Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 261
Unlike usual, the Kingdom Academy was bustling from the morning. Most of the academy's faculty and staff shook their heads, saying that the upcoming winter vacation was shaking the students' hearts again, but the truth was a little different..
A female student who had to walk to and from school away from the dormitory was seen early in the morning on her way to the academy with her sleepy body..
Dwarf chimseongjang (針線匠) Walking out of Gula's shop, a young man dressed in Gula's clothing would be immediately recognized by anyone with any knowledge..
There was nothing major about him coming out wearing a purple cape reminiscent of the night sky and politely bowing, but the problem was that the young man was very much in line with the rumors that were circulating at the academy these days..
The female student noticed the young man's tall height, his shoulders wide enough to be seen even through the cape, and even a short-legged dog with a cute face panting at his feet. She felt herself waking up and looked at the young man's face..
And as soon as he arrived at the academy after running enthusiastically, he shouted to his classmates:.
"I think I just saw the real Eldmia Egar on my way to school.!!"
"This time, I saw something strange again, so I went crazy this morning.?"
The female student complained of injustice, but considering the false information she had brought out in recent weeks, her classmates' reaction was completely reasonable. As a result, this time, based on her six principles, the female student described the young man she saw in detail. She felt betrayed by her friends who did not trust her, but none of her actual friends paid any attention to her feelings of betrayal. did.
Instead, I left open the possibility that it might be real this time. And that possibility turned into certainty around lunchtime..
"That's right. I said I would participate in Professor Regneva's class today.."
Through the remarks of Cheryl Tsin Ogatorf, who has the most contact with Eldmia..
At first, the students tried to confirm that the young man the female student saw was Eldmia, but when she answered with completely unexpected information, they started to turn the restaurant upside down without saying who would go first. Cheryl, who had not been able to read the atmosphere in advance, frowned. Frowning, he realized too late that he had made a mistake..
The good news is that the barrage of questions directed at her did not last very long..
"Eldmia entered the academy.!"
Cheryl washed her face dry and let out a deep sigh as she watched the students begin to rush out at the shout of someone who burst in through the cafeteria door. She was very concerned that the recent exodus had left most of the second year out, as well as the Bears Carl Ritz and Gree Wills, but she didn't want to get involved in what was sure to be some kind of mess..
In the end, Cheryl organized the numerous thoughts passing through her mind and spoke briefly..
"Well, looking at myself,."
And while he was trying to continue eating as if nothing had happened, he hurriedly finished his meal and left the place..
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After leaving the clothing store of an old dwarf whose name I didn't know, I returned home, showed off my new clothes in front of Asilier, who was just coming to her senses while drinking coffee, and headed to the academy after lunch..
"Really, you shouldn’t imitate a knight this time.?"
"Then just act like normal.?"
"Hmm... that might be a bit dangerous. Just pretend to be quiet and cold!"
Leaving behind Asilier, who kept giving me warnings,.
Even though I wore a sword and a needle on my waist, took out the first aid kits from the pouch I usually wore around my waist, and placed them in the pocket inside my cape, I checked my clothes to make sure there was no loose or ugly looking part, and by the time I left the house, the sun had already risen in the sky. The floating population had increased considerably..
Is it because of the expensive clothes? It seems like more attention is being paid to me than usual. Like luxury brands, there aren't any signs that clearly show who made it, but in addition to the people who usually whisper when they see my face, there have definitely been more people focusing on the clothes I'm wearing..
Rather, look at Laika riding majestically in front of my saddle. What kind of clothes are they so interested in?.
People in the know can't help but notice the clothes since they are obviously nice clothes, but it's just very uncomfortable for the person involved. Fortunately, the road was not blocked, so I was able to move forward and arrive at the academy faster than yesterday, and I got off the horse with Laika with a sigh of relief..
"But isn’t there any security at the academy? Just like yesterday, I wonder if it's okay for outsiders to just come in like this.."
No matter how many times I looked around the main gate, which had only a temporary stable for horses, there was no room left for guards. He didn't pay much attention since he just rode his horse all the way to the professor's office yesterday, but now that he's leaving his horse behind, all he can think about is whether this makes sense. But he said, let's go riding again like yesterday, and there was no place to put the horse there..
If I had known this would happen, I would have asked my teacher. My thoughts were short..
"Hey, they must have installed some kind of crime prevention magic.."
It's a kingdom academy in name and name, but it can't be sloppy for no reason..
I told myself that I would upset the horse if it disappeared in the future, and after tying it up in what was clearly a guest stable, I headed towards the building where the professor's office was located with Leica running around excitedly behind me..
And once again, I had to feel uncomfortable under the increasing gaze of those around me..
"Did they install some kind of surveillance camera?."
As I looked at the students who clearly recognized that I had come and came to watch, I remembered whether it was a surveillance spell or a tracking spell that Merdella had used, so I activated my magic vision and belatedly saw a huge magic sphere floating above the academy sky..
It was such a huge sphere that I thought that was why there were no guards. It was clear that someone who was using that to monitor visitors had spread the story. I was able to pretend to be indifferent and go on my way up to that point, but somehow the speed at which the number of onlookers increased began to exceed my expectations..
The kids who were watching secretly and whispering have changed to openly watching and making noises....
Even if I wanted to pretend not to know, I couldn't, but it was still a long way from arriving at the professor's office. Even if you openly look around and stare, the students are busy igniting their curiosity rather than backing down..
"Haha... that's not polite.."
In the end, I sighed briefly and decided to follow Asilier's advice and shoot back coldly..
"It's unpleasant to look at a caged animal, so if you don't have anything to do, why don't you all just get out of the way?."
It wasn't far enough for me to hear what I was saying softly, so I spoke a little louder on purpose. I hoped that they would stop wasting their precious lunch time and just go and rest or eat their lunch, but for some reason the noise got louder..
Among the students who were talking loudly, a large male student came towards me as if my words were a signal..
"Are you Lord Eldmia Egar??"
What is this Gomtaeng?.
The muscular pig, who was not only roughly at the same eye level as me, but also seemed to have twice as many muscles attached to the front and back, came with about five or six guys with similar muscle mass as him but was about a head shorter in height and spoke to me politely. It was a very polite and courteous attitude for it to be a threat, so I decided to answer appropriately..
"It's true that it's Eldemia, but it's not Kyung.."
I just pointed out the wrong name, but for some reason, people around me gasped and Gomtaeng started looking at me with a burdened expression, as if he was thrilled. And based on my experience in the Empire, when a guy who looks like he's more familiar with swords than magic reacts like this, he usually wants one thing..
"Such a humble attitude even though he helped root out vicious traitors who had forgotten the royal favor! He is truly a paragon of knighthood! please..."
Because I knew that, I opened my mouth before he could finish speaking..
"first. I came here as Professor Regneva's assistant and student, not as a swordsman. It's not even a model of a knight.."
"Sparring...yeah?"
"second. I have no hobby of sparring with just anyone.."
Every time he raised his finger and spoke, the murmur subsided. Since I wasn't speaking loudly on purpose, I was curious as to what he was saying, and feeling satisfied that he was quieting down on his own, I stretched out my ring finger one last time..
"third. Rumors are always exaggerated, so don't have any illusions and focus on your academy classes.."
I don't know how they heard the rumors, but they must have picked up a variety of things, from wild rumors to facts, and chewed them up as gossip. I'm willing to help as much as I can if just correcting them one by one makes me stronger, but arguing with kids who are weaker than me is just a waste of time..
"So now I want you to get out of the way."
Since I had no intention of showing such kindness, I stopped talking clearly, and Gomtaeng hesitated but carefully opened the way. Still, I thought he was a friend I could communicate with and tried to move on, but this time a question came from a different direction..
"So can you please tell me which rumor is true??"
It's a polite question, but the voice is somewhat humorous. When I turned my head in the direction of the sound, I saw a long-haired male student who looked like a black character with narrow eyes looking at me..
"I know it's rude, but at the Academy, Sir Ega... Excuse me, Ega's reputation is very high. So much so that he wanted to meet me even during his lunch break. Seeing things like this, can you tell me just one thing??"
He must be the same age or similar to Cheryl, but it's really noble that he stands up appropriately and pushes and pulls her. Just when I was about to ignore it or not, it seemed like there was a possibility that it would be less annoying if I just made one thing clear, so I gave a short answer..
"scaffold."
I took a step back, thinking that they would understand what I was saying since they were smart kids like academy cadets..
Fortunately, no students followed..
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