Linaria Ribery.
Roselia Ribery.
Geniuses who are the descendents of the Ribéry family and are praised for having the greatest talent ever.
At the age of 9, the two already overpowered all Riberies, including direct and collateral descendants of the same generation.
Now that they have entered Night Ray, they are ranked 12th and 13th, respectively, but the actual evaluation was more than that.
The twins’ skill was a joint swordsmanship that seemed to be performed by one person with both bodies.
The joint swordsmanship performed with the undisputed 15th place in individual competitions is so difficult that even the instructors of the Night Ray can handle it.
In addition, he is also the youngest among the 15 immovable members, and there were even comments that he was the best in his generation in terms of his talent, apart from his current skills.
‘I heard you’re young, but you’re really young.’
Noah, who had met Veronica since the entrance exam, had known about the 15 immovable people since the beginning of the semester.
Veronica and the Black Moon seniors were all the ones who actually saw their faces, so they couldn’t recognize them, but they had heard about the twins themselves.
‘Twins who use twin swords. Didn’t he say that dealing with four raging swords made him feel like fighting four people by himself?’
Noah was also curious about the twins’ skills.
But now he was here with a different problem.
“You’re going to take me and punish me? Are you trying to cover him up?”
“It’s not like that… … It’s also our fault for letting him go wild with the name Ribery… … What about this, Lina?”
“We are sincerely sorry for Frank’s atrocities, but we cannot break the family rules either. Would it not be enough for us to plead for sufficient punishment within the family?”
“Of course it is not enough. It’s obvious that you’re going to cover my family, but you’re going to punish yourself? Stop talking nonsense.”
It only failed with Noah, but I don’t know how many people I’ve buried like this until now.
But leave the punishment to the discretion of the Ribéry family?
It was something Noah could never accept.
“Apologize for everything you’ve done in the name of your family and publicly punish those involved in this. Otherwise it is unacceptable.”
However, the twins had no intention of doing that from the beginning.
“Ah, if that’s the case, you don’t have to worry. Because I still think so.”
“… … ?”
“We too were surprised to hear about what happened from Veronica and came running.”
Noah looked back at the presence he felt at the same time.
There, Veronica stood in the backlight at the entrance to the arena.
“yes. I called the twins.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Rogelia and Linaria did not know what the other Riberies were doing with the family name. The two of them were just practicing swordsmanship.”
“Isn’t it wrong not to know? If you were born into the family and enjoyed your rights, you should fulfill your duties.”
“that’s right. That’s why I decided to change schools from now on.”
“Are you going to change this school?”
Veronica nodded.
“Since the lack of imperial knights, Nightray has left many things to the students in the name of autonomy. The result is where we are today.”
Those who had the power of their families were eating the top rankings and taking care of the school as they pleased, regardless of their skills.
“As the princess of this country, I intend to bring this school back to its shining days.”
“We heard Veronica’s story and decided to help with that.”
“If it is our family’s fault, we will fix it even more severely. So it’s okay to worry about it.”
I couldn’t believe the words of the twins I saw for the first time today.
However, Veronica’s words could be trusted to some degree.
Of course, there was no guarantee that Veronica wasn’t trying to deceive Noah.
However, as a princess, there was no reason for her to tell obvious lies.
“Then let’s believe it.”
“no. I’m not saying this just because I want people to trust me.”
“What does it mean?”
“Noah. Won’t you join us too?”
* * *
The nightray principal’s office at the same time.
“What are you doing? A person who normally doesn’t get involved in school affairs even calls me.”
“I, the principal, want to see the students’ faces, but is there something wrong?”
“No. But I don’t think you called me for nothing.”
While all the members of the Black Moon Dormitory gathered to watch Noah’s game, Aslan was called by Regina.
It was a sudden call that hadn’t happened before, but both of them already knew what it was.
“Did you induce the situation behind the scenes this time?”
“What are you talking about? The 7th princess was determined to eradicate injustice with her own will. Of course, as a persecuted apostle student, I intend to cooperate.”
“I am not talking about Veronica.”
Aslan stared into Regina’s eyes.
His eyes were shining innocently, as if he had no idea what he was talking about.
“Veronica, it won’t matter what you do. The imperial family will take care of her separately, so she will graduate on her own. The same goes for Ribery’s twins. But Noah is different.”
“I don’t know why the story of Noah is being brought up here. He is still only a freshman. At best… … It should be around 844th.”
It was a call I received before the ranking match started.
Naturally, Aslan was unable to confirm the outcome, but he did not doubt Noah’s victory at all.
It was the same with Regina.
“You mean you didn’t deliberately drag him into the Black Moon?”
“If you investigate what happened on the day of the entrance ceremony, you will be able to figure it out. Noah got lost and arrived at the Black Moon, and he was in need of a dormitory, so he invited him to come in. That’s it.”
“Hmm.”
To Regina, the situation was clear.
Nightray has given a lot of authority to students and entrusted them with work due to the lack of technicians for the past 10 years.
According to the ranking system, the authority increased the higher the rank.
It was no exaggeration to say that Aslan, who was ranked No. 1, had the authority next to the principal in the school.
However, Aslan’s authority was already being used for something.
Therefore, Regina’s guess about the current situation was as follows.
‘Aslan, who no longer has any authority, is trying to fix the current situation in the school by moving other students.’
In terms of content, there was no problem at all.
What mattered was the people he brought in for this job.
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“If something goes wrong, the problem will grow.”
“Of course, the princess wouldn’t make excuses saying it was something she chose on her own. I wouldn’t let it go wrong in the first place.”
“It’s the same for regular students of the Black Moon.”
Regina drew a line.
“Even if it was a coincidence that I accepted the freshman, it must have been because I thought the time was right. I don’t know what you’re thinking, but no innocent students should be hurt as a result.”
“Sure.”
After finishing the story, Aslan left the principal’s office.
“also… … .”
The person who thought he would take care of even the princess’s appearance pointed out something about Noah.
Regina cared more about Noah than the princess.
This was tantamount to proof that Aslan’s guess was correct.
“Noah… … What do you expect this variable to do?”
* * *
As Veronica had promised, Frank’s punishment was swift.
The Ribery family issued a statement apologizing for their actions and supporting Veronica’s ideas.
In the case of students who were victimized before Noah, investigations were still underway, but they were expected to receive fair punishment.
After this incident, other 8th generation families and students of Jeongdo also decreased in public strife.
It was because the princess, Veronica, had declared that she would fix it, so she couldn’t openly go against it.
“The work is pretty neat.”
“of course. Because Roselia didn’t do anything and stayed still.”
“then! then! Miss Roselia is still… … Yes? Linaria!”
“You haven’t forgotten already, have you? What happened to Roselia last year when she gave an interview without permission?”
“That, that… … !”
sunny sky.
Garden flowers glistening under the sun.
Noah, called out by the twins, is invited to a small tea party held in the garden.
Unaccustomed to this culture, Noah sat awkwardly watching the two drink tea.
“Don’t stare at me like that, but try drinking some too. It’s a herbal tea, so it increases the growth rate.”
“It’s good to train your body hard, but it’s also important to calmly build up mental training once your skills are on track.”
“well. I still have a lot to do. I will have a good cup of tea.”
Even if attribute transformation is possible, it is still only when using a specific skill.
Since the intangible sword was still there, there were many things to do besides mental training.
“I need to raise my ranking a bit.”
15 days after the ranking match against Frank.
Noah’s ranking was still 844th.
“Looks like it’s not easy to find an opponent before ranking.”
“Ranked matches aren’t something I want to do alone, it’s because the opponent has to agree.”
From the point of view of other top rankers, Noah was a rolling stone.
A stone that rolled very violently and smashed the stone that was embedded in it.
It wasn’t so strange that Noah couldn’t save his opponent like Shiva did.
“How can there be no easy way to save the opponent?”
“The ranking match between the top rankers is a swap method in which ranks are exchanged with each other. Of the two opponents, the one with the higher ranking has no choice but to be careful, as even if they win, they will only lose if they lose the match.”
“that’s right. We also had a hard time raising the rankings. Veronica seems to have posted it comfortably because no one turned it down.”
At the twins’ words, Noah sulked.
Linaria told Noah a story that would make his ears prick up.
“With the end of the year approaching, events to speed up the rankings await. If it’s hard to find an opponent, why don’t we turn our eyes to outside competitions instead of ranking matches now?”
“Outside competition?”
When Linaria raised her hand, a maid who had been waiting from afar approached and handed over the documents.
“An application for the Top Sword Tournament?”
“In Night Ray, there are other competitions besides ranking matches. Topsword is an international competition that foreign countries also participate in, so the opponent should be able to get it without a wish.”
The reason Noah came to Nightray was to gain experience.
I intend to improve my ranking, but in fact, the process is important, not the result.
In that sense, the swordsmanship competition was rather a better alternative to the ranking match.
“You want to hang out with me and Roselia more than anything, right?”
“… … !”
Noah flinched as if Linaria’s words had penetrated his heart.
“I see everything. Even now, rather than having a tea party like this, he still wants to have a swordsmanship match.”
“It’s the same for me and Linaria, but because of the Frank incident, my father let go of the bluff. A self-restraint order has been issued.”
Roselia’s father is the head of the Ribéry family.
Since the head of the 8th family had nailed it, he had no choice but to refrain from ranking matches or personal sparring.
“But even my father can’t help it if we face each other in the tournament.”