213 – Let them decide for themselves.
Excited atmosphere. A garden where there is no space to step.
The representatives looked around with new eyes. Becky, in particular, scratched the side of her head as if curious.
“… “It feels so different from last time, doesn’t it?”
“Ahahahaha, that’s right. This is my second time visiting the imperial palace garden…. It’s so different from the last time I visited. In fact, I should consider it my first visit.”
The imperial palace garden embraces the four seasons that coexist, and can change its appearance freely. It wasn’t strange that the representatives felt like they were visiting for the first time.
Trixie clicked her tongue.
“We came as participants, not spectators. “Don’t show that you’re curious about this or that.”
“This is what I did my best not to pay.”
“… Then there’s nothing I can do.”
Trixie sighed at Becky’s answer.
‘Even if you understand it with your head, it’s another thing for your body to follow it.’
Becky is a commoner who grew up as a child. Even Trixie, who is used to gatherings of VIPs, is nervous, so how nervous would she be?
Becky protested as if she felt unfairly treated.
“But am I the only one who thought of a somewhat solemn atmosphere? Why do you just end the main topic like a meeting in silence….”
“It can’t be like that.”
Trixie cut Becky off.
“Someone in this room will become a hero. “Just saying hello and making acquaintances will be of great benefit in the future.”
“Uh…. “I guess so.”
“So, in other words, no one here wants a solemn atmosphere. “I want the atmosphere of a social club.”
“Ah.”
Other representatives listening nearby also nodded.
If you think about it, it wasn’t a very difficult story.
This is true even if we only look at the magic department. We are in a situation where we are enjoying indescribable benefits thanks to Plan, but how great of a benefit would that be if we became a hero?
‘Because it was so important, the gap must have been long.’
If the hero had been selected blindly to reduce the gap, the hero’s status would not have seemed so high.
Maiev looked around curiously.
“It’s not even a game I saw today. It’s just a preliminary meeting…. “The crowds are really huge.”
“That’s right. “Uh, can I eat this?”
Becky took the drink and dessert in each hand and brought them to his mouth. It was a way of eating that did not feel particularly etiquette.
At that time, the faces of the representatives turned towards one place. It was a driver driving around crowds of people.
“Wow….”
“I guess he’s a capital engineer.”
Becky let out an exclamation without realizing it.
When someone who showed even the slightest potential to become a hero appeared, people chased after them. I work hard just to say hello and say one word.
In other words, there was little interest in the magic department.
Occasionally there were glances, but if you listen to the whispers, it wasn’t in a particularly positive direction.
“Where do they come from?”
“Just looking at him, he’s a wizard. “It must be the magic department.”
“Faculty of Magic? Ah, flan!”
“It looks like he followed Flann.”
Even if there were positive stories, most of them were about the Plan, so the more stories the representatives heard, the more they felt like they were shrinking.
“Except for the flan, there wouldn’t be much to see.”
“Isn’t that obvious?”
“Days like this aren’t common for wizards. “At times like this, I tell them to look around a lot.”
“hahahahaha, that’s true.”
From the perspective of an onlooker passing by, it may have been just one of many gossips, but from the perspective of the representatives involved, they simply could not let go of the stories directed at them.
Becky quietly put down the dessert she was eating.
I feel stupid listening to this, but as I quickly leave the place, it feels like I’m running away…. Just when he thought he had no idea how to act.
“Don’t miss out and listen carefully.”
A soft hand landed on her shoulder.
When she turned her head, Cornette, the president of the Faculty of Magic, was smiling brightly. The eyes of her representatives turned to her, and after confirming that her eyes were focused, her president spoke.
“It is your job to change that reaction. And it’s something only you can do.”
No other words were needed and it was true.
If the reaction of those around you is not positive, the only way is to prove it by showing the results, and causing a reaction and changing people’s perspectives is something only you can do.
Everyone nodded.
Then Maiev opened her mouth.
“I’d rather just stay at the dorm today.”
Everyone seemed to agree with that idea. She began to move her feet, step by step, towards her lodgings.
But before her feet touched the dormitory. No, everyone had no choice but to stop before they even left the garden. Because someone blocked their path.
Becky muttered, looking in front of her.
“… Viola?”
“It’s a little different.”
Metropolitan Knight Viola.
The boy in front of me looked exactly like Viola. From the white hair to the black horizontal lines reminiscent of sheet music. But there was no doubt that he was a different person.
They faced each other as if they were confronting each other.
Rather than a coincidence, it was an encounter that seemed thoroughly intentional on one side. After spreading the soldiers to the left and right like a folding screen, the boy walked out to the center.
“Ah…. Dean of the Faculty of Magic? Long time no see.”
“Yes.”
Cornette nodded quietly.
The boy shrugged his head.
“Please understand that Viola, the person concerned, is very busy, so I came inevitably.”
“Of course I understand.”
Becky tapped Trixie’s side.
“Trixie, who is that?”
“By title, he is a guard knight, but it would be better to understand him as the assistant to Knight Viola.”
“… “A mere secretary has that kind of attitude toward the president?”
“That has also improved a lot. In the past, the attendant secretaries of the capital knights did not even come to visit in person.”
Although many things are improving, there are still remnants of the harsh reality. Becky stuck his tongue out quietly.
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Viola’s escort knight spoke again.
“Viola seems to be curious about Plan’s skills. In addition, he wants to exchange swords and share friendship…. “I would like to ask what the position of the Faculty of Magic is.”
“It’s nothing bad.”
Becky tapped Trixie’s side again.
“Trixie, is this what I understand?”
“How did you understand?”
“Accept the match with an infinitely grateful heart, knowing that Viola herself will come forward. Know with glory. Isn’t it something like that?”
“I understood correctly.”
“It’s too much to do….”
Meanwhile, the conversation between Cornette and the escort driver continued.
Since the other party had a rather high-handed attitude, the more the conversation continued, the more the representatives’ faces darkened.
Rather, the other person spoke as if he had hoped for that kind of reaction.
“What…. So, shall we quickly decide on a place, time, and weapon? “How about right now, without delay?”
“Of course.”
Everyone’s heads turned to the side.
This is because this answer was not given by the president.
“….”
Plan.
That was his answer.
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Around sunset.
Plan and Viola’s escort knights sat facing each other across a desk. The people in the magic department were watching the scene with bated breath.
The escort knight asked Flan.
“Are you familiar with all the rules?”
“Yes.”
“Good. “Then let’s get started right away.”
The rules were simple.
Plan has cards in his hand as if playing poker. Each card has various times, locations, weapons, etc. Written on it, such as ‘dawn’, ‘plain’, and ‘dusk’.
To make a plan, just choose three of them and put them down.
This was also Viola’s confidence that he could win against Flan even if he gave up all options.
“If you need more time to think about it, please feel free to say so. Let’s bring tea and dessert. “The weather is nice too.”
“I refuse.”
Plan put down three cards in a row.
[Twilight]
[ Cliff ]
[ ]
The guard knight looked at them and nodded his head.
“The time is twilight, the location is a cliff, the weapon is a sword…. Are you okay with this? “We will give you one opportunity to make corrections.”
“I also refuse that.”
Flan puts down another card.
[Dawn]
“… ?”
Doubt spread across the escort knight’s face.
Still, Flan did not stop letting go.
[Dawn]
[Midnight]
[Great Sword]
[ Park ]
.
.
In the end, Flan laid down all his cards.
“As expected, I can’t decide because I don’t know the other person.”
“What is that…?” .”
“Ask them to decide for themselves.”
Flann looked at the escort knight and spoke quietly.
“Tell them to choose whatever suits them.”
The escort driver blinked his eyes without saying a word.
Flan quietly stood up and walked away, and the representatives of the Faculty of Magic followed behind him a beat later.
“Huh? Ph, flan!”
“Flan!”
Despite numerous calls, he never stopped.
Now it was time to prove it once again.