74 – Belgrove (1)

“Ah, welcome!”

Upon entering the house, a man with a profound impression greeted us.

“Are you from the academy, right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“hahahaha, nice to meet you. Everyone. Come on in.”

The atmosphere in the house was similar to that of a normal family home.

Seeing that no one was inside, he seemed to be the village chief.

Following the man’s guidance, we sat in a circle in the living room and began to greet each other lightly at the man’s words.

“My name is Hariba, the village chief of Belgrove. I have already heard about you. The students are a mixture of nobles and citizens.”

“you’re right. As long as we are attending the academy, we are all colleagues. Please treat me as a student, not an aristocrat.”

“Heh heh, I know. Let it be.”

Raina said as a representative.

Her cool and bold attitude was not intimidated even in an unfamiliar environment.

Rather, Reina, who took the initiative in the conversation, looked like a princess.

I asked to be treated as a normal student, but Hariba seemed to be having a lot of trouble with the atmosphere that was not like a student.

“I’m glad that Iceteen is our representative.”

“I was thinking about that too.”

For the first time, I watched Reina and the village chief while conversing with Hans.

“As you may have seen on the way, Belgrove is a very quiet town. It used to be more crowded than this, but unfortunately most of the young people went to the capital.”

“It was a quiet but cozy atmosphere. It seems like a town that makes me feel better every time I see it.”

“hahahaha, yes. Because of that, there are also tourists who come every year.”

“Although it’s because of the academy practice, I’m also happy to come to Belgrove.”

“I am also happy to have you here. Then, it would be right to introduce you to the lodgings you will be staying at, but… Before that, I was told by the instructor to check the paper before going.”

“Paper?”

“Are you referring to the assignments you shared before departure?”

“Come to think of it, he told me to unfold it after arriving at the site.”

Reina pulled out the letter she had received from Bella.

Hariba saw this, nodded, and gestured as if to check the letter.

“Then I will open it.”

Remove the red lion-shaped seal attached to the front of the letter and unfold the paper inside.

“Well.”

At first glance, the content of the correspondence was not very complicated.

Only a few lines written?

“Seeing this letter means that you have already arrived in Belgrove. I, your instructor, will evaluate the request, but I also asked the village chief… ?”

“hahahaha. The instructor asked for it. He asked me to make a cool-headed judgment based only on the results.”

“This is why you said you would stay at the academy.”

No matter how much magic there is, it is difficult to see the situation of Belgrove and Empsted, where the two places are at the same time, and even in opposite positions.

Of course, it might be possible with Bella, but she entrusted the evaluation of the students to a local person.

The final decision would be made by her, but it was clear that their evaluations would also play a big role.

Of course, there is no reason for the evaluation to be bad if only the assignments are cleared.

At least in the game it was.

“So he gave me an evaluation guide like this.”

What Hariba took out was a piece of paper with countless items written on it.

It was a format in which the items were listed and there was a blank space next to them to check.

“Could the chief be accompanying you too?”

“hahahaha! no. My role is to listen to the evaluations of those who gave you assignments. I have no intention of being involved in the process of carrying out the assignment.”

“That’s good.”

“The instructor also asked for some degree of autonomy in carrying out assignments, so I will only look at the results.”

In other words, just like in the game, you can clear the game simply by completing the quest.

Looking at the flow of games and love affairs, there seemed to be no possibility of a variable occurring here.

“Oh, by the way, you must have been tired from coming a long way, but you’ve been holding on for too long. First, go back to your home. You can do the full-fledged assignment from tomorrow. Make sure you get a good rest today.”

Hariba called out for someone, and soon the villager who had guided us a while ago entered.

“Please guide these people to their lodgings. The full-fledged assignment will start tomorrow, so I think you can notify me tomorrow morning.”

“All right. Chief.”

“Then, I’ll see you again on the day the assignment is over, everyone.”

“Excuse me.”

“I will guide you, gentlemen.”

After exchanging simple greetings, we were guided by the residents again and headed to the accommodation located in the center of the village.

“This is it.”

It was an inn located in a tavern rather than an inn.

Unlike the capital, there was no separate building for lodging, but a tavern doubled as an inn, similar to other games.

“Since the village is not that big, this is the only place outsiders stay. You won’t have much trouble with your stay, though.”

Upon entering the tavern, everyone in the party, including me, was distracted by the sweet scent wafting from the pine trees.

“You can eat here every day. If there is anything uncomfortable, please tell the innkeeper over there.”

At the place the man pointed to, there was a woman with a benevolent impression.

As soon as his eyes focused on him, he lowered his head.

“As for the assignments that will start tomorrow, I will deliver them to the innkeeper in the morning. Until then, please rest in peace.”

“Thank you for the guidance.”

“no. It’s only natural that I’m a regular visitor. hahahaha.”

After that, we went up to the room on the second floor, saying goodbye and leaving behind the man talking to the innkeeper.

“It’s just that there are two rooms. It could be used by men.”

“It feels bad sleeping in the same place as this guy, but there’s no other way.”

“under! I also had no intention of writing with you. Rather, if there was another room, I would have chosen it even if I paid money.”

“Whoops… Looking forward to it… sleep out… .”

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Just in time, there are two rooms left.

Hans and I had a relatively small room, and many women had a little room.

I didn’t come here anyway, and it was an extension of my academy class, so I didn’t have much luggage except for a few clothes to change into.

That’s why I brought a backpack of the right size.

“under.”

“What is it, Altein? Any complaints?”

Hans, as if he knew he had traveled anywhere, he had piled up all kinds of clothes.

Thanks to that, the already narrow room was becoming even narrower.

“Why did you bring so many clothes?”

“Why? To change clothes, of course. As an aristocrat, it is natural to wear different clothes every day. Don’t you know that too?”

“No, I asked why do you bring dozens of suits? You won’t be staying here for a week.”

“Nonsense. I’ve never had the slightest thought of wearing only one suit a day. I change my academy uniform three times a day, but you don’t, don’t you?”

‘He’s crazy.’

Who the hell would change clothes three times a day?

No matter how extreme mysophobia I am, I wouldn’t wear a different outfit three times a day.

Apart from the dignity of aristocrats, wouldn’t this be obsessive-compulsive disorder?

Whether I looked at it or not, Hans had dozens of clothes piled up in every nook and cranny.

In the meantime, he takes off his uniform and changes into other clothes.

I unconsciously put my hand on my forehead and sighed.

*

Meanwhile, unlike the men’s room in front of Reina, Elaine, and Hilda, there were many people in the room, but only silence flowed.

Hilda, her black hair hanging down to her waist, was sitting on her bed, watching the two people in front of her.

“Whoops… .”

As soon as they entered the room, Raina and Elaine started organizing their belongings in silence.

Strangely enough, they didn’t talk to each other and were immersed in organizing things, so Hilda roughly finished tidying up and was watching the two of them.

did you fight?

To say that, the two seemed to have a proper conversation before departure.

Weren’t you friendly then?

Not even that. There was no awkwardness in the current flowing between the two now.

No, there may be, but it won’t be the main one.

‘… Whoops. What could it be for?’

It’s been a long time since I’ve been in the middle of a long time, and if women fight for no reason, it’s probably a problem with the opposite sex.

At least that was the case in the aristocratic society Hilda had been through.

The case of two princesses grabbing my hair and screaming loudly at a social church over the same person was one of the representative stories that still come up in social churches even after many years.

So, Hilda decided to observe this atmosphere for now.

He said that the next time he attended a social gathering, he could bring another funny story with him.