Chapter 53 (1/2)
Having safely beco a discussion over their futures in the acade a round table, Luecke, Eunius and Izuside their usual members, Aleist was there as well
As lunch had already gone by, there were few people at the cafeteria In such a situation, Aleistthe table
”Why'd you have to call inally, I wanted to have this badass reunion sort of thing going at the tournament And Millia's been distant from me ever since Valentine's Day… hah”
”Valentine? Was that chocolate distribution thing you were doing some sort of festival?”
Luecke sipped his tea, ignoring all of Aleist’s complaints as he bit onto the unfamiliar term Valentine's Day
”That thing he did around the end of the third year? As I recall, Rudel and Izued them… so what sort of festival is it?”
Eunius also ignored Aleist's co an explanation on Valentine's Day
”… Not telling”
Aleist averted his eyes froht resistance
”You apparently give chocolates to the person you like Aleist and his friends were putting their all into ot curious and asked, that's what he said… I also gave some to Izumi”
Rudel answered quite calmly
(Noruy… why did we have to make chocolates so seriously, I wonder By the tiathered and snatched the Should I teach him about white day while I'm at it?)
Aleist's feeble resistance wasto Rudel's words, Aleist hesitated over whether to tell him the truth or not
But that conversation was interrupted by Luecke as he started into the main issue
”Well that doesn't reallytwo years Me and Rudel, and that muscle-head over there have some freedom, but what about you two?”
”Once I get ht qualification test”
Izumi lowered her eye level a little as she answered Luecke's question Right, the way things were going, Izuraduate the acade of it that way, Izumi felt a little lonely
On the other side, Aleist s to enjoy his re two years At the saoing by the game
(As I recall… the hest level of freedom You can make friends with the kids who enroll around this tiirls, after all But if you don't do various things during this tiraduate The war event becoht, and…!?)
Aleist's face suddenly turned pale as he stood fro as going on, but without noticing the his voice
”A-at this rate, it'll be terrible… i-in that case, I have no choice but to do it!”
”I don't knohat you're trying to do, but that's the spirit, Aleist”
Oblivious, Rudel cheered him on
”I' to the tee froic swordsman into an advanced class”
”I-I see… well, good luck with that”
As Aleist confidently threw out the words class change and advanced job, Eunius had no idea what to say, so he gave a vague answer Luecke rubbed his inner eyes as he closed his eyelids in thought
(At tiic swordso to the outer reaches? … it's no good, I don't get it Is he getting his hands on some new technique? Or is there some hermit in the mountains over there?)
Izu Rudel Perhaps it was a special custom not found in the orient, and with that on heras he looked at Aleist
”Can you becoo to the borderland?”
”Of course Five years ago, I ic swordsman, so there's no doubt about it”
Seeing Aleist clearly declare it, Rudel gave soht