Chapter 94 - Five Great Powers and Thirteen Knights of the Oracle [1] (1/2)

94. Five Great Powers and Thirteen Knights of the Oracle [1]

The day after the tumultuous Thousand Blade Festival.

I was on the way to Year 1 Class A with Ria.

On the way,

「「Fuwaa…」」

We yawned almost simultaneously.

「Ahaha, Ria, that was quite the yawn.」

「Fufu, the same goes for Allen too.」

We were a little short of sleep because we were participating in the celebration party until late at night yesterday.

「Even so… It’s a little chilly today.」

Looking up at the sky, it was covered with clouds.

Dark clouds which seemed like it would start raining at any moment.

「Yeah… we can wear winter clothes starting in October, right?」

We went to our classroom while talking about that.

When I opened the classroom door, a slightly unusual scene spread out.

Rose, who has a reputation for being a weak morning person, had already reached the academy before us.

(It’s rare for her to come this early in the morning.)

I and Ria put our bags at our seats and greeted Rose.

「Good morning, Rose.」

「Good morning, Rose. You’re early today.」

「Aa… Good morning, Allen, Ria… Fuwaah 」

As usual, Rose, who had artistic bed hair, slowly turned her body towards us, and let out a deep yawn that almost made me yawn too.

「Ahaha, you seem quite sleepy.」

「Looking at your appearance, I’m guessing you didn’t sleep much yesterday?」

「Nn, yeah… Last night we had the celebration party, and most of all, I used〈Winter Sakura〉for too long. My spiritual power was completely… Fuwaa…」

When she yawned again, the classroom door slid open, and an elderly male teacher walked in.

(Oh, who is this?)

He stood on the podium, cleared his throat, and spoke.

「Um… There is a message for everyone of Year 1 Class A. Um… Today, the director went to Ringard Palace due to an emergency summon from the government.」

Everyone in the class began to buzz all at once.

「Emergency summon from the government?」

「You know, considering the timing, it must be regarding the Black Organization.」

「Aa… Must be like a countermeasure meeting.」

After that, the male teacher took out a piece of paper from his pocket and read out the lines written on it.

「Um… What is written here is from the director herself.『Everyone, I’m sorry, but due to a sudden appointment, today’s class will be self-study. The Soul Dress Area can still be used in the morning and afternoon, so make good use of it. However, soul dress training and the use of the spirit swords are prohibited. That’s all.』…is what it seems to be. Then, I shall excuse myself here.」

After passing on the message, the teacher bowed deeply and exited the classroom.

「Self-study, huh… It’s my first time at Thousand Blade Academy.」

At Gran Swordsmanship Academy, every day was self-study for me, so I feel a little nostalgic.

「Um… If soul dress training is prohibited, then we should do strength training…」

「Fuwaa… It’s just the right thing to blow off the sleepiness…」

Then we went to the Soul Dress Area as the chime of the first period rang.

Everyone from Class A arrived at the Soul Dress Area and began to self-study on their own.

Ria read a swordsmanship book, sitting beside me. Rose reviewed the form of Sakura Blossom One-Sword Style, and Tessa was meditating in the corner of the room.

In such a situation, I concentrated my mind and started swinging.

「Fuh! Ha! Sei!」

Assume Seigan no Kamae, slowly raise the sword, and cut.

It’s a simple, plain training, but in the end this is the most effective.

『Your skill as a swordsman depends on how many times you swing the sword.』- so is written in the Swordsmanship Book.

Then, for about three hours in the morning, I just kept swinging the sword without rest.

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After morning class, next is lunch break.

I, Ria and Rose went to the student council room with our lunch boxes to attend the regular meeting.

When I knocked on the door, the president’s voice replied as usual.

I slowly opened the door and entered with a greeting.

「Good morning.」

And then,

「Ria-san, Rose-san, good morning! And…… Good morning, Allen-kun.」

While the president greeted Ria and Rose cheerfully, she took a slightly unfriendly attitude towards me.

……Apparently, she’s still holding a grudge against me for yesterday.

(Haa… How do I cheer her up?)

And as I was wondering how to handle it,

「…? What’s going on?」Ria asked.

「Aa, actually, in the poker game yesterday–」

「-Allen-kun behaved indecently towards me.」

She cut into my explanation, and said something ridiculous.

「P-President…! What kind of ridiculous things are you saying?!」

When I asked her to correct herself,

「…Allen, is that true?」

「…Depending on the situation, I won’t forgive you…」

Light disappeared from the eyes of both Ria and Rose.

There was no sign of their usual kind self.

The two of them became『empty』and simply stared at me.

「T-That’s not how it was… It’s a bad joke!」