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[Attempts to ‘reproduce abilities’ for the character ‘Chloe Yousburg’.]
[The level of understanding of the character ‘Chloe Yousburg’ is 90%.]
With the artifact ‘Uslecht’, Chloe Yousburg’s ability to reproduce has begun.
Chloe had a 90% understanding similar to Serine because a lot of descriptions were made in the novel as a sub-heroine.
[Judgment: Success]
[Acquires the main ability of the character ‘Chloe Yousburg’.]
The verdict was a success.
With this, you’ll be able to replicate Chloe’s abilities just like Serene did.
As a prosecutor from the West… Chloe’s ability to counter Schmidt’s southern swordsmanship.
[Youthburg Swordsmanship (Rank A) has been successfully acquired.]
[Succeeded in acquiring Youthburg Spiritual Skills (Rank C).]
[I succeeded in acquiring Lorelian Real Swordsmanship (D Rank), but it is invalidated because I already have Lorelian Real Swordsmanship (C Rank).]
I laughed in my mind.
This is because it was confirmed that the expected abilities were copied as they were.
In particular, the A rank of the Yusburg family’s arcane swordsmanship was important.
‘Chloe is not good at other swordsmanship, but this one was worth using.’
To be honest, Chloe is not a character with outstanding fighting power.
However, in decisive situations, he often plays a big role with just one attack, and the secret to that is the Jusburg sword technique.
I copied this Jusburg sword as it is.
‘And this will be the weapon to defeat Schmitz.’
when I was immersed in that thought.
Chloe’s cautious voice was heard.
“Hey, Ernas-sama?”
Now I see Chloe looking at me with a slightly bewildered expression on my face.
“You think the handshake is too long?”
“Oh, I’m sorry.”
Like Serene, I was holding Chloe’s hand for too long.
As soon as he pulled out his hand, Chloe said, blushing.
“I thought it was just a handshake… Do you normally try to touch in this way?”
“No, that’s not what I meant… … .”
“What… It doesn’t matter.”
Chloe turned her head and muttered.
“I would have been angry if this happened with my fiancée.”
“… … .”
He seemed to be misunderstanding something.
It’s not like I’m really offended, so I don’t think I need to explain it.
“Then, excuse me.”
“Oh yeah… … .”
Chloe nodded to me and left.
There was some misunderstanding at the end, but I’m glad it didn’t seem to give a bad impression.
‘In the novel, Chloe interferes with Ernas in every way.’
Chloe is the person who responded to Ernas’ scheming while acting as the main character’s advisor.
If my relationship with Chloe deteriorated, I would be attached to other factions and interfere with me, so I had to avoid becoming hostile.
‘Sometimes I’ll get help soon, and I’ll have to maintain a friendly relationship as much as possible.’
With that in mind, I headed to the restaurant.
It’s a little late… I was worried that the food wouldn’t run out.
* * *
‘For a man who practiced swordsmanship, his hands were not rough. I wonder what cream you’re using.’
Chloe was walking while remembering the touch of her hand.
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Meanwhile, I ran into a girl crouching behind a pillar.“Hey, Chloe.”
“Hey, Serene-sama.”
It was Serine who had been spying on me earlier.
I thought he had already left, but he was still here.
“What are you doing here?”
“No, that’s… … .”
Serine’s face turned red.
“I feel a little uncomfortable… … .”
“It was. May I take you to the infirmary?”
“Oh, no. I am fine now.”
Seeing Serine looking around like that, Chloe smiled.
“Did you hear it?”
“yes?”
“That’s what I and Ernas-sama were talking about.”
“… … !”
Serine quickly shook her head.
“Oh, no! It was so far away, I couldn’t hear it at all!”
“okay.”
It didn’t seem like a lie.
Because I didn’t even speak out loud.
“Keep, Chloe and Ernas… What were you talking about?”
“Well… That’s kind of hard to say. It’s a secret thing.”
“… … !”
After saying it meaningfully, Serine put on a surprised expression.
“Hey, what the hell… … .”
“Why are you so curious? You’re not even fiance anymore.”
“Ugh… … .”
Serine had an uncomfortable expression on her face.
“I know it was Serine-sama who asked to break the engagement, but do you have any regrets?”
“Oh, it can be!”
Serene shook her head while sternly denying it.
“I’ve seen Ernas flirt with other women many times over the years, so I’m afraid I’m going to do something bad to you!”
“Oh, that’s right. But you are worrying in vain.”
Seeing Serine, who had admitted that she was spying, Chloe smiled.
“Ernas-sama was a gentleman. He was holding my hand for a long time, but he apologized right away.”
“yes?”
“And I don’t care if Ernas-sama is fussy.”
“Hey, what does that mean?”
“I do not know. What does that mean?”
Chloe said as she ruffled the hair around her ear.
“And Serine-sama, it would be better to check Schmitz-sama than to check me.”
“yes? Schmidt?”
“It seems like they are trying to bring down Ernas-sama and take over the representative position.”
“… … !”
“Ernas-sama said he would solve it himself, but… I’m a little anxious. In case you don’t know, it would be better for Serine-sama to know too.”
Leaving Serine to swallow her breath, Chloe left.
After watching how the clash between Ernas and Schmitz progressed, thinking that he had to decide his own position.
* * *
“No meat?”
“Yes, sorry.”
When I went to the restaurant late and was about to get lunch, the distribution manager gave me a perplexed look and told me that there was no steak left on the main menu of the day.
“Really, are there none left?”
“Everyone who will receive it knows that it has been received… … .”
The caterer raised his finger and pointed to the corner of the restaurant.
“All that the girl over there is left with… … .”
“… … .”
Looking around the corner of the dining room, I saw a little girl eating several layers of steak by herself.
A representative inferior student of the black 6th class who showed a less inferior image today as well as yesterday… It was Viola Aurius.
‘viola… … !’
I clenched my fist.
In the novel, Viola was the character in charge of the gag, but when she suffered this kind of damage, she became angry.
“Eh, Ernas-sama, why are you looking at me like that… … .”
Viola noticed my gaze and raised her head.
And when he saw me standing with a plate, he understood the situation.
“Ah, this is it, I think I need to eat a lot to do well in Dalian in the afternoon, so it’s a waste to leave food behind… … .”
“… … .”
“That, so… … .”
Viola took a slice of steak that had already been cut with a knife, forked it and presented it to me.
“Joe, would you like a drink?”
“I do not need!”
“Wow!”
I took the bread, mashed potatoes and roasted vegetables and sat down.
‘Having to come all the way here to eat a vegetarian diet… … .’
Groaning in my mind, I began to eat lunch.
If you are a representative, you will often have to eat later than others, but I thought we should talk about it in advance so that this does not happen in the future.
‘I have to prepare for Dalian in the afternoon, too.’
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Mumbling over a piece of bread, I touched the ring on my left hand.Then a message popped into my mind.
[Currently, the abilities acquired through ‘Ability Reproduction’ are as follows.]
[Bastian Knight Swordsmanship (Rank A)]
[Youthburg Swordsmanship (Rank A)]
[Lorelian Real Swordsmanship (Rank C)]
[Youthburg Spiritual Art (Rank C)]
[Eastern Magic Magic Technique (Rank B)]
The two vacant skill slots were filled, and he had five abilities.
He also acquired the D-rank Lorelian combat swordsmanship, but it was just invalidated because he already had the C-ranked Lorelian combat swordsmanship.
‘With this, the blanks are gone.’
Now you have to delete one ability to copy another ability.
The A-Rank Bastian Knight Swordsmanship and Youthburg Swordsmanship should be maintained for a while… It would be good to replace the C-rank abilities when the opportunity arises.
‘However, there will be a penalty when you switch abilities.’
Other artifacts appearing in the novel are similar systems.
Therefore, you should not change abilities indiscriminately, and only replace abilities when they are truly valuable.
‘for example… … .’
I looked at Viola again.
He’s a guy who shows the side of an inferior student, but… That guy also has the ability to use it.
‘I’ll have to contact you at an appropriate time later.’
As I was thinking about it, Viola, who was eating the steak diligently, felt her gaze and was startled.
“I, there… Would you like a piece too?”
“I don’t need it.”
After a cold shot at Viola, who suggested the leftover steak, I resumed eating.
* * *
After lunch break, the afternoon practice session began.
Professor Yols opened his mouth in front of us gathered at the outdoor training ground.
“As I said in the morning, today you will have a one-on-one match. This is to see what level of skill you have.”
Next to Yols stood Annerize and the other instructors.
While observing how we competed, we will record in detail our current level of skill.
“It doesn’t matter whether you win or lose, so let’s try to show our best of each other.”
After Yols had finished speaking, Anne Rize came forward and raised her hand.
“Come on, everyone. Now that you have to fight, make a pair of two. It’s good to pair up with anyone.”
The outdoor practice area became noisy.
There were many cases where close students immediately matched up, but there were also many students who looked around because they could not find a mate.
‘If you do group activities, that’s a problem.’
I also didn’t have someone close enough to mate right away.
But I’m Ernas Landsstein… Standing alone, silently, won’t make you look like someone in trouble because you don’t have friends.
“Hey, Ernas.”
That was then.
Serene hesitated and approached me.
“If you don’t have a specific partner, how about doing it with me?”
“… … ?”
It was surprising.
It was unnatural for Serine, who disliked Ernas, to behave like this.
Besides, I even lost to me in the representative election yesterday… … .
“There are things to talk about while fighting.”
“What are you talking about?”
“that… … .”
Serine turned her head slightly.
Wherever her gaze is… Schmitz was chatting, surrounded by followers.
“I heard from Chloe.”
“Chloe?”
“Hernas, you are the one who defeated me and took the title.”
Serene’s voice was serious.
“You can’t lose it to people like that.”
“… … .”
I quickly understood what Serine was trying to say.
In order not to lose his representative position in the fight against the Schmitz faction, he was willing to help somehow.
‘Yes, Serine was such a character.’
I was only concerned about the dislike of Ernas, so I had forgotten the essence of the character while counting.
Serine has an upright personality to the extent that Acandel, the main character, evaluated it as ‘I’m worried that it might break someday.’
If the Schmitz faction forcibly removes Ernas, who has been duly elected as the representative after defeating himself… would be unacceptable
“Serine.”
I slowly opened my mouth.
“don’t mind. I don’t need your help.”
“Ernas, there is no need to be stubborn… … !”
“I’m not particularly stubborn.”
To Serine raising her voice, I spoke in a calm voice.
“It’s something I can do on my own.”
“… … !”
Leaving Serine to swallow her breath, I left.
Who will fight today has already been decided.
* * *
“Schmitz, what are you doing?”
“Well, I don’t know.”
Watching Ernas and Serine arguing from a distance, Schmitz fell in thought.
‘I thought you two were cooperative, so why are you arguing?’
Today, Schmitz planned to take a closer look at Ernas’s matchmaking.
It was because he planned to take action after analyzing Ernas’s skills more closely.
By the way… Ernas was approaching Schmitz without being paired with anyone.
“Schmitz Hartmann.”
“… … !”
As Ernas approached Schmidt and talked to him, the students of the Schmitz faction around him swallowed their breath.
“What is going on, Ernas-sama?”
Schmitz first responded with a polite attitude.
The Landsstein family is the 6th greatest swordsman with the title of Duke.
It is much higher than the Hartmann family, who were only counts in the southern provinces.
“Have you already decided who you want to fight against?”
“Not yet… … .”
“Good.”
Facing the vigilant Schmitz, Ernas said in a calm voice.
“Schmitz, I want you to fight me.”
“… … !”
Schmidt had to hold his breath at this remark.
Perhaps it was because Ernas did not expect that the fight would come first.
“Why me?”
“You have to fight against people with similar skills, so you can gain something.”
Ernas’ expression was calm.
“I had a match with Celine yesterday, so I want to play with you today.”
“… … .”
“Wouldn’t that be more beneficial to you too?”
Schmidt bit his lip at the completely unexpected preemptive attack.
“Ernas-sama, I… … .”
“Hmm, don’t you like it?”
Interrupting Schmitz’s words, Ernas said.
“Then what if we put conditions on it?”
“Did you say condition?”
“Yes, conditions.”
“… … .”
Schmitz felt nervous.
All of a sudden, Ernas took the lead and started talking.
This was not the composition Schmitz wanted.
“I don’t know what it is, but please tell me.”
You have to take the lead somehow.
Thinking that he would have to take offense under any conditions, Schmitz glared at Ernas.
“What are the alternative terms?”
“If you win… … .”
While maintaining a calm expression, Ernas said.
“Please don’t hand over the position of representative of the Black 6th class.”
“… … !”
Hearing the suggestion that went beyond common sense, Schmidt opened his mouth involuntarily.