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Letting it out “Good work~!”“Good work everyone~!” The sun had already set, and normally this would be about time for the dorm’s curfew. But tonight, the students at the academy gathered together for the festival’s after party. “No really, that was a lot more fun than I expected.”“I worked so darn hard! I guess being…

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Raising the Curtains The script for the drama club’s play was based on the story of “Amour’s Scales”. The writer had taken the folktale, which had been passed down for many generations in Bauer, and written their own original retelling. The script of course captured the competition between the two men over their maiden, Henriette,…

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Trouble And finally, the Culture Festival was upon us. For a time, we had been worried about the monsters, but it would seem those concerns had been unfounded. Blessed by the beautiful weather as well, you could say today was shaping up to be the perfect day for our academy’s Culture Festival. The festival was…

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What it means to perform. “There’s something we’d like to discuss.” Lydie and Louise came to visit our room and asked that just before we were about to tuck in. The four of us had already taken our baths and changed into our pajamas, so we were in our beds chatting. “Good evening, you two,…

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Asking Simone Orso “… And that’s what she said to me.”“Hmhm…” At noon on the next day, Simone and I were sitting on a bench in the academy courtyard. While we would’ve normally eaten in the cafeteria, it was especially crowded today so we decided to eat outside. I was telling her about what Mei…

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The Script The play the drama club intended to put on was based on a romantic folktale traditionally passed down within our kingdom. “I see, it’s based on Amour’s Poem.”“Oh, Alea, so you were aware. Well, I suppose you would be. After all, I guess it was a very important event for both Claire-sama and…

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The First Request “… There’s nothing to do.”“… You can say that again.”“Ahm, hahaha…” After class, I and the other members of the Acts of Kindness Club gathered in our club room. In spite of our diligence, it seemed there wasn’t much for us to do. Recent preparations for the Culture Festival kept us busy,…

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Measurements “Alright, next in line please~! Come on, hurry it up. I get that it’s embarrassing, but I’m just doing my job here!” It was after school and, as usual, we were making preparations for our café during the school festival. Today specifically, we set up partitions in the corner of the classroom and took…

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Go beyond your loneliness Four days had passed since we first heard about the Culture Festival. Our classes had begun as well, but with the Culture Festival just around the corner, the excitement was tangible. As we made preparations for the festival, both during breaks and after school, it certainly did feel as though we…

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Class Representative “A… Culture Festival?”“Correct.” A mist still lingered over my consciousness as I just happened to overhear a conversation happening around me. A particular set of words just happened to pique my interest and wake me. As the mist receded, I realized, ‘Oh, right… I’m still in homeroom.’ “It is our academy’s tradition to…