Usually, a nobleman enters the academy from the age of 17.
In particular, children from families interested in high-ranking bureaucracy, or families with succession battles were required to be admitted.
This is because since the selection of high-ranking officials based on the academic performance of the Academy, the academic background has established itself as a measure of evaluating the competence of the nobles.
Graduating from the academy wasn't that hard. Generally, graduation was possible within three years, and it could be extended to four years at the latest.
Maybe it was because I wandered around like crazy, but the strong wind made my hair flutter endlessly. Because of that, my long hair hit me in the face.
"Do you want me to tie your hair?"
Sylvester took out a hair tie as I asked where he had brought it from.
"Do you know how to tie hair? Tell me if you have a hard time doing it. I'm fine as it is."
With a gloomy face, I let Sylvester touch my hair.
"I can do it."
Sylvester replied in a friendly voice.
The tone was friendly, but his voice was strangely divided from the beginning to the end when his voice changed.
"Are you making a piece of art with my hair?"
"It's done."
At last, Slyvestor was done.
I immediately looked around to check my hair. Just then, I caught sight of a closed shop.
The interior was dark, so I thought I could use the store window as a mirror. I approached quietly and looked at myself.
'You've made a real piece of art'
With my hair tied tightly back, my hair was twisted to the side. It was definitely pretty.
"Irene, what do you think? Do you like it?"
Sylvester came up to me and asked.
I smiled vaguely and nodded.
Aside from being excessive, I couldn't say no because he tied it up so well.
"Yes, Thank you."
The knight quickly followed us as I pulled Sylvester's hand.
"Irene, be careful."
Sylvester grabbed my arm and pulled me towards him.
At the same time, a person passed by me.
I didn't realize that someone was coming towards me because I was looking around the store.
If Sylvester hadn't caught me, I would have bumped into him.
"I almost bumped into someone. Thank you."
Looking at the back of the man busily running away, it seemed that the man was also quite busy.
"Don't go ahead of me because it's dangerous."
Sylvester held my hand and said.
I also nodded meekly and clasped my hand with his.
"It was fun today."
Slyvestor said that and untied my hair that he had tied carefully today.
My hair came loose when it touched one point.
My slightly curly hair soon swelled up like a cloud.
"It's a little messy, so I'll tie it back for you."
He tapped his hand on the seat next to him as if to come closer. Instead of moving, I put my hand on his lap and said,
"When we grow older than we are now, let's hang out here and there together."
But if we grow up a little bit more, we'll be able to hang out alone at least when we're over 17.
By then, Sylvester's sword skills would have improved a lot, and both of us would have grown up enough to enter the academy, so I decided to promise later.
"So let's have as much fun as we had today, no, more than today."
I didn't just say it because I felt sorry for him remembering his mother.
This was my heart. Even as an adult, I wanted to get along with Sylvester as well as I do now.
"......Yes, let's do it."
Sylvester, who hesitated to answer, soon turned his head and looked at the window.
Soon after, the sky at sunset slowly began to color his face with a sunset glow.
