1. You did yourself proud yesterday, Rudeus.Copy !req
2. No, I should be apologizing.Copy !req
3. What happened was my fault.Copy !req
4. Still, I don't understand.Copy !req
5. I know why they abducted Eris, but why me as well?Copy !req
6. There are many uses for a member of the Greyrat bloodline.Copy !req
7. Both politically and physically. Do you see?Copy !req
8. I think so?Copy !req
9. By the way, I assume you understand.
Under no circumstances—Copy !req
10. Yes, I understand. Ghislaine did it all, right?Copy !req
11. Good.Copy !req
12. Officially, Ghislaine dealt with the kidnapping on her own.Copy !req
13. To let people know that we have a Sword King hereCopy !req
14. and show the Greyrats' strength.Copy !req
15. And apparently it would be bad if the "other" Greyrats knew about me.Copy !req
16. I don't really get it, but it must be political wrangling.Copy !req
17. Hilda.Copy !req
18. Good morning, dear.Copy !req
19. This is Paul's son. I've hired him as Eris's new tutor.Copy !req
20. It's a pleasure to meet you. I am Rudeus Greyrat.Copy !req
21. She must be Philip's wife.Copy !req
22. It looks like she doesn't like me.Copy !req
23. What'd I do?Copy !req
24. Is Paul's son here?Copy !req
25. Pleased to meet you. I am Rudeus Greyrat.Copy !req
26. You're polite for Paul's boy!Copy !req
27. You may stay in this manor!Copy !req
28. Master Rudeus, that is the current lord of Fittoa,Copy !req
29. Lord Sauros Boreas Greyrat.Copy !req
30. My father.Copy !req
31. I hear you saved Eris!Copy !req
32. Oh, no, it wasn't me. Ghislaine was the one...Copy !req
33. Are you trying to lie to me, boy?Copy !req
34. H-Huh?Copy !req
35. N-No, sir! Lord Philip told me to...Copy !req
36. Philip!Copy !req
37. Yes, Father.Copy !req
38. Ingrate! Is that any way to treat your daughter's savior?Copy !req
39. Father, Rudeus has Greyrat blood.Copy !req
40. Rather than a mere show of gratitude, I hope to thank him warmly, as family.Copy !req
41. As long as you have a plan!Copy !req
42. Thank you very much.Copy !req
43. What the...Copy !req
44. So, he won't apologize for the punch?Copy !req
45. Come to think of it, Eris never apologized to me, either.Copy !req
46. Not that I really mind.Copy !req
47. Rudeus! I have a request!Copy !req
48. Y-Yes, sir!Copy !req
49. Teach Eris magic!Copy !req
50. She says she can't get the spells you cast out of her head!Copy !req
51. I'd be happy to do...Copy !req
52. Wow. He's just like Eris.Copy !req
53. Maybe Eris became Eris by imitating this guy?Copy !req
54. I think Lady Eris ought to ask me that herself.Copy !req
55. What?Copy !req
56. Wh-What if she grows up to be too proud to ask for what she wants politely?Copy !req
57. Oh, well said!Copy !req
58. You're quite right!Copy !req
59. Eris!Copy !req
60. Coming!Copy !req
61. Grandfather! Did you talk to him?Copy !req
62. Eris! If you want to ask for something, ask for it yourself!Copy !req
63. What? But you said you'd ask him for me!Copy !req
64. Eris!Copy !req
65. P-Please...Copy !req
66. Is that any way to ask for something?Copy !req
67. You're one to talk.Copy !req
68. P-Please teach Eris magic, meow.Copy !req
69. What?Copy !req
70. Oh, yes. That's the way.Copy !req
71. Of course he'll do it. Isn't that right, Rudeus?Copy !req
72. You have to stick your hips out more.Copy !req
73. The masters are fond of beastkin.Copy !req
74. That pose is an imitation of drooping ears.Copy !req
75. I don't need reading, writing, or math, meow!Copy !req
76. Just magic, meow!Copy !req
77. Is that any way to ask for something?Copy !req
78. All right.Copy !req
79. Yes!Copy !req
80. Use your legs more! Not just your hands!Copy !req
81. Let the great protection of fire be on the place thou seekest.Copy !req
82. I call the bold heat of a torch here and now!Copy !req
83. Fireball!Copy !req
84. Yes! I did it!Copy !req
85. Next, you do this.Copy !req
86. Eight plus five equals thirteen. Simple, right?Copy !req
87. Yes, I see.Copy !req
88. I kind of get it now.Copy !req
89. Look, look! Rudeus!Copy !req
90. One day, I'll make huge fireworks like you do!Copy !req
91. Hey! What are you doing?Copy !req
92. I wish you were that enthusiastic about reading, writing, or math.Copy !req
93. Again?Copy !req
94. Eris, where are you? Class isn't over.Copy !req
95. I've been her tutor for a month now.Copy !req
96. Eris won't listen to my lessons.Copy !req
97. Eris!Copy !req
98. If I try to convince her, she runs.Copy !req
99. Eris, come out!Copy !req
100. If I try to catch her, she punches me, then runs.Copy !req
101. If I try to chase her, she comes back to punch me again, then runs again.Copy !req
102. It's always like this with reading, writing, and math.Copy !req
103. She looks like an angel when she's sleeping.Copy !req
104. Eris, you'll catch a cold.Copy !req
105. Wake up, or you're gonna get assaulted.Copy !req
106. She's still an AA,Copy !req
107. but with diligence, she could become an E or bigger.Copy !req
108. Please wake up, My Lady.Copy !req
109. It's time for your oh-so-fun lessons.Copy !req
110. Sound asleep, huh? Oh well.Copy !req
111. Bad girls can't complain if someone takes their panties off.Copy !req
112. H-Here it comes!Copy !req
113. Wakeup jab out of knockdown.Copy !req
114. Looks like she completely outplayed me.Copy !req
115. It's hopeless. I'll ask Ghislaine for help.Copy !req
116. She must know something about managing Eris.Copy !req
117. This is just too boring!Copy !req
118. I used to think that a sword was all I needed.Copy !req
119. My party, "The Fangs of the Black Wolf," had six members:Copy !req
120. Two swordsmen, a fighter, and a thief, plus one mage and one cleric.Copy !req
121. I let the others handle buying and managing the supplies.Copy !req
122. Adventurers!Copy !req
123. She's hooked!Copy !req
124. Were my mother and father in that party with you?Copy !req
125. Yeah. It was seven years ago now.Copy !req
126. I thought that would be it.Copy !req
127. So, Ghislaine, have you ever been in trouble because you couldn't do math?Copy !req
128. Yeah, loads of it.Copy !req
129. After Paul and Zenith got married,Copy !req
130. I traveled alone, but I couldn't calculate money.Copy !req
131. I went ten days without food or drink.Copy !req
132. I thought I was done for.Copy !req
133. I couldn't bear it and ate monster shit, but it gave me the runs.Copy !req
134. While I endured nausea, stomachache, and diarrhea, monsters swarmed around me.Copy !req
135. Hearing about it makes my stomach ache.Copy !req
136. That's why I want to learn math. I'm counting on you.Copy !req
137. Rudeus! Hurry up and get on with the lesson!Copy !req
138. I wish you were this proactive in my classes!Copy !req
139. Learn to step in! Watch your opponent!Copy !req
140. Step in faster than your opponent, read their moves, then swing your sword!Copy !req
141. Keep your eyes open!Copy !req
142. If you don't step in first, get out of the path of their sword!Copy !req
143. Watch their feet and eyes to predict what they'll do!Copy !req
144. Rudeus! Don't think with your head!Copy !req
145. Think about stepping in first and swinging!Copy !req
146. Do you want me to think or not?Copy !req
147. Eris! Don't stop!Copy !req
148. He hasn't given up yet!Copy !req
149. Right!Copy !req
150. Give me a break.Copy !req
151. You've got a way to go, Rudeus!Copy !req
152. Don't get conceited.Copy !req
153. You've been learning the sword longer, and you're older.Copy !req
154. I know that! And Rudeus has his magic, too!Copy !req
155. Right.Copy !req
156. But Rudeus, your movements get sluggish when you're being attacked.Copy !req
157. I get scared when someone's in my face and seriously attacking.Copy !req
158. What? That's pathetic!Copy !req
159. That's why people look down on you!Copy !req
160. No, Rudeus is a mage. He's better off that way.Copy !req
161. Really? I guess he can't help it, then!Copy !req
162. What did she hit me for?Copy !req
163. Sorry, but I don't know how to fix your legs freezing.Copy !req
164. Fix that yourself.Copy !req
165. I will.Copy !req
166. Rudeus! Get up already!Copy !req
167. We'll go another round!Copy !req
168. You could hold back a little, you know?Copy !req
169. You're just too weak!Copy !req
170. I figured.Copy !req
171. Okay, begin!Copy !req
172. Oww...Copy !req
173. Every day is exhausting.Copy !req
174. Still, I've got to prepare tomorrow's lessons.Copy !req
175. Ugh! This is such a pain!Copy !req
176. Who knew earning money was so much work?Copy !req
177. But I've got to keep at it so I can go to Magic University with Sylphie.Copy !req
178. Okay!Copy !req
179. Eris actually pays attention in class now!Copy !req
180. I just need to keep this up for five years!Copy !req
181. Or so I thought, when suddenly Eris started acting up again.Copy !req
182. I completely forgot!Copy !req
183. Of course! She hasn't had a day off in months!Copy !req
184. Hurry!Copy !req
185. Come on, let's go!Copy !req
186. Eris, I know I'm repeating myself,Copy !req
187. but absolutely do not wander off alone in town.Copy !req
188. It would be awful if you got abducted again. For my psyche.Copy !req
189. I know, so let's get going already!Copy !req
190. That aside, that dress...Copy !req
191. They do say "fine feathers make a fine bird."Copy !req
192. It looks lovely on you, My Lady.Copy !req
193. We're going!Copy !req
194. What's her problem?Copy !req
195. I'm told Roa is the largest city in the Fittoa Region of the Asura Kingdom.Copy !req
196. Beautiful streets surrounded by magnificent ramparts.Copy !req
197. Seeing them up close, I can't help feeling excited. What boy wouldn't?Copy !req
198. So, an apple costs one Asura copper piece.Copy !req
199. You there, young sir!Copy !req
200. You mean me?Copy !req
201. You're finely dressed. Are you from the lord's manor?Copy !req
202. Yes, why?Copy !req
203. Then, I have an extremely valuable item to show you. What do you say?Copy !req
204. What is this?Copy !req
205. A prized medicine from Asura Palace. I got it in this morning.Copy !req
206. One sip lets you go ten times without pulling out.Copy !req
207. Give a woman a sip, and she'll be drooling and spreading her legs, they say.Copy !req
208. A-An aphrodisiac! Ten gold pieces?Copy !req
209. It would be the perfect present for your daddy! What do you say?Copy !req
210. Better write that down.Copy !req
211. What's that writing? I can't read it!Copy !req
212. It's my notes. It only matters that I can read them.Copy !req
213. Tell me what you're writing!Copy !req
214. What a little tyrant.Copy !req
215. The names and prices of goods.Copy !req
216. What do you want to know those for?Copy !req
217. Researching market prices is basic MMO strategy.Copy !req
218. "MM"...? What's that?Copy !req
219. Here, look at this.Copy !req
220. Something that costs five large coppers across the streetCopy !req
221. is being sold here for four.Copy !req
222. Now, a question:Copy !req
223. If you haggled the price here down to three large coppers and sold it there for four,Copy !req
224. how much would you make?Copy !req
225. Huh? Umm...Copy !req
226. Five minus three plus four is...Copy !req
227. Six coppers!Copy !req
228. What kind of math is that?Copy !req
229. Bzzt! Wrong answer.Copy !req
230. Four minus three equals one large copper.Copy !req
231. That's right, Ghislaine!Copy !req
232. I-I knew that!Copy !req
233. I did it.Copy !req
234. Did you really?Copy !req
235. I-If I started with ten large coppers, I'd end up with eleven, right?Copy !req
236. Does she really get it?Copy !req
237. I'll praise her anyway.Copy !req
238. Eris is proud, so praise helps her improve.Copy !req
239. Oh, you got that one right.Copy !req
240. Wow, you're clever, Eris.Copy !req
241. Naturally!Copy !req
242. So you see, there are benefits to knowing what things cost.Copy !req
243. Excuse me, young sir...Copy !req
244. Do you see how useful arithmetic can be now?Copy !req
245. Yes, I understand!Copy !req
246. Yeah.Copy !req
247. A botanical dictionary, seven gold pieces.Copy !req
248. I think one gold piece is around 100,000 yen, so it costs about 700,000 yen.Copy !req
249. Talk about pricey. What did Mom have to do to afford that?Copy !req
250. What are you looking at?Copy !req
251. Oh, I just thought I might find an interesting book.Copy !req
252. I could buy you one, if you like!Copy !req
253. That's easy to say, but do you actually have money?Copy !req
254. Grandfather will pay for me!Copy !req
255. I figured. I can't let her act spoiled.Copy !req
256. Still, I do want a book.Copy !req
257. I really, really want a book!Copy !req
258. No thank you.Copy !req
259. Why?Copy !req
260. Because it's not your money to spend.Copy !req
261. What do you mean?Copy !req
262. Do you know how much I get paid every month, Eris?Copy !req
263. About five gold pieces?Copy !req
264. Two silver pieces.Copy !req
265. That's too little!Copy !req
266. And Ghislaine?Copy !req
267. I get two gold pieces.Copy !req
268. See?Copy !req
269. "See" what?Copy !req
270. Ghislaine has the rank of Sword King, and she doubles as your bodyguard.Copy !req
271. It's natural that she's paid more.Copy !req
272. Wh-What would someone like me get paid, then?Copy !req
273. No more than one silver piece, at the very most.Copy !req
274. I appreciate the sentiment, but you should wait until you have your own money to buy people gifts.Copy !req
275. All right, fine.Copy !req
276. She's unusually quiet.Copy !req
277. If only she always acted like this.Copy !req
278. That was probably Eris's attempt at gratitude.Copy !req
279. Well, when we get back, let's ask Lord Philip to give you an allowance.Copy !req
280. You mean it?Copy !req
281. Whoa!Copy !req
282. Never seen it before?Copy !req
283. You know what that is, Raiden—I mean, Ghislaine?Copy !req
284. You don't?Copy !req
285. That's the flying fortress of Perugius, the Armored Dragon King.Copy !req
286. Perugius?Copy !req
287. Perugius is one of the three heroes who beat the Demon-God Laplace!Copy !req
288. Laplace?Copy !req
289. What, you don't know about him either?Copy !req
290. Laplace was a super evil guy who tried to wipe out humans!Copy !req
291. Huh?Copy !req
292. I feel like I've heard this story before. But where?Copy !req
293. Perugius is super strong!Copy !req
294. So, he and his 12 servants went after Laplace and beat him up!Copy !req
295. Oh, I know.Copy !req
296. It was in a book at home.
I thought it was just a fairy tale.Copy !req
297. You know a lot, My Lady.Copy !req
298. This is the year 414 of the Armored Dragon Calendar.Copy !req
299. The calendar was named in honor of Perugius defeating Laplace.Copy !req
300. Wow.Copy !req
301. You've got a lot to learn, Rudeus!Copy !req
302. It's been flying for 400 years since the thing with Laplace ended? The war, or whatever it was.Copy !req
303. Is this Perugius guy really still alive up there?Copy !req
304. At any rate, I'd like to go there someday.Copy !req
305. I did it!Copy !req
306. Let me see.Copy !req
307. Eris's mood has improved since we gave her one day off a week.Copy !req
308. Good. Well done, Eris.Copy !req
309. Giving her time to relax was the right move.Copy !req
310. Yes!Copy !req
311. By the way, Rudeus!Copy !req
312. M-M-My Lady, why do you have this?Copy !req
313. You looked like you wanted it!Copy !req
314. Thanks to you, Lady Eris gets an allowance now.Copy !req
315. I even calculated the change right!Copy !req
316. Thank you very much.Copy !req
317. I'm glad your studies are paying off.Copy !req
318. Now, let's get back to your lesson!Copy !req
319. By the way, what's that medicine for?Copy !req
320. Okay, I've got a tough problem for you today.Copy !req
321. Let's see if you two can solve it!Copy !req
322. Don't change the subject! Tell me!Copy !req
323. Bye!Copy !req
324. Ghislaine, capture Rudeus!Copy !req
325. Sure.Copy !req
326. L-Let go! I haven't done anything to feel guilty abo—Copy !req
327. My million-yen aphrodisiac!Copy !req
328. Did you say "aphrodisiac"?Copy !req
329. What's an "aphrodisiac"?Copy !req
330. Uh, umm, you see...Copy !req
331. Wait!Copy !req
332. I had a hell of a time talking my way out of that.Copy !req
333. This violent girl and meathead swordswoman are relentless.Copy !req
334. Come on, spit it out!Copy !req
335. What's an "aphrodisiac"?Copy !req
336. Still, it does look like their studies are paying off.Copy !req
337. Come on, tell me!Copy !req
338. I think I'll celebrate that for now.Copy !req
339. I learned the ABCs of loveCopy !req
340. I learned the ABCs of loveCopy !req
341. So why can I still not grasp it?Copy !req
342. So why can I still not grasp it?Copy !req
343. When I'm battle-weary and desolate, I'll want youCopy !req
344. When I'm battle-weary and desolate, I'll want youCopy !req
345. When I'm battle-weary and desolate, I'll want youCopy !req
346. When I'm battle-weary and desolate, I'll want youCopy !req
347. When I'm battle-weary and desolate, I'll want youCopy !req
348. If you doCopy !req
349. If you doCopy !req
350. Then I'll fear nothingCopy !req
351. Then I'll fear nothingCopy !req
352. If you willCopy !req
353. If you willCopy !req
354. Then you can trust your back to meCopy !req
355. Then you can trust your back to meCopy !req
356. Then you can trust your back to meCopy !req
357. I want to break everything, just break it all, if it's for your sakeCopy !req
358. I want to break everything, just break it all, if it's for your sakeCopy !req
359. I want to break everything, just break it all, if it's for your sakeCopy !req
360. I won't let purity or rationality get in my wayCopy !req
361. I won't let purity or rationality get in my wayCopy !req
362. I won't let purity or rationality get in my wayCopy !req
363. The one thing, the only thing I want to protectCopy !req
364. The one thing, the only thing I want to protectCopy !req
365. The one thing, the only thing I want to protectCopy !req
366. Is the person who taught me everythingCopy !req
367. Is the person who taught me everythingCopy !req
368. Is the person who taught me everythingCopy !req
369. Only youCopy !req
370. Only youCopy !req