Chap 37-It’s Just a False Accusation.

 

Riel’s combat ability was just average; swinging a sword and catching goblins was enough.

Her posture was a bit unnatural, and her sword swings were soft, but it wasn’t bad.

“Riel? Since when?”

“Well, even if they seem timid, there are people like that sometimes. People who act contrary to their appearance. In the first place, it can’t be helped in this case. If the environment they grew up in was difficult, they would learn something to survive. And if they’re good enough to get into Schperen, it’s certain.”

If they were from a fallen noble family, they would have learned to survive.

Even if they were timid, they would have worked hard not to be ignored.

So, they would know how to kill a few goblins.

Now it’s our Princess’s turn to step up.

The Princess must have been stimulated, as she targeted a goblin lurking nearby.

This is why Gustav used it.

Goblins without a real leader hardly show any aggression unless they directly face them, or sense a presence.

In other words, unless a real person is just standing there blankly. It means there’s no man to be caught and killed by the goblin, and no woman to be pinned down by the goblin.

Basically, goblins are the size of children in their early teens. Even just running away would mean a physically superior human would win.

“Hmm. So, she’s at least that capable.”

“Yes. Rather, in this situation, Riel is probably more eager to fight. It’s also a matter of grades.”

“Doesn’t seem like she’s fighting because of grades.”

“That’s not important. What’s important is that Riel has the will to catch that goblin. An unyielding will.”

However, even with such goblins, if you lose in a battle of nerves like a staring contest, they tend to look down on you and rush in.

Especially if the opponent is a female capable of interspecies breeding.

Look at that. The goblin is already scanning our Princess up and down with those frog-like eyes.

If something really happens, the instructors will intervene using teleportation magic or something, but just seeing that now will make the Princess fear goblins.

The fact that that guy isn’t rushing in recklessly means.

He’s trying to figure out her intentions.

“If you can’t hide it anyway, you have to push through with the battle of wills. Never close your eyes and jump in because you’re scared. Got it?”

“Y-yes.”

But this woman. As soon as she makes eye contact with the goblin, she gets scared and closes her eyes.

Yeah. The more I see, the more I understand why Gustav assigned a dungeon with only such low-level monsters.

Even the Princess is like this.

If the students are facing monsters for the first time in this practical, it’s obvious.

Gustav’s purpose in this practical is just to push them in so they can fight monsters.

In short, the purpose of this practical is to make them fight somehow.

And our Princess is still closing her eyes.

Holding the sword tightly, is she offering some kind of prayer?

“No, open your eyes.”

“It’s not as easy as it sounds! Look how disgusting it looks!”

She’ll see a lot of things that look more disgusting than that when she goes outside. To be so scared by just this.

Yeah. She’s originally a hothouse flower who can’t do anything.

A hothouse flower that’s withering from a bit of bullying. It’ll be a bit tough with that body, but.

Anyway, the Princess, who has been ignored like this, becomes a good prey for the goblin.

“Kieeeeeeeek!”

As the goblin rushes in, the Princess opens her eyes wide.

Her face turns as white as a sheet, but surprisingly, the Princess seems to be quite lucky.

“Hiiiik!”

She starts swinging her sword wildly with her eyes closed. But she used the posture of swinging the sword that I had been correcting.

With precision, straight. With solid movements.

She swung the sword straight at the rushing goblin.

For a brief moment, along with the trajectory cutting through the air, a diagonal sword wound appeared on the goblin’s insignificant body, and blood burst out.

Kushaaaaak!

As expected, there were results from the training.

Originally, goblins are monsters that even untrained ordinary people can handle if they’re not scared.

If Arietta, the soft Princess who only knows how to swing a sword properly, catches a goblin, it’s not that difficult.

However, the Princess must have been quite scared by the goblin’s roar. She’s completely mutilating and humiliating the dead goblin.

“Die! Die! Die!”

After it was all over, Arietta diligently performed a final check on the dead goblin.

Did she have such a scary side?

Of course, it’s probably because it’s the first time she’s faced one, so she’s trying to make sure it’s dead.

As expected, the starting line is different.

She’s venting the resentment she’s suffered so far on the goblin.

“That’s enough. No need to waste your energy.”

“It seems doable, though?”

“I told you. There’s no need to be scared at all.”

It wouldn’t make sense if she couldn’t catch a goblin that’s just running up to give itself to her, without a shaman.

“But aren’t there a few goblins?”

“Did you think there was one goblin for every tree?”

“No, not that.”

If that were the case, they would have already created a village.

The reason Gustav chose this place is probably because he released a certain number of goblins.

I thought he was just throwing them in, but he adjusted the difficulty by scattering them around, thinking of them as chicks.

Originally, the purpose of the test was to make them fight, and sending in moderately weak monsters was a proper initiation ceremony for the freshmen.

I caught Riel, who was fighting in the back. No, I called her over.

“How many did you catch?”

“Five.”

“Hmm. To catch five with that body, you’re amazing.”

Riel, on the outside, is really a kid herself.

I really wonder if she’s a girl. Unlike boys, I can’t feel much difference in her body or chest, which changes drastically during secondary growth.

Is it possible that such a body has accumulated strength?

Compressed, solid muscles?

It’s not something I should say to a girl.

“Okay, let’s keep moving forward.”

We moved forward through the forest again.

We moved forward, catching every goblin we saw.

It was kind of amazing.

No, I mean, this. Surely, by now, we should have run into another group or seen the corpses of goblins killed by another group.

I don’t know if the forest is quite large, or if the other groups aren’t moving properly, but so far, it’s been smooth sailing.

“There are people over there?”

“Hmm. Indeed. They’re students.”

After searching for a while, we finally found a group, but as expected, they were hesitating in the same spot.

They seem to be watching each other, wondering who will go out first.

Looking at the situation, they have caught some goblins.

In other words, they have no intention of going anywhere and will only catch goblins that rush at them. Well, that’s one way to do it.

Considering the purpose of this test.

That’s probably why we haven’t seen other groups so far.

“What should we do with those groups?”

“There’s no need to bother them. Looking at it now, the practical process doesn’t specify how to defeat the opposing group.”

“There’s a high probability that the instructors will come if we knock them out or break their bracelets, but if they’re going to stay there, there’s no reason to bother them.”

More than anything.

I only catch guys worth fighting, and I don’t provoke guys who are just holed up and hoping for peace.

After that, we encountered several more goblins and killed them.

Then, I suddenly thought of a group we could catch.

“Ah, there’s someone else we can catch. Arnold. He’s skilled enough for us to fight.”

Especially since this is a training ground, we can use [Illusionary Spear Sword Technique].

As Ailia’s support knight, he’s definitely capable.

Moreover, that side is Ailia’s faction anyway.

It’s a bit annoying to make other students our enemies because our Princess can’t make connections at all.

Arnold is different.

We need to catch Arnold again and show that Ailia’s knight is no match for Arietta.

Besides.

It would be good to cover something up in this practical.

“Arnold? Ah, he’s not very visible, so I’m seriously starting to wonder if he’s in the swordsmanship department.”

That’s probably true.

In fact, after that day. After meeting me for the first time, sparring with me for the first time, and getting seriously wrecked, his presence in the swordsmanship department has faded.

It was largely because he tried to hide himself.

He seemed to be trying not to make eye contact with me or something. Since he’s in the swordsmanship department, he must have participated in this test.

No way.

“The Princess was the first to tell me that Arnold was in the swordsmanship department. Lady Erzet was also in the swordsmanship department, right?”

“Yes.”

“Instructor Gustav didn’t decide the group members separately, so Arnold, Clara, and one or two of his retainers or students from Ailia’s faction will probably be there.”

A prospective couple to be married in the future, with a retainer or aide.

If that prospective couple is in this forest, wouldn’t the atmosphere naturally ripen?

The hero party was exactly like that.

Besides, I’ve rescued several nobles who were stranded, and the situation of two men and women trapped in that forest significantly advances the relationship between men and women.

Yeah. That’s what it is.

In short, you never know what will happen during this practical.

Or, even if it doesn’t happen, you can push it that way.

“What are you thinking about?”

“If you think about two men and women in this forest, leaving one student aside from the group members? It would be foolish to think nothing will happen, right?”

“Even so, do you think that will really happen?”

“We must protect the peace of this forest.”

To tarnish the honor of a noble, even if it’s a disguised title, is unacceptable as a noble.

“Goodness. I’m starting to feel very embarrassed. It’s embarrassing no matter where I put it. How can you so casually make such accusations?”

Accusations are out of the question.

If I say it’s white, then black is also pure white.

I turned my head.

I saw Riel, who was quietly following me while catching goblins.

She looks like a scared squirrel.

“Riel, what do you think?”

Arietta seems to be against it, so I decided to seriously solve it with numbers here.

At my question, Riel swallowed and made a faint voice.

“I. If that really happens, I don’t think it’s right.”

Riel nodded after finishing those words.

Seriously, Riel seems to want to protect the honor of the nobles, and she’s strongly affirming it.

Of course, if we can really see such a scene, that wouldn’t be bad either.

It would be fun if they were caught by the instructor while flirting in the bushes.

“See? Riel thinks so too.”

“No, I just think it’s because you’re pushing her.”

“Princess Arietta is currently the only royal in the first-year swordsmanship department. As a royal, we must deal with such shameless people.”

I clenched my fists tightly.

Thinking of the instructors who might be watching using magical tools that monitor the forest, I’m laying the groundwork from now on.

“Isn’t it just that you want to beat them up?”

“What are you talking about? This is also a faction fight. We have to beat up the kids from Ailia’s faction.”

Instructor Gustav forbade faction fights during class.

But he probably can’t stop it even in a place like this.

He said it’s okay to fight and catch them, so we can just attach this and that and catch them.

“Hoo. So, you’re trying to find a reason because you have the dignity of a noble and can’t just beat them up. It’s not just an accusation.”

“No, I’m just making accusations.”

When I waved my hand and answered firmly, Arietta glared at me with a bitter look.

What, why? I have to do this much.

Since Gustav allowed it, the dignity of a noble is a secondary issue.

Okay, let’s summarize.

The difference in strength is clear.

In that situation, there’s only one thing I can do to Arnold.

Overwhelm him with violence and accuse him of being shameless.

I have something built up in the underworld, so I can’t tell Master to separate Edenberun from Princess Arietta.

So, I have to push him like this.