Hey, Ms. Yenika (3)
The eastern part of Spade, where you have to ride a horse for three days and nights in the ecliptic, is an area with well-developed cattle ranching.
40% of the livestock products that go around the Chloel Empire are produced in this region of Spade, and the famous ‘Pulan, the land of pastoralism’ also refers to the mountain range located in the southern part of the region of Spade.
If you drive deep into the valleys of Pulan and look around the ridge, you will find Toren, a small town with a population of less than three hundred.
Although it is an infinitely small village, the amount of livestock products produced in this village is really great compared to the size of the village. It’s safe to say that one small city can feed and live.
Half of the village population is engaged in animal husbandry, and the other half is engaged in the processing of livestock products. A small pastoral village in a mountain valley.
A decent sized ranch on the outskirts. Pale Rover Ranch has been in its place for 4 generations. The ranch’s only daughter was the pride of Toren Village.
Yenika Failover, a girl who has already started to see spirits since she stopped babbling, is a genius among geniuses who will brighten this town in the future, no matter who sees it.
A pastoral village nestled in a mountain valley. It was a time when the residents were aging one by one, and young people who had left the village longing for the city were losing contact.
It’s a peaceful and quiet town if you put it well, and if you put it badly it’s a town that’s changeless and monotonous.
In such a closed world, it is obvious what kind of childhood Jenika, who was born with extraordinary abilities, would have spent. It was inevitable that she won the love of all the villagers. Since she received a lot of affection, of course she has no choice but to grow into a pretty personality without any corners.
Carrying a basket full of eggs with a tiny fluid spirit, strolling through the town square to share today’s fresh food with neighbors.
The memory of when the villagers warmly greeted her as she ran between the fences with a lively face is still vivid to Yenika.
A few clouds drifting lazily in the sky. The scenery of the mountains covered with green vegetation is always the same.
The only outsiders who come and go to the village are the peddlers who come in from time to time to negotiate prices, the logistics workers, or the postman.
If you grow up in such a village for more than ten years, you have no choice but to live by seeing the faces you always see.
Mr. Durin from the next door, Mr. Lethe from the other side, Mr. Arun from the square, and Mr. Alcus from the village.
That’s right, since Jenika only spent her childhood, all of them were seniors.
As a mountain valley village with high women’s income, the birth rate is at a disastrous level. Yenica has lived most of her life as the cutest little girl in the village.
That’s why, I don’t remember experiencing any respect for myself.
It has been three years since he left his hometown and went to Sylvania. It’s been a while since she got used to it, but there are still many things that are unfamiliar to Jenika, who has not yet become an adult. One of them was that dignified respect.
It took almost half a year to get used to the hospitality of the maids at Ophelis House.
“Look, Ms. Yenika.”
Suddenly, Yenika came to her senses at the words of the bachelor staff member calling her name. The venue was the Administrative Affairs Counseling Office of the Trix Building.
“You’ve come to visit us today. I don’t know how many days it’s been already… If you have any questions or requests, just let us know. We’ll check it out and if our administrative work is right, we can take care of it right away.”
“Ah, uh… well…”
Jenika hesitated for a moment in front of the academic staff who always treated her with respect. She pondered whether to submit the paperwork in the sleeve of her dress right away, but she quickly shook her head.
The academic staff sighed heavily and nodded saying he understood.
“I don’t know what’s bothering you so much… If you’re really at a loss, try consulting with the people around you, Ms. Yenika. Ms. Yenika is in trouble or needs counseling. There are so many inside.”
“Ah, haha… It’s a difficult problem to consult with others…”
Yenica evaded her words and then ran out of the administrative affairs counseling room as if she were running away.
He sighs as he unfolds the paperwork he was about to submit.
“Always… I’m busy seeing only the good things and living my life thinking only the good things… Why do bad thoughts always creep in whenever there’s a chance?”
Yenika nodded her head for a moment, then organized her thoughts again.
Aren’t you living a pleasant and happy bachelor’s life that overflows to your heart’s content these days? All of the classes are manageable, you are always friendly with your friends, there are many people who admire Jenika, and the dormitory facilities are quite usable. , even hang out with the boy she has a crush on all day long. We had a bit of a brawl this morning, but it was literally just a happening.
In many ways, it’s a daily routine where the corners of the mouth don’t go down.
How many people are living such a happy bachelor life? If you express more dissatisfaction here, there is nothing to say even if you are criticized for being greedy when you are full.
However, the problems with Yenika’s good and heartfelt personality have never been resolved.
That chronic problem sometimes causes a strange pain in the chest.
Yenika took out the document she had filled out, read it through, and sighed again. After thinking about what to do with this, I toss it into a nearby trash can.
A piece of paper that Jenika pushed on the top of the almost full trash can slides in and lands. Only then does the content come into view a little.
― Dormitory move-out application form: Dex Hall ―
Eventually, after thinking about it once more, perhaps changing her mind again, Yenika quickly returned to the trash can and quickly took out the papers. She turns her head around again and gets into trouble… There is no conclusion.
How big of a weight do those eyes that look forward to, envy, care for, respect for, and respect become and weigh down on one’s shoulders… Even Jenika herself doesn’t know.
The idea of running away because such things are burdensome is difficult in itself. No wonder. Running away is the act of keeping a distance from things that are hard and difficult, or that you hate or dislike.
How could I regard the expectations and gazes sent to Yenika by Dex’s friends, staff, and roommates as baggage?
However, Jenika knows.
It has been almost a year since I moved from the Ophelis building, which uses single rooms, to the Dex building, which uses shared rooms.
During that long period of time, it should be said that it was a space where Yenika could properly relax and rest… After all, there was only Ed’s camp.
* * * [I’m not impressed… ? Around this time last year, you, who I didn’t know even though I was staring at you right next to you, now you can call me out and talk to me, even in this imperfect form. Isn’t it really special after the contract relationship? ]
“…”
[Of course, you don’t have to have a contractual relationship to talk. Ed You are taking it for granted as if nothing is wrong, but you don’t know how much it means to be able to handle high-ranking spirits… ? The strong people of this academy… Ziggs? Wade? Clevius? As long as I can use my full strength, it’s not a big deal~ It’s a problem because I can’t use my full strength. ]
“then….”
[Of course, it will take a really long time for you to reach that level. You can’t compare it to a special case like Yenika. Still, if I continue the training itself, my sensitivity will improve and I’ll be able to handle myself better… Um, is the future too distant? But what about it? ]
A small lake that appears when you leave the camp in the northern forest and walk toward the school building.
The large ‘Merilda’s Guardian Tree’ on the grassy island in the center… It was the place where the most naturally occurring magical powers gathered, and it was one of the main spiritual training places in Jenika.
There was no other place like this to summon the imperfect Merilda.
The image of a white-haired girl wearing a pure white dress with thin shoulder straps. It looks human at first glance, but in reality it is not.
The reason I summoned Merilda even as I over-invested my magical power was because of the story I had with Jenika yesterday.
I made sure that the higher the level of understanding with the higher spirits, the more it would have a significant impact on my fighting ability in the future. I also agreed with that opinion.
In the end, the key to understanding the stat is how often you wear it, use it in battle, manifest it, and have a lot of conversations… Just manifesting in human form like this consumes almost all of my mana, so from my point of view it was a bit difficult.
But when I called it out, it was at least comfortable for me to talk about it on my own.
According to Yenika, she is a talkative person like no other in the world. It is only now that I realize that Jenika’s evaluation was accurate.
[So, how is Yenikan? Jwachung-udol, udang-tang-tang, mutual respect, respectful words, is the game still in progress? ]
“What’s the point of talking like that when you’re all watching?”
[I’m not free enough to even follow the bachelor’s class~ I’m curious if something else happens during class~]
Merilda sat down near the thick root of the guardian tree, shook her legs, and asked with an interesting expression.
There’s no reason to lie about it… I decided to tell her about the scuffle I had with Yenika in the morning.
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As always, when I said hello to Yenika, whom I met early in the morning in the faculty building, Yenika was startled while holding an oak staff again, then took a step backwards.
It is clear that the aftermath of yesterday remained. Anyway, it feels like doing useless things only creates a strangely uncomfortable atmosphere between each other.
[Hmm~ So… ? ]
As it is, Yenica didn’t know what to say, so she blushed and avoided her gaze, then said hello and quickly disappeared.
In the meantime, the honorific words continued.
“At first, I didn’t take it very seriously, but now that I’m at this point, there’s something inside him… or ‘Isn’t the inherent stress expressed in a strange way?’ I thought about it.”
[ Oh, are you worried about Yenika? ]
“Of course I’m not worried.”
[ Hoo~ ]
What’s so exciting about it is that Merilda is wiggling her legs and bobbing her head. Then she puts her smile on her face and she asks me again.
[Certainly, there was a bit of a precarious feeling to leave it alone, right? have to do something ]
“So I’m asking, can I take a couple of useful branches from this tree…?”
[ tree? suddenly? ]
The guardian tree that Merilda and I are sitting side by side is an old tree that is over a thousand years old. The older the tree, the more it has the property of gently absorbing and dissipating mana.
This Merilda’s guardian tree is the second best material in the manufacturing process. If you add lightning magic to it, you can use it as a perfect material for the ‘Thousand Year Tree Staff Struck by Lightning’.
Compared to the old oak wand that Yenica carried, its performance and convenience would be several steps ahead.
Summarize the facts as they are and deliver them to Merilda, [Hmm~ I see… But, strictly speaking, you don’t have to ask for my permission. ]
“Wasn’t this tree your tree…? It’s called Merilda’s guardian tree…?”
[Well, that’s a bit vague. An old friend of mine just put my name on this tree. I claim to be the owner of this forest, but I don’t even take care of pruning a single branch that is only a little old. do what you like ]
“It’s an old friend… Well, since you’ve lived a long time, there must have been many ties.”
Merilda hopped and hopped around the tree, fluttering her white dress, then returned to my side.
Then, while brushing off his shoulders, he took a bewitching posture on his other side.
[In the first place, I am in the form of a person like this. Did I mention this isn’t that easy? How do you think this is possible? ]
“How is it possible… Didn’t you learn the related magic?”
[ hmm… a little different When it comes to high-ranking spirits, it can change into various forms, but the most important thing is how familiar and comfortable it is, or whether you can follow it well. It is very difficult to transform into an entity that is completely out of this world. That’s why most spirits take the form of animals. You can find them most easily in nature. ]
Then, with a smile, she lifts the hem of her dress to the shin and bows her head slightly. It was imperial etiquette. If you look at it like this, you really are no different from a person.
[So, you need someone who can imitate this kind of human figure as a reference point. Basically, since I signed a contract with Ed you, I accepted your inner psychology and became the girl closest to your ideal type. ]
“…what?”
[ how is it? People’s inner psychology can’t be fooled, so isn’t your heart beating for no reason when you’re doing this? Your ideal girl is standing right in front of you. ]
I stared at Merilda for a long time as she made a fuss with her chin resting on her chin.
“…My taste is like this…? It’s definitely… unexpected…”
[Of course, it is inevitable. because it’s a lie ]
“…”
are you kidding.
With that meaning in mind, I opened my axe eyes and let out a glare, and Merilda grabbed the hem of her clothes and turned around with a lively laugh of ‘kya ha ha’. She looks like a girl who is excited about buying new clothes.
[There’s no way you can read and imitate things like inner psychology. To tell you the truth, I imitated the most special and unusual person I’ve ever met. like this… It was impressive that he didn’t dress up in very flashy costumes and was always easy-going. It was he who added my name to this tree.]
I saw Merilda’s human form again. The gap with the giant wolf, which was completely manifested and ran rampant to destroy everything, was so great that, to be honest, I didn’t adapt well.
“who?”
When I asked, Merylda didn’t answer right away. She just smiles a meaningful smile.
[I have lived a long time. Even the rise and fall of this Sylvania Academy is cute enough. Now, this Aken Island and the Sylvania Academy feel like an inseparable body, but in fact, in the distant past when I lived, this place was just an uninhabited island without even an academy. ]
Merilda quickly untied her hair, which was tied back in a ponytail. As her hair, which was thicker than she thought, came loose, her impression changed dramatically.
Seeing that, I swallowed in vain. When I said that it was a strangely familiar face, I saw a resemblance to it that made me sick of it in magic history books.
[ how is it? ]
Infuse magic into the Guardian Tree and make it its source. build this school A person old enough to ask Merilda to protect this forest.
Indeed, did this have to do with it?
As much as I didn’t know, it was a relationship that wasn’t highlighted in the <Sylvania’s Fallen Swordsman> scenario.
The girl in front of her was an incomplete embodiment of Merilda. Whom she was said to resemble, now I could say with certainty.
A wizard and scholar who was stronger and more experienced than anyone in the distant past.
It was the appearance of the great sage Sylvania.
* * *
“The Holy Emperor… is visiting…?”
The place was the student council room at Obel Hall, which is adjacent to the student union building.
It had been about five days since Tanya Rosteiler had sat down as student council president and started doing things properly.
It’s still a timing that can be said to be an adaptation period, but there is no law that gives you time to adapt to the more important positions like this.
The largest and most important checked part among the report documents delivered by the secretary of the student council.
A man sitting atop the Church of Telos. Holy Eldain who rules the holy city of Carpeaa.
and Archbishop Verdio, who assists him.
Even if a general bishop-level priest came, there were a lot of ceremonies to prepare, but just hearing the news that two big-time figures from the church would visit at the same time was a headache.
“The purpose of the visit is…”
Tanya went through the papers. I had my own self-confidence.
Even if it was the purpose of the visit, there was nothing special. The plan was to publicize the grace of Telos, welcome newly baptized believers, and give a sermon on the podium.
Even so, it may be only a superficial reason.
The reason why the prosperity of the infinitely noble Church of Telos will personally visit the remote island of Aken in this empire… In the end, it was obvious that it would be Saint Clarisse whom the church cherished as gold and jade.
Saint Clarisse is a girl who can be said to be the heart of the Church of Telos.
Even a servant loved by God could not escape his desire for learning, so it was at the beginning of this semester that he finally came to Sylvania, the land of learning.
Perhaps the prosperity… I want to see it with my own two eyes.
Whether Saint Clarice is being treated properly, whether the facilities are okay, and whether there is any danger.
If there was a reason for disqualification, he might even be considering the possibility of taking Clarisse with him again.
It’s really unfortunate, but it’s not strange at all to have a few reasons for disqualification in Sylvania, which has been plagued with incidents these days.
“Hmm… After finishing today’s work, I need to schedule a meeting with the saintess in Ophelis Hall. Miss Irene, will you be okay?”
“Yes. I’ll put in an inquiry to the escort staff.”
And the secretary of the student council took out more documents. There are still plenty of things left.
“Oh, that’s right. The Chengdu side is asking about a student they want to meet separately. Shall we transfer it to the bachelor’s side? Or would you like to check it?”
“Interview…?…? Who? Is there anyone else you want to meet besides the saintess who is going well?”
“Yes. I belong to the current 2nd year. My name is Adele Seris of the Ministry of Magic…”
“Adele… Adele… I’ve heard the name of a senior.”
“Yeah… I heard that he is a very windy person, so he is an unusual person who doesn’t know when and where he will appear.”
Tanya brushed her chin and thought for a moment.
“Well, if you asked for it, there’s no reason to say no again.”
It is said that at this timing, people of great success are coming to Aken Island.
very… It was not a pleasant feeling.
* * *
-Tap, tap. Fire.
So, it was late at night when I finally met Yenika again.
After exchanging honorific words once, each other was overloaded, so close to a full day was spent dealing with emotions.
night camp.
I was sitting by the campfire, memorizing basic magic formulas, and at the same time slicing apples with a knife.
Now, it is possible to eat a variety of foods while taking into account the nutrients in the diet.
It’s gotten to the point where I don’t forget to eat fruit every time after a meal, so I really feel that my life has become much more stable.
The time when I was tapping an apple twice with excessive force while bobbing my legs moderately… It was when Jenika appeared through the grass.
I stopped peeling the apple for a moment and looked at Yenika. I was wondering what to say first… I stayed still for a while.
“Ah… hello…”
“…”
“…Do you? No, hello? Do…? Do you…?”
He was still broken. What the hell were you ashamed of?
But it’s hard to say anything about me… He just nodded slowly. It was just as embarrassing as this one.
After looking at each other for a few seconds, Yenika shyly walked over and carefully sat down on the rock.
I asked while holding up an apple with the peel half peeled off.
“Do you want to eat an apple…? No, do you want to eat it?”
“Yes, yes…”
“…”
Transition maintains the direction in which it was moving. For a moment, only the sound of apple peeling could be heard.
“A little plate…”
“Hey, here you go… now…”
Whether to be respectful or cool, can’t we just do one of the two… ? That way, I think this suffocating atmosphere will somehow be rectified.
Yenika turns her head around as if she is still breathing fast, taking deep breaths once in a while. She seems to think I don’t know.
After taking the plate, Jenika picked up an apple and began to nibble it like a rabbit.
I also picked up a large piece and held it in my mouth, then started slicing the other apple as well.
Stay still for a while again.
“…”
“…”
Then, all of a sudden, Yenika buries her face in her lap. Anyway, every move is unexpected.
“What, what is it… Yenika… are you sick…?”
“Ah, no. It’s just that it’s kind of like looking at your face, but… First of all, Ed, no Ed. I would like you to answer me… No, I would like…”
“…”
Yenika, who buries her face in her lap and shoots stories with a rapid-fire cannon… After looking at her for a moment, he nodded her head.
Then I took a deep breath and began to focus on slicing the apples as if it were as trivial as possible.
Apparently, Yenica ran out alone after the atmosphere suddenly became strange, and it seems that she came with a lot of worries. And when she says she’s going to ask me something… There seems to be something she has decided on in her own way after long contemplation.
If you’ve been thinking about it so seriously, it’s polite to listen in as calm an attitude as possible.
No matter what story comes out, never make a foolish face, never be embarrassed, and never show off even if you are really embarrassed. That much is possible. Even though my body is like this, I am an adult.
Thinking so, I listened to Jenika’s words. She reiterated her determination to accept whatever was said casually, as cleanly and plainly as possible.
“By any chance… what do you think it would be like if I came out of the Dex building… and lived in a camp with Ed…?”
– Push!!!
A transition that strayed from its orbit neatly cut through the thumb.
“…”
Blood dripped down my fingers, but neither I nor Yenika could bear to pay attention to the wound.
Camp in the dark northern woods.
The shining starry sky remains as always.
However, a strange change came without warning.
I couldn’t help but stare blankly at Yenika while holding an apple and a fruit…
As if trying to somehow hide from my gaze, Jenika just buried her reddened face even deeper into my lap.
For a long time, only the sound of a crackling bonfire broke the silence.
