Chapter 35

"Hey, it's noisy...

The quietness was the only good thing about this dorm, but it's so noisy now.

Boy, are you back?"

Because the brain-pink crowd was making a big noise, Sola came out from inside.

"Sola.

I'm sorry I didn't contact you this morning and skipped breakfast.

Here, it's a souvenir."

Sola glanced at the meat I offered.

"Really, to make five beautiful women wait in the morning, you're quite a sinner, boy.

...Is it a water-attribute horned rabbit?

It should be about 18 to 20 hours since it was killed."

Sola, who casually included herself in the count of beautiful women, was ignored, and Stella interjected from the side.

"Water-attribute?

How can you tell just by looking at the meat?

Who is this old lady?"

"Who's an old lady, you impolite girl.

By looking at the direction of the muscle fibers, I can roughly tell where it was raised, and it has a distinctive smell.

Did the boy hunt it?"

Before I could answer, Stella interjected again.

"No, even Allen wouldn't be able to hunt a water-attribute horned rabbit alone.

They run incredibly fast."

"Ouch!"

My wrist, which was guarded by body reinforcement, was creaking as if it was being held by a gorilla...

"What do you mean, Allen?

You said you went alone, right?

If it was just playing around in the pleasure district, I might have forgiven you as a man's spirit, but if it was an overnight date, that's a different story?"

Faye asked with a smile.

"Kyaa! Beast!"

This again!

"I never said I went alone!

Besides, why do I need your permission?

Let go, gorilla woman!"

In pain, I insulted Faye with words a grade school boy would use.

"Kyahaha!

Calling a girl a gorilla woman, Allen is still a child."

Indeed, I think so too, but the problem is that the grip strength of the woman holding my wrist is estimated to exceed 200 kg, making the noun gorilla an appropriate adjective.

"...It's so noisy, really.

You went with Reido, didn't you?

I can tell from the dissection habits.

The bone cuts also resemble the custom knife from the Zaimler company that he has."

Stella is amazed, but I don't understand how impressive that is.

"...I believed in Allen.

I thought Allen wouldn't skip training and take a girl to a remote mountain cave, claiming it was for shelter from the rain, and spend the night burning with passion."

Hearing Reido's name, Faye loosened her grip on my wrist again.

You're imagining too much...

I tried to shake off Faye's hand, but it didn't work.

"...Who is this 'Reido'?"

Jew asked Sola.

"A student of this academy, in the 3rd year B class.

The only one, besides the boy, who is not in the E class but lives in this dorm.

A rather unique individual.

Well, a rather interesting one."

Hearing this, Jew, who seemed to have gone crazy, declared:

"...Sola.

I will move from the noble dorm to this general dorm.

There seems to be only one building, and it's not separated by gender, right?

I hope to get the room next to Allen's."

Even Sola was speechless.

"I was wondering why you kept asking when you would move to the noble dorm, but you just kept dodging the question and never moved...

Allen, from the fact that you are close to that senior, I think you have no intention of moving?

If this keeps up, I won't be able to sleep at night, worrying about Allen's whereabouts."

No, I don't care about D's whereabouts...

Stop saying it so dramatically...

You'll get complaints from D's fans.

Hearing this, Faye opened her eyes wide like a carnivorous feline and laughed.

"...Decisive and immediate action.

That's the genius of the Levenance family, known for their family motto of 'firm and resolute', Jew Levenance.

Sola, one more room next to Allen, please."

Faye requested the room next to mine as if she was asking for another plate of dumplings.

"Hehe.

If Allen is in a corner room, the only adjacent room is mine, right?"

Jew laughed and looked down at Faye provocatively.

By the way, Faye is taller than Jew, so the 'looking down' here is psychological.

"...You two, from your appearance, you look like children of good families, right?

There's no housekeeping service here like in the noble dorm.

Can you live here?

By the way, you are the students of this year's 1st year A class, who are known for being a group of exceptional individuals.

Do you know what this dorm is called?

The 'loser dorm'."

Sola, looking down at them, repeated the threat I had heard before.

Come on, Sola!

"Housework can be done with training if you have the will.

Besides, Allen and we will be living here too.

We will make sure that this name is no longer heard."

Despite my support, Jew confidently declared.

"Haa... Well, fine.

But what a pity... The boy is not in a corner room, and the rooms around him are already occupied."

...Huh? Is that so?

I didn't feel any presence at all...

As I looked puzzled, Sola pointed behind her with her cane.

"They seem to be coming."

Turning in the direction Sola pointed, I saw a truck-type magic vehicle loaded with luggage and Al and the others running towards us.

"Hey Allen!

We're also moving in here from today.

I was going to talk about it during this morning's training, but Allen was taking a break... Did I surprise you?"

Why does it turn out this way...

I like this quiet dorm...

"...What are you thinking?

There's no benefit, right?"

I asked a very reasonable question.

"...Yesterday, Rio said he could run the same number of times up the hill as Allen during morning training, so he was going to ask about the way to do swings...

Since it was a break and out of curiosity, we followed him."

There were five of them here: Al, Rio, Coco, Dan, and Dole.

"...The time is still far from it, but."

Rio, dissatisfied with the current situation, said bluntly.

"Then, when we heard that Allen wasn't out, we asked Sola about Allen's usual swings...

Allen, you said you would come to the noble dorm eventually, but you clearly declared to Sola that you would stay here for three years, didn't you?"

Al looked at me straight in the eye and asked.

Jew also smiled, as if to say, "I knew it."

When Al looks at me like this, I lose the will to lie...

"That... I'm sorry."

I apologized sincerely.

"No, I'm not angry...

I heard from Sola that when Allen first came to this dorm, he liked the dorm rule of 'quality, simplicity, firmness, and health' and declared on the spot that he would spend three years here...

I felt ashamed of myself, who had been enjoying the elegant life in the noble dorm, which I could never have experienced in the rural barony of Engreaver, after passing the royal academy entrance exam."

The other four lowered their heads in regret at Al's words.

No, the 'quality, simplicity, firmness, and health' I think of isn't that beautiful...

It's more of a carefree feeling...

It's hard to say in this flow, but should I say it?

Is it dangerous?

"What we need to catch up to Allen first is not the proficiency of body reinforcement magic.

It's the spirit of striving for the highest goal by cutting off all indulgences to the extreme.

That's the conclusion we came to."

Rio added, clenching his back teeth.

"Recently, I've started to understand your, Allen's, way of living by doing what you want to do.

To focus on what you truly desire and be prepared to give up everything else.

That's what it is, right?

You, Allen, have something I lack.

I will see what it is up close.

...And I will definitely get it too."

Rio said this with a serious face, and I felt frustrated.

It seems similar, but it's completely different.

I felt silly and said this on a whim.

"Hmph.

You or Allen, which one should I call you?

It's embarrassing to switch, isn't it?"

...

...

It slipped...

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"By the way, Al?

Why didn't I hear such important information?

Did you only consider me a friend?"

Faye finally let go of my wrist and approached Al with dilated pupils.

"Huh? Well, you were on break yesterday and today.

We didn't meet during morning training...

I was going to tell you in class tomorrow, of course.

Don't worry!

There seem to be plenty of empty rooms!"

Al said with an invincible smile.

You're Al!

I knew from the beginning that we could get along well!

"...So, who is going to live next to Allen?"

Ignoring the speechless Faye, Jew asked a question that gave her a bad feeling.

"Huh? Ah, Al and Coco will be next door, Dan will be upstairs, and Dole will be downstairs!

After all, it's better to be with the guys—"

Jew interrupted.

"1 million reals...

Al, Coco, would you switch rooms?"

Jew, with her usual calm expression, said something outrageous.

"1 million reals?!

Jew! Even as a marquise's daughter, that's not a sum you can easily come up with, right?"

Kate, who seems serious and is actually a serious committee type, tried to stop her.

"Don't worry.

I have confidence in convincing my father.

He might even recommend it."

What kind of parents are they!

No, my intuition was right.

This one is also on the other side, like her sister...

"I'll pay 3 million reals.

Coco, we're friends, right? Will you switch?"

Faye cunningly approached Coco, who seemed to have trouble saying no.

"A, ah, if you want to switch so badly, I don't need money, just switch—"

Thinking it would be a dead end, I exercised my authority before Al could finish speaking.

"No matter what the reason, room switching is not allowed.

If this rule is broken, the hill running club will be disbanded under my supervision.

Of course, I won't speak to that person for three years."

This put an end to my peaceful dorm life, but I managed to prevent dangerous neighbors from moving in.

By the way, Rio said he would get a room near the entrance on the first floor because "going up and down is a waste of time."

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"...So, are you going to eat the special breakfast I make for the dorm?

I'm a researcher of monster ingredients...

I focus on the effects rather than the taste, so it's not particularly delicious...

By the way, the boy says he eats it every day because it's necessary for what he wants to do.

Hyahahaha."

Sola, who had been the dorm mother, suddenly transformed into a mad scientist.

Not particularly delicious?

But I'm the only one who realizes this.

"I see...

That's why you knew so much about the horned rabbit.

Of course, I will eat it!

It seems there are various secrets to Allen's strength in this dorm.

I will move here too."

"...I have no choice.

I will move here too."

There are no secrets, but the victims have expanded due to Sola's deception.

Kukuku.

The source of the rumor of 'incarnation of lust' is undoubtedly these people.

It's fitting for those who toy with people's reputations.

If they're going to move in, I'll drag them all in.

I said this to seal the deal.

"You guys can't handle this training yet.

Especially you, Rio, Faye, and Jew, who have refined palates...

You will definitely regret it, so I strongly recommend you stop."

Sola glared at me with dangerous eyes, as if to say, "Don't interfere."

Don't worry.

I already know their behavior patterns.

If I provoke them like this—

"Of course, I will eat it every day.

I would even ask for it."

"I'm offended.

I'm a magic tool engineer?

I was even thinking about how to finish meals as quickly as possible.

I will eat it gladly."

"Breakfast with Allen's face is sure to be delicious, no matter what."

They will surely bite, one after another.

"Hyahahaha.

All of you?

This is going to be busy from tomorrow.

Hyahahaha, hyahahaha!"

I bowed my head and shook it, as if to say, "Well, I warned you."

But I was laughing inside.

Hyahahaha!

...It feels good to laugh by deceiving people...

I have to be careful not to make it a habit...

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Thus, the life in the general dorm, which would later be called the second foundation of the Unicorn generation, alongside the Royal Academy Hill Running Club, began.