58. Welcome to Calon Academy (4)
“What are you saying about John? What a strange person!”
Millia ate the dessert in a militant way, getting angry at me as well. Cool down anger with sugar. I wiped the food on my head with the towel the waiter brought me. Oh so good I want to go back to the Dawning House right away and take a shower.
It was fortunate that I was wearing a jacket over my shirt. Otherwise she would have had to wear a shirt covered in all sorts of condiments. In the end, it’s the same as having to go to the Dawning Hall.
“I must eat and return to the Dawning House.”
“Gureojwa… Gotta go clothes!”
“Swallow everything in your mouth and speak.”
I’m not saying anything to say during a meal, but you should put everything in your mouth and say it. At my point, Milia vigorously nodded and swallowed the contents of her mouth.
He eats really well. It’s already the fourth plate.
You really like to eat. Well, even when I only had a head, I had a great appetite for food. I waited for Milia to finish her meal while sipping a glass of water from the dining corner. Originally, I was going to eat more, but the incident earlier made me lose my appetite. Do I have to say that my clothes smell like seasoning, so I feel uncomfortable and lose my appetite?
“I ate well.”
“Milia. Right side of the lips.”
“Right?”
At my words, Milia wiped her mouth with a napkin. Exactly the opposite side. Of course, the sauce on her lips hadn’t been wiped off.
“On the other side.”
“Oh, is that so?”
Well polished. Then, shall we go return the plate now? We got up and walked to the plate return area to return the plates.
It was a great meal.
Except for the sudden baptism of food.
…Do I look that scary?
“Milia.”
“Huh? Why?”
“Do I look scary?”
“…A little?”
When I looked at Milia for that answer, I found her scratching her cheek and turning her head away. Her face that says she is stabbed by her conscience. Objectively, I thought it wasn’t that ugly… Isn’t it?
Are my brain wrinkles just beautifying my face?
“It’s okay though! Because I think John is a good man!”
From noble mtl dot com.
“…Ah, yes. Thanks.”
That kind of reaction is sadder.
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“It’s been eventful.”
Lenny giggled, sitting at the window at my ridiculousness, thumping her pipe. It seemed funny that I suffered food terrorism. After giggling for a while, Lenny stopped laughing, pulled the pipe out of his mouth, and let out smoke. A small cloud floats in the room. At least, compared to real cigarettes, the smell wasn’t too strong, so it wasn’t that unpleasant.
“Ooh, it smells like Lenny!”
…But it seemed to be harsh on Milia. Millia covered her nose and pretended to push the smoke out of her with the fan of her hand. Lenny was sorry for the action and dumped the contents of her pipe into the ashtray.
“Oh, is that so…”
When the supply source that had filled the room with smoke disappeared, the room became a bit clearer. Millia opened her window wide, trying to quickly get rid of her smell, and fanned her curtains. After about five minutes of doing that, the smell of cigarettes in the room seemed to have lessened by half.
“Looks like I’m going to live a little longer!”
“Write. I’ll have to leave it open next time.”
Lenny looked at me as he uttered a few words to himself. Suddenly, faded memories flash through her mind. She has seen similar scenes. In her original work, if she builds up a certain level of affinity with Karina, she also becomes friendly with Lenny, so when she builds up a certain level of liking, she shows this kind of atmosphere.
Due to the nature of Lenny, not a heroine, it ended there.
“John. I have something I want to ask you.”
“What is it?”
I glanced at Millia, who was looking out of her window for a moment, then turned my gaze back to Lenny. She was lying on her couch with her legs draped over her armrests, her posture getting looser at some point. Lenny asked me while proudly showing off his legs, which stood out thanks to his tight-fitting pants, which was his charm point in the game.
“What are you going to do now?”
“…Well.”
I haven’t decided on a route yet. There is also the title of benefactor of the saint, so you can stay here for quite a while, but you can’t stay in the Dawning House forever without a clear status. From Karina’s point of view, I’m a lifesaver and a close friend, but to the people of Calon Academy, I’m just a man whose identity is unknown.
I’ve been misunderstood because of my face, so wouldn’t it be possible to get out of this kind of treatment if I had a decent job?
“You can stay here as a guest… But I don’t think you will.”
I can clearly feel the gaze that says you can’t be like that. It was as it was said.
I have no intention of wasting my time here.
You’ll have to work diligently to survive. My goal was to at least get to the good ending. From the beginning, a catastrophe in which Elina dies occurred and it was slightly twisted, but in theory, a good ending can be seen without having a romantic relationship with any heroine. So, even if Elina died, the route itself was not affected.
Since the status window didn’t discuss Elina’s death, the condition itself to see whether it’s a true ending or not may not be very different from a good ending. I’m sure a few conditions will be added.
“I plan to find a job for now.”
“Should I introduce you to the Artisan Guild? I think you’ll be able to pass with ease-“
“No.”
It’s not a bad suggestion if I just want to make a living, but considering the story of the survival academy that I vaguely remember, I needed a job where I could be active in the academy. If possible, a job that allows you to go in and out of the academy without any problems.
But is there such a job?
No matter how much I think about it, I don’t know if there is a job that can do that.
“Then what are you going to do? Have you thought about anything?”
“Is there any way to work inside Calon Academy?”
“Well, there are a lot if you want to. What, are you going to work here?”
“I want to do that if possible.”
Let’s suck some honey, too. You fed me, put me to sleep, and even let me escape on an uninhabited island.
After staring at me for a while, Lenny smiled and turned her head to look at her ceiling.
“It’s a job that allows you to work inside the academy… I’ll look into it. We will need some help because of a recent incident, so we should be able to get one.”
“Lenny Leni, me?”
At some point, Milia, who had been sitting on the sofa listening to our conversation silently, asked a question out of the blue, and Lenny scratched her chin and asked again.
“You? What do you want to do?”
“I want to go to the academy!”
Me and Lenny looked at Milia at the same time. There was a light of longing that could not be hidden in her Milia eyes. She couldn’t help but rush in and couldn’t even see her properly, so what was the wind? Millia licked her lips for a moment, then she spoke again.
“I want to study, I want to make friends, I want to go to school with Karina…”
I looked at Lenny as he recited the things he wanted to do one by one like a dreamy girl. She looked at Lenny and smiled at me to see if she had the same thoughts as me.
I want to hear it if possible.
Lenny must have thought so too. We know Milia’s past, and Milia’s desire to attend her academy must have revealed the wish she dreamed of in her life of suffering.
But even after she entered the academy, practical problems remained.
“Lenny. How much is her admission fee?”
“…A bit expensive. Even if I tried to give it away, I don’t have that much money. But she can’t even open her hand to Karina-sama.”
I don’t think Karina will have much money either. She definitely won’t have to carry money. In the first place, the saintess could attend Calon Academy for free, and there was no place for money to come in except for a certain level of dignity maintenance. And it was questionable whether the tuition at Calon Academy would be enough to cover the cost of maintaining dignity.
…I heard that you have to borrow money from somewhere.
The troublesome things have increased. I still want to hear it I looked at Milia who had a sullen expression at Lenny’s words and said.
“Don’t be too disappointed. There must be a way to find it.”
It was a bit irresponsible comment, but Milia didn’t want to see her sullen face. Milia must have calmed down her emotions, but she opened her mouth with her face looking a bit sad.
“No, I guess I was too spoiled. I’m fine as it is.”
Hearing that makes me feel guilty.
Is there really no way?
What about the scholarship program?
Ah, what is that? If you are a scholarship student, you have to study well or meet special conditions. Milia doesn’t belong to either side, and doesn’t even have a proper identity like me. With Lenny’s assurances that she somehow managed to get inside the academy, she is just fine to be a nerd.
Then, is there any other way?
I don’t have anything like jewelry because I sold them all.
Nothing to sell.
Something good is…
Good way…
Ah.
If it’s the same as the game, it’s worth a try.
Capturing my thoughts, I immediately told Lenny what I was thinking.
“Lenny, I have a good idea.”