Chapter 9: Transfer Test (1)

Life at the mansion was repetitive.

I got up in the morning, listened to Philiana’s class, and chatted with Eve and Bella.

After repeating this for a month, I was able to reach the first circle.

‘···Can I pass the academy with the first circle?’

I’d have to create at least two circles to enter the academy, but it was only the first circle.

I patted Philiana’s shoulder with a worried heart.

“Philiana, I don’t think I can pass.”

“Hey, you have to try, though.”

Philiana replied without even looking at me.

She was putting unknown objects into a bear-shaped bag.

“What are you doing?”

“Making a bag.”

Philiana held out the bag in front of me.

I had never seen an animal-shaped bag before, so I could only stand still for a long time.

“This is···?”

“It’s a bag with an expansion magic. I put the things you need for going out in it, so always carry it when you go out.”

Did Philiana take care of me?

I was grateful for her thoughtfulness, but there was one problem.

The appearance of the bag, modeled after a baby bear, was cute, but I didn’t like it.

“The bag is too adorable. Couldn’t you change it to something else?”

“···This is Thor Bear, though? When it becomes an adult, it can tear dragons apart.”

Thor Bear.

Wasn’t that a disaster-level monster that summoned thunder?

I looked at the bear doll bag with surprised eyes.

“I understand what you mean, but this guy is just too cute.”

“Cute? Isn’t that just how it looks to you, Luna?”

“Just to me?”

How would Thor Bear’s baby look to other people?

I crossed my arms and thought, and soon I could realize.

That Thor Bear was close to a disaster even when it was a baby.

‘Is my perspective strange?’

Ordinary people would wet themselves even if they met an orc.

Even though they were trivial guys who would die from a single slap in my case, it was true to them.

Perhaps, as Philiana said, this bear guy might only look cute to me.

‘Let’s think like an ordinary person.’

I took a deep breath and looked at the bear doll bag.

Then, the guy, who was only cute, began to look a little dignified.

“Philiana, how does this guy look to you?”

“···It doesn’t look ridiculous.”

“I see.”

If it looked that way even in the Archmage Philiana’s eyes, then so be it.

I couldn’t say more than this.

“Good. I’ll use this bag.”

“Oh···!”

Philiana’s eyes widened.

And she raised her hands as if she was making a victory sign.

“Why?”

“I, I was worried that you wouldn’t use the bag even though I worked hard to make it, Luna.”

“Ah.”

Certainly.

Because it was a bag with expansion magic.

It would be quite a shame if I didn’t use it.

Perhaps I had only thought about it from my perspective.

‘It’s a bag that Philiana made for me.’

I immediately put on the bag.

It was small and light, so I couldn’t feel the weight.

It was clear that it was even made with the magic of weight reduction.

“Philiana, thank you for the bag.”

Was it because of my words of gratitude?

Philiana crouched down to my eye level.

“I’ll come pick you up as soon as the exam is over, so you can’t go astray, right?”

“Understood.”

“Don’t follow anyone who tells you to go somewhere, even if they tell you to go.”

“···Is Philiana treating me like a child?”

I glared at Philiana with narrow eyes, and she shook her hands in a hurry.

“Do, do you know how much the homunculus body is worth? E, even a scratch will end my experiment.”

Aha.

She was worried about the homunculus’s body.

Then I could fully understand.

“I understand. I will do my best to come back in good health.”

“I’m asking you to do that.”

Philiana, who said so, attached something to the bag strap.

It was a yellow, round object of unknown use.

“This is··· a safety buzzer?”

“Safety buzzer?”

I knew what safety was, but what did buzzer mean?

Was it a new term in this era?

Looking at Philiana with a questioning gaze, she pointed to the ring attached to the safety buzzer with her finger.

“You can pull the ring if you think it’s dangerous.”

“If it’s dangerous?”

“Yes. If someone forcibly puts you in a carriage or touches your body, pull it. Understood?”

Was she worried about the expensive homunculus’s body being stolen?

It was a truly meaningless concern.

Because if necessary, I just had to bring out my original power.

“Philiana, haven’t you forgotten who I am?”

“Th, that’s not the case! I’m just helping you not to need to take out your power, Luna!”

“···I see.”

The more I bring out my original power, the more likely I am to be exposed.

There was nothing that was easier to identify than immense power.

Here, I had no choice but to follow Philiana’s method.

“I understand. If something happens, I’ll pull this first.”

“Yes! If you want to hide your identity, you must! Must! Use the safety buzzer first?”

“Understood.”

Since it was an object given by the Archmage.

High-level magic would be applied to it.

I nodded and put my finger through the safety buzzer’s ring.

“May I pull it just once?”

Philiana trembled at my question.

“···It’s a big deal if you use it here.”

“Why?”

“···You might die.”

It was a bit risky to be killed by it.

I let go of my finger from the ring in a hurry.

It seemed better not to use it unless it was a truly dangerous moment.

“Let’s leave now.”

“Yes. I’ll teleport you to the academy.”

Teleportation magic.

It was the highest level magic that consumed an enormous amount of magic power, but Philiana just snapped her finger.

Thak!

With a familiar sound, the world shone brightly.

The teleportation magic after a long time made me a little dizzy.

“It’s amazing again this year.”

Helion Academy, which was called the best academy in the empire.

Evelyn, the receptionist there, closed her eyes as she looked at the line that was stretching out in front of her.

‘Ugh.’

It was only the entrance exam for the transfer students, where only five people were to be selected, but there were two thousand applicants.

It felt like she was going to cry because of the lack of manpower.

She needed healing.

She should go to the pet shop near her house after work.

Evelyn opened her eyes with a small hope, and she met a girl’s eyes.

“Is this the reception desk?”

The girl looked familiar with the informal way of speaking.

Evelyn looked at the girl with a bewildered look.

‘Is she a noble?’

It was unbearably lovely that she was tightly holding onto the bag strap with her small hands.

The girl, who was cute enough to make Evelyn, whose job was dealing with people, admire her.

If she grows up like that, she would surely become a beauty that would shake the country.

Evelyn couldn’t help but smile.

“What can I do for you?”

“I came to take the transfer exam.”

“Transfer exam?”

The girl who was so small, was going to take the academy exam?

It was surprising, but it wasn’t impossible.

The academy was a place where talented people gathered regardless of age.

“What’s your name?”

“Luna Eve Chambers.”

As the girl called out her full name, the application documents appeared from the magic item.

It meant that her identity was confirmed the moment her voice reacted to the document.

“You applied for the magic department, didn’t you?”

“Yes, I am a first-circle mage.”

First circle.

It was too much to enter the academy with just that level.

Over half of the applicants for the magic department had surpassed this circle.

Of course, it wasn’t impossible to enter the academy even though she was in the first circle.

The academy also evaluated the potential ability of the students.

If the girl had a talent for magic, she would be able to pass.

Evelyn decided not to evaluate the girl with her current ability.

“Your identity has been confirmed, and you know that you can’t bring any dangerous items, right?”

Evelyn’s gaze turned to the girl’s bag.

It was a bear doll bag that was as cute as the girl.

She wasn’t going to search the girl’s bag separately because there was an inspection device, but she had to ask this question for formality.

“Um··· Actually, I have a safety buzzer.”

“Sa, safety buzzer?”

“Yes, it’s my protective gear.”

The yellow safety buzzer attached to the girl’s bag.

It was a child-friendly protective device that would make an alarm sound when the string was pulled.

“Ah··· That’s okay. It’s for self-defense.”

“That’s a relief. I was a little worried because I was going to take it off my body, since it’s important to me.”

She was worried about the safety buzzer.

Even though her way of speaking was mature, was she a child?

Evelyn burst into laughter at her pure appearance.

“Hehe, you must pass?”

Evelyn held out her palm towards Luna.

It was to do a high-five, but Luna just looked at her palm blankly.

“Uh···”

Did she go too far with the noble girl?

As Evelyn was about to withdraw her hand hesitantly, Luna put her head on the palm.

“Thank you. I’ll do my best.”

“Eh···?”

What was this situation?

Evelyn didn’t know, but she didn’t withdraw her hand.

For now, she just decided to enjoy the girl’s silky hair.

She probably didn’t have to go to the pet shop.