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‘Damn it… … .’
Schmidt felt humiliated and sat down in the corner of the training ground.
‘To lose like this… … .’
If he had fought with all his might and lost, he would have been convinced.
But Schmidt couldn’t even swing the sword properly.
He suffered a surprise attack that unfolded without preparation, and was defeated in vain.
‘Did you plan this kind of tie-up from the beginning?’
In the first place, Schmitz didn’t want a fight like this.
All of a sudden, Ernas approached and offered to fight for the position of the representative, and imposed favorable conditions on him.
In the end, everything went according to Ernas’s will.
‘really… coon!’
When I was angry while grinding my teeth.
There was a shadow approaching Schmidt.
“Schmitz Hartmann.”
“… … !”
Ernas was approaching and looking down at Schmitz.
“You don’t look very well, are you okay?”
“no.”
Schmidt turned his head to avoid his gaze.
However, Ernas had spoken in a calm voice.
“You can’t be so cold, Schmidt.”
“yes?”
“Isn’t that the condition of absolute obedience to me?”
“… … !”
As Schmitz raised his eyes, Ernas smiled.
“It’s just saying. I have no intention of being treated like a slave.”
“Ernas-sama, what the hell… … .”
“Let’s talk for a moment.”
Ernas sat down next to him.
while rubbing your right shoulder with your left hand.
“Schmitz, there is one thing I ask of you.”
“What?”
“Don’t create factions. I won’t ban people from the South from gathering together, but it means that you don’t break the unity of the Black 6 by sticking together.”
“… … !”
Hearing the unexpected, Schmitz looked at Ernas’ face.
“In two weeks, there will be a battle against another class.”
“Did you say it was a great battle? Two weeks later?”
The academy freshmen aren’t the only black class 6 students.
On another island, red class 1, blue class 2, yellow class 3, green class 4, and white class 5 are being trained separately.
The first confrontation with them was the confrontation.
“I knew it was a month later, but… … .”
“It was like that until the last jockey. This year it will be even faster.”
How did this person get that information?
Schmitz could not help but be amazed at Ernas’s intelligence.
“I intend to lead the Black 6th class to victory in that competition.”
“Ernas-sama… … .”
“That’s how you can get an Elixir.”
“… … !”
Elixir.
An elixir that allows you to acquire magical power that was originally supposed to be accumulated over a long period of time.
The academy supplies the students with this elixir to grow them into grades.
“The class that won the battle will be given an amount of elixirs that everyone can take.”
“Eh, Ernas-sama… … .”
“All of us can be one step closer to Graduate.”
Schmitz was stunned.
You’re going to hear something like this from this man you thought was a cunning egoist.
“Schmitz, there is not enough time for power struggles.”
“… … !”
“If we are fighting, we cannot prepare for a confrontation. so that… It was an early decision.”
Hearing Ernas’ words, Schmitz was completely confused.
If that’s the case, the reason Ernas suggested a direct confrontation from the first day… Was it to close the conflict at an early stage so as to have time to prepare for a confrontation?
“Schmitz, you seem to be very popular with students from the south.”
“that… … .”
“If you help set the mood, it will help the whole class unite.”
“… … .”
“Cooperation, please.”
Having said that, Ernas stood up from his seat.
“And one more thing.”
“yes?”
“There was a gap in the left middle when he came rushing at me.”
“… … !”
Schmidt was startled and touched his left abdomen.
At the same time, it was the location where Ernas’s wooden sword had hit.
“If you complement that part, your Hartmann quick sword technique will be more perfect.”
“Eh, Ernas-sama… … !”
“Check it out later in the mirror.”
Leaving those words behind, Ernas left the place.
Keep rubbing your right shoulder.
‘What the hell is that person… … .’
Looking at the back, Schmidt bit his lip.
There was a gap in the left middle, I never thought about it until now.
Did Ernas see through it at once and shoot the sword towards it?
‘Did I misunderstand that person’s true abilities?’
Schmitz thought Ernas was a fake genius.
But that may have been the wrong idea.
‘If that person were a real genius… … .’
The possessor of overwhelming talent that cannot be compared with Schmidt.
Looking at the back of the real genius, Schmidt clenched his fists.
* * *
‘The gap in the left middle is mentioned in the novel, so it’s probably right.’
After class in the afternoon, I walked alone and meditated.
‘Anyway, having tasted defeat like this, Schmitz will also be docile.’
Even in the novel, Schmitz realizes his limitations and changes his mind.
Abandoning all useless ambitions, she transforms into a hard-working character and becomes good friends with the main character, Akandel.
‘Schmitz is one of the most powerful forces in the Black Class 6, so we have to slowly turn them into an ally.’
Except for me, Serine is the strongest in Black Class 6 at the moment, followed by Schmitz.
Schmidt is a character that grows stronger as he experiences defeat, so he will be able to grow further through this work.
‘by the way… My shoulder hurts so much.’
It was because he was forced to imitate Chloe’s Jusburg sword technique.
Since Ernas’s current physical abilities were inferior to Chloe’s, there was no choice but to cause aftereffects.
‘I should take a break.’
When I was walking to a restaurant with such thoughts in mind.
Suddenly, Serine’s voice came from the side.
“It wasn’t bluff that I was confident that I could solve it on my own.”
Serine was looking at me with her arms crossed.
“I didn’t know it would be sorted out so quickly.”
“I wanted to clear things up quickly.”
“How did it go? I don’t think I was like that in the past.”
“Well, maybe it’s the shock of breaking the engagement.”
“Wow, what are you talking about!”
Serine’s voice grew louder.
“You agreed too! He willingly signed the paperwork!”
“Actually, it hurt my heart a lot.”
“Hey, come and say that… … .”
Seems more perplexed than expected, so I added right away.
“It’s a joke. Don’t take it seriously.”
“Everyone, you are really… … !”
Serine blushed in anger.
“I’m making fun of people… I was a fool for worrying about you!”
“Are you worried?”
“Take this!”
Suddenly Serine threw an object at me.
“Since I’ve been rubbing my right shoulder since a while ago, I think I injured my muscle… Let me put that on too!”
Rectangular poultice wrapped in thick paper… So it was pas.
It smelled like menthol, just like real world pars.
“Then I’ll go see you!”
Serine immediately turned her back and left.
Left alone, I had no choice but to stare blankly at her back.
“You’re the heroine who gives you a pass… … .”
If I were a writer, I wouldn’t have included a scene like this.
As I thought about it, I smiled bitterly.
“Let’s use it well.”
It’s been a very generous favor, so I’m going to put it to good use.
I hope the pain gets better by putting this on… … .
* * *
But, the next morning.
I woke up moaning from shoulder pain.
“I’m going to die… … .”
Last night, when I applied the poultice, the pain seemed to have diminished a bit.
But maybe it was just a simple analgesic effect, and when I woke up in the morning, my shoulder was throbbing.
“Why are you so weak?”
He groaned and got up.
It seems that Ernas is suffering too much because of his poor physical abilities.
“Today is a martial arts class, what should I do?”
Right now, my right shoulder is not moving properly.
I can’t take classes properly with this body, so what should I do?
“Even if I go to the infirmary… I’ll give you a compress or something.”
Unfortunately, there is no such thing as healing magic in this fictional world.
There is only one way to maximize the natural healing power by using the magical power of the body.
“Oh, wait.”
Then a thought ran through my mind.
A scene depicted in the novel came to mind.
“I don’t really like it, but… I can’t help it.”
I left the room.
And went down the stairs one floor.
‘Isn’t it Room 304?’
I walked down the hallway and arrived in front of Room 304.
When I knocked on the door, I heard a voice with a rustling sound.
“who are you… … ?”
A girl with purple hair… Viola Aurius opened the door.
I was rubbing my eyes to see if I had just woken up, but when I saw my face, I was startled.
“Eh, Ernas-sama? What are you doing in the morning?”
“Viola, can you come to my room for a moment?”
“Yes, yes?!”
Viola rolled her eyes.
“Now?”
“Yeah, now.”
“Oh no, why… … .”
“You ate all the steak I had for lunch yesterday.”
“… … !”
“I have to pay that debt.”
When pressured with a coercive tone, Viola began to cry.
“Ah, what the hell do you want from me this morning… … .”
“Don’t talk and follow me.”
“Ah, okay… … .”
I dragged the hesitant Viola to my room.
And after closing the door well, I immediately took off my shirt.
“Hey?!”
Viola covered her eyes with her hands and screamed.
“What the hell are you doing?! Ooh, we’re like that… … .”
“Can you see the patch on the right shoulder?”
“yes?”
“Give me some pressure over there.”
“… … .”
In the novel, Viola is portrayed as having a knack for acupressure.
Actually, this is because Viola’s finger strength is stronger than anyone else’s.
‘It looks small and fragile, but… I’m from the Northern Auritius family, who values absolute strength.’
Not only the strength of the fingers, but the strength itself is strong.
If he does something like arm wrestling, Ernas will be a perfect match.
“Uh, were you hurt yesterday?”
“Yeah, don’t tell anyone else.”
“Oh okay. then… … .”
Viola took the poultice off my shoulder and patted it everywhere.
It felt good because the tip of my finger was cold.
“Ernas-sama, would you like to move your shoulders?”
“It hurts to move.”
“You need to know from which angle the pain starts, so try moving. Oh, please start with moving horizontally.”
I tried to move my shoulders as Viola told me.
“Well… It doesn’t look like the tendon is broken or anything like that. I think we are united.”
“okay?”
“Yeah, I’ll untie the clumps, so lie on your side on the bed and stay still. With the painful area facing up.”
Following Viola’s instructions, lying down, full-scale acupressure began.
“Wait a minute… Eight!”
“Ok!”
A hellish pain hit my shoulder.
Viola was relieving the pain in my shoulder with great finger power.
“Hey, isn’t this breaking a bone?”
“It’s okay, so be quiet! Eight!”
“Ugh, uh, huh… … !”
At Viola’s ruthless acupressure, I groaned as I gripped the bed sheets tightly.
* * *
“Chloe Jusburg?”
“Hey, Schmidt.”
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Meeting Chloe in the dormitory hallway, Schmidt frowned.“What is going on here? There must be only Ernas-sama’s single room in this hallway.”
“I came to meet that Ernas-sama.”
“From morning?”
“I wish we could have breakfast together… So what are you doing?”
“I also came to invite Ernas-sama to go to the restaurant together.”
Ernas, the class representative, often eats later than others.
But breakfast doesn’t matter, so we can go to the restaurant together.
“You seem to have been hostile to Ernas-sama until yesterday, have you changed your mind today?”
“Shut up, Chloe Jusburg.”
Schmidt replied bluntly.
“Last night I discussed it with other guys and came to a conclusion. Forward… I’m telling you to join forces with Ernas-sama.”
“Oh, that’s right.”
Chloe smiled.
To win the hearts of the Schmitz faction so quickly… Ernas’ resourcefulness was beyond what Chloe had expected.
“Then, it would be better for me to be close with Schmidt-sama.”
“I don’t really want to be friends with you, though.”
“Ah, don’t do that.”
While having such a conversation, the two went together in front of Ernas’s single room.
“Hernas-sama, this is Schmitz Hartmann… … .”
“Ugh, uh, huh… … .”
As Schmidt was about to knock on the door, he suddenly heard a strange noise from inside.
“Oh, no, buy, live… … .”
“Don’t even think about running away! It will be over soon!”
“Ugh! I, please… Whoa!”
Schmidt’s face turned pale at the sound of screams coming from inside the room.
“Eh, Ernas-sama is being attacked?!”
“Wait, the woman’s voice I just heard… … .”
“Ahead of the confrontation, the assassin from the other class… … ?!”
Despite Chloe’s restraint, Schmitz kicked the door and ran.
Then he ran towards Viola, who was crushing Ernas in the bed.
“You bastard! What the hell are you doing!”
“Eh?! Mr. Schmidt? Uh, why… … !”
While Schmitz grabbed Viola by the neck, Ernas woke up moaning from the bed.
“Oh, it’s cool, I think I’m going to live now.”
“What the hell is going on… … ?”
Seeing Ernas moving her shoulders with a refreshed expression, Chloe had a shaky expression on her face.
* * *
Thanks to Viola’s acupressure, I was able to recover enough to be able to participate in a physical art class.
I also felt that my body felt lighter because I was sweating profusely while receiving the acupressure.
‘That doesn’t mean my physical strength has improved.’
Physical education classes also include strength training.
There is also a running training that goes around the island several laps at a time, but to be honest, Ernas had no choice but to lag behind others in terms of stamina.
‘Whoa… … .’
While joking around in moderation, I turned my gaze towards the lake.
Then another island appeared in the distance.
Unlike this island, which has only black-roofed buildings, there are only red-roofed buildings on that island.
‘Island with Red Class 1’s dormitory… … .’
1 and a half red.
A class belonging to the successor of the Ignias family, one of the six great swordsmanship masters.
‘If it proceeds the same as in the novel, the first half of the black 6 will collide with the first half of the red.’
To be honest, 1 and a half red is a formidable enemy.
In the novel, Akandel, the main character, also had a hard time.
Besides, right now, Black Class 6 doesn’t even have Acandel… If they just face each other, there is a high probability that the Black 6 class will lose.
‘However… … .’
As I stared at the island with the red 1 and a half, I smiled with a smile of conversion.
Because I already had a plan in place to defeat the Red 1st class.