Chapter 19
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 19
Saintess
"... So in the territory of Beastman monsters, you must be careful so that the smell of blood doesn't occur as much as possible."
"Hmph. That's natural. Isn't it common knowledge that animals have sensitive noses."
"Be quiet. I can't hear the Professor's voice."
"Why are you telling me to be quiet. Do you think you're something just because you're close with the Grand Duchess?"
"Ah, seriously."
Class started. I also tried to attend class seriously, but she keeps tackling me from the side like that.
Wondering if she came to disturb my studying, I let out a sigh and decided to ignore her.
What right do I have to chase her out. If I don't give her attention, she will cool down quietly.
Moving my gaze to the blackboard again, I copied the contents into my notebook.
"You write well."
As if substituting my notebook for the blackboard, Iris kept looking only at my notebook.
If her eyes are bad, she could just go sit in the front seat. More than that, seeing her attitude of half-listening to the class, I really wonder why she came here.
There were points I wanted to argue, but I just left her alone.
Continuing the conversation further here is only a loss for me. Above all, even that gentle Professor seemed uncomfortable, letting out small coughs little by little.
"You were polite to the Knight Class Professors though."
Although her behavior is like this, she was someone who entered with quite high grades.
As if caring about others' gazes, she kept her conduct upright in front of superiors.
But not understanding why she acts like a scoundrel like this after coming here, I pointed it out, and Iris was dumbfounded.
"Are you asking the obvious. Hierarchy is tight on that side."
Hierarchy, certainly knights were exceptionally severe. Whether because they are the physical type, they treated obedience to orders absolutely like the military.
"If you stand out or get marked there once, you should consider your promotion over."
At Iris sending a gaze asking if I didn't even know that, I scratched my cheek.
Honestly speaking, for me, I had never cared about it at all.
Because I was a person who had to succeed the family in the first place, and even if I didn't succeed, I intended to just lead a comfortable life at the Wiesent mansion and go.
Suddenly, the words my father in this world said to me came to mind.
What kind of system the organization called knights has.
If it's a route of being officially commissioned and becoming a knight, certainly Iris's words were correct.
In the first place, the current world is around the Middle Ages. It didn't run like modern society but ran by rule of thumb in certain parts.
That school ties, regional ties, and blood ties influence personnel matters more than the merits one established.
Thinking she has a somewhat serious side too, I said to her.
"Still, it's good to study."
This world is very wide. Can I say I know all truths of this world? Even people smarter than me would say no to that.
"Just now you spoke as if you know well about Beastmen, but types are all different for each Beastman. And their weaknesses or characteristics are also various."
I continued to explain. Things about demons I don't know could also come out.
The reason why a considerable number of graduates die is largely because they don't know properly about the enemy.
The difference between knowing and not knowing is bound to pop out anywhere, whether big or small.
And education is not limited to fighting. If commissioned, one must care about useless parts like politics, power, and such in the future.
So there was nothing bad about studying.
Hoping these words of mine reached her well, I felt the surroundings become quiet before I knew it.
Turning my head, everyone was sending gazes towards me.
"I hope everyone listened carefully to student Allen's words."
Ah, did everyone hear my words? In the midst of feeling sorry thinking I disturbed the class for some reason, the Professor smiled satisfactorily and said.
"Arrogance is the thing to be most wary of. The human body is something that can worsen greatly at any moment if a small wound is left alone. So you must always pay attention to caution."
After that, the Professor requested applause for me.
Being embarrassed, I tried to say they didn't have to, but in an instant, everyone in the seat sent applause to me.
.... It was a moment where I thought I wanted to run away to anywhere as soon as this class ends.
"... Then teach me yourself."
As soon as class ended, I left that place as if running away.
I heard Iris's voice calling me from behind, but I had no gap to care about such things.
I thought it might be fortunate that we meet only one day a week, but even that one day started to feel burdensome for some reason.
For theory class, I have to continue entering the Believer Class to learn from now on, but with what face can I enter inside there.
I don't know. I just feel like avoiding if there is even a mouse hole right now.
I decided to go to the dormitory room as is.
Just staying inside there continuously until mealtime.
"Excuse me."
Just as I turned my steps to go to the dormitory, someone called me to stop.
It's not Aniel, nor Lucia, nor even Iris.
Wondering who it is, I turned my head and there was a woman I remember seeing about once even from afar.
"Greetings to the Saintess."
"Ah, please raise your head! You don't have to be that polite to me!"
"How could I dare do that."
Empire's Saintess, Lily Verona.
A figure officially designated as the Saintess of this world by the Goddess.
In this world, the Saintess is a level equivalent to royalty, and there was a law that the Emperor adopts the Saintess as a foster daughter.
So it was proper to be polite comparable to Lucia.
"... It seems you do not remember me."
"Saintess?"
Lily spoke something small with a momentarily dark expression, but it was too small that I couldn't hear properly.
I tried to ask back if I perhaps committed some rudeness, but Lily smiled brightly like a lie and said to me.
"It's because of nothing else but what happened today."
"If you say today...."
"I also heard together. That class."
Ah, I know it's rude but should I just run away?
But the opponent is the Saintess. There's no way I have the option to run away, and also looking at the atmosphere, it didn't seem like she came to reprimand me.
Ignoring the sweat on my palms, I continued to stand in place.
"I came because I wanted to convey that you were really cool."
"Yes?"
And the answer that returned was as expected not something like a rebuke.
More than that, what just now? I doubted my ears wondering if I heard wrong for a moment, but Lily said while dyeing her cheeks red.
"I wanted to say, you were really cool."
"Ah, I see."
Cool, she says. I was flustered because it's a word I hear for the first time since possessing.
Wandering not knowing what words to bring up, seeing Lily closing her eyes tight, I knew the opponent also squeezed out courage, so I raised the corners of my mouth.
"Thank you for the compliment. Saintess. Actually, I was embarrassed wondering if I acted up too much."
"Yes? Acted up! .... Did someone perhaps say such words? Or maybe that woman who was next to you...."
What is it, suddenly changing darkly.
Feeling the surrounding temperature become cold for some reason, I hurriedly continued my words because I didn't want to cause a useless misunderstanding.
"N, no. I was just embarrassed by myself. But since the Saintess came in person and said I was cool like this, I am very happy so..."
At the word happy, Lily's expression changed brightly like before again.
"I just told the truth. So I hope you accept it as is."
As expected, a Saintess is a Saintess. Saying good words to the listener.
I nodded and conveyed thanks, intending to part ways here.
Although I was thankful she gave me a compliment after a long time, it wouldn't be good for you, a Saintess, to be alone here with someone like me.
"By the way, who is the person sitting next to you."
"Yes?"
But the following words caught my ankle.
Lily narrowed the distance in an instant and stuck close in front of me.
The distance was so narrow that Lily's breath reached my face.
At that time when I didn't know what to do in a confused mind, Lily asked subsequently.
"Is she perhaps your girlfriend?"
Girlfriend? With whom? Surely with Iris?
As soon as I heard her words, I denied immediately in a flustered mind.
"No! Just a classmate from the same class!"
A woman like an Aniel fanatic is my girlfriend.
Of course, Iris also belonged to the side with a beautiful face, but I had no favorability as an opposite sex towards her.
So I denied flatly, but it was a bit strange. Why did such a question come out in this place?
"I see. That's a relief."
But the following words fueled my confusion more. Relief? In the midst of trying to ask what is a relief, Lily said with a beautiful smile.
"May I sit next to you in the next class?"
Her question asking if she may sit next to me.
For a moment before answering, my gaze reached Lily's light pink lips.
Swallowing saliva unknowingly for a moment, I felt a dangerous aura for some reason.
With a mind wanting to escape quickly from this spot, I nodded and said.
"You may do as the Saintess wishes."
Ending with those words, I left the spot as if running away.
"Fufu, Allen said it's okay to sit next to him."
Without knowing how Lily was looking at him.