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Royal Academy of Truenos.

It is the pride of the Kingdom of Trueno, which produced many heroes and scholars whose names were engraved in history, and a small society created by children of nobles.

Rebel base. The center of the royal capital. The legacy of the first king. etc. As I went through various routes, there were many more titles to call me… … .

To me, it is simply a place I fear and hate more than anything else, which accounts for the lion’s share of my death.

And I came back to that place. I promised myself that I would never die this time.

“Lady. The day is cold.”

“Ah, yes. Thank you.”

As I was watching the academy from the balcony of a villa in the royal capital, Mel came over and covered me with a blanket.

“Were you watching the Academy?”

“Yes. There are a lot of things to think about.”

I smiled at Mel’s words and looked back toward the academy.

“How many days are left until the exam?”

“It’s tomorrow.”

“Okay… … . It’s tomorrow.”

tomorrow. It all begins. I made up my mind once again. Everything for me. I use anything for my own purposes. Even my life.

The winter wind blew and my hair blew. I covered my eyes with one hand and turned my head. Soon the wind stopped, and I felt the sun, which had been hidden by clouds, shining on me.

When I opened my eyes again and looked down at the street, the unforgettable silver hair caught my eye. Vivid silver hair that seemed to have been made by melting moonlight was shining under the warm sunlight.

‘Maybe it was reflecting the female protagonist, not me.’

Well, this world wasn’t warm enough for the sun to shine on the face for a wicked person like me. He chuckled and looked down at Seria, the female protagonist of this work.

As I looked down at her for a moment, I wondered if she felt my gaze. He turned around and looked up at me. My eyes met bright sky blue eyes, as if I was looking at a clear autumn sky.

Even though he had nothing in common with me, I felt a strange sense of kinship. okay. Since she is a female protagonist whose route changes in every episode, she is similar to me in that she acts differently in each episode.

I looked down at Ceria for a moment and saw her smiling brightly, so I turned my back and entered the room.

‘Are you laughing at me?’

No, I must be mistaken.

“Mel, where did Sarah go?”

“He went to the training hall to practice his magic for the last time because he had a test tomorrow.”

“Is there a place that rents a gym right now?”

“New wizards are always welcome―― and he left, saying that the Magic Society would gladly lend it to him.”

Hmm… … . It’s the training hall of the Magic Association… … . As I took a moment to gather my thoughts, Mel took the blanket I was covering.

“If you are interested, I will prepare a carriage.”

“Huh? Umm. That’s right… … . It wouldn’t be a bad idea to go there and see how well Sera uses magic.”

“Miss, is it okay for you to rent a separate training hall?”

“Yes. I do not need. I plan to hide my cards as much as possible until the exam.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Oh yeah. I almost forgot.

“Be sure to save some emergency money before you go down. On the way, I have to buy a detox potion as well.”

When I said that, Mel, who was about to leave the room first, turned to me and tilted her head.

“Where do you want to use the detox potion?”

“Huh? I do it so I can drink it. In fact, I opened up the entire handful of opium that I had secretly dried. Oh, you didn’t bloom because you wanted to? I burned it to destroy evidence, but I forgot to mention that it was supposed to be smoked and taken like a cigarette. Hehehe.”

“Opium… … . How on earth have you held on until now? … ?”

I smiled at Mel’s words.

“Want to know?”

“… … Let’s go down to prepare the carriage.”

“… … Yes.”

It’s bland.

I looked at Mel leaving the room in a cold sweat for a moment, then lay down on the bed and stretched.

I said tomorrow is the test… … . If nothing else happens, my first partner will be the writer’s wife. The mainly used weapon is the rapier. Next is a commoner man. It uses magic and its main attribute is ice.

Next is the count’s son. This is a typical shield knight who mainly uses an arming sword and round shield. Next is the author’s wife’s wedding. As the daughter of a family guarding the northern part of the Kingdom of Trueno, her weapon is a two-handed axe.

In addition, there is the daughter of a wizard family that uses fire magic, and the daughter of a marquis who mainly uses curses like me. The last two, the princess who uses a broadsword and the ignorant crown prince who uses a flamberge as tall as himself… … .

“As expected, there are a lot.”

I shook my head, realizing once again that the exam wasn’t being held for a week for nothing.

I’m thinking about what to do with my future opponent. There was a knock on the door.

[The carriage is ready, lady.]

“I’m leaving now.”

I got out of bed, looked in the mirror, straightened my hair, put on a thick cardigan and gloves, and came out.

I came down to the first floor, left the villa’s occupants to see me off, and got into the carriage. Since there was quite a bit of time left until the Magic Association building, I thought we should talk a bit, so I smiled and opened my mouth.

“How is the back of your neck these days?”

“ugh… … .”

“Did I ask too unexpected a question?”

“No… … . No.”

As I smiled and looked at Mel intently, Mel, blushing, lowered her head and smoothed the scarf covering her neck.

“The lady harasses me every night… … . Now, even if I just touch my clothes, the bottom gets wet… … .”

“Are you talking honestly now? Hehehe.”

“Please don’t harass me… … .”

“Okay, okay.”

He chuckled and changed the subject of the story. From common questions like how is work these days and do you need anything else, to pointless stories like what’s for dinner tonight.

As I was chatting with Mel about various things, a carriage arrived in front of the Magic Association building and stopped.

After the carriage came to a complete stop, Mel got out before me and held out her hand for me.

“Lady, put your hands.”

“Hehe, thank you.”

I can’t believe it’s so nice that the escort is a woman, not a man. I smiled and entered the Magic Society building.

From spicy herbal scents that make your nose tingle to spicy herbal scents that make your eyes burn. I walked inside the building, looking at the magic potions and herbs filling the shelves, as well as the herbs that were difficult to count with the naked eye.

As I went in a little further, a female employee sitting inside the counter came out and welcomed me.

“Red hair and red eyes. Are you Charlotte, the daughter of Duke Derquel La Rochelle? Welcome to the Horse Society! My name is Nero Armandy, please feel free to call me Nero!”

One advantage of nobility. When a nobleman who is famous enough to be famous in the royal capital appears, all the employees at that store become friendly.

One of the downsides of being an aristocrat. Too overly kind. plaguy.

I smiled and accepted the greeting.

“I’m glad you know me. Please take care of me, Nero.”

“It’s an honor to serve you! What brought you here today, Princess Charlotte?”

“I would like to have a detox potion made by the master himself. Do you have it in stock?”

“You mean detox potion? Please wait a moment!”

The female employee who was looking through the paper that looked like a ledger smiled brightly and said that there was only one left in stock, so I immediately ordered Mel to buy a detox potion.

And then he drank it all on the spot. I smiled with satisfaction as I felt my head, which had become a little stiff due to the aftereffects of the drug, become more flexible.

It’s much better.

“You must have rented a gymnasium under the name ‘Sera Petra’. Are you here?”

“Yes? Ah, yes.”

“Can I come in and take a look? There won’t be any provisions prohibiting entry except for those involved.”

“Yes! There is no problem at all in the audience seats prepared outside the training hall! Instead, there is a small entrance fee… … .”

“Here it is.”

“Yes! Has confirmed! I’ll take you this way!”

I followed the female employee to the auditorium where I could see the inside of the gymnasium, and was able to sit in the seat with the best view of the gymnasium.

The chairs were so soft that it seemed like they were VIP seats for nobles. Mel stood next to me, and I sat down in my chair and looked down at the gym.

There, Sarah was seen diligently practicing magic against the scarecrow.

“Mel, that’s what you think. Sarah, what do you think will happen in this exam?”

“Umm… … . It may be difficult to get high grades, but I think you will be able to get admission somehow.”

“The evaluation is quite poor.”

Mel blinked at the unexpected evaluation and gently closed her eyes.

“Sera is working hard, but it’s too late to start. Magic is basically a study that you have to build up within yourself. If you could study it by cramming and use it at will, everyone in the world would have become a wizard.”

“That is also correct. So Sera can’t use magic?”

“No. Sera can use magic, although it is currently the most basic. It’s unusual.”

In the episodes I’ve seen so far, I didn’t know because Sarah was in Mel’s place and didn’t have to use or learn magic. Maybe he had a talent for magic.

Then I nodded, thinking I would come up with another way to use it.

“Hmm… … . Are you saying Sarah is a genius?”

“No. You are just trying hard enough to get cut off.”

“So you’re saying he’s not a genius?”

“Yes. It is said that a true genius can use all the magic written in a magic book just by reading it once.”

Mel said that and looked into the distance.

“Did you see it in person? That genius person.”

“No. This is just a story I heard. Since I have no talent for magic, I just admired it a little.”

“I see.”

He nodded and leaned against the back of the carriage. by the way… … . How much effort was it taking for Mel to say that she was being cut off?

“Have you ever seen Sarah studying?”

“Yes. Even when we were camping in the carriage, and just recently, you were reading magic books without sleeping at night. Just because of my will to enter the same academy as you. I guess that’s probably what I’ve been trying to do ever since I heard from the young lady that I wanted to enter the academy… … .”

“I’m proud of you. I’ll have to give you a reward later.”

He was just a dunjae trying hard. Although it’s a little disappointing. Well, that’s it. Even if you can’t use much magic, there are many ways to use Sera.

After watching Sarah collapse from exhaustion of magical power, I left the Magic Association and returned to the villa.

Sera? It will come back on its own.