The moment I hurriedly moved outside after an unpleasant interview with Professor Oliver.

I was able to face a junior who seemed to be waiting for me in front of the front gate of the professor building.

“Senior Conrad Perdalos.”

“Lady Arwen, have you been waiting?”

“You can call me Stella if you feel comfortable.”

“Then, Stella will also be called Conrad senior from now on. There is no need to call each one with their last name.”

“I understand, Senior Conrad.”

Even though they had only met for half a day, that didn’t erase the long years spent with Stella in their previous lives.

I felt no small amount of joy that she showed me intimacy first.

Based on before returning, I think we only became this close around the end of the first semester next year.

Fortunately, Stella seemed to regard me as a trustworthy senior in her own way.

“For those of you who just talked to seniors… . Are you the swordsmanship professor?”

“yes. It’s called Oliver Finn. A dirty, opportunistic human being.”

“Is that so?”

“If I had to give you advice, it would be better not to take this professor’s class. It probably won’t be of any help to you.

More than anything else, since Professor McDowell and I are on opposite sides of each other, there’s no way they’ll look at you favorably.”

“All right. Since it’s senior Conrad’s advice, I will definitely listen to it.”

Even if I hadn’t said it, he probably would have listened to his father’s advice.

Anyway, it wasn’t a bad story to say again.

“Are you okay with that, Senior Conrad?”

“Are you okay, what?”

“Looking at the look on Professor Oliver’s face when he called Conrad, he probably didn’t think he was calling to convey a good message.

I am worried that you may be punished for intervening in the conflict to save me.”

Befitting Stella’s personality, who values what is right and hates what is unfair.

It was a question that seemed to be concerned that I, who had done justice in her eyes, would be treated unfairly.

“Nothing to worry about. Because that person has no right to discipline me.”

“Ah, in that case, good luck!”

“And even if I get punished, it’s my problem, so it’s none of your business, Stella.”

“Yeah, but it ended up like this while helping me. Shouldn’t I be responsible too!”

“You are free to think so. Anyway, nothing really happened this time, so I’ll take my heart.”

“I understand, Senior Conrad.”

Stella also nodded in relief at my answer.

She met my clear eyes with her clear eyes and opened her mouth.

“It’s really fortunate that the first relationship I got after entering the academy was senior Konrad.”

“yes?”

“If it’s not rude, would it be okay if we continue to build friendships with you?”

“Rather, I was going to talk first. Let’s get along well in the future, Stella.”

“Yes, Senior Conrad!”

Although I didn’t expect such a dramatic event to happen from the first meeting.

Anyway, I managed to somehow achieve my initial goal of getting to know Stella.

It was the beginning of a relationship that wasn’t bad.

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The month changed, and Stella, who was a first-year preparatory student, became an academy first-year student in the true sense of the word.

Because in my previous life, I didn’t have much interest in freshmen.

The entrance ceremony was an event I had never participated in except for my freshman year.

This year, it was the day when familiar faces officially entered the school, so I also quietly participated.

Even if it wasn’t for Stella’s admission, it was also necessary to check whether the current reality flows similarly to the past.

Among the students who attended the academy around the same time as Stella, there were many guys with outstanding skills.

Of course, each one of them wouldn’t be an important person like Stella or other members of the demon subjugation team.

Anyway, the fact that there were many talented students meant that there were many people who could resist the Dark Church.

Except for Stella, I had no intention of building a friendship.

After checking how many students were properly admitted to the academy.

After the entrance ceremony, I greeted Stella as she came out of the auditorium.

“Is the entrance ceremony over?”

“Senior Conrad? What brought you to the auditorium?”

“I just heard that someone I know is going to be a freshman this year. I want to meet you and say hello.”

“Ah, that’s right. I almost had a strange misunderstanding.”

“Come to think of it, what about Professor McDowell?”

“teacher… Oh, my father said he had a schedule with the students in charge today, so he was unfortunately unable to attend.”

It probably seemed like that.

He was a person who was passionate about his work in many ways, so he was a person who did not show his face in a position he did not think was absolutely necessary.

It’s not that Stella is being discriminated against because she’s an adopted daughter, it’s just that she’s a workaholic.

Even if Stella was indeed the real daughter through blood, it was probably the same for not participating in the entrance ceremony.

“Is the entrance ceremony over? Do you have any plans later?”

“There is no schedule, but… . Didn’t you say you were saying hello to someone you know?”

“There’s no way I know anyone other than you, Stella, among the freshmen.”

“Yes Yes?”

“Let’s go get something to eat. I’ll buy it as a commemoration of my entrance.”

After the entrance ceremony, I brought Stella, who had no other schedule, to eat lunch, and this year’s freshmen entrance ceremony ended as it was.

For a while, both she and I were busy and couldn’t see each other.

Immediately after entering school, Stella spent busy days dealing with various assignments that freshmen had to do.

I also had to spend time finishing my assignments in advance to spend the semester a little more leisurely.

I already had a clear understanding of which professor was preparing for which assignment, from the memories of my past life.

I planned to take care of the things I had to do in advance by recalling those memories.

For a few days like that, a little busy day-to-day period continued.

One day when a period of about a week has passed since the start of a new semester.

I was running on my two legs along the promenade of the academy with the cool dawn air hitting my face.

“Ha, ha, ha.”

An hour where I started running at 6:00 am and repeated walking and running without rest.

The still cold dawn air stung my lungs, but I couldn’t stop breathing.

After stopping for a while to take a breath and replenishing the minimum amount of water using water magic.

I moved my legs and started running again before my body cooled down.

When Stella graduated from the academy and was recognized as a warrior by the Orthodox Church.

It’s been five years since she joined the subjugation party at her request.

One of my shortcomings that I felt most desperately at that time was my extreme lack of stamina.

It wasn’t because I was particularly bad, and if I had to make an excuse, it was like a chronic occupational disease that wizards have.

First of all, the wizard itself is a job that fights with the head rather than the body.

Most of them spend more time opening magic circles or raising magic response than physical strength.

Worst of all, in order to study his own unique magic, there were many cases where he would shut himself up in a small room for years, cutting down on eating and sleeping.

Even after graduating from the academy, I had work to do near the ecliptic for a while, so it didn’t lead to such an extreme lack of exercise.

Anyway, I also had a little bit of physical strength among the magicians, but it was quite low compared to the physical strength of ordinary people.

I said everything because I competed for first and second place behind the saintess because I was tired quickly in the demon subjugation party.

That’s why it’s worth investing time to train your body like this.

Knowledge and how to open magic circles were already in my head, so I used the time I should have invested there.

Aside from everything else, I needed basic stamina and strength even in the midterm evaluation match at the end of April.

Since the pre-evaluation compares individual abilities with other students, students are matched with other students of the same department, except in very special cases.

My opponent, Lady Magic, will of course be the Ministry of Magic.

In the evaluation match between the Ministry of Magic, it is highly likely that the difference between victory and defeat is the presence or absence of stamina.

There was no reason for wizards to engage in close combat, and there was no room for one side to close the distance first.

After the battle started, for a while, he used quick-attack magic to check the opponent’s powerful magic.

The battle between wizards was usually done in such a way that the one who completed the most powerful magic first and delivered a blow would win.

In general, offensive magic can pierce defensive magic if it is of the same level.

If the class difference is more than two steps, it might be enough to offset it.

It’s because the conditions were a little lacking to widen that much of a gap right now.

If you’re lucky and the 2nd circle mage is chosen as your opponent, it should be a little easier.

Anyway, even with the 3rd circle magic barrier, it was impossible to fully absorb the damage from the 2nd circle attack magic.

Even if only half of the power was hit, it was a category that belonged to the serious injuries in the battles of wizards.

That’s why the most important thing in the evaluation match this time around is, of course, stamina.

It’s best if you can increase your motor nerves and avoid the opponent’s special moves with only your physical abilities.

Even if you take damage, if you can stop it by just brushing it, you can continue to win the evaluation match.

when viewed in the long run. Increasing stamina inevitably requires a lot of time.

Opening the magic circle after the 4th magic circle can be released at any time as long as the conditions are met.

Magical sensitivity can also grow explosively if certain conditions are met.

As far as basic stamina and strength were concerned, the only solution was to work out diligently over a long period of time.

So, the only way to get this rotten body to serve as a human being quickly is to grit your teeth and run.

It felt like the words that Lulu had scabbed in her ears during the demon subjugation were still ringing in her ears.

Why do you always get exhausted so quickly? Why don’t you develop a little bit of physical strength for yourself?

It was all right, so every time I heard it, I couldn’t refute it, and nodding my head was the best I could do at that time.

Even that good Stella would sometimes advise me about my stamina,

From now on, I will continue to train and solve this problem.

“Senior Conrad? Senior Conrad, right?”

Do you think of Stella in your head? This time it felt like I could hear Stella’s voice.

Stella during the demon subjugation squad called me Conrad-san, not Conrad-senpai.

“uh?”

“As expected, senior Conrad was right.”

“stellar?”

Feeling uncomfortable, I looked up in the direction where the voice came from.

On the other side of my gaze, I could confirm that Stella was looking at me with sky blue eyes.

“Is Conrad-senpai doing morning strength training too?”

“When you say ‘seniors too’, Stella, are you also training?”

“Ah yes! Physical training is a basic requirement for a swordsman!”

Stella responded with a lively reply as if she was doing what she had to do.

Come to think of it, she didn’t miss a single day of strength training in the morning and evening during her time at the Demon Suppression Team.

Do you see her undergoing physical training while wearing heavy plate armor all over her body?

Certainly, I realized that Stella’s capabilities were not completed only by simple talent.

“I knew that most wizards were not interested in increasing their stamina, but Mr. Conrad is different from ordinary people!”

“… Well, yes.”

Even though it’s only been two days since I started exercising after the regression.

There was no need to destroy the good impression she had on me.

“Since we met by chance, let’s work out together!”

“Are you okay? At my pace, Stella, you probably won’t work out at all.”

“If that’s the case, there’s nothing to worry about!”

Having said that, Stella slightly loosened the leg gaiter she was wearing, revealing the gizzard filled inside.

“Originally, when I train, I increase the weight and exercise. It doesn’t matter if you move at Conrad’s pace!”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

Even the plate armor she was already wearing must have weighed close to 20 kg.

I never thought I would have added more weight to it.

It was also Stella’s sincere yet reckless training method.

“Then hang out for another hour or so.”

“Yeah!”

After that, they continued their morning physical training until dawn by running along the promenade.

I moved while listening to the advice of an expert in running.

Naturally, my pace was also able to grow at her pace.

Although sweat poured like rain an hour after the workout.

Anyway, thanks to Stella’s compliment, it was a day where I felt like I had run longer.