I Became an Extra Who Died Instead of the Main Character

5 – Mentor

“Freshman? Come this way!”

As I entered the main gate, someone who seemed to be a student at the academy beckoned me to come this way.

Because I was wearing my own academy uniform, I looked like a senior who was already in school, and since I didn’t have the slightest desire to rebel against the academy, I obediently followed their words.

As I approached, a woman with unusual green hair greeted me.

“Hello!”

“Hi… How are you?”

For reference, it was that senior who greeted me brightly. Actually, I was confused by the bright energy that was so strong that I stuttered.

“I didn’t know it when I saw it from a distance, but you’re very handsome?”

Well, I’m sure I saw this guy for the first time today.

To be honest, I’m not that ugly, but I’m not that handsome either. Are you trying to solve the awkwardness unique to freshmen?

I was taken aback by the strange compliment on my appearance, and the answer I gave was a really stupid answer.

“Thank you?”

“Cook-Cook.”

And after hearing that answer, the unknown senior green covered her mouth and started laughing.

Of course, it was an answer that would have been funny even if I had heard it, but I think I laughed too hard.

I feel ashamed of something.

“···”

“Hello… How are you?”

Are you a person with excellent affinity or a great self-paced person?

“My name is Tinia Ailander. I am a sophomore at the academy and will be mentoring her juniors for the next month or so.”

Seeing how I stubbornly introduce myself even though I know I’m looking at myself with a very stupid expression, it seems like my pace is right.

By the way, a mentor?

“A mentor?”

“It’s not surprising since it’s my first time here. The mentor system is a custom that has been passed down from the past in our academy. Each sophomore takes on a new student and serves as a mentor to help them adapt well to school life.”

So, consideration for freshmen who are new to the academy…?

Since the environment is completely different from the environment everyone has lived in so far, it seems that there are many students who have a hard time adapting.

In the case of me as well, I have never lived in the count’s house since my previous life until now, so I thought I would have a hard time living without anything at first.

“What about juniors?”

“Yes?”

“What’s your junior’s name? We’ll be seeing each other for about a month, so I’ll have to give it a full name.”

“······This is Lian Kindred.”

“···???”

“?”

What is it?

It suddenly hardened.

After hearing my name, senior Tinia suddenly turned to stone as if she had been subjected to petrification magic.

“Senior Tinia?”

“······What’s your junior name?”

“This is Lian Kindred.”

“That… That Lian Kindred I know?”

Ah, I guess this senpai heard the rumors too.

Well, half of the academy students are nobles, so it’s strange that they don’t know my name.

Even this senior introduced herself by adding her last name, so of course she must be a noble.

“Perhaps… The Lian Kindred you know is right.”

At least among the nobles, there is no one named Lian Kindred.

“Oh my God.”

She expressed how surprised she was with a short exclamation, and her thoughts seemed to stop.

Well… Even I was surprised.

My reputation among nobles couldn’t have been worse.

The head of the rogue aristocratic families, and the only stain on the venerable Count Kindred family.

Because all the derogatory terms that couldn’t be worse are nicknames that refer to me.

But should you lead such a person as a mentor for a month? It was something that would make a weak person burst into tears.

‘······ It doesn’t seem to be much different from crying.’

Thinking about it again, I think it would be better to cry. Rather than hardening.

“Senior? Tinia senior.”

“Uh… Uh? Uh.”

I don’t know how to answer… But I still can’t seem to come to my senses.

I would have been shocked if my mentee was this kind of person, but since I had to participate in the entrance ceremony, I couldn’t stay like this.

I’m sorry for the soft-hearted senior, but I had no choice but to use shock therapy.

I haven’t done this since I decided to rehabilitate.

“Ah.”

I lowered my voice and spoke in a very low voice.

“As long as you help me well, I won’t change like rumors.”

“Hey!”

The shock therapy (?) Seemed to work well, and like a cat approached by a person, he ran away from me and hid behind a pillar.

And it was a bonus to stick your head out and ask in a whisper.

“Really…?”

“Of course. I’m not crazy. Would I harm someone who helps me well?”

“Crazy… Sounds right.”

“···”

Looks like my rumors are much more serious than I thought.

This is unexpected.

“That’s just a little exaggerated rumor, I’m not that crazy.”

“Really?”

As if in disbelief, he carefully asked back several times, like a real cat.

“Really.”

“······I don’t believe it, but I can’t help but believe it because of the upcoming entrance ceremony. If I can’t lead my mentees, I’ll be at a disadvantage. Come on, follow me.”

Is there a penalty if both the mentor and the mentee do not adapt to the school properly?

I thought that most people wouldn’t want to do something like this, but it was a clear answer that pierced that thought.

‘It’s like forcibly holding grades hostage.’

I had doubts and doubts that the mentor system that had been passed down since ancient times seemed to be made up of passion pay, but I had to chase after Tinia, who had already started walking stride, so I pushed her doubts to one side of my head and walked in a hurry. It started.

“······Why did I…”

“···”

I decided to lightly ignore the lamentations I heard in front of me.

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Following Tinia-senpai who was walking ahead, we arrived at a building surrounded by a large circular roof.

“This is the Great Auditorium.”

“The Great Auditorium?”

The Great Auditorium? What is the building used for?

As if my eyes were expressing curiosity, the senior started explaining the purpose and history of the auditorium.

“This auditorium was built together with the academy when it was built. In fact, it is the building that started the academy together.”

“Oh…”

“And, like now, we use this auditorium whenever there is a big event in which all students participate, such as the entrance ceremony.”

Does it mean that it is not used well unless it is something big enough for the entire school to participate?

Looking up at the building again, the size of the auditorium really seemed too big for anything.

What I felt after seeing such a magnificent building was really nothing special.

‘It must be difficult to clean.’

Most of them will do it with magic, but unless you’re a master of cleaning magic, you tend to clean it yourself to some extent.

I was worried about the level of pain of the person cleaning that building, but I didn’t really hear cool, grand, or boring words.

“See over there?”

“?”

Over there… You mean those chairs?

In the direction Tinia pointed, I saw a group of empty chairs.

“Those are the seats for freshmen. After the entrance ceremony over there, student ID cards are distributed, mentors guide you, and you move to the dormitory.”

“Can I go over there?”

“Yes, stay with me for a while. I’ll see you after the entrance ceremony.”

“Then let’s go.”

“Didn’t you forget the promise you made earlier? I’ve been very helpful!”

If you promised earlier… Are you saying that you won’t have an accident if you help me well?

Looking at what you just mentioned, it seems that you were quite concerned about that.

“I keep my promises.”

“It’s fortunate. I knew that my junior would not keep his promise.”

“···”

“See you later.”

Of course I didn’t mean to cause an accident… But when you say something like that, it kind of pisses me off.

So I parted ways with Tinia for a while, and went to her freshman seat and found a place with my name written on it and sat down.

‘Lian Kindred’

“Here… I guess?”

Well, as I said before, no one has the name Lian Kindred.

As I sat down with useless thoughts, before parting ways with senior Tinia, I heard whispers from the empty seats from a distance.

“That person… I’ve only heard of…”

“He was handsome. Even if it wasn’t just a rumor, I’d talk to him right away.”

“Hey, do you still feel that way after hearing the rumors? I’m afraid I can’t even get close.”

It was a gossip that I had always heard in the Count’s family, but it made me feel strange that the subjects of the gossip were not maids or servants, but students my age.

The gossip itself was an inseparable relationship with me in my previous life, so it gradually reached the point where it didn’t matter much to hear it, and what I felt strange about was that it was really different from the past.

In the past, the only kids my age I saw were the sons of delinquent aristocrats, and they had nothing to gossip about in front of me, so it was quite a strange feeling to be whispered to by peers.

‘·······Shall we take a deep breath?’

There was still some time left for the entrance ceremony to start, so I tried to sleep until the entrance ceremony started, using the whispers as a lullaby.

“Lian…?”

Due to someone’s voice that I couldn’t forget even in my dreams, my sleep was blown away.

“······Adele.”

It was a pretty early meeting that overturned my expectations, which I thought we would meet at least after school started.