That day's class is over.
The first day is just a classroom lesson, and that's all.
“Hey, Lugh, how about we go to the cafe this afternoon? I think all of us S-Class should stick together” (Neush)
Neush calls out to me as usual.
“Sorry, I can't make it today. Invite me next time” (Lugh)
The opportunity for the whole class to get to know each other is invaluable, and it's a big negative to not participate in these occasions. I understand. But I need to see the letter as soon as possible.
“That's unfortunate” (Neush)
“If Lugh doesn't go, I'm leaving too” (Dia)
Dia started to say something like that and Talt nodded.
“No, you two should go. As you can imagine, it would be a bad idea for all of us not to attend. I want you two to go and represent Tuathe Dé” (Lugh)
I want to avoid the three of us being isolated.
At worst, it is imaginable that only those linked to the Tuathe Dé will be left out of the group.
If you two show up, we can make a connection.
“All right. I'm going to go and get along with everyone else for Lugh” (Dia)
Dia has only lived in that kind of political world, and I'm grateful that she doesn't have to say what she thinks in that area to understand it.
I smiled at Talt, who looked anxious, and I went back to the dormitory alone.
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In the dormitory birdcage, a white carrier pigeon rests on its wings, a letter wrapped around its feet.
“Good work, it must have been a long day for you up here” (Lugh)
“Crook” (Carrier pigeon)
I collect the letter and stroke it.
I unfold the letter.
“It's from Dad. I'm not so sure I'm happy about this” (Lugh)
The sender of the letter was my father.
The content is: Are you feeling ill from the unfamiliar school life? Are you eating nutritious food? The idea is that if you are in need of money, we will send money to you.
Of course, this is a disguise.
There was no way that father was going to use a messenger pigeon to deliver a message just to say something like that.
A messenger pigeon is a risk of being recovered by a third party and having its information leaked.
That's why it's encrypted, so that a third party can see it as 'a father who just cares about his son' to. If a person can read it that way, they don't have to think too much about it to be convinced.
On the other hand, if the text doesn't make sense, they suspect there's something wrong with it.
I'm going to decipher that code.
“... I see, so no wonder why Dad is contacting me” (Lugh)
After seeing the content, all I could do was laugh.
It's a request that my father can't do anything about.
After all, an assassin has entered the school and is targeting Epona the hero.
Find that assassin and kill him.
None of the information about the assassin exists. Then it's a question of how he knew there was an assassin, but my father even requested it. I guess the information is reliable.
“Protecting Epona from assassination? What a joke. If somebody can kill that thing, go ahead and do it” (Lugh)
I've been trying to figure out how to kill Epona since I met her.
But I'm reminded that it's not possible.
Even when a person is caught off guard, they will almost fail.
When that Epona came to me and spoke to me defenselessly, I simulated a kill in my brain. The result was a failure. It was so substandard that I couldn't even kill her in such a situation.
........Currently, the most likely assassination method to succeed is to use the 【God's Spear】 that I used to defeat Setanta.
Even with that, she will not die in one shot.
While Epona is asleep, more than a hundred rounds, [God’s Spear] are launched to carpet bomb her.
My reasoning is that if someone carry out that strategy, there's a chance they could kill her at least 20% chance.
Such an opponent like that, I wonder who in the world could kill her.
“...well, let's find out if it works” (Lugh)
Maybe there is something I don't know about the weaknesses of a hero.
Still, it's ironic for me to try to protect a hero while I'm trying to kill her.
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In the evening, I was back in the training room.
There are only three training rooms, and I thought it would be hard to get a reservation, but apparently, they prefer a large yard as a place to train, and this indoor place is rarely used.
It's a good thing for those of us who do the training under the radar.
Now I'm having a mock battle with Talt.
Talt try to accelerate. Using a combination of physical enhancement and wind acceleration.
I do the same thing. I taught Talt to do this. There's no reason why I couldn't.
Our speeds are almost even with each other.
But a distinct difference begins to emerge. It's the difference in eyes. It's no match for Talt, who can't even grasp her own movements satisfactorily, and me, who can see perfectly.
In about thirty seconds, the battle was settled and Talt's spear was flung off.
“As I thought, I can't win against Lugh-sama at all......” (Talt)
“No, you are on the right track. Maybe I'm the one cheating” (Lugh)
“You mean that eyes.........I'm jealous” (Talt)
“Talt, you want these eyes?” (Lugh)
I ask her.
I'd like to give Talt those eyes.
But it may be self-indulgent.
“Of course. With those eyes, I can help you more, and most importantly, I can be same with Lugh-sama” (Talt)
She says that she’s happy to accept it.
Because she is such Talt, I should tell her all about it.
“I'm willing to give it to Talt if you want it. But in the unlikely event that happens, there is a risk of going blind. You'll have to make a decision based on that as well” (Lugh)
“You don't have to worry about it. Still, I want it. If it is Lugh-sama, you would never fail, and if it does, I will not regret it” (Talt)
“...... if you say so, I can never fail you. I don't want to betray Talt's trust” (Lugh)
Even if I fail, she won't regret it.
Because of that kind of person, she is, I don't want to deprive her sight.
...I suppose so. If I find an assassin who aims at Epona, I'll experiment with that one until I'm happy with it.
He is even entrusted with the task of killing the hero. There's no doubt that he has powerful magic powers.
We're going to kill him anyway, so we should put it to good use.
“Hey, I have suggestion for you, Lugh. For that eyes surgery, why don't you just do one eye at a time and see how it goes? You know, if you do one eye and it works, then you decide to do the other one, then at worst case scenario, she'll only go blind in one eye” (Dia)
“If you say so, I guess that's right. I'll do that when I do the procedure” (Lugh)
I don't think about the consequences of failure, but it's better to avoid the risks that can be avoided.
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