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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: TushChen
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Small letters that seemed to be made of light began to appear one by one in front of the eyes of the students within a certain area.
It was the power of the magic-infused red crystal.
After seeing the message that the blessing had been activated, I had a bad feeling and felt sweat dripping down my spine.
However, contrary to my worries, the first name that appeared was a familiar and comfortable one.
「Elin」
Elin was reliable.
During the First Incident, Elin had the strength to get through it alone.
Moreover, if it was Elin, she would understand my actions appropriately no matter what unexpected event occurred.
‘It’s more normal than I thought?’
But I still didn’t let my guard down and focused my attention on the second name slowly gathering.
「Elena」
Elin and Elena were together.
Should I say it’s good luck?
Or should I say it’s fortunate?
No, this is natural. In the first place, the academy would know about Elin and Elena’s unstable state.
The state where the Good God and the Evil God suppressed each other’s power and tossed and turned.
Even if the two of them walked separately to some extent now, nothing serious would happen.
Still, in case of an unexpected situation, the two saintesses would have been placed in the same group.
Then there were two left.
I swallowed my saliva and looked at the names gathering.
But it was taking quite a while for the names to gather.
“Senior!”
When I looked to the side at the joyful voice, I realized why it took so long for the next name to appear.
Livia was also waiting for the next name to be formed.
The names floating in front of Livia were Elin and Elena.
I immediately grasped the situation.
This group drawing was set up so that the same department would not be drawn repeatedly.
However, if there were no more departments to allocate, even the same department would be included in the group repeatedly.
As expected, the next was 「Livia」.
“We’re in the same group! Oh my gosh! I’m so happy! Aren’t you happy too, Senior?”
“Yeah. It worked out well!”
I said with a forced smile.
But my true feelings were completely different.
‘Is this luck?!’
I don’t call this luck.
If it was one of the saintess sisters or Livia, this would indeed be luck.
But all three at the same time?
This isn’t luck.
And the next name.
Now it was time for the name of the senior student who would be in charge of management, supervision, and assistance to appear.
Right after that, I started to wonder if this was the meaning of luck.
「Caiden」
‘Wow, it’s comfortable since everyone is someone I know.’
Of course, there’s no way that could be the case.
Having four girls entangled with me grouped into one team at the same time, it’s a complete hell of a party.
“I don’t have to be separated from Senior.”
Livia seemed to only care about being in the same group as me, not paying attention to the names of Caiden or Elin.
[Constellation Gaunis rolls on the floor laughing.]
I feel like giving her 100 flicks on the forehead.
I gritted my teeth while looking at the messages Gaunis was sending.
The letters made of light finally stretched long and thin, connecting me and Livia.
And three additional strands of light were created and extended somewhere.
The light would have been connected to the saintess sisters and Caiden.
I could precisely sense the locations of the four people connected by the light.
“Now, everyone should stand with their group members. Receive instructions for the test from the senior student in each group.”
At the professor’s words, the children began to move busily.
“Let’s move.”
Before long, Livia and I joined Elena and Elin.
“Wow, we’re in the same group as the young lord! I must be incredibly lucky today! Could it be the blessing of the Lord?”
Elena smiled brightly as if a halo would burst out from behind her.
I glanced at Livia, who was clinging to me and glaring at Elin, and Elin, who was fiercely glaring back.
“…I don’t think so.”
“What? Why?”
Elena, who asked with her eyes wide open, looked at the two following my gaze.
It was just like Elena to realize belatedly with an “aha” expression.
“You shouldn’t fight. Elin!”
“I’m not fighting. I just glared back because she glared at me.”
“Know that repaying hatred with hatred is not the answer. It’s the Lord’s word.”
“I’ve heard that so much my ears have calluses. I know that, but she’s glaring at me!”
Even though Elin said that, when Elena kept staring at her, she finally turned her head away.
Only then did Livia puff out her chest in satisfaction.
“But the name Caiden… Could it be… Are you okay with it?”
Elena spoke with a slightly worried expression.
Elena and Elin didn’t know about my current relationship with Caiden.
Before I could answer, Caiden joined us.
“H-Hello.”
Caiden, who arrived a little late, trembled when he saw Livia, and when our eyes met, his eyes became moist and his shoulders hunched.
His frightened and nervous appearance was like a puppy curling its tail and trembling.
‘He’s too scared.’
I sighed softly as I watched Caiden fidgeting.
It seemed necessary to make him come to his senses.
“Senior Caiden.”
I gestured for Caiden to come here.
“Ah, okay.”
However, Caiden moved a little differently from my intention.
I only called his name, but Caiden hurried over and stood in front of me.
And he unconsciously brought his cheek to my outstretched hand and blinked his eyes submerged under his long eyelashes.
It was cute like a puppy wanting to be petted, but at the same time, it was perplexing considering the current situation.
There are many people watching here.
It was fortunate that other groups were busy talking to each other and didn’t seem to see this place.
“…Senior Caiden?”
Only then did Caiden seem to realize that it wasn’t a place with just the two of us.
He pulled his face back.
He was clearly tense and made a mistake.
“Ah, no. That’s not it….”
On top of that, his face turned red, making the picture strange.
The saintess sisters looked at Caiden and me with suspicious eyes.
“…?”
It made sense since the two people they had heard fought were forming a strange atmosphere.
Livia seemed to think Caiden was annoying.
As evidence, she was glaring sharply at Caiden, just like when she looked at Elin.
It didn’t seem to be because Caiden had attacked me… Could it be?
‘No way. I don’t think Senior Caiden would think of me romantically.’
Rather, wouldn’t I be considered a scary blackmailer?
I thought Livia was seriously mistaken, but when I thought of one of the blessings Livia might have obtained, I had a strange feeling.
[Constellation Gaunis bursts into laughter as if delighted by your predicament.]
And Gaunis just seemed to be enjoying this situation.
To the point where I thought maybe this fellow had deliberately arranged the groups this way.
Other groups had already started explaining by the seniors.
For the First Incident to end without any damage, we needed to move out faster than other groups.
Even if we were a little late, it wouldn’t be delayed, but the fact remains that the faster, the safer.
“Senior. Eat this and calm down. It’s okay.”
I handed Caiden the calming potion I had purchased by spending Plot Points.
Caiden, who received the bottle, started gulping down the potion.
“…Phew.”
Caiden, who had completely drained the potion, coughed lightly.
Then, with a much calmer demeanor than before, he opened his mouth.
“Thank you. Leonhart.”
“No problem.”
When I smiled faintly, Caiden was startled and pressed his cheek hard a couple of times.
Seeing him like that, it seemed the drug effect was still lacking.
“Then I’ll explain.”
After taking a deep breath, Caiden began guiding us about the third evaluation.
Elena immediately focused on the story.
The problem was Elin, who still couldn’t take her suspicious gaze off us, and Livia, who was only looking at me again.
Although it wasn’t a situation where a fight could break out at any moment, I roughly knew how things were going.
“You already know that the third evaluation will be conducted outside. From now on, we’ll enter the forest and actually hunt a few types of simple low-level magical beasts. You just need to hunt all the magical beasts and arrive at the designated location first. The earlier you arrive, the better your score will be.”
Caiden, who had said that much, showed us a large blue bead about the size of two finger joints.
“In addition, your performance in hunting the magical beasts will be recorded in this ‘recording bead’ and submitted to the professors for grading. Since teamwork is also included in the evaluation criteria, be careful with your actions and words.”
It was a simple explanation and actually simple rules.
Other groups that had heard the explanation early were already moving to go to the forest.
“Is everyone ready? We should go now too.”
Caiden said, looking around at us.
“Don’t worry. I’ll take responsibility for your safety.”
Caiden, who said that, looked a bit senior-like for the first time.
However, he soon seemed to remember that Livia, the two saintesses, and I would be much stronger than him, and he fidgeted with an unconfident expression.
It seemed necessary to take care of his mental state.
“We’ll be counting on you.”
“…Ah, okay!”
Only then did Caiden smile brightly and nod.
Did I say Caiden looked a bit senior-like earlier?
I take it back.
I still can’t tell who the senior is.
We started moving towards the nearby forest.
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