The Vampire Is an Academy Honor Student

Episode 060. ignition (2)

In fact, Yuriel’s wedding talk itself was expected to some extent.

1st place in the grade every year as it is natural.

As a cadet of the Faculty of Engineering, in every competition he entered, he placed first in most of the minimum prizes.

In addition, this year, he took first place in the King of Knights held in the Empire.

Since her family couldn’t welcome her increasing status as a knight, of course there must be some movement.

This is actually always the case in games.

the problem is.

‘Why me?’

that the target is me.

It was good and bad, and I was confused because I couldn’t figure out the reason before.

It’s not my mouth to say, but honestly, I run a lot ‘class’ compared to Ian Karziel.

Of course, the reputation and image he has built so far is overwhelming, and his grades during his time at the academy and his achievements so far are also ahead of him.

Crucially, he is the eldest son.

If you’re looking for a political relationship, Ian is a much better match than I am.

‘Is it because it was canceled once?’

Originally, Uriel should have had a marriage conversation with the eldest son of the Alpharis family, a political giant.

However, he was a person with a lot of corruption, and he had a plan to use Mueller to expose the corruption and damage the family’s honor to ruin the marriage conversation itself.

However, many deviations from the original development made all the existing plans useless.

“… … .”

My brain got complicated.

I thought about what to do for a long time, but it wasn’t a matter for me to decide which way I was alone.

‘first… .’

I felt I should have a talk with her first.

* * *

But the next day.

Uriel, whom I met at the academy, was strangely in a strange state.

f*ck!

“ah… .”

“??”

During the practice sparring, I felt like I was losing my sword in the attack of a cadet whose skills were far behind, and strangely avoiding encountering me.

In the end, the first words came out after all the classes were over.

He asked, blocking her way as she hurriedly returned.

“Why are you avoiding it like this?”

“… … .”

“Because it’s awkward?”

“… I am disturbed.”

After shaking her head a few times, she apologized in a low voice saying, “I’m sorry.”

“Roan must have heard the news too, right?”

“huh. yesterday.”

“I heard it for the first time yesterday too.”

Until now, she had been stubbornly resisting her marriage talk.

Although the family pressure was strong, it had never been so severe as to break her stubbornness.

However, this time, the atmosphere is quite different compared to the previous ones.

“The duke stubbornly stepped forward.”

“Peacock?”

“That’s what your father said.”

“ah… .”

“Maybe there will be pressure on the academy.”

“… That much?”

I was dumbfounded for a moment and asked.

Isn’t this actually a threat?

If you don’t want to harm the cadets around you, stop talking.

“Isn’t that just what you’re saying?”

“yes. If you do it, you are the one who does it.”

“… … .”

The more stubborn the duke was, the more he couldn’t understand something, so he couldn’t hold back his curiosity and asked.

“why?”

“yes?”

“Why me?”

I don’t know if the opponent is a big player who must be caught, but he’s willing to go through so much trouble just to have a marriage talk with me?

To catch me politically worthless?

“You don’t understand.”

“yes?”

“I wouldn’t be able to pay the bills alone, right? At least for now.”

Embarrassed at the somewhat masochistic question, Yuriel grimaced.

take a quick glance

Seeing my expression without wavering at all, I continued my words cautiously.

“I don’t know why. Because you’ve never explained the reason to me and proceeded with the work… .”

“Hmm.”

A little more explanation followed, but most of it was in the realm of speculation, so I couldn’t figure out anything worthwhile.

So when you drool in trouble.

“excuse me. however.”

“huh?”

Uriel cleared his throat slightly and asked while keeping his eyes on the ground.

“I think I kept talking about myself, but what about Roan? this day… .”

I’m not sure what the question was meant to be, but it’s nothing to worry about.

I hung up and answered firmly.

“I do not want to.”

“!”

“You said you wanted to be a knight? I have no intention of becoming a stumbling block to you.”

I said this, but in fact, this is also a job for me.

Her departure will come as a serious blow to me later.

“Then I have to solve this first… .”

After I finished answering, I thought about it.

Why did the duke make such an incomprehensible decision?

In what part did you think I was better compared to the opponent I was originally scheduled for?

‘… … .’

For a while, I hope that various thoughts will bite their tail after tail.

I had doubts about the fundamentals.

Until now, it was thought that the Duke was trying to benefit from Uriel, but this is not explained by the Duke’s current actions.

‘… … .’

If so, maybe I was thinking in the wrong direction from the beginning?

Actually, what if the purpose itself was just to make Uriel quit the knight?

Assuming that, most of the questions will be resolved.

‘ah.’

I exclaimed inwardly as if I had caught a clue.

If this assumption is correct, I may have misunderstood the duke so far.

‘… I need confirmation.’

He had to know the Duke’s intentions.

And to do that, you had to meet him in person.

After organizing my thoughts, I opened my mouth.

“I have a request.”

“… What is it?”

“… ?”

For some reason, I was taken aback by Yuriel’s answer, which seemed blunt.

I made a request to her.

“I want to meet the Duke. Is it possible?”

“Of course it’s possible.”

“and… .”

He also made a suggestion for when the duke’s persuasion was successful.

“yes!? that… .”

“It will be later anyway.”

At first, she blurted out as if she was taken aback by my suggestion, but as I continued to explain, her expression turned serious.

When you have finished all the explanations like that.

“how is it?”

“… All right.”

I got her acceptance.

* * *

It is ideal to solve the problem now before the two families talk a lot, so as soon as the weekend comes, Uriel, Noah and Baro visit the duke.

After arriving at the duchy, I slightly turned my head to look at Noah.

‘Are you okay?’

A few days ago, his condition was strangely strange, so I brought him with me, but fortunately he seems calm now.

when you are relieved by this.

The butler who came out to meet me looked at me and said,

“The Duke is at work, so I can’t see him right away.”

I didn’t come with an official appointment, so of course it’s a problem that I’m going to take a look at.

Considering the Duke’s personality in the first place, if he hadn’t come with his daughter, he might not have met him at all.

“As soon as work is over, I will send you a message, so please wait in the drawing room.”

“yes.”

“It will take a while.”

The last words were what Yuriel said after checking the watch.

True to his words, the Duke came directly to the drawing room after about an hour.

However, it didn’t look very welcoming, perhaps because it came suddenly.

he asked directly.

“Did you say you have something to tell me?”

Duke of Hayward.

Born as the third son, he was completely pushed out of the succession race and became a knight, but the above brothers all self-destructed in the process of succession competition and became the head of the family unwillingly.

He is a person who is living a life full of ups and downs in a good way, such as rising to the position of Prime Minister of the current kingdom.

As can be seen from the straight-forward question, I, who enjoys question-and-answers focused on business, also asked straight-forwardly after a brief greeting.

“Why me?”

“Hmm?”

The corner of the duke’s eyes twitched as if it was an unexpected first question.

He looked this way with a mysterious expression that I couldn’t understand and replied.

“Are you asking that?”

“What are you talking about?”

However, the first question was difficult.

“I cannot tell you this. Think for yourself if you’re curious.”

“… ?”

The Duke’s answer that followed was also meaningful.

Think for yourself.

This is interpreted as meaning that I already have enough information to infer an answer.

‘… But I don’t know?’

However, I couldn’t even get a feel for it.

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I looked at Uriel with a look of help, wondering if I was missing something, but she was just as confused as I was.

The duke cut off the two of us exchanging glances and asked as if urging.

“Is there anything else you want to ask?”

“… … .”

I felt a little embarrassed for going beyond the most curious part, but the duke didn’t seem to have any intention of changing his mind and telling me, so I asked the next question.

“… If the marriage talks go through, what will happen to the young lady’s studies?”

A gasping sound was heard.

However, the duke answered simply, putting Yuriel’s tension to shame.

“I will drop out. Afterwards, you will learn politics and administration separately from your family.”

“I would like to ask for your companion.”

“It is impossible.”

“Can you tell me why? The young lady is currently diligently carrying out her studies.”

“Only the direction of that passion is turned toward the need for a little more.”

“Is that for the young lady?”

“For both families. In the end, I think the meaning is the same.”

“but… .”

I protested vigorously, but the duke refuted each one as if he had expected my arguments.

Indeed, the chancellor’s speech skills, I was speechless from the middle, and the number of answers decreased noticeably.

In the end, when all the arguments prepared were refuted in less than 3 minutes.

I agreed with the duke’s words.

“… All right.”

The duke, who had been waiting for me to say something behind him for a while, frowned when I didn’t say anything.

“Is there anything else you want to say?”

“yes. I knew the Duke’s intentions well enough.”

“… The words are strange. Didn’t you come here to convince me?”

“you’re right.”

However, after talking directly, I could see that the duke’s determination was firmer than expected.

… And, through the emotions I felt in the middle of the day, I knew that I had been a little misunderstanding him until now.

‘He must have been this kind of person.’

It feels like the first time I met the Duke of Gilead.

“Your Excellency the Duke.”

“Something.”

“I heard it from my father. You are well versed in swordsmanship.”

The duke narrowed his brows at the sudden flow.

However, he soon replies calmly with an expression of what it was like.

“I pride myself on not being bad.”

It may sound strange to say to a sitting politician, but it is true.

If you think about where Uriel’s talent came from in the first place, it’s a simple matter.

Besides, didn’t he walk around the battlefield until he became the family head?

As a rule of thumb, that would amount to 10 years.

At that time, even if only fragments of his senses remained, Duke Hayward would be more skillful than most incumbent knights.

“So, what do you want to say?”

After that, catch your breath.

dropped the bomb

“I would like to apply for sparring with the Duke.”

“… !!!”

At this, the Duke’s expressionless expression was broken for the first time.

Not only that, but Yuriel, who was quietly listening to me next to me, also looked at me with a sad expression.

‘Are you crazy!?’

… He seemed to be saying it with his expression, but he didn’t care and continued talking.

“There is something I want to show you, His Excellency, through sparring.”

“hahahaha… .”

The duke answered after a long time, letting out a laugh that seemed to be absurd.

“After all, is this how you thought? It’s not about persuasion through logic, it’s about competing with me with a sword.”

“yes. How could I be logically defeated by the Prime Minister of the kingdom?”

“… It sounds like you can be defeated with a sword.”

“Isn’t that a possibility?”

In response to that bold answer, he looks at me with an expression of ‘Where did this guy fall?’

“How did someone like you come from that friend’s bloodline?”

“… … .”

After that, the Duke was lost in his thoughts and was silent for a long time.

Wait for a while for an answer like Uriel with a nervous expression.

he opened his mouth

“Follow me.”