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I had been having Oliver teach me sacred characters in Brother Bertrand's lab on the condition that I cooperate with the mixed magic research, but in reality, I was rarely asked for my opinion.
When Oliver wasn't around, I secretly asked Brother Bertrand as Reimund for the reason.
"It's the least I can do to secure time for my brother to study,"
he said with a slightly sulky expression.
My brother is the best in the world!
In addition, it seems that the other professors' pride wouldn't allow them to ask me, a knight from the knight department, for my opinion every time, as the leading authority in magic research.
So, the professors in each magic field started visiting Brother Bertrand's lab, ostensibly taking a break, and talking to me.
As for me, I can hear the stories of professionals in various fields involved in mixed magic and accumulate knowledge.
And sometimes, Shiro, Arthur, Oliver, and I try out how to fight as a mixed mage and knight party.
Arthur and Oliver still don't get along at all, but Oliver, who is older, gives in, or Shiro acts as a lubricant to somehow make it work.
While my academy life is fulfilling, I hardly ever go to the antique shop Juno anymore.
"Ah! Rai-san!"
"Julia, it's been a while."
I talked to the owner, Giuseppe-san, and Volia-san several times with the suppliers, but since then, the days I go to the store have decreased significantly.
"I've been lonely because I haven't been able to see Rai-san lately..."
Volia-san decides the shifts, so there's nothing Julia, who is just a figurehead manager, can do about it. My working days have been reduced to about two or three times a month.
Well, from the current business situation, there's no way they can afford to hire me if they give Julia and Ginevra-san enough salary to live on, and also give a salary to Volia-san, who is now the key to management.
"Rai-san is the one who has been supporting me and my grandmother until now..."
Julia puffs out her cheeks and expresses her dissatisfaction.
"Well, I honestly expected this to happen."
At Giuseppe-san's direction, they are reducing the number of furniture items handled.
Whether they will be restocked in the future depends on sales.
The handling of antiques will be limited to small items, and the main source of income is still magic stones.
It seems that Fradino will handle monster cores and cheap magic stones, while Juno will handle high-quality magic stones to divide the business.
Also, Juno has started buying miscellaneous goods. They buy them directly from customers at a low price, not from suppliers, and turn a corner of the store into a second-hand shop.
As a result, the number of customers has increased by advertising the antique shop Juno as a partner store in the prime location of the academy city, the general store Fradino.
However, in terms of management, the business situation is not good, including the negative amounts from the past.
"I wonder if it's time for me to quit."
I muttered those words at a random moment when there were no customers.
As for me, there's no point in continuing here if I don't have much income.
"Rai-san, will I not be able to see you anymore...?"
Julia, who heard my words next to me, looks at me with a tearful face.
"No, even if I quit, I'll come to buy magic stones again, okay? Besides, do you need a reason to meet friends? Let's go play when you want to see me."
I smile and put my hand on Julia's head, ruffling her hair.
"Hey! I'm not such a small child anymore!"
Julia, who escaped from my hand, arranges her messy hair. The gesture of Julia puffing out her cheeks with dissatisfaction overlaps with my sister Elfriede.
However, Elfriede is five years old and Julia is about fourteen years old, so it might be rude to say that.
"But, I see... We're friends, right!"
"That's right, that's right. Besides, I'm going to study abroad next semester, so I can't go to the store, right?"
"Eh!? I, is that so!?"
"Didn't I tell you?"
Since I'm in a position where I'm being hired, I should have told the owner, Giuseppe-san, and Volia-san, who manages the shifts.
That's why I thought I had told Julia too.
"Yeah. For now, I'm getting a break after working this month. I have to go back to my parents' house during the break until next semester."
I want to talk about General Baltzer and Miss Leandra. Even though I'm pretending to be a commoner now, the royal family is going to study abroad. There are various things between countries.
While we were talking about that, the sound of the store door opening rang, and Julia went to serve the customer.
There's another reason why I'm going back to my parents' house, or rather, the royal palace. It's about the study abroad destination.
Professor Müller hasn't been able to talk to me about which country I'm going to study in yet, so the study abroad destination hasn't been decided yet.
Well, no matter which country I go to study in, it's necessary to inform the upper echelons of the country that I, a member of the royal family, am going to study abroad. Even if I'm pretending to be a commoner.
Professor Müller is probably from the Ost Empire and a Dragon Knight, so he will probably recommend the eastern country, but there is a country I want to go to if I'm going to study abroad anyway.
"I wonder if Brother Orlando is doing well."
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