Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

As soon as the academy was on break, Cardin went to the Cat's Dinner pub run by Jack Carter.

"what happened again?"

"Nice to meet you, don't be so cold."

"When did I say I was happy? You come here every holiday, and I'm just worried whether you are enjoying your college life." Jack Carter greeted Cardin warmly as usual and placed a glass of orange juice on the table where he sat down.

"Actually, I want to visit my father's estate."

"Mr. Charlotte's estate? Why are you going there suddenly?"

"Something I need."

"No, if you need anything, I can get it for you. I can find almost anything, right?" As the branch president of the Thieves Guild that sells information, Jack Carter can do almost anything.

"It may be impossible to get the things my father left there." "Now the area around that place is a restricted area. I heard that there are even guards patrolling all night."

Charlotte's manor was originally hidden by magic. Very few people knew the location of the manor, and surprisingly, Jack Carter was one of them.

"You could only enter and exit with Mr. Charlotte's permission before, however, after Charlotte's death, the magic was lifted, and Charlotte's manor is now a place that anyone can see. The timing is not right either, and you might arouse suspicion by going there casually."

Thanks to Jack Carter's arrangement, Cardin lives his life as a civilian, but his true identity could be revealed at any time.

"Hmm. Is it impossible?" Cardin asked cautiously, while Jack Carter bit his lower lip as if in embarrassment, lost in thought.

"No matter how you think about it, it's impossible." The final conclusion was that it was impossible. Guards were standing guard and scouts were patrolling the surroundings. No matter how you think about it, Cardin's safety was in jeopardy.

"What if there is a chance in the future? I'm not in a hurry. I plan to go when the college vacation begins." After hearing Cardin's next words, Jack Carter fell into deep thought again.

"It is said that the estate investigation will be completed within this month, and the troops may be greatly reduced. But I think the danger is inevitable." Not all troops will withdraw.

Apparently there would be guards left to guard the place all night.Even in death, was Charlotte's existence still a threat to the kingdom?Kadan smiled wryly and nodded.

"If the army had withdrawn a lot, maybe it would be possible."

“Guards will be stationed at all entrances and exits.”

"I know a hidden passage. A secret passage my father taught me when I was a child."

"Do you really want to go?"

"It won't take long. It's just that I don't know exactly where my father's estate is." Jack Carter's face instantly showed a question mark, looking at Cardin. His expression was both absurd and surprised. Cardin seemed to understand his reaction, nodded, and continued.

"I have lived in the manor since I was a child. I go out occasionally with my father..." When I go out occasionally, I mostly move through teleportation magic, so I can't know the exact location of the manor.

"Oh, I see." Jack Carter finally seemed to understand and nodded.

"So, the holidays are here and I'm here, can Mr. Jack Carter take me to the manor?"

"What on earth are you going to find there?"

“The things you need to be a four-star are there.”

One month later. "Human, win." Human, one of the talkative trio, raised his sword happily. In front of him, Cardin sat on the ground, scratching his head as if he was troubled by something.

"What? Wasn't Cardin doing very well in bare-handed practice? How come he's so bad at weapons practice?"

"Below expectations? Is this really the limitation of the Necromancer?"

"It's difficult for a necromancer to defeat someone who has been using weapons all his life." Cardan's failure caused whispers among the students.

This was not the first time he had failed. In the weapon skills training that started half a month ago, where he did not use magic or arcane magic, but only relied on weapon skills to fight, Cardin had been constantly failing.

As the students discussed, it would be difficult for a necromancer to defeat someone who has been using weapons all his life with just weapon skills. Failure seemed inevitable, but because Cardan always ranked first, the students said negative things about Cardan.

"I knew that guy would do this." The center of the negative comments was Leiden. Leiden and his friends always laughed at the failed Cardan.

"At first he was quite energetic, but now he is as clumsy as a wooden stake. Hehe."

"Necromancers are supposed to control the undead. Why use weapons?" Childish comments came one after another, and the voices were not quiet at all, so Cardin heard it too.

"It's really difficult." Although he heard the negative comments, Cardin stood up and returned to his seat as if nothing had happened.

"Ka, Cardin, are you okay?"

"Are you hurt?"

Alvis and Kalia, who were sitting and waiting, saw Cardin like this and asked worriedly in a low voice.

"It's okay," Cardin replied with a nonchalant smile.

"Well, don't take what those guys say to heart!"

"Ignore them." Rather than failure and injury, he was more worried that the gossips around him would hurt him.

"Anyway, in the academy, failure without losing your life is common." However, Cardin didn't care about failure or the voice he heard after failure.

"In order to win, the experience of failure is also necessary. Failure is no big deal. Don't pay any attention to the discussions behind you. Don't worry about it."

He waved to the two people who were worried about him, and Alvis' eyes sparkled with admiration. Kalia kept her mouth shut and looked at Cardin thinking.

"Although I have been failing, I have made the fastest progress among the students. As time goes on, the number of failures will probably decrease." At the same time, she had doubts.

"Why a dagger?" A dagger is the shortest of all weapons. It is a disadvantageous weapon for an opponent with a spear or sword.

"Cardan. Have you ever considered changing your weapons?" Kalia asked the question after some thought.

"No. The dagger is comfortable to use. In many ways." The dagger is the most convenient. And there is no time to learn skills with other weapons.

"Because of the difference in weapon length, it will be difficult to win in the future, right?"

"Well, the dagger is used skillfully and conveniently."

"The choice is yours." If you have to use the dagger in the future, wouldn't it be better to at least gain combat experience or ask someone for advice?

"Well, can I help?" Kalia thought so and asked the question carefully.

"Haven't you been helping Alves with his weapons training lately?"

"It's not a problem to help one more person."

"Thank you, I am very happy with this proposal. However, due to some other reasons, I must decline your kindness." Cardin solemnly rejected her proposal.

As the next Guardian and the strongest of the second grade, he was already helping Cardin practice, so there was no need for him to accept Kalia's help.

"Is that so?"

"Can you please give me some suggestions occasionally? For example, problems and areas that need improvement."

"It's not difficult." Kalia thought this suggestion was good and nodded with a smile.

"Hey, Necromancer." A hoarse voice came. Looking in the direction of the voice, the blond noble "Leden" led his group of people towards Cardan.

He held his head high with his chest puffed out, just like when they first met, his arrogance resurrected.

"What's the point of losing all the time?" Leiden stopped in front of Cardin and challenged him with a mocking tone.

"You think you are so great, but you become as stiff as a piece of wood after picking up a weapon? The reputation you have worked so hard to build is gone just like that." After Leiden's ridicule, the students who followed him whispered and laughed.

It was a clear provocation, but Cardin didn't respond, just ignored him.

"You're even tough now? This is troublesome. I still want to see your arrogant look."

"Don't provoke me, get out of here." Kalia said coldly beside him.

"Oh, that's scary. Hiding behind a woman. If it were me, I would be so ashamed that I would want to drop out of school."

"Because you're a necromancer. You're more used to being in the back, right?"

"Maybe. After all, hiding behind a woman is safer than manipulating the undead." Facing the excessive words, Kalia looked at them gloomily. So, his group, including Leiden, retreated a little.

"Leave me alone." Cardin stopped Kalia and shook his head.

"Those who make a living by belittling others will eventually destroy themselves anyway. Even if we go out of our way to deal with them, it's just a waste of time." The voice was calm and cool. The blatant disregard in the tone made Leiden snort and frown.

"You know the evaluation exam for the first half of the year, right?" Leiden forced a calm smile and continued.

"If I am lucky enough to be given the right to name someone during the evaluation, I will definitely name you. So, you'd better pray that someone else names you."

"pray?"

"Yeah, or you pray that you get the right to nominate. That way you can avoid me, right?" Since the start of weapon skill training, Cardin has been defeated by Leiden three times.

Those three victories straightened Leiden's shriveled shoulders and gave him an opportunity to restore his self-esteem. Cardan looked at Leiden for a while, then nodded.

"Looks like we have to do as you say." Hearing this, Alvis and Kalia looked at Cardin in surprise. Cardin, who had always ignored Leiden's provocation, actually accepted it so easily.

"Cardan is also afraid of Leiden..." Alvis looked at Cardan like this and felt himself shrinking a little.

"After all, Leiden is from the Montclair family. Even if Cardan is very powerful, it will be difficult for him to win in training." The evaluation training in the first half of the year was training to limit magic and arcane.

"I heard that Leiden is also very skilled in using arcane magic." Leiden seemed to be about to burst out the anger that he had been suppressing, and launched a fierce attack on Cardan. Kalia was not optimistic about Cardan's victory either.

"Leden. Even if he's annoying, at least I acknowledge his strength. I can't say I'll definitely win." To Alves and Kalia, it seemed as if Cardin had sensed defeat and accepted Leiden's proposal.

"What? Give up so easily? Finally understand the point?" Leiden was also a little panicked.

Judging from his previous attitude, he shouldn't accept it so easily. He was ready to say what he would say if he was ignored. Then, Cardin shook his head in boredom and said.

"Because winning easily is really boring, I want to name someone else."