16 – Edgar Fix, come up to the podium.
‘Wow… I’m going to die.’
As expected, Enya deserves to be the future Grand Sword Master.
I’m running with all my might, but she doesn’t show any sign of struggle while maintaining this speed.
He even smiles for no reason.
As expected, the genius of the Cruell family is unique in their thoughts.
In any case, I was able to arrive at the academy’s main building in time.
After taking a breath before entering the main building, we opened the door and entered the main building.
The main building was already crowded with countless people.
Enya looked at me and said.
“Whoa. Fortunately, it’s not too late. I see you haven’t started yet.”
“…Hmm, actually, it’s okay to be a little late. Anyway, at first, the video is played for about an hour.”
“…a video?”
“Yes. What is a promotional video? To inspire a sense of duty or something. To be honest, when I saw it, it seemed like a professor self-appealing video.”
Order of the entrance ceremony.
I already knew all of that.
In the first place, I was an assistant shooter working at a blacksmith’s shop.
Although he is a new student here, he also does chores as an academy technician.
I mean, it’s very thrifty.
“…Your information is good. Do you even know that? Is your father working at the academy by any chance?”
“····note. Is that right? It is, but…”
“Whoops. I knew it. It’s not unusual to start with special skills.”
However, Enya seems to be misunderstanding me.
Maybe it’s because I haven’t revealed my full name yet.
Come to think of it, we didn’t even speak to each other.
“Enya.”
It was a moment when I was thinking about how to make a statement like that.
A man suddenly calls for Enya.
It was the facilitator standing at the entrance.
“Soon the entrance ceremony will begin. Please have a seat.”
The host asked us to be seated.
Come to think of it, it was just the two of us standing there.
All the new students except us were already sitting in their assigned seats.
After a while, the receptionist turned his head to me and said.
“That too.”
… that way.
It was clearly intended to ignore me.
Since half of the staff working here are nobles, it seems that the staff is also aristocrats.
“…that one?”
However, Enya was furious at the host’s tone.
It’s because I’m mistaken that I’m a guy who can do anything.
“That way, the way you talk is quite annoying. This is the son of a new professor at the Imperial Academy.”
“…? No, not that, I am.”
“At the same time, it is also my motivation. I wish I could call you by name and use honorifics.”
Enya presses the host with a sharp voice without a chance to explain.
Thank you for standing up for me, but this is a perfect situation for misunderstandings.
I’m just an ordinary blacksmith’s son.
“I’m sorry, Edgar. Please have a seat.”
But the situation has already been settled.
The host, unable to withstand the pressure from the grand duke’s daughter, bowed her head to me, a commoner.
The status of Enya’s family was enormous, so it must have been an unavoidable choice for the host.
“I made an unintentional statement. Edgar.”
It’s time to indulge.
To ask for a handshake like this without even a chance to explain.
Still, it’s not too late.
I can clear up misunderstandings by revealing my full name.
said holding her hand.
“I should have introduced myself first, but there was no rush. To make someone else hear my name.”
“No. The situation was urgent. I wish I knew by now.”
“Ha ha, yes. I… By the way, actually my family. So rather than family, what is a family name…”
“Nope. it’s okay Even if you don’t have to tell me, I notice that much.”
“No, that’s not it—”
“I, you two, I’m sorry during the talk.”
at that time.
The hostess intervened again.
He pointed to the darkening room and spoke in a whisper.
“Now you really need to sit down. The princess is also here.”
there is a princess
At those words, Enya hardened her expression and nodded.
And he spoke to me in a whispering voice.
“Now I really need to sit down. do you have a seat? I’m number 3 in row A.”
“Oh, I’m in row H number 17. And my last name is-.”
“Whoops. then see you later Edgar Schneider”
“No—”
After that, Enya slowly turned her back and disappeared.
…Suddenly, I became Professor Schneider’s son.
***
Unfortunately, I couldn’t fully enjoy the entrance ceremony.
It was because there was work to be done as an assistant shooter at the blacksmith’s academy.
So after I broke up with Enya, I went backstage and started helping with the ‘video playback’ magic.
As it is a video playback magic that combines various mechanical devices and techniques, the ‘Projector Playback Technician’ needed my help.
“Well. There will be nothing to look at now. If you supply mana steadily, it will be played in one queue without the need to replace mana stones.”
And this projector, which is playing a video in the middle of it, has just improved its shortcomings through my hands.
Originally, mana stones had to be replaced every 20 minutes, but it was modified so that it could be used for an hour full without having to do that.
“…As expected, it seems like a special admissions student for the technical screening. When can I get technical advice on our products?”
“Yes. Anything.”
A projectionist recruited from outside for the entrance ceremony.
In this way, several technicians were collaborating on the backstage.
I was giving them technical advice and taking advantage of their experience points.
‘It’s a great experience.’
At first glance, my actions may seem like free service.
We provide technical advice at no cost.
However, providing technical advice is definitely a job that requires ‘engineering thinking’.
You can collect experience points for that skill.
So, I was traveling all over the backstage to raise my reputation among technicians and secure various personal connections.
“Me, Technical Advisor.”
at that time.
One of the staff called me in an urgent voice.
Upon hearing what was going on, one of the sound amplification devices is said to be in trouble.
It needs repair right now, but the sound technician doesn’t know the cause.
“Yes. I’ll go.”
After putting the toolbox in the inventory, I went straight to the stage.
***
In front of the stage where the video is played.
The children of the grand dukes were all sitting in rows 1 through 4 of the left row.
At first glance, they seem to be focusing on ‘The Significance of Establishing the Academy’, which has been playing for 20 minutes, but in reality they were busy discussing other topics.
It was about ‘Edgar Schneider’.
“The youngest member of the Schneider family? Didn’t you say you had a rare disease?”
And here, ‘Claire’ of the Grand Duchess of Bernhard was also showing a strong interest in Edgar.
The man who brought a smile to Enya’s face, who was known for being picky, couldn’t help but be curious.
Moreover, he was the youngest member of Count Schneider’s family who suffered from a rare disease.
“Maybe they all recovered. So, it must have appeared only now.”
And Enya was convinced that Edgar was the youngest of the Schneiders.
It was because he was handsome, used special skills, and was a face everyone saw for the first time.
“So, how did we talk? If you, who has a bad personality, can smile, there must be something that suits you well.”
“He seemed like a good person. And····.”
“And?”
“It seemed like someone I knew from a long time ago.”
“…? What are you talking about.”
“do not know. It was the first time we talked, and it was like meeting an old friend.”
“More than me?”
“Were we friends?”
“Ha, this is Enya.”
Claire looked at Enya, who was thinking of Edgar, raising the corner of her mouth.
Unbeknownst to her, Enya, this one-way friend, seemed infatuated with the youngest member of the Schneider family.
Could Enya be interested in a man?
I thought that life was something I never knew.
“Hasn’t he read that too?”
at that time.
Isabella, the second daughter of Grand Duchess Graham, opened her mouth.
Her purple eyes curved in an arc, and cat-like eyes lifted up.
“Enya, you know that childish cartoon you used to wear every day. Is it a hair restorer or what?”
“…baldoje. Pronounce it straight.”
“Whether it’s hair growth or hair growth.”
Isabella and Enya having a war of nerves.
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Like this, the two of them were like enemies who had often quarreled since childhood.
Because each other’s tendencies were polar opposites, conflicts were bound to occur frequently.
“Sigh. Are you guys like that again? Since the princess is also here, do that.”
And the handsome blond young man here was ‘Lucas’ of the Grand Duchess of Elmar.
He had been silent for a while, but when Isabella and Enya showed signs of quarreling, he tried to mediate between the two as usual.
Kiyi profit…
That was the moment.
A door carefully opened at the left end of the stage.
A man walked out of there.
The topic of this entrance ceremony was Edgar Schneider.
“Hey, over there! Isn’t that him?”
Clay, who was the first to spot Ed, hurriedly slapped Enya on the shoulder.
The eyes of Enya and Isabella, who were bickering, turned to Ed.
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Lucas also crossed his arms and followed Ed’s steps.
What is he doing over there when he’s not sitting in his seat?
“Why is he out there? Isn’t that door the way to the backstage?”
Claire was the first to ask questions.
While everyone was sitting in their assigned seats and watching the video, why was Ed backstage?
Isabella said with a smile.
“Actually, wasn’t he a commoner? It turned out that he was a technician.”
That’s right, Isabella bites Enya as soon as she has something to attack.
Enya’s bleak green eyes turned to Isabella.
“Don’t speak carelessly. If that person is a commoner, how can he be assigned a seat for admissions students?”
“Keuk. I’m kidding. To react sensitively.”
“Guys, over there!”
at that time. Once again Claire gestured at Ed.
Ed was tinkering with a sound amplification device that was having problems.
“I think that’s going to be fixed?”
“…why are the nobles over the technicians?”
“Keuk. Are you sure you are a commoner?”
“Isabella. You shut up.”
The descendants of the grand dukes arguing over different opinions.
However, in the meantime, the four of them were keeping their eyes on Ed.
Eventually, when Ed used the inventory to retrieve an object from the air, Isabella’s eyes widened.
“Five. what? Are you a special type?”
“Besides, the way to convert mana is also interesting. Is mana gathering in your chest?”
“Has working with machines been your hobby? The skill with which the equipment is handled is of a high standard. look. The unstable mana of the acoustic device quickly found stability.”
The three exclaim in admiration for Ed’s skillful skills.
At this, Enya straightened her shoulders with a pleased expression.
After all, he could be called a ‘friend’ whom he had marked out.
***
After the one-hour screening.
After that, an obvious ceremonial event followed.
An instructional message from the headmaster of the academy.
Congratulatory remarks by several dignitaries invited from outside.
Even the oath of ‘Lucas’, the freshman representative.
All events were held according to the typical framework, but Lucas’s oath was worth watching.
His face, which can be said to be the epitome of a classic handsome man, set fire to the hearts of quite a few female students.
Even so, the three princesses who had been watching Lucas since they were little had no inspiration whatsoever.
“Continued, there will be a congratulatory speech from Her Highness the Princess.”
However, the atmosphere changed in an instant after the princess’s congratulatory speech was announced.
Everyone was excited to see the princess rumored to be the most beautiful woman in the empire.
Eventually, when the princess came up to the podium, everyone looked at her with their mouths wide open.
Truly, she was the most beautiful woman in the empire, with a colossal beauty.
“It makes me very happy to be able to see the best talent in the empire all in one place.”
Soon after, the princess began her speech.
The content of the speech was obvious, but most were satisfied with the fact that they could hear the princess’s beautiful voice.
That was the moment we reached the end of the speech.
“Lastly, I have some surprise news for you guys. This is the news that, under the authority of the original woman, the special entrance students for the technical screening were selected.”
···Special entrance students for technology screening?
I had never heard of such a thing, so there was a small commotion among the cadets.
However, this amount of noise was nothing compared to the uproar that was about to happen.
Soon after, the princess said, raising the corners of her mouth with a face that she would die of fun.
“And the status of that admitted student is a commoner.”
commons.
The status of the academy students is a commoner?
The inside of the academy quickly became a mess.
The princess smiled and looked at Elena.
You are enjoying this situation.
Elena was glaring at the princess while mouthing ‘Let’s see’.
“Quiet.”
However, even if she was an immature disciple to Elena, the princess was a princess.
Her authoritative voice quickly fell silent in the hall.
said the princess.
“I know it is a controversial decision. There must be many students who are dissatisfied with this. However, Bonnyeo highly regarded the talent of the special entrance students for the technical screening. He is the first commoner to realize Mana himself.”
Contrary to the tumultuous up until now, the hall was frozen.
Commoners, themselves, awaken mana?
Cognitive dissonance came from that nonsense statement.
“Then let me introduce you to you. Edgar Fix, come up to the podium.”