episode_0056

‘How on earth are you alive?’

Instructor Karlstein, who had arrived at the Pelot Knight Training School, could not help but be shocked by the news he heard from his students.

They say the guy showed up.

Adrian Floyd.

They say the guy showed up at the shelter today looking perfectly fine and as usual.

I’m sure I saw him yesterday in the basement of that old fortress.

It looks like he’s having quite a hard time dealing with a large number of skeletons.

It’s not like the guy’s escort was that skilled.

Of course, for Dalot, who was a royal knight, it wouldn’t be that difficult to get out of there safely.

But that’s only when he’s alone.

He’s the only one who can get out of there with the rest of the group while the boss is summoned?

That doesn’t make sense.

If that had been possible, he would not have retired in the first place and would have taken a position in the Royal Guard.

‘I don’t think there was any separate support…’

Should I have waited a little longer?

It seems that staying there for too long and then getting out quickly because it was embarrassing when gossip started started actually ended up being poisonous.

I should have stayed until the end and observed the situation.

‘hmm…’

But it won’t be a big problem right now.

It’s not like he showed himself to the guy.

But concerns remain.

Because I wasn’t the only one who went there yesterday.

20 cadets under his command.

Of course, if you train them to follow your orders thoroughly and tell them not to talk nonsense, there won’t be a big problem, but you should never let your guard down.

Above all, Karlstein is the type who doesn’t trust others.

There was no way he could completely trust the disciples he had only taught for about ten days.

‘I can’t help it. I can only hang out with you a little.’

It was just a formality, but a promise is a promise and a mission is a mission.

Surveillance of Adrian Floyd as requested by Queen Serenia II.

There is no reason why it can’t be done now.

“Jessica, Konita. Come here for a moment.”

“Yes!”

Approaching him is easy.

Just stop picking a fight.

There is no reason to be suspicious if you use cadets other than yourself.

“I will now give you a mission.”

“Are you talking about a mission?”

“Oh, finally!”

He said with a smirk.

“This week, find out the skills of the guys in Instructor Adrian Floyd’s class. You can show them your skills yourself. You can crush them. ”

“Us, you mean us?”

“In our class, you two are the most lacking in skills, but I’m going to give you a chance. You know that, right? Not just anyone can become a knight. It’s also the virtue of a knight to awaken those who dream of nothing to reality. Above all, it seems like those guys are just receiving useless training from a bad instructor. You guys should go and find out. ”

“Yes!”

The two cadets looked at each other and smiled brightly.

But somehow that smile didn’t seem that pure.

* * *

A few days passed.

Meanwhile, Instructor Adrian’s dog fighting training was becoming a hot topic among other cadets in the academy.

“Did you hear that? They’re really biting and tearing at each other. They said one or two of them will definitely die soon… Is that true?”

“That’s true. I saw it briefly yesterday, and wow… It’s no joke. And it seems like he keeps running every day from the crack of dawn until his feet sweat? When on earth does he sleep?”

“Really? They’re still doing that? They’re holding on.”

“They’re from humble origins, so we should do that much. Well, it’s not like they’ll gain academy experience overnight.”

“That’s true. But we’re lucky. We didn’t get caught up in that crazy pervert.”

“Ugh, I just imagined it and it gave me goosebumps. Look at this.”

“Hahaha. This is totally chicken?”

“What!?”

If they had just hung out among themselves like this and gossiped secretly, nothing would have happened.

The problem is that there are always guys who come up to you for no reason and start a fight.

This tendency was especially strong among those who were of relatively low class, lower noble birth, or those who barely managed to avoid becoming half of Adrian’s class with meager skills.

As if they couldn’t stand it unless they relieved their stress through others.

Several guys with similar personalities were gathered together and formed a group to look for prey, and naturally, their target was the weakest-looking members of Adrian’s faction.

Whether in terms of ability or class, the target was very clear.

“Oh, that’s annoying! Who made a puddle in this place? There’s mud all over my new boots! Hey, pink hair over there. Can you come over here and clean my shoes? Are you good at this kind of thing?”

“…Huh? By any chance, me…?”

“You, you. Are there any other pink-haired people here besides you?”

“But I have to run the training ground from now on…”

Ainel had just finished her early morning run and was eating breakfast in the dormitory cafeteria.

Without even a moment to relax and drink tea, I was heading back to the practice range to finish the rest of my morning routine.

I’m out of luck today.

Since Sienna and Hannah, who are usually good at dealing with these situations, were together, it passed without any major problems.

“Didn’t you hear what I said? Come here and clean my dirty shoes!”

It’s so unfortunate that this happened when those two people were not around.

“Hey! Come quickly!”

Ainel was the type who had a hard time dealing with these situations.

“I’m not a maid.”

“What!? How dare you talk back to me, a nobleman?”

“Wow, this guy is really shameless. If he’s going to do this to us, isn’t he secretly badmouthing the royal family behind their backs? What do you call that? Traitor?”

“Hey, that’s too much. He must be just stupid. Why would someone with no strength deserve to be hanged?”

The guys around her laughed and insulted her, and the guy with the mud on his boots shouted in displeasure.

“You, I think you need some training. Come here for a moment.”

“……”

“Not coming?”

Ainel, with a gloomy expression on her face, doesn’t know what to do.

“Are you insulting the nobility right now? Don’t you think what I’m saying is nonsense?”

She eventually had no choice but to follow the crowd.

The destination was on the left side of the restaurant building.

It was right in front of a well that the cadets used to lightly wash their dirty equipment and hands.

“See? It’s all muddy here?”

“……”

“You guys did this, right?”

The area in front of the well was so muddy that you could almost say that several pigs had rolled around.

“There are only you guys. The people who used this place at this time.”

“We used it cleanly. We also poured the used water into the sewer. I don’t know why it turned out like this… But when I used it, it wasn’t like this…”

“Shut up! Where are you trying to fool people? Do you think we don’t know that you guys rent this place every day?”

Ainel couldn’t respond.

Because what I said wasn’t wrong.

The only people who would be using this place at this early hour were the cadets in charge of Adrian Floyd, including her.

Well, how can you not sweat when you’ve been running around like crazy since the crack of dawn?

The sweat would inevitably cling to the dirt and dust flying around the training grounds, and before eating, returning to the dormitory, or even before going to the bathroom, brushing off the dust and washing oneself briefly here was now a part of the daily routine that had become as natural as running.

If not, the bathroom might have been covered in blood due to the recent hand-to-hand combat training.

Of course, that doesn’t mean that Ainel was the one who turned this area into a mud pit.

Neither were her colleagues.

But she kept her mouth shut.

It’s not because there’s no excuse.

Because I know.

The purpose of the group in front was obvious.

They’re just trying to find fault with something.

‘I told you to bow your head in times like this…’

My pride is hurt, but let’s just close our eyes and endure it for just this once.

Isn’t this the advice of Hannah, who has lived with nobles for a long time since she was young?

If you show off your pride unnecessarily, the problem will only get worse.

Ainel also strongly agrees with that statement.

‘Just wait… until you become a knight…’

I clenched my teeth.

‘I can even endure that crazy kid’s training, so this much…’

“Can I… clean those boots for you?”

“…?”

“I’m sorry, but I don’t have time. Can I just clean those shoes and go for a run?”

“Ha, this is funny.”

“Heh heh, you said you weren’t a maid. But you are a maid? What are you talking about?”

The sound of the children’s laughter stabbed her heart painfully, but Ainel steeled herself to handle the situation maturely.

“Then I’ll wash up right away, so could you please take off your boots?”

“Should I take it off myself? I thought you were incompetent as a knight, but you’re also a terrible maid, aren’t you?”

“Ugh…”

“Kyahahahaha. Look at his expression.”

Let’s be patient.

Have to endure it.

Ainel forced her lips to curl upwards and knelt down to try to take off her opponent’s boots.

But the bullying didn’t end there.

The opponent acted as if he had been waiting a long time for today.

It was none other than Ainel who suddenly kicked him as he bent down to take off his boots.

“…!”

The tip of the boot flew straight into her face.

These are boots with metal plates attached.

If you were hit at this close range, there was no way you would be safe no matter where you were hit.

Ainel glared and twisted her head and body to the side, her mud-covered metal boots losing their target and rising into the air.

“Eww!”

-Bam!

Not knowing how to dodge an attack from such a short distance, the guy who kicked lost his balance and fell backwards in a spectacular manner.

And then he shouted.

“Ugh… This fucking bitch!”