105 – admission (4)

‘We became close earlier than I thought.’

At least the two people I thought I would meet after class started would meet at the entrance ceremony. Is this also a change due to change? I never thought I would be able to meet that Reinhardt from the first day of school.

Could it be because he saw Reinhardt’s face in an unexpected place? Naturally, Reinhardt’s appearance with Damian brought back memories of the past.

The memory itself belonged to the good side enough to be called a memory, but it was a bad omen for Elena now.

The relationship with Reinhardt was neither the first nor the second bad. He was also one of the few people Elena could call a friend. However, when I remembered his actions in my previous life, my body moved instinctively.

It was not a particularly special memory. It was just about the conversation between Reinhardt and Damian that she remembered.

‘Damian, it’s time for morning training.’

‘Damian, I like to eat meat with chicken. That’s how the muscles attach.’

‘Damian, it’s time for lunch training. I ate, so I have to digest it. walk? It is more effective to wield a sword in the gymnasium than that. Ah, since Miss Elena is also with us, it would be good to do a simple warm-up together. Just because you’re a wizard, you shouldn’t neglect your physical training.’

‘Damian, look at this. It’s a sparkling thundercloud sword.’

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Well….

The content of the conversation itself is normal, but the frequency of the two talking in a day is quite high. Whether it was because Reinhardt had few friends or because he and Damian got along well, the two usually got along well.

In general, Reinhardt called Damian first, but Damian didn’t mind it either, and Elena seemed to be closer to Damian’s best friend than Orcus, who said he was a self-proclaimed best friend.

‘No. That’s not right. Because I’ve spent more time with him than Reinhardt, and I know more of his secrets.’

anyway

The reason Elena suddenly recalled these memories was because Reinhardt’s behavior had taken away time with Damian several times. The fact that Reinhardt remembered most of what Damian said was evidence that she had spent an unusually large amount of time with Reinhardt, but to her now this is completely out of the question.

Anyway, it was said that the same situation as before could happen again this time. That was what was important to Elena.

Thinking back on it, it wasn’t to the point of overdoing it, but it was like a momentary sense of crisis. In a way, it could be called jealousy, but a kind of monopoly derived from memories of the past was what made her move as she is now.

Elena loosened her grip on Damian’s arm, but had no intention of letting go. She knew that being too greedy was not good, but she thought to herself whether it would be okay to be a little too greedy.

The amount of time you can spend with the person you like is decreasing, but isn’t it natural to be concerned about this?

Even though she knew that this was just self-justification, Elena couldn’t stop thinking about it. For the emotional woman, this kind of greed was something that could not be relieved, and it was even more so if the subject was Demian.

“Kuk.”

Damian’s small laugh echoed in her ears.

why is he laughing? Could it be that she thought she was jealous of a man after seeing herself now? Elena turned her head to look at Damian. Contrary to Elena’s thoughts, however, Damian was looking elsewhere.

As I turn my gaze to follow him, I see the smiling faces of my friends.

Her ears, which had been closed in thought, began to open little by little.

“Ah, Reinhardt! Did you know in advance that the Sword Saint would come here? You didn’t tell me beforehand, did you?!! I’m sorry!!”

“That’s right. I’m sorry.”

“Oh, no. I only found out about that today. Really.”

“Hmm. I don’t know what it is, but I’m disappointed!”

“No, why Miss Hailey…”

The friends who were talking seemed very happy.

Noel and Orcus have become accustomed to teasing Reinhardt before they know it, and Heylia is naturally friendly, so Reinhardt is not difficult at all. Looking at this, it feels like a small bonfire has been turned on somewhere in the corner of my heart.

As the warmth of the fire slowly warmed Elena’s heart, Damian spoke to her.

“I’m going to feel sorry for you now, can you stop helping me?”

“No. I think it’s better to stay like this for a little while. It’s nice to see, isn’t it?”

Damian laughed and said, ‘That’s right.’ I replied and turned my head again.

Elena slowly regained the strength she had held onto Damian’s arm. He didn’t completely let go, but this time Damian took her hand before it fell off his arm. His hands are firm and warm, with moderate strength so as not to hurt.

Even though I still couldn’t let go of my greed for time with Damian, the same disappointment as before did not come to mind anymore. It might be just for a moment, but she liked the warmth she felt in her chest.

***

The haphazardly concocted meeting came to an end only in the evening.

At first it was Hailey and Elena and me. The three of us were going to look around the school district briefly, but suddenly the number of people increased to six, so it was only natural that the time would increase more than we initially thought.

“Then where should everyone eat lunch?”

“I think chicken dishes are good.”

“Wait a minute. I’ve heard that there’s a nice house around here. It’s called ‘The Potters’ Cottage.’

“Ah! There’s a dessert shop over there!! Let’s go over there!”

“Noel’s dessert can’t be lunch…”

“I’m in favor.”

“..but sometimes it’s not bad to eat something simple. Then we decided on ‘Ella’s Cookie Factory’.”

“What is ‘Peter’s Cabin’?!!!”

The fact that the head has grown means that there are many opinions.

Of course, in the case of this meeting, which was suddenly formed without any prior discussion, the opinion can only be Jung-gu Heating. Because of this, we spent time without even meeting 30% of our initial goal.

Even so, everyone is satisfied with the smiles on their faces.

Hey, even if I said 30%, that’s what I thought, these guys wouldn’t know that. There is no guarantee that you will enjoy this much even if you finish all the schedules as planned, and this is enough fun.

Reinhardt, who was awkward talking to the children at first, seemed to have adapted to this atmosphere, albeit a little, by the time they parted as the children continued to approach him.

After all, there were Noel and Hailey who were able to be friends with the timid Elena.

Although the case was slightly different, the affinity between the two easily ignored Reinhardt’s wall.

It’s just that no one approaches him because of his unique atmosphere, but if you approach him, he’s easy to give his heart to, so it didn’t take long for this hard guy to melt into our atmosphere.

However, in the case of Noel and Orcus, their royal status was a bit of an obstacle, and this is really a problem that only time will solve. It hasn’t even been a day since we met, so wishing this far is greedy.

“Is it okay to be noisy like this?”

I said to Elena, who was holding hands.

While everyone was going back to the dormitory, we decided to go outside for a little while. In the school district, there were no restrictions on travel according to time, and there was still enough time as long as it didn’t interfere with taking classes the next day.

The boys’ dormitory and the girls’ dormitory were quite far apart, so Elena and I decided to make a round-trip to end our tour of the school district today. Thanks to the long distance between the two dormitories, it took quite a bit of time to go back and forth, but it was rather good because of that.

Elena wiggled her fingers in my hand and nodded slightly.

“It was fun. All of today. It was good to think about where to go together, and it was good to have everyone come together and make fun of Reinhardt. I think there are more fun things in the world than I thought.”

“There will be more of them in the future.”

“Is that right?”

She lifted her head slightly and looked up at the sky, her eyes filled with twinkling stars.

Seeing Elena twinkling with starlight, I feel proud that I gave her that starlight.

What did I do… Even if you ask me inwardly, I can’t say anything other than that I just felt that way.

The cloudless night sky was full of stars, and there was one more star on the ground.

And now I’m walking down the street with a star in my hand.

We ended our first day at the academy with a walk under the stars.