I’m Just an Ordinary Clown at the Academy chapter 91

91 – Sepia Rebirth

Croa Academy boasts the continent’s finest education.

There’s hardly anyone who would deny that.

Hence, Croa Academy was a source of pride for the Croa Empire.

The empire actively utilized this fact.

There were two ways the empire showcased the abilities of Croa Academy students to other kingdoms.

One of them was to publicly release the midterm exam footage of academy freshmen to other kingdoms.

Last year, it was Johanna Freyja, and the year before, it was Joden Adellian. These videos proved once again that Croa Academy was the top academy on the continent.

Of course, that didn’t mean it revealed all of the students’ abilities.

However, there was someone who could see every action a student took during the midterm exams without any edits, and that was the student’s family.

Since Loki had no family, ordinarily, no one should have been able to see Loki’s footage. But…

Walking within the palace, where an ordinary person wouldn’t even be allowed, was a girl with a lovely appearance and blonde, golden eyes.

“hehehe.”

The girl with the lovely appearance, Eirika, suppressed a laugh trying to escape her lips as she looked down at the bead on her hand.

Inside that bead were all of Loki’s practical exam videos from the midterm.

Obtaining a student’s video without edits, unless you were family, was impossible, but there was nothing impossible with the power she held.

“Surely, the jester did well, right?”

Eirika, who secretly requested the emperor and obtained Loki’s video, had the maid wait outside the room and entered, taking a seat on the bed.

Eirika had a conversation with Loki until just before going to sleep yesterday and knew that Loki had scored zero on the written exam.

Could it be that the jester can’t study?

Remembering the unexpected aspect of Loki, Erika burst into laughter.

Erika had worried when Loki received a score of 0, and to reassure Erika, Loki explained his unusual plan.

Recalling Loki’s peculiar plan, Erika suddenly felt uneasy.

“What if the jester makes a mistake?”

If Loki, who received a 0 in the written exam, also scored low in the practical exam, there was a high chance of expulsion from the academy.

“…Wait, does that mean the jester becomes my bodyguard immediately? Hm…”

Alone in the room, Erika raised the corner of her mouth, thinking that Loki’s expulsion wouldn’t be too bad.

“Anyway, once I graduate from the academy, he promised to be my bodyguard. But three years is too long.”

Erika had mixed feelings, hoping Loki would do well and also being okay with him getting expelled for a break. She took something out of her dimensional necklace.

What Erika retrieved from the dimensional necklace was a doll resembling Loki.

Lucas, who picked up the doll Loki used during the Hydra class last time, gave it to Erika. She used various magical tools and artifacts on the doll.

Now, the doll couldn’t be cut by an ordinary sword, wouldn’t burn in fire, and wouldn’t get wet in water.

“Hmm. Still a bit anxious…”

While gently tapping the head of the Loki-like doll, Erika mumbled to herself.

By the way, Erika’s magical tools and artifacts used on the doll, despite having no practical function, combined with the doll resembling Loki, could easily buy several mansions in the capital.

As Erika hugged the Loki-like doll, she turned on the screen.

The screen showed Loki’s appearance in the practical exam without any edits.

“……………….”

No matter how quickly Loki finished compared to what the professors had in mind, the length of the video exceeded three hours.

Erika, without a single movement during those three hours, tightly embraced the doll while watching Loki’s video in its entirety.

-Tok tok.

Erika compared the doll Loki held in his hands with the one she held.

Apart from the difference in size, there wasn’t a significant gap.

“I want that too…”

Erika’s small murmur echoed in the wide and luxurious room.

Erika earnestly pondered how she could also possess that doll.

Loki, comfortably lying in the situation room, scolding students who were struggling, even caring for other students.

“Even the clown, being so considerate to other students, is too kind.”

In Erika’s eyes, already seriously annoyed, her nostrils seemed distorted.

“Time has passed so quickly…”

After watching the entire video, Erika checked the time.

It was time to have a conversation with Loki in an hour.

-Hug.

Erika tightly embraced the doll once, then put it into a pocket dimension necklace.

The reason for putting it in the pocket dimension was the fear of being embarrassed if caught talking to Loki. However, she was uneasy about leaving it elsewhere.

After putting the doll away, Erika called the maid outside.

“I’ll proceed as usual today.”

“Yes, do it that way.”

Surrounded by several maids in an instant, Erika began applying light makeup.

For someone unfamiliar with makeup, it was so subtle that one might not notice it.

“Your Highness, may I ask why you apply light makeup every night like this?”

“Hmm… that’s a secret.”

Erika said, placing her index finger on her lips, like anyone else would.

The maids were unaware that Erika had nightly video calls with Loki.

Since the mission with Viscount Ash, Erika had been video calling with Loki, and each time she applied light makeup.

Even without makeup, Erika was charming enough, but after finishing the makeup, she became even more charming.

“I was really shocked last time.”

While performing the Viscount Ash mission.

Loki, and even Lucas, didn’t answer her calls until dawn, and Loki only answered Erika’s call late that day.

That day, Erika had a late conversation with Loki.

After ending the call and looking in the mirror, she was surprised.

It was because there were dark circles under her eyes.

Of course, Loki thought she was still beautiful even with dark circles, but Erika felt differently.

“Good job.”

After finishing her makeup, she dismissed the maids.

With a cheerful smile, Erika called Loki a bit earlier than usual to have a conversation.

-Ring…

Loki answered the call so quickly that it made me think he had been waiting for it.

[You called earlier than usual today. It’s hard for me to make the call first like this.]

When Erika heard Loki’s playful voice, her mouth automatically curved upward.

The communication device now seemed familiar, like a mask she had grown accustomed to.

With the thought that someday she would be able to see what was inside that mask, Erika smiled mischievously.

[hehehe, you’re quick again today.]

And so, just like every day, Erika talked with Loki until right before she went to sleep.

* * *

After finishing the patrol with Johann, I walked to the Special Class after leaving the Academy.

The Scout activities had been so enjoyable that I felt a little sad they were coming to an end.

As I walked, thinking that I should start a club soon, I saw a familiar hair color.

Pink hair that was rare to see both in this world and in reality.

Even if I couldn’t see the hair, I would know who it was by the presence of a spirit floating nearby.

“Miss Sepia~. Good morning again today.”

“Hey, what’s up.”

Sepia must have heard my voice because she turned around and looked at me.

Come to think of it, Sepia was the only Special Class student I had met during the commute to school.

Perhaps because our commuting times were similar.

“Is there something wrong?”

“No, nothing. There was nothing at all.”

The expression was dark, unlike usual, and it seems that losing to Lucas is still bothering them.

While contemplating how to comfort them,

Someone spoke.

“Excuse me…”

Blocking the way in front of me and Sepia were several students, all unfamiliar faces.

“Yesterday during the exam. You know, the complaint about your score? Sorry. It must have been because of the exam; I got a little excited.”

Starting with one student’s words, others began to apologize to me.

Among them, there might be students sincerely apologizing, those swept up in the atmosphere, or those reluctantly apologizing because they didn’t want to become enemies with me, who excelled in the practical test.

While pondering what to do,

“You said that yesterday, and it’s all over with just one apology? And aren’t we in the middle of going to school right now? Are your eyes for decoration, by any chance?”

“Sorry.”

When Sepia spoke with irritation, the students ran away trembling.

Watching the fleeing students, Sepia chuckled as if amused.

“Ha! They criticized your score like that yesterday, and now those bastards come to talk to you. What a shameless bunch.”

“Well, they might have genuinely tried to apologize to me.”

“If that’s the case, they are falling for your bait!”

Seemingly frustrated with me, Sepia shouted and started walking quickly.

Sepia seems to be under the illusion that I don’t get angry with them because I’m kind.

Honestly, whatever they say doesn’t bother me.

That’s why I wasn’t particularly upset, no matter what they said.

When they apologized, I only thought about how to quickly send them away.

But I wasn’t concerned if Sepia was listless or sulking.

“Sepia, let’s go together!”

I widened my steps and chased after Sepia.

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