Just when Reiner was worried about being unable to solve the problem of isotope separation, the results of the school's rating were also issued.
The review report submitted under Lorente's "operation" was very beautiful, coupled with the sufficient number of academic points earned by Reiner alone. In the end, Crescent College was graded as Level 8 this year, which was combined with the campus The results obtained are the degree of construction, the number and quality of students, and the academic level.
In fact, Lehner doesn't expect more. After all, if he jumps too high all of a sudden, he will fall even worse if he fails to meet the conditions for relegation the next year.
After that, unless Reiner makes a written application to improve the school's grade, you only need to submit a report every year. The Magic Association will be able to maintain the current grade after checking the basic conditions such as academic points. If you want to upgrade, you have to do something like this Likewise, accept the investigation from the review committee members.
But Reiner doesn't need to worry too much for the time being.
Because summer vacation has begun.
Except for the sixth grade students who are facing the magic test, students in other grades have left the campus and returned to their homes. The summer vacation lasts until the first day of Izumo Moon (July). On this day, autumn arrives, and in the second half of The school year also officially begins.
In the past few days, Crescent College has become a lot more deserted. The students have gone home and the originally noisy cafeteria has become quiet. However, except for Mr. Hawkins, who is on leave, all the teachers live in the school. Not much has changed.
On the second day after the students had almost finished leaving, Fina Nabistin came to Reiner's office.
"Principal Ian Gray, I would like to take a leave of absence and go home."
Fina had originally applied to stay at school to review during the summer vacation until the magic test was over, but she suddenly submitted a leave application to Reiner.
"What's wrong?"
Reiner took the application and saw that the reason on it was "family reasons", so he asked.
"My father...he..."
As if debating whether to tell Reiner, Fina hesitated for a moment and finally spoke.
"My father's condition became serious and I needed to go back and take care of him."
She was a little sad when she said this.
There is only half a month left before the magic test. If Fina returns to her hometown to take care of her father, it means that she will most likely not be able to catch up with the magic test.
Of course Fina can choose to take the exam again the next year, but this year she should go through the graduation procedures. Preparing for the exam alone at home for a year is a test both physically and mentally.
A guy like Claire who can stay in school until he passes the exam can only be said to be the favor of the former principal.
Seeing Fina's embarrassment, Reiner thought for a while and said.
"Go back. Don't worry about the exam. Father's health is more important."
"Um... ... "
Fina nodded absentmindedly and was about to leave when she was stopped by Reiner again.
"Wait a minute, I'm not worried about you going home alone. Let me go with you to see your father. Just think of it as, uh, a home visit."
Reiner added that he vaguely felt that the girl in front of him was not in the right mood, so he suggested this.
"Huh? But..."
There was a little panic on the originally indifferent face. Fina wanted to refuse, but Reiner spoke again.
"You have the best grades among the students in this class. I have the responsibility to help you pass the exam smoothly. As long as you are still a student of Crescent College, I have to take responsibility for you."
Fina couldn't find any words to refute, so she could only nod silently and agreed to Reiner's home visit.
Early the next morning, after sending off the last student who went home, Reiner and Fina took a carriage to Prest.
Originally, Claire wanted to follow him, but Reiner thought that the school needed someone to watch over him, so he left her at Crescent Academy.
Fina's hometown is located in the small town of Sur in the southern part of the kingdom. It is a remote town two hundred miles away from Prest. It is located at the foot of the Sur Mountains on the border of the kingdom. Its main economy is animal husbandry and planting. Source, looking around, the vast grasslands and scattered fields constitute the pastoral-like scenery here.
When Reiner and Fina took the steam train from Prest to the town of Sur, it was already evening. In the burning evening clouds, the setting sun slowly sank into the peaks of the Sur Mountains, and the last ray of light was lost in the night. After being swallowed, stars lit up in the dark obsidian sky.
Walking out of the station, the smell of grass mixed with earth blew through the evening breeze. There were no high-rise buildings and no busy traffic. On the brick-paved road, cattle were walking slowly, as if the pace of life had slowed down a lot. .
"It's really nice here."
Reiner sighed, after staying in a busy big city for a long time, it would be nice to experience this kind of farmhouse style once in a while.
"Well."
Fina didn't deny it, but she didn't seem happy about Reiner's compliment.
She led Reiner forward, and occasionally saw a few passers-by along the way, but for some reason, their eyes flickered when they saw Fina, and they did not dare to look directly at her, as if they were avoiding something, and they looked towards Reiner's eyes were also a little strange.
Reiner seemed to have noticed something, but he did not ask rashly and just followed Fina quietly.
The houses on the roadside are no more than three stories at most, and most of them are low-rise bungalows. There are almost no shops, and there are no pubs or hotels. Compared with Prest, this place seems to be a few steps behind. Ten years in the countryside made Reiner feel a little uncomfortable.
After walking for about twenty minutes, they arrived at a three-story building. According to the sign, this was the hospital in Sur Town.
There are generally two types of hospitals in this world. One is a regular hospital where necromancers who specialize in this field are resident and rely on magic potions and surgeries to treat patients. The other is a hospital that only has mage apprentices or low-level ones. A mage's clinic that relies on purchased medicines to diagnose and treat simple diseases.
This family in Sur Town clearly belongs to the latter.
Walking into the quiet hospital, the smell of medicine penetrated into the nose, making Reiner frown slightly. After saying a few words to the nurse on duty, they went up to the second floor and saw Fina's father in the room at the end of the corridor. .
It was an old man with white hair. It was hard to tell that he was less than forty years old. He looked haggard and skinny. He was lying quietly on a simple hospital bed. The quilt covering him was due to repeated washing. Some of them are yellow, and the whole person looks down and depressed.
He seemed to have fallen asleep and his breathing was steady, but the intravenous drip on his arm told Reiner that this was a seriously ill person, and he might even be running out of time.
"Every time... it's like this."
Beside Reiner, Fina said, not words of sadness, nor words of reassurance, but a whisper that sounded somewhat resentful to Reiner.
"My life... is a mess because of him."