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“Well then, Isabella. I’ve finished my errands, so I’m going back to the 6th basement floor again.”
After leaving Marieta and the others to join Ursch-kun, Ursch-kun said that and started heading to the 6th basement floor using the stairs.
“Why the 6th basement floor?”
“I negotiated with the department head while we were having our discussion earlier, and I’m thinking of relaxing in the break room on the 6th floor until this rookie competition is over.”
Since it’s a rookie competition, is it a place where we, the new students, are active? As I tilted my head, Ursch-kun noticed my doubts and explained.
We haven’t learned about anything on the first day of class, not even the rookie match. Especially in the alchemy and magic departments, there are a lot of students who don’t have any specialized knowledge. Even though it’s called the departmental rookie competition, it’s more about confirming the abilities of the new students from the Magician Department, the Magic Warrior Department, and the Holy Magic Department.”
Now that you mention it, it might not be fair. The Alchemy and Magic departments are for non-combat jobs, so there are many students who don’t come from combat-oriented families. In other words, almost ordinary people.
On the other hand, the students of the Magician Department and the Magic Warrior Department are from dungeon cities or areas with many monsters, and many of them have been trained since childhood.
You can’t enter the Holy Magic Department without possessing the Holy Magic Attribute. They would like to know how much of that holy magic they can handle on the first day, but they can’t assess all the new students unless there are a lot of injured people. In addition, the Holy Magic Department has [Fighting Priests] like Ravi, so they would like to have a place to play an active part in combat.
Even so, they can’t bring all the new students to the battlefield, so they see their abilities in the rookie match. By looking at that, I guess it’s like sorting out the class rank of the specialized department after grasping each ability?
“I see. So the Alchemy Department and the Magic Department are not actually participating?”
“No, that’s not true. Not all the new students have that in mind, because there are students who panic and rampage indiscriminately, combat enthusiasts, and students who attack a wide range. Even in the Alchemy Department and the Magic Department, there are students who have a certain amount of knowledge and ability before enrolling.”
When I heard about wide-range attack type students, the representative Alice-chan crossed my mind. There is also a new student named Ursch-kun who has knowledge and ability before entering the school.
“Then, shouldn’t Ursch-kun have to participate?”
“Because I’ve cooperated in various ways up until this day, not just the golem matter. I helped so much during the preparation period until the start of class, so I got an exemption.”
“It’s true that you’ve been called out all the time when you weren’t even a formal student. But I have to participate, right?”
“If Isabella was in the ‘Magical Warrior Department’, it would be so. Can Isabella be active as a student in the ‘Alchemy Department’ at the moment?”
I can’t. I’ve only recently become able to make lemonade, so I have almost no ability as a student of the Alchemy Department.
“But I think I can do special attacks with magic tools. . .”
“I can only see the future that will eventually become a physical attack regardless of magic tools.”
I can’t deny it. To be honest, my fighting style is better than that of the Magic Warrior Department’s [Fighting Priests]. Alchemy is the polar opposite of the department I should enter. Since Ursch-kun is here, the Alchemy Department is the only choice.
“On the first day of class, if it is judged that the chosen department is too far away from the field of expertise, you may be forced to move to another department. I want Isabella to stay quiet this time.”
Ooooh. . . In my case, there is a high probability that the mismatch judgment will fall. Let’s be quiet. No matter how much it doesn’t match my specialty, leaving Ursch-kun is not an option. My order of priority is ‘1st is Ursch-kun and 2nd is Ursch-kun. It’s Ursch-kun pretending that there are no 3 and 4, and Ursch-kun is 5.’
It’s absolutely inconspicuous in the rookie match. It doesn’t show any particular fighting style. It’s the hikikomori option. This is not pretend. Even if it’s stubborn, I really won’t get involved!! No matter how much the alchemy department is at a disadvantage during the rookie competition, even if an incident like the entrance ceremony happens, I can’t do anything bad enough to be in a separate department from Ursch-kun for three years!!
“Understood!! I’m going to take it easy in the break room on the 6th basement floor!! Even if someone asks me while kneeling on the ground, or someone cries and calls for help, I won’t move at all!!”
“That’s right, Isabella is constantly at the axis, so I’m really relieved as a fiancé.”
“I’m a woman who can be cautious in her own way if I’m presented with possible problems in advance!!”
“That’s right. The problem is when Isabella encounters and incident alone in a situation where nothing is coordinated.”
“It’s a good example that if the muscle brain acts alone without a brain brain, it won’t be a good thing! It has to be ‘us’!!”
“I don’t think it’s something that you should be happy to claim. However, I think it’s no good if we don’t share information properly.”
While saying so, Ursch-kun opened the door of the break room on the 6th basement floor. The break room was about the size of the living room and dining room, and the walls were bookshelves. Documents and books were casually packed there. There was also a counter-type tea space, with sofas and sofa beds here and there, and low bookshelves instead of tables. Boxes of sweets were piled up near the counter. It was a space that was used more beautifully than I expected.
“Sorry to bother you. Ah, there’s no one else.”
“We are in the midst of the rookie competition.”
“That’s true.”
When I sat next to Ursch-kun at the counter, I took out two lemonades that I made myself from the [Closet] and gave one to Ursch-kun. Ursch-kun put the lemonade he received on the counter and turned to face me, so I also turned to Ursch-kun.
“Well, Isabella. I’ll say it again, but I think we have to make sure to share information.”
“That’s right!! It’s important for us to report, contact, and consult!!”
“Yeah, that’s right. It’s important.”
Saying that, Ursch-kun smiled.
. . . . .Huh? Ursch-kun, are you a little intimidating? Somehow, just now, there was a lot of power in the way you said the ‘important’ part. It’s not like he’s angry, but it feels like he’s quietly scolding me. . .
“Huh? Did I do something again?”
Tehe. When I tried joking like a dense cheat protagonist, he firmly grabbed my head with both hands and held it in place.
“That important report, contact, and consultation. It’s not done at all, is it?”
Ursch-kun’s face, which has slightly blue streaks, was approaching point-blank range. What should I do? I don’t know if I should be scared or embarrassed!! I’m scared, and I’m embarrassed by Ursch-kun’s close face, and I don’t even know what I’m feeling!!
“Isabella, are you listening?”
I’m sorryyyyyy. I wasn’t listeniiiiiing.
“Ugh, What in the world can I hear when Ursch-kun’s precious face is at close range?!”
Waaaah, I was so upset that I ended up talking like an old man!! Seeing my panic, Ursch-kun dropped his head in dismay as if he had lost his strength.
“. . . Isabella. You don’t mind if you suddenly approach me, but if I suddenly approach you, you’ll be embarrassed, frightened, and panicked. That said, there are times when you seem to be completely calm and relaxed. I really don’t understand.”
Maybe it’s the difference between my mental state and Ursch-kun’s mental state. If Ursch-kun is more upset, I can’t handle it. If Ursch-kun can play as pure ingredients, you can close the distance from here. It’s not the same.
While I was analyzing in my head, Ursch-kun regained his composure and put both hands that were holding my head down on my shoulders and said,
“Isabella. You didn’t report it to me, did you? Well, I’ll have you share the information now!!”
“Did something happen? Information to share-”
“Forbidden Library!!”
That’s right. I was talking to you about it earlier, but I forgot in seconds. Marieta just gave me a notebook with the lyrics of the nursery rhyme, and she wrote other information in the notebook, so let’s ask Ursch-kun to look at the contents of the notebook as well as the forbidden library and think about it together.