Volume 1 - CH 16

“Oh, by the way, son, did you pass your exam?”

“No, no, no, I just finished the exam the day before yesterday. So I can’t get the results immediately you know.”

After the heated talks, Marsha and Marianne sat down on the sofa in the guest room.

Across the table in the center, Cecilia and Mirabelle were sitting with Julis in the middle It is truly a flower in each hand.

“No, that’s not true. The exam for Part 4 must have ended yesterday. So, I’m sure you can find the results today.”

“Ah……, I have a feeling that the examiner mentioned something like that.”

Did he say that? Julis nodded his head.

At that time, he was thinking about nothing but going to the brothel, so he was probably just letting the examiner’s explanation pass his ears from right to left.

“Didn’t you guys get a crystal at the end of the exam?”

“A crystal……”

Julis went through his pockets.

He received a bracelet with a crystal from the reception after the exam, as Marsha said.

Then, at the same time as Julis, Mirabelle also took out the crystal.

Then, for some reason, the crystal glowed faintly.

“Eh? Why is this crystal glowing?”

“Though, it was transparent when I got it.”

“Hmm? What’s with those expressions? It means you’ve both passed the test.”

“”What?””

Both of them rounded their eyes in surprise at Marsha’s words.

Naturally, if you are suddenly informed that you have passed the exam, you will be surprised.

“Those crystals are magic tools for announcing the passing of the exam. If it passes the exam, it glows faintly, and if it fails, it breaks.”

“Hee.”

This way, people from distant places don’t have to travel all the way to the capital.

Indeed, it’s very convenient.

“Congratulations, you two. You can enter the academy without any problems~”

“Congratulations! Now I can go to the academy with you two! I am so happy that we can be together!”

Cecilia and Marianne clapped their hands and congratulated, while the two of them froze.

Then Mirabelle quickly back to reality and grasped the crystal.

“Th, thank you…… I see, I was able to pass.”

The expression on her face was somehow happy.

On the other hand, Julis────

(I can’t use magic, but I passed, so it really is a meritocracy…….)

Looking up at the ceiling, he was immersed in sentimentality alone.

Whether if it’s from happiness or not, it’s hard to tell just by looking at him from the side.

(……This reminds me, is that guy doing well?)

As Julis was absentmindedly looking up at the ceiling, Marsha unexpectedly stood up.

“Julis, follow me for a moment.”

“……What’s the matter, father?”

“────There is something I want to hand over to you.”

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Julis was taken by Marsha to his office.

It was not as luxurious as the drawing-room, but each piece of furniture and ornaments were still fine.

“I should hand over this to you now that you’ve entered the Royal Magic Academy.”

Julis tensed inwardly at the unusually serious expression on his face.

Marsha took out from his desk drawer a booklet with dozens of sheets of paper bound together.

“If you attend the Magic Academy, you will of course have to leave this place and spend four years in the royal capital.”

“……”

“So I’m going to pass this down to you.”

Marsha handed the booklet to Julis.

Then, Julis took the booklet from Marsha and looked through it.

Julis’s eyes suddenly widened.

“Th, this is……!?”

“It’s something like a family heirloom that’s been passed down in our family for generations.”

Julis flipped over the booklet with great excitement

His hands are trembling tremendously.

“Y, you’re entrusting me with this grand thing…? You can make a fortune with this, you know!”

“It’s okay…… It was very helpful when I was attending the academy…… now it’s your turn.”

Julis was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes.

For the sake of my attendance at the academy, you’d entrust me with such a valuable item? How…… how happy I am, I’m so thrilled.

“If you have a child with your beloved one────and you entrust it to him, then ……I’m fine.”

“Dear father…….”

Then, Julis closed the booklet and turned his determined eyes to Marsha.

“I…… I will do my best! For dear father, for our dear ancestors who left this book!”

“Hang in there, my son……. I’m rooting for you…….!”

The father and son then shook hands passionately.

TL/N: Yeah INDEED

────A family heirloom is passed down from generation to generation.

From parents to sons, and from sons to their children.

The booklet, after a long time, is now……in the hands of his son.

On the cover of the booklet, there is a note that reads.

[The Top 10 Brothels in the Royal Capital! ~If you’re going to the Royal Capital, these are the best brothels to visit!~]

“The price, the location, the portraits of the girls in the brothel, and their specialties…… are so detailed that even I was afraid of our dear ancestors…….”

“The amount of information that comes from walking around every brothel in King’s Landing and experiencing all the plans …… you will definitely need this, won’t you?”

“Yeah…… definitely.”

The two of them laughed at each other.

With the booklet in hands, and inappropriate smiles appeared on their faces────

[O Flame!]

────The booklet caught fire.

“”AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! My family’s heirloom ISSSSSSSSSSSSS!””

Julis and Marsha’s screams echoed through the air.

They held their heads and screamed as they dropped the family heirloom, which was burning at this very moment, to the floor.

“My son! Put out the fire right now!”

“I can’t! My Acedia can only be used on me! Father, why don’t you just use your water magic?”

“Then it’ll get wet! I’m afraid the letters will become completely illegible────”

While they were arguing, the heirloom was burning up.

Eventually, the heirloom turned to ashes and lost its original form.

“A…… AAAaaa…… my family’s heirloom has……”

“I …… have yet to meet that silver-haired number-one harlot…….”

The two of them fall to their knees. Their appearance was so tragic.

“Good grief…… what are you guys doing……?”

Then Marianne’s voice could be heard coming from the entrance of the office.

Looking at the entrance, there was Marianne, who was in her finished chanting position, Mirabelle cautiously peeking in from behind her, and Cecilia looking a little indignant.

“It is natural to burn such things. Cecilia-chan and Mirabelle-chan are here…….”

Marianne sighed loudly and looked down at them.

Her eyes held a great deal of contempt, even though they were family.

“That’s right! Such disreputable thing deserves to be burned!”

Cecilia followed suit and agreed with Marianne.

However, only Mirabelle, who did not understand the situation well, approached Julis to comfort him.

“You know, Julis-kun, I don’t think you should have a…… thing like that, you know? You’re going to the academy to learn…… right?”

“Ugh…… Sob…….”

“You’re even crying like a baby!? Is it that important!?”

For Julis, the loss of the family heirlooms was such a big deal.

In the end, Marsha was very angry with Marianne and Julis was very angry with Cecilia.

They were in tears the whole time and kept apologizing to their ancestors.

And then, a month passes by────

Finally, it was the day of the entrance ceremony.