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"Ah, is this that thing that's trending in the Imperial Capital of Osto right now? I've been curious about this."
"Maria made it! My Maria made it!"
"Maria is that girl, right? If I remember correctly, she's your maid, isn't she?"
Finally, after everyone sat down and started drinking tea, the cake that Maria had given to Federico-nii-sama's maid was served.
Andrea-nii-sama, who is sensitive to trends in various countries as a diplomat, noticed it right away, so I immediately pushed Maria, who was standing by.
My maid is the best in the world!
Andrea-nii-sama and Bertrand-nii-sama, who had been arguing until just now, didn't get along in the first place, so they didn't argue, but they were still exchanging glances during the tea party.
"So, Rai, have you thought about which department you'll go to when you enter the academy?"
"Hmm. I'm worried about it."
"What? You're not going to the Magic Department?"
Bertrand-nii-sama, who is actually teaching at the academy, looked surprised.
It seemed that Andrea-nii-sama and Federico-nii-sama were the same, and they were also surprised.
Before that, let me explain about the education system in this world.
First of all, there are three stages of education:
Elementary education, where you learn simple arithmetic, basic history of this world or the country you live in, and general knowledge.
Secondary education, where you learn magic and skills specialized for the job you want to have in the future.
Finally, higher education, where you learn the know-how to become a researcher in order to work at the academy and to master the academics you majored in.
Elementary education, so-called elementary school, is open to all lower-ranking nobles and commoners who can't afford to hire private tutors.
There's at least one elementary school that can be reached in a reasonable distance, unless it's a very rural area.
And the educational facilities where those who have cleared the academic test equivalent to elementary education can receive secondary education are called academies.
Academies with a secondary division are larger than elementary schools, and there's only one in each of the five great powers.
Among them, the academy in the Centro Kingdom is the largest and has the most students and professors enrolled.
Generally, it's not just an educational facility where you study, but also has residential areas for students and teachers, and commercial districts where you can buy what you need for the academy, and all of these are treated as one academy.
And that area, including all of those facilities, is called an academy city.
You also receive higher education at this academy, but let's leave that aside.
And in this educational stage called the secondary division, there are departments such as the Magic Department, the Knight Department, and the Commerce Department.
Bertrand-nii-sama is in charge of teaching in the Magic Department, especially in magic logic classes.
Currently, the common understanding in this palace is that I, who have tea parties with Bertrand-nii-sama, am interested in magic.
That's why the brothers were surprised.
I also thought about going to the Magic Department, but I had already learned all the contents of the Magic Department from Bertrand-nii-sama, so there was no need to take the lectures again.
In fact, the contents of the tea parties with Bertrand-nii-sama completely overlap with the lecture contents.
"I can cover the contents of magic sufficiently with my conversations with Brother Bertrand even now. If anything, I'm thinking of going to the Knight Department when I enter the academy."
"The Knight Department, huh... Don't tell me you're serious about that story about going into town that you mentioned before...?"
Federico-nii-sama, who remembered the story from last time, which was only a few days ago, furrowed his brow even more deeply than usual and said that.
Not only Andrea-nii-sama and Bertrand-nii-sama, but also Maria, who was serving nearby, and Cyril-sensei, who was guarding the entrance to the room, widened their eyes.
"Eh, wait, what? Are you leaving the royal family!?"
"Wa, wait, Raimond. How did the story of going into town come up? What happened?"
I gave a vague smile to the two of them, whose faces had turned pale.
An Archaic smile. Neither affirming nor denying.
Honestly, it depends on how troublesome things get around me in the future.
Even more pale-faced than those two were Maria and Cyril-sensei.
They didn't question me in front of the brothers, but even so, Maria's hands were trembling so much that I felt sorry for her.
"Maria. It's not like I've decided to go into town yet, okay?"
"E, ah.........Yes."
Honestly, the brothers are men, and it's my fault in the first place, so I don't feel the need to follow up.
Besides, I have confidence that the brothers will tell me that I'm family even if I go into town.
But Maria is a woman, and if I stop being a royal, our solid connection will disappear.
That's why I'll only follow up with Maria!
What kind of complex would I have in this case?
Maria has a motherly feel to her since she raised me, but emotionally she's more like a sister.
A siscon? A mother complex?
No, since it's limited to Maria, a Mariacom?
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