Chapter 406

Chapter 406: Discontent

Jilly seems to have served as an adventurer at the Adventurer’s Guild in the royal capital for some time—or rather, she still retains her registration there.

According to the female clerk, Jilly vanished after completing a commission, and it has now been over six months.

“…Miss Jilly may not have met with misfortune; perhaps she traveled to another town’s Adventurer’s Guild, much like the three of you,”

the female clerk concluded.

“Hmm, perhaps.”

Stealth One nodded.

If she sought vengeance against those two enemies, she might have departed for another town after failing to locate them in the royal capital… Yet regardless, at least it was not dire news of her demise or similar…

First, I should relay Jilly’s update to Mom; later, during adventurer activities, I might uncover further details about this little girl… Stealth One mused.

After finalizing the procedures, the three girls perused the diverse commissions on the Commission Board.

They discovered no tasks linked to reincarnators there.

After all, reincarnators have only inhabited this world for four years, and a four-year-old child is barred from becoming an adventurer.

Believing that as newly registered adventurers in the royal capital, abstaining from commissions might arouse suspicion, the three girls each symbolically accepted a monster-hunting commission before departing the Adventurer’s Guild.

Over the following period, Army Lady, Lvzi, and Stealth One from the Adventurer’s Guild, alongside Magic Rainbow, Demon One, and Demon Two from the Magic Academy, gradually integrated into their respective lives in the royal capital.

On the Adventurer’s Guild side, the three girls gained increasing renown within the guild, owing to their B-class adventurer status and their swift, flawless completion of commissions…

Coupled with their distinct and breathtaking beauty, the reputation of the Moat Blade Adventurer Squad gradually spread beyond the guild.

By persistently fulfilling commissions and steadily advancing their levels, they would inevitably ascend to Class A adventurers one day.

Beyond fame, the clever and spirited Lvzi swiftly ingratiated herself at the Adventurer’s Guild, fostering good relations with both clerks and fellow adventurers.

Any intelligence concerning reincarnators within the Adventurer’s Guild scarcely escaped their notice.

As for the Magic Academy.

Magic Rainbow, Demon One, and Demon Two also embraced their roles as educator and students.

Magic Rainbow commenced by instructing first-year students newly enrolled at the academy.

The first year comprised three classes, each with around thirty pupils.

Regrettably, none of these classes harbored students approximately four years old; the youngest were at least eight or nine.

Regarding the higher second and third years, Magic Rainbow subtly inquired with counselor Hank, finding similarly no four-year-old students; those grades typically hosted older pupils.

It appeared that even if human race reincarnators intended to join the Magic Academy, they might need to wait several more years.

For first-year students, instruction emphasized foundational magical knowledge, with less focus on practice and application compared to the upper grades.

Magic Rainbow had already studied and mastered these basics in Aowenduo Town’s library, rendering her abundantly qualified to teach these novices.

Compared to other instructors handling first-year classes, students under Magic Rainbow’s tutelage progressed markedly faster, and her teaching never faltered… Students cherished this new, captivating, and proficient educator.

As Vice Dean, Mrs. Ada frequently overheard pupils praising Magic Rainbow.

Since Magic Rainbow excelled in interpersonal dealings, fellow teachers refrained from obstructing her, especially after learning she had bested Hank—ranked third in strength at the Magic Academy—in a one-on-one assessment; they naturally avoided discord.

Magic Rainbow garnered acclaim from both students and staff upon her arrival.

Within barely a month, Ada contemplated promoting Magic Rainbow to teach second-year classes.

As for Demon One and Demon Two, they were initially placed in the second year.

Although their documented abilities could have propelled them directly to the third year or graduation, a gradual progression remained necessary.

Nevertheless, their performance astounded the grade’s instructors.

Particularly in mastering new spells and excelling in practical magical exercises, their aptitude far outstripped peers.

Paired with their equally striking looks… they instantly became class celebrities upon enrollment.

However, neither girl possessed Magic Rainbow’s social finesse; fearing accidental exposure of their true identities through speech or actions, they seldom engaged with others, confining interactions to their own circle.

Consequently, some second-year students harbored resentment, even… jealousy.

Boys remained unbothered, for the girls’ visages were genuinely pleasing; minimal conversation bred no dislike.

But female classmates differed—some whispered criticisms covertly, while others schemed against them overtly.

Most were noble scions, and Magic Academy entrants represented the elite among them; born with innate pride and arrogance, they could not abide two “country bumpkins” surpassing them in every aspect.

After all, even academy instructors hesitated to cross them.

Though they vowed to “teach the bumpkins a lesson,” their initial tactics proved juvenile—defacing desks with graffiti or stuffing them with repulsive insects.

The graffiti scarcely troubled the girls, though occasional insults within elicited a faint frown.

The academy library aided them immensely; unless unavoidable, they shunned conflict, so they erased the graffiti and disregarded it.

As for the insects occasionally discovered inside…

These mattered even less, for they themselves were insect monsters.

Finding bugs, the girls never shrieked like typical females; instead, they curiously handled them, releasing the creatures after amusement.

This spectacle momentarily stunned the noble girls.

Yet after several such pranks, these girls merely muttered “country bumpkins” under their breath, escalating rather than ceasing their antics.

…

One day.

The girls found their desks carved with a knife, bearing the words: “Country bumpkins from the sticks, vile hybrids like insects, scurry back to your mothers’ bosoms to suckle! Oh, and as the saying goes—like mother, like child—breeding such disgusting…” (omitted)