Today was the last day of school, and things were still abuzz thanks to the duel.
Some were talking about things such as the power of the spells I used, but the majority were just discussing how I’d somehow cast a spell within a magic-blocking barrier. I mean, it made sense. After all, in this world, magic-blocking barriers are the key to defeating a magic user.
But if someone managed to get past them, it could destroy the whole system that took years to create. And I didn’t even hesitate to show I could do it. Do I regret doing so? Not at all. After all, if I hadn’t, the MC would’ve beaten me to a pulp. I did that as a way of self-defense.
So what if I just did something most people considered to be an impossibility? You don’t see me whining about it.
But moving past that, I arrived for the last day of class and made my way up to my seat as all the students watched me with fear in their eyes. Hah!
Roy and Dianne didn’t seem as scared as the others though. In fact, they both had looks of curiosity on their faces as they stared at me. Guess they were interested in learning how I managed to do it.
Taking my seat, I sat there quietly as the teacher walked in and explained what we were doing today.
Apparently, since this was the last day, all students would be released after second period. However, rather than going to our regular second period, we were meant to make our way to the gymnasium we went to for the entrance ceremony at the beginning of the year. There were a few smaller things that were mentioned as well, but they weren’t that important.
Once first period ended, Roy, Dianne, and I decided to chat in one of the school's gardens until it was time to make our way to the previously mentioned gymnasium which also acted as the same place for the opening ceremony we had at the start of the year.
Xara and Flynn joined us a few minutes later and I talked about random stuff with them while Xara was grabbing my arm with a grin on her face.
Soon enough, it was time to make our way to the gymnasium.
As the others still had to pack away their stuff, I decided to head out ahead of them and used some wind magic to fly towards the gymnasium.
Looking below, I spotted several students going in the same direction as I flew past them.
When I finally arrived, there was already a large group of students trying to make their way inside so I floated down far away enough that I wouldn’t crash into anybody.
Walking up to the crowd, I looked around and tucked my hands into my pockets.
Slowly, the number of students began to decrease as they had all managed to make it into the gymnasium.
Still waiting outside, I took a look at the sky. It was a beautiful sunny day.
“There don’t appear to be many clouds out today.”
Suddenly hearing a voice beside me, I turned to find a girl who looked a little older than me standing there.
She had long white hair, light blue eyes, and a nice figure. However, she had an expressionless look on her face.
“You think so?”
To me, it looked like there were plenty. Maybe it was different for this girl?
“Yes. Not many at all.”
“...”
The two of us stood in silence for several minutes. Neither bothered to start a conversation.
“Say, can I ask you something?”
“Hm? Sure.”
Maybe feeling awkward about the silence, although, with that blank expression, it was kinda hard to tell, the girl decided to speak up.
“If you saw a puppy lying out in the rain, what would you do?”
“That’s a weird question.”
“Is it? I see. Please still answer it.”
I thought about it for a moment.
“I guess…I’d see if anyone’s willing to take it in.”
“And if no one does?”
“Then I’d just leave it off somewhere safe and be on my way.”
“You wouldn’t take it in yourself?”
“Nah. I’m not softhearted enough to raise an animal.”
Not to mention it’d be way too much work. I already have my hands full with Vey. I doubt I could bring an animal into the picture.
“I see. Thank you for answering my question.”
“Sure. No problem.”
We stood in silence once more.
“...”
The air of awkwardness pushing me forward, I decided to start another conversation.
“Say, aren’t you…?”
Before I had the chance to finish, I sensed someone behind me and ducked right before a kick flew over my head.
The person delivering said kick looked at me in surprise before pulling their leg back and glaring at me.
“Stay away from Haiko you pervert!”
Pervert!?
The one who was trying to kick me into next week was a girl. She had long, crimson-colored hair, green eyes, and short, pointy ears.
“Wait a minute Talia. It’s okay,” the white-haired girl tried to assure this person named Tailia that everything was fine. But Talia wasn’t having it.
“Why are you acting so calm!? It was painfully obvious this pervert was trying to get to you. I could tell it from the look in his eye!”
Hearing that, a vein began to form on my head.
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“Oh? Is that so? I didn’t know you had the ability to see people's eyes from behind. Are you some kind of all-seeing wizard?”
In response to my provocation, Tailia’s gaze turned murderous as she glared at me.
“Shut up pervert!”
“Stop calling me a pervert you jackass! If you don’t, I won’t hesitate to shut you up.”
Talia scoffed.
“As if you can do anything. I’ll have you know that I’m the head of the disciplinary committee. If you lay even one finger on me, I won’t hesitate to report you and get you expelled.”
This bitch!
I almost felt like shouting again, but instead, I chuckled.
“Oh? So I just can’t lay a finger on you? That can be arranged.”
Suddenly, the wind around us began to pick up. Talia held up her arm to block it and failed to notice a rather sharp wind blow from under her that swept her off her feet.
“Whoa!”
Talia crashed to the ground butt first and let out a squeak of pain.
After taking a moment to recover, she glared at me so hard that if looks could kill, I’d already be dead.
“What did you do just now!?”
“Who? Me? Couldn’t have been. After all, I didn’t lay a single hand on you. I guess the wind just works in mysterious ways.
“You little-!”
Getting up, Talia looked like she was about to murder me. However, the girl she called Haiko grabbed hold of her. All the while, still keeping a blank expression.
“Talia. If we don’t hurry, we’ll be late.”
Hearing that, Talia let out a growl of frustration as she kept her eyes trained on me before letting out an irritated sigh.
“You’re right. Let’s get going.”
With that, the two girls left me by myself and I turned around to see almost everyone had made it into the gymnasium.
Rubbing my eyes, I decided to forget the event that just occurred for now and get where I needed to go.
Taking a moment to look back, Haiko glanced at Axel as Talia let out a huff.
“That jerk. I don’t know how he did that, but I swear I’ll make him pay for it.”
Haiko ignored Talia’s words as she muttered something to herself.
“So that’s Axel Savoncho huh? Intriguing.”
After saying that, Haiko continued walking. All the while, she let Talia rant about how angry she was.
Once inside, I saw Dianne and Xara who had apparently passed me and I took a seat between them.
As we waited for whatever was supposed to happen to start, we chatted amongst ourselves.
Finally, someone walked up on stage. It was none other than the girl I’d met earlier. The girl named Haiko.
“Hello everyone. As student council president, I’d like to congratulate you for all making it through to the end of your first year.”
So that really was her. Haiko Ariyama. One of the previously mentioned heroines.
Next to her was the rather annoying girl named Talia. She was also a heroine.
While Haiko was the student council president, Talia was the leader of the disciplinary committee.
I didn’t mind Haiko, but Talia really pissed me off.
She wasn’t that rude to the MC, but she was a complete jackass to every other boy which led me not to like her. And now that I’ve met her for real, I hate her even more.
“With how much all of you have done over the course of this year, I’m positive you’ll all go places. Just a little more work and I’m certain you all will achieve your dreams.”
Haiko had been giving this speech in such a bold tone, I almost thought she was a different person from before. Her voice and expression hadn’t changed, but she said these words with crazy confidence. Still, the lines she was using sounded pretty bland. Almost kind of cringe-worthy.
Unsure if everyone else shared the same sentiment, I decided to find out.
“Hey. Are all the speeches here this cringe-huh?”
Turning to my left, I found Dianne clearing a tear away from her eye.
“This is such an amazing speech. I can definitely see how she managed to gain the role of student council president.”
What?
Looking to my right, I saw Xara trying to hold back tears of her own.
Wait…Was I the only one who thought this sounded kinda dumb?
Glancing around, I saw several other students were getting emotional as well.
I kept looking to see if I could find someone who shared my sentiment until my eyes landed on someone who was just staring up and watching Haiko without much reaction.
That person was none other than the MC. I’m kinda surprised to even see him here.
After our match, he was immediately rushed to the hospital. I thought I’d roughed him up pretty bad, but he looked to be in fairly good condition. Guess he had a good doctor.
A few minutes later, Haiko finished her speech and we were all dismissed.
After we finished grabbing all our stuff, Xara, Dianne, Roy, Flynn, and I left the gymnasium. Once we were outside, I spotted Vey standing there waiting for me.
“Greetings Sir Savoncho.”
“Hey there Vey. What’re you doing out here?”
“I came here to discuss something with you.”
“Hm?”
Seeing her standing there awkwardly, the others seemed to get the message and said they’d wait for me near the school entrance so we could go celebrate the end of the school year down in town.
Once they were gone, Vey started talking.
“As you know, the squire event is only a requirement during the school year. That means I’m free to do anything I want during the break.”
“That makes sense. So what’s your point?”
Did she think she needed my permission or something to go places?
“Well, I wonder if, after I go meet with my parents to tell them about how the year went, you’d be willing to…let me work on your island for the rest of the break.”
“Huh?”
She wanted to work on my island.
“It’s just…I don’t really have much to do back home. And even if you don’t like it, I’ve really enjoyed serving as your squire. Because of that, I was hoping to work under you during the break under the pretense of caring for your island.”
I see. So she just wanted to continue serving me. I wasn’t too keen on such an idea, but there were things that Sirin couldn’t do that only a living, breathing human could do, so it didn’t sound like a horrible idea.
“If you have time, you’re more than welcome to come visit.”
Vey’s eyes sparkled.
“Thank you so much!”
She bowed to me and I scratched the back of my head awkwardly. Why did she look so excited to do work? This girl was quite a unique character.
Joining the others at the gate, Xara, Vey, Dianne, Roy, Flynn, and I all made our way down to town and had the time of our lives.
We went to several fast food stands and ended the day’s events at a juice station that contained all kinds of different juice flavors. Some of them didn’t even exist in my old world!
Once things were over, I waved goodbye to Dianne, Roy, and Flynn who all had to leave before deciding it might be best for me to head back home myself.
Flying into the air, I waved goodbye to Vey after providing her with a map to guide her to my island based on where it was flying right now so when she was done meeting with her parents, she could come right over and I began flying off back to my island which as of right now, wasn’t too far off from the capital.
But then, sensing someone behind me, I looked back to see Xara flying close by.
“Hey, Xara. What’s up?”
“Are you seriously just gonna leave your girlfriend behind like that?”
“Huh? You mean you aren’t going back to your parent's house?”
Xara shook her head.
“I’ve already told them I’ll be hanging out with my boyfriend for the summer. That’s okay with you, right?”
I chuckled.
“I guess so. Well, come on then. Let’s get back to my island.”
“Yeah!”
Pushing her wings forward, Xara flew close to me with a big smile on her face that shined brightly in the light of the setting sun and I couldn’t help but blush when I looked at her. Seeing her like that reminded me of just how lucky my life was right now. And even if the way things led to this was full of messes and complications, I’m still quite happy with how things turned out.
Thus, my summer vacation was about to get started!