Senior Rebecca's engagement announcement.

Amelia told me, but here's what it looks like.

The announcement starts shortly after the summer break. And the opponent is the next noble of the three nobles among the upstream nobles, the eldest son of the Bernstein family.

Evan-Bernstein.

It seems that Amelia has been close in the past, and that she is personable in addition to her fairly high skill in witchcraft.

Already turned twenty-five, a Platinum "Platinum" sorcerer. It also has an excellent appearance, meaning that when engaged to Senior Rebecca, she will never be inferior in her style, her powers as a magician, her appearance and her personality.

I also heard from my master that good magicians tend to get married early.

This is important in the sense of taking over genes, or magical talents, and at least nobility says that most of them in their twenties will marry and have children.

I never hated lineage.

The problem is, everything is balanced.

It's also nonsense to bias solely on lineage, only on effort, and only on the environment. I believe that everything consists of a magician on the perfect balance.

Well, this is for the master.

Among other things, I hear it's not uncommon for noble daughters to get engaged early... but it's Amelia's view that teens are too early for boulders.

As early as possible, it seems that the early twenties are the mainstream now.

Currently, the trend towards early marriage is fading more than it used to be, and gradually the age of marriage seems to be decreasing. I don't know why Amelia is so familiar with it, but I'm sure it's natural knowledge as a noble lady.

"Right. Were you..."

"I was surprised, too. Senior Rebecca."

That's what Amelia and I were talking about in a classroom where not many people have come yet. After that, students from the same class continue to come into the classroom but the topic is still...... I was also able to hold on to Senior Rebecca's engagement story.

"Have there been no rumors or anything like that before?

"Uh-huh... I don't know if you've heard of it. I haven't even talked about it yet."

"I see..."

Delay in thought.

At that time, at the end of the summer vacation. I went to an impromptu book meeting with Senior Rebecca.

At that time, I thought seniors would continue their artistic activities. But Senior Rebecca told me at the end that this was the last time, with some sadness...

I can still remember clearly the look on my face at that time.

Seniors were laughing as much that day as I had ever seen before. All of its presence represented pleasure.

That's how seniors said with a smile that they were so happy that what they made could be bought by people.

In contrast to that time, the senior broke up at the end in such a way as to reject my words.

I'm sure that's what the word meant then.

I can't keep doing this kind of activity because I'm already engaged... I guess that's what seniors wanted to say, but I still cared.

"Ray? What's going on?

"Got a little place to go"

"Huh? I'm already chiming... Ray..."

I never heard Amelia's voice until the end, and I just popped out of the classroom.

I went to my senior classroom first, but I wasn't there. My classmate in the classroom told me that he hadn't come yet.

After that, I ran to the horticulture department's room. But he's not here.

I went everywhere I could think of. But he didn't look like Senior Rebecca.

Maybe he's not at school.

That's a thought on my mind, but I decided to head for that place one last time.

Climb the stairs.

It's a staircase leading to the roof. Running up quickly it opens the door abusively.

Moment after moment, it was Senior Rebecca who had the look of being held back by things while suppressing her impatient hair.

He usually laughs at people's good-looking smiles, but now he was just faceless.

So far I've seen all sorts of faces from Senior Rebecca. But what's now, I really felt lonely somewhere.

"Senior, were you here?"

"Mr. Ray..."

At the same time we exchanged words like that, the chime rang.

I guess the morning homeroom has already begun. I've never been late before, but I just can't help it today.

"Mr. Ray, the chime rang, didn't it?

"Senior Rebecca, aren't you going back"

"Sometimes I want to skip like this."

"... Really?"

Take your steps slowly and I'll stand next to her.

……

……

Just silent, staring at the bright white clouds flowing through this blue sky.

It's September now. But this heat is still alive. Remaining heat, though, was so hot that there was no summer and no suffocating color now.

The wind blows.

That makes a good salt plum and cools this flaming body down. After about a minute or two of that, Senior Rebecca opened his mouth first.

"You heard me."

"Yes."

Keep talking to each other face to face without looking at each other.

"We were going to officially announce it at the beginning of the summer vacation, so I thought it must be rumoured already"

"... right. Now I have a rumor about Senior Rebecca's engagement."

"Really? So, why did Mr. Ray come to me?

Senior Rebecca's coming this way, so I'll face her again, too. An unusual and serious look.

Those pitch-black eyes shoot me through.

I felt like there was some sort of readiness to live there.

"Senior. Do you remember the last day of your summer vacation?

"Yes, I remember you."

"Did that day's words mean something like this?

"That's right. I'm already engaged. I don't have time to skip depression like that."

"Things like that...? But seniors seem to really enjoy it."

"It's okay. I am the eldest daughter of the three nobles, Rebecca-Bradley. I was more prepared than I was."

"Isn't it a little too soon?"

"That's right. But it would be a difference of a few years. No problem."

……

It was a mechanical answer, as if you had prepared an answer to your question with me in advance.

Such an answer, like no will or emotion.

I can't believe it's coming from Senior Rebecca's mouth... but it was true.

I think again.

At the end of the day, humans can't really understand others.

I paste lettel on my own that I am this kind of person, and define it on my own. Of that mind, only the person can understand.

Still, I didn't think that day's smile was a lie.

So just a little more, I'll keep talking.

"Whether you're engaged, married and have children, can't you continue with your hobby?

"... that's unacceptable"

"Why not?

"Because that is the eldest daughter of the three nobles."

"Does that mean you're strict?

"That's right. It is the three great nobles who pull this magician's world. The blood that runs through this body of mine belongs to the excellent Bradley family. It is only natural to pass on that lineage to future generations."

"... I see. I behaved like a giver. I'm sorry. Again, congratulations on your engagement this time, seniors."

Keep your head down on the spot.

I apologize honestly and say congratulatory words.

But I wasn't entirely convinced yet.

I didn't just come here to mean that I wanted that hobby to continue.

The real purpose of it was just to worry.

Senior Rebecca said he was in danger... and that's what he felt.

Amelia has always been lost. I didn't know where that was going. That's why I told her to go with me.

I'm not lost with Senior Rebecca on the other hand. There is no confusion.

As the eldest daughter of the three great nobles, he's just a fine man trying to play that role. Honestly respect.

If that's all, I didn't come to the seniors.

I came to my senior because I'm really, really behind my back.

The look on the face of the senior that day, Kao.

'Cause it seemed like you were asking for help.

Help me.

Because I thought I put it that way. The word itself is not audible.

But I thought the lip was definitely engraving the lettering.

Might be misremembered. Just for a moment, just a few moments.

Maybe that's the kind of paranoia I'm creating.

But it burns in the back of my brain and I can't leave.

And when you think so, seniors start talking as usual in a gentle voice.

"Mr. Ray, please raise your face. It's not that sick of you, is it? Phew... Ray is a very serious person."

When I looked up, the usual Senior Rebecca was there.

The skin like the one I saw earlier does not have a tingling atmosphere. He just smiles at Nico and me like he always does.

"Mr. Ray. Even if I say I'm getting engaged, I'm graduating from this college. There are also cultural festivals for the second semester. We at the Student Union will work hard to run it, so make sure you enjoy your first cultural festival."

"Ooh! I'm looking forward to that! Cultural Festival, looking forward to it!

"Ha! Well, thank you again in the future."

"Yes, it's nice to meet you. Senior."

Senior Rebecca asked me to shake his hand, so I gently wrapped it around him and took it.

Nicole laughing senior smile is very attractive.

Just beautiful.

With such a beautiful smile on his back, Senior Rebecca's hands were as cold as ice... not because of his mind or anything...