Acquired the EX-class attribute ‘Transcendence Copy’

13 – Invitation from the Leoris family

The entrance exam has been completed successfully. I was warped to the central plaza of the academy.

There were many students who had passed the exam. The students’ expressions were different.

“It’s ruined. I didn’t get a medal!”

“I was sent off after 10 minutes….”

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“To think I had to wait another year. Should I just give up? .”

The gloomy voice comes from the group that intuitively sensed failure. Students who did not win any medals were herded here. Although most of this group were commoners, they were not without aristocrats.

“It was an easy test. It was an easy win.”

“This is such a test for the heir of the Bant family.”

“Mother! I finally did it!”

On the other hand, the group with shouts of joy and joyful voices was expected to pass. Of course, most of them were nobles, but there were also a lot of commoners.

The owners of familiar faces appearing in the original game are somewhat herded. Something, I felt welcome.

“John!”

A voice desperately looking for me.

The main character of that voice was definitely Sierra.

“Sierra. How was the exam?”

If it’s Sierra, she thinks she’s definitely passed, but she asked like that, out of politeness. Sierra made a deliberately serious expression.

What is it?

Are you nervous?

“I got two medals! Will it pass?”

However, as if that expression was a joke, Sierra hurriedly smiled all over her face and answered in a bright voice.

You know how to play pranks like this.

Sierra, Scary Child!

I wonder if it is the mid-boss who drove the main character and his party into a corner by revealing a terrifying force in the original work. I think her change is the biggest difference between the original work and reality.

Perhaps, these changes may bring about a butterfly effect by causing events that were not in the original work, but I do not regret my choice. Sierra, if you can see her cute smile, you’re in trouble.

The test takers, who intuitively sensed that they had passed, formed a group by talking.

From now on, we will see each other face to face at the academy. After graduating from the academy, it might be a useful personal network, so open up friendships in advance.

“Nice to meet you. I am Rania Dorzier of the Dorzier family.”

“Ah! It is an honor to meet Miss Dorzier, who is called the flower of the North, in person. I am….”

“The villain is Karpan Dios! Nice to meet you.”

“I see a familiar face, I….”

The central plaza quickly became a dottegi market. For the nobility, this moment would be very important. For nobles, socializing is not just a hobby. For them, connections are strength and power.

Unlike the aristocrats who are accustomed to socializing, the commoners only exclaim lightly or laugh to themselves and rejoice at their passing. In this respect, it was felt that the difference between commoners and nobles was not simply property. Well, not all commoners are like that.

“Hello~!”

Is it like this if the level of liveliness is maxed out?

Pleasant sweet voice that makes listeners feel refreshed resonates in their ears. I, of course, turned my face in the direction of hearing the voice unconsciously.

A woman in a black off-the-shoulder dress was standing there. She is a beauty with a personable face as much as her voice. Her eyes are smiling brightly, and the corners of her mouth are also elegantly curved. Her smile is more like a business smile than a natural one.

The bright gold color that dyed her hair, the luxurious-looking accessories, and her manners were different from those of commoners. However, that doesn’t seem to be the case when it comes to nobles. The feather-light atmosphere felt on her body made me think of that. A noble would have consciously held her form more.

This kind of person is usually a wealthy commoner or a new aristocrat. And the girl in front of me was the former.

“My name is Eli Janet! If you have any items you need for life, please feel free to use our Janet store!”

Ellie bows her head and hands us a business card.

She was the daughter of the well-known family of Janet, an al-buja in the royal capital.

“The top of Janet!?”

Sierra’s eyes are full of surprise. I don’t think it’s because I met the daughter of Janet’s upper management team. Right now, there are a lot of super talented people who are said to be the best in the kingdom. In a nutshell, just look at Sarah Leoris.

Sierra must have been surprised because Ellie talked to us. As if Ellie noticed Sierra’s surprise, as befits a merchant’s daughter, she added her behind the scenes.

“Because those who passed the academy are good customers. There is a special 10% discount for successful applicants. When you enter the academy, you will need a lot of things, but you can get them cheaply by using Janet’s Merchant~!”

Now, in the central plaza, you can judge pass or fail just by looking at people’s expressions. Me too, but it would be even more so if it was a quick-witted Ellie. In fact, even in-game, Ellie’s self-introduction was a confirmed event.

“Then, I’m done! Have a nice day~!”

She walked away from us, flicking her forehead lightly with her two fingers. After all, there is a lightness different from that of nobles.

“Sarah Leoris.”

As soon as Ellie walked away, she heard a familiar voice in my ear.

A voice with the exact opposite of Ellie’s voice, which is as light as a balloon filled with helium gas.

Like heavy seawater in the deep sea, like a solidly built castle wall, a heavy, heavy, yet dignified voice rang from the front.

I wasn’t the only one paying attention to her voice. Several nobles, who had been actively engaging in social activities, paused their work for a while and turned their gaze toward the voice.

“Look at that. It’s Miss Swordhorn.”

“The momentum is amazing. Of course, Ms. Swordhorn must be the top of the entrance exam, right?”

“Sounds silly. Look who is in front of Miss Sword Horn.”

Arsha Sword Horn.

In front of her, who is considered one of the greatest talents in the royal capital, was Sarah Leoris, who was renowned as the greatest talent in the continent. Arsha’s eyes were fixed on Sara.

“I have ten medals.”

Arsha said that while shaking her head.

Her expression asked Sarah, ‘How many are you?’

“Two, four, ten? I only had one.”

“Miss Swordhorn, didn’t you choose the middle dungeon?”

“I heard the monster there was a wyvern? Is the wyvern easy for the swordsman?”

“Don’t be silly. It’s the other way around.”

At her words, the surroundings become agitated. It was a sight that clearly showed Arsha’s talent.

She showed overwhelmingly better results than other test takers in dungeons with somewhat unfavorable conditions for prosecutors. This is clear proof that the rumors about Arsha are not false.

“I have seven.”

That was Sarah’s answer. The corner of Arsha’s mouth went up slightly at her answer.

“Seven? It’s great, but it’s worse than Miss Arsha.”

“If the opponent was a wyvern, wouldn’t it be easier to be a wizard than a swordsman?”

“Ms. Leoris. It might not be surprising.”

Perhaps because Arsha showed a splendid record first, people’s reaction was not cool. It is precisely because of me that Sarah only got seven of her medals. I couldn’t focus on hunting because I was following me and worrying about it.

If she had done her best, she would have farmed over twenty. Well, if I tried to make that excuse to people now, it wouldn’t work.

“It’s amazing. Didn’t you tell me earlier that you would be sincere?”

Arsha said so to confirm her own victory. Sarah nodded her head in response.

“Right. She didn’t flinch. It’s my defeat.”

Sara declared her defeat so calmly at Arsha’s question. At that, Arsha’s expression strangely changed.

“My, my victory?”

The emotion that spread on Arsha’s face was ’embarrassment’. I guess I didn’t expect Sarah’s reaction like that. Was she expecting a slightly more soggy and violent excuse?

“Miss Sword Horn. It seems that I have misunderstood something about Miss Swordhorn. No, should I say misunderstanding or prejudice? I want to apologize for that.”

Sarah did not finish her declaration of defeat and instead apologized to Arsha. Perhaps, she is an apology for recognizing Arsha as a ‘annoying guy’. It is clear that my ‘push-dang’ is at the base of her change in perception.

“So I would like to invite Miss Swordhorn to the banquet at our mansion today…. Do you have time?”

Mansion Banquet.

At those words, the students around him were shaken.

“Mansion Banquet! It is also a banquet for the Leoris family.”

“Me, can I participate too?”

“Awake from the dream. There’s no way that pathetic aristocrats like us would be invited to a banquet by a great aristocrat.”

The mansion banquet is one of the events after the academy entrance exam.

Isn’t a banquet an indispensable part of socializing?

In fact, there were many nobles who had already made appointments for the banquet.

However, banquets also have grades. Of course, the biggest influence on the rank of a banquet is the reputation of the host family.

The Leoris family is one of the most prestigious families in the royal capital.

Since it was the family’s banquet, it was only natural that people would pay attention to it. Even the commoners, who had been watching the nobles’ social affairs as if they were talking about another country, turned their heads and expressed interest when the word banquet came out of Sarah’s mouth.

“There is time, but an invitation to a banquet. It’s sudden.”

Arsha’s face, which didn’t look like a needle would go in, turned pink. She reacts like a loner with no friends, saying something like, ‘Would you like to be friends with me?’. And in fact, the banquet invitation to Arsha just now would be no different from that.

After Sara invited Arsha to her banquet, she looked around. It is a gesture as if looking for someone.

She met my gaze with her. Then Sarah walked towards us. A group of students followed her steps and began to part like the Red Sea.

“Eh? It looks like Miss Leoris is coming this way?”

Sierra said as she grabbed me by the sleeve. Sara stood in front of me.

“John. I want to invite you to the banquet too. Do you have time?”

That’s how Sara laid out her bombshell remarks. A banquet invitation event that occurs when Sarah’s affinity is 20 or higher.

“Of course. By the way, may I take my friend?”

“It doesn’t matter. Is that the person next to you?”

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Receiving Sarah’s gaze, Sierra bowed her head and greeted her.

“Sea, Sierra Bay.. No, Grimkeeper. Meeting the lady of the Leoris family…. It is an honour!”

“Miss Sierra Bay, not the picturekeeper. Nice to meet you. I am Sarah Leoris.”

The two of them exchanged their names like that. I think Sierra’s last name is a bit odd, but she must be on a whim, right?

“The wagon is ready. Let’s go right away.”

So we headed to the mansion of the Leoris family.