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(Grace)

It's noon, and Walson was away.

— As usual, There is no way to find Walson and have dinner together.

So, everyone ate in the cafeteria today.

Which means, Melon, Aure, and I.

Today, the Academy officially introduced the [Society System] to us 1st year students.

The Society is the competition system of this Academy.

Every student who comes here must have a Society to which they belong, and there are 3 societies in total in the Academy.

The Society of the Sun, the Society of the Moon, and the Society of the Starlight.

When a student earns credit, the Society to which they belong also earns [Society Credit].

And at the end of every semester the points will be settled, and all students in the school who belong to a Society with the highest [Society Credit] will be given extra grade, and it is said that those who contribute the most will receive mysterious rewards.

Every student has the right to freely choose which Society they wish to join, but if you have not joined before the deadline, the Academy will distribute it for us.

Both Melon and I received the certificates of the [Society of Starlight].

We all decided to choose the same Society, because the certificate of the Starlight Society allows you to eat the food in the cafeteria at a relatively cost-effective price, and you can also buy certain consumables at a discount—The biggest reason is actually because Aure is also at the Society of Starlight.

The past and present President of the Society are all influential figures in the Academy, and each of them does their best to attract new young talents to join their respective Society.

—-Other societies have actually invited us, with the promised benefit of free weapon maintenance, etc., but we don't need it.

Because Walson is the best.

"Hey, have you heard about the Ground Dragon?"

"Oh! That! Are you talking about the rumor that someone defeated the Ground dragon with their bare hands?"

"Yes! I heard that the person who did it was an adventurer!"

"Eh? How come? I heard the one who took it down is an unnamed hero who joined the party as a side gig."

"I heard it's a girl, and a Lizardkin?"

"Oh? A Lizardkin Adventurer?"

"..." Hearing the discussion on her surroundings, Melon didn't react too much to it, instead choosing to continue to eat.

There have been many rumors about Melon recently.

—-Well, Melon said that she had asked the people she went with at the time to not spread the word about what happened, but three months later, the news still leaked.

However, there has been no news of the name of the adventurer who took down the Ground Dragon.

So, it's acceptable.

Walson, who doesn't like too much attention, may find it troublesome if their names are spread.

"Melon, you have such a big appetite... I didn't notice it before..."

That's right, when Aure was in the [Dog House], she always ate with Walson.

Melon likes to eat alone or with me.

There were five dinner plates filled with food placed in front of Melon's, each of them at the biggest size.

—I'm also using the biggest plate to eat, and I already think I eat a lot, but Melon is still the most powerful eater of us all.

"Master said that I need to eat enough to have strength."

"...But, the Songer pig set meal, the Crow sheep set meal, and a cockatrice set meal, isn't this too much food?"

"...Master said, 'You are a martial artist, your body consumes a lot of energy after each fight, so you will need to eat lots to grow well.'"

"Well, if it's Walson who said that, then I guess it's fine.." Aure laughed.

"By the way, the rumored Lizardkin those guy were talking about just now sounds amazing." Aure suddenly changed the subject.

"..." Melon didn't respond.

"...Yeah, they sound amazing, like a hero." I said.

Melon is like my older sister. From the beginning, I have always felt that Melon is very powerful.

Ah, Melon's cheeks turned red.

"Your expressions are so strange—Wait, don't tell me!!" Aure became surprised..

"... You are too loud."

"Ahhhhhh, sorry...could the Lizardkin they are talking about be...um...." Aure tried her best to pay attention to the words she spoke, and then looked at me with her eyes full of questions.

I nodded triumphantly.

"... Forget it, I already knew that the people around Walson are not simple." Aure shook her head, and then suddenly showed a smug expression. "Haa...I'm too, now not a simple person anymore."

Ever since Walson rescued Aure, I felt that Aure and Walson became very close.

Aure would also secretly hug Walson while drunk.

Mmm.

I also want to hug Walson.

...At first, I thought that there would only be Melon by his side.

I didn't expect Aure would also try to be by his side too....

Walson is a very powerful person, and there must be many people who want to be by his side.

But, I didn't expect...they would show up so soon...

"Hm? Melon, are you full already?"

Melon couldn't speak, since her mouth was still chewing some last remnant of food from her plate, so she just nodded her head.

"By the way, what do you think of the incoming [Simulation Battle]? You would participate, right? I always want to participate in this kind of thing at least once, and now that my curse has been lifted, I finally have the chance."

Ah, by the way, the Academy will have simulated combat training in two weeks.

The rules and content of the battle will be announced the day before the combat training starts.

It is not mandatory for students to participate in this event, only those who registered themself can participate.

There will be tons of credits awarded to the student who won the stimulation battle, but that's beside the point.

As part of the celebration of the festival, the Academy will open the door to outsiders at that time.

—If I were to participate, would Walson watch?

As I contemplate this question, Aure scratch her body and said: "Well, I need to improve my level and trained up both my Magic and Arte, so I plan to participate."

Hmmm... Let's just follow Aure's example then.