episode_0134

Ian was quietly following Precia’s arduous training schedule today. It was difficult for Ian to keep up with her murderous training schedule, in which not a single minute was wasted.

However, Presia’s training, which concentrated all of the technological power of ancient Atlantica, was very effective. When I was training alone, my skills, which seemed to be blocked by a wall and were sluggish, were growing day by day.

This was thanks to Presia accurately calculating the level he could endure and pushing him to his limit.

[Once more!]

“That… . I continued from before!”

Screaming loudly, Ian sat down after completing one last set. I barely let out the breath that had built up to the tip of my chin.

[It’s not time to rest yet!]

Ian sighed and forced his body, which was not moving well, to stand up when Precia urged him to stretch right away. Precia said that while it is important to build strength, muscle flexibility is just as important.

He added that the power of the same sword technique varies greatly depending on how flexible and elastic the muscles and ligaments are.

Ian didn’t believe it at first, but the more he stretched, the wider the range of motion of his body’s joints became. The movements that can be performed have gradually become smoother and more fluid, and the combination of swordsmanship and chosik has become easier than before.

Ian, who realized all of this, began to follow Precia’s words unconditionally, no matter what they were.

I slowly relaxed my body, which had become stiff due to muscle training, as Precia had instructed. As my sore muscles relaxed, my breathing gradually returned to normal.

“It’s amazing every time I do this.”

[Look. There’s nothing bad about listening to me, right?]

“Of course it’s Precia.”

[You can praise me more!]

Ian burst into laughter at the sound of Frecia’s voice being triumphant like a child. Although Precia was in the core state of an artificial spirit, her face was somehow drawn.

“Ian! Here’s a towel!”

“Uh… . Thank you.”

A female cadet who had been waiting for Ian to finish his training from a distance shyly handed him a towel and a drink. He suddenly took what she gave him and smiled awkwardly.

“That… . Are you finished training today?”

She wiggled her fingers and asked Ian if she had more to say. Ian scratched his head because this was a question that had been asked several times since he devoted himself to training.

“The training is over, but I have some work to do with the student council.”

“Ah…I see. As expected, it’s Ian. Even though you train so hard, you also work hard on the student council”

“No. It’s natural. I think it might be a little late, so can I go first?”

“Okay then! Let me know next time you have time!”

“Okay, okay.”

Ian waved his hand lightly and wiped away the sweat with the towel he gave her. Being popular was also very tiring.

[No~ It’s natural~]

“Pressia?”

Ian, who was watching his fellow cadets return to their friends in dejection, felt a chill run down his spine when he heard Frecia’s sarcastic voice.

[Someone likes Chaam. It’s very popular with women. When I look at your expression, I see that you are very pale and plump.]

It’s up.

Ian immediately noticed that Precia was upset.

It was something that had no choice but to happen. This kind of thing happened a lot these days, and every time, Precia got very angry and took out her anger on Ian.

Since Precia had a hard time making her feel better once she got upset, he added hastily.

“Presia That’s not it.

[No, no!]

Ian swallowed a sigh that was about to come out of the artificial spirit’s core, which was buzzing painfully in his ears. Last time something like this happened, I sighed and had to listen to her nagging me all day.

Ian, who prides himself on having excellent learning abilities, did not repeat the same mistakes. I felt like my mind would be in tatters if I suffered through it again today.

[Ian. You want to become the best knight? Are you saying you have to beat that bastard Gilbert? Are you saying you are the main character of the world?]

“Yes, that’s right… .”

[But is it okay to give a woman a blind eye? Is it that easy?]

“No. no. Everything Presia said is correct.”

[Which is correct?]

No, why is it starting again…

Ian fell into an infinite cycle that began again.

If you say you did something wrong, ask what you did wrong.

If everything you say is true, ask the question of what is true.

For some reason, Ian couldn’t help but think that this was the kind of longing his wife was said to experience when she got married.

[Whoa. This time I’ll get over it, but next time it won’t be a problem.]

“Thank you. Precia.”

In the end, Ian, who had been tormented for another 30 minutes, felt exhausted by Pressia’s anger that was finally over. He had no motivation to go back to the student council right away.

After getting into the shower and taking a clean shower, he put on his neatly ironed cadet uniform and headed to the student council room. Not long ago, I had to organize reporting data on field trips conducted for all grades.

“Hello?”

“Ian, you arrived at the right time.”

Courtney warmly welcomed Ian who had just opened the door to the student council room. At a time when I was wondering if I should call him because he hadn’t come yet, Ian came, saving me the trouble of going to look for him.

“Courtney senior?”

“The president is urgently convening student council executives. We’ll be the last, so let’s go.”

“Chairman? Okay.”

Ian felt puzzled, but followed him to the conference room where everyone was gathered.

As Courtney said, all of the student council executives except those two were gathered in the conference room. Serafina, the president of Demeia Academy, sat at the head of the table, as always, with a dignified posture.

Ian greeted Courtney and quickly sat down in his assigned seat.

Whenever I see it…

Ian looked at Princess Seraphina from the corner of his eye. Ian, who thought she was a very beautiful person even before joining the student council, became more convinced of that thought after joining the student council and working closely with her.

If Precia found out, she would have to listen to a week’s worth of nagging, but objectively, it was something that anyone could acknowledge.

Her long hair that shined brilliantly in the sunlight and her red eyes that sparkled like jewels had the power to fascinate people.

In particular, the old-fashioned atmosphere that she naturally exuded even without saying anything made her seem like a mysterious being different from other people.

“Everyone is gathered.”

“That’s right. But did something happen? I don’t remember any case where everyone was summoned in such a hurry.”

Vice President Talisman raised his glasses and asked. It was the first emergency convocation since Seraphina took over as president. This was unusual for her, who watched most things leisurely.

“First Prince Richard said he was going to inspect Demeia Academy.”

“The prince?“

Talisman expressed dismay at the sudden news.

Richard Henry Infractus.

He was the second-highest prince in the line of succession to the empire and Serafina’s older brother.

He was considered to be superior to Princess Serafina in terms of his ability to control the battlefield. He was an undefeated commander who made remarkable achievements on countless battlefields.

Even Seraphina, who displayed outstanding talent in all aspects, implicitly acknowledged that she could not match the miracles he displayed.

“The person who was always on the lookout for some reason suddenly decided to go to the academy.”

Seraphina was suspicious of her brother’s sudden decision to go to the academy.

It seemed that the right to succeed to the throne was already solidified for her. Although there were many warlords who followed him, there were not a small number of warlords who followed Serafina.

In particular, she had a higher desire for talent than Prince Richard and did not hesitate to recruit people of all social status to her command.

There were some high-ranking nobles who disapproved of that behavior, but because Serafina’s power was so large, no one complained directly.

Moreover, she was the princess who was first in the line of succession and likely to become the next emperor within the empire. Although the emperor of the empire had not yet announced her as the crown princess, it was somewhat accepted as a fait accompli. In such a situation, it was something only a fool would do to openly confront her.

Moreover, weren’t they the high-ranking nobles of the Great Infractus Empire?

They were smart, if they were clever, and were not fools, as they played politics the way they wanted to.

Because those idiots have already fallen.

There was no way her brother, the 1st Prince, did not know this.

Is there still hidden power?

Seraphina’s hair became a little more complicated.

“Whatever the reason, the imperial family is making an official inspection. It’s not that I don’t trust you, but I am the student council president of Demeia Academy. There should be no negligence in welcoming the 1st Prince.”

“For the time being, the Student Council will operate under an emergency response system. I think it would be a good idea to make this known to cadets in the student council as well.”

Vice President Talisman knew exactly why Seraphina had gathered them together. Although he was a believer in imperial supremacist ideology, he was not a dull person.

Although his political beliefs were strong, he was educated as the son of a high-ranking noble family and had a keen eye for current trends.

“Then, we will prioritize organizing the documents related to this field training. Since it was a schedule that was set suddenly, there are many administrative processing issues that are somewhat lacking.”

Courtney outlined the things they had to deal with first. This field training, which was not part of the official academic schedule, was scattered here and there with less-documented parts.

Since that was an area that the student council had to deal with, he insisted that the first thing to do was to organize the field training documents.

Seraphina also agreed, so she nodded.

“That is correct. Was Cadet Ian in charge of this matter?”

“That’s right. I was planning to submit the document after organizing the documents today.”

“That’s great. However, processing it quickly is not a solution. It must be done as perfectly as possible.”

“Okay.”

Seraphina left the meeting after giving a few other instructions. 1 Since I didn’t know when the emperor would storm into the academy, I couldn’t waste time.

Ian also returned straight to his seat to finish his work. After asking the maid in charge of the student council for a cup of herbal tea, I got to work.

Because Ian had been steadily receiving education from the Linebarrel family, he did not experience much difficulty in writing the document. However, his talent lay in the military, not the civil, military field.

There were bound to be some shortcomings in doing this.

However, he always had the best advisor with him.

[Ian, it would be better to omit the 4th line on page 30.]

“Are you talking about this?”

[Yeah, that part doesn’t need any explanation. The report is just too long for no reason. This means that writing a document in a lengthy manner is not a good thing.]

What was great about Precia was her high self-esteem and knowledge that allowed her to give and receive advice like this. As magic engineering developed, the level of artificial spirits increased, but it was still nothing compared to the greatness of Precia created in ancient times.

Ian’s family also had dozens of next-generation giant soldiers and artificial spirits, but they had never seen an artificial spirit like Precia.

Her performance was unrivaled, to the point where it seemed like obtaining Precia was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him.

After writing the field training report with the help of Precia, Ian went to see Serafina.

– smart

Ian knocked on the door of the student council president’s office. Eventually, Serafina’s voice was heard.

“This is Ian.”

“Come in.”

When I opened the door to the student council president’s office and entered, I saw Seraphina writing something with a colorful feather pen, probably watching her work.

Ian was momentarily speechless. The sight of Seraphina engrossed in the sunlight pouring in from the wide sliding window was like a painting to the point of being enchanted.

Ian, who once again realized how beautiful Seraphina was, quickly came to his senses and handed over the report he had prepared to her.

“This is a report on field training.”

“You finished it faster than you thought.”

A strange sight appeared in Seraphina’s eyes as she flipped through the report. The report submitted by Ian, who thought he excelled in nothing rather than writing, was so perfect that there were no flaws.

No matter how educated the nobles were, they were children from noble families who had not yet experienced government affairs. It was difficult to get noticed by her, who had been in charge of a certain part of the empire’s affairs since childhood.

However, the report Ian presented was the best report she had ever received from the Academy.

As soon as Seraphina saw the report, she decided to do something she had been putting off until now.

“That’s great. Of all the reports received from the Academy so far, this is the only one she likes.”

“This is too much praise.”

“Ian. I have a suggestion for you.”

“Are you suggesting this?”

Ian was nervous at the princess’s sudden change in mood. Somehow, I felt like I knew what would come out of her mouth.

“Women like talented people. It is you who will become the soldiers who will shed blood and sweat for the empire in the future. That is why I prefer to have you by my side. Some say it is an excessive desire for talent, but Yeo’s opinion remains the same. The more talented people there are, the better.”

You’re here!

Ian realized she was asking him to join her clique.

Should I say it was as expected?

He was wondering why she, who was known to have a great desire for talent, did not make an offer to him. Isn’t his family alone the Linebarrel family, said to be the wealthiest in the empire?

Moreover, even if you consider Ian’s academic performance alone, he was in the top tier. Above him was Gilbert, whom he so desperately wanted to surpass, but he also thought that if there was Precia, it would come sooner or later.

Since he was still neutral with no factions within the empire, he was a desirable prey for Seraphina. Ian always had that in mind, and it became today.

But as I kept thinking about it, he had no intention of answering easily.

“Thank you. However, I am still not confident enough to receive Your Majesty’s favor, so I am concerned that I may disturb His Majesty.”

Writing a collection of sayings so far has been very helpful in times like these. Ian, who thought it was cool to use as many old-fashioned expressions as possible, had written more than a dozen volumes of famous sayings before acquiring Precia.

Although he erased everything now to avoid being teased by Pressia, all the memories from the time he was writing were in his head. So it was possible to talk so naturally.

“Are you planning on rejecting her offer?”

“Please give Soshin time to think.”

“Yeo tends to have a lot of patience. However, I have no taste for letting others steal what I have made during my leisure time. So I will not allow you a long time.”

Seraphina’s eyes were filled with possessiveness again. It was a crooked perspective created by a thirst for talent.

Ian didn’t like those eyes. If Seraphina had a desire for talent and a desire for possession, he had a desire for recognition.

And now, this moment was giving Ian immense satisfaction. This situation, where the first princess, one of the most noble people in the empire, wanted him, even brought an exhilarating feeling.

At the same time, a strange, indefinable feeling bloomed deep in his heart.

“Then, I hope that Cadet Ian Yeo’s suggestion will be chosen wisely.”

“I will keep this in mind.”

“Then, you can leave now.”

“Excuse me.”

Ian politely greeted Seraphina and left the student council president’s office.

[Ian.]

“Why?”

Precia, who had been quiet during her audience with Serafina, called out to him in a very subdued voice.

[Don’t look away]

“What is it? Are you jealous?”

[…I don’t like it.]

Ian smiled at Precia’s sulky voice.

This is why being popular is tiring.

He had to spend the whole day comforting and pouting Precia.