Volume 1 - CH 6(2/2)
The only ones in the room besides Lucas were Leticiel and Sieg.
“Why don’t you just ask the questions you want answered?”
“I only said that because I have too many things I want to ask!”
Despite being the culprit of the current situation, Leticiel acted nonchalantly, as if nothing had happened. Looking at that shamelessly brazen attitude only caused Lucas’ headache to intensify.
Since the commotion with the beast in the forest had ended, the other teachers were now running around trying to clean up the aftermath. After he had given out the necessary instructions, Lucas summoned Leticiel and Sieg to his office.
“..Anyway, can you start by explaining what that power you used was?”
“Sure. It’s a power called Magecraft that doesn’t seem to be used in current age.”
“I see.. I really have the worst luck this year.”
Lucas held his head in his hands.
It was a natural reaction. Just like Leticiel had said, Magecraft was a technique that didn’t exist in the Platina Kingdom.
Lucas wondered how in the world the girl had gotten her hands on that unknown technique. In just a month’s time, she had already crushed what he thought was common sense into pieces.
“..Then, do you have any ideas about the incident surrounding His Highness the First Prince?”
As someone who had been pulling one outlandish act after another, Lucas speculated that Leticiel would perhaps know something about the beast incident.
“Unfortunately, no, I have never seen anything like that monster before. I was only able to kill it thanks to the hint Sieg gave me. Anything beside that is beyond my understanding.”
However, the silver-haired girl simply casted her red and blue eyes down and slowly shook her head.
Her normally blank face was exuding a complicated expression filled with frustration and irritation. It seemed that she truly didn’t know.
“Oh.. Anyway, I have to say I’m pretty impressed that you managed to suppress something at that level using Magic.”
Thinking about leaving that topic alone for now, Lucas turned towards the girl before him and raised his voice intending to start a casual chat.
“No, like I said, it’s not Magic, it’s Magecraft. Well, it does look like Magic. However, unlike Magic, the lower your Magic Power, the better you can use it. And if we go into the specifics, regarding the Formulasー”
“Stop. Stop, stop, I’ve already heard all the essential parts. So don’t try going further into it!”
Noticing that his words had inadvertently flipped a weird switch inside Drossel as she began to enter ‘Evangelist Mode’, Lucas frantically stopped her.
Lucas knew that Drossel would be in a bad mood after being interrupted like that, however, he couldn’t let her talk on and on for hours on end again. He wouldn’t let the tragedy at the Large Conference Room repeat for a second time.
“..Why haven’t you told me about Magecraft until now?”
“Because you’ve never asked.”
“Right. I’m an idiot for asking that. Or rather, I’m an idiot because I didn’t ask right, right?”
Hearing Drossel’s answer, Lucas dropped down onto his desk as if he had given up. ‘I can’t do this anymore’, he thought. He simply couldn’t think of any way to deal with her. A technique called Magecraft that shook the entire realm of Magic, Formula remodeling that went against all common sense.
In his ten year tenure as Lucrezia Academy’s Dean, Lucas had never seen a student as frighteningly haphazard as the girl standing before him.
However, the most frightening fact was that not even half a year had passed since she had begun attending the academy. Lucas honestly felt like crying despite being a middle-aged man. He would make sure that he would have enough sleep every night, and yet the headache he got every day only grew stronger and stronger.
“..For the time being, don’t go blabbering about Magecraft’s existence to others.”
“Of course. I have no plans of spreading it around, so you don’t have to worry about it.”
”Yeah.. I’m not going to expect anything.”
Looking at Lucas rubbing his forehead, Drossel slightly tilted her beautiful, doll-like face.
(..Why are you making that confused face? Whose fault do you think it is in the first place..”
Despite inner complaints, Lucas didn’t confront Drossel because of his sense of responsibility as the Dean, as well as his good-natured disposition.
As the Caretaker of the Genius, Lucas’ road of suffering had only just begun.
***
A few hours had passed since the start of Lucas’ questioning.
After it was finally over, Leticiel and Sieg exited the Dean’s office with a tinge of fatigue on their faces.
“Drossel.. how are you feeling?”
“I’m fine. How about you Sieg? Are you tired?”
“I was just standing there, so you don’t have to worry.”
The entire student body had already been informed of the incident with the beast.
While they hadn’t been told about what had actually occurred inside the forest, due to the incident, the academy would be closed for the rest of the day.
As Leticiel and Sieg were making their way to the Dean’s office, the noble households had already sent carriages to pick up their sons and daughters.
“Ah! Drossel! Sieg!”
As Leticiel just thought about going home for now, a certain brown-haired girl rushed towards the pair from the front.
“Oh? Mira?”
The figure of Mira bobbing as her hair fluttered in the air gave Leticiel a sense of déjà vu. However, she was still surprised that her friend was still at the academy.
“Why are you still here? I thought you had already gone home.”
“What are you even saying? I was worried about you two, so I’ve been waiting here!”
Without any hesitation, Mirandalette got straight to the point.
Leticiel was slightly taken aback by that reply. Mirandalette was more concerned about Leticiel than her own personal safety.
“Oh.. I’m sorry for making you worry, Mirandalette.”
“Sorry, Mira. And, thank you.”
Leticiel and Sieg looked at each other and let out a small troubled smile.
They’re the friends I’ve made in this world.
Even though she had resolved to not involve herself with others after her transmigration, after spending gentle days showered with kindness from them, at this moment, Leticiel reaffirmed her true feelings.