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◈ Reincarnated as the Villain's Heir
Chapter 20: The Difference Between Nobles and Commoners
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After my match with Lilisha, the students fought one another in turn.
Watching them, I realized these matchups looked random at first glance, but they were not.
One standard was pairing people of similar ability. The other was pairing people whose mental sides might be revealed through the fight.
For example, if my judgment was correct, Leticia and Lilisha were not that far apart in actual ability.
Rinrin had seen through their close relationship as princess and member of one of the two great noble houses, then seen through their essence.
The result was as expected, making the relationship between Leticia and Lilisha clear.
If there had been a miscalculation, it was that Lilisha overwhelmed her too much.
Had it been a closer fight, Lilisha might have acknowledged Leticia.
"Too slow! Too slow!"
"Damn it!"
Right now, Luchel was fighting a student named Kayzer.
Compared to the commoners, Kayzer did not have bad fundamentals.
He simply had the wrong opponent.
Because Luchel had that personality, people who got heated easily were easy for her to toy with.
I did not know whether Rinrin had seen that far, but I thought it was a good pairing.
Incidentally, I had ordered Luchel not to show her wings here, so right now, she was overwhelming Kayzer with her raw ability.
In the end, after exhausting Kayzer thoroughly, Luchel won.
"Yay! Lord Alphys! Praise me!"
"Well done. There, there."
"Ehehe, please pat me more."
"There, there, there."
Naturally, the other classmates stared at us.
My relationship with Luchel probably looked strange from the outside.
Strange enough that Leticia stared at us from point-blank range.
"...Lord Alphys, what kind of relationship do you and Luchel have?"
"Master and retainer."
"I-is that so? Then you are not dating?"
"That would be correct."
I did not miss Leticia turning her back to me and making a fist pump.
Had she actually fallen for Alphys?
In the game, you were extremely hostile toward him.
Thanks to that, maybe my death flag would not rise, but this seemed likely to head in a strange direction.
"Fireball!"
"Whoa!"
Before I knew it, the matches had continued.
A noble versus a commoner, huh? To be blunt, there was a world of difference between nobles and commoners.
I was not saying that out of class discrimination.
Of course, bloodline talent existed, but more than anything, the environment was too different.
Whether in swordsmanship or magic, the knowledge nobles possessed could not be compared to that of commoners.
On top of that, they had thorough education and training environments, so those who were already strong became even stronger.
It was like a top-class athlete training in an even better environment.
Commoners, on the other hand, inevitably had to teach themselves, so it was not unusual for them to lack even the basics.
The commoner girl fighting over there could barely use magic, and her swordsmanship was terrible too.
"You're stubborn!"
"Hieeeh!"
No, she was surprisingly persistent. Actually, she was dodging by a hair's breadth.
That girl's name was Esty. In the game, she was a mob character whose name never even appeared.
Looking closely, she was following the enemy with her eyes.
I felt something strange about Esty's movements.
Her opponent's attacks should not be something Esty's skill could read.
And yet she was following them with her eyes. What was she following?
"This is taking a while. She is only quick at running."
"That Esty might be seeing pulse."
"Huh?! N-no way... Then is her opponent using pulse?"
"Pulse leaks unconsciously, just like mana. It flickers with every movement, and if you watch it closely, you can read attacks ahead of time."
Did Esty recognize the concept of pulse? Probably not.
She was surely doing it unconsciously.
"That is enough! This match is a draw!"
"Wh-what?! It is not over yet!"
"Five minutes have already passed. Others are waiting, so both of you, step back."
"Damn it..."
Esty's opponent was Dale, the son of a count house.
He was the one who had approached Leticia near the gate.
He slammed his sword against the floor, unable to suppress his feelings.
I understood how he felt, but taking it out on objects would not help.
"Damn it... Commoner trash. Remember this."
As expected, he muttered something dangerous.
Hmm, so that event was coming after all.
Well, that would be later, so it did not matter now.
"Hm? Luchel, where did Lilisha go?"
"She left the training ground quite a while ago."
"Class is still in session, technically... Well, she will come back eventually. Teacher Rinrin might wring her out."
"You beat her completely, Lord Alphys. Maybe it was good medicine."
The matches continued, and after about thirty minutes, everyone was finished.
In the end, Lilisha did not return.
Rinrin probably noticed, but she seemed to deliberately ignore it and give her summary.
"Good work. From those fights, I have roughly understood what kind of people you all are. Let me say this, your current ability is not everything. Every one of you has promise, so study properly for the next three years."
"Teacher! Let me fight that woman one more time!"
"Dale, was it? Duels are to be conducted through proper procedures and with both parties' consent."
"I am the son of a count house! I cannot accept being looked down on like this!"
"Enough."
Piercing mana released from Rinrin's body.
Receiving the former court magician's mana directly, Dale froze.
"U-ugh..."
"I do not particularly like gentle instruction. If you want to fight that badly, I will be your opponent."
"N-no, I am sorry..."
"Good, as long as you understand."
Scary, scary.
Former or not, a court magician was part of the country's greatest fighting power.
They were a group of monsters, each with records of subjugating the strongest species, including dragons, alone.
That was rather immature against a student, Teacher Rinrin.
"Then let us consider introductions finished. From next time, classes will begin by subject, so stay focused."
""""Yes!""""
Thanks to Dale, the students all tightened up at once.
They had instantly understood who they must not anger.
"Also, Alphys. Come to the staff room after school. I have something to discuss."
"Yes."
To think Rinrin would invite me.
Now then, what would she say?
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