I’m Not Doing This With A Friend

I looked at Fior with a quite shocked face.

I was so shocked that it was difficult to keep my mouth open automatically.

Fior looked at my expression and widened his eyes. Then he put down the bag he was holding and urgently waved his hand away.

“Oh, oh!”

“Then what do you mean by throwing it away?”

“Oh, no, it’s right to throw it away. That means… … .”

“Kaon. “Was Fior always such a trashy kid?”

“Yes!”

Fior cried out in tears at Carsion’s clear and bright answer.

“hey! “Why are you now pretending to be different after giving up all you deserve?”

“I won’t accept anything unless it’s given to me by Lien.”

“Before you started messing around, you were no different from me!”

I was able to draw one conclusion from their conversation.

“So you’re saying it’s true that you both threw away the cookies you received as gifts every year?”

Carsion and Fior’s mouths close.

“oh my god.”

My expression suddenly became stiff.

The two of them were embarrassed by my stern expression and started making excuses.

“But they might have put something strange in the cookies. “I couldn’t help it, Lien.”

“Besides, even if you take the risk, how are you going to eat all that before it goes bad? “I can’t give it to someone else.”

After listening to it, I realized that it wasn’t wrong.

There’s no guarantee that there won’t be anything strange among those cookies.

As Professor Walter said, we needed to be careful.

However, even though the misunderstanding was resolved, I had blurry eyes due to some unexplainable discomfort.

Even if it wasn’t for that reason, I felt like I wouldn’t have thrown it away without any remorse.

As I was looking at the two like that, I suddenly remembered another cookie sleeping in my bag.

Since I gave the cookies to Carsion, I should return the cookies Fior gave me.

I took out the beautifully wrapped gift box Fior gave me from my bag and handed it to him.

“Now, this.”

“uh? “Why are you doing this to me?”

Fior’s voice trembled as he suddenly received the gift box. Pupils fluctuate extremely.

It was a look in his eyes that clearly expressed the meaning of why I gave this to him instead of giving it to Carsion.

Carsion quickly looked at the small bag of cookies in his hand and the gift box in Fior’s hand.

Anyone could see that the gift box looked expensive.

I handed it to him without thinking, but when I saw the two of them, I suddenly felt like I wanted to play around with them.

I tilted my head as if I had no idea.

“Why? “Today is cookie day.”

I threw the bomb in a casual tone and walked out, leaving their blank expressions behind.

It was a very irresponsible attitude.

Then I held the door handle that wasn’t closed yet and smiled softly.

“You two are eating cookies together. “I’m going to go to the bathroom.”

thud.

The door closed and I walked away.

I was planning on taking a walk while something interesting was happening in the club room.

But before I even took a few steps, I heard a huge explosion.

Quagwagwang-!

… … uh?

What happened?

Cold sweat began to flow from my back.

Now that I think about it, I think they say that wizards explode with magical power when they can’t control their emotions.

I stared at the closed club room door. I can’t bring myself to open the door and check inside.

“Haha, I don’t know.”

I was only planning to take a short walk and come back, so I walked straight to the dormitory.

* * *

I was majoring in herbalism at Arena Academy.

Herbs are like a double-edged sword that can make medicine or poison depending on how and what they are combined with.

How fascinating it is to be able to save someone or kill them.

Thanks to my mother, who was an excellent herbalist, I grew up around medicinal herbs from a young age.

My interest in medicinal herbs peaked when my parents became ill with an unknown illness.

With the desire to somehow save their life, I delved into medicinal herbs until they died.

But now there is no one in this world who I want to save.

I don’t know who I want to kill.

The things I desperately wanted to achieve through herbalism were not achieved. But I still harbored a love for herbs.

If you think about it, it was thanks to herbalism that I was able to pass the infamous Arena Academy’s transfer exam.

This is because, unlike the entrance exam, the transfer test reflects the grades of 70% of the major subjects and 30% of the remaining subjects.

Even though I didn’t know other subjects, I was confident that herbalism would be second to none.

That doesn’t mean I wasn’t good at studying. On the contrary, it can be said that I was doing well thanks to my aunt’s enthusiasm for education.

It’s just that it’s not enough to occupy the entire senior position.

For reference, Carsion majored in magic and Fior majored in swordsmanship.

Jane was also in the costume design department, so no one I was close with had the same major.

What does that mean?

This meant that I had to take major classes alone, which accounted for half of the total classes.

“… … So, since this can be dangerous to do alone, let’s do it as a group project.”

I was lost in thought as I looked out the window, and when I heard that it was a group project, I looked at Professor George, startled.

What a group task. Has what will come?

“Get into groups of four based on your attendance number. “It’s great for 16 people.”

Because there were not many students majoring in herbalism, Professor George was the only one. He had to take classes like other grades.

Even with empty words, Professor George of Herbalism could not be said to be kind.

Raised eyes. Untidy, messy hair and always looking upset about something.

He was also famous for his eccentric personality. But I liked Professor George.

It was true that he was very angry, but surprisingly, he was a passionate person about education.

He had no hesitation in sharing the information he had discovered.

Even though there was a lot of valuable information that was difficult to buy even with money.

Unfortunately, the other students didn’t seem to know that fact.

However, just because I liked Professor George did not mean that I was willing to do the group assignments he assigned.

In fact, I have never done group work before.

Still, it is not difficult to predict the future of escaping this world due to high blood pressure.

I let out a deep sigh and looked at the members of my group.

Unfortunately, none of the three people in my group were the type to attend class diligently.

The task given by Professor George this time was to collect ten types of medicinal herbs from around the academy.

It was just a matter of telling me to climb the mountain behind the academy.

The final task is to create a mini dictionary by writing down the appearance, efficacy, and uses of the collected herbs.

Among the four of us, no one spoke first.

After a long time, unable to overcome the silence, I cautiously opened my mouth.

“captain… … “Who wants to do it?”

From then on, a breathtaking exchange of glances took place between the four of us.

It was a quiet yet urgent look in each other’s eyes, hoping that the other person would volunteer for something they both needed but did not want to do.

victim… … No, since there were no applicants, we decided to decide our fate by climbing the ladder.

While two group members worked hard to draw a ladder, one female group member tapped me. It was a low whispering voice as if telling something secret.

“This has nothing to do with the group assignment… … .”

“?”

“Is it true that the rumor that Carsion likes you is true?”

As soon as I heard that, I frowned.

Meeting Carsion was mostly limited to club times. There is no reason for rumors to spread.

But I don’t know where I heard it, but it seemed like such a rumor was spreading.

“no. “Why does he like me?”

In response to what seemed like an obvious answer, she looked me up and down. It was a look that seemed to be evaluating people.

I stayed quiet to see what she had to say.

After a while, she muttered inaudibly, ‘She is pretty, though.’ She then lets out a small laugh at what she was thinking.

“Phew. Well, of course.”

A statement filled with blatant ridicule.

I wasn’t hurt by those words or anything. It certainly felt like looking up and down as if evaluating a person.

However, I thought it was natural that such a conclusion would be drawn by comparing Carsion and myself.

You have to compare things to compare.

It was true that Carsion was superior no matter what, including appearance, talent, and family.

Even his original personality is kind and pure, isn’t he? Unlike me, who is worn out somewhere.

You may be thinking that I have too low self-esteem… ….

No, I never had low self-esteem. It’s just realistic.

To be honest, even if I had been compared to anyone else, Carsion would have won by a landslide.

He was such a perfect person.

“It’s done! “Everyone choose a number!”

When I heard that the ladder climb was complete, I indifferently looked away from her.

1. Of course, I just looked away, but that doesn’t mean I just tolerated it.

Because my personality wasn’t good enough to tolerate her looking me up and down and evaluating me.

“These days, magic technology has developed so much that even potatoes can talk… … .”

“what? What did you say, now?

 “If you look at your face, it looks like a potato!”

Oh my. I wasn’t talking about your face, I was talking about your mushy brain that isn’t working properly.

I ignored her angry shouting and chose the first ladder.

“I have this.”

“Okay. Then you do it first.”

Then, a boy named Hans, who had taken the lead in drawing the ladder, began drawing the ladder I had chosen.

Humming an unknown song.

“Tara tātā tān↘ ttan↗ Tātā tātā tān↘ ttan↗”

“Hey, can’t you hear me?!”

There was a potato making noise next to me, but no one paid any attention, perhaps because it was a more familiar sight than I thought.

Talking potatoes probably aren’t that common. Is this what a true modern person is?

… … uh?

While thinking about this and that, I stiffened when I saw the writing written where Hans’ finger landed.

<The leader wins♡>

my life.