It was as if someone or something had been waiting for this day.
Iâm sure it was just a coincidence.
No, half of it was probably intentional, and the other half was probably inevitable.
First, the first.
Early in the morning, a teacher came to the saintâs classroom.
âWell! Okay, okay! Excellent!â
Ms. Sureya Gaurin.
She is a sorceress with the attribute of light who will turn thirty-two this year.
She was now trembling with emotion in front of the five pots of spiritual grass Shi Shirura that had grown well.
âI bought the seeds from Ms. Suleya.â
The saint was expressionless and surprised.
She was puzzled by the sudden appearance of the high-spirited teacher she had never met before.
However, Kunonâs words that had brought her here convinced her.
If she was told that he had been involved with her without her knowledge, she could understand why she had come.
Yes, the saint was also curious about the seeds of the spiritual grass Shi Shirura that she had been growing for the past couple of weeks.
Kunon said, âIâll get them ready,â and immediately brought the seeds to her.
The seeds of a rare, expensive spiritual herb that grows only in a limited number of places are not something that even a magic city would have on hand at a general store.
The only way to get it was to order it.
And yet, the reason I was able to get it so quickly wasâŠ
âSo Ms. Sureya is the provider of the spirit plant seeds?â
It made sense when I thought about it.
I can also understand why Sureya is so impressed.
This âcultivation of the spiritual grass Shi Shiruraâ must have been her research as well.
Thatâs why she already had the seeds and Kunon, who knew about it, was able to get them so quickly.
âBy the way, how much was it? It wasnât free, was it?â
Sacred plants are expensive.
Even the seeds are expensive.
The saint had been afraid to mention it until now because she was afraid of being charged if she asked where it came from.
âTwo hundred thousand Nekka a piece.â
Two hundred thousand.
Five is one million.
Thatâs a lot of money.
The saint had never thought about money in her homeland, but after entering the magic school, she acquired a common sense of money by running around trying to find money.
200,000 Nekka is about a monthâs salary for a commoner.
Thatâs five.
What was supposed to be a potted plant that she had grown without thinking, became a real and weighty part of her life.
To be more specific, her stomach was aching a little.
Knowing that this was a cultivation where failure was absolutely not allowed, the pressure finally began to mount.
âBut theyâre offering me a free pass if I can successfully cultivate and submit my records. Thatâs great. Iâm glad I didnât have to pay a million dollars.â
In addition, Sureya was a teacher, and she will give me credit for this experiment, so no one is losing anything.
â Theoretically speaking.
The saintâs heart was not at ease when she found out that she had unknowingly risked a million Nekka.
This was also her own fault for running away from the price of the seeds.
In addition, it seems that she had made Kunon take the risk for her own financial gain.
From the tone of Kunonâs voice, if the saint had failed to cultivate, he would have paid for the seeds.
Thinking of that â a scarce feeling came over me.
âKunon. Iâm sorry for the trouble I caused you. Iâm sorry.â
The saint, who had only been thinking about herself, was ashamed of herself.
Yes, she was ashamed.
Even the saint, who has few emotions, could somewhat understand this feeling.
She said that this feeling she was experiencing now was surely shame, gratitude, and an apology for getting him involved.
Kunon said to the saint, who bowed her head: âIâd rather hear âthank youâ from a woman than âIâm sorry.â Iâd like that better.â
â Hank and Leeya, who had been watching the scene since Sureyaâs arrival, were both dismayed and impressed by the fact that Kunon was still Kunon.
No, for this time, the admiration was stronger.
Today, we have reached the stage where we can harvest the spiritual grass Shi Shirura.
Thatâs why Kunon called Sureya.
As a fellow light-attribute holder, Sureya began to discuss professional matters with the saint.
In her hand, she was holding Kunonâs report, which he had recorded so many times.
Deciding that they were in the way, the men promptly left the saintâs classroom.
It was as if they had been kicked out of the classroom, but there was no problem, since each of them had things to do today.
âHank, this is todayâs meat.â
âAll right.â
Hank is making bacon again today.
Kunon gave him a leather bag full of small chunks of meat so that he could try again and again.
âI think Leeya can finish this morning. I think weâve got enough records.â
âReally?â
Leeyaâs âflightâ had been practiced and verified even after its success.
It seemed that Kunon would soon be able to give a satisfactory report.
A daily allowance had been paid, but this too was promised as a reward for success.
This meant that Leeya would be able to save up for the next month or so, if only to live.
And that wasnât all.
With flight, you will be able to move fast.
You wonât be able to carry anything too heavy, but youâll be able to deliver information and simple packages.
In other words, you can work as a wind sorcerer.
A sorcererâs job paid well.
It took a lot of effort to learn, but I think it will come in handy from now on.
Just before noon.
â- Leeya Horse.â
Two women came to Kunon and the others who were recording the last âflightâ.
One was the woman who had given Leeya some helpful advice when he was stumbling through his âflying exercisesâ.
The other was a breathtakingly beautiful girlâŠâŠ and a man, Cassis.
âIâm here on an errand as a representative of the Faction of Rationality, and I wanted to say hello and ask if youâd like to have lunch with me.â
Leeya glanced at him in disbelief that he was a man, when Cassis asked him out.
You look and sound like youâre in a bad moodâŠâŠ.
âHello, mermaids frolicking on land. Theyâre here for you, Leeya.â
âUh, yeahâŠâŠ. mermaidsâŠâŠ?â
Itâs useless worrying about every single thing Kunon says, but, well, whatâs worth worrying about is whatâs worth worrying about.
It doesnât make any sense anyway, so thereâs no point in worrying about it.
No, I care about that too, but more than that.
ââŠâŠmaiden? Uhm, Cassis is, well,âŠâŠ really a man?â
Leeya whispered to Kunon as he lowered his floating body to stand on the ground.
ââA maiden at heartâ they said.â
Kunonâs eyes seemed to be empty, even though they were hidden by his eye patch.
âHe said, âMen are always like that, always looking for a womanâs body.â I was shocked. Iâm not interested in what I canât see, but it hurt me a little because it was like he was asking me if I couldnât see into his heart.â
It didnât make sense to Leeya, but it must have been an important issue for Kunon.
âSo I decided to accept him as a girl. The gentleman in me told me to.â
Well, I mean.
He is definitely a he, but his heart is a she.
In short, well, what can I say â she is an urban mystery.
Thatâs what it seems.
â Iâm not quite sure what happened to your body to make you go through such a difficult time, butâŠ
âCassis. Well, I donât know what to say. Yesterday wasâŠâ
âShut up. You donât have to say anything. Iâm the type to hold on to things.â
âAh, yesâŠâŠ.â
After all, it seems that Kunon is the cause of Cassisâs bad mood.
And unusually, Kunon seems to be a little depressed.
The reason why Kunon didnât want to talk about the situation regarding the âfactionâ yesterday must be because of the beautiful Cassis! Iâm sure.
A depressed Kunon.
A grumpy Cassis.
Itâs a composition of two people who seem to have a relationship for a reason.
In fact, something seems to have happened.
âA lot happened yesterday, didnât it?â
As the story was indescribable, Leeya refrained from commenting on it, just to muddle the waters.
âLeeya. You can go now, because Iâm done recording. Itâs outrageous to make mermaids who have forgotten the sea wait.â
It didnât sound like the man who had made ten fairies wait for him at lunch yesterday.
As for Leeya, itâs usually painful to make people wait, so he decided to take his word for it.
â- Welcome to the Faction of Rationality.â
As Leeya was led into the large mansion where Rationality was based, he met with the main members of the faction, including their representative, Lulomet.
As there were less than 30 people in total, everyone was reasonably kind to the newcomers.
I havenât responded to the main decision yet, but I think I can do well in this faction.
âWell. Yesterday, Kunon was called in, but as for his affiliation, he can be found atâŠâŠ.â
Until Leeya said so.
ââŠâŠâ
Exactly.
All the members of the Rational Faction, who had been eating peacefully in the large cafeteria, fell silent with serious faces.
What the hell?
What is this reaction?
âDidnât Kunon tell you?â
The only one who hadnât changed was Lulomet, who asked, and Leeya nodded, aware that he had touched a problem he shouldnât have.
He had touched a boil.
But if you donât know the cause of the swelling, itâs very difficult to do anything about it in the future.
Leeya considers Kunon to be his friend.
Thatâs why he wants to know what his friend has done and what the Rational Faction thinks of Kunon.
Depending on the reply, I may have to reconsider my affiliation.
âI see. He didnât speak, did he? I seeâŠâŠ.â
Lulomet nodded several times â and said that absently.
âThe main special class students of the three factions, and Kunon Gurion. We had a magic match with them.â
A match.
The senior students of the special class fought against Kunon.
â A shiver ran down Leeyaâs spine.
He was simply afraid to hear the reply.
âYouâll know the outcomeâŠ.. when you see our reactions, wonât you?â
I knew it.
Did Kunon win?
Iâm curious about the format of the match, but no matter what the form of the match was, the seniors were defeated despite having a distinguished lineup.
To Kunon alone.
Yesterday, since then.
It seems that more has happened than Leeya could have imagined.