Chapter 193

I knew it would be like this (1)

To my mother at home.

Are you in good health? Since this is not a formal letter, I will call you mother rather than matriarch.

It’s already been three or four months since I started the graduation process at Sylvania Academy. I think I will be able to go through the graduation process without any major problems. Preparing for the graduation exam is also going smoothly.

There was a time when my heart was filled with joy just seeing Tracyana’s name listed on the list of top students at the Ministry of Magic... It feels strange to think that my long journey of study is coming to an end.

After my studies are completed, I plan to return to my hometown and continue my research. The eccentric image of the Bloomriver family has recently been revamped, and internal research facilities are well-equipped.

I think my mother’s contribution is great. I am truly grateful to you for always working hard as the head of the family.

By the way, as my mother instructed, I am maintaining contact with Ed Ross Taylor.

Last time, he came running to me in the early morning and asked for a personal favor, so I hung out with him. I made it clear that I was out to help the Bloomriver family... but I ended up getting into a lot of trouble with him anyway.

I’m trying to get closer to him as you instructed. But... there’s something I really want to ask.

It may be presumptuous to say this, but isn’t it a very politically dangerous choice to get close to the Ross-Taylor family at this point?

You can also see here that the recent treatment of the Ross-Taylor family, especially by the imperial family, has been a hot potato.

I also heard about the tragedy committed by the matriarch Crepin Ross Taylor.

Of course, the Bloomriver family is not a family full of honor, but wouldn’t it be a bit dangerous to join the same path with a family that stands in such a dangerous position?

In particular, Sylvania Academy is a special environment where children from all kinds of noble families are gathered on this small island.

The Cloel family, the Calamore family, the Whitefeltz family, the Elphelan family, the Anniston family, the Nortondale family, the Islan family, and the Shapilon family... It’s hard to list them all.

Although the scale varies widely, each family has many famous people in their own fields.

If you include not only the children of nobles but also the children of influential people, it would be difficult to count them all by hand.

In a place like this, I feel like it would really give me a headache if people started taking sides and who was taking whose side.

Of course, I know that real politics is always about dividing sides and that we can never be completely free from such power struggles.

However, if the conflict between families intensifies or if each family starts to come together and form a faction... I think it will hurt more than I thought.

I hope it ends on my own terms. Because I’m the type of person who worries a lot. I hope this is a presumptuous worry.

Anyway, I said this because I wanted to express my opinion, but I basically plan to do as my mother said. Just think of it as minor anxiety.

I will focus on preparing for graduation for the time being. I don’t think you need to worry too much.

The problem is... Patriciana.

Although I am helping him with the graduation process in many ways... this thought comes to mind every time I see him.

Is it really okay for him to graduate?

– Boom!

“Sister Tracy!”

“...?”

Patriciana burst into Tracyana’s room, where she was busy writing a letter, with an angry expression on her face.

When Petriciana, who stays in her secret laboratory and doesn’t come out whenever she gets the chance, comes to Tracyana’s room in the Ofilis building, it’s usually when an accident has occurred or is about to happen.

In this case, it is planned to be hit.

“Look at this! I finished the red forget-me-not reagent I mentioned last time!”

“...”

“You don’t even know it’s a reagent because it has almost no magical effect?! Don’t be surprised, this is a really scary potion...! Ugh... Uhehe...”

A red forget-me-not that temporarily inflicts confusion when given to the opponent. The reagent had a worse effect due to Petriciana’s special improvement method.

“It makes you feel hazy and half-asleep, so you can easily reveal your true feelings, or your psychological flaws disappear and you listen to the other person’s requests without hesitation... It’s such a strange magic medicine.”

“...”

“In some ways, it can be seen as a love potion. If you want to check whether the person you like has the same feelings as you, you can mix it with food in moderation and reveal their true feelings. How about that? How about the girls from aristocratic families at the university? “Don’t you think I’ll pay a high price for it?!”

Tracyana quickly put down the quill she was writing the letter with and turned to Patriciana.

“There are some downsides, like being drunk, making it difficult to control your body or making you think a little more hazy... but as time goes by, it all disperses and disappears. Well, short-term memories may also disappear, but... other than that, there are no side effects, so it’s safe. ! How nauseous can you be when you wake up...?”

“Then how is it any different from just alcohol...”

“...Huh...?”

Tracyana sighed as she watched her younger sister explain excitedly.

“It’s not the time to make such insidious potions... Petrin... I have to prepare for graduation...”

“Huh? Well... that’s right... but... there’s no problem...! The graduation exam as well. Well, it will be resolved somehow!”

Tracyana rested her head and narrowed her brows, then glanced at the half-written letter again.

“Anyway, I need to prepare for the clinical experiment. If I explain it to the students in the school building, I’m sure there will be someone who will be interested!”

“You don’t have any friends who can do business like that, Petrin.”

“...”

Patriciana gasped and covered her chest at the sudden arrow of truth.

“I have a friend.”

“There’s no point in lying between us.”

“You can just make yam.”

“That story has been going on for several years now...”

That’s right. Patriciana has no social skills to the point where it can be said she is hopeless.

Among the students confined to the lab, there were quite a few corner princesses who did not get along with others, but Patricia Anna was particularly so.

“My sister... she doesn’t know anything...!”

Petriciana, cornered, took a step back and soon ran out of Tracyana’s room.

– Craudangtang

– Squeak, squeal.

As a result, after the bachelor’s class was over, it was a continuous work of refining log work all day.

“If possible, I would like to create the feeling of a properly finished building rather than the feeling of a crude log cabin... but it is still too much for me. I can’t help but feel a bit clunky.”

“This is great, Ed!” In fact, it would be no problem to say that the spirits of Yenica provide 100 people’s worth of labor... but they seem rather rewarding.

Surprisingly, the labor is very rewarding.

I wonder if he likes it?

I also think about such a cheeky thought. Since they are spirits, they can’t always have the same way of thinking as humans, right?

“But... I have to pay attention to my bachelor’s life as well. Ed is an honor student, but won’t it be hard to take classes if he loses too much stamina?”

“It’s okay. Now I feel like I have become somewhat adept at distributing my stamina. “There’s still a lot of work left to do, so I’ll have to

work harder to get my spurts up,” I said, and took a deep breath. It felt good to feel so high because it was the first time in a while that I had exercised properly. My

whole body was soaked in sweat, so I rested. Yenika hesitates and touches the tips of her fingers.

“If you’re tired, you can take a break. Because expanding the cabin is not urgent. Just go at your own pace.”

“Oh no... it’s not like that... but there’s a lot of work left to do?”

“Hmm...”

I was thinking about what to say, but decided to just do it.

“Just live a bachelor’s life . “You’re very busy.”

Now that the scenario is nearing its end, we have to start preparing for Seongchangryong Bellbroke.

The most important thing is to unite influential families and various forces... but I don’t know where to start.

Family It seems that Tanya is using some skill to rally the faction.

I heard rumors about it, but I couldn’t confirm it with myself.

I heard a rumor that Tanya returned to Ofilis Hall when school started this semester, but I was busy recovering from my injuries. I was busy, and Tanya was very busy with her work as student council president and family work, so I wasn’t able to meet her properly.

Still, since my blood-related younger sister has returned, isn’t it right that I should at least stamp her face?

Tanya will be busy all the time, so I can make time for her too. I thought several times that it would make sense to go to the Obel Hall. I just didn’t have the time.

Once I meet Tanya, we will probably be able to talk about power unification. The detailed policy will be decided after we meet.

Imperial Family On the power side, there is Princess Fenia. She seems to be in a fairly favorable position, so I feel more confident than I thought.

However, the imperial power dispute is in full swing, so I don’t know how far they can afford to believe my story and participate.

At least, it is the most likely possibility. The place is... the Telos Church.

“For now, let’s finish today’s work here.”

I said while wiping my sweat.

“...”

Saint Clarice believes most of what I say about the Holy Spear Dragon Velbroke. She will give it to you.

In that case, the forces of the church she is rallying around... will give up that power more easily than you think.

The problem is finding the right time to say such a serious story. Saint Clarice was a new demon than you might think.

Sometimes She sometimes lives as a saint, Clarisse, and sometimes as a childish noblewoman, Kylie Ekne, who lives a bachelor’s life.

Because the lights flash from east to west, we cannot meet properly. In the first place, the difference in status is enormous, making it difficult to schedule a private meeting. This part is also the same for the princess.

First, let’s try to find her somehow. Saint Clarice’s help is absolutely necessary in subduing Belle Broke.

*

“I... I’m going to go to Cleric’s Monastery for a while... Ugh...”

As if reading those concerns, Saint Clarice came to the cabin camp that evening.

Perhaps because he had gone secretly from others, he was accompanied by only a couple of key guards.

“...yes?”

“They said you definitely don’t have to attend this year’s prayer meeting... Why don’t they say they’ll give you a certificate at the academic level... I don’t need this kind of kindness...”

She always behaved discreetly among students with a benevolent and mature demeanor. .

The flowing white hair and sacred-looking red bow hairpin are still the same even after a long time. Doesn’t every single thing look like a luxury item?

However, Clarice, who appeared at the camp, was very scared and in a state of tears.

“Of course, as a saint, leading a prayer meeting is a very important and sacred task... but it’s okay to spend a year immersed in the romance of a bachelor’s degree... I’ve already discovered the taste of a Sylvanian bachelor’s degree...”

” ...Saint...”

“Plus, the food at Cleric’s Monastery is so terrible that you wonder if this is really okay...”

Even if you are not a member of the Church of Telos, you can go to Cleric’s Monastery. It is such a famous place that everyone has heard about it at least once.

A place not far from Sylvania. A place that comes to a place near the end of the County of Fes while traveling up the western coast of the continent.

The magnificent monastery was built on a small rocky island on the coast... There is no bridge leading there or a dock where boats can land.

However, twice a day in the coastal area, a sandy road leading to the monastery opens due to the changing tides.

It’s a place that you can only enter for a short time... It’s a place where you feel completely disconnected from the world. I get the feeling that it is a land of great religious significance.

The size of the rocky island is small, but the scale of the Cleric Monastery built on it is enormous. In addition, because it is a strictly prohibited area, men cannot get near it at all unless it is a high-ranking priest who can be recognized by name or a maintenance worker who inevitably enters. At best, he would be a prosperous emperor or an archbishop.

“Besides, I heard that there are a lot of VIPs attending this prayer meeting for some reason... I feel like I’m going to have to cry and eat my mustard.”

“Distinguished guests?”

“Yes... there are usually a lot of VIPs coming, but this year it looks like people with higher status are coming. What should I do? Since I am the face of the Telos Church, I should go with a happy heart...” “

Who specifically? “Are you going to change your mind and call me a saint?”

Saint Clarice sighed while looking at the bonfire and then answered.

“A lot of people come in one way or another, but if I had to pick just one representative person...”

The name that popped up next was indeed a familiar one.

“It is said that Princess Persica of the Imperial Cloel family is coming in person.”

I quietly narrowed my eyes.