Seirei Gensouki Konna Sekai De Deaeta Kimi Ni
Growth

Growth

Time passed; it had been five years since Rio was admitted to the Royal Institute.

Twelve-year-old Rio is now a sixth-grade student in elementary school.

From the moment Rio was transferred, he had continued to face opposition that continued until now.

Furthermore, the level of intimidation increased proportionally to its level.

They said that, since he was unable to complete the Contract Ceremony even once, he became the first failure in the history of the Royal Institute.

They say that his outstanding academic value is a fraud.

They say that, he committed immoral acts with female students.

They said that, he was extorting money from his junior.

With the exception of claims about the Contract Ceremony, all other claims are baseless rumors with no evidence.

But the Institute left the rumors alone doing nothing to expel them.

Rio did not understand why they chose to do so but it was a trivial matter to him.

Therefore Rio ignored the rumors and did nothing to refute them.

The person himself had no intention of doing anything about it.

As a result, Rio was left without friends due to the rumors. Among the students, he was known as the most prominent troubled child in the history of the Royal Institute.

By the way, the number of options students can take increases as they move up to the upper classes of the basic courses.

While many young noble students choose liberal arts as their chosen subject, Rio prefers elective subjects that can satisfy his intellectual curiosity.

"Okay, let's start with an introduction to magic theory. As you already know, I will be in charge of this class for this year. Frankly because you have had limited exposure to magic theory until now, many students may find the content of this class challenging, but because you are all here, that means you are interested in this topic. ”

Seria was in charge of the overview of the magic theory class which was one of the choices Rio chose.

Even though he was already 17 years old, his body stopped growing when he reached the level of a junior high school student.

The choice was unpopular among students as magic theory became impractical and insignificant. The only reason why some students choose elective subjects is because a genius is in charge of the lectures.

On the other hand, there are some male students who choose elective subjects because they are fascinated by the appearance of lecturers.

There were 30 students in the class including Rio.

Christina and Roana were among the students as well as Flora who was one level below them.

"First, what is magic? How do we invoke magic? These are the two main topics that we will focus on. Would anyone like to share their thoughts on what magic is? What about Princess Christina? ”

"Yes nih . It is a technique used to disrupt the laws of nature and create various phenomena. ”

Christina replied in a simple tone.

“Ooh, have started with such a good answer. As expected of Her Majesty the Princess. ”

Hearing Seria's praise, the surrounding students sent Christina a respectful look with an expression as if to say "as expected of Christina".

“Magic can be defined from various points of view. What Princess Christina has just said is a definition that focuses on the nature and essence of magic. Magic is a technique used to disrupt the laws of nature and create various phenomena. This definition is from a book written by the famous magician Zera-sama. ”

The students showed interest in Seria's words.

“Now there is also another generally accepted definition that focuses on the application of magic. I wonder if everyone knows about the process of invoking magic. Let's see, Scott? "

Called by Seria, the student by the name of Scott confidently stood up.

"Yes nih . Magic is invoked by reciting the spells learned during the Contract Ceremony. ”

“Nn ~, you confused the preparation stage with the prayer stage. Then, next up is Roana-san. ”

Knowing that the answer was wrong, Scott regretted sitting back.

Chosen, Roana stood up from her chair.

"Yes nih . This process is divided into several main steps: creating mental images of magic spells, releasing magical powers, and chanting spells. These three steps provide the basis of the prayer process. ”

Roana answered without hesitation.

"As expected of Roana-san. As you said, there are 3 steps in invoking magic. However, there is one important concept that supports 3. Do you know what it is? "

"That's .. I don't know. ”

Not knowing the answer, he showed a regretful expression and pouted his lips.

"I understand, then what about you Rio?"

“It controls magic power. ”

"Yes . As expected . ”

The subtle sounds of students clicking their tongues can be heard in the classroom.

Rio knew something that Roana did not have.

They are unable to accept that reality.

Hearing those voices, Seria could only sigh in her mind and continue her lecture.

"Unexpectedly, no one noticed but the control of magical power was the core of magic. While begging for magic, everyone chanted a spell from the contract, right? During that time, you subconsciously control your magical power. ”

Other than Rio, this was the first time everyone had heard about it. Each of them displayed a look filled with curiosity.

“Control of magical power is not the only important thing during the process of invoking magic.

To control it, it was also necessary to know the magic class. Why do you think there are magic spells that people cannot contract? The control of magical power is closely related to that. ”

The students in the class were very listening to Seria's explanation.

"Sensei!"

Raising his hands together with shouting out loud, a boy broke the silence in the classroom.

"Yes, Stead. ”

Seria turned her attention towards the student named Stead who raised his hand.

"In other words, the people who can't complete the Contract Ceremony have poor control over their magical power right?"

Stead looked at Rio and showed a mocking smile.

Many other students do the same.

Rio ignored them and with a calm expression, continued to focus on the front of the class.

On the other hand, Seria slightly frowned.

“... The way of speaking is too extreme. Also, your language is unacceptable. ”

"I'm sorry . I will be careful . Thank you for telling me . ”

Although he was reprimanded by Seria, Stead sat down with a satisfied look.

“Alright, let's continue the lecture. In the first place…"

After that, Seria's lecture went smoothly without any problems and the lecture ended quickly.

“As expected of Seria-sensei! It is worth it for a genius like you to record your name in the history of the Royal Institute. I'm very impressed with your deep insight. ”

When the lesson ended, Stead approached Seria and started praising her.

Stead is a one-year-old student under Rio, the Duke's house son.

"ahahaha. Thank you . ”

Seria thanked him with a tense smile.

During that time, Rio quickly finished packing his bag and prepared to leave the classroom.

“Ah, Rio. ”

Seeing him, Seria called out to him.

"Oi, commoners. Even though you can't use magic, why would you take this lecture when the only skills you have are just platitudes and cheap tricks? You are a despicable .b.a.j.i.n.g.a.n. who endangers the chastity of the women and girls in this class. ”

However, someone's voice refuted Stead's words.

Seria stepped forward and positioned herself between Rio and Stead.

"I don't know what you've been told, but he's free to choose whatever he wants. ”

For Rio, this kind of problem was an everyday occurrence and he chose to ignore it as usual.

"Hmph, you lowly .b.a.j.i.n.g.a.n. I will remember your more common face, so you better start running away in fear. I've misunderstood it before, so take this as a warning. ”

"What do you mean?"

"The Che. Such humiliation, are you pretending not to listen to me? Don't fool yourself, isn't it because of your cunning trick that you could enroll in the Royal Institute? In the end a commoner will always be a commoner, an idiot who will slow us down, a nuisance. ”

He was one of the boys who clicked their tongues earlier, to whom Rio retorted.

"I understand . Then I will try my best not to stand out in this lecture from now on. ”

"N? Ha, haha, what are you saying? I'm saying from now on don't come to this lecture again, you. ”

Shi ~ n, the classroom becomes silent.

The surrounding students were staring at Rio with cold eyes.

In the midst of it, Christina acted as if the situation had nothing to do with her, Flora was agitated, and Roana was pouting; they had all heard Rio talk.

"I heard you cheated and hurt the girls. You are an existence that cannot be ignored. ”

Social status, bloodline, prestige, wealth.

All the noble girls were looking for a life partner based on that condition.

From birth, noble girls are obliged to find a suitable life partner.

But, around the age of twelve, it is the age when girls begin to develop an interest in the opposite sex.

At this age, it is a fact that they are more interested in physical appearance than practical qualifications.

Not even the noble girl was freed from that reality.

In short, her unusual black hair gave her an exotic atmosphere.

As a result, noble girls often made progress in Rio because it gave them the feeling of playing with fire.

Rio ignored all the girls who approached him.

Jealousy ignites the other male students and they begin to spread baseless rumors about Rio.

Convinced the things he heard were true, Stead accused Rio of carrying out the contents of the rumors.

Never once doubted that Rio was the enemy of all women.

Even if it was just a rumor, Rio felt disgusting.

"Hey. Stead, you're a noble, so don't accuse someone without proof. ”

After watching the scene unfold, Seria intervened.

"But…"

With Seria's appearance, Stead held back what he wanted to say.

“Even if Rio was that type of person, as a lecturer and as long as I still catch my breath, I wouldn't allow that kind of behavior in class. ”

He stated clearly.

Stay reluctant to pull after hearing that.

"… I will obey your words. .. but remember these commoners. You have just made yourself an enemy of my parents' home, the home of Duke Euguno. ”

“I'll remember it. ”

After saying that, Rio bowed to Seria and left the classroom.

Rio gestured to meet Seria after school by giving her a wry smile. It was a sign known only to the two of them.

After school, Rio arrived at Seria's laboratory room.

"Seriously, they're disgusting as always. ”

“Well, I'm more or less used to it. ”

Rio smiled bitterly while tasting the black tea.

By the way, it was Rio who was brewing the tea.

The reason Seria claimed that Rio was better at brewing tea than she was. So, every time they chatted in the laboratory room, it was Rio who brewed the tea.

“In the past, I was also intimidated due to jealousy from my peers, but Rio's situation was much more severe. After all, they spread rumors about you because the girls are interested in you? ”

Seria said that while paying attention to the reaction from Rio.

“It's because I'm not interested. ”

Hearing the words of the unfriendly person in front of her, Seria could only sigh.

"Is there no chance for Cinderella2 to reverse?"

“I doubt it very much. Their house would never allow it even if I were in contact with them. ”

Rio kept his calm judgment until the bitter end.

Judging from her attitude, Seria thought she was really uninterested.

"Well, ne ~ …"

While nodding half-heartedly, Seria wondered why Rio was so stubborn.

For anyone of his age, interest in the opposite sex cannot be overcome easily.

Even so, this brat was indifferent.

(Don't say he prefers ..) 3

One possibility hit Seria.

But he doesn't know people like that.

Originally, Rio had no friends at the Institute.

(I'm the only one he talks to.)

Rio had no one to talk to other than Seria.

As for Seria herself, she felt that she was pretending not to know from the conversation earlier.

Besides during lectures, meal times, and sleep, Rio studied in the library or practiced independently outside.

Every time he saw her, he was alone.

With the exception of her, there was no trace of a woman nearby.

Every time he saw her, Seria always called out to him. In her mind, she saw herself as a close friend with Rio.

Therefore he did not think he thought about it in a special way.

Seria had already thrown away such an outrageous possibility.

(Or maybe he was just stupid. There is a lot of evidence that shows this. I can't see any other possibility.)

When Seria's eyes moved forward, she saw Rio elegantly drinking tea with the refined movements of an educated noble.

Honestly, she became unclean until she looked attractive.

(I'm the only one who sees you like this. What will you do after you graduate? I'm curious because you never told me anything. Oh my God, you can talk to me. I'm afraid you know.)

Worried about Rio's future, Seria decided to ask him directly.

“You know, Rio only had one more year before graduating. Have you decided what you will do afterwards? ”

“Ah is right. I will stay in the Kingdom for now but, I will travel in the not too distant future. ”

"UH! You left the Kingdom? "

Seria was surprised by Rio's words.

Of course he never thought he would leave the Kingdom.

Due to the incredible value of martial arts, he thought for sure he would aim to become a knight.

“Yeah, it's hard for me to stay in this Kingdom. ”

“... Ne ~, why don't you work as my assistant in my lab? I can't survive without you anymore. ”

Seria said that while observing the room.

It had been 5 years since he first met Rio.

Initially, Rio found the chaos in Seria's laboratory room unbearable.

However, after coming to the laboratory room many times, Rio voluntarily offered to clean up the mess.

As a result, Seria was astonished by Rio's household skills.

Right now, he was not only tidying up his room but also brewing his tea and helping with his research.

“As a noble, isn't Seria-sensei also at the age where marriage talks are supposed to happen? It's not good for you to have suspicious commoners in your room. ”

Hearing the word "wedding", Sera became sad.

“I— don't want to think about marriage at the moment. I have rejected all marriage proposals so far to focus on my research, but it has become noisy at home. ”

“I think Seria-sensei is free to decide when to get married, isn't that okay …? Because ... You are already at married age. ”4

Although Rio thought otherwise, it was common knowledge that the marriage age for the nobles was in the second half of his teenage years.

And right now, Seria is trying to get past the marriageable age group.

However, Seria was an outstanding woman with extraordinary social status and achievements. Even if he was over twenty years old, it would not be difficult for him to find a life partner.

"Aah—! I might be left behind! Oh dear, I want to know what the men of this Kingdom think when a woman exceeds 20 .. ”

But it seems Seria is quite worried about her age and potential marriage.

“Well, personally I think the age of marriage for noble women is too young. Seria-sensei is 17 years old forever5. ”

“Forwardly 17 .. What— is, it doesn't sound too bad. ”

Seeing her mutterings to herself, Rio thought she looked sweet. Rio started brewing the tea again after seeing that the teapot was empty.

He already knew Seria's preference.

After hanging out with her for so many years, she knew Seria was very particular about her black tea. Rio could boast of his tea brewing skills on par with a butler.

It was good enough to satisfy a noble lady.

“That reminds me, field practice is coming. Is it mandatory for everyone to participate? How much distance will we cover? "

Before she knew it, Seria had returned to reality and directed a question at him.

“It looks like the total distance is 20 kilometers. ”

"Hee ~. That's not possible for me. I can't walk that much. It's been a pain to walk from here to the school building. ”

Seria was limp at her desk; she became tired from just thinking about it.

Her beautiful long white hair spread out covering the table.

“I think Seria-sensei needs more exercise. ”

Rio said so while being amazed as well as worried for her.

Aside from going to college, Seria rarely leaves her laboratory room.

Even for the daughter of a noble, wouldn't such a poor form affect her health?

"Yes yeah6. As long as there's a train, I'm fine. Something like that . ”

Hearing the typical sentence of a hikikomori7, Rio smiled wryly and offered Seria a finished black tea brewed as he wished.