How to Survive at the Academy chapter 111

Look, Mr. Yenika (3)

The eastern Sparta region, which requires three days and three nights of horseback riding from the ecliptic, is an area with extensively developed cattle farms.

40% of livestock products around the Chloël Empire are produced in this Sparte region, and the famous ‘Land of Pastoral Pulan’ refers to the mountain range located in the southern part of the Spartan region.

If you go deep into the valley of Pulan and look around the ridge, you will come to a small town of Torren with a population of less than three hundred.

Although it is an infinitely small village, the amount of livestock products produced in this village is really great compared to the size of the village. It is safe to say that a small city can feed itself.

Half of the village’s population is engaged in livestock farming, and the other half is engaged in the processing of livestock… A small herding village in the valley.

A decent sized ranch on the outskirts. Palerover Ranch, which has been guarding the site for the 4th generation. The only daughter of that ranch was the pride of this Torren village.

Yenica Palerover, a girl who has already seen spirits since she started babbling, is a genius among the geniuses who will brighten up this town in the future regardless of whoever sees it.

A herding village nestled in a mountain valley. It was a time when the residents were aging one by one, and the young people who longed for the city and left the village lost contact with each other.

To put it bluntly, it is a peaceful and quiet village. To put it bluntly, it is a monotonous village without change.

In such a closed world, it is obvious what kind of childhood Yenika, who was born with extraordinary abilities, must have had. It was inevitable that he won the love of all the villagers. Since I received a lot of love, of course, I have no choice but to grow up with a pretty personality without any corners.

He walks the town square while holding a basket full of eggs together with a small spirit spirit, giving out today’s fresh food to neighbors.

The memories of when the villagers greeted each other warmly as they ran between the fences with a lively face are still vivid to Yenika.

A few clumps of clouds drifting lazily in the sky. The scenery of the mountain range covered with lush greenery is the same any time you see it.

The only outsiders who come to town are hawkers who occasionally come to negotiate prices, logistics workers, or postmen.

If you grow up in such a village for more than a dozen years, you have no choice but to look at the faces you have always seen.

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Mr. Durin next door, Mr. Lete across the street, Mr. Arun, who lives next to the square, and Mr. Alcus, the village chief.

It must be said that Yenika had only spent her childhood years, so all of them are only senior citizens.

As a village in a mountainous valley, the fertility rate is disastrous. Yenika lived almost her entire life as the cutie youngest of the village.

So, I don’t remember ever experiencing any kind of respect for myself.

It’s been 3 years since I left my hometown and went to Sylvania. It took a while to get used to it, but there were still a lot of unfamiliar things for Yenica, who was not yet an adult. One of them was that dignified respect.

It took almost half a year just to get used to the treatment of the maids of the Ophelis Hall.

“Look, Jenica.”

All of a sudden, Yenika was awakened by the words of the bachelor’s staff who called out my name. The place was the administrative affairs consulting room of the Trix building.

“You came today. I don’t know how many days it has already been… If there is anything you would like to discuss or apply for, just let me know. We can check it and if it is the right thing for our administrative processing side, we can handle it right away.”

“Oh, uh… Stir… .”

Yenika hesitated for a moment in front of the academic staff who treated her with respect. I was contemplating whether I should submit the documents in my sleeve right now, but then I shook my head.

The academic staff took a deep breath and nodded knowingly.

“I don’t know what’s bothering you so much… If you’re not sure what to do, talk to the people around you, Ms. Yenika. There are a lot of people within the university who will give you away when you say things like Yenica is in trouble, needs counseling, etc.”

“Ah, haha… It is another difficult matter to consult with others… .”

After saying that, Yenica fled the administrative affairs counseling room as if running away.

And looking at the documents that I was about to submit again, I let out a sigh.

“always… I’m too busy seeing only good things and thinking only good things… Why do bad thoughts always creep in whenever there is a gap?”

Yenika shook her head for a moment, then organized her thoughts again.

These days, aren’t you really enjoying a pleasant and happy academic life?

Classes are all manageable, and he is always friendly with his friends, and there are many people who admire Yenica, the dormitory facilities are quite usable, and he even spends the whole day with the boy he has a crush on. I had a bit of a fight this morning too, but it was literally just an incident.

In many ways, it’s a daily routine where the corners of your lips don’t really go down.

How many people are living such a happy academic life? If you express more dissatisfaction here, there is no point in being criticized for being greedy by a full-fledged person.

However, the problem of Yenika’s good and sincere personality has never been solved.

That chronic problem sometimes causes strange pains in the chest.

Yenika took out the paperwork she had written down, read it once, and took another deep breath. After thinking about what to do with it, I throw it in a nearby trash can.

A piece of paper slid onto the top of the almost full trash can, which Yenica had pushed in, and landed there. Then the content becomes a little clearer.

― Application for leaving the dormitory: Dex Hall ―

After thinking about it once more and perhaps changing her mind again, Yenica quickly returned to the trash can and took out the documents. I shake my head back and forth again and fall into trouble… There is no conclusion.

Expecting, envying, caring, respecting, and respecting eyes, how much weight weighs on one’s shoulders… Even Yenika herself doesn’t know.

The idea of running away is difficult because such things are burdensome. It is natural. Running away is an act of distancing yourself from things that are hard and difficult, or hate and dislike.

How can you treat the expectations and gazes that Dex’s friends, staff, and roommates send to Yenica like a burden?

However, Yenica knows.

It has been less than a year since I moved from the Ophelis Hall, which uses private rooms, to the Dex, which uses shared rooms.

During that long period of time, it should be said that it was a place where Yenica could properly rest and relax… After all, there was only Ed’s camp.

* * *

[I’m not impressed… ? About this time last year, I didn’t know that even though I was staring right next to you, now you can call me and talk to me in this imperfect form. It’s really special now that it’s a contractual relationship, isn’t it? ]

“… … .”

[Of course, it doesn’t have to be a contract relationship to be able to talk. Edner is acting casually and for granted, but I don’t know how much it means to be able to deal with high spirits… ? The strong men of this academy… Ziggs? Wade? Clevius? As long as I can show all my full power, it’s nothing. ]

“then… .”

[Of course, it will take a really long time for you to reach that level. You can’t compare it to an unusual case like Yenica. Still, if I keep training, my sensitivity will improve and I will be able to handle me better… Well, is the future too far away? Still, what the hell, we haven’t seen each other for a day or two. ]

A small lake that appears when you leave the camp in the northern forest and walk towards Haksa.

The ‘Guardian Tree of Merylda’, which is located on the grass island in the middle… It was the place where the most naturally occurring magic gathered, and it was one of the main animism training places in Yenica.

There was no other place like this to summon the imperfect Merylda.

A figure of a white-haired girl wearing a pure white dress with thin shoulder straps. It looks human at first glance, but in reality it is not.

The reason I summoned Merylda until I overinvested my magic is because of the conversation I had with Yenika yesterday.

I had asserted that the higher the level of understanding with the high spirits, the greater the impact on my fighting ability in the future. I also agreed with that opinion.

In the end, the key to understanding the stat is how often you join forces, use it in battle, make it manifest, and have many conversations… It was rather difficult for me as it ate almost all of my magic power just by manifesting in a human form like this.

Still, when I called, it was more convenient for me to take care of myself and talk about it every day.

According to Yenika, she is the most talkative person in the world. It was only now that I realized that Yenika’s assessment was accurate.

[So, what about Yenika? Is it still in the present tense play of respectful words of mutual respect? ]

“What is the purpose of talking like that when you’re all watching?”

[It’s not too leisurely enough to even follow a bachelor’s degree~ I’m curious if there’s anything else happening in class~ ]

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Merylda sat down near the thick roots of the guardian tree, swung her legs and asked with a curious expression.

There’s no reason to lie about it… I decided to tell you about the fight I had with Yenica this morning.

As usual, when I greeted Yenica whom I met in the faculty building early in the morning, Yenica hugged the oak wand again, was startled, and stepped back.

It is clear that the aftermath of yesterday remained. Anyway, it feels like we’ve only created a strangely uncomfortable atmosphere for each other by doing nothing.

[Hmm~ So… ? ]

As it is, Yenica blushed because she didn’t know what to say, avoided her gaze, said hello to her, and then disappeared.

In the meantime, the respectful speech continued.

“At first, I wasn’t thinking about it very seriously, but after this, something inside of him is concentrated… Or ‘Isn’t the inherent stress expressed in a strange way?’ I thought about it.”

[Oh, are you worried about Yenika? ]

“Of course I’m not worried.”

[ ho oh ]

What’s so exciting is that Merylda shakes her legs and shakes her head. Then, with a smile on his face, he asks me again.

[Did you feel a little precarious to leave it alone? I have to do something. ]

“So I’m asking, can I just pluck a couple of useful branches from this tree… ?”

[ tree? suddenly? ]

This guardian tree, where me and Merylda are leaning side by side, is an old tree that is over a thousand years old. The older the tree is, the more it absorbs and radiates magical power.

This Merylda’s guardian tree is a good material that would be a shame if it was the second in the process of engineering supplies. If you add lightning magic to it, you can use it as a complete material for the ‘Thousand-year-old wooden staff hit by lightning’.

Compared to the old oak wand that Yenica carries, its performance and convenience will be ahead by several numbers.

Let’s summarize that fact and pass it on to Merylda,

[Hmm~ That’s right… But, strictly speaking, you don’t need my permission. ]

“Isn’t this your tree… ? The name is Merylda’s guardian tree… ?”

[Well, that’s a bit of a vague matter. A friend I met a long time ago just gave me my name on this tree. I call myself the owner of this forest, but I don’t take care of even cutting off a branch that is only a little old. yes do what you like ]

“An old friend… After all, you must have lived a long time, so there must have been many relationships.”

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Merylda fluttered her white dress and ran around the tree, then came back next to me.

Then, while wiping off his shoulders, he takes on a bewitching posture for others.

[In the first place, I am in the form of a human like this. Did I say it’s not that easy? How do you think this is possible? ]

“How is it possible… Haven’t you learned the related magic?”

[ Hmm… a little different When it comes to high-level spirits, it can change into various forms, but the most important thing is how familiar and comfortable it is, or how well you can imitate it. It is very difficult to transform into an entity that is completely absent from the world. This is also the reason why most of the spirits have animal shapes. It’s the easiest thing to see in nature. ]

Then, while smiling, he lifts the hem of the dress up to the shin and gently bows his head to say hello. It was the rule of the empire. If you just look at it like this, you really are no different from people.

[So, I say that we need someone who can imitate this human figure as a reference point. Basically, I signed a contract with Ed, so I accepted your inner psychology and became the girl closest to your ideal type. ]

“… What?”

[ What do you think? You can’t deceive people’s inner psychology, so doesn’t your heart beat for some reason when you’re doing this? Your ideal girl is standing right in front of you. ]

I stared at Merylda with my chin clenched and fussing around for a while.

“… My taste was like this… ? exactly… I’m surprised… .”

[Obviously, it is a surprise. ’cause it’s a lie ]

“… … .”

are you kidding.

With that in mind, when I opened my ax’s eyes and stared at it, Merylda grabbed the hem of her robe and turned around with a lively laughter sounding like ‘Kyahahak’. It’s like a girl who is excited to buy new clothes.

[There is no way you can imitate something like your inner psychology by reading it. To tell you the truth, I imitated the most special and unique person I’ve ever met. like this… It was impressive that he was not even dressed in fancy attire, and he was always easy-going. It was he who added my name to this tree.]

I saw Merylda’s human form again. The gap from the giant wolf, who fully manifested and ran wildly to destroy everything, was so great that, frankly, it didn’t fit well.

“who?”

When I asked that question, Merylda didn’t answer right away. He just smiles with a meaningful smile.

[I’ve lived a long time. Even the ups and downs of this Sylvania Academy seem cute. Now, this Aken Island and the Sylvania Academy feel like an inseparable one, but in fact, in the distant past when I lived, this place was just a deserted island without even an academy. ]

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Merylda undid her hair that was tied up like a tail behind her back. As my hair, which was more abundant than I expected, was loosed, I felt a change in my impression.

After seeing that scene, I swallowed a gasp. He said it was a strangely familiar face, but in the history of magic, he saw a similar figure to the point of getting sick of it.

[ What do you think? ]

Infuse magic power into the guardian tree and turn it into a source. build this school A person who is old enough to ask Merylda to protect this forest.

Is this really how it was connected?

As much as I didn’t know, it was a relationship that wasn’t even highlighted in the ＜Failed Swordsman of Sylvania> scenario.

The girl in front of her is an incomplete manifestation of Merylda. Whom they resembled, I could now say with certainty.

A sorcerer and scholar who was more powerful and seasoned than anyone in the distant past.

It was the appearance of the great sage Sylvania.

* * *

“Seonghwang… You’re visiting… ?”

The place was the Obell Hall adjacent to the Student Union, and the student council room there.

It has been about five days since Tanya Rothtailer sat down as student council president and started doing her job properly.

It’s still an adjustment period, but the more important the job, the less time it gives you to adapt well.

The largest and most important checked part of the report received from the student council secretary.

A man sitting at the top of the Telos Church. Holy Emperor Eldane who rules Saint Carpea.

And Archbishop Verdio, who is his assistant.

Even if an ordinary bishop-level clergyman arrives, there are a lot of ceremonies to prepare, but hearing the news that two high-profile members of the saints are visiting at once gave me a headache.

“The purpose of the visit is… .”

Tanya skimmed through the paperwork. I was quite confident in my speed reading.

There was nothing special about the purpose of the visit. I was going to spread the grace of Telos, to welcome the new baptized members, and to preach from the podium.

Yes, but it’s only a superficial reason.

The reason why the prosperous success of the infinitely noble Telos Church will visit the remote Aken Island of this empire… In the end, it was obvious that it was Saint Clarisse who loved gold and jade in the church.

Saint Clarisse is a girl who can be said to be the heart of the Telos Church.

The desire to learn could not be avoided even by the servants who were loved by God, so it was at the beginning of this semester that I finally came to Sylvania, the land of learning.

Perhaps the prosperity… I want to see it with my own two eyes.

Whether Saint Clarisse is being treated properly, whether the facilities are good, and whether there is any danger.

If there is any reason for disqualification, he may even consider the possibility of taking Claris away again.

It’s really unfortunate, but in Sylvania, where there are a lot of incidents these days, it’s not strange at all if there are several reasons for disqualification.

“Hmm… After finishing today’s work, I should make an appointment to meet the saint in the Ophelis Hall. Miss Irene, are you okay?”

“Yep. I will put an inquiry to the escort staff.”

And the student council secretary took out other documents. There’s still a lot left.

“Oh right. The church member inquired about a student he would like to have a separate interview with. Should I transfer to a bachelor’s degree? Or would you like to check it out?”

“interview… yo… ? who? Is there anyone else you would like to meet other than the saint?”

“yes. I am currently in 2nd grade. My name is Adele Seris of the Ministry of Magic… .”

“Adel… Adele… His name is senior I’ve heard of.”

“yes… I heard that he is an unusual person who does not know when or where he will appear because he is so windy.”

Tanya thought for a moment after sweeping her chin.

“Well, there’s no reason to say no again if they ask for it.”

It is said that people of the prosperous capital are coming to Aken Island at this time.

very… It wasn’t a pleasant feeling.

* * *

– Tick, tick. Whoops.

So it was late at night that I finally met Yenika again.

That being said, we were overloaded with each other by exchanging respectful words, and nearly a full day was wasted in rectifying our emotions.

night camp.

I was sitting by the bonfire memorizing the basic magic formula while cutting apples excessively at the same time.

Now, you can eat a variety of foods while taking into account the nutrients in your diet.

It’s to the point that I don’t forget to eat fruit every time after a meal, so I really feel that my life has become much more stable.

There are times when you’re tapping the apple twice too much while waving your legs in moderation… It was when Yenika appeared through the grass.

I stopped slicing apples for a moment and looked at Yenica. I was thinking of saying hello first… For a moment, I stood still.

“ah… hi… ”

“… … .”

“… do it? no, hello? summer solstice… ? do it… ?”

He was still broken. How shameful were you?

But because it’s me, it’s hard to say anything specifically… He just nodded slowly. It was the same with this one that was frustrating.

They stared at each other quietly for a few seconds, and then Yenica walked up shyly and sat down carefully on the rock of the fire.

I looked up at the half-peeled apple and asked.

“apologize… Want some… ? No, would you like to eat?”

“Yes, yes… .”

“… … .”

Transition maintains the direction it was going. For a moment, there was only the sound of the apple peeling off.

“A little plate… .”

“Hey, I’m here… ruler… .”

Whether to be respectful or not to be cool, can’t we just do one of the two? ? That way, I think this suffocating atmosphere will somehow be rectified.

Yenika takes a deep breath, turning her head to see if she is still breathing hard. You seem to think I don’t know.

Having received the plate, Yenika took an apple and began to nibble on it like a rabbit.

I also picked up a large piece and, with it in my mouth, began slicing the other apple.

Still still for a while.

“… … .”

“… … .”

Then all of a sudden, Yenika swishes her lap and buries her face. Anyway, every move is unexpected.

“What, what… Yenica… . where are you sick… ?”

“Oh, no. That’s because it’s a bit of a thing to just look at your face, but… First of all, Ed, no, Mr. Ed. I want to ask you a question that might sound a bit strange… . So, I want you to listen to the end and then answer… No, I wish… .”

“… … .”

Yenica burying her face in her lap and shooting the story with a rapid-fire cannon… He looked at him for a moment and then nodded.

Then I took a deep breath and began to focus on slicing the apples as if it was nothing special.

From the looks of it, it seems that Yenika has been running out on her own since the mood suddenly became strange, and she had been thinking a lot. And when you see that you’re going to ask me something… It seems that he has decided on something after a long deliberation on his own.

If you’ve been thinking so seriously, it’s polite to listen in as calm as possible.

No matter what the story is, never make a face that is ridiculous, don’t be embarrassed, and even if you’re really embarrassed, never say anything. To some extent it is possible Even though my body is like this, I am an adult.

With that in mind, I listened to Jenica’s next words. No matter what he said, I was reminded of my determination to accept it as cleanly and plainly as possible.

“Perhaps… I came out of the Dex tube… I wonder what it would be like to live in a camp with Ed… ?”

―Push!!!

The transition, which went off track, cut the thumb cleanly.

“… … .”

Blood was running down my fingers, but neither I nor Yenika couldn’t pay attention to the wound.

A camp in the dark north forest.

The shining starry sky is still there as always.

However, strange surprises came without notice.

I just couldn’t help but stare blankly at Yenika with an apple and a snack…

Yenika was just burying her face, red to the ears, deeper and deeper in my lap, as if she was trying to hide from my gaze somehow.

For such a long time, only the sound of a bonfire was violently breaking the silence.