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75 - Even though I was an adventurer, I had to do etiquette training (and fashion while I'm at it)

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Immediately, I grasp the outline of Sackwill Academy, put necessary things in my trunk, and head off on Herkovara wand.
Of course, toward Sackwill Academy.
It wasn't even the day of the entrance ceremony or the start of the new term. It was a week before that, that I was summoned by the academy.

I finished explaining the situation to the landlord of the apartment house and informed Midia that I would be living at the academy from now on.
Midia seems to be dissatisfied with the distance between the academy to which she is assigned and the academy to which I am assigned.
Showing her usual pouting face.
I warned Midia, “Stop with that pouting face, it's like a brat’s,” and while I was at it, I told her to contact me if there was anything happening related to Randy, no, any abnormalities even if it was just a trivial thing.

And so.

Even though I’m a temporary teacher, I had to get familiar with the academy’s layout, introduce myself to the other teachers... and also, I have to tailor some clothes for the lectures.
These are the reasons why I was called to the academy early.
Other than that, I come from a commoner's background, so I'm going to do etiquette training so as not to offend the nobility.
Etiquette (manners).... In this case, it was not about the language, but the table manners kind of thing.

The documents also mentioned that the students set up a salon――it was, so to speak, a small tea ceremony and social gathering place.
Apparently, even fellow teachers also hold staff meetings through the salon.
Aaah~~~~~, it's a real fucking pain in the ass~~~~...
It’s so bothersome that it’s easier to do unpaid overtime at A Empire.
The staff meetings at the salon are probably what’s going to give me the most stress in my academy life.

While feeling frustrated, I flew at the speed of light from the residential area of Cameron District to Sackwill Academy in the Pottinger district, which is located about five districts away within I Confederacy.
The area around the academy is made up of the students’ dormitory, a shopping district for tourists that becomes lively with school events, and a residential area.

The area around the academy is surrounded by abundant nature, although there is no geothermal energy here. Next to the flowing river created by headwaters from the mountains is a countryside where people hunt wild animals and grow crops without difficulty.
Well, the towns and places around the boarding school are mostly this kind of countryside.

Now――about the academy in question, when I searched the surroundings using wand flowers, I found a lot of people coming and going.
The gatekeepers normally interact with and let through those in masks and robes that hide their faces and physiques, because they are [Shadows] through and through... bodyguards deployed behind the scenes to guard young masters and young ladies who enter this academy as new students.
They are probably here to inspect the academy.

And then――the academy’s defense, or rather barrier, is heavily guarded.
A rigid technique formula.
I see. This is that. Is this the barrier of the elf school principal who was appointed ten years ago? I can already tell from the composition of the formula that it belongs to the elves.

I guess I'll go too.
When I explained the situation to the gatekeepers, they seemed to understand immediately because of how distinctive my wand is, and let me through the academy more cleanly than with the [shadows]. Then, the gatekeeper told me, “The principal told me to tell you to go to her office as soon as you arrive.”

The Inside of the school is... I see.
Apparently, there's also strict security... surveillance system in the academy.
Jade-colored crystals that seem to be  [Wand Flowers] are enshrined or patrolled at strategic points.
Definitely the principal’s [Wand Flower]. Is she imitating me? In that sense, I can at least make small talk about magic-related things with her.

Arriving at the door of the principal’s office, I hooked the trunk to the tip of Herkovara wand which luckily fit perfectly.
The wand itself, is floating behind me.
After covering the wand with a cloth to hide its flashy appearance, I knocked on the door. A low-pitched voice of a woman was heard from inside.

[Go ahead]

“...Excuse me.”

It’s called the principal’s office but... it's not open for visitors.
The interior is similar to that of a laboratory like Giam’s. It is crammed full of documents, with a security barrier set up on important items.
However, it is organized.
From the desk and chair where the principal should sit, to the seats at the table for visitors, everything is clean and free of dust.

And the female elf in the principal’s seat, on closer inspection, is slender, has long blond hair, and emerald eyes.
Even with this, she is a magician who is over 200 years old.
Her name is Ekaterina...

“I am [Ekaterina Eteravuori vi Paivarinta Tukkanen]... from now on, please call me Ekaterina for short.”

“Yes. Then... Principal Ekaterina. My name is Josiah, and I will be assigned to the adventure department starting from this term. It’ll only be a short period of three years, but I look forward to working with you.”

For some reason, Ekaterina furrowed her eyebrows and stared at me all the way down to my toes.
The jade-colored crystal, which is her [Wand Flower], is moving around me.
After showing such disturbing movements, she suddenly grabbed my arm. After mumbling something, Ekaterina let go of my hand and handed me the documents.

“...I will explain the basics of this academy. This academy is a magician vocational school with a mixture of nobles and commoners, but the commoner students enrolled here are wealthy commoners, even if they are commoners.”

Aah, I kinda... guessed it already..

“So the reason you allow students to run salons, is partly to establish connections with the nobility.”

“It helps that you’re perceptive. I’d like to ask Josiah-sensei to take the salon’s etiquette course, and later, be in charge of the etiquette course for commoner students. As expected, due to the harmful effects of their social standing, fellow commoners should... Josiah-sensei, do you have bad eyesight?”

Ekaterina pointed that out after seeing me move the documents away or brought them closer because my vision was blurry.
“Excuse me,” I said as I rubbed my eyes.
Recently, I thought my eyes had been accumulating fatigue, but my eyesight might be deteriorating.
In my previous life, I never experienced deteriorating eyesight.
I’ve done my own tests, but I'm in good health. There's nothing physically wrong with me, but...

“Maybe it's presbyopia.”* (T/N: farsightedness caused by age.)

I raised my head at Ekaterina's mutter.
She added while feigning ignorance, “We can also prepare the glasses for you.”
Presbyopia?...
Ignoring my anxiety, Ekaterina continues the talk.

“First of all, you must be tired. For today, Josiah-sensei, please take a good rest in your room. Starting tomorrow, there will be an etiquette course in the morning. In the afternoon, our exclusive tailor will make summer clothes, winter clothes, and other clothes for special occasions for you. Also, in the week leading up to the opening ceremony, the other teachers will arrive here one by one, so please greet them.”

Flicking through the documents, I found that apparently this academy.
Every year, in order to make the nobles and commoners equal they arrange the uniforms, and so that those guys don't get tired of them, they change their uniforms every year. Even the teacher's clothes change every year... wouldn’t this make everyone go mad instead? What the hell?

My life as a teacher began with various disturbing factors.

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