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After finishing the regular class schedule in the morning, the class for the selected department started in the afternoon. But before that, it’s lunch.
The Roserial Magic Academy has a boarding system, and since it is compulsory for those who have Magic power above the predetermined value, you can eat at the school cafeteria for free. It is a system that helps students who come from rural areas.
By the way, there are also paid cafeterias and cafĂ©s, and students who have enough money can buy and eat what they like. For students whose family budget is tight and they don’t have any money sent from their parents’ house, the academy introduces part-time jobs that can be done in the dormitory, such as putting magic power into a magic tool, so they can have tea at a cafĂ© with a part-time job.
“Hey Isabella. Shall we have a paid lunch to celebrate our first class today? I’ll treat you.”
When I was looking at the large menu that took up the whole wall, Ursch-kun made a suggestion.
“Eh? Are you sure? Thank you!! What should I eat? Oh, there’s also multinational cuisine!!”
This is Isabella-san, the duke’s daughter, who is treated to lunch by a commoner boy. It’s truly a villainess. Excuse me, I don’t have any money. I don’t have any income because I don’t work, and Daimon-niisama is strict and doesn’t give me pocket money. How about a duke’s daughter with zero money in her possession? This is definitely strange!!
And maybe Ursch-kun has his own personal assets. He makes a lot of money with subspace pouches and status check rings.
I took a seat after receiving the hot and sour soup pasta, a cuisine from the Garo Empire, which such a rich Ursch-kun treated me to. Ursch-kun received a dish like ‘miso stewed udon’ which is a local dish of the Ouka archipelago, made with white miso and champon noodles. Both are eaten with a spoon and a fork. Because I have memories of my previous life, I feel like it’s not like this. This is because the seasoning is devised and delicious.
When the two of us were eating together side by side, a duo came to the seats opposite us. When I turned my gaze to confirm, one of the two was Geese. The other student was a big boy I had never seen before. The color of his robe was yellow. He belongs to the Holy Magic Department. He had a solid figure, whitish blonde hair and gray eyes. He had pretty sanpaku eyes.
His hairstyle. . . Well, what was it called? The upper half of his hair was long and the lower half was trimmed. . . Two-piece? That’s not it. Double piece? . . . No, I feel like I’m getting farther away. Two. . . two blocks!! That’s right, this hairstyle is two blocks!! I feel refreshed!!
The hair on the top half of the two blocks was tied together into a long ponytail. Also, he has silver accessory-like magic items such as earrings, necklaces, rings, and bracelets that make him look like a yankee.
For the time being, I called out to my acquaintance Geese.
“Geese, it’s been a long time. Shall we eat now?”
When I called out to him, Geese silently nodded and sat down. Then, the boy who was with Geese pulled out the chair next to him with rough movements and sat down vigorously. From the way he sat down on the chair and leaned back against it, I got the impression that he was arrogant or rather lazy. I don’t think he’s the type to get along well with Geese, so I secretly wondered about them being together.
Hmm. I don’t understand his relationship with Geese.
“Umm. Are you Geese’s new friend?”
When he heard that, Geese opened his mouth while tilting his head.
“He is a brother of knowledge. When he turned into a small blissful beast, we gained a sense of knowledge.”
“What?”
I didn’t understand what Geese was saying. About two years ago, Geese, who developed chuunibyou (?), began to speak poetically whenever he opened his mouth. If Brian, who is good at guessing, is by his side, I can have him translate, but it’s a pity. Brian ended up going to the knight school next door. Let’s put aside the reason why Brian, who should have been in the magic academy in the game, went to the knight school. First, I need to decipher what Geese was saying.
I wondered if the Yankee-like guy he was with would understand, so I looked at him. Then, the Yankee, who noticed the gaze, replied with a troubled look.
“Please explain it to me too.”
You don’t know what Geese is talking about, but you’re with him. . . Well, I can’t speak for people either.
Hmm. I really want to decipher it, but since he puts words the you don’t usually use here and there, what I hear flows into the right ear and out of the left, and I don’t really understand it. It would be easier to decipher if you could write the contents on paper and give it to me, but it’s impossible just by listening.
When I was in trouble, it was Ursch-kun, who was next to me, who reached out a helping hand.
“You’re one of the students who was magically turned into a rabbit during the facility tour of the academy, right? Geese explained that he’s a student in the same class that he met at that time.”
Hmm? Oh, yeah. Were you talking about the rabbit when you said ‘a small blissful beast’? I don’t understand that at all!! You need to explain more about the characteristics of rabbits!!
But I’m glad to know what happened after Geese rubbed his cheek on the boy who turned into a rabbit. I definitely thought you had gotten into a fight with someone who was angry with you. You were able to get along enough to come to the cafeteria together. I’m relieved.
“I see, so you two became good friends.”
“We’re not.”
They’re not. . . But they came to have a meal together. . . When I looked at Geese, he nodded and affirmed.
“After the soft healing blessing disappeared, in the riot of his resentment, no matter how much I struggled and was saved, I continued to undergo a vicious attack. When I experienced it for a long time, due to the sound of the bell, which announced the time limit to get food, the time of the heavy suffering came to an end, and I was released.”
“Help me, Ursch-kun!!”
I can’t help it!! I have no idea what you’re talking about. There are so many unfamiliar words that I can’t remember what you’re saying.
“Hmm. I can’t interpret as well as Brian. Well, maybe after the rabbit transformation magic was lifted, Geese was repeatedly hurt by him and treated with healing magic. So, with the sound of the bell informing that it was the time for lunch, he was finally released, and I wonder if they just moved to the cafeteria together.”
What is that act of torture of hurting and healing? Geese doesn’t understand the meaning of coming to the cafeteria with the person who did such a thing.
And just because he rubbed his cheek on a rabbit, isn’t it too much? With that feeling in mind, when I looked at the Yankee in criticism, he made a tentative excuse as if he sensed the meaning of that look.
“He’ll be fine. Even if I hit him, if I apply healing magic, he will go back to normal. And it’s a punch while applying healing magic, so the pain will subside in an instant.”
“Hmm. But it doesn’t change the fact that it’s still painful, does it?”
After I said that, Ursch-kun put his hand on my shoulder and tilted his head as he began to speak.
“You’ve grown up, Isabella. When we were children, you said the same thing as he is now, ‘Even if I hit him, if I cure him with healing magic, it will be fine.”
“Did I say that?”
Hmm, I don’t remember it?
“Isabella. . . when we kidnapped Chris-sama. . .”
Chris-sama’s kidnapping. I feel like I did something like that. . . But I don’t remember. Too many things have happened so far.
“You don’t remember. Well, that’s just like Isabella.”
It seems that the fact that I can’t remember was revealed by my expression, and I was laughed at by Ursch-kun.
“Rather, Ursch-kun, you remember it well.”
“I can remember almost all of the days I spent with Isabella. Because it’s my treasure.”
Ugh. . . Ursch-kun says he treasures our memories, but when it comes to me. . .
“Thank you Ursch-kun. But I’m sorry I forgot our memories.”
“It’s normal that you can’t remember the events and conversations you had when you were six years old. There’s no need to apologize.”
Ursch-kun says so, but I still feel bad. Let’s cherish the days I spend with Ursch-kun more.
By the way. . . . . . .
“Come to think of it, you’re wearing a yellow robe. Are you in the Holy Magic Department? Will you become a healer or a priest in the future?”
“No. I’m thinking of mastering holy magic in order to become a solo adventurer.”
Huh? A healer but a solo adventurer? Aren’t healers usually the rearguard of the party?
When I was wondering, Ursch-kun explained.
“I think he’s a person in the style called [Fighting Priest]. That’s what we call people who use healing magic and support magic to boost themselves and use striking weapons like maces to stand in the vanguard.”
“Yes. That’s it.”
I see, using holy magic, healing magic and support magic to strengthen the body, and then charge physically. . . isn’t that my fighting style? Before I knew it, I was pushing forward on the road to becoming a [Fighting Priest].
Putting that aside, Ursch-kun’s explanation gave me a good idea about why he was aggressive and had a good physique even though he was a student of the Holy Magic Department.
“That’s right. Ah, I didn’t introduce myself. I’m Isabella Ali Rottenstein, the third daughter of the Duke of Rottenstein. Next to me is my fiancĂ©, Ursch Schneiver. We have been friends with Geese since childhood. Nice to meet you.”
“Hmm. My name is Ravi Labyrinth. I’m the eighth son of the Baron Labyrinth family, who is in charge of the management of some territories in Count Lambert’s territory.”
Speaking of Count Lambert, it is the queen’s parents’ house and it’s the land where the largest dungeon in the Kingdom of Roserial, ‘Zervandam’ is located. If I remember correctly, the Lambert family and the five families connected to it manage ‘Zervandam’, and the children born in the Lambert family and the five families connected to it register as adventurers when they turn five years old, and enter the dungeon. Collecting medicinal herbs on the first level of the dungeon. When they turn eight years old, they will be thrown into the dungeon on a monthly basis, right?
And one of those five families is the Labyrinth family. In other words, Ravi Labyrinth has entered Zervandam.
“Hey. Are you managing information about the current situation of criminals who entered Zervandam as a punishment?”
There are records of them entering and some records that came out, but there are many people who get lost in the dungeon. Currently, there are no detailed records of what floor they are on. The entrance to the second floor is completely controlled, so if they run away, we’ll know immediately, but if they don’t come out, we won’t know.”
“By the way, how much information do you know? For example, whether or not Lucy, the former daughter of Count Toland, and Trevor, the former eldest son of the Duke of Rottenstein, who followed her, came out of ‘Zervandam’.”
When I asked that question, Geese vigorously turned to Ravi. Come to think of it, Geese is Lucy’s younger brother.
Since the two of them entered Zervandam, no information has come in after that. I waited for Ravi’s reply in anticipation to see if I could get even a little information about Trevor-niisama, but he shook his head.
“I don’t know if they came out or not. However, I met those two in the dungeon when I was eight years old.”