061. Interim evaluation (3)
Have you heard of dragons flying out of streams?
Berris in the state of ‘reincarnated does not hide his strength’ had enough strength to give a fresh shock to the audience.
Thanks to the simple incapacitation of a Class A student I just encountered in the arena, everyone is watching the scene with their jaws wide open.
“Oh, how can I… ….”
“Generally, the author said he was famous in class B. But even if this crosses the line, it clearly crosses it.”
“You are right. How could a student from Class B, who was neither top nor second, defeat a student from Class A so easily?”
As Veris walked down the arena with light steps, numerous voices pierced her back.
‘The level is too low than I thought?’
That was Berris’ judgment.
As a student in Class A, the value of the name carries more weight than you might think. Right now, even the talented people of the empire and the continent couldn’t hold out their cards in front of them.
Of course…… It would be a different story if you were an S class student with higher power and potential than them. Aren’t they the subject of this evaluation?
“You finished earlier than yesterday.”
As he went out into the corridor through the players’ waiting room, a familiar voice caught Veris’ steps. Maria Theresia, the princess of the Empire, who had undergone sparring right before Veris, was there.
Perhaps she was waiting for Veris, her face quickly opened up and looked very cute.
“Yes. Even if you try to show something, that is harder.”
“Foot! Berrys-sama is always the same.”
Questions bloomed on Veris’ face. Is it consistent? Was there room for such a thought in that brief conversation just now?
As if Berith’s thoughts had been expected to some extent, Maria spun around in her place.
Then return her high-quality cloak. Unlike magic items she had seen before, it was embroidered with luxurious embroidery, and a large golden lion, the symbol of the imperial family, was drawn on her back.
“Even though I am walking around in this form, you are talking rudely. Most other people are trembling.”
The figure of Maria, who smiled lightly, literally had the desired beauty. Perhaps thanks to Maria’s own appearance, rather than her usual ‘Marie’, the power feels even stronger.
Her wavy pink hair felt exceptionally shiny today.
“Are you uncomfortable?”
Veris said as she moved her steps.
“It can’t be. Strangely, everyone around Veris-sama speaks respectfully to Veris-sama, so I should say that this is more comfortable.”
“…… I wasn’t conscious of it, really?”
Veris thought of many people she knew.
Among her peers, a freshman in the academy, was there anyone who could comfortably sing her Berrys? She doesn’t seem to have any memory of him. Even Arwen and Cecilia, who live together right now, speak honorific terms, so what more do I need to say?
“So something…… Is it inconvenient for me to use short language?”
This is the sound of Maria’s grumbling. However, she didn’t feel bad at all for Berry, who was listening, so she responded with a light smile.
“You can do it too.”
“…… Yes?”
“I mean half words. Have I ever forced anyone to use honorifics?”
“Then…… Wouldn’t other people find it uncomfortable?”
To Maria’s concern, Veris shook her head.
Just look at her and Arwen and Cecilia who are strangely drawing her rivalry. As expected, they sometimes complain cutely, but will they show their displeasure with something like this?
As for Beatrice…… I don’t know. Berry’s eyes could see that she was about to collide with the three girls even though it hadn’t been a few days since she came to her academy.
“Ah.”
In the meantime, I remembered a guy.
A guy who calls Berrys her older brother and follows him to the point of disgust. Although it is true that she is younger by virtue of being an oversized student.
Not too long ago, when Veris gave her the greatsword she had picked up from the city-shaped barrier where the lich was sealed, he rushed at her, scattering her tears.
Because he’s so loyal to Veris that you’d think he’s under the hood, Maria might find it uncomfortable when she speaks her way.
“Just do it. I don’t care, isn’t that the most important thing?”
“That’s right.”
It is Maria who smiles while exposing her white teeth.
How can you look at such an innocent girl and think that she is a member of the great imperial family? Well, contrary to those thoughts, the fact that she is her supreme identity has not changed.
“Yes, I saw Dalian. My skills were better than I thought.”
“Really? It’s an honor, I can’t believe Veris-nim was watching my sparring.”
“If you pretend not to know, today you saw me sitting in the audience and laughed.”
“Oh!”
Her conversation with the helpless Maria was oddly comforting. How long did it take? Standing in front of the large door, Veris stopped and turned to Maria.
“… ….”
Maria swallows her dry saliva without knowing why Berry’s sudden action.
“Hurry up! The next game is a transfer student game!”
“Finally! Forgive me!”
An excited voice can be heard through the wooden door. Maria calmly looked up at him while thinking about what Veris was trying to say.
“Try it.”
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“Yes?”
“Speak nonsense, try it.”
Her mischievous smile caught Verice’s lips, and Maria could tell that what she was saying was half playful and half sincere.
“You are too sudden.”
“Just do it. What’s so great about respectful words?”
What Berris said was sincere. Of course, being polite in words is important, but isn’t Berris and Maria’s relationship the same as their age and school year?
“…… Really?”
After a long pause, the only thing that came out of Maria’s mouth was a question.
Suddenly, you’re talking nonsense. It was not easy for Maria, who was famous for her own pace in the imperial palace.
“Yes. I’m serious.”
A smile that does not go well with a cold impression. In the visual terror that the word foul play springs up, Maria eventually speaks after some time has passed.
“Bee, Veris.”
“Yes, you do well.”
“Berris!”
“Yes.”
“Berris! Berry’s! Lol.”
I wonder if the fact that he only spoke plainly to Veris made him feel so good?
Maria, with a deep smile on her face as if her flowers were in full bloom, slowly opened the door and followed Verice with her light steps towards the back.
* * *
“I will bet on the daughter of Marquis Beatrice!”
“Me too! Take my money right now!”
The sparring that followed was between Beatrice and the class B chief. I heard that he was a man who used fire-type magic like Beatrice, but the result was obvious.
“Isn’t your brother hanging out?”
Gunter, who had just been sitting by the side, ran faster than anyone else and bet money on the gambler. It must have been betting on my sister, Beatrice, without the need to ask.
“I’m done.”
“Sorry. My sister would be happy to hear that you bet money on her.”
Does gambling make sense in the evaluation of the academy, which is a sacred learning ground in its own way? However, surprisingly no one expressed any discomfort with this long-standing tradition that has been handed down from the past.
From Veris’ point of view, this was funny.
It is not an academy otherwise called Academy City. Are you ignorant of the gap caused by the intensive harmony of industry, economy, administration, education, and commerce, or are you aware of it but pretend not to know it?
“Once you know that gold is beautiful, you forget that the stars are beautiful.”
Looking at Gunther like that, Veris spit out a sound that came to his mind.
Then, Gunther blinked blankly at his hideous-looking eyes.
He stared at Veris for a long while, then exclaimed in admiration.
“Damn it! That’s why I’m following you!”
“Suddenly?”
“Sir Arwen, Miss Cecilia. Did you two just listen? The precious and valuable words of my brother!”
Gunther’s madness flared up again, so Arwen and Cecilia hurriedly nodded.
It was also because I already knew that if I dragged out my time with Gunther here and now, I would end up looking bad.
“No fuss.”
As Veris turned her head toward the arena, this time Arwen thrust her head out at Veris.
“How did you find out about that quote?”
“It’s a local proverb I know.”
“Amazing. These are truly heartbreaking words.”
It is Arwen who shakes her head and looks at Berris with new eyes. Of course, Veris did not bother to clarify the source of the proverb.
It’s the proverb of the earth. Even if I said, it would take more time and effort to explain what happened after that.
That’s how time passed helplessly. Thanks to the lunch break, there were still twenty minutes left to watch Beatrice’s sparring.
The boredom that naturally follows him.
“…… Huh?”
Since the sparring hadn’t started yet, Verice’s eyes as she looked at her surroundings with her expressionless face caught on for a brief moment.
Someone…… I was looking at him.
He was the first person I saw. However, because the gaze was so kind that I couldn’t figure out the cause, Veris couldn’t help but tilt his head.
The place where he sat is a VIP seat that is only allowed for important people in the city. If it was Mariana or Cecilia, he would be able to sit down without difficulty.
“Do you know someone?”
Cecilia, who read the atmosphere and grasped the situation, asked quietly. Veris shook her head at the obviously untrue question.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen it, but I don’t know who it is.”
“Hmm. It’s a classy outfit to look at. Perhaps they are guests of the academy itself.”
“I see.”
Veris withdrew her gaze and turned her attention away from the man.
She gives me a favorable look, so what? I’m not interested…… It was the thought.