Chapter 25: Silas sensei’s Cousin

“Once again, I am Nigel Lemaire Carter, in charge of the first-year martial arts class. I’m the current head of the Carter Family, and cousin of Silas Eldo Russell…”

At the mention of the phrase “cousin of Silas Eldo Russell”, the students in C class froze in place.

Then there was a sudden shout of “What?!”

“Nigel sensei is Silas sensei’s cousin…? No, it’s true that the way he speaks…and the atmosphere are similar, but! But I had no idea that they were cousins…! They say the world is a small place, and it really is…”

“Ha haha! You guys have a really good reaction. I like it.”

Nigel sensei laughed happily in the face of our astonishment.

If you ask me, this kind of fast-paced nature is very similar to Silas sensei.

It’s not quite the same as “I could mix them up,” but I wouldn’t want to be in a space where Silas sensei and Nigel sensei were together.

As I was sullenly thinking about this, the beautiful blond-haired man who had finished laughing caught his breath and said, “Phew”.

Then he opened his mouth again.

“So much for the introductions, let’s get right to class. The martial arts that you guys will do from today …or rather, there are two events. Horseback riding and swordsmanship.  You don’t have to do both, it’s optional. But you will also have to show the results of your chosen courses on the final exam of the semester, so be sure to work hard in class. If you don’t practice, you’ll lose your skills,” said the beautiful blond man, smiling.

The smile looks a little intimidating, but that’s probably just my imagination.

“You can decide for yourself which course you want to take. Of course, you can change your mind halfway through. Classes will be held in the riding arena and on the field, so you can go where you want to go. The final decision on the course will be made just before the final exam of the semester, so you can change it as much as you want until then. You can think about it a lot before you decide.”

So that means I don’t have to decide which course I’m going to take right now.

Well, most of the girls will probably go for the riding course.

There are many disadvantages in terms of size.

Besides, I’m sure they’d be worried about what others would think.

I’m going to go for the riding course, too.

Because it’s not often that you get the chance to interact with a horse…or any other animal.

I want to love them!

While I was choosing the riding course with an ulterior motive, Nigel sensei quickly climbed on top of the white horse.

He stroked the horse’s neck as she squealed, then turned his attention to us and said while stroking the horse’s neck, “Now, if you’re thinking of choosing the riding course, follow me. I’ll take you to the riding stables. Of course, I’ll also teach you the basics of riding.”

The blonde-haired man held the reins of his horse and straightened his posture as he told the women, many of whom would be taking the riding course.

“So for now students who are thinking of doing the swordsmanship course should do their own training. We probably won’t be back for thirty minutes. You may engage in light fighting, but no mock battles. Understood?”

The men who were thinking of joining the swordsmanship course nodded to Nigel-sensei.

Even though he was a slender man who looked like he couldn’t even hold a sword, he was a martial arts teacher, so he must be skilled.

In response to their reaction, Nigel sensei smiled content and rode the horse at a leisure speed…

Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that he made it walk. It seemed to have matched our gait.

He may be a tremendous narcissist, but he doesn’t seem to be a bad person.

He seems to have the makings of a gentleman.

With my newfound appreciation for Nigel sensei, I was supposed to follow him along with the other schoolgirls. Originally ────.

“──── Miss Charlotte, you are here.”

Suddenly I was grabbed by the neck when I thought I’d heard a familiar voice blurring my ears.

This means that no matter how much I move my feet, I won’t be able to move forward.

In addition, the other party’s strength was quite strong, so I couldn’t even shake him off.

I stared at the back of Nigel sensei, the white prince who was moving away from me, and turned around, half crying.

Then, as expected, His Highness Grayson was there.

“Why’re you stopping me!? your Highness Grayson! I want to go to the riding course!”

“It’s an opportunity to get in touch with a horse!” I yelled internally my ulterior motive but the beautiful young man with black hair said:

“Before riding a horse, you must be fit and Miss Charlotte, you lack the basic physical strength built upon the foundation of exercise. You can’t even ride a horse. She can follow my lead, so I don’t think your athleticism is bad but I don’t think someone who is out of breath after just two hours of walking can handle a horse.”

I was told that I was not getting enough exercise, and I groaned and looked away.

I couldn’t say anything because it was the truth, and I was dripping with cold sweat. The only thing going through my mind was my lifestyle, which I would call lazy.

I’ve always been bad at exercise, or rather I’ve never done it because it’s too much trouble.

I’m a noblewoman, so my servants take care of me, and most of my lessons are just sitting in a chair listening to a lecture.

Among them, the most important cause that accelerated my lack of exercise was still the existence of magic which is too versatile.

I’ve been hiding my abilities from the adults around me for most of my life, but when I’m alone, I use magic like crazy.

I can carry my luggage, clean up my room, and even turn the pages of a book by magic…

Because of my talent, I can live my life without moving a single finger. I think it’s a waste of my talent, but the truth is that it’s so easy that I can’t stop.

I’ve gotten into the habit of using magic when I’m in trouble or need help…That’s why I don’t get enough exercise.

Faced with a problem that I’ve been ignoring for years, I wondered, “Should I start exercising properly?” I’m confused.

To tell you the truth, I’d like to run away from it, but it was a problem that needed to be fixed now if I was going to have any future at all.

“I don’t mean to interfere with Miss Charlotte’s choice of course, but you need to do some physical training first before you can try riding. I’ll be responsible for overseeing this, so why don’t you come to the sword fighting course for today?”

Taking his hand off my collar with a snap, His Highness Grayson suggested, leaving the decision to me.

He didn’t intend to force me, and added in a flat voice, “If you don’t want to, you can decline.”

Given his personality, he was probably just worried about my lack of physical strength.

It would be terrible if I fell off my horse while practicing riding you know.

Well, I’m confident that I’ll be fine even if I fall…

But not being able to ride a horse is a problem.

It would affect the end-of-semester test.

Then I have only one option.

“I’m very sorry to trouble you, Your Highness Grayson, but I would appreciate your guidance.”

“I can’t let his kindness go to waste,” I thought, accepting His Highness Grayson’s proposal.

I bowed to him as a courtesy to the one who was instructing and he simply nodded his head and said, “Okay.”

While the other students in the swordsmanship course began swinging their swords and stretching, the dark-haired young man looked around at the entire ground.

“Is it about the same as our training ground,” he muttered, and then quickly spread his hands.

“First of all, let’s go to the ground and run fifty laps to boost our stamina,”

“Eh…? Isn’t there…?”

Before I could finish, the beautiful young man with black hair pulled my hand and starts running.

What’s more, it was too fast … My legs got tangled and I’m about to fall.

After this, I was reminded ──── that what His Highness Grayson called “normal physical training” was not normal for me.

In hindsight, it was a mistake to ask a Sword Master to teach me.

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