episode_0070

Pours of applause and cheers. Some nobles clearly showed signs of discomfort, but their words were drowned out by the voices of many more people.

“I really didn’t think I would win. What did you roast and boil for a month?”

“Well?”

I answered Hermel’s words with a grin. Because I really didn’t know either.

All I did for a month was spar with Seria and give her various advices. It was a simple and ignorant exercise that was not enough to be said to have been taught.

The reason I absorbed it all and made it my own was because Seria’s abilities and talents shined through, and it wasn’t because I did anything to her.

“Well, for a fight between weak guys, it was still worth watching. Thank you for bringing me.”

“Hehe, don’t say anything. I’m glad you liked it.”

He smiled brightly, covered his mouth with a fan, and looked down into the training hall. A health teacher was seen running towards Seria, who had fallen on the floor.

‘Awaken just before defeat and turn the tables… … . It’s truly a story like the biography of a hero.’

What on earth revived Seria’s heart that was almost broken? Your own will? Of course, this would be the biggest. But something is unclear.

Seria was definitely almost defeated in the end. It may have been my imagination since it was only for a short period of time, but it definitely felt like I was pushed to the edge of a cliff.

But when Ceria saw something at the end, she woke up and stood up again. how? What are you looking at?

Students who go with Seria? There is a point. However, considering Seria’s position and lying posture, Seria would have to half-rise her body to see her friend who used to travel with her.

But Seria didn’t do that. I lay down on the floor and gave up, then got up again.

That means you saw something while lying down. At that angle… … .

“Um… … .”

I tilted my body and head to the side and looked forward. A world tilted 90 degrees came into view.

If you lower your view further from here and go to Seria’s location. What I see is――

‘The entrance to the training ground. No, if it’s an angle you can’t see from this side, it’s inside the aisle… … .’

It can give Seria an opportunity to get back on her feet, and who wouldn’t be reluctant to come out to the gym in person?

‘Sera… … .’

I adjusted my posture, folded the fan, and let the negative energy that only I could recognize flow from Sarah’s collar.

Unlike engraving, if you don’t do this, it’s very inconvenient that you won’t be able to determine the location. I tapped my lips with a fan.

Let’s assume that it was Sarah who was at the entrance to the training hall.

Why did Sarah come to see Seria? To change your mind and support Seria? It is not impossible if two people talked and communicated sufficiently in a place where I could not see.

Did you come here hoping that Ceria would be defeated? Why? If that was the reason, you would have come to the training center with me from the beginning. Either way, it is too early to give a definite answer as there are only speculations.

Personally, I hope it’s the latter, but in the case of the former… … .

‘There is no need to keep risk factors around.’

Well, if you’ve seen it for about 5 years, you’ve seen it for a long time. There are plenty of cards other than Sera that can be used, so there is no need to take risks.

As I was thinking that, I felt something poking my side.

I flinched and trembled and looked to the side to see Hermel blinking and looking at me.

“Aren’t we going?”

“Ah, I see. Let’s go quickly too.”

With a grin, I got up from my seat and left the training room.

“Don’t you have any plans after this?”

“There is nothing in particular. Is there anything you want to do? As long as it’s not sparring, I’ll hang out with you.”

“Tch. Then let’s go eat something sweet. My mouth is bored.”

“Yes, I like it. I just happened to want to eat something sweet too.”

“Hihi, we connected.”

Hermel held my hand and began to walk briskly, and as I was leaving the training hall, I sighed inwardly at the black energy extending from the middle of the passage into the training hall.

Are you sure you came here? … . I hope it’s not just the former.

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That night. At midnight, when everyone was asleep, I placed a silencing curse on the door so that there would be no sound so as not to wake Hermel, and quietly left the room.

The destination is the room where Sera and Seria are. Seria will still be lying down in the infirmary, so she will be the only one in the room.

I walked forward, placed a silent curse on the door, and silently entered the room. After confirming that Seria was not there, I placed my hand on her forehead, who was sleeping soundly.

The curse engraved on Sarah’s neck slowly moved towards my hand, and soon the curse touched my fingertips. Sarah’s feelings and memories began to emerge in my mind.

‘sorry… … !! Sorry, master! Please, please don’t throw it away… … !!’

I knew he was unstable, and when I told him I was abandoning him, he would go crazy and go crazy, almost to the point of having a seizure, and his horribly twisted emotions, but I remembered that after meeting Ceria and I felt my emotions gradually stabilizing.

‘I told you not to talk so casually!’

Contrary to my expectation that if I intentionally distanced myself from Sarah, she would crawl away on her own, the effects of the shock therapy were short-lived. As soon as I have someone to rely on, my heart goes to that person.

The feeling of security that there is someone who will accept you even if you are abandoned dulls the fear, and the thought that you are not alone gives rise to hope.

‘Please, let me win…’ … !’

When Sera worked as my maid, I was the only one she could rely on, but when Seria entered the academy, she was relieved of her position as my maid. She can now rely on not only me, but also Seria and her family.

Of course, you can’t rely on them outright. One way or another, Sarah was my maid. But looking at the situation now… … . The situation turned out not to be what I had imagined.

“I thought the training was thorough… … .”

He stabbed Sarah’s cheek. Is it really that easy to heal from a broken heart? Or is Seria special?

“No matter how much I educate and bully him into becoming loyal to me, in the end, he ends up clinging to the main character like he always did… … . It’s possible to cause an incident and twist the story, but I don’t think it’s possible to completely change a person.”

No, it’s probably simply because I lack skills. That shouldn’t happen, but if the next episode comes, we’ll have to change our course to not have Sera enter the academy.

Oh, come to think of it. What happens to Seria if I skip the episode? Are you going to regress just like me? or not… … .

what… … . That’s something you can think about slowly when the next episode comes, so you don’t need to think about it now. So for now, let’s think about Sarah.

“If you can’t change people, you can change the environment.”

If you don’t rely on me, all you have to do is create an environment where you have no choice but to rely on me. no. Because if you’re cornered, it could backfire… … .

Oh yeah.

‘All you have to do is get rid of the place you can rely on.’

After looking at Sera for a moment, I left the room and headed to the health room where Seria was sleeping.

It was definitely difficult to enter the academy in the middle of the night, but since it was something I had done several times in previous episodes, I was able to break in easily.

I entered the health room, avoiding the guards patrolling the inside of the academy, and gently lifted the curtain covering the bed to find Seria.

The first one on the left is empty. Second, it is also empty. third… … .

“Umm… … . Won… … .”

‘found.’

First of all, I came to see Seria, but what should I do?

For now, let’s rule out the option of killing. It is too simple and ignorant, and if he kills Seria, who has attracted attention in many ways within the academy, his future plans will be disrupted.

So, is there a way to take away the place she can rely on and rely on from Sarah without attracting too much attention?

Tampering with memories is too risky. And once you start messing with one person’s memories, the problem gets bigger because you have to mess with other people’s memories as well.

“Ah.”

Why was he even thinking about changing his memories? All we need is to change our perception a little bit.

“Hehe, I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”

He smiled slightly and placed his hand on Seria’s forehead.

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The next morning.

The students gathered in the classroom to listen to the first lecture murmured.

The commoners beat the nobles, and the first graders beat the second graders. Commoners fought for nobles. No, it was a fight for the entire first grade, etc.

The entire classroom was filled with stories about Seria. Sera looked at them for a moment and remembered the duel that took place yesterday.

‘yet… … . It’s not over… … !’

It was amazing. I was truly, truly impressed.

In the face of an opponent stronger than himself, he did not give in, fought proudly, and won again.

The sight of him accomplishing something I couldn’t do was shining so brightly that I ended up yearning for it without even realizing it.

It was nonsense for a noble to admire a commoner… … .

‘The sight of him throwing away his sword at the end was definitely cool… … .’

Sarah, who was thinking about such things, shook her head and shook off the thoughts.

no. I am the body that serves Lady Charlotte. Admiring a commoner lowers the status of a young lady… … !

But, I don’t think the young lady had such a bad view of Ceria either… … .

‘Be friendly with your new friend, Sarah.’

okay. You definitely said that too. I was under the illusion that I was being left alone, but the young lady was truly supporting me.

huh. that’s right. It must have been like that.

When Seria comes, apologize for insulting her by calling her a commoner. huh. OK. Even if I say something harsh, he laughs and we talk about various things in the same room… … . We shared it.

okay. Don’t be anxious. That commoner――No, Ceria would definitely accept my apology.

“Good… … .”

Sarah quietly took a breath and made a promise.

However, Seria did not show up for the first class that day.