episode_0024

Early morning.

Aria’s eyes opened wide and she jumped out of bed without even trying.

As the saying goes, beauties sleep a lot, and until recently, it was her daily routine to open her eyes and not be able to get out of bed.

‘Hurry up! We have to get ready quickly!’

Since I started living here, in the academy’s dormitory, Orion Hall, I’ve given up on such habits.

The reason, if you look at it, is quite trivial.

‘I have to make breakfast before Eugene comes back from working out!’

In fact, contrary to Aria’s thoughts, there was no need for her to prepare the meal herself.

Even if she had to prepare, it was something that had to be done by Eugene, the headmistress, not her, the student.

In the first place, if you apply through the academy, they will assign you a cooking class in the dormitory.

But when Eugene first brought that up, Aria couldn’t help but object.

‘Well, there’s no way I could entrust another woman with the food that an outsider would eat every day! I wouldn’t allow that even if it got dirt in my eyes!’

Her mindset is not that of an aristocrat who eats food prepared by a chef every day even after getting married.

It had been transformed into a common family home with a cozy atmosphere somewhere.

Aria entered the kitchen of the communal dining hall on the first floor, took out the ingredients she had purchased in advance, and started cooking.

At first, the space and work were unfamiliar, but after doing it consistently for a few days, I gradually got used to it.

I don’t know if it’s because of the reputation as the best academy in the empire, or because it’s a newly built dormitory.

The cooking utensils were almost like new.

Things like heating tools were powered by magic, so they could be used without any complicated processes.

I cracked an egg into a frying pan, placed the bread on top, and while it was cooking, I cut up the vegetables, including cabbage, that would go into the salad.

I heated up the soup that had been simmering in a pot the night before, and finally I took out an extra pan and started frying the bacon.

How long has it been since you’ve been moving around like that without rest?

On the table, the food she had made was neatly arranged on plates.

‘If possible, I’d like to make the sauce myself rather than using the commercial products bought in Academy City…’

I still lack the ability to produce results that satisfy me.

She couldn’t feed Eugene something tasteless, so she decided not to be greedy.

But at that moment, she vowed that one day, she would personally create everything that went through his mouth.

“… Aria?”

When I turned my head, Eugene was there, drenched in sweat, showing that he had been working out hard.

“Were you preparing breakfast today too? I should have just slept more.”

“No. I’m doing it because I like it and because I want to, so it’s really okay.”

As she said that, she handed him the towel she had prepared in advance.

“Hmm? Thank you… ?”

Eugene takes the towel with a puzzled expression and wipes the sweat away.

I couldn’t help but drool at the sight.

“And I also took a priest class. It would be a shame not to use it, right?”

In the past, after her engagement to Eugene, she had to receive separate bride lessons from her family, saying that it was basic for a housewife.

At the time, I found it so annoying and didn’t like it… .

Now I feel like I’m really glad I learned it.

“… You must have had a hard time. It must have been quite difficult.”

More than the fact that she can cook.

A smile naturally came to my face as I listened to Eugene’s words, which focused more on whether the bride’s class was difficult.

“Yeah, it was hard. But thanks to that, I can cook for Eugene with my own hands. It’s actually a good memory.”

“Ahem! Oh, really? Then I’ll look forward to it.”

His awkward expression was so cute and incongruous that I couldn’t stop smiling.

I hope life continues like this in the future… .

“Then I’ll wash up and come out. Oh, by the way, sorry… Could you wake up Julian in his room too? He’s a guy who sleeps endlessly if you just leave him alone.”

Ugh-!!

“Oh, I see… .”

The feeling that had been on a high just a moment ago plummeted into the abyss.

After seeing Eugene off with the corners of her lips trembling, Aria immediately hardened her expression and went out into the first floor hallway.

And then he fell to the opposite side of the principal’s office.

Aria sighed as she stood before the brown-headed room assigned to her after a dramatic agreement.

She looked around for a moment, made sure Eugene wasn’t there, then lifted one leg and kicked the door open without mercy.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Bam! Bam-!!

Then, a loud noise was heard from beyond the door, and the door opened wide.

“You… How many times do I have to tell you not to wake me up like this? Are you so dumb that you don’t even remember that, even though you’re a wizard?”

“I must have told you every time. I don’t want to waste any time on you, so don’t bother me and just get up.”

Julian, who just woke up, glared at her in annoyance, and Aria openly laughed at him.

The two people who had been exchanging one-two punches since the morning breeze turned their heads away from each other at the same time and went about their business without any regrets.

After a while, when Aria finally finished preparing the meal.

Eugene, who had changed clothes in the principal’s office, and Julian, who had simply washed up, entered the communal dining hall.

“I’ll eat well today too, Aria.”

“Why are you even thankful for that? If he hadn’t been so stubborn, he could have eaten more delicious food made by the chef.”

“Julian, stop talking and just eat. Since when did northerners start complaining about food?”

“Tsk! You always take his side, isn’t that too much…?”

When Eugene nagged at Julian as they sat down at the table, Julian pouted and grumbled.

‘Hehehe, you took my side.’

Honestly, Aria was in a very bad mood even when the brown head was making noise.

From the moment Eugene took her side and attacked the brown guy, it disappeared into the back of her memory.

So the meal began, and as the food disappeared quickly, the only sound that could be heard was the clinking of utensils, and Eugene opened his mouth.

“That’s right, both of you, please arrive on time for the entrance ceremony today. Don’t forget to wear the uniforms you received in advance.”

Aria tilted her head at his words, which seemed to suggest that she should come on her own.

“Huh? Weren’t we going together…?”

“I’m a teacher. I have to prepare for the class assignment test today and other things, so I have to eat this and leave first.”

“Ah… .”

As he said, Eugene finished his meal first, got up from his seat, gave them another earnest request, and left the dormitory.

“… … .”

“… … .”

One, the two people left behind were unable to get up from their seats and were keeping silent while looking at each other’s faces.

“Oh, if you want, I can go with you. Yeah, I’d be honored. ”

“Joe, okay. You don’t seem to have any friends. T, I’ll go with you specially! ”

After an amicable agreement, we decided to go to the entrance ceremony together.

… Well, I didn’t want to go alone.

***

Julian arrived in front of the auditorium where the entrance ceremony was being held and his eyes widened.

“Wow, there are so many people wearing the same clothes, it looks like a colony of termites.”

Aria, who had been watching this pitifully from the side, shook her head and scolded him.

“Can you stop acting so rustic and keep your mouth shut?”

“Yeah, I don’t like it. Since you don’t like it, I’ll spread it even more. Aaaah! ”

“Tsk! But didn’t you say you were a spirit master? With so many people, even the spirits would probably hate it.”

“Ah… Well, let me give you some advice. Don’t try to understand other-dimensional beings. That’s crazy.”

Julian’s eyes look sunken and regretful.

Aria didn’t say anything more in that gloomy atmosphere and soon turned her gaze towards the entrance of the auditorium.

‘This is my second time seeing this sight.’

Before her regression, when she experienced her first entrance ceremony, she had a group of followers by her side.

Most of them were like hyenas, without any sincerity, just hanging around to pick up any fallen beans… .

At that time, I thought that running around and showing off was the only way to elevate myself and that it was everything in the world.

In those foolish and reckless times, she had been searching for the purpose of leading her group and entering the academy.

Yeah, that blond, parasitic looking guy blocking the entrance to the auditorium over there… .

“Hey, do you know who I am? Why are you rejecting me like this after helping me without permission?”

“Ah, stop chasing me. I’m not a pseudo-evangelist… .”

“A pseudo-evangelist? I don’t know what that is, but tell me your name. You’re the first woman who’s treated me this coldly.”

The man in gold and the woman in red.

Something I never wanted to see again in this world.

The moment when I caught sight of two faces that I absolutely did not want to be entangled with.

Aria’s expression hardened as cold as ice.