Chapter 106 – Why are you here?
Who said that?
Time goes back even if you hang it upside down from the ceiling.
After the announcement of the successful applicants for the Noble Academy entrance exam, another few days flew by.
Adalbert was packing his things after getting ready to leave the lodging he loved.
As far as luggage was concerned, there was only one bag of clothes, a bundle of trifles, a sword, and a white robe.
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However, there was only one thing he put in her arms and took care of it, and that was the handkerchief Nina had given him.
It was old, but because it was well maintained, it was still well maintained.
It has become a routine for Adalbert to take out the handkerchief Nina gave him from his bosom every morning, look at it, and put it back in again.
Even now, he took the handkerchief Nina had given her from her bosom, gazed at it for a few minutes, and then put it back into his bosom.
“Then, let’s go.”
No one was listening, but Adalbert, speaking to himself as if someone was listening, left the room.
“Ah, guest in room 302. Is today the entrance ceremony?”
As Adalbert came down the stairs to the first floor, an attractive girl with brown hair and freckles recognized him and ran to him.
She was wearing an apron as if she was working here.
It was because it was the rule that anyone working in an accommodation facility, male or female, had to wear an apron.
Is that the only way to distinguish between customers and staff?
“Whoops, yes. Today is the Noble Academy entrance ceremony.”
“Wow… I really envy you. My parents told me that I had to study very well to get into it.”
At Adalbert’s words, the brown-haired girl reacted with a slightly downcast expression.
Judging by the fact that she said that she had to study well, it seemed that she did not have a study head.
“Miss Rosemary has a talent for baking delicious toast. If you find your own talent based on that, I don’t know if you can enter the Noble Academy.”
Adalbert cheered up the brown-haired girl, Rosemary, with a giggly laugh.
“Oooh, is that really so? I told my parents that I wanted to go to the Noble Academy, but they told me to stop talking nonsense and help with the business, right?”
“Hmm. How old did you say Miss Rosemary is now?”
“I’m thirteen.”
Adalbert asked Rosemary how old she was, who was downcast, and she said her age in a slightly flustered voice.
“There is no age limit for entering Noble Academy. Obviously, if you work hard, there will be good results, right? I am eighteen right now.”
“Oh, really?”
To Adalbert’s words, Rosemary showed a surprising reaction.
There was a reason for her reaction.
That’s because, like the Royal Academy, it’s common for people to enter the Noble Academy the year they turn 15.
So, it was a surprise to her that Adalbert entered the Noble Academy at the age of eighteen.
“What are you doing for admission 3 years late?”
“Shhh. It is a secret that cannot be told.”
Adalbert answered that it was a secret to Rosemary’s question why he entered the school three years late.
After talking with Rosemary for a few minutes and encouraging her, Adalbert left the inn he was using as her lodging.
As he left the inn and walked along the road leading to Noble Academy, he felt more and more people.
The attire of the people participating in the entrance ceremony was different, because they had not received their uniforms yet.
After being allocated a dormitory, a ready-made item is provided after measuring the body separately, or it is made according to the body type, so freshmen participating in the entrance ceremony had no choice but to wear the clothes they normally wear.
However, the clothes of the people heading to Noble Academy were by no means ordinary.
Because it was the entrance ceremony of the Noble Academy, which might be a once-in-a-lifetime event, most of them wore their best clothes to attend the entrance ceremony.
Others, like Adalbert, were people who didn’t wear formal attire because they were troublesome, or people who didn’t have the money to match a formal attire, so they wore what they normally wear.
And the brightest of all was Adalbert.
His white hair bathed in sunlight shone like stars.
It wasn’t something he was conscious of, but the sun was shining and he unintentionally drew people’s attention.
‘Wow… What kind of person is he?’
‘Hair is shining like stars… ….’
‘Which noble family’s scion?’
‘That aura… I’m sure he’s not an ordinary person.’
It is said that she was wearing ordinary clothes, but rather, those ordinary clothes made Adalbert’s appearance stand out.
With that kind of attention, Adalbert was finally able to enter the Noble Academy.
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Do you know what all events such as entrance ceremonies, graduation ceremonies, vacation ceremonies, and closing ceremonies have in common?
That is, the longer the training or encouragement or congratulatory remarks are, the easier it is for the participants to feel tired.
“Eh, if I had to say one more thing… ….”
It’s already been 10 minutes since I said that bastard’s word, word, word.
At times like this, I miss the president of the Royal Academy.
I remember that he finished his congratulatory speech very briefly and concisely.
Really, if nothing else, the Royal Academy is the best when it comes to congratulatory speeches.
I think it would be nice to learn something like this at Noble Academy.
“Then, in the next order, there will be a congratulatory speech by His Majesty Emperor Medus IV, who is Noble Academy’s greatest supporter and the sun of our El Pario Empire.”
Oh, Medusa IV. It seemed that the person who came up on the podium was the emperor of the El Pario Empire, whom he had only heard about.
It could be said that a monarch who rules an empire has a solemn appearance befitting an emperor of a country and an aura that cannot be dared to be approached.
“Jim hates long talks. Since you are here, the people around you are your competitors, so compete with everyone to the extent that you do not cross the line. So achieve what you want. More than that.”
Wow, compared to the dean’s protracted speech, the emperor ended his congratulatory speech with a very short speech.
Do not cross the line means to compete with others in any way that does not cross the line, and to get what you want through it.
As the ruler of a country, the emperor will want talented people who can be of help to the country he rules to become more outstanding through competition.
In addition, we do not want to cause damage through competition that crosses the line and result in loss of talent.
Extremely, it can be evaluated as a remark that can be made as a monarch of a country.
Well, it’s nothing to do with me.
What I want to pursue at Noble Academy is happiness.
I remember that at the Royal Academy, I was unable to properly pursue my own happiness because I was caught up in incidents here and there.
This time, I will definitely pursue my own happiness.
“Now then, let’s take the time to introduce the department heads and professors of each department.”
After the congratulatory speech, the same process is always repeated.
It was the process of explaining to the freshmen who the professor would be teaching them.
To be honest, I wonder if it’s okay to just do this separately for each department.
No, does it make sense to put them all together and show professors in departments that have nothing to do with you?
“By the way, if you are a professor in a different department, you shouldn’t just listen to the explanation. Because, all the professors here are also teaching liberal arts subjects.”
Write. It would be good to know if you teach liberal arts.
That’s how I had no choice but to listen to the introduction of professors from other departments.
“The head professor who will be in charge of the Department of Martial Arts is Aiken Galio Kirseus, the former head of the Kirseus family. By the way, this person is also the ‘First Sword of the Empire’.”
The first sword of the empire. I want to stick with you later.
How strong is the person who handles the sword best in the El Pario Empire?
“Poohyot.”
Seeing that I was thinking like this, it seemed that I was also a warrior by nature.
Not thinking about living a quiet life, thinking about fighting for now.
After the introduction of the Department of Martial Arts and the introduction of the heads of departments of various departments, it is now time to introduce the professors of each department.
“Ah, by the way, this time we have a professor from the Royal Academy. Professor? Please come forward and introduce yourself.”
At that time, the host mentioned a professor from the Royal Academy.
I looked up at the podium and almost opened my mouth in surprise.
Because the face of the person I most wanted to see was there.
“Nice to meet you.”
Light brown hair fell down to her waist, with waves at the ends.
“I came to Noble Academy from the Royal Academy because of a good opportunity.”
Clear and beautiful blue eyes and large eyes.
Although three years have passed, her sharp nose and red lips still show no signs of fading.
In addition, her expression without any emotion made me feel like a cold and proud beauty.
“I have been teaching healing magic and medicine as a common subject this semester. Thank you for taking care of me for three years.”
“My name is Nina Gratias Esselton.”
The true identity of the professor who came to Noble Academy from the Royal Academy was Nina.
It was only then that I learned what the word ‘gift’ in the emperor’s letter meant.
Nina was the gift the emperor had spoken of.