I’m Just an Ordinary Clown at the Academy

120 – Special Training 10

After lunch, Sepia and Loki were walking together in the Academy grounds to attend their afternoon classes.

The reason they were walking together was that they had the same afternoon class.

They had gone to class with Loki a few times before, but today, Sepia couldn’t help but be bothered by Loki walking next to her.

“Since we’re taking the same class anyway, it’s more efficient to go together, right? Yeah, yeah. That’s why we’re going together.”

When asked what makes it more efficient, Sepia couldn’t answer confidently.

By the way, she had never gone to class with any other special class student before.

“Sepia, I’m really sorry about yesterday.”

While petting the spirit’s head to maintain composure, Sepia heard an unexpected apology.

“Huh?”

Turning her head in the direction of the sound, Sepia was taken aback because Loki was bowing down to her waist and apologizing.

She already knew that he was far from ordinary, but she didn’t expect him to suddenly bow down to his waist and apologize on the street.

What an idiot! What are you doing all of a sudden in a crowded place!

Look, people over there have already started murmuring.

“Isn’t that person bowing down Loki-nim?”

“Seeing the red cloak, it seems like it, but why ‘nim’ for Loki?”

“I’m the Emperor’s disciple, so of course, I should call him ‘nim’.”

“Is that so? Listening to it, it kind of seems like that.”

He’s the one who caused the trouble, but why is the embarrassment my share!

Sepia let out a silent scream.

“Surely he knows how big of a topic he has become, right?”

The fact that he was a fool and the Emperor’s disciple was revealed just yesterday.

In other words, this is the time when it will be most talked about among people.

I wondered if this foolish idiot didn’t know that, or if he knew but didn’t care, as he only looked at me.

Of course, that’s not necessarily a bad thing…

No, snap out of it!

Now is not the time to be thinking like this.

“What are you suddenly doing?”

“I realized that I forgot to properly apologize to Sepia.”

“No! I mean, why are you apologizing? And stand up straight! People are watching!”

Finally, the foolish idiot looked around and scratched his head in confusion, then straightened his hunched back.

“Oh, hahahaha, so many people gathered all of a sudden? It must be because Sepia is so beautiful, right?”

“…Ha! Ah, stop flattering and answer quickly! What are you apologizing for?”

“That’s about what happened yesterday.”

“How many things happened yesterday? You have to be specific for me to know.”

To anyone watching, it would seem like Sepia had Loki wrapped around her finger.

But Sepia truly had no idea what Loki was apologizing for.

“How many things happened yesterday!”

He had fought with the author, and the disciplinary committee was convened, all of it happened yesterday.

But among all that, there was nothing for the foolish idiot to apologize for.

It felt good to see him floundering.

But it didn’t feel good to receive an apology without knowing the reason.

“During the disciplinary committee yesterday, I asked Sepia if we could have tea together. But after the committee was over, someone suddenly called me, so we couldn’t have it. I think Sepia had high expectations of having tea with me…”

What? Is it because of that?

But wait a minute.

“Who said what?”

Sepia said, with a smirk on her face.

“Hah! Ridiculous. Are you saying I was disappointed because I couldn’t have tea with you? Me? Hah!”

Of course! Just a little bit! I was a little disappointed, like the tip of a spirit’s claw, but it was something I couldn’t help since His Majesty called me.

“But I will never admit that I was disappointed.”

She still likes to tease me, and if she knows that I was disappointed, I don’t know how she’ll tease me.

“So you didn’t expect anything at all?”

“Well, of course not. Why should I expect to have tea with you?”

Sepia, who didn’t notice the spirits next to her shaking their heads, twirled her pink hair and said.

“In that case, there’s no need to make plans. I was going to suggest having tea together next time, but if Sepia didn’t expect it…”

“Wait.”

Sepia interrupted Loki.

No, I should have said this first!

And why give up so easily?

She really has no perseverance, no perseverance at all!

Even though I said I never expected it, I can still ask again at least once.

Professor Elysia said she’s quick to catch on to fools, but she must have misjudged this time.

“Sephia, is there any problem?”

Inside the mask, Loki was smiling, and Sephia, who had no idea, quickly came up with an excuse.

“Listen. I’m not saying this because I particularly want to have a drink with you, but if the original appointment was broken for some reason, it’s common sense to treat it again, right?”

“Really? I didn’t know anything. As expected, Sephia, you know a lot like a noble.”

Loki pretended not to know anything and asked.

“Of course, so that you can keep your manners, I’ll specially have a drink with you. Just to emphasize again, I’m not doing this because I want to, but because I feel sorry for you becoming an impolite person.”

“Yes, of course. If Sephia says so, then everything must be like that.”

“Do you think I’m lying by any chance?”

“Hmm, no, why would you lie to me? Sephia, what reason would you have to lie?”

To suppress the laughter that was about to burst out, Loki pinched his thigh hard with the hand he put in his pocket.

Anyone could tell that Sephia’s claim that she never expected Sephia to have a drink was a lie.

He had never seen someone who couldn’t lie like this.

“Sephia, we’ve already arrived at the location for the class. How about it? Doesn’t time pass quickly when you’re with me?”

“..I feel like time passes quickly because my head hurts because of you.”

Huh?

Wasn’t that just now not a lie?

* * *

The class that Sephia and Loki were attending together was taught by Professor Gedra,

There was nothing special during the class.

‘…Well, there was something.’

The water bottle in Sepia’s hand was crumpled.

Professor Gedra’s class involved two people pairing up and wielding weapons. Naturally, her partner was a stupid and clueless fool.

It had been a while since she held a sword, but with the fool’s help, she was gradually getting used to it.

It was a happy… no, a splendid class.

They were in the middle of mixing their swords when someone approached them.

“We were wondering if you could tell us a little about why we are paired with other magicians?”

Of course, she had no intention of giving up her happy… no, splendid class, so she flatly refused.

If I hadn’t refused immediately, what would the fool have done…

Would they have refused like me?

No, if the fool seemed like the type to refuse flatly, I wouldn’t have called them a fool.

Or would they have kindly explained?

I don’t like the sound of that.

They were women who had no intention of pairing up with other magicians in a close combat class.

There was no reason for the fool to waste their time helping.

“…… Well….. How about… Sepia?”

Thanks to Loki’s voice coming from the side, Sepia snapped out of her thoughts.

Right, she was walking halfway with the fool right now.

“I didn’t hear you because I was lost in thought. Say it one more time.”

“I mustered up the courage to say it, so I can’t say it right away. So, if you don’t have any other plans after school, let’s meet.”

Huh?

Today? You’re meeting with Hogu and me?

“Why?”

Sephia, who was about to ask Loki for the reason, suddenly remembered what she had said earlier.

“If a previously made promise is broken for any reason, it is customary and common sense to make it up. Got it?”

Did I just make a promise because of what I said earlier?

Cute… No, I feel bad!

Feeling bad, Sephia couldn’t help but giggle.

And she casually asked as if nothing was wrong.

“… After school, exactly when are we going to meet?”

“Hmm, it’s better to meet as soon as possible, so how about right after school?”

But what on earth is this foolish Hogu talking about?

“Are you suggesting that we drink tea like this?”

Sephia lowered her head to check her appearance.

Until just now, she had been swinging a sword and had sweated a lot,

And her clothes were covered in dirt and dust.

“I’ve probably never even talked to a girl before.”

I can’t help it.

I have to take care of myself.

“I’m really annoyed.”

Sephia’s mouth, which she thought was annoying, was turned up.

Sepia, who had set a meeting time with Loki, quickly flew home.

“I don’t have any decent clothes to wear!”

On Sepia’s bed, there were piles of clothes, despite her lack of interest in dressing up until now.

She had accumulated many fashionable clothes from the Empire, as Lord Levaiden and Lady Levaiden sent her a lot of clothes every year, thinking they would suit her well.

However, Sepia was dissatisfied with all of them.

Having finally decided on an outfit through the competition with the spirits, Sepia sat in front of her dressing table with the heart of a warrior going into battle.

She had never had anything to do by herself until now.

She had learned how to put on makeup from her mother before, but she couldn’t bring herself to use cosmetics.

“This won’t do. Why should I put on makeup and go out just because that fool thinks it’s pretty? Hmph!”

Sepia abruptly stood up from her chair and put the cosmetics back in the drawer.

And then.

She sat back down on the chair and took out the cosmetics from the drawer again.

“This… Yeah! I’m just trying it out to see if my makeup skills have rusted!”

In the end, Sepia sprayed perfume and arrived just in time for the appointment, staring blankly at the object in front of her.

“… You want me to wear this?”

“Yes!”

On Loki’s hand, there was a white mask that he wore every day,

And Loki’s face was covered by a black mask.

“But wouldn’t a dress be uncomfortable during training?”