# 78
Helmut
Episode 78
“Can I leave that alone?”
one of them asked through gritted teeth.
“The rampage is going too far. “I thought I could do anything.”
“I avoided it because it was dirty, but it gets worse as the days go by. Shouldn’t I take care of it?”
Sabat came out with a wry smile.
“A whip is good for a mad dog. “Let’s take the day and give it a try.”
In that way, the target changed from Helmut to Asuka. No, it was both. The priorities just changed.
And Helmut listened to their conversation without missing a beat, even from a distance.
‘Why are there all these guys?’
Helmut found Asuka fascinating. Asuka said she was keeping an eye on Helmut, but Helmut was also keeping an eye on Asuka.
It’s the first time I’ve ever seen a guy go out like that in the human world. He was a guy who had some resemblance to Elaga.
That means it has a monster-like personality. At times, Asuka seemed to be of much worse quality than the Sabbat gang that was arguing.
It’s as if he’s declaring with his body, ‘I’m the crazy dog of this district!’
‘There are bound to be many enemies like that.’
Anyway, Sabat and his friends didn’t seem to have any intention of leaving Asuka alone.
Helmut suddenly became curious. Can that guy named Asuka take on ten swordsmanship students on his own?
In fact, he is the head mad dog of the second year of the swordsmanship department and is called a genius.
It is not easy to measure human strength. I know that I am weaker than myself.
It was difficult to gauge the difference in power between those weaker than oneself.
“This is going to make things fun.”
It was heard quietly at the corner of Helmut’s mouth.
The undergraduate swordsmanship class was ultimately similar to what Darian taught. Train your body, learn vis training techniques, and practice swordsmanship.
It had already become a daily occurrence for Helmut. I have passed the point where I need someone’s guidance.
There is no one here who could be a rival to Helmut.
Watching the events that would soon unfold was Helmut’s little entertainment.
***
That day, Helmut was facing Area for the first time in a long time.
As the semester began, Area was busy. The number of days he entered the dormitory before Helmut could be counted on one hand.
When Helmut came in first, changed his clothes and went out to the training ground, Area came in and fell asleep before Helmut returned.
Such Area returned early today.
“It looks like Area is going to rip my spine out!”
I heard Xian, who I met on the way, crying.
As promised, Area seemed to be engrossed in researching new magic using his spirits.
It seems that Xian’s resistance was strong today, so he decided to take a rest.
Area, who was sitting by the window, asked.
“How is life as a swordsmanship undergraduate these days? “Is it worth adapting to?”
“What about adaptation?”
Helmut answered indifferently. The only privilege he received was permission to use Ethan’s training center.
The fact that it was known that he was from a commoner cause of controversy justified the preferential treatment he received.
So, except during class time, Helmut didn’t really have to deal with the guys from the swordsmanship department.
This is especially true since it is the beginning of the semester and we are not sparring to give ourselves time to warm up.
“You’re not just training in swordsmanship, right? Even if it’s the theoretical subjects that empty-headed swordsman school students take, they still need to study liberal arts subjects in advance. Because it is a class that students from other departments also take.
If Myeong-saek had an instructor from the swordsmanship department as his guardian, wouldn’t he be able to achieve decent results? “Instructor Ethan, you have respect.”
It was annoying that no matter what Helmut did, ‘Instructor Ethan’ followed him.
I have enjoyed many things through his support, but this aspect is inconvenient.
Helmut responded lightly.
“It will be fine. “Because I remember everything in class.”
Helmut had good concentration and memory.
Area, who knew that, kept her mouth shut.
Although I myself have been called a genius, Helmut was somewhat of an irritating guy.
The most humane moment was when he was moaning about studying for an exam.
I heard that he was still being ostracized in the swordsmanship department, but he seemed fine.
And just as Area thought, Helmut didn’t mind. In terms of feeling hurt or left out.
Since ancient times, wild beasts do not mix with a group of rabbits.
In his eyes, no matter how intrusive they were, the guys from the swordsmanship department seemed like nothing more than a bunch of rabbits.
A being that cannot be mixed in the first place. Rather than a rabbit, there were some that were something between a wild beast and a herbivore, like a dog or a fox.
Helmut suddenly spoke.
“Rather than that, I think I’d like to get a dog.”
Area was disgusted.
“A dog? You’re not planning on letting a dog into the dorm, are you? Don’t even dream. “I will report it.”
I think I misunderstood it to mean that I would raise it in my room.
‘I’m already raising something similar.’
Helmut thought as he stared at Area, but he didn’t bother to say it out loud. Because it is obvious that he will go on a rampage for a long time.
“We won’t bring it in.”
“At the Kudrow Mansion? Are you saying you want to raise a dog? What should I do if my hair gets wet? “Do you have time to take care of it?”
Helmut fell into thought while listening to Area’s grumbling, which had already turned into a nag. A leisurely time was passing by.
***
Greta Academy allows outings to Baden only on holidays, including weekends when classes are not held.
If you were caught neglecting your studies and wandering the streets of Baden outside of your holidays, you were subject to disciplinary action.
It was a rule that even Asuka, known as the mad dog of the swordsmanship department, had to follow.
Asuka, who had already received all kinds of disciplinary action for fighting in her first year, decided to hold back this year.
If I get suspended again, it may not end in suspension.
He was sick of the academy, but he had his own reasons. I shouldn’t have to go back without completing my studies.
Because of that, he barely made it through the week and was making his way out of the extremely frustrating academy. This moment was the only freedom he was allowed.
It was late afternoon, almost approaching night. Asuka recalled the events that happened that week and cursed under her breath.
‘Damn nobles.’
Academy life wasn’t bad. Initially.
But what was difficult to bear was the people. It’s annoying to see a nobleman gossiping about a subject he’s weak at, and it’s hard to tolerate gossiping behind his back.
Aside from being worried about being suspended from school, Asuka was getting into a fight like her temperament. If I didn’t do that with my mouth, I would have turned away.
And when Asuka turns away, the situation always gets more serious. It doesn’t end well.
Asuka was a bit distraught these days.
‘What on earth is that guy?’
A guy named Helmut. At first I thought he was a nobleman, but I found out he was a commoner.
However, while commoners bow down to nobles, pretend to not be commoners and live as if they were dead, or try to stick with Asuka, this guy was different.
It is not the habit of a man who turns out to be a commoner to bow down to nobles. It’s a survival strategy.
Although he was acting helplessly as if he was not thinking about what would happen after graduating from Askaya Academy, other commoners had to think about their relationships with nobles.
Commoners were beings who had to humble themselves in front of nobles. Gossip, slights, and minor harassment have no choice but to be ignored.
But Helmut didn’t do that.
Although he wasn’t the type to start a fight like Asuka, Asuka thought that Helmut was also a very aggressive guy.
I didn’t like the way they used their mouths to suppress things like the magic school guys or nobles did.
But I liked its majesty.
‘Well, I don’t really plan on becoming friends.’
Having friends doesn’t suit Asuka.
He had a dirty temper and spewed out his dirty temper, and because of that, he had many enemies. That was a problem Asuka had to deal with alone.
If you let them be friends for no reason, it will only end up causing a headache.
It was a time when I was walking down a dark alley. Several large men ahead blocked the road.
Asuka opened her mouth calmly.
“What’s this?”
Baden is also a place where people live, so there were bullies.
In particular, these gangsters occasionally appeared in alleys slightly outside the downtown area.
However, Asuka was a trained swordsman undergraduate student. There’s no way to be afraid of that.
A bad-looking man said with a grin.
“You look like you have some money there.”
It was an appropriate person to beat up and take out one’s anger on, but strangely, I didn’t feel good about it.
One of Asuka’s strengths was that she had good intuition. He spoke bluntly to check his liver.
“I am a second year student at Greta Academy’s swordsmanship department.”
Although he was wearing civilian clothes, most people would flinch when they heard the sound of a swordsmanship department.
There are three academies in Baden, and all three academies have swordsmanship departments.
Even first-year students in the swordsmanship department were no match for ordinary gangsters.
But the other person didn’t even blink.
“Swordsmanship department? That sounds funny. “Can you hold a sword with that wrist?”
“If you just grab it and break it, it’s a wrist that will let out a faint scream.”
It was a mocking tone, but it was different from not believing what Asuka said. Still, he is calm as if it doesn’t matter.
‘These guys…’
Asuka looked sharply at the slowly approaching opponent.
Four guys in front. I can feel the popularity even from behind. He wore a sword at his waist. Narrowing gap movement. It’s not unusual.
He is not an ordinary bully. They can’t be said to be elaborately trained prosecutors, but they are capable in their own way.
Asuka’s head spun.
“Why did you hire someone? What is the client’s name? Jerome? Eren? Sabbat?”
Asuka chuckled and named the people who had a fight with her.
There was no answer. The expression disappears from the faces of the men who were joking.
Since they tend to play with each other, it is highly likely that they all cooperated. Fighting one-on-one, even outside, is not permitted under Greta Academy’s school rules.
I don’t have the skills to tackle it alone. All I have is my family and money. They just chose to use the money.
Not getting your hands dirty may not be like a prosecutor, but it is truly noble.
‘I should have provoked those despicable bastards and made a mess of them!’
This year’s transfer students hired people without hesitation, perhaps because they had less experience with the academy.
In fact, Asuka didn’t know she would go this far. I felt around my waist, but I couldn’t find the sword.
I had just left it at the blacksmith shop. Even if there is a fight in Baden, there is no need to resort to sword fighting.
‘There is no such thing as bad luck.’
At the front, four men drew their swords.
It wouldn’t be surprising if I received a request to kill him. If you treat it well, you may have received a request to make a disabled person.
There is no sword in Asuka’s hand. But he had one weapon left.
“Instructor Alan! “It’s here!”
As he charged forward and shouted, the four men flinched and looked back.
Asuka lowered her body, passed the men, and quickly slipped through the gap. Fast legs were Asuka’s weapon.
“You rat!”
“Follow me!”
I hear footsteps rushing behind me. I was confident that I would outrun him.
However, the moment Asuka turned around the alley, what she encountered were two men holding swords.
“Damn it.”
“Hey, they say you have a nimble body. It’s true, right?”
“I didn’t know it would come to us.”
It was a multi-layered siege net. A double-digit number of prosecutors were hired.
He didn’t look like a mercenary. Asuka knew that even if it wasn’t a mercenary guild, there was a group that took on these types of requests.
‘Black Hawk.’
“I think it’s unlucky. “I should have lived a good life like that.”
“Do you have to live with your head held high to enter the academy?”
Haha, two men approached with their swords pointed at them while laughing.
Now the only thing Asuka could count on was a narrow alley. A good space to fight many-to-one.
It won’t be easy. But I didn’t think I would lose.
Asuka was the top 2nd year student at Greta Academy’s swordsmanship department. Of course, the actual grades are not like that, but in reality.
“Let’s give it a try.”
Asuka’s eyes were filled with venom. Today, they will clearly understand why he is called the mad dog of the swordsmanship department.
