“Cain, I’ve done all I can. I’ll do my best.”
About half a year has passed since the subjugation of Text.
Tomorrow is finally Enema’s examination day.
Enema is trembling terribly, probably due to nervousness.
“It’s okay. Enema, you’ve worked hard, so if you show your true ability in the actual test, you’ll surely pass.”
“Yes. I, I will pass, I should be able to. I should have the ability.”
No good. Enema is a nervous wreck.
“Then, here, I’ll give you this. Here.”
What I gave Enema was a charm.
Enema, who received it, has a happy look on her face.
“Eh, could this be… did Cain make it…?”
“There’s a dragon scale inside, so you’ll surely pass.”
Dragons have ridiculously high stats in everything, and of course, their Luck Stat is also high. That doesn’t mean your Luck Stat will increase just by having a scale, but something good might happen.
“It was expensive, you know.”
The moment she heard that, Enema looked a little disappointed.
“I see. Thank you.”
I’m glad she seems to like it.
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Four days later, as soon as the exam results were released, Enema came back.
“Cain… I…”
This is bad. I’m getting really nervous.
Is this what they call parental feelings…?
“Ta-da! I passed!”
As she said that, she showed me her Acceptance Letter from the academy and her uniform.
“That’s amazing, Enema! I knew you’d definitely pass.”
Now Enema is an academy student too.
“In the entrance exam, my practical skills score was low, but my written exam was surprisingly 5th place!”
Wow! That’s surprising. I thought she would have earned points in the practical skills test, but…
“But it seems like the competition was really fierce. More than half the people were depressed. Especially the short black-haired guy was raging, ‘This is ridiculous! How can a B-rank like me fail?! Do it over!!!’ and was being held down by the teacher.”
I have a feeling I know who that is.
“…Cain. Thank you, it’s all thanks to you. Thank you for studying with me for a year.”
“It’s nothing. It was also good practice for me.”
“That’s right. Cain, you’ll be working hard for another year, right…? I’ll be cheering you on.”
“Yeah. Enema, be well at the academy. I’ll catch up soon.”
Hearing those words, Enema looked happy.
She left for the Royal Capital a week later.
The last thing she said wasn’t a farewell, but…
“I’ll… be waiting for you at the academy…”
And with that, Chapter 1 is complete.
Just so you know, Cain obtained a large amount of Shukuchi after returning from the Royal Capital.
Although it wasn’t written in the main text, Saga and Paulo naturally went to see her off as well, with Saga giving her a new dagger as a parting gift, and Paulo giving her flowers.
In commemoration of the completion of Chapter 1, I feel like writing a side story, but the main story is still quite long.
If there are any stories you would like to read from the list below, please let me know in the comments section. I might write them someday.
– Ganjis’s past
– Cain’s past
– Colon’s past
– How Enema spent the day between the end of the exam and the announcement of the results
– Saga, Paulo, and Ganjis’s test of courage
– Enema’s Valentine’s Day
– Everyone’s Christmas
– The meeting between Orto and Kuuga