I Quit Saving the Academy Heroes

Aine’s Vacation

bang!

“I’m back, sister!”

Aine opens the door and shouts.

However, no answer is heard from inside the shabby house.

“sister? sister?”

Ai who slowly looks around the house and calls Yeonsin-sister.

“Sister, did I come?”

For some reason, feeling uneasy, Aine’s steps speeded up as she looked around the house.

It’s such a small house, so I checked everything quickly.

“Uh, sister… ?”

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Just before Aine finally fell into tears.

“Who, who are you!”

Squeaks behind her as the door opens.

What appeared was, after all, a white-haired girl.

He held a chicken dripping with blood in his hand.

“Ah, I guess I went outside.”

It was Aine who was relieved.

“Aye!”

“sister!”

the two hug each other

“Sister, I missed you!”

“Me too, kid… Whoops!”

Whoops!

Aine and her older sister, Leah, were hugging each other.

She suddenly vomits blood.

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bobble bobble.

Water boils in an old pot.

“Uh-huh~”

Lia puts the ingredients into the pot one by one.

Carrots grown in the yard.

Rotten potatoes picked up from a pile of garbage in the market…

Of course, cut out the rotten parts and use only the intact parts.

Dandelion roots growing near the house.

Radish leaves thrown away by the neighbor.

“Sister, when did you learn alchemy?”

“Would it be delicious?”

Aine’s eyebrows twitch a little.

“And lastly, this chicken I prepared for Aine!”

“Wow!”

Aine applauds.

No matter what the other ingredients are, the meat is absolutely delicious.

Even in the student cafeteria of the academy, I always eat the cheapest menu.

Even it was expensive, so to Aine, who fills her meals with bread at the store, she was very happy to see meat after a long time.

“By the way, where did the money come from… ”

“Do not worry! Aine hasn’t been here in a long time, so I stole it from Hans’s over there!”

By the way, Leah’s occupation is a thief.

Of course, whether a thief can be called a profession can be a subject of debate.

Anyway, if it was Hansne, it was the house where they always cursed and beat me for being a beggar when they were young.

Aine’s expression brightens, but she puts on a worried expression again.

“Sister, is it okay to walk around like that? body… ”

“Don’t worry, kid. I’m fine again today… Whoops!”

Whoops!

after a while.

“ruler… That’s it!”

Leah puts the pot on the old wooden table.

Aine and Lia started to mumble, lifting each leg one by one.

“No, it’s delicious!”

Aine’s eyes twinkle.

“By the way, is the color a little red? Is it because of the carrots?”

To be precise, it looked like there was a little bit of blood in Leah’s vomit.

Leah just nodded, saying it was because of the carrot.

Anyway, while the two happily eat chicken soup.

Leah and Aine were worried about each other they had not seen in a long time.

In Leah’s case, I wonder what’s going on with Aine at the academy.

In fact, Aine’s personality became much more timid and melancholy during her academy life.

When I got home, I acted like my previous personality and tried not to worry about my sister.

Leah, who knew her better than anyone else, saw the difference.

In the case of Aine, on the other hand, she was worried about Leah’s physical condition.

The frequency of vomiting increased more than when I last met my sister.

He pretended not to be, but his complexion looked much paler than last time.

Leah, who had just gone outside, was staggering as if she was about to collapse.

In fact, it wasn’t Aine, but it looked sick to anyone who looked at it.

The two ate the soup in an instant.

I tell my sister who is about to go with the pot.

“Sit down, sister! I will do it!”

Aine takes the pot from her, and goes to wash it.

The table is roughly tidied up.

The two sat down again and started talking in earnest.

“How is the academy, kid?”

“Whoa, everyone recognizes the true value of this body and asks to be friends with them?”

Leah laughs.

Of course, deep down I guessed that it was a lie.

Aine’s academy life.

Of course, there were many exaggerations and dramatizations.

Anyway, the story of such academy life is over.

Next, it was Leah’s turn.

Aine asks straight-forward.

“Sister, are you in a lot of pain?”

Before Leah could say anything.

Bang, Aine puts something heavy on the table.

“This… ?”

“Open it.”

Leah, with a questionable expression on her face, carefully opened the bag.

Eventually, she jumps and gets up from her seat.

“I, I, I, I, what is this!”

“It’s the money I set aside for my sister. If it’s not just a priest, you can receive treatment from a high-ranking priest!”

Aine said with a happy face.

Of course, there was a bit of sadness mixed into that face.

Surprised by the sudden amount of money she saw, Lia didn’t notice it.

“Where is this money?!”

To that question, Aine recited the answer she had prepared.

“Whoop whoop… You won the competition held at the academy with this body’s tremendous skills, right? This is the prize!”

“Is that true!”

Lia was delighted, but her expression darkened again.

“still… Hey, if it’s this money… ”

“Sister, be quiet! If my sister refuses treatment, I will drop out of the academy!”

“Ugh! then!”

In the end, Lia hugs Aine tightly with an expression that says she can’t stop her.

“Aye, thank you so much… ”

Aine’s face, who is not immune to this embarrassing situation, turns bright red.

However, despite receiving her sister’s thanks, Aine continued to be stabbed in the corner of her chest.

hey, that money.

It was the money I got from selling my friend.

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next day.

At Aine’s strong insistence, Leah headed to the temple of the Islands to receive the best treatment.

Leah’s condition was still serious, but she said she could survive the journey.

way to the temple.

Aine continued to glance at her older sister.

Leah and Aine were orphans.

orphan little boy.

Even though, the Empire was never a comfortable place for two women to survive.

Fortunately, the two were placed in an orphanage.

But maybe Aine was around 7 years old?

The orphanage where they lived was closed, and they were suddenly forced back into the streets.

Here, the two were also lucky, that Leah had a natural talent for stealing.

Start by stealing small loaves of bread from the market.

Pickpocketing, stealing luggage from wagons.

At first, they were often caught and beaten to death.

On those days, Aine cried endlessly.

Leah always said.

“Fufu… Hey, don’t you worry? Because my sister is fine.”

As time passed, Leah’s skills improved by leaps and bounds, and there was no problem.

Now she even robbed the wealthy, or even touched the pockets of aristocrats.

Aine also grew up, so she showed the same talent as someone might not be a sister.

Leah never let Aine steal.

again a few years later.

The amount of money that Leah had collected was greater than expected.

With that money, the two of us could have bought a decent house and lived there.

Instead, Lia made Aine take the academy entrance exam.

Aine steals.

In other words, although he had a natural talent for the role of a thief or assassin.

Even so, it was not enough to receive a scholarship to enter the academy.

So, Ria decided to send Aine to the academy with all the money she had saved so far.

Because Aine didn’t want to live her life stealing like herself.

Was it from then?

Leah’s body started to deteriorate little by little.

At first it was just a small cough, and Leah didn’t pay much attention.

However, Aine enters the academy.

Leah’s condition continued to deteriorate without improvement.

Even if I ate herbs or went to a doctor, it was no use.

It would be best to receive treatment from a priest of the denomination.

All the money saved up was used to send Aine to the academy.

Even if he tried to earn money by stealing, his condition deteriorated rapidly, making it impossible to steal as before.

Leah tried to hide it from Aine.

Eventually, she vomited blood, and Aine, who occasionally returns home from the academy, eventually found out.

Aine knew how her older sister sent her to the academy.

Even so, the most important thing to Aine was her older sister.

Because she was the only sister in the world.

Although she asked the academy to drop out.

Even if you drop out, the tuition already paid is non-refundable.

Aine started working during off-hours.

I found all the jobs around the academy.

Washing dishes in the restaurant, working as a shop clerk, cleaning the inn.

Sometimes the cadets laughed at her, but it didn’t matter.

When I couldn’t concentrate on party activities because of work, I was cursed.

Louie came forward and stopped it.

Leo cursed at Aine in the absence of Louis and even hit her.

It was fine though.

I have always been grateful to Louie.

I was able to endure the swearing at Leo if I thought it was for my sister.

However, no matter how hard Aine worked, it was far from being able to raise money to receive treatment from the priest.

Meanwhile, her sister’s condition continues to deteriorate.

Then one day.

Leo Epsylt came to visit her.