The Genius at the Swordsmanship Academy chapter 44

44 Fire Archduke Lichtenauer (2)

The match against Schmitz ended with my victory.

Schmidt attacked me with various techniques in his own way, but eventually fell to my knees in my counterattack.

“Schmitz, don’t be too conscious of Heinrich. You are not Heinrich.”

“Yes, thanks for the advice!”

After the match, Schmitz bowed his head and thanked me.

Despite the defeat, he looked good.

There seemed to be some gains from the match with me.

“Then see you after the finals are over.”

“I wish you all the best, Ernas-sama!”

After sending Schmitz, I went back to the waiting room.

There, Serine, who won the first match in the semi-finals, was waiting.

“We ended up fighting in the final, Ernas.”

“I know.”

There was an announcement saying that the finals would be held 15 minutes later.

After a short break in the waiting area, we will play the final against Serine.

“Come to think of it, this is the first time I’ve ever faced you in an official match.”

“Did you fight for the representative position right after you entered the school?”

“Oh, should I include that too?”

Serine thought for a moment, then said cautiously.

“Actually, at that time, without knowing anything, I went into a confrontation… Come to think of it now, my face is burning.”

“There would be no need for that.”

“no. At that time, I had no idea of Ernas’ true abilities.”

“… … .”

Until then, Serine thought I was just an incompetent bastard.

But I had already copied the sword from Serine… By combining Bastian Knight’s Swordsmanship and Lorelian Real Swordsmanship, he was able to achieve victory.

“Really, he was an idiot who knew nothing.”

“Serine, you don’t have to think like that.”

“yes?”

“You have only judged me based on what I have shown you.”

I said in a calm voice.

“If you were judging me as a bad guy, it’s my responsibility to show you only that.”

“Ernas… … .”

“So it’s not Serine Bastian’s fault. It is the responsibility of Ernas Landsstein.”

Yes.

Serine knew exactly what Ernas’ personality was like.

“Don’t feel sorry for me, Serene.”

“Well, I was really sorry… … .”

“Then that’s it.”

I laughed bitterly.

“Don’t think useless thoughts and prepare your mind for the final. If I went into a match with that kind of heart, would I lose again this time?”

“Ugh… You don’t have to talk like that.”

Serine had a slightly sullen expression on her face.

“Everything else has changed for the better, but the attitude towards me seems to have gotten colder than before.”

“… I’m sorry about that.”

In the novel, Ernas took a slightly harsh attitude toward Serine.

To reproduce it… It was quite burdensome.

“Do you want to be treated kindly?”

“All right, all right. Now what?”

Serine coughed and turned her head.

“If Ernas treats you kindly, it’s polite to treat me kindly too… I want to make a specification.”

“What do you mean, that?”

“There is such a thing.”

As we talked like that, I felt the sensation I had previously felt revived.

When writing the novel, the feeling of describing the scene where the chilly Serine slowly opens her heart is revived.

‘Cerine showing such an attitude towards Ernas… I could not have imagined a scene like this.’

If I had personally written the ‘Agaiden with Ernas as the main character’ requested by the editor in charge, would I have had to write a scene like this myself?

It must have been a very strange feeling.

‘But I’m not in a bad mood right now.’

At first I thought Serine would be in the way.

So I tried to keep my distance, but since my relationship with Serine has improved a lot, I don’t have to worry about that.

‘I can keep going like this.’

Now, I am making my own ‘Aside Story with Ernas as the main character’.

If we keep going like this, wouldn’t it be possible to realize the story of Ernas ‘overcoming the 6 major swordsmanship masters and taking over the academy’ as requested by the person in charge?

‘There are many mountains to climb, though.’

I decided to think about it later.

For now, let’s just think about finishing this non-movie finale.

Having concluded that, I closed my eyes and rested.

Soon, the final against Serine will begin.

* * *

“Ugh… … !”

Heinrich groaned and opened his eyes.

And then I realized I was lying on the infirmary bed.

“then… … .”

I quickly remembered

After using Agrippa’s ‘The Crux’ to defeat Ernas Landsstein… that was self-destructive.

“Ugh… … !”

bit his lip.

Despite using The Crux, Ernas could not be defeated.

Not only that, he even showed the ugliness of losing his mind at the match due to the aftereffects of using excessive force.

An inexcusable defeat… It was also an ugly defeat.

“I, the heir of the Agrippa family, have been called a prodigy since I was a child… To lose like this!”

When you are trembling with uncontrollable rage.

A cold voice came from the infirmary door.

“You seem unfamiliar with defeat, Heinrich Agrippa.”

“… … !”

A strong man with a scar on his face.

It was Yols Calesius, a professor who was given the title of ‘Sword Dragon’ by the Emperor.

“Did you watch me lose?”

“No, I couldn’t watch the quarterfinals and semifinals because I had other work to do.”

With that said, Yoles approached.

“It’s the only way to watch the finals right now.”

“The final… … .”

I was curious about the results.

But there were times when I didn’t want to hear it.

“Ernas and Serine faced off, and Ernas won and became the winner.”

“… … !”

Ernas won.

The moment I found out, I felt dizzy again.

“It wasn’t a fierce fight, like a life-and-death decision. But they respect each other and compete with each other in a sincere attitude… It was a match that made me want to applaud.”

“… … .”

“I felt like I wanted to show it to as many people as possible. It was such an exemplary match.”

Yoles evaluated the content of the match, but it didn’t sound right.

He just bit his lip in unbearable anguish.

“I think you should have been there.”

“… … !”

Heinrich was stabbed in the corner.

He glared at Yols, feeling insulted, but he didn’t raise an eyebrow.

“If you beat Ernas, you would have been applauded by many audiences as the winner.”

“… … .”

“Why didn’t you defeat Ernas, Heinrich?”

Heinrich clenched his fists at the question.

A lot of thoughts came to mind, but I didn’t want to put any of them in my mouth.

“Perhaps everything you thought was the reason.”

“… … !”

“Heinrich, admit it. You were inferior to Ernas in many ways.”

inferior.

It’s a word I’ve never heard of in my entire life.

“The skills, the strategy, the other things… Ernas must have been superior.”

“He said he hadn’t seen it in person, how could he… … .”

“Then do you think you lost because you were superior to Ernas?”

“… … .”

“It is possible to think of it as a play on fate and forget about it. However… … .”

Yols looked straight at Heinrich and said.

“Then you miss out on a great opportunity to grow.”

“A great opportunity for growth… … ?”

“Originally, human beings grow fastest when they try to overcome defeat.”

“… … .”

“Heinrich, you are so talented that you can be called a prodigy. But that doesn’t mean you’ll always be in the lead.”

Joey’s voice was calm.

“If Ernas is ahead, do your best to overtake Ernas. It will be a great motivator.”

“Great motivation… … .”

“Heinrich, you still have a long way to go. Use whatever is available to get you to your goal.”

“This defeat… Are you talking about using it?”

“Yes. Make this defeat your property.”

“… … .”

Heinrich bit his lip.

Yols’ words were understandable.

But to follow those words right now, the wounds on my pride were too great.

“Think about it, Heinrich.”

“yes… … .”

“If you think it will be difficult on your own, get a promotion and find a Yols class. Do your best to help.”

“Yoles class… … ?”

“This is a new class.”

Classes can be opened by professors of the highest level or higher.

However, just because you are at the peak level does not mean that you can open it at will, you can only make a certain contribution to the academy and then get approval from the faculty meeting.

“Then I’ll just leave. You too, slowly go back to the blue class 2.”

“Okay, Professor… … .”

Joles was about to leave the infirmary, leaving Heinrich alone.

However, I stopped in the middle.

“Heinrich.”

“yes?”

“I heard that when Ernas made his last attack, he instantly unleashed a blue sword.”

Joles asked, looking at Heinrich with sharp eyes.

“Is that true?”

“you’re right.”

Heinrich recalled his memory.

“It was a sword that flashed like lightning. There was also a sound like thunder.”

“Right.”

Yoles nodded.

“It’s strange. A student less than a year old came up with the same idea as me.”

“… … ?”

After muttering to himself, Yoles went outside.

I had no idea what it meant, but maybe Yoles came to Heinrich to check this out.

“Whew… … .”

Heinrich lay down on the bed again.

It was still very humiliating.

But, as Yoles said, we won’t be able to move forward if we don’t acknowledge this defeat.

“Ernas Landsstein… … .”

The man who gave him his first defeat.

As he called out his name, Heinrich clenched his fists.

* * *

“Damn it!”

Gort spit out swear words in an empty corner.

This time Gort lost against Rufus.

After losing to Ernas last time, he was defeated again by the successor of another swordsmanship master.

“Even in front of the people inside the palace… shit!”

I heard that the people inside the palace even left after seeing the fight between Ernas and Heinrich.

Read at noblemtl.com

Maybe they came to check on those two from the beginning.

“It was an opportunity to appeal my skills to the imperial family… … !”

Read at noblemtl.com

Meanwhile, Ernas defeated Heinrich, who was called a prodigy, and won the championship.

The closest thing to the current Academy’s apex is Ernas.

Gort was outraged by that fact.

“Damn it… … !”

“Your voice is too loud, Gort.”

Then, suddenly, a voice was heard.

It was the voice of a mature woman with a sense of intimidation.

“Can’t you control your emotions properly?”

“Sue, Aunt… … !”

A height that far exceeds the average height of a woman.

Brown hair reminiscent of a lion’s mane.

Theodora Waldfeld, the younger brother of the Duke of Waldfeld, who can be said to be the second-in-command of the Waldfeld family, was approaching this way.

“Oh, were you in the stands today?”

Theodora was Gort’s aunt and the teacher who taught him swordsmanship.

Even now, he is playing the role of supporting Gort outside the academy, so Gort had no choice but to bow his head as much as possible.

“You looked ugly, Gort.”

“… … !”

Hearing Theodora’s voice, Gort hurriedly bowed his head.

“Sin, I’m sorry, Aunt!”

“done. I didn’t come here to get an apology from you.”

Theodora glared at Gort with bitter eyes.

“Gort, looking at the current situation, it seems that Ernas of the Landsstein family is leading the way. Am I right?”

“yes… you’re right.”

After clenching her fists and nodding her head, Theodora asked the question again.

“Do you think you will be able to catch up soon?”

“that… … .”

“Answer me honestly, Gort.”

“Ugh… … .”

Gort answered with a sense of intimidation.

“sorry. It seems difficult right now.”

“is it.”

“Ha, but, I’m sure I’ll catch up soon! Do not worry!”

“You can’t just rely on your rant.”

Theodora frowned and said.

“If that guy goes even further and widens the gap with you, what are you going to do?”

“Well, so that it doesn’t happen, I… … .”

“So, you can’t just rely on your rant.”

Theodora was looking at Gort with a pitiful look.

“I’m going to use my own hands.”

“yes?”

“Your father entrusted you with me, so I have no choice but to use my hands.”

At that moment, Theodora’s eyes shone cruelly.

“The seat of the Archduke Lichtenauer was taken. I have to hold him by the ankle to keep him from going any further.”

“… … !”

He grabs Ernas’ ankle.

Is that possible?

“Don’t worry, Gort.”

In front of Gort, who swallowed his breath, Theodora smiled coldly.

“Ernas, he’ll do it secretly and surely so that he doesn’t notice anything.”