Vol 1 Chapter 5 (1/2)
Episode 5 - Reunion with a Childhood Friend
Part 1
“––With that said, he is Lux Acadia ill be attending this school fros which you aren’t used to, but I hope you will get along with him”
The next day ––
The school building: second floor, second year’s classroo
Receiving the introduction of the feree Balheart, Luxthat he did not knohat to say
Raigree, while being a woht in the Old Edom side as the ally of women in the coup d’état
In addition, including her beauty and dignified personality, she see the female students
It ht have been some sort of fortune that he was put in the class which such an instructor took charge of
That’s –– if Lux was a feh
“…………”
Last night, since there was no vacant roo rooht where he was not able to sleep very good
However, it was because of that Lux’s stomach hurt
After the New Kingdo as a chore Prince was used to busy and hard work
What was thethe classroo out-of-place
It's impossible
Even more than Lisha’s coerciveness, as “a test entrance which considers a future coeducation”, and frankly speaking, he did not know at all about what Principal Relie who also per
(How can she easily perirl’s academy…?)
Lux knew that Relie had such a character fro time, but as expected, she had too much freedom
By the way, since it seeed by the Kingdom to do the other miscellaneous jobs, which Lux was scheduled to do, he was relieved for the ti
“Errr, I’ with you…”
For the ti
By the way, Lisha as in the saue, far fro the boat
S voices filled the classroom
Well, it’s no wonder
He was a Prince of the Old Empire which laid out the trend of androcracy for o, it was still the object of caution for girls
Moreover, that a person like hi ladies’ academy––
(Haa…, I want to go home)
Everyone probably hates it, too, and honestly even I don’t knohat to talk about––
“…Ah It’s Lu-chan”
As Lux was inwardly shedding tears, he suddenly heard such a voice
“––Eh?”
A pink-haired girl as in a seat on theside of the classroom
Her fluffy hair was brought together with two ribbons, which properly suited the girl’s absentminded atmosphere
And, her rich chest which greatly pushed up her uniforirl’s face where traces of childishness remained
“Long time no see”
In a soft voice, the girl smiled at Lux
Her sloay of talking and peculiar at a bell to Lux
“Errr, are you by any chance, Philphie…?”
“Yes, that’s right”
To Lux’s question, the girl nodded and confirmed
Philphie Aingram
She was the second daughter of the great lomerate, and also Lux’s childhood friend
Furtherer sister
It had actually been seven years since the last time they met
At that tiram House was associated with the Old Ee, so Lux reether when they were children
“So you are attending this school I’lad Please, take care of me, Lu-chan”
With a tone which did not seemed that much happy, Philphie said
Though, Lux knew that Philphie was originally a girl as not very good in expressing her emotions
And, the fact that she was not so talkative and also that she had an honest personality
Therefore, even though she looked like this, she was probably really happy
“Ah, yes Likewise, take care of me”
As Lux exchanged greetings like this, the instructor Raigree pointed and said “okay, Lux Your seat is next to that child”
Lux was nervous, but as he sat down next to his childhood friend, he took a breath of relief for the first time
Thank God
Even if was a few, there was a friend whom he could speak with
While Lux as tired in various ways since yesterday loosened his cheek in relief, he looked at his childhood friend sitting nearby––
(But, we are in an age and position different froo, we’re in a classroom, so I should take that into consideration a little, shouldn’t I?)
“Um, would it be better that I call you Philphie-san?”
The moment Lux said so, suddenly (in a bad mood) Philphie turned aith a serious look
“Eh…?”
Lux was perplexed to that reaction
Did I say so rude?
(But, I have ry about so, but––)
“It’s Phi-chan, isn’t it?”
As Lux thought so, Philphie said that while still looking away
“…Eh? Can I call you like that here!?”
“…………”
Philphie affirmed as she nodded
(N-Now that I think about it…!)
Lux remembered with cold sweat
Philphie had since olden days demanded a relationshi+p where she and so to called each other by their nickname
Lux was also doing so since they were very close when they were children, but––
“I-I’m happy you say that, but as expected, I can’t call you that here… I rown up, also we’re officer candidates, and we’re in the academy…”
Or should I say, it was very e to call you so in front of unknown classmates
“Would you consider the situation at that angle?” Lux expected so, but––
“…………”
Hmph
Looking at Lux who ain
The noisy stir of the classmates could be heard
“Everyone, don’tthe lesson”
With Raigree’s voice, the classrooained calm instantly
But, since it was a sudden admission, Lux had not yet have a textbook at hand
“Philphie-san Can I use your textbook together with you?”
“…………”
He was ignored
“Ph-Philphie T-This ht? H-Hey, we’re in class now…”
“…………”
There was no reaction
I soon wanted to cry
“…Hey, Phi-CHAN”
“What…? Lu-chan”
As Lux somehow squeezed his voice, Philphie turned towards him and said so
“M-May we read your textbook together…?”
“Yes, all right” At that hter leaked from all over the classroom
“Cute” “Phi-chan he says” “Did those two have that kind of relation?”
Hearing many such voices, Lux’s face turned red
Ha, it’s too e…!
What is this!?
What kind of situation is this!
“Fufufufu…!”
Incidentally, even the serious instructor Raigree was trying to suppress her laughter
Lux endured the urge of wanting to run away right now and somehow took the class
“…Hmph”
Lisha oke up looked at this as she seemed to be in a bad mood
And, Lux did not notice another feaze
Part 2
However, unexpectedly his ee with Philphie seemed to bear fruit as Lux’s classmates seemed to have dispelled their caution towards him
“Hey, hey, were Philphie-chan and Lux-kun by any chance fiancés?”
“What kind of jobs does the chore Prince usually do?”
“Speaking of which, why can you fight against an Abyss alone? Isn’t it great!?”
“Are -Rides? I heard that the aptitude rate was originally above for women, but––”
And then, the nuathering in front of his desk, at every short break during lessons increased like a festival
The duel with Lisha as the Princess, and the repulsing of the Abyss
For good or for bad, the bad i intruded into the bathroom was completely wiped out and it seemed that only interest and favorable impression towards Lux remained in the students
Just before the lunch break, a large number of onlookers flocked from other classes
(Soined…!)
Knight candidates’ acade ladies attended
As Lux was perplexed to the at it––
“Lux-kun That re the miscellaneous jobs, aren’t you?”
“Errr Yes, well… it’s my duty after all”
As he replied so being asked by one of the girls who surrounded his desk,
“So if I ask, Lux-kun will do jobs here All right, shall I ask at once?”
“Ah, it’s not fair I also wanted to ask!”
“Lux-san More importantly, would you like to have tea with me?”
“Everyone, if you’ve any request, I will collect them If you approach hiht?”
Tillfarr as a classether
(I’e nickname…)
It looked like Tillfarr, as one of the trio –– one of the “Triad” which seemed to be famous even in the academy, was the mood maker-like existence even in the class
“Phew…”
However, honestly, he felt relieved
It's a good thing if Tillfarr interceded for everyone––
“Yes, yes Write your odd jobs requests to Lux-cchi and put them in this box Carry them Put in also the appointed date They will be done in turns later”
“Eeeeeeeeeeh!?”
(Somehow, the talk has been settled in a bad sense!)
“Don't worry Everyone is rich after all Like this, Lux-cchi’s debt can also be paid quickly!”
“…………”
As far as he could see the written requests being thrown in the wooden box which Tillfarr prepared to the extent that they overflowed, he felt like he was going to collapse before the completion of requests
And –– it was lunch break; as Lux as mentally tired laid face down on his desk for a while,
“H-Hey If it’s fine with you, how about going to eat ether? Lux”
“Uwah!?”
Being suddenly called out to from above his head, Lux jumped
Standing before him was Lisha
He had the feeling that she had been half sleeping nearby during the lesson, but she seemed to have woken up before he noticed
“Errr, do you mean –– the two of us?”
“T-That’s right … Don’t you want to go with me?”
While faintly reddening her cheeks, Lisha looked away
At that moment, a small stir filled the classroom
“A-And if possible –– I would like you to become my exclusive care taker from here on Coincidentally, I also wanted one servant after all”
As Lisha said so while restlessly twining her finger in front of her chest,
“Eeeh!?”
Along with Lux’s screaain
“Eh? What does she mean?” “If I remember correctly, Lizsharte-sama didn’t apply even a ht?” “To make him, a ‘man’ her servant is––” “No way…”
From the female students of the class, he could hear such voices from afar
“S-Such a thing––”
Since he could not reject it in a loud voice, he was troubled
“This much is fine, isn’t it? At that time, you forcibly saw even my naked body after all––”
At Lisha’s words, “kyaaaaaaaaah” high pitch voices rose from the classroom
As expected, the incident of the bathroom had become a rumor, but there seemed to be students who did not know the details
“T-That was –– um”
As Lux completely panicked––,
“…………”
A girl quietly approached Lux
“…Phi-chan?”
It was Philphie
While already eating sohnuts silently probably for lunch break, she stood just beside Lux and Lisha facing each other
She was expressionless as usual, but she revealed a strong presence
“gulp Lu-chan is troubled Lizsharte-sama”
Sing the doughnut in her mouth, Philphie said
“What I ondering who it was, but it’s just the airhead daughter of the Aingraive you my snacks, so step back calmly”
After knitting her brows only for an instant, Lisha took out paper packages from her bosom and ordered Philphie
Judging froloss (luster)
The contents seemed to be bread seasoned with honey
“…………”
It was specified in the school regulations that there was no hierarchical relationshi+p between nobles and that they were treated as equal knight candidates within the academy
But, that was to the bitter end an official stance, and it was not going on like that in reality
A Princess was after all a Princess
“It’s not as if Lux hiht? I don’t know about you being childhood friends or whatever, but I advise you not to thoughtlessly poke your nose into other people’s affairs”
Lisha told so as to persuade her
Philphie silently gnawed the bread froe she received like a small animal
“Ah, so you’re eating it…”
Philphie was extres at her own pace
She also see time
“Everyone would understand just by seeing that Lu-chan is troubled So stop Princess”
A slow and loose tone
But, Philphie told so clearly
One did not knohat Philphie was thinking as she was usually absentminded, she firmly insisted unexpectedly and she was the obstinate type
The exchanges of the two girls became incandescently calmly
The classhtened their eyes to that scene and began to get greatly excited
“I wonder in”
“The New Kingdoralomerate…”
Lux who beca here, hurriedly,
“W-Wait, you two, calm down––”
The moment when he raised his voice,
“––Sorry foras you’re busy, but can I?”
A dignified sound
He heard a translucent voice in the classroom
Lux reirl with beautiful features like a fairy
Krulcifer Einvolk
She was a fellow knight candidate classious country Ymir, a powerful nation in the north
It was that girl whohim away in the incident of the day before yesterday
“Krulcifer, huh If you have business, leave it for later I’m in the middle of an important talk now––”
Lisha swelled her cheeks (as if pouting) and protested so, but
“I was asked for a little business from the Principal of the school There is a place that she wants uide that child to at lunch break Understood, Lux-kun?”
“Errr…, ah, yes”
It was the first ti that it was a lifeboat, Lux rode on the talk
“Then, it’s like that, so”
As Krulcifer told so and softly held Lux’s hand, she pulled hi for Lisha’s and Philphie’s reply
“––No way, to think even that talented Krulcifer-san is interested in him”
“It has beco”
To his classmates’ shrill voices which he could hear fro some anxiety
Part 3
Co out from the classroom to the corridor, they went up the stairs
When they arrived at the rooftop where there was no one, Krulcifer approached the handrail and quietly looked down below
The scenery of the large school site could be overlooked from here
A vividly green courtyard and great school buildings
In a slightly reirl’s doron practice field and the fourth Machine Dragon hangar
And, there were sos which he did not know yet
“Um, thank you Krulcifer-san”
For the ti, Lux who took a breather thanked her first
He had heard rumor about Krulcifer Einvolk only a little from his little sister Airi
A foreign girl who possessed first-class skill in studying, body techniques, and Drag-Ride’s handling
Including her beauty which exceeded that of an ordinary person, she was a talented woed by the people in the academy
“You helped me… didn’t you? Probably”
“Despite your childish face, you’re unexpectedly sharp”
“T-That has nothing to do with it, right!? Why do you say such a thing!? Even though I mind it!”
As Lux unintentionally reddened his face, Krulcifer chuckled
“The fact that you i a Prince of the Old Eh former, you’re also of a royalty, so I wanted you to return such an obvious provocation with sarcasm”
“…………”
(It’s no good We should be the sae, and yet she completely has the upper hand)
When Lux was inwardly snubbed so,
“But, other than it, I praise you Youmy intention It saved me the trouble”
“…U you want to talk to me about?”
“Yes, there several things But, first of all”
She said so and turned her transparent pupils towards Lux
“Why didn’t you give the finishi+ng blow yesterday –– at that time?”
“…Are you talking about Lizsharte-sama? Or about the Abyss…?”
“I think that you could have defeated both though Only if you felt like it––”
At Krulcifer’s glance as she saw through it, Lux hesitated for an instant,
“…You overestimated me too much”
After several seconds, he replied so
“Certainly, I have never lost in an official ht But, I never won, either”
The nickname “Weakest Undefeated” named from the style where he devoted himself entirely to defense and evasion and delivered no attack
But, as that name showed, all his war records were draws
Lux had also never won
“Don’t worry I don’t intend to force you to speak about so you don’t want to speak about”
(I-I’m not trusted…!)
As Lux hung his head, Krulcifer said as if reading his thoughts
“Ohtom and underwear thief Prince”
“L-Like I said! You’re wrong––”
As Lux blushed and became confused, Krulcifer chuckled
It was a graceful se
Lux’s heart throbbed for an instant to that expression
“I’m a little relieved”
“Eh…?”
“It’s because you are a more harmless boy than I expected Your not that much like the Empire's royalty”
“…………”
A tone hich he didn't knohether he was praised or made a fool
But only a little, she see fun
“It can’t be helped After all, I’m the seventh Prince, and moreover––”
“You’ve a childish face and you’re also short?”
“NO!? Um…, for various reasons, ere driven out of the Imperial Court when I was child So, We’re not that much familiar with the Old Empire––”