Chapter 16 (1/2)
Chapter 16
The Girl Named Alicia
Translated by Yuriko Aya [translasisanusime]
Edited by FrozenInk
“Alicia-chan The score froreat as ever Surely you’ve tried your best”
“Thank you very much”
Praised by Lotte-sensei inside the teacher’s room, Alicia bowed
It was break time now, And there were teachers here and and there in the room
Alicia was called by Lotte-sensei because there was soht to teacher’s room
Lotte-sense was frowned
“But… therehasn’tbeen ress on your practical skills recently?”
“I’ic power doesn’t increase…”
Alicia hung her head
“Alicia-chan wants to join the kingdoht?”
“Yes”
Lotte-sensei see
“Honestly… I think that it will be difficult if you’re still like this In the first place, the ones who enter the icians and have outstanding , but originally your e That’s why, if you considerthe other course it should be so you can do but…”
“Thank you, I’ll consider the other course”
“Eeeh…? Uht Alicia-chan adic division”
Alicia gave a sh
“Of course I adure out what I can do and think firmly about the future”
“That’s… yeah, that’s right but…”
Lotte-sensei had a troubled face
“Umm…I shouldn’t have said thatbut, since Alicia-chan is still twelve years old, I think it’s fine to become more childish”
“I’h”
After she gave small bow, Alicia left the teacher’s room
When she went out to corridor and turned her head, she saw Lotte-sensei shrug her small shoulder
Alicia Gutenbelt, in her young age, she properly saw the world
The structure of the world, the expectations of adults, the other side of things, and the severity of reality Those words seeh they ritten in the air and could easily be seen
That insight, h since birth, orthe habits of everything
Whichever it was, Alicia understood this world, and she understood herself
She understood that she was average
Even though her hard work showed excellent results, she didn’t have natural talent She understood that since she met Ferris who had God-like powers
But Alicia was not discouraged
The world is so like that There are some limitations that humans cannot cross, and must accept
Since she understood that, she didn’t feel down
And she understood the reason why she lacked passion was because she understood too much about reality
The dreaician like her father didn’t come from the bottom of her heart
「Such dreams are reasonable」
Like that, one sensible consideration orking [TN: I’m not sure myself, そんな、一種の良識的な思考が働いていたのだ。]
She didn’t knohat she really wanted to do She was just trying to grasp 「what she can do」 and 「what she must do」
Alicia’s daily life was neither black nor gray, but it was never shi+ning It was pastel colored life
“Alicia-san!! Let’s have lunch together”
“…Ferris”
Yes, until she irl who jumped like a kitten
Soirl sht leaked out from inside her chest
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“What were you talking about with Lotte-sensei?”
In the courtyard which filled with dazzling sunlight
Ferris asked Alicia while eating sandwich on a bench
There was boiled egg stuck on the corner of Ferris ue handkerchief
“Just a little, she just talked about h, it seeic division will be difficult”
“Is that so…”
Ferris beca her sandwich
Because Ferris’ face looked like it was being covered by cloud of despair, Alicia added one ,
“But it’s fine For ician, there still a lot of courses that can be taken It can’t be helped”
“That’s no good!”
“…eh?”
“Ah, sorry for suddenly shouting But, that’s no good! Easily giving up on your dreaood! Because, because Alicia-san seems very sad!”
“It’s not like I was sad”
Alicia laughed
She was accusto there was a ti a princess, but she iave up on that dream
Ferris, while playing with her finger, ti
“Uu… uic trick which I recently I found…?”
“Trick…?”
“Yes! When I use that, so its power than usual! It’s a!”
“Heeh…”
Recently, Ferris was training with her best, Alicia knew that thing too Maybe there will be some hint for her powerless self Furtherlittering eyes like that”
“Let’s do it then”
“Right!!”
Ferris nodded with great joy