A Narrow-Eyed Nobleman Is Always Misunderstood

Episode 15 – What Happened in the Classroom

As the bright sunlight coming through the window warmed the air in the room, I opened my eyes naturally.

Today is the long-awaited first day of school at the Royal Academy.

I can feel the presence next to the bed.

“Brother. Are you awake?”

My exclusive lady-in-waiting, Nina, woke up early and was waiting for me to wake up.

“Nina. How much time do we have until the first class?”

“There is about an hour and a half until the start of your first class, Introduction to Swordsmanship.”

Nina said as she took my cadet uniform out of her closet and looked at the time on the magic bracelet she was wearing.

The magic bracelet Nina was wearing was indistinguishable from mine in terms of shape or function.

This was a consideration so that the attendants accompanied by the aristocratic cadets attending the Royal Academy could prepare according to the time of the cadets they served.

Without this, the attendant who met the ill-tempered master would be in great trouble because he could not properly prepare for the next time.

However, she heard that it was extremely convenient for an attendant as she could share the class time and plans of her attendant in real time through this magic bracelet.

“Did you have breakfast?”

“I went and ate 30 minutes before the boy woke up.”

“I didn’t even ask you to, but now you act on your own?”

“Obviously. I’ve served you by your side for several years.”

Um. After all, Nina had been by my side for a long time, so it seemed that she had eaten at the entourage-only restaurant without my permission.

The Royal Academy only serves breakfast and dinner.

The reason why lunch is not served is to guarantee rest time for those who prepare the meal.

There is a huge difference between cooking, preparing food for one or two people, and preparing food for at least dozens of people.

Well, even if you don’t say anything, just the amount of ingredients that need to be trimmed or the amount of dishes that need to be prepared doesn’t take quite a long time.

So, most of the breakfasts provided at the Royal Academy were dishes that could be made in large quantities at once, such as stews and breads.

“What was for breakfast today?”

“It was a stew of beef, carrots, potatoes and green peas.”

“Excellent.”

The beef stew for breakfast was excellent.

Since the meat and vegetables were boiled for a long time, the tough meat would have become softer, and the vegetables with a firm texture would have been boiled for a long time, so it would be enough to chew through.

Above all, the most important thing was the ‘meat’ dish.

Even in most aristocratic families, it was rare for meat dishes to be served at every meal, especially in the morning.

This is because meat dishes take a long time to prepare or prepare.

Ah, of course, meat dishes are served at breakfast in my family.

It was served by reheating a dish prepared the day before, but it was enough that the meat dish was served.

This was because of his father’s insistence that he should eat well to build a strong body.

My father’s words that a strong body cannot be built without eating meat was an opinion based on experience.

However, no one in the family disputed his father’s opinion.

The reason was that my father was the only sword master in the empire.

My father always said something like a habit.

“If you wish to refute my words, rise to the level of Master in your own way.”

Of course, there were many who tried to rise to the level of master to refute his father’s ways, but so far, no one has become a master and appeared in front of his father.

It’s not an exaggeration to say that it’s almost a daily routine for families who handle swords to eat meat at every meal.

I don’t know where they source that much meat, though.

Well, it’s not my part-time job.

I just had to do whatever I wanted at the Royal Academy.

With the power hidden, of course.

“So, Nina. Shall we go see it?”

“Yes. Young master.”

With Nina’s help, I put on her clothes and came out, and I saw people leaving the room, each with an attendant.

Looking at the brooches on the chest, everyone was wearing white brooches.

All cadets attending the Royal Academy must wear cadet uniforms and have to wear a brooch symbolizing their grade and affiliation on the left chest.

For example, the brooch I’m wearing is white, with a shield-shaped pattern drawn on the inside, and a sword drawn on it.

Here, the white brooch signifies a freshman, that is, a freshman.

Why do freshmen wear white brooches? Because they are new to the Royal Academy, they wear white brooches to signify that they do not belong anywhere else.

And inside each brooch, the pattern of each department is drawn, and in the case of the martial arts department to which I belonged, the pattern of the shield was drawn.

The figure of the sword drawn inside the shield represents the swordsmanship club to which I belong.

In other words, I was a freshman and belonged to the swordsmanship club.

This brooch is newly issued when the grade goes up, and it is said that it will not fall out of the cadet uniform unless the user takes it off by their own will or loses their life by giving a separate magic.

“Nina. Did you talk a lot with other people at the restaurant?”

“Yes, boy. I was able to talk with servants from many families.”

“Whoops, he’s a servant who takes care of himself without saying anything. Can this be done without me?”

“Because I want to help you, Bocchan.”

Everything Nina says really makes me happy.

That’s why it must be trusted by both mother and father.

I, too, have infinite trust in her for her competence.

She was the only one who understood my sincerity, as much as she did.

“So, how did you get good information?”

“We haven’t come up with any good information yet. She conversed only on light subjects, such as which family scion she served.”

“That is enough. I will remember the names of the descendants of the families who are friendly to our family and deliver them to you. Then Nina wants you to contact the servants of the people I talked about often and learn as much information as possible. When it comes to information, the more, the better.”

“Okay. Young master.”

The inside of the Royal Academy can be described as a small society.

It can also be seen as a place where a silent war takes place.

The winner of this war will enjoy a lot, and the loser will not enjoy what he has.

So, for the sake of my family and my family, I had to make a solid position within this Royal Academy.

As I was talking with Nina, I began to see the classroom where her first class would be held.

I also sent her Nina back as many of her students were returning their entourage in front of her classroom.

“Then, I will go in, Nina, please gather as much information as I said.”

“Yes, boy.”

After breaking up with Nina, I went into the classroom.

The shape of the classroom was a rectangle with the blackboard and the pulpit at the center.

From a distance of about five steps from the pulpit, there were chairs and desks, and I could see people my age sitting here and there.

At that time, a person sitting in the middle called me.

Looking closely, the identity of the person calling me was Ruel.

“Hey, Alberto here.”

“You are here early, Ruel.”

“My older brother did that. The most popular seat in the academy is neither at the back nor at the front, but in the middle.”

“I see.”

The middle is neither the farthest back nor the farthest front of the classroom.

I heard that the place at the back is a place where a lot of people who are not interested in classes sit because the professor’s eyes are inevitably out of reach.

It may mean a place where people who are commonly referred to as ‘sh*t’ or who do not maintain their usual behavior or dignity are gathered.

On the contrary, the front is also the place that receives the most attention from professors.

If you are recognized by a professor or have an outstanding academic zeal, you will definitely choose the front seat.

Then, the middle seat is a really good seat for someone like me.

It is neither at the front nor at the back.

Professors would prefer people who basically focus on their lectures.

If you come to the Royal Academy, you must be someone who likes learning and teaching.

So, as long as you show some level of participation in the lecture, the professor won’t really care.

In that respect, the best place was right here, in the middle.

“Then, shall we have a seat? It seems the others haven’t come yet, right?”

“Everyone gets up, trains in the morning, and then eats at a restaurant and is on his way back. Could it be that you didn’t even eat breakfast?”

“Because I have nothing to do with my body today. If you are not using your body, unnecessary nutrition will only make your body heavy.”

“Oh, yes? Do you think your family trains like that?”

“I guess so.”

While we were having a conversation with Ruel, other people began to appear in the classroom one by one.

“Good morning. Alberto.”

“Good morning everyone.”

Jerome, Carl, and Jeran came and sat next to me and Ruel.

With this, the 5-member group that we met at the entrance ceremony came together again.

“Hua, it was hard to train from the morning. But the rice was delicious.”

“Yes. I never thought they would serve a rich stew for breakfast.”

“Thanks to that, I’ve been moderately full, so now I just have to focus on the class.”

“There is still time, so I will go to the bathroom. Please take my seat.”

I apologized to the four of them and stood up for a while.

There are about 20 minutes left until the class starts.

This was enough time to go to the bathroom.

As I squeezed through the chairs and desks, I caught my eye on the clumsy group of people sitting behind me.

‘Are they the so-called idiots?’

I tried to turn around and leave without making eye contact with them as much as possible.

“Hey.”

However, it seemed impossible to avoid their radar.

“Hey, you. A blind man.”

“Keuk keuk, can you see what’s ahead with that?”

“With such thin eyes, can you see ahead? Are you blind?”

As expected, they started fighting with me.

Seeing that the other person is arguing without even checking who he is, it seems that he is a son of a family with a fairly high title.

“No, this bastard. Uh? Young master from the Duke of Bedoran speaks, but there is no answer?”

Hmm, the ducal family.

Is that why?

As for the Duke of Vedoran, he was someone he knew well because his father had spoken to him several times.

It is said that he is the most aristocratic aristocrat who is diligent, diligent, and never loses his dignity while giving orders to others, so he is a person who sets an example for many aristocrats.

However, it seems that the son did not fully inherit the character of the father.

To be such an awkward child under a wonderful father.

“Is the prince over there from the family of His Highness Duke Bedoran?”

“Yes. I am Damiron Allens Vedoran. My father is the Duke of Bedoran, you slit-eyed.”

Huh, openly insulting people?

Really, it’s hopeless.

“That’s strange. Are you really the son of Duke Bedoran?”

“What?”

“From what I hear, I know that His Excellency Duke Bedoran is a noble among nobles who is diligent and always maintains his dignity, but he seems to be lying because he doesn’t look like him at all.”

“Lee Jasik! It seems that there is nothing to see with small eyes! How dare you insult my family and me? It’s a duel! I, Damiron Allens Bedoran, challenge you to a duel!”

That clumsy bully eventually challenged me to a duel.

I had no reason to refuse that idiot’s challenge to a duel.

“Good.”

I accepted the challenge he asked me to duel.

Because I don’t have the confidence to lose.

You did well today.

Become a sacrifice for my future and for the good reputation of the Royal Academy.