The Main Heroine Likes the Extra

34 – Don’t talk to me.

“Is that true?”

The next day, in the secret room of the Great Library, she told Riel the story she received in the letter yesterday.

Right now, it was just me and Riel in this secret room.

“Yes. To be honest, I wondered if Knight Commander Ludwig had used Alan to make a mess of the dukedom…”

“Hmm…The captain of the knights…?”

Riel was looking down at her as if lost in her thoughts.

Albert Ludwig.

He is also mentioned in the original work, and he is an important figure in his own right as he is the father of the main character.

A middle-aged man who cares for Alan very much and is devoted to his family.

Then he meets the person who becomes Alan’s mother, gets Alan, and begins to serve the duchy as he lives in the dukedom.

However, he did not appear directly in the original work.

Later, he is found as a corpse, and it appears as an opportunity to drive Alan into sadness and vengeance.

Even, the one who killed him in the original story was none other than Riel’s sister, Eve Ignis.

The flow of the original work is that Alan becomes completely hostile to her Eve after this incident.

But now, the situation has become completely opposite, with Mr. Eve finding and rescuing the dying Albert Ludwig.

“Honestly, I don’t remember the captain of the knights so I have nothing to say.”

“Is it rare to meet that much?”

“Yeah, the captain often went out with his father. So I thought he went out with his father this time too…”

But the knight commander was dying in the barracks of the Duchy of Ignis…

“…By the way, does he know about this?”

“No, I don’t know what will happen if Alan finds out, so I’m going to keep it a secret for the time being and try to treat it.”

I decided not to inform Alan about Albert Ludwig’s situation.

Not knowing what might happen, but most of all, considering Alan’s behavior patterns, he didn’t know what he was going to do.

Perhaps, as in the original work, Eve may decide that she has done something to her father and act as she pleases.

“Then let’s leave the rest to Mr. Eve. Also, he said he’d be in touch if there was any progress.”

“…Yeah, as long as it’s a sister, it’ll be fine.”

There is nothing we can do right now.

It’s just about waiting for a call while solving the problems in front of you.

“By the way, wasn’t Emilia with you?”

“Ah, Emilia has a part-time job, so she went to town.”

“Really?”

When you live at the academy, there are many places where you can get money.

For example, meals are provided free of charge as they are included in the school fee, but school supplies other than textbooks must be provided with your own money.

Notebooks, pens, ink, etc… Surprisingly, there are many places to go for money.

In particular, quills, which are often used by commoners because they are cheap, break if applied with the wrong force, so they are almost considered consumables.

Besides, since they are children in their prime, they probably want to eat something other than meals.

Except for nobles like me and Riel who already have some money, most of the commoner students make up for it with part-time jobs.

As for Emilia, her school fees were supported by her father, but the rest of her money is earned by herself.

“Rather than that, is Kyou preparing for the Goddess Festival going well?”

“It’s me, I just had a real fight a while ago, so I’m ready.”

As I said before, I honestly have the confidence to win.

How much did I roll in the North, and the story that I’m confident enough to deal with any average academy student.

But don’t be careless.

I don’t know Alan, but Iris-senpai, who will probably be in the tournament, is a strong adversary.

Of course, if he uses magic, he is confident of defeating senior Iris, but since it is a swordsmanship competition, magic is prohibited, so the outcome is unknown.

Ah, I’m starting to get a little worried about this.

“…As expected, I’ll do some training today.”

“Ho…Maybe I can follow you?”

“Huh? Riel?”

Suddenly, I remembered Alan leading the girls to the practice range yesterday.

She cackled every time Alan swung her sword, and the way the people around her looked at it pathetically…

…Hmm, it seems he’s reluctant to ask you to come.

“…Isn’t it okay?”

“……”

…Mmm.

“No, it’s an academy facility, so why can’t Riel come?”

“That…Isn’t it? hehehehe…”

“Still, it’s a place where people train seriously, so don’t make too much noise!”

“It’s okay… It’s okay! I’m not even a child!”

…If you say that, what will happen to the kids who followed Alan yesterday and made a fuss?

Just like yesterday, the gym was full of people.

No, it was surprisingly not easy to find an empty seat, probably because there were more than yesterday.

“Kyaaa!”

“Alan, that’s so cool!”

…I can hear the girls screaming from inside, so it looks like Alan is there too.

Hey, look at the frowns on people’s faces. Especially men’s.

Aren’t you swinging your sword with the determination to destroy that bastard in Musinje?

Riel must have heard the voice as well, so she said with a frown.

“…I think I know what Kyou means.”

“Ahahahaha…”

“What are you doing in public?”

She went ahead, found an empty seat, and settled down there.

It’s a bit noisy because I see the women cheering for Alan over there, but this is the seat as far away as possible.

If you look closely, you can’t see Ferris unlike yesterday.

There was a strange appearance yesterday, and something got caught, but I decided not to care.

I took out a wooden sword from among the training weapons hanging there and took a posture.

Riel was sitting on a bench some distance away and watching me.

As I did yesterday, I slowly unfolded the sword I had learned from the beginning, as if reviewing it.

Riel was sitting on her bench watching Kyou swinging his sword vigorously.

“Alan! Drink water here!”

“Here’s a towel!”

A loud voice came from far away, but Riel ignored it with one click of her tongue inside her.

A gym full of people.

A few months ago, Riel was in a place you wouldn’t even come close to.

Even after entering this place, where she would have been suffocated and nervous, Riel’s body was still.

She, of course, she wasn’t as clean as when she went to the North, and she felt a bit of stuffiness stabbing her body, but she was a much more comfortable environment for Riel.

Since when did she start living her academy life with such a comfortable mind?

No, she knew very well when she was there.

‘Thank you.’

To the boy who was vigorously brandishing his sword in front of her eyes.

Riel expressed her gratitude inwardly.

“Is it okay here for a second?”

Riel turned to her side at the sudden voice she heard. She

She is a pretty woman with black hair and her hair tied up.

Look at the color of training clothes, senior. She, too, was wiping her sweat with a towel, as if she had just been training.

“Yes, I’m fine.”

“Then excuse me.”

Sitting next to Riel, she took her canteen out of her luggage and drank her water.

Riel’s gaze naturally turned to her.

She finished her water, put down her canteen, and turned her gaze to Kyou.

Why did he…?

As Riel looked at her with that thought, she noticed Riel’s gaze and smiled.

“Oh, I’m Iris Likenair. I’m a sophomore.”

“I’m Riel Ignis. I’m a freshman.”

“Oh, the Duke of Ignis…? Did you meet the big shot today?”

She held out her hand, so Riel took her hand and shook it with some hesitation.

“Hey… Are you Kyou’s acquaintance?”

“No, I just found out yesterday… Maybe you’re my girlfriend…?”

“Oh…No! Friends! Friends!”

Iris laughed out loud as Riel shook her head at her fresh red face.

“Ahahahaha! You don’t have to deny that much.”

“That…That’s…”

“hahahaha, it’s okay. Even if you don’t say anything, you’ll understand.”

With Iris still smiling, she turned her gaze to Kyou and said.

“If you look at his sword, you will learn.”

“Really?”

“Oh, my father is a soldier, so I only studied kingdom military swordsmanship diligently…”

Iris Like Nair showed her genius enough to be called a child prodigy, as her talent blossomed while learning her sword from her father since her childhood.

Even after she entered the academy, she has developed her talent to such an extent that she is called the strongest in her grade.

Well, instead, her magic was a complete mess.

“Even at the academy, only military-style swordsmanship is taught, and most of the kids use the same swordsmanship, so if you look at those other swordsmanships, you’ll learn.”

“I see.”

The two of them had a quiet conversation like that.

At that time, I heard a loud chattering voice from the side again.

“Alan! Aren’t you tired? Can I give you a massage?”

“This is a drink I made, and it relieves fatigue…”

The bright yellow conversation that still makes the faces of the men around you harbor vehemence resonated loudly in the training ground.

It’s also a problem that he made Iris’ expression frown, not just the men around him.

“It was like that yesterday, and it’s like this today.”

“…It looks like it was like that yesterday too.”

“I can’t do it. If I leave it as it is, the same thing will happen tomorrow.”

Iris jumps up from her seat and strides toward Alan and the others.

Riel hesitated for a moment, then she hurriedly followed behind Iris.

“You guys, be a little quiet at the training ground. It’s not just for you guys, is it?”

“What? What kind of meddling… Is that?”

The girl who was annoyed at the sudden interruption of Iris’s voice, looked at Iris’s gym clothes and hurriedly corrected her words.

“What kind of meddling? Don’t you think that what you’re doing is worth interfering with?”

“……”

“It’s good to support your boyfriend, but you should think about other people and support them quietly.”

“I… A boyfriend…”

Girls with blushing faces lowering their heads.

Iris gave a slightly bewildered look, but she immediately corrected her expression and said,

“Anyway, be quiet in the gym.”

“Yes…Yes…”

“Sorry.”

Girls who sincerely apologize.

Iris also had a satisfied face, and she wanted to leave.

She was relieved of Ri El, who was worried that something bad might happen, and she wanted to leave the place with Iris.

“What is it? What’s going on?”

“Oh, Alan.”

After swinging the sword once, Alan, who returned to drink water, appeared on the spot.

Iris’ gaze naturally turned to him.

Alan also had his eye on her.

“You…”

“Huh, I wondered who the culprit was to make the training ground noisy, so it was the guy I saw then?”

Iris remembered an impressive boy she had just met.

Of course, it was impressive in a bad way.

“What the hell is going on with these kids? Riel?”

“Haa…”

Riel sighed as she shook her head at her choked neck and forced her to exhale.

As expected, this man’s timing is the worst.

“Riel, what happened to this senior and my friends?”

“……”

“Riel? Can you explain?”

“Don’t call me by my first name.”

“…… Huh?”

“Don’t talk to me, no luck.”