2 Chapter 2 - Entrance Ceremony

Chapter 2 - Entrance Ceremony

As I entered the auditorium where the entrance ceremony was to be held, the eyes of the cadets who had already arrived began to gather at Yuri little by little.

"There. This is Yuri Clementine."

"As expected, Clementine is coming too."

"If that's the case, then all the families of the four elements have gathered for this admission."

"Your eyes are cruel."

"It's pretty, but it's dirty pretty."

First, it was because of Yuri Clementine, the daughter of a famous family.

"Who's next to you?"

"It's the first time I've seen it? Why are you covering your eyes?"

"I must be blind."

"Are you wearing a sword?"

"I don't know if he's stabbing himself."

Second, it was because of my unique visual.

I hear a bunch of bad-looking students flirting with me.

I'm not used to this kind of reaction, but I guess I'll have to get used to it in the future.

Don't pay much attention

It's not like you can't really see.

The fact that I don't know the face is an 'extra' that doesn't have much importance, but it's because extras usually have the same level as extras, so their sarcasm didn't feel like a threat.

I gently checked the reaction of Yuri who was next to me, but her expression was not very good.

Yuri's red eyes felt like they were burning brightly.

Should I say that he is in a state of anger right before he explodes?

Maybe they didn't like the people who made fun of me when they saw me being blind.

"Ha. There are guys like that everywhere."

However, since there are not only cadets here, but also instructors, it wouldn't be a very nice sight to show your anger.

I stopped Yuri from reaching them.

"I'm fine. It's my job, so please don't worry too much about it."

"..."

Whether she understood my feelings or not, Yuri stared at me with her mouth firmly shut.

Fortunately, it did not happen that her harsh words spilled over to them.

If you think about Yuri when her likability increased, she was a little ticklish, but her heart was kind.

It's just that he has a little bit of anger... His inclination itself is infinitely close to good.

At the beginning of the story, Yuri tends to get angry more often.

Of course, thanks to that, the power of her fire magic, her aptitude, was maximized, but one day I clearly remember her going through inner growth and pouring out her even more powerful fire magic through her restrained anger. .

Moderation.

That is the key emotion in her awakening.

If I help her little by little and she gets stronger a little faster, it will be of great help to her future story.

'There's nothing wrong with waking up early.'

We must have been a bit late, and as the students who had followed us stood in their seats, the lights in the auditorium gradually turned off, and naturally, attention began to focus on the podium, which was the only light.

"Welcome, students. I am Julius Klaus, the 21st principal of Innocence Academy."

The speech began with the dignified voice of the principal who stepped forward from the podium.

In the game, I watched the first playthrough without skipping.

From the next episode onwards, all these lines were passed over, so this speech is long overdue.

But the boredom didn't change.

Rather, the posture is not comfortable, so it feels more boring.

I started looking around and checking out the main characters one by one. I could only see the back of the head, perhaps because it was in the back seat, but I could tell the difference.

'That big guy over there used to deal with earth magic.'

Familiar looking instructors also caught my eye.

The character composition was all the same.

...Except for one.

I can't see that girl.

She looked behind her just in case, but even behind her, her face was nowhere to be found.

She couldn't be seen as much as her striking hair color...

"Why do you do that? Do you have any discomfort?"

Yuri, who was standing next to her, sent a worried look at me as she moved her head around.

"Ah..."

Well, since I'm blind, I wouldn't have thought of looking for someone.

It is better to pay attention to these details in the future.

"No... It's nothing."

"Hmm..."

Acting blind is not easy.

There are more things to worry about than you think.

More important than that right now...

'If that woman doesn't appear, she...If she goes further, what if she doesn't exist in this world...'

Considering her unusual 'nature', this thought would not be irrational.

Even though she was a character who didn't know where she might appear and wasn't strange no matter where she appeared, her face was always reflected during the entrance ceremony.

'It's embarrassing...'

***

"And congratulations once again to all the cadets on their admissions, and now I will explain the placement test."

Most of the events of the entrance ceremony were already over.

At the principal's mention of the 'exam', I felt the eyes of the bored cadets light up all at once.

"As always, there will be a placement test after the 3-day break for the cadets who will be on a long journey."

A placement test containing the long tradition and history of Innocence Academy.

Within the academy, no class distinctions apply. The main influence was that the hero who defeated the demon king in the past was a commoner.

The difference between cadets is always 'force', that is, the cadet's own strength.

In short, skills are everything in the academy.

An education system that encourages competition, which goes back to the principle of superstitious merit.

I didn't think much of it when it was a game, but when it became a reality, there were parts that felt a bit cruel.

"What kind of test will this time be?"

With her eyes on the podium, Yuri throws out a question that won't give a clear answer.

"I said it changes every time. The test content."

I'm just shivering in line with it.

Of course, I know the content of the test.

A death match in which 10 people are divided into virtual spaces created by fantasy magic.

10 player battle royale.

"...It doesn't matter. It's enough if we burn them all."

With an expressionless face, Yuri casually spits bloody words.

It was originally like this.

He treats me strangely and gently.

When I was looking at her without saying anything, she noticed my gaze and turned her head away for no reason.

"..." My father told me.

"Haha... You're a hot person..."

A moment of awkward air flow between the two.

Applause resounds in the auditorium.

The principal said his final goodbyes and was leaving.

The entrance ceremony is all over.

The end is another beginning.

Now that he has finally entered the academy, there are many things to do for the remaining three days.

Looking around, the staff were helping the cadets with dormitory assignments.

Since the boys' and girls' dormitories are far apart, it was time to break up with Yuri.

I bowed her head to Yuri and thanked her.

"Thanks to that, I was able to come to the academy comfortably."

"No. Thanks to that, I wasn't bored on the way either."

"...This is also a fate, let's be close from now on."

I handed over to Yuri again and said.

She's quick to make friends with her, so there's nothing wrong with that.

Now that games have become a reality, forming good human relationships in advance is a necessary process if necessary.

"...Familiarly..."

Yuri chews on my words while looking at the hand she gave me.

"...Is it so."

In the end, he holds her hand.

We shook hands once more and went our separate ways.

'Now I just want to be in the same class.'

The main characters inevitably get high marks in the exam as much as they excel in their abilities.

In the game, players could almost unconditionally get into the top half, but...

It's different now.

'Grow to the maximum for the remaining 3 days.'

***

As the name suggests, there are a total of four families in the Continental Four Elements family.

The four elements of fire, water, wind, and earth.

The four-element family refers to a group of families that show off their exceptional talent in elemental magic, which is so common that it can be said to be representative.

Caligus of Earth Magic.

Wind Magic's Windless Go.

Aisin of water magic.

And Clementine of Fire Magic.

The only daughter of the current head of the Clementine family, Gerath Clementine.

Her name is Yuri Clementine.

Burning flower.

It was her nickname due to her outstanding beauty from childhood and the characteristics of the Clementine family, which were famous for their fire magic.

Because of her unrivaled position as the only heir to the prestigious Clementine family and her beauty, many engagement proposals followed her from a young age.

Men approached Yuri Clementine only by looking at her face, her figure, or the value of her family name, but that was not to her liking.

Love.

The love stories in the fairy tales that the nanny told them when they were young were sometimes heartbreaking, and sometimes terribly sweet.

Yuri Clementine longed for love in such a fairy tale.

However, the men who approach her realize at an early age that they do not approach her with the fact that it is her love.

It was from then.

Yuri Clementine became more angry and showed off her talent in fire magic as a bonus.

She knew very well

She knows that when she gets angry, men can't even approach her and leave.

Time passed, and the day she was due to enter the academy.

"No! Where did you leave your eyes...!"

She... She met the first man she couldn't get mad at and dumped her.

She bumped into him on the side of the road and although she knew she was to blame for her lack of attention, the fact that he was a man she was uncomfortable with was enough to make her angry...

"I'm sorry. I couldn't concentrate..."

The man named Zeto, whose eyes were covered with white bandages, was 'blind'.

He couldn't take her anger out on bumping into her blind man, no matter how much she was. I thought that wasn't right.

For the first time that day, she had more than five conversations with a man outside her family who was not her family.

She was curious at first.

Even though he couldn't see, it was simply amazing to see him walking around without relying on a cane.

"I'm sorry."

Feeling.

An ability that allows him to walk alone and wield a sword, even though he is blind.

“As expected, the daughter of the Clementine family.”

When he praised himself, it felt different from the compliments of other men whose ears he was used to hearing.

Maybe he did it because it was a compliment to the knowledge he gained from a history class he hated.

The important thing is that he didn't feel the same black heart as other men.

His smile was strangely clear and transparent.

Yuri's conversation with him wasn't too bad.

He never said anything to offend himself, and above all.

"I'm fine. It's my job, so please don't worry too much about it."

Unlike himself, he was calm.

Although he was despised, he did not lose his temper.

He was different from himself, who often got angry over trivial things.

Yuri Clementine suddenly realizes.

Being her man was all uncomfortable, but while she was with him, she felt comfortable without knowing herself.

Zeto was blind.

Jetto had no use for his beautiful appearance.

To him who cannot see, beauty is worthless.

Oddly enough, he was the kind of guy who never noticed his own beauty, so he could be so comfortable.

"Thanks to that, I was able to come to the academy comfortably."

"No. Thanks to that, I wasn't bored on the way either."

It was time to break up with him.

Yuri, without realizing it, felt a bit regretful about parting like this.

Maybe it was because I felt comfortable having a conversation with a man I had never seen before.

In the meantime, Jeto follows Yuri's answer and starts talking.

"...This is also a fate, let's be close from now on."

"...Familiarly..."

Let's be friendly.

Meant friend.

Friend.

Yuri Clementine had been busy keeping away from men since she was a child and women were jealous of her, so unfortunately she had no friends.

Friends with the opposite sex in the yard where she doesn't even have friends who are women of the same gender as herself?

But I want to see Jeto holding out her hand with her innocent smile on her face.

'Okay. Friends... There's nothing wrong with having at least one.'

"...Is it so."

Yuri accidentally grabs his hand.

It was the first day in her life that she had a 'friend'.