Chapter 51
TL-Mechatronic
Nina changed into a training suit and went out. It has been a month since Kell, Raja, and Charlotte started training separately. It’s still a little bit, but they were gradually taking on the correct disposition of an escort.
The link between the three was still strained, but considering the short time of only a month, it has been a big step forward.
Thinking that there might be complaints about the three of them being selected separately, Nina declared, “Show your skills, and you might also be chosen for the special training.”
Those words ignited everyone’s spirits. Making everyone passionate about training.
Of course, while watching the three being trained, the other members had creepy expressions on their faces.
“Commander.”
The first one that always came running was Charlotte It was amazing to see her running with eyes full of anticipation and joy.
‘Wait, what did I do?’
Does she want me to find out how fluffy, her beige wool-like curly hair was? Nina held it in and laughed.
“Charlotte.” “You’re here.”
Raja said with a loud voice next.
His greetings always make her feel like she’s the boss.
“Commander, you’re here.”
She wants to praise Kell for being a good kid with a nice smile and proper manners.
“For our training today, we’re going to do it like it’s the real deal. Charlotte, you go first.”
“Yes.”
Charlotte answered quickly even if she didn’t know what they were going to do. Nina designated her as an escorted civilian and had her walk through the garden.
The attacker was Nina, of course.
In this way, she executed a surprise attack on all three of them several times, then Nina reversed their positions and took the role of being an escort and made them attack her in turns.
The three were exhausted from the repeated training, but as they became escorts, raiders, and civilian; they gained wider perspectives with the job.
After finishing the training, the three collapsed on the floor shaking like a newborn baby deer.
“Good job.”
At Nina’s words, Kell bowed his head and said, “It’s nothing.”
Looking at the light purple hair, she recalled giving him praise earlier, so Nina stretched out her hand,
“Ahaha, Kell is such a nice kid.”
“?!”
Kell, who was sitting on the floor, raised his head. Then his hand reflexively touched his disheveled hair. His reaction was so dramatic that Nina was slightly surprised.
“Sorry, for being rude.” “No, It’s not.”
He replied, bowing his head. The tip of his ear was red,
With eyes of extreme envy, Charlotte alternated between Kell’s head and Nina’s hands. After swallowing saliva several times, she bent her head.
“M-Me……. Me too….”
The voice was very small and full of shyness, so Nina smiled and reached out her hand,
“Yes, well done, Charlotte.”
Charlotte’s hair was softer and more pleasant than expected. Raja’s eyes went back and forth between the two in embarrassment.
Asking for a pat on his head hurts his pride, but even so, it also hurts his pride if he’s the only one without it.
If those two did it, I have to do it too.
“Commander, me too!”
“Oh, yes.”
When Nina patted Raja’s head, he felt a strange sense of satisfaction. Being praised by the person he respected was much better than he thought.
I always quarreled with my parents and my elder brothers…….
It felt like it penetrated his heart, so he felt even more sorry when her hands fell off.
“Commander!”
Jean called her out loud. Nina told the three to rest and then lightly jumped in front of him.
“What’s going on?”
“You’ve got a visitor.” “Guest? Me?”
As Nina tilted her head, Jean squinted his eyes, then frowned and said.
“The person said he received a letter from you. Why do you look like you don’t know a thing about it?” “Letter? Oh!”
Only then did Nina recall writing letters to all the talented people she remembered in the novel.
“How many people are here?”
“There are three people. Only one of them was holding a letter. The other two seemed to be in the same group.”
“One person…..”
Still, it’s a good start.
‘Anyway, I’m grateful to them for coming all the way here.’
Nina, who quickly recovered from the shock of Lorocomo’s rejection, said to Jean, “Thank you.” and went up to her room to change her clothes.
She changed from her training suit to her uniform and carefully tied her hair back into ponytails. Then she went into the Commander’s office.
The three people in the waiting room stood up at the same time. Jean was standing at the entrance of the office with an expressionless face.
As Nina entered, he greeted her with an X crossing his arms. Receiving a polite greeting from Jean was both itchy and fun. The other three put their hands on their left chest and bowed.
“This is Nina La Dell. I’m sorry to have kept you waiting, Let’s go inside.”
“No. I’ve been invited, but I should have sent a message in advance, I’m sorry.”
A woman who’s wearing round glasses greeted me as if she were the representative of the three.
Upon entering the office, the guests sat on the prepared chairs and Nina sat at the head of the table.
“I’m Geramim. And these are my friends, Pasha and Lotte.”
After hearing their names one by one, an exclamation mark appeared above Nina’s head. “The administration staff.’
Nina smiled.
“I’ve already heard of your fame. Since you came here after receiving my letter, can I take it as a positive answer?”
Geramim was a lovely woman in her 40’s with her round glasses and chubby cheeks. And Pasha and Lotte, who came with her together, appeared to be women in their mid-20’s.
“That kind of fame makes me not happy at all because I know where it came from.”
A bitter, self-deprecating smile brushed Geramim’s face. Then Nina grinned.
“All I’ve heard is that Professor Geramim is well-known at the Academy.”
“You must have sent me a letter after hearing the story behind it.”
She spoke sharply, but Nina answered with a smile
“Yes, I thought it was the Empire’s loss to corrupt great talent like this.”
At her words, Geramim said with a sour expression.
“Kindly forgive me for being astute, Viscountess La Dell, Since the situation is already as it is.”
“I understand.”
“The Kingdom of Baru, where I was born, doesn’t allow women’s entry into society. I was a professor at the Imperial Academy, but it’s also no use in the kingdom.”
She looked straight at Nina.
“So I couldn’t believe your letter even more. I’ve learned a little bit about you, but……”
“The point is that I am a commoner with a noble title.”
At Nina’s blatant remarks, Geramim looked a little surprised and said with a vague expression that seemed to be a smile.
“Yes, because the Empire doesn’t hire anyone without recommendations.” No matter how prominent a professor is, they should have a letter of recommendation. Moreover, it was even more so for those that came from other countries such as Geramim. However, the Academy did not provide her a recommendation letter.
She was betrayed, had her research findings stolen by someone she believed to be a friend and was kicked out of the academy. She had the skills, and spent her whole life building them, but couldn’t use it anywhere,
Because she’s a foreigner, a woman, and doesn’t have a letter of recommendation.
Rather, she was accused of spying and attempting to take the research results out of the country. At that time, the letter from Nina felt like a lifeline to her,
Duke of Luverne.
She knew it well because of its notoriety. An illegitimate child who murdered his biological father and half-brother and took the title.
The critically polluted Violet Forest.
A crumbling knight’s order.
Still, he is a Duke.
One of the only three Dukes in the empire.
There was no other way.
She took her students, and almost robbed them of their fortune, just so they could have travel expenses to get
here. Still, she couldn’t help but show off her pride, She’s learned that people look ridiculous when they are weak.
“So you said you’d treat me the best you could, but how would you do that?”
Nina nodded her head when asked by the proud woman.
“Of course. We’ll give you the best treatment we can.”
“And I’m sorry, but I don’t do dirty work.”