Incompetent Academy and Failed Heroines

64 – Conflict (5)⚝

It was still early spring, so it was cool outside. Me and Trey kept our distance from each other and headed towards the woods. Gwaeek–I was surprised by the strange cry, so I told her that it was an elk.

“It’s like that when you’re in heat or when you’re looking for a calf.”

“Goosebumps.”

“Will they feel the same if they listened to our words?”

After a big fight, I felt relieved. The senior, who had been pouting, gradually closed the gap.

“I think it would be better if the senior spoke first.”

Into the silence again, the voice of the beast——the cries of the beast pierced. The senior flinched, so in the end, I opened my mouth first.

“You said you had a brother?”

“Yes.”

“Which academy do you attend?”

I can’t answer even if I ask him if he has already graduated. Is it like that?

“It’s because of me.”

“Why is it your senior’s fault?”

“I don’t understand why people don’t play in the water in the north.”

“In Pong, where I live, there is a customs festival, so everyone tends to go swimming, right?”

I corrected that it was prejudice that everyone in the north would not be friendly with water.

“There is a pond right in front of the mansion. It’s big and the current is calm, so I’ve been swimming a lot since I was little.”

JogonJogon senior told me about an accident three years ago.

“There was no reason. I just wanted to go in. I tend to do some swimming too, and no one in the Elonte family is afraid of water. My brother, if he did better than me, he wasn’t the one who didn’t do well.”

“Can I keep listening to what you are saying?”

“It’s comfortable because you don’t cut off my words.”

“Because the senior hates it.”

“Are you aware of the ugly subject?”

“Because her face is missing, there should be that side at least.”

I swam out to the center of the pond, but that was the vortex. A whirlpool that no one knew about and even she didn’t know about. When she fell in, she struggled in panic, and naturally, her brother, who was one year older, jumped in. It was a pond in front of the mansion, so it was an accident that happened in the afternoon when there were no employees.

“I am out. But, my brother.”

“Did you not get out?”

“I came out and I drank too much water. I never imagined that a person could die of exhaustion.”

Tears flowed. Strangely enough, the sunbaenim suited crying much better than laughing.

“I think it was right after I started using high-level magic in the annex. Because you jumped in to save me in a weak state.”

“The cause of death is unclear.”

“My responsibility doesn’t change.”

Since she couldn’t walk anymore, I sat down on the floor too. Unlike me, who spreads her buttocks, I put her hands on her hips and sit on her toes. Aren’t you uncomfortable? They look at me like a savage and scold me.

“Your clothes get dirty.”

“It’s pants anyway, so what does it matter?”

“Heodon.”

As if she had to tell all the stories now, she even explained her reason for entering this church. Her older brother, Trey, must have become Jun-jae, who is expected by everyone, even if he is not a genius. He became a battle mage passably, a suitable heir who would not tarnish the family’s name. Because he was accepted everywhere except for Bellaste.

“Then, what is your real name?”

“Tyria Elonte.”

“If you were going to come in under your brother’s name, did you really need to choose Heoden?”

“It’s hard. Take a little break But, I don’t know where this is. I feel like I’m in too deep.”

I picked up some pebbles from the floor.

“Because the men of Nuzhhaven are good at stone slinging, aren’t they?”

“That’s funny.”

“Should I show you?”

I swung my arms in the direction of the sound. Cracking——there was a sound, and the sound of the animal running away resounded. When I raise my eyebrows, I ask for praise for cruelty to animals.

“Since the heir died, I had to buy time until the next younger brother was born.”

“Isn’t it fine if it’s a woman?”

In Nuzhhaven, the second daughter, Selvia, will take over instead of the eldest daughter, Kite.

“It’s not like that in the south. For a family as big as Elonte, the bastard’s inheritance is followed by the nephew’s.”

“This is really absurd.”

“Tradition is like that. My ancestors were also raised through inheritance from their nephews, so I have nothing to say. If the bastard inherited the inheritance, her mother’s family would oppose it, so for the time being, she decided to live instead of her brother. I kept it a secret from everyone.”

“Is it something that can be hidden?”

“No.”

The truth will be revealed with just one family event.

“Is that why you came to the academy?”

“Instead, I ended up being unable to go back to my hometown even during vacation.”

“Why Heoden? Wouldn’t it have been possible if you had passed the exam elsewhere?”

“You can meet relatives and family. No, to be honest, lack of confidence was bigger.”

Unlike Trey, who had a talent as a battle mage, Tyria inherited only a clever intellect, and her spirit was terribly small. She’s a daughter, so no one took issue with it, but since she was going to replace her brother for a while, it became her handicap.

“Did Mendator or Orgiola have relatives?”

“Of course not. Moreover, who me?”

She mocks herself, saying, “I’ll admit that I’m a battle mage.” At least, if it was Heoden, who is centered on theory, she seemed to be able to get good grades as a magician without being caught. I heard that she received her scholarship with the top grade, as well as being paid for her activities as a secretary of the student council.

“But why are you always in need?”

“Since my older brother died because of me, I can’t possibly use it.”

“Couldn’t that be why the family cut off support or something like that?”

“What is Elonte, what do you really think of our family!”

It’s hot. It was so prestigious that people in the south knew it just by name, so she sarcastically called her Lady Elonte, and her hair was pulled. When it turns out that this is real, that I am a girl, it torments me mercilessly.

“I’m leaving it alone because I don’t want to use it.”

“I know how you feel.”

“Pretending to know when you don’t know?”

“I hardly spend the money sent by Pong either. Most of that money I made by rolling with Reddit.”

For that kind of thing, he just writes like a nerd, but he laughs at me, telling me not to lie.

“Because Kite likes delicious food.”

She glanced at me.

“I will continue to call you Trey.”

“Isn’t that obvious?”

“Tyria is a girl I don’t know. I don’t know about her, but I don’t think she’s as dumb and prettier as her seniors.”

“You talk harshly. When I see you like this, you look really rude, ignorant, and careless.”

“Isn’t that what a liar would say?”

“On a topic like that, it’s ridiculous to wear pretty girls around.”

“Kite follows me around, so that’s how she looks.”

“He looks too much for you. It doesn’t really fit at all. Didn’t you catch some weakness?”

“You talk too much.”

“But, it looks too erotic. I think I know I’m not that kind of kid, but it’s a bit like that.”

It was definitely denial to look at me.

“No.”

“How could that be?”

“Because we can’t get married.”

“Do you know?”

“If kite is what I like, then she is an idiot not knowing.”

“This is really irresponsible. Then, you either reject it or you fall in love.”

“I need a woman who likes me. I know your weaknesses, but do you want to keep nagging me?”

Pulling her hair again. It was really my fault to pick this up in a bunch.

“You said you would keep it a secret!”

“What a good thing, I’ll brag about it here and there.”

“So, what are we going to do now?”

“Only tell me when you get your period.”

“No, that, what the hell…… Did you really say that this crazy bastard is a woman?”

I lowered my voice to say, “Something.”

“Then you use all the beds.”

“You?”

“You should sleep on the floor. It’s comfortable to adapt.”

“I have menstrual irregularities. When will it start, when will it end…… I don’t know.”

“Then, stay as you are now. Instead, when we’re alone, let’s talk casually like we do now.”

“Who cares?”

“Dean, principal, professor, this is my room.”

“Okay!”

Really.

“Nothing will change. You can get along well with Tyria like you did with Trey. But, the name is really corny.”

Deman isn’t too bad, but he said that Trey and Tyria are names that could be attached to anything. Then it’s a turner. That is also the long-standing name of the Elonte family, which has been passed down for generations, and now it is insulting.

“I think it sounds good to pronounce.”

“Are all the northerners as stupid as you?”

“Wow, uncivilized southerners who boil snails in their shells and eat them!”

I saw a slug passing through the floor and teased him saying he wouldn’t eat it. As he approached to tear off his hair again, he grabbed his wrist. Surprised, I bit myself and let go. It’s not awkward being a woman.

“Don’t touch my body without permission!”

“I’m curious, but don’t you eat earthworms?”

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It grabs my chest and pushes it, then screams out loud.

“I only take medicine!”

They have a very vicious appetite. Don’t be a boss.

“Are you really not going to use the bed?”

“When menstrual blood flows, both you and I feel uncomfortable.”

“You will continue to feel uncomfortable because of me, is that okay?”

“Oh, little.”

Trey clenched his fists and looked at me. When I saw him face to face, he took out his handkerchief, wiped it meticulously on his hands, and held it out to me. I also held her hand. It was thin, but it was the hand of an aristocrat who was gentle.

“Please take good care of me. Trey Elonte. I am a second year magician.”

“Deman von Pong. A savage from the north, and a first year student responsible for the secrets of Room 806.”

“Take it seriously.”

“The illegitimate son of Ruben de Norden, and a talented person who can go to any academy, including Velaste?”

I let go of his hand and got annoyed, so I pulled him back towards me. It’s dragged by the wrist.

“Please take good care of me, senior. As always, enlighten this stupid junior with knowledge and learning.”

“No, yes…… Okay.”

“Oh, are you shy?”

“No!”

“Oh, are you angry now?”

“You really break things like this. I really hate it because it’s like this when you want to be a little okay.”

“Oh, I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know! Seeing how nagging you are, are you really Trey?”

I laughed and she laughed too. No matter how much she thought about it, she said she had no luck with her roommate, so she asked if I should be the only one. She took a long walk. I wanted to walk a little longer with this immature, narrow-minded, and severely inferior young lady, as if I didn’t hate it. Maybe it’s because we shared a secret that can’t be revealed to the world. No, no. I hate to admit it.

“But, senpai.”

“Why?”

“This was really possible.”

There is a soldering iron on the back of the gear teeth. Seeing what she’s doing is very girly, she would have been caught anytime.

“But seriously, how come I didn’t know about my ex-roommate?”

“Because you didn’t even talk to me. I didn’t even want to be friends with you.”

“But how did you get caught?”

The senior was quietly catching his breath, and when she collapsed in pain, she was grateful that he gave her a bed. She replied that it was not difficult because she never did it herself.

It’s funny. Women are always moved by insignificant things.