In Another World with Household Spells: Volume 3 (eBook)

Rika (Autor)

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2025
250 Seiten
J-Novel Heart (Verlag)
978-1-7183-4072-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Patience Granger has tested out of the junior division during her first year at the Royal Academy and is now in the senior division. She's also enrolled in two tracks-civil service and home economics-so she's got a full plate, and Patience is looking forward to learning a whole lot! But before she can get excited, it seems the senior division is going to have its own set of challenges. Patience is now in the same year as Princess Margaret, which means she'll have to take classes with the princess and her less-than-affable friends. While juggling her academics, the music club, and lady's maid duties, she's also got to save up for her and her brother's futures. Patience receives an invitation to the alchemy club, which is rumored to be full of eccentric students, but using her knowledge from her previous life in modern Japan, she might be able to strike gold with an invention! Patience's first year in the senior division has only just begun, but it looks like she's in for a busy one!

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Chapter 1: I’m in the Senior Division!

I let out a sigh aboard the family carriage. The rented horse energetically drew it forward as if it were overjoyed about taking me away from my little angels, having no clue that I was in low spirits.

Patience’s body had gotten a bit stronger now, so I could probably walk to and from school. Perhaps I had built up some endurance as a result of my horseback riding practice over winter break; I had been forced to join Samuel in his lessons every day during my stay at the Northcourt home.

After we reached the dorms, Mary organized my clothes and quickly returned home. Princess Margaret wasn’t here yet—she’d likely arrive before it was time for dinner. If I could just find out the course schedule, I could choose my classes. The schedule has to be made by now, right? I wonder if I can get a copy at the teachers’ offices.

I didn’t like going to the teachers’ offices, but I really needed the course schedule. After all, I was going to be enrolled in two tracks, even though most students enrolled in just one. Basically, choosing classes was going to be complicated for me. It would be nice if I could get it, but it wouldn’t be the end of the world if I can’t, I assured myself as I entered the offices.

“Oh, hello there, Patience,” Mr. Kepner greeted me. He was the homeroom teacher for junior division Year 2 Class A. As usual, he was easy to talk to.

“Is the course schedule finalized?” I asked.

Mr. Kepner thought for a moment before smiling.

“That’s right, you’re going to be enrolling in two tracks. I would usually warn someone that it’s going to be tough, but you’ve gotten certificates of completion in every core subject aside from dance, so I think you’ll be all right. These are supposed to be passed out during homeroom tomorrow, but I can give you some.”

Mr. Kepner handed me several schedules, and I decided to ask a follow-up question while I was here.

“I’ve received a certificate of completion in the home economics course. But for the home economics senior division track, will I still be required to take the usual cooking and sewing courses? Also, I’m interested in taking embroidery and dyeing if I have the time, but I wouldn’t want to get a certificate of completion and finish the courses too soon. Would it be possible to ensure I can continue my studies even if I seem good enough to get a certificate?”

Mr. Kepner taught history, and he wasn’t very familiar with the home economics track. He scanned the teachers’ offices and found Madam Jefferson, the household magic teacher.

“Madam Jefferson, Patience’s questions are beyond me. I believe you often deal with students in the home economics track. Could you please teach her about it?”

Madam Jefferson was a white-haired, dignified dame, old yet sprightly. She gave me a kind smile as she patted the seat next to her, beckoning me to sit down.

“Of course. It’s nice to be able to teach the Patience Granger something.”

Mr. Kepner instructed me to ask Madam Jefferson my questions before returning to his desk.

“Madam Jefferson, I apologize for my audacity, and I also thank you for your help,” I said first. “I’ve received a certificate of completion for the home economics course, so I was wondering whether I still need to take the senior division home ec track’s mandatory sewing and cooking classes. Also, I’d like to take dyeing and embroidery if I have the time in my schedule, but I have a habit of unconsciously using my household magic while I work. I’m worried that if I use my magic, I might obtain a certificate of completion too soon, and I won’t properly learn those skills.”

Madam Jefferson let out a classy chuckle.

“You must have truly mastered using household spells. Even if you’ve obtained a certificate of completion in home economics, I believe you still need to take the mandatory classes of sewing and cooking. I believe you’ll obtain a certificate of completion in sewing right away. As for cooking, the curriculum has been slightly changed, so I’m not sure how you’ll fare.”

That didn’t match what I’d heard from Lady Charlotte. I’d been tasked by Queen Victoria to look after Princess Margaret, so I wanted to open up to Madam Jefferson and get more detailed information. I was confident that I would be able to handle my coursework, but I was worried about supporting Princess Margaret.

“I’m skilled at cooking as well, so I believe I’ll be all right even if the curriculum has changed. However, I am also Princess Margaret’s lady’s maid. Not only that, but I’ve been ordered by Her Majesty to help Her Highness pass sewing and cooking. As long as Princess Margaret can persevere, I believe she’ll be all right in sewing. However, I was under the impression that cooking could be passed as long as you were in attendance. Has that changed?”

Madam Jefferson chuckled when she heard that I was the princess’s lady’s maid.

“Her Majesty has an incredible eye for people. I believe Princess Margaret may struggle with the practical parts of cooking. You seem like you’ll be obtaining a certificate of completion right away. What a complicated situation. It won’t work to feign incompetence—the instructor will see through you right away. Don’t worry, though. The instructor won’t punish you or anything.”

I guess Princess Margaret is going to have to navigate the class on her own. She’s probably still going to direct her frustrations about her classes at me. God have mercy on me.

“If I have the necessary schedule capacity, I’d also like to take on the challenge of learning embroidery, dyeing, and weaving,” I continued. “But if I unconsciously use my household magic... I don’t know what to do, because I’d like to make lots of projects.”

Madam Jefferson understood what I was trying to say.

“Ah, Viscount Granger has been dismissed from his position for a while now. The Royal Academy will provide all class materials for free. That’s what we do for students who cannot afford the materials fees. No instructor here would find fault with a student making all the projects they wanted to. However, there is still a limit to the generosity. The instructors must keep the other students in mind as well, so they would probably give you a certificate of completion once you demonstrated sufficient mastery, rather than let you go on using school supplies.”

Abort the plan to use school materials to do side jobs! That really is too bad.

“If you’re interested in dyeing and weaving, you should join the handicraft club. You’d have access to unlimited materials in the club, since alumni donate plenty of materials—especially because students interested in dyeing and weaving often end up marrying into families that have related businesses. They don’t hold back when it comes to making donations to the next generation of wives.”

This information was useful, but I was already in the music club, and I was also interested in the alchemy club. It was true, though, that my household magic would likely work very well with handicrafts.

“You should thoroughly enjoy your time as a student,” Madam Jefferson said with a laugh. “I’m sure you have your hands full serving as Princess Margaret’s lady’s maid, but these are also your school years. You may not know it yet, but one’s time in school is a valuable period of life that you get to use for yourself. Please don’t forget that.”

She’s right. I should be enjoying my time in school more. The food situation at the Granger home has gotten better, and my brothers now have access to horseback riding and sword-fighting lessons. I should find things that bring me joy. It would be even better if those things could also make me money.

That sort of mentality was what made me different from the original Patience, who was a noble lady through and through. I couldn’t escape my values from my previous life—I couldn’t help but believe that hard work deserved appropriate compensation. After all, I’d come from a world where people could sell their handmade crafts online. On top of that, the check I’d received from Countess Northcourt wasn’t going to last us forever. I really wanted Nassius to attend university, and tuition wouldn’t be free. I wonder if he’ll be able to snag some grants to pay for tuition.

Though I hadn’t been happy about attending the Royal Academy at first, aside from being separated from my brothers, I enjoyed being a student. Not only was I now enjoying it, but the senior division seemed like it was going to be especially fun. There were many more subjects I wanted to learn in this world, such as geography, history, and business.

On top of information specific to this world, I was also interested in some of the home economics track courses, like embroidery, dyeing, and weaving. Naturally dyed textiles had been incredibly valuable in my previous life, so I’d always wanted to try using natural dyes. I’d totally be interested in a job working with textiles. I wonder if I’d have to marry into a family that’s in that business to do so. It would be nice if I could have my own workshop, spending my life just dyeing and weaving. Now that’s a laid-back life! Well, all that would have to be after my brothers became independent.

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Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.12.2025
• Reihe/Serie: In Another World with Household Spells
• Illustrationen: Hirokazu
• Übersetzer: sachi salehi
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy
• Schlagworte: Academy • aristocrats • Family • female protagonist • lighthearted • Shojo • unconventional magic
• ISBN-10: 1-7183-4072-9 / 1718340729
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7183-4072-5 / 9781718340725