Chapter 20

Episode 20

Large drops of sweat pour down like rain.

At a training ground created in the middle of the forest.

Bring your legs together, bend them at a right angle, and extend your arms forward.

I took a slow breath while in a horseback riding position.

My legs were shaking and I wanted to relax right away, but I couldn’t stop.

I slowly took a deep breath and relaxed my horseback riding stance.

Then I lied down and started doing push-ups.

A month has passed since the banquet.

Is it because I exercised consistently?

My body gained quite a bit of muscle as it went up and down.

“Viscount Ruhaman is a member of the Skylar family...”

Ellis next to me gave me various information.

First of all, information about Viscount Ruhaman.

I asked Ellis to gather all information related to Viscount Ruhaman.

Ellis carried out the task faithfully.

I came across such detailed information that I was curious as to how they found that information.

“...There are rumors going around that Kaham Yeongsik has become a criminal.”

The information she found was this.

The Skylar and Millennium families were very angry at the fact that their children almost died.

Viscount Ruhaman acted quickly. Before the two families could do anything, they came and apologized.

He brought a lot of wealth and offered it.

But that wasn’t enough to calm the two famous families.

The first thing the two famous families did was to stop producing magic items destined for Viscount Ruhaman.

And they banned the use of the gate.

In addition, all nobles who interact with Viscount Ruhaman are prohibited from using the gate.

The nobles’ footsteps towards Viscount Ruhaman stopped.

As a result, Viscount Ruhaman became isolated.

Even merchants stop walking at them.

Viscount Ruhaman became more desperate and brought Kaham, who had been released from prison, to visit.

Then, he made Beatrice and I take turns visiting each other and burying our heads in the ground and apologizing.

Even though he trampled on his child’s pride, he asked for forgiveness.

In the first place, I had no intention of forgiving him, and neither did Beatrice.

Who can easily forgive someone who threatened their life?

‘Still, I was surprised when Viscount Ruhaman bowed his head to me.’

It was surprising in many ways that a nobleman with such high self-esteem would bow his head to me.

“...You agreed to forgive me.”

Count Millennium agreed to forgive half of Viscount Ruhaman’s territory to Count Schuyler on the condition that he would keep certain ores that could only be found in Viscount Ruhaman free of charge for a few years.

Losing half of the territory and ore, the main source of income, was a huge blow to the economy.

Viscount Ruhaman had no choice but to cry and accept to eat mustard.

As a result, I was able to obtain hundreds of gold coins, which was a great benefit.

My future work required a lot of money.

“And it is said that Lady Beatrice went into the magic tower’s private training hall and has not come out for several days.”

“Huh... really? “I guess I was really stimulated by this incident.”

The biggest reason why she entered the training center may have been this orc incident.

He must have been quite shocked that he almost died without being able to properly resist.

“I only heard it through rumors, so it’s not accurate.”

“Okay, good job.”

If I knew her, she would have gone into training like Ellis said.

Since you’ve been called a genius, your self-esteem will be high.

It’s not a bad thing for me.

It’s good for me that she’s become stronger. Because it increases my chances of surviving.

‘I need to get it on my side quickly.’

I’ll have to make it on my side before that, though.

Her becoming stronger was definitely something to celebrate, but I couldn’t help but feel anxious.

The stronger she gets, the busier she will be, and the fewer days I can see her.

In extreme cases, you may not even have a chance to become friends with her.

“...The Count told me to come find him as soon as training is over.”

“hmm?”

I stopped moving at Ellis’ words.

For what reason?

If there was a reason for him to call me... it would be all about swordsmanship.

Recently, we haven’t been able to have a proper conversation due to the problem with Viscount Ruhaman.

‘I thought we should talk about it at least once.’

Just in time, I had something to say to the count.

Wouldn’t she know better than they do?

They were thinking of talking to Ellis later.

***

The road to the Count.

I tried to organize my thoughts about what to say to the count.

Why did the Count call me?

The most likely thing was to ask about the swordsmanship I showed in sparring.

I had no intention of hiding my swordsmanship. I plan to answer as best as I can.

That wasn’t what mattered now.

There was something the Count wanted.

It was something that had to be done. In order to do it, the count’s permission was needed.

‘You have to go to the academy.’

I had to go to the academy. You shouldn’t go.

In the original work, the first place the main character headed to after learning that he could gain talent by killing people was the Royal Academy.

The largest concentration of talented people in the entire kingdom.

For a protagonist who wanted talent, the academy was like the best buffet.

The kingdom was on the path to extinction after the protagonist attacked the academy.

Those responsible for the future of the kingdom died at the hands of the protagonist, and the academy was impossible to operate, making it impossible to cultivate talent.

‘It must be stopped.’

I had to stop the protagonist from attacking the academy.

Although I’m not sure I can beat him.

If you prepare well, you may be able to prevent it, even if it is impossible to kill it.

Moreover, since it is a place where talented people gather, there could be the talent I need.

In many ways, there were plenty of reasons for me to go.

“Are you here?”

The butler who was waiting for me at the door bowed his head to me.

I raised my hand in greeting and stood in front of the door.

Then the butler raised his hand and knocked on the door.

smart.

“Master Raymond has arrived.”

“Let me in.”

Squeak.

“You can go in.”

Before going in, I looked back at Ellis.

If I go in like this, they will continue to stand there and wait for me.

“You go and do your thing.”

“yes. young master.”

Ellis bows his head. I nodded and walked away.

I thought you’d be filling out paperwork like always.

This time he was sitting on the sofa, sipping tea.

It seems he was waiting for me.

I sat down on the sofa in front of him.

“What would you like to drink?”

“water.”

I have no taste for refined tea drinking.

As soon as the butler put down the water in front of me, the count waved his hand.

The butler bowed his head and went out.

Squeak thud.

The sound of the door closing was heard and the Count put down the teacup loudly.

The standoff continued for a while without saying anything.

The first to speak was Count Millennium.

“Just as you said, a lot has changed.”

The Count’s fingers tapped the armrest.

That sound is slightly annoying.

“Because I said it would change.”

“Yeah... I did. “I’m going to become an idiot with a sense of purpose.”

I shrugged my shoulders.

The count’s eyes were filled with complicated feelings.

“I didn’t know that a smart asshole could be like this.”

The Count fell silent.

And I don’t know if he was going to say something, but I could feel him contemplating.

And when he opened his mouth to speak, I struck first.

“I want to go to the academy.”

“what?”

The count’s expression became strange. He blinked at me, as if he was puzzled by what I said.