Chapter 18 – The Tavern Heroine and the Academy Head The cries of monsters sounded through the trees. They had apparently caught the sweet scent drifting from the fruit in the burlap sack Ren had placed on the ground moments earlier. Once the creatures appeared, however, their interest shifted away from the fruit. The soft […]
Chapter 17 – Remembering His Ice and Imagining a New Self When Ren stepped into the cluttered workshop that day, he found a round wooden table standing in the middle of the room. An object that appeared to be Werlich’s latest creation rested upon it. “Werlich, is that the finished item you mentioned?” “I thought
Chapter 16 – While Fiona Helps Him Study Fiona had spent more time near Ren than ever since he began living in Elendil. She was two years older than him. She couldn’t allow herself to remain nothing more than a timid, helpless girl forever—or so she told herself. “…I’m all right now.” Once the heat
Chapter 15 – Altia’s Magic Tool The training hall Ren entered was the same one used for swordsmanship classes. For the time being, it had been turned into a preparation area for students taking part in the martial-event selection trials, and its large doors stood open. “You’re the one who started it!” “Oh, and now
Chapter 14 – The Representative Steps In Although the sudden greeting surprised him slightly, Ren answered without showing it. “Leonaal-senpai?” “Yeah! I spotted you, so I called out! What are you doing standing around here?” “I just finished enjoying lunch, so I was sunbathing and gathering energy for my afternoon classes.” At Ren’s relaxed answer,
Chapter 13 – After Cleaning Up, the Work Gradually Begins Outside the empty room, the other three were still hard at work cleaning. They greeted Ren with “Welcome back,” and he resumed helping them. After some time passed, the sun began to set and the cleaning was nearly finished. “Chronois-san! What should we do with
Chapter 12: Shortly Before the Work Begins in Earnest The students spent their lunch break however they pleased. Besides eating lunch, many prepared for their afternoon classes, studied independently, or chatted with close friends. Fiona also had a particular purpose in mind as she made her way to the corridor lined with first-year classrooms. “Excuse
Chapter 11: The Count’s Daughter, Radius’s Retainer The evening breeze swept softly across the surrounding lawn. From time to time, the voices of students who were still at the academy reached the two boys’ ears. Neither paid them any mind. Radius, in particular, focused only on the story he was about to tell. “The girl
Chapter 10: Swordsmanship Class and a Conversation with Radius After school, the swordsmanship instructor returned to the faculty room and spoke with several other teachers. This was after he had already finished speaking with Ren and Licia. “Are you familiar with Ren Ashton, the representative of the incoming class?” “Of course. He attends my Monster
Chapter 9: The Caliber of the Two This was part of the lesson—a chance for the instructor to gauge the students’ abilities. However, believing these two would make a good match—and having another intention of his own—the instructor made no attempt to stop them from crossing swords. Instead, he added a warning. It was directed