Seirei Gensouki ~Konna Sekai de Deaeta Kimi ni~ - Chapter 177

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Chapter 177

Chapter 177 : Class Visit

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In the capital mansion of Rodania, Rio and Christina could be seen heading towards a dedicated facility that was separated from the mansion . While heading there, they tried to lie as low as possible in order to avoid any nobles that might disturb them on the way . Thankfully, they were able to arrive at the building discreetly .

「If I’m not wrong, the small auditorium on the second floor was the one used as a classroom? Uh…the problem here is that there’s several auditoriums though . 」

Christina asked Vanessa about the location of the room used by Celia for her lesson as she entered the building .

「No, they’ve been moved to a larger conference room due to the ever increasing number of participants in her class . 」

Vanessa promptly answered .

「I see, since there’s only one conference room that was bigger than the others, that must be the one . Let’s go to that room then . 」

Once she knew where Celia’s class was held, Christina immediately walked briskly towards the conference room where she held her lesson . And before long, they arrived right in front of the door of the said room .

「……… It seems the lecture had started . Shall we enter through the back door? 」

[Ed: (͡ ° ͜ʖ ͡°)]

Vanessa only spoke after she confirmed the situation in the conference room by opening the door to the side of the standing platform . The room had a rectangular shape and they could see Celia standing on the front podium doing her job; teaching the students .

「No, let’s enter from the front . Just say that we got permission to observe the lessons . But first, can you enter the classroom to inform Celia-sensei for us?」

Christina asked Vanessa . There’s no doubt that, should Christina suddenly enter, it would cause a huge commotion amongst the students . While the reaction wouldn’t be any different even if they were informed beforehand, at the very least, they were warned .

「Certainly . Well, please wait a minute . 」

Nodding in agreement, Vanessa opened the door and then went into the auditorium by herself .

「……… Oh my, what’s the matter, Vanessa-san? 」

Celia immediately noticed Vanessa’s arrival and promptly asked her the reason for interrupting her lecture .

「Sorry for disturbing you during the lecture, Celia-kun . The truth is, Christina-sama and Amakawa-dono are waiting in front of this auditorium . They told me that they wanted to observe your lecture . 」

Vanessa frankly told her .

「Well」

Celia was taken aback .

「Would you mind? My apologies for the sudden intrusion but, if you’re okay with it, I want to tell the students about this visit . 」

「Yeah, naturally I don’t mind . Please wait a minute」

Celia readily agreed to Vanessa’s request, and then looked around her class, only to find several of them looking curiously in Celia’s and Vanessa’s direction .

「Everyone, Christina-sama has expressed her desire to observe our class’s lesson and will be coming in to sit with us . 」

As soon as Celia informed them, the classroom was filled with noises . But, it was soon quelled by a stern order .

「Be quiet! Since we are going to be observed during this lecture, we mustn’t show her a disgraceful sight . Now brace yourselves and don’t make too much noise . Understood? 」

Celia ordered, making sure to repeat her order with proper intonation to get their full attention . That seemed to have worked, as the students were motivated by that news so much that they nodded their heads in high spirits .

「Splendid as usual . 」

Vanessa praised as she looked on at Celia’s way of controlling her class from the side .

「Well, it’s Christina-sama after all . It’s natural that everyone would try to look better for her . 」

Celia dismissed Vanessa’s praise, attributing it to Christina’s imminent presence in the class when she replied to Vanessa . She just nodded and left the auditorium to call Christina and co .

「Christina-sama, Amakawa-dono, we’ve gained Celia-kun’s approval . Please enter . 」

Vanessa reported, inviting Christina and Rio to enter the classroom .

「Let’s go, Amakawa-dono . 」

「Yes」

Christina walked in first, followed by Rio . And lastly, Vanessa before she closed the door . As soon as they entered, they immediately became the focus of the classroom, causing a slight stir .

「Ooh………」

Every single one of them looked at Christina with a yearning and respectful look . But――、

「……… . . Who is that man? 」

「Amakawa-…… . -Dono . 」

Rio’s appearance had also become the focus of the students’ attention . They already knew of Vanessa who often acted as Christina’s escort, however this was the first time that they ever saw Christina walking with a man around her age .

As such, many students whispered about Rio . But then, his identity got spread around the classroom since some of the students knew his name and face .

「Welcome to my lecture, Christina-sama . And you too, Haruto . 」

Celia welcomed the two of them with a cheerful voice .

「We will be disturbing you for a while, sensei . Amakawa-dono seemed to be interested in seeing your lecture and accepted the offer to attend it . And on that note, it also made me recall my time at the royal academy, so allow me to stay here and observe your lecture too, sensei . 」

Christina said with a smile to Celia, who only replied with a delighted look on her face .

「With pleasure . Then I guess I have to go all out too . 」

「Please don’t mind us and just continue as usual . 」

「My deepest gratitude . Though you’ve no choice but to use the same stool used by the students, feel free to sit anywhere . 」

Celia pointed at the extra stools that were set aside beside the podium . Normally speaking, royalty or titled nobles shouldn’t sit on a stool which was only a simple chair without backrest, but seeing that this was just a temporary institution, they had to make do with a large number of them in order to save costs .

「Thank you very much . Shall we take a seat then, Amakawa-dono」

Christina urged Rio to take a seat when she turned to look at him . And, without wasting a moment, Vanessa made her move; setting two stools that were placed slightly away from the student’s seats .

「………… . It’s my honor to receive your invitation . 」

And for a moment, he worried whether it was really okay for him to sit next to Christina, yet in the end he still decided to sit next to her . After all, he couldn’t just blatantly refuse a royalty’s personal invitation in front of so many people . And he couldn’t afford to interrupt the lesson for too long as well . As for Vanessa, she deemed it would cause a problem for someone of her position to sit alongside the other two, therefore she went to the corner of the auditorium and stood there .

「Well then, let’s resume our lesson . 」

It was only when she saw Christina and Rio sitting next to each other that Celia resumed her lecture, a slightly relaxed expression on her face . Ten minutes later……… . .

I never even dreamed of ever listening to Celia sensei’s lecture again .

Rio thought, looking delighted at the scene of Celia giving a lecture to the students . And because Celia had an ever youthful appearance, it felt as if he was back to the old days at the royal academy .

Nevertheless, he somehow felt conflicted since never in his wildest imagination had he expected that he would be listening to Celia’s lecture along with Christina, his former classmates back in royal academy .

Christina was sitting quietly while listening to Celia’s lecture . Currently, the students of the class ranged from people in their first half of their teens to the ones around the same age as Rio and Christina . And some of the male students were fascinated by Christina’s appearance . That alone had shown just how beautiful and elegant Christina was .

Come to think of it, she slapped me on the cheek the first time we met and made me think she was a mere hysterical princess at that time, but………… .

Perhaps it was because she was growing as a person, but he couldn’t see that side of Christina right now . Or maybe, that attitude before was due to being kidnapped along with her little sister, making her hysterical . Considering her age at that time, it was only natural . In fact, she might not even remember the fact that she slapped Rio’s face at that time, but……… .

Honestly, he had no intention to recall the memories of those days, but he did anyway . At the thought of that fateful day, he unintentionally let out a wry smile . But he immediately straightened himself and got back to paying attention to the lecture .

A while later――,

「…………… What do you think of Celia-sensei’s lecture? 」

Christina suddenly asked Rio with a small voice .

「Splendid . She gives a proper explanation in the place where one usually fails to do so, and doing it step-by-step makes her lesson extremely easy to understand . She also asks for the student’s opinion, letting her know her student’s level of understanding . 」

Rio whispered his reply, unwilling to disturb the lecture .

「I agree . I used to be her student in the past, but I still remember the content of her lectures even now . 」

「I think that’s mainly due to Christina-sama gifted wisdom in that regard . 」

「………… . . I’ve no such thing . I just knew a little more than the other students, as a result I couldn’t see the truth of my surroundings . I only had an unusually high pride at that time, just like a cheeky kid that knows nothing… Now, I’ve come to realize my shortcomings and powerlessness as I grew up, and I still regret my actions from back then . Even now…I still reflect on my own about my various mis-step . 」

Christina’s reply felt as if she was mocking herself before she looked at Rio with an indescribable haze on her face .

「I don’t know what kind of person Christina-sama was at that time . But, in my eyes, you’re a strong figure who is currently facing against the harshness of reality and instead of faltering, you’re trying to overcome it . 」

Rio replied as he looked back at Christina .

「…………… It’s my honor to receive your praise . You might be overestimating my current self, but I’ll strive to meet your expectations someday . 」

Christina seemed to be bashful, so she looked away from Rio .

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After the lecture had ended, Christina walked in Celia’s direction .

「Splendid lecture as ever . It’s been a long time since I heard Celia-sensei lecture and it seems I need to go back to the basics . 」

Christina expressed her gratitude .

「Uhm, it’s my honor to receive your praise, but I think it might be a little exaggerated . 」

Celia replied, smiling awkwardly as she tried to refute the –in her opinion– overly exaggerated praise .

「No, I really am grateful to be able to watch your lecture today along with Amakawa-dono . 」

Smiling lightly, Christina shook her head as she insisted on her opinion .

「……… . Come to think of it, you had a little discussion with Haruto during my lecture right? 」

Celia asked Christina while she peered at Rio .

「My apologies . Did we disturb your lecture? 」

「Not at all, I couldn’t even hear your voice . I was just curious since it seems you were talking about something . 」

When Christina apologized to her, Celia replied in a way that indirectly asked them what it was they were talking about in the middle of her lecture .

「…… . . I was reminiscing about my time as a student at the royal academy . At that time, I was only an immature brat attending sensei’s lecture . I was talking about my story in the academy to Amakawa-dono . 」

「So, it was about that matter………… . Even so, I think Christina-sama was a brilliant child even in the old days . 」

Although Christina’s response took her by surprise, Rio followed along, praising her back immediately .

「See, even Celia has the same opinion as me Christina-sama」

Rio smiled impishly as he looked at Christina .

「…………… My gratitude for your praise」

Christina was silent for a moment, speechless . She looked like she was embarrassed hearing such praise coming from her teacher .

「I was honored to be able to hear such a personal story of you, Christina-sama . Thank you very much for giving me this chance to participate in Celia’s lecture as well . 」

He expressed his gratitude to end the current conversation, noticing Christina’s embarrassment from all the praise .

「No, I also feel grateful for this rare occasion which also served as a change of pace from my usual routine . 」

「…… . . By the way, the lecture has ended, right? Since that is the case…why aren’t the students leaving the auditorium? 」

Rio asked Celia while looking at the students . She already announced that the lecture had ended, and yet, none of her students left the auditorium . They kept sitting in their seats, looking in their direction whilst conversing .

「Ahaha, they might be interested in Christina-sama’s story as well . ……… . . Ah, come to think of it . Since it’s been a while, I almost forgot, but there’s someone who wants to meet you, Haruto . Shall I call that person too? 」

Celia replied while smiling wryly, guessing the motive behind her students’ act . Then she suddenly said the following words as if she had just recalled them .

「Naturally . 」

Christina readily agreed to her without waiting for Rio’s response . [ED: Et tu?! Is it for Rio or for Christina?!]

「Are you there, Saiki-kun? 」

Celia was looking at the students in the auditorium as she called the last name of a certain person .

「Saiki………… . . Do you mean, Rei-san? 」

Rio guessed the person called by Celia as soon as he heard that name from her mouth .

「Yeah . Now that he has chosen to live in Rodania, he is attending my lectures and strives to become a wizard . 」

Celia said with a smile on her face . Christina, who was curious, then asked about his current situation as she had no time to inquire about it before now .

「Though I have never had the chance to meet him due to my hectic schedule, how’s he doing nowadays? 」

「Yes . He’s always there, attending my lessons along with the daughter of the Dandi baron house, but……… . . Eh, Saiki-kun?　Did he not attend today’s lesson? 」

Celia looked around the classroom as she called Rei’s name again . Thereupon, the students’ attention was gathered to a certain corner of the room . And as expected, the one in that certain corner was――、

「R-Rei-sama, I-It’ll be bad if you don’t reply when she calls your name . 」

The daughter of Dandi baron house, Rosa was speaking to Rei with an impatient voice . Meanwhile, Rei was desperately trying to hide himself, unwilling to step forward .

「N-No way, I’m going to stand out too much if I come out in this kind of situation . 」

「You’re bound to stand out more by acting this way . Look, now you’ve become the center of attention since you didn’t reply to sensei’s call immediately . Besides that, making Christina-sama wait is a disrespectful act you know . 」

Rosa called Rei with an unusually impatient expression on her face .

「Kuh, so it really can’t be helped huh . T-Then come with me too . 」

Resigning himself, Rei stood up in the end, but not before grabbing Rosa’s hand to bring her with him .

「R-Rei-sama? 」

Rosa stuttered as her arm was placed in Rei’s hold, embarrassed by his sudden action .

「Ah, there you are . Come here please . 」

Celia called Rei’s name with a smile on her face as soon as she found him .

「Let’s go, Rosa . 」

Having said so, he tried to help Rosa up, unwilling to ‘face the music’ alone .

「N-No―― I-I am really scared to go there . 」

「Hey, don’t worry about it . 」

「R-Rei-sama! ? 」

In the end, the confused Rosa ended up following Rei, making them the center of attention as they walked closer towards Christina and the others .

「It’s been a while, Rei-san . I’m glad that you seem to enjoy yourself . 」

Rio approached Rei first and greeted him familiarly .

「Yeah, thank you very much . And it’s nice to meet you to, Amakawa-dono . 」

Placing his hand on his left chest, Rei greeted Rio in the respectful manner of the nobles of this world .

「……… . . I don’t mind even if you use your usual tone when speaking to me like before, you know . What’s with your sudden change by the way? 」

Rio asked, feeling a bit weirded out with Rei’s sudden change of attitude in such a short amount of time .

「Ah, no, well, we’re right in front of the public’s eyes after all . And despite you being a foreign noble, your honorary knight title is equivalent to an earl rank in this nation…right?」

Rei replied, a troubled expression on his face obvious to those looking .

「Well, his action is only natural since he is in a relationship with the daughter of the Dandi baron house with the premise for marriage . To that end, he still has much to learn . After all, he would cause a little bit of problem if he still acted like before . 」

Christina explained the situation to Rio whilst smiling at Rosa . However, her smile and statement only made Rosa more embarrassed than before, to the point she could only stand there in silence .

「So, does that mean you’re a noble then, Rei-san? 」

Rio asked, eyes wide open in surprise .

「It seems…I am treated as one . I was bestowed with the quasi-baron pedigree by Christina-sama . 」

「I see……………… Then, could it be, that woman is? 」[ED: Christina literally TOLD you before! Are you being deliberately obtuse?! GAH! I’m frustrated!!]

「Yes, I’m engaged to Rosa . 」

Rei nodded, introducing Rosa who was standing beside him to Rio .

「N-Nice to meet you . My name is Rosa Dandi . I-It is my honor to be able to meet lord Amakawa whose stories I heard so much of from Rei-sama . 」

Rosa introduced herself with an extremely tense expression .

「I see . Nice to meet you, I’m Haruto Amakawa . Rei-san was a great help during our journey towards Rodania . 」

Rio returned her greeting properly .

「No, it felt like we were completely depending on lord Amakawa during the course of the journey…… . . 」

Rei was smiling wryly as he said so . Before they could continue with the small talk, a sudden interruption came .

「Is Christina-sama here?　…… . . Ooh, I’ve been looking for you! 」

It was Marquis Rodan . He appeared from the opened front door of the conference room, and as soon as he saw Christina’s figure, he walked in without wasting a moment .

「Oops, it seems I was found out . 」

Christina shrugged her shoulder with a wry smile .

「Come to think of it, how’s your talk with Haruto? 」

Before Marquis Rodan reached their position, Celia asked Christina whether their talk was done or not .

「Yes . We’re done with the general situation . Since we’re going to hold a banquet tonight, make sure to come along with lord Amakawa, Celia-sensei . 」

Christina nodded, before she steered the conversation to a safer topic, which was the banquet she planned to hold . She invited Celia with a smile on her face .

「Yeah, with pleasure」

Celia smiled as well when she accepted her invitation .

「Lord Amakawa, it would be best for you to act along with Celia-sensei from this point on . I will be busy till the time of the party . 」

Christina continued on, switching her attention from Celia to Rio, advising him to stay close to Celia .