Chapter 9 Part1 (1/2)

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As I expected, my brother's thunder has fallen on the students who provoked Welmina and I previously.

Especially the guy who kicked the wheelchair, even the teachers did not receive it favorably and he's been punished by dropping out of school.

I think that dropping out is too much, but it seems that they took into consideration of me possibly being injured.

I heard that my brother 's thunder dropped at the salon was also unimaginable.

I wanted them to have a little more imagination.

My brother took the trouble to take me to the salon because it was a manifestation of intention that he would come out if they lay their hands on me.

[Did they not think that I might tell on them?]

[Maybe they thought that if they push you with numbers, you'll back off? If they properly investigated their opponent, they wouldn't have attacked openly.]

If it was me, that would be impossible. Willemina a.s.serts.

[Their eyes were probably clouded, thinking that they were right. I've got to be careful, too.]

[To think it's like that. Sheryl-kun does not look like the type to be controlled by his emotions, though.]

[I wonder about that?]

Perhaps there's an emotional switch somewhere I am unaware of.

Let's remember this time as a one-sided lesson.

[Still…]

I casually look over at the cla.s.sroom.

It looks like n.o.body is willing to approach and talk to us.

Occasionally……rather, I feel like I keep meeting eyes with His Highness. as usual, I show no indication of going over so I smiled in a slew.  I'm trying not to think how scary it will be later.

And I also feel like the hurdle to start a conversation just got higher.

When Camille and I pa.s.sed by each other with a greeting, I feel the hateful silence , and

my surrounding became quiet after that. (1)

[Isn't Big Brother's effect too strong?]

It's probably to inform them that they'll touch my brother's inverse scale if something happens to me. (TN: Inverse scale - the ”touch it and you're dead” meaning, I guess?)

There's also the fact that everybody does not know me, so that they don't say careless things, they end up staying away from me.

[Well, that's……He's the champion of the fighting match singles, you know? And it's a consecutive record, you know? There's probably no one who's willing to be his enemy.]

[On the contrary, it would be nice if there's someone who draws closer to him, but I guess that's not happening.]

Suddenly, Wemina and I got isolated in the cla.s.sroom, as if stranded in at the sh.o.r.e of an isolated island.

To be honest, I don't really mind being ignored by the cla.s.s, but I feel sorry for Welmina who's being treated the same/

[Hmm, this is just a guess of mine but, I think it will be bad if we keep talking about him too much.]

[To whom?]

[To a certain influential person. Look, it doesn't change the fact that your body is weak, right?]

[That's true but…..]

If it's just talking, there shouldn't be any problems.

As my brother dropped his thunder, did someone say something regarding to my surrounding?

Welmina looks far behind with a face that's saying, ”I don't know anything”.

[Is Welmina alright? You've been grouped together with me, though.]

The aristocrat students in S cla.s.s are all well-known. Is it not perfect for making connections?

[Aah, 's fine, 's fine. The people in S cla.s.s are prideful bunch that I doubt they'll even take notice of a commoner like me……Camille-kun is an exception amongst exceptions. I'm already too occupied with trying to keep up with the lessons so I have no time to care about my surroundings.]

[So it's different with the other cla.s.ses, after all?]

[Yep. Look, we prepare for cla.s.s, and if we have something we don't understand we conduct our own research, isn't that the norm? The other cla.s.ses aren't that strict.]

It is certain that when the lesson's progress stops, there's a bad atmosphere forming.

They won't be scolded if they ask questions, but it seems they do not consider it good enough to be rewarded.

[Probably because His Highness is there. Everybody probably wants him to think that they're excellent.]

[You mean the can't show an unsightly appearance even during lessons? …… That sounds troublesome.]

[I told you, they're a bunch of prideful people. Though there're probably kids that were told at home.]

[I wonder if that's why it somehow feels like the air feels strained.]

There is no laid-back feeling in this cla.s.s.

It's especially so when His Highness is present in the cla.s.sroom.

Perhaps there're only a few who goes at their own pace like me.

And it seems like Welmina's finished with her preparations.

[Uu, I want to be able to take it easy like Sheryl-kun.]

[There's no problem for me as long as I can keep up with the lessons.]

I'm also curious about His Highness' eyes but since I don't want to suck up to him like the other students, there's no pressure in me.

It's just that it's easier to just pay attention to myself.

[Can you share a bit of your brain with me?]

[Even though you're already excellent enough. It's simply because I am not busy like Welmina that I can dedicate my time to study.]

Willemina seemed to be hurriedly moving around collecting information after school.

Because my movements are restricted by all means, the things that I can do other than studying are my rehabilitation and research on Dreaming Illness.

[But Sheryl-kun, aren't you going to the research building?]

[I do show my face in there, but I only go once every several days so it's not that frequent. I'm also free the whole day during my rest day, after all.]

[That reminds me, you haven't been out of the city?]

[Yeah, they told me to get used to dorm life first. It's starting to turn cold, too, so I don't think I'll be able to get permission from Nicole during winter.]

[It's important that you don't catch a cold, after all.You're especially easy to push around by the crowd so it's better to be careful.]

The number of times I go out is basically low. My immunity to cold also seems low.