Vol. 3 - Chapter 94 - Katariona Has a Summer Vacation
The stall at the summer festival was a great success.
It was the third most profitable stall in the school in terms of revenue, but it was the top-selling stall in the whole school.
(TL Note: Means they sold the most but didn’t make the most money overall)
I heard that all my classmates apart from Chris and I had worked hard to help Ayano-san and attract people to the stall.
"Cheers to the success of the stall!"
Our entire class toasted to the success of the stall at Tojurou-san\'s toast.
Today, Tojurou-san had hosted a party for us to celebrate our hard work in the Summer Festival.
The venue for the party was Tojurou-san’s laboratory. The teacher\'s lab was surprisingly spacious and the whole class could easily fit in.
A carpet was laid out in Tojurou-san\'s unpretentious room, and we sat directly on it.
We all decided to sit in a circle so that we could talk freely with our classmates.
"\'Christina-sama and Katariona-sama are the ones who have done the most to help us this time, don\'t you think?"
Alicia-sama cut in.
"No, that\'s not true. Alicia-sama was the one who organized the event."
At first, Alicia-sama was hesitant when deciding on the activities to be held at the summer festival, but she gradually became a skillful organizer.
In fact, she was the one who suggested helping out at Ayano-san store and attracting people. It was also Alicia who decided who would be in charge.
"No," she said, "Originally, I should have taken the lead in negotiating for sweets and selling them. I apologize for leaving that to Christina-sama and Katariona-sama."
Alicia-sama bowed her head as if she was about to get down on her knees.
"You can raise your head. I\'ve never negotiated or sold anything before, so it was a new experience for all of us."
Chris put her hand on Alicia-sama\'s shoulder and helped her up.
"I had fun, too. So please don\'t mind it, Alicia-sama."
When I smiled at Alicia-sama, she blushed.
"No need to call me sama. Please call me Alice."
"Then please call me Rio."
"You can call me Chris."
When the three of us were talking, we decided to call each other by our nicknames whenever we were not in public, and then a female student approached us.
"That ... Katariona-sama. Do you mind if I touch your kitty?"
"Please. Sophia-sama."
I offered her Leon, who was eating a snack.
"You know my name?"
"Of course. We were on the same team in the magic battles, remember?"
The girl who approached me said her name was Sophia Abington. She is the sole daughter of Viscount Avington and is expected to take over her family\'s business, Avington Trading Company, in the future. She seemed to be concerned about the freckles on her nose, but I thought she was cute.
"It\'s an honor to have the daughter of a high-ranking aristocrat remember my name!"
"In this academy, status is irrelevant. We are in the same class, so it would be great if we could get along, Sophia-sama."
She tentatively touched Leon\'s fur.
"Please, with Sophie. That\'s what my good friends call me."
"You can call me Rio, Sophie."
It seems that both Sophie and Alice have always wanted to talk to us. But we were a princess and a high-ranking nobleman. So it was difficult for them to talk to us.
"Actually, I\'ve been itching to fluff Leon."
"Sophie too? I was thinking the same thing."
Alice and Sophie were happily fluffing Leon. Leon didn\'t resist but remained at their mercy. All while eating a steady stream of sweets.......
"You have some new friends, Fluffy."
Chris secretly whispered.
I hope I can get to know my classmates better and better through these kinds of opportunities.
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One day, just before the summer vacation, Chris and I were harvesting medicinal herbs in the greenhouse, and we were talking about our summer vacation.
"Chris, what are you going to do for the summer vacation?"
"\'Well, you know. It looks like I\'ll have to go to the summer palace this year."
Chris began to speak with a disgusted look on her face.
We\'re going to make our debut in society two years from now. After her debut, she will have to do her official duties as a princess, so the queen softly advised her to settle down in the palace.
"I\'ve given you free rein as a child, but I think it\'s time you learned to do your official duties as a princess. Mother told me."
"I see."
I laughed and thought about how hard it is to be royalty.
"What about you, Rio?"
"I\'m going back to the estate with my brother. My parents suggested we take a trip there since we haven’t been in a long time."
"Yes. I will miss you for two months, but I hope you have fun."
The Magic Academy has two months of summer vacation.
I was disappointed because I had expected Chris to come to the territory for a visit.
"I\'m sad to be leaving Chris, too. I know it\'s hard for you, but please don\'t overdo it. I\'ll write to you."
"I\'ll write to you, too."
Using a non-censored sealing stamp, we can write about private matters.
So on the first day of summer vacation, I left the townhouse with my brother, Marie, and Leon.
We were going back to the territory.
"You’re going to be away from Chris. Are you feeling lonely? Rio"
"Big brother ...... Yes. I will miss her. We\'ve been together for almost five years. Chris is like a sister to me."
"That\'s true. I think of Chris as a sister too."
As we were both brooding, Marie thoughtfully offered us some cookies.
"Would you both like a cookie?"
"Marie, give me five"
Leon changed from a cat to a boy.
"Leon. Why are you in human form?"
"Because it\'s easier to eat in this figure. And this carriage is wide. It shouldn\'t be a problem if I’m in my human form."
The four of us chatted over a cup of iced tea that Marie had prepared for us.
"Tojurou-san is not coming with us this time, then?"
"Yeah. My master is a teacher at a magic academy, so he rarely has summer vacation. He told me to go and have fun with my family for a change."
It\'s been a long time since we\'ve been together just as a family. That may be a good thing, but I still feel lonely.
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