Here is the translation:
**First Half: Explanatory Chapters.**
The entrance ceremony.
It has become an event already established in the Razekamamiya Kingdom.
In reality, it only concerns the students entering the academy, their parents, and the academy staff. However, with the children of former graduates beginning to enroll, many participants are attending, mingled with a sense of nostalgia.
For parents who initially participated out of obligation, it has now become one of their enjoyments.
Furthermore, the number of academy entrants has increased.
This is due to widening the gates so that not only children of nobles but also those with a certain level of academic ability can enroll.
Towa has, without change, continued to serve as the academy’s highest-ranking official since its establishment.
From this, it was evident both inside and outside the Razekamamiya that the academy is an important place.
Initially, there was opposition to allowing children of non-nobles into the academy.
However, that opinion was dismissed because there were very few nobles officially appointed by Towa in Razekamamiya.
Currently, the number of nobles officially recognized by Razekamamiya as a country is a total of five families.
All five of these families are those who exerted immense influence in the establishment of the kingdom.
Since all of them are still active, it is natural that King Towa treats them as his closest confidants.
For the time being, it is not expected, either domestically or externally, that any more nobles will be added.
This is because Towa is focused on solidifying the kingdom’s foundation and is rumored to intend to leave the strengthening of the royal family’s power to the next generation.
Normally, one would strengthen the kingdom’s foundation by increasing the royal family’s power. However, in Towa’s case, he has the advantage of being the “direct child of the Avatar,” so there is little need to strengthen the royal family’s power itself.
The reason is that it is better to strengthen the country’s power and pass it on to the next generation intact.
When it comes to the next generation, the bloodline’s power will have waned, so it will be necessary to strengthen the position of the royal family.
For that purpose, it is better to retain the authority to grant noble status.
Of course, there are those who object to this policy.
Rather, most people are saying that nobles should be granted their titles sooner.
However, King Towa has consistently ignored these voices, and it is the majority opinion that this will likely remain unchanged.
Nevertheless, it is human nature to act for one’s own benefit, so this will never cease to exist.
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It is the eighteenth year since the academy was established in Razekamamiya.
That year, the academy was enveloped in a rare sense of tension.
This is understandable, as it is rumored that the direct children of the Avatar have enrolled again.
And who might these be, but of course, Seiya and Shia, the children of Colette.
In the past, there were those who attempted to enroll by falsely claiming to be children of the Avatar, but Towa, as expected, personally checked and rejected them.
Since such actions were not taken this time, the two children were recognized as true direct children of the Avatar.
It is natural that the other new students would be in a flurry, as it has been a long time since Luka, a direct child of the Avatar, graduated.
However, even more than the children enrolling, it is the adults who are excited, anticipating something.
In any case, the enrollment of the direct children of the Avatar had various effects, both domestically and externally.
Shia casually glanced around and then looked at her surroundings with displeasure.
“……So many people are looking at us.”
This was not just Shia’s imagination, as Seiya, standing beside her, nodded in agreement.
“Ah, that’s right. This… it’s going to take a while to get used to.”
Seiya said this while letting out a gloomy sigh.
Seiya and Shia, who can easily see spirits among elves, have sharp senses.
Naturally, they are also sensitive to the gazes of others.
In the Elf Village, the sight of Seiya and Shia walking side by side was naturally accepted, but it is completely different in the academy where they are now walking.
While elves are not entirely unseen on the Central Continent, they are undoubtedly a rare sight.
For the children attending the academy, it is only natural to pay attention to the two of them walking together in such a situation.
Sighing, just like Seiya, Shia was silent for a moment before asking Seiya,
“……Do you think we can get used to it?”
“I guess we just have to get used to it like we did when we moved to the town…”
After Seiya and Shia moved to the town on the Fifth Floor to attend the academy, they were noticed by the surrounding residents for a while.
However, as people gradually got used to seeing the elf siblings together, they have recently stopped attracting much attention.
Thanks to this, Seiya and Shia were able to walk around their neighborhood with ease.
They can only hope for the same to happen at the academy.
Seiya and Shia, who had been enduring the unfamiliar gazes, suddenly noticed a change in their nature at a certain point.
Instead of just looking at the two of them, more and more gazes began comparing them to someone else.
Of course, at that moment, both of them realized the cause.
Seiya and Shia slowly approached the source of the cause and, with smiles, spoke to them.
“Mom, how was the entrance ceremony?”
“Were you watching us properly?”
The woman, who was standing surrounded by a crowd at a distance, was Colette, the biological mother of Seiya and Shia.
Furthermore, Sylvia was standing next to her.
With Colette and Sylvia by their side, Seiya noticed that the gazes that had been focused on them until then were now dispersed.
Not only was Colette, who is considered beautiful even among elves, present, but Sylvia, who possesses beauty that rivals hers, was also there. Thus, the amount of time Seiya was being stared at relatively decreased.
Moreover, among the parents, there were some who remembered Sylvia, who had always been by Floria’s side and had earned her immense trust.
Seiya and Shia looked at Sylvia with reverence, as she calmly received stares of a completely different kind than what they had been experiencing.
“…Sylvia, Mom, how can you endure these stares?”
“Really… If there’s some sort of trick, I wish you’d tell us.”
To the two who said this, Sylvia giggled softly while covering her mouth.
“Unfortunately, there isn’t. You just have to get used to it. Also, you are probably still scared of not knowing what the other person might do, so you should learn how to deal with it.”
“That’s right. In the end, we just have to gain experience.”
Colette nodded in agreement with Sylvia’s words.
Hearing Sylvia and Colette’s words, Seiya and Shia were disheartened, thinking they just had to get used to it.
Watching the dejected twins, Colette casually added,
“Speaking of which, that person was here for your entrance ceremony too. You should thank them later. It seems they went to a little bit of trouble.”
At Colette’s words, Seiya and Shia’s eyes widened.
They immediately understood who “that person” Colette was referring to.
However, they had heard that it would be impossible for them to come to a place where so many people were gathered so openly, as there was a possibility of being detected even if they used magic.
Although they couldn’t see them anywhere now, Colette would not lie about such a thing.
And with the thought that they had come to their entrance ceremony, Seiya and Shia’s hearts soared.
At that moment, they didn’t realize.
That Colette chose to mention Kousuke’s presence at the entrance ceremony at that very moment, when it could have been told after returning home.
The fact that the two, upon hearing this, became overjoyed until they returned home, a stark contrast to their previous mood, was due to Colette’s words.
As usual, they really love their father lol.
And they are still not used to people’s gazes.
Especially since this is the first time they have been around so many children of the same age, they feel like they are being stared at somewhat rudely.
Kousuke was secretly watching from behind with Towa’s cooperation.
