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Chapter 8
Chapter 8
Knights were generally classified as first-rate, second-rate, third-rate, and below third-rate.
First-rate knights could use Aura, and second-rate knights only knew how to imitate the form of Aura.
Third-rate knights merely had a vague grasp of Aura, and those below third-rate knew the concept of Aura but did not understand at all what it truly was.
“Over a long time meeting many swordsmen, I’ve developed an eye that can roughly gauge an opponent’s skill. This is my own asset.”
Е_ǹ u m̂ а̀
Clive pointed at his own eyes with his finger. The sight made Dominic smile a little, as he looked like a gambler from a painter’s illustration.
“For example, that Avalon bastard over there is second-rate. He’s confident he’s brushing up against first-rate, but he’s clearly second-rate.”
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“With those eyes, you must have figured out what level I’m at too.”
Dominic accepted Clive’s words.
“That’s right. Pardon the rudeness, but I took a look. And yet…….”
“And yet?”
Е̃ n̈ û m á_..id
“I don’t sense anything above third-rate from you, young master.”
Dominic neither grew angry nor lost his temper. The fact that he was below third-rate was painfully obvious.
“But you see, but then…….”
However, to Clive, the fact that Dominic was below third-rate did not seem so simple.
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After agonizing over it for quite a while, he looked at Dominic and opened his mouth.
“The way you walk and the way you move look exactly like a knight above second-rate.”
W_е b̂ nȯ v̀ е̄l_ Ѐ.n̂ǔm̂а.
“Is that so?”
“You shouldn’t be speaking so calmly with ‘Is that so?’ This presence is something that absolutely, under no circumstances, can be imitated.”
“It could simply be that your eyes are dull.”
At those words, Clive’s eyes widened. He couldn’t speak back directly to a noble like Dominic, but the meaning of “don’t spout nonsense” came across clearly enough.
“All right, all right. I won’t butt in carelessly. But if your eyes weren’t wrong, how do you explain my strange presence?”
It was just as Dominic leaned his upper body forward toward Clive and asked.
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“Young master, don’t listen to that old man. He’s someone who’s gone senile and goes around boasting that he can distinguish first-rate, second-rate, and third-rate just by looking.”
A mercenary from the neighboring table cut into their conversation.
“I can decide for myself whose words to hear and who to associate with.”
Dominic gently refused the mercenary’s interference.
“Tch, is that so.”
The mercenary withdrew, thinking that the precious young master was simply indulging the whims of a senile old man.
Е̇ n ũṁа́
But in truth, Dominic was serious.
Because he had received instruction from Clive in his previous life, he knew that his words were true.
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‘Clive is a knight just below first-rate, at the very edge of second-rate.’
Dominic thought, his blue eyes shining.
‘If a knight who isn’t even fully first-rate, even if he’s on the upper end of second-rate, can have eyes that distinguish first-rate, second-rate, and third-rate, there’s no way first-rate knights couldn’t do it.’
In reality, first-rate knights who had reached that realm often gauged their opponent’s skill almost precisely just by watching the motion of them drawing their sword.
Е n u m а
‘If I’m to act freely in the future, I need to eliminate this “sense of incongruity” Clive is feeling.’
There was nothing more dangerous than being mistaken for a higher rank when one didn’t actually have the skill to match.
‘It’s better to be underestimated.’
The enemy Dominic had to face, the House of Langtang, was vast and terrifying.
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Once he began learning magic, attention would be unavoidable, but he had to avoid the misunderstanding that he was proficient in both magic and swordsmanship.
‘Above all, the experience and knowledge from my previous life are weapons that should be hidden and hidden again, then brought out at the very end.’
Е̌ n u mӓ
In other words, like a joker card in poker, or the queen in chess.
Dominic instinctively knew that the knowledge and experience he had accumulated in his previous life would go wild as a joker at a decisive moment. And for that, he was trying to find a way to rein in his presence.
“Tell me. I’m a knight below third-rate. Then what is it that makes me look above second-rate?”
“Well, that, that is.”
Clive pondered for a long time.
“In my opinion, it seems to be because of your atmosphere, young master.”
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“Atmosphere?”
It was far too vague to hear and immediately apply.
As Dominic wondered what he should do, Clive leaned his upper body forward until his chest was almost against the table and whispered in a serious voice.
“Young master, I believe that is your talent.”
“Huh.”
“The potential sleeping inside you has settled into your body and is being expressed in the subtle form of atmosphere.”
Ẁе b̌n̆o ṽе́ l̃ Е̌ num а̄
“Haha.”
Dominic let out a hollow laugh without realizing it.
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― You’re a dullard.
In his head, the words Clive had spoken in his previous life echoed.
― It’s your money, but it pains me to see you throwing it into thin air, so I’m saying this. Let’s stop now.
― But if you try, if you keep trying and trying, couldn’t you at least imitate it?
W еb̈ǹ ov_e l E.n̄.ū m̀ ä
What had Clive answered to that?
― There are people for whom that doesn’t work.
Yes, he had definitely answered like that.
The man who, while pitying Dominic, couldn’t bring himself to lie and told him he was a dullard, that no amount of effort would help—now he was calling it talent?
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Dominic wanted to laugh even more. If he could, he wanted to laugh so hard that this mercenaries’ hideout would shake.
But in the end, he couldn’t laugh.
Е̊ ṅ ŭ mа
“Talent.”
Dominic muttered. He had thought he might be able to learn how to control his presence through Clive, but there had been no results.
“That’s right. Young master’s talent is…….”
“Enough. Stop talking about talent. It’s become tedious. I came because I have other business.”
Dominic frowned and waved his hand.
“Other business?”
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Clive wore a bewildered expression.
“Yes. To be precise, I came because I have something to commission you for.”
“Me?”
The puzzlement on Clive’s face deepened.
“What could there be for you to entrust to me?”
“There’s something you’re good at, isn’t there.”
En u m̊а.і̊ d̀
“Teaching people? Who, what kind of runny-nosed brat wants to learn swordsmanship?”
At those words, Dominic let out another small chuckle.
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“You are good at that too.”
Dominic once again recalled his previous life.
― I really feel bad taking your money.
In his previous life, Clive had said that about a hundred times.
Ѐ n̈ûm̊ а̇
No matter how mild-mannered Dominic was, hearing the same thing a hundred times was bound to wear on him, so at one point he had asked this.
― If it weren’t my money, how would you make a living? I heard the mercenary group doesn’t give you commissions.
At those words, the Clive of his previous life had shown a meaningful smile.
And then…….
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― I may be a seasoned mercenary, but do you think I wouldn’t have secured a way to make a living? Actually, I have a separate specialty.
― What is it?
W̃е̂ b̆ n̊ o v̆е̃ĺ Еn̂u̇.m а
Dominic asked carelessly while swinging his sword one more time. He had snapped back in irritation, but his interest in the conversation had already faded.
― It’s copying money.
― Pardon?
But at the words that followed from Clive, even Dominic had no choice but to stop swinging.
― How in the world do you copy money?
― To be precise, it’s not copying money, but swindling rich and dangerous people. Dressing up cheap goods as if they were very high-end items.
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― ……Could I see it once?
Dominic asked not because he was truly curious whether money could be copied, but because he worried Clive might end up in a dangerous situation.
― I don’t usually show it to anyone, but you’re someone I can trust.
Clive, who had taught Dominic for a long time and knew how taciturn and sincere he was, nodded readily.
― Come to the village inn at dawn today, when the shadow of the staff is shortest.
And that night, what Clive showed him was…….
Ёn ū m а
“I’d like to buy some black gold stone.”
“You shouldn’t be asking me about black gold stone—go ask at the local blacksmith’s instead.”
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“I heard that you secretly sell high-quality black gold stone. The kind with high purity—a beautiful green black gold stone so fine it wouldn’t be out of place being called jade.”
black gold stone was a type of gemstone, but it wasn’t particularly valuable compared to gemstones like emeralds or sapphires.
When Dominic spoke with such specificity that it left no room for rebuttal, Clive’s eyes widened.
“How did you know that…….”
Е n ù m̂ ӓ
“I heard it from the dangerous people you do business with.”
“You mean the lords of the House of Langtang?”
“……Yes. Langtang.”
For a moment, Dominic was flustered, but he forced himself to conceal it.
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In his previous life, he had only known that people in black robes bought Clive’s black gold stone—he hadn’t known they were Langtang.
To be precise, after confirming that the items Clive dealt in weren’t particularly dangerous or valuable—just black gold stone—he had stopped investigating in order to save training time.
Е̊n̂ ùṁ а
But to think that the buyers were people of the House of Langtang…….
“I thought the House of Anika and the House of Langtang were on bad terms with each other.”
“There are always exceptions. Besides, as you know, I’m an outcast of Anika, aren’t I?”
Dominic, having quickly regained his composure, replied smoothly.
Originally, he had realized belatedly that among the piles of black gold stone Clive had shown in his previous life, there were a few precious pieces worthy of becoming artifact cores, and he had planned to purchase them all at once.
‘But if I could recognize it, then Langtang must have recognized its value too. That’s why they paid Clive extra and bought up the black gold stone.’
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As he came to understand facts he hadn’t known in his previous life, Dominic’s mind spun rapidly.
‘Even with the extra payment, it must have been a pittance compared to the core’s true value. And the reason they pretended to be fooled was because they didn’t want rumors spreading that they’d acquired black gold stone precious enough to become cores.’
Concealing his thoughts, Dominic smiled at Clive.
“So, how about it? Can I buy some black gold stone?”
Dominic asked in a lowered voice.
The plan had changed.
Еn ũ m ă
Now that he knew Langtang was involved, he had to move more cautiously.
‘First, securing the black gold stone comes before anything else. I can’t let Langtang get the jump on me.’
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With that in mind, Dominic spoke.
“I’ll look at the goods, and if they’re truly high quality, I’ll pay twice what Langtang offered.”
“Of course. Very well, young master.”
Unaware of what kind of danger he was in, Clive simply grinned broadly, showing his teeth.
Е ṅ ūm а̃..íd̄.
When Dominic stood up, Clive followed suit. Then the two of them headed for the shabby inn where Clive was staying.
“Here it is.”
Entering the inn room, Clive handed Dominic a single sack of black gold stone.
Just by peering into the sack, Dominic could tell exactly how many pieces inside the heap of black gold stone were suitable for use as cores, and roughly how strong their power was.
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Most of the black gold stone was cheap junk that would be hard to sell at a fair price, but among them were a few pieces high-grade enough that someone with an untrained eye like Clive’s couldn’t recognize them.
“It really is decent.”
Еnû.m̊а̌ .id
Dominic nodded, willingly pretending to be fooled by Clive.
“Now then, the payment…….”
“But say.”
Dominic spoke to Clive, who was hastily trying to receive the money.
“Is this all the black gold stone you have?”
“Huh?”
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“Over there, inside that wall, it feels like there’s more black gold stone stored.”
When Dominic pointed directly at his secret warehouse, Clive’s eyes went wide once more.
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