CH 54

Today, I am going to school with Corinna-chan as well.

There is no crowd around the wall opposite the school building’s entrance today.

The wall newspaper is the same as yesterday.

“What is this? Do your job, Newspaper Club,” I said.

“You’re being stupid, the wall newspaper isn’t a daily publication,” someone said. “It was your fault that it was abnormal until yesterday.”

“Gerald, Good morning,” I said.

Gerald glared at me.

“I don’t intend to forgive you for calling me by only my first name,” Gerald said.

“It’s fine, it’s just your first name,” I said.

“Mattaku, this is what I meant by your arrogance, Saint Candidate,” Gerald said.

But wasn’t the wall newspaper a daily publication?

Well, I thought about it some more, and it is handwritten.

When I looked at Gerald, he was somehow staring at Corinna-chan.

“Are you the rumored Ceverus-sama?” Gerald asked.

“Ah, yes, my name is Corinna Ceverus, McKnight-sama,” Corinna said.

“The rumored, what about?” I asked.

“In the Intelligence Community, it was rumored that there was a talented female civil servant in the Saint’s Faction, a Hand of Makoto Kimball,” Gerald said.

“Well, that is true,” I said.

Corinna-chan seems to be rumored among the people in Intelligence, and I’m somewhat proud of her as a friend.

“No, I’m not that kind of person to be praised so much by others, I’m in Class B,” Corinna said.

“What?” Gerald said. “The nails in a bag will pop out on their own, so don’t underestimate your work.”

“Thank you, McKnight-sama,” Corinna said.

What the hell is this? Corinna-chan’s face is blushing.

Gerald has a nice face, but he’s a shady megane type.

It’s no good to be fond of such a person.

“I heard that you refused the invitations of dukes, marquises, and margraves, and became a yoriko of Count Albright because you wanted to do practical work, such behavior is truly the epitome of a civil servant,” Gerald said.

“Th-That’s not true, my family is just barons, so I’ll be troubled if you praise me so excessively,” Corinna said.

Uhiyaa, somehow Corinna-chan looks like a young girl in love.

It’s cute.

Gerald also smiled kindly instead of his usual gloomy expression.

It’s like a Hero in an otome game, isn’t it?

Temee.

“From now on, our country must also encourage the participation of women in business, and I hope that you will become a good lead,” Gerald said.

“My heart trembles at your kind words, McKnight-sama,” Corinna said.

“Then if you’ll excuse me,” Gerald said, leaving us behind as he dashed away.

“McKnight-sama…”

Ah, don’t tell me, it’s the Maiden Mode that says Corinna-chan is in love with him.

Keep your eyes open.

Pokka.

“Ouch! What are you doing Makoto!?” Corinna yelled.

“Alright, you’re back,” I said. “What was that, Corinna-chan, are you a fan of Gerald?”

“Ye-Yeah, I like him… there is no child who aspires to be a civilian and does not admire McKnight-sama,” Corinna said.

Just as aspiring female knights adore Curtis, this seems to be the version of those aspiring female civil servants.

Then, a woman who aspires to be a magician admires Elmer.

“Well, he’s your future boss, so there’s no loss even if you try to flatter him,” Corinna said.

“No, McKnight-sama is really amazing,” Corinna said, “he got second place in the National Abacus Tournament!”

“Speaking of which, what is your ranking in that tournament, Corinna-chan?” I asked.

“Nu-Number one… But, a speed that’s second only to me is amazing in its own right,” Corinna said.

“Corinna-chan, you’re amazing…”

Why is this person in Class B?

During the entrance exam, I wonder if someone screamed and went on a rampage in the seat in front of her.

I go upstairs with Corinna-chan.

I held my breath and passed in front of Class C, said goodbye to Corinna-chan in Class B, and entered Class A.

“Good morning, Elmer,” I said.

“Good morning… Makoto,” Elmer said, reading academic books coolly as usual.

“Good morning Carol,” I said.

“Good morning, Makoto,” Carol said, also properly preparing for 1st period with a math textbook.

Serious, how serious.

The bell rang, and Anthony-sensei came to homeroom.

It’s fine to go to town on the weekends, but he told us not to let things go too far.

Got it, got it, I’m just going to the lingerie shop with Carol and Corinna-chan, it’ll be fine, it’ll be fine.

The class has started.

It’s the four subjects of mathematics, geography, language, and magic theory.

Geography time, open your atlas and look at the world map.

Hmm, it’s very similar to the map of my previous life, and there are many different parts.

The Kingdom of Appleton looks like France, but the shape and size are different, and the neighboring Empire of Gene looks like Germany, but it extends to Russia.

England is an island country, but it’s called the Kingdom of Aland and has a different shape.

I wonder if someday there will be a world war here in Pseudo-Europe.

There’s magic in this world, so it’s a lot of trouble.

Because there are many more dangerous magics than gunpowder cannons.

And then, there’s Horai.

I want to go to Horai.

I want to go to Horai, the hometown of my heart, and eat ochazuke.

The shape of Horai is also distorted compared to the original.

It’s a land that feels like a twist of Japan in my previous life.

I will go someday, I will definitely go.

It will take half a year by ship, but I will go.

I’m going to take a lecture while thinking about such a thing.

Kin-kon-kaan-kon.

After Anthony-sensei’s homeroom, it’s after school now.

Hmm, half-days are easy, aren’t they?

Saturday is good luck.

“Makoto, are you going to the underwear store now?” Carol asked as I put my textbooks in my bag.

“Yeah, tomorrow~,” I said, “today, I have to go to the Great Temple and do my duty.”

“Sometimes you do Saint-like duties, like praying?” Carol said.

“I mainly play with the children in the orphanage,” I said.

“I see, do your best,” Carol said.

Well, that’s not all.

I’ll be asking Ilda-san to come up with a menu for the cafeteria and interview the intelligence maid.

After that, I’m going to tell Kyoko-sama that if I get for free the grains that people were going to throw away, and cast Heal on them, I’ll be able to make a cheap soup kitchen to help the poor.

The current temple’s soup kitchen buys low-quality grain at a low price, but the budget is limited, so it can only be done on a small scale.

With my Heal spells, I think I can distribute a lot of delicious meals.

Poor people will be more motivated to work when their stomachs are full, and the atmosphere in the slums will be a little better.

After all, food is important.

Hmm, what is it, Elmer, why are you coming to me?

“Makoto… before going to the Temple, let’s go to Hiyoko-Do with everyone in the faction… and go have lunch there.”

“You really like Hiyoko-Do, don’t you, Elmer?” I asked.

“Not Hiyoko-Do… rather the mayo-corn,” Elmer said.

“Is that so?” I asked.

Shall we all buy some bread and eat it in the park?

“Is that okay for lunch, Carol?” I asked.

“Yes, it’s fine, I like Hiyoko-Do’s bread,” Carol said.

Just in time, Curtis-onii-chan poked his head out of the classroom door.

Corinna-chan and Melissa-san are behind him.

Did Melissa-san successfully move to Class B?

“Oh, Makoto, let’s have lunch,” Curtis said.

“Yes, indeed,” Melissa said.

Koishi-chan and Cattleya-sama approached me nervously.

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“Are you guys coming, too?” I asked.

“Is it okay, myon?” Koishi said. 1

“We are from the same faction,” I said.

Ah, Cattleya-sama made an expression as if the world had been destroyed.

“Cattleya-sama, well, in the future, I think it will be good because we will be in the same faction, right, Curtis?” I asked.

“Ah, this stray in our group looks cute,” Curtis said.

“Ah, thank you!” Cattleya said, her face shining like the sun.

“Fufufu, that sounded just like you, Makoto,” Carol said, also smiling.

We all walk down the corridor together.

It’s more like a good friends club than a faction, but that’s okay.

I want a hundred friends.

Elsa-san stood in front of us.

“Curtis-sama,” Elsa said.

“Oh, Elsa, um, how are you?” Curtis said.

“I’m doing just fine,” Elsa said.

What is this? It’s like a middle-aged couple’s masked conversations.

“Oh, right, how was your lunch yesterday?” I whispered to Koishi.

Elsa-san should have been with them at lunch yesterday.

“It, it was awkward, myon,” Koishi said.

“She was staring at us with terrible eyes,” Cattleya added.

That would spoil a delicious lunch.

But, will Elsa-san come with us?

“We’re all going to Hiyoko-Do now, how about you, Elsa-san?” I asked.

“Eh?” Curtis said.

Curtis-onii-chan, you look sour.

Elsa-san looked around at the faces of our group.

“A, a bakery?” Elsa said. “I, I’m not that lowly of a woman…”

“Fufufu, are you scared?” I asked.

To provoke her, I gave her a grin like a thieving cat.

Elsa-san frowned.

“I’m not afraid of anything, I’ll be joining you,” Elsa said.

“Yes, let’s go together,” I said, smiling again.

Elsa-san showed a confused expression.

All right, let’s deepen exchanges with Elsa-san and become friends.

I swore so and went down the stairs.

“Makoto-sama~.”

Oops, Yuri-Yuri-senpai came too.

“Yurisha-senpai, what happened?” I asked.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. If it’s a faction luncheon, you’ll have to invite me,” Yurisha said.

“It’s just somehow, it turned into a faction luncheon, how about Yurisha-senpai?”

“Yes, I’m looking forward to going to Hiyoko-Do, Makoto’s parent’s house,” Yurisha said.

With this, the saint faction is in full force.

The number of people has increased considerably.