The Strongest Swordsman of Jeiha Academy

“Damn it.”

William Artin did not attend Minst Academy today.

It was common for him to skip classes and not properly attend the academy.

However, today he didn’t attend for a different reason than usual.

‘It won’t stand up.’

Normally at this hour, he would have been having fun with several pretty female students from Minst Academy.

But due to the sexual dysfunction caused by Theodore, he had been forced to cut off relations with women for several days now.

“Damn it.”

No matter how shameless William was, he couldn’t widely advertise that he had become sexually impotent. If this fact were to become a rumor, he would certainly become a laughingstock.

And questions might openly arise about whether he was truly the Chosen One.

‘Theodore, Theodore, Theodore!’

William inwardly called the hated name of his twin brother three times in succession.

He was terrified of him.

But at the same time, he hated him so much.

The one threatening the position of the Chosen One that rightfully belonged to him!

And deep anxiety about what would happen if his identity as Theodore Artin were revealed kept instilling endless fear in him.

If his identity were revealed, it would certainly expose the power that made him appear to be the real Chosen One.

‘Damn it, a method, I need to find some method.’

But he couldn’t think of any solution.

The assassins had already failed, and no other methods seemed available.

Fear, helplessness.

These emotions that he had never felt in his life refused to leave him for days.

‘Since he said he wouldn’t reveal himself… I’ll have to take this approach.’

A thought occurred to William’s mind.

Having thought of a method that could serve as a safety measure to prevent any potential threat without disturbing Theodore Skyroad’s mood, he hurriedly moved to implement it.

It seemed he would have to return to Minst Academy from tomorrow.

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After releasing Yuria from his embrace, Theodore felt as if her body scent had permeated his own body.

Though she was sweaty from intense movement, perhaps due to her lack of waste products, there was no unpleasant feeling; rather, her body scent seemed to feel more stimulating than before.

However, Theodore quickly calmed himself, while Yuria, still not composed, made an effort to appear nonchalant as she sat down.

While it was normal for fiancés to embrace each other, she seemed embarrassed at being publicly held. It was natural since she wasn’t accustomed to such things.

‘Now it’s my turn.’

And now that she, whom he had taught, had shown excellent results, it was time for him to clearly imprint what the sky above the sky meant in the eyes of those gathered here.

“I, Theodore Skyroad, would like to name my opponent.”

Theodore spoke while gazing at Professor Benjamin, who remained on the platform after Owen and Yuria had descended. The professor, receiving his direct gaze, seemed to read the fighting spirit in his eyes and nodded.

“Very well, come up to the platform. And name your opponent.”

“Yes, understood.”

Unlike with Yuria, telling him to come up to the platform first meant that the professor had guessed whom he would name as his opponent.

And he had decided to accept it without refusing.

“Theodore Skyroad…”

“From what I saw earlier, his skills seem no joke.”

“There’s also talk about him being an Archmage, is that really true?”

“Then why did he join the Swordsmanship Department?”

“I heard he’s also good at swordsmanship.”

Theodore paid no deep attention to the chatter of other students about him, not even turning his gaze towards them.

To others, his appearance would seem like the very embodiment of an arrogant genius.

And because of that, his abilities would attract even more attention, and gradually people would try to approach the truth.

‘Just as Lady Yuria’s fight earlier broke ground…’

His fight now could be considered as breaking ground once more.

Thinking this as he climbed onto the platform, Theodore discerned the desire in the gazes of female students admiring his appearance.

At Jeiha Academy, the looks from female students were mostly of admiration, not this kind of desire.

And those female students with such gazes were likely those who had engaged in desire-filled relationships with William.

‘How unpleasant.’

It was unpleasant to him.

Not because they felt sexual desire while looking at him.

It was unpleasant that they harbored desire while comparing him to the likes of William.

“Theodore Skyroad, now designate your opponent for the duel.”

At Professor Benjamin’s words, Theodore nodded and looked at him, asking.

“Can I challenge anyone in this classroom?”

“Yes, anyone is fine.”

Having received a clear answer from Professor Benjamin, Theodore nodded slightly and without hesitation immediately pointed out his opponent.

“Then my opponent will be Professor Benjamin.”

He had chosen Professor Benjamin, the most skilled swordsman in this classroom excluding himself.

“What?”

“He’s designating the professor?”

“Is he that confident? Or just arrogant?”

“No, maybe not. They say his magical prowess easily subdued Senior Jade? Maybe he’s confident in his swordsmanship too?”

“Come on, no way. It’s already unbelievable that his magic is that good… how could his swordsmanship be that outstanding too?”

Theodore found it slightly amusing to see them evaluating him based on ordinary standards. But ordinary people would be like that.

Even he himself thought that the talent of the true Chosen One—himself—was on a completely different level from normal people.

Just looking at William, who was merely the twin of the Chosen One and thus nothing more than dregs, born with outstanding talent, the talent of himself as the real Chosen One was on a completely higher level.

From the beginning, one couldn’t expect those who couldn’t see beyond the clouds when looking up at the sky to have the discernment to see what lay beyond.

“As I thought.”

Since Professor Benjamin was aware of the fighting spirit directed at him, he responded with “As I thought” to this challenge from Theodore.

Having already anticipated it, he wasn’t surprised.

“Pick up your sword and prepare. We’ll start right away.”

This meant he was accepting Theodore’s challenge.

“Understood.”

Theodore took out a sword from his spatial storage.

From the outside, it appeared to be an extremely ordinary longsword, but since it was made with a large sum of money from House Skyroad, it was quite a high-quality sword.

Although there were many better swords, the reason he used this one was for a very important reason.

‘I should use the sword Judy gave me in a place like this.’

It was the sword that his beloved cute sister, Judith Skyroad, had saved her pocket money to gift him last year.

His adorable sister, who was only 14 years old at the time, had used all her saved pocket money to commission and make this sword as a gift for him when he entered Jeiha Academy.

For Theodore Skyroad, who loved his true family, such an affectionate gift from his sister was naturally precious.

“Hmm! Impressive!”

Theodore could see Professor Benjamin’s expression gradually hardening as he observed him adjusting his presence with his sword drawn. Then, something seemed to dawn on the professor as he drew his sword and carefully assumed a stance.

On this platform, his status was that of a second-year student, and Benjamin was a professor teaching students.

But Theodore was confident that even someone like him wouldn’t surpass himself.

‘Considering potential damage to the surroundings, I should moderate myself.’

Even with moderation, he was confident he wouldn’t lose to him.

‘Still, I’ll treat him with proper respect.’

At least judging by his eyes, the opponent was a genuine martial artist.

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Theodore could be seen taking his stance.

Yuria focused her gaze, trying to carefully observe his movements.

‘I must watch closely how Lord Theodore fights.’

He might casually throw her some clues in the fight that could help her.

The sight of two men facing each other with drawn swords, not breaking eye contact and slowly pointing their swords at each other, was visible.

Both skilled at handling ki, they could launch destructive attacks, but since that might destroy the surroundings, they would focus on swordsmanship in this place, with ki serving only as a supplement.

“Haaaah!”

Surprisingly, Professor Benjamin made the first move.

Normally in such situations, the professor would yield the first attack, but there was visible delight in his eyes.

‘Ah, that person is a true martial artist.’

Yuria didn’t know, but Theodore had made the same assessment of Professor Benjamin. And Yuria recognized that the professor’s sword, which rushed in quickly, was extremely fast.

She would have no chance of winning against Professor Benjamin.

But Theodore was different.

Kwooong!

As the ki-surrounded swords collided, a large impact sound, not the sound of metal clashing, spread around.

Theodore had deflected Professor Benjamin’s sword by swinging his own sword widely.