chapter 22
Edinburgh Rosé is the Countess of Edinburgh.
Responsibility and fame for the Earl of Edinburgh weighed heavily on her shoulders.
Even if his older brother Edward had not lost his life in the fight against the monster, the burden on her would have been significantly reduced by now.
My father must have continued to live as a healthy and strong knight, not the old man he is now.
” ..ha. “
She gently lifts the women’s clothes she doesn’t like to wear with both hands.
Montegro Academy pursued the diversity of women’s uniforms for convenience.
Not only silk skirts, but also long pants and half pants.
Students were able to choose and wear them at their own discretion.
Of course, Rosé always stuck to her pants, because the skirt only got in the way when she was practicing swords and, above all, was not very practical.
Although all her friends around her age dressed up and decorated splendidly, she did not dress up to wield a sword.
The reason was that if you dress up, defilements will arise in your mind, and you will be hesitant to wield the sword.
All the sticky sweat had already been washed away, and the perfume that I thought I would never use for the rest of my life was also applied to my hair.
On my birthday, my father gave me perfume oil as an expensive item from a distant eastern country.
Although I don’t use it often, I keep it in a corner and only use it on special occasions.
Now she was sprinkling perfume on her hair and adorning herself.
“..Should I wear a skirt…?”
white short skirt.
Embarrassing bottoms that even look bright even from afar.
How have your friends been wearing these clothes until now? A question began to surface in Rosé’s mind.
” ..Let’s put it on first.”
The pants she wore during training were already dirty with sweat and dust, and the only option left was a skirt, so Rosé had no choice but to wear a skirt to eat mustard while crying.
“Ugh…”
Put your feet inside the skirt and slowly raise it up to the waist.
Fortunately, I didn’t gain weight by exercising every day, but Rosé’s hands were shaking at the thought of trying on a skirt after a long time.
shudder.
Locked in a hook at the waist, Rosé finally changed into a school uniform skirt.
Her legs are clearly exposed, and her bare skin can easily feel the texture of the wind.
Still, I was lucky to be alone in the dorm, if anyone ever saw this scene…
smart.
“?!”
The Edinburgh Rosé staggered backwards due to a sudden knock.
Normally, he would have opened the door without any problems, but now he is wearing a short skirt that reveals his bare legs.
While Rosé hesitated, the sound of the dormitory manager came from outside the door.
“Student Rosé, are you busy?”
“Oh, no? I’m not particularly busy.”
“A male student named Griff Rommel came from outside the dormitory. He wanted to meet Edinburgh Rosé…”
” ..Sleep..Wait a minute.”
it’s a big deal
Why is everything in Rosé’s head? Only questions began to fill.
” why..? “
However, if he sends Rommel back from here, he will break his promise to Kurz.
Could it be that the person who decided to become a knight broke his promise?
” ..I’m leaving now.”
Rosé had no choice but to sigh and slowly started walking towards the door.
While holding the flapping skirt firmly with one hand.
*******
Upon arriving at the dormitory, I immediately asked the dormitory manager about Rosé’s whereabouts, and it didn’t take long to find Rosé’s whereabouts.
When I delivered the message to the manager who was cleaning the entrance to the dormitory, he went upstairs to call Rosé.
That’s why I’m waiting for Rosé at the entrance to the girls’ dormitory.
From afar, someone started walking towards me.
” ..A long time. “
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you, Rosé-senpai.”
Red hair that looks like red maple leaves.
Long-haired straight hair that was swept down without promiscuity.
And the school uniform skirt commonly worn by academy girls.
But somehow, Rosé-senpai’s strange gait is probably because of my mood.
“But junior..why did your face become like that again?”
“Oh, I just fell down the stairs.”
It wasn’t a good thing to say, and there was no need to say it.
I also had a problem with my self-esteem to tell with my mouth that my face was swollen because I had only been hit by a man.
“You should always take good care of your body.”
“Yeah, well. I’m always taking good care of my body.”
It’s a problem because he’s too good, but he knew just how weak this body was when he got it right.
If you get stabbed or cut by a spear or a sword, you’ll probably just fall down on the spot and get a bit of foam.
“…”
” …. “
The silence that began like that, Rosé-senpai and I were not even close, so the situation was so awkward right now.
At times like this, I even heard advice from my brother who knew that a man should step forward and talk to him.
Due to the combination of various complex situations, it was not possible to open my mouth easily.
That’s how the Knights Faculty’s gymnasium began to vaguely come into view.
” Seniors. “
“?”
“Can you help us?”
I thought I would be suffocated by the awkward atmosphere, so I brought it up first.
If private conversations are uncomfortable, it is the truth to move on to public conversations.
” what? “
“This time, we’re going to go against it.”
“I’ve already heard the story from Kurz.”
“Then the story will go faster.”
oh
I think I’ll live for a while now.
“It’s simple, just talk to a few of the failing kids.”
” ..is that the end?”
“Yes, that’s it.”
In the first place, Kurz’s plan was to change the hearts of some of the failing children who admire Rosé.
But why is Rosé-senpai looking at me with a sad expression?
“..really that’s the end?”
“Yeah, what.”
” ..I get it right now. It’s not that difficult to meet a few juniors.”
Fortunately, Rosé sunbaenim accepted my offer easily.
I also like this senior because he is hot and cool.
Oh, I see.
Hans was still there.
Once we finish introducing Hans to Rosé, today’s schedule will be completed safely.
“Do you still remember Gorpin Hans?”
“Gorfin Hans?”
Rosé-senpai seemed to be thinking about something for a moment, then widened her eyes as if she remembered it.
“Isn’t that the bastard of the Knights School who used violence against you?”
” Yes that’s right. “
“Have you ever retaliated against you?”
As soon as I finished my words, Rosé-senpai frowned and gently raised her hand to the sword on her waist.
I thought the real Hans was going to die in this way, so I hurriedly started talking.
“He later apologized to me separately.”
“?”
“I was deeply reflecting on how I realized my noble spirit when I met Rosé, saying that I had been living against the spirit of chivalry until now.”
“That… yes?”
“Yeah, and besides, he said he wanted to become a real knight, and that he wanted to become Rosé-senpai’s vassal.”
“You said you wanted to become a vassal?”
Rosé-senpai closes her eyes and begins to seriously ponder my questions.
“Why should we accept him as the count’s vassal?”
And what came back was Rosé-senpai’s doubts and denials.
You might think it’s a pity, but Rosé-senpai’s words now were a valid argument.
The option of adopting the son of a nobleman of the imperial court as a vassal was no less than a handshake for Rose-senpai, as it was the same as lowering the status of the family.
Due to the personality of Rosé-senpai who puts his family first before himself, it must be difficult to have Hans as a vassal.
Even if I didn’t get a confirmation right now that Hans was going to be a vassal, I had to at least imprint the name of Hans on Rosé-senpai.
So I started talking to Rosé about what happened today.
“Because Hans assaulted the sons of the imperial nobles.”
” ..what? “
“In order to save me, Hans assaulted two first-year students of the Knights Faculty, who are from the Imperial aristocrat.”
” ..requires further clarification.”
“It just happened. Two first-year knights threatened me and my first-year student Espera Louie and swung their fists at me.”
Showing my swollen cheeks in blue to Rosé, I continued.
I really didn’t want to say this, but in order to convince Rosé, it was necessary to thoroughly continue the victim’s cosplay.
“Then Hans appeared and rescued us. In the process, I injured two first-year students in the Knights Faculty who assaulted me.”
” ..it is not an easy matter. It is a serious matter that may lead to a disciplinary committee meeting.”
“I am fully aware of that.”
Superficial Disciplinary Committee.
However, it was clear that all sorts of ground work would be done under it.
If Hans were to enter the vassal of the Earl of Edinburgh, it would be a battle between the Earl of Edinburgh and the Imperial Nobility.
The children of the imperial nobles were walking around the academy with strength around their necks, and I wanted to drive out all the children of the imperial nobles.
They are the cancer cells that make the Academy and the Empire sick.
However, their power was strong and still strong.
So, it is unreasonable to win on your own, but I think it is worthwhile to win by using the circumstances and strength around you.
“Putting aside the pretense and telling my seniors, winning the counter-resistance is not my only goal.”
” ..not everything?”
Rosé-senpai tilts her head at the unexpected sound and expresses her doubts.
I started talking to help Rosé-senpai’s understanding.
“As Rosé-senpai knows, the case of Hans beating the son of the imperial noble is not an easy matter, because the imperial nobles are superficially united and work like an organization.”
“What is it that I am suddenly saying?”
“It’s because the royal nobles don’t want to see them.”
I threw my honest truth to Rosé.
To show my sincerity, this was the same ploy that the princess had previously used to trap me.
Showing honest truth and blocking the opponent’s way out.
Even if Rosé turns down my offer, the snowy zodiacal nobles planted in the academy will already gather information about our contact with Rosé and think we have a connection with the Earl of Edinburgh.
“If Rosé-senpai helps, we can suppress the Imperial nobles for a while. Hans is the key to that plan.”
“..a crazy idea.”
“Those who think and think crazy change the world.”
Most of the problems and evils surrounding the academy are related to the imperial nobles.
It was clear that they were working behind the scenes for corruption and incidents that would occur in this counter-rebellion.
Because it is beneficial to my mental health to hit the sunbread first when it hits the sunbread first.
“..it’s true that I definitely have good feelings for you, but the ball is the ball and it’s a buy. I can’t decide this on my own.”
“That’s right.”
“But the reason I’m still talking about this in private means that I desperately need it.”
“Yes, yes. It’s a fight between a kid and an adult in the first place. No one will say anything about us wielding knives in a fight. It’s a minimum safeguard.”
“Even though this empire is sick, there are still many upright people in the academy, and they all look at the royal nobles with disrespectful eyes. The reason they cannot express their thoughts out loud is because of the strength of the imperial nobles. .You mean you can do things that even such people are not willing to do, juniors?”
“It would be a lie if I said I was confident. However, wouldn’t it be better to fight and die than to do nothing and die?”
” ..Attracting the people around you.”
The wind blows.
The white and red petals begin to tint the world a little.
We continued talking while looking at each other in the rain of flowers.
A momentary wind whistles past us.
After a moment of silence passed.
I slowly opened my mouth to answer Rosé-senpai’s words.
“If that time comes, I will embrace everything by myself and die.”
I calmly conveyed my aspirations to Rosé-senpai, who is waiting for an answer.