𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
The day after the measurements, the uniforms arrived.
They were carelessly bundled together for both boys and girls in a wooden box and placed at the entrance of the dormitory. Ratts was upset by such rough handling, but Albero didn’t seem to mind.
Albero and Marlon carried the wooden box into the dining hall and opened the lid.
Before they knew it, all the dormitory students had gathered. For some reason, Albero called out their names and handed out the uniforms one by one.
“Here, Ratts.”
“Damn it! They keep mocking us.”
“Howl.”
“Ah, thanks.”
“Marlon.”
“Ah, thank you. . . . . .”
The boys were pretty upset, but the girls not so much.
Even though they were wrapped in cloth, there was some resistance to touching the girls’ uniforms. However, no girls came forward to distribute them, so Albero did.
He handed out a few girls’ uniforms and then moved on to the next girl.
“Let’s see, Mirittz-san.”
“Hm, thank you. Third son of the Rushout family, right?”
“. . . . . .”
“Oh, did I offend you? Sorry.”
For some reason, whenever Mirittz learned Albero was from the Rushout family, she made sarcastic remarks.
It didn’t bother him much, but he didn’t like it. So, he ignored her.
“Next is. . . . . .Laby.”
“Y, Yes. . . . . .thank you.”
“Y, You’re welcome.”
Laby, a gentle-looking girl, gave Albero a soft smile.
Her smile was so endearing that Albero couldn’t help but look away.
After handing out all the uniforms, he took the last one left.
The name 『Albero・Rushout』 was written on it.
“Well, the entrance ceremony is tomorrow. It’ll be held in the main hall, so let’s go after breakfast. Breakfast duty, wake up early and make plenty!”
For some reason, Ratts took charge.
By the way, Marlon and a few girls were in charge of meals. Surprisingly, the food was delicious.
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After dinner and a bath, they returned to their room.
Ratts went to visit a classmate’s room, and Marlon was preparing for breakfast.
So, only Albero and Howl were in the room.
Looking at the uniform hanging on the wall, Howl said to Albero,
“Look at this. Such a ridiculous design.”
“Yeah, when it’s this blatant, it’s almost funny.”
“Exactly.”
Howl chuckled.
On the back of the uniform was a large 『F』 embroidered.
This represents an F-ranked summoner, which means the lowest rank in this school.
“Did you know? Only freshmen live here. The reason is that even F-rankers can move up to E-rank with study. So, only first-year students live here.”
“I know. . . . . .”
“Hey Albero. . . . . .show me your summoned beast.”
“Alright, but. . . . . .”
Albero summoned a small mole onto his palm.
『Mogu!』
“Huh, a mole? . . . . . .It’s small.”
“I thought it would grow, but it’s been like this for fifteen years.”
“Well, here’s mine.”
A small bird landed on Howl’s shoulder.
“This is Voice. Its ability is 『it can chirp in a high-pitched voice』. It’s just a loud and annoying sound, a useless ability.”
“Mine’s similar. The ability to dig holes and solidify the ground. . . . . .haha.”
They both gave a wry smile.
Mogu rolled around next to Albero and stretched out comfortably.
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“Ugh. . . . . .I really want to graduate from the academy soon.”
“Oh? What will you do after graduation?”
“What are you talking about?”
“Just a thought. I want to leave the Rushout territory and till a field in a quiet place.”
“. . . . . .You’re so old-fashioned.”
“W, What?!”
Albero couldn’t even argue with that.
The entrance ceremony is tomorrow.
The start of a new life was approaching.
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