chapter 16
Chapter 4 Club
Constell is currently in the midst of recruiting clubs.
Recruitment itself started when the first year came in, but now it’s at the end of it.
The next week until the deadline was filled with interest in upperclassmen, freshmen, and clubs.
It was, of course, the same for Class 2, which was the most notable in Constell.
“Elodie, did you join the club?”
“… … Oh, huh?”
When Aster asked Elodie, Elodie asked, pretending not to hear.
Aster spoke again with sincerity.
“It’s a club. The deadline is near.”
“No, I have no interest in anything.”
“Hmm, that’s right.”
Aster didn’t ask any more. It is his character to not have any doubts, and it is his sincerity. This time it worked a bit bad.
Elodie hesitated and asked.
“you?”
“I ride horses. I haven’t learned how to fight on horseback yet, but I heard that there is a ‘Casian’ in Constell, which is an excellent breed for fighting horses.”
The most common means of transportation in the Palind continent is a car.
However, in this world where mana and illusion are combined, excellent horses surpass them.
Its main force jumps over any sedan, moves by its own judgment, and even evacuates to a safe place while the owner loses consciousness.
Cassian is an excellent breed that has all the conditions of that famous horse. It is one of the pride of Constell among the Central Continents.
“Ugh, that’s right.”
Elodie said he didn’t care. Actually, I was not interested in horseback riding.
I wasn’t too interested in horseback riding, so my plan to go to the same club with Aster was shattered.
Aster tilted his head.
“You will be welcome wherever you go.”
“… … Haha, of course it is.”
Elodie replied coolly. It was also true.
From the first day of recruiting for the club, she received numerous invitations. To this day, I do occasionally receive club brochures.
… … But when I go alone, I feel lonely.
“If you are not interested in the club, there is nothing you can do.”
Aster said that and left.
Elodie grabbed both hands that were hidden under the desk.
It’s not that I’m not interested!
It’s not that I’m not interested!!
Hey, are you listening?!
“… … uhh.”
A deep sigh escaped Elodie’s mouth.
Elodie has good relationships and gets along well with anyone. So it’s hard to notice, but in fact, I have few friends.
The only people I can talk to properly are Aster Evans and Frontier.
It’s not that Elodie has a problem making friends. Rather, he is so talented that it is difficult to make friends.
An overwhelming divine power that is loved by the five gods, there is also a noble family in the north, Risha.
He himself is impeccable in appearance and conduct, has excellent grades, and has no common pitfalls.
So, regardless of gender, there are many people who show favor to Elodie, but most of them are longing or envy.
Flowers on the cliff. There is no one in Constell that fits this word so well.
“… … It’s no different than my country.”
No matter how talented and talented she is, she is only 17 years old now.
They think as much as others, enjoy as much as others, and dream as much as others.
But only Elodie herself thinks that way.
“Lonely… … I do not!”
Elodie unwittingly spit it out like a complaint, then changed his words as if he had come to his senses.
I have friends too! Just a little bit!
“… … Let’s go home.”
I wondered what I was doing alone.
Joining clubs in Constell is free. You don’t have to go in. What is commonly referred to as ‘homecoming’.
Ortell, Elodie’s father, will be pleased. Because I miss my daughter so much.
… … It’s not that Elodie voluntarily wanted to become a housewife.
Elodie headed to the Tuletalle school gate.
When it is time to leave school, the family driver is always waiting for the car.
It was Elodie’s small wish to join a club and inform the driver that the dismissal time has changed.
I was afraid that I would laugh out loud because of joy, so I practiced to show my face to the driver.
“… … .”
Walking like that, she really didn’t think much of it.
He looked towards the training room.
… … According to a recent rumor, he goes to and from the training room every day these days.
Another rumor is that he entered the dungeon and rescued a girl from the party.
Rumor has it that he has changed a bit from before. It is said that people have changed.
“Hmm, well, then where?”
Shall we go to take a look, no, to check the truth of the rumors?
Elodie took out her phone.
It was different from the reason I initially thought, but it was to let you know that the dismissal time had changed.
* * *
[in use]
Number of occupants: 1
User: Frontier de Roach
“It’s true.”
Elodie was a little surprised.
That frontier is the training room.
You are doing self-training without anyone saying anything!
“When I said that, he didn’t even listen to me.”
Elodie moved his upper body to and fro.
Each private room has a mirror, which is made of glass that can be seen from the inside of the private room.
Used to check who’s outside from inside, while preventing you from seeing the training outside.
So when you see yourself in front of a mirror like this, open the door and come out… … Law, together.
“No, don’t you think that how much concentration will come out?”
can you ignore it?
Did you just ignore me when you saw me?
Are you ignoring that I don’t even have friends?
“Let’s see how long we can do that.”
Elodie took a seat in front of the mirror and headed towards the door.
There is a buzzer button on the door of the private room. For those with a purpose to inform the person inside.
Elodie pressed the button as hard as she could in front of the door—
shhh.
– The door was opened before the prayer.
“uh.”
Elodie sounded like a bewildered, dazed voice.
In front of her was the frontier. His clothes were soaked from the collar to the bottom of his chest, and his upper body gently rose from his chest to his shoulders and then subsided.
His entire face was drenched in sweat, and wet eyelashes slowly covered Frontier’s eyes and opened them again.
That languid expression became even more languid, and the sunken eyes subsided even more.
Elodie blinked a few times. For a moment, I thought I had come to the wrong room. Frontier was clearly in front of me, but I thought that.
Elodie took a breath. I had to say something. Something to keep staring at like this. something, say anything-
“… … It smells like sweat!”
Elodie exclaimed.
Arguably, it was the best agility this year.
Huh, Frontier laughed like it was ridiculous.
“What do you want from this? Give me time to wash up.”
“… … Yes, though.”
“So what’s going on?”
Frontier wiped his face with the towel he had prepared. So it became a little more like a normal Frontier than before.
Elodie got a little better. I don’t know what’s ok.
“The training room, I heard you come here often.”
“Ah, yes. I’m practicing.”
Having said that, Frontier moved to put the towels in the locker. As he got farther away from Frontier, Elodie’s head eased a little.
… … I see I was looking up at Frontier.
Of course, because Frontier is taller.
It’s absurd, but somehow.
“Did you come to check it out? Am I still training? Are you still worried?”
“What are you worried about?”
Elodie first denied it. But I couldn’t find an appropriate expression otherwise.
No, Elodie had been concerned about Frontier for a very long time.
Elodie and Frontier have known each other since childhood.
Elodie was concerned about Frontier’s growing sluggishness and gave him several advices, all of which were meaningless.
But today’s Frontier is different.
What was the reason for the change of Frontier, who had not changed despite Elodie’s sincere help?
what was the cause
The desire to know that was just jealousy, so Elodie didn’t bother to ask.
Suddenly thinking, Elodie asked.
“By the way, have you heard of the club?”
“no. I’m not interested. I don’t have time to do it.”
“Then home?”
“yes.”
Frontier answered and drank water. Towels, water, and personal lockers. It certainly sounds like you’ve been to the training room often.
It was a short answer, but Elodie was relieved of something. It felt like a friend.
This time, Frontier asked.
“you?”
“Uh, me?”
Elodie was a bit perplexed when Frontier asked the question, but he got the usual answer.
“Me too, well, I have no interest in anything.”
At that, Frontier stopped drinking water. He put down the water bottle and said.
“lie.”
“… … What?”
“You want to be in a club.”
Frontier seemed to be saying something like, ‘The earth still spins’.
He said it so naturally.
Elodie blinked, even more ridiculous than before.
“Hey, what do you mean you know?”
“know. Because you are like me.”
Elodie frowned.
What is this madman talking about now?
However, at Frondier’s next words, Elodie stiffened.
“You seem to be alone.”
“… … !”
“I feel like I’m alone in a secluded place, and I feel like I won’t be able to get out of this secluded place.”
Frontier said quietly.
That calmness made Elodie gradually freeze.
“You think that even if you talk to other people and smile, they don’t really understand you.”
“… … you,”
Elodie tried to say something, but in the end she couldn’t say anything and shut her mouth. The present Frontier is, indeed, not as much as the rumored Frontier.
Frontier said that Elodie resembled him. In other words, the story that Frontier is talking about was not only towards Elodie, but also towards himself.
“… … I thought you didn’t care about that.”
Human Sloth Frontier.
Of course, the annihilation of Frontier that everyone knows is, he must have heard the most.
Still, Frontier’s expression was unconcerned. As if it didn’t hurt. As if it wasn’t my story.
… … However.
Frontier said.
“So are you.”
Yes.
“You’re also pretending to be calm.”
Like Frontier, Elodie did not show it on her face. pretended to be okay
But even so, did Frontier find out?
“… … Well, it must be a lot harder since you carry a lot more weight than me.”
Frontier shrugged.
But Elodie couldn’t bear to think that he was more painful than Frontier.
Especially now that I overheard Frontier’s inner self.
Elodie shook her head.
Somehow it got messy.
Perhaps he wanted to hear such simple consolation. If there is one person who can understand her, that might be enough.
When it became such a trivial matter as a club, Elodie was able to laugh.
“… … thanks I feel at ease.”
I’m not ashamed to say that I’m okay because you comforted me.
“… … .”
But Frontier saw Elodie. His expression was as languid as it had been before, and somehow he was so cold.
“Join the club.”
“done. I want to do it, but I have no one to do it with.”
“You can make friends. You are different from me.”
At those words, Elodie’s eyes twitched.
It was something I didn’t want to hear. Also for Frontier. Especially for Frontier, whom I had just had this conversation with.
Everyone treated her like someone else. No one really understood.
After all, was it the same for Frontier?
“… … He said he looked alike.”
Elodie said. An unbelievable, weak voice came out.
“Why are you even talking like that to you?”
Frontier closed his eyes for a moment. His shoulders sank. It was as if he was exhaling every breath that was inside.
“Because I know your loneliness.”
“So are you.”
“I can’t help it. It was my fault, and I can’t get it back.”
“… … .”
“But you can change. In that sense, you and I are different.”
Frontier was too shy for a person who uttered such a sound.
“At least do what you want to do. Elodie.”
Those words sounded like a wish.
Elodie de Inies Someone’s wish for Lischae.