26 episodes against the assassin (3)
“Don’t say nonsense!”
Henry hurriedly responded.
“Assassinate the successors of other swordsmiths? Why did I do that?”
“Think about it, Henry Lancaster.”
Calleon said, glaring at Henry.
“Among the heirs of the six great swordsmiths, your son is the only one who has been expelled from the academy. Don’t you think the remaining guys are going crazy because they hate you?”
“Do not insult me! That doesn’t mean you’re trying to kill all the successors of other swordsmiths! How are you going to get behind the scenes?”
“Well, isn’t it worth it this time?”
“… … !”
Hearing Caleon’s words, Henry flinched.
“Do you even know?”
“Do you think I don’t know what you know?”
“… … .”
Henry bit his lip.
This has to do with the ‘why this jockey is special’, which I almost told Lester last time.
“To top the academy in this jockey is really meaningful,”
“… … .”
“But Lester was expelled from the academy. How Lester can beat the other five in this situation… I’m just going to kill all five of them.”
Henry swallowed his saliva in front of Caleon’s eyes.
In fact, even Henry considered it that way.
However, at this point, I had no intention of making any hasty moves.
After removing Ernas from the beginning, I was planning to move slowly while examining the situation.
“The motive is enough. Isn’t it?”
“There is no evidence, Caleon.”
Henry said, glaring at Caleon.
“It could be the assassin sent by the demons, or it could be the work of another family aiming for the position of the 6th great swordsmanship master.”
“If that were the case, I would have started with the defenseless Leicester Lancaster coming out of the academy.”
“It’s guaranteed to be true… … .”
Henry was getting frustrated.
This is Ernas’ trap no matter how much you think about it.
Ernas gave false testimony, which made Calleon suspicious of Henry.
Now, only Caleon has attacked, but if the story spreads to other families, Henry’s position becomes difficult.
“How can you believe that the assassin was also targeting the heirs of other families in the first place? Isn’t it all just Ernas’ testimony?”
“Then you mean Ernas lied? why?”
“that… … .”
The most frustrating part for Henry was that he could not reveal the truth.
The truth of this case is that Henry sent Raziel to assassinate Ernas.
But I can’t reveal this truth.
In the end, you have to lie to refute a lie, so even a small mistake can lead to twists in your words.
“Does it make sense to say that the assassin who sent to kill all the heirs of the master swordsman failed to kill one Ernas Landsstein? If you are an assassin on such an important mission, it makes sense to hire someone with more skill.”
“I didn’t say that I was careless because I looked down on him as a student.”
“No, in the first place… … .”
“In the first place, what?”
“Hmm, nothing.”
Don’t give a clue to Calleon by making a speech mistake.
He tried to rectify it urgently, but Calleon glared at Henry with fearful eyes.
“Henry Lancaster, you know something, don’t you?”
“I didn’t say I didn’t know anything!”
“It’s getting more and more suspicious.”
close.
The sound of Caleon grinding his teeth was heard.
It was like drawing a sword and performing Ignias flame jade swordsmanship at any moment.
“I will pass this on to the other families. I wonder how other families will react.”
“Don’t accuse the Lancaster family without proof. Do you want to go to war?”
“We would be grateful if you could pull out a knife from there first.”
“Caleon… … !”
Originally, Henry was going to take a stake while walking the tightrope among other families.
But when this happens, House Lancaster becomes a public enemy among the other five.
“The academy is conducting a thorough investigation of the scene. It would be better to pray that there is no evidence.”
“The Lancaster family has nothing to do with it, so it doesn’t matter whether there is evidence or not.”
“Hey, you’re good at talking.”
Calleon snorted and left.
Looking at the back, Henry clenched his fists.
‘Ernas Landsstein, you… … !’
I just wanted to attack the academy right now and kill Ernas.
However, when it is discovered, Henry really becomes the dark side of the case.
Otherwise, the name of the Lancaster family may be erased from the 6th Great Sword Mastery.
“Damn it… … !”
In a swear word, Henry smashed the armrest of the chair with his fist.
‘Wait, Ernas Landsstein… … .’
Even if it’s difficult right now, I’ll definitely kill you when the opportunity comes.
Henry vowed to do so while grinding his teeth.
* * *
‘By now, Caleon must be moving with a fiery anger.’
With that thought in mind, I boarded the ship to return to the Black Class 6.
Originally they should have returned earlier, but were forced to keep their feet tied up due to further investigation into the assassin case.
It’s a big deal just that a gangster sneaked into the academy, but it’s said that the thief attempted to assassinate Ernas Landsstein and even planned to kill the sons of other master swordsmen… A thorough investigation had to be done.
‘Even if I did a lot of research, I could only find traces that I intentionally left.’
In solving this case, I led the Academy to suspect the Lancaster family.
Requesting a solo session with Calleon Ignias was part of that.
‘Caleon is a fairly simple character. It wasn’t hard to make Henry suspicious.’
Calleon is a solemn dignitary, but like his son Rufus, he has a simple side.
Even in the novel, he was deceived several times by the schemes of others.
When he provoked him to doubt the Lancaster family by talking about it, he ran away in a fiery rage.
‘He is a man who cares deeply about his son, so he has no choice but to be angry.’
Calleon will visit Henry to protest, and then pass on the story to other families.
Other families will also become suspicious of the Lancaster House, and the Lancaster House will be cornered.
‘With this, other families will keep the Lancaster family in check even if I don’t go out on my own.’
This was the follow-up I was thinking of.
I can retaliate against House Lancaster without moving myself… Ernas Landsstein’s method.
‘Because it can’t be a fight between me and the Lancaster family.’
Now I have to focus on training myself at the academy.
I can’t afford to have a political battle with the Lancaster family.
So, I changed the composition.
‘It’s a fight between other families and the Lancaster family.’
He did not provide any physical evidence to prove that the Lancaster family was a black shroud.
If that happens, the Lancaster family will be at a very disadvantage, so the fight will end easily.
Otherwise, House Lancaster may bow down and enter under the other House.
‘For now, the six great swordsmiths must maintain a proper balance. It will be difficult if the Lancaster family is destroyed or falls under another family.’
With this, House Lancaster will not touch me for a while.
Right now, he must be busy dealing with other families, and if he approaches the academy recklessly, he becomes suspicious of other families.
‘You can come into the academy at your own risk, but… … .’
If House Lancaster tries to touch me again, I have to defeat it again.
And it will make you suffer even worse than this time.
If you use the knowledge of the novel, you can find many ways.
“Then I will leave soon, Ernas Landsstein.”
“Yes, please.”
The instructor tried to set the ship off.
But then a voice came.
“Ernas, you were here.”
“Professor Yols?”
Dragon Sword Yols Callesius.
The black class 6 swordsman professor was approaching this way.
“Are you okay for a second?”
“No, of course.”
The instructor was polite to Yols.
After defeating the dragon alone and receiving praise from the emperor, Yols was the object of respect for everyone.
“I heard that you were attacked by an assassin, and you are lucky that there were no injuries.”
“My opponent was too relaxed in front of me.”
“Are you trying to say that you’ve been distracted?”
Yoles said looking at my face.
“According to the rumors, if an assassin sent from the Lancaster family, it must have been a Brosian family.”
“Is that so?”
“I don’t think the assassins there are that lame.”
“… … .”
“I would have sent at least a lower grade grade or higher.”
As I kept my mouth shut, Yoles smiled bitterly.
“You don’t have to answer. I’m just happy because it seems to be growing so fast.”
“Thanks to the guidance of the professor.”
“Don’t say anything you don’t mean.”
Saying so, Yoles looked me up and down.
“You can tell just by looking at it. Compared to when I first came to the academy, my body has changed a lot. In just a few months.”
“… … .”
“It must be proof that you trained harder than anyone else. You would have trained every day in the punishment dong.”
I felt my heart swell a little at Yoles’ words.
Other than that, the fact that my body has become stronger is purely the result of my efforts.
It was nice to have someone who recognized the effort.
“Still, your body still lacks a lot.”
“Yes, I think so.”
“Keep training your body. Even if you can raise your physical abilities with magic, you need to have basic strength or stamina to maximize the effect.”
“Okay, Professor.”
“I want to personally guide you, but… You can’t, you know.”
Saying so, Yoles looked at me with serious eyes.
“After passing the second test, it would be possible.”
“professor… … .”
“It’s not something I’m going to talk about now. But I want you to remember that I am watching you.”
“… … .”
Yols’ story is related to the ‘promotion’ that will take place after the second exam is over.
But, as Yoles said, this is not what we are talking about now.
So we didn’t talk about it further.
“By the way, are you going back to Black Class 6 now?”
“Yes, I have been away for over ten days.”
“I must have returned on a day like this.”
“What do you mean?”
Hearing my question, Yoles said in a hard voice.
“In the joint practice from the day before yesterday, Black 6 moved along with Yellow 3 and Green 4.”
Half yellow and half green.
The 6th great swordsmanship, the Waldfeld family and the successor of the Schreier family are the representatives.
“The final result came out today. Half black is due to the sabotage of half yellow and half green… It was a very disastrous result.”