Ahh, this feels nice.
I have my feet in the spring, and I’m looking up at the sky.
The weather is clear and warm today, so the cold water really feels nice.
“Are you okay, Elsa?”
“Yes, I’m taking a short break.”
Elsa and Alto are learning to swim.
It doesn’t look like swimming for fun is very common in this world, but they got interested after seeing Shun and the others doing it.
Kotori and the others are also teaching Rurika and the others.
“Aren’t you going to swim, Sora?”
Asks Elsa.
“I’m good.”
I swam a little for the first time in a long time, and got really tired.
I’m supposed to have more stamina than before because of my stats, but… Is it because I haven’t done it in a while? Or is Walking working against me?
“…Sora, I have a favor to ask.”
“A favor?”
“Yes. It’s about Leila. Do you think we could enroll in the school if we asked?”
That’s surprising. She should be able to join the Magius academy in two years.
I was thinking about it after that talk of removing age restrictions, but since they’re used to living in Majolica, there’s not really a reason for them to move.
Is it because we’re going around in dungeons?
“Going to the Beast Kingdom and the dungeon with you all made me think there’s a lot I want to learn. And Alto feels the same.”
“…I’m not against it, but you don’t have to be in a hurry. You’re going to be separated from the people you know here.”
Does she want to go to Prekes because of Alto? He still needs to wait five years before he can go to Magius.
But going to Prekes means all the relationships they’ve been building will be reset.
People in the shopping district nearby know them too, and I know they care for them. Actually, Shizune told me.
Yes, she’s always bragging about their qualities. Not just to me either, the others have to hear the same things.
“Yes, but I still want to go. And you’ll be less worried if we’re in a dormitory.”
We had some reservations when we first went to the dungeon, but if Will is keeping an eye on them, I think it’ll be fine.
Quite a bit of time has passed since we got to the Beast Kingdom. And any worries I might have left are also lessened because Shizune will be with them.
Then again, the idea of someone messing with Elsa and Alto and Shizune flying into a rage is scary too.
“…We still don’t know if we’ll go to the dungeon in Prekes next.”
“Yes, I know.”
“It’s fine. Shouldn’t we gladly encourage them to do this?”
Says Mia, sitting down next to Elsa with a tired sigh.
“If you thought about it well, we have to cheer you on.”
“Did you already know?”
“Hum, I spoke to Mia and the others before.”
And the others?
Could it be that they also arranged it so it was easy for Elsa to talk to me just the two of us?
“Ah, I’m not mad or anything. But we should talk to Leila more about this.”
We don’t know what Leila wants, and what her policy in the academy will be like.
“Kotori and Miharu seemed interested too, so maybe Shun will also talk about going there.”
If Miharu is going, shun will probably follow.
“Are you going too, Mia?”
“Hn… Maybe not. I like traveling, and sitting still while listening is…”
Mia smiles awkwardly.
Is she thinking back to her time in the church?
“But Hikari looked interested.”
Ah, yes, I think Hikari is getting interested in magic.
“Then how about you learn a lot so you can teach Hikari?”
Asks Mia.
“T-that’s a lot of responsibility.”
“Fufu, it’s all right. If you really are interested, you will make great teachers, so she will listen. Right now, she’s more interested in cooking.”
Hikari has been investigating how tasty she can make meat. If she could study that in the academy, I think she would go.
Great teachers… I guess Hikari does listen when Chris talks about magic.
“Okay. Let’s talk about this next time we see Leila. We still need to check if the age restriction really will be dropped. Ah, and we need to ask about nice property too.”
“…? Aren’t we going to a dormitory?”
“There’s a dungeon in Prekes, so we need a base.”
“Fufu, just say you’re worried about them.”
We really do need a base.
Prekes is a field type dungeon, so it has fewer floors than Majolica, but it still took Naoto and the others some time to beat it.
Apparently we can come back after every floor. It sounds a lot like Altair’s.
…And of course, I am worried about them.
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Thanks for the treat.