How to Survive at the Academy Chapter 133

Three Gold Coins (1)

“Lately, senior Ed seems a little gloomy.”

Obel Hall is a facility entirely for the student council.

In an optimal location right next to the Student Plaza, the exterior of the building itself is neat and stylish, and inside there are various facilities for student members to use. It is large and in good condition for a small number of people using it.

Since it is a student council that receives the support of many distinguished guests and influential children, there are many considerations at the academic level, but there is also a reason why the student council itself receives a lot of donations from various aristocratic and influential families.

The staff inside the student council is good for networking, they tend to receive generous grades, and they gain a lot of trust when they successfully complete their work until the end of their term.

Usually, even after graduation, there are many cases where he goes to an important position in the empire, so he is already receiving support from various influential families.

As a result, the scale is quite bloody after adding the budget of the student council within the school, various private donations, and the student dues paid by the children of influential people. I wonder if it is even possible to manage a budget of this size at the student level.

Of course, an advisory professor was appointed to provide minimal assistance, but it did not have a significant impact on the student council’s decision-making.

“Are you older brother…? Are you depressed?”

“I’ve been to camp once before, but he says he’s fine… I just felt uneasy. It’s just my gut feeling.”

Ziggs Epelstein, the second-year assistant in the Ministry of Magic, was already considered an ace among the student council members.

Rather than having a strong sense of belonging to the student council, I feel like I’m just taking care of my work.

This is because Ziggs has a stronger sense of freedom rather than being a person who belongs to one place.

In fact, Ziggs was working with the feeling that he was just doing Tanya’s personal request rather than following the directions of the student council president. She didn’t even make an appearance at Obel’s coffin.

Tanya didn’t ask for a special attitude either. Just having Ziggs in the student council was a huge asset.

“To be depressed, to be specific, how is it…?”

Sylvania Academy’s current student council president, Tanya Rosteyler, put down her quill.

The desk in the student council president’s personal office is really wide, but there are so many papers piled up that it’s colorless.

There are a lot of things that need to be paid for in one day. Morning flies just by coming to Obel Hall every morning and carefully reviewing the day’s report documents.

I knew it was a busy place, but I didn’t expect it to be this much for Tanya.

Still, since she has her own flawed personality, Tanya split her time every day to do things as thoroughly as possible.

“Hmm… If you just look at the outside, it looks normal. You live a busy life as always. While living at camp, you do necessary activities, work as an undergraduate scholarship student, go to classes regularly and study in your spare time… But… Hmm… But I’m kind of Ed. I feel like you are carrying a burden on your heart.”

“If Ziggs-senpai reported it that way, there must be a reason of his own. It bothers me that it’s not clear, but… Hmm… It’s just a hunch…”

Tanya sighed and stretched, then buried her small body in a soft chair.

From Tanya’s point of view, the impression that comes to mind when thinking of Ed Rosteiler has changed quite a bit.

With a somewhat silent feeling, he has a reliable impression of solving everything that comes his way.

It was impossible to imagine him being worried or melancholy, so Tanya was curiously curious.

“It’s been a while since I couldn’t say my regards to my older brother, so let’s meet and say hello…”

“In the afternoon, you have to go to the church restoration site, and you have to go to the Trix Hall to report on the regular work of the student council. After dinner, you have to go to the general meeting of the student club in Lorail Hall to get a report on the current situation, and at night, you have to study on your own.”

“…Why do you know so well?”

“Because I always listen to the chief secretary lament…”

The reason Ziggs takes care of giving Ed the news about Tanya is because Tanya herself can’t find time to spare. As much as she is, she is living on the run.

“It would be less frustrating if I could find out the reason why I was so depressed. Couldn’t senior Ziggs find out for me? .”

“Student President, if I start receiving support from the student council rather than moving personally, there will be room for private management of funds, and it may look like the student council is inspecting individual students.”

“Why on earth is this guy’s position as president so restricted…”

“Originally, the weight of power is everything, isn’t it?”

Tanya let out a deep sigh and looked at the large glass windows that filled the entire wall of one side of the office.

From the Student Council President’s Office on the 4th floor of Obel Building, you can see the Student Plaza at a glance. Lunchtime is just around the corner, and the busily moving procession of students looks like a swarm of ants.

Each of them represents a doctor. It’s never a light spot.

In fact, no matter what you do, there is no work in the world that is not burdensome.

The problem is that Ed Rosteeler is not a human being who becomes melancholic or swaying under a lot of pressure.

As long as you don’t literally carry people’s lives on your back… .

“I’m worried… brother.”

“I’m worried too. Actually, my focus is a little bit different, but…”

“yes?”

Ziggs sat down on the hospitality sofa in the corner of the office.

“Actually, senior Ed is not the type of person who would collapse greatly if he felt a little bit of pressure or depression. Time will take care of it, but the problem is the relationship around Ed senior…”

“A human relationship…?”

“This… In a way, it’s an opportunity… You know the situation around Ed, right?”

Tanya, who was burying herself in the chair, stiffened at the moment.

Even if you slowly burn, you know everything you know. Well, it may be enviable to someone, but it is a very painful situation for the person himself.

Looking at Ed’s situation, who is being wooed by many talented women, it feels like a big gap when he shakes despite looking perfect at everything.

If Ed Roth Taylor is the kind of support you can rely on and rely on in everything, imagine him leaning on himself instead.

That strange sense of fulfillment that rides in your chest… In any case, it is an unavoidable temptation for those who see him as the opposite s*x.

I don’t usually show a shaken image, so how many more opportunities like this will there be?

“Actually, everyone has times when they feel a bit down and depressed. There may be people who recover by being comforted to the fullest, but from the point of view of me, senior Ed is best left alone.”

“It’s a difficult problem…”

“Well, if I try to mess with it any more, it might just be presumptuous… I’m going to keep quiet.”

Ziggs coolly brushed off his hands, dusted off his clothes on the service sofa, and got up.

“Actually, I didn’t come here to report this.

“yes…?”

“I’ve been looking around for a bit suspicious these days, but I think I’ve got one. Isn’t summer vacation coming soon? After the final exams are over next week, I’m going to go on vacation right away.”

“Yes, it is.”

Ziggs pulled a book from his bosom and threw it on the reception desk in front of him.

It was hard to see from Tanya’s point of view as she was sitting at her desk, but when she narrowed her eyebrows and observed it closely, it was <Introduction to the Elements>.

As the most basic elemental science book used from 2nd to 3rd grade, it is quite thick, but it is a book that is treated as a steady seller because it is filled with fundamental content.

“It’s grown quite a bit in Aken Island over the past few years, so it looks like it’s about to reveal its fangs. This case is probably the beginning of that.”

“Exposing fangs… maybe…”

Ziggs nodded.

The act of systematically collecting elemental science books is being carried out around the Elte Company.

In particular, this introduction to elemental science is in the least demand during the period when exams are over and vacations begin. As third graders who no longer need these books sell them out, the price of used and new books temporarily hits the lower limit.

I wiped it all out and piled it up in the storehouse… The intent seems clear to anyone.

Buy when cheap, sell when expensive. It is the basis of all investment activities, but the story is different if you are in the position of Dinosaur Company, which is solely responsible for the distribution of living activities on Aken Island.

Buying and selling is a traditional method, so its results are certain. It’s not that I haven’t been able to do it, it’s just that I haven’t. In order to increase its size and exert a dominant influence within the bachelor’s life block.

“Well, considering the size of the company, it may not be that huge of a profit… but this is a kind of skirmish.”

“That’s right. Right now there’s only one elemental science book, but in the future, it might be possible to expand the range to various clothes, magical engineering supplies, and school supplies…”

Lortel Kecheln, who serves as the acting head of the Elte Firm.

Tanya had seen the girl’s face many times. However, her most intense memory is the sight of her staring down on the other side of the hallway of Ophelis’ coffin, where no one is left.

I still can’t breathe when I think of Ed’s death on my back, sitting like a cold corpse waiting for Tanya.

Not only that, but it’s also impeccable in terms of ability. Money is money, and magic skills are outstanding, and the ability to improvise in a crisis situation has already been widely recognized.

Now, as the student council president, he was in a position where he had to keep her in check.

* * * [ Life skill details ]

Grade: Intermediate Artisan Specialty: Carpentry Skill Lv 15 Design Lv 10 Gathering Ability Lv 13 Carpentry Lv 14 Masonry Lv 7 Hunting Lv 11 Fishing Lv 7 Cooking Lv 7 Repair Lv 5 < Advanced Crafting Skill Slot: Empty > < Advanced Crafting Skill Slot : Empty > It’s been quite a while since I got the advanced crafting skill slot among life skills, but it’s still empty.

Right now, it was because he was busy learning skills that would help him in battle. However, life skills cannot be ignored.

First of all, not only does it have a big impact on the talent stat among the basic stats, but if you can make good equipment, it will of course have a big impact on the battle.

<Sylvania’s Failed Swordsman> is a game that deals with the story that takes place on the island of Aken, so the means to procure combat equipment are really limited.

Unless you know if it’s a game that adventures in various cities, the shops available in this game are all those in the living area.

Most of the products are for students, and it is difficult to expect more than a certain level even if you find a shop that handles combat equipment from time to time.

In the end, in <Sylvania’s Failed Swordsman>, if you want to procure high-end combat equipment, clearing special quests or making your own is the most efficient way.

I was able to procure a fair amount of magic engineering supplies from Professor Glast’s soul library, but I think it would be better to make direct combat or adventure equipment with my own hands. It could be procured through Elte Trading Co., but it would be too much of a burden to pay for it individually.

In addition, if you train your life skills well, the living environment at the camp will be much improved, so it’s like killing two birds with one stone.

First of all, one of the advanced crafting slots was decided to be filled with ‘Advanced Bow Crafting’.

It was intended to enchant the bow itself with various magics, and to create bows that increase accuracy and power in certain situations.

Then what do you put in the other slot? that… I needed to think about it some more.

It was when I sat near the campfire and was still in my thoughts.

A person emerged from beyond the grass. He was wearing a gold-rimmed robe that looked pretty expensive.

“I should have known about this… but seeing it in person gives me a strange feeling.”

It had been quite a while since Lortel had visited the camp.

I heard that it’s the student council president election, the trade union settlement day, and everything else is busy and hectic.

“I never thought I’d really build a hut and sit in it…”

“Oh, what’s the matter, Lortel?”

I was sitting by the fire and thinking about my life skills, and Jenika, who was sitting next to me, was warming herself by the fire with blank eyes.

Lortel wiped her face once, sat down in front of the fire, and swept down her robe hat.

Her signature auburn hair falls down her shoulders. Usually, it is neatly braided to one side, but today, for some reason, it was neatly untied.

A blue rose-shaped pin, which she wears when going out to important events, was beautifully pinned to one side, and the dress she wore under her robe was also a neat, pure white frill dress.

“It’s been a while since I came to see Ed’s face… but even though I was mentally prepared, this scene is a bit…”

“…What, is this voice… Lortel…?”

“It’s been a while, Yenica-senpai.”

Jenika, who had been quietly warming herself by the fire, trembled. It’s like something saying ‘something to come has come’.

“Yes. It’s Lortel…”

“There’s no need to explain how this happened…”

Lortel sighed heavily and glanced at Yenika.

Yenica’s eyesight has also returned, and now she can vaguely feel the gaze of others. In the first place, the way Lortel turned and looked at her was quite menacing, even in the blurry vision.

However, Jenika stood upright with her body that did not move well and smiled confidently.

“Ed and I have decided to live together.”

“…”

“We live together now!”

I think I’m a little embarrassed to say it with my own mouth… Ehehe, I muttered behind my back.

“I think living next door is a better term than living together.”

“Because we live in the same camp. Maybe we live together?

I can feel the cross veins protruding from Lortel’s head.

Even though I seemed angry, I first thought that it wouldn’t be like that. In the first place, Lortel is not easily offended.

Isn’t she a girl whose ability to always keep her composure is unparalleled?

“To be honest, I came to ask about senior Ed’s well-being today, but there’s a reason I came to give you some important information.”

“Important information? What is it?”

“Senior Ed, I don’t know what your wallet is going to be like right now, but I recommend that you stock up on books and magic engineering supplies for next semester.”

Is it information about market fluctuations?

It’s not unusual for Lortel, who is on the side of the merchant, to give predictions about market prices in advance.

However, it seems that it is not so simple to think again.

“Well, maybe you can get it cheaper if you buy it in advance. The price always rises the closer you get to the time you need it.”

“It is, but it is not a matter of making it more expensive or cheaper.”

Lortel smiled and added.

“Probably, by the end of the vacation, you won’t be able to find it at all.”

“…”

It was only after hearing that that I realized.

A war of nerves between the bachelor and the upper class that continues throughout the third act of <The Fallen Swordsman of Sylvania>.

Apart from the main story, whose side you take between the bachelor and the merchant who are constantly at odds has a big impact on the ending.

Lortel’s move this time is an extension of that war of nerves.

“Yenika sunbaenim heard the news, so it would be better to prepare it in advance~ I was lucky~ I heard good information because I was right next to you at this timing~”

“Yeah~ Thank you~ And, to tell you, I live with Ed and he’s always by my side, so there’s no need to say I’m lucky!”

– Fast.

Hearing the sound of twisting my veins again, I secretly saw Lortel’s expression. After all, her face is still smiling.

“You can’t see your eyes properly, but your mouth is alive… Ah, it’s about our company’s pet bird. It got hurt a lot recently.”

“Yeah. That’s right. I need to help you a lot. I’m fine because Ed is always by my side…!”

not a single word That purebred Jenika Failover… .

Although she is a girl who is infinitely weak against the malice of others, she has a peculiar tendency to become poisonous towards Lortel.

Even so, Lortel is Lortel.

There is no easy way to lose your temper or lose your temper.

“…I’m pissed off.”

?

“It’s so nice here. The air is nice, the water is flowing, and I think I know why Lucy likes to take a nap here.”

Lortel’s tone suddenly calmed down, as if something had cut her patience.

Then, trudging along, he went to Yenika and spoke as if he were to be heard.

“By the way, this isn’t private land… Well, the whole of Aken Island isn’t even the school grounds… The land rights on this side will be managed by the Empire. Even so, it’s just a forest on one side of the island in the southwest corner…”

what is the meaning of that word Lortel smiled and went on with his words.

“The land rights themselves are so meticulously managed that it’s hard for me to do anything about it, but… well, building permits shouldn’t be a problem.”

“what…?”

Yenika looked at Lortel, her complexion dyed blue. I wonder if I could see Lortel’s smiling face in the far corner of my field of vision… She trembled.

“Oh my goodness.”

In the meantime, Lortel smiled when she saw an empty lot near the river on the other side of the camp.

And then he speaks like a sentence.

“Here, the place is very nice.”

It felt like an ominous energy was seeping through the camp.