Chapter 31: The Call

The day after I finished my first patrol as a member of the disciplinary committee ──── I was on my way to school, dressed in the new uniform provided by the school.

Walking in the corridor with a paper bag in addition to the school bag, I kill the yawn that is about to overflow.

I hadn’t been able to sleep much last night, probably because of the excitement of everything that had happened.

After Daniel’s attack, there was also the incident of my sister’s visit.

I’m so tired.

I didn’t expect her to come at that time…

Well, I’m satisfied because I was able to say everything I wanted to say and declare war on her.

But how will my sister behave from now on?

Even if I’m better than her in magic, I can’t compete with my sister in terms of position and power…

It might be a little troublesome if she can get the masses on her side.

“Haa……”I sighed, and I stepped into the classroom of C class.

Then I turned to the person sitting beside the hallway and softened my expression.

“Good morning, Your Highness Grayson. Thank you for everything you did for me yesterday. This is the blazer that you lent me yesterday. Don’t worry, I washed it with purification magic.”

When I presented the paper bag to the beautiful young man with black hair, he looked up.

He took a glance at the white paper bag and then me with his lapis lazuli eyes. His Highness Grayson, who is as beautiful as ever today, swayed his lustrous black hair.

“You’re disciplined. You could have kept the blazer.”

“That’s not how it works. I have to return what I borrow. Besides, His Highness’ blazer is too big. I won’t have much chance to wear it.”

“Is that so?”

The beautiful young man with black hair nodded as he was convinced, saying, “I am sorry to have had you rely on purification magic” and received the paper bag.

After glancing at the contents, he hung it on the hook of his desk.

“Again, thank you very much for yesterday.”

“No, I didn’t do anything important. I just lent you my blazer and walked you back to your dorm. The seniors took care of the incident… Oh, yeah. Just this morning ────.”

His Highness Grayson’s eyes widened slightly as if he was remembering something, and he cut off his words there.

He then moved his face a little closer and lowered the tone of his voice, as if he was concerned about the surrounding gaze.

I’m thrilled at the distance that was unintentionally shortened, and listen carefully so as not to miss a single word.

He said, “I heard that Daniel’s judgement has been decided. ──── About twenty minutes ago, the chairman and vice-chairman came and asked me to give you a message.”

“What? Daniel-sama’s judgment has been decided? So soon? The other party is the second son of Earl Collins, so I thought it would take a little longer.”

I was surprised and my eyes widened, and the black-haired young man said, “I was surprised too,” and began to explain.

“The seniors say that Count Collins was furious at Daniel’s actions and abandoned him. He hasn’t disowned him, but he decided not to interfere with the judgment. It seems that they were able to decide on how to deal with him early.”

The quickness with which they decided to abandon him gave me a glimpse of the anger of the Collins family, and I couldn’t help but smile.

But I didn’t feel any pity for Daniel sama.

Because he had done such a terrible thing.

At this point, I don’t care about my injuries, they’ve already been healed. However, the fact that he tried to use advanced magic on the school grounds was indeed unacceptable. No matter how you look at it, that was a bit much. If it hadn’t been for that, there would have been deaths.

I’m really glad that he failed.

I remembered Daniel who ran out of magic just before the magic was activated, and I felt relieved even after all this time.

It was really scary to think about what would have happened if he had succeeded in activating it.

“And the important thing is the judgment. ──── It was decided that he would be suspended from school for a month and a half.”

I frowned for a moment at the punishment, which was quite light for attempted murder, but I managed to keep my expression in check because of the eyes around me.

“He’s not being expelled?”

“Yeah, it looks like it. The school argues that since the damage was minimal and it was the first offense, they should encourage rehabilitation.”

“Rehabilitation? It’s thanks to us that the damage was kept to a minimum, though.”

I shook my head to show dissatisfaction with the action taken by the school.

The school chose to get things done in a relaxed manner, but the punishment was far too light.

I don’t think this is a matter of rehabilitation, but … First of all, the problem is that he tried to use advanced magic without the permission of the school. It was also towards people. I’m not saying that he should be taken to court, but I think he should have been expelled.

“For the time being, the chairman and vice-chairman seemed to talk to the school side, but it seems that they couldn’t get any results because it’s already decided but if Miss Charlotte wants severe punishment, I’ll try to relay it.”

“No, your feelings alone are enough. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t dissatisfied, but for now, let’s just follow the school’s wishes.”

Fearing that His Highness Grayson’s position would be compromised, I shook my head.

I’m not sure if it’s because I didn’t hesitate in my decision, but the beautiful young man with black hair just said, “Okay.

After thanking His Highness Grayson again for his surprisingly easy nod, I quietly left for my seat.

After exchanging greetings with my classmates, I went to my seat and put my school bag on the desk.

I remembered my first-period schedule and took out my textbook from my bag.

──── At this point, my homeroom teacher, Silas sensei, appeared, even though the bell hadn’t rung yet.

A beautiful green-haired man leaning against the classroom door, his gaze wandering as if looking for someone.

As soon as his eyes met mine, he smiled at me.

“Miss Charlotte, can you come over here for a minute?”

My classmates tilted their heads as he beckoned me to come a little closer.

“Did something happen?” I thought as I nodded my head a little instead of saying “OK” and my classmates who looked at me with anxiety.

I had an idea of what the sudden call was about, so I walked up to him as Mr. Silas urged.

“That thing we talked about the other day… it’s going to take place now… Are you ready for it?”

I nodded to the beautiful turquoise-haired man who asked me, blurring some of the details.

With my self-confidence, Silas sensei smiled with satisfaction and said, “Let’s go,” and started walking.

Silas sensei took me to a multi-purpose room on the first floor.

In this space where there is almost no furniture such as desks and chairs, teachers including ──── Bianca sensei and Nigel sensei are lined up.

It seems that not all of the teachers were here, as classes are about to start, but more than half of the teachers at Frügel Academy were present.

I felt my cheeks twitch at the strange situation.

I had no idea that there would be even teachers who were in charge of other grades…

I thought it was just the first-year teachers.

I was baffled by the number of teachers, for there were more than I imagined, Silas sensei stood in front of me after locking the room.

Bianca-sensei and Nigel-sensei step forward to solidify both sides.

“Let’s start by talking about the reason why I called you here. Baroness Charlotte Luna Meyers, ────you will now take an unofficial test for your abilities.”

The beautiful turquoise-haired man who, ostentatiously announced this, raised the corners of his mouth loosely.

I’ve been told about the existence of the test beforehand, so I took it without much surprise.

As I vaguely wondered if Silas sensei was the facilitator, he continued.

“There are three subjects for the test: magic, herbology, and martial arts. The teacher in charge of each subject will determine the type of test and test your abilities. If you don’t perform as well, as they say, we’re going to investigate you thoroughly to see if you’ve been cheating. Do you have any questions so far?”

“No, I don’t.”

I shook my head, never looking down, but looking ahead.

I put on a dignified attitude to say, “I’m ready for anything.”

If you turn your head or look unconfident here, you might be caught out later.

“So, let’s get started with the competency tests. The first test is ──── magic studies.”

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