Chapter 83: Librarian Ernest (4). The Consequences of Ignoring Advice
To clear up any misunderstanding—Eris hadn’t been slacking off and just fooling around instead of studying.
Her desire to become a grand mage was genuine, and her interest in exploring new theory books was entirely sincere.
It was just that Eris preferred to get the annoying, bothersome tasks out of the way first.
When eating, she started with the things she didn’t like so she could save the tasty parts for later, and when given homework, she didn’t procrastinate until the last minute—she finished it as soon as she received it.
From Eris’s perspective, reading the book handed to her by that ill-tempered librarian was no different from a homework assignment.
That’s why she handled it first before anything else—it wasn’t because she disliked studying and wanted to read a novel instead.
...Well, continuing to read until the end instead of stopping at a reasonable point and finishing the next day—that was a miscalculation. But since it ended up saving her time, there was ultimately no problem at all.
Lunchtime.
Eris, trying to stave off the drowsiness brought on by her lack of sleep and the dull morning classes, was sipping coffee when the noble girls sitting at the same table began chatting.
“By the way, did you hear? Apparently, a weirdo showed up at the Lowten Training School.”
“A weirdo?”
“He’s the adopted son of Count Grimloon. Supposedly, his theory grades are abysmal, but no one can keep up with him in practicals. There’s a rumor he’ll be one of the representatives in the upcoming exchange event.”