episode_0026

The academy grounds are largely divided into three areas: the academic district where students study, the practical training district, and the commercial district where students can purchase goods and food.

The place we will visit from now on to buy weapons is a weapons store located in the commercial district.

“I can’t believe I’m in the Academy commercial district. It’s like a dream…! I have to go see how different it is from my home weapon!”

Next to me, Marty, who is still very talkative, is busy filling up the audio by himself, and I am just passing through the commercial districts one by one, thinking how amazing it is.

I really don’t know what to say, but it’s a new feeling to be encountering things in real life that I’ve only seen in games.

I end up feeling that way.

“Theo, you wanted to come to the Academy commercial district too? You look so impressed?”

“Oh, well. Right.”

When I see students buying armor that fits their size at an armor shop that sells armor for adventures while responding appropriately, I feel strange and new for no reason… and I wonder if I too will be able to buy something like that and wear it.

Anyone would do that.

Entering a game that I had played countless times to the point of being called a veteran, and seeing things I had only seen in the game in real life must have been an overwhelming and indescribable feeling.

Even if I have missions like having to protect the world right now and making the two main characters fall in love, it is something that only a veteran can help but put aside and keep this excitement and thrill.

“It would cost a lot of money to buy one piece of armor like that, right?”

“Of course. He must be a senior, and it looks like it’s made of silver. He probably isn’t buying it, but renting it for practice.”

Ermund Academy is famous for lending out things like armor that need to be tailored to individual sizes for practice purposes.

In reality, it would be impossible for commoners to purchase all the armor and other protective gear needed for adventure, even if it was just for practice, as it would cost a considerable amount of money, but if you just enroll in the academy, you can borrow all of it for free.

In addition, all the armor that was loaned to you can be received as a graduation gift if you can successfully graduate.

They provide all armor and weapons for free.

That’s why the commoners are so anxious because they can’t enter the academy.

“Wow, but since you’re a senior, you’ll be graduating soon and everything will be yours once you graduate, so I’m really jealous. I want to hurry up and get my hands on the armor and weapons for free!”

Arriving at the weapons shop with Marty’s noisy audio filling in, an old man with a rather gruff expression stands up to greet us.

“Welcome. Are you freshmen?”

“Yes! I’m a freshman! I came here to look at our simple weapons! I want to get recommendations for what he’ll use and what I’ll use! Oh, my house also has a weapon shop, so I’d like to check out the Academy weapon shop too!”

“You’re a noisy guy. Okay, keep your mouth shut.”

Well, I thought I’d hear something.

When Grandpa glares at Marty with a frown on his face, only then does his mouth, which has been babbling continuously, close.

“Are you the guy who received a special award from among the commoners this time?”

It seems like the rumor has already spread to the commercial district, so I look a little awkward when the old man recognizes me.

“Has the rumor already spread to here?”

“Then. How quickly do rumors spread within the Academy?”

Then, I guess the rumor that I’m close with Iris and Estelle has already spread throughout the Academy.

“But do you guys have the money to buy them? Even if it’s cheap, one weapon costs 1 million silver. Anyway, once you start the practical training, the academy will probably give you the right one, so I wonder why you want to buy them.”

1 million silver.

You may think it is expensive, but this is a reasonable price since it is a weapon shop located inside the Academy.

In fact, if you just go to the weapons shop run by Martine, you’ll definitely get a well-made iron sword for 1 million silver.

“How much can you get with 1 million silver? An iron sword? That’s about the same size as my house!”

“What about the iron sword? I will make it with the best material that suits you. For some, it may be silver, for others, it may be adamantium. Anyway, I will make it with the material that suits each of you best. ”

“Huh?! That’s only 1 million silver?! That’s a total fraudulent price?!”

“Because it’s an academy. This place is for students. It’s definitely not a place run to make a profit.”

This is where the Academy comes in, saying that it is friendly to the common people.

Providing students with the best possible training in what they cannot get anywhere else, even if it is only at a grade level.

This is truly a huge privilege.

“So what’s the answer?”

Grandfather frowns slightly and demands an answer to the question he asked earlier.

“If I didn’t have money, I wouldn’t have come to buy it. And I still have two more years to go to the internship year, so I can’t just sit around doing nothing and let my skills rust until then.”

I give an answer that I have thought about carefully.

Actually, it was the same even when I didn’t think I was strong, but now that I know I am strong, I don’t want to let my skills rust even more.

I don’t know how far my talent goes, but if it’s really that great, then maybe I’ll be able to subdue Iris or Estelle by force later on if they really get the wrong flag?

Of course, the goal is to prevent that from happening as much as possible, but anyway.

“Hmm, well. Yeah, holding a sword that fits your hand well is also all practice. You pass. Follow me. ”

“Huh?! Me?!”

“You didn’t answer.”

“I was just thinking about buying it because it looked cool!”

“Failed.”

“Eee …

I was worried that I’d have to fight loudly with that guy Marty again.

Phew, thank goodness I failed.

By the way, I don’t know if this person is picky or if all the other people in the Academy commercial district are like this, but I’m quite picky about what I buy with my own money.

***

“What? Theo went to the commercial district with his roommate?”

Although she didn’t bring a dedicated maid, as expected of a crown princess, there were many familiar faces stationed here and there.

And they were volunteering to tell Iris about Theo, one of the people she was most interested in at the moment, in order to curry favor with her.

“Ha, I didn’t want to get the information this way, but I can’t help it. Where did Theo go?”

“Ah, I heard you stopped by the weapons shop. There hasn’t been any movement since.”

“Okay, I’ll thank you later. But please don’t report like this again. It might make Lord Theo uncomfortable.”

This time, it was inevitable since I had already heard the story, but I promised myself that something like this would never happen again, and I also told the person who relayed the information not to relay it again.

“Yes, I understand.”

“Tell everyone else. If you make Theo uncomfortable, I won’t let you off easy.”

“Yes, yes… !”

In this way, he was in a situation where he could only watch over Theo.

I didn’t want to make him uncomfortable with that.

‘I mean, who likes being watched?’

It was truly creepy and uncomfortable to think that he too was being watched by someone, and that too by people secretly planted within the Academy.

I wanted to know everything about Theo, but of course I didn’t want to know it this way.

“Sigh… I should go quickly before the news reaches Estelle.”

Iris, thankful that she didn’t have to change into comfortable clothes, walks towards the commercial district where the weapons store is while still wearing her school uniform.

“Oh my, we all meet in a place like this?”

But eventually, she ended up running into someone she didn’t really want to meet near the commercial district.

“Hey, Estelle. What are you doing here?”

“What’s going on? What did you come to the commercial district to buy? Or did you come to take a class?”

Although he was answering quite angrily, it seemed as if he had not yet received the news that Theo was in the commercial district.

“Okay, then go on your way.”

“I was going to do that, but since Iris is here, I think I’ll go with her.”

“I don’t like it?”

“Is it good?”

Iris was expressing her displeasure quite openly, but Estelle just smiled, not knowing whether she knew or not.

“Why do you want to follow me? Don’t you have a destination you were originally going to?”

“No? I was just looking around to see if there was anything worth buying.”

“Then go and take a look.”

“I think it would be more fun to be with Iris.”

Iris let out a deep sigh at Estelle, who seemed like she would never back down.

“Hmm, why are you trying to push me away like this? Oh, is that it? Are you going to see Theo?”

Wince!

Iris was the type who couldn’t hide anything.

Of course, Estelle knew that too.

Estelle smiled as she watched Iris flinch openly.

“You’re cute, Iris. I didn’t know you’d show off your whole body like this. Anyway, if you’re going to where Theo is, I think you should go with me, right?”

Iris just stood there glaring at Estelle, who was smiling and talking annoyedly.

‘Because she’s like that mean saint.’