104 – admission (3)

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Maximilian bowed briefly and went down the podium.

As he disappears from sight, the frozen atmosphere seems to melt only then. He was truly a stormy old man. It made the main auditorium a mess just by appearing for a short time. Rather, even if the emperor appeared like this, it would have been less than before.

After all, who would have thought that Sword Saint would be inaugurated as the dean of the school? This was something I hadn’t even thought of. It is common to hire a person with outstanding experience as a professor, but who is he? He is a Sword Saint.

There are only 5 sword masters in the entire continent, and the first sword of the Empire that occupies the top among them.

Who could have thought that the asymmetric power of the state, and at the same time, the man who stood at the pinnacle of power as the former Duke of Kromel would now join the Order. You may think that I suddenly had a desire to teach students in my later years, but even if it was sudden, it was too sudden.

I spoke to Reinhardt, who was slowly breathing.

“Are you okay?”

“I was only surprised for a moment. You said you were going to Luden a few days ago, but I thought you were going to an audience with His Majesty.

From what I’ve heard, it seems like he hasn’t even told his family. I understood this without much thought, but considering that Maximilian was also in the same department as Reinhardt, it didn’t make sense.

The auditorium was still quiet due to the aftermath left by the Sword Master, but the students of the Faculty of Engineering were moving their mouths cautiously in the stillness.

“Um…is the Sword Saint really going to be our dean?”

“If you do well, you might be able to receive the swordsman’s teachings..!!”

“Oh…ohhhhh!!”

At first, I was only overwhelmed by Maximilian’s intimidation, but the atmosphere was generally cheering.

Enrolling in the Faculty of Knights means that they are also warriors who revere martial arts. In other words, for them, the current situation where they might be able to receive guidance from the best swordsman in the empire is nothing short of a surprise.

So, everyone’s heart is beating fast.

It is said that as long as you receive the teaching, you will form a small bond with the sword castle. How many people in the world do not like it? I am also interested in receiving guidance from my father every day, but how big are the other children? I am not good at guessing.

Until Maximilian arrived, the entrance ceremony was about to be closed, so when the atmosphere seemed to have calmed down to some extent, the ceremony ended with the host’s last words. As I left the auditorium, I tried to find Maximilian once, but he had disappeared before I knew it.

After all, is a master a master?

I was quite confident in my feelings, but I couldn’t catch any trace and really disappeared like the wind. Heck, if he had been able to detect it in the first place, he should have noticed it from the moment he stepped on the podium.

It was an impromptu action, so there was no regret here. After the ceremony, I left the building and headed for the central fountain as I had promised in advance.

The academy did not announce anything about what to do after the ceremony, and the dormitory and pre-enrolment preparations were already taken care of before the ceremony started, so there is nothing I need to touch separately now.

The same goes for Hailey and Elena. The rest of the time is literally free time.

Curiously, there is no curfew in the dormitory of Estelia Academy for the freedom of students, so the hours are wide. Apparently, this is a setting to not put restrictions on the main character’s actions, but thanks to this, many restrictions on time with Elena have disappeared, so I am grateful.

In the first place, it didn’t matter where the student’s residence itself was located within the school district, not necessarily a dormitory. I don’t think it’s a bad idea to find a separate building in the school district later.

“…”

I don’t know why, but Reinhardt is also accompanying me on the way to the meeting place.

After I left the auditorium, they were following me very naturally… At first, I only thought the direction of the road leading out of the auditorium was the same. Even after leaving the building, standing behind me, I knew that this guy was just following me.

Not only did we miss the timing to talk, but we decided to just accompany each other because we thought we would be embarrassed to ask why we were following each other. Anyway, since we all planned to tour the school district together, it wouldn’t matter if one more person was added.

It’s like everyone is dating a friend at this point.

He was one of the people you inevitably run into when you go to the academy, so there’s nothing wrong with building a friendship like this in advance. Except for the fact that there were some difficulties in communication, objectively, the character Reinhardt itself was pretty good.

Above all, this guy. I don’t have any friends to hang out with, so I can’t leave him alone because he seems to be following me.

Here, he said, ‘I have an appointment with my friends in the future. hahahaha.’ If you leave like this, you’ll feel sorry for something. He was always alone in the original work, so this trip seemed like it would be a good meeting for Reinhardt as well, so that was the reason.

As I got closer to the fountain I had taken as the meeting place, it felt like the population density had suddenly increased. At first, I thought it was because it was located in the middle of the road leading to the main building of the academy, but as I made my way through the crowds, I realized that was not the reason.

“Wow! Damien!!”

Noel, who was standing in front of the fountain, spotted me and raised his hand and called my name.

Not only was she at the fountain, but Elena, Hailey, and Orcus were also present, making it a striking combination. This is why people flock to this place. It wasn’t that she didn’t expect this result because she was the one who checked the location of Elena and me when we stood on the podium earlier.

Before answering Noel’s greeting, I was at a loss for what to say.

It wasn’t that difficult of a problem. It was just a question of whether to respond in honorific or plain language. There are a lot of people watching, so of course it’s correct to use honorifics, but when I see Noel’s bright face, I feel like I shouldn’t reply like that again.

“Hello. Noel. It’s sunny today.”

When I used plain language like in private, the bodies of Noel and those around him stopped for a moment.

No matter how much I was the heir to a powerful family, Noel was from the royal family, so it was only right to be polite. Reinhardt, who was standing behind me, also visibly stiffened after hearing what I had just said.

Well, unlike the reaction of those around me, it seems that the person in question liked it. When I treated him innocently, Noel hesitated for a moment, then answered me with twinkling eyes.

“!!!..Yes! Damian smells like coffee today too!”

“That doesn’t sound very nice…”

“But it’s true.”

When I turned my head and asked Reinhardt, he gave a very small reply, ‘A little…’. It looks real.

“It’s been a while since Prince Kromel! How have you been?”

“…Yes. I’m glad His Highness is doing well too.”

Reinhardt seemed to have something to say to me, but when he saw Noel happy, he fell silent. I can guess what you want to say.

There was a way to hide it right away, but thinking about going to the academy like this in the future, I thought it would be better to let them know in advance. Even if they share honorifics and common words to cover the situation anyway, if you think about the personalities of Noel and Orcus, they are great people who will be exposed to others sooner or later.

Orcus, who was standing with Noel, seemed to be satisfied with the current situation.

Orcus smiled at Reinhardt and said.

“Don’t harden your face too much. Reinhardt. We’re always like this. Come to think of it, the two of you were sitting together at the entrance ceremony earlier. Were they supposed to have a face-to-face ceremony? It would have been nice if you had told me about this in advance. I’m sorry.”

“That’s right! I’m sorry!!”

“No, I…”

Reinhardt is distracted by the simultaneous attacks of Noel and Orcus.

This guy, a knight to the core, was infinitely weak to the royal family, the object of his loyalty, so he couldn’t even refute anything and started being robbed. Looking at the faces of Orcus and Noel, it seemed that he knew everything about the situation. You’re just playing for fun.

What ended the prank between the two was none other than the appearance of Elena.

Elena, who was staring at the situation, suddenly came between me and Reinhardt and clung to me. Elena didn’t say anything, but her presence was enough to change the mood.

Elena glanced at Reinhardt and gave him a short greeting.

“My name is Elena Edelweiss. Please take good care of me from now on?”

“Ah, yes. This is Reinhard Kromel.”

Reinhardt looked at Elena and me alternately, nodded at me once, and moved a bit to the side. It was a kind of consideration. Because I felt like I knew what my relationship was with her. However, I whispered to her slightly at Elena’s behavior, which seemed a little different from usual.

“Elena. Is there anything that makes you uncomfortable?”

“No. Not at all. Oh, is it because of the sudden attachment without a word? I guess I got a little tired from being in a place with a lot of people. I’m supplying it. Supplying it.”

At the same time, Elena tightened her grip on my arm. It wasn’t painful. Even if she gave me strength, how much would it be? However, it was only a little suspicious that Elena seemed strangely wary of Reinhardt.

Since you said it wasn’t you, then it probably isn’t. Perhaps it was a simple misunderstanding.