Hard Work Will Never Betray Me - CH 120

“Damn, is Christoph going to be all right?’

One of the people in the crowd – Werner, I think – whispered . Christoph had been hit with a pretty heavy blow, so he was probably worried that there might be a chance of being killed.

But, at the end of the fight, I managed to make adjustments so that the wound was not fatal, so he should not be dead. I wouldn’t commit a murder just because I was in a fight with someone. Although death during training is a real possibility, it would be a problem of responsibility for Marie, who was in charge of training, if I were to die so easily. Besides, the other party was a noble, even if rotten, and a count and a big-name noble in its own right. Although he is not comparable to a frontier count or a duke in terms of family status, he is on the same level as Marie, who is an honorary count, and the emperor would probably not want to interfere in any unnecessary disputes.

In short, killing him here would only have a great deal of downside and only a little bit of upside. I’m going to kill him! I was just going with the flow. I didn’t really want to kill him. I was just trying to get a sense of what it would be like to be a victim of a serial killer. Liquid nitrogen or something?

” his right arm is broken, but other than that, he doesn’t seem to be in any particular danger”.

Rather, he is still a talented guy, since he has been hit so many times and only suffered a fracture of his right arm. Well, Felix himself has already become a fountainhead.

“Well, I won’t use healing magic on him.”

That’s how much punishment he needs. I don’t need to be merciful to him.

‘The …… was amazing.”

Werner said .

“It’s hard to believe he’s the same age as us, isn’t it?”

Hans, whose father is a member of the court magician’s division like Werner, is also giving a few words of support. The others’ reactions also varied from person to person. Oscar, who looks lighter, is whistling a whistle often seen in movies, and Gilbert, who looks more serious, is looking at me with an admiring expression. Eleonora, who declared herself ” as the best,” was staring at me with challenging eyes as if she recognized me as her rival, as if she was about to make a “giggly ……” sound. It was a little scary.

“Well, you guys. This is the fight of the imperial knight “Comet. Some of you will be knighted in the future. Make sure you have a clear picture in your mind’s eye of what you are aiming for.”

When Marie said this, everyone was in an uproar.

“Imperial knight?”

“My father told me about this ‘comet’ ……!　He’s the youngest knight ever to be knighted, isn’t that amazing!”

“Wow, ……. I didn’t know there was such an amazing man among us. ……”

“I don’t know ……. I’m not sure I can handle it in this group. ……”

“Don’t worry. Me neither.”

It seems that the impact of my seriousness was affecting more than just Christophe.

“Well, that’s enough of the entertainment for now!　We’ll go over your specific targets and training plans, so come to me one at a time. Gilbert will go first.”

” Yes,!

At Marie’s order, everyone switched to their own training.

After …………, does anyone think about waking up Christophe? I’m starting to feel sorry for him lying on the ground unconscious all the time. I don’t think he would want to be merciful to the person who rolled him, and I can’t do it. I think that Marie, who is teacher , should wake him up here. …… Well, Marie is busy, too. I guess it can’t be helped. I’ll leave him alone.

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Pov: Anne-Marie Elaine Jansson Yggdrasill

“You’re awake.”

“Ugh. ……, ouch.”

Your right arm is broken. You’ll only make it worse if you try to move it.

.”…. I’m defeated, aren’t I?”

“Yes. It could not have been more completely”.

After deciding on a training plan with all the other participants, I went to see Christophe’, who had been sleeping. When Christophe finally awoke, he did not seem to understand the situation for a while, but the pain in his right hand seemed to help him remember what had happened.

“You are the only one who hasn’t decided on a training plan. What are you going to do?　Are you going to defy the government’s policy and refuse to participate in the training even after all this?”

“I told you that I can be strong on my own!”

“That means that you are going to bring disgrace to your family, the Count family, right?”

“No!　Why would I do that?”

“Don’t you understand unless I tell you? This is a national project of the Empire. To refuse to comply with it is to defy the Emperor’s will.”

……!

If it had been Eberhard, he would have understood immediately. Well, he would have understood the significance of the training when he decided to participate in it in the first place and would not have gone against it for no good reason. ……

Christophe is not a stupid person, but he is a little bit too much of a visionary and egocentric. It seems that he is not able to see when he is going in the wrong direction. He doesn’t seem to listen to other people’s opinions, either. …… In that sense, Christophe is a fool.

“This is your last chance. Are you willing to participate in the training?”

“Yes, I am ………….”

After more than ten seconds of hesitation, he answered . He doesn’t seem to have the slightest intention to do so, but, frankly speaking, it doesn’t matter what he really feels when he expresses his intention like this.

Since he has talent, I have to start by smashing his stretched-out nose. That is not my specialty. ……

I wonder if I can get an extra bonus this time. …… I’ll ask the prime minister next time. If he thinks I”m an important person, he won”t be so mean to me, will he?

I thought about that as I looked down at Christophe, who was clenching his fists and staring down at me with a sullen look on his face.