Chapter 1: ss - 1

 Iris Pov 

"Well, then, you better go out there and work hard."

"Take care of yourself. You can always come back if it becomes too much for you"

"Yeah, I know. I know, but this is my decision."

My parents saw me off in front of the house, carrying a package that was a little too big for a twelve year old girl to carry.

'You've grown into a fine woman, Iris ......."

"I have nothing more to say to you now that our daughter has become such a fine woman."

My parents expressed their deep emotion in a manner that could be described as a bit dramatic. The father is usually a strict man, but at this moment he is a worried father.

"I'm going to join the Special Division and restore the Steinfeldt family, I promise you."

"Iris, you can do it. o it. After all, you are our pride and joy!"

, yeah!"　Iris. You can do it!　You'll make it!"

I'll do my best."'

　The Special Division is an extremely unusual division. The first thing is needed is to get a recommendation from a person related to the Division.

　But fortunately, I was able to receive a recommendation. It seems that an old acquaintance of my father's used to be a member of the Division. According to him, he was "at the very end of the line," but even so, he must have been an elite person who could join the Division. I received a recommendation from him, and at any rate, I was able to qualify for the entrance examination.

　In addition, I was able to use magic a little differently from others. I was not particularly smart, nor did I have a great amount of magical power, so this was my only hope for salvation of our family.

　
My family is a low-ranked samurai family. We are between being commoners and nobles.

 

Father is mediocre, for better or worse, and has served for many years as a small unit commander in the Calvin garrison of the Imperial Guard Knights. He is treated better than the average because of his knightly rank, but he is by no means an elite person. Mother is good at housework, but not gifted as a samurai.

Although my parents had nothing to write about, they respected their ancestors and were determined to live honorably. I respected them. Even if their capabilities were not so great, they lived each day honorably so that they would not be embarrassed to be members of the samurai family. I wanted to be that kind of person, and for my parents' sake, I wanted to join the Special Division and restore my family as a noble family of samurai.

　My parents are seeing me off with tears in their eyes, but to be honest, I am standing here now with the resolve not to return until I pass the exam. I did not know when I would see them again. Perhaps I would be in danger during my trip, or I might not be able to meet them again because I had not passed the exam.

Even so, I still had to go to the capital and pass the exam to become a member of the special division. In order to restore my family's fortunes and to make my parents smile.

　Calvin is a town with a population of less than 50,000. It is not a city, but it is not a rural town either. I, the only daughter of such an average family, flew out of the nest to become somebody.

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　While riding in a horse-drawn carriage, I train to control my magic. I was born with more magic power than normal people, but it's nothing to be proud of by the standards of the special division I'm about to take the exam for. So, I need to be able to save magic power efficiently by cutting down the loss when using magic as much as possible.

　As I was meditating with my eyes closed, an old man sitting across from me approached me.

"Young lady, you're training in magic. You're very energetic, aren't you?"

"Yes, I do. You've got it all figured out, haven't you?"

All people living in this world have equal magical power, but even so, most of them are at their best using everyday magic. That is why there are very few people who practice controlling magic power through meditation training like this.

　This old man was able to recognize this at a glance. It is not an easy thing to do. Maybe he used to be a mage in the past?

"I'm sure you're wondering why I'm talking to you that . I used to be a mage in the service."

"I see."

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　There has been peaceful recently, but I hear that there used to be more wars in the past.

"When I was young, I was involved in several conflicts," the old man said.

　He looks happy, though.

"It was tough, wasn't it?"

"Well, my time in the military was tough. Looking back, I was blessed with good friends, and it wasn't so bad."

The wars naturally resulted in some deaths, but the old man didn't look sad.

"I was appointed as a platoon commander because I was a valuable mage, I used to use my magic to knock out enemy troops, confuse them, and then use the opportunity to turn their men against each other and inflict heavy blows. Now it's just a story from the past."

"Grandpa, you must have been a great man."

"You are stronger and better with magic than the me . You will succeed."

Thank you.

　 What an excellent start.

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After arriving at the imperial capital and parting with the old man, I immediately went to a estate agency. The reason for this is that I am going to take the exam for the special division , but there is no guarantee that I will pass the exam. In fact, it is far more likely that I will fail. If I failed, I would have to prepare for the next chance, so it was imperative that I get a house rental.

"I'm looking for the cheapest room in the Imperial Capital."

　The estate agent, who was reading a newspaper while puffing on a cigarette at the counter inside the store, glanced at me and replied,

"The cheapest room in the capital?　If it's a cursed house inhabited by a grudge, I can transfer ownership for a single silver coin, but what do you think?"

I think people call that good luck. It seems that this estate agent is the one who has a grudge against me, taking one silver coin and forcing people to incur debts that will continue to generate losses just by holding on to them.

"I'm leaving."

"I'm just kidding!　Don't take it too seriously. I wouldn't do such a thing!"

　It seemed he was joking. I turned back on my heel and turned to the estate agent.

"Oh, ............, that's the cheapest room you could find, ?"

"Yes."

"There are some dormitories where men with no fixed occupation live together, but ......"

'I don't like that. ......"

I know, right? The most inexpensive ones that girls of your age can live alone without any problems. ...... Let's see, you can rent a 2.5 square meter room with no bath and shared kitchen and toilet for 40,000 per a month.

　That's expensive. In Calvin, town, you can rent a room with bath, toilet, and kitchen for the same price, plus a room of 4 tsubo (8.5 square meters). This is the capital for you .

"What do you think?　If it is cheaper than this, it will probably be like a "defective property or a stable."

"Hmm, I'll go with that."

"Well, I've been in this business for a long time, so I know how you feel. Prices in the imperial capital are high."

　The real agent nodded his head as if as to say, "I understand.

And so I decided on my new house.
　

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