episode_0030

Even with me in front of him, his tone was quite haughty.

Is this because they are high-ranking nobles of the empire?

“So, do you have any business for me, redhead?”

“…I am Ophelia. This is Ophelia van Siegmillus, the second child of the Count Siegmillus. It looks like they’re looking for an additional sparring partner, but those idiots don’t seem to have any intention of fighting you. Isn’t that right?”

Ophelia mocked the freshmen’s attitude as if she were disdainful.

Well, I know it when I see it. So, are you saying you want to spar with me?

That can’t be possible.

If you fight me here, you won’t win, and you’ll only get unnecessary attention.

Wasn’t it a tendency to not want to be in the spotlight?

“So, well. Want to have a game with me? Well, there’s nothing wrong with dealing with a wizard.”

“Me? no. No way. Just, if you are looking for someone, I can help you.”

Ofelia shook her head and pointed toward the other freshmen.

“Help you?”

“If you just ask me to spar, of course I will refuse. However, if you say that you will pay only one semester’s tuition later, the poor people who are in need of money will accept it as a good thing, right? The academy’s tuition must be quite a burden for them.”

“…I don’t have any money either.”

Marquis Ludwig doesn’t take care of it. They pay tuition, though.

” That’s all I’ll give you. Instead, if you do me a favor later.”

“Please?”

Ophelia lowered her voice and lowered her head towards me to whisper in my ear.

“I plan to kill someone later, but it would be a great help to have a capable warrior who doesn’t have any special connections to the empire.”

It was a gloomy, low voice, like a snake crawling through the bushes.

So, are you saying that the purpose is to hire a murderer?

He also has the same personality.

“…Who are you talking about? I’m also in a pretty difficult position to cause trouble in the empire.”

“If you agree, I’ll tell you later. Still, it won’t be a big accident. Because they’re just picking people who haven’t been touched by humans.”

This is a statement that is difficult to trust. Are you saying you have no intention of telling me who you are?

Who would Ophelia want to kill at this point?

……family?

Let me think about it.

“You’re talking as if we know each other quite well… I want to kill him, I know his influence well, and there’s no problem with killing him, but he’s someone who has to be kept a secret for now… Come to think of it, you said he was the ‘second son’ of the count family, right? ”

Ophelia’s complexion hardened slightly. Is this correct?

“……You’re surprisingly quick-witted. What is this, the intuition of barbarian peoples?”

“Brothers and sisters usually try to kill each other.”

“Haaa…yeah, that’s right. My sister, Claire van Siegmillus. I want to kill that hateful woman.”

also. As expected, this was the correct answer.

Was he already thinking about killing his sister at this point?

“It will take a long time to implement it. Anyway, I promise that I will provide you with a place where there will be no problems at all. What do you think, would you agree?”

Well, if that’s the case, the Sigmillus family would have to be dealt with later anyway.

That is also a prerequisite for properly nurturing Ofelia.

“Good. I agree. Please gather your sparring opponents well. These are guys who won’t have any problems even if they get a little injured.”

“You can rest assured about that. Unless it’s at the level of cutting off limbs. Well then, please take care of me later.”

After hearing my answer, Ofelia turned toward the new students.

…After all, amputation is not an option.

Then let’s just destroy it.

—-

As promised, Ophelia prepared four opponents.

One man with a shield and an axe, and one young man with a long sword.

Two men from the Faculty of Magic.

A total of four men agreed to spar with me.

I also liked the fact that he didn’t choose the woman.

Even though they look like they are the same girls on the surface, it seems like crushing a female student would incite more contempt and disgust than fear.

These guys’ skills themselves don’t seem to be much different from other freshmen in the end.

Except for one person, everyone had a look of fear in their eyes.

Only one wizard was glaring at me with defiant eyes, not fear.

…what. Still, there is one guy who looks a little better.

Anyway, if everyone is so afraid and still comes at you, it must mean that money is quite tight.

Actually, once this sparring is over, you will have more money than me.

—-

After the third group’s sparring was over, it was time for additional sparring.

As if they didn’t want to lose any more energy from the first day, there were about 11 people, including me, who applied for the additional sparring.

Even if you exclude the people who agreed to spar with me, there are only six of us.

“Is this all the number of people who will conduct additional sparring?”

Kaline looked at us a little dissatisfied.

Of course, it would not be good for a soldier to see talented people who will be responsible for the future well-being of the empire hesitating to fight.

From the morning of the first day of arrival. Although I can understand the feelings of freshmen who do not want to see unnecessary bloodshed.

Well, I guess it’s none of my business. If they do it that way, they will only lose.

Considering the chaos that will arise in the future, it would be better to increase your strength as much as possible, but if I give you advice, they won’t listen to me.

Since the six of us, excluding myself, had paired up to fight each other, we decided to conduct the sparring sequentially, one team at a time.

At the end, I volunteered to fight four times in a row.

Because it would be more impressive that way.

“…Well, it’s good. Get ready. Let’s start right away.”

—-

The six people in front of me finished the sparring without any major upsets.

Edgar still applied the blessing of healing and engaged in a battle of recovery, exchanging attacks one at a time.

It was a paladin’s unique and mean-spirited tactic, as his own wounds continued to heal with the power of blessings, ultimately leaving the opponent completely devastated.

In a battle between a wizard and a knight student holding a spear, the knight student who threw away his spear at the flying magic and rushed at him with his bare body won.

Although the wizard pulled out a dagger to resist, he was unable to overcome the knight student’s fists.

The magic battle between the two wizards that followed was quite spectacular.

The fiery arrows and thunderbolts collided with each other and exploded, creating a spectacle like a fireworks display.

In the end, one side abstained, saying they had used up all their magical power.

Finally it was my turn.

Thanks to watching the guys I sparred with before, I had a rough idea of how to fight the wizard.

You can cancel out the magic that comes by throwing your weapon, and then approach afterwards to engage in close combat.

—-

The first opponent was a slightly older looking opponent holding a sturdy round shield and an axe.

Did you say his name was Hans? I don’t think there’s any need to remember it.

Perhaps because he saw me crushing Millia, Hans raised his shield and carefully narrowed the distance.

…There’s no need to waste time, right?

Hanging the sword down, kicking the ground and charging.

Hans, startled, brought up his shield.

Well, I can’t stop it.

“Kaaaat!”

Add strength to both arms and raise them diagonally.

The long sword bent as if it would break, and a surging slash struck the shield.

– Quang!

With an explosion, shattered tree fragments exploded into the air.

Two fingers, mixed in among the fragments, were dotted with red embroidery.

“Kaaa!”

Even as I scream, I block the ax swinging at my waist by throwing my arm down.

Hans’ right arm folded outward with a crunching sound.

The ax fell to the ground in vain and made a clear metallic sound.

He turns around and kicks his abdomen.

I felt like two of my ribs were broken.

“Ugh!”

Hans flew backwards, coughed up blood, and then fell limp.

I guess that’s within the acceptable range.

“Next.”

—-

A young man holding a long sword walked out with an expression that said he really didn’t want to do it.

It was a pretty smooth-looking face that would make a woman cry.

Nope.

I blocked the stabbing sword with my long sword.

I don’t know where he learned swordsmanship, but the young man twisted his sword and tried to entangle my long sword.

But for me to succeed at something like that, you have to be at Nigel’s level.

I just crushed it with force.

“Ugh..!”

The young man’s arm, which was pressed by my strength, was pushed back to near his torso.

The expression of the young man whose shoulder was crushed by his own sword was distorted in pain.

The sound of my shoulder blade cracking was clearly audible.

Well, this can be done with one arm.

He removed his left hand from the hilt of the sword, clenched his fist lightly and lightly tapped the young man’s face.

With the sound of an egg shell cracking, the young man’s facial structure was broken just as much as was intended.

The young man, whose legs were loose, fell to the ground.

He knelt down and put his head down on the ground, twitching and convulsing with only the back of his head visible.

Blood was slowly seeping out from underneath the face.

The buttocks raised to the sky trembled.

I thought about stepping on his head, but I held back.

Anyway, I think that’s a bit too much.

“Next.”

—-

A male student from the Faculty of Magic walked out, clutching a short staff.

He must have been around 15 years old, and he had the look of a hungry tiger.

Still, he’s a young kid. I need to lighten it up a bit.

The male student muttered something and waved his cane loudly.

Your senses become sharper.

The Anti-Demon Blessing responded, and the flow of magical power was clearly felt.