Chapter 496

In the year 407 of the Armored Dragon Calendar, Ranoa Magic University, inside the first-year girls' dormitory.

"Roxy, what's wrong with you?"

The demon race girl was pushed awake; the moment she opened her eyes, her roommate Lanreta was standing right beside her.

"What do you mean, what's wrong?"

Roxy looked a bit bewildered, looking at her tall roommate, seeming like she hadn't fully woken up.

"Didn't you notice you're drenched in sweat? If you're sick, go request sick leave."

"Uh, it's nothing, I just had a nightmare."

Roxy touched her forehead, discovered her hand was indeed a bit damp, and hurriedly replied.

"What kind of nightmare could make you suffer this much?"

Lanreta was a bit curious and asked.

"It's some things from the past."

The demon race girl wasn't willing to say more.

"Alright then, it's already getting a bit late. If you don't want to miss breakfast or be late for class, you'd better hurry up and wash up. I'm leaving first."

Seeing she was fine, Lanreta didn't say anything more either. After leaving a reminder, she walked straight out of the dormitory.

*Splash... *

Roxy used Waterball to fill a wooden basin with water and started washing her face.

【Wonder how Captain Hakkendru, Braze, and Notobara are doing now, whether they've already become A-rank Adventurers and made a big name for themselves on the Magic Continent...】

Thinking like this, yet it didn't hinder her washing up quickly. After changing clothes and putting on her shoes, the girl ran out of the dormitory building in a hurry. Under her skirt swaying to and fro was pure white underwear.

【My name is Roxy Migurdia. Before the age of 17, I was certain my life was under my own control.

But in the year I turned 17, after encountering a terrifying silver-haired man, my life changed, and was no longer under my own control...】

"Please give me the cheapest coarse wheat bread!"

She ran to the cafeteria and bought two pieces of coarse wheat bread. After quickly eating one piece of bread and drinking clear water condensed with water magic, the demon race girl rushed toward the classroom again. The remaining piece of bread she would save for lunch.

【A terrifying man named Orsted saved my companions at a critical moment when I was 17, but afterward, he made various unreasonable demands of me personally. First, he demanded I leave my original adventurer party and go to the Miris Continent...】

【And when I was just about to settle down in Milishion, the capital of the Miris Holy Kingdom on the Miris Continent, he suddenly popped up again telling me to go to the Central Continent, saying I should go search for my teacher...】

【Although I was very happy when I saw Teacher Bardikand in the Asura Kingdom, this feeling of being driven along still made me very uncomfortable...】

The demon race girl went up the teaching building.

【Is the other party a bad person? I don't know, because the other party would occasionally suddenly appear to help me when I encountered difficulties.

It's just that every time after helping me, he would again command me in a commanding tone about what I should go do.

And the most recent instruction was over half a year ago. That person demanded I must enroll in Ranoa Magic University this March.

During that time, on my way over to enroll, he even gave a harsh lesson to an adventurer scumbag who had designs on my tuition money...】

The demon race girl stepped into the classroom.

【Today I dreamed of past events. Also don't know if that terrifying guy will suddenly pop out again and demand I go do something else.】

"You're pretty fast."

"I'm not late, am I?"

"No, the teacher hasn't arrived yet."

Greeting Lanreta, who was her deskmate next door, Roxy sat down in her own seat.

Although attending Ranoa Magic University was the instruction of that terrifying silver-haired man named Orsted.

But actually, the demon race girl also had the thought of wanting to come here to further her magic studies.

One reason was that she herself was interested in magic, especially water magic.

Another reason was that she wanted to be able to say "no" to that guy named Orsted in the future.

Say: my life should be under my own control. Words like that.

Of course, Roxy knew this was very difficult.

Back when Captain Hakkendru wanted to keep her, and Braze and Nokubara went all-out armed to fight that silver-haired man Orsted, yet were easily defeated by him, she knew.

So, Roxy studied hard, wanting to grasp power sufficient to change her fate of having her life arbitrarily manipulated by others.

"Good morning, everyone~"

Teacher Evias was still that close to students. The moment she entered the classroom, she started greeting the students in the class.

"Good morning, Teacher Evias."

Like the other classmates, Roxy greeted Evias, then took out her textbook filled with notes and prepared for class.

"Before class today, Teacher wants to introduce a new classmate joining our class to everyone."

Evias's words drew whispers among the students in the class.

A transfer student at this time, can they keep up with the curriculum?

【Perhaps just some guy coming to the Magic University to laze away the days, just killing time.】

Thinking this, Roxy couldn't help but look at Lanreta beside her.

Lanreta sensed her gaze and glared right back, as if sensing the girl's opinion of her.

But this can't be blamed on Roxy. Who told the other party to be exactly that kind of guy who lazes away the days.

"Broly, come in."

Evias called out, and a petite figure walked in from the doorway.

【Different from what I imagined — some rich person or noble-born guy coming to kill time — the one who came in was a boy. He wore rather plain clothes, didn't look like he had money, nor did he look like he had a noble family background.

Of course, my first impression of this transfer student was: small. To say how small, about the same as that Young Master Jia Feng.】

"Broly is a Halfling. Although he's not old in years, everyone mustn't underestimate him. This child was specially recruited into our university."

Evias's introduction of the boy surprised Roxy somewhat; Ranoa Magic University did indeed have Special Admission Students, but the conditions to satisfy Special Admission Student requirements were absolutely harsh beyond compare — either one possessed a very special background, or one possessed a very special talent.

"Broly possesses a very special Familiar Summoning Magic; the Familiars he summons can achieve near-permanent existence before being eliminated by external force, and do not require the Summoner to continuously consume Magic Power to maintain their existence……"

Under Evias's inquiry, the boy was willing to show a trick in front of the class students, and a Water Elemental the size of a Slime was soon summoned by him.

"Everyone take a look at this Water Elemental; can you tell the difference between it and wild monsters?"

The Water Elemental was passed around and also reached Roxy's hands; Roxy confirmed she could not tell the difference between this Familiar and wild monsters.

"This is a composite technique combining Magic Circles and Summoning Magic for use together."

Although Evias had not yet figured out the operating principle of this permanent Familiar Summoning Magic, she knew Magic Circle knowledge was utilized within it, yet she used these words to stimulate the students' enthusiasm for learning Magic Circles.

And before truly starting class, she still had to arrange the Transfer Student's seat.

"Broly is on the shorter side, so sit in the Front Row. Lanreta, you're taller, sit in the back row."

"How come it's like this."

Lanreta complained a bit, but still yielded the position.

"Hello, I'm Broly."

"Ah, I'm Roxy Migurdia."

Roxy hadn't expected the boy to actively greet her, so after being greeted she was a beat slow to react; only after reacting did she introduce herself in a somewhat flustered manner.

"Nice to meet you."

"Uh, I'm from the Demon Race."

Roxy gave a reminder; rather than being distanced later when her Demon Race identity was known, better to make it clear from the start and have the other party not approach her.

"I know, you're a person of the Migurdia Tribe."

Broly nodded, extending his hand.

"Eh?!"

【I'm somewhat surprised; this Halfling boy knows I'm Demon Race yet still came to greet me, which gave rise to some favorable impression of him.

However, herd mentality is terrifying; some students in the class were actually fine when they didn't know I was Demon Race.

But once they knew, they would isolate me under the masses' prejudice against Demon Race; among them there were definitely classmates who originally didn't mind making friends with me, a Demon Race.

I feel it won't be long before the boy, under outside influence, becomes the same as these people.】

"Why not get too close to Roxy, just because she's Demon Race?"

【As expected, afterwards some students sought out Broly, telling the boy to stay away from me, and I just happened to run into them returning from relieving myself.】

"Right, just because she's Demon Race."

【I originally thought the boy would heed the other classmates' persuasion and thenceforth distance himself from me, a Demon Race, but unexpectedly……】

"So, why does Roxy being Demon Race mean we shouldn't get too close?"

"Because Demon Race harm people for no reason, are evil existences."

"Is this something you've witnessed, or were you actually harmed?"

"We only heard it said; some stories also say Demon Race not only kill people but eat people too."

"I know, that's the Spearude Tribe legend within the Demon Race, but Roxy is Migurdia Tribe; what relation does she have with the Spearude Tribe?"

"What difference does it make, aren't they all Demon Race?"

The students who came to persuade wore confused expressions.

"Then do you think Asura Kingdom Nobles and Miris Holy Kingdom Believers have differences?"

These students were somewhat stumped by the question.

【Asura Kingdom Nobles mostly have their noses in the air; Miris Holy Kingdom Devout Believers always engage in Forest Elf's Self-talk about great Milishion; in the class, they're all like me, not very likable fellows.】

"Another question: among Beastman Tribes, is the difference between Cat People and Dog People large?"

The Beast Race student asked thought for a moment, then nodded: "In terms of personality, comparatively large."

"There you have it; Human Race and Beast Race individuals differ so greatly from each other, why does everyone think Demon Race are all the same?"

"Then what is the Migurdia Tribe like?"

"That is a small tribe living in the remote Eastern Region of the Rikarisu Region on the Magic Continent; they normally survive by hunting King Turtles, and King Turtles are……"

Broly seemed very knowledgeable about the Migurdia Tribe; the students who originally came to persuade him were instead attracted by his popular science talk on Migurdia Tribe customs.

"What about the Spearude Tribe then, do they really eat people?"

"They don't eat; the real situation is a Curse — that tribe's people carry a Curse that makes people fear them.

And under fear, various rumors arose, including eating people; and on the Magic Continent side, it's spread the same way."

"Wait, how do you know these things?"

"Because I've been to the Magic Continent before, and encountered Spearude Tribe people."

"You're bluffing, right?"

"I also know many Other Continent matters; if you don't believe me, you can ask some things you know about."

Broly possessed erudition unlike his childish appearance; classmates from all over the World quickly became convinced of him because he accurately stated some matters.

【Therefore, I, who was originally not well-regarded by others due to my Demon Race identity, gradually discovered the other classmates' attitudes toward me were changing……】

【Although not said aloud, I held a few more points of gratitude toward the new Classmate boy named Broly.】

"Broly, you're not that old either; why do you know so many things?"

【Once, I curiously asked, and then received the answer that the boy was a Time Looper, and also said he would marry me in the future.】

"If you don't want to say, there's no need to joke like this with me."

Roxy was somewhat angry, feeling the boy was playing with her.

"Alright, actually I learned these knowledges from the Library Labyrinth……"

"In a place on the Magic Continent near the Evil Spirit Forest, there is a very special Library Labyrinth; there resides a Labyrinth Master possessing a special Magic Eye, who is not only a Slime but also a Demon King.

The other party recorded a large number of books in that labyrinth, and does not mind outsiders entering to look up information, on the condition that those who enter to look up information are willing to respect books and knowledge.

【That's how the boy told me, which left me quite surprised.】

「There's actually such a place? ！」

【And compared to the Time Loop, I'm more willing to believe this kind of explanation.】

「Of course. 」

Broly nodded; he indeed wasn't lying, but the truth only extended to the Library Labyrinth.

And much of the local customs and knowledge he knew mostly came from introductions made to him by gods and humans from previous loops when they served as his guides.

Otherwise, some secret information, such as the matter of the Spearude Tribe's Curse, Broly could never have known so clearly.

「Broly, may I ask you about Summoning Magic? 」

【A month after the boy transferred in, I took the initiative to ask him about Summoning Magic, not for any other reason, but because I felt his Summoning Magic was exactly the kind of magic I, who often couldn't find Adventurer teammates, very much needed.】

After all, a Water Elemental summoned out that doesn't need to continue consuming Magic Power to maintain is absolutely a good Vanguard, even if it may not protect me as well as a true Adventurer Companion, but compared to having no Companion, it's also a not bad choice for me, a rear-guard Mage.

「That's certainly fine. 」

【Broly agreed without conditions, making me even more grateful to this child, and under his hand-in-hand guidance, I quickly mastered Water Elemental Summoning, while developing some Affection for him in my heart……】

Due to Orsted, Roxy of this loop seems to have some Psychological Shadow toward mature, tall males; conversely, the young Halfling boy gave her a feeling.

【No no, don't forget that terrifying guy's words; before 407, I cannot have any Emotional Entanglement with anyone else.】

What's most important now is still earning money, buying materials for practicing Magic, and also saving up enough tuition for next year.】

The Demon girl thinking this way, on this day of vacation, ran to Sharia's Adventurer's Guild, preparing to work part-time as an Adventurer to earn money.

But as expected, her appearance made it hard for her to find corresponding teammates.

Just as Roxy was preparing to take a Commission Form that didn't require teammates but didn't pay much to do solo, a surprised voice sounded from beside: 「Roxy, why are you here? 」

Looking toward the sound, Roxy saw a boy in an Adventurer Outfit, also somewhat surprised asking: 「Broly, why are you here too? 」

(Chapter End)