episode_0022

“.. I’m not joking. Are you really there?”

“Huh? Yesterday I was so tired that I fell asleep right away.”

I was at a loss for words for a moment.

No matter how much I think about it, the person who came yesterday was my mother.

But my mother said she never came to visit yesterday…

“.. Are you okay..?”

“.. I don’t know.. First of all, your mother didn’t come to visit yesterday..?”

“Okay..”

My mother looked and spoke as if she was worried about me.

But the more I received those looks, the more incomprehensible I became.

Who on earth came to visit me like that, disguised as my mother?

‘I need to talk to Bea…’

After leaving my mother’s room, I went straight to see Bea.

However, unlike before, there was no shame left at all.

There was only an anxious mind.

***

I waited on the way back from Bea’s usual morning canter, and after some time, Bea appeared.

“Uh.. Huh? Vera..?”

Bea’s face, which had been red after running for a bit, was getting even redder.

“Bea, I have something to tell you.”

“Hmm?!? What to say?”

This is not an exaggeration, but it seemed like smoke was visible on Bea’s red face.

I’m sorry that I seem to be running the happiness circuit, but I think I need to clear up the misunderstanding.

“Do you remember when your mother came to our room yesterday?”

“Your mother?”

“…?”

‘Wait a minute.. what is this…’

“Did your mother come to visit you yesterday?”

“…”

‘Bea doesn’t remember either?’

“You really don’t remember?”

“Yeah.. When did you come visit me..?”

“That.. when I tried to kiss you..”

“What are you talking about?”

Goosebumps start to appear all over my body.

“I fell asleep when you and I were about to kiss.”

“.. What?”

‘What on earth is happening…’

There are a lot of things I don’t understand.

“.. Are you okay?”

“… No..”

Now even Bea looks at me with concern.

‘..Eros Hantae..’

I thought about whether I should ask Eros Hantae again, but I felt too uncomfortable.

The image I had suddenly seen when we met recently flashed back to me.

‘What’s happening now…’

“.. Let’s go in first..”

“Okay..”

What Eros said suddenly came to mind while Bea and I were returning to the room together.

-“There was the intervention of another goddess.”

‘Could it be.. this too..?’

To be honest, the nine years I lost my mind didn’t really inspire me.

There were just a few things that were a little disappointing, but this one is definitely big.

Not only was it not enough to pretend to be her mother, but she even tampered with Bea’s memories.

‘.. God’s representative..’

I guess I’ll have to take a look at it sometime.

The problem is that I don’t even know who the opponent is and I’m still weak.

First of all.

“Let’s eat in the room?”

“Yes.”

I guess I should eat and take the test first.

The most likely place for God’s representative to be located is the Agrippina Academy, where many talented people gather.

‘Now that I think about it… Rebecca is also at the academy…’

The last time I saw him he was 17, so he must be 26 now.

No, 3 months have passed and the year has changed, so I guess I am now 27 years old.

‘We are 15 years old and the princess is also 15 years old.’

Some people seem to have forgotten something, but I don’t think anything special will happen.

‘The exam will start in a little while, so let’s focus on that.’

Anyway, for everything to start, you have to enter the academy.

***

After having breakfast with Bea, I was hanging out in my room for a bit when I heard a knock on the door.

-smart.

“Master, the test questions have arrived.”

“Come in.”

-Kkeee..

The person who brought the test question was none other than Anne.

Over the past three months, Rebecca and I have been thinking about each other for a long time, and it can be said that she has almost become one of my people.

As long as I don’t faint again.

‘Let’s put the fake mother thing aside for a moment and focus on the test questions,,’

“Here it is. Then, cheer up, master. Miss.”

“Ah! Anne, bring me some cookies and tea!”

“Okay, Miss.”

Bea speaks to Anne with her chin resting on my shoulder, which was briefly away while I was receiving an exam letter.

Anne, who looked like her face was frowning for a moment, bowed her head and left the room as if nothing had happened.

“ character. Now let’s look at the test questions.”

“.. Yes..”

‘.. Something won’t happen..’

The look in Anne and Bea’s eyes was unusual, but I don’t think anything will happen.

Maybe that’s just my hope.

The moment Bea closed the door, Bea opened the letter in my hand as if hugging Anne from behind.

“Huh?”

“Huh?”

However, nothing was written on the paper inside the opened letter.

I grabbed the paper, shook it, and looked around, but it was just a blank piece of paper.

When I looked at the letter, it said, ‘The exam has already started.’ It was written:

I expected that it wouldn’t be easy since it was the notorious Agrippina test, but I never imagined that I wouldn’t even know what to do.

“Hmm.. What do I want with this blank paper..”

“So..”

We were in the same predicament as we opened the letter.

But that was only for a moment.

-smart.

“I brought refreshments and tea. Let’s go in.”

-Kkeee..

“Do your best for the exam,.”

Anne came in like before and paused for a moment when she saw me and Bea.

But this time too, he put what he brought on the table and left as if nothing had happened.

-bang!

Although I felt some emotions…

“Oh my.. be surprised..”

“…”

Seeing Bea looking at Anne with a mocking look, I canceled my thoughts from earlier.

‘Something happens unconditionally…’

So I have to do something before that.

-Flapping, fluttering~

Solve this test problem first.

Me and Bea put the test papers on the table and had refreshments and tea.

Still, perhaps because of the sweets, my head began to spin little by little.

‘Nothing is written… but we still have to do something…’

What can you do with paper?

Draw a picture. Write something down.

You don’t want that.

However, in order to use any magic on this paper, it is no different from ordinary paper.

“Ah..”

“Huh? Did you find out anything?”

“Yes… Agrippina Academy’s written evaluation is notoriously high. Snoring idiots succeed more often than high-level wizards fail. Well, all those people will fail the practical test.”

“.. Right..?”

I continued speaking while lifting the paper lying on the table.

“Fools succeed in doing things that high-level wizards cannot do. Isn’t it strange?”

“It’s strange. Agrippina Academy is famous for its high standards.”

okay.

It must be strange that a written test is passed by more snotty idiots than high-level wizards.

Because it is a high-level academy exam.

So go back.

“But every Academy student… no, almost everyone has something they must have. What is that?”

By default.

“Um…”

Bea closed her eyes and thought for a moment before giving the correct answer.

“Mana.”

“That’s right.”

As he said those words, mana flowed onto the paper.

This method is different from using magic, so it can be used not only by wizards but also by anyone who has mana.

I don’t need any chanting, I just want to send out the mana and send it out somewhere.

You just need to think about these two things.

A problem that is difficult because it is simple.

-Peeing!

That was the written exam at Agrippina Academy.

As expected, as the mana flows, writing begins to appear on the paper.

“Now, success…”

‘Congratulations, Veritas von Beatirus, you are a senior.’

“Huh..?”

“Huh?”

But this test paper… wasn’t mine, it was Bea’s test paper.

“.. My test paper is..”

-smart..

“Sorry, Master.. I brought you your test paper..”

‘ah..’

I was quite dizzy.

No, it worked out better.

Because there was something my father said.

-“Never enter the academy as the top student.”

I had forgotten what you said for a while, but… yeah… it turned out better…

Let’s think about it that way…

***

After that, I went to see my father.

Contrary to yesterday, it was difficult to talk to my father because he was in a heavy mood, but fortunately he spoke first.

“Why did you come here..”

“Well.. I’m curious as to why you told me not to be the chief..”

At the time, I just skipped it, but now that I’ve taken the written exam and have the practical exam left, I was curious about the reason.

If I enter the school at the top of my class, the influence of the Amorae family will increase, so it would be better to think about the family.

The same applies when you think of me.

Because my influence will grow.

“…”

My father, who had no answer to my words, got up from his seat and headed toward the bookshelf.

Then he took the books off the shelf one by one and recited a chant.

-Tuk.

“Ego.”

-Tuk.

“Dēsídĕro.”

-Tuk.

“Invisíbĭlis.”

After those words were heard, a barrier was placed in the office.

The scenery outside the window was not visible.

-tuk

“Ego.”

-Tuk.

“Dēsídĕro.”

-Tuk.

“Inaudíbĭlis.”

This time, the sound of insects outside stopped.

-Tuk.

“Ego.”

-Tuk.

“Dēsídĕro.”

-Tuk.

“Impalpábĭlis”

This time… I don’t know, but there was one more layer of barrier.

“Father, this is…”

“Hmm.. I don’t know how long I can keep this up..”

Triple barrier.

The only person who can use barrier magic as transcendence magic is my father.

So, in a way, it is magic called my father’s ‘five intentions’.

“Listen carefully, Berador.”

“…”

My father spoke in an extremely serious tone.

“Representative of the Goddess.”

“..!”

“Run away as soon as you meet someone who calls you that.”

“.. Can I ask the reason?”

“… The reason.. Cough!”

My father, who was trying to explain the reason, vomited blood and lowered his head.

“Father!”

“Cough.. Phew.. I can’t say what I saw. Even with this barrier.. it doesn’t seem to be completely covered..”

“.. Father..”

“Anyway, keep this father’s words in mind.”

My father wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and spoke his last words before lifting the barrier.

“You must not become a representative of the goddess…or even meet her.”