The Engagement Was Broken Off and I Became a Munchkin

Chapter 28 Gate

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Ezebet Florence.

She is the 3rd princess of the empire, and she has great talent in martial arts. She is

She is a significant character even from the point of view of her previous life. She

Because it was a game that discouraged romance, she was not involved as a heroine, but she is active in various fields as an ally that players can recruit.

Her

That’s about it if you look at her from her previous life point of view.

She had talked to Erze Beth separately a few times, but this was the first time she had met her alone.

And, let’s take a close look at her while staying alone… Unexpected things started to come to my eyes.

‘… Do you think it’s right?’

There are magical marks left on her body.

No, rather… Should I say that there are remnants of a curse left?

I don’t know what that curse is because there was no such content in the original work.

Curse me…

So, has Elizabeth been cursed?

Since when?

She’s cursed, so why not treat her?

Or not.

‘Hmm.’

It’s not that there isn’t much to point out.

Even in her original work, Erzebet often said something meaningful.

Aside from that, it’s a bizarre behavior that treats my life as if it really isn’t a big deal.

“You. Do you have no appetite? You haven’t eaten since before.”

Across the long white table, Elizabeth was looking at me with a puzzled expression.

This is Elizabeth’s dormitory.

It would be more accurate to call it a mansion rather than a dormitory, but she was invited anyway and they were having a meal together.

“No. I have a lot of thoughts. Rather, Elizabeth.”

“Huh?”

“Why don’t you use plain language for me too?”

This is one of the things she wanted to ask before coming to see her.

She wondered if she was feeling lonely because she didn’t have any friends because of what she wrote anonymously on Legion Net.

“Hmm. I will try.”

“Yes.”

As for Elizabeth, she would have used that tone all her life, but it was clear that it would feel awkward to change it overnight.

Since we had enough food, we decided to talk until the next course came out.

It was also one of the common manners among nobles.

“Ezebet. I have a question.”

“Ask me.”

Golden eyes looking at me.

As always, it feels mysterious.

As it happened, there were only her and me in the hall, so we didn’t form a special group.

I was going to ask about the curse for a second…

I felt that it was still premature.

I asked another question instead.

“Who told you I was ‘at that level’?”

“Not really. To nobody.”

“Still, His Majesty must know.”

“Not really.”

Of course, since Erzébet knew, she assumed that the emperor would also know.

The fact that I am the master.

I don’t know if I’m looking at the gains and losses from that.

I feel like I’m being gaslighted a little because I keep hearing Isabella say it’s good to hide her skills.

According to Tyrael, I heard that the early round table revealed their identities to each other.

She said that after the murder of the master happened, she switched to private.

There was no law saying that even a Master would not die if the target targeting him was another Master.

‘Let’s meet the other masters and decide.’

If they are overwhelmingly stronger than me, it would be right to stay quiet and not show off.

She pushed the curiosity into her head and continued the conversation with Erzebet.

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

“Isn’t it natural? Then you will be in trouble.”

“Really? Isn’t it common for me to act in the interests of the Empire rather than in trouble?”

“Okay. There is no guarantee that notification will always benefit you. I also drew pictures of my own.”

Even if she didn’t tell me that… Did you say escort knight Hans? It’s something he might have said.

“Couldn’t the escort driver have informed you?”

“He is reliable. At least he’s not the kind of person to talk nonsense without my permission.”

Well, if she is, that’s it.

I asked because I was genuinely curious rather than important to Mani when I was informed of my identity.

“Oh, I have something to tell you.”

“What is it?”

“There will be gate practice next week.”

“Gate practice?”

At my question, Erzebet nodded once and said,

“Yes. They said they were going to leave the island and enter the gate.”

The combined number of cadets from the Faculty of Knights and Faculty of Magic is 600.

I wondered if there were too many for all of them to enter the gate.

“How do you distribute personnel in detail?”

“We plan to select about 50 students from the top ranks based on their entrance grades. If there are no changes, that will be the case.”

“Are you going to pick about 25 people each?”

“Yes.”

As expected. Perhaps because she was the princess, she knew in advance what the other cadets did not.

But if you think about it, there were many routes that I could get information from. For example, it could have been obtained by using Tyrael’s database.

[Information not yet listed.]

‘Really? You only have three days left, and you didn’t put the plan into writing?’

[Since Legion has historically suffered from a lot of terrorism, I tend to be very careful about schedules like that.]

‘It’s not omnipotent, this too.’

[…] However, it is not. There is information about purchasing various potions or protective equipment in large quantities a few days ago. Inferring from this… ]

She Sounded like she was blaming her lack of ability, Tyrael was furious.

‘Okay. I’m kidding.’

“Maybe. You and I will be included.”

I returned to reality at the words of Elizabeth.

I guess that means I’m included in the number of people going to that gate.

Then… Ruina and Rossi will also be included.

Maybe we’ll meet inside.

“Looks like you might be interested, I’ll explain in more detail.”

“Yes.”

“The group consists of 5 members. It’s like having a leading professor attached to it.”

If 1 group of 5 people becomes 10…

… If it were a leading professor, I would think that a 1st class knight or a 6th tier wizard would be attached.

That way, you can be responsible for the safety of the cadets in case of emergency.

“It’s a fairly large dungeon, so 50 people will be deployed at the same time. As expected, the teams that were put in would be summoned to random locations, but each group would carry out individual operations.”

“You know very well, right?”

“I didn’t mean to, but the information came in. For the purpose of asking my participation.”

Okay.

If the princess is exposed to danger and suddenly dies, the academy won’t be in trouble either.

Wouldn’t it be inevitable to pay special attention to matters related to the safety of noble bloodlines?

“I will participate. What about you?”

“Me? I do too. Because there is no reason not to do it.”

“Good idea. You can get the shop just by passing through the gate safely. That will be reflected in the assignment to the next class.”

“Ah.”

It’s almost a snowball. Such a structure that cadets with good entrance grades continue to get high marks.

The dishes started coming out again,

We continued our meal with a small chat.

After finishing the meal quite satisfactorily, she saw me off.

“It was fun. I wish I could eat like this sometimes.”

“Do you have any other business?”

I implicitly asked.

I thought she would need my help to learn her martial arts.

She thought that today, she asked to see me might be part of that.

“Huh? What more do you need?”

“Wouldn’t it be nice to play with a sword while you’re here?”

“hahahaha. I just want to say thank you. To borrow your words… Even if you play with a sword with me, there won’t be any benefit to you, right?”

If you think about it, Elizabeth’s swordsmanship teacher is the master of the empire.

However, she thinks that being a master is not something that her nobleman is idle, so hanging out with me will be of great help to her as well.

“Why is it not profitable?”

While teaching, her skills are bound to improve.

No, rather, I thought it was a good approach in that it gave me a chance to think about it from a different perspective.

More than anything else, she didn’t know if she would learn more about the curse by putting her body together.

“Then… I won’t give up. Show me. What level of Master are you?”

“Yes. OK.”

I headed to the dance hall attached to the mansion alongside Elizabeth.

This is a dormitory. How to say

Compared to other cadets, it is a huge discrimination.

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“You mean there is a gate practice.”

A secluded cafe.

Ruina and Tarancio sat face to face and had a conversation.

“Yes, it is. Lady Louisa.”

“Then… Eugene Youngsik will also participate in the gate practice, right?”

“Maybe so. And… I can be his lead professor.”

“How is that possible?”

At that, Tarancio smiled meaningfully.

“There is a secret organization. It’s a secret organization that keeps Isabella’s poison in check and carries out the legion’s self-purification.”