007. Academy (1)
“Whoa… ….”
Wiping a drop of sweat off his forehead, Arwen looked up at the sky. The time when the sun has already set and the whole world is dyed red. It’s time for her to return to her day job as a maid. So Arwen decided to finish her training.
Accepting Veris’ offer, Arwen chose swordsmanship, not magic or spiritism. Therefore, she didn’t even bother to invite a teacher, and it was Berris who taught Arwen.
…… In fact, there was Arwen’s quick calculation behind that choice, but no one but Arwen knows the exact reason.
Clap clap.
“As expected, Arwen is quick to learn.”
Berrys, who had been watching her practice wielding her sword in a state of trance, immediately applauded and praised her, and Arwen bowed her head and greeted her instead.
“Your body is still lacking.”
“To be humble.”
Arwen cautiously accepts the towel as Veris approaches her, who is still catching her rough breath.
Recently, when she met her master, she felt something tickling her. Look at it now The oddly beating heart was definitely not just training in swordsmanship.
But she didn’t just hate that tickling feeling.
Sniff sniff.
“It’s not dirty. Why do you smell it?”
“…… Sorry.”
Arwen blushed at her unknowing action as Veris took the towel she held out. The items he gives always have a unique scent. It’s like a sweet and refreshing scent.
Normally, she wouldn’t have acted like an idiot to her master, but it seems her head is tired due to training. Thinking so, Arwen wiped the sweat from her face and turned her glance to look at Veris.
Her savior, the boy who saved her, had grown up before she knew it and had a difficult appearance for her as a young boy.
His shiny blue sky-like hair and ruby-red eyes are all so adorable. However, it is another matter to dare to express it as a maid serving him.
“Then, I will quickly wash up and return to work.”
“Wash slowly. I don’t even have a specific schedule.”
Arwen squeezed the towel in her hand at Berrys’ kind reply.
Academy.
She was worried that her master’s innocence would be tainted in the unknown world she would soon face.
* * *
A lot of time has passed.
The years that have passed are long enough for Berris, who robbed her family of bandits late at night to fill her pockets, and Arwen, the exclusive attendant who tries to become a person who gets along with the owner, to grow up.
And finally, the time has come.
“…… You are now turning eighteen. I wonder if this is how a father feels when he sees his grown-up son.”
“Honey, are you going to make it somber?”
“Heh heh. I think that too.”
This is a countess who was suffering from a plague and was curing herself in the capital. Thanks to her recent recovery in health, the count smiled kindly at her wife’s reprimand for leaving her parents’ home and returning to her mansion.
At the celebration of the birthday of his grown-up son, the Count and his son had a very simple personality, so they were having a good time with their family.
The nobles of the empire are given one duty.
After the age of 18, everyone is obligated to study at a place called ‘Academy’ by order of the emperor.
Thanks to that, the imperial family was able to easily deal with both internal and external enemies. There were no nobles who would rebel even though they had their own children in the academy near the imperial capital.
Of course, those who study at the academy are not limited to nobles. A place where priests from the southern kingdom and talented people from kingdoms across the border come to visit.
That place was Vera Academy. And it was also the place where Veris and his assistant, Arwen, would go tomorrow to fulfill their duties as imperial nobles.
“Aren’t you worried? Tomorrow, I will be leaving the county where I have lived my whole life.”
“Not at all. I believe in who I believe in.”
The Count and the Countess couldn’t help but burst into laughter at Veris’ confident answer.
They are also nobles of the empire. Although he is now living as a feudal lord in the eastern countryside in order to carry on the legacy of his family, in the past he was also a student studying at the academy.
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Because they were like that, Berris’ dignified attitude was very reassuring as a son and as a junior.
“Oh, my baby.”
“Yes. Mother.”
“Watch out for the flirty girls there.”
Awkward.
At the words of the Countess, Arwen, who was serving the meal, shuddered for some reason, but fortunately no one seems to have seen it.
And at the words of the Countess, Veris couldn’t help but put on a puzzled face.
“Why?”
“Although you are my son, in the eyes of your mother, Veris, you are…… From a woman’s point of view, it’s a very coveted existence.”
“Is that so? I lived without knowing it at all.”
“My son is so handsome that even the women walking down the street look back at him. This mother looks just like a baby, but she has great strength and talent. Besides, he has a friendly personality, so he can steal women’s hearts without you knowing.”
To the countess’s sincere concern, Veris couldn’t help but burst out laughing at her.
No, her hedgehog also said that her child looks pretty, but there are no arms like this! My mother is Berrys thinks so.
However, it seems that the countess’s worries were not her own, the count, who had been listening to her silently, helped her.
“That’s what your mother said. Young people at the academy don’t just concentrate on studying. There are daughters of lower aristocrats who have a strong desire to succeed, and women from commoners.”
“Don’t worry. Where am I, an ordinary person?”
It is advice that can feel the winds and waves of the world. Thanks to Berry’s lightheartedness of her father and mother’s concerns, they were able to finish the meal in a friendly atmosphere.
* * *
“My lady, we will be arriving soon. Get ready to get off.”
“Yes, thank you.”
A young woman’s voice came from inside the large quadruped carriage.
She is now at the crossroads of her life. Leaving the arms of her parents, where she had grown up all her life, she arrived at her academy, where she would stand alone in the world for the first time.
‘Delia, don’t damage the reputation of the Duke of Hindenstaufen.’
Her parents had high expectations for her admission to the academy.
From the immediate descendants of the imperial family to talented commoners. Moreover, its scope is not limited to the Empire.
It is an academy where all the talents of the continent gather. The academy, which was so majestic that it was called Academy City otherwise, was enough to make the eyes of Delia, a woman looking at the world through the window of a carriage, wide open.
“Awesome.”
Delia’s impression was simple and clear as soon as the carriage arrived at her stop and set foot in her academy.
There are people here, people there too. Besides, most of them were carrying staffs or swords. As if it is not an exaggeration to say that literally the future of the continent is here, the level of those who are visible is never low.
“Wow… ….”
Beside her, there were people exclaiming admiration similar to Delia’s.
Perhaps he was the one who got off after Delia’s carriage had passed by, and he didn’t even hide his rustic feelings about how much he had come to Seoul from a rural area.
‘…… Elf?’
What’s more unusual is the fact that a beautiful elf is behind the black robed countryman.
Delia also knew that the country was torn apart in the aftermath of a civil war that broke out in the eastern kingdom of elves decades ago. That’s why, compared to before, it was more often than I thought that elves would show up in the territory of the empire, but I couldn’t help but feel strange seeing them face to face.
Delia felt strangely curious about them. She couldn’t see her face thanks to the hood of her robe, but surely there was a face like a rustic farmer in it? She even thought of doing it.
After thinking about this and that, Delia decided to summon them. She is the daughter of an imperial duke. It was an unreserved act that she had learned because she had grown up without a deficiency, and in her world she was called the flower of her empire.
“Hey.”
“Wow, Arwen. Look at that spire.”
“How huge.”
“Hey.”
“There are so many people. I knew from going to the Marquis Territory Festival that our estate is rural, but this place is on a different level.”
“Watch your feet.”
“Hey…… Profit!”
“Then what kind of place is that?”
“Ah…… That is a place called a cafe.”
I’m annoyed. What are those people
It’s a fleeting moment, but seeing that stuffy rural villager made her feel sorry for her. But she’s ignorant, too, and because she’s stunned by the scale of the huge academy, she can’t even hear her words, so she can’t help but frown.
Delia’s curiosity was aroused thanks to the rare elf, but she bruised herself for nothing. But she is not here to step back, can’t she feel the eyes of many attendants behind her.
“Look at this!”
“Huh?”
After Delia made a sharp noise, Rob In finally looked back at her.
Even when viewed from the front, her face is invisible thanks to the hood attached to her robe. However, if you look at the behavior, the way a person can be seen. Delia remembered clearly the humiliation she had received on her in a split second.
“It must be your first time coming to this academy, right?”
“Yes, but.”
“I am Delia, the daughter of the Duke of Hindenstaufen, who boasts a long history in the central part of the Empire. I too will be a freshman at this academy. I’d like to give you some advice as a freshman. Please weigh your actions.”
No matter how you think about it, this is the best comment. Delia thought so, and proudly stretched out her chest and looked at her opponent.
Robin, who seemed to be taken aback by Delia’s advice, was scratching his head as if he realized his ugliness.
Excited to see him, Delia continued her words to him.
“This year’s freshmen include the saintess of that kingdom and her highness the princess of the imperial family. Also, the geniuses of the century, Beatrice and Gunther siblings of the Marquis of Haruen. In addition to them, there are many talented people who are said to be in the middle of the day. So, on the behavior…….”
“Berrys brother!”
“Huh?”
Delia’s exciting sermon time was stopped by a bold voice out of the blue. No, she felt a strange sense of deja vu rather than that.
Berris. I can’t immediately recall it, but I think I heard it at least once when I was a kid…….
“What is it, is it Gunther?”
“Brother! It’s been years!”
“I grew up without realizing it. More than that, how the hell would you know when you’re wearing a robe?”
“I’ve been chasing the halo. How can I ignore your dazzling light?”
Rovein and Berris met Haruen after a few years and couldn’t help but shed pure admiration for Gunther of the Marquis family.
A snoring dog that only my sister followed around. He readily agreed because he clearly wanted to serve him as his older brother, but I never thought we would meet here. In addition, watching her grow as huge as a mountain, time was frightening.
“Gu, Gunther Haruen. Empire swordsmanship genius?”
“…… Who is this? Older brother?”
“This is New Delhi from White Soup.”
“It’s not white soup, it’s Hindenstaufen. And not New Delhi, but Delhi…… It is.”
I was taken aback by the sudden appearance of the main character in the rumor. Delia felt her mind go blank.
She thought she was just an immature country boy, but when she saw the famous Gunter Haruen approaching her and acting friendly as an older brother, Delia couldn’t help but think that something was wrong with her.