episode_0023

When it was revealed that the hyenas of Grand Duke Lenokhonen were behind the attack on the Duke’s carriage, Duke Perbace, who had received the news through a letter, took action immediately.

But even if we knew who the culprit was, there were no immediate sanctions that could be imposed, because there was no clear evidence that he had done it.

However, if you catch the hyenas and make them confess, they are under a high level of oath magic and will die the moment they speak the truth.

From the beginning, there was no way for John to catch the hyenas who were running away on purpose.

It’s actually harder to capture someone than to kill them. Especially if you’re not used to using force.

Nevertheless, the Duke has leaked this information and said that he will put pressure on the Grand Duke’s family. It seems that Cassis will be quiet for the time being.

anyway.

As time passed, the long vacation given by the civil servant office came to an end.

Of course, Johan and Francia woke up early in the morning and went to work at the civil servant’s office.

The knights warming up in the training ground had faces that said this couldn’t be real.

The expressions on the wizards’ faces were no different as they were looking through documents inside the building.

Not much different from modern office workers.

A faint smile appeared on John’s lips at the strange sense of familiarity. No matter what the world is like, it seems that wherever people live, they are all the same.

“Attention everyone!”

Crown Prince Fedelian entered the training hall and shouted loudly.

“Today is the day of joint training with the 1st Public Service Officer! I hope it didn’t get too long because it’s vacation time?”

The knights and wizards shouted loudly.

“No problem!”

“It can be done right now!”

Their voices filled the smokehouse. The sagging voice from before was nowhere to be found.

“The training grounds are wide, so come to the first public office!”

The 1st Civil Service Corps, which also went to the battlefield, was operated by a very small number of elite personnel, so its training grounds and buildings were smaller than those of the 2nd Civil Service Corps.

So, I guess they’re going to be conducting joint training at the 2nd Civil Service Corps training ground.

“Training will start in an hour! Everyone, prepare properly!”

Fedelian shouted and entered the building.

“Ha, what if I lose this time too?”

“He is a public official in the name of His Highness the Crown Prince… … .”

“Of all the things, that warlord has returned.”

The knights and wizards sighed in unison. From what I could hear of their conversation, they had been broken many times before.

“Have you ever done joint training, Francia?”

John asked.

“Yes. I did it a few times before I went on a reconnaissance mission when I first came here. But they say it’s joint training, but it’s just a fight and that’s it.”

I liked seeing it as just a sorting out of sequences.

“Still, we need to keep doing it consistently to understand the power levels of both sides.”

“Yes. So even though everyone else seems to hate it, I have no complaints.”

Francia answered like that and immediately turned around with a dead face.

“I have some paperwork to take care of before training, so I’ll go in. Fighting today too?”

“Yes.”

As he watched her quickly walk into the building, John couldn’t help but chuckle.

If only those weird guys wouldn’t keep talking nonsense, my daily life would be just like that of a normal office worker, but it’s the weird guys who keep getting in the way that are the problem.

‘But that doesn’t mean I can tell you to quit your civil service job together.’

Francia is building her career to become the future head of the household, and Johan is increasing his value to be with her.

In that respect, there is no better option for both parties than a civil servant.

Here, skill is everything, so when you are evaluated, you are given high marks.

“Oh my, John!”

Someone called John. A familiar voice. John turned his head toward the sound, his expression crumpled.

Violet had a smile on her face, as if she was extremely happy to have met John.

“Ha… … Violet.”

A sigh escaped his lips. John shook his head.

“You sighed as soon as you saw it? That’s too much.”

Violet pouted her lips as if she was sorry.

“I can’t help but sigh. What’s going on this time?”

“Can’t you just say hello? Hehe.”

But her gloomy face didn’t last long, and she smiled brightly.

“I’m sorry about last time. I think I made a mistake because I was drunk.”

“Oh, yes.”

“Can you please forgive me? I will apologize formally.”

John frowned at the smile that didn’t seem to have an ounce of falsehood in it. This woman shouldn’t be approached.

“Well, I don’t know. I just hope you don’t act like we’re close in the future.”

“Ugh.”

Violet tapped her red lips with her index finger. Then she smiled mischievously.

“Well, I guess time will solve our relationship. Anyway, I’m glad that Yohan is safe.”

“… What are you talking about?”

“Haha, there is something like that.”

Violet winked, squinting one eye, and walked past John.

“… … .”

John narrowed his eyes as he looked at her back.

‘I’m glad you’re safe.’

Perhaps he was talking about the hyenas moving around.

But Violet doesn’t have the strength to move the hyenas.

That’s right.

‘From the beginning, all the pictures were woven with cassis.’

Violet’s advances and Cassis’ assassination plan at the party.

The two were connected.

‘They’re trying to send me to hell somehow.’

Tsk. John clicked his tongue and made a face for no reason.

I knew that it wouldn’t be easy to have a peaceful relationship with the female protagonist, as the genre of this world is a wasteland without dreams or hope, but there is no such thing as thin ice.

The current situation is such that if you slip even a little, you’ll fall into a pit.

Of course, I don’t regret this choice. I promised myself from the beginning that I would take responsibility.

More than anything, I didn’t want to see Francia’s face filled with betrayal and disappointment.

‘It was a bit much to just stand by and watch Francia, who was destined for misfortune.’

Now that she has herself as a reincarnation, shouldn’t she be happy too?

It hasn’t happened yet though.

‘And, this too will end someday.’

Don’t they say that happiness comes after hardship?

Surely, someday, I will be able to spend happy days with Francia.

Without any worries.

* * *

The second civil servant’s training ground.

Civil servants gather and surround the training ground.

Fedelian shouted.

“Next!”

Between the two civil servants, a duel between those of equal rank was taking place.

Since the number of specials was not that many, John just watched them indifferently.

As I kept watching, it became boring.

‘A wizard can’t use magic higher than level 2, and a knight can’t use a mana blade?’

I understand that if you take it seriously, your life could be at risk, but is this really how training works? As a new recruit, Yohan was just wondering.

Chaeng- Chaeng!

The following is a duel between two first-class knights.

Pure white light flashed in succession, and an afterimage followed the blade.

Although they display different swordsmanship, does their knowledge not lie?

Chaeng- Chaang!

The two clashed swords, maintaining a close match. It seemed like it would take quite some time for the match to be resolved.

“Hmm. When will the training end? It was fun at first, but it got boring because it kept repeating the same pattern.”

A corner of the training ground. Francia said, hugging her knees. Her face was also quite relaxed, which seemed to be no different from Johan’s mood.

“Me too. Maybe it’s because I’m a wizard, but I can’t understand the knights very well.”

“Is that so…? I’m surprised you can’t understand the article.”

Francia blinked as if she was hearing this for the first time.

“Didn’t you learn swordsmanship?”

“I have never learned swordsmanship.”

“At the Academy too?”

“I’ve only taken the test.”

Strictly speaking, I have learned it – but seriously, I have never learned it properly.

“I thought John would be a knight.”

“Why?”

“Uh… …Just a feeling?”

Francia laughed, pretending not to notice. Her bashful smile was so cute that Johan smiled without realizing it.

“By the way, have you met a 1st-class Ratal wizard?”

“We met earlier.”

“Somehow, I could smell that woman’s scent in John’s arms.”

“That girl… ?”

John blinked at the foul language that was rarely coming out of her mouth.

“I kept looking for you. I thought you should pay the price for touching another man. But I don’t know where you were hiding, you weren’t even there.”

Francia’s face was shadowed. There was a coldness in her red eyes, indicating that she was quite angry.

‘I’m okay, but… … .’

However, it was not a problem that could be solved just because the parties involved said it was okay.

Because Francia is Johan’s lover and they are destined to become life partners.

This incident was not so much a personal matter for John as it was a problem between the two of them.

‘I think it would be better to just be quiet here.’

Women’s problems are best solved by women themselves. It would be better to keep quiet, as interfering in the situation will not help either.

“Johann Harsen!”

Suddenly someone called John.

John blinked and turned his gaze to the center of the training ground.

Cassis was staring at John with his wooden sword in his hand.

“Come out.”

“… … .”

John’s brow furrowed. It’s not strange that a special order would call for a special order, but it’s a duel between a knight and a magician. It’s obvious that the knight has the advantage.

But he named this? I thought, doesn’t he have any pride?

“What the heck, a Harsen special wizard with a full-time swordsman?”

“A duel between a knight and a wizard.”

“I don’t think it will work… … .”

“The picture is a bit like that.”

The thoughts of other civil servants were not much different.

“Designate Johan Harsen as a special wizard.”

However, Cassis, as if she didn’t care about the gaze of those around her, called out Johan’s name without giving in.

“Hmm.”

John chuckled as he took off his outer garment.

“Okay.”

Then Francia was startled and grabbed his collar.

“What are you thinking?”

“What are you thinking?”

“There’s no way I can spar with a knight.”

“It’s okay. I have my own thoughts too.”

“… John?”

John chuckled, released Francia’s hand from his lapel, and stepped forward.

“Why did you name me?”

John, who had come to the center of the training ground, asked quietly. His voice was so small that only Cassis could hear it.

“… … .”

Cassis pursed her lips and did not answer. Her purple eyes burned as she looked at John.

“Aren’t you ashamed? A knight requesting a duel with a wizard? Isn’t that against the chivalry of the Rosino Empire?”

At that, John smiled even more deeply and raised his magic power.

“Or maybe you didn’t like the fact that I returned the gift you sent me last time after destroying it? The Archduke must have been very angry because of that.”

Although Johan continued to irritate him, Cassis did not react. He simply aimed his wooden sword.

“Use all your magic. I won’t let you use magic power according to the existing rules.”

“Are you sure it’s okay?”

“… … .”

“If I use all my magic, you won’t be able to last 5 minutes.”

Her purple eyes sank low at John’s mutterings.

An unreadable expression. But John could easily read Cassis’s feelings.

It was annoying and irritating.

“Well, since you asked me to use all my magic, I won’t refuse. However, I will keep my hands to myself in case the Lenokhonen Special Knight dies.”

John smiled and shrugged slightly. At that moment, a strong magical power swirled around him, raging like a storm.

As if an invisible, gigantic wave was surging, a massive magical power spread out, overwhelming the surroundings and causing even the air to tremble.

“Let’s get started.”