"But on the other hand, as long as they don't violate the taboo catalogue and the house rules, it's not surprising that they've done anything. Surely those guys have no intention of giving up the chairmanship and second seats...... You're thinking about it too, and see if we're ignoring something. ”

"Well, I see, it's been less than a month since the first qualification. In order to be able to fight Leos and them in perfect condition, let's take care of each other. ”

"Oh! …… In other words, it may be that it is just a word to make us poor and nervous. Don't lose your normal heart, let's stay cool! ”

"What? S…… sta……？ Hearing Eugeo's rhetorical question, his partner looked away for a moment, then cleared his throat and said, "This is, uh, one of Ain's Grant's intentions." It probably means acting calmly...... bar. But it's also used when saying goodbye...... See you next time, such a feeling. ”

"Hey——。 Got it,...... stay cool。 Eugeo was naturally the first time he had heard this phrase, which was supposed to be sacred with the name of the mystery, but when he tried to say it, it was incredibly catchy. After repeating it in a whisper a few times, I saw Yi Yan clapping his hands with a slightly embarrassed expression.

"Alright, the clock has struck ten o'clock, and it's almost over. Also, about tomorrow, Yogio-kun, I'm sorry I have something important to do......"

"No, Yi Yan. Even if you try to escape this time, I won't let you escape. Yugeo was cleaning up the tea set and glaring at his partner.

Tomorrow is a day off, and the two are scheduled to go on a cordial meeting and field trip with Tije and Ronier, the attendants, albeit in the forest of the Academy. Predicting from Yi Yan's expression when he was invited, Yugeo sighed and said to him, "I said, it's been a month since we became their mentors. Last year, Soldilina's seniors were also very gentle with Yi Yan, right? ”

"Except when I'm practicing swords. I really miss it, I don't know if my predecessors are okay now......"

"Don't look into the distance. Now it's your turn to be a good senior. Listen, the two of them will be coming to meet us tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, and you can get me ready before then! ”

Directed by Ugeo's index finger, Yi Yan replied "yes" and stood up from the bench. The two brought the tea set to the kitchen table in the corner of the living room, and after Yi Yan washed it, Yugeo dried it with a cloth towel. In Luried and Zakaria, things are washed with well-made water, but in Santoria, almost all buildings are equipped with metal pipes that allow clean water to flow out at the turn of a knob. When I first saw it, I thought it must be an artifact like "The Bell of the Hour", but in fact, it seems to be using the wind elemental divine magic to exert pressure in several huge wells in each district, and then sending water to various places through countless pipes.

Therefore, the water that flows out of the tap is always fresh, and it will not deteriorate like the water that is put away. I wonder how happy the children who are sent to fetch water every morning would be if Loulid could build such a facility—thinking about it as they washed all the tea sets and put the clean cups and pots back on the shelves.

In the end, Yi Yan, who drank the water directly from the faucet, wiped his mouth and yawned heavily.

"Then, please wake me up at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. Good night, Eugeo. ”

"It's late at eight, and you have to get up at half-past seven! Good night, Yi Yan. After Eugeo finished speaking, he added, as if suddenly he had thought of it, "...... Stay cool。 ”

After hearing this, Yi Yan, who turned to the door of the bedroom, turned half of his face and said with a wry smile, "It's said that it's the words of farewell, but it's not the kind that is used every night before going to bed." I'll wait until it's a little more formal. ”

"Whew. It's a bit of a hassle. Got it...... See you tomorrow. ”

"Oh, see you tomorrow." With a wave of his right hand, Yi Yan walked into the room to the north, and Yugeo turned off the light on the wall and opened the door to the opposite room.

The nine-room, which was nearly half the size of a ten-person dormitory for junior practitioners, was cleaned by the attendant practitioner Tijie, and there was not even a trace of dust. Yugeo changed his room clothes into a long dressing gown and lay down on the soft bed. For some reason, along with the rushing pajamas, there was also a part of the previous conversation.

- On the other hand, as long as they don't violate the taboo catalogue and the House Code, it's not surprising that they do anything. This was Yi Yan's warning to Leios and Wembel. Although Ugeo nodded in agreement at the time, it was a somewhat difficult consideration for Ugeo to grasp.

From his childhood to the present, Yugeo has also had a lot of experience in exploiting loopholes in the village rules of Lulid Village, the rules of the Zakalian Guard, and the rules of the Sword Academy. But to challenge the supreme law of the human world, the taboo catalog, he didn't even think about it once—no, only once.

That time, eight years ago, when the integration knights of the Congregational Church who had descended in the village were about to take Alice with them. Yugeo clenched the keel axe in both hands and tried to slash at the integration knight to rescue Alice, but in fact he couldn't take a single step. Now, as soon as he remembered that moment, for some reason, there was a sharp pain in the depths of his right eye.

Now, of course, Yugeo has no intention of integrating the knights and the church. The knight took Alice according to the law, and I must also obtain the right to enter the door of the church by proper means, and meet Alice again. It was for this reason that Yugeo left the village, overcame many hardships, and now became the Academy's high-ranking swordsman.

However, if it is true, as Yi Yan said, that Leios and Weimbell think that "as long as you don't violate the taboo catalogue, you can do anything...... In other words, were they reluctant to obey the absolute law laid down by the Congregational Church in the age of the preach? Deep down, do you think taboo catalogs are a hindrance......?

How could it be, even Leios and them couldn't be like this. The taboo catalogue is a supreme and supreme code that even the emperor must follow, even if he is in doubt.

Yogeo looked at the ceiling blue stained by the faint moonlight, and bit his lip slightly. If this kind of thinking is allowed, what is it that day that day that Alice was taken away by the Knight of Integration and couldn't move a single step, and for six years after that, she obeyed the rules and cut down herself day after day in Kigascida, what did she obey and for?

A slight pain came from the core of the right eye. Yugeo closed his eyes tightly, waved away his chaotic thoughts, and sank into the abyss of ambiguous sleep.

………

Surrounded by a tall iron fence, nearly one-third of the territory of the Sword Cultivation Academy was occupied by dense trees. The swaying appearance of ancient trees wrapped in golden moss and sunlight shining through the leaves on the green grass reminded Yugeo of the forest of his homeland, but Santoria, the capital of Santoria, is located in the far south of Lurid, and the forest is rich in small animals. Everywhere you can see surprisingly small foxes and tiny turquoise snakes that you have never seen before in the north basking in the sun. Even though it's been a year since I've been here, I can't help but look at it.

"Yogeo-senpai, are you listening——?" Suddenly this voice interjected from the side, and Yugeo hurriedly turned his gaze back, "I'm sorry, I'm listening." What are you talking about? ”

"Didn't you hear it?" The girl who shook her hair the color of a ripe apple and protested so much was Tije Tetrani, who served as Eugeo's attendant. Yugeo looked away from the red pupils of her hair, which were the same color as her hair, and tried to make an excuse, "Well, that, because the forest is so beautiful, unknowingly...... Rare animals also have ......"

"Rare?" Tizzie followed Yogeo's gaze, then shrugged her shoulders "what".

"Eh, isn't it just an ordinary golden jumping fox? Even the trees planted in the neighborhood are inhabited by a lot. ”

"Hey...... Speaking of which, Di Jie was born in Yangdu. Is home close? ”

"My family lives in District 8, so it's still a bit far from District 5 of the college."

"That's right...... Huh, huh? Yugeo turned his gaze back to Tigeon, who was walking beside him. The junior trainer uniform, which was a little rustic on her body last year, looked incredibly elegant on her body. It's no wonder that if it weren't for fellow college students, Eugeo, a child who pioneered a farmer's family, wouldn't have even had the opportunity to talk to Tijie like this.

"Well, Tijie is from a noble background, right? I seem to have heard that the mansions of the nobles are gathered in the third and fourth districts......" Hearing Eugeo's slightly polite inquiry, Tijie shrunk her neck as if shyly, nodded slightly, and shook her head vigorously several times.

"My father is a sixth-class knight...... But it can barely be regarded as an inferior knight. The only way to live in the mansion streets of the 3rd and 4th districts of the Imperial Government was the fourth-class knights, and the rights of the fifth- and sixth-class knights were restricted in many ways. Like my father, there is also the mantra "It's more comfortable to be a commoner who doesn't have to be afraid of a superior nobleman who has the power to adjudicate...... Ah, yes, I'm sorry I'm really ......" seemed to feel that he was speaking disrespectfully to Yugeo, who had been a commoner for generations, and Tizzie bowed her head deeply as she walked.

"Don't worry. Compared to that...... Isn't it true that the right to adjudicate is not only a nobleman? Yugeo asked as he recalled the provisions of the Basic Law of the Empire he had learned last year, and as soon as he finished speaking, he heard a loud voice, "That's too much!" Answer.

"The nobles who are given the right to adjulate are really only up to the fourth-class knights, and the knights below the fifth rank will become the objects of the judgment of the higher nobles. It was good that my father was a clerk in the executive government, but among the fifth- and sixth-rank knights who worked in the imperial city or the yamen, it seems that there were really many people who were convicted of some trivial things that upset the nobles...... Although because they are all adults, they are almost not physical punishments, but punishments such as salary deductions. ”

"Yes, that's right...... It's really hard, the world of nobles ......" Glancing at Eugeo, whose eyes were wide, the red-haired junior trainer blushed a little for some reason, and said quickly, "So, so, the daughter of a sixth-rank knight like me just bears the name of a nobleman, and her life is almost the same as that of a commoner. ”

"Phew, huh......" Yugeo let out a noncommittal voice as he reconsidered the structure of the country.

The Basic Laws of the Empire, issued by the Imperial Government, determined the social system of the North Empire at Nolan Golds. That being said, but since the punishment for all crimes was determined by the taboo catalogue of the superior law, much of the Basic Law of the Empire was concerned with the question of the status of the people. In other words, it is about the rights of the nobility and the rights of the commoners.

In the days of the junior practitioners, in the law class (although the other classes were only "Sacred Arts" and "History"), a certain black-haired male student once asked the old teacher a question. That's "Teacher, why are there nobles and commoners in the empire?" Such a question.

The teacher, who was also a low-ranking nobleman, was speechless for a moment, and then spoke in a serious tone.

According to the ancient prophecy of the Congregational Church, one day, from the four pathways that end the mountains...... "Cave of the North", "Canyon of the West", "Cloister of the South", and opposite the "Gate of the East", an army of darkness will swarm in. In order to destroy these abominable subhumans, all the people of the four empires who have the vocation of guardians or guards must fight as the "Human Army". In order to be able to stand at the forefront of the human army as commanders at that time, the nobles honed their sword skills every day, practiced techniques, and exercised their bodies and minds.

To be honest, although Eugeo was convinced by this answer, he also felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Two years ago, Eugeo and Yi Yan fought with the goblins of the invading Dark Country in "The Cave of the North" in the mouth of the old teacher. Although he was unfortunately knocked out by the captain Goblin during the battle, the terrifying appearance and beastly voice of the sub-people are now vividly etched into Yugeo's mind. When discussing with Yi Yan, I came to the conclusion that it was better to keep silent about this matter in the academy, and if this matter was really told in detail, I am afraid that half of the girls would faint on the spot.

Naturally, Ugeo didn't want to add to that experience anymore. He was in pure awe of the courage of the nobles who were able to stand at the forefront of the battle formation, fighting the terrifying goblins, and monsters like orcs and trolls that were bigger and more violent than them.

But on the other hand, three hundred and eighty years have passed since the creation god Stisiah created this world. During this period, there was not a single major attack by the army of darkness. That is to say, the four empires, especially the higher nobles, were relieved of their daily labor in order to prepare for war with an enemy they had never seen and did not know when they would invade, and were able to live in spacious mansions and have the right to rule on the lower nobles......

As if seeing through the thoughts of Eugeo beside her, Tijie exhaled lightly and said, "So, my father wanted me, as the eldest daughter, to at least become a fourth-class knight who did not have to be the object of adjudication when I inherited the family business in the future, so he sent me to the academy. Because if you can be selected as the representative swordsman of the academy and get a good performance in the Imperial Sword Martial Arts Conference, it is not impossible...... Well, even though I was 11th in the entrance exam, it's unlikely that this kind of thing would happen to me. ”

Yugeo felt that the little girl with her tongue out and smiling was too dazzling, and narrowed her eyes slightly.

In contrast to herself, who entered the academy with the extremely personal motive of "reuniting with the childhood friend who was taken away by the church back then", the posture of Tijie, who learned swordsmanship in order to honor her family's name, embodies the dignity of the so-called aristocracy in a real sense.

"No...... Tijie is amazing. You worked hard to make your father happy, and you ended up in the top 12 of the new students. As soon as Yugeo squirmed as he spoke, he replied in a shrieked voice.

"I didn't ...... There's no such thing! …… Because the topic of martial arts is very fortunate to be a good type, I followed my father to learn swordsmanship at the age of three, and now this level is nothing, and Yugeo's predecessors are really powerful. The final number of places recommended by the guards to participate in the test was obviously very small, but the seniors easily obtained one of them, and became the fifth swordsman. It's a real honor for me to be a close attendant of Eugeo's predecessors. ”

"No, no, where ......" Yugeo craned his neck and scratched his bangs with his right hand, but he suddenly found that this action was exactly the same as Yi Yan who was walking behind, and hurriedly put his hand down.

Although Tizzie said that she felt honored, she had actually become Eugeo, and Ronier had become Yi Yan's close attendant, and to put it nicely, it was the guidance of the god Stysia, and to put it bluntly, it was completely accidental.

The close attendants are determined by the twelve students who have newly become high-level swordsmen according to the order of their seats, from among the top twelve freshmen. In other words, this year, it should be the first time that Leios, as the chairman, will choose a practitioner, then Wimber, who will be second, then Yugeo will be fifth, and Yi Yan will be sixth. However, after discussing with his partner, Eugeo decided to put the order of the two at the end. In this way, the new students who were not selected by the other ten people were their own practitioners.

As a result, the wooden plaque that Yugeo and Yi Yan got was written with the names of Tijie and Ronier. When they knew that the two of them were girls, the two couldn't help but be speechless—Yi Yan also showed a very subtle expression—10