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Day 19 of the Wyvern Moon

3rd Person POV

Bambietta decided to have one more battle for the month. She walks by Lorenz who looks at a piece of paper. "Hey, Lorenz. Is that a love letter?" She teased.

"Alas, Professor, nothing so whimsical as that. This correspondence comes from my father. Some difficulty with Acheron, apparently. My father wishes me to return home and settle it." Lorenz told.

"Acheron?" Bambietta brought up.

A young lord whose domain borders my father's Do you know of the Great Bridge of Myrddin?" Lorenz asked. "It is an old bridge across the Airmid River. A key crossing between Alliance and Empire territory. Acheron controls the land on the northern side. Controlling such an essential location gives him quite a bit of clout, which he is ever so eager to deploy toward the purpose of stirring up trouble." He explained. "This time, he is dredging up an old border dispute that was supposed to be settled some time ago. He has even begun to dispatch military force. It is best we rout his troops before they cause any damage to the surrounding villages."

"Uh-huh... And why does this fall to you?" Bambietta asked back.

"To my father, Acheron is insignificant in the face of far more pressing political matters. Other houses wield far greater power and influence. Goneril, Ordelia, Edmund, and of course, Riegan. To make his voice heard at the roundtable conferences, my father must keep up relations with them. That is simply the way the Leicester Alliance works. It was, after all, founded with the goal of freedom from Faerghus. We prize that independence highly, even if it occasionally hinders cooperation. There is often talk of mutual aid, but the truth is that each noble acts to maximize personal benefit." Lorenz answered. "At the moment, Riegan Dukedom is in no state to keep those conflicting motivations in check. So while the Alliance may appear to be at peace, the reality is that internal conflict is a routine matter. Of course, this leaves me precious little time to sit back and enjoy my cup of tea. Alas, I must be off..." He sighed.

"Sounds rough..." Bambietta pointed out.

"Since you're here, perhaps you would care to accompany me on this little errand? I have no fear of Acheron, but it could be valuable for you to experience these political nuances firsthand." Lorenz suggested. "The fate of the Alliance will someday rest upon my shoulders, so it is important to me that those I deal with understand its workings. What say you to broadening your horizons?"

"I say... Let's go." Bambietta grinned.

"Excellent! Let us be away at once. I shall leave the finer details of preparation in your capable hands." Lorenz declared.


Battlefield

Bambietta POV

Okay. So Lorenz and I are important for this battle, so I have no choice but to bring him and myself in this. We won't be alone, though. We have Linhardt, Flayn, Leonie, Constance, Hilda, Mari, Lysie, and Petra. Also, Claude is my adjutant. With that out of the way, I replenish our Battalions, upgrade my Training Bow, change some positions, and began the battle.

"Far more enemies than I expected. I am glad you decided to come with us, Professor." Lorenz said to me.

"Oh? And here I thought Count Gloucester would be too busy to send his soldiers here..." The blonde noble douche known as Acheron boasted. "Ah, well, it doesn't matter. I'll just have to deal with you little meddlers swiftly and decisively!"

"That is Acheron. If we can deal with him, that ought to scare the rest of these rats off. We need not actually kill him. So long as we cut his escape off convincingly enough, that should suffice." Lorenz told. So Acheron's forces will try to seize as much territory as they can... I'll have to be careful not to let them capture my defended location. "Incidentally, take note of those drawbridges. They can only be operated from one of the banks." Lorenz notified me. "We may be able to use that to our advantage." He notified further. I nod then take down a Mage.

Petra shoots and hits a Mercenary twice.

Linhardt finishes the Mercenary off with Fire then grows in dexterity, luck, resistance, and charm.

The rest of my students advance.

A mercenary attacks Hilda, but she dodges and hits him twice. She then grows in magic, dexterity, defense, and resistance.

An archer shoots and hits Linhardt.

The rest of the enemies either stay where they are or advance.

I defeat a Brigand, getting Claude to grow in dexterity, speed, and charm.

Constance defeats a Fighter with fire before growing in magic and resistance.

Hilda finishes off the mercenary that attacked her.

Lorenz defeats a cavalier with Fire.

Linhardt gets a critical hit on the archer that attacked him, defeating the archer.

Lysie defeats another mage with Dark Spikes T.

Mari uses Silence on another mage.

The rest of my students either stay or advance.

A cavalier attacks and hits Lysie who counters with Dark Spikes T. Lysie then grows in magic and charm.

A Pegasus knight attacks and hits Petra who counters with her Bow.

Another Pegasus Knight advances.

I go and heal Petra and grow in strength, dexterity, and charm.

Petra finishes off the Pegasus Knight with Grounder then grows in strength and speed.

Leonie takes down the other Pegasus Knight with her Bow then grows in strength and magic.

Flayn shoots and hits a mage who counters twice to no avail.

Hilda defeats a mage after taking damage from him, making her grow in luck and defense.

The rest of my students advance.

"Ooh, have you found something nice? Go ahead and hand it over!" Acheron ordered the two thieves.

"Thieves! Do not allow them to escape!" Lorenz exclaimed.

An archer shoots at Lorenz, but he dodges. A mercenary attacks him with Mad Melee and hits him.

Linhardt lowers the drawbridge, allowing me to take a shorter route to Acheron.

Constance defeats the mercenary that attacked Lorenz.

Mari inflicts Silence on another mage.

Lysie defeats one of the thieves with her Dark Spikes T and receives an Advanced Seal!

The rest of my students advance, but in Lorenz's case, he can't do anything, so he uses a Vulnerary.

An archer shoots and misses Constance.

A cavalier attacks and hits Linhardt who counters with Nosferatu.

Some of the other enemies advance.

"The enemy is on the move! Do not let them through!"

...Sorry if I let them get to close, Lorenz. Geez...

Linhardt finishes off the cavalier that attacked him then grows in defense and charm.

I take down another mercenary after taking damage from him.

Leonie shoots down the other thief, receiving a Devil Sword that she sends to the Convoy.

Lysie defeats an archer with Miasma Delta. She then grows in magic, resistance, and charm.

Lorenz defeats another archer with Fire then grows in magic, dexterity, defense, and charm.

Mari inflicts silence on the same mage she inflicted silence on.

Flayn shoots another mage with her bow, taking no damage from his magic attacks.

Hilda advances before using a Vulnerary.

The rest of my students advance.

The mage Flayn attacked uses Group Lightning on Hilda, but she dodges.

A brawler attacks Constance twice, but she counters with Fire, getting her to grow in resistance and charm.

A cavalier attacks and hits Hilda.

Lorenz finishes off the Brawler that attacked Constance.

Leonie defeats a Fighter.

Mari heals Constance.

Flayn heals Lysie.

Lysie defeats the cavalier that attacked Hilda.

Petra attacks a mage and receives damage from him.

Linhardt heals Petra.

Hilda finishes off the mage that attacked her after receiving damage from him. Her Authority ranks up and she has mastered her Fighter Class.

I take down a Priest.

The mage Petra attacked attacks her, but she defeats him, growing in strength, magic, speed, and charm in the process.

An archer shoots and hits me, but I counter using my Chalice.

A Pegasus Knight defeats Petra, forcing her to retreat.

I defeat the Pegasus Knight that defeated Petra as payback, making Claude grow in maximum life energy, dexterity, luck, defense, and charm.

Leonie defeats an Armored Knight, growing in strength and speed.

Flayn heals Hilda who advanced beforehand.

Lysie heals Hilda more.

The rest of my students advance.

Acheron attacks Linhardt. "Who are you? I'd appreciate it if you could just not get in my way!" Acheron exclaimed before attacking with Resonant Lightning, hitting Linhardt and me.

The rest of the enemies that are left advance.

I heal Linhardt who uses Cutting Gale on Acheron, nullifying the damage he would have dealt. Linhardt masters his Monk Class.

Lorenz defeats a cavalier that advanced then grows in maximum life energy, luck, and charm.

Leonie hits the last mage with Curved Shot.

Mari finishes that mage off with her steel sword then grows in strength and speed.

Lysie defeats a Myrmidon with Swarm Z before growing in dexterity and speed.

The rest of my students advance.

Acheron attacks Linhardt but misses him. Linhardt counters with Cutting Gale. He then finishes off Acheron with another Cutting Gale, getting him to grow in speed, luck, and resistance.

"Argh! Wait! I lose, I give up! I surrender! Please don't kill meee!" Acheron wailed.

"You have my thanks, Professor. Please go on ahead. I will clean up here and then report to my father." Lorenz suggested.

"Sounds good. All right, everyone! Good work today!" I complimented everyone.

"See you back at the monastery." Lorenz told me.

The students praise my work a little too much, increasing their motivations. I also gain renown and the Battalion Gloucester Knights.


Reception Hall

"Your assistance in this incident with Acheron has proved most essential. Consider me in your debt." Lorenz told me. "Thanks to you, the Alliance was able to nip this internal conflict in the bud."

"So, what's gonna happen to Acheron, not that I'm worried about him?" I asked.

"He has written a pledge to my father, swearing never to cause trouble about the border again. Of course, he is hardly the type to bind himself in good faith to anything written on paper. But Acheron has many connections, both in the Alliance and in the Empire. To remove him entirely would cause more conflict. We will just have to watch him closely for now." Lorenz answered.

"Yeah. That sounds like a cautious approach." I nodded.

"Indeed. I do plan to eliminate him eventually, however. He is nothing but trouble. Incidentally, there was one other benefit to embarking upon this errand. Have a look at this." Lorenz asked of me, showing me a kind of staff. "The magic staff, Thyrsus. A Relic passed down through House Gloucester for generations. It seems my father has finally recognized my ability. Apparently, he had been considering entrusting this Relic to me for some time. He has had precious few opportunities to take to the field of battle personally, of late. Doubtless by giving this to me, he intends to send the message that I must work even harder. I will certainly continue to do my utmost. But I am by no means completely subservient to his will."

"What? You disagree with your father's opinions or something?" I asked him.

"I would not go so far as that. But my father seldom thinks beyond the immediate benefit of our house. While that is important, I prefer to consider the greater good when I make decisions. I believe that is a noble's duty." Lorenz answered me. "Now, for the time being, may I trust you to decide how we may best make use of Thyrsus? For the moment, I think you are in the best position to apply it to the betterment of all Fodlan."

"Me? Uh... Are you sure?"

"To be quite honest, I am not certain I feel ready to decide the fate of a Relic on my own just yet. Do me this favor, Professor, and I will be grateful. Now, to celebrate! Allow me to treat you to tea." Lorenz said.


Day 20

Okay. Time to get to work on everybody's subjects they need to improve on.

I get Claude's Faith to Level D, giving him the White Magic Heal. I also get Claude's Flying skill to C.

I get Lorenz's Authority to Level D.

I increase the chance Leonie will get her Authority rank up.

I get Ingrid's flying skill to D+. I also get her Faith skill to E+.

I get Yuri's Authority to Level B.

I begin the lecture before Sylvain asks me about his goals. "You know, jousting is a popular sport in Faerghus. The ladies love a guy who can joust. Speaking of... Let's polish up my riding and lance skills."

...You know, for the sexual innuendo alone... "No."

Day 25

It's Cyril's birthday today. I host a tea party for him. We've enjoyed our time together. I think my charm increased, too~

Mari and Claude did perfectly.

Linhardt learned the magic Bolganone.

Balthus learned the ability Lancebreaker.

Constance learned the magic Fimbulvetr.

Hapi learned the magic Death T.

Day 26

Whew... I'd consider that an improvement. Okay. What's next?

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