So the silent Eugeo almost stopped breathing when he suddenly felt Tijie grab his right wrist.

"Huh...... Tijie ...... "The girl born into the family of the Sixth Rank stared at Eugeo's wide eyes from a very close distance. The gray uniform faintly exudes the fragrance of Sol leaves.

"Eugeo senior...... Me, that ...... There's a request. Please be sure to obtain the qualification of the academy representative, and win the championship in the Sword Martial Arts Competition, and attend the Four Empires Unification Competition. ”

"That's, that'...... Of course, that's what I'm aiming for......"

"This ...... Then ......" Tizzie paused for a moment, and her face turned as red as her hair before she continued, "I heard that as long as you can get a high ranking in the Unified Tournament, you will be appointed a knight for life, just like Teacher Azrika in the junior chamberlain's dormitory." That one...... I know it's not okay to say that...... However, if the senior becomes an integration knight...... Only...... Just ...... with me."

The words after that might not have been able to be spoken, Tizzie's stiff body trembled, and Yugeo stared dumbly at the little head. It took quite a while to understand the meaning of what Tizzie was saying. While comprehending, the words in his own voice came to his mind.

- I'm here just to see the woman named Alice again, that's just the reason.

However, he was unable to tell Tizzie about it. Even if it's a lie, reject this sixteen-year-old girl who was terrified of her uncertain future for the first time since she was born...... And the plea of his own close attendant was wrong, Yugeo thought from the bottom of his heart.

With his left hand, he gently touched the trembling head of Tijie and muttered softly, "Hmm...... Got it. I'll be sure to come back to you as soon as the contest is over. ”

Hearing this, Tijie's shoulders trembled greatly, and she finally lifted her worried face. A smile appeared on her tear-glistening cheeks like the buds of early spring, and the young girl's small lips moved, "...... I'm going to be stronger, I'm going to get stronger. Like the Eugeo seniors...... Strong enough to be able to accurately express those things that are correct and have to be said. ”

The next day, May 22, was the first bad weather since the beginning of spring.

Large drops of rain pounded violently on the windows with the occasional whirlwind. Yugeo suddenly stopped sharpening his sword and looked at the sky that had just finished his lecture when Thors' light had dimmed.

The connected black clouds snaked and undulated like living creatures, and were torn apart by the flash of purple lightning that flashed in an instant. In Lourid's village, where spring rainstorms wash away freshly planted wheat seeds, the fact that Alice had successfully learned the sacred art of predicting the weather as a child almost caused a major uproar. Of course, it has only been two years since he was able to predict the weather.

It wasn't until he studied the Divine Arts at the Academy that Yugeo really got a sense of Alice's genius. Divine techniques that can act on the principles of nature such as weather and terrain, but the techniques are represented by high-level divine techniques with dozens to hundreds of lines, so the current Yugeo can't even predict whether tomorrow will be sunny or rainy. Alice, who can accurately predict heavy rain a week in advance, may be able to learn the divine art of manipulating the weather in the future. If that's the case, maybe this storm is a rainstorm that Alice is angry with Yugeo who hasn't come to greet her for a long time-

"Hah-"

The breath was exhaled along with the unfathomable thoughts, and the misty blue-silver blade was carefully polished with oil leather. It is an indispensable habit to hold this "Sword of the Green Rose" in your hand once a week, but from the moment you get the qualification to study here, you will have the opportunity to pull it out of its sheath. Wooden swords are required for daily training, and for the sake of fairness, swords of identical performance must be used in the selection competitions. Although, compared to the artifact attribute of the Green Rose Sword, the academy sword is very light, if you dance the Green Rose Sword with all your strength, there is always a sense of uneasiness that the blade will fly out, and in a fight with a cheap iron sword, you can smash the opponent in just one time, so you can't wield this sword.

That should be the only one who can fight this sword without any worries, Yugeo thought about this, and raised his head to look at the black sword in the hand of his partner on the bench opposite.

Cutting this root from the southern forest of Lulid Village, the top of Kigassida, which has survived for three hundred years, is as heavy as a block of iron, and painstakingly - Yi Yan has said at least thirty times "just plant it around here" - brought it to Yangdu and entrusted it to Grandpa Garita's old master Sadre, and it was a year before the other party polished it into the shape of a sword.

The paranoid Sadley craftsman, who looked like a character from a picture book, frowned and said, "I used up three pieces of black smelting rock that could have been used for ten years," but he waived the processing fee because the project would only be done once in his life.

The finished sword emits a pitch-black hue that makes it seem like it was originally a branch. Yi Yan used this sword to have a wonderful competition with Uro Libanting two and a half months ago, and then he put it in the black leather scabbard and only pulled it out when it was time to maintain it.

Maybe our two swords, at least in the academy, have no chance to be used, Yugeo thought of this at this moment. It is certainly not used in competitions in the academy, and it is difficult to imagine competing with other students with real swords that use private property.

In other words, if you want to fight with the Sword of the Green Rose, you must be selected as the representative swordsman of the academy this year and participate in the Imperial Sword Martial Arts Competition. Of course, these are all of Eugeo's goals, but it's just that he suddenly appeared on such a big stage, and he was able to control this sword smoothly in a race that was the first to gallop, and it was a little unsettling to think about it.

I'm afraid that the opponent is not a student, but a master of the Imperial Knights and the families of various schools, so the opponent should also use a sword. Even if you get a win or lose in a one-round match, if you hit the nail on the head—of course, destiny won't be lost—you can suffer a serious injury that will take a month or two to heal completely.

In fact, the previous year's Academy Representative, Uro Libantin, and Soldilina's Senpai were also defeated in the battle with the Imperial Knights' Representatives, Lena's Senpaire's whip was cut off, his sword was picked off, and Uro's left shoulder was crushed and fractured. The sacred technique that is usually used for healing, although it can heal wounds and stop the reduction of the Mandate of Heaven, but it cannot connect to the bones, so Uro-senpai should still be recuperating now.

According to the news in the school building, which is only updated once a week, the swordsman representing the knights seems to be born and considered a famous family among the nobles of the empire, the first-class Sir Ulsbrugg family. After the Sword Martial Arts Competition, he also won the Four Empires Unification Contest held in April, and received the honor of being summoned to the Holy Court by the Congregational Church.

Losing to such an opponent, there should be nothing for Lina to say - however, in Yugeo's opinion, no matter what kind of hero the opponent is, he has a reason to win. Won the representation of Nolan Gales and won the next year's Unification Competition, passing through the doors of the Central Cathedral. It has to be this way.

- Please lend me strength to you at that time. With this in his chest, Yugeo, who had finished polishing the tip of his sword, raised his head and found that Yi Yan had also pulled the sword out of the folded tarpaulin. Looking at the pitch-black blade that shimmered in the light, he accosted his partner, "I said, Yi Yan." ”

"Huh?"

"It's time to decide on the name of this sword, right?" Yugeo had asked the same question a total of four times since the sword was crafted, but Yi Yan answered the same question every time, "Meow...... Not yet. ”

"I decided earlier, I always say 'black', that sword is too pitiful."

"Hmm...... In my country, the name of the sword was set from the beginning...... I always think so. Yi Yan, who was dealing with it intermittently, smiled bitterly and wanted to persuade him again, when he suddenly raised his hand in front of him, and Yugeo blinked his eyes in surprise.

"What's wrong?"

"Wait, isn't this half past four today?"

"Uh......"

If you listen closely, you can indeed hear the staccato chimes of the bell mixed with the sound of the wind.

"Really, it's been this time. I missed the four o'clock bell. Looking out the window that had almost darkened, Yugeo muttered, and Yi Yan also said briefly with a serious expression, "Ronier, they are so slow." ”

Yugeo swallowed suddenly. Speaking of which, not once since Tiggie and Ronier became chamberlains did not come to clean the room at four o'clock. Suppressing the feeling of uneasiness that was gradually surging up, he reluctantly smiled and said, "Well, on this rainy day, they are waiting for the rain to stop, right?" The school also does not specify the time of sweeping......"

"Those two people, won't they be late just because it's raining......" Yi Yan lowered his gaze as if thinking about something, and continued, "I have a bad premonition." I went to the dormitory for elementary students a little bit to see how it went. You're waiting for the two of them here. ”

After putting the prepared black sword into its sheath and placing it on the table, Yi Yan stood up, fastened the buckle of the thin leather cloak for shelter from the rain with his left hand, and pushed open the window with his right hand.

"Hey! Go out from the main entrance......" As soon as Yugeo, whose face was wet from the sudden wind and rain, said this, the black-clothed figure had already jumped down from the nearby branches, and disappeared with the clattering footsteps. Resisting the words of flattery, Yugeo stepped forward and closed the window.

The sound of the storm was quieter, replaced by the ever-increasing sound of candles on the walls. With some inexplicable unease, Yugeo returned to the bench and picked up the sword of the green rose on the table, slowly putting it into its sheath.

Among the advanced sacred arts, there are techniques that can investigate someone's location, but that requires a large amount of spatial divine power and a medium to perform. In addition, even if it is harmless, it is forbidden to use the technique as long as it is aimed at others. So Eugeo had to sit on the bench and wait.

The past few minutes seemed so long—suddenly, there was a knock, knock, knock on the door. Hearing this, Yugeo couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. It seems that I missed it because I went out of the window, so I got up from the sofa as if I was about to bounce up, and walked quickly across the room to open the door.

"Great, that's worrying—" At this point, Eugeo stopped in surprise. Instead of the usual red hair and burnt tea hair, I saw the light brown hair that was blown by the wind.

Standing alone in the hallway, it was neither Ronier nor Tige, but a young girl with a face. The short bangs and the gray uniform quilt were already drenched, and there was not a trace of blood on the dripping face. His eyes were wide open like fawns, but he was haggard, and his thin lips trembled.

Looking up at the dumb and speechless Eugeo, the girl squeezed out a thin voice, "That...... Is it His Royal Highness the Superior Swordsman of Eugeo......? ”

"Ah...... Well, yes. You are......? ”

"I, I'm Frenika Shesky Junior Trainer. No, we are very sorry to visit this place without a reservation...... But, I don't know what to do anymore......"

"You are...... Frenica. Yugeo held his breath and revisited the little junior practitioner. Looking at the slender figure of a swordsman, and the small hands that were more suitable for weaving a flower crown, Yugeo's anger at Wimbell, who could insult even such a child, surged back up.

However, before Yugeo could continue to speak, Frenica, with her hands clasped tightly on her chest, said in a wrenched voice, "That...... His Royal Highness the Swordsman Yugiosius has helped me and His Highness Wimbel Gizek with all his might this time, and I am really grateful. And then...... I think you've already known about the previous things, so I'll skip it for now...... His Highness Gizek ordered me to be tonight, that, that...... There are some difficult services here......"

Probably as a language, you will feel the shame of burning your whole body, Frenica's pale face was dyed with a painful blood red, and she continued to speak, "Yes, if you are still receiving such an order, you can just drop out of school, I discussed this with Tijie and Ronier, and the two who heard this, after saying that they were going to petition directly to His Royal Highness Gizek, left the dormitory......"

"What!" Yugio's hoarse voice groaned, and the fingers holding the white leather scabbard suddenly became cold, "Then, the two of them haven't come back, what should I, what the hell should I do......"

"When are two people going out, when will they ......?"

"Well, it should have been after the bell rang at three o'clock." It's been an hour and a half. Yugeo couldn't help but tilt his head back at smallpox and bite his lip hard. In this case, the two of them have been on this slab all the time, and it would be too long to say protest or petition.

Looking back at the window that was still being knocked on by the wind and rain, there was no sign that Yi Yan was going to come back. In this weather, it takes at least 15 minutes to get to and from the dormitory. Feeling that there was no room left to wait, Eugeo said to Frenica as soon as possible, "Got it, I'll go check on the situation." You're waiting in this room. I used the towel or something...... If Yi Yan comes back, please tell him that I went to Wimbel and their room. ”

Leaving Frenica nodding uneasily, Yugeo turned and walked out. Running through the parquet hallway in one go, he reached the stairs only to notice that the Sword of the Green Rose was still in his hand, and there was no time to put it back. With is to hang down his left hand and make a sharp turn to the east at the corner of the hallway.

It was as if with each step, the black uneasiness in his chest grew. The reason why Tizzie and Ronier went to petition should be very obvious. The protests of Eugeo and Yi Yan were ineffective, and there was also the reason for the statement that Tijie had spoken yesterday in Yogeo's room - to become stronger, stronger enough to be able to say the right thing. She gambled on her dignity and wanted to help her troubled friend.

But if that's it......

"Is that what it was meant to be......? Not for me. But ...... they are the ones who are clean? Yugeo groaned as he ran.

If it is a swordsman of the same level, there will be no problem with the general language. But if the junior cultivator protests against the sword cultivator, it's a different matter. If you don't think very carefully about the choice of words and sentences, it will become a transgressive behavior set by the college. If this is the case, the superior will have the right to punish as a mentor. Just like Yi Yan had muddy Uro Libantin's uniform before.

Eugeo struggled to recall the rules of the academy in his mind.

- When a superior sword cultivator exercises his power of punishment, he may use one of the following orders. 1. Cleaning of the boundaries of the college (the area is detailed in other articles); 2. Cultivation with wooden swords (described in detail in other articles); 3. Contest with the Sword Cultivator (the rules of the competition are recorded in other articles). However, all punishments must take precedence over the provisions of the superior law.

The superior law refers to the basic laws of the empire, and the taboo catalogue that no longer needs to be said. In other words, the taboo that the destiny of others cannot be diminished must be placed above the power of punishment. Even if Wimbel gave the order to duel with Tijie and the others, even if it was not the rule of stopping but getting the first thing, as long as the two of them did not promise him, they would not do anything to hurt the flesh. Therefore, even if Wembell exercises the right to punish, there should be no need to worry too much.

However, the heart-pounding uneasiness did not go away. Standing on the easternmost side of the circular three-story corridor, in front of the closed door, Yugeo knocked on the door with his right hand brutally without waiting to catch his breath.

Immediately, a muffled voice came from Humbell's reply, "Oh, it's really late, His Royal Highness the Senior Swordsman of Eugeo." So, please come in! ”

From this reply, it sounded as if the other party was waiting for him to arrive, which only exacerbated Eugeo's anxiety, and he pushed the door open in one breath.

The extra high-end oil lamps have been turned smaller, and the shared living room is even darker than in previous days. And the sandalwood from the Eastern Regions was lit, and the room was filled with a faint smoke. The pungent smell made Yogeo frown and quickly look around.