39 – Relationships Growing
The next day, following Marie’s advice, I went straight to Elisha.
At first, she went to Class A, where she belongs, and a male student told her in a timid tone that she would be at the gymnasium by now, so she headed there.
She’s probably going to rest in her classroom for her self-study time anyway, but she’s like the most sincere woman in the original novel.
Although it is a pity as a viewer that she whips herself because of the pressure to surpass her sister rather than her sincerity.
Chaeng! Chaeeng!
When I arrived in front of the crowded meeting room 3, I could hear the strong sound of metal colliding through the open windows.
In the center was Elisha, a blonde woman who easily fooled her opponent by measuring the distance with an Epee in her hand, and a female student with an unfamiliar face.
By the looks of it, he must have been brought here as a sparring partner. Are you in Class A?
Wedge!
My doubts for a moment.
Elisha stepped forward with her right foot and pretended to poke in, then she lowered her waist and aimed at her opponent’s lower body.
Caang!
“Ugh!”
The opponent seemed to be reacting somehow to see if he had any skills of his own, but even that was a beat late, so he quickly changed his posture and lost his balance, falling to his seat with only his sword blocked.
Within seconds, Elisha’s sword was pointed in front of the nose of the opponent, who fell asleep with her butt on the floor.
“I lost, I lost.”
“You worked hard.”
Before the overseer could even decide the winner, the declaration of surrender flowed from the mouth of the opponent.
Then, Elisha approached her with a grin, reached out her hand to her opponent first, and helped her stand up.
Ji is an aristocrat, and he is on a different level from Ping-chang, who only keeps his nose up.
I couldn’t watch the previous sparring process, but judging from the difference in movement a moment ago, it seems that he won after a fairly one-sided push.
As if to prove this, I heard whispers of Elisha’s majesty from the surroundings.
“Is there such a difference between the same class A?”
“That’s right, Princess Crozel is that person’s successor. What are you asking for the obvious?”
“The difference in talent is not an idle word.”
His successor, Taryeong, is disgusting.
This is a phrase I heard often in the old world.
For example, if a world-famous athlete gives birth to a child and the child follows in the parent’s footsteps, the athlete’s efforts are not evaluated, but rather crushed, saying, ‘It’s natural because it’s that person’s child.’ Did
Well, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that.
Certainly, there is such a thing as lineage, that is, the realm of talent, and there must be very little that you inherited from your parents.
But somehow, I don’t really like it because it seems that he doesn’t want to look at the past time he worked hard for.
While I was immersed in my thoughts, talking about such trivial values.
After confirming that the sparring was over, the surrounding personnel began to scatter.
A bit surprising. Everyone looked up to them as if they were idols, so I thought that at least one of them would wait for Elisha to come out.
Maybe it’s because I think it’s like a flower blooming on a cliff, so I don’t think so.
Well, I’m strangely comfortable with it, but in reality I’m in a huge position.
Waiting for him alone in a spacious hallway that quickly became quiet made me feel strange as if I was imitating my boyfriend, but I tried to shake off my thoughts and checked the clock on the wall.
I’m sweating because of sparring, so I’ll have to take a shower, so I’ll have to wait a while.
I don’t know what the average shower time for women is, but I think it’s around 20 minutes.
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Knock.
“Hmm?”
As soon as I thought that, the door to the training room opened and the person I was waiting for appeared outside.
Elisha, whose hair and skin are so smooth that it’s hard to believe that she just went through sparring.
She went out, humming her light song, and turned her head to her left, as if it was too late to check on me, then stopped her gaze from me, and dazedly blinked her eyes.
Then within.
“D-Dinauer!?”
“… Sir?”
She blushed as she put the odd title of honor into her mouth.
Why is he like this again?
* * * *
This academy is very flexible in being useless.
In fact, during the given nominal self-study time, which is no different from break time, you can come and go anywhere on the campus where you are permitted to enter.
In other words, it is not a place to improve one’s ability, such as a classroom or gymnasium, but it means that it is possible to take a walk and catch a breath.
Thanks to those loose school rules, I was able to sit down in a cafe and chat with Elisha.
This isn’t the ending I wanted, but.
‘I was thinking of taking a nap after I finished the story.’
I don’t know if I’m asking if it’s a serious enough issue to have a seat at a cafe and talk about it.
In the first place, the price here isn’t easy just because it’s a cafe on campus, and I never wanted to come, considering that it would cost money.
“I will pay for it.”
As I was about to take out her wallet after finishing her order, Elisha took out her own wallet, blocking her hand.
No, there are limits to how nice people are. At this point, it’s perfect to hear the Hogu sound.
Normally, isn’t it correct to pay for this kind of thing from the position of asking for it?
“You don’t have to….”
“Because I brought something that Dinaur said it was okay to talk about there. I think it is right for me to pay for this.”
Elisha put strength into her characteristic soft smile as if she would not accept any further objections.
Well, it’s kind of like sophistry, but it’s a strange logic that’s not like sophistry.
I don’t have stereotypes like you have to pay Dutch or you can’t get it as a man, but I thought it was very difficult to get it this time.
But I don’t think it will work.
“… Awesome. I will live next time.”
“Huh, then I’ll look forward to it.”
After finishing her calculations with a wink in her eye, Elisha headed for an empty seat with me and sat down.
Anyway, thinking about it, Elisha is strange, but she is kind to me.
Even when I met her for the first time, I had some doubts about my acceptance, but she quickly came to terms with it and didn’t seem to care about the rumors going around.
‘It’s unusual.’
Just because I have common sense, I think that he is too kind to me to see that he is not swayed around.
Because being friendly and not thinking badly are completely different issues.
I wondered if there was something to build up a crush on me without my knowledge, so even when I looked back on my memories, there was nothing that I could pinpoint.
“Then, shall we chat until the car arrives? Come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve ever had a personal conversation with Dinauer.”
“Is that so?”
I thought that because I owed a lot to Elisha, she had a lot of opportunities to talk about this and that.
Well, come to think of it, when I was talking with Elisha, there were many other business on the other side, so maybe we didn’t share saddam or anything.
Even when Elisha helped me in the library, I don’t remember having a conversation about anything other than studying, and even after that, she came to see me in the hospital, but she herself went back quickly.
Thinking about it again, I also have a very thick face.
For some reason, Elisha only has memories of being in debt.
Even she couldn’t stand it, and today she came to ask for her favor again.
I wonder if I was such an impudent guy.
“The tea and coffee you ordered.”
Since then, two glasses were soon pushed out between us, who were reciting simple things such as the investigation of each other’s hukou, at least Saddam.
Hurup.
No matter who said it first, we put our glasses down and fell silent for a moment.
Unlike the silence that lingers between awkward moments, it felt like they were enjoying this air.
“So what is a request?”
You ask quickly.
If it were me, I would have asked the main topic before I even arrived at the cafe, as I hated being stuffy.
Rather, I thought that the one who was waiting for that question would die from a stomach ache.
“Nothing else, I heard from Marie that a flower called Nostalgia will grow in your family.”
“If it’s nostalgia…. Oh, are you referring to that herb that grows in the Biscania Mountains?”
“Right. Actually, Miss Fenneline gave me a rather troublesome assignment.”
Scratching his cheek as if he was in trouble, he recited in detail how he had come to ask for such a favor.
Then Elisha tilted the teacup and tilted her head as if she finally understood.
“It’s Moquer’s joke…. It’s a drug I’ve only heard of. I didn’t know Nostalgia was going in.”
“Really? I thought Marie was famous because she knew.”
“Whoops, Mari has always been knowledgeable in many ways. I don’t know everything, but I’m sure I’m on a side leg.”
I think I know what type it is.
This is the kind that happened to me in my previous life.
No matter what kind of information you hear, there are some people who know about all fields even if you don’t know the details, even if it’s just a superficial.
Anyway, I never thought he would be so knowledgeable.
In the original work, Marie didn’t stand out that much except for certain scenes, so this is the first setting I knew about.
“So all you need is nostalgia?”
“I think so. Marie said she would save some of them herself.”
She wants that guy to do such a favor for some reason, but she’s not the type to refuse to give it, so she decided to accept it for now.
You can repay him later.
“I’m glad. I’ll contact the family first, so you should be able to get it as early as tomorrow.”
“Oh, thank you. I really owe you nothing.”
“This is no big deal. It’s a request that can be fulfilled among friends.”
Elisha sipped another cup of tea with her characteristic soft smile and looked at me silently.
Somehow, the eyes are a bit burdensome.
What should I say? It looks like there is something to be desired.
Judging by Elisha’s personality, she probably doesn’t really want anything in return, but since she still has to pay off this debt later, should I ask.
“Even if we are friends, we have to pay back what we owe. Is there anything you want instead?”
“Oh. There’s no need to do that, but only if Dinaur isn’t at ease….”
“… ….”
Is it because of my mood? It looks like I’ve been waiting for this.
Well, it’s true that I owe you a favor, so it’s not difficult to do at least one favor.
Unless it’s very unreasonable.
With her hands together, Elisha smiled as if she was doing well and immediately asked me for a favor.
The content was so futile that it made me feel empty.
“If you don’t mind, may I call you by my first name?”
“… Is that something to ask for while writing her request? You can just call it whatever you want.”
“It’s the first time I’ve called a man’s name. Whoops.”
Elisha smiles modestly with her cheeks lightly blushing.
Come to think of it, he was like this in the original novel too.
Even after she got quite close to Arden, she didn’t call her first name, so it seems like Arden became close at this point, but why didn’t she call her by her first name? Had she never seen it?
I just don’t recognize her because she’s been quite close to me, but in reality, she’s a flower in a greenhouse that goes beyond my imagination.
“… Well, I gave you the authority, so use it as you like.”
“Thanks, Bell.”
Why did Elisha call me by name? I felt strangely tickled, so I averted my gaze without realizing it.
It’s different from when Lorne, Marie, and Tina called. Is this the importance of people?
“Ah, as soon as Nostalgia arrives tomorrow, I will send it through her maid. Where would be a good place?”
“Send it to workshops 1-4. I rented it for a week.”
“Yes, I understand.”
At the end of that story, we got up from our seats.
Elisha said that there are many more stories she wants to share, but that it’s too early.
I didn’t know what he was talking about, but I thought I’d figure it out when the time came.
Fortunately, this task will be easily solved.