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◈ Reincarnated as the Villain's Heir

Chapter 18: Introducing Yourself with Your Fists?

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Royal Sailrand Academy.

It was one of the few educational institutions in the country, and its motto was excellence in both academics and martial arts.

Originally, it had been established during wartime to strengthen soldiers for conscription, aiming to teach not only knowledge but also power.

That said, anyone could enroll back then, so the quality of education was apparently what one would expect.

After the war, major reforms were carried out, and under the renewed educational system, many excellent people were produced.

Publicly, this was announced as part of postwar reconstruction, but House Balfont was involved behind the scenes.

Producing talented people went against House Balfont's, especially Leorg's, will, but if the country collapsed, everything would be meaningless.

In other words, House Balfont also needed there to be a suitable number of excellent people.

That was why I had been sent to this academy.

Though one could ask what a member of House Balfont was supposed to learn at school.

My purpose in enrolling was to eliminate foreign elements unnecessary to the country.

After the entrance ceremony ended, I looked over the first-year students again.

I had already received and read a new student list that House Balfont obtained in advance.

As a result, aside from the top few elites, they were all small fry.

Judging by entrance exam scores, the nobles were passable, but the commoners were miserable.

In the game, everyone besides the main characters had been depicted as background characters, so I had not known.

Still, grades were not the standard for foreign elements.

If that alone were enough to eliminate people, we would only need to cut them based on entrance exam results.

After the ceremony, we first-years moved to our classrooms.

"I am Rinrin, homeroom teacher of Class A. Before becoming a teacher, I was a court magician. I look forward to working with you."

Our homeroom teacher was Rinrin.

A twenty-eight-year-old woman, unmarried, no lover.

She was serious and a good teacher, but her flaw was that she sometimes used old-fashioned Spartan education.

Her title as a former court magician was not for show, and her ability was quite high.

Incidentally, if you made fun of her name, she snapped, so be careful.

"The reason I quit being a court magician and became a teacher was because I had doubts about talent development in the educational process. While serving as a court magician, I saw many people who were unfit to be magicians."

She had stiff parts like this, and her speeches were generally long, but she was not a bad person.

As I watched her continue talking endlessly by herself, Rinrin finally came back to her senses.

"Ahem... My apologies. I spoke a little too long. You have all now become first-years. As for what we will do first... yes. Let us begin with introductions."

Hearing "introductions," my classmates relaxed.

With a teacher like this, they had probably been worried about what she would make us do.

But things would not be so easy.

"Then let us go to Training Ground Three."

"T-training ground?"

"You are Princess Leticia. Royalty or not, here I will treat everyone equally, so keep that in mind."

"Yes, that is fine, but why are we going to a training ground for introductions?"

Without explaining, Rinrin led us to Training Ground Three.

The academy grounds were terrifyingly vast.

Gathered in one of the twenty training grounds, it seemed we were going to be made to fight.

"Formal introductions are a waste of time. A person's quality appears most clearly in battle. Therefore, you will fight now."

"F-fight?! That is far too sudden!"

"Leticia, where do you think this is? This is Royal Sailrand Academy, where excellence in academics and martial arts is expected. It is not a place where you can study alone and graduate."

"Even so, making students fight each other so suddenly..."

It was not only Leticia.

The entire class stirred, giving off the mood of, Is this teacher all right?

"This training ground has a special barrier called a Safety Field. Just before you receive a fatal wound, it will forcibly eject you, so relax."

"Then we use real weapons too..."

"Correct. I will decide the pairings. First, Leticia and Lilisha. Move to the field."

"M-me?!"

Leticia headed to the field, clearly confused.

Facing her, Lilisha stood with a stern expression, holding a staff as if it were only natural.

In the game, this was where a route branch occurred. In one route, I fought Leticia.

Protagonist Leticia versus Alphys was what you would call an unwinnable battle.

After Leticia lost, Alphys mocked her brutally.

That was where their connection began, but now it was the Leticia versus Lilisha route.

"Lilisha, thank you for the party some time..."

"Princess Leticia... no, Leticia. Here I come."

Before Leticia could finish, Lilisha fired a fireball.

Lilisha's best weapon was the staff, and her best attribute was fire.

In simple firepower, she had been top-class among all characters.

"So suddenly?!"

When Leticia dodged, Lilisha immediately fired a second fireball.

Completely thrown off, Leticia could not counterattack and took the fireball head-on.

"Ugh!"

"Is that all? If you will not come, I will attack again."

"W-wait..."

"Fire Shot."

Countless small fireballs fired like a vulcan gun, and Leticia took them across her entire body.

Her body was burned all over, painful even to look at.

If the Safety Field had not forcibly ejected her, that meant Leticia was enduring it.

"L-Lilisha..."

"Pathetic. Despite being blessed with royal status, this is all the strength you have?"

"How rude...! Lilisha, take that back!"

"Have you still not abandoned your royal mindset? This is Sailrand Academy, where academics and martial arts matter, and status is equal."

After that, Lilisha thoroughly cornered Leticia.

Already injured by the first strike, Leticia could do little.

She fought back to some degree, but finally took the finishing blow and was forcibly ejected.

"Hah... hah..."

"Good work, Leticia. Lilisha, I roughly understand what kind of people you both are now."

"Teacher Rinrin... I..."

Lilisha left the Safety Field and looked down at Leticia, who was on her knees.

"Leticia, how does it feel?"

"Lilisha..."

"With that level of ability, you had the nerve to say at the party years ago, 'I will guide you all'?"

"Ah, that was..."

"Did you think you could guide others unconditionally because you are royalty? A spoiled person like you should simply warm the throne with your blessed status. We will handle all the dirty work."

The other classmates fell silent at her harshness.

Lilisha, huh. She certainly left a bad impression.

In my previous life, she had produced a decent number of haters as a character.

But this was who she was.

"Ugh... ngh..."

"Oh? Are you crying to draw sympathy? How pathetic. If this has taught you anything, Princess, then quietly think only about marrying a wonderful prince."

The scene was so cruel that even the classmates began growing angry.

Unable to watch any longer, Rinrin tried to stop her, but before that, I approached Lilisha.

"Hey there, young lady of House Parsifam, one of the two great noble houses."

"...What?"

"No, was I wrong? House Parsifam, the second-place noble house. My apologies."

"...You have nerve."

Lilisha glared sharply at me.

Ooh, scary.

This event had been pretty unpleasant, so I was glad I could intervene.

"Fight me next."

When I smiled and said that, mana faintly released from Lilisha's entire body.

She was willing, then.

I would beat this arrogant, mistaken woman down with my own hands.

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