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"Ly!!"
"Jean-niisama!"
When I left the room and was walking towards the outside of the royal palace, Jean-niisama was standing at the entrance of the royal palace and waving at me.
"You're going to the academy with Bertrand-niisama today, right? I'm seeing you off. I've been with Ly since you were a baby, right? That's why I asked Bertrand-niisama and got some time."
Saying that, Jean-niisama smiled happily.
"You're wearing that, aren't you."
Jean-niisama pointed his finger at his own ear.
It was the place where I was wearing the earrings that Jean-niisama and John-niisama gave me when I made my social debut.
When I gently reached out my finger, I touched the cold metal.
"I like it. Besides, it's something I received from my two brothers, so I want to wear it as much as possible."
When I said that, Jean-niisama blushed happily and hugged me.
"Uwa!? What, Jean-niisama!?"
"Mo~! I'm sad that Ly is leaving!!"
It's strangely lonely that there's only one pair of arms hugging me tightly.
"John would have been able to see Ly off if he had waited until this year too!"
John-niisama, who went to the south to learn Shen, is of course not here.
"I won't be able to meet you like this for a while after Ly goes to the academy city. I've also gotten permission to leave the royal palace soon."
"Please be careful, okay? Jean-niisama, don't be reckless."
"Yeah. .........Ly too, if it's hard, it's okay to come back, you know."
"Yes."
"............I, and John too, but Mother liked Ly too, you know."
"Thank you."
"............It's going to be lonely."
Jean-niisama's voice trembled slightly, as if he really thought so.
I can tell that I'm loved, and my heart becomes warm and cozy.
"I'll write a letter too, so Ly, write one too, okay?"
"Of course, Jean-niisama."
"You're going to live as a commoner, so you're not taking any attendants with you, right? Then, is it better not to go to see you too much?"
"That's right, isn't it......... If Jean-niisama disguises himself so that it's not found out that he's royalty, I'll welcome it."
"Disguising as a commoner........ Yeah, it's okay. I'll go with John again."
"Yes. I'll be waiting."
"Well then, have a good day."
"I'm going. Jean-niisama."
After greeting the two of them again, I left the royal palace.
It's been thirteen years since I was born. This is the first time I'm leaving the royal palace.
If you take out Hofre, though.
Even when I attend parties, I've only been to parties held in the royal palace.
Studying and training can all be done in the royal palace.
Moreover, it's enjoyable just to see the gardens that were tailored to the home of each queen in the east, west, south, and north, so I've never particularly wanted to go to the castle town.
I'll probably have to learn how to shop after I get to the academy city.
I won't know the prices and quality unless I actually experience it.
"Hmm? Is it okay now?"
When I opened the door of the carriage that was stopped in front of the royal palace, Bertrand-niisama, who was already in the carriage, said that with a slightly surprised look.
"Bertrand-niisama............ Yes. I can come back again during the long break."
"Is that so. Well, the academy city isn't a prison or anything. If you want to come back, you can come back anytime."
"Yes. I'll only think about studying at the academy now."
"Is that so..."
After that, Bertrand-niisama smiled with a gentle face and silently turned his gaze to the outside of the window.
I followed his example and looked at the outside of the window.
To explain again, there are three grades in the Chentro Kingdom's academy.
Elementary school for commoners and lower nobles who can't afford to hire a tutor to learn general education such as history and arithmetic.
Middle school for students who graduated from elementary school and nobles who have cleared a certain test to learn specialized things.
In middle school, there are departments for each occupation, such as the knight department and the magician department, and each student can choose a department depending on what they want to be in the future.
High school is mainly a place to learn how to work as a teacher at the academy, or a place to research more specialized things.
This is for those who have achieved good results in some research, or who have had the same occupation as the department in middle school, to learn how to teach people.
It's like a university professor.
It's like giving a place to research, so teach the younger ones, right?
The one I'm going to is the knight department of middle school.
I thought about attending the magician department, but I've been taught all the curriculum of the magician department by Bertrand-niisama, so there's no need to take the lectures again.
If I say more, Bertrand-niisama is the one in charge of the magician department, so it will overlap with what I've learned so far.
Also, there's the reason that I can't train with Cyrillos-sensei in the academy city, so I have to not dull my sword skills.
Many famous adventurers have been produced from the knight department afterwards, so I'm also looking forward to that.
"Well then, Raymond. I will definitely be in the academy city. If there's anything troubling you, come to me."
"Bertrand-niisama is a worrier, isn't he? It's okay. I'm not a child anymore either."
I put both hands on my hair and changed the color to silver gray.
I took out a pair of glasses with colored glass from my pocket. In other words, sunglasses.
I changed into casual clothes that didn't look like royalty at all, a cotton T-shirt and trousers.
"Well then, see you later, Bertrand-sensei. Please take care of me if we meet at the academy?"
When I called out to Bertrand-niisama like that in a teasing tone, Bertrand-niisama's expression softened.
"It seems you have talent for magic. I welcome a move to my department anytime? Ly Ortnek."
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