Lily Goes to School / Fairies

"Miss Lily..."

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Chapter 313. Lily Going to School

"Miss Touko Aozaki asked me to assist you--"

"Nice to meet you, Miss Azaka, I'm Lily."

Looking at the girl in front of her, even the straightforward Azaka was momentarily at a loss for words.

As one of Touko Aozaki's disciples, Azaka naturally had met the girl named "Lily" who suddenly appeared beside Mr. Ming a few times.

Although they hadn't spoken much, Azaka still had a deep impression of this lovely girl.

"Ah, I'm sorry... Please take care of me."

After snapping out of her daze, Azaka quickly bowed and apologized upon realizing her rudeness.

"It's alright, Miss Azaka ~"

"Um, if it's alright, Miss Lily, you can just call me by my name."

"Yes, Azaka. Mine are the same too~"

[--She's a kind person.]

After hearing Lily's words, Hua Xian, who had secretly breathed Azaka, smiled at Lily:

"To express my apology, let me show you around the school."

"Then I'll have to trouble you with the Azaka ~"

"That's the chapel over there—"

Walking down the school corridor, Azaka pointed with her finger to the church-like building outside the window:

"There are worship services in the morning and evening, and Mass is held once a week on Sundays. As students, we are only obligated to participate in worship services, so we can freely attend Mass."

"It's a very beautiful building."

Lily gazed at the church in the distance, her eyes Gilgamesh with longing.

--Of course.

Although Reien Academy is a girls' school, its main faith is still Christianity. Therefore, it naturally put a lot of effort into the church, which can be said to be the soul of the school.

However, the perceptive Azaka noticed that the longing in Lily's eyes, rather than admiration for the grandeur of the building, seemed more like the excitement of seeing a new and exciting toy...

Because she was asked to assist in an investigation, Lily successfully transferred to the Reien Academy as a temporary student at Touko Aozaki's invitation.

The uniform of the Reien Academy Girls' Academy was designed to resemble nuns' gowns used for Mass, with a black dress style incorporating functionality for students. It was clearly a uniform that was not very suitable for Taiwanese Japan.

However, when Lily wore this uniform, it didn't feel out of place at all.

Her long, sky-blue hair did not lose its luster against the backdrop of her black uniform; instead, it made her slender shoulders and neck appear even whiter.

But now, Azaka discovers that the sapphire-like girl before her is more like an innocent princess than the "Magecraft" that Teacher Touko Aozaki mentioned before.

Clearly, she wasn't the only one who shared the same idea as the Azaka.

Azaka glanced slightly backward, and the senior who had just brushed past her quickly looked away after noticing Azaka's gaze, subconsciously reaching up to brush the hair behind her ear to cover her blushing cheeks.

Reien Academy is an all-girls school, and students do not have any vested interests with respect to men. While a large number of students still harbor romantic feelings for men, there are also those whose overly repressive school atmosphere awakens a different kind of taboo within them.

Moreover, no one could possibly be jealous of a cute girl like Lily.

Azaka can already imagine that if Lily really transfers to this school, she will soon become a campus idol.

"Huh, are there any other people at the school now?"

Lily, who had also noticed the whispers around her, asked the Azaka in a low voice:

"According to Master, it should be the students' holiday time now."

[Master? That must refer to Mr. Ming, what a strange title.]

Without much speculation, Azaka explained to Lily:

"Because our school is a full residential school, there are a surprisingly large number of students staying in the dormitories. Although the school buildings have libraries on the first and fourth floors that are open to the public, since there are libraries in the dormitories, most of the people who come to the school buildings at this time are students who need to discuss things with their teachers."

[Just like us]

"Hey Lily, have you seen anything since the beginning?"

Azaka hasn't forgotten the task Touko Aozaki gave her: to uncover the truth behind the fairies appearing at the school. However, she doesn't have the same Mystic Eyes as Touko Aozaki and Shiki that can see [strange things].

Therefore, at Touko Aozaki's suggestion, and after Wang Xiaoming obtained Lily's consent, Lily transferred to this school under the guise of "experiencing campus life" to facilitate assisting Azaka's investigation.

However, Lily's answer disappointed Azaka somewhat.

No.

"Then we'll have to wait until tonight to make a decision."

With a dejected expression, Azaka said to Lily, "My roommate is away on vacation with her parents, so there's a spare bed in the dorm. Lily, would it be alright if you stayed in my room tonight?"

"Okay, then I'll trouble you with the Azaka ~"

"It won't be troublesome at all!"

After expressing his wishes in a resolute tone, Xian suddenly sighed:

"Before that, could you come with me somewhere? Due to my [eye] problem, I'll need you to examine the people and things I see later."

"Okay, don't worry~ I'll definitely protect the Azaka!"

"Then I'll Lily you, Lily~"

Seeing Lily's smile, Azaka, who hadn't taken her words seriously, clearly had no idea how weighty the words the girl before her had just uttered truly were...

This is it.

Azaka stopped in a corner on the first floor and stood in front of the door marked with the [Mysterious Mist] sign. Azaka spoke to Lily.

--The office of Genmu Satsuki, the acting tutor of Class 4, Grade 1, is also the destination of Azaka's trip.

"Unlike the previous Class 4 teacher, Hayama Hideo, Teacher Genmu was personally recommended by the principal of the Reien Academy, and she is an English teacher."

"English?"

Lily blinked, looking completely bewildered.

"Actually, it's not just English. It's said that he also has teaching licenses for German and French, seems to know quite a bit of Chinese, and even knows the dialects of South American tribes... Behind his back, everyone calls him a 'language translator'."

"That's really impressive."

Lily nodded, but Azaka still keenly caught a hint of confusion in Lily eyes.

[Although they come from a prominent family, they seem surprisingly bad at foreign languages.]

With that thought in mind, Azaka shifted her attention to the closed door in front of her, took a deep breath, and then knocked on the office door.

"--Please come in."

Not long after, a male voice came from inside the room and reached the ears of the two girls standing outside the door.

In short, I'm behind on five more updates (spitting blood).

Chapter 314. Goblin

"Please come in--"

As the sounds came from inside the room, Azaka slowly pushed open the closed door.

When Azaka and Lily entered the room, the first thing they saw was a male figure sitting at the table in front of him with his back to them.

"Teacher Genmu, I am Azaka Kokutou from Class 1-A. I wonder if the principal has already informed you?"

As Azaka spoke, Hana scanned the area around the office, hoping to find some clues. After all, this was the teacher's office that Hayama Hideo had used before.

The room was predominantly gray, resembling a research lab more than a teacher's office. However, before the Azaka could be examined further, the sound of the chair swishing around signaled the end of the observation period.

"You must be Kokutou- kun? You look just like I've heard."

The man turned around in his chair and smiled at the Azaka: "Please sit down, today's conversation may take a little longer."

He was about twenty-five years old and the youngest teacher in the school. His physique and black-rimmed glasses gave the impression that he had a literature background, as if he were telling the two girls in front of him that he was harmless.

"[The Fairy Who Stole Memories], is that the question you wanted to ask, Kokutou- kun?"

Completely unaware that he had been marked as "harmless," the man asked the seated Azaka.

"Yes, that's right."

After hearing the Azaka's affirmative answer, the man named Genmu Satsuki said:

"Several students have come to me to talk about this."

"So how did the teacher handle it?"

I told them it was just a fairy's prank and there was no need to worry too much.

In response to the Azaka's inquiry, Genmu Satsuki picked up her coffee, took a sip, and replied. Her calm tone and expression seemed to exude a sense of reassurance simply by sitting there.

"So, does the teacher believe that [fairies] exist in this world?"

However, unwilling to give up on any remaining doubts, Azaka continued to press Xuanwu for answers.

"That's right. Although fairy tales are rare in Japan, they are quite common in Europe."

"Teacher, you're from Wales, right?"

Genmu's words suddenly made Azaka realize that the man in front of her who spoke fluent Japanese was actually a foreigner.

"That's right, there are many stories about fairies in my country, so I quite like them."

As she spoke, Xuanwu picked up a book with a thick cover from beside her and handed it to Azaka.

Upon opening it, Azaka discovered that the book contained records of fairies or legends from European fairy tales, and that the pages of this old book were still well-preserved.

Clearly, the owner of this book must have cherished it greatly.

"I'm sorry to bother you..."

After carefully closing and returning the book, Azaka couldn't help but look disappointed.

It seems this investigation is going to come to nothing...

Just then, someone knocked on the door of the teachers' office.

"Excuse me."

As a pleasant voice rang out, a senior student with long hair entered the office. She had clear, slender eyes and long, black hair that reached her back.

"Senior Huang Lu..."

The Azaka recognized this senior student; in fact, it should be said that in this entire Reien Academy, there wasn't a single student who didn't know her—she had been the student council president until last year. Her seemingly disdainful eyes and slender eyebrows gave her a powerful presence in addition to her beauty. This senior student, Huang Lu, gave the impression of a queen in a castle.

"Sorry, Huang Lu, I didn't realize it was so late."

Genmu-sensei stood up and said this to Kouro Misaya as she walked in.

"That's right."