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Chapter 71: Even the Servants Aren’t Just Muscleheads

“I-Ishud-san’s family… um, they have interests besides fighting, don’t they?”

One young lady timidly voiced her unexpected thought.

She was initially surprised by Ishud’s knowledge of the taste of tea to some extent, and later in the conversation… she couldn’t help but be astonished by his knowledge of the name of a seamstress who primarily sews items like handkerchiefs, as well as the designs preferred by that seamstress.

“Well, I’m not sure… Dante-niisan, who can punch ogres to death bare-handed as I mentioned earlier, and one of my younger brothers are probably rare in our family… Honestly, not everyone in our household, including the servants, is only interested in fighting or is all brawn.”

“Oh…y-yes, I guess that’s true.”

Many of the individuals serving the Regula family possess excellent combat abilities and combat techniques, even if they are not knights or soldiers.

Because retired knights sometimes serve as butlers, it wouldn’t be surprising if other household staff from different families wondered whether they were truly in the same profession.

“There are maids and such who are well-versed in those trends in their private lives, and since I’m the type to talk to the servants a lot, that kind of information naturally comes to me.”

“…Ishud, huh~. There are times when you really start to doubt if he’s truly a berserker.”

“Well, can I take that as a compliment? Philip.”

“Yeah, yeah, totally. It’s a huge compliment.”

“Then I’ll take it graciously. But it’s not wrong to say I’m a berserker.”

“…I heard that Ishud-san participated in battles since he was young.”

They don’t have the ambition like Christille or Michela.

Nevertheless, unlike other young ladies, they have experienced real combat many times and understand the horror of it.

That’s why…she was a little curious about what Ishud thinks about fighting monsters.

“Yeah, that’s right. I seriously fought monsters since I was a kid. If you asked me the age when I first fought… you might be a bit taken aback.”

“S-So from such a young age…”

“Well, being from the Regula family, I had a strong interest in that sort of thing, so I didn’t particularly think it was abuse… although that scene did torment me a bit.”

““”Ahh…”””

Everyone immediately grasped which scene Ishud was referring to and nodded in understanding.

“But, the eldest son, Alex-niisan, apparently didn’t hesitate to challenge the next battle… well, that guy has some screw loose anyway.”

(I-Is the person Ishud-san calls a ‘screw loose’…w-what kind of person is he?)

Though they couldn’t participate in the fierce battle festival, those from the same academy who were competing cheered from the spectator seats… Naturally, they watched the unconventional match between the three winners of each grade, Dustin and others, against Ishud.

Right from the start, he broke through the ring’s barrier, and despite the three-on-one situation, he progressed through the match with hardly any damage… Dustin’s main attack, a powerful long-range assault, was destroyed by a single punch from Ishud’s right fist.

Though his right fist was destroyed in the contact, still… he maintained a gleeful fighting stance even in that condition.

Someone who Ishud describes  as having a screw loose… in a way, that’s intriguing.

“Is that Alex-niisan really that dangerous?”

“I wouldn’t say he’s dangerous… It’s like, as humans, there are moments when you look back on your life, you know?”

“Reflecting?”

“Something like that? In the case of Alex-niisan… I wouldn’t say he lacks it entirely, but he’s basically someone who only thinks about charging forward.”

“So, he’s the type who would just relentlessly try to figure out how to defeat a monster with strong resistance to slashes?”

“Exactly like that, Philip. And well, he’s actually done it.”

He has experienced battles against monsters numerous times with his brothers Alex, Dante, and Mikhail.

In such situations, encountering monsters with what you might call bad compatibility is not uncommon. Even though Ishud’s level is lower than his brothers, when he offered to support, Alex responded with a spirited voice, saying, “It’s okay!!!! I’ll take this one down myself, so Ishud, I’ll leave the vigilance of the surroundings to you!!!!” and declared gleefully.

And then, he really did defeat a monster with high slash resistance using just the greatsword’s slashes.

“He’s quite powerful, isn’t he?”

“Hahaha!!! If you want to put it nicely, yeah. But… that back of his, there’s a strength you unconsciously want to rely on.”

“Wow~. I didn’t expect Ishud to say that. In terms of adventurers, is he already top-class among the A-ranks?”

“Isn’t that the case? He’s probably already soloed dragons ranked B or higher.”

Dragon Slayer.

That title is bestowed upon those who have soloed dragons ranked B or higher.

For males… no, even for females aiming to become combatants, it’s a goal they eventually aspire to in their dreams.

“…It’s like… the Regula family is already set for the future, huh?”

“Well, that’s because Grandpa and Great-grandpa are still active~”

“Huh?! G-Grandpa… Great-grandpa is… still active?”

“Yeah. They’re still lively and wreaking havoc.”

For those from a lineage of knights, it’s not uncommon for retired knights to continue fighting to protect the territories passed down to their sons even after retiring from the position of a knight.

However, no matter how strong a former knight’s body may be, there are still some areas where he cannot overcome his age.

Therefore… no matter what kind of knight he is, he will have retired from active duty by the time his great-grandchild is born.

However, no matter how strong a former knight may be physically, there are aspects where age cannot be defeated.

Therefore… no matter what kind of knight they are, they have retired by the time their great-grandchildren are born.

“I don’t really wish for Ishud to calm down just because he’s getting older.”

“Well, that’s true… If he were just a frail old man, it wouldn’t be strange for him to die anytime, so I wish he would just relax in the mansion… But both Grandpa and Great-grandpa are energetic. I really can’t imagine them dying anytime soon.”

From the matches that took place within the school and the special matches of the fierce battle festival, they understood Ishud’s true strength to a nauseating extent.

However, upon hearing about the inner workings of the Regula family from Ishud himself… they realized that their understanding of their own Regula family had been far too naive.

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