“…… Not an exercise. Regarding Lin Yiyan's answer, the senior sister showed an expression as if she thought it was a little interesting, and tilted her head, "Oh." What is that? ”

"Uh, uh-huh......" After thinking about it for a while, Lin Yiyan said what he thought of, "Yes, thank you." Because my senior sister has taught me a lot of things in this year. Moreover, in this academy, I heard that there is a custom of the retinue to give gifts to the swordsmen the day before they graduate. What I gave to my senior sister is to show off my sword skills, so in that case, there will be no problem in the Sabbath, right? ”

Regarding Lin Yiyan's lines, the senior sister smiled bitterly, "You really haven't changed." It's the first time I've heard of a sword show as a graduation gift...... However, it's all about time, so I'll just say it......"

"Uh...... What is it? ”

"Actually, when I appointed you as an entourage, I slightly violated the convention...... 'When appointing retinue practitioners, the children of nobles should choose people who are also nobles, but whose rank is lower than their own family'. When I named you, the representatives of the high nobles came to the swordsman's dormitory to protest. ”

Huhuhu, Senior Sister Lena let out a strange laugh, but because this was the first time Lin Yiyan heard this, she didn't know what to say.

The aristocracy mentioned by the senior sister is the privileged class of the Norlan Gales Northern Empire, from "First Class Sir" to "Sixth Class Sir", there is only the emperor family above this. Chairman Uro's Nippon Teyin family is a second-class family, and the Serlulut family is a third-class family, that is, higher than the Zakalian lord of the fifth-class family.

On the other hand, Lin Yiyan is a commoner among civilians in this world (not to mention the real world), an upright and lowest-level people. Some were not yet nobles, such as local authorities or owners of vast lands, such as Gashut Zingbelk, the head of the village of Loulid, and Barno Ulud, where Lin Yiyan lived with Ugeo, with a surname in front of their first name. And civilians below this are not allowed to have surnames.

After successfully entering the Imperial Sword Cultivation Academy, I realized that most of the students in this school were nobles, children of rich families, and less than 20% of them were from ordinary people. However, there is already a difference from the time of recruiting students. Lin Yiyan and Ugeo, after half a year of hard work, got a letter of recommendation from Zakaria before they could take the exam, and when they knew that the nobles could take the exam unconditionally, they also wrote a letter of protest to the Ministry of Liberal Arts.

However, after entering the school, whether it is a nobleman or a commoner, in principle, the treatment is the same...... However, there is a difference between the tangible and the invisible. Lin Yiyan (presumably Ugeo is the same) spent a year without the interference of these things, but Lin Yiyan didn't know that the senior sister was also implicated.

"Yes...... If there is such a convention, why did you choose me...... There are six people above me in the entrance exam. Those are all nobles, and if you choose from them, you won't be protested......"

"However, the reason why those six people have high scores is only because they scored a lot of points in martial arts, and I am not interested in the beauty of the type. In my opinion, you are the one who has the best fight with the test officer in the verification competition...... No, it's a good fight......"

Without saying the next words, Sena-san Lena chuckled before continuing, "...... It's all now, so don't let me tell me why I named you in the first place. I'm graduating soon. Compared to that, it is still tomorrow's matter. Yi Yan's graduation gift, the secret of Aingrun Flow, I accepted it with gratitude. ”

"Ah, yes, yes, definitely!"

“…… It's a bit weird, though. The way you spoke seemed to have forgotten the gift you were going to give me, and then you came up with it on the spot—though I wasn't unacceptable......"

"No, no, there is no such thing! I've thought about it before, really. Panicked and denied, "I'll just take it as such," said with a clear expression, and Sister Lena changed her expression again.

"This is decided, and we are almost going to decide the winner of this competition."

"Huh? - Ahh ”

Finally, Lin Yiyan recalled that this was in the practice competition. However, before Lin Yiyan could make a specific reaction, the wooden sword that had been lightly touched before, a strong impact immediately struck. Although it is not a Sord Skill, in close quarters, a strong step can knock the opponent away, which is one of the few strong skills of Serlut Flow.

Following this power, Lin Yiyan jumped backwards. Unlike the living water used earlier, the use of water stop will put a lot of load on the feet, and there will be a brief stiffness after use. And now, the senior sister does not have a whip on her left hand. In order to tie the battle with the sword skills flying from front of Zhen, Lin Yiyan swung his sword fiercely while landing on the ground.

In an instant, a cold snap passed through his back. Lena-senpai did have both hands on her sword - but behind her back, there was no whip that had been thrown away. Where the hell did you fly!? Although I realized this, I couldn't stop my sword skills now. The Sonic Leap was launched in the upper stage of the one-handed sword, and the blade was dyed with a pale blue glow......

Almost at the same time as the sword skill was activated. Lina-senpai took her left hand away from the wooden sword and stretched it straight into the sky. Then he grabbed something and swung it down violently. From her hand, a white light snake stretched out, wrapping around Lin Yiyan's body that was about to make a breakthrough.

I thought that the whip that should fly far away was actually wrapped around the beams of the house, and it was always hanging on Lin Yiyan's heads when Lin Yiyan was talking. When Lin Yiyan realized that this was the case, he was pulled down from the side and hit the floor with the back of his head.

When he raised his head, he felt someone sigh deeply near his forehead.

………

In the Northern Empire of Nolan Gals, no, it is also the largest city in the human world, the central capital of Santoria, a city surrounded by a round wall with a diameter of ten kilometers. It is about the same size as the first floor of the now-defunct floating city of Ayn Grant. For a city in an imaginary world, this is huge, with a population of more than 20,000.

Moreover, the structure of this city is also very special, and the round city is divided into X-shaped quarters by solid walls. If you look at it from another angle, you can see that four fan-shaped streets with a central angle of 45 degrees are put together. What is even more surprising is that the four neighborhoods called Santoria North, Santoria East, Santoria South, and Santoria West are the capitals of the four empires that dominate the vast human world, east, west, north and south, respectively.

That is to say - the capitals of the four empires, which have almost the same fan-shaped territory, are completely united by a wall in the center of the human world.

When he knew this fact, Lin Yiyan was taken aback. Of course, there is the emperor's castle in the capital, and there is also the main army of each country, that is, the headquarters of the knights, and if a war breaks out, it will be the final decisive battle. - Lin Yiyan wanted to say this to Yougeo in a panic, but immediately noticed it. In a world where murder, not even theft, happens, wars between empires are impossible.

The marble wall that separates the capital from the wall, which seems to be called the wall of immortality, that is, the border, although it requires special bills to cross the border, but even so, in northern Santoria, where Lin Yiyan lives, you can often see black-haired Eastern Empire people, tanned Southern Empire people, and thin Western Empire people. Anyway, I'm a foreigner, but because the language (with some local accents) is exactly the same, there is almost no conflict with the locals.

Not to mention war, there is not even a hostile psychology between countries, and this reason must be in the center of the central capital...... It is also in the center of the human world, the towering pure white tower.

Congregational Church of Santo Toraru Cashedolaru.

The top towers into the sky, and you can't see how many hundred meters high. If you look up from the bottom of the tower, it will be spectacular, but the square church is surrounded by high powers, so you can't see the inside of the wall. The wall of immortality that divides Santoria joins the four corners of the white wall of Caso Doraru...... As it is described, it is better to use Kasha Doralu as the source point to extend in four directions.

Casually, that immortal wall not only divided the central capital, but also ran through the grasslands, forests, deserts, and stretched to the Zhongyan Mountains seven hundred and fifty kilometers away. This really scared Lin Yiyan. Of course, there is no such thing as a large machine, and it is impossible to imagine how much time, manpower and material resources such a large project will take.

Therefore, the authority of the Congregational Church is such an absolute thing.

So, is it necessary to divide this world with a population of less than 100,000 into four empires, of course, Lin Yiyan doesn't know the reason. The reason why there is a higher ruling organization than the Empire, the Church, is also a mystery.

In addition to civil officials such as priests and senators, the Congregational Church also has integrated knights as military attachés, but the number is not very large, not even a hundred, Senior Sister Lena said so to Lin Yiyan. On the other hand, the knights and guards of the four empires combined numbered 2,000 people, but there was no record of the emperor raising a flag against the church...... Is this because the emperor can't violate the taboo directory of the church, or because the integrated knights of dozens are stronger than the army of two thousand, or is it a combination of both-

The majesty of Santolalu Kashedoraru, who broke through the sky, can also be seen in the Sword Cultivation Academy. After the last practice with Senior Sister Lina, Lin Yiyan walked out of the dormitory of the senior swordsman, walking briskly in the still somewhat cold spring evening, and looking at the giant white tower dyed orange and blue.

Looking up at the destination, there is a somewhat old building. A two-story stone building with green grass growing on the roof. This is the dormitory where the 120 junior practitioners of the Northern Santoria Sword Academy live.

In order to avoid the crowd, Lin Yiyan wanted to enter the house directly through the window on the second floor if he could, but the rules of the dormitory did not allow Lin Yiyan to do so. This is different from the loose dormitory of the senior sword cultivator. This Junior Trainer Dormitory and the Advanced Practitioner Dormitory on a high platform a little further away have stricter precepts than the headquarters of the Knights of the Blood Alliance of the Old SAO Guild.

With his determination, he climbed the stone steps of the front entrance and cautiously pushed open the left and right doors. I tiptoed one step, two steps into the cafeteria—and then a dry cough came from the right. Trembling, he looked to the right and met the eyes of the woman sitting at the counter. Her brown hair is very neatly combed and her expression is serious. I'm about twenty-five years old.

With his left hand on his hip and his right hand on his left chest, maintaining a knightly posture, Lin Yiyan quickly moved towards her and said loudly, "Junior practitioner Yi Yan, you're back!" ”

“…… Thirty-eight minutes behind the threshold. "There is no clock in this world, and if you want to know the current moment, you can only rely on the melody of the chiming clock set up in the streets and in this academy, which rings every thirty minutes. To find out more about the exact time, you would have to use a dedicated high-level divine technique, and she, the housekeeper here, Ms. Azrika, was now at 5:38 p.m., and she should have used some skill outside the system to know the result.

Lin Yiyan maintained a knightly posture, lowered his voice slightly and said, "Serlute Senior Swordsman, extended the guidance time. ”

Ms. Azrika looked at Lin Yiyan with pale blue eyes. Whether it's a tense atmosphere or a name. I always think of a certain character, before Lin Yiyan left this dormitory, Lin Yiyan wanted to ask her, 'Is there a relative named Sister Azalia in the north?', but she couldn't find a good opportunity. Because when talking to her, she always pays special attention to Lin Yiyan. It's like it is now.

“…… It is the duty of an attendant practitioner to accept the guidance of a sword cultivator, so this is also helpless. However, Elementary Practitioner Yi Yan, in your case, this is not an obligation, why is there a license that can break the threshold...... After a year of this question, I finally knew. ”

Lin Yiyan finished the knightly salute, stretched out his right hand to the back of his head, and said with a stiff smile, "Begging, it's really annoying, Teacher Azrika, I only think about practicing sword skills." Breaking the threshold is just an additional consequence, and my main purpose is not to break the threshold, well! ”

"I see, this year, I have to hone my sword skills even if I am late, and I guess it is very powerful now. And I also want to confirm the results of your cultivation, so that I should have no problem as my practice opponent, right? ”

Woo, Lin Yiyan straightened up again.

Ms. Azrika's vocation is 'Dormitory Supervisor of the Imperial Sword Academy of Northern Santoria', and she is not a sword instructor, but most of the people who work at this academy are graduates here. In other words, the experience of swordsmanship is higher than that of ordinary people, and as a master of Nolukia, she will conduct special terrifying instruction classes for students over there who are naughty but do not violate the rules of the dormitory, so students know that there is such a thing.

So, what happens to students if they break the rules of the dormitory – thankfully, no one does. Because the people who live in this world, that is, the artificial Fluctlights, have superior rules and absolutely cannot violate this characteristic. Among them, there is only Lin Yiyan, and Lin Yiyan, whose content of Fluctlight is different from others, is an exception.

Thinking about it a little, it is a miracle that Lin Yiyan has not violated the rules of the dormitory once during this year. Just when Lin Yiyan was so emotional, Lin Yiyan shook his head fiercely, "No, I'm still far away, Teacher Azrika." After all, the first year has just ended. ”

"Well, then, when you've finished your second year of course, show me it again."

“…… Yes, definitely! Nodding her head, Lin Yiyan prayed with all her might that she would forget about this agreement in this year, and took a step back.

Finally, Ms. Azrika looked back at the book in her hand and said, "Seventeen minutes until dinner time, try not to be late!" ”

"Good, good! Farewell! With another salute, he turned around and climbed the large staircase to the front as fast as the dormitory rules allowed.

Room 206 on the second floor is the room where Lin Yiyan and Ugeo live. It's a room for 10 people, but the other eight are nice guys. Well, room 106 and room 206 on the first floor used by girls are all from common people, and the remaining hundred people are all children of nobles or wealthy people, because the room is not a place for fighting...... So it's like that.

In the corridor on the second floor, I walked past the students who were walking to the cafeteria while chatting, opened the westernmost door, and was about to fly in.

"It's too late, Yi Yan!" The voice greeted. The person who spoke was a flaxen-haired boy sitting on the penultimate bed on the right...... No, but his partner who had already left the bed and walked towards Lin Yiyan, Yugeo.

Standing up, with his hands on his hips, he is three centimeters taller than he was two years ago, and his body has become stronger. And of course, because this year he is nineteen years old. That being said, his soft expression and the sparkle in his green pupils were the same as they had been when they first met. In the second half of the first year of the Zakaria's Guards, and then in the two years of entering this school, he encountered all kinds of things, but his upright and strong soul was never distorted.

On the other hand, Lin Yiyan's personality has not changed much, but in terms of body, like his partner, his height has increased and his body has become stronger. He was seventeen years old when he first entered this world, and now Lin Yiyan has a two-year gap between the real world and Under orld. There was a great sense of disobedience when I spent two years in SAO and returned to the real world, and at this rate, it would have taken three or four years this time...... 12910