After lunch break, a few more boring theory classes followed.
In simple terms, it was ti to admire Sylvia’s lovely face.
Those four hours of enriching monts flew by in no ti, and soon it was ti for announcents to wrap up the day.
“Great job today, everyone! Many of you were probably surprised by the monster attack this morning, so make sure to rest well when you get ho. Starting tomorrow, be on your toes! You never know when or where I might spring a surprise test on you, just like today.”
Eve’s announcent set off a murmur among the kids.
After all, for those experiencing sothing like today for the first ti—even if it was just an illusion—it’s tough to accept that monsters can pop up anywhere at any ti.
But that was the educational policy of Aegis Academy.
Training them to maintain calm in any situation from the very start.
The mont they entered this school, even as students, they were each one a hero, and heroes must step up in life-or-death battlefields.
“Oh, one last thing. We need soone to temporarily take the position of class president. Is there anyone interested?”
It was obvious—soone would already have been decided as class president.
I doubt anyone else is serious enough and duty-bound enough to take on such a tedious role as temporary class president other than that one particular kid.
Soon, I would see the class president springing up and saying, “I will do it.”
But the classroom, which had been buzzing just a mont ago, suddenly fell into a chilling silence.
…Huh? Is it a ghost?
Wondering what was wrong, I looked toward the class president and saw her sitting quietly with her head lowered for so reason.
Did she just glance at for a mont, or was it just my imagination?
As no one stepped forward, Eve wore a troubled expression.
“If no one wants to volunteer, I’ll just designate soone myself. Are you all okay with that?”
Even with her words, the classroom remained quiet.
She started tapping her fingers on the desk before finally pointing to soone.
“Then the class president will be i.”
Was it the coercive force of the world at play or just a simple coincidence?
Oddly enough, the one Eve pointed at was the class president herself.
“Wha-?! B-but I…”
The class president, flustered, glanced around for help.
Everyone seed to silently agree that anyone but them could take the position, with a tacit understanding in the looks directed at her.
She seed to glance at longer than the others, but surely that was just my imagination.
With no other options, she squeezed her eyes shut before finally saying,
“…Alright. It doesn’t look like there’s anyone else, so I’ll do it.”
What a relief!
I almost fell into a situation where the class president was not the class president.
Anyway, now that classes have ended, should I head ho?
“Evande, I need to talk to you for a mont, so co to the teacher’s office.”
And just as I stood up, Eve grabbed my arm.
As I quietly followed her out of the classroom, I felt the curious gazes of the other students on my back, wondering what kind of trouble I had caused to be summoned to the teacher’s office on my first day.
I’m curious too!
However, contrary to my concerns, it was nothing particularly troubleso.
“Well, it’s about your uniform. The one you were wearing burned up, so you need to get a new one. Uniform prices being what they are, it might be a burden to buy one new, so I plan to sell you the one you currently have for a lower price. Hmm, let’s see. Evande, just give 200,000 gold. I’ll cover the rest!”
It was about purchasing a uniform.
200,000… Uniforms did tend to be quite pricey in the real world too.
If they were really expensive, so could even go up to 400,000, so 200,000 must an Eve was covering at least half the price.
Regardless, it was a generous offer, so I thanked Eve and paid 200,000 gold before heading ho.
Upon returning ho and searching up uniform prices, I found they were even more expensive than I’d imagined.
I never thought the price of an uniform could exceed three digits…
So, how much did Eve actually cover?
I should rember to thank her again tomorrow.
By the way, was Aegis Academy a school only for the bourgeoisie?
Just then, I thought, maybe I’m one of them too? I checked my account, but to my dismay, my balance was only 100,000 gold.
I was not a bourgeois; I was a pauper.
I had a mont of panic, worrying I might beco the academy’s holess person, but thankfully there was the monthly allowance to rely on.
After paying the rent, I was left with around 300,000 gold each month.
That would have been fine normally, but with the added expense of the uniform, I would have to live off approximately 3,000 gold a day for a month.
Huh? 3,000 gold?
Seeing that delicate amount snapped back to reality.
I almost forgot there were other expenses yet to be calculated.
I needed to pay 3,000 gold a day as ‘friend fees’ to Sylvia.
That ans I would have only 10,000 gold left for the month.
So, my remaining daily budget was roughly 300 gold?
I couldn’t even buy one ran!
At that mont, a balance ga began to unfurl in my head.
Skip breakfast and dinner for the sake of befriending a pretty girl VS live as a loner but enjoy three als a day.
…What’s there even to think about? The choice is a no-brainer!
A person could endure three weeks without food, but there’s no way I’d survive three weeks without being friends with Sylvia!
Besides, now that I’ve turned into a girl, would it really be so bad to just eat one al a day?
I didn’t have any weight to lose, but it could feel like dieting, right?
Either way, what was of more imdiate importance than living expenses was controlling my abilities.
I had figured out how to utilize flas that could actually burn sothing, but if I couldn’t learn how to ignite them where I wanted, that would be troubleso.
How could I ignite only the specific areas I wanted?
It wasn’t like I could be angry selectively on parts of my body.
Sadly, the only body part that I could get mad at had disappeared the mont I beca a girl.
I tried to get mad and ignite my body briefly while tensing my arm, but the flas didn’t budge either.
…I was exhausted.
I needed to find a solution to my money troubles and my abilities.
Sohow, it would work out.
With that thought, I buried my face into the pillow.
*
[The world was so cruel.]
*
[Ding ding ding~ Good morning-]
I reached out to turn off the alarm.
Having skipped dinner and now also breakfast, it was ti for a new day.
Normally, one should feel weak from not eating, but for so reason, I felt lighter than usual.
Could this be the effect of intermittent fasting or sothing?
I might be doing pure fasting rather than intermittent fasting.
Regardless, since I was late yesterday, I decided to head to school early.
Arriving thirty minutes earlier than the morning assembly, I noticed soone had already beaten there.
The class president was naturally cleaning the classroom as if it were her duty.
What a diligent child…
As I was touched by the scene, when I locked eyes with the class president, she startled and quickly looked down.
Ah, maybe she’s the type to feel embarrassed if caught doing good deeds?
To spare her embarrassnt, I quietly turned and headed towards the teacher’s office.
In the office, I found Eve leaning back in her chair, humming a little tune.
“Teacher.”
“Oh? Ah, Evande, what brings you here so early?”
Eve peeked her head back over the chair’s backrest, straightening up upon seeing .
“I checked the price of the uniform when I got ho, and it seems I might have burdened you more than expected…”
“Worried about that? Hmph, you’re such a good girl, Evande. Don’t stress over the price. I’m incredibly wealthy. Honestly, I’d love to simply buy the uniform for you, but I asked for you to pay as a reminder of responsibility since I was worried you might burn it down again.”
“Regardless, thank you.”
“Of course, of course. Evande, you have a cuter side than I thought!”
Avoiding Eve’s sly grin, I hurriedly dashed back to class.
By the way, is Eve really that rich?
Well, if she is the world’s greatest illusionist, she must have plenty of opportunities to earn money.
Just thinking about it a little makes it clear she has an easy way to make money.
If I could use illusion magic instead of fire, I wouldn’t be struggling financially.
I just hope there are no classes involving abilities today…
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