Change
Translated by GXYRU
Edited by GXYRU
“Arius-sama… Please accept this!”
As I arrived at the academy, someone suddenly called out to me. A girl with chestnut-colored hair blushed and handed me an envelope. Is it a love letter? No, that would be a joke. What’s with this cliché situation?
“Hey, have we met somewhere before?”
“Yes. I’m in the same class as Duke Burn, and I thought it was cool when I saw you shatter his sword during swordsmanship class… Ah! I said it!”
Hey, that doesn’t count as having met.
“Sorry, but I don’t know anything about you. Besides, I’m not interested in romance or anything. See you later.”
I rejected her bluntly. Well, it’s better than giving her false hope.
This is the fifth time I’ve been confessed to by a girl at the academy. Well, this time it’s not just because of Arius’s face, so it’s somewhat better.
This week, I’m in my usual mode. But I feel more gazes on me than before. The curious gazes have increased.
Well, last week, I shattered Burn’s sword in swordsmanship class, and there was the interaction between Sophia, Milia, and me. I did some pretty flashy things. So I suppose I’m becoming a topic of conversation.
“Arius, it seems you’re popular after all. I saw someone confessing to you this morning. She was quite cute, wasn’t she?”
When I went to the library, Noel gave me a sharp look.
“Is that so? I’m not interested in people who come near just because I stand out a bit.”
I don’t care about standing out or anything like that. It would be troublesome if people found out that I, Arius, a Triple S-class adventurer, attend the academy, but as long as I continue being an adventurer while attending the academy, it’s fine. People recognize me as two separate individuals.
“I see. Arius, you don’t judge people by their appearance. That’s somewhat reassuring…”
I didn’t catch the latter part well. Noel seemed oddly happy for some reason.
And then, regarding Sophia and her entourage, their attitude has clearly changed.
The table seats at the back of the cafeteria are still reserved for Sophia and her group, perhaps due to the academy’s consideration. However, even if someone sits there when it’s vacant, her entourage doesn’t complain. It’s because Sophia takes the initiative to sit with that student.
Sophia’s entourage no longer harasses commoner students behind her back. Sophia openly declares that if anyone does such a thing, they will be expelled from the faction.
Furthermore, Sophia and her group clean the academy every morning and after school. Sophia offered it as a form of atonement for the sins they committed. It has become a rumor that the daughter of the Victornio Duke’s family, a high-ranking noble, takes the lead in cleaning, and her entourage reluctantly goes along with it.
“Th… thanks to you, I was able to realize what I really should be doing. It’s challenging to gather everyone, but it’s my duty as a member of the Victornio family.”
She said that when I saw Sophia cleaning. She still has reservations about calling me by my name.
“I haven’t done anything. Sophia changed herself.”
“Well… that’s fine. Let’s leave it at that.”
And now, it’s Thursday, halfway through the week. Today, we have practical magic class. It’s different from magic theory and magic studies. It’s a class where we use magic in practical exercises. I can’t read a book during class since it’s not a lecture.
In the first week of practical magic class, each student demonstrated the magic they can use, and in the second week, we had mock battles with the teacher.
Chapter 26: Change (Part 2)
Based on the results, starting this week, instead of class units, the students of all grades in the academy are divided into groups according to their levels for classes.
The majority of academy students can use magic even before enrolling. It’s because being able to use magic is one of the minimum requirements for graduating from the academy. Nobles spend money, such as hiring private tutors, to teach their children magic.
Commoner students who have the talent for magic naturally enroll in the academy, so it’s only natural that they can use magic.
However, just being able to use magic doesn’t mean everyone is at the same level. There are significant differences in levels, so we need to divide the students accordingly for proper classes. In the game, it was an event where the protagonist Milia, who belongs to a different class, interacts with the capture targets, but that’s not the case in real life.
Well, the capture targets in “Love Academy” are all highly skilled. Most of the main characters are gathered in the top-ranked A group.
As capture targets, there’s the first prince, Erik, the twin brother, the second prince, Zeke, and me. There’s also the third imperial prince, Burn, and Mars Patry, the son of the cardinal.
I have some acquaintance with Zeke and Mars since I used to show up in high society until I became an adventurer at the age of seven.
Zeke looks just like Erik, but in the game, he was a rough and shadowy character. Even in real life, there were signs of that since childhood, and he resented being compared to his outstanding older brother.
Mars has a bright hair color and androgynous features. He gives off a so-called “trap” vibe and looked like a girl when he was a child. He seemed laid-back, and in the game, he was actually a scheming character, but I didn’t get that impression when we were children.
Sophia and Milia are also in the A group, just like in the game. In the game, the villainess Sophia creates various troubles for Milia, who stands up against her, and as a result, the favorability of the capture targets increases.
But now, Sophia is not a villainess anymore. She seems to be enjoying her conversations with Milia. They seem to have become close without me even realizing it.
Sophia has stopped glaring at me, but now it’s Milia who glares at me. I have an idea why. It’s probably because of something unnecessary I said after our quarrel with Sophia and the others. Well, I was bothered by the way she jumped to conclusions about the other party.
But now, their impressions have changed quite a bit. I’m having normal conversations with Zeke as if we were friends. It’s like… we’re just ordinary students.
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Arius Gilbert, 15 years old
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