Chapter 12 – Episode 12. Astrid Is the 1st Squad Leader.
“Cadet Astrid, please take good care of me~!”
Lupus lupus.
Astrid heard her voice and suddenly the word lupus came to mind.
It’s not even a word, it’s just an onomatopoeia, no mimetic. It’s just such an expression, but somehow the expression came to her as soon as she heard her voice.
The accent was peculiar.
It was as unusual as the green hair that stretched like a waterfall.
She has a beautiful face, is tall, and has big breasts.
Perhaps if Astrid had been a man, if she had accidentally brushed her hand, she would have already been imagining plans for children and grandchildren, but she is such a beauty that I would not even dare to talk to her.
“We ended up sharing the same room. I wish you well in the future. Cadet Astrid. No, squad leader?”
“Okay, please.”
He should have been impressed with his bright greetings and his friendly ability to talk to him, but Astrid’s intuition was sounding the alarm that this elf was never the way it seemed, and that he was definitely out of class.
“This is Astrid von Mitterien. I will leave it up to you. Feel free to call me Astrid.”
“Yeah~ I introduced myself earlier, but I’m Erania. Last name… Um, no. As you can see, elves. I’m good at archery and daggers, right?”
That green hair that was not tied up at all, that was loose, was something that Astrid was not too concerned about. She’s vague about what to say, but that’s how it feels.
The first squad, Astrid, who was assigned a squad number in the auditorium and was given a number.
After that, I was given a squad number one by one, and now the only thing left was the assignment of accommodation.
I was worried that if I did, it would lead to a catastrophe where I would have to live in one room with Leopold, but that wasn’t the case.
With the exception of Veracien, who was gathered together at the church, the sex ratio coincidentally matched, and as if they were aiming for that, Leopold and Astein were in the same room, and Astrid and Erania were in the same room. It was assigned like this.
“Still, I’m glad that the facilities are better than I thought~”
Eranya muttered as she looked around her room.
From Astrid’s point of view, the room was quite bleak, but from Erania’s point of view, it was not so.
It was said that the emperor, Kreuz, paid for it and built it, so maybe he saved money in a strange place. That’s all.
And a shower in the corner. Fortunately, the bathroom is not inside the room.
“Still, it’s much better than the elven village I used to live in.”
Her grunts sounded as Eranya sat down on her chin on her bed.
It must have been a mattress made of straw, so Astrid already let out a sigh.
Straw mattress.
How do you sleep there
As soon as I lie down, straws will pierce my whole body, but it’s uncomfortable… Whew.
‘… No, since when did I live such a luxurious life?’
It’s only been half a year, but it seems like she’s already used to the cotton mattresses in the Mitterien mansion, so even thinking about it alone, she’s surprised.
Eranya looked around her room as if it were full of strange things.
Still, we’ll have to live in the same room for a year, but thinking that maybe it’d be better to get to know each other better, Astrid rolled her head and wondered if there was something to talk about, and then an idea came to her mind.
“Ehra… Is there a real world tree in the elven village where you lived?”
… Even if I ask, what are you asking?
They said they shake hands at the end of the drum, and this is the perfect match.
While Astrid blamed herself, Eranya smiled all over her face, then grabbed her hands and said—
“Sure~ There is a world tree~ There is a very big world tree! … Well, that has nothing to do with me now.”
“Doesn’t matter? Why?”
‘Elfs have nothing to do with the World Tree. That’s amazing again.’
“When I left the elven village, I signed and came out. I can’t leave the elven village if I don’t sign it.”
“What signature is it?”
Something, the moment I left this village, I had nothing to do with this village of elves, and I wondered if there was a sign saying that I would ask for help from the village of elves or that I would not return no matter what kind of harm I suffered, but I wondered if it was real.
“What… Now, even if you escape from the protection of the World Tree and go to the harsh world, you realize that you will not be protected by the World Tree… I recognized that I did not receive the protection of the World Tree, and despite knowing that fact, I will leave the village.”
“… Yes?”
What if you sign it?
“Well, there is just something like that. To sum it up, the world tree is just a big tree.”
Astrid didn’t really understand that it was this academy that she left the village and came to.
Looking at Astrid, who looked a bit flustered, Eranya smiled a little.
*
Leopold was sitting on the bed, looking at Astain with a somewhat disapproving look.
The chaff inside the mattress that has been poking at my butt since a while ago is not an annoyance.
But more than that, Astein himself was a source of concern.
“I… Cadet Leopold? Did you put something on my face?”
Leopold leaned the wooden staff she was carrying on her back on the side of her desk and Astain shrugged her shoulders at Leopold.
“… This is Leopold von Einhafen. Call me Leopold.”
“Do it?”
“… Do it.”
You should also pay attention to the way you speak.
Although he has the status of a prince, there is no such treatment at this academy.
All cadets are equal, and there is no special treatment as it is a place where nobles, commoners, and talented people enter.
“That’s right, Cadet Leopold. I am Astain. I don’t have a last name because I’m a commoner. Haha.”
It didn’t really matter.
Leopold is not too interested in such authoritarianism.
“But… Astin Cadet. I have a question for you.”
I just couldn’t stand it.
Leopold wasn’t sure if this question would hurt Astein’s feelings, but it was too frustrating to stay like this.
“Yes?”
Placing the supply bag on the desk, Astain, who was slowly preparing to unpack, looked at Leopold.
Even the appearance is of concern.
After thinking about it for a while, Leopold finally—
“Your eyes, are they open or closed? Can you see ahead?”
Leopold was very curious about that.
I can’t even see my eyes properly, I wonder if I’m just closing my eyes, but I wonder if I can see the front.
At that question, Astain’s expression subtly changed.
“Hey, I’m sorry if I offended you. Apologize But I was really curious… “
“You were curious about that. My eyes have been like this since I was born, but I can see well.”
Leopold’s hasty apology was interrupted by Astain.
That face didn’t look particularly eerie, so while Leopold was relieved, he wondered if he really could see.
“Cadet Leopold’s blonde hair, like melted gold. And his fiancée, Cadet Astrid’s silver hair, as beautiful as the pure white snow of the northern snowfields. It looks very good.”
“That’s right.”
I can see it.
At that time, a tremendous shout was heard from outside the door, as if it would shake the building.
“Former students, come out to the door immediately and line up! Right now! Sort!”
Leopold and Astain frowned and covered their ears.
As soon as the shouting ended, a little commotion was heard from the other room, so Leopold and Astain quickly opened the door and went out and stood in front.
“… You’re slow, Cadet Leopold. Even barely coming to the door.”
“You are needlessly fast, Astrid.”
Room right across.
It’s said that it’s because they’re in the same squad, but the intention is obvious, and it’s even obvious who did it.
The rooms for Leopold and Astain and the rooms for Astrid and Erania were facing each other.
Astrid and Eranya, who had changed into comfortable active clothes before they knew it, stood in front of the door first, and smiled mockingly at Leopold and Astain, who came out late and hadn’t changed yet.
“All of them! Did everything come out! Check the number of people in the room opposite each other, and report any rooms that haven’t come out!”
Every time I heard a cry, it seemed that the windows in the hallway of the dorm trembled.
「Squad leader of the 1st squad, Astrid von Mitterien!」
“Yes, yes hehe?!”
Astrid, who was taken aback by the sudden name call, answered in a haphazard way, but her voice broke. It was around that time when Leopold suppressed his laughter, and Astrid’s white face was getting more and more red.
“I’ll make sure all the new students come out and report it!”
The epicenter of the voice is at the far end of the hallway.
Astrid, a room located in the middle of the hallway, stretched her neck and looked left and right, but there was no room where there was no one or only one person standing.
“Looks like everyone is out!”
“Did it come out, or does it seem like it came out! Answer me straight!」
“It’s all out!”
“Good night! Going to dinner now! Everyone, go to the parade ground!”
Astrid’s face was still red, and Leopold giggled at it.
“… I’m not laughing, Cadet Leopold. Is it so much fun being disgraced by the squad leader?”
Despite Astrid’s cold voice, Leopold only smiled.
“Is it really fun?”
