episode_0169

Beatrice, a swordsmanship teacher at Eden Academy, was thinking about the performance evaluation she would give to her students. When the performance evaluation contents were being written on a piece of paper placed on the desk in her teacher’s office.

Grumble-.

The door to the teacher’s office opened. When Beatrice raised her head, a familiar boy was standing there. Beatrice bowed her head politely but stiffly.

“Hello, my lord.”

“Sir Beatrice, I have filled in what I said last time.”

The boy walked briskly, as if in rhythm, and sat down next to Beatrice. Beatrice shook her head.

“If that’s what you said… ?”

That’s what Sir “ said. Filling crew members. You said there had to be at least 4 people, right?”

“Ah, which students did you decide to form a crew with?”

The boy grinned and muttered.

“The first one is Aru. Of course not, right?”

“Yes, Aru. What’s next?”

Beatrice typed on the typewriter while listening to the boy. Black ink was engraved on yellow paper.

“The second is Maria. Saint Mary.”

“… Saint Mary? Come to think of it, I often see the two of you getting closer these days.”

“Hehe, what a lovely child.”

“The saying that my lord is lovely… ? Anyway, who is the third?”

The boy calmed his voice for a moment and then spoke again.

“The third crew member is the warrior Frey. The last one is me! Crew’s claim! Four people like this! Are you okay?”

“Yes, it’s okay. The crew name is Magic. Is that correct?”

“Just saying it makes my mouth hurt. Please proceed like that. Of course, Sir Beatrice will be the teacher in charge, right?”

If there are “ people, of course.”

Beatrice’s tone was as unwavering as a strong castle wall. The boy spoke in a playful tone.

What if there aren’t “ people?”

Beatrice thought for a moment, then answered just as firmly.

“It doesn’t matter. I will soon be the one standing behind my lord.”

“As expected, it’s Sir Beatrice. How reassuring is that?”

Suddenly, the boy got up from his seat. The boy’s small hand patted and stroked Beatrice’s back. It was like a superior treating a subordinate. Beatrice smiled weakly, befitting her reputation as an iron-blooded teacher.

However, the smile quickly disappeared as if remembering the morning’s events.

“Indeed, my lord.”

“Yes? Why?”

Beatrice catches the boy who was about to leave.

Beatrice hesitated for a moment, then mustered up the courage to open her mouth.

“A murder case that occurred early in the morning the previous day… Was it your master’s doing?”

The boy smiled happily and brightly.

“Yes!”

“… Why did you do that?”

“Are you questioning me now?”

“No. I’m just curious.”

“The dead Veronica spent three years at this academy… I guess you’ve built quite a bit of friendship during that time? What kind of student was Veronica?”

Beatrice spoke reluctantly.

“I was a diligent student. I was also full of passion and dedication to my studies.”

“It did seem like that.”

“The child was traumatized by coffee due to a scar on one side of his face. Because of that, I didn’t easily open up to the people around me. However, by nature, I was a student who knew how to help the weak.”

“You rate it quite favorably?”

“… If he had graduated from here safely, he would have been a student who would have made a name for himself, even if it would have been difficult to soar like a phoenix. So it’s a pity. Being at odds with my lord.”

“Hmm… .”

Beatrice was calm.

The boy grinned happily and put his arm around Beatrice’s shoulder.

“The reason Veronica died is simple. Because you tried to harass me. How about it, that’s enough reason to die, right?”

The boy’s red eyes met Beatrice’s brown pupils. Soon, Beatrice gently closed her eyes and opened them, showing a light of acceptance.

“If you were trying to harass the lord.”

“Hmm? Is it easier for you to understand than I thought?”

“Even if my lord didn’t kill me, I would have punished him first. How dare you commit such a rude act towards your lord.”

“Don’t you think I made things up?”

“God believes in you. Even if you are a liar, your words are law and doctrine to me.”

Beatrice’s voice did not waver one bit. The boy let out a roar.

“Ahahaha! Really, you are blindly loyal! You are like a loyal dog!”

“… .”

“Honestly, I was a bit expecting Sir Beatrice to be angry at me.”

It wasn’t something a student would say to a teacher. However, the teacher responded casually.

“That will never happen.”

“Haha. After all, it’s Sir Beatrice. You are very loyal.”

The boy stretched out his hand, as if caring for a cute baby. Beatrice did not resist.

The boy’s index finger pinched Beatrice’s cheek and stretched it like a stick. The white skin stretched like a rubber band.

If other members of the academy had seen the scene, they would have questioned the boy about what kind of magic he had used on Beatrice.

“Then I will leave now. I need to quickly tell the other crew members that the crew has been registered. Thank you for your hard work?”

“Yes.”

Taking his hand away from Beatrice’s soft cheek, the boy walked out of the teacher’s office.

The remaining woman’s cheeks were slightly reddish. It wasn’t just because my skin was pulled to the point where it felt numb.

‘My lord… He gave an order.’

There was also a faint smile at the corner of his mouth. The brown chestnut hair tied up elegantly filled the room with brightness.

Ever since her master suddenly disappeared one day 18 years ago. Beatrice came to the continent with John without any place of origin.

Afterwards, as instructed, I took up my post as a teacher at Eden Academy and met many people. Because Beatrice was so beautiful and outstanding, most people she met took a liking to her. Among them was rational liking.

Male students who showed courage, sometimes teachers, or people from outside. After meeting Beatrice about three times, I made sure to tell her my feelings.

But Beatrice refused them all.

It’s not that I’m not interested in the opposite sex at all. However, Beatrice had been waiting for her master for a long time, who disappeared after leaving her only brief instructions. Silently, holding on to unfounded beliefs.

because-.

‘My lord loves me.’

Unresolved misunderstandings grow deeper day by day. The illusion that I had harbored for a long time has become more solid as it has been refined over the past 18 years. Now, to the point where I’ve just engraved it in my mind that it’s no different from a fait accompli.

*****

A crew is an organization and affiliation. Students are usually the main team, but depending on the type, adults may form a crew and run it.

Eden Academy’s crew is also a means of proving the level of students. For example, in the case of , the best crew at Eden Academy, it is a crew that 90% of all students are eager to join, and at the same time, it is a crew that no one can easily join. Just because you are from Pantera proves that you are an elite student without even having to show your transcript.

Therefore, the high-ranking people behind some students have no choice but to hope that their students will join a crew like Pantera. This is an opportunity to win two birds with one stone: networking, education, and fame.

In that sense, it would not be unreasonable for the two Holy Knights currently guarding Maria to be surprised with their mouths wide open.

“Maria, there is no turning back now.”

“Yes, it’s okay. I was in the same crew as Mr. Evans until graduation… Hehe.”

I told Maria that I had registered the Magic Crew. Of course, the two paladins who stood behind her like ghosts also listened.

“Seo, Saint… ? What did I just hear… ? Even that Panthera would welcome the saintess with open arms if she were to go, so why bring a new crew… !”

“Uh-huh! Celtic! Don’t you dare question the saint’s choice! Oh, you must have an idea!”

“Still… ! Well, wouldn’t it be a great help in future diplomatic relations if you make good connections at Eden Academy? !”

“If that’s the case for the saint, that’s what it is! Is diplomacy more important than the saint’s will?”

The good news is that in the Holy Order, Mary is no different from the daughter of the main deity. Regardless of whether Maria joined the new crew or not, not a single Holy Knight would dare rebel.

“You need to make good friends… . I heard you ate a friend with a violent beastman earlier… .”

Instead, they glared at me with resentment. It was a pity that Maria did not enter Pantera because of me, and they seemed to see me as a bad student who was dragging Maria down a bad path.

Your insight is so accurate that I have nothing to say. Especially since I even killed a senior last night.

“Then I’ll go. I need to tell Frey this news too. Hello!”

“Okay, see you later for dinner!”

Fortunately, Maria was friendly towards me, and Aru, who visited me for the second time, also gladly welcomed the fact that I was registered as a crew member.

The problem was the third.

“Oh my? A handsome nobleman came to visit?”

“… Evans. What’s going on?”

Frey sharpens his edge as always… .

Liliad, the continent’s greatest sword, with a strangely strong scent of blood.

“Nothing special. I’m here to tell you that the Magic Crew has been established. however… .”

The scent of blood was so strong that I didn’t know it because I had never encountered it in my previous life, but it felt like it wasn’t human.

People of the same origin as me. Even the energy is formidable. It’s natural that it’s strong since it’s the best sword on the continent, but this doesn’t seem like the power of a swordsman, does it?