7. Jealousy is my strength (5)
That ‘senpai Elsie’ was a disciple of the Archwitch. And I was killed by the vampire’s raid, and I’ve also found traces of the vampire before.
Northern elves.
They said that the people who came to them were blood relatives of the vampires.
Even Seria’s mother.
There is something. Beyond the ‘barrier’, the secret for the vampire to sneak into the academy.
And who knows the most about it?
A person who repaired the barrier by the great witch’s side and even witnessed a vampire attack.
There was only one.
“Now, then, why don’t you deliberately choose an expensive drink today… … .”
“… … for a moment!”
Tak, my hand grabbed the girl’s slender shoulder.
Elsie’s concave gaze was directed at me. It was a look of blatant questioning.
In the end, I had no choice but to retract my previous remarks while polishing them.
“Let’s talk for a minute… Apparently, there is something I need help with.”
Elsie-senpai didn’t answer for a while.
Hmmm, I made a strange sound and narrowed my eyes for a while.
The answer that finally leaked out between those lips was fortunately what I had hoped for.
“… … great.”
Of course, the story couldn’t have worked out that well.
“Instead, listen to one condition.”
After that, another detached unit was formed.
Senior Elsie said that she would act alone for a while and investigate. Until the right information is gathered, telling me to go around to solve the case in my own way.
However, the conditions were difficult.
“You mean, do you know the ‘junior’ I know?”
“Well, who said… Yes, I know.”
I deliberately tried to pretend, but when Elsie immediately turned her back on me, I had no choice but to correct my answer.
Only then did Elsie-senior reveal my request.
“… … Can I meet you?”
It was a rare, cautious tone.
It was unfamiliar to see him fidgeting with his cone hat and avoiding glances. It was an attitude that contrasted with the strong and confident impression he had shown so far.
So I had no choice but to hesitate even more.
Nervousness, longing, and earnestness.
Several emotions dug into my retinas and pierced my heart like an awl. It was a dream I wanted to make come true.
but.
I was about to put that one word in my mouth, but I met eyes with ‘Elsie-senpai’.
Even the light water was young eyes.
In the end, I had no choice but to reveal the truth.
“… … Yeah.”
Then, a ripple of emotions arose on the girl’s face.
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Joy, happiness, tension, and eventually a commitment.
“Then let me meet you.”
“Right now, a little… … .”
“Anytime is fine.”
Elsie-senpai begged with a firm voice that didn’t even dare to break.
“Finally, I want to see you one more time… That’s enough.”
That was the end.
Elsie-senpai didn’t even give me a chance to answer, and quickly ran to somewhere. As I was staring at her back, I felt a sense of dismay on my face.
It wasn’t that I didn’t want to let the man meet Elsie-senpai.
However, several conditions were required for this.
The part that bothers me in particular is… … .
It was something that could not be overturned now. I decided to stop worrying about unanswered questions.
In the end, it would be a problem to be solved only after meeting the man.
I wanted to get drunk and lie down tonight, but I decided to postpone the meeting with the man for just one day.
It had to be.
Because tomorrow was the day the emperor would arrive.
And it was also the day I met the best of the continent.
**
The next day, the person who came to guide me was quite familiar.
“Long time no see, child of Percus.”
The smiling middle-aged man’s face was so disgusting. A warrior whose strong body and white hair did not harmonize, the ‘Gemgong’, who was said to be the strongest swordsman on the continent, was the messenger who would lead me to the emperor.
It couldn’t have been a luxurious appointment.
To meet one of the few emperors on the continent who can live alone, being guided by one of only three masters.
Even so, there was only dissatisfaction on my face enjoying this luxury.
“Certainly, did you say this?”
“What do you mean?”
It felt like there were a lot of people who made fun of me in front of me these days.
Unable to overcome the frustration, words of resentment naturally poured out of my mouth.
“Last time, I heard that the academy was going to go wild soon! To His Majesty the Emperor, to the Great Witch of the Southern Ten Kingdoms… If it was such an important matter, why don’t you tell me in advance? Somehow, the twins of Alpenhauser made a fuss!”
However, my bruises only pleased the swordsman.
The swordsman seemed to like the fact that he teased me. Otherwise, there was no way he could stroke his chin and let out a satisfied laugh.
“Kuh-kuh, are you surprised? It would have been nice if he had shown more loyalty to the Empire.”
“It looks like that steely loyalty is about to shake.”
“Don’t be so mean, His Majesty’s actions are top secret… Even if you’re an insider, you can’t pass on that information carelessly.”
Despite my voice, the swordsman’s voice was resolute.
He seemed to already know that what I was saying was nothing more than a minor complaint anyway. How many times have you seen me pretending to know me well.
I couldn’t deny the swordsmith’s guess, and I was the only one who divided myself.
Regardless of whether or not, the swordsman gave me warnings in a calm tone.
“First of all, you don’t have to be too polite. It’s a private meeting, not a vacancy anyway, so His Majesty won’t care too much. In a way, it is also a great opportunity.”
“… … Opportunity, you mean?”
“A real entourage.”
It was a word that felt toxic weight.
The instant that short words were spoken, the swordsman’s eyes cooled. Facing those eyes, I was short of breath for an instant.
it’s a knife
It wasn’t a metaphor or an exaggeration. The man who was walking in front of me was like a well-forged sword.
Every gesture, hand gesture, and glance held the anticipation of a mortal wound.
I’m chopping up.
The shock, as if the downy hair stood on end, rather, a sharper sense of realization pierced my spine because I was not paying attention.
dead.
If that alien monster had made up its mind to do so, I would have already died many times over.
This is the Master of the Empire, Swordsman.
Then the swordsman burst into a hearty laugh.
“ha ha ha! As expected, High Expert… Can you feel this much now?”
“Uh, what… what is this… … ?”
“’Sword Spirit’.”
To me who stuttered and couldn’t even spit out words properly, the swordsman responded with such a ferocious smile.
“Maybe, you can learn… Try to do well for that.”
It was around that time that the swordsmith’s steps stopped.
While I was still unable to get out of the confusion, the swordsman knocked on the ornate door at the end of the hallway without hesitation. After a while, the door started to open by itself.
The thick hand of a swordsman led me into the room as if pushing.
And a thud, and the sound of the door closing.
I was dumbfounded and engraved the scenery in the room into my field of vision.
An old man could be seen between the antique furniture.
The momentum unique to the strong was not detected. At first glance, he was just an old man, but he was a person with an unknown energy.
Slowly, the old man’s gaze shifted.
Not long after, the moment I faced that blue flame, I realized it intuitively.
It’s a dragon.
Also, there is only one person in the empire who can be called a dragon.
It was only natural that my knee would bend on its own.
“… … Your Majesty the Emperor.”
“Ian Percus.”
Even though it was only a low name, my whole body immediately froze.
My heart skipped a beat as I faced the supreme ruler of the empire that I had only heard about. Respect and fear for the imperial family were feelings common to all subjects.
Throughout his life, he was taught to respect and fear the imperial family.
I couldn’t overcome that teaching in a short time.
The emperor also did not put unreasonable conditions on me.
“It was such a sudden meeting, there must have been no time to calm down. I’ve heard of your performance as a knight of the Empire, even from afar… Not only the empire, but the continent owes you a lot.”
“Wow, that’s an over-praise… … .”
Swallowing dry saliva, I narrowly escaped the rudeness.
The emperor praises the ball, but I can’t even answer properly.
It was a noble disqualification.
Even more so, the emperor’s attitude towards me was surprisingly benign. He didn’t even try to be formal and dignified, and in that warm tone, he even felt a sense of consideration.
Yes, you should calm down.
It was when I was barely able to read my chest like that.
“It’s really like a ‘rusty knife’.”
“… … Yeah?”
It was a word I had never heard before.
However, as if the emperor was saying something very obvious, he silently looked at me while stroking my beard.
“Didn’t you tell me? ‘A dragon hiding in a cradle, a rusty knife that cuts better than a famous sword’… … .”
It was a deeply sunken gaze.
It’s hard to even imagine what’s inside.
So I couldn’t even open my mouth.
“… … How did you know?”
A hazy, yet heavy voice.
At the question pressing down on my lungs, I felt a cold sweat running down my back.
“The imperial family’s long-cherished wish.”
While spitting out curses at a certain man inside.
what the fuck… … .