〈 Episode 254 〉 I am your future (4)
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Rox stayed in Aplia for about three more days.
During the three days he stayed in Aplia, Rox provided light sparring and counseling to students who dreamed of becoming knights, and it was a very heartwarming sight to see from afar.
Graduated seniors advise juniors on their career paths and give advice based on experience. That would be a very valuable experience for the students.
“great job. “They said they came here for sightseeing, but it seems like they were working.”
“It’s not even work. It was much more enjoyable than training apprentice engineers. “It’s nice to return to my alma mater after such a long time.”
The fourth day.
As we left Aplia, Rox explained Galahal’s visit schedule to me in more detail.
“I think Mr. Galahal’s visit will be in about ten days.”
Galahal will visit ten days from now.
News about him will be kept hidden until the day of the event as much as possible, Rox said.
“Hide it?”
“yes. “Mr. Galahal said he would like to visit quietly this time.”
“If you come anyway, there will be an uproar, so why not?”
It is very rare for a hero to visit the royal capital. Among them, Galahal almost never visited the capital. At least, that was the case while I was on the battlefield.
‘That Galahal is coming to the capital?’
It was strange that there wasn’t an uproar.
“But, this is Aplia, isn’t it?”
Rox said with a bitter smile.
“No matter how prestigious the family is, it is not a place where you can enter just by showing your name. “It’s a place where even famous magic tower owners have to go through procedures to enter.”
“is it?”
“…Aren’t you a professor from Aplia? “Somehow I feel like I know better.”
Rox stopped muttering and let out a short sigh.
“Now that I think about it, Professor Rania is also a lady from a prestigious family. “You’re not in a position to care about this, so you probably don’t know.”
“huh?”
I blinked.
···A lady from a prestigious family?
‘Is that how it works?’
If you think about it, it wasn’t wrong.
Even before I headed to the battlefield, the Trias family was a prestigious family with a reputation in the world of magic.
In addition, I think I heard from my teacher that my family’s prestige has risen tremendously as all my accomplishments on the battlefield have been reflected.
“Nowadays, most families won’t even be able to hand out business cards. “I’m dumbfounded, but he’s reached that level in just the last few years.”
Achievements made on the battlefield.
And, having recently received a second name from an ancient dragon wizard… the Trias family has risen to an untouchable position.
‘I didn’t listen properly because I wasn’t interested…’
I had a vague understanding of the situation.
I massaged my chin for a moment and then asked Rox a question.
“Do I look like a lady from a prestigious family?”
“yes? “If I don’t say this well, will I get arrested for insulting you?”
“Just kidding.”
There was no way that someone from the battlefield, and especially Uncle Heinkel’s direct aide, would be arrested for something like that. Rox also answered, scratching the back of his head as if he knew that.
“It feels different from other noble ladies. “Professor Rania doesn’t put her authority first, and it’s easy to have a conversation with her.”
“okay?”
“Yes, to be honest… it feels quite different from what I think of when I think of nobles.”
That’s because I too come from a commoner background.
“What impression comes to mind?”
“Well… it may be unpleasant, but that’s the impression that comes to mind when I think of nobles. Children of noble families who come to build their careers, who can often be seen on the battlefield.”
Ah, I thought I knew what it was.
‘They participated in some operation or another and are just trying to get the same experience.’
There were often those who thought of the battlefield only as a means to increase their reputation, and it was highly likely that such people were brats who were burdened with authority.
‘Clumsy brats.’
Rox is said to have come from a commoner background, so he must have often had the experience of being bullied by such brats.
I smiled bitterly and continued.
“Would I be like those kids who got hit like that?”
“Is that so…yes?”
“huh?”
Rox stopped speaking and opened his eyes wide.
Those eyes were shaking, but I couldn’t tell the intent of their gaze.
“Uh, Professor Rania?”
Rox asked me a question with a trembling voice.
“Just… what?”
It was a reaction as if a completely unexpected word had come out of my mouth. Without blinking, I spoke again what I had just said.
“That damn kid…”
“Heeoeook…”
Rox took a deep breath.
“Do you know how to swear?”
“What on earth did you think of me…?”
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It seemed as if some illusion had been broken.
2.
“Is it weird if I swear?”
“yes? “Now that you’ve come?”
Garder’s office.
Kalt, the owner of the office, stopped filling out documents and looked at me. It was a look that seemed truly new.
“Is it just a day or two that you’ve been so talkative? “When I first met you, I thought she had a rag in her mouth.”
“What are you selling?”
“Take a look.”
Kalt tsk tsk and clicked his tongue.
“Didn’t you call me a bitch when we first met? Now I can tell you, my first meeting with my senior was the worst. really.”
“You also made fun of me back then, calling me a virgin wizard.”
“So you beat him up, right?”
“I got hit a little bit.”
“a little? “Did you say moth?”
“what.”
“Sseu-eup…”
Kalt shook his head.
He looked like he was wondering what I was going to say, but when I looked at him, he looked quite pissed.
“Well, I roughly understand what you’re saying. “Isn’t that what you’re asking, does it look weird if I swear like that right now?”
I nodded.
It bothered me that Rox walked away with a shocked expression, just like I did when my illusion was shattered when I found out that the first magic tower owner was an old elf.
“That’s strange, of course.”
Kalt answered as if he was asking something obvious.
“In the past, you were a senior. If you went against his will, you had the impression that he would tear you to death, so I thought you would do that even if you spoke loudly, but now it’s a little different, isn’t it?”
“It seems like you’ve been secretly irritating me since a while ago?”
“It’s Mac. “That is slander.”
I glanced at Kalt with a suspicious look.
‘This guy, just looking at this cancer…’
It was clear that he still had the bang he had put on the top of his head the other day.
“Anyway, you may not have known it then, but if you swear like that now, everyone will be surprised. Even Galahal will be embarrassed. If you’re curious, give it a try. “I’m curious too.”
“···Is it that much?”
“That’s about it.”
Should I reduce swearing?
No, I don’t think it does that much.
‘Isn’t it normal for me…?’
I speak a bit harshly to Sara and Remia, but who are they in the first place…
“Now, are you wondering, ‘Isn’t this normal for me?’ “Didn’t you think so?”
“···what?”
Startle.
I got goosebumps for a moment.
“···What are you? “Have you mastered mind reading?”
“Is human observation my specialty for no reason?”
Kalt looked at me with his eyes wide open.
“I’m telling you, you’re not normal either…”
“Are you saying I’m Mac?”
This is the moment when I clenched my fist.
Kalt was shocked and pushed a pile of papers in the corner towards me. I narrowed my eyes and glared at Kalt.
“Boo, these are the documents you requested.”
“······.”
“···It was well organized.”
I sighed briefly and picked up one of the papers I had piled up. These papers were all reports investigating operations in which a single warrior participated.
“The operations in which Mr. Galahal participated are organized in chronological order.”
“What did you find?”
“Not yet.”
Not yet, but there might be something.
Kalt and I both thought so. Galahal would not have chosen to retire for no reason.
‘My heart was broken, I defected, things like that are nonsense in the first place.’
Even after losing all his comrades, Galahal shed a tear and headed back to the battlefield. Galahal’s sudden retirement had many unclear aspects.
‘I need to look into it.’
I gathered the papers and stuffed them into my robe.
“I’ll check this slowly. and···.”
I turned my gaze and looked at the calendar.
Kalt also looked at the calendar and said.
“It’s tomorrow.”
“huh.”
The date Galahal decided to visit Aplia.
That day was just one day away.
3.
Galahal of the Holy Spear comes to Aplia.
Galahal’s visit was revealed to the public three days before his visit. Naturally, letters pouring in from all over asking for a visit… but Aplia’s door never opened.
Aplia is a place for education.
No matter how prestigious the family was, there were no exceptions to the rule of strictly prohibiting visits from outsiders.
Is that why Aplia became quiet?
If you ask me that, it wasn’t like that.
While sitting by the window of the cafe, I glanced at the students walking down the street. Students who would normally shuffle around like undead are now walking at a brisk pace.
It looks full of vitality.
If you listen to the voices of students walking down the street, you will hear the name Galahal several times.
‘Kyle is the most iconic warrior, but…’
Because Galahal is no easy task.
In any case, the hero’s visit was something that would excite the students. Because a hero is such a special being.
‘Still, if I were to pick one of them who is the most excited…’
I slowly turned my head.
There was a girl sitting next to me, staring intently at her notebook. If you look closely at the notebook, you can see traces of articles being cut out and stitched together.
『Seongchang, Galahal. who is he?”
『The most heroic warrior.』
『He is light!』
『If Kyle Torben is the symbol of victory, Galahal is.』
These are articles that make you cringe just by looking at them.
“Let’s have some coffee and see.” “It’s all cooled down.”
I tapped the cold coffee cup. Only then did the girl raise her head and look at me.
“But, Professor Rania…!”
“Uh, Chloe.”
“Galahar will be coming soon…!”
The next hero candidate, Chloe.
Her eyes lit up and she grabbed my sleeve.
“The hero is coming to Aplia. Meetings like this are really rare…! What a warrior!”
No, you are a warrior too.
Chewing and swallowing the words that were welling up in my throat, I let out a clumsy laugh.
“Are you excited?”
“yes. very!”
“So, are you collecting all the articles?”
I pointed to the notebook Chloe was reading.
Chloe nodded loudly.
“yes! “I also collected articles from Galahal, Kyle, and Destel.”
“It’s incredibly thick.”
“In addition to the warriors, we also collected articles from other people. Um, let’s see…”
Chloe flicked through her notebook.
“There’s an article about Professor Rania… Oh, and here’s an article about Raniel!”
“oh···.”
Chloe opened her notebook and put it down in front of me.
I sipped my coffee and squinted at the article.
『Sage was a name just for ‘him’.』
『What are the limits of the great gray wizard?』
『Even the ancient lich fears it.』
『His genius is feared even by the ancient lich!』
“Hey…”
As I read it, I was filled with admiration.
I think coming up with a title like that is a talent. It’s definitely a cheap title, but I kept looking at it without knowing why.
‘I feel… good…’
I hate to admit it, but the corners of my mouth went up a little.
“You’re not wrong.”
It is true that the skull gourd gets scared when it sees me, so wouldn’t it be possible to say that it is afraid?
“Yes? As expected, the gray wizard…”
As I looked at Chloe, who was smiling flawlessly, I felt some kind of guilt, so I slowly shifted my gaze to look out the window.
It was around that time when I was looking out the window.
The students walking up and down the street stopped.
Their gaze returns to one place, and soon their steps begin to move in the direction of their gaze.
“It looks like you’re here.”
It doesn’t take long for the crowd to gather. Looking at the street that suddenly became noisy, I slowly stood up.
“Let’s go too, Chloe.”
“Ah, yes!”
Chloe hurriedly stood up.
As soon as I left the cafe, I grabbed Chloe by the back of her neck as she tried to run away with her notebook in her arms.
“It’s not there.”
“yes? But the crowd is over there…”
I pointed in the opposite direction.
It was a road that led into the forest.
“We are over there.”
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