After school, I often go to the library on days when I am not spending time in the laboratory with Harriet.
This is because the library at the magic school has a wealth of literature and I never get tired of it.
In the library, Emily was reading a book.
"Emily."
'Elias-sama".
"'You don't have to call me ' sama'. We're schoolmates."
Elias-kun, ...... I'm not used to it. ......
Honorifics is fine too."
That's not very ...... easy, because our families and ranks are quite different, ...... and I basically use honorifics for everyone except Albert.
'Yes, it is. It doesn't matter what your family background or rank is. We're schoolmates."
"Thank you."
"By the way, what's that book?"
Emily was reading a book with a creepy cover.
'Oh, it's a book about curses. I'm trying to learn about curses first, to see if I can find out something about Albert, to learn how to break the curse.'
'Oh, I see. Indeed. Knowing the curse if you want to learn how to break the curse is a good idea, Emily. I've been worried about him too, so I'm going to study up on curses."
'I still don't know if that Albert's condition is due to the curse, though."
'Yeah, well, that's better than doing nothing.'
Then, when I'm not collaborating with Harriet, I'm in the library with Emily, reading books about curses and breaking curses.
'What are you doing, Elias?'
It's Anna.
She's come to sit next to me.
I have to explain what I'm doing now, I have to explain what happened to Albert.
I can't involve Anna-san, so I just blurt it out as I see fit.
'Oh, the studying, you know. I'm an idiot, I have to work hard.'
'What are you talking about, are you being sarcastic? 'You've been showing off your theories in class to the teacher's astonishment, and you've got a perfect score on your entrance examinations."
'I don't remember if the results of the entrance exam are published. Ha-ha-ha. I didn't know."
'You're good at studying and fighting, but you're not so good at lying. That's a relief. I didn't know you were bad at anything. Who's the girl, by the way?"
"I'm Emily from class B. Nice to meet you. "
I'm Anna from S class. You don't have to use honorifics. I'm not good with formalities.
"I'm generally respectful to other people. I apologise if you are offended."
"I'm not offended. Do whatever you want ".
"Thank you."
Anna may have a bad mouth, but she doesn't seem to be a bad person at heart.
......
Next came Hanna.
She is as silent as ever.
She sits in front of me and makes a face like, 'This is my fixed position, what is it?' Something like that.
It's the same in class, but for some reason she wants to sit close to me.
'Hannah, you really want to sit close to Elias, don't you?"
'......'
I couldn't tell her that Anna-san does the same.
'Anna, Hanna, sit near Elias-kun again. I mean, the early bird gets the vote, right? I see."
'Elias, as usual, I had a lot of rivals, ...... didn't I? You're studying hard, aren't you? I have to work hard too."
Ilsa-san and Mira-sama came over.
'Mira-sama, what rivals are you talking about? Ah, studying? I have to work hard too."
Ilsa-san is sitting next to Anna-san and Mila-sama is sitting next to Emily.
'Elias, why are you studying curses? Why are you studying it? Curses have a different theoretical system to magic, so shouldn't they be on the exam?'
'Oh, for the sake of my education.'
I don't want to involve Ilsa-san in Alberto's case either.
I'll just shrug her off.
'You're an idiot, Ilsa. Elias doesn't care about you. He's showing you that he can beat you without having to study for the exam."
'No, no, no, Anna, I don't think like that! I think Ilsa-san is a formidable rival."
I meant what I said.
I think Ilsa is the strongest opponent in the S class, even though she lost to me in the ranking match and dropped to third place in the pecking order.
'I won't lose, Elias-san. Watch me!"
'I told you I don't think that ......'
I feel sorry for Emily.
She would have liked to study in a quiet environment, but the noisy army of girls made it impossible for her to study in a quiet environment.
I'm sorry for Alberto and Emily, it's a matter of their lives.
'Emily, I'm sorry ......"
I apologised in a whisper.
"?"
Emily looked puzzled.
After school, I often go to the library on days when I am not spending time in the laboratory with Harriet.
This is because the library at the magic school has a wealth of literature and I never get tired of it.
In the library, Emily was reading a book.
"Emily."
'Elias-sama".
"'You don't have to call me ' sama'. We're schoolmates."
Elias-kun, ...... I'm not used to it. ......
Honorifics is fine too."
That's not very ...... easy, because our families and ranks are quite different, ...... and I basically use honorifics for everyone except Albert.
'Yes, it is. It doesn't matter what your family background or rank is. We're schoolmates."
"Thank you."
"By the way, what's that book?"
Emily was reading a book with a creepy cover.
'Oh, it's a book about curses. I'm trying to learn about curses first, to see if I can find out something about Albert, to learn how to break the curse.'
'Oh, I see. Indeed. Knowing the curse if you want to learn how to break the curse is a good idea, Emily. I've been worried about him too, so I'm going to study up on curses."
'I still don't know if that Albert's condition is due to the curse, though."
'Yeah, well, that's better than doing nothing.'
Then, when I'm not collaborating with Harriet, I'm in the library with Emily, reading books about curses and breaking curses.
'What are you doing, Elias?'
It's Anna.
She's come to sit next to me.
I have to explain what I'm doing now, I have to explain what happened to Albert.
I can't involve Anna-san, so I just blurt it out as I see fit.
'Oh, the studying, you know. I'm an idiot, I have to work hard.'
'What are you talking about, are you being sarcastic? 'You've been showing off your theories in class to the teacher's astonishment, and you've got a perfect score on your entrance examinations."
'I don't remember if the results of the entrance exam are published. Ha-ha-ha. I didn't know."
'You're good at studying and fighting, but you're not so good at lying. That's a relief. I didn't know you were bad at anything. Who's the girl, by the way?"
"I'm Emily from class B. Nice to meet you. "
I'm Anna from S class. You don't have to use honorifics. I'm not good with formalities.
"I'm generally respectful to other people. I apologise if you are offended."
"I'm not offended. Do whatever you want ".
"Thank you."
Anna may have a bad mouth, but she doesn't seem to be a bad person at heart.
......
Next came Hanna.
She is as silent as ever.
She sits in front of me and makes a face like, 'This is my fixed position, what is it?' Something like that.
It's the same in class, but for some reason she wants to sit close to me.
'Hannah, you really want to sit close to Elias, don't you?"
'......'
I couldn't tell her that Anna-san does the same.
'Anna, Hanna, sit near Elias-kun again. I mean, the early bird gets the vote, right? I see."
'Elias, as usual, I had a lot of rivals, ...... didn't I? You're studying hard, aren't you? I have to work hard too."
Ilsa-san and Mira-sama came over.
'Mira-sama, what rivals are you talking about? Ah, studying? I have to work hard too."
Ilsa-san is sitting next to Anna-san and Mila-sama is sitting next to Emily.
'Elias, why are you studying curses? Why are you studying it? Curses have a different theoretical system to magic, so shouldn't they be on the exam?'
'Oh, for the sake of my education.'
I don't want to involve Ilsa-san in Alberto's case either.
I'll just shrug her off.
'You're an idiot, Ilsa. Elias doesn't care about you. He's showing you that he can beat you without having to study for the exam."
'No, no, no, Anna, I don't think like that! I think Ilsa-san is a formidable rival."
I meant what I said.
I think Ilsa is the strongest opponent in the S class, even though she lost to me in the ranking match and dropped to third place in the pecking order.
'I won't lose, Elias-san. Watch me!"
'I told you I don't think that ......'
I feel sorry for Emily.
She would have liked to study in a quiet environment, but the noisy army of girls made it impossible for her to study in a quiet environment.
I'm sorry for Alberto and Emily, it's a matter of their lives.
'Emily, I'm sorry ......"
I apologised in a whisper.
"?"
Emily looked puzzled.
