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

Published at 6th of January 2020 02:36:28 PM

Chapter 177
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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? 」

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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 Celisensei 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, Vanesssan? 」

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

「Sorry for disturbing you during the lecture, Celikun. The truth is, Christinsama and Amakawdono 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, Christinsama 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 Christinsama 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.

「Christinsama, Amakawdono, we’ve gained Celikun’s approval. Please enter.」

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

「Let’s go, Amakawdono.」

「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? 」

「Amakaw…….-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, Christinsama. And you too, Haruto.」

Celia welcomed the two of them with a cheerful voice.

「We will be disturbing you for a while, sensei. Amakawdono 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, Amakawdono」

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 Celisensei’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 Christinsama 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 Christinsama 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.

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

「Splendid lecture as ever. It’s been a long time since I heard Celisensei 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 Amakawdono.」

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 Amakawdono.」

「So, it was about that matter…………. Even so, I think Christinsama 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 Christinsama」

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, Christinsama. Thank you very much for giving me this chance to participate in Celia’s lecture as well.」