After the graduation ceremony.

Translated by NotBlueYet

Edited by Kingavent

When I walked out of the hall, the students were enjoying chatting with each other.

I find Natalie and run over to her.

I’m naturally in the habit of looking for her.

I have mentioned this to Emilia.

“Can you please stop being so flirtatious?”

She looked at me with a scowl.

Be that as it may.

“Congratulations on your graduation, Natalie, it was a good speech from the student body president.”

I said, and Natalie smiled back.

“Congrats to Owen too, even though the headmaster’s speech afterwards took it all away.”

“That’s not an option, we have different experiences.”

That’s true, too.

The head of the school gave a speech that was indeed the head of Sanzar Academy.

I used to think that he was just an old man who told long stories, but he made me change that perception.

“The last year was so hard, though, that I almost forgot what it’s like to be a student.”

“It’s been a year that can’t be summed up with the word “slapstick…….”

Good work.

We both do.

Natalie smiled sadly.

I’m sure I’d have a similar look on my face.

And we keep it up.

“Nice to meet you, too.”

Natalie has been accepted into the Order of the Magi.

So we’re gonna be working together next year.

The assignment of the unit is not fixed, and of course I don’t expect to be in the same unit.

Because it’s not often that a few recruits are assigned to the same unit.

“What are you two flirting about?”

The one who appeared saying so was Emilia.

“We weren’t flirting, we were talking about the future.”

“You mean the part where you’re going to say hi to Natalie’s dad?”

“What do you mean, “that thing”?”

“It’s boring.”

Emilia quipped.

“It’s not boring, Emilia will be joining the Order of the Magi next year.”

“Well, yeah.”

“I’m glad Emilia’s with you.”

Natalie smiles softly.

“Owen and Natalie, we’ve known each other for over eight years now, how much longer can this relationship last?”

“You don’t like it?”

“I don’t hate you.”

Emilia shook her head before continuing.

“How can you not like it?”

Emilia muttered and then hugged Natalie.

“Hyah!”

Natalie lets out a small scream.

“This is how I’m going to hold Natalie.”

“No, you never hugged Emilia …… Natalie, did you?”

“Mmm-hmm, how do you like that, are you jealous?”

Emilia smiled challengingly at me.

“Ha, I’ve been there, done that.”

“Hey, Owen, what are you embarrassing yourself with?”

Natalie protested.

“Really, don’t give me a face or anything, are you being sarcastic about me being single?”

Emilia sighs.

Then she moved away from Natalie.

“Yes, you can do the rest.”

Emilia pushes Natalie back.

And then she handed Natalie to me.

“I’m not a thing!”

Natalie lashed out at Emilia, but Emilia laughed and ran off into the distance with an “ahahaha”.

“Oh, my God, Emilia!”

“Well, well, well, even though it looks like it, Emilia must be lonely.”

“She’s surprisingly bad at expressing her emotions.”

“I don’t think Natalie can speak for anyone else.”

“Yeah?”

“But I think you’re more honest than you used to be, you have a smile plastered on your face now, but when I first met you, you looked like a doll.”

“That was …… inevitable, because I was forced to deal with troublesome people at a troublesome birthday party.”

“Yeah, that’s a pain in the ass.”

We talk for a while, reminiscing about the memories.

The main topic of conversation was school life.

There is no shortage of talk about elementary, middle, and high school.

A lot of things have happened.

though I can’t say …… They’re all good memories.

It’s a fond memory that pulls together the good and the bad.

That’s when we were talking.

Suddenly, Natalie let out an “oh”.

“What’s wrong?”

“…… Father and mother are here”

“That’s good to know.”

“I never thought they would come.”

Natalie glances at my face.

She gives me a worried look.

Natalie’s probably wondering why my parents aren’t here.

After all, my parents, Black Pepper and Aisha Pepper, never attended any of the school’s events.

They don’t want to see my face.

Perhaps seeing me in action inspires a sense of inferiority.

“Don’t worry about me; better yet, why don’t you go to your parents as soon as possible?”

“Is Owen coming with us?”

“What am I supposed to do, go over there and report that you’re my girlfriend?”

“That’s embarrassing.”

“Right?”

“Okay, I’ll see you later then.”

“Yeah, I’ll see you later.”

Natalie made a short run to her parents.

With a shy smile on her face.

I could tell by the look on her face that she was pleased.

I felt a little jealous.

I wanted my parents to see my sunny side up, not the parents of this life, but the parents of my previous life.