I Kidnapped the Hero's Women-Chapter 257: Entrance Exam (2)

"Mister, mister! I got in! In the Spiritual Studies Department!"

"What!? The results aren't out yet···?"

"Yes, yes, yes! They had a physical exam right after the exam started, but I was the only one who passed, so I didn't look at the written exam scores and just automatically passed!"

"···?"

Physical exam?

In the Spiritual Studies Department exam?

I was dumbfounded, wondering what on earth that meant.

When Charlotte said she chose the Spiritual Studies Department as her first choice, I wondered if she would get in.

Seeing her get in with such an absurd exam method, I was dumbfounded.

Anyway, I decided not to worry too much about it since it was a good thing she got in.

"Congratulations. I'm sure you'll do well. Judging from how well you get along with dirt and water, I guess your sensitivity with spirits isn't bad either."

"Hehehe! Right!"

Charlotte's true talent as a spirit master is a bit lacking.

Judging from how she treats Mud Mud and Mul Mul like pets, it's not necessarily the case.

Do you have to tame spirits with spirit magic to be a spirit master?

Whether it's physical strength or something else, if you can tame them, shouldn't you be called a spirit master?

From that perspective, Charlotte is a spirit master with skills on par with Yulia, having tamed two great spirits.

If she just acquires some theoretical knowledge in the spirit department, she'll definitely be able to get close to perfection.

I'm really starting to look forward to Charlotte's future.

"Aslan! I'm done too! I'm in! I'm in the black magic department! ···yo!"

"···?"

At that moment, Yulia, who was wrapped in a thick scarf all over her body, came running from afar, waving her hands.

I was speechless in embarrassment. No, the results are already out for this one too?

How did they both know they passed on the day of the exam···?

"What the hell happened···?"

"There were a lot of errors in the written exam, so I pointed them out one by one to the exam supervisor, and he just automatically passed. He said that I had a much higher level of understanding than the person who took the exam.···"

"···."

The circumstances surrounding Julia's passing were even more absurd.

After all, Julia was the author of the paper that created a new branch of study called black magic with me.

So, for now, she must have a much higher level of understanding of black magic than all the other scholars···.

"Shouldn't you be on the podium at this point···?"

"Oh, maybe? Teaching might actually be fun!···"

"···."

I meant it as a joke.

Julia clapped her hands in response.

Julia also said that she was planning to take as many classes as possible, including a double major and a triple major like Yuri.

She even applied for the Gobongbap class and decided to stand on the podium herself.

Is this the mindset of someone who truly enjoys studying rather than feeling obligated to do so?

It was a refreshing shock to me, who used to think of 'school = a place to sleep'.

"You're both definitely geniuses...."

"Huh? A genius? Isn't that normal? ···?"

"You. You shouldn't go around saying that to other people. You might end up hating them for nothing."

"Ugh···."

Julia tilted her head at the word genius.

At that moment, I felt a little awkward and decided to immediately tell her to shut up.

It's definitely the best if a talented person is moderately humble.

But if they don't even know that they're talented, they're bound to get the negative reaction of those around them.

Julia's surroundings were full of guys who were not only good but also top-tier talented, so she didn't really feel it.

She needed to realize that she was special.

"Ah! It's the Master!"

"···!?"

At that moment, a loud voice flew in from afar.

She noticed a blonde woman with a bun running towards her.

Who was it?

She must have been some kind of Lia, right?

"Ugh···. Miss Lilia···."

Oh, that's right. Lilia.

I should remember it.

'···.'

Lil··· What was it?

"It's been a while! I have no doubt that you passed, Master! The day to go to the Academy with you has finally come!"

"Oh. But Lilia, wasn't last year your last semester? How did you stay at the Academy?" "Ohhoho! It's not that I'm not doing my master's degree, but I've decided to be an assistant to the professor of the Department of Spirituality! It'll be so busy that I won't have much free time, but since my teacher will be living in the Department of Spirituality's lab, it's actually a good thing!"

"I got into the Department of Black Magic, not the Department of Spirituality. I didn't even take the exam for the Department of Spirituality."

"···Huh?

Lilmersigi's face turned into a look of despair.

Why did you expect Julia to apply to the Department of Spirituality?

As a price for his foolish choice, Lilmersigi will only live in a lab full of dull graduate students and bald professors.

'A lab without Julia. What a pitiful thing.'

Should I do my research without Julia, who occasionally lets me touch her flowing hair, climbs on my lap, and sleeps leaning on me?

If that were the case, I probably would have died alone without completing my thesis.

I started to feel truly sorry for Lilmersigi.

"Huh? Princess! And Yuri!"

"Oh my! My exams were over late, so I thought everyone would have already left! Everyone's still here!"

"I waited because Merilda said she was taking an exam too!"

At that moment, Yuri appeared with Merilda.

The children ran towards each other and had a noisy reunion as if they hadn't seen each other in months.

"Count! I'm going to show you around the campus. Can I go?"

"Go."

Charlotte, Julia, Yuri, and Merilda stood side by side, chattering and moving further and further away.

I watched their backs with a happy smile.

"Hmm···."

"Ahem···."

My eyes met with the Northern Duke, who was making the exact same expression next to me, and I had to clear my throat in embarrassment.

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I was acting like a fool who'd lose his intelligence forever when his daughter got involved···.

It was a moment when I felt a little self-loathing.

"It seems that the Count really trusts that girl named Yuri, seeing that she doesn't have any worries or concerns even when the kids go far away alone."

"Yes. That's right. Since she's my employee, not only is her skill lacking, but her love for children is probably stronger than mine."

"Ugh. They seemed close as if they were childhood friends who had known each other since childhood···."

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"···."

To notice that.

The Northern Grand Duke seemed to be quite perceptive, if not for the princess.

"Does it seem like all of the count's children will pass the exam?"

"Actually, both of them have already passed. They said it was because the exam was a bit special."

"What? I thought it was a given that they would pass since they are prodigies that only come once in a thousand years, but I never thought they would pass on the same day."

"I was surprised too. Did your princess do well on the exam?"

"You grumbled a lot about how difficult it was···. You're a very joking person. Even though your speech is slurred, your expression is bright, so I think you did well enough to be confident that you passed."

"Ah. That's a good thing."

If it's a department of barrier magic engineering, it's considered to be quite difficult even in the Imperial Magic Academy, and the entrance exam must be very difficult.

If she passed after studying for a little less than a year, then Merilda also has an incredible talent for barrier magic.

"I can't help but thank the Count. If you think about it, Merilda was able to enroll because the Count encouraged her to study barrier magic."

"No. "Isn't it because the Princess is so intelligent and diligent in her studies that she has borne fruit?"

"Hehehe."

The reason I first recommended Merilda to study the art of barriers was simply to get her to escape to the system.

It wasn't because I saw a glimpse of her talent or anything.

That's why I was surprised to receive thanks from the Archduke···.

But I couldn't help but feel satisfied.

"Come to think of it, Count···. Isn't it time to give the children the Vermont surname?"

"Yes, yes!?"

"Why are you so surprised? "You don't plan on keeping them as slaves forever, do you?"

"Well, that's true..."

I stuttered, flustered at the sudden topic.

Isn't it time to give Charlotte and Julia the Vermont surname?

Well, since I've been letting everyone know about it, everyone would think it's just a matter of time.

"I think it's too early."

"It's too early!? When on earth are you planning on giving it to me? If this continues, the children will all grow up."

"That's what I'm waiting for."

"Count, what on earth are you···."

"No, what on earth are you, Grand Duke···."

I frowned without realizing it.

You told me to do it before the children grow up···.

In this world, it seems like it's not uncommon to get married before becoming an adult.

As a modern person, I couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.

"If you're going to formally adopt them and declare them your children···"

"If you're going to formally get engaged and declare them to be my wives, at least after they have a coming-of-age ceremony···"

"···What?"

"···Yes?"

Ah.

I felt like the conversation wasn't going well.