Greetings, Mister Principal

Chapter 188: Claire’s Summer War

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After settling family affairs, Elymia followed Reiner back to the Luna Nova Magic Academy.

As the sole heir of the Albione family, she naturally became the head of the family when unfortunate events befell the other members. Elymia had no interest in participating in the reorganization and debates among the remaining pure-blood factions. After settling the remaining servants, she invested the family’s assets into the Luna Nova Magic Academy.

In a sense, Elymia now stood as one of Reiner’s partners.

Without any nostalgia for Berger City, Elymia left that place that didn’t belong to her.

When everyone arrived at the Luna Nova Magic Academy, it was already the third day after the wedding.

The midsummer heat persisted, and the Luna Nova Magic Academy remained quiet.

Claire, lying on a chair like a corpse, exuded an aura of boredom. She wore a thin summer dress, revealing a hint of beauty extending from her neck down. The hem of the dress exposed fair thighs, and her clean feet swung irregularly, showing no awareness of acting like a lady.

Not all rooms in the Luna Nova Magic Academy were equipped with temperature-regulating arrays. Only the commonly used classrooms and the offices of teachers and the headmaster had them. Claire’s temporary office, where she currently was, had no time for decoration. She could only open the windows, attempting to cool the room with a gentle breeze.

“Fina, don’t you feel hot at all?”

She suddenly stood, approached Fina, who was dealing with documents at the table.

Fina was neatly dressed in a sailor uniform, showing no signs of sweat.

“You’re too close, Professor Claire.”

Facing the approaching Claire, Fina remained unchanged in expression, speaking lightly, but her quill in her hand did not stop.

“This… this… wha-wha-what?”

Like a child, Claire wore her slippers and moved behind Fina, looking at the documents in her hands.

“This is what Mr. Reiner asked me to transcribe, a recruitment related document.”

On the paper in front of Fina were the words of a recruitment notice, as mentioned by Reiner earlier, outlining the strategy for the increasing number of students at the Luna Nova Magic Academy.

They indeed needed more specialized teachers.

“Recruiting teachers… wait, Fina, could this be… are they going to dismiss me?”

Claire took a moment to catch up, widening her eyes as she looked at Fina, who maintained her usual calm expression.

“Although I don’t attend classes much, don’t pay much attention to the role of the head of education, often cause trouble, do foolish things, eat three times as much as others, but… but…”

Claire’s train of thought had no continuation. She turned her head, questioning herself whether she really was a burden.

“Don’t worry, Professor Claire, this is just hiring more teachers, not a dismissal notice.”

Seeing Claire lost in thought, Fina reassured her.

“That being said, I always feel that my future is a bit precarious.”

Claire crossed her arms in front of her chest, looking at Fina as she read the almost completed recruitment notice aloud.

“Uh, requirements: official mage, level one or above, at least two years of work experience, good language expression, communication skills, proficient in one or two magic schools…”

Seeing these peculiar requirements, Claire’s first reaction was that Reiner had concocted something again. Her second reaction was that she seemed to completely fail to meet these conditions.

“It’s over… does Reiner really want to abandon me?”

Claire pouted, wearing the expression of a widow.

“That’s why they say that you worry too much.”

Fina checked the completed recruitment notice again before handing it to the owl to deliver.

This recruitment notice would be sent to the Magic Association and posted at the main headquarters in Toronto. [1] Any mages wishing to apply for the position could see it there.

In fact, this wasn’t the first recruitment notice. Every week, Reiner would write one, and Fina would transcribe it and submit it to the Magic Association. Otherwise, the old ones could easily be crowded out by other announcements. Refreshing it weekly attracted more job seekers.

“Actually, Professor Claire, you don’t need to pursue those things.”

After thinking for a moment, Fina looked at Claire and spoke.

“I think a teacher not only needs to impart knowledge to students but more importantly, help them grow and learn how to face the world.”

She thought of Reiner. Without this principal, who seemed a bit unserious, she might never know everything her father had done for her. Fina would also live with regrets and resentment towards her father in her future life.

“Professor Claire has been like a friend, accompanying us. I think that’s enough.”

Hearing Fina’s words, Claire widened her eyes.

“Fina… Thank you so much!!!”

Then she hugged the petite girl, crystal tears shimmering in her eyes.

“Uh, a bit too close, Professor Claire…”

Being tightly embraced, Fina couldn’t move but felt awkward to push her away directly so she let Claire play with her like a giant teddy bear.

The faint fragrance from Claire, along with her soft body, disturbed Fina’s mind. Even though they were both women, this intimate contact was a bit too stimulating for Fina, making her feel dizzy.

Rub, rub, rub, rub, rub.

Holding onto Fina, Claire was quite satisfied with this oversized plush toy: soft and carrying a faint milky fragrance. If the weather wasn’t so hot, she would hug this plush pillow – um, Fina – and sleep all night!

“Wait a minute, I remember there were a few interviewees today. Mr. Reiner reminded me to go and see who they are…”

Suddenly recalling, Fina finally got Claire to let go of her.

“Interviewees!?”

Claire inexplicably felt a bit reluctant. She pouted and asked.

“They are in the reception room…”

Fina gasped for breath, her cheeks showing a hint of blushing.

“Come on, Fina, let’s go see what kind of people are coming for interviews.”

Claire pulled Fina up and walked away. At this moment, she indeed had a lot of strength, leaving Fina somewhat flustered.

“Wait, let me tidy up here… Wait, Professor Claire, don’t you need to change into another outfit before going…”

With the departure of the two, the temporary office finally quieted down.

At this moment, a tiger-striped kitten skillfully slipped in through the window. After looking around, it jumped onto the table, as if glancing at the recruitment notice on the desk.

Then, the kitten jumped down agilely, wandered through the corridor, and disappeared somewhere.

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T/N:

[1] No this is not Canada.