I Became the illegitimate son of a duke

98 – School Opening (3)

“Hmmm, hello everyone. I’m Ellen, and I’m going to teach you about herbalism and first aid in medicine. The reason you are listening to this is probably because you have a lot of interest in medicine.”

‘It’s nothing… It’s nothing… It’s an insult to His Majesty to be frightened by them…’

Okay. It works.

They look like people who came to me to learn, not the fearsome nobles who used to run wild in towns and cities.

Your expression is still a bit scary, but you’ve improved quite a bit since you’ve been self-hypnotizing yourself like this.

“Oh, yes! Ask a question.”

“Why do you drink while talking?”

“Yes? What does that mean…?”

“Your name is Ellen?”

“…Ah.”

At that time, a young man with clean hair raised his hand and immediately asked a very difficult question to answer.

That young man is now asking me for my last name, and he has no way of answering that.

‘How do I…?’

Because I don’t have a last name.

I was surprised when I came here to Dijon that most of the citizens, no matter how noble, had a surname.

However, the place where I was was a poor village among poor people, and most of the people who lived in that poor village had no surnames. I grew up there too.

“That…That’s…”

“Huh.”

“Hmm…”

The eyes of the people gathered in the hall are getting colder.

Up until recently, he had only looked at me with curious eyes, but now his gaze began to mix with a bit of hostility. Not only nobles, but also commoners.

According to the common sense of the city, not having a surname is a slave, and being taught by a slave is a huge disgrace and an impossibility.

“Could it be that you don’t have a surname?”

“There must be some circumstances. Let’s move on to the next one.”

“Doesn’t sound like a problem to be trifled with?”

“Heh heh, I originally thought that too, but looking at his attitude, I definitely need to point this out… Huh?!”

‘Huh?’

At that time, the noisy hall suddenly became quiet.

Those who had been talking loudly until just a moment ago were startled with short, loud noises, then shut up in an instant. I followed their gaze and saw a neatly dressed young man sitting calmly, defending me.

“Go ahead.”

“Wow…”

When the commotion completely subsided, the young man looked around and gave a short sigh and shook his head slightly.

I can tell very well that even though I am so far away, their eyes are clearly looking at me. Presence is no joke.

Ugh… It’s a bit embarrassing to look at it like that… But for now, I’ll just do what I’m told.

“Ah, ah… Yes! Sorry for the fuss. To continue with what I was saying… What you will learn from me in the future will be very useful in your life, even if you do not become a doctor—”

I couldn’t keep up with the flow of the incident, but the young man’s words had a force that I didn’t want to refuse, so I proceeded with the introduction as planned.

It was quite noisy just a moment ago, but now it’s so quiet, as if it were a lie. Only my voice fills the lecture room.

Looking at people’s reactions, it seems that he has something, but I don’t have common sense, so I don’t know who he is.

Umm… Well, it’s not that important because what I have to do doesn’t change.

Because I have to teach the people here respectfully, no matter what he did or didn’t have.

…………

‘Her name is Ellen… She is from an unknown country. After getting a high score on the medical professor selection exam, she passed His Majesty’s interview… La.’

Looking at the information I got, I didn’t think he was a rare genius.

I thought that if I was in the countryside, I wouldn’t have received a mediocre education, and if I had passed His Majesty’s interview, I would have great talent, confidence, and speaking skills.

But looking at the real thing, the gap between information and information is too great.

‘Apart from his attitude of not being confident in his own words, he shuddered at the loss of what to do with a simple pressure.’

Obviously there is more. It is natural to think so.

Above all, that girl’s attitude is too annoying.

‘You probably don’t know me, but I had the feeling that you didn’t care about me at all.’

I am the heir to the long-established Bermande family, descended from the Burgundian family on my mother’s side and the founder of the old Kingdom of Rotaring on my father’s side.

Since His Majesty ascended the throne, my family, including myself, has always fought on the frontlines, such as Nevers and Bar, by leading the territory army. .

Even though I am an heir without a title yet, I have been bestowed with many fiefdoms by His Majesty in recognition of my contributions in the war.

Anyone with at least a little bit of common sense wouldn’t know me or Vermande, right? Even if you don’t know my face, there’s no way you wouldn’t know the pattern of Vermande engraved on the hem of my clothes, right?

In reality, all of the people who were making noise just now stopped talking in an instant as soon as they knew who I was.

‘Suspicious, that too.’

I can’t imagine that a person who has enough knowledge to teach others like this would not have common sense.

I should ask you to dig a little further.

…………

“That… Elizabeth.”

“I told you to call me Elise when we’re together.”

“Oops… Okay, Elise.”

Wow, you really called me?

Looking at the slightly reddened face and the trembling around the eyes and mouth, this guy has already fallen completely into the water.

From now on, I won’t be able to get as close as before. Do you know what this bastard will do to me?

“Here’s a list of people who went to college. As you said, it’s mainly for people who live in Dijon or have a decent family.”

“Wow, thank you.”

Let’s see…

As expected, all the domestic aristocrats have gathered.

Well, there was an edict to give additional points to government positions based on college graduation and grades, but not going to college is absurd.

It would be absurd from the mindset of nobles, but the justification was not absurd, and there would be no way to oppose His Majesty’s authority piercing the sky.

“Okay… It’s going as planned.”

Universities do have dormitories, but they can’t afford all of them. It would be possible if the students were all commoners, but it was impossible for aristocrats to use four students in a room.

In the end, all the luxury accommodations in Dijon are on the verge of bursting, maybe?

Nevertheless, since nobles do not come alone, supply is not keeping up with demand.

The best way to make money in this situation… Is real estate.

All of the lands within 30 minutes of Dijon have been bought, and mansions with completely different appearances are being built on the lands, reflecting the tastes of aristocrats and princes who dislike the same things.

Not only that.

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Many people who work at the university will need a lot of money while living in Dijon, so I have to make them depend on me at all costs. I want to appeal to my family’s hundreds of years of experience as vault keepers in Dijon, so that all the nobles of Rotaring will keep their money in Dijon with me.

If that happens… I can become the de facto ruler of Dijon.

“But… Are you really okay?”

“What?”

“That… You’re the vault keeper, but you tampered with the precious metal in the safe. Wouldn’t it be a big deal if you got caught?”

“Ah… Never mind, it’s fine.”

Even if I explain that much, does this guy not understand?

As this guy said, if it turns out that I used the precious metals in the safe at will, I could be in a very dangerous situation.

It will be taken by the nobles of Dijon, especially the one who sits at the top of the country. In severe cases, to the point of running out of the neck.

But that won’t happen.

Why? Nobles never find all their gold at once.

Even if some nobleman gets confused and takes back all the precious metals entrusted to me, there will still be a lot of precious metals left in the safe, so I just have to take them out and give them to him.

I can say with certainty that there is no chance that all the nobles who entrusted precious metals to my safe will come to retrieve the gold at once. If that happens, it will only happen when the kingdom of Rotaring is destroyed.

‘Hmm… But I need a bit of a safeguard… Yes, I’ll only copy the safe’s gold up to 5.’

Still, this guy’s worries are not too absurd.

I have already used the [Certificate of Storing Gold] To buy lots of lands outside Dijon and buildings inside the city walls.

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Most of the people who got the certificate from me are nobles who aren’t as laid-back as nobles, so there’s a good chance they’ll get the gold from the safe at the same time.

If they do not use the certificate of gold storage and just leave it alone, I will be able to increase my wealth without any risk, but if the person with the certificate uses the certificate, the available funds will be destroyed and things will get a little twisted. For now, I’ll have to copy only about 50% of the value of the precious metal safely stored as a certificate.

“Um… Hemm, Elise. Do you have any time later?”

“Time? Oh… No, I’m sorry. I think I’ll be very busy today.”

“Really? Then tomorrow—”

“Sorry, I’m going to go. I have so many things to do today. I came to see you when I didn’t have time.”

“Uh… Really? I see… Uhhh… Bye. See you again.”

I have to go take care of other men who have already set up work, but this bastard doesn’t even know what to do, what are you talking about?

Ehh, it’s my fault that I was born pretty. It’s a sin.