College (5)

This was the second thing he hadn't expected.

While Inger was practicing magic at home, he received a message from Jason about Alex.

It was expected that Alex successfully settled the refugees and helped the young prince inherit the title, but when he returned, he was accompanied by a slave.

The Zalambra Empire was the only one of the three empires that had not abolished slavery. Most of the refugees were serfs.

Although Cuneo was the first empire to abolish slavery, there were many nobles who held discriminatory attitudes towards slaves.

【Oh, it’s Kunpei. 】

This character originally appeared in the later part of the comics, and through this news, he remembered the story of Kumpewu.

He was originally the son of a poor farmer in Zalambra. He was sold to a landlord as a slave by his father. During the rebellion of the farmers and slaves, he and others fled to the northern border of Chune. Although life was not easy, he was able to earn a living by his own efforts. Therefore, he was very grateful to Alex who was in charge of handling this matter at the time.

He himself has no magical talent and cannot become a wizard or a knight. His talent is hidden deeper, and it is the talent for marching and deploying troops as a commander.

When the war between Cune and Riviera began, he signed up to join the army, but he had been struggling under the command.

The position of commander was usually held by the nobles, so it was not his turn.

When Alex became emperor and led the army himself, he discovered the talent and loyalty of Quinpeu during a battle and promoted and trained him.

Quinpeu had joined the army just for him, and now he was completely willing to sacrifice his life for him.

He was the kind of man who would kill himself without hesitation at the mere word of Alex.

He helped Alex many times in the later wars of demon invasion and made great contributions. In the end, he died to save Alex.

[It's time to train him earlier. He really has experience. 】

Inger listened to the news and sipped his tea expressionlessly.

But when he saw Kunpeiwu in class, he was also shocked.

"Is that the slave that the Ninth Prince collected?"

“Why bring it to school?”

"I don't know if it's cleaned properly, it looks like it's full of bugs."

"How dare you come here?"

"I heard that the Ninth Prince used to hang out with some commoners in a remote area. Is it a slave this time?"

"It's really a disgrace to the royal family."

…………

Inger, who was preparing to audit a military class, was inevitably given a lecture.

He felt somewhat disgusted by the arrogance and discrimination of these noble children.

He was surprised that the child was so small.

The Quinpeu he saw in the comics was 190cm tall, strong, with gray hair and gray eyes, a lifeless face, a large burn and countless scars on his face.

That is the medal of suffering and hardship.

Now, Kunpeiwu is just a child who looks about 10 years old, with gray hair and skinny body. Although there are not many major scars on his face, his cheekbones and brow bones are sharp because of the lack of flesh, like a skeleton doll.

[To starve a child like this...]

Inger saw that his fist was shaking as he rested on the table.

He was indeed angry.

This was the first time he had seen tangible evidence of war with his own eyes. In the circle he had lived in, no matter how difficult it was, he had never seen children like this.

Alex took Kumpeu into the classroom and he deliberately chose a seat at the back.

Quinpeu is not a student, he just comes as Alex's servant. This is very common. Many other noble children will also bring servants with them when they come to school, usually to serve.

Inger's parents had asked him to do the same, but he vehemently refused.

But this was the first time slaves were brought into a school.

Because he was a slave, he waited for Alex to sit down and then kneeled at his feet.

Alex was not happy about it, and after talking for a long time, he finally stood behind him.

Alex's happiness was written all over his face.

Inger couldn't help staring at them for a while, and only came back to his senses when Cheryl spoke.

"That man looks very hungry. I have some cookies baked this morning in my bag. I'll give him some."

Wu Rui stood up and the twins walked over.

Later, Alex stuffed a cookie into Quimpe's mouth and ate it himself.

The three of them were talking and laughing.

【As expected of the protagonists. 】

Inger thinks this is good, the suffering people are now saved by the protagonist, and he only needs to worry about himself.

Cheryl glanced at Inger, who had already looked away, and whispered, "I think he was staring at you two just now. I think he was a little worried about the child, but why didn't he come over by himself?"

Wu Rui hesitated and looked at Alex: "Ah, this..."

Eric smiled calmly and said, "You all know what happened before. He was too busy hiding from me."

He thought for a moment and suddenly asked, "Isn't this the knight class? Why is Inger in this class?"

Cheryl smiled mischievously: "Don't you know? He was selected to work on a project with Professor Orbid, and he has to attend military classes."

Wu Rui also laughed: "I saw that he was a little unhappy, but he always came to class obediently and learned very well."

Alex looked at Inger thoughtfully.

[…Are there any failed projects? ]

When Inger was having lunch at noon, there was another person beside him.

"Do you mind if I sit here?"

Facing the big word "Mind" written on Inger's face, Noriha sat down with a smile.

Wu Rui looked at her and pointed his gaze at Inger. "Do you know each other?"

Inger cut a piece of tender beef and stuffed it into his mouth.

Norihua smiled and said, "He is my great financial advisor."

Cheryl ate her smoothie with a spoon. "Oh, I know you. You're the only one in our school who doesn't wear a uniform!"

Norihua pinched her collar, blinked and said, "Does it look good?"

Cheryl pouted and said, "It looks good! I don't want to wear a school uniform either. It's so stuffy and inconvenient to move around."

Norihua smiled and said, "Our school rules do not require girls to wear female uniforms. You can wear men's uniforms."

Cheryl held the spoon in her mouth, her eyes lit up, "Really?"

Wu Rui was speechless: "Hey!"

Inger ate uncomfortably.

He developed the habit of eating alone since school days, and this habit continued until he was in his thirties. Sitting next to a group of enthusiastic and lively children made him even more uncomfortable.

His eyes passed by a place and suddenly stopped.

Then he called a waiter and whispered a few instructions in his ear.

"Just don't say I ordered it. From now on, the meal for both of you will be charged to me."

After he finished, he continued to eat his own food. Suddenly, he saw three pairs of eyes fixed on him. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "What are you doing?"

Norihua smiled and said, "I just feel that my rich master is very wealthy and kind."

Cheryl asked with sparkling eyes, "What did you just say?"

Wu Rui smiled but said nothing.

Inger felt his stomach ache again.

Over there, Alex was eating. He tried to force Kumpewuf to sit down on his seat, but Kumpewuf jumped up immediately.

"Then pack your bags and go back and make sure you finish your meal."

Alex ordered a lot of meat for Quinpeu, hoping to fatten him up as quickly as possible.

Kumpeu nodded repeatedly. He would not refuse anything Alex said now.

At this time, a waiter brought a bowl of meat porridge with shredded meat, oil and coriander on it.

Kunpeiwu's throat rolled at the aroma.

Alex was stunned for a moment, "I didn't order this?"

The waiter smiled apologetically, "It was ordered by a gentleman, who asked me not to tell him his name."

Alex immediately guessed that this was Inger's order, and he couldn't help laughing.

"In addition, he said that all your future meal expenses will be charged to his account."

Alex stared at the porridge for a while, then glanced at Quinpeu, and smiled softly, "I was inconsiderate. You've been hungry for a long time. You should have some soft bread and porridge. I shouldn't have given you so many greasy things."

Kumpeu shook his head repeatedly. In his eyes, everything Alex did was right.

Alex said to the waiter, "Please pack some more soft bread and milk for me, and then I must go back to thank Ying... the guy who said I would definitely return it to him in the future."

Kunpeiwu was eating the bread happily, and naturally he was grateful to the stranger. "My Lord... Your Highness, who is that?"

Alex laughed and said, "He's a stubborn person, my friend."

After Alex brought Kumpeu back, he taught him the language and then sat in on military theory classes with him.

Gradually, Kunpeu, who was beside Alex, also noticed something.

His master - really likes to peek in one direction.

To be more precise, it means peeking at a person.

He guessed that it was the master's friend.

The friend who always brought him food had long hair that went past his shoulders and was half tied up with a purple ribbon. Because they always sat in the back row, they rarely saw his face, but his back was permeated with the elegance and nobility of an aristocrat.

He disliked most of the nobles, but he didn't dislike this man.

Because the professor often called his name in class, he also knew his full name, Inger Nyka.

It's a bit strange to call them friends because they never interact, talk to each other, or even make eye contact.

Usually Alex would just look at him one-sidedly, but Alex would never take the initiative to approach him.

"My Lord, why don't you go and greet Lord Neka?"

Alex didn't like him calling him Master, and it took him a long time to change his tone, as did his pronounced Zalambra accent.

Alex held his chin in his hand and said, "He won't let me."

Kumpeu felt strange because Alex's tone was strangely happy and satisfied.

"Your Highness, are you happy?"

Alex ruffled his hair and asked, "You survived and are eating soft bread. Are you happy?"

Quinpeu nodded.

Alex smiled and said, "Seeing you like this makes me happy. It's a good thing to be alive, isn't it?"

Kumpeu used to think that life was a painful and difficult thing, but Alex taught him that there is a way to live happily.

So he nodded vigorously: "Yeah!"

"You, learn more knowledge while you can and become stronger, so that I can rely on you."

Kunpewu found it hard to imagine that such a powerful prince would rely on someone as weak as himself.

But he could do nothing but nod.

He had long vowed to dedicate everything he had to the man who saved him, and he would do anything for His Highness.

"Not only now, but also in the future, you must live well."

When he said this, there was something very deep in Alex's eyes, which he couldn't understand.