160 – You have nothing to gain. Not one.
Inside the dwelling, the concept of sound seemed to have disappeared. Scarlett moved her lips a few times, but she couldn’t make a sound.
Flan is still relaxed. His elegance, absorbed in reading, even dyed the atmosphere around him in an old-fashioned way.
Sagrak, sagrak.
Flan asked, turning the pages again.
“Is there anything else left to say?”
Scarlett took a deep breath.
I came all the way here with the goal of passing the exam, and now that I have been notified of my rejection, I had of course left something to say.
“I wonder why. Didn’t all three succeed?”
“Yes.”
Flan clearly acknowledged Scarlett’s words. But because of that, the words that followed were absolutely shocking.
“That’s why you were notified of your rejection.”
Scarlett couldn’t understand Plan’s words at all. It only felt contradictory to give her a failure at the same time she admitted that she had succeeded all three times.
“Through all three assignments, I tried to find your flaws somehow, but I couldn’t find them. It was perfect.”
“….”
“You are already complete, Scarlett. Far from my plans.”
The question doubles with each additional word you hear. She asked eagerly.
“I don’t know what the plan was, but wasn’t winning the goal?”
“To be precise, the goal is to bring the second princess to the Mage Tower. You won’t be able to do that with a mediocre win.”
Are you saying that this time too, he was planning a victory far from the ordinary? Something like that is fine. However, the fact that she had to be excluded for that made Scarlett very painful.
I stared blankly at Flan. Her body, which had been covered with sweat, was coolingly drying.
“Scarlett, you are great.”
And a word thrown out of nowhere.
“You were faster than anyone else, you hid your presence well, and it was only you who witnessed the dawning butterfly.”
There is no sign of sarcasm in his tone.
Flan was sincerely praising Scarlett. Even though she felt it, Scarlett felt her own body and mind sinking into an endless swamp.
“In the first place, I have no intention of catching the Dawn Butterfly.”
Then Scarlett clenched her fists.
I don’t know what the plan is, but if she puts her mind to it, she will be able to participate in the plan.
“Then….”
“But Scarlett. There is one more important reason.”
Her own words are not knotted and are cut off.
“You have nothing to gain from being with me. Not even one.”
Her head went blank.
Plan’s eyes contain himself. His own eyes reflected in it were shaking like crazy.
“….”
My vision is shaking dizzy. She was breathing so fast that several times she had to take deep breaths.
“Is that enough of an explanation?”
Scarlett couldn’t answer anything. As if her body had frozen, she did not move, and so did her mouth.
There was silence in her residence for a while. The sweat dripping from her body made Scarlett look as if puddles had formed at her feet.
Flan finally opened the book again and started reading. But even when her bookshelves were over thirty, she, Scarlett, couldn’t move as if a nail had been driven into her feet.
In the end, Plan broke the silence first.
“You won’t be slow to understand.”
In effect, a banquet order.
“… Okay. Understood.”
It was only then that Scarlett shot back as if questioning. She was struggling to calm her trembling body, but that made her look all the more pitiful.
“I did everything perfectly.”
“….”
“If you still don’t like it, I can’t help it.”
She’d be lying if she said she didn’t envision her moment with Plan. Although she was offended by the threat of the Cloud family, she was delighted that she had found an excuse to spend time with them.
However, the results were brutal.
She was weak in the past and was a nuisance to Plan, but now that she has grown well, she cannot be with him.
She is recognized by him, but she can’t help but be happy. Rather, her own heart seemed to be broken.
Even so, Scarlett pretended to be as nonchalant as possible. Bowed her head. I think her eyes are moist.
“Do you know Kian?”
Scarlett turned her words around.
“I can’t quite remember.”
“The cadet of the leader of the Blue Cloud who died in Berkel.”
“I remembered. But, why?”
“The boy’s brother and sister are participating in this hand-me-down ceremony. The composition of the crew is a bit suspicious.”
Scarlett pulled out her list from her bosom. She was completely crumpled, but not so much that she couldn’t make out the contents.
With her head still down, she held it out to Plan.
“There is nothing wrong on paper, but they are guys I have never seen before at the academy. It is highly likely to have been forged.”
“I see.”
“So….”
I want to escort you by your side.
She couldn’t bear to say it. Silence lengthens. The angle of the sun pouring through the window was slowly tilting.
Ojilap.
In the end, it was just a far cry. Flann doesn’t need himself. It would be enough for him to convey information like this.
To be together is to be greedy….
In the end, flan took her lips first. As if she had been told that even that was very, very insignificant.
“Well, keep that in mind.”
He just said that.
“Yes.”
When Flanne looked at her, Scarlett lowered her head instead of her. Plan didn’t bother to question the phenomenon.
Scarlett turned around without a word. With her shoulders drooping, she started walking towards the door of her residence.
Flan quietly added a word.
“I had a hard time.”
Then Scarlett’s footsteps stopped.
“….”
She stood still with her back to Flan.
“You are more.”
After leaving meaningful words, he left.
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The next morning.
The selection of members was successfully completed.
I selected Trixie and Yusia, and instead of eliminating Ivan and Janet, I promised to train with them later.
As soon as I returned to the dormitory, I started writing down what was in my head.
‘It’s an ordinary victory.’
That’s not going to happen. Due to Aurora’s personality, she may not agree with a mediocre victory. That’s why I’m devising a plan to catch the ‘Princess’, not the ‘Butterfly’.
“Wand.”
Then I muttered something that came to my mind.
─I will make a wand for you.
Until now, the wand promised by Cornette had not been made to order, but now it seems the time has come. This event should be perfect because it is not only for current students.
“Not bad.”
As the standards for open recruitment have changed drastically, the preparation period has also increased. The moment I decided that I would have enough to equip myself with a wand.
“Master.”
Maiev popped out of the painting hanging on the side of the dormitory.
“Did you come? I just got up.”
“Yes.”
She immediately holds out something of hers.
“Something else came from the imperial family. I think you should take a look.”
“Did you summarize?”
“This is a summary.”
Maiev answered in a confident tone. And I narrowed her eyes as soon as I saw the material she handed me.
It was inevitable.
[ Increase the number of members to four. ]
[ Consider the dangers of Lacheln Hill. ]
From noble mtl dot com
[ It is compulsory to place capital knights in each team. ]
Considering that the hills of Lacheln are rugged, it wasn’t such a surprising change.
“Capital Knight.”
Cultural knights are those who have already reached a certain level and only have the position of a swordsman. However, it was the bottom line that made me narrow my eyebrows.
[ Scarlet Judith ]
“….”
It was the name of the capital knight assigned to my group.
“Master. It’s a brand new car. Try it.”
Maiev took out a new car without even noticing. It was a strange liquid that was bubbling and bubbling even at first glance.
“You, don’t you notice.”
“Sorry. It looks delicious no matter what.”
Maiev gulped it down with an embarrassed expression.
I double-checked the names of the knights who were mandatory in my group. But looking at it didn’t change anything.
“… It doesn’t matter.”
After that, he calmly swept his hair.
When you think about it, it wasn’t a big deal. It’s enough if I catch the princess instead of the butterfly as planned.
Smart-
But then there was a knock. I just opened the door on a whim.
Brown bobbed hair trimmed obliquely and an armband with the word “Chairman” Written on it.
It was Emily.
She was holding a notepad in one hand and a pen in the other, as usual. But for some reason she was only looking at her toes.
“Junior~ I’m sorry all of a sudden. Are you okay for a while?”
There is no trembling in the accent, but for some reason, his eyes are not looking at me.
“It’s okay. To come in.”
“Ah, thank you. It’s the first time a man lives in a space….”
Emily entered the dorm cautiously. He seems to be restless for some reason, but he speaks confidently.
“Junior, I heard that the selection of members has been completed?”
“Yes.”
Emily continues her words, busily taking her notes.
“Congratulations. Now we can talk about something else.”
“What is the business?”
“Obviously orientation! I guess I’ll have to do it one more time. Junior, do you remember the problem with the agora board?”
She nodded lightly.
“I remember. It was a very easy matter.”
“Yes. Thanks to that.”
Emily walked towards her window and swiped her curtains. And she pointed with her chin as if to look at this.
And the exposed scenery.
There were a lot of people.
“Can you believe it if I say that they all gathered because of your lecture?”
Putting her pen over her ear, Emily shrugged her shoulders in amazement as she spoke. I watched the crowd carefully for a while.
And muttered.
“… It can only be this.”