What’s the most important thing for a fulfilling semester at the academy?


    Well, opinions may differ, but I think the most important thing is course registration.


    The academy is a ce you attend to learn something. If you’re not going to gain knowledge, there’s no point in paying the expensive tuition fee.


    The same goes for unnecessarily taking sses that aren’t relevant to you. If it’s not knowledge necessary for living… no, for surviving, it would be a waste of time to take it.


    From course registration, which could be seen as the start of a semester, it was necessary to choose sses as carefully as possible.


    What I needed was the knowledge I could learn at Luminor Academy, not just earn a diploma.


    …Well, of course, having a diploma from the academy wouldn’t hurt for living in this world either.


    “Lilith, have you decided on your sses for the second semester?”


    “Yes. I’ve mostly decided.”


    “…Can you tell me a little about what sses you’re taking?”


    “First, I’ve registered for two lecture sses on controlling mana flow to improve uracy. Although my way of handling magic has improvedpared to when I first enrolled, I still think I need more practice.”


    “Right, your Magic Arrows are still a bit unstable.”


    “……”


    “O-of course, since you can use triple casting, it’s okay even if they’re a bit unstable, but I think it would be best if you could reliably hit all three shots instead of just one or two.”


    “…Yes, you’re right.”


    I was just quietly agreeing with Ethan’s words, but why was he suddenly watching my reaction with all these words? [Only on Gxy Trantions! / Axiomatic]


    Anyway, Ethan and I agreed that the uracy of my Magic Arrows needed to improve.@@novelbin@@


    “Other than that, I n to take two required major courses from the Magic Department. Oh, and I’m also nning to take Practical Monster Hunting Training.”


    “Practical Monster Hunting Training?”


    “Yes. The end-of-semester evaluation for the second semester isn’t a duel between students but monster hunting in the ck Forest. I thought it would be good to learn how to deal with monsters in advance.”


    In truth, I was just using the ss as an excuse to enter the ck Forest to gain XP.


    I don’t understand why they made a rule that first-year students can’t enter the ck Forest for personal reasons. Because of this, I couldn’t even level up properly despiteing all the way to the academy.


    From now on, securing XP was more important than anything else, as leveling up was the fastest way to grow.


    “Why don’t you take it too, Young Master Ethan? I think it will provide considerable practical experience for the hunting festival you’ll participate in at the end of the semester.”


    “Sh-should I?”


    “Yes. Of course, the choice is yours, so I won’t insist.”


    “…No, I think I should sign up for it too, as you said. Thanks for the advice, Lilith.”


    …Not bad.


    As I mentioned before, if there were lectures I could attend together with Ethan, I nned to match our schedules as much as possible.


    It wasn’t for any creepy reason like wanting to be with Ethan; it was just much more convenient for my duties as his exclusive maid.


    It was better than drawing other students’ attention bying to the Magic Department building likest time.


    Also, we could also practice coordinating for the hunting festival at the end of the semester.


    “Lilith, I’m just asking out of curiosity.”


    “Yes?”


    “Are you not taking the Magic Swordsmanship ss anymore?”


    “…By Magic Swordsmanship ss, do you mean the Applied Magic Swordsmanship lecture ss that the master teaches?”


    “Yes. Of course, since you use a dagger, strictly speaking, it might not be a necessary ss for you, but I was just wondering.”


    “That was naturally included in my schedule, so I didn’t mention it specifically. After all, the master took my course registration form before we left for the academy.”


    “…Oh, he took yours too. I thought Father only took mine.”


    Well, unlike Ethan, I had expected this. Seeing as he advised me to sign up for the Applied Magic Swordsmanship lecture, he must have naturally told Ethan, who understands swords dozens of times better than me, to sign up as well.


    Given Harold’s personality, he wouldn’t bother mentioning that Ethan and I would be taking the same ss. [Only on Gxy Trantions! / Axiomatic]


    For me, it was actually a good situation as I couldfortably secure a spot due to the harshpetition of course registration.


    After all, magic swordsmanship was the most necessary foundational knowledge for Lilith to survive.


    “Then, we’ll be taking two sses together this year.”


    “Yes. It seems so.”


    “I’m looking forward to it, Lilith.”


    “…Yes. Me too, Young Master Ethan.”


    …I almost got flustered for a moment when Ethan said he was looking forward to it.


    He probably meant he was looking forward to the new semester. Surely, he wouldn’t be excited about having two ovepping sses with me instead of one.


    “And for thest ss…”


    “…There’s more?”


    “Yes. Since we’re paying expensive tuition to attend the academy, isn’t it better to take as many sses as possible?”


    “…Right. It’s your choice, after all.”


    Ethan gave me a look as if he couldn’t believe it, but his gaze wasn’t going to change my decision.


    Still, I was considering my well-being and nned to take only 21 credits out of the maximum 22.


    “Communication with Spirits”


    …Well, it should be fine to invest in this subject for one semester.


    It wasn’t a ss I was signing up for because I particrly liked Sally.


    The reason I chose “Communication with Spirits” as myst course was simple.


    Considering the time I’d be spending with Sally from now on, I felt it would be difficult to cooperate with our current level of trust.


    Perhaps because I tried to back out after hearing its story in Grainstone Vige, Sally often showed a subtly arrogant attitude while traveling with me.


    I needed to make it a somewhatmunicable partner if notpletely educate its personality as a human to a spirit.


    Especially, I had to somehow stop it from waking me up when it was bored while I was sleeping.


    {Communication with Spirits? Instead of taking such a ss, why don’t you sincerely express your admiration for me every morning? Then I might respect you too, you know?}


    “You think I’d fall for such nonsense after suffering you for a month?”


    {Suffering~?! I just talked to you a bit because I was bored when you wouldn’t pay attention to me~!} [Only on Gxy Trantions! / Axiomatic]


    “Don’tpare a spirit that’s awake 24 hours a day with a human who needs to sleep eight hours a day. If you had just guaranteed my right to sleep, I wouldn’t have bothered allocating time for this ss.”


    {Hmph~! I’ll prove to you that taking this ss will be of no use!}


    bber all you want. Whether you chatter or not, I’ll just diligently attend the ss.


    What I believe in is not the nonsense of this noisy fire spirit but the clear rewards I can get from finishing the ss.


    As long as Iplete the ss, I can get ‘+10 Spirit Affinity’, which means that regardless of its attitude, I’ll probably be able to turn it into a somewhat obedient creatureter.


    <em>‘I’m a bit curious about how the Spirit Affinity points from the game will apply here…’</em>


    Well, I’ll find out afterpleting the ss.


    With such thoughts, I entered the ssroom for the first meeting of the “Communication with Spirits” subject and already saw a few diligent students preparing for the first day of ss.


    Among them, I could immediately spot one fairly familiar face.


    <em>‘Oh, Agnes is taking this ss too.’</em>


    Agnes Elizabeth ze.


    Not only did she enter the Magic Department of Luminor Academy at the top spot, but she also showed an overwhelming gap with second ce, making her the cream of the crop of the Magic Department.


    Considering her future of bing the Archmage of the Red Tower, she was by far the character with the most potential for growth among the current Magic Department students.


    <em>‘It wouldn’t hurt to get close to her.’</em>


    We were both in the upper ranks of the academy’s Magic Department, and from this semester, we were side by side in first and second ce.


    My rank had risen to second ce due to the results of the evaluation battle at the end ofst semester.


    To avoid catching the eye of this crazy woman who “hunts the second ce” during each end-of-semester evaluation event, it was important in many ways to build a rapport from now on. [Only on Gxy Trantions! / Axiomatic]


    I really didn’t want to face her in next year’s first-semester final evaluation battle for various reasons.


    Well, Lilith’s appearance itself tends to be quite likable to people, so it shouldn’t be too difficult to befriend her.


    I also roughly knew her tastes and personality, having conquered her character once in the game.


    “Hello, Miss Agnes Elizabeth ze.”


    “……?”


    Agnes tilted her head silently, slightly surprised by my sudden approach and greeting to the empty seat next to her.


    Given her personality of not showing much interest unless it’s someone she finds intriguing, I thought she might not recognize me and was about to introduce myself first.


    Unexpectedly, contrary to my expectation, Agnes seemed to know of Lilith’s existence.


    …Judging by the content of her first words to me, it didn’t seem like she knew me in a good way.


    “This is our first time talking close and personally, right? My name is Lilith ckwood Rose…”


    “…The crazy bitch who used Mana st in the final evaluation battle.”


    …Wait, who’s calling who a crazy bitch?