Became a Hatchling of the Grand Duke of the North

48 – Academy entrance ceremony (3)

[Interview… You mean?]

[Yes! Ho, is it possible?]

Latale looked at Lucia with her anxious eyes.

[Um…]

She, now lost in thought in front of her own eyes, was the heir to the grand duchy who ruled over the vast northern land.

A dragon blood mixed with dragon blood, a saintess of the frozen earth. She is a contractor for 50 years.

And… He’s almost certain to be appointed as the next new master, perhaps the next new generation of sword masters.

She is a girl of the same age as herself, who is only a dozen years old.

There are already too many adjectives pointing to her Lucia von Arctus, Lucia’s talent was great, and her lineage was also excellent.

It would have been natural if it were, but from her Lucia’s point of view, she never had any reason to accept this offer.

She was the heir to the Arctus family, to whom the entire northern land was their domain.

It goes without saying that the accumulated wealth is enormous, and the family’s public confidence was so great that even a single word of this grand duke’s family could be borrowed without guarantee even from the small southern kingdom on the other side of the distant continent.

The owner of a higher position than the emperor of a fairly small kingdom.

In a word, wherever she went on this continent, she would have no reason to worry about money for the rest of her life, as long as she could prove that she was the heir to the Grand Duchess.

That much.

From Lucia’s point of view, this interview was nothing more than a worthless and cumbersome process that would consume her time, so to speak.

In the end, La Tale was her side.

‘Please… please. Accept it.’

La Tale risked her life and death for this interview.

It was like standing on the edge of a precipice.

Her members all left exhausted, and she was stigmatized as a club with no achievements, so her professors stopped paying her incentives.

In fact, her club was barely maintained through her part-time job at La Tale every weekend.

If even this attempt failed without even starting, the Imperial Media EBC Club, with only La Tale and her remaining, would disappear without leaving a trace.

[Um…]

After thinking about it for a while, Lucia looked back at the Guardian Dragon as if she was thinking about something.

She asked La Tale back.

[Are you including our Guardian Dragon in the reason you want to interview me this time?]

At that sound, Latale frantically nodded her head.

[Ah, ah. Yes That’s right, princess!]

[Can you take a picture?]

[Huh? That’s all right! The birth of Guardian Dragon is a monumental event that all continents must celebrate together. Of course, I should leave about that person’s appearance!]

But where on earth was the correct answer?

Lucia’s mouth went up at once as if drawing an arc.

[Kiki?]

Lucia looked lovingly at the Guardian Dragon, who looked up at herself sullenly, and then she readily nodded her head.

[Good.]

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[Thank you! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this interview, Princess!]

[You’re welcome.]

Life at this academy, Nairona La Tale was a senior in the upper row for two years.

She bowed politely and thanked me several times.

La Tale’s position was not so great that at most she was a commoner and had to be two years older than her senior.

Of course, it was probably the same thing for most of the 3rd year.

Because the opponent in front of me was the only heir to the grand duke’s family.

Lucia was surprisingly fluent in the interview.

Of the many people La Tale has ever faced, she answered most of the questions in a sincere and concise way, by far, with the most effortless ease.

Instead, Lucia added one last thing.

[I can definitely believe the things I just said, right?]

[Of course, princess! I will risk my life to protect you!]

Kik-, thump.

Have you properly achieved your goal? The last picture of La Tale with a big smile on her face.

Lucia closed the door.

[Kiyi.]

The appearance of Han, the guardian dragon, rubbing Lucia’s legs.

She held him in her arms and smiled at her.

[The deal is a success.]

What kind of transaction was successful?

In fact, even though I was watching Han from the side, I couldn’t understand their transaction at all.

No, he will too.

‘I want you to send me a separate picture of me… What the hell is that?’

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And the next day.

The scheduled time has arrived.

The morning of the day the entrance ceremony is held.

Lucia was calming her breathing as she placed her hand on her chest.

[After. I’m kind of nervous.]

Lucia seems unable to hide her nervousness, as if her breathing has become a bit rough.

Seeing her like that, the guardian dragon Han rubbed his body.

[Kiyi.]

Lucia laughed softly at her appearance, as if she was telling her not to worry at all.

[Thank you, Guardian Dragon. Thanks to you, I think I’m getting a little stronger.]

It was Lucia who stood up like that.

Actually, Han had written some number in the middle of that moment.

Keying-.

His dragon’s eyes, full of silver, turned blue in an instant.

It was because he had summoned the magical power that had been dormant inside.

Han stared at her as she trembled little by little and thought to herself.

‘Don’t worry, Lucia. I’ll help you.’

That moment.

A scheduled call was heard.

[We will start the entrance ceremony now. Representative of admitted students, Princess Lucia von Arctus, from now on.]

Incoming calls.

Sure.

At that, the girl who was at the very back got up from her seat.

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In the light shining through the auditorium.

She took her steps toward her podium with a resolute expression on her face despite the stares of the cadets flocking to her.

You can see her white hair, which resembles the color of her elegant eyes, swaying and swaying nicely.

Perhaps because of his splendid appearance, he even gave off a mysterious atmosphere.

In the appearance of a girl who draws attention at a glance.

I heard small whispers from the people watching from all over the place.

[Look over there. I’m a princess from the frozen northern land.]

[Heir to the Archduchess of Arctus? Even inherited the next generation’s master-level talent?]

[Awesome. Aren’t you a scammer with all your talents and family skills?]

At that sound, some simply stared in admiration at her outstanding status and abilities.

[Wow… It looks really pretty.]

[I heard that it was the most beautiful among the northerners, so I wondered how it was, and that was… Wow…]

And some of them were already unable to take their eyes off her, as if she had gone crazy.

And.

Her It is ‘Han’ that makes her focus on her. It was like that too.

Han thought as he watched her take her steps toward her podium.

‘I’m with you, Lucia. You won’t make any mistakes.’

Tak.

Finally, Lucia stood on top of the podium and began to look around at everyone under the strong light of the auditorium.

[…]

She looked carefully, as if from left to right.

Then.

[…]

It was only for a moment, but Lucia’s eyes met him as long as he was silent, sitting quietly behind her.

But it was only for a moment.

[Oath.]

Lucia, who immediately took her gaze away, slowly raised her hand and raised her voice.

[We hope that each of us will do our best in this learning ground by fulfilling our given honor and duty…]

Her voice echoed through the auditorium.

It is a beautiful voice.

At least the moment they heard that voice, the people who had expressed all sorts of evaluations of Lucia also shut their mouths for a moment.

With everyone watching.

Her voice, which had continued for a while, continued without wavering and finally came to an end.

[…I promise to do it.]

Lucia comes down from the podium and returns to her original place.

Let her and her eyes meet like that.

Soon, Lucia was seen smiling at her.

[Ki.]

Han also greeted her with her mouth open.

‘How is it, no problem at all?’

Lucia, sitting in her seat, whispered in a small voice.

[Somehow, I’m not nervous at all. Concentration seemed to be very good.]

[Ki.]

Yes. It will.

Han patted her on the back as if she was doing well. It’s like soothing.

The imagery magic I learned from Arcana was more useful than I thought.

The effect of the magic was so short that it was only for a moment, so I wondered if there would ever be a chance to use it, but it was already happening.

As expected, I don’t seem to know the future.

Thanks to that, her inner self was able to remain so strong and unwavering.

‘There are always cases where I thank him. After all, life is something to live and see.’

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