Chapter 14 Part1 (1/2)
Translator: OkubyouKun
Editor : Fluffthoughts
Chapter 14 Part 1
The season changes.
It’s been a few days since I transferred to the high school dorm early.
The students will gather in the public hall in the morning today.
Welmina is waiting outside the boy’s dorm.
I said that I can go to the girl’s dorm to get her but Welmina rejected me as I feared.
Soon after, she who has transformed from a girl into a lady came up the stairs and waved her hand as she gets closer.
[Sheryl-ku~n! What do you think of this?]
She called it a high school debut, she changed her gla.s.ses and her looks.
Today is also my first time seeing the new her.
The hair she grew for a year that used to be bundled up is now in a ponytail.
She changed from her usual circular gla.s.ses to a slim one, and her previously plain clothes were changed into ones that's a combination of dynamic and casual.
I looked up at her and breathed deeply.
── It's Will.
She's the main character's friend in the game.
Will is an informant, and she also helps the main character gather information about the capture targets.
So Will was Welmina's nickname.
Even if I didn't recall the memories of my past life lately, how could I have not noticed it?
But just because I noticed doesn't really mean there's anything to it.
[Uh… Could it be that I failed?]
[Uun*, you've become cool and adult-like so I was just surprised. Your impression has completely changed.] (TN: Like a groan.)
[Really? It's not bad?]
[Yeah, you've become pretty.)
[There you go again~! Sheryl-kun is really skillful! Well then, let's go to the public hall!]
I bid Nicole 'I'm leaving', then have Welmina push the wheelchair.
We have successfully enrolled into the S-cla.s.s in high school, and we will be together again for a year.
[Sheryl-kun, you don't plan to change your hairstyle?]
[Hm~, it's because I feel comfortable with its current length.]
[Jule-sama looks like he wants you to grow it longer, though.]
[I firmly refuse.]
When I was about to cut my hair back at the dorm, someone suddenly came out of nowhere to persuade me not to cut it.
Of course, I've never even considered accepting that request.
[By the way, a new student will be entering our high school!]
[What kind of girl is she?]
[She's called Lydi Boirmortie and she's a girl who used to be a commoner.]
Hearing the word ”Boirmortie”, my heart skipped a beat.
It's a familiar house name.
The Earl of Boirmortie is the name of the n.o.ble who took in the main character of the game.
[It seems that she caught the Earl's eyes when her Mana went out of control, and she became the top scorer later after entering the training center after that. It's even said that her mana capacity is comparable to His Highness.]
[That's amazing…]
The training center is a miniaturized academic research center, it exists in each region of the kingdom.
The main objective is to train their control so as not to avoid Mana from running out of control.
As in this case, many people with a high Mana capacity come to the academic research laboratory through training sites.
[So that's why she's entering the high school division?]
[There's also that, but she apparently did excellent in the training center.
In the game, the training center's treated as a minigame, but I wonder how it is in real life?
Just like the game's main character, did Lidy also feel the same in the gaming center?
The name seems to be the default.
[Why was she adopted in the Boirmortie House?]
[She was originally part of the Boirmortie Fief, it seems. I guess getting the attention of the Lord is her good luck.]
A person who holds a huge Mana capacity rarely appears among the common people. It's known that those people get invited by n.o.ble families for adoption.
That's why the amount of Mana one holds is this country's status. (TN: so n.o.bles must have high M cap.)
That's why dark rumors are also spreading. Even if one get's adopted by a n.o.ble's house, one is treated as a disposable p.a.w.n or will be used to bear a child.
Perhaps Welmina also knows about it, her voice doesn't sound bright while talking.
[But as long as she has her past accomplishments, they shouldn't be able to make fun of her. Especially the Boirmortie Mana capacity, it seems to be on the brink compared to other n.o.bles.]
[Eh?]
Even if they're unable to visibly look at the amount of Mana, if it's an experienced magician, it should be possible to determine just how much gap there is between the common people and the n.o.bles.
It's because it can be seen from an outsider's perspective that n.o.bles are sensitive to the Mana capacity in their household, so I wonder what she meant about the amount of Mana the Earl's house can contain is on the brink?
[Although it's a lot compared to the common people, compared to his position as an Earl… Even now, they seem to have adopted a child and raised him up. It seems to have been decreasing from the last three generations. The current family head also felt a sense of crises, and that’s when Lidy appeared. For the Boirmortie family, Lidy's existence is akin to their savior and for Lidy, it's a place she has to do her best without selling herself cheaply.]
[Yeah…]
I'm surprised about the Boirmortie background because it's not within my memory.
With their circ.u.mstances as it is, they probably want to treat Lidy as a bride instead of an adopted daughter.
It's not uncommon for the aristocratic society to raise adopted children with the aim of enclosing them with marriage before giving them the house's name if the partner is still underaged.
I wonder how Lidy will get herself involved with my brother, Rafael, and the others?
As a lover like in the game? If so, with who?
The capture targets are Big Brother, Noe, Serge, Camille… and Rafael, these five people.
I guess I can only watch how it progresses from here.
When I remember Rafael's face, my hearts hurts a bit.
When we enter the new cla.s.sroom, the target of the negative rumors is Lidy.
There are some who have a wait-and-see att.i.tude, while some are already looking down on her.
But the more she's turned into the center of the gossip, the calmer she looks.
The same as back in middle school, my seat is near the entrance.
Welmina sits next to it.