Academy Slave Instructor

71 – Sapphire Cottage

Sapphire Cottage

The villa Emilia invited is used as a resort for the royal family.

Sapphire Villa, located less than half a day’s drive from Legandia by carriage, boasts a splendor unmatched by the Empire.

Befitting a villa named Sapphire, the huge blue-toned mansion and gardens make visitors feel like they are in another world.

A blue and transparent lake stretched out peacefully in front of the villa, and in a majestic building that could be called a palace, highly educated servants waited on visitors.

Splendid food that pays attention to even the smallest decorations on top of food and delicacies that even rich people cannot easily eat are pleasing to the palate.

At tea time, you can choose the one that suits your taste among hundreds of types of tea, and the sound of water dripping from the fountain tickles your ears.

It was a great place to indirectly experience the life of the royal family, but the expressions of those in attendance were not good.

A total of six people visited Emilia’s villa at her invitation.

Five including Rai. And Diana came.

Diana had fun with her usual bright expression, but the rest didn’t.

Asran is extremely reluctant to be involved in politics, perhaps because of her childhood memories. Even when she met Joshua, she seemed to know the horrors of politics, considering that she was very scared of him.

As his father served in the military for generations and became involved in politics while working as an official, Aslan knows very well how helpless and meticulous aristocrats with no foundation are at the mercy of political forces.

So he was reluctant to get close to Emilia, the weakest of the 6th princesses who had no foundation among the imperial family. She becomes friendly with her for nothing, but when she is caught in the eyes of the cruel 2nd Prince, she becomes no longer living even if she lives.

Philia is the eldest daughter of a central political family. Her family is surviving and doing very well in politics. She belongs to the faction of the 2nd prince with the most power, and if the eldest daughter of such a family hangs out with her 6th princess, her gaze will not be good.

She is worried that her family will give strange instructions, saying that in fact she became close with her 6th princess rather than people’s eyes.

Her 6th princess likes her spy Jill, and her family is her own.

Abigail found the time at her villa painful.

Her villa, emphasizing her strange and inflexible manners, haunted her around the clock.

The servants of the villa, who can be called guards instead of servants, stick to Abigail’s side and point out all the little things, such as how she walks, how she holds a spoon, and her posture.

She was angry that she looked down on her as a commoner, but no matter how outgoing she was, she was quiet in front of her princess.

Abigail is not from the Empire, but is very sensitive to the difference in status between nobles and commoners.

In the Bell Alliance, if you don’t obey the nobles’ words, commoners’ heads will fall off their bodies unconditionally.

Since she grew up in such a place, she cannot ignore the imperial princess who rules the continent.

The etiquette of tightening the neck and the conversation that follows, the conversation, the conversation.

What kind of aristocratic society has so many gossips? It just keeps talking.

A conversation over breakfast, a conversation at tea time, a walk in the garden, a conversation while taking a short break, a conversation over lunch…

Abigail feels like she’s about to explode at the unfinished conversation.

She has nothing to say, and Abigail, who has trouble getting her words out because of her complex manners, listens with her mouth shut for a long time.

She was not the type of person who talks a lot, but Abigail, who first realized how difficult it was to not be able to speak, she wanted to run away from this cramped place right away.

Rai, who accepted the invitation with ease, strangely did not seem to be concentrating on the conversation.

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As if he had left something behind, he kept thinking about other things or showing signs of nervousness. No one knew why he was like that.

Finally, Zeroa just lived as it went by.

She enjoyed her time at the villa, enjoying delicious food when it came out and listening to conversations.

The happiest among them looked like Zeroa.

“Okay then. I’m tired of staying like this, so shall we do something fun?”

When the afternoon comes, Diana gets up from her seat and draws people’s attention.

Emilia was the one who invited her, but Diana was the one who led her like an organizer.

Diana opens her mouth after taking a moment to look at the gazes that are looking at her.

“We will hold the 1st Emilia Pear Hunting Contest!”

People’s eyes change at the word hunting competition.

The three, who paid more attention to the fact that it helps them get out of the cramped and awkward villa rather than the hunting itself, and Zeroa, who likes it without thinking, lightly clap their hands.

“Okay, the kids play the games of the kids, and I’ll enjoy the games of the adults.”

As soon as Diana says her hunt, she waits as if her rai gets up and puts her fishing pole on her shoulder.

Her fishing rod, which she didn’t know where it came from, looked quite expensive even to a stranger. Her rai eyes were shining, as far as she was down she was looking forward to fishing.

“You say something, but you’re just going fishing.”

“Fishing is an adult’s play. You go hunting like little kids.”

“Isn’t hunting more of an adult’s play?”

Aslan frowns, saying he can’t understand, but Rai, who has already fallen into fishing, doesn’t pay attention and swings a fishing rod in the air before being stopped by the servants.

“I don’t have the confidence to face you guys, so I’ll go fishing with instructor Rai.”

Emilia puts down the teacup and approaches Rai.

Emilia, a member of the royal family, is not suitable for fishing, but no one would say anything to her if she wanted to.

“Uh- Then I’ll go fishing with Instructor Rai, too.”

“Do you know how to fish?”

“Only freshwater fishing. I used to work for an angler.”

“Is there anything you haven’t done?”

While Lai and Zeroa are talking, Emilia smiles softly.

“Zeroa-kun is very talented.”

“Yes? Oh, thank you.”

At Emilia’s words, Zeroa feels embarrassed and touches the back of her head.

“It’s amazing that he knows the forest well and even knows how to fish.”

“Thank you. I’m not good at it…”

“No, it’s great to have a variety of talents. But this time Diana planned a hunting competition, so why don’t you compete with others? It works.”

To Emilia’s praise, Zeroa didn’t know what to do and answered.

“No, no. I really don’t have the confidence to do better than Miss Philia or Aslan-kun by knowing only a little bit. But when it comes to fishing, it’s more about luck than skill…”

“Hey, Zeroa, let’s do it together.”

When Zeroa tried to say no, Aslan quickly put her arm around his shoulder and dragged him into a hunting competition.

He’s saying it coolly, but his eyes are puzzled.

For Zeroa, who couldn’t understand Emilia’s soft words, to reject the princess’s words, Aslan stepped forward and stopped them.

Although it was not like that, Zeroa, who didn’t have any doubts thanks to her usual cool behavior, agreed to go to the hunting competition with her innocent face.

“Yes, I’m looking forward to the good work of the two of you.”

Emilia answered with a kind smile and headed to the lake with Rai.

Diana says to Aslan, who is watching the two leave with a relieved look.

“Then, the teams have also been decided. The foolish and foolish team and the wise and wise team.”

“Am I a dumbass team?”

“Then isn’t it?”

Diana laughs playfully at Asran, who is complaining, and then looks at the other two members of the Wise and Wise Team.

Philia and Abigail’s eyes met, then gradually turned into glaring eyes, and at the end, their faces were close as if their mouths were touching, and they glared at each other as if they were going to kill each other.

“Let’s make a single team and a soft team.”

“You’re surprisingly good at making childish names.”

“Isn’t it? Stupid, stupid team leader.”

“Call me Smile.”

Asran, who is better off smiling than being stupid, teams up with Zeroa and goes hunting, while Philia and Abigail, an uneasy team, both look at different places and head to the same place.

She can’t help herself because of her wounds from the martial arts tournament, so Diana said she would prepare her banquet in the evening, and she stayed at the villa.

* * *

A float thrown by Rai lands on the calm lake, creating small ripples.

Emilia, who was next to him, held the worm she was using as bait with her hand and casually inserted it into the needle.

Lai, who tried to help, stared at Emilia, who was doing her skillfully, and the attendants around her hardened her complexion, frightened by the insects.

She alone skillfully baited Emilia, without hesitation, throws her float into the lake and sits down.

“You are good.”

“I am confident in one vitality. I don’t know if the emperor’s children have a high vitality.”

Unlike her usual appearance in front of people, Emilia speaks in a more childlike tone.

Emilia sticks out her tongue and smiles shyly, returns to her solemn appearance and orders her attendants to step back.

The attendants, noticing that Emilia wants to talk to Rai alone, quietly retreat without changing their expressions and even cast soundproofing magic.

It was completely different from the ignorant humans who went hunting somewhere.

Only the two of them are left, but Emilia, who has spent time quietly looking at the lake and fishing floats, opens her mouth with her eyes fixed on the lake.

“You don’t have to act when it’s just the two of you.”

“Acting? I don’t know what you mean. Are you sure you’re mistaken for some stupid commander? I’m Rye Redford.”

Emilia laughs at his words emphasizing that she is Rye, not Elliot.

“You don’t seem to have any intention of hiding your skills.”

“Rye Redford is a brilliant man. Unlike the commander who ruined the country.”

“For the Empire, it’s fortunate. We’ve got great talent.”

Emilia, who nodded her head, spoke again after enjoying the peaceful lake without any change.

When asked how her life at the academy is, as if asking about her current situation, Lai replies that it is the first time she has had such a comfortable time, and she says that she is satisfied with her own way.

“You can come out of the academy if you want.”

At Emilia’s words, her Rai turned her head and looked at her with her nonchalant eyes.

It looks pure, but there are so many things inside, and the beautiful emerald eyes, which look somewhat lonely, are still fixed on the blue lake.

After looking at her in silence for a while, Lai turns his gaze back to the fisherman.

“Was it you who took me out?”

“Well, who?”

It was a playful answer that did not suit a serious question, but the pure smile without dignity did not feel rude.

Her original self, free from her usual pressure, was a mischievous girl.

“Then let me change the question. Is there any other child of old raccoon dog who knows I’m here?”

“……Is old raccoon dog referring to His Majesty the Emperor?”

“Is there anyone other than him who looks like he has thousands of raccoons stuffed into his stomach?”

At Rai’s words, Emilia looks at him with her bewildered eyes, then bursts into laughter.

No one describes the emperor that way.

But the nickname Raccoon fit so well that Emilia couldn’t contain her laughter.

The attendants, who do not know the situation because of the soundproofing magic, but can see what the two are doing, are amazed at Emilia’s wide smile when they see it for the first time.

Wiping the tears from her eyes, Emilia answered with a voice still full of laughter.

“It’s the first time I’ve seen someone describe His Majesty the Emperor like that.”

“If you go to other countries, there will be quite a lot of them. There are a lot of them who are cleverly beaten.”

“Your Majesty is an excellent diplomat.”

I don’t know about other countries, but from the perspective of the Empire, she received a lot of help from Emperor Julius’ diplomacy.

In order to end the age of war, she increased her allies, and used the center of logistics obtained after processing the kingdom of Kaylan to buy many goods and favors from allies.

“To answer your question earlier, no. I’m probably the only one who knows among my siblings.”

“I thought so.”

So far no one has come.

At most, there is no contact within the Empire except for Joshua’s visit.

I don’t know if it’s arrogant to describe myself this way, but Rai was the center of the storm.

Whether she was used as a commander in a power struggle, used in politics, or sacrificed for her cause or made an enemy, there were countless numbers that could be used in Rai’s existence itself.

However, seeing how surprisingly quiet she was, Rai expected that she didn’t even know she existed.

“But don’t think that I brought out Instructor Rai. I also heard Instructor Rai from Selena.”

“I see. Then it must matter when you heard it.”

At Rai’s words, Emilia shut her mouth.

Most of the people who have survived the political arena using cunning as a weapon have the same way of speaking.

They don’t lie very well. Based on the truth to the end, they skillfully hide the truth and inject the lies they want.

The way Lai doesn’t tell lies but makes them believe lies is what Rai suffered from the central aristocrats of Kaylan Kingdom.

Emilia never gave a clear answer to her question about whether it was you who brought her out.

Even if you heard about rai from the head of the academy, it is important whether you heard it before taking out the rai or after taking it out.

The former implied the possibility that he had heard about Rai and ordered him to take it out, so Emilia couldn’t answer Rai’s words.

She is fortunate for Emilia, but she is shaken at a time when it is difficult to answer.

She quickly grabs the rod and pulls it with all her might to catch her fish.

Soon Emilia, holding a fish the size of her forearm vigorously wagging her tail, shows it to Rai with a bright smile.

Facing her gaze, Rai says she won’t lose and she continues fishing.

As time passes, the basket is filled with fish little by little, and Emilia carefully looks at the rice.

“Not at all… Caught.”

“……”

All the fish in the basket were caught by Emilia. In the meantime, Lai’s Chi never moved.

I take the float and check it, but after confirming that the bait is still attached, Lai silently throws the float again.

“Isn’t he good at fishing? He said he could fish, so he really liked it and came here.”

“I didn’t say I was good at it. This is my first time.”

At Rai’s words, Emilia nodded her head.

She spent her whole life in war, and fishing was a luxurious hobby for him.

She wandered around the battlefield so that every minute and second was wasted. She told him that she could not afford to fish.

“How many would you like?”

“No, I’ll definitely grab one and go.”

“No, if you use that magic, the fish will evaporate in the lake.”

Emilia dissuades Rai, who quietly creates a magic circle.

In the end, Rai’s first experience ends with him staring blankly at the lake without catching a single fish.