Knowledge (2)
Edsilla, a city known for its affluent neighborhoods. A city of gold built on golden land. The ‘Berry Hills’, where even the average rich can’t hand out their business cards.
And here I am.
“Even the air slls expensive.”
As soon as I got out of the taxi, a luxurious scent hit . Do the cars here use perfu instead of disinfectant?
“…”
I walked quietly, trying my best to not look like a country bumpkin.
Berry Hills was decorated like a castle from the entrance, and the streets were filled with fancy hotspots like restaurants, clubs, stadiums, high-end cafes, and even a Magic Spell shop ‘Adraca’ directly operated by the magic tower.
One place caught my eye.
A luxury boutique [Luxury Line]. I approached and opened the door.
“Welco…”
The employee seed surprised to see . Probably because of my school uniform. I scanned the interior with a poker face. There were many luxury brands that I recognized just by na.
“Can I try this on?”
I chose a brand called ‘Lumiere’. An insane luxury item that asks for 10,000 Ren for a single jacket.
“Oh, I’m sorry, sir. We don’t allow fittings in our shop.”
“But there are three fitting rooms over there.”
“Well, there are already custors inside, and we operate on a mbership system, so only mbers can try on clothes.”
“Oh my~ You look so pretty~”
Suddenly, the door of the fitting room opened, and a complint echoed brightly.
I inadvertently turned to look.
“Oh, really? I wonder if this color suits better~? Huh?!”
The custor, who had been flitting around the fitting room, also seed to notice , her eyes widening.
“…Shion. What are you doing here?”
It was Layla. What’s she doing here instead of practicing for the play?
“What are you doing here?”
“They didn’t give the script, so I’m pissed. I’m not practicing, I’m shopping. I’m on strike today.”
Oh, I see.
The employee next to looked surprised and alternately looked at us.
“Do you two know each other?”
“We’re in the sa class.”
Layla, who answered first, walked over and did a full spin, as if showing off her blouse with the luxury logo patterned like a check on a sky-blue background.
“How is it~ Pretty, right~? Do you feel like showing the script now~?”
I pointed to the Lumiere slacks, asking the employee.
“How much is this?”
“Hey. Are you ignoring ?”
Layla frowned.
“What’s going on? Soone else is here?”
Another voice ca then. The door of the second fitting room opened.
It was another woman, and soone I knew.
Soone only I knew. She doesn’t know yet.
“Layla. Who’s that?”
Tall, nearly 180cm in heels, slender, and beautiful, but sowhat intimidating. Her mysterious aura was amplified by her snow-white hair.
Her na is ‘Serena Sianna Aventher Lucy’.
She is a direct descendant of the forr Chairman’s family, Aventher.
“Oh. He’s in our class. His na is Shion.”
At Layla’s words, Serena pursed her lips.
“…He’s also an Endex? But why does he look so shabby?”
“He may look like that, but he’s really good at Latinel!”
Serena is not an easy person to deal with. It’s best to avoid getting involved with her if possible.
I refocused on my shopping. Lumière slacks, t-shirts, jackets. If I buy these, it should be enough for a ‘killer outfit for formal occasions’.
“This dress is nice. Put it on my tab.”
Serena’s voice pierced my ear. What a bold credit purchase.
“Huh? Oh, I…”
The shop assistant seed to have sothing to say but was hesitating. Serena frowned as she smoothed out the wrinkles on the dress.
“Why?”
“Well, the thing is… you have a lot of unpaid bills, so this ti you need to pay before you leave…”
“What?”
For a mont, her right eye enlarged, and her left eye squinted.
Whether in the past or now, her expressions are quite rich. Her stubbornness, based on a sense of entitlent, remains the sa.
“Ha! I can’t believe this.”
Of course, Serena’s family, the Aventher, is a prestigious one. But like all prestigious families who are overly concerned with tradition, the family rules are quite unique.
Their succession policy is ‘All or Nothing’.
Only one heir can inherit the family wealth, and the likely successors is the twin sibling, Shierik.
Here, Serena is on the brink of becoming penniless.
“What did you just say? Say it again.”
She has such a good lineage that there’s no need to worry. She’ll marry into another prestigious family or a conglorate and regain her fortune in no ti.
That’s what happened in her previous life.
She started with a startup, beca a wealthy businessman, and spread her infamy as the ‘White Evil Lady’ across the continent, only to fall into disgrace due to an affair.
“I… I’m sorry. But could you at least pay for today’s items-”
“Ah~ So, you think I won’t pay? Are you afraid I’ll run off without paying for these?”
Serena swept back her pure white hair.
“No, that’s not what I-”
“That’s exactly it, isn’t it.”
She laughed lightly, then suddenly, like a wolf, she bulged her eyes and grabbed the shop assistant’s hair.
She certainly has the skill of soone who’s done this more than once or twice.
“Kyak!”
“Hey, you bitch. Do I look like I’d steal your asly money? Huh? Do you not know who I am? Huh? Answer , you worthless wench.”
“I’m, I’m sorry─ Kyak!”
“Don’t apologize, answer , you scar-faced beggar wench!”
Serena swung the shop assistant’s hair around, and the assistant flailed about like a paper balloon. I hesitated for a mont but let it go. She’s not soone I can stop.
“Uh, sis! Stop, stop it. I’ll, I’ll pay for today’s stuff!”
Instead, Layla quickly stepped forward and offered her card.
“Oh, you don’t have to.”
Imdiately, Serena let go of the shop assistant’s hair. The assistant collapsed weakly.
“How much is it? For mine and my sister’s. Please calculate it.”
When Layla asked, the shop assistant, with her hair all ssed up, answered.
“It’s 40,000 Ren… ”
“Ah, okay. Here’s my card…”
“I’ll pay you next month~ I didn’t bring my card~”
Again, the crazy woman, smiling calmly, put her hand on Layla’s shoulder.
“Hey~ you don’t have to… pay later, sis.”
“You just said I don’t have to pay?”
“…Yes?”
Layla, she’s an ass.
“Then, Shion, I’ll be off~”
“…Alright.”
Layla left with Serena, and I handed my card to the staff.
“Here. Three sets of Lumière, please.”
anwhile, at a small theater where rehearsals for 「The Bard」 were in full swing.
Elise was almost directing, checking the actors’ movents while looking at the storyboard, directing the script, discussing concepts, and so on.
It wasn’t that hard. The storyboard was so excellent that all she had to do was follow it.
Ding-
Suddenly, a paynt alert popped up on her smartphone.
[Saerto Centurion Black Card Approved]
[25,000 Ren in a lump sum]
[03/26 3:13]
“……”
Shion Ascal had swiped 25,000 Ren.
It was a reasonable price.
He wasn’t the type to care about others’ opinions. He was a person without any courtesy or consideration.
Ding-
This ti, a text ssage ca.
[Trash: Hey, can I also buy so food?]
Elise sent a reply.
[Do as you please]
Ding- Ding- Ding- Ding-
Then, paynt ssages flew in dozens of tis, incessantly. Was he trying to set up a household? Was he thinking of buying a house?
“What’s with these ssage sounds~ Elise, you… got a boyfriend!”
College student Shasha raised her eyebrows teasingly. Elise’s face turned pale for a mont. Her eyes, nose, and mouth seed to pop out like needles.
“……Sorry.”
“Stop talking nonsense.”
Shasha quickly ran away, and Elise glanced at Miller, who was studying the script.
“Mr. Miller?”
“Huh? Oh, what is it.”
Miller turned to look at her.
“Can you tell now?”
“About what?”
“The setting of Duke.”
“Ah……”
Miller must have received it from Shion Ascal.
There is a secret to the Duke in the play. She understood that it was also part of the twist, but why hide it from the protagonist herself?
“He said he’ll tell you just before the play.”
Elise narrowed her eyes.
“……Really. But it won’t matter much to your acting, so don’t worry.”
Miller said so, and Elise turned around, biting her lip.
Is this how Layla, who didn’t receive the script, feel? It’s annoying for no reason.
Ding- Ding- Ding-
Even amidst all this, the ssages on her smartphone, no, what the hell is this crazy guy buying so much of?
At the lakeside of the old building.
As soon as I finished shopping and returned, I was fiddling with the Ascal sword, facing the wind.
From now on, I plan to polish my swordsmanship on Tuesdays. Thanks to absorbing the mana nucleus, I have plenty of magic power and capacity, so I can do it with a very amazing swordsmanship teacher.
Who is it?
It’s soone only I know, and I can see them when I close my eyes.
The tuition fee is mana.
The ti is in seconds.
It’s soone who can currently recite about 30 seconds at best.
“I don’t know the basics. I’ve forgotten them all. So, I can’t teach you.”
The familiar tone and voice of Soliette from a different future. I learn by watching her. Of course, she didn’t teach swordsmanship, but if I could just watch and follow, there would be no better teacher than her.
“It’s hard to explain.”
She defeated her father at an age far from thirty. She completely broke down Egeris, who is considered a monster in the history of the continent.
“I… just see it. Their sword path. What kind of sword they will swing, how they will swing it. Therefore, I naturally think of the way to break it.”
The ti allowed for my recollection is just about 30 seconds. My mana capacity is only that much, and just following her sword a little bit will make sick all day.
It doesn’t matter.
Even if my body breaks down to learn just 1, if I can only follow you.
“When killing an opponent, I first nad it a ‘Traversing Sword’.”
I held the Ascal sword.
After ‘Unsheathing’ cos ‘Traverse’.
The explanation itself is simple. It’s a sword that doesn’t resist. Her Traversing Sword, already unsheathed, is wielded as if it is about to strike.
Never ‘pull’. Because the act of ‘pulling’ and spitting out the sword is a regressive action.
Therefore, her Traversing Sword only pushes.
It’s strange.
Most swordsn, when they cut sothing, pull the sword and then swing it. From bottom to top, or from top to bottom.
Not Soliette.
Her Traversing Sword shoots out like a bullet.
A sword that seems to skip part of the action of ‘slashing’, ignoring the laws of physics of the world quite a bit.
That’s why it’s a ‘Severing Sword’.
Swish─!
“……Ugh!”
I almost dislocated my shoulder with one push. My shoulder was sucked into the sword. Nearly half of the magic power of the Mana Heart was consud.
I sat down clutching my shoulder.
There was no ti for that.
Thud……
“What the…”
The tree hit by the sword I swung as a test. That thick guy is falling over.
I quickly backed off a few steps.
Crash───!
The tree split in half and fell into the lake.
“……”
I blankly watched the spectacle of the tree bending like a fishing rod.
I opened Notepad out of habit.
[110 / 135]
Capacity history within the last 24 hours: 10
The first stroke of the Severing Sword, ‘Unsheathing’, no longer consus capacity after repeated Attunent, but this Traversing Sword consud a whopping ’10’ capacity from the beginning.
“Is the cost-effectiveness… good?”
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