Unrest
Training ground in the basement of the Imperial Castle
At that moment, my wooden sword and sensei's wooden sword collided, making a light sound.
I'm already starting to get out of breath, but sensei isn't even sweating.
"Ha!"
I strike into the head as I step in.
He easily flicks it with a light turn of his right wrist holding the wooden sword.
I used the momentum of the bounce to deliver a big thrust.
Sensei dodges it and quickly moves around to the right side.
"Okay, I got you."
Sensei grabbed my right wrist and held me closely while poking my back with the tip of his wooden sword.
If this was a real sword and sensei was my enemy, I would have received a blow that would hit my heart.
"...Haa ...In the end, I didn't win even once."
"Of course, if you can win with this, what is the purpose of me being a knight commander?"
The people here are me, Shiro-sensei, and Wince-sensei.
And my son Arnulf, there are only four of us.
"Sensei is cool! Father is cool too!"
Sensei usually maintains a relaxed expression.
But this person also has weaknesses.
He's very sensitive to children's innocent praise.
"Yes, thank you"
He's trying his best to look calm, but I can see that he's embarrassed.
"Zelius has also raised your skills."
Wince-sensei also evaluates me.
"I think I got to a pretty good point. I wasn't still able to win, though?"
"It can't be helped, there aren't many people who can keep up with Shiro-san's sword speed."
Still, he's probably holding back quite a bit right now.
I think that was when I was ten years old.
When my father, the previous emperor, took me to subjugate monsters.
Sensei was swinging a large sword that was as long as a spear with a speed that was incomparable to the wooden sword he used this time.
...Ah, when I remembered sensei's great sword, I also remembered something else.
"By the way, does sensei know?"
"What is?"
"Recently, toys modeled after sensei's weapons have become popular."
Arnulf was the first to react to my words.
"I have it! I'll go get it!"
Then he started running right away
Even though it's the imperial castle, we can't leave the prince alone.
Wince-sensei noticed this and chased after Arnulf.
"…Is your son’s room far away?"
"It's about 10 minutes round trip."
"I see. So, why did you get rid of them?"
This is something I don't really want to report, but I have to say it.
"There is some disturbing activity in the Edgeworth family. Reports are coming in."
"I don't want to believe it."
"Right."
"Detail is?"
"The current Lord of Edgeworth is Roland Edgeworth, but these days he's a bit of a blank slate and doesn't really listen to what others say."
"Is there a problem within the territory?"
"Up until now, he has been governing well so there have been no major problems, but...”
"If this continues like this, something may go wrong."
"Yes, and what's more, he's been up until midnight every day, never going to his bedroom, and emitting creepy laughter in a room he forbids anyone to enter."
"That is worrisome."
"The high-ranking priests are also concerned. They are one of the few who know the history of Edgeworth territory."
"…Is it blue water?"
Sensei's judgment was quick from that point on.
"I don't need food today."
"Are you leaving now?"
"Yeah, I'll resolve it before it becomes a serious issue."
With that said, he made the bare minimum preparations and immediately ran out.
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