Chapter 585
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70. This side(18)
The building assigned to the military science department, one of the seven free departments of the Royal University - that is, the military science department consists of a total of four buildings. ‘Pavilion of Valor’, which is a lecture hall on tactics and command skills and the main building of subjects; ‘Pavilion of Victory’, which is a lecture hall on the history of war and siege and naval warfare skills; ‘Pavilion of Honor’, which is a library and royal armory; and ‘Pavilion of Honor’, which is a library and royal armory, and ‘Training Training Center’, which is a training center for various combat skills. That is the ‘coffin of’..
Since I am a teacher invited to teach weapons techniques, of course I have never been to the first three buildings. I probably won't have to go again in the future..
Assuming there is nothing special going on, you will live a monotonous life, going back and forth between the teacher's dormitory and the training center. As a swordsman teacher, Ludo..
However, even in the training center, the location where lectures were held was different for each class..
In fact, in the case of 'Lion's Hall', which is the largest indoor training center, it is large enough to have about 100 soldiers in a mock battle without any problems. You can't occupy a place like that with six or seven students..
In the end, paradoxically, only the students who received the chicken statue ended up using the Lion's Hall. It seems that only when there are 80 people registered for the course will the Lion's Hall be given out..
The Mal class and the Gom class, which had about 30 students, were allocated the medium-sized training hall ‘Hall of the Long Sword’. The most talented members of the Saja class and each class conduct classes in the narrowest 'Duel Hall'..
Since the students were all of unusual status, I was secretly expecting preferential treatment, but there was no such thing as training site allocation..
Thinking again, this was only natural. Because students of noble status will not only listen to my lectures. If you give special treatment to only one lecture for no reason, it will be difficult if there is a conflict among the powerful and immature children..
“turning! rapid turning-!”
As I was changing into my sweaty training clothes after stopping by the training hall's inner room, a loud voice from the courtyard pierced my ears..
“I said it was a quick turn, you slugs! Faster! Lower your upper body-!”
A sharp and fierce yell. It clearly belonged to a young woman, and somehow it sounded familiar and made me turn my head..
The courtyard was so spacious that it was covered with a field of fine sand. It was a nicely decorated horseback riding training center with a fence around the edge and large and small obstacles installed here and there..
There were about 30 horses riding around the wide courtyard. The riders who formed a group in the shape of an arrowhead were all young or even childlike, so they were obviously students..
“Spread into five! And - turn immediately! The reins are short and pull strongly.!”
A teacher, no, a female teacher, was riding a horse a little distance away from them. Her voice was so loud that it did not match her slender figure. The students seemed to be in a daze as they ran at full speed, changed directions, and changed formations at her commands..
“Uh, uh, get out of the way!”
“Be careful - this shit!”
As the female knight's orders became a little more complicated, mistakes began to occur among the students who were running closely together..
The amount of people colliding with each other and staggering around was normal. There were students who broke out of line and ran in the wrong direction, and even students who ended up stuck in the sand when their horses suddenly stopped..
“This idiot!”
The female knight rushed towards the student who quickly rolled his body right before being stepped on by the hoof. A riding whip resembling a whip fell on the student who could barely stand up..
Wow!
“Heo Eok,”
The student who was hit on the back so hard could not even scream and fell to the sand again. The female knight didn't even look at him..
“Two stragglers, 20 more laps! Switch back to subscripts!”
……Wow, is it okay to do something like that? Even though they are students, they treat them like soldiers..
I stuck my tongue out for a moment.
The female knight who had been yelling at the students who had failed, as if she felt gazes on her, glanced in this direction..
“……uh.”
This way, it's coming?
When a female knight suddenly approached me with a horse, I was taken aback without realizing it. But I hadn't done anything wrong, so I quickly calmed down..
“Who are you? It's my first time seeing this face.”
She wore sleek plate armor that suited her slender figure, and on top of it she wore a surcoat with wisteria flowers and crows drawn on it. The face revealed above the heavy armor was pretty but had a sharp look..
Only then did I realize the identity of the other person and muttered with a stupid face..
“……Shaenna?”
Fuck, what kind of scam is this?.
“know me?”
Baron Shaenna, the king's eighth horseman and head of the Colmaros family, narrowed his eyebrows as if displeased..
“I don't know you.”
“Ah, uh…….”
After being embarrassed for a while because I encountered an unexpected person, I quickly regained my composure and naturally greeted him..
“I was rude. It is an honor to meet the famous standard-bearer of the King. My name is Ludo and I have been appointed as a swordsman instructor at the invitation of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Adumir..”
“……Ludo? It's called Ludo?”
She looked a little surprised, as if she knew my name..
“Are you a swordsman from that empire??”
“yes it is.”
Say it as soon as you hear the name. It's still as cheap as ever.
She looked me up and down, raising an eyebrow. And I muttered to myself as if to be heard..
“You're just a kid. This young guy is a swordsman who has mastered the five schools.?”
bantling? Who says I'm a kid, I'm not even 30 years old.
By the way, you have a pretty good sense of vision. Even though he covers it up with a bushy beard, Na-Phoenix's face value is probably in his mid to late 20s. He is too old to understand the essentials of one school, and he is too young to be rumored to have mastered five schools..
I smiled and slyly trembled..
“It is not surprising to say that you have mastered five schools of thought. I can barely imitate it..”
It may sound like a master's humility to some, but it was half sincere..
Of course, I am quite confident in 'Gorhiu Ryu', which is the standard martial art of the combat brigade, 'Sigmil Ryu', which I experienced while fighting with Tiloria, and 'Kova Ryu', which I learned by stealing from the founder of the school..
On the other hand, 'Ogose Ryu', which was taught as an attribute by Geliamon, a member of the bodyguard, can only imitate literally, and 'Ohit Ryu', for which Ludo nominally obtained a license, cannot even imitate properly because he learned it only superficially. Pay out.
“But, it's strange..”
But Baron Shaenna didn't seem to be very interested in what I was thinking..
“How does a swordsman from the empire know me? As far as I know, this is our first meeting..”
“I heard it from an employee at the teachers' union..”
“boy?”
“yes. While asking about military studies, I heard that the Baron personally teaches students..”
“hmm.”
It was a lie made up on the spot, but fortunately it was noticed. The Baron just looked down with his characteristic cold eyes and did not question him further..
“however… … Something is strange. It's a strange feeling.”
“……Uh, yeah?”
Shaenna made eye contact with me with her sharp eyes, as if trying to see right through me, who was speechless and embarrassed..
“He said it was a strange feeling. Even though we just made eye contact, I feel like bugs are crawling on the back of my neck..”
“…….”
“Tell me, swordsman. What are you hiding??”
Feels like my insides are being ripped out by a sharp rake..
“uh…….”
What should I do? Should I just kill him and run away??
Even while thinking nonsense thoughts, I very naturally created bewildered feelings. It was easy to hide my expression, but I had to work hard to suppress the rising tension and murderous intent that came with it..
“Me, Baron. I'm asking this because I don't know much about this culture.,”
“hmm?”
He made a blank expression at the puzzled Baron and quickly glanced towards the courtyard. The students who continued to run without Shaenna were suddenly looking in this direction..
Okay, we got the witnesses..
“Are you flirting right now??”
“……Flirting? Now, did I say flirting??”
When Shaenna's face contorted grimly, I quickly raised both hands..
“Oh my. I guess I misunderstood. The nape of my neck feels weird, so I don't think I should do it... … Well, I thought something was strange. No matter how open the king and nobles are, the person who got married in broad daylight like this?-”
When I pretended to be embarrassed and started gibbering, she started to distort, but now she became expressionless and muttered quietly..
“……This crazy guy.”
When she placed her hand on the sword with murderous sparks in her eyes, I internally screamed with joy..
Yes, pull it out quickly. Pull it out and swing it. Since you have eyes to see, give me a finger or two and give me your neck instead.-
“Baron Shaenna?”
At the very moment the Baron drew his sword and was about to swing it, a clear voice was heard from the other side of the portico between the courtyard and the indoor training hall..
At the same time, the murderous spirit emanating from Shaenna suddenly subsided. With a startled face, she got off the horse as if she had fallen and immediately got down on one knee..
“May the brightest light come to you, Her Royal Highness Princess Eadina.”
Seeing her bow without being able to hide her bewildered expression, I gritted my teeth and swallowed my regret..
“Oh, Baron, wake up now, why are you on the sand? Oh my, Ludo.?”
I slowly turned my head and saw Eadina, a girl with her eyes wide open, facing me. Standing with a group of guards and maids in tow, she had a very innocent look on her face..
“……ah. Meet the princess.”
“I was wondering why you weren't coming, but here you are.”
The princess approached with graceful steps and helped Shaenna up, naturally taking a seat between her and me..
“It was soon time to start the lecture, so I couldn't wait and came out... … . Were you talking to our baron??”
“Oh, that's it.”
Shaenna, who was relieved by Eadina's touch, stood up and was looking at me with a scary face. It wasn't difficult to figure out the meaning. I guess it means don’t talk nonsense..
As expected from the king's standard-bearer family, the Colmaros family, of which she is the head, has been Zeore's vassal for several generations. Shaenna would also have her loyalty to the king and royal family engraved in her bones. Even though he was invited, he wouldn't want the young princess to see him bickering with someone who is clearly a teacher..
“……Well, that's it..”
It wasn't a good choice to make her harbor irreversible ill feelings, as it would be okay to kill her outright. I have to disguise myself as a swordsman instructor, and Shaenna is a close associate of King Zacharis..
“I was so distracted by the sight of the Baron manipulating the students..”
“……Ah, I see. I understand.”
Eadina smiled and looked back at Shaenna..
“Please excuse me, Baron. It's time to start the lecture soon..”
“Of course, Your Majesty. Don't mind me.”
Seeing Baron Shaenna quickly taking a step back, I glanced back at the princess..
“……You said you were waiting for me?”
“ah. I came to observe.”
“Observation, do you mean??”
“yes. It's a little disappointing that I missed the first class... … It worked better. Since the number of students is small, we can get a better idea of your teaching abilities.?”
She gave me a wink as if telling me to take the lead. As I took the lead with a shocked expression on my face, the princess opened her mouth with a cheerful expression..
“And, please remember this.”
“……yes? what.”
“You saved me from Shaenna..”
Eadina added with a wicked smile,.
“You owe me.”
“ah…….”
……What are you talking about?.
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