110 – level difference (5)

When the sparring was over and Damian disappeared from sight, Elena revived the memories of the past that she had stopped to kill time while waiting for Damian. There was no meaning of regret like before. It was purely a recollection based on curiosity about the difference between then and now.

I’m not Elena who doesn’t know that there are many differences between the past and the present, but I looked back at the past with a slightly different mindset than before. Well, in a word, it was an action that I was able to do because I had room in my heart.

Whatever the reason, she rewinded her memory.

Before I knew it, the scenery reflected in Elena’s eyes was back to the time when I first returned to the past.

At that time, Elena, as now, watched their sparring from the seats in the gymnasium. Although the purpose and aspect of the sparring she saw were all different from that time, perhaps because of the similarities between the place and the incident, the memory of that day came back as if it were natural. floated to the surface

For some reason, he headed to the gymnasium that day.

I think it was because I wanted to see Noel’s face, and also to confirm the identity of the sense of incongruity I felt from Damian the day before. It was a fairly complex reason, so it’s hard to pinpoint exactly what it was. Well, the reason for going here wasn’t important, so it didn’t matter what the reason was.

The important thing was not the purpose of going there, but the sight Elena saw there that day.

The only difference between the scene we saw then and now is whether Haley is here or not when we look at it as a simple character. The subject of Rex Morpheer’s class that day was also a group fight, and today’s main actors were standing in the gymnasium as they are now.

Reinhardt, Noel and finally Damian.

Now that I think about it, I think that was the day Noel and Damian first met.

As the betrothal relationship between Edelweiss and Krause disappeared, the emperor no longer needed to send people to the south, so Noel and Orcus wouldn’t have come to the south, so maybe that was the reason. At that time, the scene Elena saw at the gymnasium was similar to the first meeting between Noel and Damian today, although there were many people.

Unlike now, Reinhardt, who hadn’t yet become friends with Noel, quickly left the place when Noel and Damian stuck together. It was understandable since he had a strict attitude toward his superiors. In fact, not only Reinhardt, but everyone present except for Damian would have had a hard time dealing with Noel.

No matter how high the prestige of the Duke and Krause is, there is only one supreme. It was the imperial family, and Noel was the only heir to the imperial family, so it would be strange that there was no burden.

And in that situation, only Damian treated her differently.

It was not possible for Elena to know what kind of attitude Damian had towards Noel. If there’s one thing I can guess, it’s to the extent that he sees people as people. Since Noel stood in front of her with a sword, she would have treated her as a classmate in the same class rather than a princess.

There was no such fierce battle as now.

Today, just like Noel and Damian’s first sparring, Noel broke his sword and ate it, and Damian immediately swept the gym in search of his next opponent.

At that time, many people who saw this scene looked at Damian with surprised eyes, and of course, Elena from the past was also included. Although it surprised me from a slightly different point of view than others.

“Fool…”

Recalling herself at this time, Elena exerted a little force and hit her head. It wasn’t a reminiscence based on regret, but when I thought about my actions in the past, I felt like I had to do something like this to keep my anger from accumulating.

Why did he still think of him as the Damian he knew?

Even after seeing the most conclusive evidence, saying that he went to check the sense of incongruity, he still identified him with Damian. Looking back now, there was nothing more stupid than this. It must have meant that I was buried in the memories of the past, but it is regrettable.

I didn’t know before, but Elena now knows.

How far will the meeting between Damian and Noel go that day?

I’d never talked to Noel about this, but it’s easy to tell that this day’s incident was a trigger for her to have that kind of heart, unless her eyes are gnarled.

Actually, this is not something to be concerned about. Who can take issue with falling in love with someone? What Elena regretted was that she had wasted enough time for trivial matters.

However, Elena’s face was not dark as she recalled the past. It wasn’t that I didn’t know what the problem was anymore, because now it’s different from the past.

Elena ended her reminiscence here at Damian’s presence, which she felt close by.

As I turn my head and face his face, something warm begins to fill the deep place in my heart. It’s also better to see it up close than to see it from afar. Demian’s expression showed that he wasn’t the only one feeling this feeling, so these feelings multiplied.

***

Time for the 2nd class lecture to still be in progress. Orcus was leisurely walking around the faculty building.

Needless to say, Elena wasn’t the only one who finished Melina Cobb’s test.

Although she was the first to come out of the classroom with a perfect score, the test she gave was not for a perfect score.

No matter what the result was, it was a test where you could come out as long as you solved all the problems. Of course, I had to do my best to impress Melina, but as time passed, those who had solved all the problems started to come out.

Because of the above reasons, there were not many students who came out of the classroom early, but Orcus is also called a genius. Although it took a little longer than Elena and Richard, she was able to get out of the classroom faster than the other students.

‘Richard Erthuwen. That guy is the heir to the Tower of Twilight, so even so, Elena is…’

Orcus, who came out of the classroom for the third time, thought of Elena who had gone ahead and shook his head with a dejected expression. Due to her personality, she wouldn’t have written down anything that wasn’t an answer, so from the point of view of Orcus, who solved the problem after seeing it herself, Elena’s appearance of solving the problem in 5 minutes was beyond common sense.

There were some problems that could not be touched unless you were a major in spatial studies. It seemed a bit difficult for those who chose other departments to focus on. In the end, at the point of solving such a problem, Orcus was also extraordinary, but 5 minutes was a bit…

It was enough to confirm how excellent a mage Elena was at the hunting competitions held in the past, but it was different as it was confirmed in this way.

A talent that is unprecedented in the history of magic.

To be honest, even if I was a child called a genius, I would be jealous when I saw Elena, but Orcus lightly suppressed that feeling and turned my thoughts in a different direction. Like whether she would harm the Empire or not.

It is a big deal just to have the two families, Edelweiss and Krause, become intertwined, but if the two become transcendentalists in one era, the power will gather in one place unprecedented in the history of the continent.

It is welcome that the number of Transcendents belonging to the Empire increases, but it is right to be wary of excessive concentration of power.

“Well, I don’t think you have to worry about that as long as Damian is around.”

Orcus, who had the face of a serious person in the world, immediately relaxed his face when he remembered Damian.

It wasn’t like that because he was a trusted friend, and everyone had their own reasons.

It was because he knew that no matter how good Elena was, she would eventually move within Damian’s actions. It’s not that difficult to infer her behavior if you put a deterrent called Demian next to her.

As far as power goes, Orcus knew that it was nothing to worry about, as Damian was the one who could be said to be almost indifferent.

“Should I stop thinking about something else?”

After walking through the building for some time, Orcus at some point erased the sound with magic. The place where his steps were heading was not a gymnasium where swordsmanship and sparring were taking place like Elena. Of course, it wasn’t that he didn’t want to go there, but now he had work to do.

The place where Orcus’ feet stopped was in front of the door of a certain unlit laboratory. The owner of the lab didn’t show any presence inside, probably because he didn’t come to work, but you can tell who the owner is by looking at the nameplate hanging next to the door.

[Professor George Hanniway, Department of Biology]

A plaque hanging by the door had that name engraved on it.

It’s a name that even Orcus knows. He was one of the people listed in the document he sent to Damian before, so there was no way he didn’t know.

Orcus looked at the empty laboratory and muttered, tilting his head slightly.

“When I checked yesterday, there was no mention of absenteeism. The barrier is intact. Well, is this a good thing?”

It was Orcus who stopped by to take care of some work since he finally had time. At first, he was going to meet him in person and talk briefly, but he changed his mind when he saw the lab without anyone. As Orcus grabbed the doorknob and twisted the mana, the door, which had been vibrating for a moment, opened its mouth wide as if it had never done so.

As if the silence he felt outside was not a lie, he didn’t feel anyone’s presence inside the lab, as Orcus had thought. Still, with the beacon in my pocket just in case, I stepped through the door.

At first, I looked around with only my eyes without moving my hands. It may not show anything on the outside, but there might be a reaction when you touch it.

It wasn’t until after dispelling every thing that felt magical energy that Orcus’ hands started to move. Since I didn’t have much time, I just wanted to take a quick look, so I opened the drawers that were easiest to see.

“what.”

It was a drawer that needed a key, but what I thought was the key to that drawer was placed on the desk. At this, Orcus looked at the key with a slightly dumbfounded face and then opened the drawer. I was expecting that the key might not fit, but the key was revealed smoothly.

“Is the owner an idiot? With this kind of security, what’s inside doesn’t matter too much…!!”

As soon as Orcus opened the drawer with a bewildered face, his expression changed 180 degrees as soon as he saw the contents inside. It was an ordinary pile of papers on the outside, but to Orcus, who inherited the divinity, a response came immediately just by touching the air.

“Wow… here comes this.”

A piece of paper imbued with the divinity of a foreign god.

Even the contents written on the outside could be seen that the contents of the special forbidden magic that was different from the general magic were written.

Orcus was at a loss as to whether he should like this or not at the absurd evidence that suddenly appeared. Although it was the evidence I wanted so much, I didn’t think it would be so easy to obtain. Rather, it would be more probable that someone was trying to frame the owner of this laboratory.

“Let’s take care of it for now…”

You can get a detailed understanding of the situation later. Whatever it was, it was important proof that they were in the academy, so Orcus took the pile of papers out of the drawer and put them in his hands.

It was very faint, but the pile of papers in my hand seemed to smell like lavender. However, it was literally only a very weak reverberation, and the existence of such a smell was quickly forgotten in Orcus’ mind by the divinity of the foreign spirit emitted by the paper.