Ibro's school is a majestic stone building, different from the Terakoya-style school in Azka Village.
The morning after we went to the guild bar, Zeol and I escorted the village chief and his party to school.
Olivier's entrance exam has already been discussed, but Miguel's transfer exam comes so suddenly, it seems we still need some time to prepare.
When Olivier and Miguel take their exams, the village elders come to the church to discuss the departure ceremony.
"There are security guards in the school, I think it should be fine, but just in case, Hua Wuming, please protect us two."
"Yes, I will try my best."
Mr. Zeol would accompany the village elder to church, so I was alone here.
Until now, I thought being one's escort was too heavy a burden, but last night I entertained an adventurer at the guild bar, which gave me confidence.
"Listen Hua Wuming, if you are attacked, don't force yourself to defeat your opponent. First, run away and ensure your own safety."
"Understood, Mr. Zeol."
I was supposed to be a chaperone, but I wasn't allowed in the room during the exam, so I had to wait in the hallway with Miguel until they were ready for the transfer exam.
Miguel and I sat down at one end of the hallway on a bench that could seat about five people.
"Hmph, do you want to be a guard?"
"If you think so, please don't act selfishly."
The entrance exams for children in Ibro seem to have fixed dates, but for applicants from surrounding villages the exams are held anytime, just like today.
Unlike Huaxia schools, there are two semesters in a year, and there are two long holidays around the spring and autumnal equinoxes.
The reason why there is no New Year's Day holiday is because some children come to school from areas where roads are blocked by snow. If they don't go home smoothly, they won't be able to come back.
In other words, in two weeks before the spring equinox this year, the abominable Miguel will disappear from Azka Village.
"Hey Hua Wuming"
"What?"
"Don't mess with Olivier."
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"You and Olivier have different identities. You cannot get married."
"Don't worry, I'm not interested."
“I’m a little confused about what love feels like in this world.”
In this world where different races live together, it is not uncommon for people of different races to fall in love and get married.
Of course, mixed-race children also exist, but children are born with either the father's race or the mother's race.
For example, even if a tiger man marries a lion man, a liger will not be born.
As for mixed-race children, that's fine, but my aesthetic and ethical views on the opposite sex are the same as in my previous life.
Last night, I approached my lion male sister in the guild pub. I wanted to go up the adult stairs together in the cosplay style of lion ears and lion tail. Seeing the same catwoman did not stimulate sexual desire.
Beyond that, I wonder if this is bestiality or morality for a race that looks human and can only see me as a human walking upright.
"It's a normal thing in this world. In the final analysis, desire will defeat reason, but even so, normal love is unlikely to go smoothly."
"Hex! Hex!"
While I was lost in my lofty thoughts, Miguel broke the silence by continuing to sneeze.
When I turned around, Miguel was shaking.
The school was once a military fortress, with cold air and only a few windows in its stone corridors.
I was wearing a winter coat made with natural magic, and it also had my own fur, so it wasn’t cold, but Miguel, who had left his coat on the carriage, looked quite cold.
"Miguel from Azka Village, preparations for the transfer exam are ready. Please come into the classroom."
Miguel, who couldn't stand the cold, was wandering in the corridor, and the goat woman who seemed to be his teacher stopped him.
"Good luck, Miguel"
"noisy"
“Why are you so noisy when people are doing everything they can to support you?”
I feel sad when I think that such a child who can't even speak well will become the mayor of Azka Village in the future.
Not long after Miguel entered the classroom, Olivier completed the entrance exam and walked out of the classroom.
When you leave the classroom, you can see the good upbringing in the area where you firmly greeted.
"Miguel's exam has just started, can you wait here?"
"Yes, sorry?"
I expected Olivier to be sitting in the middle of the sofa, but he sat next to me and gave me a confused look.
"What's wrong?"
"Uh, what is this?"
Olivier curiously touched the natural magic winter coat I was wearing.
"Ah, this is the winter set of natural magic."
Olivier nodded several times when I explained that the cold was prevented from spreading by forming a layer of air around his body.
"Uh, Mr. Hua Wuming. Can't you do one around me? It's a bit cold here."
Olivier was wearing his overcoat, but as he stood in the unheated corridor, the cold began to creep up on his feet.
"It's hard to make something that fits your body perfectly, so I wrap it up with something like an air blanket."
"Yes, please"
"Okay, can you stand up now?"
I felt that if I made a winter coat that fit my body and then wrapped Olivier in a sheet, the magic would run out, so I prepared a large sheet and wrapped it up.
"Wow wow wow it's so fluffy."
"Uh, hey, okay, okay."
I said I would sit next to her and wrap her up, but to my surprise she hugged me and rubbed my cheek.
For Olivier, I guess he was trying to confuse me like a cat in clothes.
"Wow, it's so warm, so warm."
"Yeah, that one"
"I don't know what to say, but I feel like I understand how that cat got that angry expression in his previous life."
"For now, I hope Miguel's transfer exam will be over as soon as possible."
"Even if you do it seriously, you'll probably end up being a new student, not a transfer student."
Olivier, who was holding mofumofu and me, began to doze off as his body warmed up.
"Today is the entrance exam. I might have been too nervous to sleep last night."
There was silence in the corridors of the school. Coupled with the heat from other people, even I felt a little sleepy.
Last night, Zeol stayed with me very late, so I had a bit of insomnia.
The natural futon disappears when I fall asleep, so as I fight desperately against sleepiness, Miguel emerges from the classroom after his exam, breaks the silence, and yells.
"What are you doing, Hua Wuming!"
"Look carefully.
"Noisy! Stay away from Olivier, what should you do if the fleas move!"
"Sorry, I shower every day and I don't have fleas."
Olivier wakes up from his nap with Miguel's cry.
I heard that the exam is over and I can go home, but I can't go home until the village chief comes back.
"I'm sorry, can you find a place to wait? It's a bit cold in here."
"In that case, wouldn't it be nice to have a cafe in front of the school gate?" The school gate can be seen from the window, so the person picking you up will be clear.
The corridor was too cold for the time being, so I decided to move to the cafe the examiner told me to go to.
"I would also like to ask for some information to avoid any misunderstanding."
The cafe recommended by the teacher is a fashionable shop with a large glass window in front of the school gate.
The transparent plate glass seems to be made using the properties of the earth, and it is very expensive, so it makes me feel that this city is different.
"What's wrong? You two."
"Uh, I don't have any money."
"Oh, it's okay, I'll take it out right now."
"You are Hua Wu Naruto, why are you rich?"
"I work hard every day and have enough money to open a cafe."
"It looks like Miguel and Olivier are out of money."
There are only Grandma Karissa’s pharmacy and Victor’s grocery store in Azka Village.
She spent most of her life bartering and the children had no place to spend money.
I took the two hesitant people into the cafe, explained the situation, and asked them to sit by the window.
Miguel and Olivier sat at a table for four, and I sat in front of Miguel.
The waiter brought us menus, but the two of them just rolled their eyes.
When he goes into town with the mayor or his parents, he sometimes goes to a restaurant to eat, but he doesn't know what to do because it's up to him to order and pay.
"Speaking of which, I don't know much about the store system in this world."
"I mean, I didn't know the name of the dish, so I had no choice but to order it."
"Uh, which menu is the most popular among students at school?"
"And then there's this Potue. A candy made with eggs and milk."
"Then please give me three cups of easy-to-drink tea."
"I got it"
As the staff walked to the kitchen, Miguel took a deep breath and wiped the sweat from his brow with his sleeve.
"Why are you so calm?"
“Because I have my own money, as long as I can afford what I order, no matter how old I am, I’m still a customer.”
"It's amazing. Adventurers are different after all."
"It seems that Olivier's level has risen again, but do you want to use that hand to confuse me?"
"Hmph, even if you are an adventurer, you are just picking grass and catching mice."
"Yeah, but it's probably better than riding on your parents or grandpa."
"What the hell is this guy!"
"If you feel frustrated, go to school and think about what you can do to make life easier in the village. That's your job as a future village leader."
"Hmph, I know it without you telling me."
The dim sum I ordered is called "Potue", which is very similar to what we call "pudding" in China.
Although it lacks the smoothness and elasticity of Chinese pudding, it is rich in flavor.
"Umia, Umia, this."
"Fu, Hu, this level is not uncommon."
"It's so delicious. It's my first time eating it."
"Children should act like children and say it's delicious, but Miguel is really twisted."
In comparison, Olivier's meal was so delicious that it's no wonder Miguel fell in love with it.
“Even so, the pot is delicious, probably because of the quality of the milk they use.”
The milk provided at the Guild Tavern last night was also fresher and richer than I expected.
"If this milk was available on the market, the cheese would be delicious."
"If Mr. Zeol is going to the bar tonight, let's order something made with dairy products."
Five days before the departure ceremony, I walked into the mountains where the snow from the previous day had remained.
The village chief asked me to accompany him to the departure ceremony and asked Miguel about his qualifications, so this time I came to see the situation of cloned mushrooms in order to earn some pocket money.
Three big ones grew out last time, but this time there is only one size available for sale, and it's still a small one.
There’s still one day left before departure, but I don’t know how big it will be in four days, but I don’t think I can look forward to it.
"Aren't these two big silver coins?"
Last time I went to Ibro, I tried the food in cafes and bars and found that the food in this world is even more delicious than I imagined.
In Azka Village, they only do simple cooking like boiling or roasting, so the food is poor, but there seems to be a variety of dishes in the town.
"Anyway, if I go to the city, I want to enjoy a variety of dishes, and I need something before that."
I've been saving money regularly and have money leftover from last year's cloned mushroom sales, but that money will eventually be used to fund my activities as an urban adventurer.
"I want to know how much it costs to live in the city. I should go to a bar and ask."
The last time I was in town I thought I could go to a bar the next night too, but for some reason Olivier liked me and I ended up having dinner with him and having tea afterward.
Probably trying to amuse the big cat, but Miguel intervened and it was really troublesome.
Starting this spring, Miguel will also go to school in Ibro, so Houxiang Village will be quiet.
I want Mr. Zeol to train me for another year or so and participate in the autumn crusade again to improve my skills. Next spring I want to enter the city and start the life of an adventurer.
"In order to do this, I have to increase my bankroll, and I have to improve my stickmanship and magic skills."
After confirming the growth of the cloned mushrooms, we pretended to have a real battle in the forest and went down the mountain.
Recently, while imagining melee combat with an enemy, I became aware of the ability to grasp my surroundings from a distance.
In my case, I was already blind in my left eye, so I tried to maximize the field of vision in my remaining right eye, but things didn't go as planned.
After all, Mr. Zeol should be a close combat opponent, so even if it is just an imaginary opponent, he cannot let down his guard.
Since Mr. Zeol's tough attitude, the strength he has shown is incredible and can be said to be extraordinary.
The ever-changing, free-flowing sticks make you wonder how many arms you have and how many sticks you have.
Even if I devoted all my strength to him, including my sight, energy, strength, and intelligence, my stick would not bite Mr. Zeol.
