204 Episode 55: Nigashimasenwa......

The orphanage in the Crescent District teaches the basics of reading, writing and calculating. That was the same as in all orphanages in the Central Orthodox Church, whose education was of such a standard that it could be called conscience first.

That was the utmost consideration to ensure that children leaving orphanages could live on their own.

But still..., not everyone who leaves there will be happy.

Celia, the girl who left the orphanage and was picked up by a certain merchant, was one of them.

Celia was an orphanage prize student.

I always learned letters seriously and actively and read books.

She was the one who was told that if I put her in some school, she would surely be a great scholar... but the opportunity never came.

Her life after being taken over by a merchant was not a happy one.

Of course, it's just better to have something to eat, it's just better to have a place to live, it's just better to have something to wear.

Without parents, for her growing up in a slum, that was probably the best environment she could hope for.

There is no point in saying luxury.

"You should be satisfied. I can live as a decent person..."

Yes, she told herself, and she put a lid on her own emotions.

I gave up.

That way, her intelligence without exerting its original power... something that might have produced something wonderful, without sprouting the seeds of that possibility.

It was quietly crushed and scattered without falling into soft soil or being poured water.

Gradually older and losing his glitter of intelligence, Celia looks to her own life in the hospital bed.

It was a shame. But what was bigger than that was a dead giving up.

"I have no choice. I was an orphan... I have to thank you for dying on the bed."

Thus, her slippery life closed the curtain.

... the morning I had that dream.

I woke up in an orphanage bed. Celia was in deep despair.

No matter how hard you try, it all ends in vain......

I want to deny that, and I'm going to study it in a rash...... The more I do, the more I realize that my path is at an end.

Such a fold, the girl came.

Glory of a shining empire. Imperial Empress Meer Luna Tiermoon.

A benefactor of this orphanage, who changed the Crescent Zone.

Celia, who had been told by the nuns to take the tea, carried out her own work with the utmost care to ensure that there was no crude phase.

So, that's exactly when I tried to get out of the room, and Meer at the time talked to me.

"Hey, you there, can I?

"... Huh? Me, is it? Um, wah, me, what...?

"No, I still thought this kind of thing should be heard by the parties"

Meer stared Celia in the eye like she was about to complain about something before smiling.

"Hey, you, you want to be taught by a kind teacher after all, don't you?

"... what does that mean?

"You, you were the only kid who was passionate about writing earlier, right? That, after all, is motivating because the nuns here are so sweet, right? What if this orphanage nun, if she's a very tough one…, doesn't have to be unreasonable, doesn't she feel motivated if she's a ghostly person who comes through it sharply when she makes a mistake?

Meer is strict and goes on with a voice that even feels horrible.

"If the teacher there was a very tough teacher, if they told you you could go to school for free, would you go? No matter how painful or hard it is, is it something that keeps you studying? I don't know if he's gonna get away with it.

"... that doesn't matter"

If you notice, Celia said.

"If you can learn whether it's tough, painful, or hard..., if you have hope... I want to study. I don't mind being unreasonable. If you can tell me... if you have hope, if you see it, you can do your best."

Stopping by Celia is not a high mountain.

It's just a merciless wall.

As a twist, there's no place to even put your hands on, so it's impossible to get over or break it. It's just a cruel wall, like it's just to keep her from moving forward.

If it is a mountain, no matter how high it is, there is hope that it can reach the top.

But there's nothing I can do about it on the wall. All I can do is give up and sit in front of it.

For Celia like that, the answer to Meer's query was obvious.

No matter how steep it is, if it is a mountain... stumble, hurt, roll down and die..., there is hope there. There is a chance that we can move forward towards the top.

Then I can work hard.

Celia said, staring straight into Meer's eyes.

"If you could let me study, if I were you, I'd do my best, no matter how tough it is. I think it's a luxury to be given an environment where you can learn and not work hard."

And I said that much, and Celia turned blue.

Didn't Celia say something rather rude to the Imperial Empress?

It was Celia who tried to apologize in a hurry......, but I accidentally lost my word when I looked at Meer.

Because Meer had tears in her eyes...

"Then…, you, make sure that word is fulfilled"

"Huh?"

"Now, I swear, here I am. If I can successfully scour a tough school director, you will attend my school. And you teach a lot of things directly to the school director."

"Huh...? Huh?"

"You said it. He wants to learn... Take responsibility for it."

Grabbing Celia's shoulder vigorously, Meer shivers her voice.

Suddenly, on the path opened in front of her, Celia was just surprised and lost her words.

Ludwig, who was watching it right next to him, saw Meer trembling with emotion and felt his heart tremble, even slightly himself.

- Her Royal Highness Princess Meer is no different... As always, he's thick in love.

Perhaps Meer was struck by the thoughts of this orphanage girl. And

"Ludwig, naturally you can help. You'll come with us!

In a voice that excites itself, Meer said.

Worried about the rigorously educated children, Meer was a lot of concern, but she probably decided to be prepared herself, prepared for the orphanage children, the subject of acceptance as a student.

"Of course it is. To the best of my ability, I will work with you."

It was Ludwig who realized he was a happy man to serve Meer.

Well... well, I know you've already noticed, but naturally, Meer wasn't impressed by Celia's readiness.

I don't want to go to see Ludwig's master, but because of that... Meer has come to his last hope.

That is, the voice of a student who may actually attend school.

Because of Meer's common sense, studying, etc., is not something I want to do until I get tough.

You can't not study from the standpoint of an Imperial Empress, but it is something you want to do gently and easily, if possible.

Therefore......

- I'm sure this girl doesn't even want to do it. In the first place, the common people will be able to live normally if they can read and write calculations. You shouldn't want to do a little difficult study until you get hard and angry...... And if you hear the parties say that, even Ludwig should give up scouting your master!

Based on such calculations, it was Meer who spoke to the girl... but jade brilliantly.

- Oh, again..., it's an unchangable stream that I get beat up by Ludwig's ghost master for disgust.

Meer, with tears of mourning in her eyes, gimp! and stare at the girl.

"Then…, you, make sure that word is fulfilled"

I look at the look on the girl's face, and I don't let her get away with it, and I just grab that shoulder with disappointment.

- You can say whatever you want, but you don't want to run away! You want to be tough? Fine...... then I'll do what you want.

Meer grins badly.

"Now, I swear, here I am. If I can successfully scour a tough school director, you will attend my school. And you teach the school director a lot of things directly."

- Yeah, yeah, I would never allow myself to struggle! You will take responsibility for your words properly!

I would never feel bad about myself alone. With such obsession, Meer takes an oath.

It is a style that actively involves the surroundings.

It took Celia six months to enroll in Meer School.

Incidentally, what Meer said at this time will come true in the form of a special class under the direct jurisdiction of the school director, which will later be constituted by selection from the orphanage.

If we were to make Ludwig and the others the first generation to gain the teachings of the wandering sages, the children gathered here could be described as the disciples of the second generation of sages.

Children taught by wandering sages will demonstrate their talent for not taking a pull on the first generation.

And they had one thought, not in the first generation.

That's gratitude that the Empress Meer saved me. And that leads to unwavering loyalty.

With Meer's favor, they grow up and enter the provinces each month as a slightly magnificent official. Therefore, we will somehow demonstrate that talent in order to achieve the reforms that Empress Meer aims to achieve (and what Ludwig explains).

Celia, who heads the next generation of empire-supporting notoriety, will be heavily used by Chancellor Ludwig as an all-powerful talented woman...

That is the sight of a dream future that has not yet materialized.

Whether the dream becomes real or not rests on Meer's shoulder.

I'm here...

"Fugu..., duh, how could you... do this..."

I didn't know that, it was a tearful mea.