MSHM 06

Chapter 6

“U-uh, you all worked hard today…. See you tomorrow…. Ah, goodbye.”

When dismissal time came, Teacher Karen, who still had a very faint presence, appeared and declared freedom for the children.

Siana finished preparing to leave first and greeted me.

“I’m leaving first because it’s my first day, and my father said he would come pick me up.”

“Okay, go safely.”

“Is Olivia here?”

The reason I packed my things more slowly than the other students was because of this.

“Big sister!”

I put on my bag and ran straight into my sister’s arms.

“Our cute little one, how was your day?”

“It was very intense.”

Since I was placed in a new environment called the academy, everything felt unfamiliar yet fascinating.

On top of that, I had the valuable experience of meeting two brother-in-law candidates in just one day, making it even more special.

“Good. Tell your sister anything you want on the way home.”

I couldn’t tell my sister the details about brother-in-law candidates one and two, but I could at least tell her my thoughts about the academy.

“I’m also curious about our Kongkong’s thoughts after her first day at the academy.”

At that moment, Liam, who had been hiding behind my sister, appeared.

“Is this senior going home with us too?”

“Yes. He said it was fine if you and I went together, but he insisted on escorting us.”

“I said I was going ‘on the way anyway.’ The dormitory and your house are on the same route.”

There was a dormitory at Saint Louis Academy.

Any student who wanted could stay there and receive meals, but usually, students who lived far away from the academy used it.

In a way, even the Imperial Palace and the academy were far apart, so Liam could also be considered someone who lived far away.

Since I already knew this, I wasn’t particularly surprised.

Whether the road to the dormitory really was the same as the road to our house or not, Liam naturally joined us on the way home.

The fact that the two of them were comfortable talking together made me think they must have also walked home together during their first year.

Although I had never seen the two of them leave the academy together until now, perhaps they usually parted ways somewhere in the middle.

Thanks to the popularity of the two of them, we attracted the attention of the students leaving the academy even outside.

“Even so, you’re a member of the Imperial Family. Don’t you ride a carriage?”

“If I’m attending the academy, I’m just an ordinary student. I can’t openly ride around in a carriage with the Imperial Family emblem on it. It would only create a sense of distance.”

It seemed that Liam did not like using his status to push others down.

It slightly broke my prejudice that he would be arrogant and self-centered.

Should I count this as a plus factor too?

While I was thinking, my sister completely ignored Liam’s words.

“That’s enough. How was your day today, Olivia?”

To Emma, Liam’s story did not seem important enough to be high on the priority list.

Poor Liam.

The strategy of pretending to be friends apparently had limits like this.

“My future dream might have changed.”

“Did it change from becoming a rich unemployed person?”

I had said it so many times that even my sister knew my dream well.

My true dream was to marry my sister to a good husband, then benefit from that husband and become a rich unemployed person.

“Of course, that’s still my number one dream. But if that’s difficult and I have to work somehow, I want to become an academy teacher.”

Without me even explaining in detail, Emma and Liam nodded as if they understood.

“Definitely.”

“It seems your first day at the academy gave you quite a realization, Kongkong.”

They also had their own opinions about the unique academy teachers.

Especially the fact that there were teachers who could remain employed even without teaching properly.

Just looking at the teachers I met in one day gave me a lot to think about.

“If I can work less and earn more, that has become my second dream.”

“If there are many young people like you, this country’s future will be very bright.”

No matter how much Liam mocked me, my dream would not change.

Actually, doesn’t everyone dream of this kind of life?

Perhaps it was a dream he couldn’t understand because he was born as the Crown Prince.

I turned my head away from him and continued talking to Emma.

“And I can use magic now.”

“Really?”

“Yes. Noa helped me during elemental magic class.”

“Noa?”

“Yes, senior Noa Logan.”

“I knew Noa had entered a first-year elemental magic class, but was it your class?”

“Yes. Thanks to him, I was able to use magic!”

I thought showing her would be better than saying a hundred words, so I focused strength into my wrist like before.

Since we were outside the academy, I thought it should be fine to use magic.

However, perhaps because Noa’s help was not there, nothing happened.

“Ugh.”

“Looks like your skill is still lacking.”

“It definitely worked earlier.”

“Perhaps it was because you were inside the elemental magic classroom. Magic-related classrooms have devices installed that allow mana to flow more easily.”

“Is that so?”

Disappointed, I lowered my wrist.

“But when did you become close with Noa? You’re calling him by his name instead of senior.”

My sister once again showed a cautious expression.

She looked suspicious, wondering if there was something between Noa and me.

“Ah, I asked Noa if he could give me advanced lessons about magic, and Noa asked me to become his friend instead. Also, he said since I’m your younger sister, it was okay for him to be friends with me.”

“That sounds like Noa.”

Only then did my sister seem relieved.

Since I became friends with him because of her, there was no reason for her to be suspicious.

“Noa is a good kid. He even became friends with my friend and volunteered to receive advanced lessons. As expected, Olivia, your ability to get along with people is amazing.”

Emma patted my head and praised me.

“It’s all thanks to you, sister.”

After all, the reason I became close with Noa was because I was my sister’s younger sister.

Also, the reason I became close with my classmates was because they became interested in me after seeing me talk with my sister and Liam.

So it wasn’t a completely wrong statement.

“Still, if the child wasn’t someone as special and cute as Olivia, no one would have wanted to become friends with her.”

What exactly did I look like in my sister’s eyes?

I could clearly see Liam making a disgusted expression at her embarrassing words.

However, since I had heard these sister-complex-like statements from my sister frequently since I was born, I simply let them go in one ear and out the other.

“Between senior Liam and Noa, who is closer to you, sister?”

Suddenly, I became curious about which of the two brother-in-law candidates my sister’s heart leaned toward.

Even Liam, who was right beside us, seemed interested and focused his attention on Emma.

“They’re both close.”

“Still, if you had to choose only one?”

At my persistent question, my sister grabbed her chin and seriously began thinking.

This was an important moment.

Depending on which candidate her heart favored, I would have to decide who I should help.

No matter how much I liked someone, if my sister didn’t like them, it would all be meaningless.

“Well, if I had to say… everyone except Olivia is the same to me.”

Once again, my sister gave a sister-complex-like answer, and Liam made another disgusted expression.

“Let’s stop talking.”