EFB Chapter 196: Clearly First
Chapter 196: Clearly First
It was quite a distance to Ramsdale Territory.
That’s why Ethan’s group ended up unloading their luggage at the Rivington Estate.
“It’s just one more day’s journey to Ramsdale Territory.”
“Thanks to Teacher Ciron, the schedule sped up.”
“We’ll be able to arrive relaxed.”
“When we arrive at Ramsdale Territory, I’ll guide you to my favorite place. The food there is really delicious. It’s the pride of Ramsdale Territory.”
Ciron seemed quite pleased, as if he was inviting everyone to his own territory.
That evening.
The still blunt Claudie and the two Deans, bickering as usual, visited the restaurant.
Thanks to Ethan’s icebreaking, the three Magic Department teachers, including Har, seemed to get along well.
“Right? There are some students whose talents are surprisingly frightening.”
“Yes, of course they’re still students, but if we just guide them a little...”
“...That’s our role.”
Watching the three teachers discussing classes and students, Ciron looked at them with curiosity.
“They’ve become close so quickly.”
“Isn’t that a good thing?”
Ethan replied casually and glanced at Claudie.
Ethan knew Claudie had a serious personality, so he wasn’t bothered by his stiff expression. But Ciron was not the same.
“Honestly, isn’t Teacher Claudie a bit scary?”
“Teacher Ciron, Teacher Claudie can probably hear most of what you say with his high level.”
“Eep!”
Ciron’s face turned bright red.
Seeing Ciron, Ethan chuckled.@@@@
The person in question, Claudie, didn’t seem to care.
“Teacher Ciron, instead of wasting time on such trivial talk, how about choosing the menu. And the rest of you teachers as well. Deans, I’d like to ask you too.”
“Ah, yes.”
“Please try to unify the menu so that the meal can come out quickly.”
The two Deans glanced at Claudie.
“Well, then let’s go with the most delicious one...”
“We need to eat and sleep quickly. Since it’s late, the most quickly served and easily digested food...”
“I’ll have the steak.”
Of course, Ethan didn’t bother to look at Claudie’s reaction. As Claudie was about to open his mouth with a frown, Nadia quickly raised her hand.
“Me too!”
“I’ll have the same.”
“...Me too.”
Claudie quietly looked at the teachers. But no one could meet his eyes.
“What would you like, Teacher Claudie? I’ll pay.”
“The same. And I’m not so poor that I need to mooch off new teachers. New teachers, don’t even think about paying.”
Claudie answered stiffly and crossed his arms, closing his eyes. It was an arrogant attitude, but if you unravel it, it was just telling the newcomers to obediently mooch off him. РαNoBĚꞨ
‘He’s a good-natured person after all.’
Ethan immediately ordered the food and looked around.
The restaurant was packed. Most were eating food accompanied by alcohol, and regardless of nobility or commoner, there were many people seated in the high-class atmosphere at affordable prices.
‘If this is the Sword Saint I know, this training session will definitely not be a normal one.’
It was possible that the training session had already begun the moment they departed the academy.
‘The Sword Saint would be more than capable of that.’
“Ah, for real? Listen up. This time it’s the real deal.”
“I’ve lost so much because of you, and you want me to lose again? I’m just withdrawing.”
“No, listen, I’m telling you it’s real.”
“...Sigh, alright, let’s hear it.”
“This time, at Ramsdale Territory...”
‘The situation is getting interesting.’
“You, what bullshit were you just spewing?”
“Huh? Wha-?”
“Damn gambling bastards, what’s this and that? Filler? You just insulted our academy. No, you insulted all the teachers affiliated with our academy. The penalty for that is your life.”
The man drew his sword.
“Wh-Who are you?”
“I’m Dubravka, a teacher from Goode Academy. This is reason enough. Come outside. Or shall I kill you right here?”
The excited Dubravka thrust his sword, ready to strike the gamblers at any moment.
The two gamblers were frozen in fear, facing the sharp blade right in front of their faces.
“With many eyes watching, I can’t do it here.”
Quickly glancing around, Dubravka withdrew his sword and grabbed the collars of the two, intending to drag them outside.
Clank.
But someone blocked his hand as he tried to grab the gamblers’ collars.
“Who are you to stop me?”
“Isn’t the nonsense of gamblers a usual occurrence? An academy teacher causing a ruckus in someone else’s territory. The students would be delighted to applaud.”
“Ha! If you have ears, you must have heard that these damned gambling bastards insulted me and my academy! My colleagues sitting here with me were also insulted!”
Dubravka gestured to his three colleagues sitting behind him.
“So who are you to stop me?”
“Ethan Whiskers. I’m a teacher from Ivecar Academy, who was just insulted by those gamblers.”
“Ah, the famous Ethan Whiskers! If you were also insulted, you should have just buried those gambling bastards in the ground. Why are you stopping me?”
“I was trying to handle the situation appropriately, but you suddenly jumped in and took the lead. But I couldn’t just stand by and watch.”
Dubravka narrowed his brows, looking at Ethan.
Ethan was a person whose true nature couldn’t be grasped by appearance alone. But Dubravka couldn’t know that.
His sickly appearance and hazy gaze.
Who would look at this figure and think he was the famous new teacher of Ivecar Academy?
Moreover, this teacher had surpassed even Ciron Ramsdale, the grandson of the Sword Saint, and obtained the top position.
Tch.
Dubravka let out a bitter laugh.
The rumors were just rumors after all.
It was clear that Ivecar Academy, before the training session, had fabricated Ethan as an outstanding individual to shake the other academies.
“Appropriately? Is that Ivecar’s way? Pathetic. To be the top with such skills. If I had gone to Ivecar, I would have easily won the top spot.”
At Dubravka’s insulting remarks, the customers watching the tense situation began to murmur.
-Even so, that’s too much.
-This is going to turn into a full-blown fight.
-Shouldn’t someone intervene? That man looks twice as big as him.
Ciron, seemingly unable to hold back any longer, stood up from his seat. Iris and Nadia also stood up.
The Deans also seemed to think they shouldn’t just sit there, and began to rise from their seats.
But Ethan remained calm.
In a very quiet voice, he looked at Dubravka and said,
“Cut the nonsense, you loudmouthed fool. If I look easy to handle, come and try me.”
And he smiled faintly, as if nothing had happened.
“Fearless, despite your appearance...”
Ethan’s provocation made Dubravka faintly smile.
Seeing Ethan directly, he wasn’t as scary as the rumors, so he felt confident that he could easily defeat him.
Dubravka immediately took off his glove and threw it at Ethan.
“Talking won’t do anymore. Come out!”
As Ethan slowly grasped the glove that had stuck to his chest, he said,
“So you’re the one challenging me to a duel, aren’t you?”
In that case, this is self-defense.
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