Ohayou Guardian Index
CH 3
「Umu, I'm good for now.」
「… this is the first time I've ever seen plates piling up like that in real life … wait, you still got more room for that!?」
Currently, I was being taken by Theold and Viola, walking around inside the building.
This facility called 【Ragnarok】 seemed to be a schoolhouse to nurture this 【Eradicator】 thing how to face angels and gods.
To bid fair, those who had graduated from the schoolhouse would be assigned into 【Eradication Hall】 in each nation.
Rather than such a thing, the 『Hamburger』 I ate a bit ago was so delicious the taste was still lingering in my mouth.
Its texture was so soft despite being a meat, and the engage between the gravy and the sauce was delicious beyond any description.
This schoolhouse for one and the meal for another, the world sure had changed so much during my absence.
「H-Hey……」
「Who's the guy beside Theold, I wonder……？」
「So cool……」
As I was walking through the schoolhouse's long corridor, female students that were wearing the same garment as Theold were glancing over and chatting amongst themselves.
「? I've felt the gazes since before, but do I look weird?」
「……Don't worry about such a thing. Rather, it complements you very well. You weren't being ridiculed, okay.」
「That so.」
It's not like I mind even if they were making fun of me, though.
After walking for a while under the gazes, we stopped in front of a certain room.
「Here's the principal's office. …Principal, can we have a minute?」
「Enter.」
「Excuse us.」
Viola explained so to me lightly, knocked the door, and a sullen voice was heard from within.
I went in following after Viola and Theold, then a man in his prime who let his white hair flowed to his back while working on his desk came into my field of view.
Maybe he found a good place to take a break, the man raised his face and looked us with a kind approach.
「Is he the aforementioned problem child?」
「Yes … I asked a lot of questions, but I wonder if there are any other problems besides not being able to understand the common sense.」
「But not understanding the common sense is the biggest problem.」
The man smiled pleasantly and turned his gaze to me.
「I'm Greyd, the principal. What's your name?」
「Zephys Deu Rozen. It be long, so I'm fine with Zephys.」
「I see. Well then, Zephys-kun――What in the world are you?」
Suddenly, the atmosphere of the man who named himself Greyd changed.
It was so gentle just a second ago, but the pressure increased by many fold now.
「Umu … It's very troubling if you ask me what I am … for the time being, I'm a 『Human』. There's no falsehood in that.」
Even if I mulled over it, there was particularly no other answer. There's no such things like a man who knows his true self.
Seeing me answering unhesitantly, Greyd was wide-eyed.
「You …」
「Mu?」
「… No, you know, I think you're quite gutsy.」
「Uumu … Been like this since born. Can't refute.」
There's but a few case of inborn emotional ups and down. Still, I sure was surprised by that 『Hamburger』 from before.
Soon after, Greyd returned from the previous oppressive atmosphere to his gentle and tender aura.
「I see, I see. I'm sorry for testing you like that.」
「? Was I being tested?」
「…No, it's okay if you don't mind it. Well then, Violkun. Were we discussing about his treatment again?」
「Eh? Ah, yes!」
Beside me, Viola snapped out of it when she was called after she got caught in Greyd's aura.
Laughing bitterly at Viola, Greyd said so.
「About that … I shall take charge of it. 」
「Ah, yes. ……Yes!?」
「Mu?」
「Eh? Eh? What's happening here? Heey?」
Needless to say, Theold couldn't follow the conversation progress, but I didn't understand what Greyd said as well.
「What, it's simple. Violkun, you couldn't find Zephys-kun in the database, did you?」
「Y, yes. I searched not only in our 【Grandio Kingdom】, but also in databases all over the world, yet his name didn't show up anywhere.」
「And that settles it. He's no better than an orphan. There wouldn't be a problem if I took him under my tutelage, would it?」
「Ye, yeah. That might be the case … wait, why would you do that, Principal!?」
「Hm… Seeing how Viola acted, I assume there be a problem if I were to be taken under your wing, Greyd?」
I asked Greyd, but Viola answered my question instead.
「Not really a big problem, but Principalis a 『Black Plate』 , the strongest among the 【Eradicator】 class. Becoming such a person's adopted child, that by itself means you'll have to carry a big expectation as an 【Eradicator】. 」
「Oh, I see.」
「… You really responded faintly, did you. Well, you have no common sense, so you won't understand no matter how much I tell you….」
Viola, who seemed to recall something, sighed as she clasped her head in her hands.
「By the way I'm a 『Bronze Plate』! 」
Soon after, Theold showed me a copper colored plate on his chest. A name was engraved on the plate.
「Umu, I don't know whether that's great or not, but I'll say it's great for now.」
「Whaddya mean by that just now?!」
「Hahahaha! Isn't it fine? To take him under me, I mean. Let's put aside whether he'll be an 【Eradicator】 or not for now, I can send him to school if I take him. Not that bad of a deal.」
「…You're right. However, what about you, Zephys-kun?」
「What do you want to do?」
As I kept silent and watching over the course, it seemed like the final say was left to me.
Hm … .
「Well then, I shall be under your care, Greyd. Honestly, I don't know which is right and which is left now.」
「Okay, that's the deal. Theold-kun! Would you do me a favor and show Zephys around the school?」
「No probs.」
「I'll be counting on you then. Zephys-kun, Please come back here once it's over. 」
「Understood」
「C'mon, let's roll!」
As I gave my affirmation to Greyd, Theold took me by my arm.
「…Headmaster, what's your real aim?」
Viola who had remained in the principal's office after Zephys left asked.
「There wouldn't be a problem if you see how the conversation went, but it's also for surveillance. And I'm concerned as to how he was so unresponsive toward my coercion.」
「However, just like how Theold didn't notice your coercion, wouldn't there be a chance he didn't notice it as well? There's also a case when the power gap between the two was too big, the weaker one didn't get taken in at all…」
「That's not it. Not only he faced my intimidation straight and calmly, he showed us that attitude. …He seems not a member of 【Heaven Realm's Tribe】 nor 【Demon】, but we should be careful. 」
「…Understood.」
With a bow, Viola left the Principal's Office.
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