Became a Lazy Confucius at the Academy

15 – Practice of Magic (1)

In fact, there is no punishment higher than expulsion from the academy.

What punishment could be worse than depriving a student of the opportunity to learn?

I don’t think working at a restaurant is more serious than expulsion, no matter how much the status system is.

It’s unpaid, a commoner’s salary is a flea’s liver to aristocrats. It’s the money you don’t have.

However, the severity of ‘punishment’ varies from person to person.

For some, paying a fine would be a very big punishment, but for others, it could be the price of a meal.

Some people might think being imprisoned is the end of their lives, but some people might like it because they gave them a good meal and put them to sleep for free.

As such, punishment varies greatly depending on the propensity or conditions of the person who accepts it.

President Clifford is a person who values ‘time’ above all else.

Investigator Gilbert is a person who is very tight on money.

Telling these two to waste a year and work without pay is bigger than expulsion.

‘Hmm, was it too much?’

The problem was that Catherine was excluded from all these calculations. Because I only focused on not being criticized by those two.

‘…… Wouldn’t it have been better if he had been kind enough to forgive me?’

Things that have already passed. At that time when I was thinking about it-.

“Now, wait a minute.”

There was someone blocking Ruid’s way to Delrin’s lake.

It was Catherine.

“Do you have anything to say?”

“…… Thank you.”

Katherine bowed her head. Her red hair tumbled. His expression was as sad as that of a person who got wet in the rain.

It was a dead look. Louis was very surprised.

I thought she would resent that she dared to serve herself, a nobleman.

“I will definitely repay this kindness someday. And this time…… I’m sorry.”

Katherine ran off, still with her head down.

Louis looked at her from behind for a while and muttered.

“Good is good.”

I’m glad it ended on a good note.

**

The obstruction must have been removed, and now there was nothing to stand in the way of Ruid.

“This is my world.”

I was able to sleep again and live a peaceful life. Louis was already happy.

He lay lightly in his reserved seat. He took his pillow out of the ah space and put it on his head. I curled up his body and took the most comfortable position.

“Ah.”

After lying down, it was regrettable that there was no campfire. But making it was annoying, so I just made it myself.

‘The weather is very nice today.’

A gentle breeze blew through my body. The wind was neither cold nor hot, so it was considered very cozy.

The amount of sunlight is good enough to fall asleep, and the natural temperature is good, so I didn’t bother to use magic.

Perhaps it was because I had been wandering around recently that I felt drowsy.

“Zzz… “

Not long after, Ruid fell asleep soundly. Hercy and Amelia don’t wake up Ruid unless there’s something special. For the time being, no one seemed to wake him from his deep slumber.

**

“Eug, hee hee.”

A girl wandered through the woods and appeared at Delrin’s lake. Her name is Nia Ryan. She is a first year student at the Ministry of Magic.

“What, what is the mana concentration… “

I wiped the drool with my sleeve. She grabbed a tree and took a deep breath. My body felt heavy and it was difficult to breathe, as if I was in a very humid and hot area.

“What?”

Nia tilted her head. There were people in the lake.

– Hey, are you stupid? He’s not a fairy, he’s a freshman.

Nia huffed and covered her mouth.

She remembered a story a friend of hers had told her in the past.

‘That’s a fairy! No, Ruid!’

A blonde boy curled up and was sleeping. Nia was thrilled as if she had met a mythical being.

She was Nia with whom she had a good affinity, so I wanted to say hello to her, but unfortunately, she couldn’t.

‘Careful, careful.’

She didn’t want to wake the sleeping child. Nia passed Ruid and headed towards the lake.

She took a small glass bottle from her bosom and filled it with water from Delrin’s lake. She was to collect a sample for her alchemy class.

‘Wow, there is! Adrane’s flower!’

A rare flower that only grows in special places.

Adrane’s flowers seemed to be frozen blue, full of her magic power. It was my first time seeing it in real life.

Nia smiled and stretched out her hand. She was going to break a lot as she had come a long way.

But at that moment, Nia felt a chill for some reason and her body trembled. She looked beside her with a stinging gaze.

“… ….”

“… ….”

I met the eyes of the boy who seemed to be holding the clear sky. Nia blinked her eyes and smiled awkwardly.

“Ahahahaha, sorry. You woke up.”

Ruid stared at the flower of Adrane in Nia’s hand.

“Ah, this, this? It is a material needed for alchemy.”

Louise closed her eyes as if she didn’t care. She woke up and was sleepy.

‘Permission from the fairy… Did you get it?’

Nia thought so and she picked her flower again. She seems to have woken up, so she feels a little sorry.

The flowers in her hand became two or three. Nia thought she would only take 4 of them. She was the least material for her desired experiments.

I was just about to pluck the last one.

Ting-.

“?”

Her hand was blocked by the transparent barrier and could not move forward. As if no more were allowed.

“This is strange.”

Is it magic? I thought about it, but Louis was sleeping and no one else was there.

Ting ting ting ting ting.

‘Something is fun!’

It felt like I was touching a very solid pudding. Nia was having fun, so she kept doing the same thing over and over again.

“Go.”

“Sorry!”

It was so much fun that I forgot that people were sleeping. Nia shrank and put her palms together. Louis closed his eyes again.

‘But what? I need one more…… ‘

Finally, she found Adrane’s flower some distance away.

‘As expected, I’m lucky!’

Nia slipped and plucked her flower. This brings together 4 of them.

He smiled happily. She could now do the experiments she wanted. When you want to go out with a gentle step-.

“Mush!”

She lost her balance at the feeling of something pulling her back. Nia closed her eyes tightly in preparation for her coming shock. But she didn’t feel anything.

Nia slowly opened her eyes. She saw a green blade of grass. A transparent membrane was blocking the gap between them.

When I looked around her, I could see her water droplets covering herself. Nia, who staggered up, looked around with a curious expression on her face. Just then, her eyes met Louis’s.

She was coming this way rubbing her eyes when the hell happened. Nia was slightly taken aback.

He said it right away.

“Up to three per day.”

“Yes… ?”

Louis held out his hand.

“That flower… You can only take three a day.”

Nia asked with a curious face.

“Why?”

“I don’t know about that. The professor did keep this flower So give it to me.”

Pang!

Water drops burst. Nia was startled, but she didn’t trip. She winced and straightened her back.

‘… Was her name, Nia Ryan?’

Ruid looked at Nia. She was just like a rabbit. White blonde hair down to her waist, bright red eyes.

Overall, he was a cute kid. Louis knew who it was. This is the heroine that appears around the middle. She’s the same age as Justin, even though she’s what she looks like.

“Wow! It’s the first time I’ve seen a boy smaller than me at the academy. Are you really human? Aren’t you a fairy?”

It was a pure voice with no malice. Ruid’s eyebrows twitched.

Nia circled around and observed Ruid. She was very curious about her.

Unbearable, Ruid spoke again.

“Anyway, leave one flower behind.”

“But.”

Nia spread her four fingers as she looked at her Luid brightly. When she put on this expression, she would mostly give in to her own needs.

“I need four.”

“No. Give it up.”

But she didn’t work for Louis. Because she was of the same attribute. Nia was shocked.

‘My special move doesn’t work… ?’

Realizing at once that Louis was her nemesis, she took two steps back.

“Give it quickly. Sleep.”

Nia hid the flower behind her back. Muttered, turning her head.

“I hate it.”

“… You can take the rest tomorrow.”

Ruid said as if she were addressing a child.

Nia made a very sad expression.

“Do you know how hard it was to get here?”

“That must be hard. Because you are a close spec.”

“No? You don’t know!”

Nia pointed a finger at Ruid. But I thought it was a bit rude so I put it down. She put her hand on her waist instead.

“How hard I am! It’s hard to do this right now…… It doesn’t what.”

Nia looked at her own little hands. Her body isn’t heavy, and her breathing isn’t uncomfortable.

It was Ruid’s consideration. Even now, she was controlling the amount of magic power around her.

Maybe it’s because it’s near the lake with the most magical energy, and since I’ve put a simple magic on it, it shouldn’t be difficult to come tomorrow.

“Tomorrow won’t be hard.”

“Um…… “

Nia pondered briefly. She really wanted to do an experiment today, so she came to save it herself even though it seemed like she was going to die.

If you step back like this, the experiment will be delayed by as much as 20 hours. Nia was the kind of person who would do anything to satisfy her own quest for magic.

However, I don’t think it would be too bad to use this as an excuse to come back tomorrow. Nia wanted to get close to Ruid.

“Okay. Let’s be friends instead.”

“… Friend?”

“Yes!”

Nia held out Adrane’s flower.

“This is a gift to commemorate our friendship.”

“… ….”

Ruid was dumbfounded.

**

——

Dear Year 1 Ministry students, did you pass your class placement test?

A month has already passed since the semester started.

I haven’t had a proper class yet, but I hope you get a lot out of it when the school year ends.

That’s why I’m going to try a basic skill test to gain practical experience before the full-scale class.

Details such as location and date are as follows.

Venue : Center, Colosseum of Meeting.

Date: Next class time for ‘Practice Magic’.

Special invitation: Amelia Windsor, the 2nd year leader of the swordsmanship club.

-We decided that Louis Christopher Windsor had no match, so Amelia Windsor was specially invited.

– Although it was an inevitable choice, a wizard must always prepare for a battle with a knight.

-The two of them are sure to show a better example than anyone else of how a battle between a wizard and a knight can be seen.

– Since this exam is only a test, participation is not compulsory.

I have notarized the above.

Chief Professor of Real Magic, Lefen Chaser-.

Senior Professor of Magic Theory, Phenicia Finens-.

——

“Awesome… !”

An official notice was suddenly attached to the poster. It was something no one expected.

“Is it that only Windsor can stop Windsor?”

“To be able to see Geomhee-nim fight… !”

“You will be able to see the skills of ‘Indolent Ruid’, who is only rumored to have.”

“Who will win?”

“Unconditionally, Amelia!”

“No, Prince Louis will win. If I were Amelia-sama, she would be too cute to do it right!”

The students of the Ministry of Magic were in a state of excitement. In fact, no one knew the true meaning of this test.

This was more of a demonstration than a test. Swordswoman, who has already made her name known throughout the empire, and Ruid, who has been given the new title of Genius of the Century.

There were already some students betting on who would win. Of course, if you get caught by the professor, you get penalty points, but it was a sin not to bet gold on something fun like this.

Meanwhile, Hersey, who was returning from class, also saw the poster.

“…… What?”

Hersh rubbed his eyes suspiciously. However, the names of the two people clearly written on the poster did not change.

“Lou, I haven’t heard anything like this from Ruid… ?”

Hersie, thinking that she should go quickly and ask, hurriedly walked.

‘… But who will really win?’

That was a pure question. Louis was a genius, but Amelia was also a genius. It wasn’t that she was gaining fame for being a swordswoman for nothing.

Hercy arrived at Delrin’s lake in no time. He walked almost running and was out of breath. He adjusted his clothes and breathing for a moment before he left the forest. He saw an emerald-colored lake.

I always found the place where Ruid was lying. However, it was not there today.

In the middle of forests and lakes.

Ruid was standing facing a strange girl.

Maybe it’s because they’re the same height, so they were doubly cute.

The girl held out a flower, and Ruid received it.

Hersy stared at him blankly.

‘Next to a cute kid… Cute kid.’

If there is a heaven, wouldn’t it be here?

Hercy was convinced.