11. Clue – 06

Fortunately, Count Serias was a man with extremely common sense who could communicate with words, and at the same time was a civilized person.

It was because he hoped to have a conversation with Jin first, rather than draw out a sword and cut his throat at a son of a bitch who had a history of playing with his daughter.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t just because he was a tolerant and merciful person that Count Cerias didn’t raise his sword to make a pretty hole in Jin’s body.

“father!”

Perhaps she had been overhearing all the conversations between Jin and the Count outside the visiting room until now, Altina, whose face had turned red, was looking at Count Serias and trembling all over herself.

“I told Jean not to act like this! I think I made it clear when I called my father. Jin and I are that yeo, y… Couple… It’s not a relationship! Jin and I are simply a relationship between master and disciple, I have emphasized repeatedly!”

“Altina… I know that, but first, how about listening to this father… ”

“I do not know! No excuses! From now on, how can I face Jin from tomorrow!”

Looking at Altina screaming at Count Serias with her own face dyed red, Jin put on a dazed expression without realizing it.

The Altina Jin knew was never that kind of woman. Rather, it was a woman who was always mature and at the same time too grown-up.

It wasn’t simply a story that pointed to Altina 10 years from now.

The current Altia von Rudel Serias also had a way of thinking and a deep mind that made it hard to believe that she was a girl in her late teens. .

But at this moment, even though Jin, who could be called an outsider, was present here, Altina, who was raising her voice while looking at her father, looked just like a girl of that age.

To be honest, Jin liked the current Altina more than Altina, who is somehow stiff and tries to keep a distance from others without knowing or knowing.

“… You, why are you laughing?”

“No, just.”

Jin couldn’t say that because you look cute today, so Jin evaded her question.

Crucially, just a moment ago, he told Count Serias that he and Altina were not lovers, but now, if he said such a playboy-like line, the count could really go crazy…

“Is my daughter funny? Or, isn’t it because we looked funny, so we made that kind of expression?”

“father!”

“… ok, got it Altina.”

On the other hand, Count Serias, who was trying to catch the pod again while watching such a gin, showed an attitude of taking a step back with a grin when Altina screamed again.

Anyway… It’s like that daughter-in-law…

Looking at the Count, who couldn’t say a single word he hated towards Altina and shrank back, I felt how straight and correct Altina had grown up.

That nobleman, just looking at it, it seems like he is extremely out of his hands, saying that my daughter is the best and that he is not enough to go around the neighborhood and do anything for her if she wants.

Even though she grew up under such a human being, she was so proud of Altina, who had grown into a very desirable personality, instead of growing up with a ruthless and self-aware personality.

“yes. To sum it up, the two of you are simply a teacher-disciple relationship, a lover… This is not a relationship.”

“Yeah.”

When he uttered the word ‘lover’, Count Serias’ face was distorted as if he had chewed a cow, but when Altina looked at him again, his expression relaxed.

Now I see that man… It’s just that I don’t like it.

No, to be precise, it seemed that he hated all the dark boys who approached his cute and lovely daughter.

At least I was a friend of Altina, I spent a lot of time with her, and decided that I had raised her to the level of a master, so I had a lot of patience because I was told that I was a future son-in-law, but Altina and I are not lovers. It must have been that all the limiters were canceled at the end.

“Jin and I… It has nothing to do with anything. No, if there is a relationship between the two of us, it must be that I am receiving one-sided help from Jin. What’s more, they’re lovers… Jin probably has no feelings for me.”

Altina said that with a sullen and powerless expression for some reason.

“…..”

And the Count stared blankly at Altina without a word, then suddenly looked at me and frowned.

what else? What else do you not like about me?

“Jin, there is something I want to ask you.”

“Father, asking Jin a strange question like before… ”

Now, Altina looked at the count with a skeptical gaze, perhaps because her father was unreliable, but this time, realizing that he had a serious expression on her face, she quietly kept her mouth shut.

“Why did you teach Altina until now?”

“… Yes?”

I think I explained this to make my mouth hurt earlier. We just had sword-to-sword encounters in the same gymnasium and talked about swords.

However, the story that Count Serias wanted to tell me seemed to be a little different from that.

“Do you know why the Empire and other countries treat Masters favorably and try to capture them even while going out to them in a low-key way?”

“… Yes, the Master is a being called a superhuman and at the same time an extremely rare being.”

As if my answer was correct, the Count nodded his head and continued.

“Yes. Masters are human beings, but at the same time, they are those who transcend human limitations. Outwardly, they take on human form, but the power hidden inside their bodies is so strong that they are not enough to be called weapons.”

“However, being born as a human and transcending a human is not so easy and simple. Even though there are many humans on this continent, the fact that there are only about 20 Masters at the present time proves this.”

After saying that, Count Serias quietly looked at Altina and me.

“That is why masters do not rush to pass on their teachings to others. Master is transcendent. He is the absolute ruler of the world. This is because just by being alive and breathing, just by existing, you can distort the situation and the game of the continent, and you are aware of how important your position and responsibility are.”

Well, it’s impossible to mass-produce artificially to reach the level of a master in the first place, but he smiled bitterly.

“But you didn’t. No matter how much you do, the fact that you are a classmate in the same class as Altina and a friend has given you so much grace that I can’t understand it. By reminding Altina of her shortcomings and giving her advice, ultimately raising that child to the level of a master.”

“What I said to Altina is nothing more than trivial.”

“Then it is even greater. To you, that nonsensical statement must mean that you have the discernment and strength to elevate others to the level of a master.”

Count Serias’ gaze at Jin becomes a little more intense than before.

“I thought you were in a relationship with Altina. That’s why I thought I had passed on to that child a lesson that was more important to a warrior than life. However, unless the two of you are in a romantic relationship, the county of Serias will be in debt to you one-sidedly. And we are in a position where we have to repay you in some way.”

“… It wasn’t something I was hoping for.”

“It’s okay to say it without hesitation. The county of Serias is a large family. It is a place where you have the power to make everything you wish for, what you want to achieve, and pretty much anything. Rather, to the extent that it is rude to us for you to say so.”

“no.”

I shook my head left and right, staring straight at him.

“I don’t want anything, really.”

To be honest, it wasn’t that I wasn’t interested in the ‘compensation’ that I could receive from Count Serias.

And no matter what, that nobleman is one of the main nobles of the empire and at the same time the commander-in-chief of the eastern part of the empire.

If the count looks after me and gives me strength, it is sure to be of great help to me in facing the end in the future.

However, I had no intention of receiving any reward for teaching Altina.

What I did was nothing more than a small and trivial thing to convey the realization of the future Altina to the current Altina.

After all, it was nothing more than an extremely natural thing to do, to return Altina’s things to Altina.

Crucially, the future Altina was my lover, and she and I never thought of each other as a debt for trivial things like this.

Rather, at this moment, if you think of the advice you gave to Altina as a ‘debt’… It will become a terrible insult towards my lover who has already disappeared.

So, at least that was something that could not be conceded to anyone in the world.

“…..”

And Count Serias, realizing the hardness of Jin’s words, took a closer look at his face again.

On the outside, he is an ordinary young man with a look that can be found anywhere in the world.

However, there were beliefs and lofty ideals that could not be replaced with anything in the world.

I knew it without even having to say anything. Because the subtle thoughts that leaked out of his body gave a rough idea of what kind of person he was and what kind of heart he harbored.

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More than anything, the fact that he spit out everything he didn’t want to say even in front of himself, who had risen to the level of a count and master of the empire, made him even more eager.

I have a craving for it. And, I like it, really.

She was also her own daughter. It seemed that the eyes that looked at people were quite similar to himself.

Judging from Altina’s notice and tone of voice, it doesn’t seem like that girl doesn’t have feelings for Jin either.

If there’s something that’s bothering me a bit, it’s that that bastard doesn’t even know how much and doesn’t even notice Altina’s heart that is heading towards him…

“with pleasure. Certainly, reciprocity is not the kind of thing you can force on others. If you are, I will make this happen.”

“Thank you for your understanding.”

Jin nodded towards the Count as a sign of gratitude, but the Count’s business was not over yet.

“But I think I should point out that Altina and you have a relationship of master and disciple.”

“Yeah?”

Jin tilted his head, not understanding what the Count wanted to say.

“Altina is not a child. He is a child who will soon become an adult, and even if I am his father, it does not mean that I can control his life. But even so, as the child’s father, I think I have the right to exert some force.”

“What is that?”

“Jin, I want to make a judgment about whether a man like you is qualified to be Altina’s teacher.”

From the count’s point of view, the reason Jin doesn’t notice anything like a wall window is because he and Altina have a relationship as ‘teacher and disciple’.

In the days when we didn’t know anything about each other, we could have helped each other move forward rapidly, but now, in this state, it’s just something that hinders our relationship from moving forward.

Then, at this moment, there is only one thing he can do as Altina’s father.

“How do you plan to make that decision?”

“knife.”

Earl Serias quietly opened his mouth to Jin with his eyes shining.

“Since ancient times, for warriors, is there any other proof other than a sword that can test each other’s qualifications?”

For the sake of her daughter’s love business, she planned to defeat the cheeky kid in front of her until she died.

It’s a little bit, but it’s full of grudge against the bastard who stole my daughter’s heart.