How to Survive at the Academy Chapter 72

Wintering (5)

Lortel smiled brightly.

I had heard rumors that there were many big players among the new students entering this year, and I had not even been able to figure out their identities.

If you look at Tanya with slightly open eyes, you will see that she resembles her brother a lot.

It’s definitely the opposite of sharp eyes and bright blonde hair. However, his behavior is uniquely different from Ed’s.

Much of Ed Rosteyler’s strange sense of life and sturdiness are gone, and the dignified stance of an aristocrat takes its place.

I feel confident, but not arrogant. Is this the elegance of a young lady who has been educated for a long time?

It’s not a very welcome impression to Lortel, who came from the bottom, but he is the younger brother of Ed Rosteiler.

There’s nothing good about looking bad, so I dressed up and came out, but when they said that, they said they were going to kick Ed out.

“Have you met that man, senior Lortel?”

“Yes, yes.”

It is because of the crisis in the first year that I can let go of words without much consideration.

In Sylvania, the land of study, even nobles must have the minimum courtesy according to their grade. Of course, since it was impossible to deal with nobles, it was close to bowing down.

Those who can transcend this principle are only those who are like the heart of the continent, such as the royal family or saints.

“Then I don’t think I need a long explanation. You know what kind of man he is.”

“You know.”

“He’s a stain on the Ross Taylor family, and he’s a disgusting person. I’ve been with him since childhood, so I know him well. He’s full of bravado, and he’s a vulgar man who doesn’t know anything about grace. Because he’s older, he’s the heir to the family headship. While in… How much I lamented toward the world.”

Lortel shook her head in an instant as she sipped her tea.

There is a sense of embarrassment at the sudden situation, but it’s not that complicated if you look at the situation anyway.

The question is how to deal with it.

One thing’s for sure, going door-to-door here isn’t a good option.

“Still, I believed that everything in the world was going in the right direction, and that one day that man would fall into my vanity. I cleaned it.”

“It must have been painful.”

“It’s nothing compared to Lortel-senpai, who has risen from the bottom. Anyway, such a person shouldn’t be allowed to set foot in Sylvania. He’s a person who will one day damage the reputation of the noble Sylvania Academy, and it’s a disgrace to our Roth Taylor family. .”

Basically, the daughter of the Roth Taylor family couldn’t be turned away at the door.

Lortel is a senior in this Sylvania Academy, but her social status can never be seen as water.

He is favored by Krepin and has a good chance of becoming a person who will seize power someday.

Also, Tanya harbors ill feelings towards Ed, but it is unknown whether Ed also considers Tanya as an enemy. She could be very upset with Ed for hurting her brother.

In fact, it is also a problem before that emotional part.

Networking is a much more honest asset than gold coins.

It gets wider and deeper in direct proportion to the time and effort invested.

And Tanya Rosteiler is a very good asset. For Lortel, who sees everything in the world from a business perspective, there is no other investment like this.

If so, the correct answer would be to earn the favor of the other party while pretending to cooperate in moderation. Behind the scenes, no matter what kind of conspiracy, you just have to make sure that the opponent doesn’t know.

I’m pretty sure this is the answer, but…

“The more you listen, the more you won’t understand how Telos-sama gave Ross Taylor’s blood to a person like this. I’ve been taking combat lessons since I was little, but I never got any real results. He is a man who has fallen into the vanity that he has talent and is full of arrogance.”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“I have no perseverance, so I take on challenges in this and that field, but in the end, I give up on everything after only scratching the surface.

I managed to open my eyes to the magic response just a little bit, raise my voice as if I would become a great wizard, and when I entered Sylvania with a chin-up, I was very excited. Well, seeing that she hadn’t even gone in a few years and had an accident and turned into a wolf, I was relieved.

“

The resentment Tanya has for Ed is indescribable.

Tanya worked day and night to keep the name and dignity of Ross Taylor all her life, but she had to live under the pressure of Ed, who was full of vanity and did not do her part.

Until the eldest daughter, Arwen, was alive, she was tolerable.

At least Arwen was a model who had everything a member of Ross Taylor should have. As her daughter, she lived thinking that it would be nice if Arwen could even go crazy with her toes.

However, after Arwen mysteriously died and the pathetic Ed took over the position of heir, he was in pain and trembling at the unreasonableness of the world.

How frustrating it was to know that Ross Taylor’s future was entrusted to such a man who, let alone Arwen, was less capable than an ordinary aristocrat.

“In front of that man, I lived my life acting as a docile, kind and simple younger brother, but I don’t think it’s necessary anymore. Now that man’s bottom line has been exposed to the world. If you are full of vanity and pride, you can’t find even a drop of practicality. Someone like Lortel-senpai would have figured out in an instant that he’s the kind of man that doesn’t exist.

“so?”

“Yes. So this time… um…”

I was excitedly pouring out my words, but suddenly I was speechless. Tanya now realized the awkwardness of the conversation.

There is no give and take in the conversation. From earlier, Lortel had been responding to Tanya’s words with short answers.

I look into Lortel’s face again, wondering if I’ve done something rude, but I’m still smiling.

A blue rose hairpin was worn over her neatly curled auburn hair. It seems plain, but the hem of the dress, which occasionally shakes with fancy frills, does not even move.

It looks like a still image, but her hair is swaying steadily, guided by gravity.

There is no emotional expression whatsoever. only smiling

“I… that…”

“why?”

“No… did I commit any disrespect?”

“no.”

In any case, if Crepin sent him as a substitute, there is a high possibility that he has potential or talent in some field.

He is not a person who is led by emotion and invests in someone in vain. He is a person who does not give expectations from the beginning unless he has any talent or value.

However, Lortel’s eyes did not yet see that possibility.

I don’t know what kind of talent Tanya is born with, but it doesn’t seem to have blossomed yet.

It seems that there must be something to say that Tanarya will be able to judge the proper human vessel… but in fact, this is a problem before that.

“No, he… looks angry… I must be mistaken, right?”

“You’re angry. What are you talking about?”

Lortel is the owner of a cold reason who does not lose logic in the face of any variables and crises. He is famous as a model for his merchants, always making rational choices.

Tanya was well aware of that fact. Because Creffin told me in advance.

However, unfortunately… there was a variable that neither Krepin nor Tanya could calculate.

The person in power at Elte Firm, the daughter of gold, the devil who sold her soul for gold coins, the maid of salvation… The fact that she is oblivious because of her actions full of rhetoric… After all, she is also a girl of that age. will be.

She never loses her rationality in the face of all kinds of variables, but there is a certain injustice that must not be touched.

The cross veins protruding from the top of his forehead proved that fact.

“By the way, have you finished your tea?”

Over Lortel’s cold head, plans are being established in an instant.

* [ Learning Manual: Middle Rank Magic – ‘One Point Explosion’ ]

[Learn Manual: Second Lieutenant Magic – ‘Wind of the Origin’]

I crossed the camp with a few magic books I had brought from Professor Glast’s library the night before, under my armpits.

It is not a very valuable book. You can only borrow things from the student library, but it was very convenient not to have to worry about the return deadline.

– ‘Thank you for today. I only have to do simple paperwork work tomorrow, so please come one more time the day after tomorrow when I work on building the test site. Other than that, I just need to help with supervision on the day of the exam.’

The work of the undergraduate scholarship student on the first day has been completed to some extent. It feels like Anise suffered more than me.

It was annoying because there was a lot of moving around, but compared to physical labor, there was nothing so painful.

The sun is slowly setting. Winter is such a season. If you’re not paying attention for a while, the sky is already dark.

I thought about going into the cabin early, but I just sat by the campfire.

On a day when the wind blows, just being outside is hard work, but on a day like today when the warmth after snowfall remains, it is worth being outside even if you light a bonfire.

Habitually manifests magic and casts ignition magic at a bonfire.

However, the fire did not start.

“Oh right…”

Right now, I can’t use my magic power. If possible, I wanted to read a book outside with fresh air, but it’s a bit like that if there is no bonfire at all.

I looked up and looked around the camp. I looked mainly at the top of the tree, the roof of the hut, and the flat rocks, but there was nothing in particular.

After thinking about it for a while, I got up from my seat and headed towards the cabin.

I opened the wooden door of the cabin, which looked pretty good, and went in and looked towards the bed, and the inside of the futon was bulging out.

In the past, he was a guy who popped out in various ways in unimaginable places, but these days I feel like he has become a bit more patterned. Or maybe I’m used to it and I can see through all of this guy’s range of motion.

“Hey, Lucy.”

As soon as the blanket is removed, Lucy curls up and falls asleep. It’s completely my home that I’m breathing slowly.

As I lift Lucy’s witch hat, a small hand jumps up and grabs it.

“Light a fire, please.”

Lucy, who raised her upper body with her eyes wide open, tilted her head. I take out a piece of jerky from the jerky bag and hold it out, and he casually takes it in his mouth.

Then, the act of lifting both hands quickly takes the form of asking for a hug. It’s my fault, so I don’t complain too much. Anyway, Lucy’s weight is so light that people wonder if it’s okay.

I took Lucy and went out to the campfire, and before I could say anything, the fire started to flare up. I roughly said thank you and pretended to let Lucy in to the cabin again, and Lucy wrapped her collar around me.

“I’ll be outside too.”

“Yes.”

Anyway, while I can’t use magic, I plan to get a lot of help from Lucy. At least during this winter I needed some help from Lucy.

When I go near the flat rock by the campfire without much complaint, Lucy jumps down and sits down first, tapping the empty seat next to her with a lively gesture.

After taking the magic book and sitting down, Lucy buried her head in my lap and lay down with her arms stretched out. I don’t know if they are treating people as pillows or treating pillows as people.

– Tak Tak Tak

I’ve heard so many campfires burning that I feel like my ears are filtering them now.

It’s a little dark because time is time. As I frowned, wondering if it was a little too much to read the learning book with only the light of the bonfire, a spark floating in the air burst into my ear.

It’s warm, and it’s also a suitable light source for reading books. The person who used the flame magic collapsed on my lap and rested blankly, staring at the empty space. This kid is strangely sensitive again in this part…

The winter forest, where there is no wind, is especially quiet.

Crisp, the sound of turning the pages of a book several times. The sound of a bonfire burning. All you hear is the two of them.

The sound of grass insects that have been crying throughout the year is also heard, so if you sit still in the cold air, it feels like the whole world has stopped.

“Hmm…”

I quietly turned the pages and reviewed the theories. Most of the theories learned in elemental science class are familiar, but if you want to actually acquire a certain middle-level magic, you will need more in-depth content.

Since each student has a different level of magic to master, it is not easy to properly learn only with comprehensive class content.

In the end, some self-study is inevitably needed.

Since I can’t use magical power, I can’t practice on my own, but if I master at least the theory… By the time the vacation is over, even middle-level magic will be different.

The medium-level magic I aim for is ‘One Point Explosion’ and ‘Wind of the Origin’.

Based on numerous training experiences, the combination of these two magics is the best if you want to effectively raise your combat ability by combining fire magic and wind magic properly.

After learning even the middle level magic, you can call yourself a person who has learned magic professionally anywhere. The key is how many you can learn, but anyway, it’s better to learn at least those two.

“It smells like perfume.”

Suddenly, Lucy, who had been lying still, said something out of the blue.

“okay?”

After working at school all day and hanging out with Anise, the scent of flowers seemed to permeate her body. Perhaps the decisive moment was when Anise accidentally slipped on the mountain she climbed.

Lucy puts her nose on her sleeve and sniffs, then puts her nose on my chest and sniffs again. Then he pushed his arm around my chest, raised his upper body, and tilted his head.

“Do you have a fever? Are you sick?”

“Is it obvious?”

“Don’t get sick. If you get sick, you could die.”

I am living with a slight fever now. It was a side effect of using Professor Glast’s ring.

I felt it even when I collapsed from overwork, but Lucy hates it extremely when someone around her collapses from illness. He must have had the experience of losing someone to illness.

“Don’t worry, it’s not a fatal disease.”

“If your magic is twisted, I’ll release you.”

Saying that, I pressed my chest hard, but I immediately noticed the change.

It’s not that the mana is twisted. It had no magic power, so it was empty.

Momentarily, Lucy made a face asking for something, then nodded as if she understood right away.

“…You did something reckless.”

“It’s manageable.”

“When winter is over… you’re going to get a lot stronger…”

Lucy, who had muttered such words, relaxed her body again and lay down on her stomach.

Anyway, there were plenty of things to do during the winter. Now, the warmth after the snow covers the forest, but there are sure to be many days when the camp is hit by severe cold, heavy snow, and blizzard.

The cabin needs some reinforcement. Food could be prepared somehow, but the durability of the camp itself was something I had to run on my own.

“You know. Can I ask you one strange favor?”

“A strange request?”

Lucy quickly took off her witch hat, and her white hair slipped out.

“Would you like to stroke my hair?”

When I look at her with a puzzled face, she grabs my wrist and puts it on top of her head.

As I stroked it, Lucy quietly fell asleep.

As if reminiscing about something, slowly sinking into sleep… I think I’ve seen it a few times.

When the peaceful winter is over and spring comes, there will surely come a time to wake up from hibernation.

In a way, this winter… Lucy Meiril’s break was a break that would never happen again.

1. Establishing a workshop organization plan v 2. Building a warehouse for storing materials 3. Expanding the cabin 4. Checking the scenario v 5. Checking the work of undergraduate scholarship students v 6. Raising the mastery level to three levels or higher 7. Acquiring special bow-related skills 8. Mastering the Middle Rank Magic Theory v 9. Making a Contract with the Higher Spirits v

“…”

After some time had passed, a sound came through the grass.

It was Lortel, who didn’t wear a flashy outfit as usual, but wore a simple semi-robe with her hair tied down to one side.

As usual, I often heard the news that Elte’s business became ridiculously busy as the vacation season entered. I was thinking that there was nothing I could do about it even if the work related to the engineering supplies that I had requested was pushed back a bit.

“Oh, Lortel.”

“It’s been a while, senior Ed. I came here because I have something to tell you. There are some things I want to ask you.”

“You mean the things I asked you to do last time? If you just tell them to come to the Elte Company, I’ll go find them. Why did you come all the way to camp?”

“Oh, no… it’s okay…”

Lortel stopped talking and fell into contemplation for a moment.

He had been staring blankly at Lucy for a while, running his finger across his chin.

*

“It’s over.”

A guardian of the northern grasslands harvested and raised by the Islan family.

Vegetation Window Jiggs Eiffelstein.

It was one of the appointments Lortel, the daughter of gold, recommended to Tanya. She heard that among the soon-to-be second-year seniors, except for Lucy, a rare and genius wizard, he was a man with the highest level of military power in the Ministry of Magic.

The amount of magical power he was born with wasn’t that great, and he might be outmatched by the other class A students with just the power of his magic… I’ve heard that he has a fighting sense that goes the other way when it comes to one-on-one combat.

Not only that, but he was also very popular, and I heard that he was trusted by most of the prospective second-year students… It was Lortel’s advice that if you want to recruit prospective second-year students, you must first recruit them.

You can’t be full on the first drink, so you should open up at least once. Indeed, she was her own advice.

The place was on the outskirts of the living building, at the beginning of the road leading to the Lorail Hall, an honor student dormitory.

The first impression of Ziggs was truly overwhelming, as he was carrying six or seven suitcases the size of a person’s torso by himself.

Behind Ziggs, the librarian, Elka Islan, struggled with a small luggage bag and followed him. It looks like a large-scale migration is going anywhere.

“The story is a bit long, but thank you for listening to the end. The point is simple.”

Tanya smiles and greets politely.

“If you follow me and help me to punish that man, I will give you the maximum reward. This can be promised in the name of the Roth Taylor family and notarized by the Elte Company. The form of the case can vary. Yes For example… The Islans have many renowned archaeologists, right? I can share with you some of the antiques from the Rosteyler family storage.”

“Really?! …Oops…”

It was Ziggs’ lover, Elka Islan, who responded.

Ziggs and Elka were going to go down to their parents’ house during vacation, so they were packing up their belongings.

Ziggs, who had put down all his belongings for a moment and sat on a roughly large wooden bag, listening, narrowed his brows.

“okay…”

Kicking off his bag, Ziggs rose from his seat and strode closer to Tanya.

Ziggs is not overwhelmingly huge in size compared to his solid body. Still, compared to the relatively small Tanya, it was quite large, so Tanya could only swallow dry saliva naturally.

You can clearly feel the magical energy flowing through your body. Ziggs looked down at Tanya with a cold gaze, giving goosebumps.

“You’re… Senior Ed’s younger brother?”

“Yes… heh.”

In an instant, the horse’s tail swung up. Tanya quickly swallowed her breath, but Ziggs let out a cold laugh in the midst of the stiff atmosphere.

“Haha, did you hear Elka? He said he was Ed’s younger brother.”

The atmosphere is unusual.

By the time Tanya noticed, the situation was already over.

Ziggs put his hand into his bosom with dry hand movements, and then took out a round bead-shaped magic engineering item.

The moment Tanya was nervous about what this was going to be, Ziggs put the magician’s tool in Tanya’s hand.

“This is a magical engineering tool used in the required classes for freshmen, but instead of getting a new one, use this one.

“…yes?”

“Oh, that’s right. Elka. Did you get the genealogy from Professor Delof’s elementology class?”

“Yeah, I kept it. I almost threw it away. What is it?”

“Now, take all of this. Because there is a big difference between having and not having a class genealogy. Maybe the class absorption efficiency itself will be different. Here, the handwritten notes are also gathered here. Now, take this too.”

“Yes? Huh? Yes?”

Tanya accepted the stack of notes and papers in bewilderment.

“Now, this is the magic efficiency training manual used in Professor Feld’s class. All the important parts are checked, so it’s easier to use this than buying a new book. And this is the staff used in the monster ecology class, and I modified the search magic to match the topography of Mt. I have it. It will be convenient to use this. Now, take this too.”

“Oh, yes? Yes…”

“Now, take this and this one. This… you don’t need it. I don’t know, take this one too. If you don’t need it, you throw it away. Do you have the corolla that Professor Harlen used in class? Elka?”

“Yeah, here it is. And here is the Laplace Bakery Annual Membership in the Living Building. It’s so popular there that even aristocrats have to line up. There’s still time left during the winter break, so you can use this. Anyway, I’m going back to my parents’ house. Now, here’s the corolla.”

“Yes, take this too. Oh, you don’t have hands. Servant. Please take this. This and this one will be useful too. This necklace and corolla… Come on, I’ll put them on your head here.”

After tossing useful things and various tips for a bachelor life for a long time, Ziggs and Elka wiped their sweat with rewarding faces.

Tanya had no choice but to remain dumbfounded after accepting all the luggage with the servants. He tried his best to keep his balance, fearing that the luggage might collapse at any moment.

“Um… You’re right that you heard everything I suggested, right?”

“Huh? What… What do you want me to do with Senior Ed… Yes, that’s right. Originally, siblings are all dog-like. Anyway, there’s no way they get along well. Well… Senior Ed’s personality is like that. It’s worth living by misunderstanding.”

“Ziggs! They say the ship is leaving soon…! If you want to put all your stuff in advance, you have to go now…!”

“Yeah, okay. Elka. Anyway… I’m Senior Ed’s younger brother…? It’s nice to see that face. I’m a sophomore now, and I’m senior-junior with Senior Ed.”

Ziggs took one bag at a time.

“There are a lot of things we’ve been in love with each other for, and we’ve known each other for a while, so we’re special anyway. It’s nice to see you come to the bachelor’s school so early and go get your face stamped. It’s such a blessing to be born into a family. Yes.”

With a proud face, Ziggs tapped the cute junior on the shoulder a couple of times, clenched his fists and shouted lively.

“Anyway, fighting…!! Now, together… one two three… fighting…!!”

Saying that, Ziggs packed up his things again and quickly left for the dock.

The calm after a storm.

Embarrassment rises over time.

“…”

“…??”

“…..?????”

Tanya was holding all kinds of luggage, and her eyes were spinning around as if she was embarrassed.