The Engagement Was Broken Off and I Became a Munchkin

Chapter 14

Episode 14 is obviously wrong

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Ruina was confused.

When she saw her Eugene at her entrance exam, she expected him to fail.

I had known him for 20 years, so I knew his skills well, and the average level of Legion test takers was above that.

She saw that when the exam was over and she was told that he was not going down, she would have been lucky enough to have passed with a pull-up.

Why isn’t there someone who sometimes performs well compared to his skills?

I’m a little nervous about going to the same academy, but I tried not to care.

What is it like to cling to the past… Did it feel gritty?

And the day of the entrance ceremony.

When Isabella, the president of the Legion and the great archmage called his name.

“Chief Eugene Taranhilt!”

I doubted my ears.

‘Eugene?’

That Eugene she knows well is the chief?

The man who was my fiancé is the chief?

While Ruina was puzzled by the unexpected news, Eugene stepped onto the podium.

Beside him was also Elizabeth, whom I regarded as a rival, but at this time, only Eugene’s appearance came into view.

“…… “

I still couldn’t believe it.

I’ve known him for nearly 20 years, so I can confidently say I know him well.

I was able to confirm this because I had regularly exchanged swords with him until recently.

Eugene hadn’t beaten me since I was 14.

But he was the chief.

It’s a contradiction.

Then why did such a contradiction arise?

“… All 2,000 students enrolled in the 301st Legion. Eugene Taranhilt, representative of the Faculty of Engineering. I swear.”

I couldn’t hear what Eugene was saying.

I needed time to organize my thoughts.

Something… Was there any corruption?

The Legion entrance exam is a tough structure even though there are institutional corruptions.

Common sense means that the possibility of corruption is low.

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t come up with a reason to make the top entrant into Eugene instead of the princess.

Then come back to this question.

‘Was Eugene really capable of taking the top spot?’

And again, Ruina’s answer was no.

It was equally difficult to believe both of them, and the answer Ruina wanted was, surprisingly, ‘there was corruption’. Otherwise, the choice I made would be a ‘wrong’ action.

With that logic, Ruina reached the primary conclusion.

‘Something must be wrong.’

Then we need to find out.

While I was idly thinking about it, the entrance ceremony was over.

Ruina did not bother looking for Eugene.

She needed time to clear her head, and there were things she needed to figure out.

If you think it’s necessary after you’ve done enough research, we’ll meet.

First, let’s make an official inquiry to Legion.

Please allow me to view Eugene’s test video.

According to the academy’s internal regulations, it is a rule not to disclose test videos to outsiders, but now Ruina has become her cadet, not an outsider.

If she pledges not to disclose the contents to the outside world, she will be able to view the video of Eugene.

If that happens, the authenticity will be covered to some extent.

She was not going to stand by if the entrance exam was promoted in a dishonest way.

‘Eugene… There’s no way he’s the chief.’

Louis I pushed a bit of uneasiness into her.

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The school year has begun.

“Then see you later. Eugene!”

I broke up with Rossi.

She is in a different class from me.

The total number of members of the Faculty of Engineering was 300, but it was divided into 10 groups of 30 each.

Random assignment, not grading.

Of course, taking classes is another thing.

The classes were similar to university course registration, and I applied for the subjects I wanted along with Rossi.

In the first semester, class assignment is done randomly, but in the second semester, classes are assigned based on grades in the first semester, and benefits and discrimination begin to be granted.

From then on, the purpose of Legion’s meritocracy will be felt.

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It would be safe to say that the competition has already begun.

Of course, that didn’t really apply to me.

Above all, if you think about the purpose of the Legion Academy, you will find the answer.

To nurture talented people who will support the empire.

If the purpose of the non-combat job group is to discover talented people in various fields, the combat job group to which I belong, more specifically, the Department of Engineering aims to nurture strong talent.

But in my case, the legion boss has already acknowledged my skills.

In other words, it would be correct to assume that there is little risk of being disadvantaged no matter what you do.

As long as you don’t get failing grades in every class.

That doesn’t mean I don’t have a spirit for improvement.

He has been steadily training even after his master’s.

Should I say that my next goal is to become the strongest among the Masters?

Even if it doesn’t happen overnight, if you practice steadily, you might be able to catch the strands someday.

First of all, I don’t know a single kid in the class I was assigned to.

Because it was the beginning of the semester, no one spoke to me, only glanced at me.

Rosi and Elizabeth are in different classes.

Ruina…

When I saw the day of her entrance ceremony, she couldn’t believe that I was the top student.

But what if you don’t believe me?

There was nothing she could do.

“Hey! You are Eugene, the chief of staff.”

There was a female student approaching with a fake snort. She was

Sitting in her chair, so she naturally raised her head and looked at her.

A girl with pink hair and twin tails was looking down at me with her arms crossed with a haughty expression.

It’s quite strange.

In the sense that such a hairstyle suits her well without any sense of incongruity.

My first impression is that I feel a little similar to Yuris.

“What’s the matter?”

“I tried to view your test video. However, the school refused. Normally, I understand that cadets are allowed to read it for the sake of transparency of the exam, but why can’t only you read it?”

“Ah.”

I wondered if that was part of Isabella’s master non-disclosure blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. The moment you read the test video… Mmm, won’t you find out that you’re a master? In order to prevent the first wave, there will be quite a few people who will have doubts about whether or not they are masters even with just one ‘slanting cut’ that slaughtered demons.

“Tell me, what is it? Why is it that only you can’t access information? I was even able to view Her Highness’ videos.”

For that reason, it is an impossible question to tell the truth.

I feel a little bit blindfolded.

Won’t anyone think it’s strange if I don’t disclose only my grades?

Like now.

“My mother is the president.”

“… !”

Your eyes are watering, but you seem to believe it.

“You believe this?”

It’s a joke no matter where you look.

First of all, I am Taranhilt.

She glances at me for no reason at her reaction to my joke.

“… Bad taste!”

So what’s his name?

“Eugene Taranhilt. What is your name?”

“I… This is Erica Ashlier, right? Are you working with me?”

“What are you talking about? I’m just asking for your name.”

“Am I kidding too?”

“Oh, yes.”

If that’s a joke, it’s not funny at all.

Ah, you’re criticizing my joke for not being funny.

She slumped in the seat in front of me.

I cross my legs with my upper body facing me.

Thanks to that, ‘it’ could be seen sneakily through the fluttering skirt.

‘Oh. White.’

I didn’t really want to see it, but to be kind enough to tell me that…

‘Is he a good boy?’

Just looking at this, I have a foolish temperament.

The atmosphere reminded me of Julis, so my liking went up.

Even in this place where there are many good-looking men and women, we can give an extra point to her face that stands out.

Looking at Erica with the cold eyes of a supervisor while looking for a mate at the Academy.

“Hey. It is a mistake if you think that even if you are the top, it will continue to be maintained. That Erica Ashlier will take that place.”

“Ah.”

Even declaring war reminds me of the tsundere Julis.

It is very strange to be human.

If you see people around you who resemble the person you like, that alone lowers your vigilance considerably.

‘I know a little bit about these kids.’

Kids who want to be close, but find it difficult to express it.

He seems to want to be friends with me.

Finish. Since Rossi, who can be said to be the first friend I made after coming to the academy, isn’t around, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to make at least one new friend.

“Hey! The business ends with this. Please don’t make the unpleasant misunderstanding that I’m talking to you because I’m interested. Then.”

For that reason, I decided to catch Erica as she tried to go back to her place.

Yeah, he’ll hope for that too.

“Erika. Would you like to go to the store?”

“Yes? What is that… “

“Do you like strawberry milk or chocolate milk? I will buy it for you.”

“I can’t get enough of that milk… “

Look. What is the reason for accepting the word even though you say you don’t like it?

Besides that, the characteristics of tsunderes and girls are correct.

I just need a reason to get close and want to take care of my pride.

If you have a tsundere younger brother, you cannot know this.

“Ah then. I’ll buy you some bread too. How is Dill?”