Chapter 49
Episode 76: Subjugation Training Completed
After finishing the first day of subjugation, we began preparing the campsite.
We set up two tents and a portable stove.
I made some stew to go with bread for dinner, and we enjoyed our meal around the campfire while chatting.
The night watch was done in shifts, with the order being: Selen-sama → Stratos → me → Cantera → Slaine-sama.
Those not on watch quickly went to sleep.
Although I had informed Selen-sama, I had already set up a barrier, so there was no risk of monster attacks.
The other three would just experience the tension of keeping watch.
「Ren, it’s your turn for the night watch.」
Stratos called from outside the tent, signaling the shift change.
「Got it. I’ll be there right away!」
I stepped out of the tent and took over the watch from Stratos.
「Stratos, you can go rest now.」
「Nah, I want to talk to Selen for a bit.」
「Hehe… no can do. This is subjugation training, so getting proper sleep during your watch shift is also part of the training♪」
「You’re right… Yeah, I get it (sweats).」
「But, it’s fine if it’s just for a little while, okay? (laughs)」
After chatting for about 10 minutes, Stratos finally headed to the tent to sleep.
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「Cantera, it’s your turn!」
「Roger that!」
As soon as I called, Cantera popped out of the tent so quickly that it surprised me!
「Whoa!」
「Sorry… didn’t mean to startle you (sweats).」
「I’m fine (laughs). Alright, I’ll go get some sleep.」
「Thanks for taking the toughest middle watch!」
「No worries! I’m a veteran when it comes to camping. You’ve got this, Cantera♪」
I returned to the tent and went back to sleep.
The morning came without any issues, and our campout ended safely.
After finishing breakfast, we resumed the subjugation training and passed through the third checkpoint that day.
From there, we continued deeper into the forest to practice sensing abilities.
Finally, on the last day of subjugation training, all three successfully learned 【Presence Detection】.
I’m counting on Cantera to really step up in his role as a scout for the next subjugation!
We returned to the rendezvous point, submitted proof that we had passed all three checkpoints, and handed in the parts of the monsters we had defeated, signaling the end of the subjugation training.
Our next destination would be a C-Rank dungeon, and with over 50 monsters defeated, including a Land Dragon, the instructors were quite shocked (sweats).
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Interlude: Stratos and Cantera
〓The Truth About Stratos〓
The Barios family has betrayed the Empire…
My father is making a fortune by selling the Empire’s secrets to the Kingdom of Leone.
My role is to gather information on the prince and princess attending the academy, as well as to search for the Heavenly Child who may have fled from the Kingdom of Leone to the Empire.
As for the prince and princess, I’ve become their classmate and managed to gain a certain level of trust.
However, when it comes to the Heavenly Child, the only information I have is that she’s a girl of the same age with 【platinum blonde hair】 and 【violet eyes】.
While there are a few platinum blonde girls in the academy, none of them have violet eyes… In fact, I’ve never even seen anyone with violet eyes.
The only thing that comes to mind is the goddess from the church’s legends (sweats).
However, there is one girl who stands out.
Her name is Selen.
Although she has light blue hair and eyes of the same color, completely different from the description, she exudes an aura that makes me think of a goddess.
Without a doubt, I’m attracted to Selen.
But what if Selen turns out to be the Heavenly Child?
Could I really report that to my father?
No, I could never do such a thing… I would never betray Selen.
No matter if it’s the Kingdom of Leone or the Tiarad Empire, if anyone tries to harm Selen, I will protect her!
I will become 《《The Shield that Protects》》 Selen!
〓Cantera’s Resolve〓
My first encounter with Selen was the worst…
Despite my arrogance, Selen didn’t despise me and treated me as a friend. She listened to my concerns about my lack of progress without showing any displeasure.
When she suggested I take on the role of a scout, I realized it was the perfect job for me.
Selen understood my strengths even better than I did and guided me toward them.
I had always thought Selen was on a completely different level, but the moment I impulsively hugged her when I learned about 【Mana Detection】, I realized something.
Selen is soft and just an ordinary girl who could be anywhere.
She didn’t start out with that strength… I finally understood that she must have gained it through her own hard work.
If I can get closer to Selen by working hard, I’m determined to do whatever it takes.
It seems I have many rivals.
But I won’t give up easily.
Even if my competition is a prince or an earl’s son, I will use my own strength to earn my place beside Selen!
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Episode 77: End of the Second Term
The second term mainly focused on subjugation training.
If we cleared the assigned tasks, we’d move on to new subjugation locations.
If we failed, we could either retry the same area or stay at the academy for more intensive training before attempting again.
We cleared the forest, then moved on to and conquered the C-rank dungeon.
After that, we also completed the B-rank dungeon and finally cleared the B-rank mountain range.
Since we had cleared the highest difficulty the academy had planned for subjugation training, I wondered what our next destination would be.
But it turned out that the second term’s subjugation schedule was finished, and the ranking battles began.
The second term’s ranking battles were within our year, and those who ranked low had to face off in replacement matches against the lower class.
If they lost, they would be demoted.
As for me, I remained in first place without fighting… because everyone forfeited (sweats).
For the other A-class members, Selen-sama took second place, Slaine-sama third, Stratos fourth, and Cantera fifth, securing the top spots for our class♪
With all the events concluded, the second term came to an end, and now we’re heading into a two-month break♪
This time, everyone from A-class is coming to Spica City.
It’s bound to be a fun holiday♪
➖➖➖ The Twins’ Perspective ➖➖➖
「We somehow made it to S-class.」
「Isn’t this academy too biased towards martial arts?」
「Yeah, the ranking battles were tough for us mages… although it did help improve our swordsmanship a bit.」
「Now, let’s thoroughly investigate the two royals and that cute girl who’s ranked first.」
「Thanks to Count Barios, we managed to infiltrate the Empire. We need to bring valuable information back to the Kingdom.」
The two brothers, 【Jarmel】 and 【Jarmal】, who had advanced from A-class to S-class, were aided by Count Barios, who was in collusion with the Kingdom of Leone.
These twins were mages belonging to the royal family’s direct organization, the 【Carved】 .
Due to the secretive schemes of these twins and Count Barios, Celestia’s life was about to take a drastic turn…
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