Episode
64 Now it’s a pre-emptive attack (1)
The death of Theodora Waldfeld shocked many people.
The Lancaster family, a master swordsman in the western region, was no exception.
“Father, I think it was Ernas Landsstein’s work.”
“Do you really think so?”
Henry Lancaster, the head of the Lancaster family, frowned.
Son expelled from the academy for failing the first exam… Because Lester Lancaster’s opinion was too extreme.
“Lester and Ernas are still in the lower grades. Does it make sense that you killed Senior Grade Theodora?”
“Is Ernas really a lower grade grade?”
“… … .”
“He is hiding his true talent. And he gives a decisive blow to an unsuspecting opponent.”
Lester also fell victim to Ernas’s strategy.
He was injured in the fight against Ernas and did not pass the first test.
Eventually, he suffered the humiliation of being expelled from the academy.
“Didn’t your father also suffer?”
“Hmm… … .”
Henry also sent an assassin to get rid of Ernas.
However, contrary to expectations, Ernas survived.
Since then, Henry has been suspected of being behind the scenes, and has been left in a political turmoil.
“Perhaps Theodora dug a trap to kill Ernas. But Ernas was expecting that, and instead he trapped Theodora and killed him.”
Lester clenched his fists.
“That’s his way. That’s what happened to me too.”
“… … .”
“See through the schemes of the other party, and use them to devise schemes… You trample on those who stand in your way.”
Hearing that, Henry sighed.
“As you say, Ernas can see through everything. How could that be?”
“that… … .”
“As you know, the Landsstein family cannot support Ernas now. Is Ernas alone collecting and analyzing all the information? Are you going to the academy?”
As Henry said, the Landsstein family is currently silent for circumstances.
If they were actively moving outside and supporting Ernas, they would have been caught by the Lancaster family as well.
“Father, but… That guy is really good at deception tactics. Isn’t it obvious just thinking about what happened before entering the academy?”
“Hmm… … .”
“He has great skills. If you leave it like this… He will rise to the apex of the Academy and even occupy the position of Archduke Lichtenauer.”
Lester now knows.
That the heirs of the 6th great swordsmanship masters were competing for the position of Archduke Lichtenauer in the Academy.
If you become the Grand Duke of Lichtenauer and take care of the next emperor, it is possible to take over the real power of the empire.
Of course, it is almost impossible for Leicester, who was expelled from the academy, to take the place of Archduke Lichtenauer.
I still don’t know what will happen next… Even if another house were to take the place of Archduke Lichtenauer, if the Lancaster family were to be allies in the process, they could share their share.
“Father, I think we should stop Ernas from becoming Grand Duke of Lichtenauer.”
“… … .”
“It’s not just my personal feelings. If he takes the real power of the Empire, it is certain that he will completely crush the Lancaster family.”
Hearing Lester’s enthusiasm, Henry sighed.
“Lester, that doesn’t mean we can’t take much.”
Henry said with a confused expression on his face.
“Right now, our range of movement is too narrow. Besides, as you said, he’s a rare bookkeeper who can see through everything… It could be counterattacked again.”
“Yeah, so we can’t go out on our own.”
“what?”
“We’re hiding behind the scenes and taking advantage of others.”
“… … .”
Hearing his son’s words, Henry’s eyes lit up.
“Tell me more, Lester.”
In front of his listening father, Lester triumphantly explained his plan.
* * *
The truth about the Theodora Waldfeld case was brought to an investigation by the Academy.
Of course, it’s not about investigating why Theodora died.
To investigate whether Theodora was trying to harm me.
Whatever the conclusion, the Waldfeld family will be on a narrow path for a while.
‘Gort will pass the 2nd test sooner or later, but he won’t be able to do anything.’
Now, in the Waldfeld family, the only person to be wary of is Mikhail Waldfeld, the head of the family.
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Mikhail’s move is a long way off, so for a while, Waldfeld won’t have to worry about it.‘So now I have to focus on raising my power.’
By absorbing the energy of the Black Spirit found in the depths of the Great Labyrinth, it was able to significantly increase its magical power.
As a result, I have secured an intermediate level of magical power.
However, since he can’t use self-defense, he’s not yet an intermediate grader.
‘Your magic power has increased so rapidly. It will take some time to properly utilize this magical power.’
With that thought in mind, I opened the door in front of me.
Heinrich was sweating profusely in the indoor training ground of the Yoles class.
“Do not forget the sense you have now realized, Heinrich.”
In front of him was Yoles.
In contrast to Heinrich, he was not sweating.
No matter how ‘prodigy’ Heinrich is, he is not a match for Yols, who has reached the climax.
“… Thank you for your guidance.”
Heinrich looked humiliated.
Through the confrontation with Yoles, he must have deeply realized that he was still immature.
After bowing his head to Yols, Heinrich immediately left the training ground.
Without saying a word to me, who was standing at the entrance, with rough footsteps.
“You came early, Ernas.”
“I want to be taught by the professor as soon as possible.”
As he entered the training ground with a calm answer, Yols smiled bitterly.
“I should have sent Heinrich a little sooner. I would not have wanted to meet you face to face.”
“Is that so?”
“I don’t think you want to show yourself to a guy you think is a competitor.”
“… … .”
“Still, Heinrich seemed to be getting a lot of stimulation from you.”
Staring at the spot Heinrich had left, Yoles continued.
“Heinrich will continue to grow in the future. If you are vigilant, you may be overtaken, so please keep moving forward.”
“Then I think it will be fair if you teach me too, Professor.”
“Haha, that’s what a professor is supposed to do.”
Yoles smiled and nodded.
“Actually, I feel sorry for you. I thought about a curriculum on my own, but it didn’t go well.”
“This was an accident, so there is nothing we can do about it.”
Because I fell into the depths and even Theodora died, the Western Great Labyrinth training was temporarily suspended.
It was an ambitious real-world training that Yoles prepared, but the academy ordered him to stop.
“I think the professor’s method that emphasizes practical training is right.”
“Thank you. But it will be difficult for a while.”
Saying that, Yoles smiled bitterly.
“I’m sorry. It’s a newly created class, so it’s very clunky.”
“no.”
Thanks to the clenched fist, it was easy to get things done the way I wanted them to.
If it had been a well-organized place like the Valentiano class, I wouldn’t have been able to move at will.
“Instead of not being able to do practical training, I will guide you until you finish your training.”
The reason Heinrich had just been coached directly by Jols was because the policy was set in this way.
From now on, I will also receive one-on-one tutoring from Yols.
“Then Ernas… Is there a particular field you would like to learn?”
“I… … .”
To be honest, the thing I want to learn the most is ‘Grathusian Swordsmanship’, which is Yols’ main weapon.
However, since that swordsmanship requires a higher level of magical power than the Grade 8, it is meaningless if I learn it now.
What I need right now is to practice self-defense… If I suddenly asked you to teach me self-defense, I would be puzzled.
“If you don’t have any special wishes, I want to teach you the swordsmanship I made.”
“The sword that the professor made… … .”
“No, to be precise… I want to show you the swordsmanship I made.”
Saying that, Yoles drew his sword.
Immediately after that, a blue sword developed from the blade.
“It’s called Callesius Spear Swordsmanship.”
Quarreung!
With a thunderous sound, Yols’ sword cut through the air.
After all, maybe it was because the original was used, so the force was different from what I was doing.
“Ernas.”
Withdrawing the sword, Yoles looked at me in the face.
“Can you?”
“yes.”
I also made a blue sword.
As he swung his sword in the air, it made a thunderous sound, just like Yoles.
Yoles was watching me with sharp eyes.
“It’s almost identical to my swordsmanship.”
“It seems so.”
That’s natural.
The reason I can make blue swords is because I copied Jols’ Callesius spear sword technique with Uslecht’s ‘Ability Reproduction’.
“I have never shown anyone my Callesius spear spear technique before. Because it is still unfinished.”
“Neither have I seen it.”
“then… I must have guessed that we both came up with a similar idea by chance.”
Yoles looked at me in the face and said.
“Ernas, I developed the Callesius Spear Swordsmanship for the sake of the students. He developed a swordsmanship that can temporarily increase his power so that he can fight against opponents of a higher level than himself.”
“I had similar thoughts. I thought that in order to defeat an opponent who was at a higher level than me, I had no choice but to temporarily amplify the power of the sword.”
As he put the explanation he had been thinking about for a long time, he raised his sword.
“When I experimented with the spread of magic power on the blade, there was a moment when the sword flashed blue. That’s where I got my clues.”
“Awesome.”
“and… … .”
I cycled the magic of the blade at high speed.
Then, the magic power collided with each other and sparks were generated.
“I think I will be able to unleash more powerful swordsmanship this way… I haven’t quite finished it yet.”
“… … !”
Break it, break it!
Seeing the sparkly blue sword, Yols widened his eyes.
“No, that’s amazing. You seem to have reached a higher level than me in this way.”
“No, Professor.”
I pretended to be humble, but it is true that I am on a higher level at this point.
Currently, Yols is staying at the C rank of Callesius Spear Swordsmanship, but I improved my understanding of swordsmanship and raised it to rank B.
This was possible because it reflected the enlightenment described in the novel.
“Honestly, I feel limited. It’s been a while since I’ve reached the level of a graduate… I don’t know how to develop from here.”
“Ernas, then… … .”
“Professor Yols, I would like to give you some advice if you are okay with it.”
I know that Callesius Spear Swordsmanship is a thrifty sword that boasts great power.
However, it is not easy for me to evolve Callesius Spear Swordsmanship by myself.
so that… I need Yoles’ help.
‘Short-term goals… Raising the swordsmanship of Calesius to rank A.’
The current B-Rank Callesius Spear Swordsmanship must be raised to A-Rank.
If you succeed in this… You will be able to deal with other powerful enemies with ease.
“Okay, Ernas.”
Yoles looked at me in the face and nodded.
“I think I have finally figured out what to teach you.”
“professor… … .”
“Ernas, let’s finish this swordsmanship together.”
His eyes were sincere.
It was the eyes of a prosecutor who found the way to go.
“I think that with you, I can complete the swordsmanship of thrift.”