Chapter 9: A Life-Changing Opportunity (Part 4)
The Next Morning
Shirone dragged his exhausted body to the library. He hadn’t slept a wink after last night’s events.
His mind was in turmoil, and even sorting books felt sluggish.
’Calm down.’
He forced himself to regain composure.
’I’m not going to die right away. I have a month. I’ll find a way.’
First—gathering intel.
From what he’d pieced together, the family head, Bischof, had three sons and one daughter.
The eldest son was a publicly recognized 6th-rank swordsman. The second son, Lido, was a prodigy whose talent with the blade was beyond doubt, expected to follow in his brother’s footsteps.
The eldest daughter, too, was gifted—though she chose music over the sword and now worked as a royal pianist.
One by one, Shirone assessed them.