90 CHAPTER VIII Study Group (1/2)

It's the second day of the new semester.

I'm on my way to class with Frank today, just like yesterday.

How long have you talked to the teacher since yesterday?

That didn't take long. I think the doctor just wanted to know what happened.

Well, that's good to hear. But still, for once, it's the end for Dr. Herondas.

You know, I heard the doctor say something like that yesterday.

I heard I was going to get fired yesterday.

Oh, yeah?　You've gone too far with your royal fiancé, as expected.

Well, I made Shelly cry.

She's in jail now.

I don't know how severe impunity is in this country, but it's probably not the death penalty, right?

Yeah. ...... I'll ask him to reduce the charges later.

”Hmm?　What was that crowd?

I heard Frank's voice and looked out of the corner of my eye and saw a crowd of people at the entrance of the school building.

They all seemed to be looking at something.

'Come on, ......, that's yesterday's results.

It's hard to see from a distance, but it looks like yesterday's top scorers are posted on the bulletin board at the entrance.

We're going to have to go check ...... to see if it's already posted.

Uh-huh.

Me, I know what I was ranked as: .......

'Oh, Master!　Good morning!　Look at that!　It's great!

When we were close enough to see the bulletin board, a flirtatious-looking helmsman emerged from the crowd.

'Hmm?　Let's see: ...... Oh, Frank is in third place. That's great.

By the way, second place was Leena, fourth place was Josettia Lefebvre, and fifth place was Shelley.

Josetteer is the daughter of a duke.

I talked to her briefly at the party.

”I don't appreciate your praise for being number one.

Frank looked seriously frustrated as he said that .

Maybe, but ...... he didn't expect to lose to anyone but me, so I guess he was shocked that he was lower than Leena .

Well, my Leena is a serious person and she never fails to study every day.

You're both great. I'm going to try my best to be in the same class as my masters.

Of course, Hermann's name wasn't on the ranking list .

''Oh . Don't worry, we'll have a study session in Frank's room today.

The goal is for us to finish first, second, third, and so on in the next test.

Well, it's not gonna be easy with Linna here.

Wait, is this my room?

Yeah, right?　I'll work on Frank's magic while Herman studies.

I know there's no point in teaching Frank to study, so let's train him to be less powerful than us.

Probably because the only difference between Lina and Frank is their practical magic skills.

”Train their magic?　Then ......, well, okay.

Frank, knowing his own weaknesses, reluctantly agreed.

”Okay, you're set.

After school.

Excuse me!

Oh, you're a friend of the little man's?　Go ahead. Make yourself at home.

As soon as I entered Frank's room, I was greeted by a maid with a smile .

''Wow~Master's room is this big?　That's great. My room isn't even half as big as this one.

'Really?　There's quite a difference.

There are some rooms that aren't used and I'd like to give you one room.

There's a lot of waste in the nobility.

Hey, we'll take this room, you two.

Yes?

Then Frank leads me to the study desk where Hermann is standing behind it, me and Frank.

'Okay, let's get the study session going. Let's start with the math: ....... Hermann, try this calculation.

I wrote a simple two-digit multiplication problem on a piece of paper and gave it to Hermann.

Anyway, I need to see how badly Hermann can do it.

Okay. ......

When he received the paper, Hermann quietly began to calculate.

Hmm?　Perhaps you can do more than you thought you could?

It's done!　How's that?

”Oh, let me see: ......?　How did that happen?

I was surprised at how easily I solved the puzzle, but when I checked my answer sheet, I found that the answer was completely different.

'Huh?　Was I wrong?

It's not like I was wrong or ...... this is like you don't know how to solve it .

”Well, you're going to get better at it. You don't have to worry about it.

And now you're going to teach it.

Okay. Now, tell me how to solve this one.

'Yeah, first make a brushstroke math like this: ......'

Then I explained it to Hermann on a piece of paper.

It took him a while to understand, but when he did, he was able to solve the same problems with ease.

Then, while I had him solve some of the same problems, I worked on Frank's magic.

”Does Frank have magic manipulation skills?

No, I don't have one. What does it matter if you don't have it?