How to Survive at the Academy Chapter 137

End of Semester Assessment (1)

When Tanya arrived at the Ophelis Hall, it was already dark.

Her school uniform, which she had dressed neatly in the morning, was disheveled here and there, and her lush, beautiful blond hair was tangled and peeked out.

Tanya trudged into the hallway with wide eyes, handed over her coat and luggage to the maid, and walked down the hallway.

“You look very tired.”

The maid spoke with concern.

Tanya has the impression that she will grow up any moment and make a zombie-like sound… She just shook her head, her limp body drooping.

“No, it’s fine.”

It’s been a while since I haven’t seen the Ophelis tube in broad daylight.

This is because the daily routine of leaving the dormitory early in the morning and returning late at night was repeated.

It’s quite rewarding, and it’s not too difficult to handle.

The look of respect and envy towards Tanya is also very satisfying. Tanya is basically a style with a desire for honor.

However, there are still plenty of things that make Young’s head throb.

The biggest concern is the forces on the side of Elte that have been trying to cross the line lately. Not only the student council, but also the headquarters of the bachelor’s office are showing great concern.

A recent move to raise the market price by sweeping up books.

It seems to be a simple intention to make a profit by collecting a lot when it is cheap and selling it step by step when it is expensive… Considering the financial power of Elte Corporation, it is possible to think of a direction beyond that.

For example, if you don’t unpack books, school supplies, stationery, and educational magical engineering supplies… There will be a big setback in the academic schedule after the opening of school. It’s because students are in a state where they can’t proceed with classes right now.

Elte Corporation is already in charge of the logistics of Aken Island by itself. If you start to influence the bachelor by taking such properties hostage, it will be a headache for the bachelor.

I wish all of this was just for nothing, but things in the world don’t always go the way you want them to.

It would be best if the Elte Company could become a good business partner for Sylvania Baccalaureate in the long term while maintaining its own business morality.

However, in the composition where the balance of power began to skew to one side… A bachelor always has no choice but to tremble with anxiety.

Then, if it crosses a certain line, it will try to secure an additional distribution channel other than Elte.

It is not a very pleasant situation from the point of view of Elte Corporation. This is because the monopoly position is shaken.

“My head hurts… my head hurts…”

Tanya squeezed her temples as she stumbled through the lavish corridors.

Eventually, the undergraduate side revealed that it was planning to establish a preliminary plan to break through a new distribution channel.

They say they are planning to make an announcement in the commercial city of Oldeck, but so far it is only going around internally.

It is stable and comfortable to make various distribution channels at the academic level, but it is not that there is nothing to say from the perspective of Elte.

There is a reason why he has been consistently responsible for the logistics of Aken Island, even though there is not much left from his old school days. It was because there was a calculation that I would be able to get back as much as I invested in such a distant future.

When the scale of Sylvania became vast and I was trying to make some profits with that exclusive position, I suddenly said that I would find another business partner. If this is the case, Elte Company has no choice but to raise their voice.

We need someone in the middle to coordinate.

A person who understands the circumstances of Tanya and the schoolmaster well, but can speak out in his own way towards Elte Co.

“For now… let’s go into the room and lie down to rest.”

I’ve been insanely busy today. First of all, Tanya wanted to take a break.

The car was walking down the hallway with the intention of entering the room quickly.

“…”

When I suddenly looked around, Tanya wasn’t the only one who was staggering away.

Tanya trembled as she couldn’t feel anything like being present.

Well it was worth it. He’s quite small compared to an ordinary person, but he’s as light as a feather because he’s wearing all kinds of weight-reducing magic.

At least, the reason her presence stands out is because she is wearing a witch hat the size of her upper body. The hat, which is too big for her body, is like a symbol of a girl.

“Lu, Lucy senior…?”

It was the same with Lucy who trembled. To begin with, she is a girl who doesn’t pay much attention to people around her, but as soon as she sees Tanya, she’s startled, and then jerks her body back and clings to her window in the hallway.

Then, after confirming that the person she was talking to was Tanya, she relaxed as if she was relieved.

Lucy doesn’t distinguish people based on their appearance.

The sense of judging things such as the person’s collection, mood, and behavioral characteristics is sharp. He always looks like an indolent and sluggish human being, but his senses are keenly aware of the surrounding situation.

At first, as soon as I sensed the presence, I thought of someone other than Tanya. Ed Roth Taylor.

Not to mention that fiery blonde hair, the person himself was bizarrely similar to Ed. Since they are siblings born in the same family, it is inevitable.

“Oh, hello…”

Tanya greeted him awkwardly. She can’t help but feel awkward in the first place.

At the beginning of the school year, Lucy once went mad, trying to catch and kill Tanya.

After that, all misunderstandings were cleared up, and Ed brought Lucy and even apologized to Tanya… Still, there was a strange awkwardness that hadn’t been resolved.

They maintain such a delicate relationship, but anyway, Lucy is the one who occupies the room right next to Tanya.

Since we often run into each other like this, it’s just uncomfortable between us.

It is not a very pleasant situation for Lucy and Tanya.

“Yeah…”

Lucy takes a deep breath after relaxing her body. While thinking about what to say to Tanya… .

“I’m sorry about that last time.”

It was Lucy who brought out the apple first. It was a pretty cool tone.

“I misunderstood.”

“Oh, no. You apologized last time. You don’t have to do it again…”

Tanya shook her head hansako, thinking about how to overcome this subtle and awkward atmosphere.

Then, all of a sudden, I noticed that Lucy’s clothes were quite dirty.

“It looks like you took a nap somewhere else. It’s nice to spend time outdoors these days. The weather is nice, and there’s little temperature difference between day and night…”

It’s literally a personal conversation to continue the topic. It was just a ceremonial remark, but Lucy heard it and nodded his head.

“Are you still going to my brother’s camp often? I heard you get along well.”

“I’m not doing well these days.”

“Uh, uh…? Yes…? Why, why…?”

Have you ever had a fight Tanya didn’t have a good idea.

Ed, who is basically sincere, and Lucy, who is basically lazy, seem to be complete opposites.

Still, there is one thing in common that everyone admits, but both of them are not very interested in the people around them.

Unless you need to be involved, you will never be friendly to get close to someone first.

Because of their temperament, Ed and Lucy don’t have high expectations of each other.

Wouldn’t it just be a relationship between a man who lives in a cabin and a girl who visits every once in a while to take a nap?

Tanya thought just that, and was puzzled by Lucy’s subtly awkward reaction.

“After taking a nap somewhere else… it’s kind of… not good.”

“…yes?”

“The hem of the skirt is dirty, there is a lot of dust, and the hair is crumbly…”

Once you listen to the conversation, there is nothing unusual about it.

However, if you think about the speaker… Unbelievable words came out.

Tanya was also a bit embarrassed, but the maid who was holding her luggage and coat next to Tanya went wide-eyed and came close to jumping out.

No one else, Lucy Meiril caring about her appearance… .

If it weren’t for the maids, Lucy Mayrill wouldn’t tie her hair and would only wear loosely dressed clothes… She doesn’t want to show anyone her ugly side.

The maid next to Tanya was momentarily suspicious that the person in front of her was Lucy Meiril.

Did you mean to look at others? That Lucy Mayrill.

Only then do Tanya and the maid realize. Lucy Meiril is finally becoming a girl.

It’s still only the starting point, and it’s only at the level of caring about someone or not wanting to look bad.

Her self-centered and indolent temperament is still the same, she has no girlish hobbies, and her daily routine is the same as sleeping somewhere and taking a nap.

Nothing has changed at all in the appearance of wearing a school uniform that doesn’t fit the size and wandering around the inside of the school like a ghost. Human nature does not change that easily.

However, isn’t the beginning of a huge flame a weak ember?

Originally, this kind of girlish quality was not passed on at once, but slowly faded.

Tanya closed her eyes and imagined.

This is Lucy Mayrill taking off her weird witch hat, tidying up her pretty gray hair, wearing a neat and cute dress and smiling politely.

Suddenly, goose bumps ran down my spine. No matter how I think about it, I think this is a bit too much.

“Probably, I’m going to go to camp tomorrow or so…”

“Oh yeah…?”

“Yeah. I won’t be going for too long… He said he wanted to go…”

Like a stray cat, he puts on a hat that feels intimidated. It seemed that this was a fatal wound for the maid.

He grabbed hold of his own heart, then jumped out and grabbed Lucy’s hand.

“Don’t worry, Miss Lucy. Tomorrow, I’ll bet my entire career as a senior maid to dress you up in the most beautiful way. The original version is so beautiful, don’t worry too much…!”

“…”

It seems that the maid who suddenly wholeheartedly encourages Lucy felt very sudden.

Lucy nodded, sweating profusely.

After sending Lucy away, Tanya came into her room. The private rooms of the still grand Ophelis Hall look more like palace interiors than student dormitories.

After taking off the neat school uniform and changing into comfortable clothes, I came to the table and sat down. Looking there, there was a letter posted.

“hmm…?”

After the maids finish cleaning, they leave various letters addressed to the student on the table in the student’s private room. It’s pretty convenient because you don’t have to go out to look for the mail.

However, after Tanya became the student council president, most of her correspondence was received through the student council.

Most of them were related to public affairs, so I didn’t want to check the documents related to work until I returned to the dormitory.

However, what is this letter that was delivered through the dormitory? This is a letter from the hometown.

“Father’s…wax seal….”

It has been quite some time since I exchanged letters with Creffin Rosteyler. She gave him a word in advance.

After becoming student council president, he is too busy to announce the news often. So please understand.

Crepin was very proud of Tanya, who had become student council president, and seemed not to care if she judged that she was adjusting well to college life.

In the first place, Creffin Ross Taylor is always distracted just by handling the affairs of the imperial family, and there is no mental leisure to care about everything, even the affairs of Aken Island, which is stuck at the southern end of the continent.

That’s why I thought it couldn’t be helped that the letters had been infrequent lately. Because now even Tanya is really busy.

“It’s been a while since I’ve received a letter…”

Tanya opened the letter and skimmed through the many ceremonial words written by Kreffin Rosteiler.

What it’s like to be the student council president, whether he’s well adjusted to undergraduate life, whether he’s made a lot of friends, what kind of people he has among the children of nobles and influential people, and whether the wise man’s plans to buy seals have materialized.

The usual questions followed, so Tanya kept her eyes open as she read the letter.

However, what was written at the end of the letter made Tanya’s eyes wide open.

Unable to believe it, Tanya read it again aloud in silence.

“After the first vacation… I want to see your face again for the first time in a while. I heard that there are many students who return home after resting at their home during vacation. Tanya, you should also go back to your home and take a break before returning to Sylvania. If possible…”

Tanya put the letter down and leaned against the backrest.

“If only… Ed would be with me….”

What was written after that was also spectacle.

We know that Ed Rosteiler is alive.

However, if you have a good reputation within the school, your magic skills have improved, and you have become sincere… As the family head, I want to accept Ed as a member of the Ross Taylor family again.

I won’t ask any more questions about the crime of insulting the princess. No matter how much I committed a crime that would make me wrathful, as a family and as a father, I want to give him one last chance.

tell the guy

After losing Arwen, I don’t want to repeat the same history again.

If you wish, the Ross Taylor family door is still open.

I don’t want him to end his life as a fallen nobleman.

Please come back to his hometown this vacation, talk a lot, and seriously discuss the direction of his life.

sender

Creffin Ross Taylor.

* * * [Thunderbolt Thousand Year Tree Staff]

―A staff that was made to help efficiently respond to the spirits by applying various magic treatments to the fallen branches of a tree that has lived for more than a thousand years.

Amplifies the sensitivity of all elemental spirits and greatly increases the magic efficiency of spirit magic.

Regardless of the spirit affinity, once you have a contract with the spirit, you can use all spirit formulas.

―Rating: Very Rare Production Difficulty: ●●●◐○ ※ This product is made using special materials. (Merilda’s Guardian Tree) ― Magical efficiency when dealing with ‘High Wind Spirit Merilda’ is improved.

― The radius of effect of ‘Blessing of the Storm’ is wider.

― The effect radius and power of the spirit-type ‘updraft’ are greatly improved.

[How is it… ? ]

“There’s no pressure. It sure seems to work.”

A girl in a white dress draped her hair in a ponytail.

As I wielded my magical power, the wind blew around me. Still, it didn’t affect my horsepower much.

“It would be better to use this staff when dealing with you from now on. It is a disadvantage that it is not easy to store because it is bulky, but if you can handle you in human form this much, it is a disadvantage that can be tolerated. It will be much easier at work.”

I was sitting on a rock by the river near the camp and trying out the magical engineering items I had completed yesterday.

Jenika, who is now feeling much better, also sat down.

“Wow… It’s the first time I’ve ever seen a wand made with magic engineering… It’s definitely powerful. I’ve received many wands as gifts from friends and family, but this is the first time I’ve seen a wand that’s as efficient as this.”

The oak wand that Yenika always carries isn’t too bad either.

However, it cannot be compared to an object that systematically amplified mana efficiency using magic engineering.

“Would you like to try it too?”

I handed the large wand I was holding to Yenika.

“Uh, yeah… I’m not feeling very well right now… but I’ve improved a lot…”

I made such unconfident voices, but when I closed my eyes and concentrated, dozens of spirits appeared in an instant.

It’s just amazing from the perspective of seeing it because it’s this much even with an imperfect body.

“Wow, wow… Beyond the level of magical efficiency, you can hardly feel it at all. It just feels like magical energy is flowing naturally through your body.”

“Yenika, you’re much more sensitive than I am, so you might feel that way.”

“Yeah…! Ed, if you use this wand, you can increase the power of spirit magic more quickly. It’s really amazing. That’s why you’re doing magic engineering.”

Saying that, Yenika held out her staff to me again, but I shook my head and didn’t accept it.

“huh?”

“That’s yours.”

Saying that, I washed my hands in the flowing river.

“Huh? Mine?”

“I made it for you. I owe a lot to you.”

“Oh, no… I owe you… Just this time, you took care of me while I was sick.”

“The reason why I was sick in the first place was because I was overreacting to help me.

I patted my hands dry and sat down on the rock again to talk.

“Thank you as always.”

Yenika looked up at her wand, her eyes trembling.

“I’m sorry for always talking.”

“…Still, wouldn’t it be more efficient for Ed to use this rather than for me, who has some level of spirit sensitivity…?”

“I’m going to make another one of the same thing anyway. So don’t worry too much.”

“A-the same staff…! It’s like a set…! I see… hehe…”

Yenika, perhaps imagining happiness, smiled and hugged the staff tightly.

If you like it this much, the giver becomes more than proud and sorry.

“Thank you, Ed… I’ll really cherish it…”

Merilda was letting go of a sly smile, wondering what was so good about it, and Yenika was holding on to her staff for a while, smiling broadly.

It’s worthwhile to have a reaction like this. I thought so.

“It’s the final exam now. Ed always got close to perfect marks on his notes, so he’ll just have to do his best.”

“Yeah, that’s right. And after that is vacation.”

“Has Ed planned anything for the break?”

“Well… I’m thinking of making the camp conditions a little better. I’m going to make the warehouse a little bigger, and I’m going to renovate the cabin a little. I think it would be nice to be able to live more spaciously. Also, I want to grow herbs, vegetables, or small annuals, I want to put up a fence around the camp… and there are a lot of things I want to do anyway. It just needs some tidying up.”

“I see… I’ll help you if you’re having trouble. Now that I’m living here, it’s no one else’s business.”

“Yes, thank you. But first, it’s important to take care of your health first.”

I had dinner with Yenika while exchanging such conversations.

There is my hut to the north of the bonfire, and Jenika’s hut to the southeast. It’s literally a neighbor’s house, but most of the living environment is shared and used, so in a way, it can be seen that they really live together.

And to the southwest of the campfire… Logs that looked quite good were piled up in layers.

Living alone in a luxurious house creates a sense of incongruity, so it seems to be considerate of us and built in a similar and simple size as much as possible. However, the quality of the interior facilities and building materials is certainly good.

Watching Lortel’s house go up, Yenika puffed out her cheeks for no reason.

― ‘It can be burdensome even if you suddenly live here, so I’ve brought my own conditions. While I’m here, Bell, the maid with the best skills in the Ophelis Hall, will come periodically to take care of the camp’s facilities. It must have been very difficult for Ed to manage alone, but considering that she has one more manpower with excellent handling skills, isn’t it pretty bad?’

surely… It’s an offer that’s hard to refuse.

There is nothing particularly inconvenient for me that Lortel has come to live here. Since she is the one who is doing most of her money in the first place, she has nothing to do with me.

Rather, if Bell Maia, whom she hired, would help with camp maintenance, I would be able to focus more on outside activities and training activities.

I don’t feel very happy because it seems like she’s making me look after her for no reason, but somehow it seems like she’ll volunteer with a happy heart.

Especially, how diligently she works at the housework while taking care of Yenika this time… She also felt like she was happy. Well, it was a contract with Lortel, and since they said they would get all the money they deserved, it wasn’t something I cared about.

I rubbed the bones of the grilled fish and put a piece in my mouth and passed it to Jenika.

Yenika, who was cutting fruit, took a bite of the grilled fish and smiled with satisfaction.

Feeling peaceful for some reason, I looked up at the sky out of habit.

The night sky of Aken Island is always beautiful, and it is a new fact to say now.

* * *

“Professor Kaleid, now the final exam is in 3 days…! I have to make and submit the practical exam evaluation items…! No, actually, the deadline for submission has already passed…! I mean, the additional deadline was forcibly extended…!”

Assistant Professor Claire appealed with tears in Professor Kalade’s private laboratory.

Professor Glast’s old friend, veteran wizard Kaleid Roxter, who is proficient in various elemental magics.

Originally, he was a mage who had given up his professorship and lived a wandering life in the lawless area of ​​Cohelton, but he was a middle-aged man who was eventually persuaded by the school to fill the vacancy that had arisen.

His hair is unkempt, his beard is shaggy, and his eyes are wide open. He looks more like a beggar than a professor.

His magic skills are good enough to be regarded as a match for Professor Glast, but his innate temperament is the exact opposite of Professor Glast’s.

Upon entering the laboratory, the smell of rolled tobacco fills the room. If you don’t open the window to ventilate, thick smoke will fill the room.

In the corner of the desk, a bottle of alcohol was rolling around, and the person himself was sleeping with his head down and snoring.

He is the complete opposite of Professor Glast, who is strict but diligent in everything and does his job well.

No one knows how such a human being and Professor Glast maintained a friendly relationship.

When Assistant Professor Claire wakes her up for a long time asking her to do some work, she raises her head and swallows with a sigh, and the story she spits out is also spectacle.

“That’s what… You can make it roughly and submit it…”

“End-of-semester evaluation, end-of-semester evaluation…! End-of-semester evaluation where all the students in charge participate…! You know that!”

“That’s it… Make it in your lab and submit it… Well, it’s probably more comfortable than having your advisor interfering here and there…”

Saying that, he put his head back on the desk.

Assistant Professor Claire washed her face dry once, then slowly stepped back out of the lab, – bang!

Then, after gently closing the door, he put his forehead on it and leaned against it.

It was very different from Professor Kalade’s assessment that I had heard about.

Professor Kalade used to work at the Sylvania Academy in the distant past. According to the evaluation at the time, he was very strict and often got angry, so he was known as the second mad dog along with Professor Glast.

Still, since he has a clear personality, he was assistant professor Claire, who thought it would be okay to think of him as Professor Glast. However, Professor Kaleid, who was reinstated, was just rolling around the lab floor like a pathetic old man all day long without doing any work.

There is nothing in common with the explanations I have heard.

Naturally, the entire workload remained the same.

“help me….”

Inbok (人福) one tool.

In the life of assistant professor Claire, who had endured like that, he was a human like a crisis of a lifetime.

“Save me…!”

In the end, all she had left was her academic assistants, who were said to be the most competent of all the labs in Sylvania.