episode_0036

Asking the Academy to spar had two implications.

Learning from each other’s skills and growing through sparring, and betting on sparring.

One of the most enjoyable spectacles for students attending the academy is to place a bet, have it recognized in front of people, and then announce the results of the bet based on the match results.

If you don’t keep your promise despite winning or losing in a duel, it is tantamount to ignoring the testimony of those who watched the duel together, and the academy gave separate penalty points for this. The recognition was so great that it was considered a violation of the will of those who watched the duel together.

“But is it really necessary to do that?”

Estelle didn’t quite understand.

It was almost as if he was asking if it was worth investing that much time in an orange-haired girl who seemed like she would fall over with just a few words.

“Of course. People like sparring more than you think. And if she just said she’d be my friend if I won, she’d be lying all this time.”

Saying that we are close is the same as saying that we were not close until now.

If you think about it, it was something that could properly feed Lina from the start, who had been close to Iris and Estelle up until now.

Even if she doesn’t accept Iris’s offer, the reward will be too sweet for Lina, so she makes a bet that she can’t refuse.

But of course, Iris wasn’t thinking about losing.

In her previous duel with Theo, she was completely knocked out without being able to use any strength, but that doesn’t mean Iris is weak.

It’s just that Theo is strong.

Iris was strong enough, and she was confident that she could beat all of the other high-scoring swordsmen in Class A, except for Theo.

That much she was confident in her own abilities.

“So I’m thinking of signing up for the sparring tomorrow, so Estelle, if you want to relieve stress before then, do it in advance.”

“Okay. Then I’ll do it today.”

“Good. Don’t be too mentally exhausted. But I still want to know what level of skill you have.”

Today, these two people couldn’t help but get along so well.

***

“Hey, commoner. Talk to me?”

While I was lying down in the dorm, Marty kept making noise, so I went outside and met Lina, who had barged into the boys’ dorm and asked to talk to me.

No, why does this woman keep bothering me like this?

It seems like they keep coming to me and trying to suppress me because they feel like they won’t be able to find a way out if they go to Estelle or Iris, but I’m not the type of person to be easily taken advantage of.

“Female students are not allowed to enter the male dormitory.”

“Ha, that only applies to commoners like you. Do you think a noble lady like me wouldn’t be able to get this much?”

Clearly, there was a warden standing guard in front of the door, so the fact that Lina came in means that either the warden had no choice but to let her in, or she cooperated in order to get some bean curds from the noble lady.

Either way, he looks at Lina in front of him with a troubled expression, thinking that he should go to the principal’s office and talk to her about not following the rules properly.

“It seems like you already got a penalty point today, but you want to get another penalty point.”

“Hey, are you going to go tell the teachers?”

“There’s nothing I can’t do.”

Since there are male teachers who are currently staying in the dormitory, there is actually no need to go to the principal’s office.

If there’s no one there, I’ll have to go to the teachers’ office.

“It seems like the only thing you can do is tell the teachers?”

“Well, if you want to think so, then think so.”

It’s annoying to even talk to them, so I just give them a vague answer and go find the room number where the teachers are staying.

“Teacher, are you there?”

Knock and ask if anyone is there.

“Yes, I do. What’s wrong?”

The teacher who gave Lina a penalty point today showed up.

Oh, my, my. It seems that a teacher who is not friendly to noble young ladies has shown up and I am at a loss.

It seems that today’s memory is definitely ingrained in Lina, and she can be seen flinching when she sees the teacher.

“Oh, a female student came into the male dormitory without permission, so I came to ask if this is a reason for a penalty.”

“Huh? A female student?”

The teacher frowned and looked even more impressed when he saw Lina standing behind him as if hiding.

“It’s you again, Miss Lina von Maria.”

Lina, who had been flinching at the voice full of annoyance, stepped forward hesitantly and did something quite spectacular.

“Ah, teacher~ I’m sorry~ I took the wrong way and didn’t realize it was the boys’ dormitory? ”

Each dormitory building is different, and it’s ridiculous to say that they have a warden to guard it.

I really don’t understand why you’re saying such nonsense.

“Well, anyway, I came here to tell you something, so I’ll go now.”

“Yes, I understand. Lina, please follow me.”

“Ah, that… that penalty point or something… ”

“Of course, you will be penalized, but I will ask you to go to the principal’s office and ask about the lie.”

Oh, that’s annoying.

So, you have to do it in moderation.

“Ah, please pay attention, teacher!”

“Yes, you don’t have to worry, Theo.”

I’m sure he’ll take care of it.

Just looking at how they gave Lina a penalty point so casually earlier, I’m not really worried.

“That, Te, Teossi…! You know, I misheard…! Please tell me…!”

No, but that woman keeps picking fights with me and then shamelessly asks for help in front of other people.

“The building looks too different to be misunderstood. The headmaster must have passed through it too, but it’s strange. I don’t know, so Lina, do what you want.”

As I pass Lina and go outside, I hear a commotion outside, as if class is still in progress.

Now that I think about it, I’m a freshman, so I’m taking classes while having fun like this, but as the semester goes by and I advance to a higher grade, practical classes are added one by one, so I know that freshman year is the only time I have this much free time.

“Shall we go somewhere to play?”

It suddenly occurred to me that I could easily travel anywhere using Estelle’s teleportation magic.

“Hmm, you wouldn’t like it if I left you two behind and went alone.”

I hate what I hate, but I don’t know what else might happen in the meantime, paving the way for a bad ending.

It is absolutely unacceptable to leave two people behind.

If you go, you have to go together, and if you don’t go, you have no choice but to not go.

“I’m bored. I should go practice.”

Before entering the academy, I devoted myself to training every day to do well on the entrance exam, but these days, I feel like I’ve been resting for too long.

If you continue like this, your hands will get stiff and your swordsmanship will become weak, which will be a problem.

He knows well the academy’s rule that even first-year students can use the training grounds if necessary, so he quietly goes to his room, grabs his sword, and heads to the training grounds.

“I think it would be better to first practice swordsmanship and then magic.”

Or maybe it would be okay to practice swordsmanship today and magic tomorrow.

There is no practical test right now, so there is no reason to be so impatient while practicing.

As I was heading to the training center.

“You really annoy me. It’s only a matter of a day or two to tolerate something I don’t like, but this is the first time I’ve seen someone act so tactlessly?”

A very familiar voice begins to be heard from somewhere.

“… Is this Estelle’s voice?”

I quickly looked around, wondering if I was fighting Iris again.

“Oh, really. You’d better stop chasing me before I dye that orange hair another color. And if I see you picking on Theo one more time, I’m really not going to let you stay still.”

I happened to spot Lina, who was flustered, not knowing when she would get penalized, and Estelle, who had a very murderous expression on her face.

“Hey, Estelle, calm down for a moment… ”

“Really? Am I being real? From the beginning, Theo-nim ignored me for no reason other than the fact that I was a commoner, and then suddenly started a strange rumor that we were close. Did you think I didn’t know that he was even spreading bad rumors about Theo-nim?”

His eyes are sparkling and it looks like he’s going to do something at any moment, so I wonder what to do about it, and whether I should stop him…

“That’s not it, no… ”

… It was more exciting and fun than I thought, so I decided to just sit back and watch.

Is there anything like popcorn? It would be perfect to watch it while eating it.