[Looking Back]
Raul and my rematch had to end without seeing its conclusion.
The battle had been so intense that it almost rendered the training grounds irreparable.
“Haa~… I feel more tired than usual today.”
As soon as I got back to my room and settled into a chair, my complaints just slipped out.
I sure was tired… but it was a comfortable kind of fatigue.
“I’ll make some tea right away.”
Seeing me exhausted, Marina chuckled and started preparing tea.
As she did, Priim and Rebecca arrived.
“Young Master! Everything is ready for the trip-nya!”
“? Trip?”
“For your short-term study abroad at Randolph Academy.”
“Ah.”
Oh yeah.
I had been so focused on my match with Raul that it completely slipped my mind.
Salencia Royal Randolph Academy.
There, we were scheduled to study abroad for a short two-week period during the summer break.
That’s why I kind of felt like things would be much busier than last year; I even had to go to study abroad first before going back to see my parents.
Salencia Kingdom, where Randolph Academy was located, was a country thriving by the sea and had long had a prosperous fishing and shipping industry. I heard that recently they were also focusing to develop their tourism industry, promoting their beautiful sandy beaches.
Thanks to that, we could use the pretext of studying abroad to enjoy our summer break at the beach. This was the principal way of thanking the student council and the Knights of the Academy for our hard work in running the ball.
“Randolph Academy… I wonder what kind of place it is.”
“From what I’ve heard, it is very similar to Astor Academy.”
“Is it…?”
Very similar… but similar how? Although both countries were on good terms, Astor Academy and Randolph Academy rarely interacted with each other, so there was little information about the other academy; it was practically clad in a veil of mystery.
…Speaking of mystery, I was curious about that girl I hadn’t met yet.
Pilar Azveed.
A new student who was a member of Raul’s harem in the original story.
Even after searching since I had seen her name before the entrance ceremony, I never managed to find her. I mean, I didn’t even know her face since—unlike the other characters I’d met so far—her illustration didn’t exist yet before I got reincarnated, what with her being absent in the first volume of the light novel.
I kind of remembered the description of her appearance, so it wasn’t like I was totally clueless, but even then… I still hadn’t found her yet.
What worried me was how the relationship between Raul and Pilar would develop—but Raul was already dating Eureka, so I found it hard to imagine he’d turn his attention to another girl now.
In fact, all the original harem members I’d met so far had found new partners and were living happily with them.
So perhaps, I didn’t have to search for Pilar so desperately, after all.
I mean, Raul and Pilar didn’t seem to have made contact yet, either.
“Is something the matter, Lord Barrett?”
“! N-no, nothing at—all?”
Marina brought me some tea.
But my attention was focused on the thing behind her.
What was… that luggage doing there? Or rather, whose was it?
“Marina, that’s…”
“Huh? –Ohh, that’s our luggage.”
“‘Our’?”
“Well, since Young Master is going to the Randolph Academy, then of course, we, your maids, are accompanying you-nya!”
“Indeed.”
I see.
It made sense.
…But wasn’t that too much for luggage?
Don’t tell me–
“Are you bringing swimsuits?”
“““?!”””
My three maids were greatly shaken at my casually spoken words.
……Well, whatever.
They always worked hard.
Let’s make time for the three to have fun there.
Amid the swirl of ulterior motives—the day for us to depart for our study abroad finally arrived.
[Looking Back]
Raul and my rematch had to end without seeing its conclusion.
The battle had been so intense that it almost rendered the training grounds irreparable.
“Haa~… I feel more tired than usual today.”
As soon as I got back to my room and settled into a chair, my complaints just slipped out.
I sure was tired… but it was a comfortable kind of fatigue.
“I’ll make some tea right away.”
Seeing me exhausted, Marina chuckled and started preparing tea.
As she did, Priim and Rebecca arrived.
“Young Master! Everything is ready for the trip-nya!”
“? Trip?”
“For your short-term study abroad at Randolph Academy.”
“Ah.”
Oh yeah.
I had been so focused on my match with Raul that it completely slipped my mind.
Salencia Royal Randolph Academy.
There, we were scheduled to study abroad for a short two-week period during the summer break.
That’s why I kind of felt like things would be much busier than last year; I even had to go to study abroad first before going back to see my parents.
Salencia Kingdom, where Randolph Academy was located, was a country thriving by the sea and had long had a prosperous fishing and shipping industry. I heard that recently they were also focusing to develop their tourism industry, promoting their beautiful sandy beaches.
Thanks to that, we could use the pretext of studying abroad to enjoy our summer break at the beach. This was the principal way of thanking the student council and the Knights of the Academy for our hard work in running the ball.
“Randolph Academy… I wonder what kind of place it is.”
“From what I’ve heard, it is very similar to Astor Academy.”
“Is it…?”
Very similar… but similar how? Although both countries were on good terms, Astor Academy and Randolph Academy rarely interacted with each other, so there was little information about the other academy; it was practically clad in a veil of mystery.
…Speaking of mystery, I was curious about that girl I hadn’t met yet.
Pilar Azveed.
A new student who was a member of Raul’s harem in the original story.
Even after searching since I had seen her name before the entrance ceremony, I never managed to find her. I mean, I didn’t even know her face since—unlike the other characters I’d met so far—her illustration didn’t exist yet before I got reincarnated, what with her being absent in the first volume of the light novel.
I kind of remembered the description of her appearance, so it wasn’t like I was totally clueless, but even then… I still hadn’t found her yet.
What worried me was how the relationship between Raul and Pilar would develop—but Raul was already dating Eureka, so I found it hard to imagine he’d turn his attention to another girl now.
In fact, all the original harem members I’d met so far had found new partners and were living happily with them.
So perhaps, I didn’t have to search for Pilar so desperately, after all.
I mean, Raul and Pilar didn’t seem to have made contact yet, either.
“Is something the matter, Lord Barrett?”
“! N-no, nothing at—all?”
Marina brought me some tea.
But my attention was focused on the thing behind her.
What was… that luggage doing there? Or rather, whose was it?
“Marina, that’s…”
“Huh? –Ohh, that’s our luggage.”
“‘Our’?”
“Well, since Young Master is going to the Randolph Academy, then of course, we, your maids, are accompanying you-nya!”
“Indeed.”
I see.
It made sense.
…But wasn’t that too much for luggage?
Don’t tell me–
“Are you bringing swimsuits?”
“““?!”””
My three maids were greatly shaken at my casually spoken words.
……Well, whatever.
They always worked hard.
Let’s make time for the three to have fun there.
Amid the swirl of ulterior motives—the day for us to depart for our study abroad finally arrived.
