I Became the Academy’s Pink Airhead Chapter 49

Bell decided to have a cozy chat with the seven minor noble girls Freya had captured. So, we entered the outpost next to the main gate of .

By now, we were accustod to entering the ’s outpost area.

They had converted one of the spare lodgings into a space for the mbers dispatched from the to stay. The location was on the edge of the site, but it was a straight path to the student council building.

‘It feels like a US military base in a foreign country… From the perspective of Skadi, the student council president of , it must feel like she’s being watched all the ti...’

Whatever the situation or choice... The independence of is impossible.

For Skadi, an independence advocate, this would have been a heartbreaking situation. In the original story, it was a vassal state of the Eastern Alliance, and here, it’s a vassal state of the … She seed to have a rather unfortunate fate.

Alvit looked around and spoke.

"Every ti I co here, I feel it, but has so many buildings. The student council building is like a huge tower." "Ha-ha-ha―☆ They even generously gave Bell an entire building that could easily accommodate dozens of people♪" "Since they excel in architectural skills among the schools in the academy city, and they have many visitors from outside..."

Kara trailed off, looking around. Hundreds of dwarves and external students had gathered there, looking worried.

Murmur murmur

I ca to place an order for weapons and equipnt production, but what is this ss...

I was finally able to get a bunch of low-grade ether conductive ores cheaply… sigh…

Damn Carpet and those eared brats, they’ve been noisy lately, centering around the aristocratic faction of , and now they’ve caused trouble.

Ugh… they’ve been ssing with the telephone base stations since yesterday, so I can’t even contact the school… What a ss.

They were reading the news about the Eastern Alliance's activities on the bulletin board of ’s student council. Due to the incident, had also stopped its factory operations, leaving them stranded.

“...”

I looked at the guests gathered at and thought that the sudden production halt declaration by was also related to this.

‘Thanks to that, Maya and the Facility Engineering Departnt students, who had fled during the strike, managed to escape from the school before the blockade started…’

The move to threaten to prevent them from focusing on external matters was clearly intentional. The Eastern Alliance’s uprising seed less impulsive and more calculated.

‘In the original story, they had already secured the northeast, so they didn’t apply this much pressure from various angles...’

Similar but more ticulous moves compared to the original. Could it be that the altered was behind this...?

“...”

Leaving that scene behind, we entered the outpost office.

“I’ll open it for you.” “Uu―☆ I’m not such an invalid anymore☆” “Oh… okay…”

Alvit, leading the way, opened the door to the outpost office.

Creak―

The inside was clean and sophisticated, befitting a building in , renowned for its architecture and chanical engineering. Inside, mbers of the security team , who followed Sigrun, were either resting or working.

I recognized the faces of the security team mbers, who also appeared as supporters in the original story.

‘The unique ones who follow the justice fool, Sigrun.’

In the ga, they were NPC mob characters with shared models, but here, they were individual girls with distinctive appearances.

"Wait a mont~!"

The youngest mber of the security team, a first-year silver-haired vampire girl, blocked our way out of obligation. But upon seeing our faces, her eyes widened.

"This area is off-limits to outsiders… huh? Alvit? Rota and Kara too… And Clara Senior? What brings you here?" “Hello, Greta.” “Hello, hello―☆ Greta! Your fangs are cute today too~♪” “Hehe! You noticed! My fangs are considered the most stylish among the new students at … Oh, right, what brings you here?”

I answered the slightly clueless Greta.

“Bell told us to wait here for a bit―☆ We’ll be quiet~♪ and calm~♪ if you allow us to stay―☆” “Oh… yes. Of course! You are guests of Captain Sigrun and Secretary Bell, after all.” “Hmm―☆ Can’t we be your guests too, Greta? That would be sad… I was going to tell you how to make your teeth whiter…☆” “Huh…?! Is there really a way to do that―?! The secret to fang whitening that the senior mbers never told , right here―?!”

Greta, with clenched fists and sparkling eyes, approached us with a purity that seed to make stars shine in her eyes.

‘It’s always refreshing to see characters with their own uniqueness, even if they aren't playable.’

Would it feel like discovering that one of the minor characters in a Romance of the Three Kingdoms ga is actually a scholar with a backstory?

I gently pressed Greta’s nose and answered.

“…Actually, I don’t really know―☆” “No way―?! Were you making a fool of ?!” “Sniff…☆ But Greta, if I didn’t do this♪ you wouldn’t pay attention to ―☆” “No way―?! Were you trying to get my attention?!” “Well… I thought we could be good friends, Greta―♪” “No way―?! Did you want to be friends with ?!”

A conversation that could cause brain damage just by listening to it. Alvit and Rota watched with wry smiles, while Freya hid behind the tall Kara, pretending to be a stranger.

Hearing our conversation, other mbers of the security team began to gather.

“What’s going on?” “Oh, it’s the kids.” “Are they here to help us again?”

Approaching us with welcoming expressions, the security team mbers had gotten to know us during the northern incident.

A cheerful mber of the security team spoke to us.

“I heard the path to here was blocked by the Eastern Alliance. How did you make it?” “Yes♪ This lovely street cat lady here cleared the way for us all―☆” “A street cat? A beastkin?” “That’s right~♪ It’s this lady here―☆”

I pointed to Freya. Hiding behind Kara, Freya flinched in surprise. Seeing her, the security team mbers were also shocked.

“Wait a minute…!” “Oh?! [Purple Spindle]―?!” “Greta―!! Go call the captain―!!” “Why is the strongest student from here?!”

The security team mbers started murmuring as soon as they saw Freya.

Currently, the forces of , including the outpost, were in a sharp standoff with the Eastern Alliance of , so the security team mbers looked around the office in a panic.

“Captain~! What should we do―?!”

Sigrun, the captain of the security team, who was on the phone in the back of the office, turned to us and spoke. Her brown ears twitched continuously as she dealt with frantic reports.

“Ah! That person is fine! It's already been discussed with Secretary Bell, so everyone get back to your duties!” “Huh? Really? That person… is a beastkin wizard from ?” “She’s fine! She’s from the ‘research faction,’ unrelated to this issue! And besides, I’m a dark elf myself! No racial discrimination in the security team!” “Oh… well, that’s true…”

I let out a chuckle at the sight.

'They’re like Arican police...'

Tap tap

“...?”

I felt a small impact on my side and turned to look. Tap tap Tap tap Tap tap

Freya was poking my side with her wand like a woodpecker. She seed dissatisfied with being the center of such an incident.

Freya, in a disgruntled tone, quietly scolded .

“Q-Quiet… Talking to strangers… Don’t include … you brute…” “Aww☆ I’m sorry―☆” “R-Really… If this wasn’t an ergency… I wouldn’t be with… a brute like you…” “I’m sorryyy…☆”

Until recently, our conversations usually ended around here. But since our chat in the shopping district, Freya had always been nagging with these bossy remarks.

“Hmph… Saying sorry all the ti… What’s the point of rules… and the disciplinary committee… You should show sincerity… shouldn’t you…?” “Uuu… that’s harsh―☆ Then would you like to share my macarons? They’re very sweet and tasty―♪” “I’m not a beggar… Hmph… G-Give it… I’ll taste it…”

Having vented her anger on the train, she seed hungry. Nom nom...

Freya took the macarons from my coat pocket and started eating. They were high-end macarons included in the relief supplies Hilde had sent, so she seed to like them.

After the brief commotion, The office returned to its tense atmosphere. We sat in Bell’s sowhat ssy office.

“Excuse .”

Clink

A second-year student with gentle eyes and sleek red hair brought tea. Placing the tray of refreshnts before us, she spoke.

“Please enjoy before it gets cold. You must be tired from your long journey.” “Oh―☆ Thank you♪ Such luxurious hospitality―☆” “Hehe, it’s nothing.”

The girl bowed and left Bell’s office with the tray.

Sip…

Everyone lifted their cups and sipped the tea.

“Pheew~”

Rota, unable to drink the hot tea, blew on it to cool it down. As usual, she couldn’t handle hot drinks.

A mont of silence.

As the fragrant aroma of tea filled the office, A presence confidently approached us from outside. Bell entered the office boldly, pushing the door open.

Bang―!

The remaining fur on one side of the captured girls' ears, It was ruthlessly shaved and clung to Bell’s clothes. The amount could have filled a small pillow.

Bell, her face covered in fur, smiled broadly and shouted.

“I found out! The beasts’ sches! They’re trying to tie us down. The Carpet and Eared Alliance aren’t targeting the northeast!”

“They’re not targeting the northeast? Then why are they occupying the dungeon gates...? Especially those with the Blessing of Recovery...”

“Hohoho… Our cute secretary knows that too! It seems they needed blessings to replenish the magical puppets of , their main force in the northeast! They didn’t have enough on their own!”

Hearing this, Rota grabbed my sleeve and looked at with anxious eyes. They had occupied the dungeon gate with the blessing we were heading to for my treatnt.

‘Well… it couldn’t be helped, I didn’t expect the armor puppets of to appear so soon.’

I held her hand and signaled that it was okay. Rota, still dejected, lowered her head.

Thud thud

Bell hurriedly walked inside the office. With a lively gesture, she pointed to the center of the map of .

“The main target of the is... the barrier leading to the World Tree, specifically the building connected to the outside!!”

Freya, understanding sothing, murmured.

“F-Frau and the aristocratic faction… Their age-old ambition… to regain control of … They haven't stopped their foolish plans...”

“Hmph! The forces of and the Aesir Military have protected for over 1000 years! How dare those beasts try to interfere―!”

Ignoring Bell’s words, Freya pondered aloud.

“B-But with the aristocratic faction's poor magical skills, such a plan is unthinkable… Why are they executing it so urgently...?”

“Hmm… I don’t know that either. Maybe the research faction has so clue?”

“N-Not at all… T-The student council of has always been managed by the aristocratic faction… It’s a tradition...”

“This is why aristocratic schools...”

Bell compared what she had found out with what Freya knew. She seed to consider our presence a golden opportunity to help.

‘If ’s real target isn’t the northeast but the ...’

For so reason, A face flashed in my mind, making my heart flutter.

“...”

The first person who ca to mind was Hilde.