The Sub-Heroine’s Butler Is a Vicious Bastard

96. Declaration (2)

At the time, Arlot’s ‘co

It was a peaceful time when both Schmitz and Arlot were little kids and played pranks on each other.

Something like this happened not long after her child named Schmitz became a deacon.

[What kind of woman will Schmitz marry?]

[Marriage… What do you mean?]

Dinner time as usual.

Arlot, who was stirring her plate with her fork as if she had no appetite, suddenly asked Schmitz such a question.

She asked as if it was nothing, but little Arlot’s heart skipped a beat.

Schmitz, who was swallowing her sleep as if she was thinking about it, looked at Arlot’s plate and said with a grin.

[If possible, I would like to marry a woman who is not a picky eater.]

[Ugh… ]

Arlot stared at her bell peppers left in her own bowl.

Green peppers that taste bitter and strange to a child’s taste.

Arlot, who was just poking a green pepper with a fork, looked at Schmitz again.

[Then… If I don’t eat picky food, can I get married?]

[…You will meet a much better man than a servant like me.]

He always said that.

That there are many men better than me, that half of the world is men, that I can meet my destined partner…

Every time she heard such a story, young Arlot thought.

‘There is no man better than Schmitz…’ ‘ ‘

Schmitz speaks with strange confidence even though he doesn’t know the future.

Arlot was disgusted and scolded by Schmitz for no reason.

Even so, she hated being hated by him so much that she couldn’t always say it out loud.

And Arlot’s thoughts have not changed even now that she has come to the academy.

* * *

“…It’s a nostalgic dream.”

A peaceful scene where sunlight gently surrounds the bed through the window.

Arlot was lying on the bed, stroking her messy white hair.

Because today was not a school day, but the weekend.

As she was tossing and turning in bed, an incident that happened not long ago replayed in her head.

The appearance of a demonized student, the revelation of what happened between Schmitz and Hannah, and… Even Hanna’s bombshell announcement.

In the case of demonized students, security was strengthened and various measures were taken and it was resolved

Everyone learned that there was a ‘ring of the covenant’ between Schmitz and Hannah.

However, since Hannah said to Schmitz, ‘I want to get married,’ there has been no conversation.

“Did I hear wrong… ? “

Hannah was as lively as usual, and Schmitz was as usual.

Since neither of them would bring up the topic, Arlot also didn’t want to bring it up.

So these days, she often wondered if Hannah said such things were her own delusion.

One fact passed through Arlot’s mind as he was just massaging his pillow.

‘Now that I think about it, there was joint training today.’

Schmitz maintains a close relationship with Professor Ryan.

He asked Ryan to watch the movements of the four-person party.

Since Koyono left and Hannah came in, there may be problems with organization compared to other parties.

Schmitz said, ‘Instead of extending the training time, we decided to watch it, so please make sure to be fully prepared.’

For some reason, Schmitz said that with a sad face, so he should start preparing now.

Arlot immediately got up from her blanket and looked for her wand.

* * *

Now a friendly Colosseum-style sparring hall.

Me, Evan, Arlot, and Hannah nervously grabbed our weapons and-

Ryan shouted towards this place from afar.

“Do you remember the first time we sparred after entering school? You can come in as easily as you did back then. Come!”

“Then I will go without hesitation.”

I made eye contact with the others, nodded, and Evan and I moved at the same time.

Evan headed straight for Ryan, and I ran around her and pulled out her dagger.

“We will follow the plan!”

As she shouted those words, she threw down the dagger.

Ryan struck away the dagger with a light movement,

Evan took advantage of that opportunity and swung his sword.

The sword attack unfolded in an instant.

However, Ryan avoided all the sword’s trajectories by just a piece of paper.

He truly had monster-like physical strength and visual acuity.

“Still an honest move, Evan. That is your strength and weakness.”

“…!”

Evan clenched his teeth and she immediately continued her attack,

I eagerly threw the dagger aiming for that gap.

“I see a gap. Now, what should I do?”

As soon as Ryan shouted, a counter went into Evan.

Evan’s side became empty after completely reading the sword’s trajectory.

Ryan’s fist was aimed squarely at his liver his-

With a noise like breaking glass, an intangible shield canceled out Ryan’s fist.

“Wow, the supporter’s reaction speed is impressive.”

Ryan smiles leisurely and evaluates Hannah.

Evan immediately left the battle line and took a breath,

I jumped into her on her behalf.

‘I have to attract aggro when Evan is not around.’

Our operation was simple.

Since the tank named Koyono is missing, the only vanguard on our team is Evan.

Therefore, in normal times, Evan takes charge of the vanguard, but when he is in danger, I take his place.

But if there is one thing overlooked-

“It’s a good strategy when dealing with standard monsters. But what if the opponent is a human?”

As soon as Ryan said those words, he left his seat.

Not to me, but to the place where Hannah and Arlot are gathered.

‘Hannah and Arlot… Damn it.’

Originally, it would have been right to attack Ryan.

Arlot protects Hanna with her her magic her her her her, and Hanna covers Arlot with her her shield her her her her, so she can sufficiently attract aggro.

Two skilled people would probably be able to easily match the sum.

However, rather than attacking Ryan, who was clearly visible behind me, my body ended up in a position protecting Hanna and Arlot.

Even using a skill called Shadow Step, which has a long cooldown.

My doll disappeared in an instant and appeared behind Arlot and Hannah.

“Schmitz? The operation… “

“I’m sorry.”

“…Mr. Schmitz.”

Arlot looked at me with embarrassed eyes, and Hannah looked at me with calm eyes.

This is probably the reaction because they did not follow the previously explained strategy.

I endured the gazes of those two and raised my fighting stance.

“I’m coming.”

I jumped forward and exchanged words with Ryan.

I tried to dodge and counter the attack as much as I could, but as expected, an assassin cannot defeat a martial artist in a head-to-head fight.

“Wow…”

I was immediately beaten and was thrown into the wall of the Colosseum with the end of my fist hitting my solar plexus.

I knew it would happen like this, so why didn’t I follow the plan?

Even in the midst of the dust, I followed the battle situation with my eyes.

“Oh, freeze!”

The magic of Arlot holding the staff was revealed.

Her field magic has a long casting time, but is very effective.

In an instant, the floor of the Colosseum became as slippery as ice, and a fierce snowstorm arose and attacked Ryan.

Considering compatibility, ice attribute magic would be rat poison for Ryan, who is a fire attribute.

Haha!”

With a wild laugh, Ryan finally revealed his ‘true face’

The red lion’s head flickered like a burning bonfire, spewing fire all over its body.

The ice beneath her feet she was crushed by Ryan’s single step

“Is this all it is? “Try using attack magic!”

“Ugh… “

Ryan running through the ice one after another.

It created raw fear, like a burning beast.

Arlott avoided Ryan’s attack by creating an ice wall in front of her.

“The Han Dynasty has a protective shield, so why did they build an ice wall? Where did you sell the ice spear?”

“Ugh… “

As Ryan pointed out, a protective shield was formed in front of the ice wall.

If she attacked and stuck her ice spear instead of being blocked by the shield,

Arlot must have had his own chance of victory.

It was a defeat for Arlot and Hannah who failed to do so.

“Would you like to do more?”

“…I lost.”

Ryan put her fist to Arlott’s throat, and Arlott immediately surrendered.

The only ones left are an exhausted Evan and his supporter

In the end, the battle ended there.

“It’s below expectations. Especially organizational skills.”

The audience at the Colosseum gathered together after the battle.

Ryan blurted out those words.

I expected it, but it was bitter.

So no one reflected Ryan’s words.

“…Whew, you guys. Is something going on?”

Ryan scratched his head and asked how he interpreted our silence.

As expected, we only looked at each other’s faces

That was a sufficient answer for Ryan.

“Yes, it doesn’t matter if you fight or sulk. But the battlefield is not a place that is generous enough to take your human relationships into consideration.”

Ryan had a rare serious face.

Her eyes are looking at a place far away, not at us.

Those eyes were deep and serious, as if they were drawing a picture of someone who had passed away.

Because she was one of the survivors of the bloody battlefield.

“So I believe it will be resolved on its own. Personal relationships are never an excuse on the battlefield. Do you understand?”

“”Yes!””

“Good. Then I will give you feedback.”

Ryan gave us detailed feedback one by one, as we were all disciplined.

In the case of Evan, the evaluation was that his attack was linear and he was too swayed by feints,

It is good for Hanna to use the shield only when it is really important, but because of that, the frequency of her skill was evaluated as too low.

Ryan’s gaze then turned to me and Arlot.

“Schmitz, are you aware that you are the leader of this party?”

“…Yes.”

“Your party has been short of vanguard since Koyono left. That’s why you have to have a fluid role, going back and forth between the front line and the back line. It’s the most important role. However… “

You were so preoccupied with Arlot that you failed to fulfill that role.

Ryan’s words made me feel like I had been hit with a hammer on the head.

“Hannah and Arlot were able to sufficiently defend against the attack by using each other’s skills. In the meantime, you should have been attacked from behind, why? Because you are an assassin. But do you want to fight head-on there? Are you thinking of committing suicide?”

… Her words were truly heartbreakingly bitter, but they were true.

I guess I unconsciously had the proposition that ‘Hannah and Arlott will not protect each other.’

After that incident, the atmosphere of the party itself became strange…

“Arlot, you are a problem too. Maybe she didn’t trust Hanna, or maybe she didn’t think she existed, but she created something like an ice wall and-“

The feedback continued like that for a while and ended only when everyone was in tatters.

Ryan’s words were all sharply cut, but

It was even more helpful feedback because it told the truth without any additions or omissions.

I should be truly grateful to her.

After all training was over, we headed to the cafe.

It was a little disappointing that the training ended in about an hour,

Above all, there were problems that we had to solve by talking among ourselves.

“You really are like a ghost, Professor Ryan. Hehe.”

Hannah smiled as she stirred the coffee with a straw.

She was joking and acting like her usual self, but she

Arlot looked a little dazed, as if she had not yet recovered from the aftereffects of the feedback.

It was none other than Hannah who broke the silence and rapidly developed her story.

“So have you thought about what happened last time?”

When the words hit her, she almost asked, ‘What’s going on?’

Even though it is too big an issue to talk about as if it is not a big deal.

Hannah was still looking at me with a smiling expression.

Fortunately, I was able to answer right away because I had been thinking about it to some extent.

“…I am a servant of the Eral family. Therefore, it is not a matter for me to decide.”

“Uhm, really? Marriage seems like something you have to decide for yourself… “

“That is my answer.”

As she finished speaking firmly, Hannah’s eyes turned to Arlot.

“That’s right, Mr. Arlott?”

“…Why are you asking me?”

“Mr. Arlott said so. Mr. Schmitz’s owner is Mr. Arlot.”

Arlot looked at Hanna with slightly cold eyes.

“It’s Schmitz’s life and it’s not up to me to decide.”

“…Ha, in the end, we both end up passing it on to each other.”

Hannah drooped her shoulders exaggeratedly.

I gave the choice to Arlot, and Arlot made the choice to me.

She reacts as if she is salty, so it must be frustrating from her perspective.

“The woman, and I, who was not of low social status, courted her first… Please consider my position as well.”

“…?!”

Ironically, it was Evan who responded to Hannah’s words

Evan, who was just watching her while sipping his coffee, was startled and surprised by Hannah’s words her her her.

… Oh, come to think of it, Evan has no idea.

As she was apologizing to Evan, Arlot jumped out of her chair and stood up.

“…Then I’ll tell you. “To be blunt.”

Arlot with tightly pursed lips and a crushed cane in his hand.

Everyone’s eyes turned to Arlot at once.