Chapter 175 – Free Opportunity.

Philip always did.

I hate this feeling so much.

He felt like a beggar indeed, which he would not have felt if he had been a high-ranking aristocrat by birth.

Where did the prostitute’s breasts that she kneaded with both hands until a few days ago, and the greasy food and alcohol she shoved into her mouth?

‘I’m sick… Why is the weather so nice?’

Now when I realize that the good days are gone, I feel like everything positive is at odds with me.

It’s time to run and die to regain the happy times, and it’s time to put it firmly in the head that wants to turn its feet in reality.

Philip, who was working and enjoying his own rest with the money he received, was wandering around the outside world.

I returned to the capital with results that were not bad compared to the time I invested and moved my feet busily.

At the front gate of the academy, he looks through his clothes and takes out an item issued as a proof that he is a servant of the family.

The guards here are kind to the servants.

Each of them has a noble background, so there is nothing they can do about it.

Basically, since they are in a similar situation, it is to understand.

“Have a hard time~”

After exchanging warm greetings with the guards who greeted him with a smile every time, Philip entered the academy.

He walked down a street that was still vivid in his memory and headed for the dormitory.

I reached my destination by climbing the stairs with luxurious patterns even on the handrails made of wood.

Turning his head left and right to check the quiet hallway, Philip knocked on the door.

Knock- Knock- Knock-

“…”

It is a familiar situation that there is no answer even if you knock.

It might be in a state of concentration on the experiment, so you might get angry if you knocked on it in a row.

Waiting blankly in the hallway, knocking on the door, waiting, and repeating the action.

I didn’t hear any answer, so I gently opened the door with my hand, and it opened without resistance.

Kiik-

“Young master?”

The dormitory where Isaac was supposed to be was empty, so Philip was very embarrassed.

It was not difficult to pinpoint the location thanks to the memo placed in the room.

He clears his head and goes where he is told, since he has no need to think deeply on his part.

Running backwards through the worm-swarming crowd.

Jerebuck-

When I stopped, I was in the center of the capital city.

Looking up, he saw a high-class inn that gave him a sore throat, but Philip knew now that this was a lodging facility.

“Hey~ I want to spend some time in a place like this.”

After all, the eldest son of a family where money rots.

As soon as he enters, the staff confirms his identity and guides him to the top floor.

Instead of pushing his face through the gap in the open door, he announces himself first with his voice.

“Bocchan. I, Philip, have returned.”

“It’s neither good nor bad timing. Come in.”

“Excuse me.”

When I entered the room only after receiving permission, I questioned the table with only one book lying on it without any research items.

‘Is there only one book that is crazy about research? There…’

It’s a word he can never say out of his mouth, but now Isaac’s eyes are the guy he often sees in taverns.

He was often making eye movements like cross arms.

When their eyes met, Isaac smiled with a strange feeling, and Philip hurriedly closed his eyes, getting goosebumps.

“To find out that you’re looking at my eyes. Did Philip, who is good at work, die?”

“I’m sorry!”

Philip, quick to read something off-putting, hit him on the head, and Isaac let out a broken laugh.

“Kuh…! Compared to Robert, my appearance is a gift and a prank from the spirits.”

Instead of speaking to himself, self-talk resembling lamentation spread throughout the large room.

As he was on the outskirts and closed his ears, a series of bewilderment struck Philip at the incidents he had just learned.

‘I couldn’t catch a murderer who was aiming for a nobleman… Undead in the capital?! Isn’t this madman the type to joke around?’

Somehow, it was noisy after inspecting it from the front gate of the capital.

Just hearing the situation, doesn’t it seem like he’s been away for 50 years?

Isaac, who had been talking every day, cut off his words for a moment, raised his eyebrows, and looked at Philip.

“… Talking about the past only makes me feel bad. So what about work?”

Now is the time to show off your achievements.

Philippe can speak with confidence.

“I’ve gathered people I could never find a connection with.”

“I must have reminded you that you must never hurt or harm me, right?”

Even if this incident is tangled and tangled, even if Isaac’s tail is slightly visible.

If you don’t want to be directly hit by the mace of Eclair Dritna, it’s ideal to break Chloe’s will without hurting her in the slightest.

The link called family is, after all, the pride of the nobility.

If caught, no matter what the relationship between the sisters was, the 5 knights would not stand still.

‘You have to be thorough.’

When Isaac looked at it calmly and objectively, Chloe Dritna’s timidity was the key to this incident.

And it seemed easy to create that situation with low practical grades compared to writing in the Faculty of Engineering.

“Of course. His skills are good enough to easily subdue even a few of the academy cadets. Since he has settled down in a small village or territory and acts as the head, his confidence is no different from that of a hero who wants to rule the empire.”

Every single person I met spoke in unison as if they were conspiring.

He said that he could incapacitate at least aristocratic children who grew up in a greenhouse without knowing actual combat without a single wound.

From the standpoint of facing each other, that proud head is the most insecure.

Even if there is a difference in skills, I know how fatally toxic the element of carelessness can be.

Phillip is predicting that a few heads will be blown off before the mad master steps in on this woman.

*****

“Today’s practical class—-.”

I tightened my stomach and moved my gaze while making the auditorium resonate with my voice, and first met Rike’s eyes.

He poured out all the emotions that had accumulated from resolving the conflict in the church, and talked deeply about Chloe through Philo.

Seria seemed so complicated that it was easy to understand, probably because she knew the relationship between me and Rike.

Chloe…

The moment our eyes meet, he blushes and slightly lowers her head to avert her gaze.

‘Driving me crazy.’

Normally, I would have said ‘Chloe is still the same~’.

It’s a fresh and affectionate heart, so when I was conscious of it, I felt that figure was cute, but I felt a lot of thought and responsibility.

My words to Chloe now will have as much resonance as Eclair’s voice.

Considering her disposition, it is possible to guess.

The weight of the emotions she harbors after overcoming her negative perception of men will never be light.

A thoughtless joke I threw could seriously hurt her heart.

It may be the cause of staying up all night with open eyes.

Because that’s what it’s like to take the opposite sex seriously.

‘Right now, pretending not to know is the best, as they both said…’

I agree with the opinions of Eclair and Rique.

From Chloe’s point of view, I can’t predict where I’ll jump out the moment I show off.

Will you use that as an excuse to push me in or run away in shame?

It is a gamble that Chloe’s characteristic of being bold may or may not be activated depending on the situation.

But if I stay still and don’t move like this, will there be any progress in the situation?

I also needed opportunities and time to get to know ‘women’ more than my younger sister Chloe Dritna.

…

“Even if it’s noisy outside, there’s no difference in class.”

The recent undead incident may have made some feel ominous, but there were many empty seats back in the manor.

Robert is the only one who gets a fair deal.

‘It’s not that I don’t understand…’

For people like the eldest son of a family, safety comes first even if there is a problem with the academy’s grades.

Still, you can try to see more of the church or empire’s response.

“Remember. Even if the number of people is reduced, the work of the cadets does not change.”

Even if there were major incidents in the empire, the first year cadets’ work would not change.

Polish yourself and grow and grow to become the foundation for a powerful empire that will crush the Commonwealth.

It is a time when most of these people are in dire need of detailed intellectual and improvement directions.

In practical classes, dealing with individuals was still the content that occupied most of the class.

Crack!

During the actual combat class, weaponry collides with each other and the sound of metal echoes continuously.

“Cadet Chloe Dritna. Concentrate.”

“Yes, yes! I’m sorry…!”

Even though it’s different from just a week ago, it’s so different.

Of course, Chloe always participates diligently in class.

But seriously, even if you do well, you can see that your concentration is broken when your eyes meet or your swords come close to each other.

I stopped her coercive sum and widened her distance, looking at her and asked.

“Are you feeling unwell?”

“No··!”

Looking at Chloe, who was sullen and slightly depressed, I used mana to surround her with a sound barrier.

The moment when sound insulation is completed with a buzzing sound.

Chloe’s head flashed at the familiar movement of Mana! I came in and made eye contact.

She had a guilty expression and voice that had been caught committing a great crime.

“···Brother.”

“You’re not really feeling well, are you?”

“Yeah… I’m sorry.”

“Why can’t Chloe concentrate?”

“Sorry···.”

It’s not at all pleasant to see Chloe constantly apologizing.

I know the reason, but I think it’s really not possible to ask like this.

Pak-!

I thought about what to do with my longsword stuck on the floor, and I came up with a somewhat far-fetched move.

“Chloe. When her head is complicated or in a bad mood, she says it’s good to eat something sweet.”

“…”

“As only adventurers know, material rewards are sometimes the best motivation to risk one’s life. If Chloe works hard in class today, shall we go for dessert?”

At my words, Chloe, who had clear desire in her blue eyes, asked in an urgent voice.

“That, that…! Is it different from the last promise?”

“The last promise?”

At Chloe’s question, I worked hard on my head, but I couldn’t come up with any facts, so I ended up asking questions after questions.

“Uh, I had dinner with my older brother and passed through the alley, but I couldn’t get there…”

The exact time Chloe was talking about came to mind as she hesitantly brought out the contents.

“Of course it’s different! If you mix it up with that, you’ll become a narrow-minded man.”

Koo Woo-wook.

At the same time as the words ended, Chloe’s hands seemed to be straining to the point where tendons were sprouting.

“Whoa…”

Chloe let out a long breath and settled down.

The characteristic heavy momentum of defensive swordsmanship radiates out.

Seeing that, I lifted my longsword from the floor.

“Can I expect it now?”

A goosebumps of concentration that won’t blink even if sand gets into your eyes right now.

Chloe answered in a lower and quieter voice than usual.

“I will do my best.”