Chapter 158 She Knew It (1/2)

Lazily walking down the comfortable, sunny afternoon street, I called out to the person next to me.

[Hey, Bell. Be careful of hitting stuff like carriages, okay?]

[Gaoo!]

I am currently walking Bell through the streets of the royal capital.

Bell, who was allowed to be kept at Lilia-san’s mansion, is mainly being taken care of by Sieg-san.

It’s not like Lilia-san appointed her or that I asked her to do so but…… Sieg-san seems to really like animals, and she often visits Bell to take care of him.

Bell has become completely attached to Sieg-san, and I’ve seen him happily playing with her from time to time.

However, I was the one who said I would keep Bell, and even though Sieg-san is taking care of him because she likes him, I can’t just keep on relying on her.

So, I’m taking a stroll with him, at least on a daily basis.

I don’t know if Bell is happy walking outside together with me or not, but he is always in a good mood when we go out for a walk, and he frequently rubs his face against mine.

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Smiling at his adorable actions, I continued walking with him while patting his head.

At first, there were some curious gazes sent to us, but people are creatures that adapt to situations, and after a few days, I didn’t see that kind of reaction anymore.

[Hmmm. Shall we go in a different direction today?]

[Gao!]

Telling Bell that, I turn into a different street than usual.

Well, even though I say we’re going on a different street, with Bell’s size, we can only pass through the main streets to begin with, and with Kuro’s necklace, there’s no need to worry about getting lost.

However, when I walk on a different path than usual, we would be more likely to be exposed to curious gazes.

[…….It’s a Behemoth.]

[Amazing…… It’s the first time I’ve seen one.]

[……Miyama-san?]

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They were remarks I used to hear when I first went for a walk with Bell, so I didn’t really pay attention to it but…… Unnn?

Arehh? I think I just heard a different line of dialogue earlier……

Curious, I turned around and saw a familiar figure standing there.

[……Arehh? Kusunoki-san?]

[How unexpected. For us to meet here…… You’re taking a stroll with Bell-chan?]

[Unnn. We came down a different path than usual but…… Kusunoki-san, you came from the magic school?]

[Yes. The lectures have just ended and I was on the way home.]

Apparently, this place seems to be the street from Lilia-san’s mansion leading towards the magic school, and that’s why I bumped into Kusunoki-san on her way home from school.

I’m not sure if it’s their school uniform or not, but Kusunoki-san is wearing a brown robe, and coupled with her glossy black hair, she looked like a true magician.

She looked at Bell and me for a while, and after a moment of silence, as if she thought about something, she spoke.

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[Ummm…… Miyama-san.]

[Yeah?]

[If you don’t mind, can I follow along Bell-chan’s stroll?]

[Yeah. I don’t mind.]

I don’t have any particular reason to refuse, so I nodded, and thus, Kusunoki-san followed Bell and I with a faint smile on her face.

[Come to think of it, I’ve never heard about it before but…… What kind of things do you study at the magic school, Kusunoki-san?]

[Errr…… The only lectures I’m receiving are about Earth Magic and Magic Tool Creation. Today, we’re being taught about “Basic Construction Theory of a Semi-Independent Golem Creation Technique Using Earth Magic”.]

[O- Ohh…… Just hearing what it’s called is somehow making me sleepy……]

[……Miyama-san, you’re already a College student, right?]

[……Embarrassing it may be, yes, I am.]

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[Fufufu.]

Kusunoki-san is a girl who has already pulled herself together even at the age of 17, and just as I imagined her to be, she’s a smart girl.

At least, she looks far smarter than when I was just feeling giddy about my College Entrance Examination.

[However, why did you suddenly decide to go study at the magic school?]

[……Errr, that is…… You’re not going to laugh, are you?]

[Eh? Yeah, I’m not going to laugh.]

[……You may think it’s childish of me, but I, ummm, even back when I was little, I wanted to be a magician. And then…… When I heard that there is magic in this world, I was, ummm, I was so happy……]

Hearing Kusunoki-san’s words as she muttered with her face down in embarrassment, I somehow felt like smiling.

She’s usually very mature in many ways, but looking at her like that, how should I say this…… Things like her dreams she used to have when she was a kid, getting excited about magic, it seems that there are still parts of her that are appropriate for her age.

[No, I can understand what you feel. I was also quite excited when I heard about us being able to use magic too.]

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