Helmut: The Forsaken Child - H.F.C Chapter 88 (Part 2):
Helmut naturally gathered people around him. He’s even friends with Alea from the Magic Department.
Perhaps he was a commoner who had noble blood mixed in, but he had a special kind of aura.
“No, you were amazing yesterday.”
“There were quite a few guys who dueled with Sabbat. It wasn’t an official duel, but in all of them, he either won or drew.”
“But you’re the only one who beat him.”
Other students quickly joined the conversation.
“Actually, it was unpleasant to see. The academy does not tolerate discrimination based on status, but they were so inciting.”
“It’s just that those transfer students didn’t want to get involved, they thought it was too much to make a fuss.”
Erun’s words, which made Helmut look bad, played a part, and they didn’t want to distance themselves from a guy like Sabbat who had a loud voice and skills.
There were quite a few of Sabbat’s gang.
“Those guys, they’ve gone too far. They hire people because they can’t do it with their skills, they steal textbooks. Is this what a swordsmanship student should do?”
“They have tarnished the honor of Greta Academy!”
“They need to taste defeat to come to their senses.”
Apparently, the winner was clearly marked on this side. There seemed to be fewer people on Sabbat’s side than expected.
Well, it will be difficult to make a good impression when the new guys come together and act like they are the big deal.
“Where did you learn your swordsmanship? It seems like you learned it properly.”
“Who is your master? Is he a noble?”
They start to pry, seemingly wanting to get closer to Helmut on this occasion.
The order was determined by strength, similar to the Forest of Roots.
That’s why Helmut didn’t feel uncomfortable with the quick change of attitude.
But it’s annoying. Helmut, who was about to cut off coldly, hesitated.
‘But isn’t it necessary to get along with fellow students, even if it’s annoying.’
Helmut planned to be faithful to his academy life, and if this was part of that category, he thought he should fit in appropriately.
Ethan also liked it when Helmut made friends.
But the model student and top student of the Magic Department, Alea, didn’t care about friends or anything else.
She was so focused on studying that she seemed to hate people.
‘That may seem extreme, though.’
“I can’t tell you that.”
Helmut decided to stand in the middle. As he gave a slightly softened answer, the swordsmanship students lit up their eyes and began to speculate on their own.
‘Is this guy’s master a famous person? That’s why he can’t tell, right?’
‘Maybe he’s a noble pretending to be a commoner.’
‘He could be a bastard or a descendant of a rebel.’
‘Is he a prince hiding his status?’
From the way he looked, he exuded nobility, and with such an arrogant attitude, it was hard not to think he was a noble.
“Hmm, well, everyone has their own circumstances.”
“Can you tell us when you started learning the sword?”
“Ten years old.”
Descendants of swordsmen learn the sword from the time they start walking, but ten years old is not a late start.
“You have great talent.”
“But why do you use the continental common swordsmanship? It seems like your master would have taught you a unique swordsmanship.”
“You, there was a rumor that you were a mercenary, is that true?”
“You must be practicing Vis training method, right?”
It was almost a one-sided question and answer. The second-year students in the Swordsmanship Department, who had been holding back all this time, poured out questions like chatterboxes.
Helmut, who had been picking and answering what he could, soon got tired of replying.
‘Training has been put on hold. I should get some sleep.’
These are the days when you realize that life doesn’t always go as you want.
His swordsmanship has been stagnant lately, and if he keeps getting interrupted like this, it will interfere with his training.
“You use Instructor Ethan’s training ground alone, right? I’m jealous.”
“Show your face in the public training ground sometimes. Now those guys won’t dare to pick a fight with you.”
“We didn’t even have a chance to talk to you, did we? So everyone didn’t know what kind of guy you were.”
No, at first, they just thought he was a decent commoner who got into trouble with the transfer student group.
One duel changed their eyes.
Anyway, Helmut thought it would be better not to go to the public training ground as much as possible.
“Let’s say hello when we see each other in the future.”
“Yeah, like today.”
His excellent memory was regrettable. Helmut had habitually engraved the names of these guys in his head without missing a single one.
“Sure.”
Upon hearing Helmut’s answer, the topic immediately changed. In fact, this was probably the conversation they wanted to have the most.
“But about that guy, Asuka.”
“Are you friends with that crazy dog?”
“Not really.”
Helmut said curtly. It didn’t seem like they weren’t friends at all, but if they asked if they were friends, they didn’t seem to get along completely.
If it were Sian or Alea, he would have said they were friends, but not in this case.
“I’ll give you some advice, it’s better not to get close to that guy.”
“It will only ruin your image.”
“Maybe even commoners will avoid you if you hang out with him.”
“If that guy is around, everyone will slowly avoid you.”
“It’s not for nothing that he’s a crazy dog. He’s a guy who makes enemies, so it’s best not to get involved.”
“That’s true.”
That’s why he even got caught by Black Hawk. So there was some logic in their words.
It didn’t matter if Asuka got criticized or not. In Helmut’s opinion, Asuka deserved it.
But Asuka didn’t seem to think so.
“Hey, say that again.”
A grim voice echoed. Everyone flinched at once.