260. Career Counseling
Mille-feuille von Sablé 15 years old.
A girl who considers herself to be an ordinary person who just happened to be lucky, went from being a low-performing student to a top student, and now carries the nickname of “Desperate” on her shoulders.
I wonder if I can dare to use the nickname of Emperor in this empire, but when I asked about it, I was told, “At first it was a problem, but about a hundred years ago, a descendant of the emperor issued a decree permitting it, saying it was a childhood tantrum. It has been maintained ever since.”
However, Mille-Feuille was embarrassed and wanted to return the title of Emperor that she had just obtained, but Eve did not allow it.
So, recently, Mille-Feuille von Sablé has been in a lot of trouble.
“So, has Miss Mille-Feuille decided on her course?”
“······Uh, that’s right.”
The person who causes this worry is none other than Eve von Lohengrin.
He is the current student council president of Zephrin and Wolfram’s younger brother. He is a genius with magical powers comparable to those of the first emperor, the greatest in the history of the continent.
If you ask why such a person as Eve von Lohengrin is a problem for him…
“It wouldn’t be a bad suggestion for Mille-Feuille either.”
“···That, that’s true.”
“Of course, it takes less time for mille-feuille. I won’t say irresponsible things like that.”
“······.”
“And I know very well why you’re worried. Because of where you work now?”
“······yes.”
“But he’s graduating next year. He said he doesn’t plan on going to graduate school, so after he graduates, you’ll have to stay at Zephrine for two more years without him. You understand?”
At those words, Mille-feuille stopped for a moment.
It was a harsh story, but at the same time, it was true.
Wolfram will be graduating at the end of next year, but he will be a junior then. He will have to endure two years without him here.
“This year, Sylphia. Next year, Wolfram and Ayla, Rudica, Regina and Siella will graduate. The year after that, Nephthy and I will graduate. And you will have to spend your last year alone. Do you understand?”
“······.”
“So, can you work at that convenience store with a smile without him? … Nephthy will come for a year. What about the next year? In the end, you, a freshman, will be left alone for a year, and he will definitely come.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
It may only have been a year, but Mille-Feuille could not even imagine how long that year would be.
“Convenience stores are a very strange structure. I think of them as Wolfram’s laboratory.”
“······.”
“A laboratory without scholars is just an empty lot. Don’t waste a year, join the student council. I am not talking about your happy time now, but about the loneliness that will come someday.”
Eve’s words were absolutely right.
Mille-feuille couldn’t say anything.
I appreciate her kind offer, but the student council. The student council…
“Can you give me a little more time?”
“If we are to launch a new student council next year, we need to finalize the list before the final exams in the second semester. Please do it quickly. I don’t want to make a list without you.”
“······yes.”
After barely answering, Mille-Feuille left the student council president’s office.
The door closed with a bang and Eve let out a deep sigh.
“Do you hate me?… Well, that’s what happens when you’re in the position of student council president.”
I know that the more I shout for justice, the more people hate me.
Because I’m used to being a villain. Eve smiled and shrugged her shoulders.
***
The tribute sent by Io has increased!
I don’t know why, but I have no intention of refusing a gift that is sent to me because it is a good gift.
There were some good herbs in there, and I started making potions with herbs I got from the free market.
The quality is better than I expected and… I feel bad saying this, but I think I’ll be able to start my first expedition soon.
by the way.
“Mille-feuille.”
“······.”
“Mille-feuille von sablé.”
“···Ah, ah. You, you called. Senior?”
Today, the condition of the mille-feuille was particularly strange.
He’s been blankly staring all day and not responding promptly to questions. This is the first time Mille-Feuille has done something like this, so I’m worried.
It is not the boss’s job to take care of part-timers’ mental health, but it is the senior’s duty to help close juniors.
“Is something bothering you?”
“Ah… That’s it. I wouldn’t call it a worry.”
As he says that, he gives a fleeting smile as usual, saying, “Ahaha…”
Something’s going on.
“Just let it out. Sometimes it makes you feel better.”
“···Ahaha. That’s why.”
Mille-feuille soon confided her worries.
That is. So···.
“Is this Eve trying to steal you away? This won’t work. It’s finally time to put an end to our ill-fated relationship with that guy.”
“Oh, no. If you don’t want me to, Senior… I have no intention of joining the student council. Rather than that….”
“More than that?”
“I thought, ‘There’s nothing wrong with what Senior Eve said.’”
“hmm.”
That’s right, that’s right.
Next year, Ayla, Rudika, and I will graduate, and the others will graduate one by one.
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In this Zephrine, the moment when everyone can gather and laugh is the end.
Final exams are coming up, winter break is over, Sylphia leaves, spring turns into winter again, and then spring comes and we leave.
And from spring to spring, and then another spring after that, mille-feuille graduates.
“That’s a bit… scary.”
“I see.”
From my perspective… that is, after overcoming my childhood and becoming an adult, and entering a school where kids go again, I know that this period passes by really quickly.
So, I know that I have to enjoy this moment that I can’t return to as much as I can and be happy, but it’s not like Mille-feuille. For him, the present is the top priority, the best, and the future doesn’t even come close.
“But Eve is right. I don’t think I’ll be coming back to Zephrine after I graduate… to pursue my dream of opening convenience stores all over the world. And you, you’ll have to graduate. Not everyone can have a Zephrine diploma.”
Admission is a test of talent, but graduation is even harder, says Jeffrin.
And the top student in his/her class will graduate unless he/she drops out. In other words, Mille-Feuille’s diploma is secured.
“If I join the student council… I’ll be really busy. I won’t be able to stop by the convenience store either…”
“There is a high chance of that happening.”
“I… don’t know. I think it wouldn’t be bad to take care of this convenience store that you created by yourself.”
As she spoke, Mille-Feuille took a look around the cozy convenience store.
This is true.
Here, as an adult, I have to say something sharp.
“Mille-feuille. Mille-feuille von sablé.”
“···yes?”
“Get up right now. I’m going to the student council room.”
“Uh, uh···?”
I really can’t stand to see this.
What is this little kid doing already?
***
After that, he barged into the student council president’s office where Eve was sleeping.
Eve dozed off for a moment, frowned when I arrived, and her expression softened when I threw her a bag of candy.
Anyway, whether this guy gains weight or not in the present tense is not important.
“So why did you come here?”
“I got information that they were trying to take our part-time worker away without permission.”
“···Oh, that’s it. So you came here to say something? Okay. This is my fault, so I’ll take a swear word.”
“Well done.”
“······yes?”
At my words, Eve looked at me with round eyes.
Well, people can compliment each other and things like that.
“Well done. This is not sarcasm, it is genuine praise.”
“If you are paying me pure praise, then either I am crazy or you are crazy. I can’t be crazy… Wolfram. Are you crazy?”
“No. I am truly in my right mind. I also agree with Mille-Feuille’s transfer to the student council.”
“······Why? Unlike me, who is a temporary worker, aren’t you a regular member of the party you cherish?”
“That’s why I want Mille-Feuille to join the student council.”
At my words, Eve looked at me as if demanding an explanation, and Mille-feuille also stood behind me and grabbed my collar tightly.
“Mille-feuille said that after I graduate, it would be okay if we spent time at the convenience store reminiscing about each other, but I don’t want that.”
because.
Mille-feuille is my party mate, and that continues even after I graduate.
“I’m greedy. I don’t want to let go of something I’ve got my hands on. So even if I graduate from Zephrin, Mille-Feuille is still a member of my party. I don’t want to hear reports that he’s been like that for a year.”
“······Senior.”
“So, to keep this guy from doing something stupid, right now… I don’t like it, but Eve, I need your help.”
Eve looked at me with narrowed eyes and then sighed.
“Yes. At least you’re awake. Now, Mille-feuille. Come over here and fill out the application form.”
“Ah···. Yes.”
“Wait a minute, Eve.”
“What now?”
“But that’s only based on future years. When I’m a student, I have to focus on convenience store work.”
“···What on earth do you want me to do?”
“What. In the contract between you and Mille-Feuille, you have to coordinate the time, including me.”
“Do you really have to go that far?”
“Of course. As I said before. I am the type of person who never lets go of what I have in my hands. And Mille-feuille is still a member of my party. Do you have any complaints?”
“···Tsk. Okay, I understand.”
***
So the application form for admission was roughly organized.
First of all, when I was a student, I always prioritized Mille-Feuille’s opinion and worked mainly at convenience stores.
After I graduate… After that, Mille-Feuille will focus on practical student council work.
“Why is it practice-oriented?”
“Upon graduating from Zephrine, Mille-Feuille will become an indispensable talent for convenience store planning around the world.”
“Um… You don’t plan on handing it over to me, do you?”
“No. I was the first to understand that child’s intelligence and abilities. There’s no way I could hand it over.”
“Tch.”
Eve clicked her tongue, but what can’t be done can’t be done.
There is only one time when it is possible…
“Mille-feuille. What about you?”
“yes yes?”
Only when Mille-Feuille herself says she wants to prioritize the student council over her own party.
“After I graduate, do I really want to move to the student council and continue working under Eve?”
“No. I… I am a member of your party.”
Mille-feuille smiled and shook her head.
This is a quick answer that makes you think that if you were to think about what to have for dinner, you would think about it longer than this.
“Thank you for your answer.”
“I am truly grateful, senior. ···I will learn as much practical skills as possible, and after graduation, I will go straight to you. At any moment, I will never forget that I am a member of your party.”
I nodded at the words that conveyed Mille-Feuille’s determination well.
“Then, Mille-feuille. For the rest of the year, I’ll come to the convenience store occasionally to learn the ropes.”
“yes yes!”
Mille-feuille nodded and left the convenience store.
Anyway, I was about to go back, but Eve stopped me.
“what.”
“No. It’s nothing. I just left it because I was curious about what you talked about with Io.”
“It was nothing. It really was nothing.”
“I see. Then that’s fine.”
What is it? It’s bland.
More than that, I have a question.
“Why did you suddenly want to put Mille-Feuille in the student council? Isn’t it quite urgent?”
“Yes. I guess I was a bit hasty.”
“Is there any reason to be in a hurry?”
“···Of course there is. Why wouldn’t there be?”
“······.”
As I urged her with my eyes, Eve sighed and continued speaking.
“···You know that I am the youngest among the current imperial descendants, right?”
“I know, but then?”
“Did you know that? The student council president of Zephrin has been a descendant of the imperial family for generations.”
“I know. Why do you keep saying such obvious things?”
“Then do you know this too? In rare cases where there is no current student council member, the most trusted member of the previous student council president takes on the role of ‘acting president.’ Although he may not have as much real power as the president, just graduating with that title makes you a person recognized by the world.”
I closed my eyes quietly.
no.
really?
Are you sure that’s true?
“It’s just a story of possibility. … I don’t think he’d do anything foolish at Zephrine, he doesn’t belong to any big faction, he’s not politically biased, and he’s kind and strong-willed. Wouldn’t he be a decent person?”
In other words, Eve is saying this.
He said that he wanted to raise Mille-Feuille to the position of acting student council president.
