Chapter 195

I knew it would be like this (3)

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“You mean repairs? If you have clothing that needs repairing please forward it to the laundry manager. “I will mention it separately.”

no. I’m going to fix it myself. “I’m going to practice too.”

“... Did you have a hobby for things like repairs?”

When I stopped by the Ofilis building after the monster ecology class the maids seemed to have some free time as if all the urgent work had been completed.

Normally the period right after school starts is the busiest. As students settle back into their bachelor’s degree and begin to lead a stable life the maids’ work also returns to the established routine.

The chaos immediately after the start of school was quickly resolved and he now greeted me with a more relaxed expression.

“Do you really need to do it yourself? From our perspective just because we repair one or two more clothes doesn’t mean our workload will change much.”

“No thank you but I can’t come to Ofilis Hall every time and ask for even the smallest repairs. To save my time I have to do the simple things myself. “It’s too far away.”

The rose garden is one of the prides of Ofilis Hall.

Not only roses but all kinds of other flowers were swaying pleasantly in the cool early fall breeze.

The campus has a quiet atmosphere that is unique to late afternoon. Several students were walking around the rose garden photosynthesizing like plants as if enjoying that strangely lethargic feeling.

Meanwhile Maid Jean Belle seems to have been checking to see if the garden was neatly maintained. She was walking around the garden looking rather disgruntled at the leaves of her poorly pruned shrubbery.

If you were managing the inside of Ofilis Hall it would be difficult to even talk to him. Before that even the entrance itself is a struggle.

Fortunately since I was outside I was able to easily talk about my business.

“There are a lot of clothing items scheduled for disposal. Most of the clothing is for internal employees so it is women’s clothing... “There won’t be any problem with practicing simple repairs.”

“If you’re going to throw it away anyway can I take some?”

“Yes but it’s a bit of a distance to carry everything...” Also it is a very strange sight to see you returning home carrying a lot of women’s clothes so I will instruct my subordinate to deliver them to you later. “Can you think of about ten pieces?”

“That’s enough. “Thank you for your concern.”

“It’s no big deal.”

The only skill left to train in order to make a handmade bow is repair.

You will only be able to develop skills in making handmade bows once you are able to do simple fabric or leather repairs without difficulty.

It’s okay to practice if you take the time but it bothers me that I don’t know how long it will take.

Did you have dinner? There will be an internal banquet today to celebrate the start of school. The hall on the second floor is open so you can have a meal there. “I will inform my employees.”

no it’s okay. I said we would have dinner at camp. “It’s a bit weird to eat first and then leave without saying anything.”

“... ”

When I said that Belle opened her strange eyes again and looked at me.

These days it feels like the technology to read the subtle changes in facial expressions of people who are expressionless is increasing.

Lucy and Belle too... Even among people who are not good at expressing their emotions changes in their state of mind can be subtly noticeable.

Lucy always feels dazed and absent-minded while Belle always feels calm and collected so the textures between the two are strangely different.

However the fact that it is somehow noticeable if you look closely is the same.

What.

“... yes?

no. “You were looking at me with a somewhat complex expression.”

“You mean me? It would be rude if it looked like that. sorry.

“No no matter what expression you make it’s up to you and it’s not up to me to apologize... “I just wanted to do something.”

Bell responded to those words with a look of confusion.

“Oh no it’s not like that... However you need to pay more attention to your facial expressions. You shouldn’t always be negligent in managing your impression but I feel like I’ve become a bit lax. “A poker face is the most basic of basics.”

“That’s a bit excessive to worry about. “It doesn’t look like anything on the outside so there’s no need to worry.”

okay. Well I may feel that way especially because Master Ed is good at reading people’s facial expressions.”

Belle closed her eyes and spoke as if she were lamenting.

“However it feels a bit real that Master Ed is living with Lady Yenika... “It just felt vague.”

“... “Why are you feeling nostalgic?”

“I know it’s strange but it’s because I’ve been supporting Jenica’s life ever since she came to Sylvania and had a hard time adjusting.”

Belle spoke elegantly with a neat demeanor without even changing her posture.

“At the time I was a senior maid and now I am the head maid so my position has changed a lot. Still the emotion remains endless.”

“To begin with she was from the countryside and had a very good living skills so I think she would have been able to take care of herself without the help of maids.”

“That’s true but... However if you feel uncomfortable or need anything while living here please contact us. “Ofilis Museum always buys supplies in bulk so there are a lot of things left over or thrown away.”

I am truly grateful but I am already receiving a lot of help from Bell and Ofilis.

If you rely on outside help for everything you need in life you won’t be able to solve it on your own when an emergency arises.

So for now I responded to Bell’s favor with just a thank you note.

“Looking at it it must be hectic just taking care of the Ofilis pavilion. “What about Lucy?”

“You haven’t returned home since you went out in the morning. He must be taking a nap somewhere in a good spot. Would you like to meet Miss Lucy?”

“No I was just asking how you were doing. “If you’re not in your room you might be at camp.”

“You must have worked hard to hold the school opening event. But first of all he is the senior of all Sylvania. It is a position with a lot of expectations. “To the point where the accumulated penalty points are meaningless.”

A rare genius who will never appear at Sylvania Academy again. It is truly an honorable position.

But at the same time Lucy also has the rare stigma of being the person with the most penalty points at Ofilis Hall.

Even if you live like a bastard throughout the school year the accumulated penalty points are difficult to exceed 200 points... Lucy is surpassing the 1000 point mark on her own. His penalty points are as great as his performance so he is securing an overwhelming first place position.

However the problem is that Lucy cannot be controlled solely through the disadvantages that come from penalty points.

It has slowly reached a point where life penalty points directly affect her grades but her overwhelming performance is not a difference that can be overturned with life penalty points.

“Actually it’s someone else who has business. “I have something to tell you.”

“You mean the Ofilis building? Well Master Ed is acquainted with the students who use Ofilis Hall. “If you tell me separately I will call you.”

“No it’s okay. He’s not someone worth calling out. I’ll just leave a letter and leave. “Because he is a difficult person to meet.”

“... ?”

*

“So you decided to go to Cleric’s Monastery?”

“The Princess of Persica is said to be coming and there is also something I need to sit down and talk about seriously with Saint Clarisse. No matter what I was sure I would just go. “It’s hard to have a long conversation at times like this.”

When Ed Rosstaylor returned to camp Yenika had finished preparing dinner and was sitting by the campfire reading a book of elementalism.

When Jenica manages the camp or does basic housework she ties her braided hair back and rolls up her sleeves... When I look at her I get the feeling that she really looks like a country girl.

It was a strangely different feeling from when she was usually the top student in her grade dressed up in a neat school uniform so many students were surprised when they saw Yenika shopping in the living room.

It’s different from when I lived at Ofilis Center with assisted living. If you want to take care of yourself you have to be busy all the time so you can no longer live like a princess in a fairy tale.

If you watch Yenika thinking about what to buy for daily necessities or handling ingredients... For students of the bachelor’s degree there is a strange feeling as if characters from a fairy tale have burst into reality.

Jenica actually really liked that situation.

This is because even in his hometown of Pulan he refused the favor of people who encouraged him and lived by looking after himself.

“So I went to Ofilis Hall to tell Saint Clarisse the news but it wasn’t easy to meet her in person. “I just left a letter for Belle.”

monastery... monastery... ”

Jenica repeated this several times with the book open on her lap.

Tanya who stayed at the Cleric Monastery for a few days would have had a lot to say but Jenica does not know what kind of place the Cleric Monastery is.

All we know is that it is a sacred sanctuary on the sea located along the west coast of the empire.

Still there is a unique neat image that comes from the word ‘monastery.’ The first thing that comes to mind is the image of priests sitting aloof and receiving God’s will in a place far from the rest of the world. There is nothing particularly dangerous about it it just feels like a terribly boring and quiet place.

Yenika thought about that image and eventually smiled with a kind smile that was typical of her.

“If necessary I should go... Still if you travel that far in the middle of the ed semester won’t it be too hard to keep up with the bachelor’s curriculum?”

“It’s just a week but it’s not that fatal. “I’m going to make some preparations in advance.”

Alchemists often have a strange sense of pride or confidence in their inventions. In fact most inventors who pursue innovation are all similar.

These are the people who show their anger even further as if their pride has been scratched when the invention they put all their effort into is ignored.

She wanted to show the effectiveness of the medicine to Jenica who asked her to take such a reagent home with her as if it were no different from Patricia.

The situation is that Patricia Anna secretly poured a reagent into a bucket of drinking water and ran away... It is not difficult to infer.

“Patriciana... Seniors... .!”

Jenica supported Ed’s body and called his name in a resentful tone.

A tomboy and a troublemaker. In fact students who are interested in alchemy are often given such nicknames. Now that I have become a victim myself I feel even more resentful.

I feel like I should express my dissatisfaction later but the first thing to do is to sort out Ed who seems to be having a hard time.

I was about to get the cloth I was using as a towel because I felt like I needed to wipe off my sweat.

Ed’s hand grasped Yenika’s wrist tightly.

Jenica took a deep breath as she felt an electric current flowing through her entire body.

“Eh ed... ?”

“Whoa... after... I feel like I’m in a bit of a bad state for a moment. “Yenika.”

Yes. That looks like it! “I’ll even bring something to wipe off your sweat!”

Ed Rosstaylor’s mental strength was already far beyond that of many students.

He is not a person who can completely break down just because he has been exposed to a drug that induces intoxication and removes self-control. Rather he is a boy who will overcome the energy of the reagent.

Still the fact that it is difficult does not change.

first... I’m feeling a little tired right now. Stay next to me... “If you lose consciousness the only person who can help you is you.”

Yenika’s eyes darted around and she became more agitated than usual. For Yenika who knows the efficacy of the reagent well every word Ed says at this point is too fatal.

Above all Ed is a boy who always cares for Jenica in a blunt and indifferent manner.

There are only a handful of times that I have actively revealed my inner self or come closer to you. She was Yenika who also liked Ed’s blunt temperament so she didn’t have any major emotional conflicts.

If you think that Ed will reveal his feelings without hesitation it is a fatal blow to Yenika who is not immune to romance even for a girl of her age.

Just imagining it made Jenica’s breathing difficult so she had to somehow control her eyes that were trying to turn around as they wanted.

“Eh ed... ! First of all... Wipe off the sweat first... hey... ”

– Swish

Before Yenika could finish speaking Ed quickly pulled Yenika’s wrist and made her sit next to him.

Yenika who settled helplessly on the grass felt like her body was fluttering like a feather.

It was a gesture from Ed who had always treated Yenika gently and cared for her but... I made up my mind to pull on it so tightly that I couldn’t even resist. Was the mass of my body which always felt so heavy finally reached this level? My heart skipped a beat at the very realistic difference in strength.

Love and be loved. Be considerate and considerate.

Since Yenika’s life has been one of only warm and gratifying human relationships the gesture of holding her tightly and dragging her away while ignoring her opinions cannot help but be disconcerting.

Ed is in no condition to be considerate of Yenika. As he managed to withstand the surge of energy from the reagent he only held on to Yenika’s wrist so tightly that it broke.

Yenika was pulled next to him and forced to sit down clutching her pounding heart.

Ed’s hand gestures swinging Yenika around without a single bit of consideration gave me a strange feeling of excitement.

My wrist feels stiff and painful. I felt like I was being held tightly and not being able to go anywhere. No matter what anyone says it is a scary and frightening situation but when that person becomes Ed paradoxically my heart starts racing. The strange feeling of being manipulated gives me an inexplicable immoral feeling but I cannot resist it.

“Ugh..?!”

Or did you even want to resist in the first place? Jenica cannot refute such self-questioning.

Before I knew it Yenika was also catching her breath. Little by little her eyes widened as she felt a strange feeling for the first time in her life.

Still we must resist.

I see Ed pressing his face with one palm and somehow holding on to the energy of the reagent.

Yenika’s face is already heating up to the point where she can’t keep up but she can’t stay still like this.

First we need to check Ed’s condition wipe off his sweat and take him to the cabin so he can rest. You should also tell them about the reagent provide an environment for them to take care of themselves and at least ask Bell for help.

A series of subsequent streams bloomed in Jenica’s head.

No matter how much your opponent is Ed Rothtaylor you must speak firmly for his sake.

Let go of this hand. It hurts so much. I’m so scared right now. Please be a little considerate.

First of all I won’t be doing this. Please listen to my story.

With great difficulty Jenica decided to call Ed.

“Head!”

Because I was nervous my tone was off. Her voice came out louder than she expected and even Yenika was surprised.

“Ugh!”

But there was no answer from Ed. In fact he narrowed his eyebrows as if his headache had gotten worse because of Yenika’s scream-like call.

“Don’t raise your voice too much... head hurts... ”

“Ed you shouldn’t be like this... !”

“Just stay still... Stay next to me... ”

Ed’s voice speaks in a whisper as he breathes in and out. The voice that seeps right into my ears feels like my brain is melting and the blood vessels running through Jenica’s face scream.

“Uh... ”

Soon Yenika was completely overcome by the force. Eventually she speaks in a voice that sounds like an ant crawling inside.

Ah Okay... huh... ”

The only solution to the situation ended up raising the white flag.

A state where you can’t ask anyone for help. To make matters worse for some reason the spirits don’t even react. These are the spirits that usually flock around Yenika...

It was a situation where there was literally no answer.

*

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A private room specially prepared for Saint Clarice on the top floor of the Ofilis Building.

The Ofilis Building is famous for the grand size of even the regular rooms but when it came to the private room used by Saint Clarice it felt like half the floor was dedicated to her.

Clarisse’s small body was lying on a bed covered in antique lace decorations.

The only person in this Ofilis building who knows about her double life.

The maid Belle Maia stood quietly next to her.

“He came late in the afternoon earlier and delivered it to me.”

Clarice was humming as if she was in a good mood and was happily reading the letter with the letter spread over her head.

“They say they will accompany you to the Cleric Monastery. “I had a really hard time attending the bachelor’s event all day but I feel good because I feel like I’m being rewarded!”

Clarice had a happy face. It was a situation where he had to preside over prayer meetings for several days at the Cleric Monastery where there was nothing to enjoy but the story was much different if Ed accompanied him.

Although they are faithful unlike the high-ranking clergy who have no interest in Seism and only talk about the Bible all day... He is great as a companion and is well-liked personally.

Unlike the resolution I made every year to go to Cleric’s Monastery I think I will be able to enjoy the visit this year quite a bit. At that thought Clarisse became excited and even started talking to Belle who was standing next to her.

“You mean Cleric’s Monastery? “Now that I think about it it’s almost time to hold a prayer meeting.”

yes. Because I am the face of the Telos Church. Even though I am a student at Sylvania starting this year I still have to attend the prayer meeting. “The academic department has also decided to grant a public transcript.”

however... Is it okay if I accompany Master Ed to Cleric Monastery? As far as I know Cleric’s Monastery... ”

“Well I have authority... There are as many reasons as you can make to accompany someone. “I’m sure there won’t be any problems within the monastery.”

Clarice was humming and happily reading the letter Ed had written by hand.

“Senior Ed is a person with thorough self-management and strong self-control right? So nothing special will happen within the monastery.”

Belle couldn’t really object to Clarisse’s words which she spoke with such confidence.

Ed Rosstaylor is quick to judge the situation and will not try to have more contact with the nuns than necessary.

“I guess I’ll have to ask the academic department tomorrow to ask for an official admission.”

Clarisse was laughing brightly waving her white feet.

Belle just stood there quietly not wanting to say anything to that happy look.