430 – Anyway, the year passes – 6
This year’s Academy schedule is finally over.
Students who had been at the academy for three years received their diplomas amid applause from their juniors, and graduates with juniors who had become quite close with them said goodbye, promising to meet again in the social world.
And as if to congratulate and encourage the graduates who would break away from the established path of the academy and move on to various futures, snow began to fall from the sky. Just enough snow to make this friendly atmosphere stand out even more, just enough to leave footprints.
“There will be no vacation from now on, so get some rest. Maybe this could be the last rest of your life.”
I also exchanged greetings with graduates whose traces were left behind like footprints in the snow. Just as a snow field with footprints can never be returned, the graduates I have collected are precious human resources that no one can touch.
So, I can give you these greetings and advice. Can’t I do that much for the children who will work hard for me in the future?
“Yes!”
“I will keep this in mind!”
Actually, they seem to consider it a formal greeting.
It is a pity. Just as high school seniors who are often accepted to college play with their bodies and souls, this is also the last pleasure of their lives for these children. Once you start working as a civil servant, you can no longer turn back, and you will be able to enjoy vacations like beans in a drought.
‘I can’t help it.’
I patted the shoulders of the prospective civil servants who repeatedly bowed while suppressing their mixed emotions.
I gave enough warning and advice. It’s up to the listener whether they accept it properly or not, so I did what I could. If they start their career as civil servants without being able to enjoy the last pleasures of life, they will sell themselves.
I decided to think so.
“Knife!”
Then, after saying hello to other graduates and juniors, Mar approached me from afar. She didn’t run towards me, perhaps out of dignity, but looking at her shaking her right hand violently, it seemed like she had already lost her dignity.
Of course, it’s okay to look far from classy because it’s pretty. I didn’t become Marlang’s lover because of her dignity.
“I will do my best to repay the Minister’s kindness!”
“Yes, I look forward to it.”
Amelia, who saw Mar approaching, showed signs of retreating, so she nodded and let go. Then, the prospective civil servants quickly resigned.
‘It’s fast.’
From behind, I could clearly feel the fear of running into Marr.
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This is too much of an excessive reaction. Mar is not a cold-hearted person without blood or tears, so she is an acquaintance I have known for three years and she is most likely happy with the kids working under me. They say that if you meet them, you can just give them a warm greeting.
However, this is the boss’s position, and the position of the lower-level executives may be different.
‘Are you being careful?’
Well. In the past, I was also a little reluctant to meet the Crown Princess. If you’re going to make a mistake in front of your boss’s wife, it’s best not to meet her in the first place. Because if there is no cause, there is no effect.
“I’m sorry, it’s too late, right?”
“No. Not at all.”
While she was thinking that, she gently hugged Mar who had come up to me.
“And it doesn’t matter if it’s late. We’re going to spend the rest of our lives together now.”
Mar’s ears turned red at those words. I don’t know if it’s because I’m cold or because I’m embarrassed by what I said—I think it’s probably the latter.
‘It’s a lifetime.’
I smiled without realizing it. Now that Mar has moved on from being her student, her marriage is just around the corner.
Okay, now I have a lover with the same last name as me. Mar will become Margetta Crasius, not Margetta Barenti.
“You will have children by this time next year, right?”
As she said that and covered Mar’s reddened ears with both hands, her face turned red this time.
This is an interesting response. When she gets married, she will naturally have children, but seeing Mar embarrassed by her words that she is a child made her burst into laughter. I don’t know why I’m usually so confident, but I’m so shy at times like this.
“Ka, who do you like better, a son or a daughter?”
Even though he is shy, he speaks resolutely, which makes him even cuter.
“As long as she is a child who resembles me and Mar, I like either one.”
This is sincere. When a family member with my blood is born into the world, does gender really matter? If there’s one thing you wish for, is to be born healthy?
With that in mind, she kissed Mar’s forehead and Mar smiled brightly, her face still red.
‘…It’s cold.’
By the way, I have to go inside her soon. Maybe it was because she was moving around in her eyes, but her body was starting to get cold.
She’s me I could roll naked in her snow and be fine, but I might catch a dry cold.
‘Sick Mar.’
It was only for a moment, but my eyebrows furrowed. It’s an ugly future that makes me shiver just thinking about it.
As soon as she entered the quiet auditorium, she saw her members.
“Brother! Sister Margueta!”
Thanks to Rize fluttering her hands and showing off her presence, she was able to be spotted right away. If she doesn’t see that, there’s something wrong with her eyesight.
“Are we the latest?”
“We are second year students, so there are not many people to say hello to. Don’t worry about it.”
When she opened her mouth in embarrassment, Rin quickly shook her head.
Mar is definitely the only graduate among us. Unlike current students who only have to see off graduates with whom she has made friends, Mar had to say hello to her classmates and faculty, so it was bound to take her time.
“Congratulations on your graduation, Princess Margueta.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor.”
And at the words of A Inter, who succeeded Lin, Mar politely bowed her head and expressed her gratitude.
Until now, they had shown a somewhat loose hierarchy as seniors and juniors at the academy, but as Mar left the academy, their relationship became clearly vertical, as the emperor’s younger brother and the duke’s daughter, rather than senior/junior.
“Sooner or later, she will become Countess of Tyglehen, but I will congratulate her then.”
“Yes, Your Highness. I will be waiting with pleasure.”
Of course, it was obvious, but it was not a strict vertical relationship. That’s because there was a bond built up over two years.
Seeing Mar and Ainter exchanging light jokes like that gave me a strange feeling. Of course, it wasn’t something like jealousy, it was a feeling closer to wonder.
‘It’s something I couldn’t have imagined last year.’
A poor prince whose own life was in jeopardy when his younger brother was eliminated from the competition to succeed to the throne. Fortunately, he survived, but he was a shabby prince who lived with bated breath because he didn’t know when the sword of purge would strike.
Ainter, who was like that, was confidently talking to a member of the duke family in front of the emperor’s closest associates and important figures from other countries. This is probably a possible action because he is confident that his life will not be in danger.
That’s why it’s a strange thing. When I first came to the Academy, I was even ordered to deal with Inter, an emergency, and after nearly two years, he became a member of the imperial family in name and reality.
“Do you know why Jim accepted Ainter? It was because he was swayed by his emotions.”
Suddenly, what the emperor said came to mind. The emperor who said those words lamented that his choice was too emotional, but these emotions may have made this change possible.
‘…Not bad.’
In fact, as a leader, it is right to avoid following emotions. However, if the result of those emotions is a way to save harmless relatives, wouldn’t it be okay? That’s what I think.
“Unlike Brother Ainter, I will not have the opportunity to congratulate you except now. I will pray that Enen’s blessings be with you in your future.”
Afterwards, starting with Tanian, other members also opened their mouths one by one. In particular, Lyutis, Laterer, and Tanian, who had no chance to see Mar in the future, spoke at length.
As Tanian said, unlike Ainter, who is from the same empire, they, who are from a foreign country, will never meet Mar, who graduated. It is natural that Mar will never come to Academy in the future and vice versa.
“It’s so sad to think this will be the last time. If you send me a wedding invitation, I’ll put everything aside and run.”
“It’s difficult because the guests will be surprised. Just take their minds to heart.”
I instinctively rejected Lyutis’ laughing words. If it had been someone else’s comment, I would have thought it was a joke and would have ignored it, but I was anxious that if it was that bastard, he could really come.
“Then there is nothing we can do.”
I was convinced when I saw Ryutis shaking his head as if he was disappointed. If that bastard had sent a wedding invitation, he would have really come.
“Instead, I will send you a gift. It is easy to send an item, so please accept it as if it is the affection of an acquaintance.”
“Okay, thank you.”
I could barely nod my head at the words of Later, who looked at Lyutis like he was pitiful.
Gifts from royalty are equally burdensome, but when I heard about the gift after the remark about the wedding invitation, I felt like a fairy.
“Ah, then I’ll send you too!”
“…Okay.”
And naturally, reasonable doubt arose in the words of Ryuutis, who spooned.
Are they doing that on purpose? After shocking them by saying they will attend the wedding, to achieve the real purpose of giving as a gift?
It was definitely a delusion of grandeur, but I had a misguided belief that it might be like that for Ryutis.
Only after exchanging final greetings did the members begin to return home.
‘It will be over next year.’
I sighed slightly as I saw the members off. Two of the three years I thought were hell have already passed. Now, if I last just one year, the members will graduate and I will be free from the academy.
‘What was 1979 like?’
Unlike the members of the 1977 club, the 1978 club members were relatively quiet and comfortable. This year’s members are weaker than last year’s members.
So, I believe that next year’s members will also make me happy. Please come back weaker than this year.
If that’s not possible, at least become stronger.
‘Let’s end on a good note.’
Even if the process is messy, if the results are good, it is possible to correct memories. If both the process and the results are terrible, I think I will hate you.
Let’s part ways with a smile on our faces.
“Now let’s go too.”
“Ah, yes.”
Just as I was about to pray for light to shine in 1979, I turned around at Trixie’s call.
First, let’s stop by the territory and then go to the island. Erich and Sarah have to be dropped off at the territory.