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“Teacher Kai, I’m afraid we’re heading for disaster. We’re about to ruin all the reputation Freya Academy has built up over the past few years.”

In the 4th training ground.

Luthe and Heris stood before Kai.

Heris, one of Freya’s new teachers, hadn’t signed up for morning classes and thus hadn’t attended any lessons yet.

“What should we do, Teacher Luthe? From what I’ve heard, Ivecar Academy dominated in Instructor Ramsdale’s swordsmanship class as well. Teacher Ethan took first place and Teacher Ciron second.”

Luthe clicked his tongue. In Anest’s class, Ethan had placed first and Iris second.

Essentially, Ivecar Academy had swept the morning classes.

Now only the afternoon classes remained.

Kai had also signed up for all three classes scheduled for the afternoon.

The afternoon would start with the Sword Saint’s class, followed by classes from the spirit knight Diaker and Regia.

Kai and Heris needed to make a strong impression in these classes. That was the only way to increase Freya’s chances of winning first place at this training conference.

“Teacher Kai?”

But something seemed off about Kai.

He wore an expression of deep contemplation.

“Teacher!”

“Yes.”

Kai finally looked at Luthe.

“What’s going on? You’ve been acting strange ever since Teacher Eucalis’s class. Don’t tell me you were that shocked about losing to Teacher Ethan? But Teacher Kai, you were holding back, weren’t you? I don’t know the details, but that’s how it felt to me!”

Luthe gazed at Kai desperately.

Freya’s chance at first place now rested entirely on Kai. That monster of a teacher, Ethan Whiskers, was simply too formidable an opponent for them to overcome on their own.

If there was any worthy rival, it could only be Kai Felix.

“I was shocked.”

Kai said quietly.

“What? What do you mean by that!”

“Don’t tell me… you’re giving up?”

Kai shook his head at the two teachers’ words.

“I’m not sure if I can take first place, but…”

Suddenly, an incredible presence emanated from Kai. It was enough to startle even Luthe and Heris, who had been on friendly terms with Kai for the past half year.

Was this really Kai standing before them?

The two new Freya teachers stared at Kai with dazed expressions.

“I intend to give it my all. He said to pour everything out. So I’ll pour it all out, everything.”

***

He had built up quite a reputation in Ramsdale’s swordsmanship class as well. The fame he’d accumulated just from attending this new teacher training conference was considerable.

‘My fame is growing faster than I expected. At this rate, I might reach my target fame score before the academy exchange festival.’

The reason Ethan was building up fame was solely to meet the Saintess. There was a special quest that unlocked when reaching a certain fame threshold.

‘Once I reach a certain fame score, I’ll be able to undertake quests with a high probability of meeting the Saintess.’

One of those was the expedition quest.

‘I’ll start the expedition quest as soon as I reach the threshold.’

He currently had good relationships with the Archbishop of the Holylight Order and connections with various branches.

‘Once I have enough fame, joining an expedition should be easy.’

For now, he planned to focus on gaining as much fame as possible at this new teacher training conference.

‘There are three classes left today.’

Two of those were key classes.

‘The Sword Saint’s class, and Regia’s class.’

As for the spirit knight Diaker, he should be about on par with Eucalis or Anest, so that could be taken lightly.

‘The Sword Saint’s class is important first, but I’m not sure how the Sword Saint will conduct the lesson.’

But he was confident. No matter how the Sword Saint taught, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to take first place in that class.

The gap between him and the other teachers was so large that there was no need to consider variables.

‘The difference in skill level is already too great.’

This was true even for Kai Felix.

None of the teachers attending this new teacher training could compare to Ethan. To match his abilities, one would need to be at the level of a representative teacher from each academy, not a new teacher.

The same went for the instructors invited to the conference.

Eucalis, Anest, Diaker. They were all renowned master teachers, but it was fair to say Ethan had nothing left to learn from them.

In fact, there were only two people Ethan could expect to learn from at this point.

‘Probably just the Sword Saint and Regia. If there’s anyone I could actually learn something from right now, that is.’

Ethan had cleared MePan multiple times. And even the last time he cleared it, he had received training from Regia.

Regia’s skills were that extraordinary. Ethan couldn’t even gauge the extent of his abilities, which made him eager to learn everything he could from him this time.

“Teacher Ethan!”

“It’s time for lunch!”

Ciron and Iris, who had attended the morning classes with him, approached. Both looked very pleased. It was natural, as they had each taken second place after Ethan in the morning classes.

With this, Ivecar could be said to have gained an advantageous position in this new teacher training conference.

There were still three afternoon classes left and the practical exam on the last day, but they had gotten off to an excellent start.

“Everyone’s giving you fierce looks, teachers. You must have done well!”

Har and Nadia, who had been resting in preparation for the afternoon classes, also came to find Ethan.

Har quietly applauded.

“I never thought I’d receive applause from Teacher Har.”

Iris nodded, seemingly moved.

“The stares are a bit piercing, aren’t they?”

Ciron said with a laugh.

“You should enjoy it now. It’ll be like this throughout the conference.”

Ethan said this as he walked ahead. The four teachers followed him toward the dining hall.

Several teachers were already eating in the dining hall, and they began to glance furtively at the Ivecar teachers as they entered.

Besides the teachers, there were several other people in the dining hall, all wearing the same outfit.

When Ethan looked at them, Ciron spoke up.

“They’re members of the Ramsdale branch family, working hard in various ways for this training conference.”

The Ramsdale family was clearly divided into main and branch families.

However, this division didn’t mean there was discrimination.

Of course, the branch family members had their own hierarchy among themselves, but the main family didn’t interfere with that.

“Is that person also from the branch family?”

“Huh? Oh, no.”

Among the similarly dressed branch family members, one person particularly caught the eye.

A figure moving differently from the others who showed similar gaits and movements.

In the past, Ethan might have overlooked this, but the person’s incongruous movements were precisely detected by his Sleeping Dragon’s Sight.

‘That’s too familiar.’

“That must be someone here to help out. Looking closely, it’s the security chief in charge of the castle’s security.”

Seeming to recognize the face, Ciron identified the person’s position just by looking at them. He turned to Ethan and asked,

“Do you know him? Or did he perhaps make a mistake towards you, Teacher Ethan?”

“No.”

The security chief was helping out with tasks in the dining hall while furtively glancing here and there. It was a very natural movement, but Ethan could see it clearly.

‘He’s looking for someone.’

Upon closer inspection, he was checking everyone who entered the dining hall.

Meanwhile, three new teachers entered the dining hall.

They were the three teachers from Freya Academy.

Luthe, who had attended Anest’s class with Ethan in the morning, flinched when he saw Ethan. It seemed the shock from the morning class hadn’t worn off yet.

Heris too, just from hearing about it, felt a great deal of pressure regarding Ethan.

Although surprised by Eucalis’s class, hearing Luthe’s account made Ethan seem even more formidable.

It was an immense presence based on real skill.

‘Oh?’

Ethan shifted his gaze from the three Freya teachers.

The security chief, who had been glancing around, showed a different movement when he saw Kai Felix.

‘He was looking for Kai Felix. Why?’

After confirming Kai, he very naturally stuck something to the dining hall wall. He clearly attached something, but nothing remained on the wall.

However, a familiar aura was felt when it was attached. It was an aura Ethan knew very well.

‘That’s a Followers of the Moon guy, isn’t it? No wonder his movements seemed familiar.’

“Teacher Ciron, that security chief you mentioned. If he’s working here despite not being a branch family member, does that mean his identity is quite certain?”

“Oh, don’t worry! I’m not particularly close with him, but I’ve seen him a few times in passing and recognize his face.”

Being the head of security duties, it seemed they had crossed paths and become acquainted a few times.

“Don’t worry. His identity is certain!”

“I see.”

‘He must have infiltrated for quite a long time. Being the security chief means he’s at least a Second… or possibly even a First.’

But something felt off.

‘If he’s the security chief, he should be able to open and close the castle gates at will. To fulfill that role, he should be by the castle walls, not here.’

Yet he was in the dining hall where it would be difficult to utilize his position, and even casting suspicious glances at Kai Felix.

‘The original target must have been the Sword Saint.’

Ethan wasn’t sure if the Followers of the Moon attack he knew about would happen during this new teacher training conference as he remembered.

He had killed two Apostles and thwarted the Followers of the Moon’s plans several times.

‘The attack will happen. But they’re not targeting the Sword Saint.’

Unlike what Ethan knew, it seemed the purpose of the attack wasn’t the Sword Saint.

‘Are they targeting Kai Felix? Why?’

Suddenly, Prochet came to Ethan’s mind.

‘Is it related to Prochet?’

The Prochet family had a direct connection to the Felix family.

‘If I hadn’t saved Prochet, Prochet would have received various help from the Felix family and essentially become a subordinate family.’

There was clearly a quest among the branching points to prevent Prochet from becoming a subordinate family.

The Felix family wasn’t an axis of evil, but they held an ambiguous position within the Twelve Families.

Because of this, they desired to expand their influence, and the result was absorbing Prochet.

‘Even if it’s called the Dead Lands, it’s still a family with a long tradition, so there’s nothing to lose by swallowing it up.’

But Prochet was no longer the Dead Lands. Rather, through collaboration with the Whiskers territory, they were able to expand their scale even further.

‘The Followers of the Moon guys who were planning to target the Felix family must have changed direction.’

If so, it was most important to understand why they were targeting the Felix family.

‘It doesn’t seem like they’re trying to kill Kai Felix, probably just kidnapping.’

Ethan fell into thought for a moment. He was recalling all the information he remembered about the Felix family.

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Suddenly, one piece of information came to mind.

‘The holy relic.’

There was an underground treasure vault in the Felix family, and at one point there were rumors that a holy relic was stored there.

Not long after the rumors spread, the treasure vault was robbed, and all the treasures inside, including the holy relic, were said to have disappeared.

‘At first, I wondered how they got into the treasure vault. It wasn’t just a simple treasure vault.’

Entering that place required numerous procedures that were incredibly troublesome and complex.

Even Ethan, who had robbed quite a few treasure vaults, had passed on the Felix family’s vault.

‘They must have used Prochet after consuming them to get in?’

Now the puzzle pieces seemed to fit together.

‘They plan to kidnap Kai Felix and demand the holy relic or the numerous treasures in the underground vault as ransom.’

Ethan frowned slightly. But that didn’t add up.

‘Rohai Felix or another key figure from Felix might also be kidnapped.’

He knew the Followers of the Moon’s methods all too well.

‘And one more thing.’

Being kidnapped in the middle of a new teacher training conference hosted by the Sword Saint?

‘It would also tarnish the Sword Saint’s reputation. The Sword Saint isn’t someone who would easily tolerate such a thing. He’d try to find the culprits by any means necessary and personally make them pay.’

That might be the true objective of the Followers of the Moon.

‘A move that can accomplish two goals at once, huh.’

Having quickly assessed the situation, Ethan naturally began his meal.

‘They came to check on Kai Felix today, so they’ll surely make their move at dawn.’

If that was the case, there was no need to act immediately. Moving carelessly could even arouse suspicion in reverse.

“It’s good to hear he’s a person of certain identity.”

“Don’t worry. If there’s anything uncomfortable, please let me know. I’ll relay it immediately so it can be fixed!”

Ciron said with a smile.

***

There were about 30 minutes left until class.

Ethan, who had parted ways with his fellow teachers saying he had something to do, was now standing in front of a room’s door.

‘I’ve confirmed the performance of Sleeping Dragon’s Sight. So there’s no need to wait for him to come looking.’

Knock knock.

Ethan knocked on the door.

“This is Ethan Whiskers. Are you in? I’ve come, at the risk of being rude, because I’d like to talk.”

A nameplate with a name beautifully engraved in gold was attached to the door.

[Regia Malcher]

Click.

As Ethan stepped back slightly, the door slowly began to open.

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