219 Entrance Examination and Valentine's Day [16]





 Exactly one week has passed since the day I was summoned by the chairman.

 Today is February 14th, the so-called "Valentine's Day".
 As a man, I am indeed a little conscious of this day.

 The time is 8:30 in the morning.
 After getting ready in the morning, Leah and I were heading for the main building of Senba Academy.

It's still cold. ......

 I'm not sure what to make of that.
 I'm not sure what to make of it.

(As you can see, this is a long shot. ......)

 To tell you the truth, somewhere in the back of my mind, I was expecting a little.
 I was hoping that maybe Leah would give me some chocolate.

 But it seems that I was wrong.

(Well, it's only natural, isn't it? ......)

 One is a failed swordsman from the countryside, and the other is a princess from the Kingdom of Vestellia - their statuses are indeed too different.

(But I'm still curious: ......)

 Will Leah give someone chocolate?
 Is there a custom of Valentine's Day in the Kingdom of Vestellia in the first place?

 I was in such an agonizing state of mind.

"Oh, it's cold again today. ......

 I replied with as much naturalness as I could muster.

It's cold today.

 We arrived at the first year A class and exchanged morning greetings with the classmates as usual.
 Perhaps because it was Valentine's Day, there was an indescribably tense atmosphere in the classroom.

 As I took my seat and moved my textbook from my bag to my desk.

"Allen-kun. Here you go!

Rejoice, chocolate!

Don't expect much taste, okay?

 Incredibly, three girls presented me with a lovely parcel of chocolates.

Oh, thank you .......

 The unexpected turn of events left me a bit speechless.

I'm afraid of what's going to happen later, so I'm going to tell you first: ....... It's just a step-chocolate, right?

If you give the real thing to the wrong person, it's going to be a huge mess.

If you want to participate in Allen's race, you need to be prepared to do so. ......

 The girls smiled bitterly and turned their gaze towards Leah for some reason.

"My race ......?

 I'm not sure what you're talking about.

I don't know, I'm talking about this. Don't worry about it.

I'll let you know how it tastes next time, okay?

We'll look forward to seeing you on Shiro Day.

 With that, the girls went back to their seats.

Oh, yeah. Thanks, guys.

 And as I put the three lovely parcels away in my bag.

"Hmmm... ....... I'm glad you got so many .......

 It's a good thing you got so many," Leah muttered, her voice trembling.

I'm not sure what to say. I never thought I'd get three.

"Yeah, .......

 She had a complicated expression on her face and fell silent.

"......

"......

 After that, there was an indescribably delicate atmosphere between us.

(Hey, what's going on with you, ......?

 Just a moment ago, Leah had been quite normal. .......
 I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm sure it's a good idea.

(Did I say something that offended you? ......?)

 As I was pondering this, the door behind me opened with a bang and Rose came in.

(Hey, that's unusual. ......)

 She is incredibly weak in the morning, and usually comes to school with an artistic sleeping habit and a drowsy look on her face.

 Today, however, things were very different.

 Her hair is neatly done, her eyes are open and she has an air of dignity about her.

(Is Rose going to give someone chocolate? ......?)

 I've been thinking about this for a while, and then she walked straight towards me and stopped right in front of me.

"Allen, it's Valentine's Day. I'd like you to take this, if you don't mind.

 Then she took out a beautiful package with cherry blossom petals on it.

"This is ......?

I don't know if it's to your taste, but it's ....... I woke up early to make these homemade chocolate cookies.

 I never imagined that I would get chocolate from Rose at all.

Thank you, I'm really happy!

 After thanking her properly, I gratefully accepted the parcel.

...... You're a little insensitive, you know. I'm going to make this very clear.

 She looked me straight in the eye with a serious expression.

I have a certain fondness for this man, Allen Rhodle, as a woman. Please keep that in mind.



 Rose's cheeks reddened slightly, and she smiled a cute smile that she rarely showed.