1. The First Letter (53)

It was a pleasant afternoon with the wind blowing through the sky. The academy was drowsy sunlight. It was time for the students, who formed a group of threes and threes, to think about the dinner menu.

Normally, I would have been immersed in such a daily life. But today I had a little special business, so I got away from the bustling main street for a while.

A girl with brown hair stood in front of me. It was just her and me in the deserted vacant lot at the back of the lecture hall that no one used.

The blue sapphire-colored eyes of the girl wearing the cone-shaped hat shook miserably. The girl, who glanced at me, quickly lowered her eyes when my gaze was directed at her.

Then, holding on tight to my cone hat, I trembled. It seemed like everyone was afraid of me. Perhaps because of the girl’s lovely appearance, the composition made it seem like I was the villain and she was the innocent victim.

It was absurd for me. The name of the girl standing in front of me was Elsie Rainella, a gifted member of the famous Magical Linela Countess.

Among the top students of the academy, she was a particularly talented person who stood out, and was famous for her cruel temper that contrasted with her doll-like appearance. Even now, she was stopped by me for bullying another student.

To think that she was trembling so pitifully just because I showed her a hatchet.

Still, that temper didn’t go anywhere, so it wasn’t attracted to me. She shouted ‘Poetry, no!’, but as soon as I approached to persuade her, a white flag was raised.

It didn’t even take a few seconds until Elsie-senpai followed behind me. The student who was being threatened by her was released safely, and the two big men who were accompanying Elsie had to leave the place with embarrassed expressions.

It was funny. Just as Elsie-senpai was confident with the skinny man, if we fight again, the result will be my defeat in nine out of ten cases.

At that time, he only succeeded in overpowering by taking advantage of the surprise attack, but if they were to face each other now, even one-on-one, Elsie-senpai had the upper hand. Recently, my skills have improved rapidly, but it wasn’t enough to compete with senior Elsie, who is one of the most talented 4th graders.

Even so, the memory of that day was deeply embedded in Elsie-senpai like a bond embedded in a stone, and she couldn’t even resist me now.

As if it would break if touched, Elsie looked at me with a dangerous expression. It looked as if tears would spill out of his eyes.

Those who were being bullied by Elsie-senpai might think it’s pretty, but I felt a bit bitter.

No matter how much, he was my senior, and I was not a person who enjoyed violence. Of course, lately I tend to pull out a hatchet when I’m wrong, but as a result, I rarely use force other than to protect myself and those around me.

At most, the previous confrontation with Delphine was an exception. I can’t help but feel bad for the results of my violence being visualized so blatantly.

Of course, I didn’t regret it. Senior Elsie threatened me, and I only returned the price she deserved.

I called senior Elsie with a sigh.

“Senior Elsie.”

“… … Heh, what?!”

At my low call, senior Elsie trembled as if starting a game. She looked up at me with terrified eyes.

It was difficult. I was in a position to ask for help from senior Elsie. To be honest, I had the intention of playing with her fears a bit, but that was only possible at a moderate level.

If you feared me this much, you couldn’t even ask for my company. I shuddered just standing next to her, but common sense made it impossible for me to want to be with someone so scared.

I will desperately try to deny it. And in battle, it was essential to have a relationship of trust to the extent that colleagues at least trusted and entrusted their backs. The forced accompany was nothing more than a bottom line.

Unfortunately, Leto’s advice didn’t take this complicated situation in mind. His plan was as follows.

‘If you come out uncooperative? Then take out the hatchet first.’

It was then that everything would be resolved. In fact, the advice had been valid until now, but I had to think it wasn’t from now on.

I mumbled, as if in trouble, swallowing my saliva and supporting my chin. As if even that small gesture was threatening to Elsie-senpai, the girl’s body trembled again.

Come to think of it, I had the feeling that I was the only one who talked too much. Senior Elsie couldn’t even answer properly because she was floating. Wouldn’t the tension be relieved by talking?

So I cautiously recommended her.

“Elsie-senpai, don’t be too scared and answer… … .”

“… … Ugh, no, yes, yes heh!”

As soon as she heard the word ‘answer’, she stiffened and shouted. It was like a soldier shouting a warning slogan. My hand automatically touched my forehead.

Perhaps even Elsie-senpai was ashamed of this, her face brightened up. It would have been difficult to show such a disgraceful reaction to a junior.

“Oh, no… That, that, that… Yes! Why, why!”

It was a voice that imitated confidence, but there was a tremor that could not be hidden. Senior Elsie seemed to want to settle the embarrassing answer from earlier.

I didn’t bother to point out Elsie’s feelings. If that happened, Elsie looked like she would fall apart in many ways.

“Do you understand why I asked to see you alone?”

Stand tall, Elsie-senpai stopped moving. Her complexion turned white. A look of anguish flashed in her eyes.

It seemed to take too many parts. She quickly pulled on my cone hat and avoided my gaze. A stuttering sound escaped her mouth.

“That, that, well… Why, why, why did I ask to see you… … .”

Her blue pupils were out of place. The end of the speech was stretched, and the proper voice could not be heard.

My heightened hearing was sharp enough to read the contents of the other person no matter how much they limped, but perhaps because of a long-standing habit, I inadvertently took a step forward.

It was to hear the story a little closer. However, senior Elsie seemed to take it in a different way.

Hee-ik, she let out a short scream, then crouched down on the spot. And I started to reciting my mistakes at random.

“Now, now, I was wrong! All, I won’t mess around again. They don’t call you ‘that bastard’, they don’t say you’ll win if you fight again, that, and then… … .”

My gait stopped for a moment. It seems that the emotional scar left by Elsie that day belonged to the severe side. I could never have imagined that I would be so afraid just by approaching.

It was the first shame I experienced in my life. Begging for someone else’s life must have been unfamiliar to her.

Even so, it was senior Elsie who had a bad reputation. As there were many enemies, I could roughly predict how severe the hardships she would have been through in the past few days.

The memory of the day her life was threatened, the public shame she suffered, and the vicious rumors and slander that followed her for several days.

It left a deeper scar in her deep emotional valley. Otherwise, there was no way he would have reacted like this.

It’s embarrassing, but I’ve already muttered the second thought to myself.

In my heart, I also wanted to let go of Elsie-senpai. To be honest, it wasn’t my job that she was harassing someone or doing ‘little villain’ things. If it caught my eye, I would stop it, but anything beyond that was beyond my ability.

It was embarrassing to me that anyone could be so broken. I could have cut my ties with her and hoped that time would heal the wound.

But the thing is, now I’m pretty desperate too.

The hunting festival was approaching, and whether it was to protect the world or for Seria, it was a situation where they had to hunt down a named monster and win the championship. There was no need to even guess how much strength Elsie’s level of strength would be.

I had to recruit unconditionally. if only i could

I didn’t even know that my troubles were deepening, and Elsie’s confession was still in progress.

“I, until the thought of tarnishing my honor… that, yes! ‘Piss mannequin’! I won’t say anything even if I’m peeing, I’ll be ‘pissing’, so don’t worry… Whoa, that, stop… … .”

I sighed and sighed. I couldn’t help it. There was no way I could think of right now. there’s only one thing i can do

My steps, which had paused for a moment, continued again. There was no hesitation in my stride. Feeling my approach, Elsie-senpai crouched down even more and trembled.

Tears formed in her eyes. The words that came out of her mouth now sounded more like pleading.

“Why, why are you doing this… Why are you doing this only to me! Hehe, I apologized! You said you were wrong, oh, you said you’d take a piss! Whoa, oh, don’t come! Come on, save me! No, buy, save me! Hee hee profit!”

My hand, which was close to Elsie-senpai, moved, and Elsie-senpai screamed and closed her eyes. The trembling of her body told her how tense she was.

and the next moment.

“… … ?”

Took, do.

My hand landed on Elsie-senpai’s hat. And I just started stroking Elsie-senpai’s hair. Because it was beyond the cone hat, to be honest, I didn’t feel anything special.

Still, it was enough to prove that he had no intention of inflicting violence on me. Elsie’s trembling trembling gradually subsided, and her blue sapphire eyes blankly stared at me.

I smiled bitterly.

“… … Senior Elsie.”

With utmost comfort, I told her.

“It was very difficult.”

It was a little funny that the cause was the consolation, but I couldn’t help it. I need to calm her down so we can have a conversation first.

Elsie’s watery eyes stared at me for a long time.

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