Chapter 256 - 256: The Girl of the Swordsmanship Club

"Ha!!"

"What!?"

Rigel cut down the fireball with a sword.

For him who possessed the cheat skill [Rape], this much was a piece of cake.

Speaking of the original matter, even if it had been a direct hit there would probably have been no damage…

But that would stand out far too much.

Here he wanted to make it in the form of having defended with swordsmanship to the end.

"I-impossible…!? It's a fireball released by me who is a promising rookie of the Flame Magic Club!?"

The male student was astonished.

Toward such him, Rigel grinned.

"As expected, not bad ability. I don't need it as a direct subordinate, but even in the current state it's sufficient as one terminal force. A talent whose after-graduation is moderately enjoyable. Keep encouraging yourself at that pace."

Rigel said that.

Then, leaving the blank male student and onlookers, he left that place.

"I used extra time. The clubroom of the Swordsmanship Club is…"

Rigel walked around the surrounding area of the clubroom building.

As expected of the prestigious Royal Academy, the area of the clubroom building was taken widely.

Because there were numerous clubrooms, the clubroom of the Swordsmanship Club could not easily be found.

"—Hey, what are you doing?"

"Nn…?"

Rigel turned around.

There, one female student was standing.

There was a sports-club-like atmosphere.

In the Royal Academy where the upper class was the main, a somewhat rare type.

"From earlier you've been wandering around the same place many times. To put it bluntly, you only look like a suspicious person."

"Ah, is that so… Sorry, I was looking for the clubroom of the Swordsmanship Club…"

"…A new student?"

The female student narrowed her eyes.

While nodding back to such her, Rigel again stared intently at her face.

(This one is certainly… a student of first-year C-Class? Only to the extent of having some vague recollection…)

The classes of the Royal Academy are six: S, A, B, C, D, E.

Among them S-Class has a somewhat small number of people, and depending on the year is composed of about 20–40 people.

To a certain extent it is an image similar to the class organization of middle and high schools in modern Japan.

On the other hand, the number of people in mid-rank classes around B–D is larger.

Inevitably, the number of people of the entire school year also becomes large.

Therefore, unless of the same class, it is not rare that faces and names do not match.

Rigel only vaguely knew the female student, and the female student also seemed to have no recollection of Rigel's face.

"What's wrong? Is something stuck on my face?"

The female student made a suspicious face.

Rigel hurriedly shook his head.

"No… Sorry. I was thinking of joining the Swordsmanship Club and looking for the clubroom… but I can't easily find it."

"What? You're going to join the Swordsmanship Club?"

The female student floated a surprised face.

But immediately that expression loosened.

"I see… Welcome."

"Welcome? That's appreciated, but… Who are you?"

"I am Ruby of first-year C-Class. I belong to the Swordsmanship Club. Please take care of me."

"Ah, likewise. I'm Rigel."

Rigel nodded back.

Then, to such him Ruby said.

"I'll guide you to the clubroom of the Swordsmanship Club right away. …Ah, but before that."

"…?"

Rigel tilting his head.

When she seized the collar of such him, Ruby neatly arranged it.

It was careful hand movements that had a gap with the sports-club-like atmosphere.

"Your appearance is disordered."

"Ah, sorry."

"The advisor of the Swordsmanship Club is noisy about small details. Please be careful with appearance."

"Um. Even so, Ruby is skillful. Unlike me, you seem able to handle anything without fault."

"That's not so. This much anyone can do."

"Is that so? It might sound sarcastic when I say it, but… at least I'm poor at it. Arranging my own appearance…"

At Rigel's words, Ruby wryly smiled.

There was a person watching the exchange of such two from the shadows.

That person quietly approached the two, and then said.

"Oh my… Skipping club activities and fishing for men? Ruby-san."

"Uu…!?"

Ruby hurriedly turned around.

Then, there one male teacher was standing.

"S-Sensei… It's not! This is…!"

Ruby trying to hurriedly make an excuse.

While looking at such her with cold eyes, the male teacher said.

"I'll hear the excuses later. More than that…"

The male teacher looked toward Rigel.

He said looking suspicious.

"You, a face I don't see. A new student?"

"Yes, that's so, but…"

"…Hmm."

The male teacher carefully observed Rigel.

To such him, Rigel said looking troubled.

"Um… Something…?"

"…I don't feel magic power from your body. You… can't use magic?"

The male teacher asked Rigel.

The current Rigel was in the middle of executing a plan to rape the "shorts girl" of the Swordsmanship Club.

Not a mere chance force rape, he wanted to arrange a fresh situation.

Rigel was thinking that.

"Yes, I can't use magic, but… what about that…?"

Rigel was employing various schemes toward a fresh rape.

The current him was intentionally closing his magic gates and hiding the magic power within his body.

And he was responding to the male teacher with a polite tone like a student.

"…I see. You're also one of the dropouts."

"Eh…?"

At the male teacher's words, Rigel floated a blank expression.

To such him, the male teacher said while grinning.

"Oh nothing. Even at the prestigious Royal Academy, there are scum who can't use magic… The place where such trash gather placing a single thread of hope is the Swordsmanship Club. Well, no matter how much trash trains, remaining useless doesn't change."

"Haa…"

Rigel floated an ambiguous expression.

It was certain that being unable to use magic was disadvantageous in the combat aspect.

Rigel who already had actual combat experience knew that well.

What was most active on the battlefield was an upper-rank mage who could fire large-scale range attack magic from long distance.

Even if not that far, if one could fire mid-scale attack magic from around mid-distance it was sufficient.

Even those who could not use attack magic, if they could skillfully use other auxiliary magic or body reinforcement magic, they would largely contribute as a force of the army.

Compared to those, those who could not use magic could not become the main actors of the battlefield.

But they were by no means useless.

If properly equipped with weapons, they could become a force as one soldier.

If terminal soldiers fulfilled their own roles, there were also times they influenced the war situation.

"Um, Sensei is…?"

"I am the advisor of the Swordsmanship Club. Until last year Ms. Oriana served as advisor… but this year is my turn. At any rate it's the single word of troublesome. Guiding trash that is useless on the battlefield…"

The male teacher snorted.

At such his attitude, Rigel was fed up inwardly.

What the students of the Royal Academy were aiming for was not only soldiers active on the battlefield.

Various paths such as officials, researchers, or merchants were prepared.

Immediately giving a low evaluation just on the point of being unable to use magic could only be thought of as tunnel vision.

But Rigel did not show that in attitude.

Because if he revealed the status of Marquis family heir or told that he could actually use magic, it would stand out.

For the sake of a fresh rape, he could endure most things.

"So? Do you want to join the Swordsmanship Club?"

"Yes."

"Hmm…"

The male teacher thought deeply.

To such him, Ruby said.

"Sensei! It's a precious new member, right? Quickly recognize the joining and let's enter practice!"

"Well, wait. If trash increases any more it will be troublesome. Therefore, let's do a test."

"Eh…?"

Ruby tilted her head.

In front of such her eyes, the male teacher said.

"Whether suitable as a new member of the Swordsmanship Club… I will personally discern it for you. Now! Ready your sword!!"

"…!?"

At the male teacher's words, Ruby opened her eyes wide in surprise.

But the male teacher's side had an expression as if it was only natural.

"What's wrong? Ready your sword."

"…Understood."

Rigel nodded.

To such him, Ruby said.