008. Academy (2)
Thanks to Gunther, who stayed at the academy about a month earlier, Veris and Arwen were able to complete the administrative process without difficulty.
The first thing Veris did after that was to book a room at a luxurious inn.
Thanks to the academy entrance exams approaching in about a week, the entire city is in a state of phosphate. I heard that according to the results of this test, students are classified based on talent and ability.
Of course, Veris had no intention of taking the test seriously. Because, in his eyes now, no one at this academy has the skills to teach him.
Anyway, it is said that students enter the dormitory at the academy after the entrance exam and sorting and selection are all over. Of course, that sound was only good for the stores that had branches in the academy.
“…… It is a room with a nice view.”
“It is correct to use each room, but there are no rooms left. Even if Arwen is uncomfortable, I have to put up with it for a few days.”
“Is it possible or not? …… I really like this room.”
“Then, what shall we do now? It says that the exam will start in a week, in the central district of the academy.”
“I just follow Verice.”
“It’s hard.”
Verys responded to Arwen’s blind voice and lay down on the bed in a comfortable position.
Compared to Verice’s bed in the mansion, it was a little inferior, but the softness felt from the fact that it was a high-end inn was unusual.
In that comfort, Veris eagerly read the pamphlet Gunther had saved before parting ways.
The first thing that caught my eye was, of course, the entrance exam. From what I’ve heard, if you’re not a nobleman, your admission may be canceled depending on the test results, so isn’t it a very unfair world?
Brush.
How long have you been reading a pamphlet with a more boring structure than you thought?
It was Arwen who broke the silence that permeated her room.
She was arranging her shoes, which Veris threw off her casually, and her hands were unusual, perhaps because it was a job she was already used to.
“By the way.”
“Please Xiamen.”
“Arwen is not a maid here, isn’t she just an admissions candidate like me?”
“…… To be precise, I have to pass the exam, and Berrys-sama has been admitted.”
“Anyway. There is no need for Arwen to wait on me, right?”
“I just did it because he seemed to still need care. You don’t have to worry about it.”
“Hmm…… Care.”
Having said that, Berrys suddenly stood up from her seat.
And then she strides forward, Berrys standing by Arwen’s side.
“Taking care is usually given to children. Do I still look like a child?”
Veris chuckled and placed her palm on Arwen’s head.
She said that only a few years ago, Arwen was taller than Berris. However, the passing time has made her taller than Berris, and now Berris and Arwen are almost a head apart.
“…… You are really mean.”
In a way, it can make you feel bad. But Arwen just stared at Veris with her expressionless face, and she didn’t say anything…….
Berris could tell.
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How many years has Arwen been with Veris as an exclusive attendant? It has been over ten years, so it is said that they are close enough to understand each other’s feelings without saying anything to each other.
That’s why the fact that Arwen is feeling shy now, unlike usual, also meant that his expressionless face was showing through.
“You should get used to it now.”
Feeling mischievous, Berris pressed her body closer to Arwen.
Her likeness, her Arwen’s like her posture with Veris hugging her with her hand on her head. Of course, her expression was expressionless as usual, but Arwen, who dyed her face and even her ears red, was staring at Veris’s face without saying a word.
“Seeing you play pranks like this, there is still a gap between us and adults.”
“Is that too?”
Arwen silently straightens his clothes as Veris removes her hand with a playful reply.
Perhaps her owner still doesn’t know. Every action she does, what waves she brings to the woman’s heart.
* * *
“Really?”
“Yes. Maybe that’s why your sister will arrive later than expected.”
While eating lunch with Gunther, who came to the lodging the next day, Gunther was busy talking about Beatrice.
She is this way and that way, she is the one who is the only one in her heart in the end. She wasn’t particularly curious, but Gunter seemed to think Veris would be curious about her whereabouts.
Come to think of it, Gunther also followed his sister around in the past, but now he seems to have graduated from that life and doesn’t care. Well, there’s nothing more unsightly than that big guy feeling anxious all by himself.
By the way, that stupid little lady she saw when she was little, biting her tongue while introducing herself, is her next Grand Wizard candidate.
It seems that his younger brother Gunther was not the only one who worked hard during those years.
“Oh, I heard that you are also called the imperial swordsmanship genius?”
“It’s a shame. I wonder if it is meaningful to say that I am a genius in front of my older brother.”
“Do you know my skills?”
“I am also a swordsman and a guy who walks the path of a knight. It’s enough to gauge the opponent’s ability.”
Indeed, it seems like it wasn’t just luck that earned that embarrassing reputation, but Gunther is making a lot of jokes.
That’s why Veris felt curious. Gunther’s abilities? Of course, compared to the past, it is true that outstanding growth has been achieved. But even so, it didn’t look like he knew Berris’s bottom line…….
“Then how much do you see my skills?”
“I don’t know.”
“What?”
“It’s embarrassing, but I can’t even measure my older brother’s skills.”
Berris couldn’t help but make an absurd face at Gunther’s very confident answer.
No, just a moment ago, I wondered if Veris had gilded her face, but now she can’t even measure her skills. What kind of sophistry is this?
“It’s just a man’s intuition. Ah, this person is so strong that I can’t even compare. That’s the type of thing you do.”
But it seems that Gunther has no intention of giving up his will. No, to be precise, Veris had ruled out the possibility that she was weaker than herself.
A really blind favor. As an analogy, it felt similar to a large military dog serving its owner.
“That’s really unfounded confidence.”
“That’s a man’s intuition.”
“Persimmons freeze to death.”
After Veris’ answer, the meal continued with unremarkable conversation for a while.
Perhaps thanks to the expensive inn, the food is so good that you don’t have to go to a restaurant. Because the county of Wittelsbach is rural, it was difficult to eat such high-class food, but such a luxurious meal from the second day of coming to the academy. It was an extraordinary feeling.
“Come to think of it, my older brother’s servant is nowhere to be seen?”
Gunter asks questions while stuffing pasta with seafood into his mouth.
It was an unbelievable sight for a marquise’s self-restraint, but Veris, who doesn’t care about culture, answered him casually.
“Arwen? I hear you’re not feeling well.”
“Oops. It seems that he is suffering from body aches because he came to a foreign country.”
“It could be.”
Although he replied casually, Veris knew that Gunther’s worries were not true.
Arwen looks like a delicate elf on the outside, but she has been reborn as a strong swordsman through years of training. A swordsman who has learned mana is sick? It’s probably the sound of a passing dog laughing.
I don’t know the exact reason for staying in the room, but sometimes people just want to skip a meal.
“Anyway, the content of the test. Do you know my brother?”
“Roughly.”
“It’s interesting. That there is a dungeon in the basement of the academy.”
Veris nodded her head in silence.
There is a huge dungeon in the basement of Vera Academy.
I don’t know what kind of crazy guy is doing it, but I heard that the reason the academy was built here is because there is a dungeon underground.
This academy is a city built on top of a dungeon artificially, not just by chance.
And exploring the entrance to the dungeon was the main content of the entrance exam.
“There is a strong possibility that the difficulty of this exam will increase.”
“The difficulty level is getting higher?”
“Does your older brother know about the rumors about this freshman?”
“A little bit.”
“Youngji, where my older brother is, is so…… Since he is in a remote place, rumors about his older brother do not spread relatively. But others are different. There must be so many freshmen with great names.”
“So, the academy will intentionally raise the difficulty level of the test?”
“Yes. This is something I learned thanks to my friend’s advice, but I’m saying this because I think I should tell my brother.”
At Gunther’s advice, Veris nodded her head lightly.
How difficult is the exam?
What can I do if the level of difficulty goes up?
That was Veris’ honest feeling.