Chapter 17 – War of Nerves Mixed With Jealousy (3)
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Leticia appeared at Valencia Castle for a group assignment.
Wallace was greatly welcomed.
She thought of her as her daughter’s friend, even though she was the daughter of the enemy of the Santander family.
This is the first time her daughter has brought her friend home. As her father, it was natural for her to be excited. All her life she thought she was a child living alone, but she brought her friend like this. She had already thought her tear glands had dried up before, but Wallace had tears in his eyes as he was overjoyed at her daughter’s growth.
“Da, daughter… Our Alone is a friend… Kkeuk!”
“My lord. It is a handkerchief.”
“Kheung!”
Taking a handkerchief from the maid, Wallace wiped away his tears and blew his nose.
It seems that he was quite happy.
Could it be that her daughter, who had a communication disorder and was a reclusive loner, has grown up like this all of a sudden?
He was very concerned when he said he would take Human as his servant, but Wallace, who witnessed Alone’s growth with his own eyes, realized that his concerns were nothing more than old age.
“Why is Lord Valencia crying all of a sudden?”
“…My father was like that too.”
At Leticia’s words, her Yushin muttered.
In the case of the Yushin, it was a case where Iljins who were trying to steal money came to the house.
My father, who misunderstood the classmates as classmates, was very happy to say that my son finally had a friend. Of course, the son’s heart was torn into a thousand and ten thousand pieces when he saw that scene.
“You didn’t come to this house to steal money, did you?”
“Why am I? The Santander family has more assets.”
“Then I’m glad.”
“I feel bad because you look like Alone.”
The red-haired high elf girl took a step forward, perhaps sensing the unavoidable scent of Chin.
“Anyway, prepare for the group assignment. But, could you be in charge of the presentation? If I leave it to Alone, I think it will harden at her desk. You might even see a crucian carp with its mouth open.”
“I never expected Alone to be able to give a presentation either.”
Leticia also didn’t seem to have high expectations from Alone.
The reason he came to Valencia Castle in the first place was not for a group assignment, but for a different purpose. The academy’s group assignment was good. After all, it’ll be over in half a day.
“Teach me swordsmanship. I will take care of the group assignments.”
“I said that last time too. With the influence of the Santander family, they would be able to invite many excellent swordsmen, but they wouldn’t bother asking me…”
“The swordsmanship that beat the Ardena warrior chief. Show me that swordsmanship. I want to hit it myself.”
Leticia asked, swallowing her dry saliva.
Miss you.
Human swordsmanship.
The seven swords representing the kingdom of Valois. I wanted to experience the swordsmanship of the Seven Swords of the Kingdom. What kind of attack did the warrior commander I respect experience defeat? You will be able to move on to the next level only by experiencing and acknowledging it.
“I’ll use a real sword like Alone.”
Leticia said.
She revealed her fighting spirit to Yushin by drooping the longsword she was wearing around her waist.
“My dream is to one day become like the warrior commander of Ardena. That’s why I’ve been training my swordsmanship until now.”
Observing her own justice to the end and not losing her integrity and pride as a warrior commander.
Loyalty towards the elven nation.
A cool-headed character that does not allow even the slightest shame.
Ever since she first heard about Ardena from her father. Even when she was told an invincible oath to grant chastity only to men who defeated her. Leticia has cherished her pure admiration for Ardena until now.
“Human!”
Leticia screamed and ran.
She first pressed her Yushin with a horizontal slash, then quickly landed her second blow, trying to gain her advantage.
‘It’s not bad, but something is lacking. Talent? Potential? It’s different from Alone. Alone has been gifted with innate talent and genius since she was born.’
Hard-working genius.
It was different from Alone, who made an effort based on her talent. Lesitia was the type who became stronger based solely on acquired efforts rather than her talent.
Of course, her swordsmanship skills were excellent. It was at the level of the Central Knights of the Kingdom.
Fast-paced herbivore.
She must have trained herself hundreds or thousands of times. There is no way they could launch a fast offensive while continuing to eat grass so skillfully without making bone-breaking efforts.
“Kuk!”
Yushin’s sword hit Leticia.
She was not imperceptibly fast.
It must have been deliberately delaying her sword. Leticia easily raised her sword and blocked it.
But she had to swallow her drool just by taking the sword. She was heavier than a stone. Is this the sword of a swordsman with the level of a warrior commander? Leticia keenly realized the difference in skill between her and her opponent just by winning her match.
“Haaaaa!!”
Leticia shouted.
Let’s pour out all the herb food.
With all the strength she has now, with all her dexterity and skill. Even if I lose this battle, I will have no regrets.
As Leticia’s sword slashed, it put pressure on her body. She swung like crazy. But none of her sword strikes reached her opponent. I responded by blocking them all before the blade even reached them.
‘It’s different from Alone. This lady knows how to handle a mana blade. Overall, it’s a swordsmanship that goes well with Mana Blade. Only with a mana blade can the pairing with swordsmanship be completed. If I had used the Mana Blade, it would have been a more fun match.’
However, Leticia did not use the Mana Blade.
Because I didn’t even use Alone.
Should she be stubborn or should I say perseverance? Leticia persisted in her stubbornness until she finally exhausted all her strength and let go of her sword.
“You’re good.”
“But Alone was faster.”
“I couldn’t last longer than you. It’s because he’s a guy who lacks tenacity as a whole. What should I say… He’s the type with great innate talent, but lacks the grit to back it up.”
Unlike you.
Yushin added that.
“You want to be like Ardena?”
“…Yes.”
“It could be.”
“But since I was 15, five years younger than I am now, the Ardena warrior commander has been such an excellent swordsman that it is difficult to find an opponent. He swore an oath of invincibility from then on. Compared to him, I can’t even follow his toes.”
“Whether it’s a human or an elf, the peak comes at different times. Those whose talents bloom early tend to wither quickly. You don’t have to think too impatiently comparing yourself to others.”
Well, I heard that Ardena seems to wither in a different way.
Yushin didn’t say anything behind it.
It was because it seemed that Ardena would suddenly appear after talking behind her back like last time.
“Are you comforting me? Okay, on the human subject.”
“Isn’t this the time for you to feel grateful to me?”
“There is no way a proud high elf will ever feel grateful to a human.”
Huh. Leticia turned her head.
It was a sparring in anticipation of defeat.
But when she lost, she felt bad. Leticia put on a pouty expression, perhaps because she was resentful of losing in the match.
* * *
The group assignment was successfully completed.
The group task, which was completed with Alone’s 1% stake and Leticia’s 99% stake, ended with Santander’s hard carry and Valencia’s spooning.
The score is 20 out of 20.
He was like an honor student, scoring perfect marks in all subjects, including swordsmanship and martial arts.
“I want anyone to follow suit. A disciple who is useless for anything other than swordsmanship.”
“I don’t know who you are talking about.”
“It seems that there is only one student of mine in the Liberia elves.”
Allone was excellent.
Of course, it was limited to ‘swordsmanship’.
The rest were running in such a mess that it was hard to see with their eyes open.
My grade has already been given away, and my attendance score is on the verge of starvation because I have skipped every time. If Yushin had been a tutor rather than a swordsmanship master, he might have run away, saying that he couldn’t teach a student who was this stupid.
“Huh.”
The blonde elf girl turned her head.
It was a cute reaction like an elf with a cute face.
“So, how was Leticia’s skill? Saw. The two of them sparring.”
“I was worse than you.”
“That, is it? Right! Then of course not! By the way! Leticia is only good with her brain, her swordsmanship is worse than mine!”
Alone hummed her hum.
Hearing Yushin’s words, ‘You are better than Leticia,’ Alone smiled in triumph.
Of course, if you look at the overall score…
Realistically, it is an undeniable fact that Leticia is several steps ahead of Alone in passing her graduation exam. However, Yushin didn’t want to hurt Alone’s mood by humming her song, so he decided to keep her mouth shut.
“Who is worse than anyone?”
Leticia approached.
It seemed that she came to Valencia Castle using a warp gate.
However, warp gates can be transferred only with mutual ‘permission’.
Yushin knew that Wallace, the head of the Valencia family, had allowed Leticia to transfer. Although she is the daughter of the enemy Santander family, she is the first friend her daughter brings to the castle. Wallace welcomed Leticia with open arms.
“Kuh! Who is it, the one who opened the warp gate!”
“Lord Valencia.”
“Father…!”
After Leticia lost her sparring with Yushin, she learned that what she needed most was her experience.
So she came to the Valencian family.
She was to ask Yushin for instruction.
It is humiliating for a high elf of noble lineage to ask for instruction from a human. However, Lecitia had a dream she wanted to achieve even at the cost of her humiliation.
“Don’t be petty.”
“What, what?”
“That’s how things are. I already finished talking with Yushin, it’s not your business to intervene, right? So keep quiet. Because I decided to pay special attention and take lessons at Valencia Castle.”
At Leticia’s eloquent words, Alone was unable to properly protest.
So he looked at Yushin.
However, Yushin also nodded as if he did not disagree with Leticia’s words.
He only increased the number of students he was teaching from one to two. It’s not particularly difficult. Moreover, the second disciple was a young lady from the Santander family, whose men were employed as slaves. She had nothing to lose by building her friendship with her.
“And why don’t you focus more on the GPA rather than swordsmanship training? Even after receiving that grade, I can still breathe. Aren’t you ashamed to eat three meals a day?”
“What, what?!”
“If your grades continue to be a mess, there will be no place to write even if you pass the graduation exam, right? Graduating from the academy doesn’t mean it’s over. The academy is just a gateway to society.”
“Ugh…!”
Allone’s shoulders trembled.
The word “Society” Was like rat poison to a close-knit keeper who had been refusing to attend until recently.
For a high elf girl with no friends of hers, the walls of her society were as solid as adamantium. Will she be able to enter society? High society, where interpersonal relationships are prioritized above all else, was like a forbidden zone where assas like Alone were not allowed.
“Huh. At least I have no desire to get ahead by selling those big breasts vulgarly.”
“Cheer, vulgar…? I just said vulgarity!”
“A crab as big as a cow. Everyone knows that she intends to seduce her bosses with her breasts and get ahead.”
Leticia was deeply ashamed of Alone’s sexual harassment of her.
Her face turned red.
Shame and shame. And bewilderment. Covering her own voluptuous breasts with her arms, Leticia demanded that she recant her remarks as she glared hard at Alone.
Before being taught by Human, you have to deal with that spoiled ass. Interpersonal relationship with communication disorder is devastated to the level of starvation. I didn’t want to lose to a problem child who repeatedly refused to attend and even disrupted classes.
