Chapter 57 – Awards (3)
The award ceremony was held in a large building.
Technically, it was a building with a structure that made the inn luxurious and made it possible to hold various events on the first floor.
Perhaps it was to be considerate of those who came from afar.
Luxurious chairs were placed at an angle in the large event hall, and I was sitting on one of them.
“How amazing.”
Seria was sitting next to me.
Why is Seria here?
Officially, he came as my escort.
In reality, it was more like coming to enjoy a date.
There was no anticipation for the award from the person concerned, but the person who came as an escort was shocking.
By the way, the rest of the people were also present.
The head of household was the one who came from the beginning, and the wife of the head of household was an escort just like Seria.
Carolyn was the kind of person who would normally attend such an event.
Rather, it was a moment of wonder that Seria came to this place today.
“The dress is pretty.”
She gave me a silly smile as if she was feeling better after hearing me.
“Really? I gave you some strength for today.”
“It suits you really well.”
Her dress was black.
It was a dress that revealed only one of her shoulders.
Don’t overdo it on the chest, but don’t cover it all.
Yes, it can be expressed as appropriate exposure tailored to the body.
Even though I’ve seen plain clothes and comfortable clothes often, today was probably the first time I’ve seen her dressed like this.
Today, she looked more alluring.
I put on makeup, but the natural makeup that seemed like I didn’t put it on actually suited me better.
Her eye makeup seemed to express her particularly well.
Who would look at Seria and think that she is someone who has just come of age.
Since the two of them are together like that, the eyes of the people around them are drawn.
You probably think that two immature children from aristocratic families are doing this at an award ceremony that should be solemn.
The lights went out half way and someone came up on the podium.
“Then, let’s start the awards ceremony now.”
It seemed like it was finally starting.
“A lot of people submitted their research papers this year as well.”
“Those many studies have been evaluated by the judges here with a fair standard.”
“The criteria are rigor, innovativeness and other things.”
I’ve already explained a lot, but some of them have been omitted.
4 out of 5 people explained and my name was heard.
“Edward Weiss, Reflections on a New Magical Perspective.”
I could feel her grabbing my arm.
“What if it’s real?”
He smiled bitterly at her words.
“It’s an honor to be here.”
“Then let’s announce this year’s winner.”
They were candidates that wouldn’t be strange no matter who they were.
Except for me.
The presenter’s mouth dropped.
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My head is dizzy.
I couldn’t understand the reality in front of my eyes.
Why?
Why?
I?
With all the questions running through my head, it was time to say something.
Right.
Now I am standing on the podium.
As they lose their senses in this absurd situation, the host barely manages to deal with it.
“I guess you really couldn’t have imagined it.”
If the possibility had been higher, I would have prepared an award speech.
I was in the middle of being helpless in an unscheduled situation and place.
I try my best to separate my lips that won’t come off.
“Hmm…”
The dice had already been cast.
If the situation had not been assumed in the first place, the answer would not have been decided.
How would you like to be criticized for not being cheap tomorrow?
I don’t think I’ll be on this floor any more.
“First of all, it is an honor to receive the award itself. Compared to others, I am not old, but I have been on this path, so this result now
I know how honorable it is.”
Got lucky
“Actually, even when I heard that I had been nominated, I couldn’t believe it. There are many people who are better than me in the world, so why did I get nominated?
I didn’t even understand why it went up.”
“To be honest, my research this time was not my own research. When I was young, there were times when I wanted something like this.”
“When my parents passed away, they left me these research materials.”
“I didn’t really understand it when you first left me with this research.”
“My parents were excellent wizards, but they weren’t good parents. Maybe that’s why their repulsion was mixed in a bit.”
“But since I thought that was the only link, I couldn’t just ignore it. I didn’t even look at other studies from the time I entered the academy until now.”
“Did they say that a stone that is too angular is cut away? Even when I first submitted it as my graduation thesis, it was not accepted.”
“It’s absurd.”
“So where are you going to use it?”
“That’s what I heard after submitting my thesis.”
“When I was rejected about three times, I honestly thought about giving up and writing a thesis on an acceptable topic.”
“I thought about graduating moderately and living by tutoring.”
“But as of today, something seems different.”
“It was a life that I ran through only looking at this thesis, but today I feel relieved that it has been proven that it is not meaningless.”
“I will give all these awards to my parents. Thank you.”
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Either way, it was a selection result that had no choice but to blow strongly.
The positive side was the side that said that a major innovation had occurred.
People like that came up to me and started asking questions.
I gave a rough answer and watched people come and go, and I was excited.
Of course, the opposite is always the case.
There were also people who complained on one side.
Most of them were now raising the radical part.
I got it.
It reminded me of the saying that a subject that everyone agrees on cannot exist unless it is a fundamental truth.
Meanwhile, someone broke through the crowd and approached me.
Seeing that people were quiet, he seemed to be a very tall person.
The person who approached me was Professor Igor Kasparov, who was probably the most likely winner of this year’s award.
The subject was probably a thesis on maintaining broadband magic structures.
The professor reached out to me first.
“Congratulations.”
“It’s an honor, Professor.”
“You know we disagree. But don’t be swayed by that.”
The professor started giving me advice.
“When I was young, I tried to see magic in a new light.
Criticism of previous professors
However, as time passed, I realized today that there is no difference between me and the professors I criticized in the past.
Sometimes, I think it’s necessary for someone like Weiss to show up and bring up a topic like this.
It’s going to be difficult, but I hope you keep that mindset in the future.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
It seems that there is a ripple effect.
After the professor’s words, the eyes looking at me have softened a little.
If there’s one thing I’ve felt over the years of my life, it’s that if someone hates me for some reason, that person will hate me for any other reason.
So I decided to be a little more confident and shameless.
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After the awards ceremony, he was enjoying a banquet with the Fellowes family.
To be precise, it was only the two of them with Seria.
Hilbert’s acquaintances sometimes came to us and said these things.
“Your second daughter has eyes to see.”
She was smiling brightly as if hearing that made her feel better.
But the moment her gender was reversed, she would erase her smile from her expression.
I didn’t mean to, but there seemed to be a big difference between what I was thinking and what she was thinking.
A bitter smile was built on her expression and her behavior as if she was telling me not to touch her because this is my man.
When I said, “Isn’t it necessary to go that far?”, I decided to keep my mouth shut when she said that if I didn’t do it, the females targeting the teacher would come running.
The expression was raw, and the situation itself sounded good to me, so I decided to move on.
Who wouldn’t be satisfied when an attractive woman said that?
She held her hand quietly.
How much time has passed like that
I was standing against the wall in the corner of the venue, thinking that I should take a rest somewhere as well when Seria disappeared for a short time.
“Aren’t you familiar with this place?”
A woman was watching me.
“I didn’t even expect to win the award in the first place.”
She was a woman with yellow hair.
Not a bright yellow, but a slightly darker yellow.
As far as I could tell, that was the end.
I didn’t say anything, but my expression was probably saying who are you?
“Oh, I didn’t introduce myself.”
With that, she greeted me with perfect manners.
“Nice to meet you. My name is Rosby or Thorlern.”
I breathed in momentarily.
How can I forget the surname Thorlern?
Why?
No. I know one person who goes by the surname Thorlern.
“Really? If you’ll excuse me, can I get your name?”
“Hey, this is Thorlern…Do you know?”
“Heinara… I think it’s probably from the collateral side. You’re talking about merchant families, right?”
“Perhaps.”
The past is the past and reality is reality.
First, I had to figure out why she had to talk to me.
“So what?”
First of all, there was a need to draw a line, so I could only say that.
“I was curious about the winner this year, and especially if it was a young man, I was more curious.”
I come every year, and I get tired of seeing the men who win awards every year.
“So, do you have time after the banquet?”
There was time
But I couldn’t write.
Because there was someone who had already made an appointment.
“I’m curious about that side, but I want to know more.”
She comes to her body
“I don’t think it’s a bad thing for you to get to know someone as attractive as I am.”
“I have a prior arrangement.”
She tilted her head and made an ‘I understand’ expression as if she had remembered something.
“You mean the woman next to her? As far as I know, there were no restraints whatsoever.”
The distance has already been reduced to a distance that can be directly sensed.
I wish someone would sort this out, but it was just a corner, so no one paid any attention to it.
He seemed to know what he said about the world of nobles.
And then something even scarier came.
“…Ed?”
