There Are No Bad Young Ladies in the World

Beginning of the Semester (2)

Fine was a 6-star necromancer, a figure Derek had known even before he came to this magic-filled world.

Even someone like him, who had little interest in game-like settings, couldn’t help but hear about Fine. The global waves and influence she would cause in the future were impossible to ignore.

There were only a handful of 6-star magicians, and among them, she was a master of the forbidden necromancy.

She dealt with vengeful spirits and corpses, stepping into the forbidden realm without hesitation, and was the queen among the piles of corpses, smiling grimly amidst slaughter and ecstasy.

She cannot be killed.

Having already manifested the 6-star necromancy ‘Mark of Reincarnation,’ even if she lost her body, she would be reborn as a descendant of another noble family, maintaining her soul.

No one knew how old she was, as she had repeated the cycle of starting her life anew, equipped with all her memories, experiences, and magical talents.

‘Contacting Lady Rodeia is not a very good idea either.’

After seeking Aiseline’s understanding, Derek sat alone in his office, lost in thought, with a more serious look in his eyes.

He was a hero who had vowed to send a letter if he found any clues about the 6-star necromancer, pledging to risk everything to kill her.

She was a reliable figure, but… in fact, she wasn’t of much help at this point.

Even if he summoned her, he couldn’t prove that Fine was the necromancer, and even if he did, killing her wouldn’t be a wise decision.

Rather, if he could at least confirm now that Fine was the necromancer, but if she used the magic of reincarnation to hide her identity again, he wouldn’t even be able to track her.

No, it was uncertain whether he could kill her in the first place.

Derek leaned back in his chair and brushed his face once.

Anyway, if left alone, Fine would either disappear into hiding on her own, or be sealed by Drest or Melverot and trapped underground in the capital.

There was no need to provoke her, but he didn’t want to leave a legendary necromancer wandering around Ravenclaw Manor either. Considering what happened in the Duplain family, he couldn’t take it lightly.

In the first place, why would that legendary necromancer, who had already reached the pinnacle of magic, come to such a training center?

He couldn’t understand it from the beginning, but it wasn’t hard to guess the reason.

‘Perhaps the main family is preparing to debut her in society. From her position of hiding her identity, she couldn’t outright refuse.’

If the head of the Tigris family decided to send her, she would have no choice but to move according to the instructions as long as she was hiding her identity.

Thus, she ended up attending a training center she had never intended to.

He didn’t know what to make of this ironic situation, but the priority was to calmly establish a countermeasure.

‘Trying to handle it by force is a foolish idea.’

She was an opponent even Melverot, the ruler of the north, had to risk his life against.

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Therefore, there is no choice but to deal with it in a different way.

The fortunate thing is that I know a bit about her situation.

Fine’s ultimate goal is to perfect advanced necromancy and resurrect the six-star wizard Kalimford.

Until she achieves that goal, she will hide her identity and infiltrate noble society, pretending to be a proper lady.

If cornered, she will reveal her true colors, but at least she won’t want to cause unnecessary friction.

After all, she attends the Ravenclaw Training Institute because her family instructed her to, so she probably doesn’t want to attend a training institute that teaches such basic magic.

Therefore, the conclusion is somewhat clear.

Regardless of physical strength, Derek has much higher social authority.

Derek is the head of a family, and she is just a spirited lady from a rural family.

Derek is the head of the Ravenclaw Training Institute, and she is just a student seeking to learn.

Derek is a renowned instructor in the Ebelstein social circle, and she is just a girl who hasn’t even debuted in society.

So… he will suppress her with social authority….

Derek made a terrifying expression.

Clenching his fists together and placing his nose on top of them… he glared in the dimly lit room.

“I will find a pretext to expel her.”

At least he must protect the Ravenclaw Barony.

His will was burning fiercely.

*

When the opening day of the Ravenclaw Training Institute arrived, the barony’s retainers began to move busily from early morning.

Today alone, more than thirty distinguished guests would visit the barony.

Each one of them had grown up like queens in their respective territories, so there must be no mistakes in their reception.

Moreover, they wouldn’t just stay for a day or two; most of them would live in the large dormitory building on one side of the mansion.

Many brought their personal retainers or servants, but it was still necessary to assign additional servants to each group.

As a result, the number of servants under Butler Delbritton’s command had exceeded fifty.

‘I thought I had entered a promising mansion as a butler, but I didn’t expect it to grow this much already…’

Butler Delbritton was wiping the dust off the gold chain of his monocle.

As the sun began to rise, he felt a strange emptiness standing in the garden where the chirping sounds could be heard.

This place, which once had only a small mansion, now had a large garden, a three-story dormitory building for noble ladies, a classroom building where lessons would take place, a building to be used as an auditorium and magic practice hall, an annex for the retainers who came with the distinguished guests, a stable, an open field, and various other facilities.

These were not facilities that could be established in just a few months, but Aisellin, who had rolled up her sleeves, had pushed forward with insane momentum and really made it happen.

‘Even the executor of the Rochester territory wasn’t this efficient…’

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Watching Aiselin handle her work while sleeping less than four hours a day, it was hard to tell if she was a noble lady or a royal bureaucrat.

With such reverence, I stepped out into the garden, and there was Lady Aiselin sitting on one side of the garden bench.

“Ah, Lady Aiselin.”

“Oh, Head Butler. It’s still very early, but you’re already up.”

“Didn’t you sleep?”

“What? Of course not. On an important day like today, I couldn’t not sleep. I slept for a little over two hours earlier. I felt a bit stuffy in my room, so I came out to get some fresh air.”

As she said this with a smile, Delbritton felt a sense of awe turning into a kind of fear.

What defines a person’s strength?

Outstanding physical strength, overflowing magical power, strong charisma… all of these can be components.

However, it was impossible to define the strength that Aiselin possessed.

Delbritton, a veteran who had experienced countless people over the years, felt an inexplicable aura from Aiselin, who was sitting quietly with her hands on her knees in the corner of the garden.

She slept for about two hours? Is that really enough?

The intellectual energy emanating from her bright eyes was not that of someone who had stayed up all night.

Even diligence, when it exceeds a certain degree, can evoke fear.

“In fact, I feel a bit… empty.”

“What? Empty… Today is the day when all your hard work pays off, isn’t it?”

“Well, that’s true, but…”

Aiselin nodded and then spoke with difficulty.

“When I woke up this morning, there were no documents to review, no ledgers to approve. There wasn’t even anything specific to study. Basic finance, royal studies, magic studies… I’ve gone through most of the books in the mansion… The tea ceremony and continental books are at the main house, so I can’t look at them now… I’ve memorized all the personal details of the servants and students…”

“……”

“Since I’ve handled all the tasks, there’s nothing more to review regarding the mansion. I’ve reviewed the schedule for the start of the semester several times… I went out to the vegetable garden to check on the crops, but there were no pests, the nutrients seemed sufficient, the moisture didn’t seem lacking, and the leaves were green… I went out to check on the servants’ work, but there was nothing to point out… All the documents were organized…”

“….”

“Strange… Why is there nothing to do… It’s really strange… Why… Why is there nothing to do…”

Delbritton swallowed dryly with a pale face.

He seemed to understand why the mansion’s servants sometimes called her a monster of diligence.

“Oh, Delbritton. About the dishes left after yesterday’s tea party. Have they been cleaned up? Is the washing done?”

“No matter what, we can’t have a noble lady washing dishes…”

“Okay… Then I noticed some dust in Mr. Derek’s private study…”

“Cleaning is the same. Lady Aiselin, please be aware of your status.”

“Work has no distinction of status.”

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“…There is a distinction in work.”

“I am a fallen noble lady.”

“A fallen noble lady is still a noble lady.”

When Delbritton spoke firmly, Aisellin looked disappointed and shrank back.

She knew about her workaholic tendencies, but seeing it like this, it seemed she was really prepared to take on all the household chores by herself.

Aisellin sighed deeply and nodded her head while sitting on the bench.

“Yes… Then I’ll just rest without doing anything…”

“…”

“Should I at least write the letters to send to the main house… or check the status of the support funds…”

Even though it hadn’t been long since she said she would rest, she had already taken out a quill and parchment and was checking the status of the support funds to be sent to Duplain.

Derrick had decided to give her part of the funds that came in as operating expenses for the training center, and she was planning to use it as reconstruction funds for the Duplain family.

If the income from the training center increased, the amount she sent to the Duplain family would naturally increase as well.

There were rumors everywhere that the Duplain family was collapsing.

‘I wonder, what will happen…’

Delbritton adjusted his monocle while watching Aisellin wield her quill.

“Come to think of it, weren’t the noble ladies from the three great families supposed to visit today for the opening ceremony?”

In the end, Lady Aisellin was someone who felt at ease only when she had work to do.

Therefore, she needed something that only she could do.

“Yes, now that I think about it.”

“Aren’t they the ones you often saw at the Rosea Salon? It would be best if Lady Aisellin personally greeted such distinguished guests. Lady Denise from the Beltus family and… Lady Elente from the Belmiard family.”

At those words, Aisellin’s quill, which had been moving diligently, suddenly stopped.

“…”

“Lady Aisellin?”

Elente from Belmiard is coming.

For some reason, Aisellin’s expression began to worsen, as if something was bothering her.

*

“Oh my, hello. Lady Aisellin. You left the Belmiard mansion so suddenly that we couldn’t even say a proper goodbye.”

How long had it been since the old trio of the Rosea Salon gathered in one place?

They were the three who always met at the Elfontain Hall of Ebelstein.

Aisellin, Elente, and Denise were now sitting in the tea room of the annex of Baron Ravenclaw’s house, having a conversation.

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Luxurious carriages of young ladies newly entering the Ravenclaw Academy were steadily arriving at the central gate of the mansion.

The main building was in such a state of chaos that the three of them had no choice but to rest in the annex.

In a way, they were familiar faces.

Although the Ebelstein social circle was like a thin ice, there was still a strange affection left among the three of the Rose Salon.

However, the positions had changed significantly.

Aisellin, who was always the protagonist of the seat and maintained the most authoritative appearance, had become the weakest. Moreover, she was fidgeting with her hands on her lap, looking awkward as if she had done something wrong.

Elenete, who always observed the situation and adjusted accordingly, was smiling with a cross vein bulging on her forehead for some reason. She seemed to be angry.

Denise, who met the two after a long time, still looked annoyed, with her half-moon eyes open and brushing her hair back.

‘What is this…?’

She instinctively felt that there had been some change between the two, but it was difficult to grasp exactly what it was at the moment.

Especially, she clearly felt that Elenete’s attitude was strangely unusual, but she couldn’t predict the cause.

Of course, if all the truth were revealed, the first person to collapse would be Denise.

However, unfortunately, everything was uncertain now.

She just wanted to finish her work properly and go home to lie down on her bed.

However, it didn’t take long for Denise to look back and forth between the two with a serious expression.