Academy’s Second Seat

the next morning.

“I see you, Princess.”

Rie has arrived in the Persian territory.

Philip greeted Lie with courtesy.

We, who are students, get along comfortably with Lie, but seeing Philip politely greets me, and it feels strange.

“Thank you for your welcome.”

“no. The Persian estate is always open, so you can come whenever you want.”

Lie had a conversation with Philip like that, and then walked up to Astina with me.

“Rudy, long time no see.”

“Why are you here?”

When I asked, Lee shrugged as if it was nothing.

“amity? To show others that you are friendly with the Persian family? It’s better if you come when you’re there.”

Rie was smiling at what was so good.

So, when we kept sending and receiving letters, did you ask about the day we went to the Persian territory?

From the first time we exchanged letters, Rie kept scrutinizing the days of going to the Persian territory.

I told you the date without much thought, but I felt like I was asking for this.

So what happened to the runaway? … .

Astina, who was next to me, looked at Rie with a face she didn’t like.

“Hmm… … .”

Rie raised the corners of her lips looking at Astina like that.

So he smiled and opened his mouth.

“Am I hungry?”

“after… … . Yes, yes, I see. Are you going to eat? Princess?”

Astina scoffed at Rie and led her into the mansion.

With Lee added, he sat down in the dining room.

However, unlike yesterday, there was no different conversation.

There was only the sound of dishes moving.

While eating, Philip broke the silence first.

“Princess, what are you planning to do after dinner?”

I thought as I put the salad in my mouth.

I’m just here to play. What plans do you have?

“Perhaps I would like to inspect the territory. They say it has been a while since they inspected the Persian territory.”

Lee said to Philip with a smile.

It was a little surprising to see that Li had a solid goal.

I thought you were just here to play… … .

“Hoo… … If you visit the estate, we will attach our article.”

“no. You can take this guy.”

Lee smiled softly and pointed at me.

“me?”

I looked at Lee with a puzzled face.

“Then you follow me later Prepare your clothes with plain clothes.”

“that… … Princess?”

Philip opened his mouth carefully.

“Rudi Astria-kun is a friend who came as our guest, so he probably doesn’t even know the geography of the territory. I’d rather attach Astina.”

taken from readwn.com

Mister… … !

I was moved to hear Philip’s words.

I also came here to rest, so it was burdensome to follow Rie and do anything.

“Hmm… … . Then let’s go out and play together instead of being a guide.”

Lee looked at me and said.

Looking at me with eyes like, ‘Can you do this for me?’, it was hard to say no.

“okay. Let’s eat and have a look around.”

“Yeah.”

Lie laughed out loud about what was so good.

Philip looked at him and stroked his chin.

And he quietly opened his mouth.

“Daughter… … .”

“yes?”

Astina turned her head to Philip’s words.

Philip looked at Astina like that and spoke out in earnest.

“Get up and go.”

“… … .”

@

I came out with a small bag and a dark robe to cover my face.

“hey! bro! Let’s see things!”

“Fruits are fresh today!”

“Oh.”

I looked around the city in admiration.

The Persian territory was a very large commercial city.

Big wagons were moving around, and the sound of bargaining in the store made my ears deaf.

Every day, I only looked at the academy’s static appearance, but seeing the people in action, my heart pounded.

It really felt like I was in the middle of a fantasy world.

“What kind of villager are you walking around with your mouth open?”

Lie looked at me like that and gave me a pint glass.

Even though he said that, he was smiling as if he was happy too.

“Rudy, let’s go eat that.”

“Five. good night.”

taken from readwn.com

Me and Rie ran like children to the yakitori shop sold on the street.

“Don’t run around… … .”

Astina sighed and followed behind us like a guardian for the two of us.

“Lee! Look at that!”

“Five… … . Miraculous… … .”

I was excited to follow along today, and I went back and forth with Rie.

It felt like something had returned to my soul.

Feeling like going to an amusement park when you were a kid?

Also, it felt more reassuring to see Astina looking after us.

taken from readwn.com

Me and Rie were playing around like that.

“ah… … .”

As I was playing, I remembered one thing.

He decided to buy Luna a present.

Originally, I was going to go back to the academy and buy some good stuff, but I decided to buy the ones that came out first.

I was going to buy you a normal gift, but I was a little sorry to give you such a gift after having so much fun.

I’m the only one having fun, and Luna will be confined to the academy and studying.

If I had known how to play like this, I would have brought Luna as well.

“Lee, let’s go over there.”

“where?”

The tip of my finger pointed to the magic tool shop.

– Tickling.

“welcome.”

We entered the magic tool shop.

There were a lot of tools in it.

However, not all of them were magic tools, and there were a lot of reagents and other miscellaneous items used by alchemists.

“What are you going to buy?”

Lee asked me while looking around.

“Luna, I want to buy you a present.”

“gift?”

When I said that, Rie tilted her head and asked me.

“I’m still at the academy, but it’s pitiful.”

“Hmm… … . okay.”

Having said that, I started looking around the magic tool shop.

To be honest, the quality of the products was not that good.

I could feel that the magic tools of the academy belonged to the very well-made side.

no. There was no need to compare it with the magic tools in the academy.

I looked at the ring on my right index finger.

A ring that Luna gave as a birthday present.

There were a lot of things worse than this ring.

Is it okay to leave things that are inferior to magic tools made at the student level like this?

As a result, my eyes began to turn to things other than magic tools.

“Five… … .”

Among them, the most striking thing was seen.

It was a wizard’s robe occupying one side of the shop.

To be honest, it looked like an ordinary robe, but I was interested in hanging it up dazzlingly without putting anything around it.

“Is there anything special about this thing?”

“Ah, you mean Grove?”

When I asked about the item, the owner ran back and started rubbing his hands.

“This product is the pride of our store.”

“yes?”

“It’s a robe made of wyvern leather. The leather itself is very strong, so magic and swords do not penetrate well.”

I stared at the robe.

The design itself was not sophisticated, but the efficiency itself seemed good when fighting.

“please give me this.”

When I said that, the owner’s eyes widened.

And he stuttered and said.

“that… … It’s a bit expensive… … .”

“Oh, I didn’t ask for the price. how much is it?”

When I asked, the owner hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth.

“that… … 10 gold.”

10 gold?

I don’t know the price, so I don’t know how much it was, but it was enough money that I could pay whatever I wanted.

“Yes, please.”

“I am really?”

“Yes, please wrap it nicely.”

“Go, thank you!”

The owner took the robe and went to the back of the store to pack the goods.

@

The day gradually darkened.

Store doors began to close one by one, and the number of wagons decreased.

“Well… … .”

Rie stared intently at the sky and looked around.

I looked at Rie like that and opened my mouth.

“Hey, let’s go in now.”

“No, wait a minute.”

Astina and I stared at Rie who looked around like that.

what does he want to do

I was getting hungry and wanted to go in and have dinner.

However, seeing Li, who seemed to be expecting something, he couldn’t help but say that.

So little time passed.

“Hey, what are you waiting for?”

I asked Lee like that.

Then Rie tilted her head and looked at me.

“weird.”

“What is strange?”

“When are the fireworks exploding in the sky?”

Lee asked me with an innocent face.

“… … Fireworks?”

“okay. it. Isn’t it time to do it now?”

I stared at Lee.

It was such a nonsensical story.

“weird… … .”

Lee looked around and looked up at the sky.

I left Lie like that and approached Astina cautiously.

And after killing the voice, I asked Astina.

“What day is it today?”

“No, it’s a weekday when nothing happens.”

“Then do you know why Lie has fireworks?”

“If you ask me, would you understand?”

I thought, stroking my chin.

Do you think Rie is having a festival now?

It was such a lively city, so I thought it could be.

Because I played like I was playing at a festival.

Is this a lack of common sense?

Li too had never left the Imperial Palace a few times, so I thought that such a misunderstanding could occur.

“Hmm… … .”

Here I can tell Liie that today wasn’t a festival and there won’t be any fireworks.

However, something felt like breaking my heart.

It’s like saying to a little kid who stays up all night on Christmas, ‘Actually, there’s no Santa.’

“Are you ready for fireworks right now?”

“That is nonsense. It’s impossible with gunpowder, and it’s impossible with magic.”

Astina said firmly.

“Isn’t it even possible with magic?”

“Yeah, you can’t do a fireworks display with just one or two scrolls. If you do it with one or two, it gets even more shabby.”

I looked at Rie looking up at the sky with anticipation.

“Still, you have to protect your child’s heart, don’t you?”

“Well?”

“Please save me one or two of those scrolls.”

I opened the small bag I was carrying.

Inside the bag was Luna’s magic book.

It was difficult to leave it at the academy, and it was difficult to hand it over to Luna.

It would be safe if I put it in the academy, but it bothered me to leave it alone.

And to give it to Luna, the promise she made with Luna caught her heart.

Luna asked to hand it over when she was ready.

“And draw the magic circle on this page. After that, I will.”

After a while, disappointment slowly appeared on Li’s face.

Lee wasn’t an idiot, so he could realize that something was wrong.

“Hey, let’s go back.”

“why? Didn’t you want to see this?”

I grinned and held the spell book in my hand and put mana into it.

Then my mana was sucked into the magic book, and a magic circle was drawn in the air.

and… … .

-Peeyoo!

-phut!

Fireworks flew up from the magic circle and burst beautifully in the sky.

“uh?”

“Since this is the beginning, sit down.”

And I put a lot of mana into that spell book.

The magic book drew dozens of magic circles in the air and flew flames into the sky.

“Cool… … .”

Suddenly, a huge amount of mana was drained, causing pain inside and coughing in vain.

However, when I looked up at the sky, I felt the pain subsided.

It was shabby compared to the large fireworks display, but it was beautiful enough.

It felt like dozens of flowers were blooming in the sky like a black canvas.

The flowers were not enough to fill the canvas of the sky, but they were enough to create beauty.

“Wow… … .”

Lee sighed in admiration and looked up at the sky.

“this… … That’s what you wanted to see, right?”

As I said with a smile, Rie looked at me with a blank expression.

“you… … did you?”

I didn’t answer that, just smiled.

“… … thank you.”

Lie looked at me with a really happy face and thanked me.