154. Loot (2)
“Huh? What else is this combination?”
The Wiegenstein Mansion.
Tree, who had been invited to the backyard, tilted his head.
Erika and Iris, who came first, were sitting at the table and waiting.
“Welcome. The tea is ready.”
“·······?”
Einz appeared from behind and brought her a chair and sat across from her.
Einz, Iris, and Erica.
The composition seemed to be missing something.
“What is this?”
“The so-called… Overthrow the Schluss Gathering!”
“·······.”
Triae almost laughed at Erica’s serious tone as she cupped her chin with both hands.
Still, she sat down to listen and see.
“From the entrance exam to the midterms… I lost 1st place to Schluse. A 1st place I have never missed in my life. Do you know this resentment?”
“No. I don’t know…”
“I can’t let Schluss rampage until the final exams! Here are two majors in elemental magic and two majors in combat magic. All four of them are competing for first place. It wouldn’t be unreasonable to bring Ruth down.”
Trie crossed her arms and looked around her sullenly.
Einz nodded with interest.
And, as always, it seems to be Iris with a consistent smile… But if you look closely, unlike Schluse, who persistently followed his eyes and licked his lips from time to time when he spoke, he was just absent-minded right now. .
It meant that I wasn’t listening properly.
No matter how you look at it, the only ones excited here are Einz and Erika.
Tree thought it was time to fall in love.
“Do you really need to skip it? If you do, Schluss will have to drop out. Because of the promise he made at the entrance ceremony.”
“Ah, who keeps those verbal promises? You have to break a promise that’s okay even if you don’t keep it.”
“·······.”
Erica’s impudent attitude made Trie dumbfounded.
It was obvious whose teaching it was.
With that kind of mindset, you can rise to the top of the three magical families with the body of a woman and earn the nickname of an iron man.
Trie was admired in many ways.
“That’s why we’re here to come up with a way to defeat Schluse! Any ideas?”
“Hmm…?”
Einz and Erika stared at Iris with eyes filled with anticipation.
Then, Iris, who had a slightly troubled smile, slowly parted her lips.
“Writing······ Strong? I think I need some time to think about it.”
“Then Iris passes first! To the tree! What about you?”
“Hmm? Like secretly sharing answers when taking exams? Making Schluse’s leg break and ruining the surprise exam?”
“Tteek! It’s not like that!”
Tree was startled by Einz’s sudden scream.
“You can’t cheat by trying to beat a friend!”
“That’s right! No matter how hard you try, you can’t do that trick!”
“·······.”
Then what are you going to do?
Tree was dumbfounded and glared at the two, oddly enough.
We fought every day, but at times like this, there were many similarities between the two.
“Um… Then how about we have a study group?”
“A study meeting?”
“Yes. There are frequent paper tests for both subjects, so wouldn’t it be better if we shared what we wrote and listened to the opinions of two other majors?”
“·······.”
“·······.”
Erika and Einz’s expressions hardened.
No, what kind of scoundrels gathered like a meeting, and all they could think of was a study meeting?
Tree tried to laugh out of embarrassment-
“Is that a good idea?”
“That’s it! With that, we can beat Schluss!”
“Hmm…?”
I was stunned by the enthusiastic response of the two.
Everybody here must be the elite of the elite, but I couldn’t look so stupid.
From noble mtl dot com.
“That’s perfect. Then let’s get together once a week and have a study meeting. I don’t want Schluse to find out-“
“Brother.”
“·······?”
At that time, an old maid appeared in the backyard and called Einz.
“Not now. Come back later-“
“That’s it. I think you should see it now.”
“What is it?”
“The wagon said he was from the south and asked to let him in…”
“Southern?”
The eyes of four people gathered.
In the end, Einz stood up, and the three curious people followed him.
If it’s from the south, is it the payoff Schluss said?
He offered to give me part of the booty he took in the south as a reward, but it seemed that it had just arrived.
“Are you Einz von Wiegenstein himself?”
“Yes. That’s me.”
“Here are some items sent from the Holy Knights. There are quite a few. Can I put them down here in the clearing?”
“So be it.”
The porters moved diligently and began moving boxes from the wagon’s bed.
An endlessly protruding box was put down in the vacant lot.
I ran to the interested tree and looked at its contents.
If Einz received something, it would have been delivered to Schulzenburg’s mansion as well.
Inside, there were colorful pottery, armor, weapons, jewelry and accessories.
It seems that it was sent with items that can be stored for a long time and have a high value compared to their volume.
Among them, there were definitely things that would go up in price if left unattended.
It was much more valuable than a gold coin of the same value.
“How much is all this…”
Seeing the boxes popping up endlessly, Erica felt her breath take her breath away.
In the south, I was as active as Einz and Tree.
But it was unfair to think that I couldn’t receive that because of the promise I made with Schluse.
If I had known that I would be paid this much, I would have made a promise at that time…
‘No. Even if I choose again, I will make a promise.’
I guess.
Erica shook her head, she thought.
At that time, what Schluss promised was to stop her brother’s nightmare.
At the time I thought Schluss was bluffing again, but now I know he doesn’t lie.
She must have made that promise because there was a surefire way to stop the nightmare.
Until now, even the doctors who had been called and paid an exorbitant amount could not solve Yulia’s nightmare.
If only she could give up a few of her loot and fix her sister’s nightmare, she would have made the same choice over and over again.
“Okay. Next carriage.”
“What?! There’s another wagon?”
After putting down the luggage for a while, the porters from another wagon started unloading the boxes.
Seeing her figure, Erica opened her mouth wide.
She seemed to regret it a little, a little bit.
‘It’s really amazing.’
On the other hand, Trier realized the aftermath of the southern expedition while watching this scene.
It’s said to be the de facto owner, but the spoils of the Holy Knights that Schlus can give you are probably only 30%.
Even though it was divided into two, one to send to the Schulzenburg Mansion and the other to the Wigenburg Mansion, the scale was about that.
The Holy Knights and the Schluss must have obtained enormous wealth through this incident.
That’s all.
It was something that might even give him a title along with the trust of the emperor.
Although he is still a commoner, it has been confirmed that Schlus will soon become a high-ranking nobleman.
It was to become a high-ranking aristocrat with only one’s power alone, without a family or backline.
‘Did I just say that…’
Now that I thought about it, I was worried that Trier might have said something useless to Emilia at that time.
-You’d better give up. Because Schluss will never look at you.
Then, when she remembered Emilia’s stunned expression, she felt uncomfortable.
The love between a high-ranking noble and a maid.
There was no way that would happen.
Even if it came true, no one could be happy.
Tree already knew that through experience.
‘No. Someone had to say something.’
Even if you take on a villainous role, you have to say something.
No matter how it starts, the end is only tragedy.
In my mother’s case, that was obvious.
That was definitely the advice I needed.
That’s all I said.
It’s not because I don’t like the appearance of a flying fly buzzing around Schluse.
***
“Huh…”
In front of the classroom door.
Ludwig let out an unusually deep sigh.
It was the first time this year that I didn’t want to go into the classroom.
‘I don’t want to look like that.’
Schlus Heinkel.
He finally quelled the Southern Rebellion and returned to school.
He did not just participate in the riot forces and fight fiercely in a few battles (猛 威), he returned as a protagonist who led the riot forces to victory.
How arrogant he must be…
Just imagining it made my bones hurt.
Moreover, as a knight under the direct command of the emperor, he is well-trusted.
It’s a problem even if you give special treatment, but it’s a problem if you don’t.
As for Schluss, there were a couple of things that needed to be decided at a staff meeting soon.
Kikik······
At the same time as the bell rang, Ludwig finally opened the door and strode inside.
Nine o’clock sharp.
It was on time without a single second of error.
“Nice to meet you. Then I’ll start the lecture right away…”
Ludwig frowned as he carefully looked around the classroom.
There was an absentee.
Rumors spread that no student who was absent from Ludwig’s lectures would fail, so this hadn’t happened in recent years.
Just as Ludwig clicked his tongue, took a pen out of his pocket and was about to jot down notes in his notebook.
Thump!
“·······!”
The door opened violently and a human figure appeared.
A young man with a black leather sword sheath hanging from his left waist and a black eagle hanging from his left chest.
Schlus Heinkel was coming down the lecture hall proudly, looking down at Ludwig with those empty eyes.
The eyes of the students were focused on his every step.
“Sorry, I’m late.”
“Go in and sit down. I’ll let you deal with tardiness.”
“Yes.”
Even after he sat down, the students were busy chasing Schluse with their eyes.
For some reason, Ludwig gnashed his teeth as the atmosphere in class today seemed to be going to sh*t.