Chapter 108
Kyrill arrived at the lecture hall, found a seat and sat down and was called out suddenly .
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As he turned around reflexively, there was a female student in the same magician’s course as Kyrill . Her honey-colored hair stretched to her shoulders was curled at the end, making it look fluffy .
Her appearance should’ve suggested that she’s a gentle person, but unfortunately, her eyes weren’t that . An arrogant looking girl, that’s what the students in the academy recognized her as .
「Ah, ……Milmeus-sama」
Realizing the person that called him out, Kyrill panickily stood up .
「Eh, umm…… . What is the matter? 」
「I said, I have something to do with you? 」
The female student seemed a little angry as Kyrill made her repeat . At the same time, her eyes glared straight into Kyrill’s, making him flinch .
「And, can you stop calling me by my family name? 」
「But, it’s not courteous to call a noble by their given name…… 」
Even if they’re the same students studying in the academy, even if they’re at the same position here, their social standings didn’t change . To call a nobility daughter by her first name, any commoner with the slightest common sense wouldn’t dare do that .
「The noble is my father, not me . I just so happen to be born into such a family . So, stop that annoying treatment . 」
Kyrill was troubled as to how to handle the female student that seemed peeved .
Although there’re many students in the magician’s course who had prestigious background, the girl in front of Kyrill stood out from them . Many of them would look down upon commoners, but she is different in another sense .
Ellenoa of the Milmeus Viscount family .
That’s her name .
Although a viscount isn’t a high position in the aristocracy society, it’s still a position that commoners like Kyrill can’t hope to match . If possible, she’s someone that Kyrill wants to avoid at all cost . But since the opposite side had looked for him, he must respond somehow .
「Yes……」
Albeit so, Kyrill was still hesitating to call her by her given name, his reply came out weak .
「Good that you understand . 」
Luckily, she left that part of the talk behind and moved into the real business that she had .
「You, the practical class just now, the first one was unfortunate but the second one came immediately after, the technique to cover your mistake was nothing short of amazement . 」
「Yeah……, thanks……」
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Although the instructor was able to see through Kyrill’s thoughts, the other students probably thought that Kyrill missed . The chant was fast, but the precision is off . That is probably what the majority though .
She would be the same, it seems that she is interested in Kyrill’s chant .
「So? How did you finish the chant in such a short time? Is there some trick? Any idea how much training that I need to achieve that kind of speed? 」
With her body leaning out towards Kyrill fiercely, Kyrill who was standing still shrunk back at the sudden question .
「And you, isn’t fire magic what you specialize in? Why was it not 『Graist』(Fireball) but 『Dessel』(Earth), even twice? 」
Unexpectedly, she knew the element that Kyrill is most well-versed in . Not to mention, she’s a nobility daughter . Any normal nobles wouldn’t have looked at their commoner classmates as beings on their same level .
He thought that she would be the same as the others, Kyrill was genuinely surprised since he thought that she wouldn’t have any interest in him at all .
Without caring for Kyrill who was thinking so, she seemed a little impatient as she drew even closer and asked again . The dark grey pupils were staring straight at Kyrill .
「Nee, why? 」
「Ah, no, that’s……」
With his body even more bent back, Kyrill avoided the girl’s gaze . The sweet fragrance that came from her made Kyrill’s face red, probably because that he doesn’t have much experience with girls of his age .
In any case, Kyrill thought that he must think of some believable answer for her or else he would be held so forever .
But the problem was the answer . The only reason why Kyrill didn’t cast 『Graist』(Fireball) was because he simulated a battle inside the forest .
If it’s someone as skillful as Ardis, then their fireball would be totally under control but, for Kyrill who is still inexperienced, he didn’t have the confidence to do so .
As a precaution not to burn the forest, Kyrill had always used 『Dessel』(Earth) in the forest .
But as expected, he couldn’t say that . Simulating a real fight has a nice ring to it but, in other words, he was raising the difficulty all by himself . As it was an action totally out of the scope of the curriculum, it might irritate the other students who tried their best too .
The worst case would be 「A commoner acting so arrogant 」, the noble students would condemn him for that .
Fortunately, the female instructor didn’t really care what Kyrill did but, the person in front of him now might not be the same . Now thinking about it, Kyrill reflected upon himself that it was still somehow rude to the instructor .
「Uhh…… . I thought that since my earth magic isn’t really on par with my flames…… . It would be a good chance for me to try accomplishing the task with earth magic……」
After his gaze swam all around the place, it was a plain answer that Kyrill managed to come up with .
「Fu―n . Is that so? Well, good that you’re ambitious . I guess having the top position ever since admittance is not just for show . 」
But even so, she seemed to accept that answer . Retracting her leaned out body, she seemed to mutter by herself, 「I will need to work hard too」 .
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It was only a short moment when Kyrill thought he was let off the hook .
「And? What kind of practice are you on normally? You would teach it to me, right? No way you would refuse a request from a classmate, mercilessly right? 」
Leaning out again, Kyrill felt cold sweat was trickling down his back .
「No, not really any special practice……」
「Liar . That quick of a chant, no way you didn’t practice . Even I can’t do that . 」
Kyrill who didn’t want any association with a noble tried to end the talk early, but she wouldn’t let him .
「That……, it’s not a training meant for nobilities――」
「Training!? Not practice but training? The enthusiasm is totally different . I shall train instead of practicing from now on . What’s the content? 」
「Uh, I don’t think it’s something Milmeus-sama would――」
「I said not to call me by my family name right? 」
「Ah, ……sorry . 」
「I am me . I’m not Milmeus but Ellenoa . I hope you can call me by my given name instead . Pay extra attention not to do that again . 」
It seems like she’s really insistent on Kyrill not calling her by her family name, but as a commoner, Kyrill couldn’t simply do that .
「Haa, got it . Then, uhhh……Ojou-sama」
「Please stop that . It makes me feel like I’m at my house . 」
The female student complained like she really had enough of it .
「Did you listen properly? My name is Ellenoa . How can you even get into the top ten with that kind of memory? 」
He didn’t think that she was being serious on Kyrill calling her by her given name . Kyrill felt a little troubled .
「So? The training, how is it done normally? Can I do it too? 」
Ardis’s training that Kyrill was undergoing, it was not for the purpose of polishing magic skills . He’s only running around the Corsas Forest avoiding beasts and demonic beings .
It would never be anything the female student could have think of, it would be a huge trouble if she tried it anyways . If she really rushed into the Corsas Forest after hearing it, Kyrill might really become a criminal because of that .
「Uh, that, it’s not a training that a Noble-sama would――」
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「My name, it isn’t something like 『Noble-sama』 . You, are you doing it on purpose? 」
「It’s not like that . But……, the training I’m undergoing isn’t for magic, it’s something else . 」
「Something else? Something unrelated with magic? Even though you’re studying magic? Why did you do something like that? 」
「Even if you ask why……」
That is a question that Kyrill wants to ask himself . Just that, the act of running away from beasts with less chances of casting spells, it forces the user to practice more control over their spell .
「Also, the training I’m undergoing is super dangerous . 」
「I acknowledge there will be some danger associated with it since you said it was a training . But a first-rate magician wouldn’t back away from it . 」
「No, it’s not just some danger……」
In the Corsas Forest that’s referred as a hellscape, getting chased around by beasts and demonic beings isn’t a level that can be described with 『Some danger』 .
As for Kyrill, Ardis and Rona would come for him if he is for sure going to die, that’s why he’s still breathing and studying in the academy now . Just by himself, he wouldn’t even have half the guts to enter the forest and get chased around .
「What? Are you saying that it’s impossible since I’m a girl? 」
「It’s not because of that or nobility at all actually though……」
The one who rescued Kyrill from this predicament was a familiar face .
「The lecture will start soon, what have you two been talking for a while now? 」
Moving his gaze, it is Kyrill’s most close friend in the academy .
「Ah……, Rai . 」
「Who are you? You’re not someone from the magician’s course, right? 」
With the sudden interrupter, the nobility daughter glared at him for a little .
「Me? I’m this guy’s friend . 」
「Friend? You seem like someone from the warrior’s course, but a friend with him from magician’s course? 」
As if looking at some strange specimen, the girl inspected Rai from top to bottom .
「Is it strange? 」
「Saying that you’re friends with someone from the magician’s course, of course it’s strange . 」
The girl raised her voice and started spouting some inexplicable logic . From her words, it seems like she firmly believes that everyone from the magician’s course has loose screws and couldn’t possibly have any real friendship .
「No, you’re saying that despite you being one yourself? 」
「I’m aware! 」
「About what? 」
「Kuh……」
At Rai’s merciless retort, the girl had nothing to say back .
Magicians having a real friendship is a misunderstanding in the first place, that is the normal thinking in the society . Of course, since she’s studying magic as well, she isn’t excluded from that .
Although they had interacted not for long, Kyrill also got the vibes that she is somewhat peculiar . Even though she is a nobility, she wouldn’t look down on commoners, rather than that, she seemed to despise being treated as one .
Exactly because of her peculiarity, she didn’t go to the Royal Academy but here . With her not able to say anything back to Rai’s retort, it seems like she’s aware that she doesn’t have any friends .
The girl looked like she was looking for something to say back while keeping silence . But luckily, the bell sound indicating the start of the lecture class changed that silent atmosphere .
「Alright, please take your seat everyone . The lecture will start now . 」
The lecturer who just entered the hall announced, the noble girl sat back down albeit reluctantly . She had secured a seat just behind Kyrill, during the entire class, Kyrill felt a glare coming from her direction .
「Hey, Rai . Did I do something wrong? She’s glaring continuously my way . 」
「Isn’t it great . Though the gaze is a little harsh, why not appreciate that a pretty girl is staring at you? 」
Trying to get help from Rai beside him in a soft voice, that was the answer Kyrill received .
「Then you help me explain to her . That the training she’s thinking of isn’t possible at all . 」
Since Rai seemed skillful at talking after all, but Rai just gave Kyrill a shrug .
「Unfortunately, she has interest in you, not me . I bet she wouldn’t listen to me at all . That’s why you have to be the one . 」
「No way…」
A piece of paper folded neatly was thrown to him from behind as he was whining . Opening it, there was a warning written on it with a neat handwriting, 『Listen to the lecture seriously! 』 . As for who wrote it, there’s no need to turn around to know .
Still sensing the great gaze from his back, Kyrill unintentionally sighed .