Chapter 45 of 52
V2C4 Part1
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After spending the night in the fortress of Axstard, the group from the Gran Magia Magic and Sorcery Academy headed home. Four days later, they arrived at the port of Grandia.
The entire trip was a strenuous eight days and seven nights.
Although it was hectic, it was a good opportunity for many students to broaden their horizons.
However, once they returned to the academy, their daily lives would begin.
Namely —— it’s the final exam.
“In the midterm exams, the difference in performance between Haruto Shindou and the Princess will become obvious. The final exam will remind them that even in practical skills, there are barriers that they cannot overcome.”
As Francette, in her maid’s uniform, turned to Blaze and said so,
“However, the average scores of the two countries are in line with each other. It seems to me that the theory that aristocrats are superior has gone wrong, though?”
Claude calmly replies.
The scenery of the academy was as usual. The gap between the two countries was not so easy to bridge.
Haruto and Iris, who are their leaders, are also in the form of glaring at each other. However——,
——Iris…… You’re so damn cute today! Goddammit!
——Haruto-kun …… is also cool today…… superb ❤ ️
What they were thinking was completely different.
The two people, who are thinking of being sweet like adding sugar to their heads, sneaked together at the clock tower last night and talked about their reflections on their school trip.
However, the majority of their conversation was about Vario and Leina.
The two, have the same problems as they have. They didn’t think it was someone else’s affair.
They want to help him somehow, but once they go back to the academy, they won’t have any contact with him. For the two of them, they have no way to reach out to him.
“This! Class is about to start. Quiet, please.”
As soon as he walked into the classroom, President Greenwood scolded the noisy students.
“Oya? The principal-sensei nodesu ? After this, we’re supposed to have a lecture on light magic nodesu .”
Clara tilted her head cutely.
“Umu. But before that, I have some news for you —— you guys should come”
What appeared in the classroom, were a boy and girl in school uniforms.
“Wha!?”
“Eh!?”
Seeing them, Haruto and Iris couldn’t help but exclaim.
“Absolute Empire, Northern Garrison, Axestard Fortress Captain Vario Harkonnen …… though saying that, I have now been relieved of my duties. I’m now a student, just like all of you.”
Then he encourages the girl next to him to say her greetings.
“I,I’m Leina Darian, and I want to thank you for your help the other day. I’ve heard that Vario-sama is going to study at the Gran Magia Magic Sorcery Academy, so…… I came here as a caretaker for his surroundings. Even if it’s profane for a commoner like me ——”
Vario held up her hand to control her self-deprecating talk.
“My father was extremely impressed with the fighting you showed in the Imperial Capital, and he ordered me to study in here for a short time to learn from you.”
Adelina then asks curiously.
“Oh, really~. But, if you’ve been on the front lines and experienced actual warfare, it doesn’t seem like you need to do this, right~?”
“You’re overestimating us. We’re just a mishmash of soldiers, and we don’t even know how to fight the Northern Demons(Tempest). This is just a stopgap measure to cope with the situation. If we do survive them, we can learn from our experiences, but many of us will die before we can.”
The students fell silent as they remembered that harsh environment.
“And I, for one, am impressed with the way you all fought the other day. I couldn’t have hoped for a better opportunity to experience the education of this institute.”
“——So then, you will be staying at the Absolute Dormitory. Iris, the representative, should take care of you.”
“Yes”
She replied, but was awkward.
“……Fiancée and fiancé under one roof…… this is”
“Oh no …… my heart is thumping too”
And so on, voices talking secretly can be heard.
When his eyes met Iris’, Vario smiled sociably and Leena bowed her head as if she were feeling obliged.
It’s irritating to be gossiped about. But if I’m this close to them, I might be able to bring the two of them together.
However——,
What’s all this uneasiness about?
Iris felt a strange premonition welling up in her chest.
〇〇〇
Such being the case, it’s one week after Vario and Leina started attending classes.
“I see. You’re also studying information about the Northern Demons(Tempest) …… Moreover, even their weaknesses and strategies …… what a wonderful accumulation of knowledge. We don’t even understand the types and characteristics of the Northern Demons(Tempest)……. Besides, I didn’t know you could learn about other magic attributes other than ice magic!”
“I don’t know what’s in it for me……”
Leina seemed to be completely troubled by Vario’s unusually contented look.
“You don’t need to worry about it. Leina is my caretaker, you know. Thanks to you, I can live a comfortable life even in a poorly equipped student dormitory.”
“Such…… I’m unworthy of those words”
“Oya? You seem to have a different hair clip today.”
“Ye,yes. It’s a shame, but I got it from Iris-sama.”
“Is that so, it looks good on you. Very lovely.”
“……Hauh”
To this exchange, Haruto and Iris are casually listening.
When the two listen to them from the side, it seemed like they were just flirting, but they didn’t seem to be aware of it.
The two of them were in a relaxed mood, but when Fatima-sensei, the teacher in charge of the next class, walked into the classroom, Vario was extremely flustered.
“Wha!? What the hell is that lewd outfit!? Who the hell are you!”
Adelina then explained with a smile to Vario, who shouted with a bright red face.
“Ah~, that’s sensei, you know~. That outfit is also her normal clothes.”
“Nah!? Tha,that’s impossible! How lewd and shameless! Isn’t that just like a dancer at the street!”
It would be interesting if I teach this guy his father’s play —— so, Hart thought. (TN: LOL, remember the SM thing)
Fatima-sensei in question is expressionless —— When he thought so, tears came to her eyes.
Seeing her tears, one of the Blaze boys bit at Vario.
“Hoy newcomer! Don’t bully Sensei!”
“Fatima-sensei may be dressed like this, but she has a stiff behavior!? Dammit! There’ll be no private lesson after school!? I can’t believe it!”
There was a mixture of yapping and yelling which they couldn’t understand what they were trying to say.
“Hey, Haruto! You tell him too!”
“Why me……”
However, he cannot go against the expression of Fatima-sensei who asks him for salvation, and the atmosphere of the classroom.
Haruto reluctantly got up and went to the platform.
“I was surprised at first, too, but that outfit is suitable for using dark magic……. So to speak, it seems to be some kind of a vestment”
To put it straight, it seems that that dark magic becomes more powerful when one is dressed naughtily ……. I don’t know if it’s a lie or the truth, though.
As usual, Fatima-sensei stood tall and whispered in my ear. Her whispered voice was strangely sexy, and her breath tickled against my ear.
……Somehow, I’m getting anxious about the way Iris was terrifyingly glaring at me, but ……It’s all just public acting, right? Maybe.
“Ah……. Vario and Leina are studying abroad for a short time, so they’ll be exempted from the final exam next week. However, if they want to, they can take it. ……And so, that’s what Fatima-sensei is saying, what would you do?”
Unlike the midterm exam, the final exam will include practical skills. Basically, it’s a contest to see whether one can defeat the monsters summoned by Fatima-sensei, but there are also plans for a match between the students.
Perhaps, the battle with Prospero is also in sight. The enemy is not only the Northern Demons (Tempest). It is possible that magicians will fight each other.
Even within the Hero’s guild, there were traitors. There was no telling where Prospero’s members might be lurking.
Sazaku is not the only one who has sneaked into this academy.
“So, what are you going to do? Vario, Leina”
Leina replied with a feeling obliged appearance.
“I,I …… I will decline.”
Vario, on the other hand,
“That’s right …… I’d love to do that. However, I want to specify my opponent for the practical test. I’m a short-term foreign student. Wouldn’t I be allowed with that kind of special treatment?”
“Who do you want to have a bout with?”
When Haruto asked, Vario grinned and stared back.
“It’s you, Haruto Shindou. For my tales of travels, I’d like to make such arrangement.”
Troublesome things have increased —— Haruto complained in his mind.
〇〇〇
At the sink in the women’s restroom, Iris was washing her hands.
“You know what, Francette…… this is the academy, so you don’t have to follow me to the bathroom, you know?”
Being dressed in her maid’s uniform as usual, Francette was by her side.
“No, no, the insolent Blaze bunch might attack the princess here. If anything should happen to the princess, even if this Francette dies, I will not be able to fully apologize.”
Attack…… huh. I think the only person who can attack me is Haruto-kun, considering his ability, though.
Haruto-kun attacking me, is it?
…….
Tha,that kind of forcefulness is also …… a bit …… good maybe……?
“Princess? Is there a problem?”
“I,it’s nothing”
Iris replied, wiping his hands with the finest handkerchief with embroidery.
“Anyway, you don’t have to be so vigilant in the academy. Now that we’re out of the royal palace. I need a little more freedom.”
Because if I don’t have, I won’t be able to have a secret meeting with Haruto-kun……
“But, that doesn’t fulfill my responsibility.”
She was both annoyed and happy to see Francette appealing with serious eyes. She was honestly flattered that she was concerned for her own safety, and she also liked the fact that she’s surprisingly serious.
“Because if I follow you to the toilet, I can be in the nearest place to the princess when she’s doing something!? As the princess put down her pants over the other side…… I can’t believe she’s going to do something I’m ashamed to even mention! I wish I could hear it! Smell it!”
“Don’t you ever follow me again!!”
What the hell even is your responsibility!?
Iris left the women’s restroom, her face red with shame.
“Ah, Iris-sama”
Leina was standing right there.
“Uhmm…… I’m sorry, but Vario-sama would like to speak with you for a moment, so would you please come with me?”
Iris let out a tired sigh.
Even though they’re inside the academy, it reminded her of the royal palace. But she couldn’t ignore it.
“I understand”
“Then, I’ll follow you.”
Even though she had just been yelled at, Francette smiled with a spirit of steel. Though she may simply be insensitive.
Leina, however, bowed her head apologetically.
“It would be about a talk between two mutual fiancé…… so he doesn’t want it to be mixed with other people. I’ll be leaving the room after showing you around, so please……”
Leaving behind Francette, who was groaning in frustration, Iris was led by Leina to another school building.
It was a school building that was not usually used and was deserted inside. It may be planned to use if the number of students increases, but it hasn’t been restored yet, and it has the remnants of an old church.
“I’ve never been around here before. You sure know it well.”
“Yes. I’ve done a lot of exploring.”
Iris felt an ache in her chest as Leina replied without hesitation.
I can’t believe she’s leading another woman to someone she loves …… What a terrible thing I’m making Leina do……
“We’re here. Please wait here.” (TN: I’m guessing this is a trap)
When she entered the vacant classroom, she found it empty, with no desks or chairs. However, a three-seater sofa that had been brought from somewhere else was inside.
“Leina?”
She called out to her, but Leina closed the door, leaving only a smile on her face.
“……”
To be honest, I felt awkward meeting Vario alone in such a place.
“I wish it was with Haruto-kun……”
“What do you want with me?”
“Heh!?”
When she turned around, Haruto have opened the door and entered the classroom.
“Ha,Haruto-kun!? Why are you here!”
“Leina called for me. And Iris?”
…… What does this mean?
As she let her gaze wander, she noticed a piece of paper on the couch.
『Dear Princess
This is a gift from me.
At the party the other day, I had some idea of the situation.
There’s nothing to worry about.
You will be the one who will eventually stand at the top of the nation. It’s natural to have one or two lovers.
Rest assured that this will be kept in my heart, by myself.
So then, enjoy!
PS —— Please note that you cannot leave the room until you have sex.』
“Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!?”
Haruto then rushed over to Iris, who suddenly screamed.
“What’s wrong!?”
Iris did not answer, but trembled as she stared at the letter in her hand.
“?”
Haruto peered at the letter.
“What the hell is thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!?”
(TN: Then they make a bebe)
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