Chapter 28
Episode 11: Acceptance Notice
After the entrance exams ended, I took a little time to enjoy sightseeing in the royal capital before heading back to Spica City.
Honestly, my straightforward impression is that “there’s no place like home” (laughs).
The imperial capital, Kingston, has too many people, and the buildings are so large that just being there makes me feel suffocated (sweat).
But my time living in this familiar place is coming to an end.
That’s because I received my acceptance letter from 【National Tiarad Academy】.
The acceptance letter stated that due to my excellent performance, I was granted a full tuition waiver under the 【Special Scholarship Program】.
I was placed in the 【S-Class】, which is reserved for the most outstanding students. Even though commoners usually aren’t allowed this privilege, as an exception for 【S-Class】 students, I was assigned a private room.
Honestly, I had hoped to be in a shared room where I could chat and have fun with my roommates, but I guess it can’t be helped (sweat).
Since I’m a 【Special Scholarship Student】, the academy will prepare everything I need for the dormitory, so I don’t have to worry about it.
It feels almost too good to be true, doesn’t it?
Once I enroll in Tiarad Academy, my adventures will have to be put on hold.
So, while I’m still in Spica City, I need to focus on things like dungeon exploration and strengthening my summoned beasts.
Here are the good items I got from the daily gacha while staying in Spica City:
〘Light Magic〙Rank S
※ A magic of the light attribute. Allows the use of all magic types—offensive, defensive, and healing. It’s the only attribute effective against all others.
〘Iridescent Fan〙Rank S
※ A fan made from the feathers of a phoenix. It can envelop all attributes, and even if it gets damaged, it will regenerate like a phoenix.
Time passed quickly while I enjoyed my life in Spica City, and soon the day to leave for Tiarad Academy drew near.
Finally, the day came to head to the imperial capital, Kingston.
The time I’ll spend at Tiarad Academy will be five years, and apart from long vacations, I’ll be living in the dorms the entire time.
Because of that, Mom will stay behind in Spica City.
To ensure my safety and keep an eye on the movements of the Leone Kingdom and the current state of the Tiarad Empire, Brad-san and a few members of the 【Shadow】 group will accompany me to Kingston and carry out their activities.
➖➖➖➖A Mother’s Thoughts➖➖➖➖
Honestly, I want to go with Celestia to the imperial capital, Kingston.
But because of the academy’s boarding system, she won’t be able to leave, and it’s been decided that it’s better for her not to stay in crowded places.
So, I’m staying behind in Spica City.
By keeping some distance, Celestia will have to think and walk her path on her own.
I’m looking forward to seeing how much she’ll have grown when she returns to Spica City during the long breaks.
And when that time comes, I’ll be sure to spoil her to her heart’s content♪
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Episode 12: Moving into the Dormitory
The day had come for me to leave for the imperial capital, Kingston, to enroll in 【National Tiarad Academy】.
For the first time in my life, I was going to live apart from Mom, and I couldn’t help but feel anxious… I’m sure Mom felt the same way…
We both wore anxious expressions.
「Mom, I’m going now. I love you so much…」
「I love you too, sweetie…」
Though we exchanged these words as usual, we then ended up hugging each other while crying… I feel so lonely (cry).
After holding each other for a while, Mom finally pulled away, managing to smile as she spoke.
「Do your best at the academy♪」
「Yeah… I’ll do my best…」
With that, I got into the carriage that would take me to the imperial capital, Kingston.
The journey went smoothly without any issues, and I arrived at Kingston as planned.
Then, I headed to Tiarad Academy to complete the dormitory enrollment process.
At this point, I had to say goodbye to Brad-san and the 【Shadow】 members who had accompanied me.
Since they would be operating in the imperial capital, Kingston, they assured me they would come if anything happened.
After a brief farewell, I headed toward the security guard at the main gate of the academy.
The dormitory enrollment process was quick, and while waiting for the dormitory head to arrive from the girls’ dormitory, someone who looked like her showed up.
「Thank you for waiting. I’m the dormitory head, 【Maya】. I’ll show you to your room and explain how things work around here. Let’s get going.」
She spoke to me in a polite manner.
It didn’t seem like she had any disdain for commoners (phew).
As we walked toward the dormitory, I suddenly heard a voice.
「Ren~!」
Someone called out to me, but there was no one nearby named Ren…
Ah, wait, she meant me! That voice must have been Selen-sama’s (sweat).
I hurriedly turned towards the voice and responded.
「Selen-sama~! It’s been a while!」
「Ren, you finally noticed me! Come over here quickly!」
I glanced at the dormitory head, who nodded in approval, so I ran over to Selen-sama.
「Huff, huff, Selen-sama, you look well♪」
「You seem well too, Ren. I’ll give you a tour of the dormitory, so follow me. Is that alright, Dormitory Head?」
「Yes, as you wish!」
「Alright, let’s go!」
Selen-sama took my hand and led me into the dormitory.
「This dormitory is the girls’ dormitory, 【Lapis Lazuli】. The dormitory has five floors. The D-Class students are on the first floor, and the S-Class students, like us, are on the fifth floor.」
She explained cheerfully as we walked.
「We’ll take the magic elevator up to the fifth floor!」
I was surprised to hear there was such a thing as a magic elevator, and before I knew it, we had arrived on the fifth floor.
We stepped off the elevator and moved onto the floor.
「This is the dining hall. S-Class students can use it at any time, so come here whenever you’re hungry (laughs).」
She spoke with a mischievous smile as we continued onward.
「This is the bathhouse. Naturally, you can use it whenever you want, so let’s take a bath later♪」
As I marveled at the luxury of having a 24-hour bath, Selen-sama stopped in front of a door.
「This is my room, and the one next to it is yours, Ren!」
「Thank you very much for showing me around, Selen-sama.」
「You’re still so formal. We’re classmates now, so you can loosen up a bit, you know?」
「I’ll try to get used to it little by little, so please be patient…」
「Fufufu… Well then, you must be tired from the carriage ride to the capital, right? Let’s go to the bathhouse and relax♪」
I was indeed tired, and it had been a while since I’d been in a big bath, so I nodded in agreement to Selen-sama’s suggestion.
「Yes, let’s go♪」
After settling into my room and getting ready, I headed to the large bathhouse with Selen-sama.
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Episode 13: Time Together
As I was preparing to go to the large bath after entering my room, I heard a knock at the same time Selen-sama entered.
「Ren, what are you doing? Let’s go!」
「Ah, I’m not ready yet…」
「All you need is a change of clothes. Come on, let’s go♪」
It seemed that everything we needed was already prepared.
Selen-sama took my hand and led me to the large bath, where there were lockers.
When she touched one with her hand, the door opened.
「You can open and close them with magic power. Others can’t open them, so you can feel secure. The towels are at the entrance to the bath, so use one of those!」
Selen-sama explained as she undressed, which was helpful.
I finished taking off my dress, and by then, Selen-sama had also finished undressing and was looking at me intently (embarrassing…).
「Ren, you have such a great figure. I’m so jealous… Especially your chest, it’s so impressive…」
Selen-sama was comparing her body to mine and staring enviously at my chest, so I instinctively covered myself…
「Th-that aside, shall we get into the bath now?」
「Y-yes, let’s do that.」
With that awkward exchange, we entered the bath.
「Wow~♪」
I couldn’t help but let out a voice of surprise at the size of the bath.
A big bath was in the center, with washing stations around it.
There were no showers, as expected, but there was a waterway leading from the bath to each washing station, so you could scoop water with a bucket to rinse yourself off.
After lightly rinsing myself with a bucket of water, I soaked in the bath. Ahh~ The pleasant temperature made me let out a sigh of relief.
Selen-sama, sitting next to me, did the same, and when our eyes met, we both smiled and laughed.
It was a moment that made me feel like I had gotten much closer to Selen-sama♪
We continued chatting about various things while soaking in the bath.
Selen-sama told me that even though she and Slaine-sama are twins, they live separately and only see each other about once a week.
She also mentioned that after graduating from the academy, she might have to marry into another country for a political marriage.
Being part of the royal family seems to come with its own set of challenges.
I decided that during the five years we’d be at the academy, I would help Selen-sama create joyful memories as friends.
After enjoying the large bath, Selen-sama invited me to her room, where we chatted for a while.
When we started to feel hungry, we had dinner in the dining hall, then returned to Selen-sama’s room to continue our conversation♪
「Ren, let’s sleep together tonight♪ I’ve always wanted to experience sleeping with a friend!」
「Of course, I’d be happy to if you don’t mind me♪」
And so, the first day of moving into the dormitory turned out to be the best day, as I was able to become much closer with Selen-sama.
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