After They’ve Left (1)

Just as the dark night passed and the bright morning sun rose again, the everyday life that had seemed like it would never return always came back as if in jest.

In the end, Elliott returned to the capital and reported on the negotiations. Ludovico, the Second Prince, whom Leonard had expected to fly into a rage and draw his sword at once, instead moved with an unpleasant calm.

[Come to the capital.]

To Leonard,

he conveyed those words.

And so, ten days passed.

With the instructor’s return,

classes quickly returned to normal.

The cadets in the Department of Swordsmanship, who had been thrown into great confusion by the sudden changes, gradually began to calm down. Of course, they still felt enough concern to contact their families and gather information.

‘In the end, once you’re far from the throne, the struggle for succession is nothing more than a political squabble.’...