I Became the Academy's Pink Airhead

Chapter 77

“Phew—! It’s hot!”

“...”

The greetings ended quickly. Eir dropped the sword she carried, which resembled a spine, and plopped down next to me on the bench. Up close, her scruffy appearance was even more noticeable.

The black coat and flame-like red uniform emitted a faint smell of sweat, and her long red hair looked like it hadn’t been washed for days.

'If it’s hot, why doesn’t she just take off the coat... Is the current trend in the academy city to walk around unwashed? With the delinquents and everything, things seem a bit chaotic.'

Eir, who usually stayed around her school, , being in the northeastern district far from the north was unusual and caught my attention.

I couldn’t suppress my curiosity and spoke to Eir, who was giving off a musky scent of sweat.

“You’re here—☆ so you must be here to take the finals, right?”

“Huh? Oh... yes. There wasn’t anywhere else to drop by and take the exam while passing by, so here I am. Well, I didn’t know anything, so I just randomly guessed and left.”

I see. As expected of my sister, my close friend. Heroes don’t bother with studying.

‘But I don’t recall seeing Eir in the exam hall...’

It seemed Eir had been assigned to a different exam room than I was. Even so, it was odd for her to come all the way here to take the exam.

“Oh my☆ From what I know, there’s a separate administrative office in the north—☆ And as the student council president of , wouldn’t the kids at your school be crying for you~☆”

“...”

“If you’re here for some reason— you could rest at our —☆ We’re sister schools now, after all♪”

“...”

Eir didn’t deny it when I subtly mentioned we were sister schools, which meant the promise to consider each other as sisters was still valid.

‘Though it’s a bit rough, honestly, the school that suits me best... is , so I’m happy.’

A school of warriors. Deep down, I still cherished the passionate send-off from the students of . The enthusiasm contained in their cheers and stomping feet was deeply engraved in my heart.

Even though we parted in such a solemn atmosphere due to misunderstandings.

‘I guess it’s time to clear up those misunderstandings...’

If was having any issues, I wanted to help. With that thought in mind, I subtly suggested to Eir.

Eir widened her eyes and then chuckled. The shark-like teeth visible between her pink lips were quite striking.

“Khehe... our kids, well... there’s nothing to worry about them. They’re getting ready to choose their new leader, so I have to step aside sometimes. There’s already a strong candidate.”

“Ohh~☆ I see... then why did you come all the way here...?”

“...”

Eir didn’t answer for a while. But she eventually looked up at the sky and responded in a cheerful tone.

“Just as I vowed that day, to reach beyond [Unique Ether]... I figured I had to push myself to the limit. I’m traveling around, adapting to dungeons and environments I haven’t been to. Hehe.”

“Hee...☆”

“Wandering alone like that brought me here. I took the exam while I was at it. Keke... though I guessed everything.”

“Ohoho...☆”

“Anyway... seeing things from a different perspective, I’m running towards where I need to go.”

“Oooo...☆”

I couldn’t help but express admiration.

‘She instinctively found the right path to enlightenment...’

A state of selflessness.

Going beyond [Unique Ether] and completing a world entirely of one’s own.

In game terms, it’s reaching the maximum level of experience, perfecting character growth without external influences.

‘Hilde and I reached the limit through PVP experiences.’

Freya had her awakening through a boss fight. Eir was awakening through various experiences and adventures.

“Hmm.”

Eir nodded proudly.

“Venturing far brought new experiences. Last night, I encountered delinquents who didn’t recognize me and gave them a lesson... Keke, it’s been a while since someone challenged me. After getting beat up by me, they abandoned their hideout and ran off to a distant corner.”

“...”

A flash of intuition crossed my mind. For some reason, the mention of that made me recall the familiar smell of green hair.

“Could it be, did they have green hair?”

“Oh, are they famous?”

“No...☆”

Seeing Eir’s actions without knowing this, I could only smile wryly. Her goal had unknowingly taken a step back.

I decided to tell Eir about the growth Hilde and Freya had achieved.

“Haha...☆ Well, you see...”

In the end, Eir decided to stay at today.

Albite and her party, who diligently completed their exams, were startled when they saw her.

“Eek?! [Red Trail]?! Why are you here?!”

“Haha...☆”

“Oh. It’s me.”

A following silence.

“...”

“...”

“...”

However, they soon regained their composure with their seasoned, steel-like spirits. There had been too many events in the first semester to be surprised by such a thing.

Albite calmed her initial surprise and muttered.

“Well... It’s become familiar now with sudden appearances of the five colors...”

“We’ve already seen three people of the five colors...”

“Not to mention the strongest of the biggest and second biggest schools... and the person we live with used to be the strongest...”

Albite suddenly realized the truth and exclaimed.

“Is there any reason to be surprised by the five colors now?!”

“No.”

“I don’t think so.”

“Then let’s welcome Eir, the senior!”

“I agree.”

“Agreed.”

Thus, the juniors welcomed the unexpected guest, Eir.

The guest reception protocol had become familiar by now. We took her dirty clothes to the tailor shop for cleaning and lent her some training clothes. We also opened up the showers to help her wash.

’s showers.

The newly repaired ether pump gushed out a strong stream of water. Eir stood under it, letting the droplets cascade over her bare skin.

“Damn it...! Gah—!! How could this be...! To think I’m beneath that geeky cat...?! Now instead of [Blue Spear], it’s [Wheel] below [Trail]...? No way, that can’t be...!”

In truth, it was not Freya but I who was subjected to Hilde’s kisses... But there was no need to reveal that.

Her voice was so loud it could be heard in the dormitory dining hall.

Perk

The orange cat ears twitched with each loud noise.

“...?”

Rota, wearing an apron and preparing dinner, tilted her head in confusion. But she quickly dismissed it and busied her hands, putting ingredients into a pot.

Albite and Kara were handling errands around the shopping district, which I had been doing in the past. They had become the new mascots of the shopping district, receiving affection.

‘The juniors have settled into their ways of life and are now boldly exploring dungeons...’

Everything was unfolding naturally.

Everyone was growing.

Every misunderstanding was slowly being unraveled.

“Hehe...☆”

I smiled, feeling proud of it all.

We were now moving forward with genuine hearts.

The blade pointed at my neck.

“D-don’t move!! If you don’t want this pink head to get hurt!!”

“...?”

“...?”

“...?”

Ah, it’s been a while since I’ve had to hide my power.