Episode 5

“Wow, that much?”

“Huh, Yuxilla’s mine is the best on the continent. My mother sends me money every week along with a letter… … Look at this.”

Even with a troubled expression on her face, her voice secretly hinted at her pride. Hira slipped out a thick envelope.

It’s not a bad feeling to be a fake, so it’s worth looking at it cute.

A check with Yuxilla’s seal. Of course, it is no different from a gold coin at that amount.

“You’re being delighted. As long as you write me a letter every week.”

“It’s overprotective. Even though I have a lot of money at my age, I have nowhere to spend it. It’s just like buying clothes for friends.”

“I’m envious of that.”

“Doesn’t Aindarok send letters or something?”

And I see.

I searched all over my room, but there were no envelopes.

The only trace of the Aindarlock family was the money bag in the drawer.

“I’ve never received anything like that.”

“ah… … Well, the Marquis is very famous.”

“In that way.”

Even after the semester started in earnest, my life hardly changed. I postponed my exercise time to lunchtime, so I didn’t have to run into Euril.

Class, exercise, study, sleep.

Even on a wide campus, living in only three places: the lecture room, the playground, and the Tower of Truth.

In the end, after most of the day, I was stuck in my room, and another strange rumor spread.

[If you run into a rockstarch, you’re lucky that day!]

Since I wore the hood, I was less likely to get too much attention, but everyone knew that it was a rock screen anyway, so for some reason it became something like a symbol of good luck.

Occasionally seniors in the 2nd and 3rd grade also show their faces in the 1st grade lecture building, but it is to see me.

“I am comfortable now.”

“I think so.”

“But maybe my father is considerate of me in a different way. Because it gets a lot of attention. Everything has become a nuisance.”

“Are you still bothered?”

Hira pretends not to, but glances over the teacup.

Who is not the daughter of a central politician, you foxy fellow.

“no. You sound like an idiot. We are friends.”

“That, right? Hehe.”

Your face will soon become discolored.

okay. I don’t have any interaction with anyone else, with one exception.

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Just like this, he is the only one who has a conversation with Hira Yuxilla, and spends a lot of time with him almost every day.

I didn’t make a separate appointment, but after the sun went down, I just came down to the garden on the 10th floor of the Tower of Truth.

At some point, it became an unwritten rule for each other.

“Sometimes you see it. Neither you nor I are in a position where we can’t talk to anyone carelessly.”

“That’s not much compared to Rocks.”

“It’s similar, what. Do you have to think twice before you even say a word? At least I don’t want to live so tired 24 hours a day.”

I thought countless times in my head.

My heart is the same age as the flower field on that sunny spring day, but I always live fiercely surrounded by crowds. You must stand out.

It should not be a nuisance to the family.

“… … me too. I think the same way.”

“If there is a guy who is irritating, I want to hit him once, and if there is a guy who is gossiping behind my back, I want to go find him and argue with him. Of course.”

right. That’s right.

Maybe your heart and the wolf are the same.

It’s something I want to say, but it’s to tell the story that I couldn’t say out of my mouth.

because i know

Creating a consensus in the same position as this foul play is such a simple thing.

“Oh, you know you shouldn’t go somewhere and tell me I said this, right?”

“Please. Do you want to scold me too?”

“Is not it? But sometimes, please listen to this kind of complaint.”

“Yes, as much as you like.”

I met Hira’s brightly smiling eyes and laughed, then I turned my head first.

It’s time to slowly go back.

I brought out the story that I had been putting off until the end.

“Oh, what happened with the kids in front of the classroom?”

In the past few days, the number of socialite followers who stayed by Hera’s side has decreased slightly.

I look at you every day, but as if nothing happened. I ask lightly as if I discovered it for the first time today.

“Ah, that. actually… … .”

Hira hesitated.

I stayed still and didn’t notice. He tilted his head slightly with an innocent expression.

After a while, Hira shook her head.

“Nothing. Because they reconciled quickly! Never mind.”

“okay? I’m glad.”

They are only sixteen-year-olds.

There are not many children as mature as Hira. Can there be a proper way to distinguish oneself from others? In the first place, since they felt sorry for them, they must have tried to stick to Yuxilla.

It must have been the will of my parents, not my own will. They will crumble more easily than sand castles.

“I had fun today too.”

“Yes, me too.”

Lockstrin Aindarlock.

It wouldn’t be a good idea to put your hand on a place you can’t bear to reach.

This little event about Rocktrin doesn’t seem very likely to happen, and seems insignificant far from the main episode.

If left unattended, it will divide the students and cause resentment.

I intended to make use of this event on purpose.

“I’m glad you’re here, really.”

The beginning is mild jealousy.

When jealousy toward one person becomes the majority, they often mistakenly think that they have power over themselves.

The self-indulgent sense of inferiority returns as a double oppression.

I wonder if the reality outside the academy hasn’t changed even a handful. Yuxilla will soon suffer a heavy blow.

That’s how Hira Yuxilla will be driven to the cliff in a foolish way.

“It is the same.”

It’s not long.

when that time comes

we will be good friends

certainly.

* * *

“Ah, so… … Rockstrin?”

Rockstrin’s presence in the classroom shines.

It may be the case with anyone, but it stands out even more to a professor who stands on the podium.

When 500 people gather, he becomes unique in a classroom like him. Inadvertently, he picks it up and throws it away.

“Yes.”

“Come out and take this issue… … .”

“I do not know.”

“Ah, ah, that’s right. All right.”

Raising his glasses awkwardly, Professor Katten resumed his lecture.

Rarely among the professors at Summertage, he was a professor who lacked authority and background enough to be called ‘easy-going’.

“I’m not kidding.”

“There’s no way Rox-sama can’t solve that. My dog will solve that too.”

“I’m sitting at the very back and I’m being pinched. Even if it’s like me, I’ll say I don’t know everything.”

“That’s why it’s called every time.”

Sorry, I’m not even a dog.

I can’t solve that yet!

It was a far ahead theory for me, who had just read the basic magic theory yesterday.

There are some symbols in the equations written on the blackboard, but I don’t know the meaning of those symbols at all.

Although professors make progress with established textbooks, they intensify their lectures on the premise that students’ prior learning is a matter of course.

‘It’s been two weeks since I learned magic.’

Professors who have no way to know about my situation like this say, ‘You know all this?’

I couldn’t understand a single thing, so I just wrote down the professor’s word in a notebook.

I’m used to it anyway I used to do this in a class where I gave you an F if you were caught bringing a tape recorder.

“Always work so hard… … .”

“What are you writing down?”

“Looks like you’re writing a new theory.”

“Hick! Isn’t that what the class is about?”

“You fool, you know it when you see it, right? You don’t even look at the blackboard.”

What was initially a rumor has turned into a fait accompli.

The reason I don’t look at the blackboard is because I’m busy writing down everything and I can’t afford to acquire visual information.

As a freshman, there weren’t many classes to slow down.

“I thought I was dying of boredom.”

“Somehow, there are 4 classes. Aww!”

“Hey, do you want to go to the pool?”

Summer Turge has many cultural facilities where students can play. After class, it is common for them to scatter all over the place in search of something to play with.

I was busy following the progress, so I was thinking of going back to the Tower of Truth.

“Ah, right. Rockstrin students, please stay!”

I was belatedly called by the professor. Was there anything to be called?

It was a waste of time to just wait, so I reviewed the lecture while looking at the notes I had taken. Even if you don’t understand it, if you do this, it will stay in your memory for a long time.

After taking a few questions from the remaining students, Professor Cayton finally… … .

“No, where are you going?”

I packed my things and left the classroom.

What. to stay? Did you forget it?

It could be because the professor has a bad reputation even among students… … Still, all professors are set to be elite.

“hi-“

I was startled by the voice above my head and raised my head.

bean.

“Ouch.”

“What are you doing?”

“Look at Rockstrin. It has a reputation for being the best entertainment in Summer Turge.”

Her bright blonde hair flowed down her cheeks as if it were mine.

He didn’t care about the bump and put his chin on top of my head.

I closed the notebook I was looking at and said.

“It’s too close.”

“Aren’t you all leaving?”

“If anyone sees—”

“What was written on the note just now?”

It doesn’t matter if I show it, but I didn’t want to show it.

“‘you’re right. The etymology of TAS (fighter), which is most often used as a solution, also came from the same tombstone… … ’ That’s the small talk Katon was talking about earlier.”

As soon as he saw that short new paragraph, he seemed to have memorized it in its entirety.

Although there are differences between professors, they are not 100% full of content, as most lectures are.

It is clear that the students will be bored, so they sometimes leak out on the side streets and talk about other things. I even wrote it all down.

“Are you a scribe? Why are you doing this?”

“Your Highness, Ai-nim.”

“okay okay.”

When I said it in a low voice, the child pretended to be unable to win and quietly backed away.

No, it’s not like he’s gone. I pulled out the chair next to me and sat down.

“That Maria… … Aren’t the attendants watching?”

“no. I did something else. I’m really alone, so no one will know what happens!”

Spread your arms out wide.

Smiling is like steamed buns.

I want to pinch

Not because it’s cute, but because it’s disgusting.

I’m staring at it with pitiful eyes, so I’m embarrassed, but my spirits quickly diminish.

Why weren’t you confident?

“If I die here, there will be no witnesses.”

“Ah, there is no ambition.”

“I know that life is precious.”

“You can’t be like a man.”

Phew, I thought it was a real touch! While muttering, Ai-nim belatedly adjusts his clothes.

The future of the empire is very dark.

This guy shouldn’t grow up like this. Should have given it a bit more serious character… … .

“Anyway, it’s true that Maria isn’t there.”

None of it mattered.

Ainim has by far the best skills among the freshmen, and in fact, he is still one of the strongest among the Summer Turge students.

Because 5-star magic is powerful enough to blow up an entire classroom.

Moreover, it specializes in the fire attribute, which is said to be the best among other attributes in terms of its destructive power.

Compared to that, I can only make drinking water. I can’t even send it flying.

“Why did you ask me to stay?”

At this point, you can see that it was the child who asked to stay in the classroom, not Professor Katten.

“He helped.”

“What?”

“There are kids arguing outside.”

“What does that have to do with me?”

It’s okay to ignore anything and pass by.

At the beginning of the semester, new students often fight each other. It was only natural that he had put the nobles and the commoners in one place.

There are two ways to deal with class conflict.

Either actively intervene and mediate, or turn off attention altogether and pretend not to know.

If you intervene halfway, it would be like pouring oil on a burning house, and Marnie, in the first place, as long as there was no main character, I was going to leave it alone.

But this case was different.

“It’s Hira.”

“… … So?”

“I don’t know why you’re trying to bully Hira, but it looks fun!”

When are you friends?

He seems to have matured a bit, so he’s cute, he goes shopping with her, and sometimes she does her hair for Maria?

“Once it all makes sense, sometimes everything gets really boring.”

There are many people who are called geniuses in ＜Academy Summer Turge＞.

Right now, this Roxtrin is known as a genius as if it were natural for him to show nothing, and even Auril, whom I met a few days ago. Many of the main characters, including them.

However, ‘genius’ as a personality, not such a light modifier.

From the beginning of production, there was only one target.

Ainim von Rongrt.

unspoiled genius.

“Do you know why I was able to learn magic to 5 stars?”

“Why?”

“Because I only studied up to 5 stars.”

If he had studied 6 stars, he would have become 6 stars, and if he had studied up to 7 stars, he would have become a great wizard and given the middle name of a mage.

It is natural.

Contrary to the stupid brains of a rockstrin, Ainim is probably the smartest person in the world.

Because that’s what ‘personality’ is.

“Can I help you? I’m not going to ask you to tell me. It’s no fun.”

Mmmm, Ai said while nodding her head.

The amber eyes hidden in the bright face shine brightly.

It must have been a lot of fun to buy the curiosity of such a person.

“It’s easy as long as they encourage you—”

“Don’t do it.”

“uh… … ?”

This time, he wasn’t pretending to be angry.

The words came out reflexively. It was a cold voice that made me think that he could have made a voice like this.

Even if it was something disrespectful to interrupt the princess midway through, the child should not intervene.

“I mean leave it alone.”

“Are you mad?”

“Yes.”

I answered briefly and turned around.

In ＜Academy Summer Turge＞, children play a huge role.

It’s important to get close, but it was also necessary to slow down a little so as not to create variables on your own.

… … Well.

I don’t know if that was all.

* * *

“So, how was your stay?”

“I was scared!”

“Why are you forcing yourself to do that?”

The child hugged Maria and her shoulders trembled.

Now that Maria was able to somehow notice Aini’s actions, she could see that it wasn’t just what she said on the surface.

It seemed that there really was something about Rockstrin Aindarok.

“And, of course, he was a really scary kid.”

“Is that so?”

“I knew I was a 5-star.”

“Yes… … Yes? majesty?”

Maria’s hand, which had been stroking her hair as usual, stopped. what did you just say?

“I wouldn’t be surprised if you told me. Kanin would have noticed it, but he did his best to hide it.”

“No, did you say 5 stars? Five stars for sixteen? It’s only March! More than Meiji Kanin… … .”

“Yeah, it was three months ago that it became 5 stars.”

“Anyway, did Rockstrin notice that? The future of the empire is bright.”

“It’s a good thing.”

Pooh. Exhaling, he threw himself onto the bed.

didn’t tell anyone

Only one student in the third year reached 5 stars, let alone freshmen.

Having revealed that, Roxtrin wasn’t surprised at all. As if you knew it from the beginning.

What’s important is the public’s reaction. It’s only natural that he can do it for himself, so it’s just annoying to run into each one.

Then I finally met ‘something I don’t know’.

“I must have made a mistake.”

I was excited.

Have I already bought hate?

It’s the first time since I’ve grown a little thicker that things didn’t go the way I intended.

“What are you going to do?”

“For a man like Rocks, the further away he is, the more dangerous he is.”

Still, it hasn’t always failed. I just made up for all my failures with more results.

It was the same this time too.

To Maria’s question, Ai-nim answered with an innocent smile as always.

“I want to be friends too!”