A man named Wendelin von Benno Baumeister
‘Amazing…’
I, Irna Zuzane Rembrandt, was purely surprised.
I with my childhood friend of the same age who also my best friend was saved, earth wall instantly formed to prevent wolf attack, the cunning beasts were annihilated by the indiscriminate firing of magic arrow.
Due to my kinetic vision I got while training in spearmanship, about two ordinary arrows also flew, and seized the life of two wolves.
However, even this archery is amazing if one think normally, would paled before that magic.
Because of talent, the number of mages is extremely few.
And among them, it is rare for a mage to be regarded as amazing.
Actually, among the mage that had been hired in our Breitburg territory, only Blanturk-sama the senior retainer mage can use something equals to the current magic.
Moreover, he also win his fame as first-class adventurer more than three decades, he was given an honour from the kingdom by killing a dragon in the past.
Who one earth can use magic comparable to him?
I who think so, checked the owner who shoots this magic.
Following this, it was the figure of my classmate in adventurer prep school we enrolled to at the same time.
The owner of this magic is Wendelin von Benno Baumeister which is my classmate of the same age.
‘It can’t be, for his ability to be this far…’
When I enrolled into adventurer prep school, there is one rumor spreading around.
The vassals of Breitburg margrave house who is my parents’ family lord, a poor knight family beyond the mountain range, the rumored eighth son of Baumeister family, passed the scholarship test by showing off his magic.
It’s not hard to just to enroll into the school, but it is difficult to pass the scholarship test with magic.
Due to the fact that, however precious magic is, one can’t obtain a scholarship by just producing a spark or a glassful water.
There is no way a magic of that level could be useful in subjugate the monster, many of such person give up their plan and challenge the scholarship test with the sword and the bow.
With such circumstances, Wendelin von Benno Baumeister passed the scholarship test purely with only his talent in magic.
Naturally, Brihedar margrave-sama should have heard the information.
Even I heard the rumor from my family.
He can use at least intermediate magic despite being a minor, it’ll be natural to establish a claim for the future.
If something like that didn’t happen, it would not be strange if someone said he was disqualified as important noble.
But regarding this matter, it’s a good thing for the current head of Brihedar margrave.
He was appointed as the family head of Brihedar margrave house when I was just born.
Until this day, that bitter failure will be taken as material in conversation by high rank people and even my family.
To succeed with the remains predecessor who was killed in battle have left in the failure of Demon Forest expedition 20 years ago, with the important noble controlled other territories, enduring for a long time the harassment and interference of vassal in a bad relationship while struggling in governing the territory, he has received an evaluation better than his predecessor.
And also, about the failure in Demon forest expedition, there a few people who believe in the public declaration such as the cause is from Baumeister house side which have abide the request.
The predecessor is killed in battle, and when the first reports came from military leaders and troops that had almost annihilated, there a person who had vomit blood hearing that report.
It was Daniel-sama the eldest son who is the brother of the current head of Brihedar margrave.
He was a genius, he was loved by the previous head, it seems that he was violated with fatal disease.
His sickness has progressed greatly, when he hear that report, he’s shouting “Since there Amadeus within Brihedar margrave family, despite everything is fine! Father, you fool!”, and apparently die after.
Exactly, his death is suitable to be called as death in a fit of anger
And a miraculous medicine that can be effective against such illness by creating it from ancient dragon that might live in Demon forest.
It is a scenario which anyone already understands afterwards when written up to here.
The predecessor do a thoughtless expedition to save his eldest son who gets a fatal disease, asking for reinforcements to Baumeister house as the lord.
In this case, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he forced it.
And it was an utter failure.
In this age without war, not the country army but lords army that near two thousand people die in battle, it certainly would be talked about by those in royal palace and nobles.
Moreover, even the family head were among that killed in battle.
Naturally, for the pride of important noble, it tries to conceal the fact as much as possible.
In this expedition, Brihedar margrave accept the request of Baumeister house but they calculated incorrectly the force of the demon lying hidden in Magic forest, taking many sacrifice as result.
If one know the situation a little, one would immediately find the explanation is a lie.
But a lie also can become a fact sometimes.
For royal palace, the confusion in Brihedar margrave house that controlled the southern part will only be a hindrance of the peaceful southern governance.
For this reason, Brihedar margrave house didn’t say anything.
About the circumstances to goes on expedition, even to lie that it was the request of Baumeister house side, the fact that the purpose is for the son with serious illness can’t be denied.
Besides, they did not intend to give some punishment by forcing the responsibility to Baumeister house.
Everyone without a doubt know the truth but must not speak of that truth.
For me who still a kid, it’s a story of dirty politic in society.
I feel pity for Baumeister house but I hear that Brihedar margrave-sama had compensation to the soldiers accordingly or by accommodation in trade.
As it harm their prestige, they tried to I cover it with money or worldly benefits
This is the reason why only a few people in the vassals or the soldier of Brihedar margrave house who are holding a grudge against Baumeister house.
It’s an inevitable method.
From time to time, there some people who think that only those have lose their family or foolish enough without knowing if the rumor is the truth, seriously criticizing Baumeister house.
I don’t really hold any estrangement to Baumeister house.
Even if someone tell me the story when I just have been born, it honestly troubling.
Father and brothers might have a little estrangement as a lot of disciple who went to my parents’ family dojo had been lost.
But at least I never hear them said it openly.
***
“Thanks for helping us.”
I expresses my thanks immediately to Baumeister house’s eighth son.
To tell the truth, it may be fairly dangerous without this rescue.
We had been a little overconfident.
Rembrandt house which my parents’ family have been vassal served as a spearmanship master to Brihedar house from generations.
Knight with interest in martial art makes a good appearance even in a time of peace, sword is regarded highly as shown in the word when one take an oath in case being appointed as a noble.
Even in such ceremonies, it’s common for high rank people to prepare a beautiful, expensive sword.
However, in actual battlefield, it is important to be able to use bow from long distance or spear with long reach.
Many wounded were killed in battlefield because of these two.
Often talked about in sagas, such as fellow knight using the sword upon one-to-one fight almost rarely happen which is normal.
Hence, the status and treatment of the military officer who teach the spear are actually more higher.
But it’s not the time for a third daughter to be carefree.
It is more difficult for the third daughter to be married into the same vassals house, I learnt spearmanship since childhood for the sake of independence.
I could say that I am lucky as I had the talent in that field.
Father disappointedly said that “It’d be better if you’re a man.”
I can’t still match my father in techniques but I actually have a bit more magic power than ordinary person.
With a little training, I can put out about a few glasses water in a day.
It insignificant amount but this magic power is quite useful.
I can pour this magic power a little at time into my own body to strengthen my physical ability.
The result of all my effort in training this technique, I no longer lose to father and brothers in a mock match of actual combat form.
It just that it resulting an unfortunate consequence at the same time.
I came to think that they hate me.
I know that they love me as a daughter and a younger sister.
But I am hated as disciple of spearmanship dojo.
If I am a man, there were a choices for me to remain as a teacher in my parents’ family with that skill.
But I am a woman.
The term for third daughters as a bride is not that good, the skill in spearmanship does not really matter to become a bride.
Rather, it would be unpleasant when there is a rumor of the husband is weaker than the bride so no one will accept me.
With such circumstances, I am Irna Zuzane Rembrandt, entered the adventurer prep school.
With my speciality in spearmanship, I have passed the scholarship test.
***
“But are you guys okay with the wolf fur?”
The eighth son of Baumeister house who helped us, rather than something were missing, it feel like he was different from other.
Without saying any such condescending thing is preferable here, to begin with, he had heard about the distribution of the acquired fur.
‘He’s a strange person…’
Furthermore, he treat us dinner as thanks for being able to earn the money today.
Is he a softhearted person?
In any case, he was that famous eighth son of poor knight house.
That living style must be really poor that it can’t be com