212 – Exchange Meeting (5)
It was a chase that started accidentally, but my mind was extremely complicated. It was because I knew Tyria’s personality. In addition to wearing her shoes, she is a naturally weak woman, so catching up is no problem. However, would it be wise to capture Lady Elonte and ask her why? It’s not honest, and it’s her pride, so I’d rather back off now.
“Hey!”
She barely resisted calling him Tyria. I shouted at her as she continued to run despite my calls.
“I won’t follow you, so stop running. “If you fall, you’ll get hurt!”
But he was still running, so I told him to listen to me before I catch up with him. Stand tall──and stop. Tyria is right. That delicate figure and slender backside was the person I knew who was my pathetic roommate.
“I heard you’ll be seriously injured.”
I told him to stop running and that he would return.
“I know I couldn’t come because of Ain. “I don’t know why you came, so I’ll tell you here!”
Because it was on the main street, people came and went around us. I told this to Tyria, who never looked back.
“I got good grades in everything else, but only the naturopathy subject got a beta grade.”
I was sorry.
“You taught me so hard, but I was embarrassed because something I didn’t expect came out.”
She also said that she was satisfied because she ranked 32nd overall, which was not bad for her first time taking the test.
“I couldn’t even contact you because I was afraid it would be a burden, but if you want to talk about your grades, let me know.”
“Who are you…” … ?”
She said that without Tyria even turning around. I sighed, wondering what kind of nonsense this was.
“Who are you that you keep talking to me?”
─Really, your intestines are probably half as big as other people.
“Ah, I guess I looked at the wrong person. She looks a lot like a woman I know…… “I’m so sorry.”
Again and again, Tyria walked away from her crowd at a straight pace. Her gait was very elegant and haughty, completely different from when she threw the stone and ran away earlier. She just watched and scratched her head in bewilderment.
“Well, what are we going to do?”
She returned to her lodgings while she was alone and screaming. Even if she tried to understand, she found it difficult to understand. She feels more comfortable communicating with Suin. I can guess why they only threw rocks even though they came to see me. She probably did it because she would feel uncomfortable if she encountered Ain. But why does she run away as soon as her eyes meet and then pretend not to notice?
“Hey, what on earth was that?”
When she came up to my bedroom, she asked who Ain was chasing.
“No, I ran towards him because I thought he was the one who was directly attacking Kite.”
“So?”
“I was just a kid. “I played with her without thinking, but she said she wouldn’t do it again, so I sent her back.”
“What are you doing in Belaste?”
“Anyway, I’ll feed Kite and Lia dinner. “Rita said she has something to say. Please tell me what you want to say.”
“I’m tired.”
─What if my head goes crazy?
“Do you know that Rita is having a hard time?”
“I don’t know.”
“At least say thank you later.”
“I’ll take care of it, so just take those beasts with you.”
Maybelle says she hates it, so she gets rid of it all. She kept thinking about various things, but she had an upcoming schedule and couldn’t relax. I woke up Kite and Lia and went outside. After eating dinner at a restaurant, we are both frustrated that there is a place to stop for a while.
“Kite, how was it being with Ain?”
“I didn’t like it.”
“It’s not good!”
“Lia, you didn’t grope the princess, right?”
“I don’t like hard things.”
“Then, that’s enough. “Not all sisters are as kind as Kite.”
“Oh my…… “I’m not a kind woman to everyone?”
“Open your mouth.”
“Ah…… !”
“Ah…… !”
They open their mouths wide like some kind of crocodile. Both of them are quiet since I put the candy in them. From now on, if Kite is going to start yelling, I will have to block her with this. The sound of the candy being rolled around on the tongue was more enjoyable than the girls chatting. After finishing my meal, I said I would now meet the professor and have a meeting with senior Rita.
“Kite, can you take care of Lia until I come?”
Hesitating. Lia says she likes it and wants to play with Mama, but her expression is deepening in distress.
“Yes…… Instead…… “Are you going to come quickly?”
“I will.”
I answered willingly and stopped by Enboza Menshi’s lodgings. I thought she had been drinking heavily, but surprisingly, she was studying with a book open. I was curious and asked why I was studying, but I was refining my knowledge because there was a dance tomorrow.
“So, parrot, I’m a bit sensitive right now?”
When she studies, she is as sharp as a cut.
“I want to know where Senior Trey is staying.”
“We’re roommates, but don’t we even know where we’re staying?”
“Yes, because men don’t tell each other such things.”
Fortunately, Enboza Menshi doesn’t seem to care about Tyria’s gender.
“Wait.”
She brought something called a student directory and told me the address where Tyria is currently staying. What she didn’t know was that among the accommodations within Belaste, there were certain places that had supply contracts with Heoden. So, rather than choosing any accommodation and reporting afterwards, cadets only choose from the pool of candidates given by the academic department in advance.
“It’s so small.”
On her way back, she briefly passed by the lodgings where Tyria was staying. Just by looking at the exterior, it looks frugal. It looks like she was given a private house, which is perfect for studying. I picked up a rock and was about to throw it through the window when a better idea occurred to me.
“How many songs are there?”
When the flower shop clerk asked her, she said that all she needed was one bunch. There are eight peonies. This is Tyria’s first time giving flowers as a gift to a woman. I went up to the place marked room 301 and put it down. She patted, and when I knocked, she screamed.
“Tyria.”
There is no answer.
“I found out after asking the professor. “I’m sorry if I offended you, but I just wanted to let you know about my test score.”
She said the same thing she said during the day, and said that it would be difficult for the chief to get β from naturopathy. She apologized again and thanked me for teaching her so hard. He said he was leaving this as a gift and asked me to sign it whenever he wanted to tell me about your grades.
“Then, I’ll go.”
─If what you want is such a clumsy play, there’s nothing I can’t do.
I was about to turn around, but the door opened slightly. Ki Yii ── When she turned her head at the sound of the old hinge, Tyria was standing there holding a peony in her hand. As soon as her eyes meet, she sticks out her tongue and sneers.
“You idiot, you can’t get top honors in Heoden?”
She laughs and says she’s all α-rank and can’t talk to an idiot like you. Earlier, she was wearing the same clothes I saw during the day. She hadn’t even taken off her shoes. These were lace-up shoes called Mary Janes and worn by noble ladies.
“What are you doing tomorrow?”
When I asked, Tyria blinked her blue eyes without answering and sniffed the peony.
“What are you going to do if you find out?”
When she finally spoke to me, she said she was curious what the Velaste Library looked like.
“I think I need to study because I’m an idiot.”
“But?”
“I have a disease that prevents me from going to the library alone.”
“Are you a little kid?”
“No, there is no disease that prevents me from going to the bathroom alone.”
Clack ── As the door closed, she laughed hahahahaha, and her whispers became louder.
“I go in the morning.”
“I guess I should go in the morning too.”
“Do whatever you want.”
“I’m passing by anyway, so I’ll stop by.”
I think I finally know Tyria a little bit. All you had to do was look into her heart rather than her words or actions, and she would adjust her music to that. I still don’t know women very well. However, I think I’m starting to understand it little by little now. A living creature called a woman is no different from a beast. If you try to see and interpret it only through a man’s eyes, you end up becoming an incomprehensible being.
“Rita.”
Knock knock knock──When I knocked on the door, I heard a crunching sound from inside and the door opened.
“You said you would see me at the tournament, right?”
“Wash up and come back.”
It stinks. When asked what the smell was, he said it smelled like grass and dirt, but since he has no body scent, he is sensitive to such things.
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“Okay.”
“Please change your clothes and come here.”
“I wonder what on earth they are doing this for.”
“You will know when you hear it. “Are you still resting today?”
“Yes.”
“You lazy bastard, you’re irresponsible even though I’m doing all the work for you!”
“Even demihumans sometimes need a break.”
“Are you bullying me again?”
“I’ll wash up and come back, see you later.”
I ignored it and went down to the bathhouse. I told Kite, who was playing with Leah, that I would only be there for two hours, and instructed her to lock her windows. Both listen like gentle sheep. Leah must have been braiding her hair because her hair was neatly trimmed. She looks good, she said. Her eyes lit up as she looked at me.
“Do you think Lia is an adult now?”
─10 Years too early.
“I’ll be back.”
“Yes, Demanah…” … “If I’m sleeping, wake me up.”
“Mama, Lia will wake you up!”
“No…… Leah…… “If her sister is sleeping, she is tired and should be left alone.”
Parenting is hard work, she just realized after watching Kite.
“I came back after washing up.”
“Read the documents on the table over there.”
Looking at the scattered papers, there is a dense roster with someone’s name written on it, in addition to information related to the tournament.
“That’s bad writing.”
“Don’t nag me, do you know how hard it was for me to figure that out?”
Today is Saturday, now Monday is when the tournament begins. Now that some information has been released, I asked if I had heard anything through the student council. Rita picked up one of the many documents and handed it to me.
「Battle for Yeongchae.」
Details were written below.
“What is an alliance?”
“It’s not accurate, but I think there is a side that has a base and a side that doesn’t have a base.”
“Then, it is better to protect Yeongchae unconditionally, right?”
“No, the side that has a base will be disqualified if it falls, while the side that does not have a base will be disqualified if its members are destroyed.”
Moreover, since the base and non-base forces are allied and competing, you must carefully choose who you will ally with. In other words, it is a method in which two forces with different characteristics come together to defeat an enemy force that is equally united. It was a very interesting composition, so I wanted to know more about it.
“A deal to provide a dye called Endra.”
“Endra?”
This is a dye that can only be removed with special chemicals. If it gets on the head or chest, it will be eliminated immediately, and if more than 1/3 of it gets contaminated anywhere, it will result in death. You can’t hide it because examiners go around and investigate every morning.
“I just need to change my outer clothes, right?”
“It is a single payment for public use. “You are provided with three additional pieces of underwear.”
The conditions are quite harsh as men and women fight together in the forest for a week. It doesn’t matter if it’s me or Rosa, but what about Ain and Rita who have been treated well? Kite is also sensitive to her hygiene, so she will be very distressed. It is obvious that she would feel particularly burdened by not being able to change her underwear every day and having to wear the same outerwear every time.
“But where does this take place?”
When I asked Rita, she lazily took off her shoes and revealed her bare feet.
“The only forest adjacent to Velaste is Sarifah.”
Rita curled her toes as she thought deeply that maybe she could get some help from Gella.
“My feet hurt.”
“So?”
“I went through a hard time because of you guys, so give me a massage.”
This again tests me by carefully checking the liver. I guess I have to shame him very openly for him to come to his senses.
“Hey, I’ll do it for you.”
I told him to take off his stockings right away.