Episode 15
“So, what are you going to do? If you don’t decide soon, you won’t make it for this year’s entrance.”
“Yes. I think I’ll go to the Royal Ukyak Academy.”
“Hoh… Royal Ukyak Academy, huh? Have you already prepared?”
“Yes, perfectly. I’ve been studying for three years.”
I finished yet another career consultation with Father and returned to my room. Or was there someone else? …No, it was just Father, right?
“Phew… I have to pass this time.”
After failing the entrance exam as a matter of course last time, I returned to Waslein Territory, took all my study materials and all my cash, and returned to the Royal Capital. I slammed a huge pile of One En Coins onto the counter of an inn and signed a three-year contract.
Of course, this wasn’t an act of indulgence to escape from my family home, but rather a forward-thinking move to stake out the academy in the Royal Capital. If I could find the protagonist there and determine his School of Choice, I could eliminate the probability of drawing a bad card in the next loop.
I was labeled as a suspicious pervert peeking at the academy from the shadows, and the guards persistently marked me, preventing me from approaching the school before determining the School of Choice… but that, in turn, meant I had more time to study.
However, three years was too long, so I mostly went out to the entertainment district and indulged in debauchery, but I also studied little by little in parallel, so I think it turned out just right.
I’ve used up all my cash, but if it’s reset, it’ll be back to normal like this… No.
“Huh? Where’s my money?”
I’m sure it should be here when the loop starts. And when I carried it over in a bag as a carry-over, it was on that table over there… Carry-over?
“Ah… I see…”
If I carry over the increased amount, I also carry over the decreased amount… In other words, my current funds are almost empty.
I’ve done it…
“…………Well, whatever, it’s not money I saved.”
The sake I drank with the money that young Geld had painstakingly saved was delicious. That’s enough, isn’t it? It’s better for the world and its people to use up the money of someone who would try to attack Shino.
And so, I passed the entrance exam, which I took with plenty of余裕, by the skin of my teeth, and I became a freshman at the prestigious Royal Ukyak Academy.
And so, finally, the day of the Entrance Ceremony. I’m wearing a brand-new uniform, and I’m all set.
“Well then, Shino, I’ll leave the rest to you.”
“Understood.”
As in the previous and previous times, Shino is serving as my escort and driver to send me to the Royal Capital.
She came to the Royal Capital at the timing of the entrance exam and took care of me in various ways at the same inn while I was completing the various procedures, but for some reason, I was to enter the Boys’ Dormitory upon entering the school.
Of course, I couldn’t bring an incredibly beautiful Maid like Shino to such a place, so I had to say goodbye to Shino here.
“…Hmm.”
“Geld-sama? Is there something else?”
“What if you tried dressing up as a man?”
“Geld-sama, it’s almost time.”
“Yes.”
I guess not. I’m so reluctant to leave Shino that I’ve been dithering for about an hour now. I guess I have to leave soon.
“Well then, I’m going this time. The next time we meet will be… three years from now. That’s a long time…”
“Three years will pass in the blink of an eye. Well then, have a good day.”
Even though it’s three years from now, that Shino is not the current Shino.
However, it’s not an exaggeration to say that it’s a relief to know that I and Shino seem to be very compatible.
Not only the time before last, but also last time and this time, Shino, who had a stern expression on her face and kept her distance from me as much as possible on the first day, had a softer expression and started taking care of me by the time we arrived at the Royal Capital. This is no longer vanity… I want to believe.
Of course, every time it crosses my mind that she’s not the first Shino, there’s a twinge of pain in my chest… but that’s another matter, Shino is cute and kind, so I wish I could have been with her for three years.
I was heartlessly seen off by Shino, and I left the inn with heavy steps, heading for the Royal Ukyak Academy.
The Royal Ukyak Academy, as expected of the premier school bearing the name of the country, is located in the most high-society northeastern district of the Royal Capital. Furthermore, the Royal Castle is located nearby.
The cityscape itself is more formal compared to other districts, and the occasional patrol of guards is bad for the heart. I know I don’t need to worry about it because it’s been reset, but the trauma of being chased around so much last time won’t be easily erased.
“Congratulations on your entrance!”
“Congratulations on your enrollment.”
I passed through the mysterious upperclassmen who were throwing words of blessing at all the new students passing by the school gate and entered the school building. Is that the student council or something?
According to the 안내, the first-year classrooms are on the fourth floor. It seems that the system is to move down one floor each time you move up a grade, and it seems that the policy is to instill seniority from the legs and waist in this way.
After being fully aware of the greatness of the upperclassmen, I entered the classroom of the designated class, and about half of the seats were already filled, and each of them showed a slightly nervous or excited appearance.
Some are subtly observing the surroundings, and others are trying hard to talk to the students around them, and it seems that the difference in policy is already appearing. If you neglect the start dash here, it will be a big deal, you sleeping boy over there.
Even so, what can I say, it’s really like… a new student.
They are around the same age as me, fifteen years old, which means they are right in the middle of their youth. Youthfulness is being unleashed in the classroom as much as possible.
I, too, am filled with expectations and anxieties, not to be outdone by them, and from now on, I will devote myself to studying, friendship, love, and club activities, and fully enjoy my youth… but that won’t happen.
It’s too much.
I’m already feeling sick from the youthfulness.
I don’t mind talking to individuals, and I welcome it if it’s a cute girl. But when it comes to being able to join this group as the same student, I would like to be excused if possible, that’s my honest feeling.
I need to find the protagonist quickly and observe him, and if there’s a chance… who was it? I think he was going to kidnap some girl… Oh, this is bad.
Isn’t it a bit fatal that I don’t know who to kidnap? I can’t possibly try it at random.
Also, what kind of guy is the protagonist? Even if I try to find someone who looks like the protagonist, I can’t search for him if I don’t know his appearance.
The original game… What Fantasy? Anyway, I have to remember anything about that game. I don’t know the color of his hair, I don’t know his body type, I don’t remember his face, and even if I did, there would be too much difference between the picture and the real thing…
If there’s any other characteristic, it’s… a Harem. I’m sure the protagonist was a Harem Bastard. And all the heroines must be beautiful girls.
In other words, if there’s an unpleasant guy who has many beautiful girls attending him, that’s the protagonist.
After that, I just have to kidnap one of those beautiful girls, so the probability is probably better than one in ten. I can do that much. At least I don’t have to commit the outrage of kidnapping all the female students at random, which is a great help.
“Phew… Huh?”
When I raised my face, which had been down while I was finally getting my thoughts together, all the other students were gone.
The fact that their luggage is still there means that they weren’t gone from the beginning. The students who were supposed to be there suddenly disappeared.
“…!”
I rushed out into the hallway, but there was no one there, and when I looked into the next classroom, there was no one there either. I felt scared in the too quiet space.
“Everyone except me… was taken to another world…?”
I may have been spared because I originally came from another world. If that’s the case… Huh? When I look out the window in the hallway, I can see a line of students walking in a line. They seem to be heading to a large building like a gymnasium or auditorium, but what are they gathering there for?
“Oh, it’s the Entrance Ceremony.”
It seems that they were taken to the Entrance Ceremony, not to another world. I’m sure they’ll be forced to listen to unreasonable orders from suspicious dignitaries telling them to be diligent, and they’ll be restricted by the regulations of being a student. What a cruel act…
“Hey, you over there. What are you doing?”
“Yes?”
When I turned to face the voice, there was a Gouketu standing there wearing strangely sporty clothes. He’s in his mid-thirties, muscular, with a tanned complexion and wild, spiky hair.
He must be a physical education teacher. And a martial arts type.
“You’re a freshman, right? The Entrance Ceremony is about to begin. What are you doing here?”
“Ah… well, I was thinking about something in the classroom, and before I knew it, everyone was gone.”
“Huh? There was an announcement, wasn’t there? What were you thinking about that you missed it?”
An announcement… was there such a thing? But if I honestly answer that I was thinking about kidnapping a female student here, I might end up being expelled from school as soon as I enter. I have to say something appropriate to get out of this situation.