episode_0402

The way to relieve Antonio of his guilt toward me was surprisingly simple: just as I helped Antonio find his treasure, Antonio also helped me find my treasure.

Since I had a rough idea of where the treasure was hidden on the beach of Pliana, it wasn’t really a problem. I was able to create a situation where I found the treasure with Antonio’s help.

“Was there a restaurant like this around here?”

“This is one of the restaurants the professor mentioned on the first day of class. He said that if you come to Pliana Beach, you should eat here at least once.”

“Is that so? I don’t remember hearing it.”

“That’s because Natalie was out of her mind because of the heat, and what Lilith Youngae said is right.”

“By the way, it doesn’t seem like there are many customers at this restaurant recommended by the professor. I guess everyone is busy looking for treasure at the beach.”

… I guess so. You’re probably thinking about finding one more treasure during mealtime to see if it can have some effect on your score.

“There are many kinds of menus, so how about ordering one thing you like and tasting a variety of things, everyone?”

“Oh, I think that’s good too! I rarely go that far to a beach restaurant like this!”

“Okay, let’s do that. I’ll pay for the meal today, so don’t worry about the price.”

“Thank you, Prince Antonio!”

The professor of this oceanography exploration class wanted the students to bond with each other through treasure hunts on the beach, but he didn’t want them to get so caught up in grades that they lost the essence of summer vacation.

“Are you students at Luminor Academy?”

“Oh, yes.”

“That’s right.”

“This menu is a service.”

“… … Huh?”

So, it was all part of the professor’s plan to give treasure beads to students who ate the dishes he recommended at the beach restaurant he recommended.

“Professor Lucyetta asked me to give this to students who come into this restaurant and order ‘Pliana Beach Shrimp Curry’. This is the second group of students today.”

“Ah, yes… .”

“Thank you.”

I accepted the magic bead the employee gave me with a bewildered expression.

Since we were the second, it seemed like the guy who was playing had already been to the party. Of course, since he was playing after reading my strategy.

… Even if that weren’t the case, Seraphine was also included in Gyeomyeon’s group, so she would have easily figured out Professor Lucyetta’s hint.

“Is this the menu that the release was asking for?”

“Yes.”

“Then, I think it would be okay to say that this treasure orb was found by Lilith. It was Lilith who suggested eating at this restaurant, and it was Lilith who ordered the menu that the professor recommended.”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“Ah, I agree!”

“I think that’s good too.”

The other party members seemed quite concerned that they were the only ones who couldn’t find the treasure, and they hastily agreed with Ethan’s words.

Prince Antonio, who was uncomfortable the whole time because he was holding the treasure I found for him as if he had found it himself, was also there.

“That, that’s right. It certainly seems to be the bead that Rosewood Young-ae found.”

“Is this all right, Prince Antonio? Since Prince Antonio has decided to pay for this meal, isn’t it Prince Antonio’s treasure?”

“That’s okay. After all, it’s a treasure that I wouldn’t have gotten if Rosewood Young-ae hadn’t ordered the Pliana Beach Shrimp Curry.

In the first place, I’m not in the same class as you guys, I’m just following Agnes Youngae… Ah, no, ma, I’m just hanging out with you guys because we’re on vacation, so don’t worry about it. ”

“Okay, then I will gratefully accept Prince Antonio’s kindness.”

“… Okay, thanks for accepting.”

The second day of oceanography exploration class ended with everyone finding at least one treasure.

It was a day that felt even more enjoyable because I spent the whole day moving around with one goal in mind.

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On the third day, and on the fourth day, the oceanography exploration class was still more focused on vacation than on class. From the beginning, it was a class that Professor Lucyetta had opened for students to have a vacation, not survival training or monster hunting, so it was bound to be leisurely.

Among the other classes that squeezed the students to their limits every day, oceanography was the only class that was considered a healing class, so the only person who disliked this class that was so hard to take was Agnes.

“… … How many hours are left until class ends?”

“The official end time for Oceanography Exploration classes is tomorrow at 6 PM, so there are about 30 hours left.”

“Haa, I want to go back quickly. Why on earth am I wasting my time here.”

“You can think of it as a little early summer vacation. Since it’s hard to schedule a time to meet up like this during summer vacation anyway, you should be thankful that you can rest during class time like this.”

“… I don’t know. Next time there’s a class like this, I’ll just bring a magic book.”

Perhaps because he comes from a branch of the Elizabeth family, which is known for its endless competition, he finds it difficult to tolerate having time to play like this.

Of course, the last day of class wouldn’t end without anything happening like she thought. In a fantasy-based world like this, it’s common sense to go on a summer vacation and encounter monsters.

Meanwhile, Natalie, who was playing hard in the sand with Thomas at the beach, was calling out to me and Agnes with a very excited expression.

“Look at this, Lady Lilith, Lady Agnes! Doesn’t it look like our group is number one?!”

“… Well done, Miss Natalie. Is that a giant squid?”

“It’s a whale, Lady Release!”

“Ah, a whale… . Well, now that I hear it, that tail fin part certainly does look like a whale. ”

“That’s your arm fin, Lilith Youngae!”

“… That’s right. The dorsal fins looked so lifelike that I almost mistook them for tail fins. ”

I am admiring Natalie’s work of art, which I cannot understand, and giving her compliments that are not compliments.

It may seem like just playing with sand on the beach, but this was the assignment for the fourth day. Create a structure out of sand on the beach, record it with a video recording magic tool, and submit it.

All assignments in oceanography research were like this: giving students a little homework to do without disturbing their rest, but also making sure they didn’t end up doing nothing.

By the way, on the second day, there was a group that was so absorbed in the treasure hunt that they collected close to 20 treasures, but they received the same score as our group, which collected about one treasure per person.

The students, who understood the professor’s words that it was okay to focus on assignments but not to get too absorbed in them, started doing exactly the amount of assignments she had mentioned from the third day onwards and had another vacation-like vacation.

That’s why Agnes and I were just resting under the shade of the parasol instead of bothering Thomas and Natalie’s date.

Rather than interfering and ruining a good time, it would be better to just submit a suitable assignment for the two of you to increase your intimacy.

“Thomas, grab it quickly because it’s falling down! Quickly!”

“Huh, where? Honestly, isn’t everywhere on the verge of collapse?!”

-Snap!

“Here, here! Hold it down here!”

“… Oh, uh. Oh, okay, Natalie… .”

‘… It’s a good time.’

Now that I think about it, there was a time when Ethan and I were like that too. A time when we would blush and feel our hearts flutter just by holding hands.

… No, was there? Come to think of it, I feel like I skipped a lot of that middle process.

I think it’s certain that you started by touching her chest before holding her hand, but anyway, did you kiss next? … Did you hold her hand before that? I’m a little confused… .

‘I don’t know because the order is so messed up. How on earth did this relationship come to be?’

Well, in the end, it might be because we skipped the middle process that Ethan and I can still get excited just by looking at each other’s faces.

As I was thinking about that, I was about to get up from my seat, leaving Agnes asleep in the shade, when I felt something cold touch my left cheek.

“Okay, release.”

-Talk.

“Huh?!”

Someone hands me a cold wooden cup with a hint of moisture in it.

I turned my head in the direction of the voice and there stood Ethan, holding a slushie, looking at me for the first time since I was reincarnated into this world.

“Isn’t it cool? I bought it on my way here because they were selling it over there.”

“… Thank you, Ethan.”

“This class will end tomorrow. It was pretty fun.”

“But we still have two more days left on our vacation, Master Ethan.”

“That’s true. But tomorrow is the last day I get to spend time with those kids.”

Ethan looks towards Natalie and Thomas, who are building a half-collapsed whale on the shore… no, a pile of dirt, and then points to the harem of the Goblin girls who are building a fairly well-made sand castle a little further away.

I could feel that his cautious personality from the first semester of his freshman year had become quite relaxed as he took various exploratory classes during this semester.

“There’s next semester, and next year, too, Ethan Do-ryun.”

“Yeah, I know.”

… If Ethan hadn’t been so wary of that guy back in his first year, would there still be a place for me and Ethan in his warrior party?

As I thought about that, the sunset of the fourth day was already flowing beyond the horizon.

“Ah, Thomas! It’s falling down there! I told you to hold on!”

“How can I hold on to more when I only have two hands… .”

… along with Natalie’s dirt pile, which was our group’s ‘homework’.

I thought it might be like this, so I took a picture before it collapsed. It was a leisurely class, so I think this will be enough.