–We will join up with Rias and Kiba, and if we can we will take Valerie with us. The current government of Tepes and the Carmilla’s side will deal with the rest.”
“……I will definitely save Valerie……!”
Gasper who is right next to me has eyes filled with strong determination. I then say to Gya-suke while resting my hand on his shoulder. “Don’t get so worked up. We can save her together.”
“Ise-senpai…… Yes!”
Alright, you sure have become a strong boy! I’m in joy to see how my junior has grown. The station wagons pass over the big bridge that connects the Tepes’s territory and Carmilla’s territory. The journey while transporting in the car ends after two hours, and we arrive at a gondola station that is located halfway up a certain mountain. A gondola lift appears from the other side of the snow as we wait at the station. Sensei says after confirming the door for the gondola lift opens. “This is apparently one of the routes towards the Tepes castle town that the Carmilla faction was able to obtain. And it seems that the Tepes’s castle town is on the other side of this lift. …… And this gondola lift happens to be something special the Tepes faction prepared in order to the pass through many layers of barriers.”
We got into the gondola lift that came down. The gondola lift starts to move and climbs up the snowy mountain late at night. There are only snowy mountains when we look out the window. Even with the eyes of Devils that work at night, there’s no point using them if the scenery doesn’t change at all. Each of us is on standby within the gondola lift, but my eyes catch the sight of Xenovia who is taking a suspicious action. She takes out a vocabulary notebook and starts to look through it. “……Xenovia, what are you doing?”
Xenovia explains by showing me the vocabulary notebook when I asked. “Huh? Oh, this? This is a vocabulary notebook. It’s something I’m using to learn difficult Japanese symbols and kanji.”
It really is. There are symbols and kanji written in the vocabulary notebook. “Hmm. I never thought you would study using a vocabulary notebook. Were your test marks that bad?”
“I’m bad with Japanese language but I always get above the average mark.”
If I remember now, the members of ORC always get good marks. Even warriors such as Xenovia and Irina that are not familiar with society are passing their studies without much difficulty. Xenovia says while flicking through the vocabulary notebook. “I’ve found something I want to do. And in order to accomplish that I need knowledge. So I’m in the middle of studying hard.”
Something she wants to do? And she needs knowledge? Well, Xenovia is just new to society, but she is managing her studies at school…… So I tilt my head in wonder. Asia who is sitting next to her tells me quietly. “Xenovia-san became very keen in school events…… So she wants to enjoy her current situation as a student.”
That’s a really interesting story. If I think about it, Xenovia always participates in school events while having fun. It seems like she enjoyed the sports festival and the school festival to the fullest. Irina appears and then tells Xenovia. “Ufufu, if you are okay with me, then I can teach you Japanese language.”
However, Xenovia shows a sign of declining that offer by putting her hand in front of her. “No, since you have shown that your knowledge of Japan is suspicious, Irina. It’s more certain that I would be able to learn more by studying by myself or asking Rias-buchou and Akeno-fukubuchou.”
Irina suddenly releases her displeased voice. “W-What was that!? How rude!”
Xenovia says it while making a sigh. “Last time you made a mistake in idiom compounds. “The survival of the fittest” is the right you have to eat barbequed meat regardless of being strong or weak, was it?—But apparently that wasn’t right, you know. There are similar words in other countries, but why did you make such a mistake in your own language……?”
T-That really is bad. Irina makes quite a big mistake because she has a weird misunderstanding about Japan. Irina explains while looking away. “Ugh…… I simply had a misunderstanding about that due to the parody with barbecue dishes!”
“……A self-proclaiming “raised in Japan” huh. I can only be amazed at you if you come this far.”
Irina has tears in her eyes and puffs her cheeks at Xenovia’s words. “I-I’m not self-proclaiming! I was really born in Japan!”
“Yeah yeah, I got it. Ace of the Barbeque Dishes.”
“Ueen! Xenovia is picking on me, Asia-san!”
Irina cries on Asia. “U-Umm……let’s study Japanese language together next time, Irina-san.”
“Why! Even you, Asia-san! ?”
Irina gets even more shocked at Asia’s natural reply. Hahaha, how should I put it, Xenovia and Irina’s quarrels make me smile when I watch them. —I then ask Akeno-san who is gently laughing beside me. “Oh yeah, Akeno-san, did you know about the school being built from the funds by the Sitri?”
“Yes, I have heard it from Sona-kaichou.”
Well, it’s natural for Akeno-san to hear it from Sona-kaichou. Rossweisse-san joins our discussion. “I’ve also heard about it. I even received an offer from Kaichou-san about becoming a teacher in that school.”
—! So she received an offer to become a teacher for that school huh! “Seriously!? I-I didn’t know that……”
No, it’s plausible. Rossweisse-san is a magic user. It’s not weird for her to receive an offer from Sona-kaichou to become a teacher in her school to teach magic. “And what kind of reply did you give her, Rossweisse-san?”
I ask. Rossweisse-san narrows her eyebrows while putting on a hard expression. “I’m still thinking about it. I don’t have a reason to decline it after all. It’s true that I’m starting to enjoy teaching and being a teacher after becoming a member of staff at Kuou academy. So I’m planning to have a look at that school when it gets built. For that reason, I hope this incident gets settled smoothly……”
Yeah, in order to look at the school financed by the Sitri-group, we have to solve this incident first. “Then after we return to Japan safely together, let’s go and have a look at that school.”
When I said that, Rossweisse-san nods with a smile. “Yes, I would certainly love to do that.”
I’m finding it curious that Azazel-sensei who will usually join in such discussions is not joining this conversation—and instead is talking to Bennia and Rugal-san while looking out the window. “—I see, so the realm of the dead is—”
《Well, it’s something my shitty father and Hades-sama would come up with—》
“—So, what’s going on in the industry of your world Rugal?”
“……I haven’t heard anything from them planning to do anything with this matter. Most likely, my clan is planning to keep quiet and observe.”
“I see, certainly your clan is—”
Hmm, I’m curious about what they are discussing, but they will end up explaining everything to me from the beginning if I join their conversation and slow down their discussion. Maybe I’ll just ask Sensei a bit about it afterwards.