I Reincarnated But Will Try To Live Without Using My Cheat Ability - CH 270

Oh, that.

“Yes, I was already thinking about it when I decided to marry Mil.”

“Are you sure? It’s not that simple, right?”

However, if we have children, they will be half-elves and have a long life span.

Then there will be all sorts of side issues, such as succession rights.

So, I just cut them off and shut out any complaints.

“For me, the right of succession doesn’t matter. When I decided to marry Mil, I just threw that away.”

“Why didn’t you tell me!”

“I didn’t want you to be bothered by it, thinking that it was your fault. I didn’t want to be told that my wife should be human.”

I didn’t want to be bothered like that when I taught…

I thought so, but did I hurt her in return?

Mil, who had been staring into my eyes, eventually looked away and sighed.

“I know Al didn’t say it for my sake. But I wanted you to tell me properly.”

Oh, shit.

I guess I’m being too self-satisfied.

I scratch my head.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt you.”

“I’m not going to get mad at you here…and I forgive you this time. Next time, you’d better tell me something important like that.”

“I understand. I was still thinking of Mil on this one, though.”

“I know that, that’s why I said I forgive you. You thought I was going to say something about not having to get officially married anyway.”

Is it indeed obvious?

“Well, yeah, I didn’t want to do that.”

She didn’t seem that angry.

I was a little relieved to hear that.

“My mother-in-law told me to take good care of Al. She said she understood why I had to give up my inheritance because I am an elf. When I heard the story of the return, my anxiety was blown away wondering what we’re going to talk about.”

“As a matter of fact, I was going to give it back even if I hadn’t met Mil.”

“Oh, really?”

“I don’t want to be talked into the throne by someone else. Besides, Baldassarre is an excellent man, so it’s not my place to interfere.”

Mil sighed.

“Ah, you’re talking about the royals sticking their mouths in. That thing is really a pain in the ass. Oh…and mother-in-law said that the two brothers-in-law are coming to inspect as well.”

Huh!? Why are they coming?

You’ll screw up my schedule.

Seeing my surprised face, Mil burst out laughing.

“You didn’t expect it? I wouldn’t have been surprised if they’d come.”

“No, we can’t have every member of a feudal lord’s family away from the main family estate…”

Mil winked at me.

“You’re so easy on the attention to people who aren’t really hostile. I have mother-in-law’s proper approval, so I can meet them in peace.”

“I can’t wait to go on an inspection already, though…”

“Oh, yeah. They told me to declare the supplies I need for my wedding gift. I told her I wanted him to give Al what he needed, so she’s going to give me a big hand.”

I scratch my head.

“You could have gotten a dress or something. I was going to pester for supplies, after all.”

“I won’t have a chance to wear it. Besides, I don’t want to have too many clothes.”

Yeah, elves are not that greedy…

“All right, I’ll take it gratefully.”

From such talk, we entered into an unintentional lovey-dovey mode.

I’ll just leave the cipher for tomorrow…

The next day, Mil accompanied Maman on her inspection tour.

Did they get along well?

Since Mil insisted, I’ll just leave it to her.

In the office, I worked hard on the rest of the cipher.

I made eye contact with Kiara.

“What can I do for you, brother?”

“Yes, I want you to make a copy of this. Also, I would like you to make a cipher using this as a basis for the Ears.”

(T/N: Ears, the intelligence unit.)

“I understand. I also have a report to make to your brother. You asked Mr. Odilon to give a lecture, didn’t you.”

“Yeah, what about it?”

“There are some people who are questioning the content of the lectures. They say that the explanations may go too far.”

Hmmm…now is the time for lectures.

Let’s go have a look.

“Well, I’ll go and take a look.”

“”

I guess I just don’t feel like he’s going too far.

I’ll have to actually listen to the lecture.

With my escort, I enter the room where Odilon is lecturing.

As soon as I entered, the students who were looking down were surprised.

Odilon gave me a puzzled look.

“What’s wrong, Lord Alfred?”

He seemed a little frustrated, as if he had not gotten the best response to his lecture.

“No. May I listen to your lecture too? I’ve always been interested in the contents, and I’ve just had some free time.”

Odilon is excited about his experience.

He is frustrated by the lack of response from his students.

If I question the content, they get more emotional.

No one benefits from that.

Odilon did not take me at my word, but he must have sensed that I was concerned about him.

He smiled and nodded at me.

“If that’s the case, by all means. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.”

“Yes, of course.”

Odilon’s lectures certainly have some radical elements.

But I didn’t think it went too far.

When the lecture was over, I raised my hand.

“Mr. Odilon, I have a question.”

“Lord Alfred, please.”

“You’re not going to be treated as dead and keep fighting even if you’re cut down in a mock combat exercise. If you are cut in mock combat training, you will not be treated as dead, and you will continue to fight. What does this mean? If you get cut, you’re almost certainly going to die or be incapacitated from combat.”

I dare to ask what my students are wondering.

“”

Odilon nodded.

“Sure, you will nearly die or be incapacitated. But it is not certain. And the important thing is that if you train like that, the moment you are cut, your body stops moving. And the next blow will surely come. Adventurers survive because they don’t think that getting cut is the end. And those who have trained to be cut to death will make the opponent think that when are cut, they will die, so they’ll let their guard down.”

I see, this is an idea unique to adventurers.

“So, if there is a chance that the body will move, then you can fight back.”

“That’s right. It is difficult to survive if you give up the moment you are cut. You can’t let trainees leave the training ground as losers.”

I clapped my hands.

“Excellent! You’re more than I expected. I urge you to proceed with your education under this policy.”

Everyone was taken aback by my applause.

Odilon was the first to come to his senses.

He smiled at me like a predator.

“Thank you, sir. I will definitely live up to your expectations.”

I nod and look around at the students.

“His lessons will definitely help you. Please study them carefully. My goal is to see as many of the students as possible survive. If you don’t agree with this, I suggest you do something different.”

All the students nodded emphatically.

They had no choice, I guess, since I fully agreed with the lesson.

If they don’t agree with me, they really have to quit.

I turned my attention back to Odilon.

“It was a very meaningful class. Can I come and take the class sometime?”

I rarely have time for that, but I also mean it.

I enjoy being exposed to unfamiliar knowledge.

And if the students know that I won’t be attending, they’re not going to be able to face it.