Chapter 15: Main Story Begins

 

The last day of the admission procedure for the academy.

Contrary to Al’s expectations, it was the most crowded day. It seems that some people are even getting into trouble. Not all of them, but many of them have their followers with them.

Although he himself did not know the details, Falconer’s territory received considerable financial support from the kingdom for a barony in the countryside because of the war. So to speak, it is a kind of danger allowance.

There is also the fact that Al had been living in town for six months as an outsider, and in total, he was taking a lot of money from the hoodlums. In other words, a small fortune.

There are a few aristocratic families who can do such things …… as paying to enter the dormitories of the academy in advance. Considering the squires, those who waited until the last minute in the cheap hotels in the towns of the outsiders or in the people’s districts were much more numerous than Al thought.

Especially in from frontier aristocratic families, they are less likely to look good in that area. Take pragmatism.

(…… Well, you never know until you experience it. So if there’s a next time, the only time to keep an eye on it would be on the last day or just before that.)

While listening to a freshman who passed by and asked about the school and the inner workings of the aristocratic family, Al looked at the crowded main hall from the second floor terrace in a daze.

(There are a few visuals that seem to be important characters, and some who seem to be trouble. After all, today is the day …… when the main story starts ……?)

Obviously, those who are more than just the daughters and sons of aristocratic families, …… but only the quantity and quality of mana, …… Al will also keep an eye out for such people.

However, Al felt the need to be wary of those who are extremely skillful at controlling their mana, regardless of the game’s story.

(Those guys are probably guards. Unlike normal guards, it is …… A royal family custom, to have someone close in age as an escort. Kingsguard. The main character’s rival character, the third prince, belongs to them? Is it possible that there are some masters in the mix, that I’m not the only one who would recognize them? And only one person among the Kingsguard …… noticed me. Although the direction is different, he seems to be in the class of the head of an aristocratic family. (Apart from that, Ada, who was with Vince at ……)

He was alarmed that his presence was detected, but at the same time he was relieved.

There are also quite capable people in capital, not just feckless cowards.

In the first place, they are undeniably our allies in the war against the demon tribe.

The actual battlefield will never be the same, but I felt …… That I could trust them with my back with no worries.

However, I dare not think that the other side would have marked me as suspicious for sure.

(……! Bingo, as I thought. The boy who just came in. That visual …… of a sparkling blonde, a nobleman in the middle of the road. It’s the third prince I remember. I heard that it is customary for those who are associated with the …… Royal family to behave the same way as the other noble families. It must be annoying for the academy to come on this crowded day. Only in that one corner, people suddenly split up. …… Aren’t the Kingsguard the guys from earlier? Another group of veteran-looking people are escorting them. Could it be that the guys who were mixed in with the students earlier were behind the scenes or shadowy? It’s an arrangement that protects the prince, so it wouldn’t be on the enemy side.)

Al finally identified Adam MacBrayne, the third prince. He is an important character in the main game and an important figure in the country.

　There were many things that I felt, and I was surprised that mana stirring, but …… it was also sensed by those whom I just described as the guards behind the scenes.

And as they do so, the protagonists appear. Pairs of men and women. Opposite direction from the third prince’s side.

None of the others paid them any attention. But Only Al. He sees a vision of light illuminating them. A divine, warm light.

“What? What is that presence? Ho, haven’t the others noticed ……? Ha, ha. This is indeed the “hero” …… of a frontier aristocratic family. I believe the man is a baron, and the woman a viscount …… is certainly well-trained trained to some extent. …… Maybe the high-ranking clergy of the church are looking at a view like this……? Two are blessed by …… this world and by the goddess Elinora, …… for sure. It would be crazy if they weren’t.”

I was disappointed when I came to the Royal Capital. Unlike the frontier areas, life is far from being exchanged in the royal capital. As a result, the nobles, who were supposed to be the “fighters,” have lost their nerve. The same is true of those in the backstreets, where violence is supposed to be a tool of business.

Al had such an impression, and he felt a growing sense of crisis about the war with the demon tribe that will probably occur soon. Is it safe as it is?” How big of a threat are the demons? And.

But after seeing the protagonists here today, I’ve changed my mind a bit. That’s how shocked I was.

“…Those two. If we let the protagonists take care of it, it won’t be a problem, will it? If there is a blessing of that presence …… goddess or whatever, doesn’t this world want the MacBrayne Kingdom to triumph and the human race to continue to exist? There may even be a game story, a world compelling thing.

At least the regular story of that game should have had a happy ending, ‘From now on, the human race and the demon race will join hands and walk together on the path of harmony ……’ in the end. But as for the war, it ended with the victory of the human race after all. The demons were the losers. If the human side says, “Harmony,” it is only natural that they would say, “Yes, that’s right. ……

Huh. I’ve been kind of on the fence about a lot of things, but …… I don’t have to do anything churlish, do I? That’s how exceptional those two are……. On the contrary, I’m surprised no one has noticed. Maybe these are my cheats? Like, being able to identify the super important people in this world? …… What’s up with that ability…)

Al continues to think silently, as usual, while sensing the presence of others.

In the meantime, the male protagonist, Baron Daryl Arthur, has a boy-meets-girl encounter with the daughter of a marquess who took care of him when he was a child.

The Marquise Ariel Dunstable, who had come to greet her fiancé, His Royal Highness the Third Prince Adam MacBrayne, rather than to enroll in the school. She is the main heroine of the male protagonist’s initial setting.

However, in the game, the final heroine changes depending on the likability of the heroine, so this is only an official setting.

Depending on how the story unfolds, the female protagonist, Viscountess Cecily Alcott, may end up with His Highness Prince Adam, or the male and female protagonists may become a couple.

From the fans’ point of view, the most popular female character among the male protagonists is not Miss Ariel,the regular heroine, but Viscountess Cecily. In other words, they were the protagonist couple.

Miss Ariel is engaged to a rival character, His Highness Prince Adam, to begin with. Later, the engagement between Miss Ariel and His Highness Adam is dissolved due to various factors in the story, so the story does not go as far as a droll development like plundering the heroine from His Highness. In a manner of speaking.

However, although it was a political engagement, His Highness Adam had a genuine love for Miss Ariel. Even after the engagement was ended, the many events between the male protagonist and the regular heroine destroyed His Highness Adam’s brain. It is said that they were described as …… and so on.

Your ex-fiancee, whom you are in love with, is making out with another man right in front of you. Certainly, from His Highness Adam’s point of view, it is a disgusting story.

Downstairs, in a corner of the main hall, Daryl and Miss Ariel are having a reunion, and Cecily is watching helplessly. Cecily watches on, and His Highness Adam witnesses the reunion from afar.

This is the opening of the game.

As for His Highness Adam, his fiancée, Miss Ariel, whom he has not seen in a long time, is chatting with a strange boy with a radiant smile. If some nagging old aristocrat finds out about this, Miss Ariel’s reputation will be tarnished.

His Royal Highness Adam has his attendants find out information about the other party and …… Challenges Daryl to a duel to draw extra attention to himself so that Miss Ariel’s honor will not be secretly tarnished behind her back. The story goes like this: ……

The backstory is that His Highness Adam had no interest in Daryl at the time. If Daryl backs down, His Highness backs down.

I didn’t realize that …… The opening event would actually happen. It’s really just like in the game. Now, what am I going to do? ……

At last the main story begins.