episode_0028

“Principal! Principal! There was chaos!”

The head of the academy’s administrative office opened the door to the principal’s office and rushed in.

“The senior combat professor… Huh?”

There is no one at the principal’s desk, where documents are piled up like a mountain.

weird. Where has the principal gone, who should always be sighing with his head covered? I have an urgent report to make right now!

“Has anyone seen the principal?”

However, even the administrative office staff are unaware of this. Or did you go to lectures and provide field guidance? It’s lunch time now.

The head of the administrative office left the main office and ran to the lecture building right behind it.

“Is the principal here by any chance?”

I stopped a passing professor and asked him, but he said he had never done anything like that. weird?!

As the professor said, I checked the entire lecture hall, but the principal was nowhere to be seen.

Then, could it be at the Combat Department’s outdoor training center?

“Administrative Director? What are you doing there?”

While I was wondering which training center I should start at in this large academy, Professor Lina of the Combat Department passed by and asked.

In his hand, he was holding a bag filled with dessert from the cafe.

“I have something to urgently report to the principal, but I haven’t seen it so I’m looking for it.”

“Ah, the principal? Go to a cafe. Stay there.”

“Are you at a cafe? Thank you!”

After passing Professor Rina, the head of the administrative office walked quickly towards the dessert cafe in the shopping district.

It was lunch time, so the cafe was crowded with students.

The administrative chief was able to find Principal Kirrin in the gap.

Right now, Principal Kirrin is eating a piece of strawberry whipped cream cake on the table.

“Principal! What are you doing!?”

As the administrative chief shouted, Principal Kirrin perked up his ears like a rabbit and opened his eyes round.

“What… What?”

“Now is not the time to leisurely eat cake!”

“Then what should I do during lunch time…? ?”

“Chief Professor Dian has rescued the horses!”

“Really?!”

Principal Kirrin put down his fork, jumped up, and ran after the administrative director.

The place they headed was the stables located next to the academy’s combat riding training center.

Horses were coming out one after another from the large portal in the large paddock in front of the stables.

“Be careful… ! Don’t be surprised, one by one, go this way… !”

Under the supervision of Combat Equestrianism Professor Anna, the Combat Department instructors pulled the reins and put the horses into the stable one by one.

“Principal. Welcome.”

Professor Dian, who was watching everything with his arms crossed, spotted Kirrin and greeted her.

“What is all this… ?”

“Is this your first time seeing a horse?”

Kirin was in no condition to laugh even at Dian’s joke. Because I couldn’t believe it even after seeing it before my eyes.

When Dian first raised the demand for war horses, Kirrin mentioned the Legion’s retired war horses.

If you bring in a sufficiently trained retired combat horse at a low price, it will be easier for students to learn, save on budget, and reduce the cost of taming.

But Dian countered that it wasn’t a good idea.

Even though it is a fully equipped legion cavalry unit, the agents in the field have to face all sorts of situations.

Riding a horse well is important, but finding a horse to ride is also important. So, isn’t it important to teach everything about horses, from horse capture to slaughter?

For this reason, Dian decided to purchase only a few retired war horses and fill the rest with untamed wild horses.

Students who are not familiar with horseback riding will learn the basics with their own ponies and retired combat horses, and students who have reached a certain level will learn how to ride wild horses.

Dian’s argument is that if you can ride a wild horse properly, you can secure any horse anywhere.

At the same time, he boasted that he would be bringing high-quality wild horses in a few days and that people should know that.

I had a lot of questions about how on earth I would bring in about 30 wild horses and how I would tame them… .

“Where and how did you get this… ?”

“The wild horses of the Brunn Plateau. I had Knightley subdue the leader’s horse.”

“Knightley… ? An academy student who hasn’t even graduated yet tamed a wild horse… ?”

I couldn’t believe it, but the words were coming in right in front of my eyes, and I couldn’t help but believe it.

“Is that true, Orendi?”

“Then is that a lie, Principal?”

Orendi shouted excitedly.

“Knightley, who fell off the horse’s back with an instantaneous leap, relied on a rope and did this and that to drain the leader’s stamina!”

“I did that alone… ?”

“Professor Dian ran alongside me, encouraged me, and caught me when I was about to fall a few times.”

“Still, you’re amazing, Student Knightley.”

With that, Kirrin let out a sigh so deep that the ground gave out and she dug underground.

That person rode the Duke of Dajjagojja’s daughter on a wild horse… ? If you fall, it’s at least a serious injury!

If you storm into the academy and hit someone with a wooden sword and find out that you could have died… .

However, Kirin could not argue with Dian as strongly as he did at the previous general combat training center.

This is because Dian’s position within the academy was already very solid based on his accomplishments so far.

At this point, let’s take a look at the minor achievements that Dian, who ‘appeared’ on the back of a letter of recommendation from the Emperor, has achieved so far.

1. In order to save Kirin’s life, the combat department was overturned and reorganized to focus on practical combat.

2. The Duke of Toulouse, a great noble who was hostile to the Academy, was turned into an ally as soon as he saw his face.

3. A religious priest who was thought to never be accepted again was brought in as an oracle priest in half a day.

4. The construction of a shopping district, which had been ignored by the Imperial Palace, was realized with the active support of the Imperial Palace.

5. Thirty obedient wild horses were suddenly obtained from somewhere without spending a single copper coin.

Dian single-handedly carried out all the projects that most academies would pursue with all their might.

So, it is not a situation where Kirin, who is a ‘mere’ principal, tells Dian to do this or that.

And even bigger than that are Kirrin’s feelings for Dian.

Kirrin had already relied a lot on Dian since the Duke of Toulouse left the Academy with a big smile on his face.

This human can save me. You can save me from a terrible future where I am dismissed and returned to my clan’s forest.

That feeling grew bigger and bigger through a series of events, and Kirin was contemplating giving up her position as principal to Dian and moving down to a professorship.

If that happens, it’s good that the talented Dian becomes the principal instead of Kirin, who is an eyesore in the imperial castle, and it’s good that Kirrin doesn’t return to her clan’s forest and is a professor at the academy in name, so her father won’t be disappointed, and Dian gets a high position.

Of course, I don’t know what my father would think about being downgraded from principal to professor, but wouldn’t it be okay to say that there was no choice because there was such a talented person in Hwangseong that there was a large-scale change in position?

And there is something in mind as a ‘safety device’ to some extent.

That’s the conclusion… .

“Principal? What did you eat here?”

“What?”

“What are you walking around with on your mouth like that?

At that time, Dian suddenly stretched out his hand and touched the corner of Kirrin’s mouth.

“What is it, whipped cream?”

What was on Diane’s hand was the whipped cream from the dessert cafe cake she was eating earlier.

“The face is black, so white is especially visible.”

Dian giggled and licked the whipped cream off her hand with her tongue.

“Mmm, it’s delicious. Is this a shopping street dessert cafe? As expected, the cake here is delicious… Principal!”

Dian hurriedly caught Kirrin, who was about to collapse due to extreme dizziness.

“Why are you doing that?”

“Because of you… . Oh?!”

Kirrin, who realized that she had made a mistake in her confusion, quickly closed her mouth and almost bit her tongue.

“Hmm, Principal.”

Dian, holding Kirrin, narrowed his suspicious eyes and opened his mouth in a meaningful voice.

“Well, what… ?!”

Kirin’s heart started pounding and her ears started fluttering, wondering if Dian would be holding onto the pod.

Close enough to feel Dian’s exhaled breath. If my true intentions are revealed here, I won’t be able to handle it! Plus, there are other professors and teaching assistants around!

“How much cake did you eat?”

“Huh?”

However, what came out of Dian’s mouth was a completely different story.

“What are you talking about… ?”

“How much cake did you eat alone? You didn’t eat just one plate, did you?”

“Well, that’s not it, about half of it… .”

“So it’s like this.”

Dian smiled and gently pushed the bridge of Kirrin’s nose with his finger.

” Because I ate half of that sweet treat by myself, my blood sugar level rose rapidly and I became unbearably drowsy.”

“What is blood sugar? ?”

“It’s like sugar mixed in the blood. If you eat a lot of sweets, the proportion rises temporarily.”

“I don’t know what you mean, but I’ll keep it in mind anyway… .”

“Then stand up for yourself now.”

Only then did Kirin realize that she was still cradled in Dian’s arms.

“Head professor!”

At that time, I saw Professor Lina running towards me with a bag full of desserts.

“I bought snacks! Eat and enjoy!”

Professor Lina, who rushed in at an incredible speed as expected of an infiltration professor, wrapped her arms around Dian’s and Kirin was thrown to the other side of Hoeng.

“Look at this. There are slices of cake, financiers, madeleines, and coffee… . ”

“Huh? It’s a snack!”

As Professor Lina opened the bag and chatted to Dian, Professor Orendi came running towards her in anger.

“Professor Anna! Hurry! Professor Lina brought snacks!”

“Wow, this looks delicious. Let’s all take a break!”

Kirin, who was left out in the crowded field of professors due to the intrusion of dessert, stood blankly and looked at Dian who was happy.

I guess Dian is a good fit for the principal. I should come down as quickly as possible.

however… If I said I would go down to a professorship, would the Second Princess accept that offer?

Because of the past resentment, I wonder if he will immediately kick me out after thinking that it is right… ?

Perhaps a ‘second safety device’ is needed.

Until now, I was afraid of being fired, so I tried to save myself by not doing anything, but now Dian is supporting me from behind.

It is not too late to accumulate achievements while you still have the authority of the principal.

Then, when I try to become a professor in the future, the Second Princess will not be able to cruelly kick me out.

I am raising my value so that people think that I can at least use them as a professor.

Dian said he would protect me, and since he has kept his promise so far, he will probably be a reliable ally no matter what I do in the future.

Now is the time. You can’t miss it.

Okay, Kirrin!!

Trust Dian and do it boldly!!