Chapter 99 - Entrance Ceremony (part three) (1/2)

After the freshmen finished the magical judgement at the Judgement’s Room, we were moved to the dining hall for a welcome party.

While moving, I found Tricia and Marquia who are my long time pen pals and joined them.

“It’s been a long time, Erica-sama.”

“It’s an honor to be able to learn magic together with Erica-sama.”

“I’m also very happy that I’m able to enroll together with the both of you, Tricia-san, Marquia-san.”

Both of them are my long time pen pals, and to some extent, trusted friends so I’m glad that I can do this together with them.

“Erica-sama and Tricia-san also wanted to take lessons related to magical beasts, right?”

“Yes. It will be great if we can take lessons together.”

“I hope I can receive the same lessons with Erica-sama.”

Depending on the judgement result of the pattern, there are lessons that cannot be taken.

For example, it seems that if you are outstanding, you will be put into an advanced class, and if you have a low aptitude, then you will be put into an elementary class.

If possible, I want to take the same lessons with both of them, though.

I wonder how it will go.

“Because, my pattern was not a big deal compared to Erica-sama!”

“Certainly, Erica-sama’s pattern seemed to be one of the biggest. I was very impressed!”

Even though they saw that ominous pattern, they seem to have favorable reactions.

I was also secretly shocked; they are strangely more at ease than being terrified or treating me with great caution.

“You should relax, Tricia-san. We should have a common lesson or two.”

I also nodded to Marquia’s words.

They are such great friends, so I’d like to sit with them and learn together.

For the welcome party at the grand dining hall, there are five rows of long tables lined up, one for each dormitory.

From the right, it’s South Dorm, North Dorm, Central Dorm, East Dorm, and West Dorm.

Students from the second grade to sixth grade are already seated in each row.

On the table are a bunch of delicious dishes.

Roasted beef and roasted chicken are cut and put on silver dishes.

I guess the dishes with lids are soups.

Well, it feels like a luxurious dinner party.

By the time the welcome party is over, the result of the analysis of Judgement’s Room will be finished, and the timetable will finally be decided.

After that, we will receive our textbooks and return to the dormitory.

Marquia who is in the South Dorm went to the table for South Dorm.

Tricia and I went to the table for West Dorm.

I wanted to look over the dining hall, so I chose the seat with my back to the wall.

Harold who was sitting on the opposite side in the left direction was happily talking with a fellow redhead who has freckles.

As expected of Harold, he’s very quick in making friends.

While I was looking at him with a pleasant feeling, my eyes met with Harold’s.

Harold smiled nicely at me.

He was looking forward to the school very much.

I also smiled in return in lieu of congratulating him.

“Welcome to the West Dorm! Let’s reach the sacrament of alchemy!”

A senior grade student with a good appearance kept distributing the food to the dishes with a cheerful voice.

Roasted chicken with gravy sauce, warm and clear soup, hot vegetables and ham salad.

Hafan is a gastronomic country, so everything is seasoned carefully and is very delicious.

While eating and talking with Tricia and the senior students, my expectation for the school life became higher.

I wonder if it’s possible to not only avoid the death flags but also have a fun school life.

Yeah, that will be great.

“The seniors in the student council are beautiful like stars, I was captivated by them subconsciously.”

“Yes, they are very splendid.”

“The prefects also have gentlemanly and stoic atmosphere, they were like knights.”

“That’s true.”

Tricia and the other girls in West Dorm were talking about the seniors excitedly.

The student council and the prefects seem to be the subjects of longing.

I feel like I can understand it.

The student representatives are beautifully dressed, they have quite the atmosphere.

“But, I think that Klaus-sama is the best after all. He looked like a blue flame which is fierce, powerful and quietly burning.”

“That’s true, his eyes have a strong impression that makes you feel like you are going to be killed if he looks at you.”

“His Highness Auguste is also becoming more beautiful year by year, when he’s lined up side-by-side with Klaus-sama, they complement each other’s good quality.”

“Because his face is small and waist is thin, as a girl, I truly don’t want to line up next to him.”

Tricia looked a little strange as she heard my reply.

Have I said something strange again?

Oops, I guess it was a strange reaction when I should have been praising them.

Because I have a long relationship with those two, I assess them carelessly.

“Um……Erica-sama, do you not long for either Auguste-sama or Klaus-sama?”

“I think they are wonderful, but as expected, my brother is the best……”

“I understand. If you are watching Eduart-sama up close everyday, it is not unreasonable that your evaluation of the other gender has become slightly harsh.”

While acting like a brocon to dodge the question, I secretly started observing the surroundings.

Of course this is to search for the characters of 『Liber Monstrorum』.

My search during the entrance ceremony was suspended because of various people glaring at me and I couldn’t search for them calmly during the magical judgement.

Everyone is relaxing, so now is the opportunity as there is neither Klaus nor Brad.

I noticed that Chloe was sitting in the front row of the table.

She seems to be good friends with Beatrice and other scholarship students.

First of all, let’s reconfirm the original game setting about Chloe.

Chloe was a heroine without much monologue.

The one who carried the story forward was the mascot character named Holle-kun, who had the form of a golden wolf spirit.

With the setting that it was visible only to Chloe, it was a spokesperson for her who did not reveal much emotion.

Speaking of which, I wonder whether Chloe sees Holle-kun in this world.

As expected, it’s not something I can ask the person herself.

The game producers of 『Liber Monstrorum』 plainly divided the protagonist into two type.

Type 1, a plain and ordinary girl. However, she has an outrageously strong mental fortitude.

Type 2, a plain and ordinary girl……or so it first seems, but actually possessing a heap of hidden attributes and being a central character who forms the very core of their fictional work. To use other games as examples, being a character on the level of being ‘The Goddess of World Tree’1 or ‘The Princess of True Ancestor Vampires’2.

I wonder which type Chloe is.

Next, let’s reconfirm the investigation information that is outside the game knowledge.

Officially, she is from a wealthy merchant family which has the backing of the branch family line of the former northern royal family.

She has supposedly enrolled in the academy as a healer, because she has an extraordinarily exceptional healing power.

I couldn’t discover anything beyond that even through the investigation by Turm family.

However, because such a mysterious girl was chosen as a King’s Scholar, some of the school officials should have known that she is not an ordinary person.

What was she doing for seven years since the Werewolf Massacre Incident?

No matter how much we tried to investigate it any further, the closed off nature of the northern wall blocked the way.

By the way, Beatrice seems to be a girl with a complicated lineage.

She also enrolled as a scholarship student, but she descended from the nobility.

After graduating from the academy, she is obliged to be officially welcomed by a certain Earl.

The boy who is talking to them right now is a King’s Scholar from the North.

I’m quite certain that his name is Jan.

In the original game, that position should be Harold’s, but it seems that he has been replaced by another person.

“Clochydd-sensei is the type of person that I want to protect.”

“……eh? Not Actorius-sensei?”

“Yes, I mean Clochydd-sensei.”

While I was thinking about Chloe, the others were talking about our teachers unexpectedly.

Tricia was feverishly talking about Brad.

“Gaze filled with deep sorrow and a somber atmosphere. I’m sure that he shut off his mind because he has lost someone he loved. It seems to me that he severely reproves himself more than anyone else.”

“Does Clochydd-sensei have that sort of past?”

“It’s all just my delusion. But, a gentleman with such past is somehow wonderful, isn’t it?”

“I……I guess so.”

Tricia seems to feel maternal instinct for that severe Brad for some reason.

I guess people have all sorts of sense of values, huh.

Personally, I’m more curious about the unreliable Actorius-sensei.

While listening carefully to other people’s reviews of the teachers, a commotion occurred at the entrance of the dining hall.

When I look over, the students belonging to the Dynameis seem to have entered the dining hall.

They are divided into groups, and they are calling out the table of each dorm.

I guess it’s a welcome greeting or something?

Shrill voice that doesn’t lose to the one during the entrance ceremony or the judgement is rising from there.

Rather, it is also coming from Tricia who is sitting next to me.

It can’t be helped since the Dynameis consists of beautiful students regardless of gender.

Many people would like to enter their fan clubs or groupies.

However, well, such a charming life like being someone’s fan has nothing to do with me.

I’ll just enjoy admiring them from afar.

It is irrelevant to me.