095. Swordsmanship Lesson (1)

Before Yuri Gilbert heads to Instructor Dios.

1st Prince, Ilios called Yuri.

“That son of a bitch…provoked me to support the second prince…”

Ilios gnashed his teeth as he remembered being humiliated by Zeke at the banquet in Justia.

Zeke Kleiman swore that he would come back

Ilios hadn’t found him yet.

Of course, it might be the right answer to visit him in person to change his mind even now.

He was the benefactor of Serena Yoheiden and Iriel Justia at the same time.

He emerged as the hottest potato in the social world after the Justia Banquet, and it reached the point where nobles could not talk without mentioning the name of Zeke Kleiman.

‘It must have been his trick to save Iriel from falling from the terrace. Don’t be surprised if the connection with Justia is brought up later.’

It was really annoying that Joheiden would do that right after revealing that he was a benefactor.

In fact, it was not that difficult for Ilios to bow his head to someone and promise the future.

Deliberately harmless and clumsy gatherings to lower one’s vigilance and identify the opponent’s weaknesses.

And it was his specialty to gradually take control of his opponent based on that weakness.

But somehow Zeke Kleiman didn’t think so.

No, it was because I felt insecure that if I approached him hastily and was defeated by him once, I would have to bow under him forever.

‘I’d rather let Serena know that Zeke Kleiman is Justia’s spy and open a rift between them, and it’s better to use that.’

So Ilios sorted out his thoughts and turned his gaze to Yuri.

“Yes, is it worth taking swordsmanship lessons?”

“no.”

“Is it difficult?”

“That’s right.”

“Be patient.”

Pudeuk.

A bone sound came from Yuri’s gripped hands.

Ilios noticed this, but continued talking as if he hadn’t heard.

“I heard that Zeke Kleiman rarely comes out of Joheiden Mansion.”

“Yes.”

Ilios clicked his tongue at the answer, which was nothing new at all.

“And when I stayed out a while ago, I urgently sent a letter, but it was rejected… Is Serena Joheiden really relying on it?”

“Yes, even after swordsmanship lessons, he was always seen hanging out with him. On days when his lessons weren’t over, Serena Joheiden doesn’t make any appointments.”

Ilios glanced at Yuri’s body and said.

“By the way, after receiving that mana load job, Yuri, did you become a little stronger?”

“No… I received it, but I didn’t feel any particular change.”

“Well, I guess it wasn’t an instant strengthening or something like that.”

Yuri gently bit her lower lip.

Before the banquet in Justia, Zeke Kleiman came to Yuri’s mansion at the appointed time.

Then he put his hand behind his back, nodded a few times, and that was it.

It ended so suddenly and so quickly that I didn’t even have time to feel ashamed.

I couldn’t quite figure out what it was.

Certainly, if you look at Serena Yoheiden’s extraordinary strength in class, something will change, but Yuri couldn’t feel the difference at all.

“Perhaps… I think it’s because I am the First Prince’s person.”

I’m just saying this with the most plausible guess.

“Um, he didn’t seem like that kind of person… Anyway, let’s wait and see.”

Ilios put his elbows on the desk and clasped his hands together as if this was the main topic from now on.

Yuri knew again that a troublesome mission would descend.

“Yuri, isn’t it the midterm evaluation period soon?”

“Yes, it is.”

“Hmm…. In order to approach Serena Yoheiden, first of all, Zeke Kleiman’s reputation needs to be eroded…. Now his name has risen too high. And every time, like a very frozen slime, he is just different from Joheiden. It’s stuck so there’s no way to get close.”

“…”

“How about attaching Instructor Dios and Zeke Kleiman?”

“I dare to guess, Instructor Dios is no match for Zeke Kleiman.”

Yuri, who took his classes, was aware of Zeke’s amount of training.

When Zeke Kleiman trains, he always puts on himself several times the burden of his students.

That’s why no matter how much you don’t want to do it, the instructor is doing it first, so you have no choice but to receive the training by crying and eating mustard.

“Um, yes. That’s what I think too. But that’s true. Instructors aren’t the only ones whose qualifications are tested in the midterm evaluation.”

Ilios snorted.

“In the position of instructor, the strength of the human body is surprisingly less important than one might think. The quality of an instructor is only that of an educator. The strength of the students is evaluated.”

“……Still, I think our class will win…”

Yuri usually doesn’t show much emotional reaction, but those words gave rise to emotions that made her cry.

How much do you think you are training for?

Compared to Instructor Dios’ class, it was clear that there would be a difference between sweet castella and black bread mixed with stone powder.

Of course, Zeke Kleiman’s class is stone flour black bread.

Ilios nodded as if he understood.

“Yeah, yeah. I know. I hate to admit it. Rosnante’s a pretty talented bastard. And well, I heard that Serena Joheiden, who doesn’t seem to be able to kill a single bug, has gotten pretty strong.”

“…”

Yuri bit her lip.

I wanted to correct his misunderstanding even now… … .

Not only does she not have the dexterity to explain Zeke’s lessons,

Recently, I gave orders without a day off,

Let’s overlap the appearance of underestimating the class itself

Suddenly, Yuri felt skeptical and chose to keep her mouth shut.

“So… Yuri, you go to Dios…”

* * *

Yuri twitched her nose and entered the drawing room.

‘The smell of alcohol… … .’

As soon as she opened the door, Yuri frowned at the smell of alcohol that hit her.

Dios tilted his head and scanned his body with sticky eyes.

An instinctive feeling of disgust.

Yuri calmed down and opened his mouth.

“Instructor Dios.”

“Whoa. Who is this? Isn’t it Lady Yuri Gilbert, the 1st Prince’s trustee?”

Dios said in a sarcastic voice.

“I have brought a message from the prince.”

“message?”

“Yeah, you said you would like to defeat Zeke Kleiman once with him.”

Yuri wanted to get things done as quickly as possible and go back, so she got to the point right away.

Then Instructor Dios’ eyes widened.

“What…? What does that mean?”

“1 Prince does not like the fact that Zeke Kleiman’s reputation rises too high.”

“Ha! So, you’re going to use me as a hand to tame him.”

Dios twists his face.

Of course, the first prince had prepared all the answers for such a case.

“Prince 1 said this. He said it would be nice to break it to the point where you can’t even measure it.”

“……Hmm? Why is that?”

“Since Zeke Kleiman wants to raise him in the shade, he wants to leave the sunny side to Instructor Dios.”

“…So, what do you mean, are you saying that I should get him kicked out of Ramieli Academy and eat what he left behind…”

“Yes that’s right.”

Yuri nodded.

Then, Dios’s eyes shone brightly.

It was indeed a tempting proposal.

I feel like the spirit of alcohol that I drank is flying away at once.

“Princess Justia and Princess Joheiden?”

“He said that if you form a link with the two and put a line on Prince 1, Instructor Dios will also use it with great care.”

“under!”

Sounds like a very interesting suggestion, isn’t it? Of course I understood.

Currently, there is a second prince in Zeke Kleiman’s class, so the first prince who can’t actually participate in class must have been anxious.

What if he dropped the guy who wasn’t clear on the route from there and threw the two princesses in his hands and lined them up?

The 2nd prince, who is almost in a relationship with a fallen kite, is completely eliminated from the imperial race.

However, Dios was also suspicious of accepting this offer.

“Hmm, yes, let’s say it was. But, what if I put a line on the second prince?”

“You won’t be able to.”

“Hmm? Why?”

“here.”

Yuri took out a piece of paper from his bag and held it out.

As Dios looked at the paper, his eyes widened as if they were about to jump out.

“This, this!”

“When you were the leader of the Black Dragon Knights… you seem to have been involved in match fixing in a duel.

“It’s a lie! It’s a fabrication!”

“I’m sorry, but those who competed in that match are already under the 1st prince. I have collected all the testimonies and evidence of the referee who supervised the duel.”

It was an outcall.

At that time, all the people who committed the fabrication case disappear or are not heard from.

I thought the head of the family had dealt with it or died hunting monsters.

1 You were under the prince.

If this fact was known, Dios would not be able to set foot in the aristocratic world at all.

Basically, a knight is a being who lives on honor.

He even appears in the Black Dragon Knights now, so if the value of his name drops, he will be useless.

In the end, Dios lowering his head was a predestined result.

Yuri nodded without regret.

“So… before this midterm evaluation, please make a suggestion to the principal.”

“proposal……?”

“Yes, you will be fighting a battle you have no choice but to win.”

“Ha, but… the principal…”

“1 The prince said he would use the voting rights he received from the principal.”

“!”