Durin's Diary

Chapter 36 We Prayed For Summer
"Lady Marianne."

The greeting from her new student drew Marianne's attention away from the playground.

As a freshman instructor at the Capital Mage Academy, the red-haired girl looked at the boy in front of her, a fourth-grade student who had been in the academy since childhood.

"Is there something wrong, kid?" Marian sighed in her heart when she found that she couldn't remember the name of the child in front of her. There were 5,721 children in the academy, and they were distributed in seven different grades and six different specialized towers. It was an impossible task to remember all their names.

"Mrs. Marianne, will he also attend the freshman orientation at dinner time tonight?"

Following his finger, Lady Marianne saw a silver-haired girl teasing a small astrological dragon.

Antaniya Iyer, a girl as cold as an iceberg.

Although this child was somewhat lacking in the theory of spell prototypes and techniques, her ability to draw inferences from one instance and to argue pleased all the instructors. Moreover, her practical theory of spells was frighteningly high. She could reduce the number of pronunciations in an eight-scale technique by half. With such ability, she was only thirteen years old. Even Marian, a legendary wizard, felt a tremor.

If she is lucky enough to become a legend, such a young legendary wizard, she herself will be the most sought-after one.

So, half a month ago, this girl came to Capital College, and in just one week she became the dream lover of all the male students in the college.

Such a powerful girl is naturally the dream marriage partner of these young men.

Although Marianne was meeting her for the first time, she had a long history with her mother, and her mother had even grown up under Marianne's care.

Her mother also seems to have done a lot of publicity.

Thinking of this, Marianne's facial expression softened considerably. She looked at the boy with a smile and said, "You all seem quite worried. I'm sure you've heard about her situation in Lublin."

"I heard about the grandson of the Elsh family. I heard that many people have been beaten by him, but people in the Central Bank Province don't believe it. Those who can enter the academy are all powerful people. He is just a warlock." The boy replied with a smile.

"It's a good thing to have confidence. She will attend the freshman social today and have fun." After saying that, Marian watched the boy in front of her run back to his team. She suppressed his smile.

Yes, she and Antaniah's mother were old acquaintances, but similarly, she and the mother of Elsh's eldest grandson... were also old acquaintances.

She and she grew up together, went to college together, and were pursued by boys together.

But in the end, Marianne stayed in the academy as a tutor, while Durin's mother chose to marry far away in the Northern Kingdom and became the lover of her book friend. Durin was even their third child.

Therefore, Marian paid attention to Durin's reputation, and the fact was that this child had a very good reputation. He was the most beloved child of the old men in the Craftsmen's Guild and the Engineering College. Moreover, he had recently done a big thing. The Tolandulan family, to which Marian belonged, lost a child last fall, and the eldest grandson of the Elsh family brought people to find the child.

The people he led rescued hundreds of children captured by human traffickers and killed the entire family of the traffickers.

The child who was found suffered physical pain, but he admired Du Lin very much because he watched this child of the same age as him execute the child of the human trafficker.

He said that there was reluctance and regret in the boy's eyes, but there was not a single hesitation.

Marianne is an adult, so of course she knows what this represents - it represents that the child Dulin has a conscience. Killing is not a good thing after all, but for justice and for the innocent, he is willing to bear everything.

The Elsh family's great grandson lives up to his reputation.

Including the Tolandulan family, many families cannot even find an opportunity to repay their gratitude, so how could they repay kindness with enmity?

So, since these young people have the courage, let them also learn to accept their first setback in life. Marianne heard that the Iyer children were quite good at fighting, and she hoped that Antaniah could give these peers a little more self-esteem.

If you don’t keep it…it doesn’t matter. In life, there is no good thing without encountering setbacks.

………………

Anta, I am Dulin.

I'm so sorry about your cousin Fabien. We saved so many people in the winter, but we couldn't save him. I went to his funeral, and so did Tomi. I held an umbrella for her. I know it's against the rules, but the poor girl, I'd never seen such despair on her face.

Fabien believed that Northernism could give civilization a future, but he didn't consider that his belief would kill him... But I understand that he died for his beliefs, and he thought his sacrifice was great... I can't say anything.

By the way, I am leaving Lublin. The task has been assigned. I said that I would make a movie that you like, so I will try my best.

Also, I will come to see you today. If possible, could you wait for me outside the gate at 4:15 in the afternoon?

After reading the letter in her hand, Anta pursed her lips and tried hard to hold back her tears - Fabien was her best cousin, and she had been his follower since she was a child, until Dulin appeared in her life, until he became more and more important than Fabien, until Fabien left Lublin.

But in Anta's heart, Fabien will always be her best cousin.

But today the bad news came that he died in the human kingdom.

This made Anta's hand holding the mailbox become hot, because Durin was also going to the human kingdom, the Northern Kingdom, and that city. At this moment, the unfamiliar land became more and more hideous in Anta's eyes.

She glanced at the pocket watch Du Lin gave her. It was three o'clock in the afternoon, and there was still one hour and fifteen minutes.

There's still an hour until dinner social.

Anta sighed. The sight of her peers in front of her forced her to put the mailbox in her pocket.

The latter seemed to have not yet understood that his presence was the greatest provocation to the girl in front of him. The blond mixed-race boy smiled and extended his hand: "Antanya, I am Fabuya of the Lachi family. Duke Lachi is my grandfather. May I invite you to dinner? I have reserved a table in Hall 57 in the capital."

The full name of Hall No. 57 is Farol Cooking Hall, No. 57 East, Avenue of Truth. It is said to be the best Farol restaurant in the entire Elf Territory, with a variety of exotic delicacies. In the eyes of girls, being invited to Hall No. 57 by boys is a good thing to show off.

But in Anta's eyes, this was far inferior to the food that Dulin made for her.

Dulin also knows how to cook Farol cuisine. In Anta's eyes, Dulin is like an omnipotent miracle man, so she believes his vow to make the movie good, and is even more unwilling to betray the boy who once stood in front of the vicious dog to save her.

So, she shook her head: "I have something to do later, thank you."

The peer in front of him didn't seem to understand what he said and smiled: "I've heard that Du Lin is leaving tomorrow. He is just an unloved child. I can understand." Before he could say anything, Anta slapped him hard in the face. The girl could no longer control her anger.

In the eyes of everyone, the seemingly delicate girl slapped a boy who was a head taller than her and knocked his feet off the ground.

When the boy named Fabuya fell to the ground, his peers had not yet recovered from the shock, but the girl in their eyes had already taken off her silk gloves and thrown them in front of him.

Beside her, her Astrological Dragon had already entered combat mode, its entire body turning crimson.

"Stand up, Fabuya, you are trampling on the oath between me and Durin. I will duel with you."

At this moment, all everyone saw was the girl who wanted to uphold her oath.

"Stand up, you coward, and do not keep my oath waiting any longer."

Her tone was not harsh, as if she was the girl next door.

But everyone witnessed the contempt in her eyes.

There is also murderous intent.

　We Prayed For Summer
　　Jason Graves/Malukah's self-titled album.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)