episode_0526

“I’ll be back, Isabel.”

“Have a safe trip, Lilith. You too, Master.”

“Okay. Please take good care of Iris.”

“Eris, Mom and Dad are going out.”

“Yes!!”

The second semester of the fourth year, which can be said to be the last of academy life.

From the first day of school in the new semester, the atmosphere in our dormitory was as warm and cozy as any home.

Even if you were to apply the conversation to a couple and their children at home, rather than to students at the academy, it would be completely understandable.

Isabel somehow felt like a dignified eldest daughter, and Iris felt like a second daughter with a slight age difference.

Maybe it’s just me, but either way, walking out the front door with Ethan next to me really makes me look like a working couple.

“Fffff.”

“What’s so fun, Lilith?”

“Just, somehow, it’s fun. We’re living like a normal family at the academy.”

“… Hmm, is it normal?”

“Ah, what I’m talking about is a home based on commoner standards. Of course, it might feel a little unfamiliar to Lord Ethan.”

“Ah, yeah. If that’s the feeling, I guess I can understand a little bit.”

At first, I didn’t understand why there was a facility to raise children within the academy, but now I am reaping the benefits of it.

Since we have a crib, we can sleep together in the same room with peace of mind, and if we have free time, like on weekends, we can take a light walk with the stroller.

For your information, all of the academy classes this semester are general classes, except for two. Those two are the minimum required classes for graduation, so I just registered for the classes that I could finish as soon as possible.

‘There’s no warrior party, so there aren’t any special events, and it feels like the day just passes by in a flash.’

Even in the actual game, the Academy is rarely covered after the warrior party leaves. There are no sub-stories like ‘The Daily Life of Barbarian Warrior Lilia’ or ‘A Day in the Life of Princess Mezlen’.

In the first place, the story of the students who remained in the academy could not possibly be interesting. No matter how delicious the dish was made with the remaining characters, who did not have a hero, a saint, or a third princess, it would be like the same thing with the same side dish.

No matter how delicious the seasoning is, if the main ingredients are eggplant and lotus root, the only thing you can make is stir-fried eggplant and fried lotus root. It’s edible, but it’s bound to be weaker than when the main ingredients are meat or fish.

Of course, it’s not bad. Now that I’m raising Eris, I want to avoid unnecessary incidents as much as possible.

The biggest changes from the original, Lizzie and Karaham, have already graduated.

… Now, I don’t think anything new will happen because of what I did.

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Luminor Academy’s first-year theology student, Miriff Aurelia and Niel.

She happened to enter the academy and spent each day faithfully as a priest belonging to the academy church.

Even during his days as a junior priest, when he was building his skills while also living the life of an adventurer, there were often times when he was forced to go on difficult expeditions or got into trouble outside of the church due to rude adventurers.

Because my abilities were recognized thanks to my experience as an adventurer and I was admitted to the academy, every day was rewarding.

“Sister Mirif, a student from the archery club is hospitalized in Ward 3! The injury is an arrow piercing through the ankle!”

“Ah, yes! I’ll go right now!”

The group prayers and cleaning of common areas three times a day were not much different from what I used to do at church, but what I was most happy about was that I could treat students and professors at the academy in my spare time.

Unlike her days as an adventurer when it was difficult to just protect herself, she felt the most rewarded by being able to use her strength where it was most needed every day.

‘As the senior priestess said, I made the right decision to enter the academy.’

I am here because of her suggestion that it would be better for me to learn at the Academy rather than pursue a career as an adventurer.

It was an advanced education that was only allowed to priests with exceptional abilities in the Aurelia Church, so if things had gone as planned, he would not have had the opportunity, but it turned out to be a good thing that he became a D-class adventurer after only one year of starting his adventurer career.

And the person who helped her the most in her career was undoubtedly ‘Sister Lily’, so whenever something good happened while attending the academy, Mirif would express her gratitude in her heart.

‘If it weren’t for Sister Lily, I wouldn’t have felt this joy of treating students at the Academy.’

Rather than having the opportunity to enter the academy, he might have continued to live as an adventurer in the Iron Horde or Ermia.

The promotion test that the Goblin King had appeared in must have been a failure, so he might still be an F-rank adventurer. No, there was no guarantee that he would have survived the Goblin King’s attack.

That is why, to Mirif, the assassin Lily was a precious person. Even though she was the ‘predecessor Lily’ who had disguised herself as an adventurer, that was no problem at all.

“You should be fine now. The bandage on your ankle should not be removed for at least three days.”

“… Phew. Thank you, Father. ”

“Wipe the affected area by rubbing a wet towel over the body until the bandage is removed.”

“It might be hard to do it alone, but if you ask, could you please have the priest wash your body for you… .”

“Ah, I have to go see another patient, so I’ll be going now. Take care of yourself~.”

“No, over there… .”

Thanks to her year-long adventure, she was not easily fooled by the mischievous pranks or favors of the male students like other priestesses, and even taught other priestesses how to deal with them, so she became quite famous among the students of the theology department within half a year.

Of course, even if that wasn’t the case, her cute appearance and warm personality that never showed any displeasure when treating patients attracted people to her. Not only the students, but she also gradually developed relationships with the professors who frequently visited the academy church.

“Hello, Miss Mirif.”

“Ah, Professor Belus! Hello!”

“I think it’s time to bring potions to the church, so I brought them. The one in this box is a health potion, and the one in this box is a magic potion.”

“Oh, yes! Can I move it inside?”

“Please, Miss Mirif.”

In particular, she frequently encountered Professor Bellus of the Department of Pharmacy, who visited the Academy Church the most.

Since she spent most of her personal time in the church’s treatment room, devoting herself to treating students, she had no choice but to frequently run into Professor Bellus, who regularly brought the church the potions it was lacking.

Ever since she heard that he had been providing potions at almost cost price for over ten years at the Academy, performing a deed that was practically a service, she had felt a strange inner kinship with Professor Bellus.

Because I felt that there were other people who, like me, found joy in helping and healing others.

“Isn’t it heavy, Miss Mirif?”

“Oh, no! This is about the weight of the staff I used to carry when I was an adventurer!”

“I’m sure the priests of the Academy Church will be comfortable with Miss Mirif. In the past, whenever I brought a box this size, the two of you would always share it and move it.”

“Isn’t it hard for you to move from the lab to the Academy Church every time, Professor Bellus?”

“Still, it’s not that hard because the students carry it to the front of the church. And if my skills are helpful to many students, I have to work even harder.

To me, it’s just a small scrap of scrap that I can make with just a little bit of time, but if it can save even one more life, isn’t it worth it? ”

“Professor Bellus…!”

Maybe this professor has such a desirable mindset.

If he had been a priest of the Aurelian cult, he would have risen to the rank of senior priest. There was no way that the goddess Aurelia would have overlooked his attitude of caring for others.

However, on the other hand, since Professor Bellus was in the pharmacy department, he could also supplement the over-the-counter medicine he used to treat patients. Even though he could cure most injuries with his divine power, this potion was absolutely necessary in the process of recovering a body weakened by injury.

Sometimes, even after finishing treatment, whenever she saw patients suffering because they were running out of potions, she felt a strange tingle in her heart.

Even though Professor Bellus brought more potions every week than one person could make, two boxes of potions still felt like a bit too little to take care of all the patients at the Academy.

“I survived thanks to Professor Bellus. Last week was a little tough because I ran out of potions… Ah.”

“… Of course, that would be the case. I wouldn’t be able to cure all the students in the academy with just the potions I make as a hobby.”

“Ah, sorry, sorry! Be, I didn’t mean to Professor Belus! The professor always helps the church so much… .”

Miriff was flustered and tried to recover from her momentary slip of the tongue, but her shallow grumbling had already left her mouth.

Fortunately, Professor Bellus did not find Mirif’s slip of the tongue strange, and instead smiled at her and offered her a somewhat special offer.

“You said you needed a little more potion, Miss Mirif?”

“Ah, no… . That, that’s not what I meant… .”

“Then, how about Ms. Mirif trying to make it herself?”

“Yes… … ?”