Golden Daughter (3)
Lortel is a ferocious realist and a master of compromise.
In the first place, Lortel was destined to become that way. Ambition is bloated, but it is due to a lack of innate ability.
From a third person’s point of view, you might wonder what the hell that is.
This is because Lortel is one of only three students who received Class A qualifications from Professor Glast as soon as they entered the school. Just one reading is enough to memorize the core of a book, and the mana sensitivity is so high that ordinary students cannot follow it, and it has a rich background of Elte Sanghoe.
However, nothing can reach the state of first-class.
In the field of magic, there is a ‘lazy Lucy’ who is treated as an outside heaven.
The sense of action in battle, such as judgment, agility, and flexible improvisation, cannot catch up with the ‘Spear of Plants Jigs’.
Her family background, the nobility of her status, her natural character and her ability as a leader… become useless in front of her nemesis, Princess Fenia.
The life that mischievous fate allowed Lortel to be a second-class life.
And the means Lortel mobilized to break through that mischievous fate is ‘pure desire’.
“Oh my, Yenika-senpai.”
Understanding and Pros and Cons, Profit and Loss. It’s like that stubbornness trying to make the scales of both arms lean toward me even a little bit.
Extremely harsh realism and an infinitely compromised attitude without any hesitation in working with necessary evils.
That way of life sometimes stigmatized Lortel as an opportunist, but Lortel didn’t feel particularly insulted. Rather, I thought it would be much more disgraceful not to seize the string of opportunities that came within range.
“I was going to visit you with a present, but I came across it in a place like this.”
“Uhm..? You are… Lortel. The impression is really different because I’m letting my hair down.”
“I hear that often.”
The location was the hallway of the Ophelis Hall, which boasts the most luxurious facilities among the three major dormitories in Sylvania.
In order to get a job there, one of the two had to be met. Overwhelming status, or overwhelming grades.
Yenika is a case that satisfies the latter, and Lortel, who is the heir of the Elte Company, is a case that satisfies both. This does not mean that the living environment in the dormitory has changed significantly.
Speaking of Lortel, after taking a bath in the evening, he was on his way to the room with the maids of the Ophelis Hall. Thanks to that, her outfit was rather simple, and her hair was loose, so it was a pretty fresh impression from Jenica’s point of view.
“Why, there was a lot of commotion the other day because I arbitrarily used intermediate magic in a joint combat practice. I have a particularly impulsive part. It’s been a while, but I really wanted to apologize when I had the chance.”
“I see…”
The reason why Yenika was pressured by firing intermediate ice barrier magic ‘Ice Spear’ and ‘Instant Freeze’ was to assess the value of the name of the Sylvania 2nd grader.
No matter what anyone says, the main characters of the current Sylvania Academy Magic Department are first-year students.
Nevertheless, the title of being a senior in the second year cannot be seen in vain.
In the first year, there is no undisputed 1st place, Lucy Meirill, so it makes no sense to discuss the senior position, but at least Lortel’s name was not omitted when discussing the 2nd position.
How big is the gap between yourself and Yenika? Attempts to gauge it, unfortunately, ended without much significance. This is because Yenica, who treats high spirits like limbs, did not do any significant damage even with intermediate elemental magic that even third-year students could not fully handle.
The price of arrogance is high. Thanks to this, even at this time, long after the joint combat training was over, he was in a position to wear a bandage inside his clothes because of the small wounds that did not heal.
“The wound hasn’t healed yet.”
Lortel sharply caught the sense of debt that remained in the corner of Yenica’s gaze.
A human named Yenica Palerover is too kind. That nature caused the people around her to have a strong protective instinct, making her an idol for sophomores.
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Moreover, the recent sophomores are being pushed to the point of being horribly pushed by the first year students. In the meantime, she was the only one who showed a senior and capable image, becoming the savior of the sophomores. In a way, it was not without the merits of Lortel, who was beaten horribly in joint combat training.
Until then, he was our adorable and cute chief spirits that we had to protect, now it is truly the only light and hope for sophomores.
As even the eyes of such anticipation gather, becoming the object of envy is instantaneous.
“I think it will heal soon. Don’t worry too much, senpai.”
In any case, networking leads to social power. As a Lortel who has lived through the realization of that fact, he does not put a smile on his face for the cute 2nd year senior.
If the other person owes me a heart, even that is an asset. It’s stupid not to use what you have.
With such thoughts in mind, Lortel was thinking of starting an exchange with Yenika through this debt.
“Did you think that Edrang’s story didn’t go well?”
Once in a while, this spirit sage would pierce his lungs with a smile that could not be more refreshing than this.
In the world of commerce, such a witty smile is like a symbol of an unconventional human figure. This is because the merchants are the people of the merchant family who are thinking about how to eat their opponents with an infinitely kind and pure smile.
But, strangely, there is not a single sliver of malice in that girl’s smile.
I am also the sharpness of heaven. It is a pure question posed without any malice or intention.
“Everything we talk about near the North Forest can be heard in my ears. Spirits are very talkative.”
Ed Roth-Taylor, who was ignoring Lortel’s words and striding along, was talking one-sidedly after chasing him. The movement line was clearly pointing straight towards the entrance of the northern forest.
Originally, the Northern Forest was the realm of the spirit lord Yenika. This is because most of the spirits that roam the northern forest are on Yenika’s side.
Anyway, I could only see the edge of the entrance to the distant northern forest. However, to say that even he was in the domain of Yenica, it was just ridiculous from Lortel’s point of view. This is because the discourse that Ed Roth Taylor and Lortel Keheln had shared was not something that could be proudly expressed even with empty words.
He was thinking about using the situation of Ed Roth-Taylor, who was in a predicament, to try to buy a connection with the spirit warrior Yenika with money, and to assess his vessel. It’s not a very open-minded situation.
“There must be a way for Lortel, though.”
However, Yenica’s attitude of respecting even that was certainly worthy of being called a saint.
“Ed must have had his own way. From my point of view, that one is more impressive.”
“…”
“Of course, I also felt a tingle in Lortel’s heart, who willingly invests gold coins to get to know me, but… They say that money can’t buy a person’s sincerity. Umm, am I talking too much? It’s the first time I have a junior, so I think I’m too shy. Ugh, I’m embarrassed…”
Even after seeing such a scene, he did not deny or curse Lortel’s method.
Only then did Lortel fully understand the public’s evaluation of Yenika.
A girl like the protagonist in a fairy tale.
The evaluation, reminiscent of a cute and lively girl, also has a subtle meaning of contempt.
They live in a flower garden, unaware of the world. It sounded like Lortel had such a meaning, but it must have been a mistake.
This girl understands even the dark side of the world, but nevertheless has lived her life without losing her youthful nature.
Standing in front of a dazzling light source, a person with a black inner heart crawls into darkness in shame.
If we all live together in a muddy muddy pool, we come to regard the muddy appearance as the original form of human beings. Of course, that is an illusion.
If you look around the world, there are definitely people like this. I didn’t know that though.
“Ed must be a lot tougher and more fun than you think, right?”
“yes? That’s right? Why do you think so?”
He smiled and turned around and untied his braided hair.
“secret.”
Only then did Lortel realize that he had reached the front of Jenica’s room. After entering the room, I plan to take a rest in a comfortable state, so I will loosen my braids and also loosen the drawstrings of my casual clothes with lots of cute frills.
“It’s me, the spirits are always talking and talking, so if you say something, you’re just like a stalker.”
“Isn’t it something to be proud of to have good affinity with the spirits?”
“Thank you for saying that, eh. But in the world, I am the only one who knows about it, so it is a corporation with pleasant facts.”
Yenika turns around in front of her room door and smiles. As for what the spirits had to say about Ed, only Yenika herself knew.
“I’ll just go in. Dean McDowell told me how about trying to sign a new High Elemental contract next month. To do that, I have to study again, and there are a lot of things to prepare.”
“Have you not already signed a contract with the high spirits of fire?”
“It seems that expectations are high these days. You have to work hard, yes. It’s good to have expectations.”
Saying so, Yenica opened the door and
“Oh right, Lortel.”
He smiles with his characteristic cute smile and eventually spit it out.
“I’m sorry last time. Did you get hurt a lot because of me? I hope you get well soon.”
Closing the door slowly after talking like that was very relaxed, but Lortel could understand how much thought he had uttered.
In front of the softly closed door, Lortel pondered for a long time.
I thought that Ed Roth Taylor is definitely a fun person, but I can’t quite figure out why he’s so overrated.
Worrying about what made Yenica so highly valued Ed Roth-Taylor… would be futile now. Better to just bury it in the back of your mind.
“That’s it…”
Before Jenica’s visit was closed, the strange scenery seen through the gap in the door is very impressive.
Looking back, it seems that there was a strange sense of danger in one side of her youthful and relaxed appearance.
No matter what the cause was, there was no clear answer right away.
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[ Name : Ed Roth Taylor ]
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Grade: 2
Race: human
Achievements: None
stamina 6
intellect 5
ash week 9
will power 8
luck 6
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The net made by investing an entire day was more effective than I thought. About half of it was invested in fishing nets for aquaculture and used up right away, but it seemed that the other half would be useful again if it was hoarded.
If you try net fishing at all, or tie up a hammock and install it, it can be a good resting place. I felt satisfied because I thought it wouldn’t be bad.
As the residence started to take shape, I also developed a lot of greed. The diet is also diversifying and improving in one way or another, and above all, the amount of physical exertion has decreased a lot.
The other day, I felt like I had exhausted my stamina the other day just by waking up in the morning and running to Ghao-dong to canter, but recently I started to canter lightly on the way back. Even if I fell asleep late at night, I was able to wake up refreshed in the morning the next morning, so I gradually gained satisfaction and confidence in this kind of life.
In addition, the increase in magic ability also contributed greatly to my survival.
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Rank: Basic Magician
Specialty: Elements
Common magic:
Quick Casting Lv 2
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Mana Detection Lv 5
Fire Elemental Magic:
Ignition Lv 10
Wind Elemental Magic:
Wind Blade Lv 10
He couldn’t use intermediate magic properly yet, so he only knew how to use two basic magic. However, since it is an environment where you can use it repeatedly until you are really tired of it, and you have to actually light a fire to live, you have reached the initial goal of proficiency 10.
Now, with concentrated use, even thick-stemmed trees can be cut down at once, and making or controlling a fire is a breeze while lying down.
Of course, since the amount of mana itself is so small, it is impossible to use it freely, but there are few first-year students who are more proficient than me in terms of wind blades and ignition.
Anyway, since I have accumulated some level of proficiency in elemental magic, it was very convenient for everyday life, such as solving the remaining amount with magic when cutting firewood, or adjusting the firepower when sleeping at night. Even when I directly create something, I get a lot of help while processing the material.
To be honest, I’m having some fun.
Before going to school in the morning in the professor building. If you pack all your belongings and look at my camp, it doesn’t have a lot of stuff, but it still feels like a home that I built with my own hands. I felt an unknown sense of pride and satisfaction, so there were more things I wanted to do.
Once the meat is smoked, it takes too much effort.
I wondered if it would be possible to make a proper smoker so that the smoke does not spread and flow out. However, there is still no good estimate on how to design the structure.
“Things like that can be done at any time.”
Next to the bonfire, I finished trimming the bow, checked the laundry and jerky on the drying rack, and sat down by the fire again.
Today’s work in the faculty building went well, and I can finish the day by just checking the writing assignments given to me by the senior professor of Sowon Science, Eskin. Considering that it is still early in the evening, it means that he has gained some skill in digesting his daily routine.
It was in the midst of finishing the last arrow while humming. These days, everything I do is well done, so I feel good throughout the day.
If I could spend each day like this until graduation, there would be no problems with my plans.
With such leisurely thoughts, I finished today well…
– Kwaang!
In that way, the monster that flew in suddenly smashed the drying rack I had worked so hard for and rolled around the floor a couple of times.
A flock of birds flew through the forest, and a thick layer of dust obscured the view for a long time.
When I looked at it in the same posture I was sitting in, trimming the bow, a witch’s hat, which I was not used to seeing, was gently sitting on the floor.
If you look up a little further, you can see Lucy Meryl rolling down the floor with a smashed drying rack. It is a spectacle to see them covered in dust and burrowing into the trunk of an old tree.
“What, what?”
When I got up from my seat, reacting one beat late, Lucy, who was lying down, answered slowly.
“I almost died…”
Those were lines that shouldn’t have come out of Lucy Meryl’s mouth.
In the early evening hours, after dinner at the Ophelis Hall, what is the reason why the girl who should have been walking around like a wealthy spirit fell to such a place?
As far as I know, the only beings in this school who can fight Lucy with a whistle are at least the headmaster Obel.
If it’s an opponent that makes Lucy experience the crisis of death, it’s a variable that I can’t deal with in my line.
I quickly got up from my seat and asked Lucy in a sense of crisis that was suddenly heightening.
“I almost died, to whom?!”
“Be… to Bell Maia…”
It was the name of the senior maid of the Ophelis Hall.
“Hey!”
I grabbed a poker I could get around and threw it at Lucy. I thought it would bounce off naturally, but surprisingly, the defensive magic for coping did not appear.
Thanks to this, Lucy, who had been traditionally hit with honey chestnuts at poker, became crying and lying on the floor. The soot marks left when spraying on the forehead were impressive.
“Is this right?”
“I’ve run out of magic…”
This speed, which could not be traced with the eye, and a huge aftershock, were unquestionably high-level space magic ‘space leap’.
High-ranking magic is the magic that even professors use with concentration and chanting.
“After dinner, I got caught trying to tinker with the monthly meeting convened by the head of the dormitory…”
“…therefore?”
“I mean, Bell came over with clenched fists in anger.”
Only then did I remember some of Lucy’s event scenes that I had seen occasionally. Bell Maia was the nemesis of this child-only troublemaker, whom no one could control.
Lucy has nothing to do with the incarnation of fear, who turns his temples with his fists whenever he gets into an accident, misses a schedule, or doesn’t look good. The temple attack has a long tradition as a means to subdue troublemakers. There is also one famous expert in this field called Bong Mi-seon.
It can be funny to see the rare genius Lucy being suppressed by a maid.
However, no matter how lucky she was, Lucy, who was born with a gift from heaven, would not do anything stupid to touch the maids of the Ophelis Hall. The unwritten rule of this Sylvania is that the maids of the Ophelis Hall, who help students without any error, must be considered.
In fact, before such unwritten rules were circulated, the students living in the Ophelis Hall implicitly owe their hearts to the maids.
Despite the fact that they are students who are always treated with respect, the maids’ competence is enough to put their tongue out. To that extent, they are a first-class group. Housekeeping tasks such as cleaning and cooking are basic, and they can help with academic life or even demonstrate simple magic.
Since he is infinitely faithful to his original job of supporting student life on such a competent subject, he never goes out of his way, and most of them are reticent. The blunt appearance and personality are not unique to Bell Maia.
“I felt so sick, so I ran away. It was too sudden.”
In short, it is a story that he flew all the way from the Ophelis Hall to here, not even from close range, by applying ‘quick casting’ to high-level magic in the space world, and even using ‘cast without chanting’.
If you forcibly increase the casting speed or omit the chant over and over, the magic efficiency will be ruined. It’s a level where you have to worry about square units, not doubles or triples. In addition to that, the magic that was cast was also used as a high-ranking magic, and even the space-based magic in such a condescending manner.
It’s like flying a private plane to go to the convenience store in front of the house, so it’s only natural that even Lucy’s magic, which overflows like the sea, will run out in an instant. This kind of thing doesn’t even bring Principal Obel.
Considering the situation, it was absurd. Bellmaia, who was very angry, came closer with her fists spinning, and she jumped and flew here like a stray cat that found even a cucumber that had fallen on the street.
Lucy, who had fallen to the floor in her loose pajamas, let out a gasp.
“tiring…”
“Isn’t it self-sufficient?”
“It’s so hard these days. Especially the senior maid is so sensitive…”
“Bell Maia?”
He is such a machine-like human who concentrates only on his responsibilities without changing his facial expression.
“You may not know it from the outside, but I can tell… I’m very sensitive… I guess someone is worried about it… But that’s the case, maybe it’s going to spark a spark for me too…”
Wouldn’t it be okay if you act a little lavishly? I didn’t have to ask such a reasonable question that everyone in the world knew. The fact that it is useless is also because everyone in the world knows.
Lucy, who had fallen on the roadside like that and became covered with dust, spoke at last.
“Hey.”
It’s always the same when he calls me, you know me. It is obvious that the following words are not seen.
“Do you have jerky?”
I’m about to lose
I took a deep breath and raised my finger roughly, pointing around Lucy.
There were the remnants of the drying rack that Lucy had flew in and crushed, and the figures of the jerky that had been dried on the drying rack.
Needless to say, the jerky rolled on the floor and was in a state where it was hardly edible in a barrel covered in dirt.
“Hey…”
Seeing that scene, Lucy’s complexion turned pale in an instant, and I took the opportunity and slapped a chestnut into Lucy’s forehead.
Lucy, who had no magical power left, just squealed and rolled on the floor.