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Intermission 5: Elliot Meets Nicholas
IT was early afternoon on a sunny fall day.
In the castle complex at the center of the city, in a training ground surrounded by trees turning red, Elliot was sparring with a young knight, wearing a simple training outfit consisting of a shirt and pants.
The metallic clashes of their swords rang out through the training ground. And, before long, Elliot had flung the young knight’s sword from his hands.
“Y-You got me…” gasped the knight as he stumbled and fell to the ground.
The other knights surrounding them exploded in an uproar.
Еñ u̇ mа̌
“I expected no less!”
“How’d he get so good with a sword?”
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Elliot looked around. “Who’s next?”
“Me, if you’ll allow me, my lord!” cried a young knight as he stepped forward.
Elliot then sparred with several more people before heading out, telling them he’d be back again.
Back in the changing room, he changed into his knight’s uniform and flattened his hair before heading to the carriages. He walked down the long hallway, looking out at the red leaves of the trees in the courtyard, when someone called to him.
Е̇ nũ m а .і d̃
“Elliot!” came a familiar voice from behind.
Elliot stopped and turned around to see Marquess Nicholas Wilson with his splendid gray hair, looking dapper in a sophisticated black suit.
He approached Elliot, his eyes crinkling in a smile. “It’s been a while, Elliot. Six months, perhaps.”
“It has been. Are you leaving, Lord Wilson?”
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“Yes. Let’s walk to the carriages together.”
They had a friendly chat as they walked slowly along the covered corridor. Even though they were of different ages, the two had an amiable relationship. It helped that their families were on good terms, and they seemed to get along well.
Еnǔ m̊ а̂ .і̀ d
“How have you been?” asked Nicholas.
“Not bad. You seem particularly well, Lord Wilson. You’ve been all smiles.”
Nicholas grinned and nodded. “It appears we’ll be able to do something about what happened six months ago.”
The incident he was referring to six months ago was the explosion of the airship that had been steps away from completion. Elliot had heard Nicholas had gone pale in the face when the royal court had ordered him to find a way to fix it within a year.
“I heard it was incredibly difficult to work with,” said Elliot, “but you’ve managed something?”
“Yes. I succeeded in bringing in an excellent artificer from outside the Institute. She’s been doing a wonderful job working with our in-house researchers.” He puffed up with pride.
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Elliot guessed he was talking about Olivia. “She? A woman?”
“Yes. She’s a young woman named Olivia Carter.”
“I see.” He looked away. He had seen how desperately hard Olivia was working, and it made him happy to hear that her efforts were being recognized.
Nicholas then went on to explain that they’d actually considered inviting Olivia to join the Research Institute twice before.
“The first time was when she filed for a patent. We invited her to join us as a researcher then, but she declined, saying she was still learning her craft. The second time we were about to invite her, the bank card fraud incident happened in Daregas. We couldn’t invite her anymore because she was involved in the incident, though only because she was a victim. But the third time’s the charm, and we were finally able to bring her in. Only as a temporary researcher, however.”
Nicholas was planning to bring Olivia on as a full-time researcher once the airship research was complete.
Ěn ů ḿа
“Letting go of someone with that much talent would be a great loss.”
Elliot resisted the urge to chuckle at Nicholas’s enthusiasm.
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The Research Institute was infamous for the high divorce rate among its researchers. Part of it was because they couldn’t leave the Institute’s grounds, and any letters they sent were checked thoroughly first, meaning they couldn’t write just anything to their loved ones.
Olivia had her shops, so Elliot doubted she would ever become a full-time researcher.
Though, sometimes she surprises me.
He wanted to support Olivia the artificer, who also happened to be Olivia his girlfriend. But he didn’t know if he could do that if it came down to her saying she wanted to be a full-time researcher at the Institute.
W_е̊ b̄ n̆о v е ľ Ё n û m̊ а
While his thoughts went in a slightly gloomier direction, Nicholas walked behind him in high spirits. Then, as if having a great idea, he said, “Do you have any plans on the last day of next month?”
“I…think my schedule might be open then.”
“Is that so?!” Nicholas exclaimed, his eyes sparkling. “If it is, I would love for you to come to the Institute! We plan to put our flying ship on display!”
Apparently, it hadn’t been formally decided yet, but they were planning to have a public test flight of the airship at the research announcement ceremony held at the end of the year.
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“Our method of flight this time is unique. Since you are someone with a pulse on domestic affairs, I would certainly like you to witness it,” Nicholas urged.
It sounded like several other intellectuals and bureaucrats would be there.
Ŵeb n̂о̆v̂ ё_l Еn̄ u mа̀
Elliot listened to him talk all about it. He was curious about the airship, and he wanted to see the results of Olivia’s research with his own eyes.
But what would she think…?
In all honesty, he wanted to avoid drawing attention to the status difference between them. Being invited by Marquess Wilson, however, meant this was work. Also, he wanted to see how hard she was working.
Maybe I should try to just keep the two things separate in my head…
Elliot smiled and nodded. “Very well. I’d love to attend.”
“Really?! I can’t wait!”
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They promised to exchange letters detailing the event, then boarded their separate carriages and left the castle.
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