Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt - Chapter 111



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Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt Chapter 111

22-Academy

Was it because Rel likes history that he specifically mentioned it? Anyway, Professor Hodden explained that such fields are only for those who have a lot of money at home and don’t have to worry about making a living for the rest of their lives.

I just gave a clue.

“Well, if my brother, Lord Hurt, supports me, then I don’t mind doing anything.”

Professor Hodden knew that in this day and age, when there were so many degenerate aristocrats, it was actually more practical to be a semi-noble. This was because it was impossible to become a semi-noble without having some wealth, or the ability to accumulate wealth.

Arthur shook his head.

“You have to be independent.”

“I see. Then wouldn’t it be better to decide on your career path from now on?”

Arthur looked at Rel again at those words. Could he really leave this guy to do whatever he wanted?

Arthur said this to Professor Hodden, thinking that he should at least give him some time to think for himself.

“I think it would be okay to let them figure it out for about a year. I hope they can make their own decisions within that time.”

“Hmm… … Then I guess I’ll have to expose them to as many different fields as possible during that one year. There’ll be a lot to study, so the burden will be heavy.”

“Rel can do it, right?”

“Brother… … This is too much.”

Professor Hodden watched with interest the two people, Arthur, who was looking at his younger brother with a mysterious smile, and Rel, who was responding rudely. He smiled and continued the consultation.

The relationship between a student and their guardian also affects learning, but looking at the two of them, it seemed like there would be no negative effects.

“Then let’s choose what to learn and make a schedule.”

“All right.”

Professor Hodden and Arthur discussed Rel’s class schedule, although Rel’s wishes were of little importance.

Hoden spoke first.

“Literature and mathematics are essential.”

“I guess I should learn a foreign language too.”

“Should we do some history too?”

“History is common sense.”

“What about philosophy?”

“Is it natural philosophy?”

“It’s classical philosophy. Natural philosophy starts one grade higher.”

“Good. Let’s do that too. Do you have theology?”

“Unfortunately, that starts one grade higher. Instead, there is a writing class.”

They ask you to write on various topics, but in the process, you can also study common theological knowledge?

“That sounds good too.”

Thus, Rel’s schedule was packed tightly. It was a continuous series of classes from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with only a lunch break in between. Of course, this schedule did not include Rel’s doctor.

Rel was shocked when she saw the schedule the two had drawn up.

“Brother! What do you want me to do with all this?!”

“Huh? Excluding lunch time, you only have six hours of classes a day.”

“It’s been 7 hours!”

“You have to take out the 10-minute break in between.”

It’s terrible, it’s terrible.

Rel became sullen.

“… … Mr. Haltz’s class ends at 3pm… … .”

“You did it very generously.”

Arthur knew that the world was one where students were sent to school by 8 in the morning and then kept in school until 10 at night under the pretext of night-time self-study, so Rel’s complaints sounded like a joke.

Besides, I’m not saying I’ll do it for three years, I’m just saying I’ll do it for one semester, so why are you crying like this?

It seemed like he had gotten a lot weaker since I last saw him. Back when he was Arthur’s gum-snatcher, he was a strong guy who would eat grasshopper dust without a doubt and try anything… … .

Could it be that he doesn’t understand his brother’s consideration to let him explore the direction that suits his aptitude through as many different types of learning as possible because he has become weak? Shouldn’t he be trained hard from now on?

Rel trembled involuntarily under Arthur’s gaze that was examining him, and protested to his brother who was belittling(?) his efforts while working under Haltz Boot.

“It wasn’t easy! There was so much homework!”

“You’re saying the obvious. How much did you pay for the tuition? I’d appreciate it if you gave me a lot of homework.”

Rel’s eyes were filled with confusion as he watched his brother respond like that. His brother’s stubbornness was beyond imagination. What should I do?

Arthur turned his head and looked at Professor Hodden.

“Do you think they’ll assign homework here at the academy?”

“Well, I can’t give you a definite answer on that since it’s up to the teacher’s discretion.”

“Well, with all these classes, there’s bound to be some homework.”

Lel’s first semester was filled with as many classes as the Academy would allow: classical literature, mathematics, classical philosophy, ethics, history, composition, rhetoric, and logic.

After the interview, I was walking back with Rel, who seemed to have lost her mind, when I saw a familiar face.

“Isn’t it Rel?”

“Teacher Umel?”

It was Umel Barbara who had tutored Rel for her entrance exam.

Arthur shook his hand and said,

“I was planning to come and see you and say hello anyway, so I’m glad I met you here.”

“I’ve heard a lot from Rel. You’re already very busy these days, aren’t you?”

“Oh, don’t be ridiculous. What’s going on…?”

Arthur changed the subject slyly.

“I will send someone to pay the remaining tuition fee soon.”

“I’m fine.”

Umel said with a smile.

Soon, he left first, saying he had a lecture to attend, and Arthur returned home with Rel.

* * *

As the first semester of the Academy began, Viana became busy. She had to wake up early in the morning to prepare breakfast and lunch for Rel. It was too early for Mrs. Anna to go to work, so there was nothing she could do.

“You don’t have to do that.”

“No. I want to do it.”

At Viana’s words, Arthur held her in his arms and patted her, then looked over his shoulder at Rel, who was packing her lunch basket, with narrow eyes.

With a look in his eyes that said, “Who are you to make my wife suffer?”, Rel quickly left the house, taking note of the situation.

“I’ll be back! Thank you, sister-in-law!”

As Rel ran away, Viana came out of Arthur’s arms and pinched the tip of her nose.

“Aren’t you being too strict with your younger sibling?”

“If it were me, I would wake up early and pack my own lunch. Why would you make your pregnant sister-in-law suffer and not even say a word of thanks?”

“Ugh!”

Viana, who felt better after hearing Arthur’s words, hugged him again and buried her face in his chest. Then, she saw Amelia hiding behind the stair railing, sticking her head out and looking at them with sparkling eyes, and she quickly fell down.

“Amelia. Are you awake?”

“Yes!”

Viana felt her face flush as she saw the girl smiling and sticking her tongue out as she quickly fled to the kitchen.

“Hey, are you hungry? I’ll make you breakfast!”

“I’ll help you, sis!”

“No! Don’t do that!”

Amelia entered the kitchen in a hurry. Viana, whose face was still red, screamed as she looked at Amelia’s face.

Arthur smiled and prepared to go to work during a peaceful time.

A few days later, Tony and Sina Balta came to Seoul. Arthur went with Viana to meet his in-laws.

“Mom! Dad!”

“Oh my! Don’t run!”

As Viana ran towards them in joy, the Balta couple came running quickly, putting down their luggage and grabbing their only daughter.

Viana hugged them both in turn to relieve her stress, and only then did Arthur return home with them.

“I heard you’re doing well these days.”

“That’s too much praise.”

Tony nodded with an indifferent expression at Arthur’s humility, but Sina criticized her husband. She asked if the praise was the end of it and asked why he didn’t praise his talented son-in-law more.

“I am okay, as the Master’s heart has been fully conveyed.”

“Oh my, my son-in-law. He’s such a good person.”

Sina was acting up because her son-in-law was a semi-noble, and Viana stopped her mother on behalf of her husband.

“Mom. Stop. I’m tired. Let’s go quickly.”

When Arthur arrived home, he introduced the two to their boarder, Amelia, and their housekeeper, Madame Anna.

“Oh my. What a pretty child.”

“He’s a boarder, but he’s like family to me.”

“Please take good care of our Viana.”

“Don’t worry, Mrs. Balta. I will support you until the day you give birth.”

“Can you help me even after giving birth?”

“Hohoho! Of course.”

Unfortunately, Arthur’s house had no more rooms left, so the Baltas were planning to stay for a while at a hotel where Arthur had paid for the accommodations and then move down.

“… …Isn’t this place expensive?”

“You’ve come all this way, so you should experience it at least once.”

“still…….”

“My son-in-law prepared it for me. Now I can’t even turn it down. Isn’t that right, son-in-law?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Tony had a hard time moving his feet at the sight of an expensive hotel that only bourgeois businessmen would stay at, but he went into the hotel at the urging of his wife, Sina.

Arthur stayed with the hotel staff to help them adjust.

After unpacking at the hotel, the Balta couple stayed in the capital for a while, doing both sightseeing and work. Tony went to the office and worked with Holden, while Sina took care of pregnant Viana, teaching her about what to watch out for during pregnancy and what to prepare for before and after childbirth.

So, Tony, Holden, and Arthur often discussed work together.

“There is one concern in Trusurazu.”

“What is it, Master?”

“Your name value has grown too much.”

“Why is that?”

“Hmm. To put it bluntly, what the guild leaders are worried about is that you might abandon the guild.”

“Then what’s in it for me?”

“You’re still paying the 30% commission?”

“aha.”

Arthur fully understood the anxiety of the management of the Tsuraz Craft Guild. They wondered if Arthur, who had become famous enough and proven his abilities enough to eventually become a semi-noble, would have anything to leave the guild without.

The problem was that they wanted to capture Arthur, but they didn’t have any particularly attractive cards to play.

“So, I have some suggestions that I think might be beneficial to you.”

“What is it?”

One is a reduction in the guild fees paid by guild members to the guild, and the other is giving them official executive positions and the corresponding authority.

Arthur realized that those two proposals were the best cards the guild could offer. The power part of the music box could be made even by someone other than the Tsuraz Craft Guild, but the cylinder, the core of the music box, was copyrighted and could not be produced arbitrarily.

Since the area is currently being led by the Skara Copyright Management Company, which is invested by Arthur, Cho-Reng, Jaran, Madame Zeltni, and Samuel, if the relationship with Arthur breaks down, even the Tsuraz Craft Guild will not be able to suck up to the sweet honey of the music box business as it is now. At best, is it a subcontracting that requires negotiations over quantity and production cost?

Arthur responded to the concerns of the guild leadership, including Tony:

“For now, I would like to dismiss these concerns as groundless.”

“It’s a needless worry… … Can you explain?”

“yes.”

First of all, even if it was the position of a quasi-barbarian, it didn’t really have that many special privileges. If you act like you’re great as a quasi-barbarian, you could be attacked and fall down in an instant. Therefore, it was essential to have a guild like Truza to act as a fence, and the guild fee was not a waste at all.

Despite Arthur’s words, Tony licked his lips and said.

“But I’m sure a lot of money will be spent on commissions… … .”

“The principles must be upheld. As the saying goes, if the water upstream is clean, the water downstream will be clean as well. Shouldn’t I, as the person above, set an example first? If you shake the principles to give special favors, the guild won’t be shaken either.”

Tony nodded his head at his disciple’s words, saying that he was indeed deep in thought.