episode_0013

Several carriages are running along the road. Each horse-drawn carriage has a gorgeous appearance, and the emblem painted on the door belongs to the Duke of Toulouse.

The Duke, who was furious after hearing the news that his daughter Knightley had been assaulted by a professor at the academy where she was attending, was on his way to the academy for ‘parental counseling’.

To be precise, should it be expressed as ‘pleasure’ rather than anger?

The last time the duke was angry was not now, but when Knightley, who was scheduled for an arranged marriage, ran away to the academy.

Currently, the empire is largely divided into two factions. On one side are the nobles who previously dominated the empire, and on the other side are commanders and some minor nobles, like the second princess, who rose to prominence through remarkable achievements during the four-year war.

In the case of the former, its incompetence was revealed during the four-year war, and its position was somewhat shaken, so it is being significantly pushed back by the latter forces.

In times like these, internal unity is more important, so they tried to marry Knightley to a chosen family, but Knightley ended up running away to the academy. It is also a special mission academy managed by the second princess, who is on the opposite side of the political spectrum from herself.

At first the duke tried to drag Knightley away, but he could not. The academy’s response was that, in principle, it was impossible to expel a student due to external intervention, but the duke believed that this was clearly the second princess’s handiwork.

The intention may be to weaken the power of noble families by holding them hostage. This is especially true at a time when some nobles are showing signs of breaking away from the existing power structure by sending their children to special mission academies.

But now the situation is different. Since it was an assault on a student by a professor, I planned to strongly protest as a parent and bring Knightley in. So it’s not anger, it’s joy.

No matter how special the mission is, if you refuse to take Knightley here, the Noble House will definitely raise an uproar.

As soon as the duke got off the carriage and saw the black-skinned dark elf headmaster standing precariously, he began to pour out all his might. To be exact, it was just pouring out.

At that time, didn’t someone suddenly come between the principal and himself, calling him commander and pretending to know him? What kind of bastard dare you? You know who I am!

However, upon seeing his face, the duke got goosebumps all over his body and was unable to say anything.

That guy… Lieutenant Dian?!

The relationship with Lieutenant Dian begins in a desperate situation where the noble private army coalition led by the Duke of Toulouse is retreating after a crushing defeat.

The Duke of Toulouse remembers that time very vividly.

The noble army, whose front line had been broken by the Demon King’s army due to a series of wasted attempts by incompetent noble commanders, was recklessly fleeing to the rear. However, the situation has already caught up and the military is continuously being consumed.

Two young officers came to the temporary station of the noble army standing on the edge of a cliff.

They introduced themselves as belonging to a certain unit of a certain department somewhere in the empire and said they were here to carry out a special mission.

It is tracking down the White Dragon, Hindra Star, which is a thorn in the front lines.

After suddenly disappearing a month ago, I was wandering around, but when I heard the news that this guy had recently appeared, I rushed over to him.

“What is the correlation between the appearance of Hindrasta and your coming here?”

“Hindrasta is ambushing the noble army on its retreat route. So correct your course.”

At first the Duke of Toulouse and his commanders did not believe him. Rather, it was even dismissed as a conspiracy by the Imperial Palace to weaken the Noble House in this chaotic situation.

“It’s okay to think so. If you leave it alone, it’s a golden opportunity to annihilate the Noble House’s private army, so why bother giving you this information?”

Lieutenant Dian shrugged his shoulders.

“You can lead your troops with arrogance and self-righteousness, as you have always done throughout the war, and go straight into the dragon’s maw. We don’t care.”

The commanders, who were already on edge, drew their swords in anger, but the young officers did not even flinch an eyebrow.

“Did you say Lieutenant Dian?”

The Duke of Toulouse, who saw this, opened his mouth.

“Good. Let’s say there’s a Hindrastar ambush. But as you said, why is the Hwangseong Special Rental Unit helping us?”

“I was against it. This guy here said that’s not something a human would do.”

Lieutenant Dian pointed to Lieutenant Linus, a tall man with blonde hair standing next to him.

“A believer in justice. You know? When you are stuck in a tight situation, you have to move according to your beliefs to be able to solve your problem.”

Lieutenant Dian giggled, and Lieutenant Linus stared at Lieutenant Dian with a stern expression. What are those?

“Anyway, change your career path. We said it clearly.”

The two officers left and the commanders argued fiercely over this. And the conclusion is a change in course.

In any case, they had to retreat, and the Duke of Toulouse, who had seen the eyes of the two men earlier, decided to trust them.

And the next day, their words turned out to be true.

While the noble army was bypassing the valley where Hindra Star was said to have ambushed them, they suddenly heard a tremor that shook the ground and a terrible roar that was difficult to explain.

When I look back, I see something like a huge wing shining through the valley on the other side, and a terrifying fire rises. Quagwang, quagwagwang. Wow!!

Everyone fell flat on the ground in shock at the sight, and after a while, the white dragon’s large body was seen quickly rising above the valley. The skin, which was supposed to be white, was stained with soot and blood.

As Hindrasta flew over the noble army, red blood poured down like rain.

The Duke of Toulouse still cannot forget that incident.

After questioning, he found out that one of the officers was Linus, the hero of the continent who later killed the Demon King, and tried to give him a big reward in return, but Linus refused.

So, I inquired about the whereabouts of the remaining one, a man named Dian, but the answer was unknown. No one knew where he had gone.

If I met him someday, I wanted to repay him for saving my life, but we ended up meeting him here at the academy, which I never expected.

# # # # #

“Why are you here, Dian?”

“It happened again. First, let’s go inside. Other professors are busy.”

“What? Haha, yes! Let’s go in!”

I entered the principal’s office with the Duke of Tolus, the principal, and the elf Ismera, the head theory professor.

Even as the car came out, the duke continued talking to Dian without even looking at the principal. I think he had already forgotten that Knightley’s name wasn’t mentioned.

“A senior combat professor? That’s amazing! Yes, this is the perfect position for a guy like you.”

“Thank you, Duke. Actually, I didn’t come because I wanted to, I was dragged.”

Kirin, who saw our friendly appearance, just tilted her head without understanding what was happening, and Ismera bit her lip quietly. I didn’t miss it.

Ismera, who was still for a moment, changed her expression and opened her mouth with a smile.

“It’s really nice to see the two of you happy to be reunited after so long. Perhaps even more so when you see your daughter.”

“Huh? A daughter? Ah, that’s right. That’s why I came.”

Only then did the Duke remember that he was here because of Knightley and cleared his throat.

“Principal Kirrin.”

“Hiik?! Yes, yes!”

With a gasping sound, Principal Kirrin straightened her back.

“But I recently heard that some crazy guy beat up my daughter.”

“Ah, that… .”

“No matter how short its history is, this is an academy accredited by the empire. How can such a ridiculous thing happen?”

Kirrin looked like she was about to cry, and Ismera patted her shoulder. However, there was a smile on the corner of his mouth that could not be detected unless you looked closely.

“I will explain that to you, Your Excellency.”

Ismera opened her mouth while comforting the trembling Kirrin.

“Recently, the Academy has drastically reorganized the combat department’s education method. This was approved by Principal Kirrin with the intention of providing more practical training. It looks like there was some noise in the process.”

Oh, look at that. This is not a mother-in-law who hits, but a sister-in-law who stops her. I intend to place the blame for this incident entirely on Kirrin.

“So, who is this guy who fanned my daughter? professor? assistant? Or a fellow student? I don’t know what kind of guy he is, but I dare say that the Duke of Toulouse… .”

“Ah, about that. That’s what I did.”

Haha, I smiled and opened my mouth, and the Duke looked at me from afar.

“Dian, you hit my daughter?”

“Yes, Duke. Through sparring, it was decided that the best student would spar directly with the professor and receive additional points accordingly. Of course, your daughter won first place. Why are they suddenly singling out me instead of the subject professor? Because I have eyes to see, it’s a bit difficult to look at it… .”

“Then it’s cheap even if it’s true!”

When the Duke, who had been quietly listening to me, shouted, Kirrin was startled and even Ismera flinched.

“Good job, Dian! that’s right! I wonder if I can learn properly as long as I see him as the son of an aristocrat! It’s actually a good thing!”

The duke laughed and slapped his knee.

“If you were a slob, I would have given you a harpoon, but you were teaching Knightley. It would be better to have them continue attending the academy here.”

“Thank you for your kind words, Duke. However, since I am a senior professor, I do not teach directly… .”

“Please take good care of our Knightly in the future, Dean.”

The Duke grabbed my hand and shook it. Seup, I accidentally misunderstood this as something like my homeroom professor.

However, as I looked at Kirrin wiping away her cold sweat and sighing, I realized that it wasn’t like that right now and that it was a bit difficult to do, so I just smiled and said, “Yes, yes.”

# # # # #

“Goodbye, Duke.”

“Take care, Dean. I’ll come back again soon. Let’s talk properly then.”

The Duke sticks his upper body out the carriage window and walks away waving his hand. And Professor Dian, the chief combat officer, was waving his hand at it.

Ismera bit her lip as she looked at it.

This is not the picture I expected. It wasn’t an obvious development where the duke who visited the academy turned everything around and the imperial castle decided it was right, firing Kirrin and promoting his deputy, Ismera, to principal.

“Why are you doing this, Professor Ismera?”

“Yes? What do you mean?”

When Dian suddenly spoke, Ismera quickly changed her expression and smiled.

“No. I think you’re feeling a little unwell. Are you uncomfortable?”

“It’s not like that. Since I am also human, I guess I was a little nervous when I heard that the Duke of Toulouse was coming.”

“Is that so? Wow, principal!”

Ismera quietly turned and walked away, leaving Dian holding the fallen Kirrin while holding her forehead.