44 – midterm evaluation (1)

“It’s the midterm evaluation period soon.”

Bella said as she closed the book she was reading.

After the progress of Imperial History, which she had been doing a while ago, had gone, she was sitting in an empty seat in the lecture room, reading.

Bella slowly gets up from her seat and heads to the church.

The sound of knocking shoes filled the classroom.

Before long, Bella, standing on the podium, put back the glasses that had been pierced near her chest.

As a result, the attention of the students who were doing their own thing was focused on Bella.

“Interim evaluation is, in a word, class reassignment.”

At Bella’s words, the lecture hall suddenly became noisy.

“Relocation? Are you moving again?”

“I-I didn’t receive this… ?”

“Instructor, what is that!”

Class relocation.

It literally means rechecking students’ capabilities through evaluation and re-arranging classes as needed.

It can be seen as an extension of the evaluation given at the entrance ceremony.

“Until last semester, grades were evaluated based on general tests, but from this year onwards, the principal’s policy is to evaluate not only the written test, but also swordsmanship for swordsmanship and magic for magic.”

A school principal from the Imperial Knights and an instructor from the Imperial Knights following her.

In particular, with the arrival of Adelie, the academy’s system will walk a different path than before.

An example of this is the external practice of class A and the evaluations during the semester.

Especially in the case of the midterm evaluation, it takes a slightly different format from the entrance ceremony.

“There is another rule for this midterm evaluation.”

Bella spread out her gloved hands, making a V.

“That is what makes a ‘pair’.”

To put it simply, it is a two-in-one team.

This means that individual capabilities are important, but it also means that we will form an appropriate combination and see the connection with partners.

“You pick one person that you think is the best match for you, and the two of you form a pair. By the way, they can be paired with each other regardless of which class.”

It doesn’t matter which class.

In other words, it doesn’t matter if it’s with A class.

Who would want to do it with a sub-class, of course, with the proven A-class.

That would have a high win rate.

As expected, when Bella finished speaking, the students looked at each other and exchanged glances.

‘There are ten people in Class A in total. With a simple calculation, 5 trillion may come out, but… .’

It is not always the case that outstanding people are in the A class.

There are also gemstones in the lower classes that the instructors and principals haven’t seen before, or that grow in prowess during the semester.

Even those who join Siegfried’s party in the future are from Class B and Class F.

‘There are more important things.’

At this time, Jed raised his hand and asked Bella a question.

“Instructor. So what happens when you pair up with another class and do well?”

“A pair is, after all, a pair. Unlike normal groups, pairs that perform well are judged by the pair itself, not by individual performance.”

“then… .”

“It means that if you get good grades, you have a better chance of being placed in the same class.”

This is the point.

Pairs that receive good ratings go hand in hand to the same class.

This is why it is called a pair rather than a group or a group name.

In the end, though, Mine intruded in the middle and it was fuzzy.

“We will inform you about the pair application in the next class. Until then, find your partner well.”

Bella glances at me as she fixes her glasses.

Do you think you can’t find a partner?

―If you have any difficulties in forming a pair, please come to the lab.

It’s real.

I just said what I had to say and turned around to see Bella leave the classroom, and I laughed out loud.

‘Would you like to go?’

It reminded me of my previous life where I sat in the same seat as the teacher during the previous field trip because there was no partner.

I’d rather do it alone.

Anyway Fair… Should I think about it?

‘Let’s look at Siegfried first.’

I turned my head and found Siegfried at the front of the classroom.

The main character and Heinz next to him, Raina and Zed behind him.

There were other people, but they were gathered roughly according to the story of the game.

The other side is going well according to the narrative, so I don’t think there is anything to worry about.

“Well?”

I think Reina just looked at me.

As I continued to stare, I met eyes with Rayna, who was looking at me again.

As soon as I shrug my shoulders, he starts coming towards me.

“Do you have anything to say?”

“no. All I can say is that you seem to be there.”

“… I don’t have one.”

“yes?”

It doesn’t seem like that, given that the fingers on the arms can’t stay still.

Reina didn’t move as she didn’t say anything.

I said a word while looking at her who continued to avoid eye contact.

“If you have something to say, do it.”

What do you mean by saying you have nothing to say and not being able to go anywhere else?

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Just looking at it, it’s like it’s written on my face that I have something to say.

Reina hesitated for a moment at my words, then slowly began to lick her pink lips.

“… I was just looking at you, wondering if there was anyone who would come to you.”

Are you looking at me just for that?

“Then did you find a good partner?”

“At least more than you.”

“I guess so. If you’re not better than me, that’s a problem as it is.”

“… .”

Reina kept her mouth shut and made a face as if she didn’t like something.

If you have something to say, why do you spend so much time on it?

“If you have something you want to say, go ahead and do it.”

“As you know, it’s good to pair up with those in Class A.”

“I know that.”

“But who would try to pair you up? Even though there are 10 people in the class, I would do it with a student from Class B as much as I would with you.”

Raina begins to spit vicious words.

“yes. Then, in the end, I will do it with the F class.”

If no one else will do it, just do it with Elaine.

There is a possibility of doing it with her friends, but since there is a strong reward of class reorganization, she will want to pair with a higher class.

I’m a little worried that I can’t see Elaine these days.

‘Something’s been weird since then.’

It must have been since I went to church. Even when we met by chance, he seemed to have a lot of thoughts differently than usual.

There must have been something in the black letter that Allegri gave me.

It was also necessary to have Elaine next to her so that she would not have strange thoughts.

“… I can pair you up if you really want.”

“what?”

Reina’s unexpected remark made me unknowingly bewildered.

“Anyway, if you go on like this, you’ll be playing with a ‘child’ from another class. It just means that I, who is in the same class, will do it for you.”

“What, have you been threatened?”

“… Yes?”

“I don’t know what kind of wind blows you, who hated me so much, to say such a thing.”

“… Not at all.”

Reina spoke with her body half turned away from me.

I couldn’t really guess what he was thinking.

Being a pair with Reina is, of course, a good thing.

She is not a person without skills, but a talented person who will become an outstanding hero in the future.

If you partner with such a person, winning the midterm evaluation is certain.

But I didn’t mean to.

Reina is going to be in Siegfried’s party in the first place. If you pair up with me here and now, there is a possibility that the story will change.

If Reina can’t join the main character’s party, it’s a situation where you don’t know how the story will change in the future.

I don’t know what Reina was thinking when she offered me a pair, but I decided to decline it.

“no. You don’t have to do that. How about doing it with Jed over there?”

“… That’s Okay. I only came because I felt sorry for you. I’ll just go.”

Reina turned her head and went back to her seat.

I don’t know what kind of wind blew her, but since she was supposed to join Siegfried’s party in the future, she didn’t have to have anything to do with me anymore.

My heart hurts but I can’t help it.

‘Then I’ll go look for a partner too.’

It seemed hard to find in Class A anyway, so I decided to go see Elaine.

I’m worried because I haven’t seen you for the past few days.

*

“Sigh… .”

The garden in the academy as usual.

There, Elaine was sighing for the sky to go out on a bench.

Her round eyebrows are bent downward, drawing the character eight, as if representing her heart.

“… .”

Elaine, who had been laughing lightly, was nowhere to be seen, and there was Elaine, who was clearly distraught.

Holding the black paper in her hand, she stared at the blue sky endlessly.

This is the letter I received from Allegri at the church last time.

She hadn’t opened the letter yet.

Partly because Allegri sent her personally, partly because he sent her a letter, and partly because he couldn’t believe it.

When I checked this, I had an intuition that for some reason it seemed irreversible.

Even so, I did something to consult with Lian.

I’ve gotten a lot of help from him so far.

I haven’t seen him for days like that.

“What do we do… .”

The seal on the letter had already been opened.

Elaine continued to open the correspondence. Closed and repeated.

It was then.

“Here you are.”