Chapter 563 (1/2)

『Well, today we’ll also have a mock battle in the afternoon, but we’ll have normal classes in the morning』

「Nn!」

「Woof!」

『Oh? Feeling enthusiastic, aren’t you? Could it be, that you’re looking forward to the class?』

But aside from Fran, why does Urushi look so enthusiastic too?

「Cooking Class today!」

Aah, now that she mentioned it…

『Hey, Fran』

「Nn?」

『Do you remember what other classes you’d need to go for today?』

「Nn…?」

At my question, Fran tilted her head with a puzzled look on her face. She looked as if asking 「What other classes?」 She didn’t seem to be bothered by it―Or rather, she didn’t seem to feel the need to remember them.

『You remember that you have a Cooking Class today, so you must have looked over the timetable you were given, right? But are you sure you don’t remember anything else?』

「Nn」

Well, it was Fran we were talking about…

But Cooking Class was a class where they’d cook their food, right? How could she be satisfied with students’ cooking? Moreover, in the case of the special battle class, they were supposed to learn how to cook quick and easy meals on the battlefield or outdoors. So, I don’t think they’ll be able to come up with a dish that suits Fran’s palate.

『Fran, do you know what kind of class Cooking Class is?』

「I’m sure I can eat there」

As Fran’s flat chest heaved with anticipation, I told her the truth about the Cooking Class.

Then Fran’s expression quickly became sad. After all, it wasn’t what she had imagined.

Urushi’s tail too hung and stopped moving. I guess he was hoping to get some leftovers from a delicious meal. However, it was doubtful whether he would eat the leftovers from an amateur’s cooking. He seemed to have finally understood that.

She passed the main entrance while feeling down.

「Good morning!」

「…Good morning」

We didn’t get stopped by the guard today. He greeted her with a nice smile.

She still doesn’t know many people in the academy yet, so she could hardly talk to any of them. However, some students seemed to remember Fran’s face from yesterday’s changing room incident, but she just nodded at their call.

「Fran, good morning」

「Good morning」

As soon as she entered the classroom, Charon immediately called out to her. Fran then casually sat down next to her.

We had Urushi in his small dog size today. He was sitting next to the chair where Fran sat.

Even though he was known to be a powerful magic beast, his cute appearance made the female students’ gazes mellow.

「…Urushi is cute, isn’t he?」

「You think so?」

「Yes. No one will be afraid of him when he looks like that」

Well, Urushi still had a sliver of hope for the Cooking Class and he thought that if he was the size of a small dog then he could be easily fed.

The first class of the morning was not a Cooking Class. It was a class to learn more about the various species that exist in this world.

「Well, well. It’s an honor to meet the Black Lightning Princess here. So, you’ve really evolved, haven’t you?」

The teacher for this class was a Beastman. His name was Horial, and he was a Deer Beastman. Horial bowed his head respectfully in front of Fran and shook her hand in a somewhat familiar manner.