Book 5: Chapter 15

Book 5: Chapter 15

The Worry of a Certain Baron Son

There was a certain boy from a baron house in the second year of the sorcery academy.

His houses territory, Seylace territory was located near the northern border. Geographical-wise it was very far from the capital and while he was born as a middle ranked noble in a house that ruled over several tens of thousands of populace, he only had the sensitivity of a country bumpkin. He only learned the disparity that existed between nobles for the first time after coming to the capital for the first time and living a school life for the first time.

Cultivation. Manners. Military arts. Sorcery. That knowledge was far too removed from his common sense until now.

Even so he didnt have any problem when he enrolled at first. His big sister Maria who was two years older than him was also in the academy. She was helping him with etiquette and how to be courteous to the high ranked nobles.

His highness the crown prince was also studying in the same year as him, but even the high ranked noble from a house that was his houses caregiver could only act as the princes aide who had to follow him around everywhere. There was no way he could possibly approach such person by himself. It made him realized even more of the disparity that existed between them.

His big sister Maria also graduated the next year. She was engaged with a viscount heir who fell in love with her at first sight inside the academy. Their houses had the same caregiver. Because of that she was spending her days cheerfully doing bride training.

And then he too became a second year student. To take a look at the princess who would enroll into the academy in that year, he went to the academy entrance together with his trusted friends.

Officially all students in the academy were considered equal with each other, but that was only the case between fellow low ranked nobles and fellow middle ranked nobles. There was a great wall that separated the high ranked nobles from the rest. If they missed their chance in this academy life, they would have no second chance to be able to see her highness from nearby unless they worked in the palace.

Her highness was truly a [princess]. Her golden hair looked soft and flowingly smooth. Her blue eyes felt like they were drawing them in. Her appearance was beautiful and lovely. They heard that she was sickly in the rumor, but her dignified demeanor as a royalty made his friends who were watching her from hiding to look in fascination.

But, heRody Seylace had his eyes stolen not by the beautiful princess, but by the pink haired student who was escorting her highness. He unconsciously spoke her name.

Aria?

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Rodys encounter with Aria happened nearly five years ago when he was still nine years old.

During that time, there was a rumor about a [monstrous person] in Seylace territory. While his family was all worrying about his big sister falling victim to this monstrous person, a maid arrived with an introduction from Margrave Dandall. It was Aria.

At first Aria went around everywhere with maid uniform and manners that were too different from the countryside maid. Rody felt that her action was impertinent and flared up at her but, she easily brushed him aside and treated him like her underling.

Anyway, Arias existence was just too shocking for him in various meaning.

She had the appearance of a cute maid who was about the same age with him, so it was like her being there was just an unnecessary meddling, but who would believe that she was actually being dispatched there to solve the monstrous person problem?

At that time he had also tried asking his father about Aria, but his father only told him I noticed from looking at her but, dont tell me, you actually dont notice~? with a smug face. He didnt tell him anything else than that.

Rody investigated about the monstrous person together with Aria, made preparation to fightin reality he only got interrogated by Aria before getting pushed around by her but, he remembered really well how his heart danced because it felt like a new something would occur in his daily life that was getting gloomy because of the incident.

But, the monstrous person stopped appearing one night and Aria herself also vanished with it.

There were traces of fighting in the baron mansions courtyard and the city, so they knew that Aria fought the monstrous person, but in the end they didnt find out what happened to Aria.

Since then, Aria became an unforgettable memory for Rody.

Even Rody didnt know whether this feeling was love or not. Perhaps it was just a misunderstanding from a suspension bridge effect but, Aria was a girl who he couldnt forget.

It wasnt like he was thinking something like wanting her pressing him on the wall and glaring at him again.

He was just a boy who was attracted to a slightly older girl. For such a boy

Eh? Aria is younger than me!?

That fact was the most shocking thing for him.

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N-no, its still not for sure that girl is really Aria.

He became her underling at first because he thought she was older. And he couldnt wrap his head around the idea of that girl who disappeared suddenly appearing again as the princesss maid. And Aria was cute when he met her in the past, but this girl that he saw was a cool beauty, so Rody couldnt be really sure.

There Rody thought that perhaps his father or sister might know something. He took three silver coins from his pocket money and sent a telegram to his family.

To be more accurate it wasnt a telegram but [distant message], a communication method using a magic tool of distant talks inferior version. He didnt know how many weeks it would take if he sent letter through the merchant guild, and he would need to pay gold coin to use the distant talk magic tool in the academy, so Rody couldnt use that.

The next day, a distant message came back from his father and sister.

Rody? What are you doing?

It wasnt the case that Rody was able to make contact. Instead he got apprehended by Aria in a deserted place as a suspicious person who was prowling near the princess.

A-Aria! Youre really the Aria who I knew arent you!?

Rody got pushed on a wall with his neck grabbed just like the first time they met. After that he yelled like that.

Aria too didnt remember him immediately. Perhaps it was her action of slamming Rody on the wall that jogged her memory about him.

Obviously. What are you saying? Also you havent answered my question.

She wasnt threatening him with knife or showering him with killing intent. Aria too must be making consideration here because he was an old acquaintance.

Rodys face automatically turned red from seeing the face of such beauty glaring on him from so close. He averted his face from Aria, making Arias gaze turned severe.

Suspicious.

Im not suspicious!

Then why were you spying on Elena-sama?

W-wrong! That was, ummI want to meet you

Rody too unconsciously confessed from the intense questioning. Perhaps his inability to go against Aria had been engraved into his heart since that day in his childhood.

Rody too had played various simulations in his head about what he would do when talking to Aria.

They were together only for a short time, even so it wouldnt be strange for him to call her his childhood friend, and both of them had grown up. If they could have a lovely reunion if not a dramatic one, perhaps there would be something blazing forming between them. He had such hope.

But, their reunion ended up being something like this. However, perhaps him being blunt here instead of poorly trying to affect a stylish air could possibly make Aria feel conscious of him too?

Right. Then nice timing. I have no partner with suitable height, so accompany me with my dance training.

Eh

But, Aria easily accepted his excuse and dragged Rody by his collar to the practice area without the slightest changed in her expression. For Aria too, someone who she had no need to be reserved with was precious.

Unexpectedly it was his method for talking to her that got achieved instead of his objective, but his objective was more or less achieved.

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Aria, shes actually a noble huh

Aria learned the female part in dance after several hour of training, so the training didnt continue anymore after that day, but it didnt change the fact that he managed to form a common ground with her.

Aria too was a daughter of baronethe heard from a well-informed person that there was also a rumor that her family apparently got promoted to be a baron house. There were talks that perhaps this promotion to middle ranked noble was in preparation to make Aria into a candidate of the princesss close aide.

In that case she would be a baron just like him. A middle ranked noble just like him. Perhaps they would be able to get along even more easily than before? Rody thought lightly, but then he noticed that there would also be no obstacle at all if they both had the same status.

N-no. After all Im Arias friend you know? So its not like Im not allowed to be concerned about that girl yeah

When Rody realized it he had spent his last allowance to send a distant message to his father to ask about the engagement status of Leyton Houses daughter.

If he really wasnt concerned then he could just send normal letter where student would be given a discount, but for some reason the thought of that didnt even cross Rodys mind.

He continued to wait for the reply with impatient feeling. Then two days later, a distant message from his father finally arrived but it only contained a single sentence.

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Give it up

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What the hell is thissss!

The agonizing days of Rody boy would still continue.