Chapter 31

【31】30.

"It’s my first time coming to Lumeria since enrolling."

As Leo got off the regular ferry that shuttles between Lumern and Lumeria, Celia nodded her head.

"Me too. I didn’t expect it to be so busy that I wouldn’t have a chance to come out."

Many Lumern students visit Lumeria every weekend, but among the first-year students, there aren’t many who regularly come to Lumeria yet.

The reason is that they haven’t gotten used to the school schedule yet.

Leo grabbed the collar of his school uniform.

"Isn’t it quite a strict rule that we have to wear our school uniforms even when we come to Lumeria?"

"I don’t mind. Our academy’s uniform design is great, and being a Lumern student is a huge honor."

Celia shrugged her shoulders.

"Besides, the reason for such a rule is to prevent us from doing foolish things in Lumeria. If you wear your uniform, the school will immediately know if you did something stupid. That’s why I heard that many students break this rule. Of course, until they get caught by a professor."

Celia made a gesture of cutting her throat with her hand.

"It’s a ‘snap’ when that happens."

As she said, there are quite a few students who wander around Lumeria in casual clothes, and many of them get caught by professors.

"By the way, why did the student council president want to see us?"

It was quite unusual for the student council president, who was on a mission, to ask to meet them outside.

However, Celia looked bewildered at the question.

"Are you really asking because you don’t know?"

"I’m asking because I don’t know."

"You don’t know who the student council president is?"

"I don’t."

Celia sighed deeply after hearing Leo’s answer.

As they entered the bustling Kurage Street, Celia said,

"The student council president, Riss, is the heir to our family! So, he’s your cousin!"

"Really? My cousin is the student council president?"

"Really? How can you not know Riss? He’s the best student at Lumern and the heir to our family!"

"I could not know."

Celia grabbed her head, looking at Leo, who shrugged his shoulders as if it didn’t matter.

While they were talking, they arrived at the dormitory where they stayed before the enrollment ceremony.

Jingle - Jingle -

The bell rang as they opened the door and entered.

"Welcome! Ah, you’re students from Lumern! Are you planning to stay for the weekend?"

The attendant smiled and asked, to which Celia replied,

"Is Riss Zerdingger staying here?"

"Riss Zerdingger, you mean? Yes, he’s staying here. Are you part of his group, or do you have a separate appointment?"

As the heir to the Zerdingger family and the student council president of Lumern, Riss is a very famous person.

Many people try to connect with him by coming to see him uninvited.

The hotel attendant, who has seen such situations many times, showed a cautious attitude.

As a high-end hotel attendant, it is their duty to provide the best resting space for their guests.

"I am……"

"Oh? Who’s this! Celia, isn’t it?"

At that moment, someone in the first-floor lobby recognized them.

A man from the eastern region with black hair and eyes approached with a bright smile.

"Senior Li Zamua. It’s been a while."

Celia greeted him with a proper posture.

Li Zamua.

A fifth-year student at Lumern.

"Haha! Don’t be so formal between us."

Li Zamua laughed heartily.

"Miss attendant, these are our guests."

"Oh, my apologies."

"No problem. Let’s go inside."

Waving his hand, Li Zamua led Celia and Leo inside.

"By the way, who’s this?"

"This is Leo Flaubert, my cousin."

"Ho? You’re that famous first-year representative?"

Zamua’s eyes lit up.

An all-class ability holder.

That fact alone was enough to surprise the entire school, not just the grade.

In the history of Lumern, where only students with exceptional talents are admitted, an all-class ability holder was unprecedented.

There were still some students and professors who considered Leo a fraud.

'Well, in my previous life, people also looked at me with curious eyes when I was called an all-class ability holder.'

Leo understood the reasons for people’s distrust and took it in stride.

"You seem to be a promising knight."

Zamua, who had been looking at Leo, smiled.

"Riss is waiting. Let’s go up."

Walking ahead, he spread his shoulders wide.

"Magic is great, and summoning is great! But, in the end, the best thing is this body!"

Zamua punched his chest.

"While supporting magic and summoning, if you hone your sword skills, you’ll probably become a great knight!"

Celia nodded at his words.

"That’s true. Leo, you’ve been neglecting your sword skills lately."

"Really! No way! You can’t become a great knight if you neglect your training."

"Is that so? Celia, how about we increase the intensity of our training?"

Celia, who had brought up the topic and then received it back, avoided Leo’s gaze.

Unaware of the situation, Zamua thought Leo was enthusiastic and smiled contentedly.

"Good attitude!"

"Shut up, Zamua."

As they reached the top of the stairs, a sharp voice was heard.

"Don’t you remember that the professors told us not to talk about our majors to dual-class students? Let alone forcing a major on a first-year all-class ability holder from the start?"

A woman from the southern region with light brown skin and reddish-brown eyes was leaning against the wall in the second-floor corridor.

Judging from the Lumern school uniform and the badge with a 5 on her left chest, she was also a senior.

The book and staff pattern on her right shoulder indicated she was from the Magic Department.

She pushed Zamua aside and stood in front of Leo and Celia, making a clicking sound with her heels.

"Hi, my name is Torua Yan. You must be Celia, right? Riss has told me a lot about you."

"Hello, Senior Torua."

Although they were meeting for the first time, Celia had also heard about her from Riss.

She was an excellent student, ranking first in the written exam for the fifth year of the Magic Department.

"And…… you must be Leo Flaubert?"

Torua looked at Leo silently and then snorted.

"Professor Ren praised you so much that I was looking forward to it…… What? That pitiful amount of mana? I feel like I’ve been made a fool of."

"Are you saying Leo is pitiful?"

Celia flared up.

"I’m just stating the facts. So, Leo."

Click - Click

Torua approached Leo and said,

"Drop your knight and summoning classes immediately and focus on magic."

Torua put her arm around Leo’s shoulder and pointed at the ceiling.

"Leo, look up. Can you see your potential shining like the stars in the night sky?"

"All I can see is the chandelier on the ceiling."

"You didn’t understand me. I meant to close your eyes and see."

"Then I’ll only see darkness."

"You have the ability to evaluate things intuitively. It’s a necessary quality for a mage. You seem to have a natural talent for magic."

Torua was a typical mage, only speaking her mind.

"Senior Torua, you just said not to force a major……"

"Celia, I’m sorry, but this is a matter of the Magic Department, so please don’t interfere."

Celia narrowed her eyes and asked Zamua,

"Is that okay?"

"Of course not. But he’s a magic dunce, so no matter how much I talk, he won’t listen."

Zamua shook his head.

"If the professors find out he did this, he’ll be in big trouble, right?"

"But the professors don’t know."

"They will find out."

"Why?"

"Because I’ll tell them."

Celia was stunned by the touching friendship built over five years of moving between the four regions.

***

"Brother!"

"Celia, how have you been?"

Celia, entering Riss’s room, hung onto him with a bright smile.

Leo looked at her in surprise.

This was the first time he had seen Celia, who always maintained a neat appearance and good behavior as a member of the Zerdingger family, act so affectionately.

'So, she’s definitely a fifteen-year-old kid.'

When he smiled at her age-appropriate behavior, Riss spoke to Leo.

"You must be Leo. I’ve heard a lot about you. How is your aunt doing?"

"Yes. Have you seen my mother?"

"I saw her when I was young. Since coming to Lumern, I’ve written to her several times."

"To your aunt?"

Celia was surprised, and Riss laughed.

"Your aunt was famous during her school days. You’ll naturally hear about the legends as you go through school."

"For example?"

"Leading students to storm the principal’s office because the dormitory cafeteria’s desserts were terrible is really famous."

"That was Aunt?"

"Indeed, it was your mother."

Celia’s mouth dropped open, and Leo had a look of ‘I knew it.’

"Yes. Thanks to that, students can enjoy delicious desserts in the dormitory cafeteria. I tasted the desserts back then…… and as the student council president, I strongly supported your aunt’s opinion."

Riss nodded and chuckled.

"Anyway, I’m sorry for calling you on the weekend. I thought we wouldn’t see each other for a while once school starts. That