episode_0111

The cool-elin mode surprisingly lasted a week.

“Princess, would you like to start eating soon?”

“… Yeah.”

Just answer with short answers.

Luke and I don’t even make eye contact.

But the foolish hair has no control and shakes like crazy.

On the outside, she just looked like a shy girl.

Luke also thought it was a little strange at first.

Are you really going to reconsider?

Did you give up and go back to being the old Elin?

I just think so.

A week passed with the cool-elin mode not showing much effect.

Luke and Elin visited the academy.

Of course, it was to support Nia’s magic sparring.

“I tried to bring my mother along. Unfortunately, I didn’t have time.”

“It’s okay. Elin and Oppa came.”

The corners of Nia’s lips formed a soft curve.

If it weren’t for Luke, no one would have come from Berkeley at all.

I was grateful that you even came.

And Nia expressed her gratitude profusely.

“The winner is Nia of the Bucklin family! Nia Bucklin, who has never missed first place in three years!”

The prince, who had been chosen as the opponent for the magic sparring match, was very cruelly toyed with.

Nia, who deliberately avoided the vital points and stabbed with 18 consecutive strikes and said, “Oops, mistake. I’ll finish you off next time,” was scary at first.

Of course, Nia didn’t finish it next time.

I’m going to fill up all the time.

The duel ended only after hearing the prince apologize.

“Kkeuheuek… … !”

By striking the groin with a cane.

There wasn’t a single man who didn’t bend his legs at the last blow.

What on earth did you do during the group project to deserve such a beating?

“I feel so relieved. I hated seeing you always having your followers attend on your behalf.”

“Drinking all day and deliberately flirting with common girls. I knew it would end up like that someday.”

When I heard the students whispering next to me, I immediately understood.

“… … !”

Nia, who had turned the prince into a mess, waved her hands when she found Luke and Elin.

It seems like the kid who was always careful because of other people’s gaze is really excited to do that.

Luke waved his hand gently.

Swish.

Ellen tried to wave her hand, but then slowly lowered it.

When I think about it, it doesn’t seem very cool.

At that time, the heat of the training ground did not subside.

“Huh, what? It’s over already?”

Someone sat down next to Luke.

“Are you here, senior?”

Owner of dark circles covering half of the face.

It was Lanian.

“Teacher?”

Elin pokes Luke’s arm.

Elin expert Luke deduced what the three syllables meant.

“I called it.”

It’s obvious that Lanian is asking why he’s here.

“Why?”

“It’s time to start receiving the price of your promise.”

…the price of promise?

I felt frustrated when Ellen talked about something she didn’t know much about, but I didn’t ask again.

Of course, it’s because you have to look cool.

“Sup… How can I get him into graduate school?”

Lanian looked at Nia’s back as she came down from the training ground with eyes dripping with desire.

“Didn’t you graduate last year?”

“Right. I’m a professor now.”

“… … ”

Early graduation from the academy.

Youngest graduate student.

Lanian Rochefort, who became the youngest professor.

He came in as a student and has been with the academy ever since, even becoming a professor.

Beyond madman, he’s a monster.

There were even rumors going around that he had made a contract with a demon sealed in the academy and was unable to escape.

“You don’t have to go back to the family?”

“What are you doing? You keep telling me to get married.”

“Is that why you stay in the Academy?”

“That’s true, but… I’ve even become a professor. Should I really start polishing the raw materials?”

Even the minimal leash of being an advisor has disappeared.

This means that instead of bringing in undergraduate students as juniors, you can now bring them in as your teaching assistants.

How can I just sit back and watch my cousin being dragged to hell?

Luke opened his mouth right away.

“Don’t you know why I called you?”

“Huh? Didn’t you tell me to come see the magic match?”

“When will you build my magic tower?”

“… … ”

A tall, frozen Lanian.

Squeak squeak. Luke turns his head.

“Was that serious?”

“Then, would I have helped you out of respect and goodwill toward you, my senior?”

The magic tower that was hung as a condition of breaking off the engagement with the Rochefort family.

It’s been three years and there’s been no news.

Now it was really time to take it.

“My dear junior. As we live, there will be times when we can save each other with our strong friendship―”

“I can propose to Rochefort again at any time.”

“!!”

A look of horror spread across Lanian’s face.

There’s no way Rochefort would refuse Luke’s proposal, so the engagement will definitely happen.

Then, you have to be tied down to your family, preparing for the wedding and all.

In this way, valuable research… … .

“… Of course you have to keep your promise!”

Because I couldn’t lose Lanian’s happiness, Lanian’s future, Lanian herself.

Lanian checked the remaining money with tears in his eyes.

Meanwhile, Elin calmed her heart inwardly.

My heart sank when he suddenly proposed to Ranian.

Fortunately, Lanian fell into Luke’s hands.

“After… .”

Of course, Cool-Elin expressed her complex emotions with a short sigh.

* * * * *

After the graduating class’s magic duel ended.

“Wow! Congratulations, Nia unnie!!”

A small event was held to celebrate Nia’s victory.

“Good job, sis.”

“Can you please stop treating me like a dog that has been bitten well?”

Cool-Elin lifted her paw and stroked Nia with a proud expression.

When you have a bad thought like wanting to break the cool mode by tickling Nia.

Bena stretched out her long arms.

“Here’s a congratulatory gift! A set of mana potions!”

“Thank you. But didn’t you say you were busy?”

“I’m busy. But is it more important than my sister? I can just postpone my schedule until next month!”

“I don’t think it will work… ?”

Nia’s grateful expression mysteriously changed.

But whatever.

While Benaga was showering Nia with compliments.

“Hello, junior summoner?”

“Huh… Ranian?”

I was embarrassed because I encountered Lanian.

“What, just call me senior.”

“Uh… But, but… .”

Bena shrank down in an instant.

He is now as tall as Nia.

This could be called the botch-venna mode.

“What did you do to make Bena react like this?”

“What, what are you doing? I didn’t do anything. I just told you to come to graduate school and I’ll give you all the support.”

Doing nothing.

I did something incredibly burdensome.

How could the timid Baron Nissen of the Nissen family outright refuse the invitation of a magic research monster?

I would say I think about it every day, then run away with an awkward smile.

As expected, the research freak smiled brightly at Bena.

“You’ll be a senior next year. Why don’t you think about it seriously? I’ll put you straight into my lab.”

“Uh, um… I appreciate your feelings, but… .”

Botch-Bena’s eyes turned to Luke.

It was instinctive to look for someone who could help.

“You’re not graduating right now, and you’ll be graduating next year. Do you need to think about it in a hurry? Don’t make things complicated for no reason, just stay still.”

“It’s not complicated, it’s a clear path called graduate school―”

“Matap.”

“… … ”

Lanian shut his mouth tightly as if he had memorized the spell.

Bena, freed from the evil hand, bowed her head in gratitude.

“Matap? Oppa, are you going to the Matap?”

Nia asked, gulping down the mana potion she received from Bena.

“It’s not going in.”

Luke shook his head.

“I was promised. To build a magic tower.”

“… Isn’t that too much of a burden even as a wedding gift?”

“Since you broke the engagement yourself, it’s only natural that you’d receive something more than a dowry.”

“???”

A question mark appeared above Nia’s head.

The incident that almost led to Rochefort and Bucklin.

And since I don’t know Lanian’s disposition, I couldn’t help it.

“But, I don’t have money to build a tower right away.”

“That’s okay. I don’t plan on asking you to build on expensive land.”

“Oing. Then?”

I thought you would ask me to build it in the capital.

After all, the purpose of the Magic Tower is to research magic.

Because it is best to build it in the imperial capital where data can be easily transported.

“We will build in the north.”

But Luke was talking nonsense.

At least that’s what it sounded like to Lanian.

“… … why?”

“There’s nothing around.”

“No, then what is the meaning of the existence of the Magic Tower… .”

“I have already received permission from the Duke of Glaze.”

“How did you get that?!”

Luke had a plan.

Of course, I had also received permission from the Duke of Glaze, the pillar of the North, to call Lannian.

“Congratulations again, Nia. Think of a gift you can bring from the North.”

“Huh, huh? Huh huh… … .”

While Nia was absentmindedly watching and unable to follow the conversation.

Exactly.

Luke snapped his fingers and opened a portal.

Wheeing-

A cold wind blows from the other side.

“Apply a warming spell.”

“Okay, let’s go to sleep―”

Luke pushes Lanian into the portal.

“Would you like to take a quick look around the Academy? I’ll be right back.”

Let me say that first.

Cool-Elin could only nod.

That’s because asking if you can follow me wasn’t very cool.

Swoosh… .

After the portal disappeared.

“… I know how to use the warming magic too.”

Ellen belatedly regretted it.

I don’t think cool things are that good…