91 – My doubts
– … Hit! Lorne!
– … ! … Doesn’t exist!
– … Say! … Come on!
I hear a familiar voice from somewhere and picture a familiar scene in my head.
Lorne, who was lying on the bed in the dormitory and trying to sleep soundly, had to wake up sweating profusely.
“Hah, ha….”
She lifts her upper body while violently pulling off the blanket covering her body.
Lone, who was out of breath, inadvertently moved his gaze out of the window, and there was the scenery of the academy where the dusk had not yet gone.
Perhaps it was just before dawn, the scenery that seemed warm in the morning felt very chilly.
No, maybe it’s the effect of the dream I just had.
Either way, it wasn’t a very pleasant sentiment for Lornay.
“… Lone? What’s going on?”
Enya, her roommate who was trying to sleep in the bed opposite, woke up some time after Lorne was out of breath.
Enya is usually a light sleeper, so even when she lives as usual, Lorne tends to pay attention to her. Only thing.
In response, Lone handed her an apology with a bitter face.
“No big deal. Sorry to wake you up, Enya.”
“Then I’m glad….”
Seeing her roommate handing her an apology, Enya couldn’t hide her embarrassment.
In Lorne’s eyes looking out of her window, I felt uneasiness that I don’t know where it came from.
Not only that, but her expression also seemed to have no composure.
If anyone sees it, it looks like someone who just managed to escape after being chased by a killer.
“… It’s really good. It’s because I’m having some nightmares.”
It seems that Lone felt that Enya couldn’t fall asleep and kept her eyes fixed on her.
To reassure her friend, Lorne turned her head, managed to meet her gaze, and smiled at her
It’s just a one night nightmare.
Something that will never happen again. So it’s okay.
She tried to subdue her rising insecurities by continuing her encouragement toward herself, not her friends.
“Okay. Instead, wake me up if something happens?”
“I will.”
Only after receiving a confirmation did Enya pull the blanket over herself and turn her body around.
But she wasn’t very comfortable with that inside.
It’s not exactly accurate, but lately, it’s been shown that Lone gets up early in the morning or doesn’t seem to be able to sleep well.
For example, when I wake up to go to the bathroom in my sleep, Lone is often awake too.
Or, even though I thought I woke up considerably earlier than usual, there were quite a few times when I met eyes with Lorne, who was already awake.
‘Do I suffer from insomnia?’
If so, what is the reason?
I didn’t even notice that until recently.
It’s hard to conclude, but Enya guessed that maybe a change came to Lone after the starting point at the exchange meeting.
‘I’ll have to ask those knowledgeable about herbalism.’
She has a lot of miscellaneous knowledge, so she has some knowledge of herbal medicine.
However, the depth of knowledge must be shallower than that of those who have dug deep into the past.
Therefore, Enya decided to seek advice from acquaintances who had knowledge about herbs and bottles and give Lone something that would be of help.
Although it is unclear whether insomnia is true or not because I have not heard it from my own mouth.
“… Good night, Ron.”
“Yes. Good night, Enya.”
Enya closed her eyes with a short greeting, hoping that her friend would be able to sleep comfortably before school starts.
The voice of my friend who followed me was a little lower and darker than what I had heard in the classroom.
* * * *
After the announcement of the class relocation test, the fire fell on the feet of the first year cadets.
Except for a few exceptions, most of the cadets belonging to this academy were a group obsessed with proving themselves, so I didn’t know it was even more so.
“… But you seem to be quite free.”
There was a man who visited the student council room at his leisure despite the atmosphere burning with such enthusiasm for learning.
Lizerote, the owner of the student council room and the strongest person in the current academy excluding the professors, said something absurd to her juniors who were leisurely enjoying tea.
It was no wonder that Sheppy, the secretary-clerk who was standing up next to her, laughed in unison.
“Isn’t it the senior who told me to come visit you when you have time?”
“I mean, I did, but I never dreamed that she would come before the relocation test. Looks like you managed to find the time.”
Liserotte replied, brushing off her indigo hair, her pride.
That’s also true, because if you go around the 2nd or 3rd grade classroom right away and then go to the 1st grade classroom, you’ll start to feel that the atmosphere is different.
In particular, she was busy banging her head against the desk with the intention of solving the written test that was in front of her, even if it was second to the practical test.
Seeing that even in the midst of that, he leisurely visits the student council room and calmly enjoys refreshments, it must be either that he has surpassed his grades or he is just an idiot.
“Anyway, there is a limit to the number of points you can get from just the written test, so I’m thinking of giving more importance to practical skills.”
Lizerote let out a small exclamation at Bell’s laid-back attitude.
As he said, the portion of writing in the class relocation test is less than 30%.
The remaining 50% is made up of grades in the practical test, and the other 20% is based on the class attitude and the achievement rate of daily assignments so far, so it is not a good choice.
Rather, in the case of cadets who are weak in theory, there are quite a few cases where they delve into this point and deliberately put weight on the other side.
“Not a bad idea. Come to think of it, there were some cadets like that.”
Lizerote wasn’t too surprised, as he had heard from a junior member of the student council that he had prepared for the exam that way in the first year.
Meanwhile, Shappy, who was listening to the two of them while standing upright, asked a question out of curiosity.
“Which side was the president on?”
“Whoops, that’s a stupid question. Do you think that this body, which is proficient in everything, needs such tricks? Shappy.”
As if he had prepared in advance, let’s hit it, and the answer pops out.
When combined with the solemn tone unique to Lizerote, a halo seemed to shine from behind.
Sheppy was even more awed knowing that she wasn’t bravado, but that she was actually a talent who never missed her senior year from freshman to junior.
She actually thought that the way she shrugged her shoulders was cute, but she knew that the moment she put it into her mouth, her disapproval would fall, so she went inside her. It was only smirking.
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“Anyway, let’s put aside the personal conversation here and ask about the business that came to see me. Soon it will be time for us to work hard on our official duties.”
“… What business are you talking about?”
For the first time, Lizerote changes the topic with a tone and atmosphere that shows that he is a senior.
In response, Bell looked at her, trying to hide her prickly expression.
‘I noticed.’
I thought she was just a child-like president at the end of her middle school, but I wonder if she’s not an ordinary person after all.
With her head slightly down, she cast only her gaze upwards and met Liserotte’s gaze, which was looking in his direction.
Smile.
Liserotte’s eyes curved like crescent moons when she realized that she had been punched for the first time.
She had been weighing it since she first came.
Even if she didn’t have the power of a demonic eye, she could sense at least that this man wasn’t friendly enough to visit someone out of nothing.
“I’m not proud of it, but when I work in the student council, there are a lot of cadets who come to me for one reason or another. That’s why I know the look in the eyes of those who want to ask.”
“I see.”
Unintentionally, it ended up revealing her true intentions to this expert.
However, since Belle had no reason to hide it, she decided to open her mouth regardless.
Anyway, this is something I should have said before time passed, and as Lizerote said, this was the reason I came here today.
However, there is one problem.
“… Sheppy, stay out.”
She must have noticed Bell’s intentions when she was looking at Sheffy, who was standing next to her.
Before he could say anything, Lizerote quickly issued a congratulatory order to Sheppy.
Despite the commanding tone that was quite forceful, Sheppy’s expression did not reveal any displeasure when he heard it.
Rather, she expressed her hesitant opinion, hardening her face with an expression of concern for Liserotte.
“Are you okay? I also like to listen….”
“If you think it’s something worth consulting with, I’ll tell you. However, since I owe this child, I would like to keep her alone until then.”
Debt is probably referring to the help from the exchange meeting a while ago.
Even though Bell couldn’t show her outstanding performance at that time, it was his brilliant contribution to uncovering everything from the cause to the process.
As the head of the student council who has to prioritize the protection of this academy above anyone else, she can’t help but feel grateful.
That’s why she said that she would be willing to listen even when she noticed her husband’s request.
“… Yes, then please talk slowly. President.”
Shefy, who looked between the two for a while, said her goodbyes and left the student council room.
Just before she turned the doorknob, she used sound-blocking magic to prevent her voice from leaking out, which was a highlight of her meticulous consideration.
“So, what is a request?”
“Nothing grandiose. I just want to know a piece of report that I came across in the student council room a while ago and the details about it.”
“Oops…. You really are a bad guy to check official documents without permission.”
Shaking her hand flirtatiously, acting out her characteristic overbearing yet noble tone, she moved her gaze to the desk behind her sofa.
Since the report he wanted was unlikely to be there until now, it seemed that he would have to listen to it orally.