Chapter 66: The First Lesson of the Storm (1)
Alfred gently waved his other hand, laying it flat with his palm facing up.
It seems like he is saying something that is taken for granted.
"I think the school of Illya and Arya separated the nobles and commoners to avoid trouble.
But Mr. Swick, a commoner, appeared in the classroom of a noble student. I can't understand what this means. Your Excellency, you don't have the ability to judge people. "
"What can this mean? It's just a simple..."
"Ah~ So you have no vision. Do you really want me to make my words very clear to embarrass myself even more?"
After sighing again, Alfred began to explain in a deliberately pretentious manner.
"It is entirely foreseeable that Mr. Swick's appointment as a tutor will certainly cause dissatisfaction among some aristocratic students. But even though the school knew there would be problems, it still took this approach. Doesn't this mean that Mr. Swick has the ability and talent to do so?"
He looked at Mentor Orwell.
“Although saying this may seem disrespectful to Professor Swick, I actually don’t know you very well.
However, I know the principal, Miss Leier (Alberta). She is not only outstanding in appearance, but also an extremely talented elven woman. Since she has recognized you as a mentor, I also believe that you are indeed an extremely excellent mentor. I am very honored to be able to receive your guidance in the future. "
Alfred praised Orwell and deliberately mentioned the name of Principal Alberta to the students.
The implication is that the civilian tutor Orwell is here because of the arrangement of the principal Alberta.
If the noble young masters and young ladies are really capable, they can just go and cause trouble for the principal's daughter directly.
You can file a complaint, grumble or appeal, it’s up to you.
But please don't cause trouble in class.
Alfred judged that it would probably be useless to use the name of his own family, Electra, to intimidate Francis.
After all, the reputation of the Christiana family did not scare Francis.
So he took advantage of the power of the other party and used Principal Alberta as a shield.
"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Elect."
Orwell smiled shyly, feeling embarrassed about being flattered.
"In that case, can we start the class?"
"Civilians are just civilians, lowly beings, stop talking nonsense!"
Francis, angry and humiliated, ignored Orwell and yelled at Alfred.
A cute girl may become cuter when she becomes stubborn, but if it is a boy, it will become paranoia, which makes people feel annoyed and disgusted.
(The world is really unfair~)
Alfred looked at Francis and sighed as if he was annoyed.
It's obvious that when Liliana becomes stubborn and willful, she gives people a cute and interesting feeling, making people want to play a trick on her.
But if it were an ugly boy, it would only cause trouble and annoyance.
As Alfred was escaping from reality and thinking about unimportant things, he accidentally caught a glimpse of Liliana's complicated expression.
When she noticed Alfred's gaze, she snorted coldly and turned her head away.
(What the hell is this? It's you, you damned girl, who's trying to drag me into this trouble, right?)
Alfred thought to himself that he would play a good trick on Liliana as revenge later.
"Hmph, you have nothing to say, right?"
Francis raised the corners of his mouth, as if he had already won.
"Well...it's not that I have nothing to say, I just don't know whether I should say it."
Alfred replied, rubbing his head in confusion.
"What do you mean? You can't refute my statement, so you are just being mysterious?"
Because he felt he had the upper hand, Francis' attitude became even more arrogant than before.
"Mr. Portole, have you said anything that deserves my rebuttal?"
"you you you……"
Seeing Alfred's seriously confused expression, some students in the class laughed out loud.
"Al, you are such a bad guy."
Even Leonard and Daniel, who were nearby, whispered about him in the same way.
"No way, you two stop talking nonsense."
"Elect, even if you were born in a duke's family, it doesn't mean you can insult people like this, right?"
"Then, may I ask, since you are born in the family of Count Bodole, do you have the right to criticize others at will?"
Alfred returned to the posture of supporting his head with one hand and looked at Francis with pity.
"W-what do you mean?"
Francis looked at Alfred suspiciously.
Perhaps because he felt Alfred's attitude was too strange, he acted a little nervous and timid.
"I mean, is it really appropriate for you to discriminate against commoners like this? If you trace it back to the origin, the Count of Portole also originated from commoners in the past."
"You, you are talking nonsense! How could our Bodole family be civilians in the beginning?!"
(Please~ You should know a little bit about your own history, at least a rough idea, right?)
Alfred sighed dumbfoundedly.
Although he had actually expected that Francis probably didn't know what he was going to say next.
"The father of the first head of the Bodole family was a civilian businessman, and his grandfather was a farmer living in a remote village. The first head of the Bodole family inherited his father's business and became a businessman, and then married the daughter of Baronet Elliot.
Later, the first head of the family made great contributions in the war and was awarded the title of Baron. From then on, the Bodole family entered the ranks of the imperial nobility. "
Alfred continued.
"If we trace back to the origins, the Elliot family, to which the first head of the family's wife was born, was originally a commoner. Because of his military achievements, he was awarded the title of knight, and was later promoted to a baronet."
"W-what...why...why have I ever..."
"Sir, you don't even know your own family's history, do you? If you don't believe it, you can go home... Ah, the Illya Arya Library should have similar records, you can slowly investigate."
Alfred suggested in a mocking tone.
"How do you know all this?!"
"Who knows~ maybe I saw it by accident in the Great Library."
(Who do you think first promoted the Bodole family when it became prosperous?)
Alfred responded dubiously.
The first person to help the Bodole family and allow them to obtain the title of baronet was Alfred's great-grandfather in this life. Of course, there are relevant records in the Elect family library.
Although, normally no one would specifically remember such things.
Seeing that Francis was still unwilling to sit down, Alfred decided to deliver the final blow.