Book 9: Chapter 36: Tina’s ______Day

Book 9: Chapter 36: Tina’s ______Day

Good morning, Halt-sama.

Its the usual morning wake-up call for Halt-sama.

But for today, there is something a bit different.

I was a bit excited.

Hm~ TinaMorning.

Halt-sama looked sleepy as he sat up.

Good morning.

....Hm.

..........

E-Eh?

What happened?

Halt-sama didnt say anything else.

No way, Halt-sama wont

A-AhmHalt-sama.

HmmWhats up?

Do you remember what day today is?

Today? Today is a rest day from school, right?

Eh

....Eh? Am I wrong?

Ah, no. No, youre right. We dont have school for today.

I see. Then, can I sleep in? Just one more hour.

Halt-sama covered himself again in his blanket after saying that.

He usually wakes up easily once I call him on school days, but there were times when he requests to sleep in if its a rest day.

I-I understand. Well then, I will wake you up after an hour.

YupThanks.

Halt-sama yawned for a bit then he slept again.

He was probably just very sleepy.

Theres no way Halt-sama would forget what today is.

Thats because, today, I

No. Lets believe in Halt-sama.

Its alright, Im sure he remembered it.

I woke Halt-sama again an hour later and led him to the dining hall where breakfast was already prepared.

In the end, Halt-sama never uttered the words that I longed to hear.

Did he really forget?

Todays kitchen duty was assigned to Luna.

Everyone had already finished their breakfast, save for Halt-sama and I.

Halt-sama and I ate the breakfast Luna made. It was very delicious.Fôll0w current novÊls on n/o/(v)/3l/b((in).(co/m)

Luna was the third or perhaps second best cook in the entire Ernol family, and Im the best, of course.

Im also the one who understood Halt-samas taste the best, so if he were to rank us, I would definitely be on top.

Im not bragging.

Its just self-confidence for having [Skill: Maid (Extreme) ].

Didnt we hold a magnificent celebration for Leaffa and Youko just last month?

And yet

Tina-sama, are you alright?

Sarion was also worried about me.

But thats not what I wanted to hear!!

Im fine. I have received the grimoire, thank you.

I ended up retorting curtly.

But I dont care.

I dont care anymore, Sarion!

I activated my flight magic and made my way back to Halt-samas mansion.

I was back at the Ifrus Academy of Magic.

Halt-samas mansion was visible far away.

Oh?

How odd.

Its already dusk, but the mansions lights were still off.

Not only that, I couldnt even sense the mana of Halt-sama, Youko, and the rest.

It was as if something blocked the detection of magic.

D-Did something happen?

Anxiety welled up within me as I finally reached the entrance.

I could sense people.

Pitter-patter I could even hear a few of them walking around.

Still, it was truly odd that I couldnt even sense any mana from within the mansion, even at this range.

Is everybody alright?

I tempered my mana so that I could enter combat mode anytime, then I opened the mansion door.

It was pitch black.

So dark to the point that even I, who supposedly possessed very keen senses, being an Elf, could barely see whats in front of me.

This was probably dark magic.

There was a spell that blocked vision at work here.

I remained cautious of my surroundings as I made my way towards the lobby.

Of course, I was on my toes, ready for combat anytime.

Suddenly

!?

Everything became bright.

At the same time, I felt somebody wrapped their arms around me. It didnt feel like an attack, though.

My eyes had adjusted to the dark, so I couldnt see my surroundings when it suddenly became bright.

I shielded my eyes from the light with my hand, and tried to make out the figure of the person standing before me.

It was Halt-sama, smiling gently at me.

And he

Tina, Happy birthday!

I finally heard the words that I longed so much today from his lips.

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T/N: Author-sama did a poll, and Tina was voted as the most (#1!!) popular character from Volume 1, so she made a side-story just for her :)