123. Erea Blainclet (3)
Jay Carr thought he was really lucky that he was a good grader.
Because you can use the ‘private room’, which is one of the privileges of those with excellent grades.
– Smart.
“…Jaka Ancilla, aren’t you going to school today?”
The maid who manages the dormitory asks that from beyond the door.
Pretending to be popular is not one. She felt that there were several other people besides the maids.
“Vice-captain, the other members are worried. …If you feel sick, go to the infirmary.”
“…I’ll be attending during the week, so don’t worry too much.”
Squeezing in her voice, Jay Carr says so.
It was a voice that was far from her usual gentleness.
Along with her tiredness, she had a strong sense of distance, as if not to approach.
Since she knew that, both the maids and her knights retreated.
“Take care of yourself…”
Before long, the presence disappears from beyond the door.
Only then does Jay Carr reassure her.
“……I don’t have time.”
Her countdown has already begun, and unfortunately her own mental strength is not that strong.
So she has to finish everything before it happens.
That is her last mission left to herself.
Time passed and her academy classes also reached their second week.
“Did you hear that? I heard Claire had a party with the duke’s idiot?”
“A lie! Is that true?”
“That’s right. They said they already put their name on the assignment.”
Recently, I forgot because I was doing perverted things, but if you think about it, Claire is a celebrity in the academy.
Elpis Bamir, the daughter of the Duke of Pildu, has disappeared, I, the second son of the Duke of Beheritt, is a toothless tiger, and Rose, the next lord of the Marquis of Epeltein, is also in a bad situation right now.
After all, Claire was the youngest daughter of the writer after Entity Russ, and was directly under the crown prince, so she is literally the real power of the academy.
Everyone is interested in what Claire is doing.
Word spread quickly about Claire’s arrival at our party.
“Come to think of it, I heard you had a party even during vacation?”
“Why are you doing that?”
“Are you pushing me because you’re my childhood friend…? I don’t understand.”
“Why would you want a man like that…”
I heard gossip that I was an idiot, and Marie was treated like a ticking time bomb. Claire, who also had tremendous power, did not lose her reputation to that extent. It must be because you don’t know what will happen if you openly curse at Claire.
Moreover, since there is virtually no nobleman who can compete with Claire, except for the crown prince,
As for Claire, he seemed to be holding back his words.
“Are you okay?”
I asked Claire, who was sitting in the seat in front of me today, like that.
“Huh? What?”
“Being close to me. No one is outspoken, but it’s going to ruin your reputation.”
“Oh my, are you worried about me? Thank you so much! Would you like to touch my chest in return?”
“Is this crazy…”
To be honest in the classroom, I was surprised. Fortunately, no one seems to have heard.
Claire giggles.
I don’t understand why this guy seeks thrills even in everyday life.
“Ariel, an image is something you create, not build up.”
Saying that, Claire leaned back in her chair.
And after a few days,
“There is a rumor that Claire cares for Miss Marie Ruhelif. Isn’t she trying to protect Miss Ruhelif, where the phoenix resides?”
“How can you…! Make your heart warm too…!”
“I heard that Prince Beheritt risked his life to save Ruhelif? Isn’t he a surprisingly decent person considering he hasn’t gotten into trouble so far?”
“Come to think of it, the incident that Prince Beherit caused in Beltark may not actually be Prince Beherit’s fault.”
“So, did Claire-sama join the party to keep her loyalty to her childhood friend?”
Such words started to come and go.
Looking at these scenes, Marie and I made a puzzled expression.
“…Kh, did Miss Claire do it? How…?”
“Hmm~? It wasn’t too difficult~. I just gently told the people around me. Don’t talk too badly about us~.”
“…….”
In other words, did Claire use her followers to incite?
Her Claire’s One of her unique strengths is that no one can match her in the quality of her politics.
In this field, even the crown prince is bound to be pushed back by Claire. Holding power and shaping public opinion are two different faculties.
… In the original work, I abused this political quality ability to drive Lucius, and I was also a victim of political quality in the first semester.
‘… But since he becomes an ally, he is definitely reassured.’
Personality and temperament are at odds, but…… The fact that it has the ability cannot be denied.
“Come to think of it, what happened to Ariel and Erua in the end?”
Claire asked as if she had remembered.
“Did you have a relationship or not?”
“Why are you curious about that all of a sudden?”
“That’s right, this side won’t be able to use their hands if you tell them. Do you think it’s easy to put the rumors to rest?”
It is truly a big event for Erua to form a relationship with someone. If that opponent were me, the academy would be in an uproar in no time.
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If you want to prepare for that, you should start using your hands in advance…… ‘ Says Claire.
Unfortunately,
“We haven’t come to a conclusion yet.”
Saying that, I rolled up my sleeves.
A rosary is wrapped around my right arm.
“It’s a rosary. Doesn’t that mean that you’ve got a relationship after all?”
“Certainly this rosary was handed over from Erea. But the contents are still empty.”
I say so.
The marriage of souls is also a ceremony of sworn brothers, but at the same time, the older brother can pass on a skill to the younger one.
And the way to do that is to engrave your skills into the rosary beads used in the soul mate ceremony.
If the elder brother passes the rosary to the younger brother, the younger brother can borrow the older brother’s skills just by having the rosary.
If the wearing period exceeds a certain period of time, the younger one will be able to use the skill without the power of the rosary.
“Then what… Have you not performed the ritual yet?”
“It should be said that she only finished halfway through and did not finish. If you input her skill into Er Agai Rosary, the marriage of souls will be completed.”
Conversely, if I return this rosary as it is to Erea, there will be no soul ties.
In other words, all the troublesome procedures have been completed to some extent, and only the finishing work remains. In other words, the union of souls has not yet been completed.
There are two reasons for doing this.
The first reason is that I haven’t decided what skills I will inherit from Erua.
Erua has a variety of skills, and some of them are very powerful. So, although she would benefit from inheriting any skill, there was only one to choose from among them.
It’s safe to say that she only gets one chance. In principle, it is impossible to replace a skill she inherited with another one midway through.
That’s why she has to be careful about what she inherits,
The second reason is that it has not yet been decided whether or not to become Er Ah and her sworn brother.
“…You haven’t decided yet?”
“It’s not that she couldn’t decide, she just couldn’t decide. She put a condition on Er A. If she fulfills that condition, she will form a relationship.”
“Uh, difficult conditions…?”
Marie sneakily asked from beside her.
I nodded her head lightly there.
“The conditions are quite difficult.”
Especially since Era is not an alchemist.
She’s probably struggling by now.
Facing the cold wind of dawn, Er Ar was immersed in her contemplation.
What I’m thinking about was a while ago. About a boy she calls Ariel.
No, that’s not it.
She was thinking about herself, not Ariel.
-“I lack the will to live. As a teacher, I regret that fact. Even if you have the potential to surpass me, you cannot reach the top with that mindset.”
I have no desire to be normal.
I had a strong sense that I had come this far because I was not able to die that day, and I will not be attracted to living in the future.
Nevertheless, the reason why I want to find the will to live is because of what Master said.
Master.
The master who is called the adventure king…… Probably an objectively great existence.
The image of him tearing the demons that attacked the village right in front of his eyes is still vivid in my eyes.
Even if death came at this moment, Erua had no regrets.
Perhaps he will humbly accept death and go to hell or heaven without complaint.
But if you look for lingering regrets, you will end up not being yourself as Master wants you to be.
Master seems to have some kind of expectation on himself,
I think that is the only way to repay Master.
However, it was too abstract.
That’s why I wanted to keep him by my side, who had a stronger will to live than any other student I’ve ever seen.
He thought that if he was a little like Master, he might be able to tell what he wanted.
‘… But.’
It wasn’t.
He spoke the most desperate words.
-“I can’t tell you what you want.”
-“Because that’s something only you can realize.”
Realize yourself.
Ten years have passed since I was picked up by Master. Will he ever be able to find something he didn’t realize before?
As if darkness had descended, it was completely dark in front of my eyes.
You question the meaning of your existence, you feel pathetic and hopeless for not being able to become anything, and you just think that you don’t want to live.
I don’t know.
Without even knowing what pain is.
Era shuddered.
“Era student?”
At that moment, a voice was heard.
When I raise my head slightly, a man is looking down at me.
A man who looks like a scholar.
Long hair. I have an intelligent impression because I wear glasses. She is wearing a pure white gown.
He was called a ‘Mad Scientist’ at the academy, and he was actually a man with that tendency.
His name is Milas.
He was the only alchemy professor at the academy.
“Why is Erea student in front of my lab?”
At those words, Era regained her tension.
Erea Blainclet.
She was originally born as a commoner, but now belongs to Count Blainkleet.
Thanks to the adventure king’s hand.
– “I have made a request to Count Blaine Cleat, who will adopt Er Ar as her adopted daughter.”
“Learn to be educated as a nobleman. It will be your weapon at the academy.”
That was the reason.
Although Elua is still unable to understand her aristocratic common sense or worldview, she has been able to act as a nobleman to some extent.
Don’t look down on your opponent. Boldly.
“I came here on behalf of Ariel Beheritt.”
And she said so.
I made several promises with Ariel.
-“I can’t tell you what you want, but I can help you a little.”
-“Before that, I want you to listen to my request.”
– “If you would be my sister, would you be able to help her sister a little bit?”
The first of these was to meet Professor Milas.
To be precise, the goal would be ‘something’ after meeting Professor Milas.
“I see. All right. Come in now.”
Professor Milas opened the door.