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“Lady! It’s a challenge!”

“Which one is it this time?”

“Black Swan Dormitory!”

“It looks like you haven’t been scolded yet.”

On March 10, 187, Mina Karsic savored the scent of tea in the red hall of the Red Horse Dormitory.

The duke’s daughter will always be elegant and dignified.

That was the credo Mina pledged to her parents when she entered the academy.

It was not difficult to maintain this in the Red Horse Dormitory, where the empire’s highest nobles gathered.

The problem is the other dormitories. They are shallow people with no culture or dignity.

Among them, the unrivaled worst is the Kuroshio Dormitory for international students and special admission students.

Clink!

“Ugh! Fuck! You crazy guy! I know how precious this is!”

When a rock flew through the window and hit the teacup, spilling all the 20-year-old pu-erh tea, an expletive came out of Mina’s mouth.

“Mina Karcic! I’m here for a rematch!”

“Come! I will finish you off today, you bastard!”

The duke’s daughter kicked out the door with her arms rolled up and her brown curly hair flying.

In front of the Red Horse dormitory, five students and three employees were already there.

The challengers that the nine red horses must face are ten black hawks.

The leader of the Black Swan came forward. A black male student with a shaved head.

The monkey sitting on his left shoulder was no different from last semester, but on his right shoulder he was carrying a large bag that I had never seen before.

“Graven Albatross, I guess having your hair burned off wasn’t enough?”

“The warriors of the Republic do not despair just because they have gone bald for a while.

No, it actually suits me better after shaving my head, so I decided to keep going like this.”

“Republic? Oh, a republic of pirates who plunder trade ships, engage in foul play, and drink only rum?”

“How much profit did Duke Karsic steal from the citizens this year? I guess that’s a fair tax again?”

Cheers and cheers erupt from both sides.

That was enough to brighten the mood.

Now is the time for spells and swords, not words.

but…

Instead of starting a fight, Mina opened her mouth again.

“Even though you lost once, why did you come back?”

“As a result of training during winter vacation, I reached a new level.”

When Graven lifted his hand, red liquid began to stir on the floor.

Blood magic, a composite magic of water magic and animal magic.

The blood summoned by the blood wizard became a hemisphere that completely surrounded his body.

“Absolute defense of fresh blood! Mina, there is no way your fire magic can penetrate this.”

“Well. A fire spear that has gathered all of its mana can break through.”

“I forgot my monkey Goofy. Can you overcome Goofy’s interference and collect mana?

Oh, you sure won’t shoot fire at Goofy?”

The monkey rolled its eyes pitifully.

“Do I look like someone who crosses the line like that? Of course not!”

Mina thought quickly and then spoke.

“If you call Goofy to the fight, I guess I can call my maid too.”

“What changes if there is a maid?”

“Our maids are really good at catching cats.”

“Goofy is a monkey.”

“Cats and monkeys, that’s it.”

“It’s different. Clearly different.”

“Same.”

“Different.”

“Same.”

“Different.”

“Same! Do the same thing! Last time, we took a look at it!”

“…I can’t help it. I guess your maid can catch my monkey.

But what if our Black Swan students see that and become enraged and rush at us?”

Anyone in their right mind would just fight and settle the matter. You might be wondering why we are arguing like this.

If Mina’s father, Duke Karsic, sees this, he’ll probably yell at her and ask what she’s doing.

But the reason you can’t is…

‘It hurts! If you really fight, it hurts!

okay. It’s rare to die in a duel.

A magic to prevent instant death was cast throughout the academy, and a healer who was on standby rushed over to treat him.

but! Not dying literally means not dying!

My fire magic is really magic that can burn people! That guy’s blood magic is really a magic that draws blood!

‘Can’t we just admit that you are weak, take a posture of submission, and then go back?’

So Mina continued her discussion with Graven.

Which of the students in the Red Horse Dormitory or the Black Swan Dormitory is higher?

We got a better average score on the magic test, didn’t half of your dormitory fail the physical test, and so on.

If you’re lucky, there are times when one side truly realizes their fate of defeat and retreats.

However, those who do so are branded as callous people with no love for the dormitory and as cowards who have betrayed their family’s honor.

Parents and teachers admonish children, saying that they don’t die just because their bones are broken and their flesh burns, so why are they being so harsh?

Big! This is what an academy is like! Practical training! Children shouldn’t grow up comfortably!

In our time, we grew up killing each other in civil wars!

Don’t be afraid, fight and protect the honor of your dormitory! That family is the enemy of our family!

This desperate argument of ‘Yes, if you attack like this, everything will be stopped~’ is the children’s own resistance to such adults.

But in the end, this time too, the ending was the same.

The two could not reach an agreement on who was superior.

“Any further conversation would be meaningless.”

At Graven’s declaration, Mina nodded.

She drew her fire magic from Danjeon.

However, Graven actually released the blood shield.

“What are you doing-”

He snapped his fingers, and four Black Swan students came carrying something.

chuck! chuck! chuck!

A square table measuring 1m horizontally and 1m vertically was installed.

“Wow!”

Cheers from Jeokma students.

Mina blinked her eyes.

This… what kind of prank are you doing? A show prepared to annoy me… something like that?

Graven carefully placed the bag on the table.

“Tweezers!”

A dwarf ran up and handed him tweezers.

He picked up a pair of tweezers and grabbed something from inside his bag.

And gently, very gently, she took something out, like a mother picking up a baby.

What the tweezers picked up was a small but very elaborate sculpture.

A black man stands on a circular platform decorated with dirt and grass.

A bald-headed model carrying a monkey on her shoulder and holding a blood-red sphere in her left hand.

The texture of the blood, the material of the monkey’s fur, and the shine of the bald head are all alive.

How did something as small as a finger get such bright colors?

An exclamation spontaneously escaped from Mina’s mouth.

“Cool…”

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On October 2, 186, I closed the door to the student council room.

“Sit down.”

“Uh. It says this is the vice president’s seat-”

“The vice president and secretary will go to see the duel referee and will not be able to come for a while.”

As I sat down in my chair sulking, the Princess Lilac, who was sitting in the student council president’s seat, got straight to the point.

“It’s been about 3 months since you came to school, so you know what the school atmosphere is like, right?”

“Are you talking about a gang fight disguised as a duel?”

“Yes.”

To be honest, it’s pathetic.

Oh yeah. I understand that there is pressure from adults.

A crazy fantasy-style education philosophy, the residue of a civil war that ended awkwardly, the hostility to defeat the other dormitory, and the pride not to be looked down upon within the dormitory.

All of this was driving students toward violence.

Still, shouldn’t humans find a better way?

As I made a sullen expression, Chairman Lilac chuckled.

“It’s all visible on your face.”

“Is it that much?”

“Well, I have the same thoughts as you.

I really want to change this atmosphere at the Academy.”

When I nodded quietly, the chairman raised one eye and asked a question.

“Don’t you ask?”

“What do you mean?”

“I’m the student council president, and I’m also the princess.”

“So, you hate that culture, but are you curious as to why dueling wasn’t banned?”

beck.

Her Majesty the Crown Princess. I am a 21st century person who graduated from that university.

The level of sophistication is different from these idiots who only think about cutting and shooting fireballs.

“Your Majesty, no, just because the Chairman gives an order, there is no guarantee that people will follow it.

Moreover, if duels are banned in sunny areas, more dangerous duels may become more prevalent in shaded areas.”

“You speak like a worn-out politician?

that’s right. A year ago, when I was vice president, the student council tried to ban duels.

And everything you said happened.

Letters of protest came from professors and parents, and kids did whatever they wanted, secretly behind their backs…”

She grumbled as if her taste was bitter.

“Then there is no problem, right? The students themselves want to fight…”

“It looks like your family wasn’t caught up in the civil war.”

I nodded.

The body I possessed was the son of a country baron, and the Cantor family escaped most of the fire of the empire’s civil war.

At best, the tribute becomes a little heavy, and Ochon Tangsuk goes to war and dies.

“I’ve seen a lot of people like that.

People who have nightmares of war when they fall asleep and who get startled when they hear loud noises.

At the same time, people think that if they are slightly offended, they will raise their fist first, and that if they give in and compromise, they will surrender.

People who suffered from the horrors of violence, no, because they suffered from the horrors of violence, they came to believe that the only truth in the world is violence.”

Until now, Princess Lilac had always been a gentle and gentle person with a gentle smile.

But now her face, her eyes, were like a cliff that could withstand a storm.

“I will not allow the people I will rule to live that kind of life.

So, since we want violence, we cannot accept the idea of allowing violence.

Adults may be trapped in memories of violence, but we shouldn’t be trapped either.”

“Us…”

“Okay. There is still hope for our growing students.

You probably saw it too. Students discuss who would win if a fight breaks out without starting a fight.

In the end, deep down, I don’t want to get hurt, I don’t want to get hurt.”

Umm…

I couldn’t help but scratch my head at that part.

“But most of them end up fighting.”

“Because a conclusion cannot be reached through discussion.

So this year I tried something new.

The student council dispatched a duel supervisor and had the winner of the debate win the duel.”

“Of course it didn’t go well.”

“That’s right. There were few people who accepted our judgment. Most of the time we dueled again after we left.

So, I was looking for a rule for determining victory or defeat in a mock duel debate that everyone could agree on…”

Lilac held up my notebook.

“You brought just the right thing.”

“Hey, Chairman. There seems to be a bit of a misunderstanding.”

I sighed and said.

“The game I wrote about, that is, the miniature game, is not intended to replicate a real duel.”

“Huh? So what are the students’ actual abilities written in the notes?”

“Of course, the abilities of the game pieces are similar to the abilities of the person who served as the motif.

But more than that, it was omitted or adapted for the sake of gaming fun.

This is a game, not a simulation.”

“It’s rather good, isn’t it?”

The Crown Princess’ eyes sparkled.

“Yes?”

“Another thing the student council realized while cracking down on duels over the past year is that students sometimes find duels fun.

hmm. Is it a contradiction to say this? Because I said earlier that students don’t want to hurt each other.”

“No. I understand very well. The Academy is a place where there is nothing to do.”

Since they are children of high-ranking people, they can’t date because they don’t want to cause a scandal.

The academy is on an island in the middle of a great lake, so there are no entertainment districts nearby.

This is why kids duel as if they were watching UFC.

“So, I hope it’s fun to some extent. Don’t let the students get caught up in this and think about dueling.”

“Can I say that what you are saying now is the planning intention?”

“Planning intention?”

“The goal of this game. Can you tell me what I should pursue in this game, in order of importance?”

In my past life, I was an aspiring game designer.

Although he was unable to achieve his dream as he was hit by a truck and died suddenly, he still knows the basics.

“Okay.

First, replicate a duel to a degree that people can understand.

Second, it should be fun.

Thirdly, it should be easy to understand.”

I smiled without realizing it.

“What’s wrong?”

“No. It’s not a big deal.”

The dream of becoming a planner that I couldn’t achieve in my previous life is being achieved here.

“Okay. Then we can get started.”

“Before that, there are a few things I would like to ask first.”

“What is it?”

“What on earth are we trying to create?”