Chapter 13 – Episode 13. Astrid Is Annoying
Bread that has hardened once does not become soft again even if it is reheated.
Bread made with soft wheat flour is also the same, but even more so, bread baked in a state where the grains are not finely ground by coarsely ground rye is even worse.
“Sour… “
“How long are you going to complain about food, Cadet Leopold?”
“You eat well, Cadet Astrid.”
“There is mutual respect among squad members.”
Unknown porridge and two hard rye breads poured into one tray.
I thought it was jam, but when I tried it, it turned out to be ground turnip.
Even with that, Astrid was eating relatively well.
“Do you think I’m okay too? Look, it has meat in it too?”
When I scooped up the porridge Eranya showed me and showed it, there was something inside that looked like a very small piece of meat.
“What is this… I didn’t know that the first meal after entering the academy would be like this… “
It was the first meal after entering the school, but the meal was really ugly.
When entering the cafeteria, the teaching assistants said that the diet for the first week after entering the school was assumed to be in the field, but at that time Leopold did not think it would be like this.
“Cadet Leopold, this is a meal considering that your fathers ate this kind of meal during the war. My father did it, but it doesn’t make sense that we can’t.”
“Oh, as expected, squad leader. You are very persuasive.”
Astain stopped eating the porridge and put down the spoon and clapped her hands very lightly.
Astrid glared at that figure for a moment, then sighed lightly.
“Cadet Astain, being sarcastic is a very bad habit. Do you understand?”
“No, no. It’s because I’m sincerely admiring it… “
“… I’ll believe it. It seems that there are many other intentions.”
It’s also true that Astain’s eyes were so narrow that she couldn’t tell if her eyes were closed or open if she didn’t look closely. Even with her smile on her face, she didn’t really touch Astrid.
“Come to think of it, don’t the cadets of Veracien eat with us?”
“Sacred studies majors say they are eating separately until this week. What… It was called prayer week or something.”
A total of 50 squads of 5 people, so there are 250 people in total. Excluding those majoring in sacred studies, there are 200 people.
Even though it is a first grade restaurant, it is quite large, so even though all of these people eat at once, it doesn’t feel crowded.
“Have you not been informed of the schedule after the meal?”
“Cadet Leopold, didn’t you tell the cadets to treat each other with respect?”
Leopold frowned at Astrid’s words.
If it’s someone else, there’s no particular difficulty in saying respectful words.
But the opponent is Astrid. In the 20 years he has been living his whole life, he has never treated Astrid with respect.
“Have you not been informed of the schedule after the meal? Yo. This.”
“Is that respect?”
“You are respectful, right? Yo. This.”
“… Doesn’t exist. It will be delivered soon. Cadet Leopold, Cadet Eranya and Cadet Astain are watching because of us. Come on, have a meal.”
‘No, I’m not a kid just past puberty. She has grown-ups who come and go around her, so she grows up like a kid. Ugh… ‘
Astrid shook her head excitedly, saying, “I thought it was okay because he showed me a good side for a while on the journey to Persent, but he wasn’t either.”
It was the first day of school, so there was no control after eating.
They called 50 squad leaders separately and gave them the basic training schedule starting tomorrow, followed by explanations about roll call and free time every morning and evening.
“Wake up at 6:00, roll call at 6:30, have breakfast in squads until 7:30, and training starts at 9:00. Lunch for an hour from 12:30pm, end of training at 4:30pm, break and free time, dinner as a squad from 7pm. After that, free time… “
‘Wow. It’s much better than the army.’
It’s a perfect size room for two people, but with four squad members in at once, it’s cramped. Reluctantly, Astrid stood in front of her desk and sat the other squad members down, reading the schedule herself before explaining.
Not a bad timetable.
Don’t you have some free time?
Besides, after finishing the training from Monday to Friday, you can go out on Saturday and Sunday.
“—-The timetable is roughly like this. And from Monday to Friday, each person receives training according to their major, and before the training ends in the afternoon, there is also training on squad combat. The principals of each major take care of themselves.”
Guides for majors were already distributed to individuals, so there was no need for Astrid.
“… What are you doing? Guys, go back to your room. That’s it.”
“It’s over?…?”
Astrid also nodded at Leopold’s words. I have nothing more to say. He gave me a timetable and told me what to do.
Today’s work is done.
*
“Why is the training ground the same?”
The words “Mutual respect for cadets” Came out of her throat, but Astrid held it back.
Yes, because this guy is the crown prince. Besides, I’m Astrid. Saying honorifics to Astrid would leave a big scar on his high and noble pride. Since only the two of us are walking now, I’m holding back—- muttering to himself several times, Astrid held it in tightly.
“Thank you for speaking up for me.”
“Tsk.”
After breakfast, I returned to the accommodation for a while and moved to the training center for full-scale training.
It’s not that I don’t understand
In the first place, the root is the same article series, and the classification is only divided in the middle, so there will be no need to divide the first year.
So, in knight science education, the medium and long term knights and magic knights are the same training ground.
Magical education is the same place for sorcerers and wizards.
In the extermination warfare education that matches the archers, the medium-long knight and the archer are the same training ground.
In this way, there were two classes in the same education center.
The first hour was knight science education.
At the entrance of the training center, the arsenal was already open, and wooden swords with name tags were stored in rows.
Among them, there was only one greatsword that was unusually large in size.
It was Astrid’s weapon.
“A weapon as far away as your height. It’s so dull.”
“Okay. If you get hit once, you’ll know if it’s dull or not.”
Astrid was uneasy.
If you make a mistake here, it may be obvious that you are Astrid only on the outside.
Aside from her uneasiness, there were already close to a hundred cadets sitting together in the training hall, each talking quietly about something.
And when Astrid and Leopold entered through that door, it became quiet in an instant.
No matter how equal they were, the power of family names could not be ignored, and the appearance of Astrid, the daughter of the Myterien family, and Leopold, her crown prince, had the power to overwhelm the audience even without saying anything.
In addition, Astrid, who was equipped with a greatsword as tall as her height, and which was the opposite of the greatsword’s image, overflowing with cold air, had a unique atmosphere that put pressure on her opponent even when she was still.
“Sit down.”
There is nothing particularly good about classes if they stand out.
Besides, this is the military, so it’s best to just do it in the middle.
Astrid knew that supreme and immutable truth so well, better than anyone else, that she chose to sit in the middle instead of sitting in the front.
And naturally, it was the time when Leopold was about to sit next to Astrid.
“Cadet Leopold, would you mind coming over here?”
A soft, quiet, atmospheric voice.
“Oh… Lady Ureid… No, cadet Akemilla. He also entered the church. … Yo. This.”
At those words, Astrid looked back slightly.
Unlike Leopold’s glittering blonde hair, her blonde hair was soft like honey.
A smile full of gentleness and benevolence.
Even a body that reveals fullness.
A young lady with two swords, one on each side of her waist, was sitting at the desk right behind her and nodding her head at Leopold.
“Achemilla… “
Akemilla Ureid.
Although she is not a noble from birth, she is the eldest daughter of the Yu Reid family, who claims to be descended from a distant imperial family.
Although not noble, the Yureid family, the owner of a super-large merchant company based in the west, served as an absolute supporter at the time of Kreuz’s unification war, and thanks to that, although not particularly aristocratic, the treatment itself was not very different from the founding creditor. Did not
“Good. I think I can take classes comfortably. That’s right, Cadet Leopold.”
Leopold hesitated for a moment at Astrid, who spoke with a smile on his face, then moved to the seat next to Akhemilla.
“Please take care of me, Cadet Leopold.”
“I really appreciate you.”
As the greetings from behind spilled over her ears, Astrid set the greatsword she was holding by the desk.
“Hey, is everyone here? I believe there will be no stupid bastards who are late from the first class.”
He was a muscular behemoth, taller than her father, Wolfgang, and perhaps even bigger than her brother, Ashley.
Right after the bell rang for class to begin, the man who entered with the energy to break down the door of the training hall showed no signs of hiding his ferocious words and actions as soon as he climbed onto the podium.
“This is the variant that I will teach swordsmanship to your sorcerers and heavy-duty knights for the next year. He’s from a medium-sized knight. However, there is no need to worry, as there is no problem with both the sharpened sword and the regular sword.”
“Yes, it is a magic knight and a medium and long term knight. Whether it’s a one-handed sword, a two-handed sword, a hammer, or whatever, I believe that you guys have learned quite a bit from your family. Then we should see what level it is, right?”
‘… Could this be sparring?’
“Okay, let’s see Dalian first. Those who seem to be better at it… ‘
Why don’t the annoying expectations always go wrong?
“Yes, you. A woman with a sword. What is your name?”
If you look around, there are many women and some who use great swords, but there are no women who use great swords.
In other words, Astrid is alone.
‘It was impossible in the first place to go halfway.’
“Astrid phone… “
“Ah, you don’t have to give your family name. The family name doesn’t stop the knife. Cadet Astrid, come out.”
‘It’s not wrong, but since you said that, it seems a bit wrong.’
Anyway, because it was called.
Astrid slowly stood up, picked up her greatsword, and moved on.
I’m still not used to the length of the uniform skirt, so it feels a bit awkward.
“Okay, Cadet Astrid. You use a greatsword, which is rare for a female cadet.”
It won’t be something you don’t know.
However, since this is an academy, there is nothing good for the instructor to pretend to know the cadets.
“Today, especially, let me deal with you.”
… No, I definitely wanted to know.
Otherwise, there would be no way an instructor would give a cadet such a benevolent look.
