Chapter 100

It's been a week!

I'm sorry, I'll do my best!

Good morning.

The weather is clear today.

Perhaps because the exams are over and there's a holiday in between, the students' faces look relaxed.

I thought that in a school with a semester system, there were only summer and winter breaks, but apparently, after two days of attending school after the exams, there will be a break of about ten days.

During the break, the first five days are for physical enhancement training at the knight corps, which also serves as a demonstration.

The remaining five days are planned for a trip to the forest to find delicious meat.

A famous meat vendor, Gajil, who has a somewhat sinister appearance, will have an adventurer friend accompany us.

Apparently, it wouldn't be appropriate to let students go into the forest alone.

Since a fairly well-known A-rank adventurer will accompany us, permission was granted.

I thought that Arshain's work was good, but it seems that this prince was voluntarily getting jobs assigned to him, and he didn't really need to do them.

Apparently, when he made plans to play with his friends, the king and queen were pleased.

Shel was laughing while telling me this.

So, what are we doing today and tomorrow? Apparently, it's the announcement of the exam results and a casual standing party to thank everyone for their hard work.

There's also a dance evaluation for everyone, even though it wasn't part of the exam.

Partners are free, and you can dance with anyone as many times as you like.

When I asked about Arshain, he said he would dance with Eliza.

Since Eliza is his future sister, it won't cause a fuss and is convenient for both of them.

Yugram and Digray will have young ladies who are Eliza's friends as their partners.

Jyuu will dance with a senior female knight from the knight corps.

Shel will dance with a classmate.

I laughed imagining Jyuu dancing!

Since he became handsome after coming to this world, it might not be so strange, but knowing his lack of rhythm from his previous life, I can't stop laughing!

He's like a guy who can't even do a simple dance!

The exam results are posted on the bulletin board at the school entrance, with the top 100 students of each grade listed.

Arshain is first in the first year.

This time, practical magic scores were included, so he managed to take the top spot, which he couldn't before.

Yugram is second, and Digray is fifth.

In fact, the top 22 are all S-class.

They are very excellent.

Arshain, blushing slightly, is congratulated by Yugram, Digray, Jyuu, and Shel.

The surrounding young ladies are holding their breath, staring at his face.

Before the fuss starts, he leaves.

It seems that Yugram, who always took the top spot, is a bit disappointed, and Digray is teasing him.

Jyuu and Shel leave for the classroom halfway through.

Eliza, who is third, says,

"Your Highness Arshain, congratulations on being first. It's a remarkable achievement, considering that the curse was lifted less than a year ago!"

"Thank you, Eliza. I'll work hard to maintain it."

"Hehe, if you keep improving, you might take away the position of the guard knight!"

She said this and walked away.

After that, he received congratulations from a few more classmates and took his seat, responding lightly.

"Come to think of it, it's been less than a year since Prince Arshain learned magic, right?"

"Yes, during that time, he learned magic at an incredible speed and surpassed everyone."

"Even without magic, his grades were good enough to be in the S-class, but the speed of learning and improving magic is just amazing!"

"Yes, having an exceptional mentor and the best magic user in the country as a teacher certainly helped, but even so, it's an abnormal speed!"

Yugram and Digray grumble with a bit of envy in their eyes.

"Well, it's because the mentor and the example were too good, and he didn't know the norms, right?"

"Still!"

"Are you two also aware that you're outside the norm?"

"Ah, well, normally, people can't fly, right?"

"We don't do physical enhancement, and we don't infuse magic into swords!"

"We don't participate in the knight corps as instructors either!"

They laugh, and I laugh along, trying to play it off with a "Hehe"!

"Even if you smile cutely, it's all because of Keita-sama!"

Digray pokes my cheeks.

As we play around like this, our intelligent and gangster-like homeroom teacher, Mr. Kyle, enters the classroom in high spirits.

"Hey, you guys, you're my class, and you did great by monopolizing the top spots!"

His smile is vicious, but he's praising us.

"Check your exam results, and fix the mistakes. The top ten can take a promotion test if they want, so come and tell me after the break. That's all, dismissed!"

In other classes, they apparently do things like pointing out common mistakes and recommending books for the next exam, but it seems unnecessary for S-class students.

It ended surprisingly quickly. I wonder if there's any point in gathering everyone like this?

I had my doubts, but everyone seemed to take it lightly, so it's probably fine.

After the class, we changed and headed to the training ground.

We did physical enhancement training all morning and went to the cafeteria early.

The cafeteria, which is usually empty when we arrive early, isn't just for first-year S-class students.

Many students from second-year and third-year S-class also gather early.

Since there are no overly noisy students, I don't even need to put up a barrier and can listen to the conversations around me.

"Is the former president of the color club definitely falling out of the S-class?"

"Right? Not only is his behavior poor, but he didn't even make it into the top 50. He'll definitely be demoted after the break!"

"He was barely in the S-class to begin with."

"Plus, his attitude is overly arrogant, and while he used to be popular with young ladies who only cared about his looks and status, no one even looks at him now!"

"Even the rival, Prince Cavendish, only got a 'Kyaa' at first."

"After his mother's family was dissolved, the carnivorous young ladies who aimed to be princesses quickly withdrew. Now they're all aiming for Prince Arshain, but they can't even get close!"

Prince Arshain is being targeted, they say.

Looking at Arshain's face, he's just smiling faintly without any comment.

Well, everyone here is good-looking, so it's normal for them to be popular with young ladies.

We quickly finished lunch and returned to training.

At the training ground, young ladies are watching us from a distance, but we're currently doing physical enhancement training.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

"Hehehehehe, hehehehehe"

We're in the middle of a great laugh! Seeing us like this would probably cool anyone's romantic feelings! Even after training, the afterglow lingers, and we have a softer, more gentle impression, so that's the best time to approach! It's better to pretend not to see us during training!

I silently cheered for the young ladies in my heart.

Training with laughter, Jyuu joined in, adding more laughter.

Shel joined us as soon as the training ended. She was aiming for this!

When we arrived at the cafeteria, Cavendish, the former president, and the former goddess of love were chatting at the center table, but the eyes of those around them were colder than usual.

Listening to their conversation as we passed by, it seems that Cavendish is almost certain to fall to the C-class, the former president to the S-class, and the former goddess of love to the F-class.

They were loudly proclaiming that it's foolish to judge people based on their status or exam results, and that there are many more important things!

It's just an excuse for those who didn't do well on the exam!

If they were talking to their friends in a corner, it might be cute, but it's not something a prince should say where everyone can hear. That's why everyone's gaze is colder than usual!

To avoid any trouble, we quickly ate and left!

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It's been a while.

Due to a change in my job and a disrupted life rhythm, I don't have the energy to devote to updates and writing.

For a while, updates will be irregular. I'm sorry!