"Then, for the member who will accompany Rid to the Lord Duke of San Angela's residence, I will appoint Enzo to accompany Rid. The reason I chose Enzo to accompany Rid is because Enzo is a member of the Duke of San Angela's family. With Enzo accompanying Rid, I hope the proposal to the Duke of San Angela's family will go smoothly. Are you willing, Enzo?" asked Senior Florian.
"I am willing, chairman," said Enzo.
"Good. Then, for the member who will go to the Lord Duke of San Minerva's residence, I will appoint Klara to go there. I should be the one to go to the Duke of San Minerva's residence because I am his son. But currently, I am the chairman of Elevrad, so I must go to the palace to present the proposal directly to Her Majesty the Queen and His Majesty the King. Therefore, I am appointing Klara to go to the Duke of San Minerva's residence. Are you willing, Klara?" asked Senior Florian.
"I am willing, chairman," said Senior Klara.
"Good. Then, for the member who will accompany Klara, I will appoint Chloe to accompany her. This is because Chloe is a member of the royal family. Chloe's reputation and popularity will certainly make the proposal to the Duke of San Minerva go smoothly. Are you willing, Chloe?" asked Senior Florian.
"I am willing," said Chloe.
"Good. Then, for the member who will go to the Lord Duke of San Quentine's residence, I will appoint Amelia to go there. This is because Amelia is the daughter of the Duke of San Quentine. This way, I hope the proposal to the Duke of San Quentine will go smoothly. Are you willing, Amelia?" asked Senior Florian.
"I am willing, chairman," said Princess Amelia.
"Good. Then, for the member who will accompany Amelia, I will appoint Vanina to accompany her," said Senior Florian.
"Huh, me?" asked Senior Vanina, surprised.
"Yes, that's right. I appointed you to accompany Amelia to the Duke of San Quentine's residence. This is because you seem close to Amelia," said Senior Florian.
"What kind of reason is that?" asked Senior Vanina.
"Because I always see you talking to Amelia, so I assumed you were close. You're willing, right, Vanina?" asked Senior Florian.
"Well, if the chairman orders me to, then there's no helping it. Moreover, if I'm willing to accompany Amelia, I can also go sightseeing in the San Quentine area and visit the city and harbor," said Senior Vanina.
It seemed Senior Vanina had another motive for agreeing to accompany Princess Amelia.
"That's great if you're willing. Then, for the member who will be going to Duke San Lucia's residence, I will appoint Nadine to go there. This is because Nadine is the Lord Duke's niece. Furthermore, Nadine's contributions to Elevrad have been excellent, especially since she was previously trusted by Senior Gretta to carry out several important tasks. If Elevrad had another position, Nadine would be a worthy candidate, but unfortunately, Elevrad currently only has four positions. Therefore, I have appointed her to go to Duke San Lucia's residence. Are you willing, Nadine?," asked Senior Florian.
"I am willing, chairman," said Senior Nadine.
"Good. Then, for the member who will be accompanying Nadine, I will appoint Irene to accompany Nadine. This is because Irene is the Lord Duke's daughter. Therefore, I hope the proposal to Duke San Lucia will go smoothly with Irene accompanying Nadine. Are you willing, Irene?," asked Senior Florian.
"I am willing," said Irene.
"Good. With this, the appointment of members to deliver the proposal to the royal family and the dukes is complete. Do you have any questions?" asked Senior Florian.
Then Senior Darryl raised his hand to signal that he wanted to ask something.
"What's wrong, Darryl?" asked Senior Florian.
"I wanted to ask, chairman. Why wasn't I appointed as the member to deliver the proposal? I do like to go out sometimes, though," said Senior Darryl.
"I'm sorry if I didn't appoint you as the member to deliver the proposal, because the number of members I appointed and the number of noble families who would receive the proposal is limited. Perhaps if there were five dukes in this kingdom, I would have appointed you to deliver this proposal to the other duke. But unfortunately, there are only four dukes in this kingdom, so I didn't appoint you. Besides, if you want to go out, you can look forward to the fourth exam. You can have fun after the fourth exam is over," said Senior Florian.
"Well, ok," said Senior Darryl.
"As the most senior member of Elevrad, you must remain at the academy with Nichelle, Darryl," said senior Florian.
The 'Nichelle' senior Florian was referring to was Nichelle Scott. She was a current fourth-year member of Elevrad. The fourth-year Elevrad members currently number only four. Two male members: Senior Florian and Senior Darryl, and two female members: Senior Klara and Senior Nichelle.
"*Haaaaahhh, okay, chairman," said Senior Darryl.
"As for the rest of the members, you'll remain at the academy while some of us will be leaving. I apologize if I didn't appoint some of you to deliver this proposal. Perhaps your chance to deliver the proposal and meet this high noble will be next year," said Senior Florian.
"Okay, chairman," said the other members.
"Except for me and Nichelle. Since we're both fourth-year students, there won't be another year since we'll both graduate," said Senior Darryl.
"I don't mind if I don't deliver the proposal even once. It seems you're the only one who's concerned about this, Darryl," said Senior Nichelle.
"I also wanted to meet those high-ranking nobles in person. Who knows, maybe I could build a good relationship with them," said Senior Darryl.
"So you have other motives," said Senior Nichelle.
"Ok, ok, enough talking, because I still have something to discuss," said Senior Florian.
Senior Darryl and Senior Nichelle immediately fell silent.
"To the members I appointed earlier, we will depart tomorrow morning around 8 a.m. Five horse-drawn carriages have been booked and will take us to our respective destinations. Please note that we will not be staying overnight at the residences we are visiting. After delivering this proposal, we will return directly to the academy in the afternoon or evening. You may go sightseeing around the city you are visiting, but make sure you return in the afternoon or evening. Do you understand?" asked Senior Florian.
"We understand," said those of us who were appointed to deliver the proposal.
"Do you have any further questions?" asked Senior Florian.
The other members fell silent, meaning there were no more questions.
"If there are no further questions, I will immediately end this meeting," said Senior Florian.
Then the Elevrad meeting ended. After the meeting, the other members chatted about the proposal delivery. I also joined in the discussion, and I was currently chatting with Enzo.
"So, you will accompany me, Enzo. I've never been to the San Angela region before, so I don't know what it's like. As the son of the Duke of San Angela, you're certainly familiar with the area and the way to the Duke's residence. In that case, please help me, Enzo," I said.
"I'd like to ask for your help too, Rid. But even if I weren't here, I'm sure the carriage driver who will take you would also know the way to the Duke's residence," Enzo said.
Meanwhile, Senior Vanina was seen talking with Princess Amelia.
"I'm looking forward to sightseeing in San Quentine, Amelia," said Senior Vanina.
"We're not going there for sightseeing, Vanina," said Princess Amelia.
Then there was Irene, who was talking to senior Nadine.
"After all this time, you finally have the chance to visit your home again. How are you feeling, Irene?" asked senior Nadine.
"Nothing special. But, I do miss home a little. Especially seeing my mother," said Irene.
"Miss Arlet, huh?" said senior Nadine.
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A few minutes later, the conversation between the other Elevrad members had ended. Everyone left the room, except for Enzo and senior Florian. Enzo and senior Florian were still in the room, discussing something.
"So, what about tomorrow's plans?" asked Enzo.
"Didn't your father tell you?" asked senior Florian.
"No, my father said to ask you for more details, senior," said Enzo.
"You're the son of Duke San Angela, but he didn't tell you. Ok, I'll tell you about the plan."
"The carriage driver who will be taking you tomorrow is one of Duke San Angela's knights in disguise. Normally, to get to San Angela, we'll pass through Hevea Forest. While it's not as large and expansive as Mistskog Forest, it's still quite extensive. The driver will take you to a place within that forest. There, you'll assassinate Rid," said Senior Florian.
"It's easy to say, but in reality, Rid is difficult to deal with, let alone kill. I don't know if you already know this, but in the previous fourth exam, we took the Exam in the San Minerva region. Lord Duke San Minerva once ordered 22 of his knight to assassinate Rid, but those 22 knight died horribly. I don't know whether Rid killed them directly, but that proves how difficult it is to kill him," said Senior Florian.
"I already know that, which is why you were appointed to be the executioner for Rid's assassination. That's because you're a 'subject'. While at the academy, you couldn't use your full abilities for fear of being discovered, right? So, outside the academy, you'd definitely be able to use your full abilities without being discovered. Lord Duke San Quentine said that a 'subject' could destroy a city if they used all their abilities, so I'm confident that with all your abilities, you could definitely kill Rid," said Senior Florian.
"However, I'm not sure I alone am enough to kill Rid," said Enzo.
"I expected you to say this. Well, I'm not sure you can kill Rid alone, even though I just said you definitely can. Therefore, the three Dukes have decided to send 10 of their best knights each, meaning a total of 30 knights will assist. These 30 knights will disguise themselves as bandits to conceal their identities. Furthermore, Lord Duke San Quentine will also send several 'subjects' to assist, and he also said that there will be a 'new test subject' different from us who will be tested in the plan to assassinate Rid. They will all be ready to wait for Rid at that location," senior Florian said.
"To have to exert so much energy and strength just to kill one person. Isn't that too much?" Enzo asked.
"That's because the three Dukes are already very wary of Rid's strength. Previously, he successfully prevented attackers from attacking the academy from killing Charles, Chloe, and Princess Caroline. He also defeated senior Vyn in the academy tournament finals. Before that, he managed to evade an assassination attempt by Duke San Minerva's knigjts,"
"With these events, the three Dukes realized that Rid was a major threat to their plans. Destroying this threat would naturally require considerable manpower and strength. Therefore, the forces deployed here are not excessive," said Senior Florian.
"You have a point, Senior. Ok, I'll go along with this plan. I'm also a little annoyed with Rid because he always manages to defeat me, even though I've never taken him seriously. It seems like tomorrow is the time for my first and last serious fight against him. Because tomorrow is his last day in this world. But if I succeed in killing Rid, wouldn't that put me in the royal court for murder?" said Enzo.
"You don't need to worry about that. Even if you were the one to kill Rid, you wouldn't be arrested. Because the day after tomorrow, the newspapers will not be about you killing Rid. But about Rid being killed by a group of bandits who attacked your carriage. I can't wait to see those newspapers," said Senior Florian.
-To be continued