Episode 127. Joint Training (1)
Even though he is of the emperor’s blood, no one looks up to him.
It may be something that an ordinary person who knows nothing about it could never imagine, but anyone who has even a little experience with the world will be able to figure it out if they use their wits a little.
Although the imperial family boasts the most extravagance of any place, it is also a place with a colder atmosphere and harshness than any place.
The Design Empire, which cultivates more than half of the territory of this continent, is also obvious.
There’s a saying that a half-hearted blessing can actually be a curse?
Mirona was also blessed with being born as a princess, but she was only halfway there because she inherited half of the blood. Even though she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, she couldn’t help but receive harsh stares.
Compared to his siblings who thoroughly studied the science of kingship, he was bound to fall behind in his studies. Except for one field called ‘swordsmanship’…
I couldn’t tell if it was a blessing or a curse.
When I first started learning swordsmanship, I couldn’t keep up. Then, it was during a swordsmanship match between siblings that things started to go wrong.
It was an individual match where only one person survived among three people. However, the older sister and brother exchanged expressions and attacked Mirona together.
They created a 2-on-1 situation without permission, laughing and alienating Mirona. Mirona, who was overcome with fear, swung her sword desperately to resist… and that was the moment.
The screams of her older sister and brother that she could hear, the gaping mouths of the knights watching, and the strange energy flowing through her own sword.
After that day, the First Princess lost the use of one arm, and the Second Prince became unable to run. This was how the Monster Princess was born.
Although there were no major incidents, Mirona was not expelled from the palace because the emperor took notice of her useful talents.
However, in return, the sharp gaze was strengthened. In particular, the anger of the empress, the main wife, was not small, and the wounded children were even worse.
Mirona had a guilty conscience about that day engraved in her mind. She chose to enter Alighieri to become a sword that protects people, not a sword that harms them.
“ah···.”
Mirona accidentally hits Jason in the head.
As a moan flowed from her mouth… Jason’s head was bleeding.
When he was fighting, he suddenly became serious and fierce, but now he is mumbling with his mouth wide open in fear.
“Are you… are you okay, Sir Jason…?”
Jason looked like he had just showered his head with red water. But he was still trying his best to keep a smile on his face.
“I… am… okay… .”
Jason tried to reassure the princess, but eventually collapsed, unable to withstand the tremendous shock.
Jason’s eyes were left blank as a chick flew overhead.
And the whole gym was thrown into chaos.
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‘Oh… Oh, I almost got X!’
It was a time when everyone was quite shocked by the fact that the referee had fallen to the cadets’ attack.
The reason was different, but I was also shocked. Even though I barely avoided seeing blood, my heart shrank to the point where it felt like it had shrunk for ten years.
‘Is this the point of view of the villains and monsters who will be defeated by the princess in the future?’
I saw the destruction she left everywhere. The giant fence that towered over the stadium had been neatly cut down, and the slashes left by her fearsome sword.
Even though the cadets ran wild without controlling their strength, the things that were flawless ended up like that.
“Instructor! Are you okay?”
“Does it make sense for an instructor to get hit in one blow like this?”
“Is that the problem now? Get us to the infirmary! Quickly!”
The faculty and some students who had been watching ran out. After giving first aid to the fallen Jason, they carried him on their backs and ran outside.
‘If the timing of the Trans Card was not right, I would have ended up like that…’
No, if I hadn’t been lucky, I might have ended up in a coma.
Usually, the referee is a superior, such as a professor, who can immediately step in and stop the fight if it gets out of hand.
That judge… was struck by a blow from a sparring student and fell down.
Of course, if Jason hadn’t let his guard down, he could have stopped it.
Above all, it ended like that because he was the commander of the knights. If it were me… Oh my! It’s terrifying to even imagine.
“You’ve been treated pretty badly.”
Nebia came up to me as I sat down and spoke. With all the attention focused on Mirona due to the great confusion, Nebia was not receiving any attention.
So it seems like he came to me without paying any attention.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen a senior get hit so hard.”
“You didn’t laugh inside while watching it, did you?”
“….”
Nevia didn’t open her mouth any further. It was at a time when I was beginning to suspect that not answering meant she was saying yes.
A sweet song begins to come from her mouth. It is a sound that is so captivating that even from a distance, no one but me can hear it.
The melody that was only allowed to me healed the wounds in my body.
“What is this?”
“Can’t you see? I treated you. You had a cracked bone from the elbow blow a little while ago.”
“There’s no need to go this far….”
There was no need to get her help.
If it is the raindrops of eternal love received from the Cardinal, it can increase the recovery power enough to completely cure, even if it takes time.
Besides, Angela’s healing ability, who is destined to be with me, is not at all inferior to hers. Of course, if I ask, I will have to give her three or four rice balls as an offering.
“Thank you, but you’re not trying to use this as an excuse to get my vote, are you?”
“Thoughts are free. My intention to make you my side will not change. Didn’t you say that to me recently?”
-I will help you.
Sure, I said that.
However, considering Nevia’s villainous actions in the main story, it is a rather dangerous statement.
First of all, he does not hesitate to use any means necessary to become the president.
They spread rumors about the weaknesses of other candidates or the impure pasts of their supporters to incite them. Then, they gain charisma by directly taking them down, thereby producing followers.
They use them to commit atrocities that alienate and harass other supporters.
‘Now that I think about it, he was such an aggro-monger that it was hard to chew him up.’
However, the end that such a villain receives in the munchkin genre is set.
Other kids may be able to win through planning, but in front of the main character, Lyman, even those plans are nothing more than chewed gum.
Above all, that guy Lyman doesn’t treat women with respect. I’m reminded of Nevia running away in fear from that guy who she can’t defeat.
“You, your friends, and the believers who adore me, they are all mine. You must do as I command.”
You’re so annoying. If you keep those feelings until the end, in the end…
“But, you were the first person I failed to tame. I can’t forget you, the one who ignored even my gentle suggestions.”
Is it because I am the son of Lotas, who was once his benefactor? It seems like he is obsessed with trying to draw me into his ally.
“But because of that, in the end…”
“….”
“It’s nothing.”
Nebia’s expression looks bitter for some reason. It seems to be caused by being injected with the Thousand Bloodworm.
Because he, who was supposed to control others, ended up being controlled by others.
Of course, considering the things she did before, it was self-inflicted. If it weren’t for the clue to lift this curse, I would have just left her to die.
“You don’t have any strange feelings for me, do you?”
“What do you mean?”
“….”
He stared at Nevia silently without answering. It was a question to test the waters, so he needed to see her reaction.
In fact, it was the butterfly effect that caused her to become like this.
Then, it is quite possible that she, who has a mean side, also harbors a grudge against me.
“If that strange feeling was ill will, I wouldn’t have treated you like this without any compensation.”
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-Feelings toward users: Favorable (Medium)
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It certainly doesn’t seem to be a lie, as it was detected with a magic eye.
But why are you always so friendly? There’s no way someone who sees others as their possessions would feel friendly toward someone.
“Then it’s the other way around?”
“What are you talking about?”
“What is the opposite of ill feeling?”
When I spoke again, as if I was floating, Naevia looked momentarily surprised.
“Speak sense! I feel like I treated you for nothing.”
Naevia pouts and turns her head slightly.
I didn’t really want your treatment either?
“By the way, the real election will begin now. There will be a lot of bloodshed for the next month.”
Yes, it’s going to be an eventful month, as she says, with countless events taking place where supporters will clash with each other.
The only ones who see less blood are the very few abstainers.
“I’m saying this for the sake of that senior…”
“….”
“Senior, please do not support anyone and abstain.”
I was taken aback by the unexpected words coming out of her mouth. Then I added.
“No matter how good a candidate you are, if there is a candidate you have a connection with, just abstain and stay quiet, no matter what excuse you make. It’ll be safer that way.”
Nebia turned her back after saying those words. Even if she tried to say something, she had already disappeared along with the sound.
‘That wicked woman is recommending abstention.’
It was really unusual. Was this really the girl in the main story who was determined to somehow steal a vote?
I’m still not sure how significant the impact will be.
But I just realized something just now.
Nebia still has one possibility… to avoid becoming a being deserving of death.
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“Ugh…! Damn it!”
Jason groaned in pain. He was receiving first aid from the cadets who assisted the medical unit in the infirmary.
‘That damn princess! How dare you… me!!’
A scream from within.
These were words that should never have come out of his mouth as he was a close aide to the royal family and also served as the princess’s bodyguard.
But in his eyes, not only the princess but even the emperor appear as insects.
Everything is a bug that must move according to its own will. Nothing more, nothing less.
“Instructor, please bear with me for a moment.”
“It might hurt a little.”
“Ugh!”
Cadets wrapping bandages around their heads and tying them tightly in a knot.
The pain is coming again. I feel like I want to beat up all these guys.
It’s not their fault, it’s just that they can’t suture it painlessly.
“Take it easy!”
“Ah. Sorry!”
Plus, it was incredibly unpleasant because bugs were poking at my wounds.
Because they are like a bunch of foolish trash.
It was at that moment that a glowing being appeared behind the bugs.
“Yeah, you have to take it easy. Have you already forgotten what I taught you?”
“I’ll learn again, Professor Stella.”
As she, who is in charge of this health room, comes out, the cadets retreat.
Stella strokes Jason’s hair with her delicate fingers.
“ah…”
As he felt the warm sensation, a complex stimulus was transmitted to Jason’s mind.
The stimulation went down to my lungs and made my heart beat.
Thump thump-
The feeling of your heart beating against the lining of your chest with a pendulum motion. The trembling that cannot be calmed down will not stop.
The pain that was nagging at my head, the poison that was stimulating my emotions, all subsided like bacteria being neutralized by medicine.
I feel like all the remaining worries are gone without me having to drink alcohol.
“There will be no more bleeding.”
“yes…”
“As expected of a captain, your body is well-trained. Thanks to that, you were able to avoid a fatal injury.”
“thank you.”
The frown I had on my face as I came here quickly disappeared.
Stella Vermillion, this woman is the only one who can move his heart.
Only she is his equal. If only he could pair up with her and eradicate all the pests in the world… .
“I… Professor Stella.”
“Why are you doing that?”
I know full well that it is not like me to hesitate like this.
But there are things that you have to say even if you have to take that risk.
“If you ever need anything, just let me know.”
“yes?”
“I’m here to help you anytime.”
“I really appreciate that.”
The day when cherry blossoms will be in full bloom is approaching. However, it is too early to ask someone out on a date right now.
One by one, I plan to capture her heart.
However, Stella simply dismissed it as a light-hearted reward for the treatment.
and…
‘When the cherry blossoms bloom soon, Professor Lyman and… hehe.’
She was already excited as she remembered her promise with the chosen one.
The tree in front of the window began to bloom pink petals.
No one knew yet whether it would be blown away by the warm spring breeze or by the cold wind.
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