How the Shadow of the Marquis Lives

Episode 2

A few days before the entrance ceremony, a wide field.

There, a wagon was running along the Guando.

A rugged wagon that doesn’t bounce. But no one ignored the wagon.

Two flags hanging from the wagon.

Even after seeing the flag of the Golden Tower, which represents the human empire of Somer, and the flag of the sword that cuts through the sky, which represents the Marquis of Agrid, no one could ignore it.

“young master. It should arrive in a little while.”

Yeomno, who was driving the horse himself at the coachman’s seat, spoke.

His voice wasn’t loud, but it was clear to Xian inside the carriage.

It was such a simple magic that Yeomno could do it like breathing.

In the first place, rather than magic, it was at the level of simple mana management.

‘Everway in a little while.’

Xian leaned back while looking at the field outside the window.

Everwhale is a neutral city located in the center of the continent. And the academy of the same name there, Everwhale Academy.

If someone who has learned even a little bit about the geography of the continent is asked to draw a continent map, everyone will first classify it into four lands.

In the east, the Empire of Somer ruled by the Emperor of Man.

In the south, Jakarta, a mercenary kingdom ruled by various beast tribes united.

In the north, half-fairies mixed with fairies’ blood took the grounds and built a fairy palace, Glacier Baengnyeong.

and west.

The graves of old giants, where no one lives but the demons.

Everwhale Academy was located in the very center where these four realms met.

‘A symbol of peace.’

The neutral city of Everwhale and the Everwhale Academy located there are symbols of peace on the continent.

Humans and sub-species, who fought against each other regardless of race in the past, became united as one.

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Jundong of the giants.

Only after having a common enemy could they come together, they decapitated all giants over the years.

Then, as a token of victory, a school was built.

May the descendants never return to the age of war where they kill and kill each other like before.

And I hope that they can protect their families and their home from the monsters born from the corpses of giants.

‘The place where I first stepped out of my family.’

It will absorb everything here.

Growing stronger than now, and based on that power, escape from the clutches of Marquis Agrid.

That was Xi’an’s current goal.

‘It starts from here.’

A scene of a prosperous city seen in the distance through the window of the carriage.

Looking at it, Xian strengthened his will again.

I will survive.

Twelve years ago, it was a promise I hadn’t forgotten a single day since the day I was in an accident.

* * *

Although it had the mark of the Marquis of Agrid, the carriage could not escape inspection.

This is a place where carriages wearing the emblems of the royal family of Somer also have to be inspected.

However, there is nothing unsavory about it, so it passed without incident.

The carriage did not leak the other way and headed straight to Everwhale Academy.

“Get off here.”

Shortly after entering the academy grounds, Xian spoke.

As the son of a great aristocrat of the empire, his tone was flawless.

He was just a shadow, but the education he had acquired was at a level that would satisfy even the strictest of etiquette.

“There’s a little left until the dormitory, but are you okay?”

“I want to walk for a while.”

“All right.”

When he said that, Yeomno stopped the wagon without questioning anything.

When I opened the door and got out, I saw buildings lined up on the hill.

4 buildings.

All of them were dormitories that housed Everwhale students.

“The dormitory is pretty big.”

“We have to accommodate over 1,000 students, so we have no choice but to do so.”

Yeomno, who got off the driver’s seat, approached Xian.

Xian looked down from the dormitory buildings on the hill, this time looking down.

Down there, there were numerous buildings such as the main building, lecture building, and professor building.

“The head of the family wants only one thing from the boy. I am asking you to remain as the successor until the young lady is fully educated. Enjoy your school life in peace.”

“… … .”

Yeomno spoke.

Xian agreed. All the householder wants is to act as a decoy after all.

He will not be interested in what he learns or achieves in Everwhale.

but.

‘graduate.’

Xi’an’s position was different.

Successfully graduate by passing all the tests and evaluations of Everwhale.

At that moment, you will have a base in your hands.

Not only that, but the amount of knowledge and experience you learn to get there is indescribable.

That was the first step to regaining his name.

“But will this really be my burden?”

Yeomno brought out a wheeled travel bag from the wagon.

It was Xi’an’s burden.

“Okay. No personal items.”

At those words, Yeomno put on a bitter expression.

It was Xian who had received only education and training since he was a child.

He only studied without playing time, saying he had to respond to any request from the family head, and he could not make friends personally.

Of course. A shadow must be in the dark to shine.

The only ones who knew about the existence of the child were the householder, Yeomno, and the original Xian, who is now dead.

“young master. Can I just say one word?”

“What is it, all of a sudden.”

Xian smiled as he watched Yeomno set the mood in an uncharacteristic way.

“Once the academy life starts, it will be very difficult. It must be different from the days when I was receiving 1:1 education.”

“I guess so.”

“When it’s hard, look to the side. Now you don’t have to be alone. The existence of a colleague will be a great comfort in a difficult life.”

And also in the life to come.

Yeomno tried to swallow the words behind him.

To him, who took on the role of decoy at the will of the family head, the words of the future life seemed too harsh.

“You mean dating someone? Well, building a personal network on this occasion would be helpful for the family.”

“That said… … No, no.”

Yeomno laughed bitterly. I didn’t mean that.

However, it would be useless to say anything to the child now.

Puppet of the family.

A shadow made to obey the family head faithfully.

It was none other than himself who raised the child that way.

“I’ll just go.”

“It’s the first time I’ve been away from Yeom-Yellow for so long.”

“You shouldn’t cry at night without me, heh heh heh.”

“Thank you for that time.”

Xian’s words stopped Yeomno’s laughter for a moment.

“… … Please feel free to contact us if you need anything.”

After saying that, Yeomno left.

Seeing the car he was riding in went away, Xian thought.

‘Yeah. No need to worry.’

Contrary to the old man’s thoughts, the child knew. What did the old man mean by that?

But it didn’t tease.

Yeomno had better believe that he was loyal to the family head.

It’s not that I don’t believe him. Rather, it was because of him.

‘If not, Yeomno will have to choose between me and the family head.’

The smile disappeared from Sian’s face.

Either way, it’s going to be tough.

In that case, it was better for him to be a liar.

The act of deceiving oneself and deceiving others.

It wasn’t difficult. It was one of the many things I learned from the old man.

“Shall we go?”

He began to slowly climb the hill, dragging his carrier.

* * *

There were a total of 4 dormitory buildings.

Among them, cyan was included in the sapphire crown, where people from the Somer Empire usually joined the company.

The name of the jewel that means water is engraved.

“I came from the Crossen estate. nice to meet.”

“I am from Failun!”

As I passed by the hallway, I saw several students greeting each other.

At first glance, it was just a picture of making friends to be close to in the future, but something else was swirling deep in those eyes.

Desperate will to build family and personal connections for future life.

I don’t blame you for not being a student.

In fact, more than half of the reason for entering Everwhale Academy was to build a network.

“I… … freshman?”

Among them, there were students who approached Xian.

I don’t have a hobby of deliberately knocking out people who approach me. Xian turned around and spoke.

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“uh… … that… … if… … ?”

However, the student who spoke looked at Xian’s face and shrugged his shoulders.

It’s too much to be surprised to see someone else’s face.

Xian said with slightly frowning eyes.

“I am Xian from Agrid. Nice to meet you.”

“… … !”

That seems to have been the decisive blow. The boy’s face turned pale.

“Ah, that, well, I suddenly remembered something urgent… … . sorry!”

The guy just ran away.

Xian looked at him with a frown on his face.

With no self-introduction, did he think it would be dangerous to even get his name known to Cyan Agrid?

‘… … Let’s go to the room.’

what was expected

Rumors of Xi’an’s madness are spread all over the empire, and even people from Jakarta or Glacier Baengnyeong probably know about it to some extent.

It would have been fine if it was simply a personality trait, but Xian is the son of a great nobleman.

A person from the only marquis family in the empire.

Even if there was no problem with a dog-like personality, if a dog-like guy had a high status, it was no different from a first-class dangerous substance.

“Hee!”

“Mi-sorry!”

After that, similar things happened a few more times while walking down the hallway.

Most of the students of the Sapphire Hall were from the Somer Empire, so they knew about Xian that much.

Anyway, going through that, Xian managed to enter the assigned room.

“Whoa.”

Sighing, Xian unbuttoned one of the buttons around his neck.

I sat down on the bed in the middle of the room and looked around the room.

A room so big and luxurious that you can’t even imagine it being a school dormitory.

In the dressing room on one side, there were several sets of Everweil’s uniforms hanging.

It must have been prepared according to his size, which he had researched in advance.

“Should I change for now?”

After taking a quick look out the window, Xian began to change clothes.

It’s a uniform that I’ll be wearing from now on, so I feel like I’m trying it on in advance.

Like the finest fabric, the lining was very soft and breathable. The elasticity wasn’t bad, and the size was of course custom.

‘I never thought I’d try this on.’

Originally, the uniform that the dead young master should have worn. He wears it instead.

That fact evoked some unknown emotion.

Not happy, not burdened, not nervous.

It was a promise.

Squeak.

As she drank a cup of tea from the teapot on one side—there is a heating magic for boiling water—Xian pondered for a moment.

There is still plenty of time left before sunset. How should I use this time?

‘I’ll have to check it out first.’

There was a lot to do.

The appearance of the city where this academy is located, and the detailed structure of the academy.

Or, it would be nice to see the atmosphere of other dormitories.

Because this is the place that will become your battlefield from now on.

‘As expected, that comes first.’

After making a decision, Xian got up and left the room.

And the destination was neither a city nor a dormitory with other students.

A training building that occupies nearly half of the academy’s site.

It was a place where various training grounds made using all sorts of magic tools and magic circles were gathered.

After looking around the place for a while, Xian entered the training center where a 2m wooden doll was placed.

Of course, it is not just a wooden doll. A type of golem created through magical processing.

‘For now, start with this.’

Xian drew his sword.

The first thing he had to check was neither the structure of the city nor the students.

It is to what extent his skills are being used right now.

It was about myself.