Published at 3rd of January 2021 10:34:56 AM
Chapter 364
The Gullgald Noble Academy is at the royal capital but it is outside the city because it needs a large site .
Because of that, when you go shopping outside the school, you’ll have to go to the outskirts of the city first .
Shopping is very easy because, in the outskirts, there is a place called Merchant Street where stores are all over .
I purchased tools such as hammer, saw, wood carving tools, stone, and other materials and have them taken to the school .
Since no outsider can enter the school, they can only deliver those things before the main gate .
Next, cooking utensils and tableware and finally, ingredients .
Sil went hunting but even if he managed to catch prey, it would be difficult to eat it the same day .
Considering that he needs to drain blood and sink it in the river to reduce the temperature, it can only be eaten tomorrow .
It is necessary for me to buy ingredients today .
Let’s buy meat from a different store .
In the school, the closest place to the capital is the residential area .
Therefore, it is somewhat comfortable to have the tools, woods, and building stones delivered at the main gate .
Maa, it will be a hassle if I have to go back and forth many times .
When I’m done, Bron returns after officially signing the contract .
「Then, let’s go to the forest . Sil is waiting . 」
「Ah, hold on . Defensive magic comprehension class will be held this afternoon . 」
「Defensive magic comprehension? Wasn’t that a long way ahead?」
「I don’t know why but I guess the schedule changed since they informed me . 」
「It can’t be helped . Studying is our priority . We have to hurry and get Sil back . 」
「Sil will be fine . I already told him before he left . 」
「… . I see . Poor him . 」
「Yeah, since we’re finally going to eat lunch . A palatable one too . 」
「Yeah . There are not many people who eat lunch at this school . 」
「I think that’s the reason why the serving of breakfast and dinner is a lot . 」
「Indeed . However, the taste… . 」
「Stop it . I don’t want to remember . 」
「Hahaha . For today’s lunch, let’s have stir-fry vegetables that Sil likes . 」
In Gullgald Noble Academy, it is possible for anyone to graduate anytime . All you have to do is to get three proofs of graduation certificates from the school .
Proof of graduation certificate is given to those who clear the assignment given by the teacher .
It is said that the challenge is not easy .
The proof of graduation certificate can only be received by taking class properly and producing results .
However, there is no way a teacher will give it to someone easily . The exam differs for each individual depending on the teacher’s assessment .
「Now that we have three, we can graduate anytime . 」
Nodding to Bron’s words, I looked at the wooden plaques in my hand .
On one side of the wooden plaques says “Offensive Magic Comprehension”, “Defensive Magic Comprehension”, and “Life Style Magic Comprehension” . The other side of the plaques says proof of graduation .
Sil and Bron are holding something similar .
「Are these really this easy to get?」
「Isn’t that good? It’s not like we forced them to give these to us . 」
Sil says so but I’m dissatisfied .
None of us even took classes .
We only attended the beginning of the class and greeted the teacher .
After testing our abilities individually, we were handed with these plaques and then kicked out .
The same was true for today’s defensive magic comprehension class .
Perhaps we were being backed up .
「And who will back us up? We are talking about us . That’s simply not possible . 」
「Is that so?」
I envy Sil’s easygoingness .
「It is so . This is a secret but… . actually, I secretly spied at how they examined the other students . 」
「W-what」
「Don’t worry . No one found out . 」
「Really?」
「Really . As for how they look… . they are chanting spells . 」
「Eh?」
「Surprising right? Do you get it now?」
Ah, I finally got it .
So that’s how it is .
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In addition to Hakuren-sensei, we were also taught by Loo-sama, Tier-sama, and Rioneechan with magic .
Chanting spells is the very first stage of casting magic .
In other words, beginner class magic .
I’m convinced now .
Totally convinced .
We already passed the shortening chant class and we can cast magic without any chant at all .
It means we already graduated from beginner class .
Now that I think about it, the defensive magic that the teacher told us is also low level .
I see I see .
It’s only a beginner class .
Now I feel fine .
Great .
Maa, Ursa and Alfred are already at the stage after the no chant class . That’s a bit hard for us since we’re not as good as them in terms of magical power manipulation .
However, village chief praises us when we use magic so it’s okay .
Fufufu .
Anyway, we each have three proofs of graduation .
We cleared the minimum requirement .
This school is attended by nobles so they might have only prepared simple classes .
No wonder Frau-sensei and Yuri-sensei said that there would be no problem if we enrolled in this school .
Even if you collect three proofs of graduation, you can choose not to graduate .
If you want to learn, you can study as much as you want .
Of course, tuition is required .
However, Yuri-sensei already paid our tuition fees for three years .
That means we can take classes for free for the next three years .
Our initial plan is to take magic comprehension classes but since we no longer have to, should we try attending battle-related classes?
「Let’s collect proof of graduation from all classes . 」
「Sil is saying weird things again . I don’t think that’s necessary but I want to go to advanced magic classes . However, I can’t find that in the schedule . 」
Bron looks at the lesson schedule .
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We all looked for an advanced magic class together but we can’t even find something similar .
I heard that some magic teachers quit last year so they might have been affected .
Though the class is over, it is already too late to go to the forest .
It’s a little early but I’m preparing dinner .
Sil and Bron were responsible for checking and processing the woods I purchased .
「Village chief can easily do this but this is quite difficult . 」
「Yeah but Sil, don’t ignore the numbering . 」
「My bad my bad . I’ll swap number 29 with number 17 . I’ll fix it . 」
「That’s okay but don’t just replace a pillar with the wood for flooring . 」
「We have yet to process them so it is still fine . 」
「According to the plan, number 17 is supposed to be a pillar while number 29 will be used for flooring . 」
They are lively .
Dinner .
It is grilled marinated meat .
「Gol, don’t you think the wood we have is insufficient? With what we have, there won’t be any left for the toilet and bath . 」
Bron shows me the number of wooden boards .
I know it’s not enough .
「We can’t buy them all at once because of the union . 」
「Union?」
「I think it’s the royal capital timber management union . If you are not a member, you can’t buy a large amount of wood . 」
「What are they?」
Sil says so as he throws the skewer into the fire .
He has a face that did not enjoy the meat .
Though I’m the one who cooked it, I think so too .
「They are a kind of association . We were taught about them . 」
「Yeah… . . Frau-sensei certainly said something about them . I only remember the part that I should shut up when we’re dealing with merchants . 」
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Maa, if you remember that, there’s no problem .
「When it comes to merchants… . we have to find Uncle Michael’s store after all . Then, the three of us will search for it tomorrow… . no, we’ll be hunting in the forest tomorrow . 」
「I understand . The three of us should hunt tomorrow . As for wood, since we can’t buy it all at once, let’s buy one at a time . 」
「When a house is nearing completion, the price of timber will be raised . 」
Bron said something sinister .
「Are there merchants who do that?」
「We heard it from the civil servant oneechans . They told us a lot of cruel things that happen in the royal capital . 」
「Ah… . that, uhm, the mansion that was built without walls . 」
The merchants raised the price of wall materials at the last minute . The angry noble said “I don’t need walls . ” and completed the mansion like that .
There’s no problem during the summer but the noble broke when winter came .
「However, the root cause of that incident is because the noble broke his promise to marry his daughter to the merchants, right? I didn’t make any promise so we should be fine . 」
「Though we might be fine, we shouldn’t let our guard down . We are from the countryside after all . 」
He’s right .
Even village chief warned us .
We are underdogs who will always be targeted by someone .
We mustn’t let our guard down .
Act cautiously .
He also said that even if we don’t do anything bad, bad people could come by .
Thank you, village chief .
However, when meeting a stranger, I think it is too radical to think of them as scammers .
Hakuren-sensei said that the first thing to do to a suspicious person is hit him .
The next day .
When I went to buy wood, the price was raised significantly .
But I did not panic .
I have a companion today .
「Shopkeeper, what does this price mean? Isn’t the price of timber controlled by the union? I haven’t heard any news of the sudden rise in the price of timber . 」
With Uncle Beezel here, I won’t encounter any problem .
I’m glad I stopped by at the royal castle before going to buy wood as a precaution .