Chapter 135

Episode 135. When the wind of change

Adrias entered the room, there was a brief lull.



In the chilly atmosphere, the 3rd year quartet, who received Adrias’ gaze, tried to look at him straight, but slowly turned their heads at the unknown energy that gradually spread.

‘What is this?’

Jamal Hammington, the leader of the 4-member group, was confused by the pressure pressing down on his entire body.

It reminded me of Count Patrick Bagras, a northern margrave I had met before.

‘It can’t be. There’s no way I’m on par with him!’

No matter how hard I tried to erase my thoughts, the nagging and stuffy reality didn’t change.

Then Vivian opened her mouth.

“Adrias has a seat here.”

Vivian’s words instantly evoked the atmosphere that had dominated the room.

The 3rd years, who let out a sigh of relief inside, looked at Adrias with a look of caution.

“thank you.”

Adrias went to Vivian without saying anything to the group of four.

As he sat down next to Vivian, Vivian tucked her hair over her ear as if asking for a look. Then the earrings adorned with white jewels sparkled.

Adrias, who had been watching Vivian’s expression as if she was looking for something, laughed bitterly.

“It suits you well.”

“huh. Because Adrias gave it to you.”

Vivian smiled as if she had received the answer she was looking for.

“Is Adrias-senpai a gift?”

Lucia suddenly intervened between the two with a startled look on her face.

The bad mood from the 4-member group went nowhere, so I quickly approached Vivian and checked the earrings.

“Hmm?”

After checking the earring, Lucia stared at Adrias with a bad-tempered expression.

However, Adrias, who had no idea in the first place, looked at her blankly for some reason, and eventually Lucia spat out a word.

“I haven’t seen it that way, but he’s a surprisingly good player?”

“What are you talking about?”

Adrias, feeling troubled that Lucia seemed to be getting more active as the days went by, tried to look back at the first year students.

Louis Atman.

I could see that he was growing step by step even without any advice.

I heard that he recently had a sparring match with Vivian, but I didn’t know that Vivian would win, so I was wondering if I should help Louis grow up.

Chris Yunor.

It seemed that the advice had worked well, and the water had risen recently.

However, in order to confirm accurately, it was necessary to try sparring once again.

Serena Estial.

I was having the hardest time out of the three.

Since he had to throw away the swordplay he had learned so far and even change his weapon, it was obviously the most difficult.

He was planning to get her a new swordsman.

‘busy.’

The reason Adrias dared to participate in this interview was because all the playables were gathered.

I didn’t intend to stay long as I was just visiting to confirm.

So, when I was invited to an interview, I asked for your understanding in advance.

That I can’t spend that long.

smart.

“The interview is ready.”

At the words of the newspaper staff, everyone rose from their seats.

When I came out, the seats were ready, and on either side were Kram, the head of the newspaper, who was in charge of the interview, and Marvin, a field trip student from Vulkan Academy.

“It is an honor to be able to meet all these outstanding people. haha.”

Marvin greeted me with a good laugh.

“My name is Marvin Garrett from Vulkan Academy. I wish you well today.”

At his greeting, the interviewees nodded and sat down.

When everyone was seated, Kram gave a signal to the newspaper clerk who was holding the video recording artifact, and video recording began.

“As I said before, I hope you understand that this is for record keeping and copying in newspapers. Now, let’s start the interview.”

Kram spoke to Vivian first, holding the script he had prepared in advance.

“Can I start with student Vivian Velocan?”

“huh.”

Vivian nodded and immediately Marvin took over.

“So far, most spring tournaments have been won by seniors and runners-up. But this year, a cataclysm happened. I know student Vivian Velokan as one of the protagonists of the incident. After a little research, I heard that the grades were not excellent from the beginning. Did this tournament improve your skills?”

“Adrias.”

“yes?”

“Thanks to Adrias.”

Marvin looked back and forth between Adrias and Vivian, momentarily puzzled by Vivian’s answer.

And soon, realizing that Adrias was the cause of his improved skills, he clapped his hands.

“ah! You mean Student Adrias helped you? Apparently, Adrias also handles swords... ... .”

“that’s right.”

“There is still time, but let’s go to a dessert cafe. You should at least take a break from this.”

“great.”

Diene and Lucia told the newspaper staff that they were leaving and disappeared.

The remaining members remained silent in the atmosphere of the interview, which was suddenly ruined.

At that time, Chris, who had been watching this situation quietly, smiled.

“As expected, I am Adrias senior. I am still far away.”

“chris? Where are you going all of a sudden?”

“I have to go practice. I can’t stay still when I see you.”

When even Chris, My Way, left, the interview naturally ended.

Marvin, who was watching, looked at Kram resentfully with a dejected expression.

“You had a really good experience.”

“sorry. I have nothing to say.”

I had forgotten Adrias’ personality.

Thinking that he had been too greedy without even realizing it because he had been quiet lately, Kram had no choice but to write an article about what had happened just a moment ago.

* * *

The topless man had red hair that stretched in all directions like a lion’s mane.

A body glistening with sweat was densely packed with vicious muscles, worthy of being called a human weapon, and only the small muscles of the arms holding the sword were moving minutely.

“Whoup!”

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

There was no movement.

But as Sinclair Cloche swallowed his breath, the ground he stood on caved in and began to crack like an earthquake.

“haha! It’s fun.”

Sinclair laughed out loud after using a trick that was useless in practice but was quite interesting.

His butler and secretary, Baron Flak, was watching him with an expressionless and cold expression.

“That urgent message!”

While Sinclair was training for a while, someone approached Baron Flak.

Sigen Flak quietly stared at the breathless subordinate and asked.

“Tell me.”

“haha. Maximin Cronell!”

“Maximin Cronell? Please speak slowly.”

“Sorry. Whoa. Maximin Cronell has entered the Empire.”

“what!”

Sinclair, who thought they were training from afar, came close to them and screamed as if he had teleported.

“Are you saying that Maximan Cronell really came!”

“That’s right! Right now, the emperor has also declared a state of readiness and has summoned all of the remaining Dukes.”

“ha ha ha! It looks real!”

Sinclair clenched her fists and asked with excited eyes.

“Do you know why he came?”

“Actually, the reason is... ... It is peculiar.”

“Don’t hesitate and tell me.”

“They said they came to visit the academy.”

“Academy?”

At the completely unexpected answer, Sinclair tilted her head and looked at Jigen.

But Jigen, the butler and secretary, just shrugged.

“There is also a rumor that they came to find a student named Adrias Cromwell, who is currently attending the academy, but this is not certain.”

“The Earl of Cromwell?”

Sinclair was lost in thought for a moment.

However, no matter how much I thought about it, there seemed to be no connection between Maximin and Adrias.

‘No. The Tower of Modras.’

Is that why you came?

However, it seemed unlikely that Maximin could have entered the empire just because of that.

Maximin Cronell.

He was, after all, an official Imperial Wanted.

‘Of course, only words are wanted criminals. How can he be a wanted criminal when there’s no one to catch?’

It was obvious just by looking at the emperor’s reaction.

Upon hearing the news that Maximin had arrived, it seemed that he was more willing to negotiate than to catch him.

“Shouldn’t we meet first?”

Jigen said with a cold impression.

Sinclair nodded, looking at him who always made cool judgments.

“yes. First of all, it’s important to know what his purpose is. By the way... ... .”

Lately, I’ve been paying attention to the name I’ve heard exceptionally often.

Adrias Cromwell.

The name of Adrias was often mentioned in the dukedom of Mohaim, which has recently been expanding its influence with appropriate judgment and information power, but without knowing it... ... .

‘There’s something.’

Is it the wind of change?

Sinclair showed her teeth and laughed.