Damn Academy chapter 124

124 – Ghost of the Guardian Tree (3)

A dormitory maid hurried to my room.

She exchanged embarrassing glances with me for a moment, then said.

“The green slime will slowly evaporate and disappear without a trace if you ventilate it. If you still feel bad… I’ll clean it myself.”

“Thank you.”

“Are there any missing items? Have you checked the drawers?”

Oops. An unspecified number of people stayed in my room as if it were a public place, and there is no way my things will remain intact.

I opened the drawer and checked the missing items.

“All of my underwear is gone.”

“The seniors would have left their underwear and brought one by one in exchange. That’s the fate of a popular person, so don’t be too resentful.”

Yes. Think positively. The person who will grieve the most may not be the person whose room is a mess, but the person for whom nothing has happened.

I really appreciate the interest, but I can’t just have fun. It means that I will focus more on my flaws and flaws. If you behave badly once, you will be punished much harsher than others.

The maid took her basket and began putting her undergarments in it. I also rummaged under her closet and under the bedding to collect her underwear. About three baskets of underwear were gathered like that.

The maid took the messy bedding, I packed the basket, and went out of the downstairs porch. Three Planterra were waiting in front of him.

“If you leave it to Plantera, I will wash it well and return it.”

You are receiving Elizabeth’s grace today as well. Plantera is the best.

“Can’t we just burn it?”

The maid shook her head in disbelief, saying that then she would be taken for granted.

I’m at a loss as to how to store something I can’t even wear. How will Lilia see me if I keep it in Silverin’s mansion? Should I just secretly burn it?

I wonder if that Hubert or Shion are in the same situation as me? Shion is a girl, but she couldn’t believe she didn’t touch her underwear the same way?

“I have a question. Are girls okay?”

“I usually don’t touch female students… Sometimes the welcome party is used as an excuse to vent malicious anger.”

“… Will I be punished in that case?”

“… Yes.”

She leaves the laundry for Plantera and goes into the dormitory. She sees Shion sitting in front of her fireplace with her back straight.

Is it okay?

Because I heard about venting my anger a while ago, strangely, I’m more concerned about it. There is no change in his facial expression, but he looks lonely without knowing why. Is it because of her mood?

She wears a plain training uniform and eats a piece of stone-like bread by herself. She eats without water, isn’t it frustrating?

Come to think of it, I didn’t always have friends to eat with.

She looks like a nun who practices silence sometimes.

I stopped on the second floor while climbing the stairs. The room with the door wide open, like my own, caught my attention.

I remembered the location. This is Zion’s room.

She couldn’t bear to look away, just in case. Eventually, she could not resist the temptation and moved her steps to the door.

I stood in front of the room and checked the interior, but I was speechless for a moment.

Full of malicious and offensive messages. The texture was so different from the guest book written in my room that I naturally frowned. This was no different from one-sided bullying.

Is it because at the time of admission, he went to his seniors to apply for sparring and mercilessly smashed them? The ugly hair was firmly attached.

[Is the senior so easygoing?]

There are a lot of words ridiculing and ridiculing her personality.

[Let’s see how long he stays senior]

And on the other hand, I was able to get a glimpse of the inferiority complex hidden behind the aggressive message. At the same time as envying the position of chief of staff, I realize how much jealousy I receive.

Thinking of the bad comments I might have received makes me feel bad.

A normal teenage girl would have to lock the door and cry for days, but is that okay?

The image of Zion swallowing bread alone came to mind.

Was her teacher aware that she would suffer such humiliation? She wasn’t the type that Shion would complain to anyone, she could have buried herself.

If I meet Zion’s Master at dinner tomorrow, I’ll have to look at the situation and mention this story carefully.

“If it were me, I wouldn’t go in there.”

I looked back in amazement. Cecile stood behind me with her arms crossed at some point.

That’s right, he was a Whitdruff official like me.

She looked up at me with her dark eyes and said.

“Are you Tricia’s friend? Some of the female seniors there committed vicious terrorism in Shion’s room, and we are investigating. If you step in and leave evidence, you too will be involved.”

“What did you do?”

“You can tell just by looking at it. I can’t tell a boy everything because it’s rude to Shion, but I crossed the line by doing things besides showing.”

“Is there anything else besides burning your underwear?”

I heard that Silverin said before that it was also a welcome ceremony of its own.

“That’s Eternia in the old days, and these days it’s just a joke. It’s all about exchanging one with one’s own or hanging it on a garden tree in the square and displaying it.”

Cecile continued as if something was strange.

“Wait, you say you’re Professor Silverin’s student, don’t you know that?”

“What are you talking about?”

What does that have to do with Silverin?

“Professor Silverin, when she was an undergraduate, destroyed the Southern Village where her upperclassmen lived and changed it. What if you don’t know the history?”

“… ….”

At that moment, memories of Silverin visiting my dormitory flashed by.

She said she was blacklisted in the dormitory because she did something so bad. So that’s it. She is also like a master.

Cecile narrowed her eyes as if looking at a con artist.

“It’s like kidney beans with no core. Anyway, you’re getting a lot of awards these days. Especially strange to our Trisha….”

While Cecil was talking, an uninvited guest came.

“Cecil, you supporters!”

Martha was standing in the direction from which the voice was heard. She said as she strode forward.

“I went to Rigbed and decided to tell fortunes together. What are you doing here? Everyone is waiting for you.”

Cecile twisted her hair in a twist as if embarrassed.

“Oh, just. I have something to look at.”

“You think we’re the only ones going to find the great ‘Stone Prophet’ Astrologer Galliar? An opportunity like this won’t come even after ten years. It’s not the time to relax, so prepare now. Right now! There’s a lot of people in Rigbed right now and it’s a mess.”

Then, when Martha sees my face, she is momentarily startled.

“Ah, so, what a surprise.”

Then, as if frightened, he moved away from me and stood behind Cecile.

“Go, go, go.”

“What’s wrong all of a sudden? Were you weak?”

“Poem, noisy. Let’s go, it’s late.”

Martha shoved Cecile on the back and walked away.

Cecile shouted at me as she was pushed away.

“You, talk to me separately later!”

***

The next day, I took a wagon and headed to Rigbed to accept the Sword Master’s invitation.

Since the day I went was market day, Rigbed was stuck in a blockage without a chance for the wagon to move.

The central square was filled with carriages because it was so crowded and not one or two people were pulling carriages.

“Get out of the way!”

“Ha, what did that fortune teller say? Wow!”

“I am from the Empire. Come out Your wife’s life is at stake!”

Hundreds of people huddled together in front of a luxurious inn. They all look desperate. It must have been because of the fortuneteller Cecil was going to meet. I put on a mask and got out of the carriage in a cluttered gap.

I left the words to the coachman to get out of the back door of the rigbed and followed the address written on the invitation. Even in the chaotic atmosphere of Rigbed, my mind was in a high spirits.

Fortune tellers are nothing to me. Do what you like. Because I met a sword master who was much greater than that.

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It would be a lie if I said I didn’t expect it. How many opportunities like this will come in your lifetime? I brought a special wooden sword to test my swordsmanship skills.

If you do sparring, there’s nothing better than that. I will gladly accept defeat. I should be able to learn a lot more than beating Plantera alone.

That’s how I struggled against the flow of crowds.

Finally, we reached the address written in the letter. As expected, it was located in the center of Rigbed. It was a house with long windows and a luxurious exterior in the imperial style.

I took a moment to catch my breath and tidy up my clothes. And rang the doorbell.

Ding Ding!

Have you waited thirty seconds? No reaction.

The car rang once again, and the door burst open immediately.

“Who are you… ?”

“I was invited… ?”

The person who opened the door was Zion. She was dressed in the most neat and orderly clothes she had ever seen. She also didn’t expect to be reunited in this way, so she couldn’t open her mouth.

Shion must have been staying at the dormitory. She wondered if he had come to fortune-telling as well.

After facing each other in silence for a while, she asked me with an aggressive look.

“… How did you know about my house?”

“I received a letter from your teacher.”

“… It is true that you stole it.”

“Ah, yes, the spoils you got for saving your life.”

“Are you alive? Don’t be ridiculous, I would have lived if I had left it alone.”

“The circulatory wild beasts have different ideas.”

“Is that why you came to fight me? I’ll bring the sword, wait. I will deal with you no matter what.”

It was a big mistake to bring a wooden sword. I hastily denied her words.

“No, I was invited by your master.”

“Don’t tell ridiculous lies.”

I held out Gesin Grieg’s invitation in front of her eyes.

“Look.”

“….”

Shion confirmed the contents and bit her lip lightly.

“Take me to your master.”

“… Doesn’t exist.”

“When are you coming?”

“Master is currently in Chengdu and has no plans to return for a while.”

“…… What are you talking about?”

“How do I know that you came to my house with an invitation without permission?”

“Why are you here?”

This is getting more and more foreboding. It’s going in a completely unexpected direction.

Shion seemed to have noticed the strange feeling of her, and said with trembling eyes.

“Master told me to stay at the mansion today.”

“… ….”

Anyway, it seems that the sword master has greatly deceived you.

Now I have a clue as to why I enclosed such a large amount of money in the invitation.