12-012-A small wish

＜Emericity, Headmaster's office.

Excuse me. Sharon here.

Oh, nice to see you. Come on in.

I bowed to the headmaster, who was dressed in a "typical wizard's outfit" with a pointy hat, long white hair and a white beard, and took my seat as I was told.

Then a young man sitting in front of me smiled and asked me to shake his hand.

''You must be the rumored wizard genius, Sharon-chan.''

With the first word, I immediately understood this man's purpose.

Well, a brave man who is traveling to defeat the Demon King came to visit me, though I would be more surprised if his purpose was for something other than my abilities.

It's a good thing that you're not the only one. I'm going to conclude bluntly, I want you to leave the magic school (here) and come with me.

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'But, Onii-chan. How are you going to convince Miss Sharon not to go on the trip?

It's true that this school was never comfortable for Sharon, and there were many antagonists who said bad things about her.

That's why, as a result of the mindless words that were hurled at her, she ended up accepting the invitation of the brave Kanemitsu.

''Sharon has always seemed dissatisfied even after joining the heroic party, so I'm sure she has some kind of unhappiness with the magic school (here). But if the events in the courtyard tomorrow, the 22nd, happen again, Sharon might make the decision to quit the school.

'Then if we can find out what Sharon-san has in mind before then...!

I guess we'll just have to find that out for ourselves, won't we?

So the three of us went around the school asking around, and sure enough, all we heard was this verbal abuse against Sharon.

It was shocking to hear not only the students but also the teachers talk behind our backs, saying things like "he's a brat" and "you're a child", and what could Sharon possibly regret in such an environment?

128 years in the life of the King, 22 days in the blue moon.

In the end, it was the next day without knowing what Sharon's unresolved issues were.

Although I've been gathering information all morning, the situation is still the same.

''Eh, Sharon...?　Hmmm, well, I don't really have a relationship with them, but I haven't heard very good things about them.

'Her problem?　She's terribly brusque and there's no way I'm going to know that!

''It's also the fact that he's been given a lab and no one else has a researcher or collaborator. His contribution to the school is too low... well, he can't do collaborative research with that personality, can he?

'Honestly, it's a tantrum over my eyes.

........and well, here's what I think.

Also, I think you should change your mind about that last one before you say anything about Sharon.

"I understand that Sharon's behavioral pattern is a loop of her room, class, cafe, and lab, but she's so isolated that she can't gather any important 'content' information at all..."

''That too, but when I hear bitter remarks and criticism of people I know, even if it's not about me, it makes my heart sizzle for some reason.......it's hard. Ugh.........

It's the same with spirits, isn't it? I get pretty annoyed with them too...

As I walked down the corridor, soothing the two limping men, I saw the brave Kanemitsu in the courtyard, folding a rose and whispering something to Sharon while handing it to her.

'd*mn it!　Time's up!

Sharon, with a rose in her hand, stared with a surprised look on her face at the three teachers in the shadows of the courtyard.

Then she stared in that direction with a resentful expression and ran off.

''I didn't make it in time. Woohoo!''

No.

As Elena and Satsuki sadly lamented, for some reason the girls near us also let out a sigh of disappointment.

''That thing in the courtyard is an invitation from the heroes, right?　I'd definitely take a confession from such a handsome guy~

'So we've finally seen the end of genius magical girl-sempai. I wish I could have talked to you at least once.

As soon as she noticed the two of them blabbing about such things, Elena flew at super speed!

''The two of you have a crush on Sharon-san?

'What, eh?　I don't mean to sound like a favor to you, but a little girl like that is working so hard that she looks like an adult, it must be amazing...?

'It's going to take a lifetime for a dropout clunker like us to catch up, but I guess I'd like to at least be taught how to study...'

I know. If I could learn from a genius like that, I'd be really smart.

........Seeing the two of them laughing and talking, I was reminded of one story....

--that they've been given a lab, and yet no one has a co-researcher or collaborator.

Could this be...?

You know what?　Actually, we're acquaintances of Sharon's, can you tell us a little about it?

?

◇ ◇.

Knock, knock, knock.

Elena knocked rhythmically on the door of the lab.

'Um, it's Elena.'

'Yes, yes, hold on a second. Go ahead....

As she said this, Sharon opened the door for me, but her voice was kind of low.

Besides, the area around her eyes is a little swollen, and I'm pretty sure she was crying just before.

'So, what can I do for you?'

'Well I think I'd like to talk to you!

With that, Elena pulled back the hands of the two female students and lined up the three of them in front of Sharon, straightening their postures.

Sharon, in person, didn't understand the meaning of the action and tilted her head in a bit of confusion.

''What about these two?''

When asked, the two underclassmen bowed their heads with a nervous look on their faces.

''Wow, I'm Meranda, a freshman!

Oh, and this is Kathy, a freshman!

Sharon's expression grew increasingly cloudy as she watched the two of them introduce themselves nervously.

'All the underclassmen together, what do you want from me?'

In response to Sharon's question, the two of them exchanged eye contact and bowed deeply at the same time.

''Please teach us to study!''

Yes?

Sharon's eyes went black and white with surprise at the sudden talk, but she quickly regained her composure and turned to Elena and glared at her with a miffed look on her face.

'Hey Elena. What does this mean?

"Well, it seems that both Melanda and Kathy are not sure what to do with their studies.... So they wanted to ask Sharon to show them how to study for once.

At Elena's words, they nodded with an oomph.

''Please!''

Hey, sweetheart!

I would love to have you!

The three of them begged her desperately, and Sharon groaned with a troubled look on her face for a while, but....

'Oh my god, I get it!　I'll take care of you all together, come over here!

The three of them are so happy to see Sharon finally break and high-five her!

So, Sharon-sensei's "No Child Left Behind" program was to be implemented.

........but there was one thing we didn't expect.

What was it?

'How can you get such a stupid answer from this magic formula!

Uh, I'm sorry~!

'You'll be a fireball if you shoot a fire tornado with this governor's theory!　All over again!

'Hee!　I'm sorry.

Sharon-sensei's special class was more rigorous than he had imagined.......

◇ ◇ ◇.

Uhh, thank you very much...

Siksiksiks, bruh....

Meranda and Cassie left the lab looking groggy and tired, and walked weakly back to the dormitory.

According to the two of them, it was the first time in their lives that they had studied this much, and they were worried that they would fall ill with wisdom fever.

''Um........I'm sorry for asking you to do something so unreasonable all of a sudden.......aye.''

While chopping at the top of Elena's head as she bowed her head apologetically, Sharon sat down in her own chair and opened her mouth, glancing at us.

''I have a lot to think about, so please leave today.

"Ms. Sharon...

You're a genie, but you really do smell like a human. If you're going to stay any longer, I'll dissect you and use you as research material.

Oh, Elena!

Elena, too serious as usual, took Sharon's words to heart and flew away from the lab, with Satsuki chasing after her in a hurry.

''Haha. You really caught an interesting spirit, Anta.

Haha. ........You're lucky to have found a junior colleague who's quite worth teaching, aren't you?

Sharon looked at me with a huff at my words, then looked down again, forlornly.

'You saw it too. You were so disheartened after just one time there's no way you'd come back.''

In the past two years of traveling together, Sharon never once expressed any weaknesses, and I was secretly a little happy to see her revealing herself so openly, but seeing that she was seriously troubled now, I patted her little head.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make sure that you'll be able to train them properly if they come back, Sharon-sensei.

Hmm....

I left the lab in a slightly sunnier mood, smiling at Sharon, who brushed my hand away as she blushed her face.