Chapter 132: Magnus Academy (4) *
Chapter 132: Magnus Academy (4) *
Chapter 132: Magnus Academy (4) *
Magnus Academy is a higher education institution.
Institutions of higher education do not mean high schools. It means an educational institution higher than a university.
Students entering Magnus Academy receive professional education in each field.
The department is divided into combat, production, and politics, and is also divided into various lectures such as swordsmanship, archery, and magic.
There are no particular lectures that you cannot take depending on your department. It is possible, and to some extent recommended, for a student in the combat department to learn alchemy, a course in the production department, or conversely, for a student in the production department to learn horseback riding, a course in the combat department.
Since the evaluation conducted every semester calculates scores based on the department, the department was not completely meaningless, but it was also not absolute.
The fact that there are lectures that all faculties must take also contributed to the blurring of the boundaries between faculties.
Even though the Academy is an academic institution, it is an institution located within the empire.
Lectures on the history, culture, and political system of the empire were essential lectures that students had to take without exception, even if they were studying abroad in another country.
Due to the existence of these required lectures, a day at the academy proceeded with the following routine.
In the morning, each department gathers, divides into separate classes, and listens to required lectures. In the afternoon, students split up and listen to selected lectures, then have free time.
In reality, it's like taking lectures in the morning like a high school and in the afternoon like a university.
You can really spend your free time freely, with some students training individually, some enjoying dating, and some participating in club activities.
... The morning after entering the academy, we were summoned as soon as we woke up and had to listen to a long explanation about the academy.
"I heard about it. Are you a promising adventurer that Duke Marti is investing in? Thank you for choosing our academy. Princess Luca is a person with excellent insight. "I am confident that our academy's education is superior to that of any other academy."
Everything was fine until I heard this from the pot-bellied middle-aged vice principal, who said he had come on behalf of the principal because he had something to do.
From the looks of it, the reason we were dispatched to the academy was not to investigate a suspicious incident, but rather to temporarily enroll the Duke Marti in order to train exclusive adventurers.
The criminal may come and go and hide, saying out loud, 'You guys look suspicious?' It seems that it was communicated differently to the academy.
That would mean that the teachers at this academy are also under suspicion.
I opened my mouth carefully so as not to let anyone know that we were thinking about winning the Academy Award.
"Yes. The princess was also excited about how much we could learn at this academy. "She was really sad that she couldn't come in person."
I never thought it would have been a mistake.
The moment he said that the heir to the Duke of Marti also wanted to come, the vice principal exploded with pride in the academy, not only because of his cursed mouth, but also because he continued to talk.
I didn't know how many hours I'd already been listening to what, to sum it up, all I had to say was, 'Our academy is awesome!'.
No, maybe only a few dozen minutes had passed. I feel like my sense of time is broken as I listen to the stories that are constantly flowing.
"... Soira. Should I run away?"
It was so bad that Flora whispered like this.
Since Flora is also a member of the royal family, she must have been used to such boring Japanese speeches and would have been annoyed. This was a passage that showed how boring the vice principal's words were.
"No. "If we behave rudely, the princess will be criticized."
Having a strong back can sometimes be poison.
If we acted carelessly, Lucia, who was looking after us, would be criticized, and of course, even if it was actually a simple relationship between a client and an adventurer, it was not good for us because it made our relationship with the empire's operative worse.
So we had no choice but to sit there in a daze, listening to the vice-principal's words in one ear and letting them out of the other, and hope that time would pass by...
...
"... No see. Then, please take care of me in the future."
– Match!
"... Heh?"
As I was blankly listening to the story that seemed to go on forever, at some point, the story ended.
When did the story end?
Did I really doze off?
Even though this is a fantasy world and a game world, it is natural that it is rude to doze off in front of someone who is actively talking.
"Ah. Sorry. I dozed off for a while... "
"This is my first time hearing people listen so well to my story! As expected, the people the princess has chosen are different! Hot hot!"
"Yes? Ah... Yes... "
What is it?
I don't know what happened, but the vice principal said that we listened carefully.
Are you trying to pretend not to know? Anyway, if you just let it go, it's good for us. I accepted what was said appropriately.
"Ah. It's already this time. I'm sorry if I took up too much of your time. "You said you wanted to take a lecture at the Combat Department, right?"
"Yes."
"Could you please give me your student ID for a moment? ... Yes. That's right. As an apology for taking up your time, I will take care of the other procedures. If you leave and go straight to the combat department classroom, the required lectures will be over by now and the department-specific lectures will begin."
The vice principal said so and held out his right hand.
I also extended my right hand to receive a handshake...
By the way, wasn't this the way to shake hands 'at the academy'?
I almost made a mistake.
'Just like I learned a little while ago,' I grabbed the vice principal's outstretched wrist and rubbed it against my chest.
Mulkyung.
The more strongly you rub your bouncy breasts, the more polite your handshake becomes.
This is because the closer the hand is to the heart, the more respect it shows for the other person.
For men, a light touch would be enough, but as a woman, I have to be as polite as possible by touching something so close to the heart.
Then the other person also...
Casting.
They respond by massaging their breasts, saying it is polite enough.
The more impressed you are with courtesy, the longer and harder you message. So, if you keep massaging your breasts without even thinking about removing them like now, it means that you will accept them with that much politeness. Ha...
It was only when I continued to massage my breasts and let out a heated sigh that the vice principal took his hands off my breasts.
"Thank you... "
Since you responded so politely, I must also express my gratitude. Handshakes, courtesy, responses, thanks, it's all complicated, but isn't that what high-ranking people are all like? 'There was nothing particularly strange.'
"Hey, it's nice to see polite manners after a long time. I want to calmly take the time to 'shake hands' with other people, but... "
The vice principal slowly glanced at Flora and Asil. Then he checked the clock hanging on the wall and slowly shook his head as if he was sad.
"It's almost time to go see the principal. It's unfortunate, but we'll have to do the 'handshake' next time."
"I can't help it because you're busy. Then we'll just leave."
"Yes. Good luck."
We left the faculty room, leaving the regretful vice principal behind.
As soon as he came out, Asil sighed heavily.
"Ha... "
"What's wrong?"
"I thought there was a long way to go... "
"Is there anything strange in the staff room?"
I didn't see anything because I was dealing with the vice principal, but if you know, you might have found something.
"I guess I found something strange... "It was strange without even having to look for it, right?"
"What? ... No. Tell me later Because I don't know who might hear it here."
"Okay... But I don't know if you will understand me if I say this."
We decided to hide the details of the investigation and talk as if we had come to hear a normal lecture.
"Which class should I go to?"
"Didn't you say you were going to the combat department?"
"Ah. Flora. This is because each department is divided into classes based on ability."
It's not particularly complicated, and is divided into three classes: upper level, intermediate, and lower level.
Once decided, the class does not change until the grade changes. Since changing classes occurs only once a year, it often happens that a lazy upper-class student loses to a diligent lower-class student at the end of the year.
Among them, the half we will go to is...
"It's a lower class! Of course!"
Asil said firmly.
"Lower class? Why are you in a lower class?"
"That's right, it's a national rule that the main character starts in the lower class! If you go to the lower classes, you'll be able to meet the main character!"
"... ?"
Ah. Flora is looking at Asil with eyes that see things she cannot understand.
You know... I know what you're talking about, but saying it so passionately is a little... Doesn't it look like shit?
Aside from Asil's undeniable otaku smell, there was no option for us to go to the lower level class anyway.
"Dismissed."
"Why?!"
"We are carrying the name of Princess Luca. "If you enter the academy using the princess's name and go to a lower class, you're going to get a lot of criticism later, right?"
"Uh? What. "Then we can't meet our main character?"
"What kind of protagonist is this?"
Of course, if you use WM settings, you can also play 'I am possessed by the original academy drama'. But this time, it's not like that, and the scenario isn't from the Academy in the first place.
Of course, there is no protagonist.
Together with Flora, I pushed and dragged Asil, who was talking nonsense, and headed to the advanced class.