episode_0015

“Phuhut!”

Dania couldn’t hold back her laughter when she heard the nickname “Black Bear.”

A bear.

Isn’t it rude to call a pretty girl like me a bear?

“Puhhhh… A bear… Hera, you’re so cute.”

I felt a little hurt when I saw Dania laughing out loud while holding my shoulder from behind. Was it because she laughed after hearing my nickname?

Let’s look at the man in front of us with a slightly angry expression.

He bowed his head again and began to beg.

“I’m sorry!! Please just save me!!!”

How on earth did the rumor spread that made you so scared?

Do you even think that I’m going to kill you?

He looks at me as if I’m looking at a vicious murderer who kills people if he gets into trouble on the street.

No, what did I do?

I did nothing wrong.

Even though he killed Bram and all his men.

Gorjan’s subordinates were all very excited and beat him up, but…

“…”

Is it something to be afraid of?

Just looking at the people I’ve laid down so far, it would easily be over fifty.

It wouldn’t be surprising if rumors of his cruelty spread.

‘But still, the other person was the one who started the fight first..’

She spoke to the man in an irritated voice, feeling a little resentful.

“I don’t kill that guy very often. By the way, what kind of building is this?”

“Yes? But the rumor is… Ah… No! Of course you would!”

As soon as he saw my rotten expression while speaking, he started to change his words.

After a few coughs, he began to describe the building.

“I was going to visit you anyway.”

“Hera.”

“Yes?”

“Call me Hera.”

It feels bad when you call me a black bear.

“Hmm..hmm.. I was going to visit Hera anyway. This building is said to be a house specifically for Hera, as instructed by Gorjan.”

“My house?”

Come to think of it, I asked them to renovate the house too.

I guess they decided to just build a new house.

“Yes. We are putting a lot of effort into building it, so it will probably be on a different level from the buildings here.”

“Hmm..Can I take a look?”

There is no reason to decline if they offer to build you a nice house.

After the man agreed, Dania and I started to look around the building.

Although the construction was still incomplete and some of the walls were collapsed, the interior was more spacious than expected.

There was a large living room where you could run around and play without any problems, a kitchen with various appliances, and most of all, there were three rooms.

A situation where I don’t have to bother Lily anymore.

At an age when she should be growing up a lot, I thought it would be better to move to this house quickly, thinking about Lily who had been sleeping in such a cramped space because of me.

Oh, and the bathroom was also quite spacious.

For some reason, Dania checked the bathroom first, and when she saw the bathroom, she smiled with satisfaction.

They say that when looking at a house, you should first check where the water comes out, and as expected, Dania was meticulous.

“That’s okay. Do you want to move in soon?”

“That’s right. Lily would like it too.”

As Dania and I were talking about our satisfaction with our home, the man from before approached us cautiously.

“I..Hera.”

“Huh?”

“Nothing else. Gorjan said he had a favor to ask of me.”

“Can I ask you a favor?”

“Yes. He said that a group of goblins were discovered in the southern outskirts, so he asked if Hera could help exterminate them.”

By the way, I think there were monsters appearing near the Drax area recently.

I recalled a memory about a goblin.

When I saw the illustrations in the novel, it looked like just a normal goblin. It was a small green monster that used a blunt weapon.

But this is reality. I wondered what it would be like in reality.

Did you ask for the subjugation of monsters as a condition for the repair of the building?

I just thought that since Gorjan works so hard, I should repay him in some way.

Goblins are nothing more than a piece of cake.

“Like.”

When I agreed, the man sighed in relief.

“Are you okay, Hera?”

Dania, who was worried about me with a worried expression on her face.

To reassure her, I said it was nothing serious.

“Goblin is no problem at all.”

In reality, in the novel, the goblins were just mobs used to fill up the screen.

A mob that can be defeated without a fight by one swing of Robin’s sword.

Let’s think about goblins like that.

A thought pierced my mind.

‘If it’s something like a goblin… wouldn’t Lily be able to catch it?’

I remembered my promise to raise Lily to be stronger and send her to the Academy.

Theory is important, but in an actual fight, it is instinct and experience, not theory, that determine victory.

No matter how sound the theory is, when it comes to actual fighting, what comes out is ultimately instinct.

So people practice the theory over and over again so that they can use it instinctively.

The Academy will teach you all the theory, so all I can give Lily is practical experience and information about the insights she’s gained on her own from the novels.

In that sense, the goblin subjugation will be a good source of nutrition for Lily.

It’s a good opportunity, but if Dania and Lily are against it, it’s a total waste.

First, I had to convince them.

“Sister, can I talk to you for a moment?”

“Lily to the Academy?”

“Yes. Lily can definitely fit in.”

I thought he’d be surprised if I brought up the Academy, but he was surprisingly calm.

“Um..Actually, I was thinking about that too. Lily is talented.”

By the way, the person who taught Lily Mana was Dania.

It is said that by chance, his parents came into contact with someone who could use mana, and he was able to learn mana from them.

Dania was thinking of sending Lily to the Academy to escape Bram’s clutches.

It is said that he taught Lily how to use mana in order to enter the school, and that Lily was able to quickly learn Dania’s teachings.

“But now that I don’t have to run away, I didn’t think about it… Maybe it would be better to send it to the academy?”

Dania seemed unwilling to be separated from Lily.

I guess that’s because there are only two of us in the family.

But Lily has to go to the Academy.

It’s not just about progressing the story.

The many connections and experiences she gains at the Academy are invaluable treasures that cannot be found anywhere else.

For her sake, it would be better to send her to the academy.

“If Lily learns at the Academy, she will be able to grow greatly.”

“Yeah.. I guess so..”

Dania agrees with what I say.

“Then what about Hera? Hera, don’t you plan on going to the academy?”

An academy open to all students between the ages of 17 and 22.

It is said that after the age of 22, magical power growth becomes exponentially more difficult and is therefore not accepted.

Even though I’m not yet 22, I can still enroll in the academy.

“I have no intention of going in.”

He said, shaking his head.

Of course not. The moment I entered the academy, no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t help but intervene in the original work.

Let me tell you what I think, Dania said with a hint of regret.

“Still.. It would be helpful to Hera.. Isn’t it a shame?”

They say that if you graduate from the academy without a hitch, your life will go smoothly.

A diploma from Regis Academy is no ordinary diploma. It is a certificate that proves that you have exceptional abilities.

To bring in such graduates, there will be fierce competition between the Empire and various guilds.

Of course, since I have unique abilities, I will be called here and there even without a diploma.

But I have absolutely no desire to become successful or anything like that.

Living comfortably is the best.

“It’s okay. Besides, if I go, who will protect Dania?”

Now that she’s enrolled in the Academy, Lily’s safety is assured, but her older sister Dania will still have to stay in Drax.

Even if the security has improved, it is still a lawless area. It will be safe only if I stay by your side to protect you.

“…Hera”

Moved by my words, Dania lowers her head and purses her lips.

Haha. I think it was pretty cool.

I was praising myself for looking like a knight prince.

Dania grabs my shoulder.

“Huh?”

He looks at me as if he’s going to eat me, his breathing rough from somewhere.

“Stop flirting with me like that.. I don’t think I can stand it anymore.”

…..uh?

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So I came back home to convince Dania and Lily.

“I hate it!!!!”

Absolutely not. Lily shouted in an unusually loud voice.

“Lily.”

“I don’t like it!!! I will never go there!!”

Bewildered by Lily’s stubborn refusal, I tried to convince her by explaining the many advantages of the Academy.

“Lily. Regis Academy is not just a school-”

“If I enter the academy, I won’t be able to see you for 3 years!!!! I won’t go even if I die.”

Lily says, growling.

ah.

I see

In the novel, she entered the academy as if running away from her sister.

But now Dania is alive and well.

Of course, Lily would not want to be separated from her sister.

I was short-sighted.

It seemed like simple persuasion wouldn’t work.

At that moment, I was wondering how to talk to Lily.

She runs up to me and looks up at me with a tearful expression.

“Do you want to be apart from me?..”

Ugh! This is foul play..!

Her cuteness, which could almost be called destructive, made my heart feel like it was going to burst.

After calming down, he patted her and said.

“Of course not… You really like Lily, right? But that’s why you want Lily to enter the academy.”

“Why…?”

“She’s still so cute and pretty now, but I also want to see Lily become more mature through the academy.”

Towering-

Her body froze at my words as if time had stopped.

“Adult..like?”

It’s an opportunity.

A chance to convince Lily.

I hastily added to her.

“Yeah. Go and make a variety of friends. After experiencing many things, you will be able to grow a lot.”

“Then Lily will definitely become the person who shines brighter than anyone else.. Don’t you miss that Lily so much, unnie?”

Listen to me. Lily muttered softly with a shocked expression.

“..I wanted to see you..but 3 years..no, anyways now..”

Let’s stand still for a while and say some unintelligible words.

Lily looked at me with intense eyes, as if she had made up her mind.

“Okay. I’ll go to the Academy.”

I was greatly relieved by her words.

If Lily had decided not to go to the Academy, it would have been a headache in many ways.

I had grown to like Lily so much that I would have respected her opinion.

Then, they would have had to intervene in the original work to fill her void.

“Phew… Okay. Good idea, Lily.”

“Sister Hera.”

“Huh?”

Lily suddenly calls me.

“I’m going to enter the academy as soon as I turn seventeen.”

“Yeah. That sounds good.”

“And when I graduate, I will be an adult too.”

If she enters the academy and completes the three-year course as Lily said, she will be 20 years old.

By the way, is Lily going through puberty?

Her obsession with adults is a little disconcerting.

“Huh..? Really?”

Her violet eyes look at me with burning piercing eyes.

“When that time comes…”

And then he grabs my hand tightly.

“You’d better be prepared.”

huh..?

What…?