105 – Achievement
A space overlooking the garden at a glance,
The main hall on the 3rd floor of the main building.
Wearing a neat suit, not a priest’s uniform, and looking stylish with pomade applied to her hair, Chiron glanced at the seat of honor at the large table.
‘There is none…’
The place where Hugo was originally supposed to be was empty. I had expected Eldrina to meet me alone, but it seemed that Hugo had not returned from his expedition.
“He said he was still on an expedition.”
Eldrina said even though she wasn’t asked. As she sat across from Siron, she noticed, even if only briefly, that Siron’s gaze had moved towards the head of the table.
“When did you go to war?”
“It’s been a while. It’s been more than five months.”
“…It’s taking a long time.”
Siron put his hand to his mouth, feeling bitter. Although I exchanged greetings with Hugo through letters a few times, Hugo did not write down trivial stories due to his personality.
Regards only to Shiron.
However, Chiron did not know that Hugo was tired. At some point, his handwriting began to blur little by little.
‘It must mean that the leisure gradually disappears.’
Hugo is not young either. Slaying a huge monster in one blow would be a double sum and a third sum, and the march to the destination would be slow.
Shiron knew the future that Hugo, the huge shield of the empire, would one day collapse, just as an iron fortress that seemed unlikely to collapse would be shattered by wind and rain.
‘I need to meet my uncle. Whether I go first or follow the next expedition.’
Even though Hugo refused to listen to the future, Siron had no intention of leaving him alone. I owed him a lot, so if I didn’t act like a human being… it was obvious that I would end up in hell after death.
Eldrina smiled bitterly and picked up the silverware.
“We are not here to talk about such heavy things. Let’s eat quickly.”
“…yes”
Shiron nodded and looked at Eldrina.
Her skin was wrinkle-free, which was hard to imagine as a woman with a daughter in her mid-teens, but there were obvious signs of fatigue around her eyes.
Siron, who was looking at Eldrina’s eyes, smiled at his fidgeting younger brother.
“Siriel.”
“Yes?”
“Is it worth going to the academy?”
“uh…”
Siriel, who was sitting across from me, flinched at the sudden question. Because of the heavy atmosphere, it was difficult for her to speak, but when I spoke to her first, a smile appeared on her face.
“It’s a great place. I made a lot of friends, and I never knew learning things I didn’t know could be so much fun.”
“Lucia.”
“I’m fine too.”
Lucia was able to answer right away, perhaps because she expected her turn to come.
“The academy is a good place. You can read a lot of books. Also… I should say that my interpersonal relationships have expanded a bit, right?”
“The reviews are generous. I was like a seminary dog.”
Since it was in front of Eldrina, he decided to choose his words a bit, but when he thought about his time at the seminary, Siron’s teeth suddenly gritted.
“Is it because I entered school at such a young age? It’s sad that I was young, but I was often ignored because I was small.”
“…really?”
“Is it good to just be ignored? There was a lot of talk about fraudulent admissions and all that, and there was a public toilet and a smell of rotten milk in the air for a while.”
‘Saennim, the bastards are feeling good again.’
I used my storage ability to cheat to avoid the supervisor’s eyes, but I guess the bullying didn’t stop at the beginning of my freshman year.
Of course, as soon as a duel was called, he beat him to the point where he didn’t die, and even in the slightest fight where shoulders bumped in the hallway, Siron swung his fist without caring whether the opponent ended up in the hospital or not.
“…That wasn’t written in the letter, right?”
Lucia looked at Siron with a slightly surprised expression. Siron shrugged his shoulders and said.
“It’s because the situation was resolved before I even wrote the letter.”
“How did you do it?”
“I lost so you were able to crawl on your own?”
“…really?”
“Of course, it wasn’t solved with just one hit.”
Siron continued speaking as he put a large piece of meat into his mouth.
“There were a few immature kids. They had a needless desire to win, and later seniors started coming one after another.”
“So… what did you do next?”
“Whatever.”
Siron made a giggling expression. It wasn’t an honorable story to tell, but since Lucia was interested, there was nothing I couldn’t tell her.
“I went in front of a high-ranking person and cried bitterly.”
“…”
“I still remember Captain Malleus’s face at that time. His face went white, then his face suddenly reddened. He went directly to the seminary and touched the professor and dean’s face nicely. It was a very clever action.”
Slap-slap-slap-
Chiron patted the cheek full of food and smiled. It wasn’t a proud story because I didn’t have anything to say, but I didn’t feel ashamed at all when I said it.
When you do childish things that come pouring in to discipline a 13-year-old child, you have no choice but to become childish.
“So what can I do? My pride was crushed in front of students who didn’t even have blood, so there were no priests or anything.”
“…I see.”
Lucia nodded, wringing her hands.
*
“Now that I think about it, he sent something like this to you.”
After finishing the meal, Eldrina, who was sipping tea, held out a letter to Siron.
“It’s a letter?”
“Yes. You came to me because you were thinking about the possibility that you might not receive it.”
“It seems like a pretty important letter.”
Siron received the letter and opened it.
‘It’s not my uncle’s handwriting.’
Siron frowned. The sender was clearly Hugo Prien, but unlike the bold, bold handwriting, the letter had thin letters that stretched out.
Lucia, who was watching Shiron quickly read the letter, came up behind him.
“What is it about?”
“…They ask me to come to Dawn Castle for the coming-of-age ceremony.”
Siron picked up the letter and handed it over to Lucia.
Although he came in front of Siron, there was no hesitation in his actions since there was nothing that would be embarrassing to show to others.
“…immediately?”
Lucia opened her eyes wide after checking the letter. Lucia was immediately taken aback by the unkind request that did not even consider the other person’s circumstances.
“Yes. Not only me, but also Siriel and Lucia, they ask you to come immediately.”
“but…”
“I’m okay.”
It was Siriel who answered. She was by Shiron’s side before she knew it.
“It’s a coming-of-age ceremony, so what do I need… Do I need to bring armor or weapons separately?”
“Cyriel, what about the academy?”
Lucia expressed concern, but Siriel smiled lightly as if it was not a big deal.
“The academy isn’t that important, right? Summer is coming and it’s vacation soon, and students often take a leave of absence for their own reasons, so this won’t be a problem either.”
‘Traveling with my brother…’
Of course, Siriel’s true intentions were different.
When weighed on the scales in my mind, nothing could be heavier than poetry, so it was natural for my academic achievements to take a backseat.
“Well, if missing a few days becomes a problem, wouldn’t it be okay to think about it then?”
“…Do you think so too, mother?”
“Why not?”
Eldrina nodded, stood up and spoke. My daughter’s comment, which seemed to indicate that she did not value academics, could have been a bit problematic, but I did not point it out because it was not wrong.
‘It’s a story I already knew.’
“Don’t worry, just go.”
“…”
‘what?’
Lucia was a little taken aback. All the students of the academy he remembers worked hard not to miss the number of days of attendance.
It wasn’t an absence, but if you were late, the professors called you by name and scolded you. The students also changed their overall lives by fitting themselves into the academy.
Lucia was one of those students.
“You don’t need armor. Everything you need will be prepared there. But it might be better to bring a weapon you’re used to.”
Chiron replied indifferently to Siriel’s self-talk. His demeanor was supposedly calm, but on the inside he was the most agitated of all the people here.
‘at las…’
Shiron swallowed and thought of the coming-of-age ceremony. The coming-of-age ceremony was the first step for Lucia and Shiron to go to the world in the reincarnation swordsman. If you compare it, you can say it’s a launching ceremony.
‘Where’s the academy?’
If you do well, you might be able to get the holy sword, the star sword Sirius and Spica.
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Dog star.
Spica.
Unlike the holy sword, the holy sword, the holy sword, a sword forged from starlight, was one of the weapons that Lucia and Siriel must obtain in the current situation.
‘It’s also a sword from a children’s book.’
And Siron may also become stronger. In the original, Siron was able to use mana, so he thought there might be something special happening now that the coming-of-age ceremony was starting.
“It’s okay, Lucia. If anything goes wrong, I’ll take full responsibility.”
“…how?”
Lucia looked up at Siron with anticipation. Responsibility was a word that rarely came out of Siron’s mouth. Siron patted Lucia on the back, telling her not to worry.
“Victor is the student council president there?”
“…Huh? Why him?”
“If there’s a problem, big or small, I can just ask that guy. If it doesn’t work out, I can go find it myself.”
The academy’s student council president has long been a position with a suspiciously high level of power. It was no different here either. The student council of the seminary where Siron attended was suspiciously powerful.
‘It’s a funny story.’
However, unlike the ridiculous seminary, Victor had sufficient power, even excluding his position as student council president. Since he was a person who was mentioned as the next emperor, Siron’s expectations were not in vain.
Having a good friend makes things easier. Siron grinned and savored his proud accomplishment.