“The strongest swordsman!? Sounds super cool!!”
“Ooh, there you go. That’s the reaction we were expecting when you heard about combat miko.”
Said Hao.
Yuugo’s eyes shined when he heard what Marcos said, that was just the sort of thing to tickle a boy’s heart. Sure enough, he was excited both as an otaku that loved heroes and a boy, but Angel spoke somewhat coldly.
“Wait wait, aren’t you getting your hopes up too much? Most rumors are exaggerated, so just because this guy is said to be the strongest, it doesn’t mean he actually is.”
“True. Our hero prospects aren’t great either.”
Angel’s thoughts were cold, but realistic, and Melt agreed when Egos and Shian were brought up as a comparison.
Even if he was the strongest swordsman, he was still a student, so he could very well not be as strong as rumored.
“No, I don’t think that’s true. This swordsman could be incredibly strong.”
“Why do you think so, Precia?”
“I heard about exchange students from Yamato from someone who graduated the academy. The exchange students at the time were sons and daughters of prestigious families, or the eldest son of a noble family. And there were three of them.”
“Ahh… So what does that mean?”
“I heard there were always three exchange students from Yamato. That got me a little curious, so I looked into it, and saw they were all from the same birthplace, and enrolled in the Luminous Academy as a trio.
But this time, there are five of them. Don’t you think that’s odd?”
Precia said the Luminous Academy periodically accepted exchange students from Yamato.
According to her, they were always three students who were the eldest son of a noble family or others from important families, and always three. Perhaps the increase to five meant the strongest swordsman was the real deal.
“There’s the fact that there are five of them, but also that for once, someone is enrolling in elementary school. This is just my assumption, but could it be that the original exchange students were just supposed to be the three combat miko?”
“And the strongest swordsman and the elementary students are exceptions? But why would Yamato do that now…?”
“People with power can force them to accept their children to be sent as exchange students. But then again, if his family had that sort of power, we would have heard about it like we have about the combat miko’s families…”
Yuugo whispered, understanding what Precia was saying.
This was just speculation, but the fact that Yamato was changing the rules in itself carried considerable weight.
“So, what about this elementary student? Is she very strong or what…”
“No, I can’t imagine she is. I’m sure she’s great, but I assume she’s related to one of the others… There’s a very good chance she’s someone’s little sister, so it would make sense if she was the strongest swordsman’s.”
“So basically, he’s strong enough that Yamato sent them here together? It feels kind of forced, but if it’s true, that guy could very well be as strong as they say.”
It was a conversation full of suppositions and imagination, but interesting.
Someone who was not from a privileged class being such a strong swordsman that his strength alone won him the right to study abroad… It seemed cool.
“I wonder what he’s like. I hope we can be friends…!!”
“Ah! Well, I can’t imagine he will give you the time of day. You are known as the lowest of scum, so surely the teachers won’t let an exchange student get close to you.”
“Ah, that’s true… You’ve got a point…”
“Marcos! Why are you like that!? You didn’t have to say that!”
Yuugo’s eyes were shining with expectation, but Marcos interjected with something unpleasant.
As he felt down because he thought what Marcos said made sense, Melt yelled at Marcos, and Phi cheered up his big brother.
“B-but! No matter how much they try, you could still meet! You’re in the same school! And then you could be friends! Right!?”
“Yes… Let’s make that happen!”
Yuugo was cheered up by his little brother, and nodded with a smile.
The party turned cheerful again, as they enjoyed the food and kept on talking.
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