“Balder Sieghardt.”
“Ugh… .”
At Glenn’s call, Balder stood up, biting his lip. Although he looked irritated, he didn’t show any embarrassment.
‘I knew it as expected.’
Raon nodded, looking at Balder who was breathing heavily. He had read Balder’s presence, and there was no way Glenn could not have known.
“Answer me. Balder Sieghardt.”
“yes… .”
“Glade fighting is Sieghard’s tradition and honor that has been passed down for a thousand years. “Are you disrespecting me by polluting the sword fight with your petty tricks?”
Glenn’s voice became quiet, but his energy soared like an explosion.
Coo coo coo coo!
The entire gym shook as if an earthquake had occurred, and the air weighed heavily on my shoulders.
“Keuuuuu… .”
Balder’s knees buckled, perhaps unable to withstand Glenn’s enormous energy. He barely managed to hold himself together, but he couldn’t hide the trembling in his shoulders.
“S-sorry.”
Balder bit his lip and bowed his head to Glenn.
“But as a father with a son, it was just encouragement to be strong. Words that can interfere with winning or losing… .”
“Balder Sieghardt.”
Glenn’s eyes burned red like exploded lava.
“Do you want to die?”
A terrifying killing power that erupted in an instant.
“Huh… .”
Raon sat back down. Even though it wasn’t his intention to kill himself, he got goosebumps and his whole body felt weak.
“You told Raiden to respond with force. I told them to kill change and anticipation, and break through with strength. “Did you think I would miss such a lame Auror message?”
“Ugh… .”
Balder’s body becomes increasingly bent. It’s not about bending yourself. They are oppressed by the intangible force that Glenn exudes.
gulp.
Raon swallowed dry saliva. The momentum that Glenn was showing right now was thrilling, but there was something even more surprising.
‘You read the Auror message?’
Auror Message is the art of conveying words to the other person using Dantian or the Aura of the heart.
In other words, it was a clear ability to guarantee confidentiality, but listening to what he said now, it seemed as if Glenn had read the contents.
‘it’s crazy.’
Reading the contents of the Auror message rather than inferring it from the situation like he did, it was no different from saying that this space itself was in Glenn’s control.
“her… .”
It was so absurd that even in such a serious situation, I felt like I was in vain.
“Even if you get caught, you probably thought you could put it down after the sword fight. “You are my son, the master of Jinmujeon, and the head of the Yangeomdae, so you probably thought you would just get away with it.”
“Ugh… .”
The longer Glenn spoke, the more Balder trembled. His hands were shaking like a tremor patient.
“But this time I crossed the line. “You corrupted sword fighting and even told me lies.”
“S-sorry! Ah, father. I am… .”
“I command you as the head of Sieghart’s family.”
Glenn looked down at Balder, who looked like a slug, and lifted his chin.
Coooooo!
As the Sieghardt swordsmen knelt at the same time, the entire training hall shook.
“Balder Sieghard, the lord of Jinmujeon, is sentenced to imprisonment without being able to escape Jinmujeon for one year. “The annual budget of Jinmujeon and the Yonsei University will be confiscated, and their activities will also be suspended for a year.”
“I follow your orders!”
All the prosecutors shouted the same thing and lowered their heads. It was so majestic that it made my skin tremble.
“Ah, father! One year! It’s too much! Moreover, it is a harsh treatment for not only me, but also Jinmujeon and the Yangeomdae to be punished!”
“Severe?”
A bright red bolt of lightning flashed in Glenn’s eyes.
“You tarnished my face and ignored Sieghardt’s history. “A year of probation is a punishment as light as a feather compared to what you did.”
“I am the leader of Qin Wu Zhen. There are more than one mission and task you are responsible for! Without me… .”
“That’s funny. Do you think you are unique? “There is no problem with leaving the work you have done to any other school or university.”
“Oh, father?”
The blood drained from Balder’s face as if he had suffered severe bleeding.
“Then, instead of Geunsin, would it be okay if I broke the dantian like your son did in a sword fight?”
“Well, that’s… .”
“I will give you a chance to choose. “Is it a year of probation or your pay cut?”
Glenn displayed a cold demeanor as if he had no intention of paying attention at all.
“… “I will be disciplined.”
Balder answered by touching his body as if he was bowing. I felt like I couldn’t breathe properly because I was weighed down by Glenn’s force.
“after… .”
Raon let out a rough breath. Just looking at him from the side makes me exhausted.
‘As expected, he’s a great person.’
In most families, if a direct descendant does something wrong, they are not held accountable. It passes by slowly like a worm jumping over a wall.
The Robert family, an axis of the Six Emperors, was no exception. But Sieghardt was different.
The head of the Sieghard family also charged Balder, the fourth son and an official of the family, with the crime. That’s a pretty big sin too.
The man named Glenn Sieghart was a colder person than expected.
“one more.”
Glenn turned and looked not at Balder, but at the entire training ground.
“There were two conditions for today’s sword fight. If you harm the annex under the instigation of Balder, Jinmujeon, or the Yeongeomdae, I will personally hold you accountable. “Only those who are confident that they will not be detected should move.”
“yes!”
The subjects bowed their heads again and told the training leader to leave.
“There was an unfortunate incident, but this is the end of the sword fight. “Let everyone go back.”
With those words, Glenn left the training ground first.
“Huh… .”
Tears flowed from the corners of Helen’s eyes as she held back her tears until the end.
“Huh!”
Helen began to sob while holding the hand of Sylvia, who was next to her.
As the person involved in this incident, she must have been under a lot of pressure, but it seemed like all of that was resolved and the emotions she had been holding in exploded.
“are you okay.”
Sylvia also patted Helen on the back with tears in her eyes.
“Wow… .”
“Black!”
“lady! “Chief maid!”
The other maids followed Helen and Sylvia and began to shed tears. After Glenn, the matriarch, advised her not to disturb the annex, her worries disappeared and she relaxed.
“ha… .”
Once I was able to protect these people, the anxiety that had been sitting in the back of my mind disappeared.
“I told you. “It’ll be okay.”
Raon smiled without showing any trace of nervousness. He continued speaking while looking at people crying and laughing.
“Let’s go back home.”
* * *
The dance hall became quiet after the audience left.
There were still six people left in front of the west aisle. The symbol of Sieghardt’s fire sword was engraved on their left chest, and additionally different symbols were drawn underneath it.
It meant that they were great lords who put their own will on Sieghart’s emblem.
“It’s been a while since I saw something great.”
“I thought Rimmer was joking when I heard that he cut down a green demon and survived a mad blood demon, but it turns out the rumors were true.”
“It’s not just real, it’s more than that. “Even if it’s a low-level swordsmanship, it shows its true meaning, so it’s past the point where it can be described as talent.”
“He was at a level where he would become a full force right away when he came to our university.”
“… … .”
The great lords all nodded as if they felt the same thing when they saw Raon.
“Swordsmanship is also swordsmanship, but something is mixed in with the Garambo technique. “I don’t know exactly, but the level of uneducated people is not expert level.”
“Such genius, after all, it’s the best fit for our Black Tigers…” .”
“That’s terrible.”
“… ?”
The two female masters standing at either end interrupted the man standing in the center.
“Hmm, anyway, it’s clear that we’ve grown beyond what we previously expected.”
The great leader in the center cleared his throat and scratched the back of his head, as if he was embarrassed at being interrupted.
“okay. I thought he was a weak genius, but he turned out to be a strong monster. If you grow up like that, you will inevitably clash with other people in your lineage. “It will be a lot of fun.”
The great master with a deep voice licked his lips with his tongue.
“Now that he’s graduating soon, we can raise him at Black Tiger University. I also like his personality. I am confident that I will raise it really well… .”
“You just shut up.”
“… … .”
“Black tiger. “Do you want to die?”
“Ugh.”
As three of the four people glared at him, the leader in the center slightly narrowed his shoulders.
“What he said is not entirely wrong. It is true that the graduation of the 5th training camp trainees is just around the corner. “Once you complete the graduation exam, you will immediately become a prosecutor and choose between a major and a minor.”
Daeju, who had a deep voice, laughed while holding on to the railing.
“Raon is not the only one at the 5th training ground. Burren, Runaan, and Marta all have the power and talent to come out on top no matter where they are placed. “The next selection ceremony will be quite interesting to see.”
“… … .”
The great lords did not open their mouths, but they all made the same pledge. I thought I would definitely take one of the four with me to the next selection ceremony.
“But I’m Raon!”
“Who wants to catch a black tiger today?”
“me.”
“I’ll participate too.”
“… !”
* * *
Raon returned to the annex with Sylvia Helen and the maids.
“iced coffee… .”
Helen sighed as she looked around at the view of the annex.
“what’s the matter?”
Sylvia held Helen’s shoulder and tilted her head.
“I thought we might not all come back together like this.”
Helen closed her eyes. She had imagined countless times about what would happen today.
If Raon lost, I was planning to ask for forgiveness even at the cost of my life, but instead, I received an apology and everyone returned to the annex together. It felt like I was still dreaming.
“Me too.”
“me too… .”
“me too.”
The maids nodded one by one. Everyone makes eye contact and smiles lightly as if they were thinking the same thing.
“You can relax now. Because my father is a man who clearly keeps his word. “No one is afraid to touch us.”
Sylvia turned around and made eye contact with each of the maids. The last time she saw Raon, she smiled brightly.
“Now, let’s throw a party today, even if it means using all the ingredients we have!”
“yes!”
“I’ll also make a lot of your favorite stew!”
“of course!”
Sylvia, Helen, and the maids entered the annex with steps so light that they felt cheerful.
“Whoa.”
Raon let out a small sigh as he looked at them. When I saw them laughing and talking, the discomfort in my heart completely disappeared.
It seemed like they meant more to me than I thought.
When Raon was about to enter the annex, one of the maids slowed down and caught up with his steps. It was Judiel.
“young master.”
Judiel turned to Raon.
“Have you thought about this from the beginning?”
“To some extent.”
Raon nodded. From the moment he threw his sword at Raiden, he deliberately touched his pride, thinking that he could only get out of this situation through sword fighting.
As expected, he won the sword fight and received an apology. However, he did not expect that Jinmujeon, Gangryangdae, and even Balder would be placed on probation.
“You are such a scary person.”
Judiel sighed with a pale face.
“But more than that, he is also a kind person.”
“Am I being kind?”
Raon raised his eyes. The sound he heard for the first time in his life was more embarrassing than Raiden’s attack.
“Thank you for saving me at that time.”
Judiel smiled slightly, his earlobes dyed pink. I’ve seen her smile a lot, but it’s all fake.
But it was different now. Her shyness seemed to be reflected in her sincerity.
“Let’s go.”
Raon loosened his fingers as he watched Judiel turn around and walk toward the annex.
‘I think it’s okay to reveal the truth now.’
* * *
“Huh!”
Balder Sieghard let out a heavy breath. The clean and gorgeous Jinmu Hall was completely destroyed, and the walls were split into pieces.
The swordsmen of Jinmujeon were also lying unconscious on the floor here and there.
It was not an enemy invasion.
Balder, who returned from the training hall, could not hold back his anger and directly attacked Jinmujeon, destroying the prosecutors who tried to stop him.
“eww… .”
“How do I do this?”
While the remaining people were at a loss, a light sound of wind blew from the collapsed wall.
“hello?”
Elongated fingers waved from the hole through which the wind entered, and Rimmer’s face popped out.
“Rimer… .”
Balder glared at Rimmer with bloodshot eyes.
“Wow, it looks neat like this. “I usually leave the window open.”
Rimmer grinned and climbed over the collapsed wall to come inside.
“Why did you come here? “Do you want to lose?”
“The head of the house’s probation order is no different from a suspended sentence, so are you going to cause another accident?”
“Ugh… .”
Balder, who was about to rush in at any moment, bit his lip. As Rimmer said, if you have an accident now, you will be punished more than you can bear. He also couldn’t be called to Glenn.
“go away! “I have nothing to say to you.”
“Even if you don’t have anything to say to me, you have to be here.”
Rimmer shook the paper he took out of his jacket pocket.
“Well, that’s… .”
Balder’s eyes widened when he saw the fluttering paper.
“You know? “This is a confirmation of the bet I made with you, the owner of Jinmujeon.”
Rimmer grinned. He is a guy whose speech, voice, and actions are always obnoxious. I couldn’t understand how someone like that could be an elf.
“It will be difficult to meet you if you go on probation, so give it to me now.”
“Ugh, uh, none.”
Balder shook his head vigorously.
‘I can’t give it to you under these circumstances.’
There are more than just one or two items to bet on with Rimmer. If the items are given away while the activity is at a standstill, a big problem will arise in the growth of Jinmujeon.
“Uh huh, why would someone you know do this?”
Rimmer clicked his tongue and snapped his fingers.
“There’s no one who doesn’t know that a large amount of elixirs were brought into Jinmujeon… . “Oh, the shock is so great that you’ve already developed dementia?”
“you. “Do you really want to die?”
Balder bared his teeth and growled like an animal.
“Oh! “Don’t do this!”
Rimmer stepped back with an exaggerated expression. I wanted to rip out that bastard’s shaking ears.
“go away! “I have nothing to give you!”
“Is this really okay?”
Rimmer, who was retreating, grinned and shook his hands.
“What will the head of the family do if you, who tarnished the head’s face in a sword fight, don’t keep your promise?”
He lifted up one finger at a time.
“I believe the period of probation and suspension could be two years, or even confiscation of property.”
“that… .”
Balder bit his lip.
This is quite possible for the father I am today. I wanted to destroy that obnoxious bastard, but I was so sad that there was no way.
“Please give it to me. “There are a lot of people other than you who need to go get it.”
Rimmer smiled, spreading his hands like a child asking for pocket money.
“Jeeenjang!”
Balder’s scream rang out before the battle.