chapter 17
Entrance Ceremony (2)
“There, Jessica. I’ve been curious about it for a while, but wouldn’t it be heavy if I wore those big bun heads on both sides? Wouldn’t your head be tilted that way if you accidentally tie the right side bigger?”
“… … .”
I kept asking Jessica what she had always wondered about about bun hair, but Jessica remained silent.
Jessica keeps saying nothing and closing her eyes as if she doesn’t want to see me.
If it were anyone else, it was a great disregard that would hurt my heart, but my iron heart, which was trained with a foot, did not waver at all.
There is a saying that falling water cuts through rocks.
If you don’t give up and keep talking, you will surely reach Jessica’s desire to pass the time by making fun of Jessica someday.
“Why don’t you give a bonus to the maid who sets her hair? Getting up in the morning and setting the hair in the bun must not be a difficult task.”
“… … !”
Jessica’s face grew redder and blood vessels began to appear on her forehead like a cartoon.
“Jessica~ Jessica~ Cute Jessica~! I think I’m going to cry because I’m so sad because you don’t answer!”
“A little bit… !”
When Jessica finally responded and turned to me, I kept waiting for it with my chin clenched and I said to Jessica.
“Are you looking at this now?”
“Profit!!”
The moment Jessica, excited, raised her fist, the lights in the hall that were bright as if trying to block it all started to go out all at once.
When the lights suddenly disappeared from the hall, Jessica and other students looked around in a loud voice.
On the other hand, since I had seen this scene several times while driving through the novel, I calmly looked towards the podium, where the lights would soon come on.
“It’s on the podium side.”
“What is a podium?”
Jessica, who answered in a blunt tone involuntarily, turned her head toward the podium, and after a while, a light came on from the top of the podium.
Then, something like white snow began to fall from the ceiling, and when they saw the snow shining in the dark, all the students exclaimed.
In the atmosphere as if a play was about to begin, while everyone was nervous, the white snow gathered on the podium and began to form a human figure.
‘A servant who doesn’t deserve a night’.
Having seen this phenomenon several times in novels, I soon woke up and narrowed my eyes, waiting for the woman to appear.
The white snow gathered in one place gradually hardened like ice and began to crack slowly.
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Moments later, waking up from the icy snow, a white-haired woman in a white witch hat appeared.
The woman’s name is Marina Snowwhite, standing proudly with a light smile as if she were the main character of this stage.
Apparently, she was in her early to mid 30s and had an atmosphere like a lady who was difficult to approach prematurely.
‘The Archmage… Seeing it in person is amazing.’
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Marina, who is also the dean and guardian of the academy, is one of the strongest players who is not pushed by power inflation even at the end of the novel.
The academy is set to be safe because she’s guarding it, but… .
‘Then what do you do with the settings… The academy is open every day, and Leon takes care of all the solutions.’
He’s not a particularly evil character, but he’s one of those characters who will one day break his head with a sword for the endless development of baldancing.
“Nice to meet you all.”
When Marina opened her mouth, a cold and sweet off-white resounded throughout the hall.
Judging from the magic in his voice, there must be some magic that not only increases the volume but also sweetens the voice.
“I am very pleased to be able to welcome you, who are the new future of this country, to our school on a fine day like today.”
What did he say next in the novel? Obviously, history must have said the same thing.
As I was thinking about it, Marina continued speaking in a calm tone.
“I, and the heroes who left a mark in the history of the kingdom, have grown themselves in this academy, sometimes antagonizing and sometimes cooperating.”
For reference, Marina, who came out of the side story, had no friends during her academy days, so she always studied alone in her room.
Perhaps the fact that I became an interest sick person who likes to show off like I am now is a reaction to my school days when no one was paying attention.
“There are some of you who are proud of their descendants.”
When I said that, a few students and Jessica next to me shrugged and gave a triumphant expression.
Unlike nobles like me with a short history, high-ranking nobles had a strong sense of pride in their own blood.
“You should always be careful with your appearance so as not to be ashamed of your ancestors. To trample on a person of a lower rank than yourself through the work of your ancestors is to paint the faces of your ancestors.”
“Did you hear Jessica? It’s stinky!”
“… … Shut up.”
“In addition.”
After a brief pause, Marina opened her mouth again, and Jessica and I paid attention to Marina’s speech.
“The academy forbids publicizing your status, but that doesn’t mean you should forget about the worldly things and be arrogant. Especially… Please refrain from the foolish act of throwing away the future in a once-in-a-lifetime euphoria.”
Were the last words aimed at commoners?
Even in the novel, there was a case in which a commoner student was sexually beaten up by an aristocrat and then sanctioned and assaulted.
The commoner who was beaten was a heroine, so the nobleman was expelled from the academy and finished, but other commoners wouldn’t end up like that.
This is a kind of advice she gives to commoner students.
Of course, the most important thing is to make sure that doesn’t happen in the first place, but Marina can’t do anything outside of the academy.
‘Hori’s purpose was to find sponsors in the first place, so he’ll take care of himself.’
Still, if there are quarrelsome bastards, it’s enough for me to get rid of them in one of the world’s good customs, a duel.
As I was thinking about it, someone poked me, so I turned around and saw Jessica smiling with a cheeky expression.
“Huh… Did you hear what I said earlier?”
“What?”
As I pondered what I was talking about, I realized that this was a return of what I had told Jessica earlier.
“What, did you give me back what happened to me? Our Jessica is really cute and insignificant in everything she does.”
Having said that, this time it was Jessica, who did not stop at the line of raising her fist and tried to swing her fist in my face.
-widely!
Before Jessica swung her fist, I stopped by grabbing Jessica’s wrist.
“If you use violence from the beginning of the entrance ceremony, your wonderful ancestors will be sad.”
“Leave this… ! uh… !!”
As she was trained to wield a heavy hammer, Jessica’s physical strength was quite on the side.
But even so, I couldn’t resist my strength because it was a low-level weapon that couldn’t even use my feet.
“I did something wrong, so please calm down.”
“Ugh… !”
Jessica growls in a voice so low that others cannot hear it.
I spoke to Jessica in a calm tone, as if calming a raging wild beast.
“I’m going to let go of this, so if I let go of my hand, I’ll go back to the good bun-haired Youngae. Understand? then let it go? one two… three… !!”
She let go of her fist, but Jessica didn’t let go of her fist.
Rather, as I swung my fist faster than before, I tilted my head slightly to dodge the attack by a single sheet of paper.
“It’s disappointing that Jessica is a bun-haired girl who breaks her promise.”
It was still in the middle of the entrance ceremony, so Jessica couldn’t make a loud noise, and all she could do was shake her body.
“you… I’m sure I’ll kill you someday!”
“If you’re going to kill me, please don’t try to do it yourself, just ask someone stronger than you. I don’t like wasting time.”
“Ugh… !!”
Unable to hold back, the sound of Jessica grinding her teeth rings in her ears.
He wasn’t an idiot, and he wouldn’t have attacked him himself. He probably sent an assassin who was telling his father soon.
Either one is good for me.
If you make fun of the cute bun-haired young-ae, a strong man who can shoot freely will come to kill you?
If there’s a guy who doesn’t make fun of him even though he’s like this, he’s like a hogu who will take only one even if it’s a 1+1 sale at a convenience store.
‘I don’t think I’ll tell you right away, do you want to send the assassin first?’
There are many groups of assassins with their own organizations tattooed on their bodies in this world, but which organization should they send?
I have no doubt that Jessica with the bun-headed bun, a symbol of wealth, will surely spend money like water and send the best assassin.
After that, Marina’s long speech, reminiscent of school days I’ve missed for a while, followed.
The moment when you start to feel drowsy from the too long speech and try to cheer up by teasing Jessica again.
“Then, on behalf of the freshman, I will conclude this session with the oath of His Majesty Euclid, the 5th Prince of the Royal Family.”
Finally, the news that this boring entrance ceremony will be over soon put a smile on my face.
Okay, now the 5th Prince takes the oath and the entrance ceremony is over… uh?
“Jessica, who just took the oath?”
“… Shut up.”
When I looked at the podium with the harsh Jessica behind me, I saw a man standing on the podium, about 160cm tall, not long enough for 180, and with a thin line.
The man raised one hand and began to read the oath with a serious expression.
“Oath, I solemnly swear here that, on behalf of all the freshmen in 1,243, I am honored to be a member of the Royal Academy, and I will do my best to explore science and practice martial arts with all my heart and soul in gratitude for the country.”
Freshman Representative, Euclid v. Derpard.
The moment I heard the name, my head went blank as if I had been hit in the head.
Who the fuck is that bastard?!