Come spring (2)
The regular academic conference is a more formal and large-scale event than the regular academic conference.
The number of people attending the conference itself is not much different from the general academic conference, but the level of people attending is one step higher.
If it was a general academic meeting where full professors, assistant professors, and bachelor staff all gathered to talk about things in a practical way, the regular meeting was more like a place to decide a more macroscopic direction of operation.
The biggest difference is that the headmaster, Obel Forsius, directly presides over it.
A place to check the progress of each department’s academic work, share the situation to be checked about student education and management, and make direct decisions in important areas.
In fact, senior professors and managerial professors are a place where they can prove their work ability, so even the most experienced professors have prepared thoroughly.
Winter vacation is coming to an end. Now that we are busy preparing for the upcoming semester, it is important to confirm the direction and policy of undergraduate education through regular meetings.
As such, it is a meeting where only a senior professor or… at least a supervisor level is required to give up a seat.
It was unnatural for anyone to see Claire Elfin, an assistant professor and not a full professor, as a member of the conference.
“The above are the results of this class placement test.”
Chief Dean McDowell was presenting the overall test results to Principal Obel.
Obell glanced over the results of the class assignments for each department, then tilted his head for a moment.
“This year, the Ministry of Magic…isn’t there a single class A student…? The person in charge of the exam is… Assistant Professor Claire…”
Claire, who was about to bury it in the corner, was startled and trembled when Obel called her name.
Normally, I would not be able to attend such an event, but it was inevitable because I was in a special position as Professor Glast’s business agent.
One by one, the conference seats covered with elder professors were burdensome and tried to squat quietly. I didn’t expect it to be called by that name.
“Did I say that he was Professor Glast’s pupil? I have very high expectations.”
“Go, thank you…”
“I have no intention of getting involved in the selection of students based on strict criteria… but I didn’t know that they would not choose a single class A student.”
All the elder professors were looking through the report papers distributed in advance. Claire didn’t know it would get this much attention.
Professor Glast, who was my predecessor, was also very strict with regards to class A students, and I thought it wouldn’t matter because there were a few times when I didn’t actually select class A.
“As the principal, I feel the need to check the reason and move on. Whether it was simply that the level of freshmen in the Ministry of Magic was limited to that level, or was it specifically demanding more stringent conditions… I should be aware of that level.”
“that…”
“Looking at the contents of the exam… you were dealing with high school students?”
Attention was drawn…!
Obell’s eyes roll from side to side, and Claire begins to analyze the ‘roughly improvised’ test report papers one by one.
“Hmm…”
“Oh my…”
“No, the 2nd year preparatory combat team chief…?”
The reactions of the elder professors who read the documents at the same time were different.
The content of the test was subject to different interpretations depending on the reader.
Above all else, the opinion that it would be too much to make him face Clavius Nortondale, the head of the combat team in his sophomore year, seemed like a mainstream opinion.
“They seem to be some of the more advanced students in the upper grades… I wonder if the assignment was too harsh for freshmen…”
Claire wiped away the cold sweat that was trying to flow, secretly, and spoke as confidently as possible.
wide smile.
“You need to be able to solve this level… I just decided that I am qualified for Class A.”
It was just a hasty response, but it would be neither porridge nor rice if we tried to mumble here. Claire, assistant professor, spoke as confidently as possible.
Rather, with such a dignified appearance… All the elder professors swallowed dry saliva.
“Hmm… Onyx Felomere, Ed Rothtailer, Anise Halan, Clevius Nortondale…”
Obell, who had read Claire’s assistant professor’s lab members one by one, slowly closed her eyes and nodded her head.
The sweaty elder professors engraved the list in their minds.
In fact, everyone who knows
Even professors who do not believe in superstitions had no choice but to admit to Claire assistant professor’s innate personality. It really makes me wonder if I am a human being who has done anything in my previous life.
Some used to think that even Claire assistant professor’s foolish appearance was nothing more than a disguise. In the first place, the ability to select and manage humans is innate.
Otherwise, it doesn’t make sense that all kinds of talented people flock to Claire assistant professor.
He has world-famous scholars as his advisors, his friends are all kinds of famous people, and even his students have only huge stones.
Because of her innate personality that makes people say that the sky favors only Claire, gradually the elder professors start to pay attention to who they are when there are people they haven’t seen around Claire.
Anise, chief assistant, is a prime example of which all professors with private labs are drooling.
Other than that, the new names that popped up… It’s still hard to judge.
Claire is not just a foolish person, just looking at how she sits in such a heavy seat and expresses her opinion proudly.
The ghost hidden behind that innocent-looking contemplation… It’s still hard to accurately estimate. What are your thoughts on the inside?
‘I want to eat tart…’
Sweeping her hungry stomach down, Assistant Professor Claire sat there without saying a word.
“Anyway, the placement for the first year class has been completed, and the list of top students has been finalized… So the preparations for the next semester are almost finished.”
The report documents that Obell received contained a well-organized overview of the academic management of all students as well as freshmen.
The important thing in the current situation ahead of the student council election was… the list of senior students.
1 Grade
Combat Head: Wade Callamore
Head of the Ministry of Magic: Joseph Whitepeltz
Head of Alchemy Department: Claude Velasas
Overall Chief: Wade Callamore
2nd grade
Head of Combat Team: Clevius Nortondale
Head of the Ministry of Magic: Lucy Meryl
Head of Pensions Department: Elvira Aniston
Overall Chief: Lucy Meryl
3rd year
Combat Team Leader: Drake Ragus
Head of the Ministry of Magic: Yenika Palerover
Head of Alchemy Department: Atalante
Overall Chief: Yenika Palerover
Grade 4
Head of Combat Team: Dyke Elpelan
Head of the Ministry of Magic: Traceiana Bloomriver
Head of Pensions Department: Dorothy Whitepeltz
Overall Chief: Dyke Elpelan
The head of each department at each grade level, and the grade head that is decided among the head of the department after discussion by the professors in charge of each grade.
The success or failure of the election for the student council president probably depends on how many students are attracted to this top list.
The position of the student council president of the Sylvania Academy has a lot of meaning.
It is absurd for a student representative to have the same authority as a faculty member. Students are only students, and there is no way they can exercise any authority beyond their duties.
However, the student structure of the Sylvania Academy is quite specific.
It is not just a gathering of talented students in various fields. The commoners, as well as noble families and children of influential families who can’t even squeal… It’s a place where even the royal family and saints come in as students.
The student council president is the representative of the students’ voices.
As much as he rose to the position of the student council president with the support of many students… The student council president can exercise even the authority of the students who hold such a position by being delegated.
The student council president supported by not one or two, but three-digit, influential children… from the standpoint of academics cannot be ignored.
The former student body president, Beros, had no radicals, and most of them tended to handle things smoothly in the direction of maintaining the status quo, so it was quite comfortable even from the perspective of a bachelor. Since he had been in office for two years, there was little chance that even a bachelor would rot.
However, since Beros has now graduated, it is the moment when the next student council president becomes really important.
“The trends of the seniors in each grade were identified…?”
Obel played her luck lightly.
It is also necessary for undergraduates to determine in advance which students will be elected as representatives.
The surest way… is to look at the propensity of each grade head to have the most influence on the student president election.
The Department of Combat, the Department of Magic, the Alchemy Department… The head of each department is often in a position to lead public opinion within that grade.
This is because most of the students respect the opinion of the head of the grade, even if they do not have to raise their voices. Of course, there are some exceptions… but there are certain trends. In the case of the pension department, if you are not sure, it is a tradition to just follow the opinion of the chief.
And if you go beyond the top of each department, and even reach the top of the year… If you add a little bit of a manager, it’s safe to say they’re in a position to decide the success or failure of the student council president election.
Unless something unusual happens and someone with a different voice doesn’t break in… Mostly because opinions are gathered around the senior in the grade.
“We will report the details separately.”
“I see. Go to the next one.”
Claire, an assistant professor who confirmed that his interests had slipped away from him, breathed a sigh of relief. Anyway, it is not easy at all to act as a proxy for Professor Glast.
“The next agenda… is another snowstorm this year…”
It was an agenda that came up regularly around this time every year. Due to the climatic conditions, there is a period of snow storms in the late winter before spring on Aken Island for about a week. The specific times were slightly different, but they did come every year without exception.
In line with the timing, students were forced to ban outside activities for a week and spend time in the dormitory. In addition, it is necessary to carefully check the condition of each dormitory’s winterization and repairs, and to manage internal materials.
There is nothing to worry about in Ophelis Hall, whether it’s facilities or internal personnel. While carefully checking the situation in the L’Orail and Dex tubes… Obel felt the ferocity of time anew.
Thinking that it’s already the last cold season before spring arrives, I can’t help but think that time flies so quickly.
*
[ Name : Ed Roth Taylor ]
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Grade: 3
Race: human
Achievement: Precise Survivor (1 year) / High Elemental Summoner
stamina 13
intellect 13
week 15
will power 12
good luck 11
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[ New finished product ]
wooden windshield
After tying the well-manicured wooden boards in layers, the joint was erected in the form of burying it in the soil.
It can play a role in blocking drafts, but it will not be able to withstand strong winds beyond the limit.
Crafting Difficulty: ◐○○○
Gradually, with this kind of stuff, the crafting skill doesn’t even go up.
After taking the talent stat around 15, the growth itself became sluggish. At around 15, it can be said that there is no stopping the growth of any bow-type or crafting-type skill due to lack of talent stats.
For dramatic growth, the time has come to find some other growth opportunity.
If I sit still like Taylor, all the ordeal won’t creep in on my own, so I guess it’s time for me to sell my feet.
“Whoa…”
After wiping away the sweat, I glanced over the hard windshield.
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Most of the household items placed outside the camp were kept inside the hut.
Other than that, all the materials that were difficult to put in the hut were wrapped tightly in a tent, tied with a few layers of rope, and then collected and stored behind the windshield.
“Certainly, it would be better to be thoroughly prepared for strong winds.”
Shaking off the sweat, leaning against the wall of the hut, arms crossed, a familiar voice came from the bonfire.
As I looked at him quietly, I could understand what was going on at once.
Just looking at it, it’s a gorgeous maid outfit that makes it hard to follow the etiquette.
Belle, who was elegantly dressed with many frills and decorations, was holding Lucy.
Rather than a human… Lucy was trembling in the shape of dried fish hanging from a drying rack. The fact that her complexion is so blue, she still doesn’t like the maid of the Ophelis.
“I am glad that you are in good health. Master Ed.”
“Are you here to catch Lucy?”
“Isn’t it time for a snowstorm to slowly approach? The policy came down from the academic side. During snowstorms, entry outside the dormitory is strictly prohibited unless absolutely necessary. Personnel management is also more thorough than usual.”
Therefore, it was the intention to catch Lucy in advance.
Actually, if you’re like Lucy, you won’t have much of a problem with rain and wind or snowstorms, but school rules are school rules. At a time like this, I feel sorry for the maids who have to walk around dirtying their clothes.
“As he is the person who has the greatest chance of escaping, I will have to watch him more closely. I am also planning to change the watch for a week as the supervisor in charge.”
“Help me…”
“…”
It is certainly worthy to say that Bell’s work is flawless. It seems that he doesn’t like it very much, but anyway, his management ability as a maid chief is outstanding.
It would be terrible for Lucy, who doesn’t like stuffy spaces, but I can’t help myself as much as the fact that I have to be locked up in the Ophelis for a week without moving.
Like I said… School rules are school rules. To tell her to escape if caught, Lucy owes too much to the maids of the Ophelis Hall in her daily life.
“It must be the first time I have experienced a snowstorm as a managerial position. Are you worried about many things?”
“……Hmm… Hmm… Hmm…”
“I will continue to use respect.”
“…Actually, there is not much to worry about. The Ophelis Hall is well-equipped, and there won’t be many students going outside during the snowstorm in the first place… As long as you keep a close eye on Miss Lucy’s deviation, it’s safe to say that there aren’t many variables.”
Bell quickly hugged Lucy and turned the subject of the story towards me.
“Actually, if you’re worried about it, it’s actually Master Ed’s side. Would you be able to withstand a week-long snowstorm in this environment? It’s a rude statement, but with a windshield like this, it seems like it’s going to be hard…”
“Well, this is just to keep supplies.”
In addition, in case the hut was adversely affected, the rope was fixed over the roof and tied tightly to the floor, and various hunting traps were captured in advance and placed inside the hut.
“I have a separate place to hide during the snowstorm, so I don’t have to worry too much.”
“If you say that, I will ease your worries, but…”
During the week when the snowstorm is raging, I plan to focus my mind on magic engineering research in the Soul Library all day.
It’s a place I don’t want to stay in for a long time because it’s a bit stuffy because it’s an underground space, but I can’t help it. The firewood has already been moved in the required amount, and ventilation measures have been prepared. All you have to do is make a fire near the hole.
It’s a pity that I can’t borrow Lucy’s magic, but I can somehow survive it in about a week.
I just hope there is no damage to the camp while I’m away.
When you come out of the library after finishing a long training period, the weather will be quite warm soon. There must be quite a bit of progress in magic engineering training.
It felt a bit strange, as if it was an animal that hibernated in winter.
“By the way… Master Ed. Another concern…”
“yes? Another way?”
Bell looked at her chin with a worried look on her face… and then shook her head.
“no. Anyway, I thought this was a bit far-fetched…”
“That makes me more concerned.”
Bell lost the will to resist and said to me with a stern face, holding Lucy hanging around.
“Please… Fighting… Master Ed.”
*
The blueberry pie tasted like sand.
These are refreshments brought directly from the most famous bakery in Huangdao. Excited to see her college friend after a long time, the refreshments that Clara brought with her were all high-end items.
Clara, who was sipping tea in front of her best friends in college, Yenica and Anise, realized that…
Student welfare facilities gathered in the Student Union Building in the professor building. The three of them sat next to each other in a corner of the bench… There was no proper conversation for five minutes.
For the first time or two, Clara was excited by herself, and I tried hard to raise the topic with things like vacation schedules and classes for the next semester… Only a few short answers came and went, and only a subtle current was flowing between Yenica and Anise.
‘Why are you here…? Did you fight…?’
Seeing that they were clearly fighting, Clara stopped feeling dizzy and had a headache.
To see two of Sylvania’s most cherished friends fighting… this is certainly heartbreaking.
At the beginning of the vacation, the images of Yenika and Anise that I saw as they left school shimmer. Clara’s nostalgia is stimulated by the appearance of her friends, who were always smiling and hanging out here and there.
Yenica and Anise have a long relationship. Even if it was a fight, there is a high possibility that it would not be a trivial matter, or at least not a big deal enough to separate the friendship itself.
Anise has a vicious side, but is good in nature anyway. Not to mention Yenika. If the two of them were fighting, how complex and subtle would they fight?
This is the time to reconcile the two as a middle bridge. It was the moment Clara thought so and was about to speak first.
“He said he was hugged by Ed.”
One word from Yenika, who threw it as simply as possible without putting any emotion on it.
Clara barely pushed the tea, which was about to reflux through her esophagus, with patience close to that of a superhuman.
“Hey, what are you talking about?”
Clara just looked at Anise.
What the hell are you talking about, Anis? If you just listened to those words, it was like you were… forcing yourself to chew on those words, and Clara observed Anise’s reaction directly.
As if embarrassed, he lowered his gaze… He was sweating profusely with his sassy face…!
Yenikawa… I can’t make eye contact…!
“anise…?”
“That’s… close to a misunderstanding, huh.”
Anise quickly raised her gaze and, sweating profusely, spoke intently to Yenika.
“I think the spirits were too condensed to convey the story. No, rather than that, I think the story was delivered by focusing only on superficial facts. The spirits don’t know the story.”
“What, what…?”
Anise took a deep breath and regained her usual sober look.
Bachelor’s Chief Assistant Anise Halan. With a face that seemed to have returned to being thorough in everything and meticulous in everything, Clara was somehow relieved to one side.
“I have something to apologize to Yenica. This is a fact that Clara also knew…. The truth is, I actually hit the guy Ed.”
Only then did Clara understand the whole story.
What Anise said to Clara before vacation and before leaving the bachelor’s degree.
The very words you said you would flirt with Ed and see how he reacts…!
“Ah, that’s right…! Oh, you caught up with Yenika?! Even the anise is so unappealing…! Still, this is… something I should apologize for…!”
“Okay, Yenika. sorry. To be honest, I couldn’t really trust that guy named Ed Roth Taylor… He looked like a mean guy no matter how I looked at it… So I was just trying to think about it…!”
“What…? That… a lie… no, ji… really?”
This time, Yenika’s pupils began to tremble violently. The confusion was understandable, and Clara’s heart began to pound at the same time.
Clara knows. Anise’s words are not false.
Clearly, Anise had consulted with Clara confidently. I’m going to ask him to confirm Ed’s distribution.
“In the first place, such a man is not my style! Hold on to your worries, falcon, yes, Yenika!”
Anise also began to rant and slurp her pupils at the same time.
“What’s good about a person who looks like a bastard from the beginning, is arrogant in everything, grunts, and lives with a good taste, huh?!”
“You’re talking too much, Anise! Without knowing much about Ed…!”
“No, then what do you say to me!”
Anise said so, took a breath for a moment, then hit the table and got up.
“He… I’m sorry for flirting with him like that without consulting you…! sorry! Yenika!”
“If you suddenly apologize like that… I… I don’t know what to do again…! When I react like this, it’s like I’m… between Ed and… that…”
Clara felt her soul draining away.
Are you going to come all the way here and tell me that you’re not like that? I don’t know what to think about Ed’s side, but at least from Yenika’s point of view, the arm ridge has already been crossed right away.
Ed Ed Ed who always talks about Ed every time we meet, but now, if you react like that, it’s ridiculous and you’re going crazy. I think it may be because of his shy personality in the first place.
“He, and… why are you doing something you didn’t ask for? Anis! Whether Ed is a good person or not… it’s up to me to decide…! No, wait… Talking like this makes me feel the same way Ed and I are… It wasn’t meant to be like this…?”
“Jenica. You’re so confused right now that you can’t control your thinking.”
Yenika continued to talk while rolling her feet.
“My, do you know how troubled I was?! I can’t sleep at night… Anise is a very precious friend, should I feel betrayed in this way… Am I in a position to feel betrayed in the first place… Actually, I am nothing… How much to think that I might be thinking about a lot of topics.”
“Don’t worry, Yenika. At least to him, you are a very special person. I’m sure it’ll be more than a friend and less than a lover. From what I have seen, yes.”
“No, I don’t know how to respond if I say that again, but no, it’s a little hot! hot!”
Yenica, who had risen to the limit, fanned her face in a flash, looking at Anis and Clara alternately. It’s not a matter of a day or two, but… Today, I did it even more.
The reason was that Anise’s speech was too direct. Even if I wonder if the progress is too fast for the heavenly girl Yenika… Then when are you going to drop the pace? It also feels a bit mixed.
“Uh, anyway… To say that it’s so strongly misunderstood… That must be a misunderstanding… Yeah…! To be honest, I don’t think it’s a good idea to try to judge and cut Ed like that… but the intention was for me, so I can’t be mad about it… Anyway, thanks for being honest with me, Anise!”
Yenika’s face speaks so clearly. Clara was relieved at that moment.
That’s a no-brainer for Anis. She’s perfect in everything she does, but to step on Yenika’s tail in this way and cause a strife.
But… it worked out… it’s just a happening.
For a moment, he thought that Anise had really been tempted by Ed, and he was utterly absurd. Then yes.
“Uh-huh… yeah, Yenika.”
However, Clara saw the face.
Looking down at Anise, who responded to Yenika’s words with a blush in her face…
Clara realized clearly the identity of the goose that ran down the surface of her skin.
“anise.”
After the tea party, Yenika walked in the direction of the North Forest.
It is said that he has hardly been able to visit Ed because he has been concentrating on his spirit sensitivity training and wasting his mind on the misunderstanding with Annis.
It seems that he wants to meet Ed regularly, so it was only natural for Yenica to head to the North Forest, who had become much lighter in spirit.
In Clara’s eyes, who doesn’t know about Ed’s whereabouts, she sees nothing but the appearance of going to practice spirit response. Just wave your hand to say hello and send it off.
When she was finally alone with Anis, Clara called out Anise’s name in a low voice.
“…Clara, can’t you ask me for more details?”
“If you want… but, anise…but…”
“I have an idea.”
“What do you think?”
As we crossed the living quarters together, Clara asked her so softly… Anise swallowed her dry saliva and grabbed Clara’s collar and said with a strangely desperate look.
“Let me introduce you to a man.”
“…”
A similar repertoire seems to have existed before, but this time it is a little more special.
But what’s so unfortunate… Clara doesn’t actually have any dating experience…
“Hey, such an unreasonable request…”
“That, yes..?”
“In the first place, there is no way people’s minds can go back and forth easily like that. anise.”
“No, Clara. what it doesn’t know You can overwrite the original mind or emotion!”
Anise spoke like that and made eye contact with Clara, then shook her shoulders.
“Hey, don’t look at me like that, Clara!”
“Wow, what eyes? I was just staring..!”
Anise repeated several deep breaths.
“Anyway, I’m sorry that I lied to Yenika… but I didn’t want to be emotionally burdened on her right now. You’re stealing my heart, you can do anything you want. It’s just that… I haven’t made any new connections yet!”
“Hey, it’s okay if I explain it slowly! Anise, you’re excited right now! And in the first place, it’s not so easy to find a new relationship!”
“That’s right?”
“Anis, you’re busy… and you don’t invest your effort in others enough to become a special relationship… Wait, isn’t it a bit too much to say this at this moment…?”
“Oh, no… you’re right… you’re right…
Anise grabbed Clara’s shoulder and shook it a couple of times.
“Clara. Maybe it’s a stereotype that you should date a man. Thinking more forwardly… If it’s a special relationship… Clara, would you like to date me?!”
“Please calm down, Anis. You have to think rationally. you have a calm personality Let go of your guilt about Yenika and think about it, please.”
“No, that’s right. Clara. You shouldn’t be swayed by something like that.”
Annis grabbed her spinning vision and spoke straight to Clara.
“Anyway, it was said that when the body goes away, the mind goes away too. The vacation will soon come to an end after this snowstorm, and the undergraduate scholarship students will also move to their new workplaces… Soon, you won’t have to run into that man. In the first place, there are almost no overlapping fields with him except for elemental science, so the classes you take will be almost different… You’ll just have to get through it somehow until the end of your bachelor’s scholarship. Yes… until the time when the undergraduate scholarship students leave after completing their subsidies…!”
“I have decided to work with these undergraduate scholarship students as student assistants until the end of the semester!”
The next morning, assistant professor Claire pretended to blow a trumpet and said to the students gathered in the lab.
“Clevius and Onyx both do their work diligently and do well, and especially Ed is very good at work, active and proficient in everything, so it’s a bit wasteful to hand it over to another lab~”
Claire, an assistant professor with a worldly expression on her face, spoke like that, and bit the tart in her mouth.
“Of course, as it is closer to the status of a student assistant, the scholarship will be higher. Everyone is welcome.”
Clearly, Claire’s lab’s working environment isn’t too bad. Above all, the professor in charge has no sense of authority at all.
Anise, who was sitting alone in a private seat in the laboratory behind the students, who seemed to have understood everything, was hugging her face with a look as if she had lost her country.
Anise be strong!!