Chapter 23 – Store Expansion (4)

Adela’s roommate Lina immediately noticed that her condition had become strange again.
Because until yesterday, she was rolling around on her bed like crazy a second before she fell asleep, but today, after returning to her dorm, she was sitting down and dabbing.
Let’s just ignore it. In any case, it would be a problem that a normal person would not be able to understand.
She tried to ignore it several times, but Adela kept looking at her with a sad look in her eyes for dozens of minutes.

“… Ha. “What’s going on again, Adela?”

Eventually she got her foot in the door.
To Adela’s mental world, which is as incomprehensible as the 5th level space movement magic.
And as expected, Adela had some unusual worries, such as wishing the bread would disappear and the hiccups not stopping ——

“It hurts.”
“Huh?”
“My heart hurts.”

Her surprisingly serious words made Lina really start to worry about her.
So she pulled up the blanket and approached Adela.

“Really? “Are you hurt?”
“Huh. Last time, during the magic competition…”
“Isn’t the wound just added up?”
“They said it was all healed.”
“Look! Come on.”

Lina unbuttoned the button around her neck to take off Adela’s top.
There was no great resistance to being with the same women.
No, rather——

‘She’s the same woman, why is there such a difference?’

A deep sigh escaped from somewhere in her heart as her chest felt really big compared to her own.
Anyway, even if I peeked at her blue underwear, there was no special trauma.
She showed no bruises or cuts.

“It looks good on the outside… “What happened today?”
“Huh. “Another part-time worker came into the canteen.”

Please, Adela.
The conversation doesn’t go on.

“It was someone I met at the last magic competition. 2nd grade.”
“Ah, Senior Liv?”

Now that I think about it, I think I heard the boys talking in the classroom.
Head of the class, Baron Greenwood.
Her face is pretty, and the dispel she showed during the match was amazing.

“That’s interesting. “If you study so well, there will be many places to call you, so why are you working at the canteen?”
“So…”
“Anyway, I just love that snack shop guy to death.”
“Huh? Why?”
“I wonder why…”

Lina looked at Adela and said, as if asking why she was asking something so obvious.

“She’s really pretty.”
“…”
“Just by looking at her face, I guess I picked her because I was captivated by it. Are you trying to do something behind the scenes? Ugh…”

When Adela heard those words, she remembered what she had seen during the day.
When Liv came out to the counter with her white face turning bright red, she looked like her old self.
That’s exactly how I felt after learning a lot of magic.
Her breathing became heavy, her legs were twisted, her lower abdomen was itching, and her nose was running.

She said she never taught it to anyone else.
Could it be that the teacher…

— Thick!

“Adela? Are you okay!!?”

With her heart crying out in pain again, Adela clutched her chest and crawled into her blanket.
Lina’s worries also sounded like her distant echo.

My heart hurts.
It hurts like it’s going to explode.
My father said. This is something Roshoir should not have.
Her sister said. All I want is to be sharpened like the tip of a spear.

Magic is judging the incomprehensible world of algebra from a biased perspective.
Cutting out all other thoughts only to obtain the ultimate magic power.

“Oh, shit… Haha…”

She opened her small mouth and took a deep breath, but eventually could not sleep.
The moment when Baron Reeve and Louis smiled while reading the same book at the cafeteria counter never left her mind.

***

There was a customer who came to see me early in the morning.
It was Mark, a guard at Parencia Academy.

“Lewis, is this all what you ordered?”

He pointed to the numerous pieces of wood and furniture behind him.
Looking at three cartloads of materials, I was already at a loss as to when I would organize them all.

“Uh. “These are materials to be used for the store expansion project.”
“Tsk, it’s going to take some effort to check each of these. “You have to move all your luggage.”
“You don’t have to. “Because it was brought in from the top of Ruhilen.”
“Okay? “Then can you take this down by yourself?”

I shrugged, indicating that I didn’t need any help.
Mark nodded and handed over a few documents, as if it was a hassle to move all of these and check for dangerous items.

“Make sure you have everything and sign. “Have you received construction permission for the academy?”
“This is my land.”
“Oh, I did. Anyway, good luck.”

After he left, I carefully began stacking the luggage in the wagon at the back of the store.
Starting with the wood used for the pillars and floor, the amount of teaware, shelves, faucets, tables, and chairs for making tea was considerable.

‘All you have to do is assemble this.’

The paper that came with it had blueprints and design drafts drawn on it.
Since each pillar was about three times my height, it was different from assembling a simple toy, but the level of difficulty was similar given my strength anyway.
No, assembling the toy might actually be more difficult.

No tools were needed.
I got to work using my thumbs to push nails into the initially processed exterior wall panels.
It was clear that Bill had paid a lot of attention to the material, so each and every material was of the highest quality.
Ebony and rosewood trees grow naturally near Bahran.
In addition, all the wood, including cherry wood with a beautiful red color, was reasonably priced.

I don’t think it would have been possible with the money I gave…
In this case, even if Darling wants to come for tea, it will be difficult to kick him out.
It’s definitely not the most elaborate, but considering the new space of the store, which is sure to be more luxurious, it may be acceptable.

Thud! Coo!

The work started in the morning and continued until lunch.
After finishing the things to be roughly assembled first and erecting the pillar that would become the center, a small roar occurred.
If I do it quickly, I think it will be finished within this week.
It will take a little more time before we can start operating normally…

“President.”

While I was engrossed in my work for a while, I turned my head when I heard a voice calling me.
Liv was standing behind her, holding water and a towel.

“Please rest for a while.”

Is it time to go to work already?
The cafeteria was busiest during lunch and dinner hours, so it couldn’t be left to Liv alone.
Now that I think about it, I’m starting to feel hungry.
I got up from her seat and took the water she gave me and drank it.

“Thank you, Baron.”
“The Baron wants me out…”

Please take it out. I definitely don’t use condoms… No, you’re so shy, Baron Reeve.
Even though he still tells me not to call him by his title, a small smile appears on his face as if he doesn’t feel too bad.
As she wiped her sweat with the towel she had given her, the bell rang, signaling her noon.

Dang~! Dang~! Dang~!

White pigeons soared over the clock tower and a warm breeze blew.
The hem of the students’ robes rolling in like a cloud could be seen from the building opposite.
It’s going to get crowded in a little while, so I’ll have to finish what I’m doing in moderation.
After roughly washing my face and wiping the water from my mouth, I told Liv to go first with the intention of tidying up the place.

“You must be busy today too. “I will just clean up the things piled up here and go right in, so please leave first.”
“…”
“Baron Liv?”
“… Yes!?”

Liv, who was staring at my face as if she was thinking about something else, was startled and nodded her head.

“Yes yes. All right! “I will!”
“Please do me a favor. Towels…”
“I’ll take care of it.”
“No. I will wash it later on the 2nd floor and return it to you…”
“I will take care of it.”

Liv, with her uncharacteristically fast pace, came within touching distance of her.
A sweet yet heavy scent of blackberries and cedar wood wafted from the top of her head, which reached below her chin.
A tight apron over black shoes and stockings.
The waist hidden underneath secretly revealed her slender figure, making one wonder if she could hold it with just one hand.

“… “I’ll go first.”

While I was distracted, Liv took the towel from around my neck.
And then, without any time to catch him, he quickly disappeared into the back of the store.
It’s her own belongings, so she doesn’t seem to want to leave them in my hands.

I haven’t cleaned it yet.

***

In the two largest countries on the continent, the Kingdom of Penheim and the Holy Kingdom of Monarch, the main religion that worships Hera, the god of light, is widespread.
If we expand the scope to the Principality of Bachran in the south and the Allied State of Sakel in the east, there are many other religions besides the main religion, but their influence is not large.

Therefore, even in Fenheim, which has frequent diplomatic conflicts with Monarch, there are temples of light located throughout the royal capital and city.
The priest’s role is to treat patients who come to the temple.
Among them, priests refer to those who mainly handle 〈 Healing Spells 〉 and 〈 Holy Magic 〉, which are the most representative white magic spells.

Ansen woke up in the Temple of Light located north of Parenzia.
What you feel with your five senses is the white marble floor and the smell of disinfectant.
Then came the immense pain that brought me to the brink of death.

“Kwaaaaak!!!”

As Ansen let out her screams, the priests gathered around. As healing spells and potions pouring from their hands covered their entire bodies, they gasped and looked around.
The young deacon approached him and sprinkled holy water on him.

“Are you okay?”
“Whoa, whoa… Here is…”
“This is the Parencia branch of the Temple of Light. “Viscount Ansen was brought here in an unconscious state about a month ago.”

One month? It was only yesterday that I attended the entrance ceremony, but suddenly a month has passed?
Ansen tried to remember what had happened to him, but only a terrible darkness filled his mind.
It was as if he never wanted to think about it again.

‘No, no. I definitely…’

He was struggling to wrap his head around his head, and when his breathing stabilized, he suddenly remembered a scene from before he lost consciousness.
By asking Adela Sylvester to steal her bread.
He even pulled out a sword after calling the teacher behind him.

“Fuck…”

Okay. Meeting that bitch Adella was her last memory.
She clearly took advantage of her carelessness and used black magic.

“Move. “I’m going back to the academy.”
“You still need to rest more.”
“Get out of here!!!”

Ansen got up from the bed with unsteady steps and gritted his teeth.
She then headed to Farenzia Academy to find the object of her revenge.