I’ll Live My Second Life!
Chapter 20

The day before the lessons began, Fii had been drinking tea in the dorm lounge when suddenly, two boys walked in front of her.

(I guess it isnt all good people after all.)

She was used to malice.

For her entire life, it was the type of treatment she was most used to, after indifference.

Arent you getting a bit ahead of yourself, just because you made it into the 18th?

Despitelosing in the first match for the entrance exams.

Being the first apprentice to have ever entered the 18th, Fii was a bit famous.

Fii didnt think it was anything that amazing.

Thats why she so simply told everybody her results.

A loss in the first match.

Nobody had particularly mocked her for it.

After all, the reason she had entered the 18th was because she was tiny.

Despite boys wanting to be taller in general, for a while there were a number of strange phenomenona such as boys being jealous of Fiis lack of height, Geith squatting down and saying So this is your world, and everybody seeing that and squatting as well, causing Fii to think to herself It looks like Boys are kinda stupid. Still, it had more or less been peaceful, and Fii had fun as well.

But as the rumours about her spread, the number of unpleasant people began to increase.

Not only that, youre a Theonore, arent you. Whether youre a hobo or an immigrant, you think you have what it takes to become a knight!

Over the last week, Fii had learnt from everyone else what it meant to be a Theonore.

When she realised, Fii was thankful to Crow.

Since coming to this country, the one who had helped her the most was Crow. Even though he had no idea about her circumstances.

And although Fii never thought anything much of herself, York had told her to be proud.

Because of that, Fii didnt want to give way to these boys, and she met their gaze.

Its true that Im weak, and my background isnt good. But I have the right talents, which is why they brought me into the 18th. Thats all it is, nothing more, nothing less. Besides, background doesnt matter when it comes to becoming a knight.

Because they had all just arrived here, the two boys didnt know just how stubborn Fii could be. Her reaction had them flustered.

Uu- Hmph, a guy like you? Didnt you bribe them or something to get in?

Yeah. I bet something dirty happened!

In that moment, Fiis eyes narrowed coldly. And then after her expression turned into one of obvious mocking, she snorted.

Fii was angry.

It wasnt pleasant that they had mocked illegal immigrants and the poor, nor that they had stupidly accused her of bribery. But this was something else.

Are the two of you idiots? Do you think the Captain is the sort of person who would allow that?

In this past week, York had completely gained Fiis trust.

Every apprentice knight looked up to him, but even so, Fii was amongst the most intense.

To begin with, York had earned her admiration for being the first person to ever say that she was needed. But during the one week with the apprentice knights where they had fervently told tales of his greatness, that admiration slowly became reinforced.

By now, she trusted him, she worshipped him, and she was as good as the first member of the York Faith.

To her, the accusation that she had entered through bribery was as good as insulting Captain York himself.

Not only that, it was an insult to everybody else in the 18th as well.

But lashing out would be immature.

If it was Captain York, he wouldnt pay any attention to nonsense like this. So Fii simply laughed at them in scorn.