state envoy.
master of the country.
The emperor is called the strongest knight in the world, but even such an emperor had a childhood.
No matter how strong a person is, he is not strong from the beginning.
Of course, the emperor also needed a teacher to teach him swordsmanship.
Guksa was the title referring to the teacher of the emperor.
“So my grandfather was the current emperor’s teacher?”
“yes.”
“Did the principal learn swordsmanship from your grandfather?”
“Kuksa was not only the imperial family, but also the teacher of the imperial knights at the time.”
“Ayy, for some reason the count was dirty!”
There was no way Noah, who was in his prime, would just lose against an old man with gray hair.
Noah has tried all kinds of ways to beat his grandfather, and all have failed.
“You were the emperor’s teacher, but you made fun of your grandson every time you won. It’s too much, really!”
“Looks like you’ve suffered a lot.”
‘Your swordsmanship is so poor that I thought you were petting the beast you cut and poked my head!’ The same sound was still in my dreams.
Moreover, if he neglected to take care of his sword even for a day, he shouted, ‘My 100-year-old grandmother’s sword must be sharper than that!’
What was even scarier was that it was real, so I couldn’t say anything about it.
Surprisingly, the transition was still active in the cabin.
It was probably the sword that slaughtered the most fruits in the world.
“Then did Regina-sama learn the same swordsmanship as me?”
“When the two of us are alone, you can call me sister-in-law in a friendly way. Sorry about the question, but no. I learned a different swordsmanship.”
Regina said that and tapped her swords.
Excluding the Intangible Sword Ohui and the Sword Garden, she used as many as four different types of swords.
It was different from Noah’s use of the most common type of longsword.
‘Now that I think about it, the reason why I use this kind of sword for my swordsmanship is to utilize as many sword skills as possible.’
It is as versatile as it is common.
If it was a swordsmanship that could use multiple attributes, it would be inevitable to use a sword like this.
“The swordsmanship you use was created by Master after he retired.”
“I thought you knew that well.”
“Because the concept itself existed before that. He promised that he would make a new swordsmanship sometime, but it was difficult because he was so busy. Master’s retirement was also halfway to perfecting the new swordsmanship.”
It was necessary to go out into the world to gain experience, but it was not necessary to go to the Nightray.
I had to assume that the reason why he wrote Nightray’s letter of recommendation was because Regina was currently in charge of the school principal.
“So let’s look at Master’s face and look at your swordsmanship. Do you know that you still lack a lot?”
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“The attribute conversion is also like a shortcut obtained through the characteristics of swordsmanship. It’s not even an intangible sword yet… … We have a lot to do.”
“I won’t give you an assignment. Get in the top 100 before the year-end festival.”
“You mean to become a high ranker?”
It was a task that would not be a problem for Noah, who was aiming for first place anyway.
However, considering the ranking system, it was only possible to know if it would be possible within the time limit.
“There should be appropriate rewards for the assignments. If you succeed… … .”
“What if I succeed?”
“I’ll teach you the real Black Sky.”
* * *
Nightray conducts four semesters a year, quarterly.
Now that the selection round is over, most of the classes have reached the end and final exams to determine grades have been conducted.
The results of the liberal arts test, which is taken by writing, are also immediately available on the spot.
After finishing the exam, Noah remained in the classroom waiting for the results.
“Aren’t you shaking too much? You didn’t shiver at all in the finals, so why do you shiver with something like this?”
“You don’t know, Carlos, but culture is more important to me. If you fail here, it will be a headache.”
“Well, if a guy who got a high rank in the first semester of a freshman gets consecutive failing grades and gets expelled, he can become a legend.”
“But you’re not expelled for failing once, right? Even if I fail this time, do I still have a chance?”
However, it was Noah who chose and focused on the subject to study from the beginning of the semester.
If you failed even if you concentrated, you had to see that the next semester was also dangerous.
“I did my best. There is nothing left to do but pray.”
“Ah, the results are out.”
When I looked up at Carlos’ words, the teaching assistant was posting a notice on the blackboard in the classroom.
Sighs and cheers flowed from those who remained, as the students who had learned the rigid body technique could confirm the contents from a distance.
On the report card written by rank from the top, Noah’s name was located 11th.
“oh.”
The number of freshmen, who had exceeded 100 at the time of admission, was reduced to 68 through reexamination.
11th out of 68.
It was not to the extent of avoiding failure, but rather, that it was quite good.
“Is it true? Are you really saying I’m in 11th place?”
“What is it, Noah, are you good at studying? Did you cheat?”
“No, you saw that I made porridge in every class at the beginning of the semester.”
It was an unbelievable result even after seeing it in person.
I couldn’t help but widen my eyes from the position where I thought it would be nice to go only in the middle.
On the other hand, Felix placed 1st and Tiu placed 2nd, but both of them had their own ranking match, so they left as soon as the exam was over.
“what. Carlos You’re 31st, aren’t you? You said you would teach me to study, but you are lower than me?”
“This, the guy who works hard at this school is strange!”
“Your ranking is lower than mine?”
“I can’t hear, I can’t hear, I can’t hear… … .”
“The loser has started escaping.”
“aaa a loser! I’m a loser!”
The classmates who confirmed Noah’s ranking looked at him with the eyes of seeing him again.
Although Noah received some recognition for swordsmanship, the dominant evaluation was that he had no answer in general subjects.
In fact, the classmates who took the class together knew that fact better than anyone else.
However, getting a high grade meant that I studied a lot.
Subsequently, Noah proved that it was not just luck by getting good grades in other liberal arts classes.
“Oh, this is also number 15.”
“Hey, is this number 8?”
“This is number 21. I never thought the day would come when I felt sorry for being in the top ranks.”
The news of Noah’s high score quickly spread throughout the school.
Even now, when he was recognized for his skills by other students, there were more people who hated Noah than people who liked him at this school.
However, if before, people did not like to stand out on topics that had nothing to do with it, now more and more people are genuinely jealous of their skills.
I hate to admit it, but it’s something that deserves to be counted as one of Nightray’s strongest.
“Is it really like you said that the other kids aren’t interested in culture, or am I surprisingly good at studying?”
“At this point, no matter what the reason, I think it’s right to just study well.”
“Don’t be discouraged if you lose in grades, Carlos. Because my opponent was me. It’s just as natural as getting your clothes wet when it rains.”
“Ugh, you poor bastard… … !”
Noah was excited and teased Carlos.
“Hey Noah?”
“huh? you guys… … .”
“If you don’t have other plans for the weekend, why don’t you go out with us?”
Girls who were classmates started talking to Noah, who was smiling at his grades that exceeded expectations.
Noah didn’t know much about his other motives, but he remembered all of his faces.
Even if Noah stays still, it has often happened before that motives with outgoing personalities approach him first.
But the strange thing was that it was the students of Jeong Do who spoke to me this time.
“with me?”
“To be honest, I was expecting you to bring Felix. It doesn’t matter if it’s just you.”
“You’re really honest.”
Any rider-level student like Noah wanted to be friends with Felix.
However, Felix was only hanging out with the apostle Noah.
Maybe he wants to let go of his leg.
“By the way, is there a place to play at this school?”
“I am going out of school. After each semester, large and small festivals are held.”
When the school was empty, tens of thousands of idle people were created at once.
For nearby merchants, it was a waste of time to miss, so I decided to raise the board.
“Does it sound like fun?”
I was interested in the word festival in a big city.
After Noah came here, it was fun to see a lot of people gathered.
It was amazing that there were simply too many people, and as a swordsman learner, being able to detect numerous auras at the same time helped to train my senses.
“If that’s the case, you should definitely try Felix as well. The way I see it, he needs a friend.”
He said he wanted to be alone all the time, and if left alone, he would be alone until he graduated.
Carlos rolled his eyes at Noah.
“What do you think?”
“I can’t leave the guy with the most money among my peers.”
* * *
After rejecting Felix’s refusal, the number of people going out to play suddenly increased.
At an outing that almost turned into a class reunion, Noah threw Felix to his classmates and sneaked out.
Felix looked at Noah as if asking for help, but Noah turned his gaze away.
“… … He’s looking at you like a puppy drowning, can I just ignore him?”
“But if I get caught over there, I’ll end up listening to other people’s family affairs all day long.”
“Can Felix do that?”
“Exactly that’s how it should be.”
Tiu looked at Noah as if he meant something.
“If Felix holds onto the Jeongdo kids, there won’t be a fight between Jeongdo and the apostles, at least in our rider. You know that this school actually has an advantage the more you cooperate, right?”
“You must have been more calculating than I thought?”
“Good is good. How good would it be if we could be friends with each other?”
In that sense, next semester, I was thinking of becoming a little closer with my alumni from the Sado side.
If there were 8 families in Jeongdo, there were 4 families in Sado.
It’s hard to make an exact comparison because Geomrim is focused on dark knights, but according to rumors, it’s not far behind the 8th family.
“A match against an opponent you see for the first time depends more on how much research you do than on your skills, right? And in the ranking match, it’s a one-game improvement.”
“Are you determined to raise the rankings?”
“I made a bet with someone.”
It took too much to do roughly.
“When you do it, you have to do it thoroughly.”
Tiu listened to Noah’s story and took notes diligently.
“What is that memo? Perhaps a rival memo? Do you usually write down my weaknesses?”
Although he lost in the selection round, Tiu still did not give up on challenging Noah.
Considering Tiu’s meticulous personality, it wasn’t strange that he was jotting down information like this on a regular basis.
“uh? Yes. I’m going to collect some information after the preliminary round.”
“Look at me too… … .”
“no way!”
When Noah tried to stick his head in, Tiu reacted violently.
However, Noah’s eyes confirmed what was written on the page that had already been opened.
“Why did you write down your likes and dislikes? Heck, are you trying to disrupt the opponent’s physical condition through your diet?”
“… … Let’s not talk.”
Tiu let out a deep sigh.