After I Stopped Sponsoring, the Female Leads Began Obsessing Over Me

119 – Letter from the North

‘Thank goodness.’

After checking the title, I let out a small sigh.

The northern part is larger than expected, and it is difficult to search unless you are a professional.

Snow that falls constantly, and a land where you never know when it will fall. And even food ingredients that are virtually impossible to self-suffice.

It was clear that even if Danya and Lina and I participated in the search, we would only be burdens, so we left out. Among the personnel brought by the Third Princess, there were people who were good at searching, including Karen.

‘Of course, I thought I’d find it soon.’

Thank goodness the rescue was quicker than expected.

If I didn’t hear any news within a few days, I was going to go north again, even if it meant going a little overboard.

I quickly went to the post office to find out what happened and reported the contents of the telegram…

“Ian, a student?”

A cold voice was heard.

The voice is as cold as frost.

When I raised my head, Professor Violet was looking down at me.

Those eyes are infinitely cold.

‘Now that I think about it, when I went to the North, I didn’t even say anything.’

Violet is the professor in charge of Mejai’s class. Moreover, he helped me a lot during the disciplinary committee.

‘Hmm.’

Even when I think about it, I have a lot of sins.

The veins sticking out on your forehead… Are you really serious?

“Yes, Professor.”

“Did you hear what I said?”

Professor Violet’s momentum makes my whole body tingle.

‘Ears were open, but eyes were on the Kirtos terminal.’ If you say that, you will be caught and become a test subject.

“I heard it, but….”

“Then what did I say?”

“Congratulations, Professor, for being selected as the most beautiful professor by the Academy’s students.”

— Plap!

I heard something and looked down to see white chalk halfway through the desk.

A small line of cold sweat ran down my back.

‘It doesn’t work.’

Professor Violet is looking down without a single corner of her mouth moving.

It certainly seemed like they were talking about the promotion battle.

In terms of timing, it is also the time when announcements about the promotion match will be made.

“You told me about the promotion battle.”

“You could have heard that even if you had just opened your ears. No way, I didn’t think that the student wasn’t even opening his ears. It couldn’t have been true that the professor in charge took care of him so much, but to close his ears and do something else is not the right thing to do as a student. Because this is it.”

Smile.

Professor Violet smiles sharply, like a rapier.

“Because I trust Ian. Shall we talk about something specific?”

I turned my head tightly.

It’s specific… ….

“In this promotion match, all first-year freshmen will gather together and compete in a battle royale… Hmm. Point-scoring survival. Points can be earned by killing monsters and unusual species. The goal of the test is, of course, to survive as long as possible and to survive as many times as possible. It’s about getting points.”

“Where was the place?”

“… It’s an uninhabited island.”

Violet’s eyebrows twitched slightly.

Was this guy really listening? This is the expression.

“Tell me a little more.”

“Even if it’s survival, it doesn’t mean lives are actually at stake.”

“Yes. Next.”

“The strength of the shield is given differently according to the order of semester grades. Students with higher grades have higher vitality, and lower grades have lower vitality.

Those with high grades receive the reward of reduced risk of dropout. “Those with low scores are given a kind of penalty, but at the same time, it means that they can take on the stronger side and aim for a comeback.”

Professor Violet’s sharp eyebrows softened considerably.

Rather, I felt somewhat embarrassed.

“You really kept your ears open?”

“These are the words of a professor who has the most perfect voice in the academy. Participants should form their groups well.”

“… We haven’t talked about the last part yet.”

Oh my.

“Ahahahaha… It seems like an obvious story…”

“Well, that’s good. Smart kids often confuse facts and inferences.”

Poof.

As Professor Violet turns around, the corners of her mouth look slightly raised. Is it an illusion?

“As student Ian said, you must form a group. There are no restrictions on departments or classes. You can be on the same side as the cadets of the Ether class and gain an advantage…”

Her announcement continued coldly.

The size and approximate topography of the island. There are stories about taking a large sailboat to an island and falling there, etc. The most important content was left out and continued like that.

‘… I survived anyway.’

Let’s not do anything else in front of Violet from now on.

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After class.

I headed straight to the post office.

[Post Office] Is an information infrastructure operated by the empire.

Hmm, wouldn’t that be enough to burn the network? You may be wondering, but the Kirtos Network is a very special communication magic that can only be used at the Lichten Academy.

The method of maintenance is also riddled with doubts, to the point where it is considered one of the three wonders of the Academy, and it is just ‘Huh? ‘Is there something like this?’ The magic of expressions.

It is impossible to maintain such a network across continents.

In this world, all information is written on paper and transmitted by ‘telegraph’. It’s not that there are no magical engineering tools for recording audio or video, but the least bulky ones are letters.

There are three ways in which a ‘telegram’ is delivered.

First. As with most classic fantasy stories, it is physically delivered in the form of trained birds or pulsing waves. It is slow and inefficient, but has the advantage of being low cost.

Second. Physical delivery method using a portal. In this case, several telegrams are bundled together and information is delivered by jumping over a portal. Fast but expensive.

Third. A transmission method that utilizes the transmission and reception magic of wizards. Of course, it is ridiculously expensive, and since wizards do not exist in all cities (when the so-called communication network is not installed), the areas where it can be used are very limited.

Of course, if you have money, you don’t use just one thing.

For example, you can use wizards to communicate up to the portal customs clearance point, jump over a long distance at once through the portal, and then use wizards again. In this case, information can be seen as being delivered almost ‘instantly’. It’s fast enough.

“This is a telegram addressed to Mr. Ian.”

The Third Princess also used that method, so the telegram she sent was very warm and lasted less than 30 minutes (the time she was caught in class).

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[Sender] Asteria

[Title] Asilia has been rescued. Please be in good condition.

[Content]

Ian.

I don’t know how you are doing.

She is always worried about what she should give to you. Every night she thinks of you, and she and Asilia remember only you…….

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“Push!”

What is this?

Why is it suddenly a love letter, or rather an affair letter?

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…… There’s no way you can do something.

Please note that telegrams passing through the empire’s information network are relatively safe from the Japanese if they contain nonsense in the first two lines. Of course, all of my daughter’s letters are blackmailed, so they don’t mean much.

Quite the point, let’s get to the point.

Sasha Asilia succeeded in rescuing Seolhwageomje.

Sharon, that kid found it surprisingly quickly.

Both Sharon and Seolhwageomje are currently recuperating.

In the case of Seolhwageomje, there is some exhaustion, but it is in surprisingly good condition. They said it was fortunate that there was no significant delay. Rather, in Sharon’s case, I think we will have to wait a little while until she recovers. They say it seems like you overexerted yourself quite a bit.

As you requested, an imperial priest remains to watch over them.

I feel at ease because I feel like I have repaid at least part of the debt I owe you with this.

For your information, more than half of the affairs in the North are being resolved. As I said before, I think a month will be enough.

P.S. When Seolhwageomje asked how I was, I responded that I was cheerful. I said I would send a telegram, but he told me not to bother coming. On the contrary, she seems to be quite worried, and it’s amazing how she manages to attract women everywhere she goes. At this point, it would be better for you to inherit her real name.

P.P.S. The original lady wrote her letters better than this. She wrote it roughly because she was in a hurry, so I hope you understand.

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… What can I say?

Truly Princess Asteria is more beautiful than before.

What on earth is that confidence that tells you how to avoid being robbed even when you know you are being robbed?

“Besides, I wouldn’t even be able to write such an expensive telegram.”

She is probably receiving some kind of princess special rate.

Anyway, I’m glad that Master’s condition seems to be better than I thought. She came with a request to leave behind an imperial priest, just in case, and if the priest’s certification was authentic, it would be really good.

Anyway, why does the ending feel a little scary? It must be an illusion, right?

“Is there anything wrong with the contents of the telegram?”

I hurriedly waved my hand to the worried post office employee in front of me.

“Oh, no. Thank you.”

“I see. I was worried because sometimes telegrams are damaged, so I asked. Would you like to not reply? Up to five lines are allowed as they are included in the sender’s fee.”

“Ah…”

I was worried for a moment.

I am more than happy that my teacher is in good health, but there is actually one thing that worries me.

I wonder if Master can truly live in peace in the place where Richard’s traces remain.

I took out a piece of paper from my pocket and handed it to the employee.

“Could you send me this?”

“Yes, of course.”

It was one of the notices picked up by the student council.