Academy’s Second Seat

“Why did this happen?”

Astina frowned and said to me.

“Isn’t it good to eat them all together?”

I also knew well that it was a nuisance.

By the way, when everyone says let’s eat together, isn’t it a little strange if we do it with someone and not with anyone?

Everyone’s exams are over and the semester is over, so let’s eat with a cool mind.

Rie grumbled as she calmly sliced the steak and put it in her mouth.

“The meat doesn’t taste that good.”

Luna tilted her head as she looked at Lie like that.

“I’m not sure… … cellar… ?”

I felt like I couldn’t get the proper pronunciation because I had meat in my mouth, but I thought I knew what he was saying.

Lie and Astina chewed the meat as if they were dissatisfied, but Luna was eating with great satisfaction.

Of course, I was happy too.

It wasn’t the same meal I ate when I was in forest school.

Still, it was a decent enough meal.

– Took a little bit.

Luna was not good at sharpening the knife, so she rattled the bowl and cut the meat.

Looking at Luna like that, there was oil on her lips.

It looked like an innocent child eating a knife as well.

It wasn’t a bad feeling though.

Wouldn’t it be nice to see a child eating well?

“Luna, come on.”

I took the handkerchief next to me and handed it to Luna.

“Uh?”

Luna looked at him bewildered, as if asking what this meant.

“Come here.”

I approached Luna and wiped the oil off her lips with a handkerchief.

Then Luna’s eyes widened and she grabbed the handkerchief in her hand.

“My, my, I will do it!”

“okay.”

He wiped the corners of his mouth with oil on his face, blushing as if he was embarrassed to eat it.

– Snarl squawk squawk squawk.

Then, Lie next to him began to sharpen the plate as if to break it.

He was staring at me with a look on his face that he didn’t like something.

“Why are you again?”

“you do not have to know. This child.”

Didn’t you grab my neck and shake me earlier… … .

I was embarrassed.

what did i do wrong

So the meal came to an end.

After the main meal, coffee and dessert were served.

Luna got up from her seat while eating dessert.

“Oh, I have a present for Rudy more than that.”

“… … gift?”

Then Luna took out a small box from her pocket.

Luna said so and smiled softly.

“… … ?”

I received the gift with bewilderment.

Then Lido got up and took out a paper box.

“female… … here.”

“What else is this?”

“Come on, what is a present?”

Rie was embarrassed and handed me a present.

I looked at Lee with bewilderment.

What are you giving a present?

what day is it today?

Astina looked at me like that and opened her mouth.

“Happy Birthday. Rudy Astria.”

“… … ?”

“happy birthday! Rudy!”

“… … ????”

As I was doing this, Lee looked at me with strange eyes.

“You didn’t know today was your birthday.”

Hearing those words, the puzzle slowly came together.

it’s my birthday today

I started rolling my eyes.

There’s no way an ordinary nobleman doesn’t know his birthday.

Usually nobles enjoy a luxurious party on their birthday.

It was meant to celebrate a birthday, and also to socialize with the nobles of the surrounding estates.

It’s the day we have a party every year, so we can’t forget it.

When it comes to hosting a party, the organizers themselves are the busiest.

Such a party had to be prepared several months in advance to be able to hold a good party.

So it was a day never to be forgotten.

If you prepare late, it will be a shabby party.

How am I supposed to justify this?

All of a sudden, I was afraid that I might be suspicious of these guys.

I raised my head and glanced around.

However, surprisingly, there was no reaction.

“Well, Rudy can do that. Hehe… … .”

Then Lie started giving me a pint cup.

“What are you?”

I frowned at those words.

What am I doing?

I was relieved that he didn’t have any other suspicions, but seeing him do it as if it was natural made me feel bad.

“What the hell were you doing while you were at home?”

Lee said, looking at me pathetic.

“haha… … .”

I do not know.

I also wonder how I lived in the mansion.

He just laughed awkwardly.

“Rudy, open the present.”

At Luna’s words, the gift was placed on the table.

And I opened it from Luna’s gift.

Upon opening the gift, there was a ring with a black stone embedded in it.

“It’s a ring I made myself! Whoops!”

Luna straightened her shoulders and smiled confidently and said to me.

And I started to explain about this ring.

“I applied windball magic to create protection magic!”

“Using windball magic?”

“yes! I’ll show you the magic circle later!”

“Thank you. Luna.”

“Hehe… … .”

Luna then scratched her head and laughed like a fool.

And I opened the present of Li.

It contained men’s perfume.

“Hmmm… … . It’s a pretty good perfume. Write well.”

“uh… … Thank you.”

However, the packaging was a bit odd.

something subtly… … .

A wrapping paper with a lot of heart patterns drawn on it.

If it’s Rie’s taste, I’ll respect it, but it’s usually a birthday present, so I wanted to use this kind of wrapping paper.

When I felt something strange and looked at the other person’s face, Astina and Luna both had very surprised faces.

“… … what? why?”

Rie looked at the two men’s expressions and made a bewildered look on their faces.

“Lee… … The gift of perfume… … .”

Luna carefully opened her mouth, and Astina accepted the words.

“It is something a woman does only for lovers when she presents perfume to a man. Especially with a high-end manufactured perfume like that.”

When Lee heard that, he was terribly surprised.

“Ah, ah, no! Surely Locke should be able to present something like this! It’s a popular gift in the Empire!!”

Lie stopped as she uttered those words.

His eyes widened as if he had realized something.

“The Locke deceived me.”

As he said that, he looked at me.

He had an angry face and kept his lips shut.

“It’s not like that. I did it because I didn’t know I don’t know.”

Seeing Lee like that, I smiled.

“What were you doing while you were in the Imperial Household?”

I teased him the same way Rie did.

Isn’t this the original world?

If you did it yourself, you should think about receiving it yourself.

Then, Lee smirked and looked at me.

“eww… … .”

I laughed enough at Rie, who had an angry expression on her face.

Astina smiled and looked at Rie, then shifted her gaze to me.

“Rudy Astria. I didn’t prepare a special gift.”

“Oh, it’s fine. I didn’t even know it was my birthday.”

And since Astina made a reservation for this restaurant, it was like receiving a gift.

“I want to tell you something a little different than that.”

“Is that a different story?”

“It’s about my brother that happened last time.”

As soon as Astina spoke those words, I frowned.

“What happened?”

Then Astina smiled comfortably.

“It’s not like that. I’m sure you’ll get a big punishment because you’ve been transported to the judge. Rather, he is appealing to his father to give him a greater punishment.”

Hearing that, I was relieved.

“Then I’m glad.”

“I didn’t mean to tell this story. My father told you to say sorry and thank you. He worried a lot when he said you were seriously injured.”

I smiled softly at that.

“I didn’t get hurt because of them. Please tell him not to worry.”

It wasn’t Harpel that I got hurt, so Astina’s father didn’t have to apologize.

He wasn’t at fault about Harpel either.

If Harpel was young, it would be her parents’ fault, but Harpel was already old enough to become an adult.

So, Harpel himself was responsible for that, and he couldn’t hold his parents accountable.

Also, looking at Astina’s usual behavior and what Astina’s parents are saying now, it seemed that there was no problem with home education.

That Harpel bastard is a weirdo.

Astina heard my answer and opened her mouth with a smile.

“How about you come to our estate once without me telling you?”

“yes… … ?”

“My father also wants to see you. Aren’t you so different from the rumors?”

When I heard that, I was in a bit of trouble.

I was thinking of staying at the academy during the vacation and training my magic.

Would it be okay if I went on vacation for a while?

Wouldn’t it be too much of a shame if you were on vacation and just kept training at the academy?

And then you might get a real mental illness.

“Okay, then, let’s listen to it during vacation.”

“when?”

When I said that, Rie suddenly asked a question.

“When are you going?”

“… … You know what to do.”

When I said that, Rie glared at me with a confused state.

It felt like he was broken today.

Astina looked at it and smiled.

“Then let me know when you will come.”

“Yes, I will tell you about a week before I go.”

After we ate, we went back to the dormitory.