Ch 192
“…What? Gratitude for understanding…? So, even in this situation, you’re saying you won’t teach me your skill? Even after seeing that just now!?”
Lisir’s answer returned to the humid and blatant deception.
Charlotte was so taken aback that she immediately threw off the mask of deception.
“Miss Charlotte…?”
Lisir was just as confused.
No.
Didn’t you say with your own mouth that you were lacking?
Didn’t you admit it?
“Ahem.”
It was then.
That the two Teachers intervened.
A middle-aged Wife wearing glasses.
Magic Teacher Rabiel said.
“Lord Lisir. I am Rabiel, the Magic Teacher currently in charge of Miss Charlotte’s magic education. Excuse me, but may I offer my opinion here?”
“Ah, by all means━”
“What kind of education you intend to provide. What you were trying to teach the Miss. I do not know the details of your relationship.”
Even so!
Rabiel added, pushing up her glasses.
The thick lenses seemed to shine.
“I can say with conviction. Miss Charlotte will be able to follow your teaching. Whatever you expect, whatever you teach, she will respond with results beyond that. Just in case, I’m asking, but you must be thinking the same thing inside, right?”
“Yes?”
“Didn’t you see what Miss Charlotte just did, in the same place as me, seeing the same thing?”
“Hmm.”
Then, Swordsmanship Instructor Montyun chimed in, clearing his throat.
He stroked his well-groomed mustache and said in a thin voice.
“Since Lord Rabiel made a statement, I will add a word as well. I am Montyun, the Swordsmanship Instructor temporarily in charge of Miss Charlotte’s swordsmanship education. Lord Lisir. I’ll say this in advance, I respect you. I don’t know much about you━ being here. The fact that you are here as Miss Charlotte’s Teacher already proves that you are a verified person, doesn’t it? Therefore. I clearly state that I have respect for you.”
So, what I’m saying is-
Montyun added, fiddling with his mustache.
“I should tell you that your actions right now, objectively speaking, are controversial.”
“…Is that so?”
“What kind of conversation you and the Miss had before, and what kind of relationship was formed between the two of you━ how dare I, a third party, discuss it. However. Let’s put that aside for a moment.”
Montyun’s gaze turned to Miss Charlotte.
“The Miss just proved her talent. That talent is enough to receive any education. And you saw it clearly. But still, you refuse education because of a lack of aptitude?”
Hmm.
Montyun stroked his mustache and shook his head.
“In that case. Your talent and discernment may be put to the test.”
If you don’t recognize Miss Charlotte in the current situation, there will be two reasons.
Stubbornness.
Or lack of discernment.
That was the conclusion reached by the two Teachers after seeing Charlotte’s talent.
It was the conclusion reached by Charlotte, who understood her own talent.
“Hmm…”
Lisir was deep in thought at the words of the two Teachers.
In fact.
Lisir was also acknowledging Charlotte’s talent.
Among the people he had seen so far, very few could handle both Resonance and Blue Breath.
Those very few were none other than the Hero Killer and the High Priest of the White Shadow Cult, who hid their identities.
‘I see why they’re so eager to teach her, even though she doesn’t want to learn.’
On top of that, the active encouragement of two prominent Teachers.
Lisir was wavering.
‘Is that so? Am I being too stubborn?’
The two Teachers clicked their tongues inwardly as they watched Lisir’s appearance.
What kind of stubbornness is that?
At this point, they were dying to know what his teaching content was.
“Hoo…”
Soon, Lisir, who had organized his thoughts, took a deep breath and nodded.
He looked at Charlotte with a face full of determination and said.
“I would like to hear the Miss’s opinion. Do you absolutely have to learn this skill?”
Charlotte’s expression twitched.
She pretended to think for a moment and then said.
“…Yes. I want to learn. No. I have to learn. That’s because I’ve already come this far, haven’t I?”
Charlotte was feeling a strange feeling.
Magic. Swordsmanship.
They were things that didn’t matter to herself.
To go to the trouble of mastering that ability, even out of occasional whims?
What came back was a sense of futility, not a sense of accomplishment.
Along with the memory of ‘that day’.
‘Why am I doing this?’
However, it was different now.
Charlotte was clearly feeling something that could be called a sense of accomplishment now.
Dark Magic Swordsmanship.
She was feeling pride in herself for mastering it with her own power.
‘Lisir…’
She was feeling pleasure watching his reaction.
Now.
One expectation was inspiring Charlotte.
‘I’m only halfway there, and he’s already reacting like this…’
If she completely mastered Dark Magic Swordsmanship.
And if it was revealed that she had a talent for Dark Magic Swordsmanship that was superior to anyone else.
‘Then, how will you react?’
A joyful smile appeared on Charlotte’s face.
It was the moment when the Noble Lady felt pleasure in the emotion of enthusiasm for the first time.
“Perhaps, am I troubling the Teacher? Bothering you or━”
“Yes?”
“If that’s the case, please tell me anytime.”
Charlotte tried to create her usual elegant smile.
That sinister and sadistic smile.
But what appeared on her face now was a bright smile without pretense.
Of course, that sadism was still there.
“If the Teacher really can’t teach me, I can just learn it on my own. As you just saw, I’ve almost got the hang of it? At this rate, won’t I be able to do the same thing as the Teacher back then soon?”
Self-taught?
Dark Magic Swordsmanship?
“…!”
Lisir’s eyes flashed as he pondered Charlotte’s words.
He imagined the Noble Lady learning strange skills （?） on her own and bleeding from all seven apertures.
“…”
The Noble Lady, not knowing how to interpret the Teacher’s appearance, added more joy to her expression.
“Then, let’s do this.”
Lisir said in a tone as if he were persuading a hostage taker.
“Would you promise me a few things?”
“A promise?”
“First of all, Dark Magic Swordsmanship training will only be conducted when you are with me.”
“…”
“And, if your body is strained while training, you will stop immediately. Ah. Here, the standard of strain will be judged entirely by me.”
“…”
As the story progressed, the color of dissatisfaction that appeared on the Noble Lady’s face deepened.
“If you promise to comply with all of this, I will teach you again step by step from the basics.”
“Again step by step from the basics?”
Those words touched the Noble Lady’s pride.
She snorted ‘hmph’ and put on a provocative smile.
“Those words. Does that mean I don’t even have the basics?”
“That’s━”
“Ah. It’s okay. Everyone has different thoughts and standards. I’ll respect the Teacher’s opinion. Of course, that doesn’t mean I’ll bend my opinion because of it.”
Huhu.
The Noble Lady continued the story with an even deeper smile.
“Teacher. I had a thought while learning Dark Magic Swordsmanship without the Teacher’s help this time, do you know what it is?”
Charlotte closed one eye.
Then, she held out her palm forward and used it to erase Lisir’s face from her perspective.
“Is Teacher Lisir’s help really necessary to learn this Dark Magic Swordsmanship?”
The face that reappears after removing the palm.
The Noble Lady had a more joyful expression than ever.
“Teacher. I thought of something better than what the Teacher said. How about this? The Teacher shows me Dark Magic Swordsmanship. Properly, without covering it with sand dust like last time. Then━ without the Teacher bothering to guide me, I’ll learn the Teacher’s Dark Magic Swordsmanship on my own.”
Ah!
I thought of something more fun!
Charlotte snaps her fingers.
“Here, we add the conditions that the Teacher said just now.”
“Add conditions?”
“Yes. That Dark Magic Swordsmanship training will only be conducted when the Teacher is there. The Teacher watches right next to me how I learn the Teacher’s Dark Magic Swordsmanship on my own. How about it?”
Self-study conducted under the Teacher’s observation.
The reason why Charlotte made such a unique proposal was none other than this.
‘If you see me learning Dark Magic Swordsmanship without your help, how will you react?’
That expression full of joyful expectation.
Lisir, remembering Charlotte’s expression when they first met, couldn’t bear to break her expectations.
“Are the other conditions still valid?”
“Other conditions?”
“That if you are strained while training, you will stop training immediately.”
“And the Teacher will judge that strain?”
“That’s right.”
Charlotte imagined one situation.
Lisir suddenly orders the training to be stopped, even though she has no problems.
As a result of being uncomfortable with her growth.
“That would be fun too. Okay.”
Fun?
Lisir nodded, not understanding her words, but for now.
If those two conditions are met, there will be no problems while she learns Dark Magic Swordsmanship.
“Ah, right! Look at my mind. I forgot about this. Teacher. When I learn Dark Magic Swordsmanship, can I get help from the Magic Teacher and the Swordsmanship Teacher━ the two of them?”
“Yes. Of course.”
“How generous~ Or, is that it? Or is it confidence that it doesn’t matter much whether I do or not?”
Charlotte smiled brightly, putting her hands together.
“Anyway, is this all agreed upon? Shall we start right away?”
The two Teachers couldn’t hide their embarrassment as they watched Charlotte’s appearance.
That enthusiasm.
That expectation.
Is that Miss really the Miss who was receiving teaching from them?
‘What on earth-‘
The two Teachers’ curiosity was at its peak.
What on earth is that Dark Magic Swordsmanship that makes the Noble Lady so interested?
The two Teachers also felt anticipation and turned their gaze to Lisir.
Just in time.
He was immediately preparing for a Dark Magic Swordsmanship demonstration, calming his breath.
“Wait, just a moment…!”
Magic Teacher Rabiel shouted without realizing it.
“That Dark Magic Swordsmanship skill━ is it okay to show it to us?”
“It doesn’t matter much, but?”
Dark Magic Swordsmanship.
Judging from the name, which they were hearing for the first time, it must be Lisir’s Vision.
Sharing that Vision with Charlotte?
It was possible.
The great Family would give a corresponding reward.
Furthermore, if they could bring in a genius like Charlotte as the successor to the Vision, it would be a great fortune in itself.
So, sharing the Vision of Dark Magic Swordsmanship with Charlotte was not a big problem.
But what about themselves━ the two Teachers?
‘What if we dig into the principles of that Vision?’
If things go wrong later and they are held responsible for the leakage of the Vision, there will be nothing as troublesome as that.
That’s how they were feeling worried that they might be caught up in unnecessary trouble.
“Hoo.”
I will begin.
Lisir, who had finished preparing, began to draw up Magical Power.
“First of all, this is the most important condition for skillfully handling Dark Magic Swordsmanship.”
“Ah.”
Charlotte put on a mischievous smile.
If I say here, ‘As you just saw, I think we can skip that part?’, would that be too rude?
“Firstly━”
‘Being able to use both Blue Breath and Resonance.’
She watched Lisir’s demonstration with a unique composure, like a student who had finished preparing.
“Blue Breath and Resonance.”
‘That’s right.’
Charlotte watched Lisir carefully.
To check how close she was to the correct answer based on him.
‘As expected, it’s right to use Resonance first, right? Otherwise, the efficiency of Magical Power operation will be clearly━”
“First, use Blue Breath and Resonance at the same time.”
“?”
Huh?
Charlotte. The two Teachers.
One of the three made such a dazed sound.
Maybe all three of them.
“Wait, just a moment!”
Charlotte couldn’t stand it and raised her hand.
“Why!?”
“Yes?”
“Is it really necessary to use both? The key to Dark Magic Swordsmanship is to confuse the opponent with magic and then take action with swordsmanship, right?”
That was what Charlotte had realized by seeing and feeling Dark Magic Swordsmanship directly.
Lisir nodded.
“That’s right. But it’s not the correct answer.”
“Not the correct answer…?”
“The key to Dark Magic Swordsmanship is Surge. The rise in level through Surge. Only when that is supported can you use magic and swordsmanship at the same time, and finally the ‘Dark Sword’ is completed.”
“…?”
Charlotte tilted her head.
She clearly thought she understood Dark Magic Swordsmanship perfectly, but she couldn’t understand what he was talking about at all now.
“In the first place… what does the rise in level have to do with using the two Breaths at the same time?”
“I will explain from now on. First, induce a Mana Surge with Resonance.”
Lisir’s Magical Power fluctuated.
Magic Teacher Rabiel jumped up from her seat in horror.
“Wait…! Then━”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Lisir nodded.
Rabiel let out a sigh of relief as she watched him.
For a moment, she thought that Man was doing the crazy thing of overloading himself-
“In this case. Overload occurs.”
Thud.
Thud.
Blood began to pour from Lisir’s face.
“…”
Rabiel’s mouth gaped.
“W, what are you doing…! Ah, no, this is not the time to be doing this━ get a Healer right now…!”
“No. It’s okay. Please calm down and listen. This is where Blue Breath comes in. It’s about minimizing the load on the body by operating Blue Breath.”
“W, what are you talking about! Controlling Overload with Blue Breath. Blue Breath is not omnipotent━”
Montyun’s shout.
At the same time, Lisir’s bleeding stopped.
Montyun had the same face as Rabiel.
Leaving them behind, Lisir looked down at his body.
The rise in level.
He nodded, confirming the manifestation of Surge, and said.
“Do you feel it? The rise in level. This is the Surge I mentioned earlier. This is the basis of Dark Magic Swordsmanship. And to move on to the next step━”
“Wait-….”
“Yes?”
Charlotte carefully raised her hand.
“It’s too fast… a little slower…”
Then she speaks to the Magic Teacher.
“Teacher Rabiel? There’s something I don’t understand━ the part about inducing a Mana Surge with Resonance.”
“…”
Rabiel stared blankly at Charlotte.
It was also a question she had.
What Wizard in the world would research how to surge their own Magical Power?
“…Or, Montyun? That━ you said you control Overload with Blue Breath━ can I also control the fatigue that comes when I link Resonance and Blue Breath with that principle?”
“…”
Montyun stared blankly at Charlotte.
It was also a question he had.
What Swordsman in the world would try to deal with Overload with Blue Breath?
“…Do you two have anything to say to me?”
After much deliberation, the two Teachers opened their mouths.
“We will resign.”
The Noble Lady was left alone.
✦✦✦
After Teacher Lisir’s first lecture.
Charlotte went to see Butler Catherine first.
‘I can’t give up like this…!’
Now that the two Teachers have given up.
In order to gain an advantage in her relationship with Lisir, she needed a new helper.
In this case, the trustworthy one was Butler Catherine.
That capable Butler always found a solution to any problem.
Just like how she brought in the Man named Lisir and attracted her interest.
The Noble Lady believed that it would be the same this time as well.
“Catherine! I need a new Teacher!”
The capable Butler answered without any questions to the Miss’s wish.
What kind of Teacher she wanted.
The Noble Lady said immediately at that trustworthy appearance.
“-…So, I hope it’s someone who can help me learn that Surge.”
“…”
The Butler paused for a moment, lost in thought.
“Come to think of it━ there was information that the Sword’s Owner of Rapid Advancement Holy Sword is staying in this City.”
“The Sword’s Owner of Rapid Advancement Holy Sword? The Rapid Advancement Holy Sword? That’s the Item the Hero Killer stole. Wasn’t it recovered by the Devilan Special Forces?”
“A new Sword’s Owner of the Holy Sword must have been born. If that information is true, that is. It may be a coincidence, but there are many similarities between the ability of the Rapid Advancement Holy Sword and the power that Lord Lisir handles. Perhaps━ the Sword’s Owner of Rapid Advancement Holy Sword may be able to tell you the answer you want.”
“…”
Then.
Was it the influence of being invaded by the Man named Lisir?
One absurd possibility came to Charlotte’s mind.
“Actually━ isn’t that Man the Sword’s Owner of Rapid Advancement Holy Sword? That Surge is actually the power of the Holy Sword.”
“Strictly speaking, the power that Heroes handle is the power of the Holy Sword. It is impossible to use without the Holy Sword. And, because of the Holy Sword’s domination, Heroes cannot use other swords besides the Holy Sword. Was the sword that Lord Lisir uses a Holy Sword?”
Catherine meticulously corrected Charlotte’s non-Common Sense thinking.
Only then did Charlotte nod her head in relief.
Catherine said at her appearance.
“I will search for the Sword’s Owner of Rapid Advancement Holy Sword.”
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