Chapter 64 – Holiday in the Capital -1-
After the first outdoor class of the Knights Faculty and the Swordsmanship Faculty, the time passed and the water fell helplessly.
It is already near the end of the first semester of the academy.
Isaac sent several letters to Robert to inform him of the progress of his research, but received no reply.
‘It’s really absurd.’
It’s a helpful and interesting enough experiment for him, but can he be so indifferent after Robert himself asked for it?
Isaac himself needed time to finish his research and formulate a strategy based on the stepping stones or rocking bridges he had been taught by Robert.
Did a thirsty guy dig a well?
In the end, Isaac could not stand the frustration and left the room with a paper and a book with the formula written on it.
‘···It’s been a few days since I went outside outside of class?’
There is no shortage of strength in the experiment because of the mana, but I think I need to exercise a little outwardly.
There were days when only time efficiency was emphasized… But in the end, adding pears that started to come out like tadpoles in order to win the heart of a woman he longs for must be a category of efficiency.
‘Female students are vulnerable to information that comes from their eyes.’
It seems good not only to put in the stomach, but also to build up the body and build up the stamina.
Having settled the agenda by consulting Robert, Isaac headed to the dormitory of the Faculty of Engineering.
It’s not too far, so it’s a perfect street for a walk.
‘…?’
Obviously, the place he was heading to was the dormitory of the Faculty of Engineering.
It’s definitely a men’s dormitory.
But at the front door of the dormitory, a group of women were humming and half-blocking her entrance.
-Are you not eating dinner tonight?
-Yeah…Don’t open it.
-Then let’s leave this in front of the door.
– By any chance, that bitch…
‘Are these the women Robert wears?’
All of them are women from famous aristocratic families.
At banquets and events before entering the academy, Isaac was also a young lady who had seen her face many times.
‘I can see the patheticness from the way they gathered.’
They really are chunks of meat that don’t feel elegant compared to the Dritna family’s daughters.
Isaac approached the women with a nonchalant face.
“Ask me for a story.”
–
Isaac listened to her eloquence as if it were an opportunity.
She immersed herself in her thoughts, extracting only the necessary information from the grammar, which subtly inserts the unverified ‘~ ka der’ as if it were true.
‘Robert became strange…’
Recently, he has been missing more than half of his academy classes and is said to be stuck in his room the moment classes end.
They say they come out sometimes to eat if they are hungry.
It’s not a big deal, right? Aren’t really difficult people not able to eat and stop eating and drinking?
Thinking that if it were Robert, she might mean something, Isaac went into the dormitory of the Knights Faculty.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
“····”
Even if I knock on Robert’s private room, there is no response.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
“Robert! He’s not in!”
I knock on the door harder than before and call for Robert, and I hear a rustle from inside.
Kiik-
Robert’s eyes peeked out through the crack in the door.
It is dark in the room, probably because the lights are turned off and the curtains are drawn.
“Isaac…?”
Tired looking eyes.
It’s a voice that sounds like waking up.
“I sent a letter like that because of the requested research, but I didn’t hear from you, so I came like this.”
“I’m sorry. Come in.”
Contrary to the words of the female students who said that they would not open the door even if they visited, Robert readily opened the door.
Robert’s room was accompanied by unpleasant heat and an unpleasant smell emanated from it, probably because the ventilation was never turned on and the door was kept closed.
Compared to the smell of reagents or materials used in research, it is not as irritating, but it is a smell that makes you feel dirty.
“Hmmmm… First of all, let me briefly explain.”
Isaac, who held on to his facial muscles to keep his expression from changing, showed Robert his achievements so far.
Probably, even if I explained about the magic circle, it was enough to list simple conclusions.
‘Has the face lost some weight?’
As Isaac explained, he observed Robert’s whereabouts.
It seems to be a matter of energy rather than a feeling of inability to eat.
It was strange that his face was chubby even though he was the same size.
Isaac, who was tracking the source of this unpleasant smell with his head, cut off his thoughts and decided to finish this place quickly, feeling that there was nothing good to know.
“…So you’re saying that by the time the second semester starts, we’ll be able to start a new magic circle?”
“If you sum it up in one line, it’s okay. Only at that time can you verify the hypotheses you have built, obtain reliable information, and rule out errors or defects to move to a more perfect stage.”
Did Robert, the head of the Faculty of Engineering, understand this much?
He sat down in his chair and nodded his head with a blank gaze.
“…Yes. It’s going back somehow… Women in this world can’t be trusted…”
“?”
Robert speaks strangely to himself while looking into the void.
Isaac was puzzled by the attitude, but now he wanted to go outside and get some fresh air.
‘I’ll have to take care of cleaning the room, too. I wonder if the visitors felt this way…’
And the most important point to leave this room.
I didn’t want to get involved in Robert’s situation, where it seemed certain that something bothersome had happened.
The hardships that the eldest son of a famous marquess family is going through is not an ordinary thing.
A magician and an aristocrat who is also involved in commerce.
Isaac didn’t want to get anything by paying Robert right now.
You can ask other cadets about sports.
However, when Robert asked for help, it was ambiguous to refuse with a single knife, so Isaac quickly gathered the papers he had spread on the table and held them in his arms.
“Next time, I’ll come back when the magic circle is operational. I’ll ask for the research items you supported, the same this time.”
*****
Beep-! Beep-! Beep-!
Birds chirping through the window.
Éclair thought as soon as she opened her eyes in her bedroom.
‘It was a day off from today…’
A holiday much later than expected.
Leo posted an urgent report of seeing black magic at his bar, so he put off his immediate holiday for a few days to investigate.
There were definitely traces of black magic.
Extensive search, which was carried out after pushing the vacation, was in vain without any meaningful results.
It was difficult to identify a group because Leo had only seen it suddenly while drinking, so there was no information to infer from testimony.
As a result, for a month, seasoned wizards were placed in the guards, and they changed the line patrol from shipwreck patrol.
He also sent a signal to the church.
Since it was an open search for the traces of the black magician in the capital, there was talk of keeping the knights in the center and handing over the request to an expert adventurer, but no clear answer was forthcoming.
Because the Church had already seen the traces and their eyes turned over, so they began to pursue them.
Public opinion came out asking whether it was necessary to spend even a penny or two for an adventurer.
The atmosphere inside the imperial family was quite sensitive, but thanks to the church’s constant movement day and night, it wasn’t to the point where Eclair had to withdraw the vacation he had placed in advance.
‘I’m going to get busy soon… Is it only now to rest?’
Éclair, who took a rare two-day holiday, was planning to go out with Chloe tomorrow, so he wanted to meet only today to finish the conversation.
“Whoa-!”
Eclair, who got out of bed, stretched his legs so much that he went to the bathroom attached to his room.
Shoot it
As with Chloe, Éclair did not have an attendant with her when taking a shower or bath.
My limbs were still intact, so there was no reason to have someone else wash and polish my body.
He was unwilling to let others see or touch his naked body.
After blowing moisture on her hair, she gathers her silver hair, which is spread out at will, and ties it up in her ponytail. She heads to the kitchen.
‘This morning–.’
If possible, make your own breakfast.
This experience will also be of great help in accommodation.
Even though she is resting, Chloe starts the day by having a meal with her younger brother who is sitting at the table wearing an academy uniform because it is the day she goes to the academy.
“You still look sleepy.”
Hehe···.”
Eclair also slightly raised the corner of his mouth as he looked at Chloe, who dyed his face lightly and smiled.
After sending her awake younger brother to the academy, she returns to her room and starts preparing to leave.
Standing in her dresser, she ran her finger across her chin.
‘Clothes are a problem.’
Even on a day off, I have to take my first steps in the Adventurer’s Guild, so I should wear the same clothes as I do when I’m on duty.
Unlike the place, the purpose itself is not a public service, so comfortable clothes?
After much deliberation, Eclair chose leather pants for her coat.
She wears a sword that is no different from a part of her body and takes a black brooch that is on the table.
“I’m going to see you for a while.”
After notifying the servant who was cleaning the entrance of the mansion to go out.
I went out wearing heelless shoes.
‘Shall we go?’
Again – again –
The feeling of stepping on a block in the street is new.
It’s definitely an adventurer’s guild I’ve been to many times for work.
As we got closer to our destination, a lot of things started to take hold that we hadn’t bothered with until now.
It’s like breathing automatically and manually.
“…”
Today, I face Roman not as a business person, but as a friend.
Can I say hello naturally when we meet?
How did you usually start a conversation with him?
Can we get to the point as soon as we meet?
I couldn’t give you an answer, but my worries only increase.
In the meantime, Eclair, who had arrived in front of the adventurer’s guild, opened the door after catching his breath.
