Chapter 190: The Knight Hates Rofan Events (2)

“It’s about time for another incident to break out.”

The headache brought by the sultan and the mages had disappeared a month ago. And for that whole month, Lee Han had been doing his best to avoid getting himself involved in any troublesome matters by leaving all the matters regarding the fanatics and various other issues to his step-sister.

Because of that…

-You bad guy, are you trying to exploit this lady?

-No? I just figured that you should deal with the matter yourself, Sister, since you’re good at it. If a mere knight like me were to do something above his pay grade, people would scorn me, and I can’t afford that. I need to leave among the people too.

-…That is the most shameless excuse I’ve heard this year.

-But, I was just telling the truth.

-This damned brat!

He could accept all those troublesome things his step-sister threw at him, but at the end of the day, those weren’t his business.

I’ve done what she asked me to do, why does she still want me to do more?

People in power really have no conscience…

And so, just like that, he did his best to adjust the gap between his body and senses for the whole month, leaving everything to her without looking back.

In other words, for that month, he was living a peaceful life.

But he knew…

That this peace was like the calm before the storm.

The clouds of war still haven’t disappeared.

He was talking about the air of the battlefield that ordinary people wouldn’t be able to feel. That heavy atmosphere was still hovering around him, and he was certain that something would happen soon.

Just like a small spark that was left unattended could easily lead to a large fire, even a small trouble in this kind of situation would escalate into something big.

Tsk!

…It would be nice if I’m just being paranoid here.

Lee Han clicked his tongue. There were times when he was proud of his intuition, but when that same intuition successfully predicted all the bad things, his expression couldn’t help but soured.

Tsk-!

“Woah, I was so annoyed that I made this thing in an instant…”

Lee Han put down the needle and handkerchief he was holding. It appeared that while his mind was wandering somewhere else, his ‘training’ was over.

Meanwhile, the young misses who saw it…

“…Wow, you’re amazing, Instructor…! You embroidered a fish so accurately. That too in an instant…!”

“This level of perfection and splendor is…!”

They were amazed by the ‘masterpiece’ he had created and did not spare their praises at all.

What he made was a wonderful embroidery of a school of fishes. If the noble ladies were to see it, they’d have been more than happy to pay 30 gold coins for it. Considering that he managed to embroider a hundred fishes on a small handkerchief, what he had done was something quite unbelievable.

“Y-You surpassed us in exactly two weeks…”

“…Oh my.”

“Is this what they call a gap in talent…?”

The young misses felt a deep sense of defeat at his skill in producing such a wonderful piece in less than two weeks. After all, though young, they were still noble ladies who had learned how to embroider since they were three years old.

If it was only a handkerchief with a fish on it, they wouldn’t react so strongly. But when they saw the embroidery that depicted detailed dragon scales and phoenix feathers as well as the one that depicted a meadow, they could feel the gap of talent between them.

“It’s because my fingers are strong, unlike yours. Don’t praise me too much or I’ll get it into my head.”

Lee Han had tough skin that no matter how many times he was pricked by the needle, he wouldn’t get hurt at all. Moreover, sewing was an essential element that had to be learned in every organization he had been in, including his past life and present life.

After all, there was no one who’d fix his clothes when they were torn, so he was forced to learn how to sew to survive.

It was a sad story, but thanks to that, it wasn’t that difficult for him to learn embroidery, and since his sense and dexterity weren’t bad, it wasn’t difficult for him to surpass the girls’ skills.

All he had to do was just put in some effort consistently on it.

It’s the perfect [training method] for me too.

In order to learn how to control his strength, he judged that a delicate and focused training method would work better than lifting dumbbells or iron bars. So, in addition to learning some embroidery, he had also made stuffs like teddy bears, sweaters, or scarves.

He found it fun to train while doing something productive, and the more delicate the work, the more wonderful the result was, so it was actually a really fulfilling training method for him.

“Thanks to you, I think I learned how to control my strength better. I don’t know if this can be called the tuition fee, but you can share the embroidery, sweaters, and dolls I made… If you need them.”

Lee Han shrugged, doubting that these girls would want something made by a man.

However…

“Miss Rose! You’re crossing the line! Why do you have five of them with you?!”

“W-What?! I don’t know what you’re talking about…!”

“Are you really saying that to me? Fine. We’ll settle this with fencing!”

“…Wow, you dare challenge me to a fencing match? I know it’s embarrassing to say this, but aside from Miss Levy, I’m proud to say that I’m the second best female cadet.”

“We have to put it to the test then! Or are you scared?”

“…Bring my fleuret! Right now!”

The girls actually started to fight his masterpieces over a fencing duel, prompting him to blink in confusion.

…He didn’t realize that he was a ‘skilled newbie’ who had made masterpieces.

*  *  *

“It seems that you have an unexpected talent, Instructor.”

“…Still, I don’t think that’s something worth fighting about. Well, if anything, it’s good that they’re sparring so passionately…”

He could say that, it was expected of nobles. Since they had a solid grasp of the basics and had absorbed his teachings well, add that to the fact that they had been learning fencing since they were young, their skills were considerable, to say the least.

However, since their fight got quite intense, Lee Han was worried that they might get hurt or bruised.

“We have the Divine Technique, that won’t be a problem.”

Wooong-!

The Great Divine Technique – Barrier of Sacrifice.

That was the name of the Divine Technique that the interns used. As long as it was there, the kids would hardly get hurt while practicing or fighting.

Lee Han watched the sparring with a relieved feeling, and while he was on it, he…

“So, why are you calling out to me first? It’s so unlike you. Is there something on your mind?”

“You make me sound like someone who only talks to you when I need something from you, Instructor…”

“What? You aren’t?”

“…”

“Shameless guy.”

“…Ahem.”

The black-haired prince secretly avoided his gaze. Though he carried a cold and blunt air, he surprisingly had such a cute side.

Well, if he has any kind of conscience, he’d agree that it’s shameless to only look for me whenever he needs something.

Considering that he keeps on pretending not to know me normally, his shamelessness is pretty much his Passive Skills now.

“So, why are you talking to me, Young Master?”

“…Just call me like you usually do. Are you trying to rile me up?”

“No? You’re just being pricky for on reason.”

“…”

“Fine, fine, I’ll stop teasing you.”

“…Jack.”

Swish-!

At that moment, a certain cadet with a presence so weak that no one was able to notice him appeared. Who knows how long he had been hiding there. Perhaps since the beginning.

Regardless…

“And here I wondered why you’ve been standing at that place. You were trying to surprise me, weren’t you?”

“Huh?”

“Haaa… I told you to practice your swordsmanship, not your stealth!”

Unfortunately, his skills weren’t enough to fool Lee Han’s senses. So, Lee han just teased him, telling him that he should invest in his swordsmanship, not other things.

Jack, who received the nagging he heard countless times already, made excuses as if he was wronged.

“I-I also practiced my swordsmanship often! M-My stealth just improves on its own even if I leave it alone…”

“What a way to brag. But, honestly, rather than feeling offended, I pity you more…”

“Don’t pity me…”

Jack, whose talent as an assassin grew just by breathing, became depressed as he wore a sad expression. But, he didn’t forget what he was supposed to do, so he took out a few photos from his pocket and handed them to the instructor.

“?”

“Please take a look at them first.”

“…Hmm.”

Lee Han glanced at the photos at their urging, and for a moment…

“…”

A cold aura lingered in his eyes before it quickly disappeared.

Flinch-!

It was only for a second, but the two guys’ bodies flinched. Just feeling his aura, which had grown even more, made their blood run cold.

But Lee Han didn’t notice that, he was too focused on the photo. The resolution was poor, but it wasn’t so bad that he couldn’t recognize the people or places in the photo.

Looking at it, Lee Han…

“Blackie, stalking is a crime, you punk.”

“…”

…Looked back and forth between the photo, that had Judia Pierre on it, and the young guy, who was making an exasperated expression.

*  *  *

Judia Pierre. She was a biological woman who usually dressed as a man. Not only that, she also had two personalities with one of them being a hunting dog of the temple, the heretic inquisitor.

She had also been severely scolded the day before for threatening Lee Han.

If one were to dig up on her a little more, she wasn’t just a heretic inquisitor.

She was a [Dream Demon]. A mystic race.

In other words, she was someone from a race that could enter others’ dreams, and replenish their energy by eating humans’ vital energy, regardless of gender.

Also, she was apparently one of the ‘Three Great Villainess of the Kingdom’ who’d make Blackie suffer later in the future.

…She had a splendid track record, but no one considered her a threat yet. Mostly because no one knew what kind of evil deeds she’d do.

Besides, the only people who knew about her aside from Lee Han were the status window guy, and the unlucky guy who married her.

“You have that kind of thoughts about her?”

“…That’s not the case”

…Blackie, the regressor.

Lee Han was staring at the photos that clearly had Judia Pierre on it. She seemed to be meeting or talking to someone, but no matter how he looked at it, it felt like the guy in front of him was just stalking her.

…If I don’t know better, I’d report him right away.

It was only because he knew about the history between Blackie and Judia Pierre that he understood why he did this. If it was other people, they would look at it as typical stalker behavior. Of course, if he got caught because of this, his social status would fall in many ways.

Lee Han let out a sigh and gave the photos back to him.

“Why are you showing me this? If it was someone other than me, they’d misunderstand you in more ways than one.”

“It’s because of that I’m showing it to you, Instructor. Also, you know that I hate her, and that I’m wary of her.”

“I know… But that’s why I’m even more worried…”

Lee Han was worried that the guy might drag her underground and torture her tomorrow. That was how intense his hatred was towards her.

…Tsk, this is why a couple has to do a proper breakup.

He believed that people shouldn’t delete an important document just because they’d be leaving the job they hated soon. Because by doing so, their life would enter a hell mode.

There was an aesthetic to breakups, and if the breakup was dirty, it meant that their life afterwards would be miserable.

…Well, if they’re ready to live that kind of life, I guess they can afford breaking up in such a manner…

In that sense…

This guy seems to want to see the end.

“-Instructor, please hand her over to me right now. She is not someone who can be fixed.”

Blackie, no, Roen, glared at him, expressing his desire to somehow end Judia Pierre’s life. At this, Lee Han scratched the back of his head.

I expected something to happen, but it’s happening now of all times?

The people in the photos Roen showed him all looked like ‘people from the temple’. He had a gut feeling that his peaceful daily life was coming to an end.

This is why I hate medieval religion.

Those fucks just don’t do what they preach, and instead do some shady shit like this.

…Maybe if I hit them on the back of their heads, they’ll come to their senses…