A person who becomes more interesting the more you look at him. (1)

“Then, I’ll be off, Sister.”

“Yeah! Do well on your exam~ I believe that if it’s our Rudis, you’ll definitely pass!”

“Haha. Yes. I’ll bring you good news.”

Today is the day Rudis goes to take the entrance exam for the Imperial Royal Academy.

I turned my back with a slightly excited heart, watching Rudis walk away until her back was completely out of sight.

‘Hehehe! Today, I decided to invite Loretta and Harve and prepare a celebration party~!’

I am well aware of Rudis’s outstanding magical skills, and I also know that he is quite intelligent compared to his peers.

So, I wasn’t worried at all that he would fail, and I was just thinking about what gifts to give him after he passed.

‘First of all, a uniform would be good, right? The Royal Academy uniform suited her well, but the Imperial uniform would definitely suit her well too. The white suit that Harb was wearing! Since Loretta said she could come first today, let’s go shopping together and stop by a store that can make uniforms. Let’s prepare two, no, three, uniforms for Rudis in advance! Since we already know her size, let’s order one that’s a little bigger so that it’s easy to adjust if it doesn’t fit. And another gift is… ‘

If you think to yourself, ‘I’m not a very good housewife~? Even if I call you my wife, everyone would believe me~’ and pat her cheek, which is a little red from embarrassment, and have a happy thought,

“Why are you so flustered? Are you already engaged?”

“Ah. Sister Paula.”

The owner of this inn, who is helping me with my love life, caught me with her lovely figure sitting at the counter eating snacks.

That’s right, I haven’t even reported successfully chasing down a gumdrop tower owner before!

I thought it was just a flashback, so I told her briefly about what had happened before, told her that I had been able to shake off the person, and thanked her. She nodded as if it was obvious and looked at the TV.

“Hehehe. So, I’m planning on throwing him a celebratory party today! I’m going to gather people I can call his friends, and I’m going to prepare a feast of food!”

“… You’re not going to cook again, are you? Sorry, but if you’re going to do that, do it outside. I don’t want to buy my building and turn it into a building.”

“Eek! I practiced!!”

“Still, it doesn’t work.”

“Okay, that’s it. Someone else will come and join us today.”

“Okay then.”

“Chee~”

After briefly talking to her about this and that, who had been listening to my story to some extent, I decided that it was time to start getting ready, so I prepared to leave.

“Anyway, today is a happy day~ I plan to congratulate you properly. Oh, and do you want to come too, unnie?”

“Okay. But, what are you celebrating? You didn’t even answer the question I asked.”

“Oh, that’s right!”

I also completely forgot the question I had asked at first and unknowingly got lost in Samcheongpo, and then I told her about the meaning of today’s congratulations.

Our Rudis is once again able to attend the academy in a space appropriate for her age.

“… What?”

“Hehe~ It went well, right? These days, it’s hard to get a job if you haven’t graduated from the academy, so I definitely didn’t want to make you become an adventurer or a monster hunter. Hehe~ If you graduate from the Imperial Academy, which is more famous than the Royal Academy, then our Rudis’ future will definitely be… “

“No! Are you an idiot? Why would you send that?!

“… Huh?”

When I unconsciously opened my eyes wide at her sudden outburst, she pounded her chest as if she was frustrated, put down the snack she was eating, turned off the TV, and started talking.

“I’m going crazy, how old are you?”

“Huh…? Thirty-five? Oh, this is your fifth year… “

“Haa, is this because it’s a human being? It’s something that all humans should know, so why is it so hard for me to think about it?”

“What, why, why? Is there a problem?”

“It’s full of problems!”

She motioned for me to come in as if she was frustrated, so I went in and sat down politely in front of her and listened to her conversation.

The age difference between me and Rudis is over 10 years, and although his eyes and hair are jet black, his face is quite handsome and he seems to be quite capable.

When I nodded in agreement because it was all true, she wiped her face and said, “… You don’t know even if I say it like this?” and continued speaking quietly.

“Listen carefully. At least 40% of the couples I’ve connected were academy students. That place is literally a mecca for love and marriage, where men and women of prime age gather. “

“Huh?”

“Don’t you know? That’s where all the hot, shiny, and flaming hot guys gather. You leave your man alone in a place like that and expect other women to not wag their tails? You already have a thieving cat attached to you?”

“Huh… ?”

“Think about it objectively. Your younger sibling is Su-in, so you don’t seem to be able to judge the current situation, but you’re in your mid-thirties. But there are a lot of women in their early twenties, so they’re in their mid-twenties, right? If it were you, you’d choose a man in his early twenties. Would you choose a man in his mid-thirties? “

“Ru… You’ll choose Dis, right?”

“Except for him! If you had to get married, which one would you choose?”

Her words were both very valid and very scary.

Yeah, that gum did that to me too.

Anyway, I’m single and have a daughter.

But there are a lot of new products here and there that have entered their prime, and there must be a lot of pretty ones.

That means, since Rudis and I aren’t lovers yet, he’ll have a lot more options when it comes to choosing women.

And conversely, the probability that Rudis would be chosen by the women there also increased exponentially.

“… What should I do? Should I go and catch him right now?”

“What are you holding on to? If I had taken a car, I would have arrived already. Ugh, what are the chances of failing the exam?”

“Oh, no. Unless the Academy is deliberately trying to fail, Rudis will not fail… “

“Oh my. What good would it do to throw such a good item into a school of piranhas… “

I was feeling incredibly good just a moment ago, but then suddenly I started to feel like I was sinking into a swamp and my hands started shaking.

“Oh, what should I do?! My Rudis, my man, what if another stray cat comes to visit…!”

“What can I do? What I did was done, and at least this is my man. I have to stamp it and block it.”

“… Are you covering me at night?”

“… Are you crazy?”

When I told her to stamp my seal, the only thing that came to mind was the thought of me joining her and going to get the marriage certificate stamped. She shook her head in disbelief at my words, saying, “Is this really the time of year? Be careful, that’s a crime.”

“Then what should I do! Even if I confess normally, it might not work out now…! If it’s that kind of difference, I’ll really die!”

Even without that, my daughter may have a bad reputation because of accidents.

That’s why I couldn’t immediately draw a picture of her confessing normally and connecting with him, so when I asked her the question, Sister Paula sighed and moved her chin.

“… How much money do you have?”

“Yes, I have money! How much more can I give you?! Just tell me how…!”

“Okay. This one will cost a lot of money, so I won’t accept it this time. More importantly, you carry a knife on your waist every day. Are you good at swordsmanship?”

“Oh, that’s right. No way! Female students… ?”

“… This little sister is really crazy. Don’t do that? Even if you do it, don’t say I told you to. “

After talking up to that point, she picked up her cell phone that was on the table, put on her glasses that she didn’t usually wear, lowered the screen, and started calling someone.

“Oh, little brother. It’s me.”

“You crazy, you don’t know? You didn’t save my number?! It’s me! It’s Paula who stopped that crazy guy from proposing to his wife who’s allergic to pollen with a bouquet of flowers!”

“Oh, right. If you were me, would you have called? Okay, so let me just cut to the chase and ask one question. Are you still teaching at the academy?”

“Oh, you’re doing it? That’s good. Hey, are you the knife-wielding professor? “

“Ah, stop talking nonsense. So you’re a professor?”

“Uh. Actually, I’d like you to put one in… Wait a minute… “

“Brother, what is your swordsmanship level?”

“Yu, I’m 6.”

“6-year-old. Thirty-six? Can you hit me? Oh, really? Okay. Uh… no, not as an assistant, but as a student. A pair of kids. Just put it in if you want! I’m going to stab you in the back of the head if you were going to confess to another bitch besides your wife?!”

“That little brat talks too much. He’ll do what you tell him to do. Okay, call me when you have a schedule, save my number. Hang up.”

“… What were you talking about just now?”

When I asked her, bewildered by the conversation that seemed to pass by in an instant but also took a long time, she answered with a snicker.

“What do you mean? I’m telling you to protect what’s yours. Prepare about 2,000 dollars. My younger sibling is going to the academy too.”

“… Yes?”

It seems that in order to protect my husband (Rudis), I too have to attend the academy.

*

“As expected, it’s amazing every time I see it. It’s much bigger, wider, and more sophisticated than the Royal Academy.”

When I enter the main building and look around, I am greeted by clean, modern buildings and classrooms empty of students.

The Royal Academy area sometimes had wooden corridors, and there were also fantastical spaces that made you feel the passage of time, with traces of failed magic left as indelible scars.

The Imperial Academy had marble floors and large glass windows, giving it a very school-like atmosphere.

The reason there are no students now is because today is a holiday.

That means my transfer exam is held on a holiday.

‘I know it’s because the Imperial Tower owner is the chairman, but I can’t help but feel sorry for the professor who had to work on the weekend because of me.’

After offering some comforting words in my heart, I headed in the direction that Matapju had told me to go, and soon I found a sign that simply said, “Transfer Student Examination Center.”

“Oh my. I hope the professors don’t treat me too badly, preparing like this just for me.”

I felt like my score would be reduced even before the interview, so I went into the testing room, and as expected, only one seat was prepared.

“Hmm, has the professor or the test supervisor not arrived yet?”

Since it was still 30 minutes before the exam started, I looked around the empty classroom and then turned around to go back out into the hallway.

The moment the door opened again.

-Wobbling!

“Huh?”

“What?!”

I was startled by the round sensation touching my chest and took a step back, but then reflexively reached out and grabbed the person who was swaying as if he was going to fall in front of me.

“Oh, are you okay?”

“Oh my gosh, I’m so surprised!”

Huh? Wait a minute, this guy…

“What are you doing! You suddenly opened the door and jumped out!”

“Oh, sorry. I was going to wait in the hallway since no one was there.”

It seems that the classroom doors at this academy are automatic for her.

I was going to tell her that I didn’t jump out, that she just ran in as soon as the door opened, but I decided to just say it was my fault.

Well, I’m used to getting a bad reputation.

Besides, if you keep fighting with this person over these things, it’s going to be a real headache.

But why on earth did this woman come here?

“… You were going to wait? I see! You took the entrance exam on the academy’s day off! You’re a bad commoner who couldn’t let the noble me rest!!”

“Ahaha. Yes, that’s the commoner.”

“In times like this, you should introduce yourself by saying your name and then apologize!”

“I see, then. First, let’s look at the posture… “

“Please apologize quickly!!”

When I saw her insisting on getting an apology, I just chuckled and then awkwardly touched my nose with my remaining hand before moving my mouth.

“My name is Rudis. As you know, I am a commoner. I came here to take the second year transfer exam, so I apologize for bumping into you.”

“Okay! I’m a generous person, so I’ll accept your apology!”

As I watched her nod and place her arms on her hips as if showing off her feelings, I wondered what kind of ridiculous situation this was, but I decided that thinking about it any further was pointless, so I decided to just leave it to self-hypnosis to deal with it.

“Thank you.”

“Then, let me introduce myself this time!”

“No, before that, details… “

“I’ll introduce you!!”

“Oh, yes.”

This is really outrageous.

Moreover, as if she had a disease that made it impossible for her to speak strongly, she took on an imposing posture, placed her arms confidently on her waist, and moved her cherry-shining, crimson lips busily.

“The girl’s name is Coti Royal Labyrinth! She’s a second-year at the Academy! In this empire…! One, two, three… The fourth… ? No! The fifth noble person! Remember that! “

Labyrinth.

She spoke using a surname that only one bloodline in this Labyrinth Empire can use, and finished her self-introduction while leaning her waist on my arm and confidently shaking her pride pouch in a prone position.