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On the day of leaving for the academy, I was called by my father, the Count of Lithuania, and received another warning. This is really the last time, so behave yourself well.

What kind of caution is this? It’s just a warning.

But I didn’t do anything stupid like say what I was saying.

In the end, if you don’t like the current situation, all you have to do is change the situation as a result.

Of course, it was impossible to completely change the image of a crazy promiscuous person.

In the first place, it was strange that people’s eyes immediately changed just because they did something good. Even if this was just a game world, it was something that had to be taken into consideration as it became reality.

‘Who should I blame? It’s my fault for foolishly adding such a strange setting as Seoldeok.’

Gilbert clicked his tongue as he thought so.

At least I had to consider myself fortunate that I had been possessed before entering the academy.

If he had entered the academy and behaved as assholely as planned, he might have been kicked out of the family before he got his last chance.

I took a deep breath and stared blankly at the boring carriage scene. Gilbert once again pondered why his situation had become like this. It was just a game-playing life where I received my pension and played games, but suddenly I was thrown into the game and had to survive.

If you don’t complain that this is unreasonable, what should you complain about? Even though I thought I should just admit it, a fire was burning inside me. Entering a game and having fun was something that was only possible in novels.

Still, I didn’t know how lucky I was to start from a prestigious count family in a world with a caste system. Considering that in the game’s scenario, a war breaks out and lives fly by, I felt fortunate to have a lot of support and a status that didn’t require me to bow my head in most cases.

He was the eldest grandson of the Margrave, so who would treat him carelessly? If I had made a fuss about making him a commoner and experiencing further immorality, I probably would have been hanged. Even if it weren’t for that, I don’t know if he would have been driven into war like a cannonball and died by accident.

Gilbert giggled helplessly and closed his eyes as he enjoyed the ride of the luxury carriage. Since it was close to the border anyway, it would take a few days to get to the academy, so there wasn’t much we could do. All I could do was doze off.

Just as I was struggling with boredom while driving the carriage endlessly, I was able to arrive at the Imperial Academy.

Demeia Imperial Academy.

It was a type of military education institution created by Infractus, the super empire in Tactical Combat.

Because wars broke out frequently in this area, it was a natural progression for the empire’s highest educational institution to teach military studies.

In particular, this was a place where both nobles and commoners could enroll, and in the case of commoners without a title, everyone with talent wished to enter the Demeia Imperial Academy as it was the quickest way to guarantee success.

On the other hand, all children of nobles were required to graduate from this academy regardless of their will, and this was due to a single point of view that ran through Infractus.

Noblesse Oblige

A nobleman has a duty. It was an expression that meant that wealth and power entailed responsibilities and obligations.

In modern times before the original Gilbert was possessed, it gave an excessive elitist feel and was an expression that could be seen as a chosen people ideology. When discussing the duties of nobles, we are already dividing classes and expressing superiority and inferiority, so we cannot look at this from a very noble perspective.

However, in the world of Tactical Combat, where there is actually a class and class system, the words are different. In fact, when looking at the view of the times that a person’s value was determined by the bloodline with which he or she was born, observing aristocratic duties was rather a model of noble behavior, and people expressed this in just one word.

Proof of blue blood.

It was a kind of ceremony to prove oneself and prove one’s ability to fulfill one’s duties as a noble through evaluation at the academy.

Therefore, graduating from Demeia Academy within the Infractus Empire was consistent with successfully completing the certification of blue blood.

That is why the Count of Lithuania gave Gilbert one last chance. It was also an unspoken pressure to complete the proof of blue blood well since one’s reputation has fallen to the ground.

After arriving at the academy, Gilbert followed the guidance of the academy employee and headed to the dormitory where he would stay before entering school.

No matter how much he was the legitimate son of a bastard count family, he had to enter the academy to prove his blue blood.

Even if they were members of the royal family, they could not escape the academy because it had an unavoidable impact on the succession structure. Naturally, unlike commoners, high-ranking nobles were able to enter the academy with a free pass without having to take the entrance exam.

The academy’s curriculum did not end with just entering the academy, and the requirements for nobles were even higher, so not having to take the entrance exam did not have much of an advantage.

On the contrary, there were several cases where a person was cut off in the mid-term evaluation and brought shame to the family. Graduation from the Academy was not called the proof of blue blood for nothing.

Gilbert dropped his luggage at the dormitory he was guided to and relaxed his stiff body from the long carriage ride. Since the entrance ceremony was two days later, I had time to spare.

‘First of all, should we improve awareness?’

Gilbert brought out the first plan he had in mind. In fact, when you become the eldest son of this crazy count family, this is what is commonly used, and through this awareness improvement, it becomes clear that this guy was hiding something. In that case, it was a law that could be used when the main character’s family was corrupted, but the Heart family he encountered throughout the game had nothing like that.

It was an imperial shield that looked like it had been painted, and a sword that protected the imperial family, which was loyal only to the imperial family. For that reason, it was clear that even if perception were changed, the effect would be minimal.

From what he researched, Gilbert the Lionheart was literally a specimen of trash, and no amount of washing would change that fact.

So even if he showed signs of change, there was a good chance that he would end up doing something crazy this time, but if he didn’t do something, he would just stay where he was.

The first plan he made was physical training. Even though it was physical training to change his perception, it wasn’t like it wasn’t helpful to him.

Anyway, physical training was important here as well. It was clear that just riding a high-performance giant soldier would put a strain on the body, so physical training was meant to reduce that load. Since all of this was a device to see the ending, it was right to try everything you could.

I thought about it from the moment I first woke up here and looked for a way to return, but there was no guarantee that I would return even if I saw the ending. He just took on the challenge because it was the only thing worth doing.

Among them was the stable growth of the main character party. Now that it has become a reality, there may be limits to what he can do with his flawed characteristic skills, and the protagonist may be included in the trigger to see the ending.

It might have been more convenient if he had possessed the main character or added normal skills to a custom character named Gilbert, but that bastard’s rotten water spirit had no way of making normal decisions.

Feeling bad for some reason, he finished unpacking his belongings, caught an academy employee wandering around outside, asked him where the fitness room was, and headed there.

Why do we suddenly need physical training in a place where war is fought using giant soldiers?

Golden Sun Rule 1

You must be in good shape.

***

One of the reasons why Infractus is such a huge empire is that it is a military powerhouse. It was a nation called Infractus that was evaluating the fact that it was strange that they had not been able to completely control the entire continent, with the number of soldiers numbering in the tens of thousands and the number of knights who could perfectly handle the giant soldiers numbering in the hundreds.

That’s why Infractus was full of talented people. From the 6th level knight at the lowest level to the 1st level knight at the highest level. Numerous knights classified according to the star’s grade, which represents the brightness of the star, had the talent to shine brightly.

And among them, the one born with the greatest talent in the history of the empire was Serafina Lecter Infractus, the first princess of Infractus.

Her talent reached the sky, and she was able to handle giant spirits from a young age. She was called a knight even though she was a princess at the young age of 15, and she was a member of the royal family who was said to be closest to the right to succeed to the throne even though she was a woman.

Even for such a princess knight, she had to enter the Demeia Imperial Academy and was proving herself very well.

Seraphina returned a few days before the entrance ceremony, which began at the end of the academy’s break, and headed to the physical training room as always. A few nobles escorting her followed, but this was just like everyday life.

Even though there was no distinction between superiors and subordinates at the academy, her status was that of a princess. She also holds the title of knight, and it was a natural procedure for her to be given a guard title as she was infinitely close to the right to succession and was said to be the best talent in the empire.

“Phew…Phew…”

By the time we arrived at the fitness room, the sound of Seraphina’s heavy breathing could be heard in her ears. The direction was inside the physical training room, and it was surprising that there was someone who visited the physical training room when the academy’s rest day had not yet ended.

Even within the regular academy schedule, there were not many people who trained physically. This was because magical power was more important than physical strength when riding a giant soldier, and many people practiced their piloting skills during physical training.

Is that why?

I became very curious about the person who was doing physical training, which others were reluctant to do, at a time when the academy’s regular schedule had not even started.

To be honest, it would be more accurate to say that I was interested. She, who might lead this country in the future, had a desire for talent, and that desire for talent gradually reared its head.

After keeping the guards quiet, Seraphina entered the physical training room while hiding her presence.

‘this is…’

Is it because they thought no one would visit the weight room? A blond-haired man was doing ignorant physical training, sweating so much that he could feel the heat just by looking at him, with his shirt off.

Even if you estimate the weight he was carrying, it seemed difficult for an ordinary person to lift it, but the blond-haired man was controlling his breathing as if it was funny and was lifting it without difficulty.

The delicately split muscles were contracting and relaxing repeatedly, and beads of sweat were flowing down the bronze-colored upper body.

Seraphina felt like she could tell without looking what effort the man in front of her had put into creating that body. It was really rare for someone to take care of themselves to this degree.

Just by looking at it, he had the perfect body that a man could have.

“Who are you to look at other people’s naked bodies?”

The man threw the instrument he was holding on the ground and slowly turned around, wiping away his sweat with a cloth. He was a handsome man with eyes as red as ruby and thick facial lines.

“How dare you be so rude! Put on your clothes and be polite right away!”

The guard who was standing quietly behind Seraphina was a man. He came forward and pointed out Gilbert’s behavior. Who in this country could stand stiffly in such manly attire in front of Serafina? Something that only the supreme being of this country could do was not something that an unknown robber would do.

Meanwhile, Gilbert was quietly enjoying his back muscles and was a little annoyed by the intruders. He didn’t invade this place, but wasn’t it the place he was using from the beginning?

If I had to really ask, the uninvited guests would have been those who were spying on my physical training, but I couldn’t help but laugh at the manner in which they criticized them.

However, this is a place where the caste system is alive, and it was clear that he was a person of high status when he entered with the escort. Above all, Gilbert was able to immediately recognize the person in front of him who was looking at him with interest.

Princess knight.

It was Serafina Rector Infractus.