Hard Work Will Never Betray Me - CH 117

“I am Oscar Dangermeier, 13 years old. I’m born in the count territory of Luisen, which is right next to the capital. I am good at fire and wind magic. I can also use spirit magic. I can use fire magic to burn down my enemies. Take care of everyone!”

The new guy looks pretty light, and for a 13-year-old, he’s quite tall, maybe 170 centimeters already. He’s not muscular, but he’s got a good amount of muscle, and he’s not too long and skinny.

“I am Helene Eilenberg and I am 12 years old. My specialties are poison and non-attribute magic, and I can kill and stun my enemies with a bow or a dagger. My weakness is communicating. That’s all.”

This time Helene- is a rather feisty-looking girl. I have never heard of poison spells, so I am sure it must be a unique spells. If she could master the poison she envisioned, she would have a considerable advantage in assassinations and the like, and would surely be a wanted manpower by the military and the royalty or nobility. She’s a little scary, but she’s reassuring when she’s an ally.

“I am Lieselotte von Fermat, 14 years old, second daughter of the Baroness Fermat. My specialty is illusionary spells. I am good at hypnosis, fascination, compulsion, delusion, illusion, and guiding thoughts ……. I can do basically anything that involves lure. I’m looking forward to working with you.”

……What a scary person Lieselotte is . She is mysterious or fascinating,…… and she is only 14 years old. I’m looking foward to the possibilities, but I’m also afraid of them. I’m not sure how much I’m going to be able to take in, but I’m going to try not to get my head caught in the sand.

“I am Werner Engelhard!　I am 12 years old. My father is a member of the court magician’s division , and I came here because I want to join the court magician’s division in the future. My specialty is lightning magic!　I’m as faster then anyone else!”

Wow, he’s super energetic. Here comes the super energetic guy. He’s a different kind of good-natured guy from the lightweight Oscar Dangermeier from earlier, or maybe it’s more in keeping with his age. When I think of lightning magic, Captain Siegfried “Thunderbolt” comes to mind, but I wonder if he s related to him .　I’ll ask him later.

“My name is Hans Bergen. Like Werner, my father is a member of the court magician’s division, and we have been friends for a long time. My specialty is telekinetic magic, which is unique to me. I can also use the water attribute, but I’m not very good at that. So, I guess I use telekinesis to control the water mass created by the magic of the water attribute in order to fight. I’m looking forward to working with you.”

Now Hans. He looks about the same age as Werner, and since they are friends, I guess they are close in age. But what is “telekinesis” anyway? The actualization of magic power can be applied to do something similar, but it is significantly less efficient and is not the kind of thing that can be used in large numbers. Water has quite a lot of striking power if it has a certain amount of mass, and when you think about it, Hans, despite his calm atmosphere, is probably a very talented mage.

“Eleonora von Huber!　Twelve years old!　I was born in Estwiese, the eastern city. I am the third daughter of the Huber frontier family. I am good at fire and earth magic.　My weakness is water. magic …… I will eventually become the strongest. So for now, I’m going to be the best of the best”

“The girl with a lot of bluster has arrived. However, for all her bluster, she’s quite petite or ……. It’s something akin to the pink-haired heroines of the zero to ten-years era of novels. …… However, the Hoover family. This is the first time I’ve met someone who is from the frontier count family as me. Eleonora herself seems to have a lot of ability, and it seems that “becoming the best” is not such a big word.”

Well, last one,” Marie urged.

Marie urged. , and the last person began to introduce himself.

“Christophe von Blanche, age 12, the eldest son of Count Blanche. I am able to use all four basic attributes fire, water, wind, and earth, as well as the dark attribute. I am …… not going to get along with you guys. That’s all.”

He ended with a very simple greeting ……. He seems to be in a bad mood. He has a lot of potential, but because of his personality and behavior, he doesn’t fit in with the people around at all and doesn’t grow. I was thinking about how I had seen this kind of guy in junior high school, when Marie growled and said, “Mmmm.”

‘It’s Christophe. There is certainly a difference between getting along and friendly competition, but did you mean it that way?”

Christophe answered without even a glance in Marie’s direction.

“No,” I don’t intend to get used to you literally. I can be strong on my own. I came here because my father wanted me to go and because I was interested in the Demon Forest. I didn’t come here to practice.”

You’re so twisted!　What kind of food makes you so twisted? It must be hard for your father to raise a child like that. Well, I guess there must be a reason why he grows up like this, so I can’t say I’m defending him in general. …… But he seems like a pain in the ass. That Marie is a bit exclamatory. I thought he would never get upset, but I’ve never seen Marie like this before.

“I don’t know what makes you think that way, but you’re good at all four attributes. Why don’t you learn more magic from me who can also use the four attributes as well?”

“Why not read about it in a book?’

‘It is true that there are many excellent books such as the “Compendium of Magic,” but there are limits to what can be learned from books. Eberhardt there is not suitable for all the attributes. You are very fortunate, considering that. Don’t you think it’s a waste?”

Wow, a stray bullet just flew this way. Marie, don’t casually disrespect me. I’ll lick your ears.

“Don’t be such incompetence. I have talent.”

“What?　You ……”

I  snapped!

‘No, I mean, I’m really sorry. I didn’t expect you to have such a twisted personality. I’ll give you a special roasted seven-colored pheasant later, so please forgive me.”

“Forgiven.”

The effect of the gourmet food was enormous. It calmed my anger. I was relieved to see Marie’s ears twitching when she heard reply, and my mood became even calmer.

.”You certainly have talent, but you definitely lack experience and the ability to look at things honestly based on that experience. You need to be given a good hard shake up.”

“Don’t evaluate me from above. My value is determined by me.”

“That’s a great spirit,. You can say such things only when you have the ability to do that. ……Eberhard”

“Oh, no!　This is happening again!’

Marie called me forward reluctantly.

“Why incompetent ……”

“Can I push this guy ……?”

“No, Hal!　If you’re going to do it, you have to do it in a duel!”

Lily immediately stops me. She’s the perfect wife (candidate). She immediately judges and tells me the path that will not hurt my reputation as the next head of the Farenheit family.

Incidentally, a duel is the only legal way to beat an innocent person in the empire , and is used when a nobleman, who values his face, wants to settle a dispute with his opponent. Normally, murder is not permitted in the empire unless it is against a criminal or in self-defense.

But there is a nobleman whose honor is more important than his life. Once, he approached the Emperor . , “Your Majesty, get out of my way!　I can’ t kill him. The Emperor of the time was so desperate that he issued a decree that a duel would be permitted only if both sides were willing to fight and the reason for the duel was explained to the court and approved by the Emperor. More than several hundred years have passed since then, up to the present day.

“Dueling is nonsense. It’s nothing but a joke for people who want to be knights”.

“Hal, let’s kill him!”

“Yes!”

“Of course you can’t !　You’re turning my place into criminal place !’

Of course no one wants someone to die in front of their house. I’m sorry.

“But you see, Christoph. Eberhard is stronger than you.”

“Don’t talk nonsense to me, ……. ”

If you think so, why don’t you actually fight him? I can roughly estimate your strength, but Eberhard is much stronger.”

Not at all, Marie, you are very good at stirring people up. Christophe must be very prideful. I didn’t think he would keep quiet after being told such a thing.

“…… fine. I’ll show you my power and stalk you. Hey, you.”

“Call me by my name, will you?”

“I’ll take you down in a minute.”

My name is Eberhard.”

And so, without a conversation, we were left to fight. I’m not a good-natured person who can let go of the blame after being ridiculed so much, and more than anything else, the atmosphere in the training will get worse if things continue like this. In order to overcome this atmosphere, I must win over Christophe and change his mind about everyone else.”

I understand the feelings of the protagonist, and I step forward with a firm, but inevitable, resolve to fight. Now, let’s have a legal murder match display time, shall we?