#One
I thought I would just let him sleep like this until the night, but Rubia and I, too, were not allowed to be truant.
“Hmm… … ?”
A little past 3 o’clock, Rubia woke up with a hazy face and found the day she was looking at her in front of him, and stayed there for a while with blank eyes.
He was also very upset and didn’t know what to do.
okay. I know that feeling.
He must have been able to look back on what he had said and done to me. He was going through an indescribable shame.
The best treatment I could give Rubia like that was to just stand still. as if nothing had happened.
Even the tea that Rubia boiled again, I couldn’t drink it all and left it. It’s been a long time since I emptied my share right away. So, after drinking the same tea for the fourth time, I grabbed my bloated stomach. It must have been honey water, so my stomach seemed even more squishy… …
Anyway.
I cleaned up the table and put out the fire in the fireplace where the firewood was burning. I didn’t do it. It seems that Rubia handled it with wind-type magic.
For reference, Rubia knew how to use almost all popular attribute magic.
It specializes only in space-based magic, but in reality, Rubia’s strength is revealed in attribute magic other than space-based magic. To put it simply, even if I die and wake up, I can never defeat Rubia with magic. Probably the same for my classmates.
“Let’s go, Rubia.”
“… Yes.”
I got everything sorted out.
It’s a good thing that no one has visited during this time. I did put up a sign outside the door to let them know that someone was resting inside anyway. Was it something you didn’t know?
Perhaps the fatigue had not gone away yet, and Rubia’s eyes were still dark.
Still, the eyes in it seemed brighter than before. It was fortunate that the appearance of Rubia I knew had returned, even a little. Seeing them even stretching with a small scream, my heart became more at ease.
Before leaving the hut with Rubia.
“Ezio.”
“yes?”
I grabbed the doorknob and looked back.
Was it because he knew that I was acting casually, or was it because he heard me say that he would do something that never happened? After a brief moment of embarrassment and reddening her face, Rubia did not take any unnatural actions. He seems to know that that is the most beneficial for the current situation.
In the past, it would have been the same all day.
If this is growth, is it growth?
Rubia looked at me and smiled softly.
“thank you.”
“… … ”
He didn’t say what he was thankful for.
For asking for a conversation first, for forgiving me even if it was a lie, for making the tea I loved when I was a kid, for still treating me as a friend, and for making mistakes that never happened. None of them were spoken.
One thing is important anyway.
Sincerity.
Rubia was truly grateful to me.
He accepted my request not to be sorry.
Then, the reason is probably fine.
More than anything.
I saw Rubia’s smiling face without lies.
It was a pretty smile.
To the extent that I, too, unintentionally laughed along.
“… okay. Let’s talk next time.”
maybe that’s what happened
#2
The day was setting and it was evening.
I see a few groups of students heading to the dining room, and I’ll probably stop by the dorm to drop off their bags and become part of that group.
I had the wonderful scenery of the Epic Class site like a resort in a resort area, but my thoughts were in a completely different place.
‘I don’t know if the conversation will go well.’
what to do
Still, you have to do what you have to do.
While I was walking through the park thinking about the things I must complete before going to bed today.
—Tuk.
Something was blown away by the sharp wind.
“… It hurts.”
It clings to my forehead, then slides out and covers my entire face.
The nose and mouth were blocked and breathing was restricted.
The moment I took in my breath was choked up, so I squealed for a moment and then quickly removed the cloth that was stuck to my face.
what is this.
I made an impression and looked down at it.
Embroidery of familiar shapes. rectangular cloth.
It was my handkerchief.
It wouldn’t have flew by itself from somewhere and landed on my forehead by accident. Of course, that’s not entirely possible, but when I turn my head in the direction the handkerchief flew in now.
And for some reason, there was no strong wind, but when I saw that only the wind that flew on this handkerchief was particularly rough and strong.
This was definitely a present given to me by that young blond boy over there.
“… … ”
Apparently it was sent by telekinetic power.
Can’t you just return it to normal?
It must have been intentional to cover my face.
When he twists the glass under that street lamp with a dissatisfied expression on his face, he replies with a face of whatever. It seems that a very ironic voice can be heard up to here, as if it should have been returned.
… … Well, yes.
The way he kindly washes and gives me a folded handkerchief with a shy face doesn’t fit your image at all. This was a more natural behavior.
Every time she saw her, she pulled her hair down and ruffled the hair she wanted to see, and Yuri walked towards the dormitory in the second building.
But what if you really pull it?
I suddenly wondered.
It looks like it’s going to have a very interesting reaction like a cat’s mandible. If we actually take action, it will be a catastrophe in many ways. It was the so-called irresponsible pleasure… …
Still, I thought it was going to be a lot of fun, so I ate it involuntarily, and the scent from the handkerchief I was holding tickled my nose.
I felt it for a while when it stuck to my nose, but I think it was such a fragrant smell that I wanted to sniff it again and again.
“…あ.”
I narrowed my brow and sniffed the handkerchief.
Soft and refreshing lemon scent.
It smelled very nice.
It’s a scent that wasn’t originally coming from my handkerchief.
To be honest, it was the smell most similar to the body odor of glass. Is there a special soap to use for washing? Or did you just take the soap you use for washing yourself and lather it? After much worthless and useless consideration, I soon came to my senses and stopped.
It’s kind of like a pervert. I hadn’t thought of anything like that.
… But what did you really do? Even if it’s not that I ignore Yuri, isn’t that what a precious princess is?
Even when I wake up in the morning, a maid. A maid while washing. A maid while wearing clothes. Did Yugyeom do chores like laundry with her own hands in her lifetime?
I don’t think so.
You sucked it right, right?
“Write… … ”
I suddenly got a question like that, so let’s put the handkerchief on the back of the nose again and breathe in.
-grasp!
Something small and light flew and hit my temple. Thanks to this, I lost my center and staggered, but managed to maintain my balance.
The impression was wrinkled. what.
When he slapped my head and looked down at the thing that had fallen to the floor, it was a white flower with a broken stem. It is sparse in many ways as to whether the petals are missing during the flight.
no.
Am I hit with flowers now?
I felt weird.
If someone gets hit with flowers, it doesn’t hurt and only makes me feel bad, but in my case, it was both. It hurts a little, really.
It was as if there was a lump on my head as it flew with such a strong wind. I pressed the hot temple with my fingers and looked in the direction the wind had blown.
Of course, there is no way that the great Mother Nature suddenly made a sudden leap and was struck by flowers on the day. It was just that. same as before
Yuri was shaking her shoulders with a look of disbelief from afar. Even here, with his face open enough to be clearly visible.
… … Didn’t you come back?
I alternately glanced at the handkerchief and glass in my hand. And I imagined for a moment what I would look like from that guy’s point of view.
… … Well. Right.
I was stroking my chin with a very serious expression on my face, and before I could even think about how to explain this, I walked towards Yuri to give an explanation rather than an explanation.
Then Yuri started running to the dormitory with a shuffling sound.
A look of genuine disgust permeated Yuri’s face, which she looked at as if she was passing through it for the last time.
Glass disappeared through the dormitory door.
“… … ”
I was silent and looked down at the handkerchief.
What kind of soap did you use to wash this?
If I could just witness the scene where Yuri sniffs the handkerchief I returned and says- ha-ha-, I think I’d be a bit shattered no matter what. It wasn’t with bad intentions at all.
I thought as I put the folded handkerchief into my pocket.
… … me,
Is it true that you can get along properly with Yuri?
Still, he doesn’t like me, and he doesn’t seem to want to just be friends with me. It seems like these strange bad things keep on repeating, somehow. He and I are not related.
First of all, I want to be friends. you’re cute Just looking at it makes me happy.
great. Before a remark that could mislead Rubia or Stella comes out of Yuri’s mouth, let’s hit the head.
… No wait.
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Doesn’t that mean that I’m acknowledging that my actions were completely intentional? Do you think the sensitivity will be reduced? this is right?
“Hey, Ezio. What are you doing here?”
“… … ”
Around the time the snowball that started rolling slowly after smelling the handkerchief washed by someone else grew out of control.
Gabriel appeared waving his hand.
I wasn’t looking at it, and suddenly I murmured.
“But wouldn’t I be closer than you?”
“What? suddenly?”
Gabriel with a question mark above his head.
I shook my head.
“Nope. Have you eaten? If you haven’t eaten, let’s go eat.”
“uh? I haven’t eaten… … ”
I decided to just carry my bag. how about
I walk towards the restaurant with Gabriel, who follows me while expressing my doubts.
Note that… …
Gabriel, who came to the Empire to study abroad to make a girlfriend, has dated 0 female students so far.
I felt sorry for him, so I wanted to do something.
Come to think of it, I was not in a position to introduce anyone just because I was me.
If I had to say that they were really close, I would say that Rubia is the only one right now. It’s not like I can have conversations with the rest of my mind completely. At least Stella was a possibility, but well.
relationship is.
I think you have to make it yourself.
More than anything, actually, I introduced this guy to my friend and I still don’t know what will happen, so that was the biggest thing.
It wasn’t that I couldn’t trust Gabriel.
… … No, right?
The thought that I thought was going to put a pointless period suddenly fell into a serious accident unexpectedly.
Am I trusting Gabriel?
Probably not.
A small voice inside me whispered.
Hey, I haven’t seen you in a while. There wasn’t much to do to foster a bond. I didn’t even tell anyone I couldn’t tell.
If you ask me if I’m a close friend, I’d say yes, but why do I feel like I don’t trust that close friend from the bottom of my heart?
That wouldn’t be polite to Gabriel.
more than that.
First of all, what is a friend?
Not long ago, I asked Rubia if she would like to be my friend. Because Rubia was my friend. Then let’s go back to that relationship. In that sense, I accepted Rubia and promised to be friends.
So what exactly is the relationship? The friend I was talking about.
Rubia and Gabriel.
All of them can be said to be my best friends.
then.
What is the difference between Rubia and Gabriel?
Is it just a difference in friendship?
So, what is friendly?
The thoughts that followed, eventually spread to the question of what I really want to do with them.
What the hell do I want to do with Rubia?
‘… I don’t know.’
I can not know.
nothing now.
Roughly a conclusion was drawn.
I turned around and clenched my fists.
“Be strong, Gabriel.”
“… … are you swearing at me? huh? Your face has been strangely twisted since before?”
“… … ”
“Why don’t you answer me, bastard? right?”
“hey.”
“… ?”
“Are we friends?”
“… … what did you really eat wrong? Or is it that we’re friends, so it doesn’t matter if we swear? The former, the latter, just tell me.”
“Aren’t you friends anyway?”
“… If we had a fight with each other, we would be friends. so why are you asking What is it, Sval? grimly.”
“Fight? when did… … Oh, at the gym then?”
“Are you ignoring what I said earlier?”
“Why is that the condition of a friend?”
“… … ”
Gabriel, who was looking at me with a giggled smile, answered, perhaps giving up trying to get an answer from me.
“Because that’s how our tribe usually made friends. Let’s drink some alcohol together. … Oh, aren’t you drinking here yet? Write, that’s a bit disappointing. My guess is that if I roughly estimate with you, I’ll be able to tell how many women have gone in and out of your underskirt so far… … ”
When I made a face that said “Shut up”, I knew how to shut up.
Well, I realized it again.
Also, I can’t give him my friend. uh.
And at the same time, I realized
I see
The significance of the existence of a friend was not fixed.
Its value varies from person to person.
The conditions are also different.
If you want someone to be your friend, you’re here, and if you don’t, you’re not. No matter how much trust I give to a certain friend, in the end, I was following my heart. As with the mind, it was not necessary to objectively distinguish the formless relationship.
There is also a line between friends that should not be crossed.
In the end, nothing was decided for sure.
… … uhm. Nope.
Is this a different matter?
When that thought suddenly came to mind.
“Gabriel.”
“Why what else why?”
“Shall we eat and go exercise together after a long time? I want to drink some free drinks today.”
Gabriel nodded happily.
She smiles even more narrowly with her narrow narrow eyes.
“… Ha, is it finally time for the rebench match?”
It was self-assured.
Last time we lost by a narrow margin, so it was enough. Of course, I had no intention of giving up. We will fight against it with our best efforts by burning muscle fibers to the limit. Today was a day I wanted to use my strength a little.
As I was going to the restaurant, I suddenly thought of that.
still.
One thing was certain.
If this guy could one day find a mate and be genuinely happy, I thought I would be happy as well.
What.
Isn’t that what a friend is?
… or not
#3
“👅. Did you eat too much… ?’
It was a luxurious meal that was not worth the hefty tuition fees at all. As I ate it every day, I was terrified of myself getting used to it.
Of course, all Epic class students are full scholarship students, so I felt guilty for some reason… … It seems that humans are also animals of adaptation, and at some point there was myself who took these benefits for granted.
Still, I live with a feeling of gratitude every day. You have to work harder to get it.
After having dinner, I made an appointment to meet with Gabriel later at the gym late at night, then returned to the dormitory and washed with warm water.
I changed into comfortable clothes and closed the book I was looking at on the table.
The title of the book is 「Mana Control I」.
It was a textbook for a subject that was already in the midst of a group assignment with a short deadline.
The group task for the 2nd week of 「Mana Control」 is conducted in groups of 5 people.
Also, it is often said that groups were assigned so that the majors of the members do not overlap, but there was a reason for that.
This is because the theme of this group assignment was– ‘Understanding Unique Mana’.
A special property of mana that appears differently for each person who has a magic circuit and how they have used it.
It was a task to understand it more deeply.
In other words, how about controlling the mana tamed by an entity other than yourself? It seems that I have heard that it is an essential process to deal with all the mana existing in the world in a multidimensional manner.
Basically, natural mana has a bluish color, but mana that has gone through the cycle of absorption-refining-releasing has a slightly different color. It is said that the mana formed from the inside of an entity also has the same characteristics.
It also appears blue on the outside, but only in appearance. If you use any magic tool or meet the conditions, you can find out the color of its essence.
Also, the color of mana changes when using attribute magic. For example, when using flame-based magic, a red magic circle comes to mind.
To be precise, the color of the unique mana itself does not change, but the color of the unique mana is dyed with the color of the attribute in the process of implementing the technique… … The details have not been covered in class yet.
Rubia must have known much more about this information than I did. For the group to which Rubia belongs, wouldn’t it be the same as getting an A+? However, Rubia shouldn’t be able to do it all by herself.
For once, I’m talking about
There was one problem.
As the last incident made it almost impossible to cooperate with Youth Phil Deria, there was a very small setback in carrying out the group task.
But what…
Because it’s better to not have it than to have it.
In the end, it was the right choice.
—Woo… …
The round light gathered at the tip of his finger twirled round and round. I recalled the part of the meeting at the last meeting. It was not a one-time meeting, so we had to schedule the next one as soon as possible.
Tomorrow is the weekend.
It was free time in the morning.
While classes are not in session, if possible, everyone will be relaxed.
If it’s not for circle activities, well… …
… … When I was in a circle, I thought of Raylin sunbaenim.
When were we supposed to eat together?
If you need it, I will come to you.
It’s a pity, but I wasn’t really interested in the circle run by Laylin-senpai… … There would be no particular harvest. It reminded me of Raylin-senpai’s pale appearance, so I felt sorry for him.
I was really serious about fashion. To be honest, this is the one I want to support. cheering only.
Anyway.
I had work to do now.
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Druck.
He pulled the chair back and put on a gray cardigan.
After taking the card key, I went outside.
dark night.
The place I went to was the gymnasium on the first floor of Building 3.
From what I heard, I used to be here.
Open the dance hall door.
On the vast land, I saw the back of a male student who was absorbed in something… …
no where did he go
You said the duo was in the gym?
There were female students, not male students.
Even though the door suddenly opened, they didn’t pay any attention, so I had no choice but to open my mouth first.
“music. Have you ever seen anyone else here?”
“… … uh, huh? Whoa-”
— Boo-woong! widely!
Mew’s sword attack, which he had put so much effort into, stumbled.