The teacher had gone into the labyrinth again and I was bored. Of course, a student's main purpose is to study.

　I come to the academy every day without fail, and I work hard on my studies even after I get home late at night.

　I'm not a genius by any means. Compared to my teachers, I'm just an ordinary genius. It was because I was aware of such a fact that I was able to work hard every day.

''........''

　I'm the only one in the library.

　In the back corner, I unfold my notebook and read my textbook. The textbook written by the teacher is written in a way that is easy to understand, even for a beginning student. But the more I turn that page, the more advanced it gets, the more difficult it gets, really.

　And I remember a conversation I had with my teacher.

'How do you study, teacher?'
'I am. If you read it, you can generally understand it in one sitting.
What ... one time?
Yeah.

　Is this what you mean by not being helpful?

　I knew the teacher had a genius mind. But I didn't think it was unfair that I could understand it after reading it just once and even retain it as knowledge.

　I think it's really unfair.

　How much do you think I've learned!

　And well it's no use complaining about it. That's the kind of person he is with the teacher.

　But he wasn't sarcastic like that at all. He was just telling the truth in a matter-of-fact way.

　That's how I felt.

　That's how I spent my days without my teacher. I felt lonely, but I guess I'd gotten used to it now, and I was rather okay with being alone. Besides, I have friends now, so I'm not that lonely.

　But still.........the days without the teacher were somehow insufficient.


''Huh........''
Lady Alice. Welcome home.
Yes.

　When I return to my room, Saria brings me a cup of tea.

'How was your day?'
Well that's pretty normal.
Okay.
I don't have a teacher, so I don't really have much to do.
Aren't students supposed to be studying?
'That's ... yes, but ... That's why I'm trying so hard!

　I can't help but raise my voice a little bit as he says the right thing.

''Huh. I was just kidding.

　Saria smiles inappropriately.

　She occasionally smiles, as if to say, play a prank on him or something. But that's a sign of trust, so I'm very happy.

　But even if she just indifferently takes care of your personal affairs, it's still just empty. In such a situation, Saria is the only one who stays close to me like this.

　Even if the teacher wasn't there, I was happy just to have her there.

''Speaking of which...''
What's going on?
I hear Prince Oscar has been relieved of his house arrest.
Okay.
It's cold.
After what he did to you, you know?

　That's what I was thinking at the time.

　But I didn't know. I didn't know that something big was about to happen.