92 Episode (1)
“The Waldfeld family has sent a letter to the Academy.”
In front of the aides gathered at the training ground, I passed on the story I heard today.
“He asked me to hand over all those who investigated the death of Theodora Waldfeld.”
“You want to hand it over?”
Serine tilted her head.
“Are you going to listen to the story and conduct a re-investigation?”
“Well, but the academy won’t let people go.”
“Why?”
“Because I almost died at the hands of Mikhail.”
“… … !”
Next to Serine, who swallowed her breath, Chloe said cautiously.
“Mikhail Waldfeld is known for his cruel personality. People who don’t like it are said to break their heads and kill them on the spot.”
“No, how could such a person be the head of a master swordsman? Can I leave it alone?”
“Because the Waldfeld family has absolute power in the North.”
While answering Schmitz’s question, Chloe turned her head.
“Viola-sama is from the North, so I think you will know it well.”
“Um, well. Our Auritius family is at the very edge of the North, so we don’t have much interaction with the Waldfeld family… … .”
Viola scratched her head.
“But I have often heard that the Waldfelds are scary. There was also talk of a family who fought against the Waldfeld family and killed every single one of them.”
“The southern part of where I lived was peaceful… … .”
Schmidt frowned, showing his refusal.
“Perhaps one of the reasons is that there are no forces in the North to check the Waldfeld family.”
“Oh, I see.”
In the east, there are many famous families besides the Ignias and Landsstein families.
In the south, the Agrippa and Schreiers coexist, and in the west, the Lancaster house was unique, but the Academy was located.
However, in the north, only the Waldfeld family had unrivaled power, and they were able to act as a tyrant without being checked by anyone.
“Until now, the violence of the Waldfeld family was only being exhibited in the northern regions. The other places were guarded by master swordsmen in the area, so I couldn’t touch them.”
“But, not long ago, the western Lancaster family collapsed… … .”
“Yeah, so you can wield violence towards the West.”
Everyone’s faces hardened.
“While crossing the Nowert Mountains, the Waldfelds turned the Oculus into a sea of blood because they blocked their way. Immediately after that, at the request of the Koller family, I ravaged the Pestol family.”
“Are you taking a request? What do you mean?”
“Recognizing that the forces of the Waldfeld family were approaching, the Koller family ran early and fell flat. In the future, I will pay allegiance to the Waldfeld family, so please take care of the neighboring Festol family, which has been a thorn in the eyes for a long time.”
“Oh my gosh… … .”
Schmidt made an absurd look.
“In the northwest region, more and more families are submissive to the Waldfeld family like this. They don’t have the strength to fight the Waldfeld family, so this is why they want to run to the Waldfeld family before anyone else and act as a minion.”
“It sounds like something I heard somewhere.”
Chloe muttered with a bitter expression.
“However, that will change when the academy starts in earnest.”
“Yeah, the Academy has confirmed the attitude of the Waldfeld family, so it will move slowly.”
Comparing the Academy and the Waldfeld family, the pure army is much more of the Waldfeld family. If you count the numbers alone, it would be less than one-tenth.
However, since the Academy has several top grade graduates, it also has an advantage over the Waldfeld family, which has only one Mikhail Waldfeld.
“The Waldfeld family probably did not expect the Academy to launch a major military campaign. I’ll have to dig into that part and drive it all at once.”
“okay. Then we… … .”
When Serine was about to ask her future direction.
A student who recently joined our faction ran from the dormitory side.
“Ernas-sama! This is urgent news!”
“what?”
As I turned my head, he gasped and raised his voice.
“Gort Waldfeld has disappeared from the academy! It looks like he ran away with some of his entourage!”
Gort ran away.
Hearing this, Schmidt frowned.
“Damn, if I had known this would be the case, I would have used my hand in advance.”
“Schmitz, the war with the Waldfelds hasn’t even started yet, so you can’t do that to Gort-sama. He is still an academy student.”
“Heh, that’s… … .”
Before Schmidt could counter Chloe, I intervened.
“Schmitz, Chloe is right.”
“yes?”
“It would be wrong for us to personally harm Gort now. As Chloe said, Gort is still a full-time academy student.”
“Ugh, though… … .”
“However.”
I said with a smirk.
“If you break out of the academy without permission, it’s a different story.”
“oh… … !”
“Also… Ernas was waiting for Gort to escape first.”
Serine nodded and said.
“It is against the rules to go out of the academy without permission. There is no problem even if I catch you and put you in custody.”
“It’s like that.”
The academy is known as an educational institution.
Students cannot be imprisoned or used as hostages without justification.
But this time, Gort was the first to create a cause.
“Perhaps Gort will give you more reasons outside. That makes the academy easier to move.”
Thanks for moving as expected, I said in a clear voice.
“So, let us get Gort.”
* * *
“shit… … !”
Wow!
The glass was shattered as it hit the inn room wall.
Because Gort couldn’t beat Boon and threw it.
“Go, Gort, calm down.”
“Stop drinking… … .”
“Noisy!”
Rejecting the disapproval of his aides, Gort picked up a bottle of wine.
Then he put his mouth on the bottle and took a drink, then spit out abusive language again.
“Damn, what’s going on!”
“Gort… … .”
“Why did the academy intervene? Crazy children!”
Gort’s hastily run away from the academy was when he realized that the academy was about to engage in military action against the Waldfelds.
Realizing that preparations were already underway inside the academy, he hurried out to inform his father.
“The academy is not an educational institution! Why are you interfering with this?”
“But Gort, even when the Lancaster family fell, the Academy sent professors… … .”
“That’s because the Lancaster family has teamed up with the demons to kill Ernas! Our Waldfelds are not like that!”
“ah… … .”
“Why do educational institutions move their troops to stop our family? That doesn’t make sense!”
When he heard that the Waldfelds had invaded the western region, Gort was quite excited.
If the Waldfeld family seizes the supremacy of the empire by conquering the West, Gort’s status in the academy would rise sharply.
However, if the academy is hostile to the Waldfelds, it becomes difficult for Gort to even remain in the academy.
“You don’t have to worry too much, Gort-sama.”
One of the aides said cautiously.
“There are more academies for more advanced grades and higher, but the Waldfelds, who have brought not only grades but also regular soldiers, are far more numerous. If we use our numerical advantage and plan well, we will be able to defeat the academy.”
“Operation, operation… … .”
Gort grabbed his head and muttered.
“You need to know the academy is moving before you plan. My father would have come to the West expecting the academy not to move.”
“that… … .”
“Yeah, so I have to run quickly and report the situation… … .”
Exhaling a drunken sigh, Gort lay down on the table.
“So Dad can wipe out the Academy bastards… Ernas, I need to give you the information so I can kill him… … .”
“Gort… … .”
“You seem to have been very drunk, but I think it would be better to just rest.”
His entourage supported Gort and led him to the bed.
In the middle, there were people who were hit in the face by Gort swinging his fist, but they did not show any dissatisfaction.
“Rest in peace, Gort.”
“… … .”
The door closed, and the room became quiet.
Lying on the messy inn bed, Gort felt exhausted.
‘Damn, I didn’t want this… … .’
Even when he entered the school, Gort was full of confidence.
He was going to win the respect of people by showing his outstanding abilities at the academy, and defeat his rivals one after another to reach the top.
By the way… everything is ruined
‘It was okay until Berrisrisse and I held my hand and stepped on the black half 6… … .’
When I think of Serine’s face, which was soaked with a sense of defeat, a smile still comes to her lips.
However, when I think of the thorough defeat by Ernas in the camp battle that happened immediately after that, my anger builds up and I can’t stand it.
‘After that, I’ve never had a direct confrontation with Ernas, but… Every move he made put me in a corner.’
In the end, it’s all because of Ernas.
Without Ernas, this would not have happened.
Aunt Theodora also died because of Ernas.
‘No, you can still reverse it!’
Intoxicated, Gort clenched his fists.
‘You just have to tell your father what’s going on in the academy! All we have to do is plan well and destroy the academy!”
Anyway, the number of heads is higher here.
If you plan well, you will be able to win against the academy.
for example… If the entire army was divided into several units and the entire western part was ravaged, it would be difficult for an academy with insufficient numbers to respond properly.
‘Yeah, that’s how you subjugate the academy… You can kill Ernas too!’
Kill Ernas.
Just thinking about it made me laugh.
Just imagining it, perhaps because of drunkenness, made me feel better.
‘You must kill that child with a single knife. No, can’t I just kill it with a single knife? After making it as painful as possible, slowly… … .’
While imagining various things, Gort grinned with his eyes closed.
‘And then by forcing Serine… … .’
So when Gort was paralyzed on the bed.
Suddenly, a loud noise was heard from outside.
It’s a cheap inn, so maybe the drunkards are making a fuss.
“Ah, what… … .”
He let out a swear word and got up.
The moment I tried to raise my voice to my aides to tell them to be quiet.
“… … ?!”
Suddenly the door opened, and a familiar person appeared.
It was Serine Bastian, whom I had been thinking about for a while.
“Se, Serene… … ?”
At first, I thought he was dreaming while drunk.
However, he checked the situation outside the door and found his aides lying down.
“… … !”
Feeling his drunken spirit disappear, Gort hurriedly tried to blow himself away.
He tried to escape through the window on the other side.
But, at that moment.
“Huh?!”
As the window wall collapsed, a hand protruding out of nowhere grabbed Gort’s collar.
Gort hurriedly tried to shake off his hand, but he looked at the face of the person holding him by the collar and swallowed his breath.
“Eh, Ernas… … ?!”
“You’d better give up, Gort.”
Toward Gort, who was astonished, Ernas let out a cold voice.
“There is nowhere else in the world for you to run away from.”