How to Live As a Returnee Munchkin Swordsman

4 – Instructor Test (1)

Ray glanced behind him.

A man walking after her.

Tall height, stocky physique, and neat appearance.

The elegance of nobility that can be felt just by walking.

The second son of this family was Edgar Mullick.

It’s already been a month since Ray took charge of him.

She had experienced Edgar’s notoriously dirty personality several times, and as she was capable of carrying out her duties perfectly, she had prepared ways to deal with it.

Edgar is simpler than you think, so if you have the right manual, you can deal with him without much trouble.

With that mindset, Ray worked neatly for a month.

Today, too, was an extension of the usual work.

– Come in.

But today’s Edgar was somehow strange.

It was like that from the first word in the room I visited early in the morning.

There was no annoyance in his voice that normally should have been there, and he never got angry at me saying don’t interrupt and go away, or embarrass people in response.

come in

It was an ordinary word that any owner of the room would say, but it was a very difficult thing for Edgar to hear.

Because he doesn’t allow anyone into his room except when he needs to, like at teatime or when he’s drinking.

Besides, it’s really strange, but for some reason, the gentleness and grace of an aristocrat overflowed with that one word to come in.

Aside from everything else, it was absolutely impossible.

Edgar Mulick.

He was the least dignified of all the aristocrats Ray had ever seen, and he was the least noble.

-I want to go.

– Doesn’t it make sense that the family’s son couldn’t visit the building inside?

The strange things didn’t stop there.

While Edgar was on his way to the main building to see the head of household, he suddenly said that he wanted to go to the gymnasium.

Edgar, who is not interested in his destiny, ＜Wizard＞, but even less interested in anything other than magic.

It was a bit out of the blue that he wanted to go to the gymnasium.

But that wasn’t what really mattered.

– I want to go, Ray.

That word was really strange.

Until now, the titles that Edgar called Ray were always expressions such as ‘hey’ and ‘hey’.

I never called her by her name properly, and on some days she even asked me to serve her a drink, mistaking her for a maid.

And the clever Ray had already analyzed the reason.

‘Because I hate commoners.’

Edgar Mullique was an aristocrat who hated commoners.

He was a person steeped in a terrible sense of election, and he never acknowledged that commoner heroes, born of destiny, stood shoulder to shoulder with nobles.

And most of the maids and butlers in the family are commoners.

He had taken that anger out on the people of the Ammon family.

The biggest reason Edgar was criticized externally was because of his petty temper.

‘however… .’

Then he called Ray’s name directly.

In the meantime, I didn’t even seem to want to memorize the name, let alone remember it, but today I called her, immediately remembering the name I told her this morning.

It was the first time.

-Then give me a moment.

Besides, he smiled a little while saying that…

It was the first time Ray saw Edgar’s face like that after he took over as the butler.

‘… Are you on drugs?’

I can’t help but think that way.

That’s why today’s Edgar is strange.

Even if it was strange, something was firmly strange.

“Ray, by any chance, is there a blacksmith’s shop in the mansion?”

And after touching the sword and swinging it a few times in the gymnasium, starting with the story of fate, he continues to ask about the stories related to heroes.

Ray is also well aware of Edgar’s failure.

Unlike his brothers, he was given the most ordinary ＜apprentice wizard＞ crossroads from the beginning, and gave up both his life at the military academy and his own growth because he couldn’t overcome his inferiority complex.

For that reason, in Edgar’s annex, talking about this was no different from a forbidden word.

Heroes, Destiny, Wizards…

If he heard even the slightest word like that, Edgar would throw everything and run wild.

But then, he himself brought up the story of his fate… .

‘… I’m pretty sure he’s been drugged.’

Even if people change, they change too much, so that kind of conclusion has to come.

Ray has a neutral expression by nature, but in fact, he was feeling very confused on the inside.

“… What’s on my face?”

As Ray stared at him, lost in thought alone, Edgar asked with an awkward smile.

She lightly bowed her head and replied.

“Excuse me. The forge is not inside the mansion. You can find it by leaving the mansion and going to the territory area or a nearby city. If you tell me what you need, after I purchase… ”

“Oh, that’s fine. You have to see the equipment yourself.”

“… Is that so.”

“hmm. It would be okay if we went to see it together later, when the time is right.”

After Edgar said that, he focused on walking again.

Ray also turned his head to the front again.

She answered him expressionlessly, but in fact, her eyes were shaking greatly.

‘… That’s really strange.’

It has been a month since he received a secret mission from the head of the household, Brandon Mullik, and served as Edgar’s butler and special escort.

Today was the strangest day of her carefree mission life.

* * *

It took quite a while to arrive at the main building.

Perhaps because the mansion was so large and spacious, it took a lot of time just to move from the annex to the main building.

Also, on the way, I did a bit of nonsense at the gymnasium, which made the delay even longer.

The main building of the Mullique family mansion.

This is where the father of the head of the family and some of the mothers who are his wife live, and it is where the head of the family’s office and offices dealing with family-related affairs are concentrated.

Yeongju Castle in terms of territory, and royal palace in terms of capital.

Perhaps because of this, its size and height were overwhelming compared to the annexes.

‘It’s so damn big… .’

Unknowingly, the profanity I used on the battlefield pops out.

In fact, I grew up learning the etiquette of aristocrats since I was born, and even before I returned home, I lived as an aristocrat for a long time, receiving titles, but I also like the rough and innocent expressions on the battlefield.

It feels like something out of formality, and first of all, the expressions are fun.

So, I was polite when dealing with people, but sometimes, like now, familiar language would pop out.

“Edgar, I will lead you inside.”

“hmm.”

I move following Ray, who calls me and guides me.

The interior of the main building was as ornate and huge as the exterior.

The interior, antique design, and large accessories immediately caught my eye, indicating that it was a noble family’s mansion.

Just by looking at the jewels embedded in it, it is easy to predict that it will be worth a lot of money.

‘There are a lot of magic tools.’

And, befitting the reputation of the great magic family, there were large and small magic tools placed throughout the interior.

On the outside, they look like ordinary objects, but inside, a delicate magical structure is melted.

It was a magic tool that seemed to contain life magic for the convenience of users or attack magic to intercept uninvited outsiders.

It’s a subtle flow that I wouldn’t have noticed at all in the past, but it was quite easily captured in the heightened level and sense of return.

“I will prepare the food.”

The restaurant in the main building arrived shortly after.

As if the family chef had been preparing the course from an early lunch, there were various types of bread and appetizers.

Of course, the seat of honor is not my seat, so I chose the seat on the left of the two directions and sat down.

Then he asked Ray, who was standing next to him.

“When did your father say he was coming?”

“The time you promised is in 20 minutes.”

what.

So, shouldn’t the food come out yet?

As the thought swirled in my head, another middle-aged butler entered the restaurant and my curiosity was immediately answered.

“The head of the family is coming.”

I don’t know if my father had heard that I was already there, or he was just hungry, but he arrived 20 minutes earlier than scheduled.

And soon the sound of footsteps.

I looked towards the door with half anticipation and half tension.

‘It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you.’

Father, Brandon Mulick.

That name is not a very good memory for me.

My father, a war hero of the kingdom and a respected archmage, wanted his children to have a reputation and skill equal to him, so he raised us harshly from a young age.

However, I fell short of the standard and stayed in ＜Apprentice Wizard＞.

Even giving up on proper education because he couldn’t overcome his inferiority complex, he played around like an idiot for several years.

It’s an embarrassing past even now when I think about it.

Of course, I was not on good terms with my father, who was disgracing the family name.

‘Still, a nice thing is a nice thing.’

I don’t know what my father might think, but I wanted to see the faces of my family at least once.

It’s been a long time since I reached the level of swordsmanship, and the inferiority complex like before has long since disappeared, and my father and brothers’ popularity is quite high, whereas my personality is the opposite.

If we meet again, I want to apologize for the mistakes of the past.

Kki-Ik-.

bang!

But somehow the atmosphere is strange.

A welcome face opened the door and entered, but the door slammed shut with a loud sound, and the father’s expression was very stern.

And after coming to the top of the table and sitting down.

My father bangs the table again and looks at me.

The main point came right out of his mouth.

“I won’t say much, Edgar. Take the Instructor Exam, then go to Tristan. this is more than a notice Watering doesn’t matter. If you refuse to go again, the family will dig up your name, so don’t try to force yourself like last time.”

“… … .”

Also me from 10 years ago.

Gua doesn’t disappoint expectations.

A welcome greeting. It’s cool.