Academy’s Second Seat

Yuni stared at the wall with a grumpy face.

After knowing that Rudy and Rie’s mood was not unusual, they continued to do this whenever they had time.

“profit… … . my sister… … .”

A feeling similar to jealousy grew rapidly in Yuni’s heart.

I finally had a good relationship with my sister, but Rudy intervened.

I wondered what he had done.

Rie, who is usually harsh and respectful to those around her, was different from Rudy.

He used to look at Rudy with a pale face.

“okay… … Rudy-senpai is a great person… … .”

Uni has been around Rudy since she entered the school.

We worked together from the student council to the lab.

So Yuni was well aware of Rudy’s ability.

It was also understandable that Rie had a crush on Rudy.

“But not now!”

I couldn’t live freely with Rie if it wasn’t now.

When Liie reached her third year, she wouldn’t be at the academy for the first semester, and after graduation, both of them were in the position of princesses, so they couldn’t move around freely.

So now was the only time I could freely spend time with Rie.

I didn’t want to lose this time to someone else.

Also, I wanted to check with my own eyes whether Rudy and Li were a good match.

If Rudy thought he didn’t fit in with Rie, he was going to stop him from approaching him any further.

After pondering deeply, Yuni raised her head.

“Yeah, I’m doing what I can do as a younger brother.”

Uni said, ‘Ummm!’ He made a sound and nodded.

Then the next day.

Yuni immediately went to Rudy.

“senior.”

“… … inhale.”

As soon as Rudy saw Yuni, her eyes widened.

Then I was ready to run.

Yuni quickly caught Rudy like that.

“senior! Don’t run away, let’s talk!”

“I don’t think I have anything to say… … .”

“Because I am.”

Yuni looked around.

“If you don’t like having a lot of people, where do you go to talk?”

***

“Would you like to place a bet?”

“yes. You make a bet on my sister.”

We had come to the chief lab and were having a conversation.

I wondered what he was going to say, but it was more ridiculous than I thought.

I stared at Yuni with a confident face.

“Why do I do that?”

“Are you not confident? Or is it that my love for my sister is not enough?”

Yuni said provocatively and arrogantly.

However, it didn’t even feel like a provocation.

“By the way, Rie would hate that kind of thing, right?”

If you risk yourself on Lee’s personality and do something, you’ll be like, ‘What are you and what do you do with me?’ He clearly looked like he was going to be annoyed.

Yuni thought for a moment, then narrowed her brow.

“I heard… … .”

It seemed that Uni had the same idea.

Yuni thought for a moment and then looked at me.

“Then let’s keep it a secret and make a bet.”

reckless.

These words fit so well.

I sighed.

What should I do with this princess… … .

“Yeah, what a bet.”

I decided to listen to Yuni first.

Even if it was a bet, it was something I had to win.

When I asked, Yuni pointed a finger at me.

“Collaborative practice for 1st and 2nd graders! Who ranks higher there? I bet on that.”

“Joint Practice?”

I wasn’t crazy.

Since then, I was the one who took the top seat this time.

He had a lot more experience than other students, and he ranks first in theory.

Even compared to my classmates, I, who was at the top of the list, couldn’t fight Uni.

I raised the corners of my lips.

“You think you’re going to have a fight with me?”

“Shouldn’t it be long and short? only.”

Yuni raised her index finger.

“If I make a direct comparison with my seniors, I have a high chance of losing, so I’ll put them in the grade level.”

“It’s grade level… … .”

Uni was second in the current grade.

The chief is Diark Verdes, a magic swordsman.

Despite studying both magic and swordsmanship, he was proudly occupying the senior position in the first year.

I heard that you are getting along well with Borval-senpai these days, but it has been a while since I’ve seen your face.

“Yeah, let’s do that. So what if you lose or are equal?”

Isn’t it an unfair transaction if only I have a loss?

Yuni tilted her head as if she knew nothing.

“You didn’t even think about that, did you?”

“under… … .”

Yuni wasn’t the one to thoroughly prepare for this kind of thing.

In this respect, I could see that he was the opposite of Li.

no. Lee also occasionally behaves unexpectedly… … Can you say similar?

“Okay, so the condition when you lose is I can bet, right?”

“Yeah, what.”

“If you bet, you must have the same conditions.”

I looked at Yuni and smiled.

“If you lose, you won’t come close to Rie.”

When I said that, Yuni widened her eyes.

“Me too?”

It was the condition that Yuni was most afraid of.

The reason he proposed a bet to me now is probably his desire to monopolize Rie alone.

Yuni’s thoughts were clearly visible.

If I were to offer such a condition, I would withdraw without making a bet.

You will lose more than you gain… … .

However, my thoughts and Uni’s answer were different.

“… … I will.”

“What?”

“I do!”

I opened my eyes wide.

“Is it someone who would get along with my sister? I will judge for myself.”

Yuni clenched her fists and said.

I looked at it with interest.

Of course, I thought that he was greedy because he wanted to monopolize Rie, but it seems he had his own resolve.

Up to this point, I was willing to reach an agreement.

“Then, we only need to decide when it is an equal number.”

“Yes, what are you going to do?”

After thinking for a while, I opened my mouth.

“Let’s just make it happen. When it is an equal number.”

Yuni smiled contentedly.

“like. We do that.”

After saying that, Yuni turned around.

“Please train hard until the joint practice.”

“Yeah, you suffer too.”

I waved my hand at Yuni who turned around.

“Then I have to suffer a little.”

Before I met you today, I had an appointment.

It was a promise I had made to train for joint practice.

Gloves have been made for joint practice, but their practicality has not yet been proven.

I just knew it was available.

So, it is necessary to have experience similar to the real one.

There was a big difference between trying and not using it myself.

You may not be able to use the skills you were able to use in practice.

I had to figure out those details.

To do that, I needed a strong opponent who knew my weaknesses.

With that thought in mind, I was able to arrive at the training center as soon as I walked.

A training center on the outskirts where no one would come around.

The reason I wanted to train in a place like this wasn’t because I didn’t want other people to find out about my abilities or because I didn’t want to be noticed.

It’s just that people around you could get hurt.

As I entered the training room, I heard a voice.

“Oh, are you here?”

The person who would be my opponent was Astina-senpai.

A person who knows me well and can be said to be the strongest of those around me except for professors.

These days, Astina-senpai is spending her leisurely days.

It seems that the thesis for graduation has already been solved, and other requirements have already been met.

Now all I have to do is wait until graduation.

So I went to Astina.

I opened my mouth looking at Astina who was standing there.

“sorry. I’m late for work.”

“not. Because I know you’re busy. I was just here first to train.”

These days, Astina was practicing magic by herself.

It was his spare time, so he was concentrating on improving his abilities.

The reason I asked Astina for help was because she knew that.

As for me and Astina, fighting each other would be the fastest way to grow.

However, there was a problem.

The problem was that Astina had a good ability to respond to my abilities.

The biggest downside I have now was defense and mobility.

The only way to move fast is by strengthening your legs.

And defense skills are almost nonexistent.

On the other hand, Astina was good at pushing opponents and keeping distance.

A skill that is too difficult for me to deal with.

I had the strength to break through the opponent, but the conditions to reach the opponent were too few.

At the very least, you must either move forward with a defense, or move at a speed that your opponent will not be able to react.

I did not meet both of these conditions.

When dealing with weak guys, this might be possible, but when dealing with strong people, I wasn’t sure.

I’ve never had a proper fight with someone that strong.

In a way, this is a good opportunity.

You might even find a way to dig into a strong person.

Astina looked at me and smiled.

“There must be a lot of other things to do with the student council, can you train with me?”

“I don’t think there will be a lab job for a while, and the student council job isn’t that hard.”

Astina shook her head at my words.

“It doesn’t sound like that. If I deal with you, I will take it seriously. Then you might get hurt, so why not do other things?”

“You don’t have to worry about that. If you were afraid of that, you wouldn’t even have talked to Astina-senpai. Astina-senpai, you just have to do your best to deal with it.”

“Are you sure?”

“If you are not confident, would you say something like this?”

Astina smiled contentedly at my words.

“Now, let’s do it right away.”

Astina threw her coat aside and untied the ribbon she was wearing around her neck.

“Take good care of me.”

I said, putting on the gloves I brought on my hands.