How to Survive at the Academy Chapter 84

Come spring (2)

The regular bachelor’s meeting is a more formal and larger-than-life general bachelor’s meeting that takes place on a daily basis.

The number of attendees at the meeting itself is not much different from that of a general bachelor’s meeting, but the level of attendees is one step higher.

If a general academic meeting was to gather together full professors, assistant professors, and academic staff to talk about practical matters, regular meetings were more like a place to decide a more macroscopic direction of operation.

The biggest difference of all is that Principal Ober Forciers presides directly.

A place to check the academic work progress of each department, share the situation to be checked for student education and management, and make direct decisions on important parts.

In fact, senior professors and managerial professors are places of opportunity to prove their work ability, so even professors with accumulated experience were thoroughly prepared for this position.

Winter break is also coming to an end. Now that we are busy preparing for the upcoming semester, it is an important task to clarify the direction and policy of bachelor education through regular meetings.

As much as that, it is a meeting where a senior professor or at least an advisor is required to give up a seat.

It was unnatural for anyone to see Claire Elphin, an assistant professor and not a full professor, mixed in as a member of the meeting.

“The above is the result of this class placement test.”

Chief Dean McDowell was in the middle of delivering the overall exam results to Principal Orbel.

Obel looked over the class assignment results for each department and tilted his head for a moment.

“This year’s Ministry of Magic…isn’t there a single student in Class A…? The person in charge of the exam is… Assistant Professor Claire…”

Claire, who was about to bury her in a corner, was startled and shook her shoulders when Obel called her name.

Originally, I wouldn’t be able to attend such a meeting, but I couldn’t help it because I was in a special position as Professor Glast’s business representative.

The conference seats, which were all plastered with senior professors, tried to sit still because of the burden. I never expected to be called by that name.

“Did you say Professor Glast’s disciple? Expectations are very high.”

“Go, thank you…”

“I have no intention of getting involved in selecting students with strict criteria… but I didn’t expect that I wouldn’t select a single class A student.”

All the senior professors were looking through the report documents that had been distributed in advance. Claire had no idea it would get this much attention.

In the first place, Professor Glast, who was his predecessor, also had very strict standards for class A students, and there were several times when he did not actually select class A, so I thought it wouldn’t matter too much.

“As the headmaster, I feel the need to check the reason and move on. Is it simply that the level of freshmen in the Ministry of Magic is just that high, or is it a particularly demanding requirement… I should be aware of that much.”

“that…”

“Looking at the test… you made me deal with older students?”

I was interested…!

Obel’s eyes roll from side to side as he begins to analyze each and every detail of Claire’s ‘roughly made-up’ exam papers.

“Hmm…”

“Oh my…”

“No, the head of the battle department of the reserve 2nd year…?”

The reactions of the senior professors who read the documents at once were different.

The contents of the test were open to different interpretations depending on the reader.

Most of all, it seemed like a mainstream opinion that it was too much to make them deal with Clevius Nortondale, the head of the combat department of the reserve 2nd year.

“Even among the seniors, they seem to have some level of skill… I wonder if the task was too harsh for freshmen…”

Claire secretly wiped away the cold sweat that was about to run down her face, and spoke as confidently as possible.

A blooming smile.

“I just decided that I needed to be able to solve this much… to qualify for Class A.”

It was just a hasty response, but even if I mumble here, I can’t even eat porridge. Assistant Professor Claire spoke with the utmost confidence.

Rather, at such a confident appearance… All the senior professors swallowed dry saliva.

“Hmm… Onyx Felomire, Ed Roth Taylor, Anis Heylan, Clevius Nortondale…”

After reading through the members of Assistant Professor Claire’s lab one by one, Obel… soon closed his eyes and nodded.

The senior professors who shed a sweat left the list deeply imprinted in their minds.

In fact, everyone who knows knows.

Even the professors, who don’t believe in superstition, had no choice but to admit that assistant professor Claire was a natural person. It’s to the point where you wonder if he’s a human who really did something in his previous life.

Some people used to regard even assistant professor Claire’s immaturity as camouflage. He said that he was born with the ability to select and manage humans in the first place.

Otherwise, it doesn’t make sense that all the talented people would only focus on assistant professor Claire.

He receives world-renowned scholars as his advisors, has many famous people around him, and even his disciples have only huge gemstones.

Because of her innate personality to the point of asking why the heavens favor only Claire, the elder professors began to keep an eye on who they were when someone they hadn’t seen appeared around her.

The most appropriate example is Anise, the senior teaching assistant, whom all the professors who have private labs are drooling over.

Other than that, the newly popped names… It’s hard to judge yet.

Seeing how Claire sits in such a weighty position and expresses her opinion confidently, she is not a foolish person anyway.

The ghostly spirit hidden behind that innocent-looking crown… It’s still hard to properly gauge. What kind of thoughts do you have inside?

‘I want to eat a tart…’

Sweeping away his hungry stomach, Assistant Professor Claire just sat there without saying a word.

“Anyway, the first year class has been completed, and the list of top students has been finalized… It seems that the preparations for the next semester are almost finished.”

In the report document that Obel received, the matters related to the management of the school register for all students as well as freshmen were well organized.

The important thing in the current situation ahead of the student president election was… the list of senior students.

Year 1 Combat Head: Wade Calamore Head of Magic: Joseph Whitefelts Head of Pensions: Claude Velasus Overall Head: Wade Calamore

2nd Year Combat Division Chief: Clevius Nortondale Department of Magic Chief: Lucy Meiril Alchemy Division Chief: Elvira Anniston Overall Chief: Lucy Mayrill

3rd Year Combat Head: Drake Ragus Head of Magic: Yenika Failover Head of Alchemy Department: Atalanta Overall Chief: Yenika Failover

4th Year Combat Division Chief: Dyke Elphelan Ministry of Magic Chief: Tracyana Bloomriver Alchemy Division Chief: Dorothy Whitefelts Overall Chief: Dyke Elphelan

The head of each department for each grade, and the grade head that the professors in charge of each year discuss and decide among the head of departments.

The success or failure of the student council president election is probably a big part of how many students on the top list are attracted.

The meaning of being the student president of Sylvania Academy is great.

Originally, it is absurd for student representatives to have authority comparable to faculty members. A student is only a student, and cannot exercise authority that goes beyond his or her duties.

However, the student structure of Sylvania Academy is quite unique.

It is not the end of simply gathering talented students in various fields. It was a place where commoners, not to mention aristocrats and influential children who couldn’t even squeak… even members of the royal family and saints entered as students.

The student council president is the one who represents the position by entrusting the voice of the students.

As much as he rose to the position of student president with the support of many students… The student president can exercise the authority of students with such a position by being entrusted with it.

Not one or two, but the student council president supported by three-digit influential children… From the perspective of the undergraduate, you can never ignore it.

The former student council president, Beros, had no radical parts, and most of them tended to handle things smoothly in the direction of maintaining the status quo. Since he had been in office for two consecutive years, there was little to worry about undergraduates.

However, now that Beros had graduated, it was the moment when it really mattered who the next student council president would be.

“The trends of the seniors of each grade were identified…?”

Obel took his luck lightly.

Even from the perspective of the bachelor, it is necessary to estimate in advance which student will be elected as the representative.

The surest way… is to look at the tendencies of the head of each grade that can exert the most influence on the election for student president.

The combat department, the magic department, the alchemy department… The head of each department often takes a position to lead public opinion within the grade.

Even if you don’t have to raise your voice, most students respect the opinion of the head of the year. Of course, there are some exceptions… but there is definitely a certain tendency. In the case of the Ministry of Pensions, it has become a tradition to just follow the chief’s opinion if you are not sure.

And beyond the top of each department, if you reach the top of the grade… If you add a little bit of a manager, it’s safe to say that they are in a position to determine the success or failure of the student council election.

Unless there is an unusual incident and a person with a different voice invades… Most of the time, opinions are gathered around the senior of the grade.

“I will report the details separately.”

“Okay. Go to the next item.”

After confirming that the interest had fallen away from him, Assistant Professor Claire sighed in relief. In any case, it was not at all easy to act as Professor Glast’s duties.

“Next on the agenda… Is it another snow storm this year…”

It was an agenda item that comes up regularly around this time of year. Due to climatic conditions, Aken Island has a snow storm in late winter for about a week before spring arrives. The specific time was slightly different, but it came every year without missing.

In line with the timing, students had to be banned from outside activities for a week and forced to spend time in the dormitory. In addition, it is necessary to carefully check the condition of each dormitory’s winterization and repair, and also manage internal materials.

Ophelis Hall has nothing to worry about either the facilities or the staff. While carefully checking the situation of the Lorail and Dex tubes… Obel felt the savagery of time all over again.

Considering that it is already the last cold season before going to spring, it is natural to think that time flies.

* [ Name : Ed Roth Taylor ]

Gender: Male Age: 18 Grade: 3 Race: Human Achievement: Meticulous Survivor (1 year) / High Spirit Summoner Stamina 13 Intellect 13 Agility 15 Willpower 12 Luck 11 Combat Ability Details>> Magic Ability Details>> Life ability details>> Alchemy ability details>> [ New finished product ]

Wooden windbreak wall Well-groomed wooden boards are tied together in several layers with twine, and the joints are buried in the soil.

It can play a role in blocking drafts, but it will not withstand strong winds beyond the limit.

Production Difficulty: ●◐○○○ Crafting proficiency doesn’t even go up with things like this.

After taking the dexterity stat around 15, the growth itself became sluggish. At about 15, it is a level that can be said that there is no stopping the growth of quite a few bow-related or crafting-related skills because the dexterity stat is insufficient.

For dramatic growth, now is the time to find something else to grow.

If I sit still like Taylor, all kinds of trials won’t crawl in on their own, so it seems like it’s time for me to step up.

“Whoa…”

After wiping the sweat away, I glanced at the windbreak wall I had installed.

Most of the items that were put out outside the camp were stored inside the hut.

Other than that, it was decided to wrap all the items that would be difficult to put inside the hut, tie them with several layers of twine, and gather them behind the windshield for storage.

“Certainly, it would be better to thoroughly prepare for strong winds.”

Shaking off my sweat, I leaned against the wall of the cabin and bent my arms around when I heard a familiar voice coming from the campfire.

Looking at it quietly, I could understand what was going on at once.

Just looking at it, it is a fancy maid outfit that makes it really bothersome to follow suit etiquette.

Belle, elegantly and well-dressed with all those frills and decorations, was holding Lucy.

Rather than a person… Lucy was trembling in the shape of a dried fish hanging on a drying rack. Her pale blue complexion seemed to dislike the maids of Ophelis House.

“I’m glad you look well, Mr. Ed.”

“Are you here to catch Lucy?”

“It’s almost time for a snow storm to come. The undergraduate school has issued a policy. During a snow storm, outside the dormitory is strictly forbidden unless absolutely necessary. Personnel management is also more thorough than usual.”

That’s why it was the intention to catch Lucy in advance.

In fact, if you’re like Lucy, there won’t be much of a problem with rain, wind, or snowstorms, but school rules are school rules. At a time like this, if you go around dirty clothes, you only feel sorry for the maids who do the laundry.

“Since he is the person most likely to escape, I will have to keep an eye on him more thoroughly.

“Help me…”

“…”

It is certainly worth saying that Bell’s handling of work is flawless. It seems that she doesn’t like it very much, but anyway, her management skills as a maid are outstanding.

It would be terrible for Lucy, who hates stuffy spaces, but… I can’t do anything about the fact that she has to be locked up in the Ophelis tube for a week without moving.

As I said… school rules are school rules. To say that if you twist it, escape, Lucy owes too much to the maids of Ophelis Hall in her daily life.

“This must be the first time you’ve experienced a snow storm as a manager. Are you worried in many ways?”

“……Hmm… Hmm… Hmm…”

“I will continue to use honorific words.”

“…Actually, there’s not too much to worry about. Ophelis Hall has good facilities, and there won’t be many students out there during a snowstorm in the first place… As long as you keep an eye on Lady Lucy’s deviations, there’s not much else to worry about. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have it.”

Belle gave Lucy a quick hug and turned the subject to me.

“To be honest, when I say worry, it’s rather Ed’s side. Will you be able to withstand a weeklong snow storm in this kind of environment? I’m presumptuous, but I think it’s really… difficult with a windshield like this.”

“Well, this was just built to protect supplies.”

In addition to that, in case it would adversely affect the cabin, I tied a string over the roof and tied it tightly to the floor, and I packed all the hunting traps in advance and put them in the cabin.

“I have a place to hide during the snow storm, so I don’t have to worry too much.”

“If you say so, I’ll stop worrying…”

During the week when the snowstorm hits, I plan to focus on magic engineering research at the Soul Library all day long.

Since it’s an underground space, it’s a bit stuffy, so I don’t want to stay for a long time, but I can’t help it. Firewood has already been moved in the necessary amount, and ventilation measures have been prepared. All you have to do is make a fire near the hole.

It’s a bit unfortunate that I can’t borrow Lucy’s magical power, but I can somehow survive for about a week.

I just hope there is no damage to the camp while I’m away.

After finishing the long training period in the library, the weather will soon become quite comfortable. There should be quite a bit of progress in magic engineering training.

It felt a little strange, as if I had become an animal that hibernates in the winter.

“By the way… Master Ed. Concerns about the other side…”

“Yes? The other side?”

Bell looked at her chin with a concerned expression… and then shook her head.

“No. Even so, I thought this was a bit far-fetched…”

“If you say that, it bothers me even more.”

Bell said to me with a firm face as she held Lucy who had lost her will to resist and was dangling.

“Please… Fighting… Master Ed.”

*

The blueberry pie tasted like chewing sand.

These are refreshments delivered directly from the most famous bakery in Hwangdo. Excited to see her bachelor friend after a long time, Clara brought a lot of refreshments, all of which were of high quality.

Clara, who was sipping black tea in front of her best friends at the bachelor’s school, Jenika and Anis, realized that this is what a cushion of thorns is like.

Student welfare facilities gathered in the student hall in the faculty building. The three of them sat side by side in a corner of the bench there… There was no proper conversation for five minutes.

The first one or two times, the excited Clara alone threw up a topic about vacation schedules, classes for the next semester, etc… Only a few short answers came and went, and only subtle air currents flowed between Jenika and Anis.

‘Why are you here…? Did you fight…?’

Seeing the obvious fight that anyone could see, Clara suddenly got a headache.

Even in Sylvania, two of my most cherished friends are fighting… This is definitely heartbreaking.

At the beginning of the vacation, the images of Jenika and Anis that I saw as they left school are lingering. Although she argues here and there, the sight of her friends always laughing together stimulates Clara’s nostalgia.

The relationship between Yenica and Anis is long. There is a high possibility that it will not be a trivial thing to say that they fought, or at least not a big enough agenda to divide the friends themselves.

Anis has a bad temper, but she is kind in nature anyway. Not to mention Jenika. Even if the two fight, how complicated would they fight?

This is the timing to reconcile the two as a middle bridge. It was the moment when Clara thought so and tried to speak her words first.

“He said he was hugged by Ed.”

A word from Yenika, thrown as plainly as possible, without much emotion.

With the patience of a superhuman, Clara managed to pass the black tea, which was trying to regurgitate through her esophagus.

“What do you mean?”

Clara looked at Anis as it was.

What the hell are you talking about, Anis. Just hearing those words makes you feel like…. Forcing yourself to chew on those words, Clara observed Anise’s reaction.

She looked down as if she was embarrassed… she was sweating with a shy face…!

Yenikawa… can’t make eye contact…!

“anise…?”

“That’s… more like a misunderstanding, huh.”

Anise quickly raised her gaze and spoke intently to Yenika while sweating profusely.

“It seems that the spirits conveyed the story too abbreviated. No, rather, I think they conveyed the story by focusing too much on superficial facts. The spirits probably don’t know the inside story.”

“What, what…?”

Anis took a deep breath and regained her usual calm appearance.

The Bachelor’s chief assistant, Anise Heylan. It was a face that seemed to have returned to that meticulous and meticulous figure in everything, and for some reason, Clara felt relieved on one side.

“There is something I must apologize to Yenika about. This is a fact that Clara knew as well… Actually, it is true that I flirted with Ed.”

Only then did Clara understand the whole story.

What Anise said to Clara before vacation, before leaving school.

That’s what I said to flirt with Ed and see how he reacted…!

“Ah~, that’s what you mean…! Oh, did Jenika catch you?! Anise is so rude…! But this… is something I should apologize for…!”

“That’s right, Yenica. I’m sorry. Actually, I couldn’t really trust that guy named Ed Rosteeler… He looked like a sl*t no matter how he looked at it… That’s why I was just trying to get him…!”

“What…? That… Lies… No, G… Really?”

This time, Yenica’s pupils began to tremble violently. Understanding the confusion, Clara’s heart started beating as well.

Clara knows. Anise’s words are not false.

Apparently, Anise had consulted with Clara proudly. I’m going to try him out to check Ed’s distribution.

“A guy like that isn’t my style in the first place!

Anis, too, with her pupils shaking at the same time, suddenly began to speak loudly.

“From the beginning, what kind of person would like to follow a person who is like a bully, who is arrogant in everything, who grumbles, and who lives for pride, huh?!”

“You’re talking too much, Anise! You don’t know much about Ed…!”

“No, then what to do with me!”

Anise said that, took a breath for a moment, then hit the table and got up.

“That… I feel sorry for flirting with that guy like that without consulting you…! I’m sorry! Yenika!”

“When Gaga suddenly apologizes like that… I… I don’t know what else to do…! If you react this way, it’s like I’m with Ed… that…”

Clara felt her soul drain out.

Are you going to come all the way here and tell me that it’s not like that? I don’t know what Ed would think, but at least from Jenika’s point of view, didn’t the limbs already cross the line?

Who used to gossip about ed ed ed every time we met, but now when he reacts like that, it’s dumbfounded. I think it might be because I have a shy personality in the first place.

“And… why are you doing something you didn’t ask me to do, Anise! Whether Ed is a good person or not… is for me to decide…! No, wait. I feel like we’re in a relationship… This wasn’t the intention…?”

“Yenika. You’re so confused right now that you can’t control your thoughts.”

Yenika continued to talk while stomping her feet.

“My, do you know how worried I was?! I can’t sleep at night… Anis is a very precious friend, so should I feel betrayed this way… Maybe I was in a position where I could feel betrayed in the first place. .. In fact, I am nothing… I wondered if I was worrying about topics overflowing with myself for no reason..”

“Don’t worry, Yenika. At least to that guy, you’re quite special. You’ll be more than a friend and less than a lover. From what I’ve observed, yes.”

“No, if you say that, I don’t know how to answer again, but no, it’s a bit hot! It’s hot!”

Jenika, feverish to the limit, fanned her face, staring alternately at Anise and Clara. It’s embarrassing. It’s not even a day or two… Today, it was more than that.

The reason for this is that Anise’s way of speaking was overly direct. I wonder if the progress is too fast for the celestial girl, Yenika… Then when are you going to stop? Her psychology is also a bit mixed.

“Uh, anyway… to say it’s such a strong misunderstanding… that must be a misunderstanding… yes…! To be honest, I don’t think it’s a good thing to evaluate and judge Ed that way… .The intention was for me, so I can’t take offense at that… Anyway, thank you for being honest, Anise!”

Jenika’s face speaks so clearly. Clara finally calmed down.

It’s a big deal for anise. She is perfect in everything she does, but in this way she causes discord with Yenica by stepping on her tail.

Still… it worked out… I guess this is just a happening.

For a moment, he thought that Anise had really been seduced by Ed, and he was so dumbfounded. Then it is.

“Uh, yes… Yes, Yenika.”

However, Clara saw through that face.

Looking down at Anis, who answered Jenika’s words with her face subtly blushing…

Clara clearly realized the identity of the goosebumps running down the surface of her skin.

“anise.”

After the tea party, Yenika quickly headed towards the northern forest.

It is said that recently, he has been unable to visit Ed because he has been focusing on spirit response training and wasting his energy on misunderstandings with Anise.

She seemed to want to meet Ed periodically, so it was natural for Jenika, who had become much lighter mentally, to head to the North Forest.

In the eyes of Clara, who doesn’t know anything about Ed’s whereabouts, he only sees him as going to practice intimacy with the spirits. She just shakes her hand to say hello and let go.

When they were finally alone with Anis, Clara called Anis’ name in a low voice.

“…Clara, can’t you ask me in detail?”

“If you want…but, Anise…but…”

“I have an idea.”

“What are you thinking?”

As they crossed the living room together, when Clara asked so quietly… Anise swallowed dry saliva, grabbed Clara’s collar, and said with a strangely desperate look.

“Please introduce me to a man.”

“…”

It seems like there was a similar repertoire before, but this time it’s a bit more special.

However, the unfortunate thing is that even Clara has no dating experience…

“That’s such an unreasonable request…”

“Uh, yeah…?”

“In the first place, there’s no way a person’s mind can easily come and go like that. Anise.”

“No, Clara. You don’t know what that is. The original mind and emotions can be overwritten!”

After saying that, Anise met Clara’s eyes, and her shoulders trembled.

“Don’t look at me like that, Clara!”

“What, what kind of eyes? I was just staring..!”

Anis took a deep breath and repeated it over and over again.

“Anyway, I’m sorry I lied to Yenika… but right now I didn’t want to be burdened by Yenika. It just doesn’t exist!”

“Cheer, it’s okay if I explain slowly! Anise, you’re excited right now! And it’s not that easy to come up with a new relationship in the first place!”

“That’s right?”

“Anis, you’re busy… and you’re the type of person who doesn’t invest enough effort into others to the point of becoming close to each other… Wait, isn’t it a bit strange to say this at the right moment…?”

“Oh, no… you’re right… you’re right…

Anise grabbed Clara by the shoulder and shook her a couple of times.

“Clara. Maybe it’s a stereotype that you have to date a man. Think more forward-looking… If you’re in a special relationship… Clara, would you date me?!”

“Please wake up, Anise. You have to think rationally. You’re a calm person. Put down your guilt about Jenika and think about it, please.”

“Yes, that’s right. Clara. You shouldn’t be swayed by that.”

Anise tightly gripped her spinning vision and spoke directly to Clara.

“Anyway, they said that when the body gets farther away, the mind also gets farther away. The vacation will come to an end soon after this snowstorm, and the bachelor scholarship students will move to their new workplace… You won’t run into that man anytime soon.

In the first place, there are almost no overlapping fields other than elemental science with him, so the classes you take will be almost different… You will have to somehow pass it well until the undergraduate scholarship work is over. Yes… until the time when the undergraduate scholarship students leave after work assistance…!

“

“I decided to stay with the undergraduate scholarship students until the end of the semester as student assistants!”

The next morning, assistant professor Claire pretended to blow the trumpet and said to the students who had gathered in the lab.

“Clevius and Onyx are both diligent and good at their work, and especially Ed is so good at his work, active, and good at everything, so it was a shame to hand him over to another lab.”

Assistant Professor Claire said that with a worldly expression, and took a bite of the tart.

“Of course, since you’re more like a student assistant, you’ll get more scholarships, and compared to other labs, it’s a more comfortable atmosphere to work in~. Everyone is welcome~”

Certainly, the working environment in Assistant Professor Claire’s lab is not too bad. Above all, the professor in charge has no sense of authority at all.

Anise, who was sitting alone in a private seat in the lab, behind the students who seemed to be all along, was hugging her face with an expression as if she had lost her country.