Chapter 18 Opening Ceremony and Riot (6)
"Miss Bartlett, there is something I am curious about..."
(Hey! What on earth are you interested in?! And can you please stop bothering me?! Go, go, go~ Go find your Rosemary!)
"Excuse me, what exactly is Mr. Elect curious about? I don't think we have met much before?"
Adelaide responded with a cold tone on the surface, but in his heart he cried out in fear.
"Yesterday in the Golem Summoning Hall, I remember you seemed to say something strange."
Alfred seemed not to notice Edward's cold attitude at all and continued to speak in a calm tone.
(Oh no! I should have been more careful! Why did I do this damned thing at that time!)
Hearing him mention this, Edward really wanted to punch his yesterday self.
"Is there? I don't seem to have any impression of it..."
Edward turned his face slightly away from Alfred and answered with a guilty look.
She was not confident in her ability to disguise her expression.
He did this on purpose to prevent Alfred from noticing the flaw in his expression.
But it was not until he turned his head away that Edward realized that his behavior seemed to be trying to cover up the truth.
"I see... 'What on earth is going on here?! How come I didn't know there was such a puppet!'"
Alfred raised the corner of his mouth and said with an expression as if he wanted to tease someone deliberately.
"I remember Miss Bartlett, who was a little flustered, saying so."
"Eh... I, I did say that. By the way, you still remember it clearly, Mr. Elect..."
Adelaide panicked and tried to change the subject.
But she was interrupted by the sound of an explosion from the other side of the auditorium.
It seemed as if someone ordered the puppet to release low-level fireball magic, causing an explosion in the corridor.
Although the power of the fireball magic is very low, it will not cause any serious actual damage.
However, this also caused a commotion in the hall.
The two people who had already arrived at the west gate of the auditorium could not see what was happening on the other side through the crowd.
Just as Edward was wondering what was going on.
The students standing in front of her and Alfred suddenly stepped aside in panic.
A ball made up of several smelly boys rolled straight towards the two of them.
Among them, you can also see the figure of the game's protagonist Brandy.
Edward, who was confused about the situation, stood there in a daze out of shock.
Suddenly, she felt someone grabbing her hand.
Alfred pulled her behind him and said something calmly.
"Space distortion."
It was like they suddenly hit a translucent wall, or perhaps the entire space changed, distorting the movement trajectory of Brady and others.
The guys that were supposed to run straight into Alfred and Edward all rolled past them by a hair's breadth and hit the stone pillars not far away.
(What on earth did he do just now?! Was it a cheat for the final boss? But, but school has just started. Since Rose is still alive, he shouldn’t be able to awaken to the dark side, right?!)
After calming down a little, a series of questions came to Edward's mind.
She looked at Alfred's face somewhat uneasily and found that his eyes were also on her.
"Is there any problem?"
"What did you do just now? Shouldn't they have just crashed into us? Why did they suddenly change direction..."
Alfred smiled meaningfully and put his finger on his lips to make a hushing gesture.
"If you're willing to keep this a secret, I'd be very grateful."
(Ah! I, I get it. I won’t say anything!)
"Okay, okay..."
Alfred's attitude was very kind and friendly.
Lovely Ryder still felt threatened by the other party and had to keep the secret.
At the same time, she also felt that Alfred was a little bit more handsome now...
I feel like someone who is a little frivolous and bad, but very reliable...
(No, that’s not right. What on earth am I thinking?! This guy is the final boss. If I get too involved with him, there will definitely be big problems, right?! No, no, I need to calm down.)
Edward, realizing the reality, immediately shook his head to get rid of the thoughts that came to his mind.
"Excuse me, Miss Bartlett. What is wrong with you? Why do you shake your head so suddenly?"
"what!"
(It's terrible. I accidentally...)
“That’s my way of waking myself up.
Because, I was too excited about the opening ceremony, I didn’t sleep well last night, and I got a big fright just now, so I thought I was dreaming, and I wanted to be more awake…”
Edward's cheeks flushed and he turned away embarrassedly.
(What the hell am I talking about? I'm sure the other person will think I'm an idiot, right?!)
"I see... The instructors and seniors from the student council are here, so let's leave the matters to them. Let's quickly go into the auditorium to attend the opening ceremony."
Instead of laughing at Adelaide for his stupid remarks, Alfred considerately changed the subject.
(Eh?)
"That's true. Let's go quickly. It feels weird to stand here and be stared at."
Edward lowered his head in embarrassment, grabbed Alfred's sleeve and squeezed into the crowd of students.
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Although there was some commotion, the opening ceremony was held on time.
Similar to the student days in the previous life, the opening ceremony of Illya and Alia's academy also started with a speech from the principal that sounded similar.
(Really? Why are the opening speeches written by these principals so similar when their worldviews and cultural backgrounds are so different?)
Alfred, who was among the students, sighed as he listened to the clichéd speech of the principal.
The current headmaster of Illya Arya is a beautiful young elven woman named Alberta.
Although Alfred felt that she seemed to be a woman full of vitality, she now gave people a feeling of being a little weak.
Perhaps Alberta himself also hates this kind of template-like opening speech.
Alfred, feeling very bored, turned his attention to Adelaide beside him.