希望学院短篇小说 // Hope Academy Short Story(1)

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对不起对不起，这个夏柠图是描的，因为我不会画画 ToT Yasushi + Itsume belongs to @Sixth_Month Shen belongs to Slay The Gods 中文版我评论了 Enjoy! |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Hope Academy Short Story #1 “...Huh? There’s people over there…” Yasushi thought. In the distance, she could see two people arguing, and they appeared to be looking for something. It was weird that they were out here in the dead of the night instead of resting for the exam the next day, but Yasushi couldn’t say much about them, as she herself was also out. Yasushi stopped sharply as she was once again reminded of what awaited her. Hope Academy was the number one magic academy on the planet, and to get in, you needed to pass three strict and difficult exams. Yasushi had already passed the first one, and she was still waiting for the results of the second, which would be announced in the morning. However, she wasn’t all that worried about it. The main target of her concern was the third exam, which would also take place in the morning. It was an exam where you had to work together with two other students in a competitive magic battle. Yasushi had already found two promising teammates beforehand, and she trusted them with all her heart. She absolutely did not want to let them down. Their names were Firekle and Arina, and they were currently sleeping in the tent the three were sharing. Hope Academy provided them with tents on the school grounds to spend the night. Yasushi was extremely worried about whether or not she could be of use to her teammates tomorrow, and it had bothered her so much that she couldn’t fall asleep, and thus she was taking a walk so late at night. Slowly and timidly, she approached the two arguing. “You must have stolen it, Shen. Where else would it be?” “Don’t always put the blame on me, Itsume. I didn’t even touch it!” In the split second that they quieted down, Yasushi took action and slightly raised her voice, “E-excuse m-me!” Due to her immense social anxiety, Yasushi could never speak properly. However, the two appeared to have heard her and turned around, a surprised expression on their faces. “...I thought we were the only ones awake by now.” Said the girl on the left. She had messy, long black hair. “U-um! I’m Natsu Yasushi! Just call me Yasushi! If you want, I can, um, help with whatever you’re, um, doing. I want to f-focus my brain on something else.” Yasushi hurriedly gave an introduction. “Really? That would be great. I’m Itsume. I…lost my can of lollipops during the day. It’s about the size of a palm…maybe a bit bigger?” The girl explained. Although her words showed gratitude, her expression was cold. Yasushi wondered if Itsume was like that to everyone she didn’t know. “I-I’ll help you find it! No p-problem!” “Ignoring me, are you?” The boy on the right cut in, glaring sharply at Itsume. He then turned to Yasushi with a much friendlier look and said, “I’m Shen.” “Shut up. No one was talking to you.” Retorted Itsume. Before Yasushi had the time to react, the two were shouting at each other again. “I-I’ll be back soooooon!” Yasushi called, though she doubted they heard her. Yasushi was confident she could find the lollipop can, because despite not having the ability to speak properly, she did have insane luck. That was the reason she had passed the first exam, which was composed of written quizzes. Yasushi had merely guessed the answers on the one subject she was bad at: foreign languages. True to Yasushi’s expectations, she soon came face to face with the can. It was tiny, and just as Itsume had said, a bit larger than the size of a palm. Inside were about five lollipops. Yasushi smiled and quickly grabbed it, then stuffed it in her pocket. She was in the forest area on the school grounds, which was pretty close to the tents where everyone was. Itsume must have dropped her can here earlier, so Shen was innocent. Delighted that she had helped out, Yasushi started to return back. However, before she could take even two steps, an insanely heavy force pinned her down. Yasushi let out a cry of confusion and shock, then turned her head. ...! Directly above her was a wolf-like beast, its body covered with magical energy. A magical beast… Fear and panic coursed through Yasushi’s veins, disenabling her ability to move. I thought I had good luck… Despair was settling in Yasushi’s mind, as no matter how hard she tried, she just couldn’t move, due to both the fear and the immense weight of the beast pinning her down. At this rate, it’s going to kill me… Yasushi’s eyes suddenly widened, No. I can’t die yet. Firekle and Arina need me for the exam tomorrow. Itsume needs me to bring back her lollipop can. There are people…who are currently relying on me. So, I absolutely cannot die yet!