamation after hearing Kayneth’s experience.
The eradication of criminals was not considered particularly strange in this world. Noble families also send troops to subdue the thieves and bandits who damage the territory.
There were also cases in which the family head directly participated in the punitive force.
However, it must be said that at the age of 13, rich experience exists is certainly rare.
“… … So what do you think about gaining experience on the battlefield? If you want, you can put in a recommendation so that you can gain experience on the northern front even after graduating from the academy… … .”
“If that experience is publicly acknowledged and I can be elevated to the rank of count, I will consider it as positive as possible.”
At Kayneth’s answer, Ryard sighed in despair.
“… … It would be impossible to win the title of count with tolerable achievements. I don’t know if it’s a baron to a viscount, but it’s really rare to find a case where a viscount is elevated to a count. I don’t know if you reach the 5th circle and defeat the commander who commands an army… … .”
Ryard was speechless and took the cookie and ate it.
At that moment, it was Keynes whose eyes flashed as he put down the teacup.
“Never forget that remark you just made.”
Lyard, who was chewing on the cookie, tilted his head.
“Hmm? What is it, a pretty confident expression? Do you really think you can rise to the level of the Fifth Circle?”
Ryard gulped down the cookie, then curled up the corner of his mouth.
Keynes shrugged her shoulders as she closed her eyes as if avoiding his gaze.
“It took me about 4-5 years to get to the 4th circle. I’m not sure if I have talent, but the odds aren’t 0%.”
“If you put it that way, the potential exists for everyone at this academy!”
Ryard raised his voice and moved his hips as if he was dumbfounded.
Was it too noisy? The eyes of the surroundings gathered for a moment.
Ryard sat right in the chair with a slightly embarrassed face.
“Kuhm… … . But it’s exactly what you said. You are the only person at this academy with the highest chance of reaching the Fifth Circle by the time you graduate.”
None of the academy’s students have reached the Fifth Circle by the time they graduate.
What if Kayneth reaches the Fifth Circle by graduation? It will surely write a new history in the academy.
“By the way, when is Sophia coming?”
“Hmm… … . It seems the time has come soon.”
Kenneth answered while checking his watch.
At the same time, the door to the club room opened and a white-haired girl entered the room.
Her appearance silenced the conversation inside the room for a moment.
Tumble.
The girl who entered the room shook her head.
Then she scanned the faces of the students with her blue eyes, and when her eyes met Kayneth, she smiled slightly and accelerated her steps.
And the moment Ryard’s eyes met, the girl cooled the warmth in her eyes in an instant.
“… … Your Highness was there too.”
girl… … No, at Sophia’s one word, Ryard smiled shyly and nodded.
“Ahahahahaha… … . It’s just that I’m running out of time.”
“is that so.”
In spite of Ryard’s answer, she only nodded once with an expressionless face. There were no other reactions.
“But this one… … .”
She shifted her gaze to Ardeal and Neris.
Kayneth stood up and pointed at the two of them.
“They are two of my friends. I owe you in many ways. First this… … .”
Ardeal smiled as Kayneth was about to introduce himself and immediately stood up.
Then, he put his right hand on his left chest and bowed his head slightly.
“nice to see you. My name is Ardeal T Sephilod, the eldest son of the Sephilod family.”
Neris, who seemed nervous and was breaking out in a cold sweat, also stood up.
“I-I am Neris H Wilt, the second daughter of Count Wilt.”
At the self-introduction of the two, Sophia smiled lightly and nodded.
“I heard the story of the two of you from my younger brother. My name is Sophia H Spayone, the third daughter of the Speyone family. Please take good care of me.”
“I-I am… … .”
Greetings from Sofia.
Neris gulped and stuttered.
The moment Sophia sat down in her chair. The students who had been chatting around began to look at Keynes and the others in unison.
No, in this case, I should say Ryard and the others.
Lyard, the third prince of the Labadian Empire.
Ardeal, the successor of the Sephiroth family.
Sofia, the third daughter of the Spayone family.
Neris, the second daughter of the Wilt family.
Finally, Keynes, the head of the Viscount Ardennes family.
Anyone can see that the main character will look like Lyard.
However, the siblings Kaynes and Sophia, who became the center of the turmoil.
Is it because the awareness of the two has increased that much? Or maybe it was because of their beautiful looks, as rumored, but the students from the Ministry of Social Affairs glanced at the two siblings.
“… … It’s the first time I’ve seen them all together.”
“Is it really that there are no separate good men and women? With His Highness Ryard, Viscount Arden, and Ardeal Youngshik together, it seems that the atmosphere in the social affairs room is brightening.”
A female student said in a slightly excited voice.
The five or six female students who were present nodded in unison.
“Come to think of it, there are rumors that Lady Sophia will become one of the most beautiful women in the Labadian Empire in the future… … . That’s why I was able to capture Halbert Youngsik’s heart.”
“Ugh… … . If you say that, Lady Neris looks a bit like she’s in a jade.”
The Wilt family is a family that runs a medium-sized business. Financially, it was more affluent than other families, and its military power was no match for any count family.
However, in front of the Marquis of Sephiroth and the Countess of Spay-One, he would have no choice but to be shabby.
Even recently, Arden’s popularity seemed to be higher than that of the Wilt family.
“It’s a rumor I heard, but it seems that while Viscount Ardennes broke off his engagement with Lady Elizabeth of the Rose family, Lady Neris is aiming for the position of mistress of the Ardennes family.”
“It’s not just Lady Neris, right? There are probably many young ladies wishing to marry Viscount Arden at this place as well. A few days ago, I saw Viscount Ardennes surrounded by first-year girls.”
“Oh my, did that happen?”
“It was only after seeing that that I realized how popular Viscount Arden was. Of course, Lady Neris is also beautiful and has a wonderful family… … . I have to say that this place is just a little special.”
The students started chatting like that.
Neris pricked up her ears and overheard the conversation around her.
If possible, I wanted to focus on my own table.
However, she is sensitive to the external gaze and has been tainted by the aristocratic society, so she has no choice but to listen more closely to the conversations of the students around her.
Eventually, the shoulder atrophied.
There was nothing lacking in her. I also receive dating requests once or twice a week, and my family background is also excellent.
now… … There are only special people gathered around.
Among them, the only one who could be considered passable would be Kayneth, who had become independent from the Spey One family.
but… … .
‘He has excellent sociability and a beautiful appearance, but he also attracts a lot of attention for his unreasonable talent. If the duke’s family pays attention… … I must have said everything.’
Episode 50
50. Ministry of Social Affairs (4)
As Kayneth’s value increased, the Spey Ones began to pay more attention to finding his fiancée.