Chapter 78

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Cain Elgrandark is turning 12 this year.

In other words, he is of the age to enter school.

After the festival of the divine crossing had ended and the initial hustle and bustle of the new year had settled down, Cain's school uniform arrived at the Elgrandark household.

"What is this...?"

Ilvaleno had brought the delivered box to Cain's room, and Cain promptly opened it to inspect its contents.

Inside was a uniform with a design he had never seen before.

As the eldest son without an older brother, it was natural that Cain had never seen a school uniform before. However, Cain had the memories of his previous life, and this world was the game he had played in his past life.

It was strange that he did not recognize the uniform.

"Is this not the uniform of the Demon Magic Academy?"

That couldn't be it.

The Unlimited Magic Academy was the top school in the country, and it was unthinkable for a noble to not attend it.

While there were other schools, they were either of a lower rank or specialized in specific fields, so it was impossible for Cain, the eldest son of the leading duke's family, to attend one of those.

"Could the design of the uniform have changed without me knowing? Or is it going to change soon...?"

The main storyline of the game revolves around his sister Dianah, who is a classmate of the protagonist, so the story begins three years from now.

The uniform Cain had in his possession was of the old design, and if there was going to be a design change over the next three years, it would be something Cain wouldn't know about.

However, could that really be the case? Cain scratched his head.

Thinking about it, since the uniform had arrived, perhaps the admission notice and other documents had also arrived. When he asked Ilvaleno, he replied, "Now that you mention it, yes. I'll go ask Wainz," and left the room.

It seemed that Ilvaleno hadn't heard anything about the school until then.

After a while, Ilvaleno returned, tilting his head as he relayed the butler's message to Cain.

"Mr. Wainz said he can't tell us, and that we should wait for Master to return tonight to get an explanation directly from him."

"Directly from Father..."

Cain had a bad feeling about it.

If he was just going to attend the Unlimited Magic Academy, there would be no need for an explanation. Most nobles in the Reimut Break Kingdom attended the Demon Magic Academy. There was no entrance exam, but one needed to pass an exam to graduate.

While second or third sons might attend a knight training school, and daughters from families with lower titles might attend a lady's school to become maids or high-ranking maids, Cain was the eldest son.

It was hard to imagine that Cain would be enrolled in a knight school or a mage school without any prior discussion, but Cain couldn't help but wonder what was going on.

During the afternoon tea, Cain asked his mother Elise, but she only said, "Ask your father."

Cain hung the delivered uniform on a hanger and examined it. It was a double-buttoned, high-collared design that resembled a knight's formal attire, with an emblem sewn on the chest.

He turned the pockets inside out, lifted the collar, and examined the lining, but the only thing he found was his name embroidered in the inner pocket. There were no clues.

However, the emblem on the chest was clearly not the school emblem of the Demon Magic Academy. It was also a design he had never seen in the game.

The buttons were a simplified version of the emblem design.

If he couldn't attend the Demon Magic Academy, he wouldn't be able to attend the same school as Dianah three years from now. He wouldn't be able to become her senior.

He wouldn't be able to interfere with the routes where he and Dianah are classmates or where he is a senior. Most importantly, he wouldn't be able to follow the Holy Knight route, where Dianah might not only be unhappy but could even lose her life.

He had deepened his friendship with Gerant and Chris through sword training, so he could join them on their trip to the Demon Forest without arousing suspicion.

While he was examining the uniform hanging on the wall, there was a knock on the door.

Ilvaleno went to the door, checked who it was, and opened it with Cain's permission.

"Good afternoon, Brother. I'm so happy to see you after music class."

"Welcome to my private room. I welcome you, Miss Dianah."

Dianah performed a lady's bow, and Cain responded with a gentleman's bow.

The days when she would burst into the room without knocking were long gone.

Dianah walked over to Cain and together they examined the uniform hanging on the wall.

She crossed her arms behind her back and swayed her shoulders while examining the uniform from all angles.

"Brother, are you going to school next month wearing this?"

"I don't think it's the uniform of the school I want to attend. This one."

Dianah's shoulder swaying became more pronounced, and her shoulder was bumping into Cain's upper arm.

Cain didn't budge.

"What do you mean? Is this not the uniform of the Unlimited Magic Academy?"

"I don't think so... The emblem on the chest seems different."

"I don't have any friends at school, so I can't judge."

Cain couldn't say, "It's different from my previous life's memory." He could only say, "I have a feeling it's different."

Dianah increased the intensity of her shoulder bumps, almost as if she was using her shoulder to push Cain. She would bend her knees and push with her shoulder, then bounce back and repeat the process.

Cain didn't budge.

"Is there a catalog of schools in the capital in the library?" *Bump*

"Oh, right. If there's a list of school emblems, we might be able to figure out which school's uniform this is by comparing it to the emblem on the chest." *Bump*

"Should we take the uniform to the library?" *Bump*

"No, let's just draw the emblem on paper." *Bump*

Every time they spoke, Dianah would push Cain with her shoulder.

Cain, who had been silently enduring the shoulder bumps, started to lean slightly towards Dianah to absorb the impact.

"I'll go get paper and a pen."

Ilvaleno, who had been ignoring the siblings' playful behavior as usual, went to the study desk to fetch the necessary items. When he turned around to return, he saw Cain and Dianah in a position that was far from gentlemanly and ladylike.

Dianah was sitting on Cain's back, with their arms linked to prevent her from falling. Cain's upper body was bent forward, and Dianah's skirt was flipped up, revealing her petticoat.

"Miss Dianah!"

"Oops. Brother, let's switch places."

Ilvaleno called out to them, but he was used to such behavior and didn't blush at the sight of Dianah's petticoat.

When Cain straightened up and Dianah's feet touched the ground, she bent her waist and let Cain sit on her back.

"Brother, you've gotten heavier!"

"It's the growth spurt!"

Cain lifted his legs, and as Dianah bent forward, Cain's body rotated and landed on the other side of the floor.

Both of them were very flexible.

"What are you doing...?"

"Stretching exercises."

When they released their linked arms, Cain and Dianah straightened up and smiled.

Ilvaleno sighed, noting how similar the siblings were.

While Cain was quickly sketching the emblem on the uniform with the paper and pen he had received from Ilvaleno, Ilvaleno was brushing their hair.

After tidying up Dianah and Cain's hair and putting away the brush, Ilvaleno returned, and Cain and Dianah linked arms and headed to the library, presenting the image of a gentleman escorting a lady.

As they stepped out of the room, Cain and Dianah pasted serene smiles on their faces and started walking.

Ilvaleno followed behind them as a servant.

The uniform of the Demon Magic Academy is a blazer.