episode_0020

“I think it’s time for me to go back to the Holy Empire.”

Even Estelle, who had been talking as if she would stay home forever, naturally began to talk about returning to the Holy Empire as time passed.

“Me too. I have to prepare for the academy too.”

Iris also informs us that she is in the same situation.

Yesterday, after the exam, Iris and Estelle took a teleport taxi back home, and it was strange that these guys had been farming and training with us all this time.

Because they are all just one strand of yarn and they also have to prepare to go to the academy.

“Then how about Iris going back first? I’ve prepared to some extent, so I have some time until the day Theo’s acceptance announcement is made, so it’s okay. If you’re busy, you should go back.”

“Huh? What does that mean? If you think about it that way, shouldn’t Estelle, who has to travel far away, be the one who should go back first? This time, she can’t come using teleportation magic, she has to enter the country officially.”

Considering that it takes quite a long time to travel from the Holy Empire to the Empire, Iris’s words are not wrong.

Because it was impossible to move using movement magic even in situations where one had to enter the country officially.

“Is that the schedule that has all been calculated?”

“Same. I also calculated that I could be with Theo until the announcement of his acceptance.”

I don’t know how that calculation works out so perfectly, but whatever.

“You two, look at me for a second.”

Well, that’s that, but I have something I have to say to these two.

“Huh? What is it, Theo?”

“Theo, why?”

Estelle and Iris come running towards me and look at me.

“Well, anyway, since you guys have to go back soon, I’m telling you this in advance. You know you can’t use informal language with each other at the Academy, right? It doesn’t matter to me. You guys have to use formal language with each other.”

After all, there are many eyes watching, and even though they are of the same class, the academy is basically a place where mutual respect is written as a basic rule.

Since commoners, nobles, and even members of the royal family or people from foreign countries all mixed together, it seems that they unified by respecting each other.

“Oh, right. There was such a rule.”

Estelle nodded slightly and continued.

“Of course, Theo. I’m always ready. Respect is not a problem.”

Something about hearing such polite language reminds me of the day I first met Estelle, and I feel strange.

“That’s right. If the saint can do it, there’s no way I can’t do it, Theo.”

But why do you both call me Theo?

When I told them to be polite to me instead of me, they sat there using polite language in strange places.

“Ahem! I’m telling you two to be polite to each other, not me. And don’t call me ‘nim’.”

Even though there is a rule that everyone is equal within the academy, I am of the commoner class and these two are of the royal class.

But if those people call me by my nickname, I will inevitably attract attention, so I have to stop that.

Because I want to focus on taking care of the two of them as if they were air, almost as if they were there and not there.

“Anyway, for the time being, let’s just use polite language with each other to get used to it.”

A while ago, we had decided to talk comfortably together since there was still a lot of time left until we went to the academy, but now we were really on the verge of entering.

… Well, you have to pass to go, you know.

Passing… I can do it, right? Right? Ugh, I feel uneasy for no reason.

***

Estelle felt regretful that each day was passing by so quickly.

Tomorrow was Theo’s acceptance announcement date, and as soon as the announcement was made, he had to return to the Holy Empire immediately.

‘There’s no need to worry about Theo passing anyway.’

I wanted to be the top student, I never thought I would fail.

That was understandable, because Estelle knew Theo’s skills very well.

When I think about my frozen arms back then, I still feel like I’m shivering.

The only thing I regret is the time I spent with Theo and the time I spent bickering with Iris.

It was a pity that these comfortable times were passing by.

“Estelle, what are you doing there? It’s cold, so close the door right now!”

Although they weren’t very affectionate towards each other, they were close enough to call each other by name and occasionally joke around with each other.

It felt incredibly strange that I had become such a close friend of the crown princess of a country that had been my enemy until recently.

In fact, the two people were still from countries that were hostile to each other.

Because the peace treaty came into effect when the two entered the academy.

And yet, even without such a ridiculous peace treaty, the two became close and were able to become friends while expressing their feelings for each other purely.

“Iris is weak. She can’t stand the cold very well. Will she be able to live with Theo later? Theo will graduate and come back here. I don’t feel the cold very well, so there’s absolutely no problem living here with you, Theo~?”

However, closing the door with his hand was a consideration for Iris.

“Okay, okay. Don’t say anything weird and go to sleep quickly, both of you. I’m so nervous I don’t know if I can sleep.”

Waiting for the announcement of acceptance was bound to be nerve-wracking.

Of course, neither Estelle nor Iris knew why Theo was so nervous.

“If it weren’t for Theo, wouldn’t there be anyone who would pass?”

“Estelle, I appreciate your kind words, but I don’t think that’s right.”

When it came to exams, Iris tended to keep her mouth shut.

That’s understandable, since she already knew all the results of the test.

However, since I knew that leaking information in advance would be a major violation of the security law, I kept quiet about the exam.

“Anyway, both of you go to bed quickly. I should probably lie down too.”

The list of successful applicants was announced on the Ermund Academy website at 10:00 AM.

There was no change in the number of successful applicants whether they entered at 10 or 11 o’clock, but in most cases, the website crashed at 10 o’clock and they were unable to access it.

“Oh, I’m nervous.”

But Theo really thought that he wouldn’t be able to sleep.

“Theo! Theo! Wake up! It’s already past midnight!”

The next day, when Estelle came to wake Theo up, it was already past midnight.

“Huh… ? Why is it past 12 o’clock… ?”

Theo stood up with a puzzled expression and looked at Estelle’s face.

“Let’s check it together quickly! I was waiting without checking!”

Estelle knew very well that she was not good at hiding her expressions.

That’s why I was waiting without checking it until now, thinking that if I saw the results first, I might let Theo know the test results before he could check them himself.

“You can check first.”

“Everyone is waiting to check it out together!”

Not only Estelle, but also Iris and her parents were all waiting for Theo in the living room.

“Oh my, what are Mom and Dad doing?”

“You little bastard. How late did you sleep last night that you’re up so late!”

Although his mother’s scolding was directed at Theo, looking at the prepared meal, it seemed that his parents were also quite excited.

No, rather than expecting anything, I would say that it is filled with love for my son, no matter what the outcome.

Theo looked a little moved as he looked at the table filled with his favorite things, then quickly turned on his phone to check the list of successful candidates.

I searched for Ermund Academy on the screen that suddenly appeared as a hologram and entered, and thanks to the fact that everyone who was going to check and leave had already left, I was able to get to the page where successful applicants were announced without any lag.

“Let’s see, add Theo to the search… .”

By searching for things like Theo’s name and date of birth, you can finally find out whether you passed or not.

[ Theo / 20 years old / From the Viscounty of Der ]

[ Pass ]

Theo seemed a bit drained when he saw the page where the successful applicants were announced very plainly.

“Wow! Congratulations, Theo! I thought you’d definitely pass, but congratulations anyway! Now we’re real academy classmates!”

Estelle was the first to shout out her congratulations.

“Congratulations, Theo. Actually, I already knew the result, so I had a hard time hiding it.”

Iris finally smiled comfortably and offered her congratulations.

It was something I wanted to say for a long time, but never got around to saying.

“Oh my, my son! You did well! You passed the academy! This is a great event for the town, a great event!”

“Oh my, my son is entering the academy…! He really is a bad guy!”

Theo’s parents were also excited and started calling around to brag about their son.

[ Got the title! ]

[ A dragon rises from a stream ]

‘Haha… A dragon rises from a stream… .’

Theo was laughing hysterically at the title he had suddenly acquired.

It was the beginning of a day full of joy and festivals for everyone.