148 – [Side Story] Student from the East Continent – 07
The day was somehow managed by Professor Resalka, who rushed to hear the commotion.
What she saw when she arrived was the students around her looking worried and the crown prince and his party frozen with their faces turning white.
It was a strange sight: Nord Uboris, lying on the ground in the center, bleeding and trembling from the lower body, and Sir Wentoth standing triumphantly next to him.
She immediately sent students to the ward to send Nord U Boris to the ward, and then conducted a survey of the people around him.
The crown prince claimed that Sir Wentoth unilaterally used violence against Nord Uboris, but all the students except them claimed that the crown prince and his party unilaterally threatened Sir Wentoth, and that Nord Uboris committed violence first. He testified that he tried to surround him.
Honestly, from Professor Lesalca’s point of view, the testimony of other students was more credible than the Crown Prince’s group, a group of delinquent students who were always causing trouble.
However, since it was an extremely personal judgment, Professor Le Salca had no choice but to gather her officials and interrogate them.
Of course, Nord Uboris, who was taken to the ward and receiving treatment, had no choice, so he had no choice but to gather the crown prince and his party instead.
“Your Highness Joshua, I am very sorry, but your claim that Ms. Sir unilaterally used violence is completely different from the testimony of the students who witnessed the situation.”
“Are you saying you don’t believe me?!”
“…Except for Your Majesty and His close associates, everyone consistently testified that the Nord Uboris army attacked first.”
“Hmph, the testimony of other poor people…”
“It is certainly true that Nord could not contain his excitement and attacked.”
Has the Crown Prince judged that the level of his remarks is no longer dangerous?
Chris Maletti interrupted the prince’s speech midway and opened his mouth.
Prince Joshua, whose words were ignored in the middle, frowned, but retreated without saying anything.
In fact, he was aware that Chris was more useful in this position than he was.
“For whatever reason, it is true that as an imperial man, his actions of trying to stab a woman first should be reprimanded. However.”
“But?”
“I think she is to some extent responsible for not admitting her own faults and instead pushing Ms. Alyssa, who had been protecting her, and making her Nord angry?”
It’s ridiculously far-fetched, but it’s actually a tactic that some high-ranking nobles use well.
This commoner first made threatening words and actions towards me.
This person was the first to insult my friend. What an excuse.
…In the first place, this method was used as an excuse by nobles after persecuting commoners or lower-ranking nobles who were unable to prove what they actually said and did and insulted, because those around them did not testify for fear of repercussions. Although it was difficult to say that it was effective.
“Miss Sir, what on earth happened?”
“You said I cheated on the test, so I just asked what kind of cheating you did…?”
Sir Wentoth’s expression looks like he doesn’t really know what the problem is.
Hearing those words, Professor R’Salka also made the same expression as Sir.
Of course, it was an expression with a different meaning than Sir.
“What do you mean by cheating?”
“Literally, there’s a good chance she cheated on this midterm exam.”
Hearing Chris Maletti’s words, Professor Le Salca felt a slight ache in his backbone.
Cheating on the exam at the prestigious Belnoa Academy.
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Belnoa Academy’s exams are strict, and it is famous for closely monitoring student misconduct.
All types of high-level magic, such as various surveillance magic and alarm magic to prevent cheating during exam time, and supervision of cheating by two professors per classroom are basic.
In the practical exam, they even conduct tests to see if various magic drugs have been used, and even in tests for low-class students that are not particularly important, they use all kinds of methods.
“…Do you think it’s possible to cheat on the exams at Belnoa Academy?”
“Maybe it’s not impossible, right?”
At Chris’s words, Le Salca felt like spitting out her curse.
Yes, well, it is not impossible.
But is it capable of breaking through all kinds of high-level magic, surveillance by highly skilled professors, and drug testing?
Then you can get a high score without cheating.
“Chris Maletti, are you aware that your remarks are insulting to the faculty of Belnoir Academy, to the academy’s president, Georges, and to His Majesty the Emperor, our academy’s greatest benefactor?”
“That…That…”
Perhaps he recognized that this was a rather careless remark, Chris took a step back.
Now that His Majesty’s name is mentioned, it will be difficult to argue.
But there was still one person who could be argued with here.
“Hmph, her father might be looking after that woman.”
This is Prince Joshua.
Professor R’Salca touched his head, as if the crown prince’s words were causing a sharp pain in his head.
“…What does that mean?”
“Um, is it okay to speak?”
Hearing Professor Lesalca’s words, Fortis Lendl Ludman raised his hand and said.
When Professor Le Salca nodded his head, he stepped forward.
“I did my own research, but it seems that Miss Sir Wentoth entered Belnoa Academy on the recommendation of His Majesty the Emperor.”
“Oh, yeah. Well…”
Professor Lesalka also heard that.
I don’t know how the relationship with the student from the distant Eastern Continent came about, but in fact, His Majesty the Emperor recommended Miss Sir to her Belnoa Academy and left a message saying that he would take good care of her.
“Then, as long as His Majesty the Emperor is looking after her, isn’t it possible to manipulate her test results as well?”
Professor R’Salka’s expression crumpled.
That can’t be possible.
When her emperor entrusted her to him, all he asked of her Georges Academy director and her professors was to protect her safety at all costs.
There were no personal requests, such as requests for academic convenience.
“Are you insulting His Majesty the Emperor?”
“I was just giving a reasonable guess.”
It’s reasonable, but it’s a mess.
To begin with, His Majesty the current Emperor is famous for being honest and having no one to stand by.
But would such a person favor one student and ask to manipulate the test results?
How could he not know that when he is my father?
Professor Le Salca took one look at Prince Joshua, then looked up at the ceiling of her classroom and sighed.
“Of course, this is all speculation, so we hope that Miss Sir Wentoth will prove the truth.”
“Proof?”
Speaking to herself, Sir looked at Portis and said,
Then Portis smiled.
The handsome boy with bronze skin looked at Sir with a grin.
“It’s a duel.”
“Duel?”
“Yes, isn’t here His Highness Joshua, whom you defeated in the martial arts test, and me, whom you defeated in the magic test?”
“Huh…? But?”
“So, all you have to do is duel His Majesty Joshua with martial arts and me with magic to prove that you rightfully took first place. Isn’t it a simple task?”
Fortis laughed inwardly as he looked at the arrogant student studying abroad in a distant foreign country.
No matter how you look at it, the amount of magical power she always possesses in her body is insignificant.
If she only has that weak magical power, she can be easily defeated.
The same goes for martial arts.
If you look at the skills that just defeated the Nord, it’s not like you have no skills at all.
Although it was a basic self-defense technique, it was quite good as it took down an unwary Nord and subdued him with a key attack all at once.
But it only goes so far.
Looking at her body, not even one of her muscles properly, an unguarded Nord would be able to easily subdue her.
Originally, the intention was to challenge Nord, not Prince Joshua, to the duel, but Nord was seriously injured.
The crown prince may express some dissatisfaction, but it is a bit burdensome for him to deal with both martial arts and magic.
“What do you think? Of course, we are only raising our suspicions, so even if you refuse the duel, there is no real disadvantage.”
It’s a lie.
Rather, if you refuse this duel, even if it actually ends in suspicion, you can completely overturn the suspicion by saying that you ran away from the suspicion.
In fact, Portis’s aim was this way.
If he refused her duel, she planned to make it sound like the reason she ran away was because of her cheating on her exam.
On the other hand, if you accept her duel, you will definitely beat her in her duel.
Well, since the other person was a woman, she might not look nice on the outside.
However, this is ultimately an action to condemn those who committed cheating in the exam at the sacred Belnoa Academy.
If you think that way, there is nothing to be concerned about.
‘Now, what are you going to do? Sir Wentoth.’
After thinking for a moment, Sir opened her mouth.
“So, I just have to beat them both once, right?”
“Yes, of course.”
Is it the latter?
It didn’t matter to him either way.
“Then we will duel.”
Belnoa Academy, ward.
After completing treatment, someone came to visit Nord Uboris, who was lying in the hospital room.
Ardia Empire Army Commander, Count Marx Uboris.
He came running in a huff when he heard that his son, who would one day succeed his title and be commissioned into the imperial army, had been seriously injured.
When I came to visit, I realized that my son’s injuries were worse than I thought.
“Hey… Teacher? What did you just say?”
“Well… That’s because… The place where I got hit wasn’t a very good place…”
“W…What do you mean?”
Hearing the Count’s words, Dr. Arina, a doctor working in the ward, said while breaking into a cold sweat.
“I…I was going to tell you once I’ve fully recovered, but please know well. Your son can’t have children anymore. So that’s…The lower part of his body is very weak.” “I hit the important spot right…”
Hearing the teacher answer like that with a bright red face, the Count’s face became the color of dirt.
“That…I can’t believe that…”
“Hey…Your son came to his senses a few minutes ago…So it would be better to meet him in person.”
Count Uboris walked with trembling steps toward the door pointed out by Teacher Arina.
When he opened the door and entered, he saw his son lying on the bed, staring into space with a sad face.
As he approached, he turned his head and looked at the count.
The Count, filled with anger at the pitiful sight of his son, spoke in a depressed voice.
“…Who are you?”
“……”
“Some guy is asking who made you like this.”
To his father’s question, Nord had nothing to say.
How can I say this? He ended up like this because he tried to hit a noble lady from a foreign country and got hit back.
A father is a person who places more importance on things such as pride and pride as a boy in the empire than his love for his child.
Suppose he was taken to the hospital after being hit by a woman. Even if he was immediately kicked out, there would be nothing to say.
“Nord!!”
Nord turns his head without saying a word to his father who shouts his name.
The Count took a step back as he felt something was missing from Nord’s appearance.
The Count sighed.
Yes, what would it be like to become a eunuch?
There is no problem joining the imperial army, and the next title is only a matter of his second son, Ulls’ son.
However, since the appearance of the Nord was unclear, the count felt the need to investigate the situation in detail.
“…I’m busy with work, so I’ll come back. I hope you get well.”
“……”
Nord sighed and turned around to see his father leaving, then covered his head with his blanket.
The slight pain and sense of emptiness felt in the lower body made me reawaken to reality.
At the same time, tremendous anger and hatred burned within him.
“f*ck…f*ck!!”
Nord’s voice of silent hatred, shouting with his head buried in the bed, faded away in the air.