episode_0061

The day after I suggested to Mia that she could stay at the villa instead of working for me.

It was lunch time after a boring class as usual, and after sending Hermel and Mel off to eat, I went to a cafe alone to sort out the parts that would appear on the test.

“You are so passionate.”

The owner of the cafe who was washing dishes spoke up.

I put down the pen I was underlining for a moment, laughed, and shook my head.

“Because I’m a student. I have to do this at least.”

“――Haha. is that so. ‘I have to do this much’… … .”

I was about to drink coffee, but when I saw the cafe owner shaking his head and smiling, I put down my cup and tilted my head.

“Did I say something strange?”

“No, it wasn’t a strange thing to say, it was something you said very student-like. really… … . It’s like an ideal student.”

After quenching my thirst with slightly cooled coffee, I quietly put down the cup and picked up the pen again.

What answer should I give? After thinking for a moment, I underlined one sentence and wrote ‘Term’ in small letters.

“Um… … . Because you’re a student?”

The cafe owner nodded at my answer, which was the same as the first one, put down the plate he was wiping and started wiping the cup.

“Definitely. If you are a student, it is natural to study and improve yourself.”

The cafe owner, who was looking around at the cup, looked at me and said.

“It may be presumptuous to meddle, but in my view, the customer is a student, so rather than feeling like he or she is studying… … . I feel like I’m being chased by something and studying to forget what’s following me.”

The pen stopped at those words.

“I don’t quite understand what you’re saying.”

“The first time I met a customer was when the entrance exam was in full swing. The guests at that time seemed quite relaxed in their expressions, actions, and atmosphere.”

“Not now?”

“Ah, of course, I still feel like I have enough leisure time. It’s just that I don’t feel as free as I did back then. It was a tone that could have been misunderstood. I’m sorry.”

The cafe owner bowed his head, put down the cup he was wiping, and started wiping the wine glass.

It seems like there isn’t enough time… … . It’s definitely not wrong. No, that’s right. I definitely don’t have much free time right now.

Sarah, Priscilla, Mia, the crown prince and the rebel leader, and… … .

‘Even Ceria.’

There are more than one person you need to pay attention to. Mel and Hermel are better, but you still need to pay attention to them.

You don’t just have to care about people, you also have to care about what’s going on.

The matriarch, who seems to be showing signs of drug addiction, and her younger brother, who, unlike the previous episode, appears to be quite capable with only his will to save Sarah.

Sera’s isolation, which could be a setback because of Seria, the Crown Prince’s suspicion towards me, the recruitment of Mia, who can become a spark of rebellion if touched wrongly, and even Priscilla’s murderous intent directed at me.

Considering that these are all things I have to control… … . I really have a headache.

Well, I have no regrets because it was my choice, but this is the only thing that comes to mind right now, so how can I afford it?

“Hehehe. surely. Lately, I’ve been running out of space.”

I think you’ve done a lot of work. I laughed bitterly and shook my head.

“Um… … . Can I give you one piece of advice?”

“This is advice from someone with more experience than me. There is no need to refuse.”

The cafe owner smiled faintly, put down his wine glass and looked at me.

“Sometimes it is better to just let things go as they go. If you focus too much on something chasing you, you might not see the tree in front of you and end up crashing into it.”

“As the flow goes… … .”

“Oh, of course, I’m not saying you should just sit back and watch. Sometimes it means taking a step back and looking around. Sometimes you have to look from far away to see something.”

“You are saying to look at the forest, not the trees.”

Certainly, looking at it broadly, looking at it broadly, I just spoke and thought like that and handled things like I was being chased every time… … .

As I nodded slowly, the cafe owner smiled awkwardly and shook his head.

“Hahaha, as expected, you are a top student. I’m embarrassed that what I said as advice didn’t help much.”

“No, it was helpful enough. Thank you for your kind words.”

The cafe owner smiled faintly.

“Would you like another cup of coffee?”

I smiled and pushed the cup towards the cafe owner, who smiled happily and filled me with coffee.

Look broadly… … . I drank my coffee leisurely, thinking about what I was going to say to the cafe owner.

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After lunch, I returned to the classroom to take the next class, and blinked at the sight of students talking and not entering the classroom.

As I stood behind the students wondering what was going on, the students who noticed my presence made way for me. I was curious about what was going on, so rather than walking right away, I looked at the student who had opened the way and asked what the situation was.

“What’s going on?”

The commoner student who blinked at my question looked around, then realized that the person was pointing at him and blinked.

“Um, me?”

“Yes.”

Then it’s you. As I looked at him quietly with that face, the student swallowed dry saliva and opened his mouth.

“Oh, that second-year senior came to visit… … .”

iced coffee… … . Is that it? This is what second graders come and crave. I did something. I nodded and opened the classroom door.

“The academy’s status is going down because lesser people like you lost to commoners. know? The idea of a commoner entering the academy itself is unpleasant, but half of it? Ha!”

As soon as I entered, I heard something quite interesting. As I entered the classroom with that thought in mind, the commoners behind me looked at me with wide eyes, but I didn’t care at all.

Anyway, the second year was defeated by a commoner and came to harass a noble with a lower rank than him. This has nothing to do with me at all.

Togak――Togak――

As I entered the classroom, which was so quiet that I could hear footsteps, a second-year student who had been talking earnestly about her hatred of commoners at the bottom of the classroom nervously raised her head.

“Ha… … . I told you not to come in… … ! Ah.”

I glanced down and made eye contact with a green-haired man with a grim face.

For sure… … . Was he the second child of the Tyr family? I remember the green hair because it caught my eye. But that was all.

“Why are you out there?” I opened my mouth as I saw the other person looking at me with the same face.

“Why are you saying that? Any problem?”

“… … No.”

After glaring at the Viscount and Baron’s children who had their heads down, the second year clicked his tongue and left the classroom. When I sat down, the students standing outside the classroom came rushing in.

Of course, among those with their heads down was Serra, who seemed to be particularly reviled among the viscounts and barons who had been reviled.

Even though I caused it to become like that, it doesn’t feel good to see people getting criticized by people other than myself.

“Sera.”

“Ah, lady.”

When I motioned for Sarah to come here, Sarah came towards me without any hesitation.

Well, if I do this, I will insult and harass Sarah in a more sinister way later. It doesn’t matter as long as it’s not in front of me, so that’s none of my business.

As I was comforting the trembling Sera, I noticed her sitting in her seat at the bottom of the classroom, thinking deeply about something.

What is he thinking so intently? As I watched quietly, the children of a low-ranking family who had taken the punching bag and disassembled it, called Sera, turned their anger towards the commoners.

“Because of you guys… … . We are suffering because of you guys… … !! If you were a commoner, you would plow the fields and do odd jobs like a commoner. Why are you crawling all the way to the academy? ”

A nobleman with blond brown hair must have been so angry that he lashed out and insulted the commoners.

okay. It must be unfair. You’ll be angry. He may have grown up as the indispensable eldest child in his family, but it must have been difficult to accept that he was not that way when he came out into society.

So, while they are crying like that, they are looking for reasons elsewhere and passing the blame on to others. Pathetic.

Other nobles, incited by the pig-like noble’s cries, also began to react one by one.

-okay… … . Why are commoners sharing the same classroom? … !! Drop out!!

-Get out of our academy!

―Are people who are not nobles thinking that they are nobles because they attend the same academy?!

―What kind of situation is this because of scum like you? … !!

As I was quietly watching with my chin resting to see how far I was going to go, Ceria blinked as if she realized something and stood up, slamming both hands on the desk.

phut–!!

The noise was so loud that the pig nobles and other low-ranking nobles who had been screaming kept quiet.

“Do you think that just because the commoners leave the academy, the fact that you lost to the commoners will change?”

“What… … ?”

At Seria’s words, the pig-like noble in front blinked his eyes and asked back.

“You, commoner. What did you just say… … ?”

“Didn’t you hear? Shall I tell you again? Ok, fine. Even if we leave the academy, it doesn’t change the fact that you are still losers to the commoners!”

“Are you just making a fuss about commoners just because they have open mouths? … !!”

The pig-like nobleman frowned and approached, raising his hand as if he was planning to slap Seria.

Seria welcomed the nobleman’s hand as it was swung.

Wow!!

Laughter could be heard from the nobles, and gasps could be heard from the commoners.

“… … Are you relieved?”

“What?”

“Do you feel relieved when you use someone weaker than you as the target of your anger?”

After saying that, Seria widened her eyes and raised her fist, hitting the pig-like nobleman on the cheek.

Wow!!

“Kuhaaak!!”

The nobleman who had been hit in the face toppled the desk and rolled on the floor, while Seria stood upright with one side of her cheek stained bright red.

“Don’t blame others for your weaknesses! Don’t bully those who are weaker than you just because it’s unfair!! Is it so unfair to be beaten by someone stronger than you? Then increase your strength and fight back!!”

You cowards!!

All the nobles and commoners present fell silent at Seria’s shout.

And, that included me.

That–I was a little surprised too. No, I was quite surprised, not just a little. I had no idea that Seria would act like that.

As I blinked and looked at Seria, Seria, who had been looking around the audience, went to the classroom door, stood in front of the door, and shouted.

“If you can’t do it because you’re scared, I’ll do it for you. therefore!! From now on, don’t run away saying you’re a commoner or something like that!!”

“Now, wait a minute, Seria!!”

What on earth are you trying to do by saying something like that? That question didn’t last long.

Seria suddenly opened the door to the classroom and left. Not long after, a commoner who followed Seria ran into the classroom.

“Se, Seria challenged a second year senior to a duel!!”

It’s not a joke, but considering that the original is a female-oriented game, it’s quite… … . no.

It was quite a boy cartoon-like production.

“Huh? What, why is the classroom atmosphere like this?”

It would have been great if it weren’t for Hermel who came late.