Chapter 134 – Bad things happen one after another
Nina’s smile is really beautiful.
I’m not saying she’s beautiful because I’m her lover, but I can objectively say that Nina is a really beautiful woman.
And if such a beauty pushes her face towards herself and asks for something while smiling, she will be the one who can refuse it?
Probably, quite a few people would nod her head and say that they would do whatever she asked.
If that’s not an unreasonable request.
“Chief. Will you?”
And now, Nina was demanding a very unreasonable favor from me.
She asked me to lead a group in the field practice that was to follow shortly after.
As a leader, simply put, it was the position of leading a group, gathering the opinions of those in the group, and coordinating the group to move in a better direction.
In other words, it meant not only having to take on more tasks than the general crew, but also having to pay attention to this and that.
Of course, a commensurate price will be given to those who go through such hardships.
For example, there will be rewards such as an increase in the evaluation score limited to the subject, or a scholarship or an elixir to help you grow.
But, just to get that kind of compensation, will Nina ask me to take the lead?
Noble Academy Scholarships? I have more money in my account now than that.
An elixir that helps growth? For me, who has reached the level of a sword master, the elixir has no effect.
Test scores? It’s kind of enticing, but why bother trying to get just a few points? It wasn’t that I wasn’t getting good grades enough to have to dwell on the score yet.
“Is there any reason why I should promote it?”
In the end, I decided to ask Nina herself.
Because the person concerned knows best about this problem.
When I looked at Nina and asked why I had to promote it, Nina looked quite puzzled as if she didn’t expect me to ask the reason directly.
However, she soon regained her composure and cautiously opened her mouth.
“Actually… This was said at a faculty meeting not long ago.”
“Professor… At a meeting?”
Nina started referring to her work at the faculty meeting.
To put it simply, what happened at her faculty meeting that day was that Nina’s advisory qualifications would be evaluated during this practice period.
The evaluation of an advisor’s qualifications largely evaluates three parts: how diligently the students taught by the advisor have performed the advisor’s assignments, how skillfully they use them in practice, and finally, the guidance of the advisor. Through this, we check how much we can grow.”
In the meantime, Nina passed her first evaluation because she had solved her assigned task, but she was going through the second evaluation.
“Through this evaluation, I think it means that I will judge whether or not I am qualified as an advisor.”
“Hmm… ….”
Nina continued her explanation.
Even if she passed the first evaluation, if the second evaluation failed, she would have to step down from her position as advisor.
There was a reason why Nina offered me the promotion.
“Good.”
“Yes?”
When you become a leader, there will be a lot of annoying things that require you to use your head and body, but what can you do?
My only lover is in trouble because of me, and it is cowardly to run away ignoring this.
“Chief, let me take over.”
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“Ehh… ….”
In the end, I proudly offered to become her manager in order to help her in her predicament because of me, but I had no idea what to do as her manager.
“What, why are you sighing like that?”
It was lunch time, and while I was walking to the restaurant to eat, Solar appeared from the side and started talking to me.
He seemed curious about why I was sighing.
Really, he’s a big guy.
“That’s it… ….”
Well, I thought it would be nice if you roughly explained the situation I was in.
I explained my situation to Solar.
Of course, I didn’t tell everything, but I made up a story in an appropriate line.
“Hmm, you said you were in charge of the team leader in this practice?”
“Yes. But, that’s a problem because the leader doesn’t know what to do.”
I was now exactly figuring out what areas I have weaknesses.
That’s right, I didn’t know what role the leader played.
My experience at the Royal Academy was three years ago.
I have long forgotten what I experienced then.
To be precise, I tend to have sparse memories of what happened then.
My memory from entering the Royal Academy to climbing the Godslayer’s anvil was incomplete, like a puzzle with a hole in it.
“In that case, I know someone I can help with.”
“Really?”
“Sure. I became close with people who were in a higher grade than us. From what I’ve heard, it seems that there was someone who acted as a leader during practice.”
“Oh, really?”
It seems that Solar, who has a great affinity, has already made friends with senior students.
I wonder if I should treat Solar to something later.
“I’ll make a table for dinner.”
“If you do, I would be grateful.”
“Yes. Then see you at dinner time. Today, I decided to eat with my club friends.”
After leaving her greeting, Solar took a tray of her meal and went to the place where the members of her club were gathered.
I also had to eat lunch, so I took the tray with the meal and sat down in an appropriately empty place.
Today’s lunch menu is piping hot bread straight out of the oven, cream and mushroom soup.
And it was a beef steak that was grilled as it was.
The quality and quantity of the meals were more than what you would eat at a normal family home, perhaps for students who are busy eating, moving and studying hard.
Thanks to that, I was able to have a fairly satisfying meal.
Especially on days like today when beef was served, many students flocked to the cafeteria.
Of course, there were times when I ate at the restaurant, and there were times when I made my own meals with ingredients prepared by the academy.
There are cases in which people cannot eat normal meals due to religious reasons or physical problems.
In that respect, unlike the Royal Academy, Noble Academy can be said to take great care of its students.
Anyway, since steak was served today, I thought I should have a leisurely meal.
I was eating for a while while diligently slicing steak with a knife, when I felt someone beside me.
“Hello? May I sit here and eat?”
The person who greeted me was Helen of the Alemis family.
She looked around and saw that there were plenty of seats other than here, so why did she come here?
“If it is not inconvenient for you, you may sit together.”
Rather than asking why, I thought it would be better for her to speak directly, so I allowed her to join us.
“Thank you. Then… ….”
Helen thanked me and she sat down.
It seemed that she too had received her steak.
Unlike me, she started her meal by dipping bread into soup.
“I heard that during this practice, she was assigned to lead the group.”
“Looks like the rumors have already spread there?”
“The Young master of the Debert family is a member of our club. So I found out.”
“Hmm?”
If it were Young master of the de Bert family, she would be referring to Sola, but how could she already know what she just said?
Could it be that he came back here after eating there?
“I came to meet the club members for a while and chat with them, and then they brought me a meal. So please don’t misunderstand.”
Ah, is that so?
It would be understandable if he came here after talking to the club members first and then receiving food.
By the way, why did you bother to come to my place and bring up the story?
“I came here just out of curiosity. So please don’t misunderstand me.”
I don’t think there will be more misunderstandings because he wears quadrupeds while saying not to misunderstand.
Well, I didn’t bother to express myself and focused on the meal.
“… ….”
“… ….”
Neither I nor Helen said a word and concentrated on eating.
Coincidentally, both Helen and I finished our meals at the same time and got up at the same time.
Then I left the tray in the same spot and left the restaurant.
All movements were made as if they were planned and played in advance.
So I paused to let Helen clear her seat first, and Helen pulled out first.
“Oh my gosh. Did you see that?”
“No way? Aye, no.”
“The eldest daughter of the Alemis family… I would have liked older people.”
“…… ?”
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Then I heard a strange sound from the surroundings.
Aren’t you talking as if Helen and I were in love with each other?
“Adalbert student?”
And even Nina, who talks to me from behind.
Why do bad things always happen one after another?