Chapter 130 – 130. A new beginning
Lovern Academy was basically an academy with a lot of practical training. I don’t know if it was because of the game aspect or because I learned swords and magic even though I was a student.
The beginning of countless practices to come.
First year students preparing to leave for their first practical training in the classroom.
As far as I know, they are not putting themselves into extreme situations yet and are camping for about 3 days and 2 nights in a nearby forest where demonic beasts appear.
Of course, I wasn’t attending, but I was there at Erica’s request to help organize the students into groups this time.
[I think I know why I called you.]
The grinning dark spirit next to me puts one hand on his mouth and tilts his head in a strangely annoying way.
[It was a totem. If you look at places like rural villages in other kingdoms, they usually hang up ugly-looking totems to drive out strangers and ghosts.]
“… … .”
[I see that the students are so worried about you that they can’t even talk and just do what you’re told.]
“I am not specifically threatening students.”
When I answered with my arms crossed, the dark spirit smiled again.
[Is it scary for the students to see you standing like that without saying anything?]
The lecture itself is not overly difficult, but I wonder if students feel pressured because they are both warlocks and high-ranking government officials in the kingdom.
It’s not a very important part, but I wondered if it would be a good idea to put pressure on the students just by standing in the position of a professor.
[I can’t fix that. I can’t fix it. How can I fix it when it’s standing so scary?]
While I was letting out the voice of the dark spirit who had been subtly scratching me earlier, a group of students came rushing towards me.
The children appear to have formed a group to participate in this practical training.
“Well, Professor Deius? “Can I tell you the correct answer?”
Among the children who appear to be commoners, a girl with small eyes raises her hand.
Of course I welcomed it.
“Okay, tell me.”
The female student took a deep breath and made eye contact with me once, but immediately averted her eyes like a scared hamster running away.
The dark spirit next to him sees this and scoffs, but waits for an answer.
“You’re a man, right? “Big body!”
“… … Wrong.”
[Oh, are you guessing me?]
Now the dark spirit realizes what the female student is trying to do.
Seeing the female student being eliminated without any regrets, another male student behind her immediately attacked.
“I will take on the challenge too! It’s a woman, right? “With a meager body!”
[I say no, if you don’t want to be left behind.]
“… … .”
A dark spirit with his arms crossed and his chest curved like a mountain range. Sighing, I shook my head.
“no.”
The next question follows immediately.
“It’s a woman! “With a voluptuous body!”
[It feels like being voluptuous means being fat, but let’s just move on.]
I had no intention of receiving confirmation like this from myself.
“Go ahead.”
The male student who heard me smiled brightly and continued talking.
“I have black hair. “She is very beautiful!”
“Wrong.”
[hey!]
The dark spirit immediately jumped at my answer and started complaining at me. It was quite difficult to listen to the answers of her next children while ignoring her.
[She’s a beauty!]
“How do I know that?”
I cover my nose with a translucent cloth every day, so how can I know whether I am beautiful or not?
[Poetry, can’t you even see the silhouette?]
“In the first place, appearance is not a material for judgment because it is a personal perspective. “That student had the wrong focus.”
[…] … Chii.]
The grumbling dark spirit did not seem to have any intention of taking off the cloth. I also had no intention of forcing it on her.
[But even if I guess it that way, will you count me as correct?]
It could be said that the students who returned had guessed the appearance of the dark spirit like Twenty Questions rather than guessing it.
They probably sold their opportunity by receiving a request from a wealthy nobleman.
It’s not bad.
If you are half sure that you cannot get it, you can profit by selling the opportunity.
“Well, that would also be at the student’s discretion.”
I don’t know which noble child would have learned about the dark spirit’s appearance like a puzzle piece, but I hope you bring the perfect puzzle.
Don’t let all this hard work and effort go to waste.
“Now, have you decided on your team members?”
Erica’s words echo in the spacious classroom. For now, the people who want to participate will form groups, and the remaining people will form separate groups.
This exercise itself was not very difficult, so it was left to the student’s discretion.
Unfortunately for timid students, forming teams and blending in harmoniously was also one of the evaluation items.
At that time, a girl caught my eye at the end.
Unlike last time, she tied her black hair in a ponytail, wore her school uniform neatly, and her cloudy eyes had completely disappeared.
Aria Rias.
She was wiggling her hands and glancing at a certain group.
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It was a group formed by four former colleagues.
“ha.”
I didn’t want to interfere with the group making, but since I wasn’t far away, I walked along the wall without being noticed by the students and stood behind her.
“What are you doing?”
“It’s mom!”
Aria is so surprised. She looks back at me with a slightly tearful expression, and she clenches her fists hesitantly.
“Oh, no. that is… … I was scouting! “Which group is the most efficient?”
“It should have already been announced that this practice is not particularly difficult.”
In fact, it’s like a picnic.
Rather than fighting against demonic beasts, it is about teamwork and living in a camp for 3 days and 2 nights to see how to eat, rest, and build a base.
“… … .”
At my words, Aria just bows her head with her cheeks puffed out.
Since I have nothing to say, should I just keep my mouth shut for now?
“Nothing special. “If you just act like yourself, those kids will definitely accept you.”
“Yeah, that’s right. I made a mistake last time… … .”
“You are a student who requires a lot of effort.”
Tuk.
I just push Aria’s back. Embarrassed, Aria’s body tilted and fell in front of her former colleagues’ group.
Professor! I felt like I could hear Aria’s angry cries, but I decided to cross her arms and watch what she was doing for a while.
“What, suddenly?”
Jin, the assassin, asks bluntly. I’m sure Aria is basically offended by the way she used to talk.
“Oh, no. “That’s it.”
After hesitating for a moment, Aria seemed to have made up her mind and lowered her head, taking a deep breath.
“I was really sorry about last time!”
The four people were taken aback by the sudden apology.
But soon, Happy, the archer, quietly approached Aria and asked.
“Are you good at cooking? “No one among us knows how to cook.”
“uh? Ugh, if you’re going to eat it while camping, it’s… … .”
Since you’ve been traveling for several years, you probably have that basic knowledge.
Then Happy came in smiling and holding Aria’s arms.
“Then let’s add Aria to our group too! Great! “None of us could cook!”
“I could have died from eating poisonous mushrooms.”
Forencia is approaching right on the other side. Looking at the girls who were determined to have Aria as a member of her team, Jin sighed as if her head hurt.
“you guys… … “So carelessly.”
“I like it too.”
The blue-haired Leorus immediately smiled brightly and nodded.
In the end it was 3 to 1.
Aria’s recruitment was decided, and Leorus slowly extended his hand to Aria.
“Let’s get along.”
Aria looked down at the hand for a moment, but her shoulders trembled for a moment as if she suddenly felt touched.
“huh!”
He smiled brightly and held Leorus’ hand.
“Be careful, it looks like he’s been targeting you since last time.”
“Did you know that Leorus was glancing at Aria?”
Aria smiled with a mixture of longing as she looked at the two people on either side of her who were gossiping about Leorus.
My life as a warrior at Lovern Academy is already over.
Now, I have taken my first steps into life at the academy as a student named Aria Rias.
“I’ll take care of you.”
Aria’s bright smile was more pure than ever.
[It’s a nice sight.]
The dark spirit who was watching with me next to me muttered happily.
“It’s a pretty smile.”
Me too.
Looking at that scene, a soft smile appeared.
“It’s much better to see it in person than to see it on the screen.”
[yes?]
“It is nothing.”
He left the meeting, congratulating Aria Rias on her future at the academy.
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“Hey, Aria. “What is your relationship with Professor Deius?”
Happy asks in a whisper, glancing at the spot where Deius had already left.
Aria tilts her head with a puzzled expression and follows Happy to where he was.
The person who pushed his back and left before he knew it.
“Why all of a sudden?”
Once the conversation started, it wasn’t that difficult to talk to the four of them, and the reason Happy asked this question was probably because he thought they had become close friends.
“No, you secretly told Professor Deius…” … Hmm, what should I say?”
“I was obsessed.”
Forencia sneaked in from the side. Even though I used polite language softly, it still hurt to get straight to the point.
Aria thought about the question for a moment, then smiled and shook her head.
“It’s just students and professors. “What’s so special about it?”
Was Aria’s answer surprising?
The two people answered that it was so, but then asked again as if they were a little doubtful.
“No, there were just some rumors. “You follow Professor Deius around because you like him.”
“haha.”
Aria smiled and nodded, feeling awkward.
“Yes, you could misunderstand it that way.”
Aria’s actions so far were enough to be viewed in that way.
“I mistook you for someone else.”
Aria answered with a faint smile, and the two people nodded, saying yes.
Naturally, my eyes turn towards the podium, and my eyes follow Deius, who is talking to Erica there.
“So it’s not like I like it or anything.”
Looking at that image, Aria whispered softly.
“Not yet.”
but.
For sure.
Someday.
Swallowing back her words, Aria continued chatting with her friends again.
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