From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now, and They Won’t Leave Me Alone Volume 4 [Complete] by Shigeru Sagazaki

Author:Shigeru Sagazaki
Language: eng
Format: epub

Interlude

“Hi there. So what’s today’s menu?”

“Stew. There’s plenty for second helpings too.”

In the early afternoon at the magic institute, inside the large cafeteria on the school grounds, the cheerful chatter of students filled the air. It was an enormous facility meant to support the stomachs of some six hundred aspiring wizards. Students in refreshing blue and white uniforms sat where they liked, enjoying their meals while talking with their school friends.

Sitting at one of these tables was a young girl who was heartily—or crudely, if one chose not to mince words—gulping down a bowl of stew. This girl with dark blue hair was named Mui Freya, and she had no issue with eating alone. She simply enjoyed her food while thinking about how the flavor was slightly different than the meals back at home.

Some time had passed since Mui’s enrollment at the magic institute. If necessary, she would exchange one or two words with other students, but she had no idea how to close the distance between herself and other people. Having lived alone most of her life with nobody but her older sister by her side, she’d never felt the need to get closer to anyone.

“Oh? Mui, you’re having lunch too!”

“I am...”

That didn’t mean she refused to let people try to get closer to her, though. As a result, she’d been able to form and maintain connections with some of the more whimsical students.

“I’ll be taking the seat across from you!”

“Do what you want...”

This endlessly cheerful girl—Cindy Lobeaut—was one of her few acquaintances. From an outside perspective, they looked like they were in this vague relationship of being more than acquaintances and less than friends.

Cindy was holding a tray containing a bowl filled to the brim with stew, and she took a seat at Mui’s table. Cindy had a loud voice—she always spoke at an exceptional volume. And with that loud voice, she was able to get along with anyone. Mui had been unable to escape this girl who called out to everyone in sight.

“Thanks for the food!” Cindy shouted cheerfully—her voice projected very well.

She started eating, and in contrast to her voice, her mannerisms were very refined. Mui could tell the difference between Cindy’s etiquette and her own lack of it. Mui knew nothing about culture or manners or anything of the like. Up until now, she’d never had the leisure of worrying about such things.

However, her situation had changed a little. There hadn’t been any problems yet while living with Beryl, but now that she was experiencing the communal life in the magic institute, she was starting to get vaguely anxious—she felt like, if she wanted to grow, she couldn’t stay the same. However, just being conscious of manners and culture wasn’t enough to acquire such skills. Beryl had been relatively lax about this, so she hadn’t shown much progress.

“Today’s cafeteria food is as good as ever, isn’t it?!”

For better or worse, nobody around Mui was particularly strict about this. It’d been that way all her life.

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