Chapter 312
Group C finals are over.
So, neither Olivia, who advanced to the semifinals of tomorrow’s tournament, nor Harriot, who withdrew and lost, had nothing to do at the tournament.
“You, you really you are a really bad kid. You know I’m a bad boy, right?”
“I’m only going to do my sister.”
“That, that… … ! that, though! You are bad too!”
Olivia reluctantly followed Harriet, who was blushing. Olivia did not win, but was won.
So even though I won, I felt like I lost. No, rather, I lost more because I won.
Harriet says while glancing at Olivia, who is following and chattering beside her.
“It’s noisy. The game is over, so don’t bother and go on your way.”
“… … you! I will avenge you for sure! Leave it and see!”
Olivia said something like a loser’s excuse on the subject of winning, and then ran out of the tournament as if running away.
Harriet was laughing at Olivia’s back.
A bit though.
I thought I was a self-controlled person.
It looks like he’s angry from head to toe, but at the stadium he ran like he was going to kill him, but since he’s not in a game right now, he didn’t touch a single hair on his head.
If you get pissed off like that, you lose your composure and try to harm yourself, or something like that.
It seemed that he could not stand his anger, so he rather ran away.
I would like to think that the line to be followed is a person who definitely keeps it, but when I see him doing it, it seems that it is not at all.
‘Because he’s a strange person… … .’
Good or bad, Harriet still had no idea about Olivia Ranze.
Of course, I don’t know if it’s a good person or a bad person, but it’s clear that it’s a person I don’t like.
Come out of the main stadium. There, the first year of the royal class was piled up.
Reinhardt shouted.
“Bad! You did it man!”
lost
Everyone was making faces as if they had won.
“Did I believe you?”
“… … You didn’t believe me the most.”
“Oh, hmm. nice. Big!”
At Reinhardt’s excited shout, not only Ellen but also all the other students stared at Reinhardt.
Harriet knew that Reinhardt was fidgeting with anxiety.
It was great that everyone gathered around Harriet. He said it was great and cheered it up.
No matter how much I didn’t use divine power, and even if Olivia looked down on me, winning a set was a huge deal.
Of course, it wasn’t just the students who met Harriet.
“baby!”
“Uh, uh, Mom… … .”
Madame Saintoine hugged Harriet tightly. Harriet knew that her parents were also in her seat, and that she was coming, so she wasn’t too upset.
However, Harriet blushed because she called her baby in front of everyone.
“It was wonderful, my dear. Are you hurt anywhere?”
“Oh, don’t say baby… … .”
Because their parents came, the students were watching the scene from a distance.
Knowing that you are being treated like this at home makes the situation even more intolerable.
The Grand Duke of Saint-Ouan was also watching him with a happy expression. It was clear that she was at a loss because she was proud of her daughter who had grown up considerably.
Mrs. Saintoine, who had given Harriet no injuries for a long time, saying that she was great, looked at someone while hugging Harriet.
“however… … . Reinhard-kun?”
“… … that, ah yes! Oh, long time no see!”
Everyone was surprised that Madame Saintoine knew Reinhardt.
Long time no see?
Where and for what reason did Reinhardt have to see Harriet’s mother in person?
And Reinhardt’s complexion turned white and he was frozen.
“If I haven’t heard wrong… … . I think the person you call Paktong is my baby… … .”
At those words, Reinhardt’s pale complexion turned almost green.
Madame Saintoine looks at Reinhardt with a kind and kind smile.
“Right?”
“that that… … . that, that that. that’s what… … .”
“yes that’s right.”
The answer came not from Harriet or Reinhardt, but from Ellen.
Reinhardt looked at Ellen frozen.
are you going to kill me
Despite such stares, Ellen just pretended not to know.
Ellen’s expression seemed to be somewhat heartbroken.
Madame Saintoine’s smile grew wider. But it was an eerie smile, as if thousands of knives were hiding in that smile.
“Reinhard-kun, can we talk for a minute?”
“That, that. That’s it. That, the story… … .”
-chuck
Then, the Archduke of Saint-Ouan, who had been watching the situation happily, approached and put his hand on Reinhardt’s shoulder.
“It’s a story that has no choice but to call my daughter Paktong.”
The Archduke of Saint-Ouan’s expression hardened into a grim expression.
“That must be a great story.”
It must be a great story, the Archduke Saint-Ouan said with only his eyes.
“Please kill me.”
Reinhardt, in the end, voluntarily paid the tax.
* * *
It didn’t fit behind.
But Madame Saintoine said she hadn’t thought my daughter would have such a cute nickname, and I thought it would be less creepy than a knife stabbed in my throat when she patted me on the shoulder.
Harriet was at a loss.
If you defend me or not, it’ll look weird.
okay.
I can’t help but think that I’m paying the price retroactively for making fun of the grand duke’s daughter and a country’s princess.
The Archduke of Saint-Ouan did not say that he would kill me if I called my daughter that way one more time.
They just look at me with cold eyes.
I was more scared because I didn’t say anything.
“I will.”
“Oh that. yes.”
however… … .
what am i doing here?
A restaurant inside the temple.
I was sitting with the family of the Archduke of Saint-Ouane. The Archduke of Saint-Ouan exchanged brief greetings with Charlotte and Xavierlintana, whom he was sure to know, and then he came over to dine with his daughter.
and.
Eoyoung Booyoung I also came with you.
I didn’t mean to follow you.
I didn’t ask you to follow me.
It was just that Madame Saintoine naturally dragged me along. She didn’t ask to go out to eat, she just said let’s talk slowly as we went, and she came naturally to the restaurant.
what is this?
What’s the matter?
Harriet was equally perplexed.
Why is the child sitting here? No, why did mom bring him?
He had that kind of expression.
Feeling possessed, the menu was brought out and Harriet and I blankly played with forks and knives.
Let’s not say anything, let’s not express useless questions.
Even if I say something wrong, it seems that I can’t really turn it back.
what is it
Meeting Harriet’s parents in Arnaria alone, and now sitting here together.
Even if Harriet and I were promised to marry, isn’t this out of order?
“My baby, when will you be able to do that again?”
“Yes, I was curious about the detailed principle.”
Fortunately, neither Madame Saintoine nor the Archduke seemed to have room for attention on my part, and neither did I.
2nd set with Olivia. Harriet’s skills demonstrated there far exceeded expectations.
“Yes… … . So I didn’t give it a name. Should I say that scroll magic was applied to the human body?”
Harriet rolled up her right sleeve. She didn’t see any tattoos.
However, as Harriet concentrated, blue magic lines floated on Herriot’s arms and began to take the shape of letters.
The Archduke of Saint-Ouan looked at the complex string and nodded as if he understood.
“It’s a Rune.”
“huh.”
“You mean you translated modern magic into runes?”
“huh.”
Only the Archduke of Saint-Ouan would truly know how difficult it was. That’s why he was staring blankly at his daughter’s nonchalant answer.
It was her own daughter, but it was clear that she was surprised that she had done such a ridiculous thing.
Harriet smiled subtly.
“I didn’t do it alone. The Magic Research Club helped me a lot. The idea was also made by another kid.”
“If it’s a magic research society… … .”
Harriet looks in my direction.
“Yeah, that’s what he said he wanted to make.”
At those words, the eyes of Madame Saintoine and the Archduke were fixed on me.
Your daughter boasted at the Magic Research Society that she would surprise the world.
It wasn’t the way he wanted it to be, but Harriet had already caused some nonsense. Through cooperation with the members of the Magic Research Society.
In the end, I was right.
The Archduke of Saint-Ouan and Heriot had a discussion for a while about the magic they had newly developed.
Most of the time, I couldn’t hear anything at all. However, he seemed to know what it felt like because he had heard it from Louis as well.
He made his body function as a living magic circle.
I didn’t know how to actually use magic and what it had to do with making my body function as a magic circle could reduce casting speed very significantly.
“Daughter, this must be a magic system that only you can use in the world. For ordinary wizards, the act of converting modern magic into runes, memorizing all of them, and recalling them whenever needed would take much longer than the traditional casting method. This method can eliminate the stage of mana manipulation in the casting process, but the process of calculation is rather longer.”
“… … Yes, I guess.”
In the end, it’s a way to press with a well-running head. It is rather a loss for an ordinary wizard to use this method.
Increase the formula and skip the step of actual horsepower operation.
For Harriet, it’s a way to use magic almost immediately, but for other wizards, it’s rather nonsense.
Anyway, he said he was a genius, but looking at Harriet, who did what was possible because he was a real genius… … .
What can I say?
I’m happy.
I’m confident that I’ll be able to compete with Ellen.
Even if I fight with him, I’m confident in this situation, why do I like it?
“Why do you look the same as your mom and dad? Gee, I feel bad… … .”
It seems that the Archduke of Saint-Ouane and I had been making similar expressions all along, so Harriet became angry.
Madame Saintoine, the Archduke, and me.
Apparently, all three of them are feeling the same now.
* * *
“how is it? Are you choking or not?”
“are you okay.”
“… … I have to hold my breath to wear something like this, but you don’t have one? Honestly, isn’t that unfair?”
After trying on Ellen in a dress, Liana stuck out her tongue as she looked at Ellen, who looked well-groomed and calm even in tight clothes.
The Miss Temple Contest is coming tomorrow. It is the main event of the festival with the finals of the Unlimited Weight Tournament.
So Ellen and Riana were doing a final check. So Liana was busy going back and forth between Ellen’s room and Cliffman’s room.
So during this festival, the busiest was Liana.
Reinhardt’s tournament is over, and Harriet’s unlimited weight tournament is over.
Now, the only things left to do among the first year of Royal Class are Ellen and Cliff. Looking at Ellen standing in front of the mirror, Liana patted Ellen’s cheek.
“Open up your face. Anything bad?”
“No, not really.”
Ellen sees her expression in the mirror.
I don’t think it’s very different from usual, but I wonder if it looks bad. Ellen tried to force a smile, but it didn’t work out for her.
A natural smile, it was difficult for him in the first place. So if you force yourself to smile, you get a weird expression. I wouldn’t say it’s ugly, but it’s an expression that can’t be seen with a smile.
But now, it was difficult to smile more than usual.
The image of Reinhardt today kept flashing in my mind.
‘ha… … .’
‘Ehh… … .’
‘Aren’t you even worried?’
‘We’re in trouble… … . What do you do if you lose? uh? No, losing is losing, but what if I lose completely?’
‘You don’t look like you’re shaking!’
‘okay! don’t fall! Aren’t you shivering?’
‘You shivered again? when?’
I couldn’t stay still for a moment, and I was anxious, so I only sighed deeply.
‘and. him what. no. what is that? Him.’
‘What, what happened?’
‘mind! Look! Paktong did it?’
‘I believed in you!’
Reinhardt was overjoyed to see that Harriet was strong enough to not have to worry.
I could feel that he genuinely cared about Harriet and supported her.
Ellen was also surprised. Although she abstained, she managed to land Olivia a blow.
If I had been in that position, would I have been able to do as much as Harriet?
Not so, thought Ellen.
Well, if I were there.
Did Reinhardt worry about me like he did today?
Would you have cheered me on like today?
Maybe, though I was worried, I thought it wouldn’t be as restless as it was today.
Reinhardt hates Harriet a bit. He is worried about a subject he usually treats very roughly.
He’s good at whatever he does, so he won’t worry too much about it.
Even if you lose, you will believe that you will be able to take care of yourself.
Reinhardt is more concerned and interested in Harriet because he doesn’t trust her. Seeing Reinhardt like that, Ellen had no choice but to admit that her uncomfortable feelings were already in her heart.
Jealousy.
He is jealous of Harriet.
That’s why I couldn’t get the biggest question out of my head, the question that gave me the feeling that a stone had settled in my heart.
‘long time no see!’
Reinhardt seems to be acquainted with Harriet’s parents. The same goes for the Archduke of Saintoine, and the same for Madame Saintoine.
Seeing as Harriet wasn’t surprised at all, Harriet seemed to know that already.
how?
No, not how, but why?
Why did Reinhardt meet Harriet’s parents?
Have you ever met Harriet? Why did we meet, and why Reinhardt?
Didn’t you ever tell yourself that something like that happened?
No, there’s no reason Reinhardt should have said that to himself.
but.
still.
Although I am aware that there are many things I do not know about Reinhardt.
I don’t want to know this
I don’t want to know this, this way.
Of course, it is not only you who have such questions.
“By the way, it’s a bit strange that the Archduke and the Archduke know Reinhardt.”
Liana was also adjusting Ellen’s clothes and fitting accessories, and said that as if passing by.
Everyone was surprised to see Reinhardt being dragged away by the Archduke of Saintoine in front of the stadium.
“Because I might see it.”
“is it?”
The most curious about the reason was herself, but Ellen said so.
At some point, you start to lie. Pretending not to be curious, pretending to be okay when nothing is wrong.
Ellen hated herself changing little by little like that. She ends up lying and hiding her feelings.
“By the way, is Reinhardt close to the Grand Duchess, to the extent of going to dinner together?”
“… … .”
At Liana’s words, Ellen gritted her teeth.
If he didn’t do that, he felt that his face in the mirror would be strangely distorted.
It’s hard to laugh
It was possible for Ellen not to make any facial expressions.
“Looks like this is enough. I’m going to see Cliffman and that bastard. Also, they don’t know how to dress, so they’re stumbling around.”
“huh.”
After Liana left her room, Ellen let go of her molars.
Ellen looks in the mirror.
She was seen wearing a gorgeous dress, her shoulders exposed, and wearing colorful accessories including necklaces, earrings, and bracelets.
It’s not bad.
I thought so myself, but Riana kept saying that it would be strange if you, who were at this level, didn’t become Miss Temple.
Let’s throw away all unnecessary thoughts, jealousy, inferiority, and doubts.
Because that doesn’t help you in the slightest.
Ellen wasn’t curious about anything else.
If he saw himself dressed like this, what would Reinhardt say and what kind of expression would he make?
that’s just curious
He himself was a little surprised, but if it was Reinhardt, he would surely be surprised, so he believed.
I was afraid of what Reinhardt would say after that, but at the same time I was a little excited.
Ellen tried to force herself into a smile while looking in the mirror in her room without Lianna.
It still didn’t go well, but it’s possible to try.
I think that alone will make me smile someday.
Ellen practiced smiling in the mirror.
* * *
“… … .”
Olivia Ranze was lying on the bed in her room.
Although Olivia won Group C today, everyone knows she looked pretty dirty.
Olivia Ranze, Year 5 A-0.
Except for a few instances, Olivia is still kind and gentle with everyone. Nothing much has changed from before.
But knowing that Olivia would be a bit sensitive today, even though she was younger by age, her classmates didn’t come to congratulate her.
So, now Olivia was alone.
Lying down, Olivia blankly looks up at the ceiling of her dorm room.
Assuming that he used divine power, he was able to somehow withstand the last magic attack.
No, I wouldn’t have gone there in the first place.
Holy magic isn’t just limited to healing and protective powers.
in addition to that.
Olivia raises her hand and sees black smoke billowing from it.
corrupted divine power.
Olivia can use that too.
If Tiamata was there.
I wouldn’t have been embarrassed by such a kid.
I lost because I won.
I can’t forget the look on the cheeky girl’s expression as she declared her resignation.
He knew exactly what his victory would be, complete with abstention.
Even if he won in the end, it was even better, no, rather, it was a loss.
He, who had to win, gave up a set and won.
So, it’s complete defeat.
Even if you win the tournament, it doesn’t change the fact that you lost to Harriet.
It doesn’t make any sense to think about it. It is meaningless to think about what it would have been like if it had been this way or what it would have been like if it had been that way.
I lost to Harriet de Saintoine.
Only that fact remains.
I feel like I’ve lost my motivation, but I can’t beat it.
In the end, it was not the original purpose to scold or defeat them.
I need money.
money.
If you win the tournament and win Miss Temple, you can receive prize money.
Because that’s the original purpose. Let’s just care about that. The opponents in the semifinals and finals of the tournament won’t be so easy.
And Miss Temple has to prepare too.
Olivia got up from bed sobbing and opened the closet.
All but necessary items had been sold, so the closet had nothing but school uniforms and normal everyday clothes.
‘If only I had at least the dress I wore at the support party… … .’
I sold my stuff to help someone. I also sold all the dresses and accessories that my adoptive father had bought for me to wear to various events.
There’s no reason to do that.
I can’t find any other reason not to do that.
Because he thinks that his true needs are not met with things.
Olivia did.
“haha… … .”
So, Olivia smiled helplessly as she looked at her closet, which had no street clothes other than her school uniform.
* * *
The Archduchess of Saint-Ouane had dinner that day and returned late in the evening. Since the Archduke is a busy man in many ways, it was clear that he was forced to take time for Harriot’s tournament today.
“what.”
After seeing off the Archduke and his wife, Harriet said that right away.
“… … What did I say? Didn’t you say anything?”
“It’s time to say something, now! what! What are you going to say! Tell me early!”
If I let it go, I’ve been holding back because the person who said things I hate for no reason is in front of the grand duke couple, so now is the time to spit it out. Harriet sighs as his face turns red.
“Uh, uh, uh… … . My mom is going to make fun of me for calling me that… … .”
His lips were trembling as he spoke. You think I’m definitely going to have a fight with you like this ‘You’re such a kid’?
“What are you kidding me about? You are right.”
“As expected, you’re kidding me!”
It’s been a long time since I’ve been in the middle of a long time.
If that’s the case, even if you don’t want to be teased, you’ll be teased? You won’t be able to stop talking!
“Look at me. Just looking at it, I would have done it without me.”
“I will not! don’t do it! Not even at home!”
Harriet’s face flushed bright red, and she sighed. Yeah, definitely not. I know that. But you are too vulnerable to agitation and fabrication.
However, it is already a child to stamp one’s feet in anger over such things.
It’s interesting that he’s gotten stronger, but his mentality remains the same.
“Do you want to try it?”
“I will not! Why do I do that when I’m old!”
… … what.
Why is it so cute to say that a 17-year-old is at this age?
You really love this!
I thought it would explode with magic if I stimulated it more, so I closed it moderately. After all, this is a law that requires rapid adjustment.
On the way back to the Royal Class Dormitory.
People were still crowded. Because by Friday, more and more people will increase.
Today’s Unlimited Tournament Group C final must have been a hot topic. It was a fight on a different level from other matches in my opinion.
A freshman who fires magic at a speed close to instant.
A 5th grader who rushes like a train while taking it all with his bare body.
It was great to leave everything else behind.
“however… … . Strange?”
Harriet walked quietly and murmured softly.
“What is strange?”
“My mother calls me that. It’s strange… … . do you think?”
what.
Was he still thinking about that? Harriet seemed really ashamed of it. Well, it might be a headache in its own way for Harriet.
Because both the Archduke and the Archduchess of Saint-Ouane will continue to treat Harriet as a child.
But I also think that this is an unavoidable problem.
Seeing the shy Harriet, I smiled.
“Why is it strange that parents love their children?”
“… … .”
The grand duke pretends to be calm and solemn, but his daughter’s love drips out.
The Grand Duchess kept hugging Harriet as if she didn’t want to let go of her arms even for a moment.
Harriet seemed to hate that sight, but I liked it.
I wonder why I had to watch that scene from beginning to end.
“Of course, most of those who come out of that environment are bastards, right?”
“You, what do you want to say!”
“You’re not really a bastard, are you?”
It seemed obvious that he grew up in a good environment with the wrong size, but is it a sin for parents to love their children? And Harriet may be what she was in her original story, but she isn’t even like that now.
“If you think about it, your words are good, but why are you always like that? son of a bitch? I, I, I have never heard of such words in my life!”
Naturally, at my words, Harriet went into a rage.
It’s kind of funny to say that your parents are good people and you’ve grown up, so there’s no problem.
Could it be that I have a disease that prevents me from speaking well?
But you can’t stop watching him turn red and go mad?
While bickering like that, we return to the Royal Class dormitory.
It’s winter.
It was night.
So, it was cold.
“It’s cold.”
“It’s winter, fool. Of course it’s cold.”
“Do I have to listen to a fool just because I said something cold?”
“I don’t know if it’s someone else, but you’re not saying anything to me, especially! How many times have you made fun of me with nonsense!”
Harriet starts to start again. No, but this time you started first.
Today the weather felt a bit particularly cold. It was mid-winter, it was night, and he was wearing thin clothes. Harriet and I were breathing white on each other.
How much colder is it going to be at this point?
Of course, it’s not the pole here, and the weather won’t be that harsh.
Come to think of it, magic is a god, right?
Just because it’s cold doesn’t mean you have to be cold, right?
I tapped Harriet, who was walking quietly beside me.
“Hey, it’s cold.”
“… … what.”
“It’s cold.”
“So what.”
“do something.”
“why me?”
Harriet stares intently at my gaze to offer something.
Even on an uninhabited island, Harriet summoned a heating sphere and put it in the children’s tent.
It’s the spirit, the nabal, and the magic is the best. Harriet pouted at my request to offer something, but he quietly closed his eyes.
I wondered if he would summon the fever sphere that he summoned on the deserted island again.
“… … .”
Harriet suddenly took my hand.
He didn’t even look at me, his head was down.
no.
this.
When I first awakened to the magical power enhancement, when I was sick and asked to sleep, Harriet sang a lullaby out of nowhere, not a sleep magic.
When I realized that it was a misunderstanding, I wondered if I had really died as it was.
You asked me to use magic, but did you understand it completely wrong again?
“no… … . It’s not magic… … .”
“know.”
At those words, my head seemed to stop.
“me… … . I’m not that stupid… … .”
His voice trembled violently, as if it would break at any moment.
I knew he was asking me to use magic, but I held his hand.
Harriet bows her head, takes my hand and leads the way.
I didn’t even hold it too tight. I couldn’t hold on tighter or let go. Harriet takes my hand and leads the way, but I quietly follow him.
“Me, how was your day?”
Harriet asked.
“It was great.”
I said it with sincerity, without pretense.
“… … .”
“… … .”
We didn’t talk any further.
Without saying a word, I just walked.
The dormitory was quite far, so I had to take a tram back.
However, Harriet skipped past the tram stop and continued walking.
As if I wanted to walk like this forever.
As if wishing that the place to return to would never appear.
