1. The First Letter (40)
It was not uncommon for silence to settle in the middle of the academy.
It was a place where only the floating population reached at least several thousand people. Even now, there were at least a few hundred people around, and among them, the faculty members had a glimpse of their faces.
However, none of them seemed willing to intervene in the current situation. On the contrary, some professors even made their eyes shine as if they were interested. That was the response most suited to the spirit of the academy.
The academy is an educational institution, but it is also a training institution. As long as the rules were not blatantly violated, the academy did not engage in conflicts between students.
Even now, the two factions facing each other were starting with a person representing the 4th grade.
Elsie Rainella from the Faculty of Magic, and Delphine Yurdina from the Faculty of Swordsmanship.
They were celebrities who did not miss out on anything, from the beauty that fascinated many men, the prestige of the family, and the bar skills they possessed.
Somehow, there was a perception that senior Elsie was lacking a bit compared to senior Delphine. However, this was because Delphine was so outstanding, not that Elsie was lacking.
In some ways, Elsie-senpai must have had a better side. Isn’t that why he’s been competing with Delphine-senpai all this time?
like right now
Elsie-senpai was glaring at Delphine-senpai with cold eyes. Those blue eyes were as cold as frost. Her lips were tightly shut, revealing subtle tension.
On the other hand, Delphine was very relaxed. It was the same when facing Elsie senior’s eyes full of hostility. Senior Delphine crossed her arms with a haughty face and smiled faintly. It was as if he was about to yawn on the spot.
It was literally two whales facing each other. Onlookers who did not want to become shrimp caught in the middle watched the situation with bated breath.
Originally, I should have been one of those shrimp, but it was a pity that I couldn’t.
Because I was no different than the prey that those two whales were fighting over.
Cold sweat broke out inside. On the outside, he pretended to be calm, but it was inevitable that the situation that would end after being beaten a few times by Elsie’s gang gradually spread.
What if this develops into a battle of pride between the two families?
I didn’t even want to imagine. Even more so, in this composition, the two families had enough justification to fight for power.
Wasn’t it because the three sons of the Rainella family were beaten by me in the first place because they touched a member of the Yurdina family?
The Yurdina family had enough reasons to protect me. However, it was not a fight that the Rainella family could afford to back down from, and for them, it was as if they were humiliated one-sidedly by the second son of a rural viscount.
A proud high-ranking aristocrat could not pass it off as if it were nothing.
Since the saintess intervened, I thought it would end well, but I never thought it would turn out like this.
I washed my face dry without saying a word. It meant embarrassing, but no one cared about me in the current situation.
It was then that senior Elsie, who had been staring at Delphine with cold eyes for a while, opened her mouth. A cold smile formed on her lips. A blatant mocking tone escaped her dainty lips.
“It’s been a while, Yurdina… In the meantime, I guess the remote area has widened quite a bit? Interfering with our Rainella family events.”
This was the Rainella family’s business, so he meant to ignore it and go on your way.
However, if he had intended to do so in the first place, Delphine would not have even thrown away his notebook. Hmm, she put her index finger on her lips, tapped it, and looked up at the sky.
A troubled face, but she soon smiled. It was a smile as beautiful as the sun.
“… … Nope?”
At that simple answer, Elsie seemed to be in tears. Her eyes grew fiercer, and she pursed her lips once.
I guess what she really wanted to say was an insult. However, that couldn’t be the case with the heir of the Yurdina family, one of the five most prestigious families in the empire.
Elsie-senpai chewed her lips carefully, then started to speak sarcastically in a voice dripping with annoyance.
“Aha, is that so? Did you secretly have a crush on this kid? If that’s the case, there’s nothing I can’t put up with for one night.”
The onlookers held their breath at the remark that slightly crossed the line. Senior Elsie’s remarks were problematic in two meanings.
First, it alludes to the s*xual scandal of the heir of the Yurdina family.
As the heir to a prestigious family, Delphine values chastity. There could be no s*xual scandal. However, Elsie-senpai was sarcastic, as if Delphine-senpai could become a woman who would roll with any man as long as she liked her. It wouldn’t be strange for the Yurdina family to resent it.
And secondly, her comments are also an insult to the Percus family.
No matter how high-ranking Elsie was, I was also a member of the imperial aristocracy. As a subject serving the Emperor together, it was not the right attitude to criticize beyond the limit.
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Just listening to her makes me feel like an aristocratic lady’s one-night stand.
The language of the nobility was as heavy as its power and responsibility. It wasn’t Elsie senior who didn’t know this. Even so, the fact that she slowly crossed the line meant only one thing.
It is intended to cause armed conflict. Whether it was Delphine Yurdina or Ian Percus, if you were a noble who valued honor, you had no room for interpretation.
It was ambiguous to start a fight first, so it was clear that he intended to provoke him.
Senior Delphine didn’t seem like the kind of person who would leave all the problems to the family even after receiving such an insult, and since I’m only the second son of a viscount in the countryside, he must have thought it was enough to just ignore it.
So I was a little worried at this moment.
Right now, Elsie-senpai and the others were focusing all their attention on Delphine-senpai. At this time, what if I slap senior Elsie on the back of the head?
“I guess you’ve regained a lot of confidence, Rainella… A while ago, I was only confident and I was embarrassed, right? At that time, your sullen face was quite worth seeing.”
“That’s when you fight one-on-one, and since ancient times, the true nature of magic is only displayed when there is sufficient escort… At this time, would you like to experiment?”
I heard the sound of two men fighting. But I was immersed in deep trouble before I knew it.
I ambushed and knocked out Elsie-senpai.
There was a possibility. Still, Elsie-senpai must not have figured out my exact strength. That day, Lupin had been knocked out the whole time after being hit by me, so there was no way he could know the details of the battle.
Not to mention, senior Elsie and her gang had no idea that I would strike first. There were many groups of 4th graders, even talented wizards among them. According to common sense, it was not an opponent that could win even if the 3rd year was a surprise attack.
However, the story was different if he used a real sword.
The difference between using an aura or not was significant. Just as even the greatest master would face death if stabbed by a blind sword, even a moment of inattention in a battle between Auror users would return with fatal results.
And as a junior, alone, and even as an honorable aristocrat, haven’t I been insulted unbearably? Traditionally, a match that bet on the honor of a nobleman was always a match with a sword.
As I was about to make my choice, my pupils quietly sank. But neither Elsie-senpai, Delphine-senpai, nor anyone noticed my change.
“Ah, good. that would be fun… Where should I play? I didn’t expect to have to sort things out as soon as I got back.”
“Sequencing? Who organizes who? This useless bitch who just shines… … !”
The moment the voices of the two women intersected, the gangs around them took their hands to the waist. That moment of urgency to pull out the sword.
Elsie-senpai was glaring at Delphine-senpai with a murderous smile, and Delphine-senpai was staring at Elsie-senpai with slightly cold eyes.
Either way, it was the eyes of a hunter. Even if it crashed right away, it wouldn’t be strange.
The attention of each gang focused on the other. The attention of the onlookers was also the same. Hundreds of people were whispering and staring alternately at Elsie and Delphine.
The reaction was that he did not expect to see a gang fight in the middle of the academy. Some of the people who looked like professors began to make disapproving faces.
He seemed to be contemplating whether he should step forward or leave it as it is.
If it was a game where the honor of the nobility was staked, it would have to be left alone as it conformed to the academy’s rules, and if it was a simple armed conflict, they had the duty to stop it.
Their troubles did not last long.
It was because before that, my new model was launched like a beam of light.
It was crazy no matter how you think about it, but yes.
I don’t know if I don’t have a chance, I had a chance, but I couldn’t live with it.
that was my choice