That Effort
On the other hand, when it comes to the special class’ students who are running in the courtyard. Lily is on her 40th round. Cis is on her 30th round. The other students are around their 15 to 20 rounds.
“Haa……haa……haa……”
The rampant beautiful young girl is already, so exhausted that she can’t even raise her voice. Her determination to cast Holy Dark Magic and turn that worst Magician into smithereens after she finished running was the only thing supporting her.
While staring at that scene, the elite students’ feelings are complicated. Regardless of the fact that she was the top even amongst those of the special class in the first place, she had phenomenal growth through her encounter with Asch, and her capability is now to the extent that it’s incomparable with the other students.
“Haa……haa……Lily, don’t overdo it, alright”
One of the students, Jispa＝Jarl, speaks to her while running side by side. A young girl whose position is an honour student in the class. Half of her feelings are her being considerate of Lily, and another half of her feelings are not wanting her to stand out too much and making her appeal to the teacher.
“Haa……haa……haa……”
Ignore. Or rather, the rampant young girl who finds it a waste to even spend her energy responding. She increases her speed as it is and leaves Jispa behind.
“Wha-……what’s with her”
Jispa who, while pouting, lets out her dissatisfaction. In the first place, Lily is the single daughter of an overwhelming high ranking noble. Even though it’s no more than the consideration through the honour student characteristic that she, the daughter of a low rank noble, fostered since she was young whilst being filled with jealousy.
‘I’ll never, call out to her again’, a slightly ill-natured young girl who swears in her heart, she is.
・・・
However, another 3 hours went by.
The elites who witness Lily doing her best and gradually start being ignited. In the first place, they’re brimming with competitiveness……no, one can say that they’re top class bearers of it even on the entire continent. There’s absolutely no student who’s shown the back of her running so desperately and feels nothing of it.
“Haa……haa……oi! Everybody, are you alright with letting just Lily look good!? At this rate, that fellow’s gonna be the only one who’s commended again, you know”
The one who shouts that is Dan＝Brau. A bratty male student with a strong temperament of a bully. However, with that one sentence, it ignited the students’ smouldering hearts.
“That’s right! We’ve got to do our best as well” “Everybody! We’re gonna show ourselves off to Asch-sensei!” “That’s right! Let’s show him us doing our best” “Let’s give it even, even more of our best and run”
When all the students shared the same notion, they sped up. The elite students’ speed becomes faster in one go.
On the other hand, Asch who has no way of knowing that there was such a back and forth. He secretively returned, making sure he doesn’t get seen by the students.
“I’m back, how was it? Those guys”
He asks Mira, who was acting out her looking after the worst Magician that’s created by an illusion since just now.
“They are doing their best. Especially, the other students who were triggered by Lily-sama doing her best――”
“I don’t need those stuff. Just the current progress is fine”
Without even glancing at the students, Asch lies on the hammock again.
Mira, she thought.
‘Worst-ever Magician’
“……excuse me. First place is, Lily-sama at 67 rounds. Second place is Cis-sama at 56 rounds. Third place is Dan-sama at 48 rounds. I suppose the others are around 40～30 rounds”
“Hmm……well then, I’ll sleep for a bit”
“……huh?”
Mira who asks him back unconsciously. A doll who can’t quite comprehend the actions of her manic master, she is.
“It’ll probably be a little bit farther ahead after all”
“……what is?”
“Fuu, Mira……what I want to see is, not something like them doing their best. You know, I am……waiting for the moment their hearts break”
The sadistic Magician who laughs with a twisted expression.
“……”
Speechless. The competent butler who’s lost for words.
“From the looks of it, it’ll be around the 80th round for Lily. The other students’ hearts will break around the 60th round. The only one, who might finish running is Cis. I commended her mental fortitude after all”
“……as I thought, I think it is a mistake in itself that you are working as a teacher”
“Tell that to Lioar the Board Chairman, not me”
“I will”
Asch who observes Mira, who answers indifferently, with his eyes wide open.
“……as I thought, your expression(face) sure is boring. Alright then, good night”
Asch, who lies down as it is and starts going into a deep sleep.
Mira, again, wished for the death of this manic Magician.
