“Shiina and Grace …… what are you saying out of the blue …… there’s no way I can allow you to do that …….

The king’s shocked look made me agree with him in my heart. Even a child can understand that it would be impossible for the princess to go. As expected, my brother, Jack and Makina were watching the scene with their mouths hanging open. 

But the excited princesses continued on.

“Then we will go even if we are not allowed!”

“Is there anyone who will follow us!”

She turned on her heel and mumbled something like that as she walked towards us. Gurudo hurriedly stood there and stopped them.

“Please wait! What are you going to do if something happens to the two of you!? …… Also, your sister must be on her way. Let’s just hope she comes back safely.”

“…… You’re with mother, aren’t you? No, we will get Verna out of there!”

…… What a brave princess. I’m sure there are things that only a knight’s country can do. But I’ve decided to take advantage of this.

“I’m sorry to interrupt your conversation. I am Lars Irving, son of the lord of the Gard domain in the country of Reflexion.”

“What is it? I’m in a hurry.”

“I understand. There is one reason why I spoke to you. I’m in a hurry here. I’m talking to you for one reason: to rescue Dr. Berna, just like the princesses.”

“…… Please continue.”

I wonder if she’s a big sister? A woman with long golden hair and a well-toned face says so, and I continue.

“She’s a teacher at Oblivion Academy, and she’s our homeroom teacher. I, my brother, and my mother have been with her for a long time and we consider her family. If you’re going, could you please take us with you?”

“Lars! I’m sorry, my son is ……”

The woman put her hand on her chin and ducked her eyebrows as Mom bowed her head.

“I don’t think the child will be of much use …… What are your skills? My skill is [Mirror Vision] I can transfer our images and show them to others.”

“……My skill is [Jack-of-all-Trades]”

“That’s …….”

The woman who could be my sister makes a reluctant face. It’s troublesome that it’s been handed down in these places as well. Well, it’s been handed down since the old royalty had it. I thought as expected, my sister, the curly-haired blonde sister princess, said.

“It’s no good at all! You’ll only slow us down if we take such a failure skill with us!”

“That’s not true! Lars-kun is really great! He even defeated a big boy in the Holy Knight Club practice match!”

“That’s right! Lars-kun is amazing!”

I was about to argue with them when Makina and Nora made clenched fists in their hands, revealing their anger. I’m frankly happy about this kind of thing, and then Gurudo chimes in.

“…… The kid was strong, that’s for sure. He beat the fifth-year Gong and couldn’t do anything to him ……”

“A top class member of the Holy Knight’s club ……? Hmmm, then I’d like to see what you’re good at?”

“I understand. .”

“……!? Ancient magic? Where did he……”

“Up here.”

I quickly jumped with levitation and called out to the princess, Gurudo and the king, who was looking up at me with shocked faces.

“The rest is …… .”

The knights groaned when I made the oversized fire that I had shown Ryuuze before as I descended. The blonde-haired, curly-haired sister was rolling her eyes and pouting.

“Awesome ……!”

“This is all thanks to Verna-sensei. My brother and Nora here have been taught magic by Verna-sensei since they were children. “

“Yes!”

“Is that all right?”

“You can maintain magic at your age ……? I see, with this …….”

Then a voice came from the back of the room.

“Enough of this nonsense! I’m not going to forgive you if you, Shiina and Grace!”

“So you’re okay with Verna dying?”

“That is …… I’m going to send you an extra knight.”

“You won’t say you’re planning to save her yourself, huh …… No, I misspoke. I’m sorry, Father. But no matter what you say, I will go. Isn’t that why you can only nod your head to mother?”

“……!?”

The king stood there and made a bitter face, as if he had some kind of idea.

“Let’s go. Er, are you his mother? We’ll talk about it here–“

“Y-Yes.”

“Guldur, you should come too.”

“E-Er ……”

The king’s chin implored him to follow, and he walked off to lead the way. The two princesses didn’t even look at the king, and the curly-haired woman known as Grace pulled us towards the other room.

“Are you sure you want to go to ……?”

“Yes. When Verna was a little girl, she was abused by her grandfather and my mother …… and also me …… I haven’t apologized for that yet.”

“She seemed to resent us a lot, and treats us like a stranger. I was so shocked by that …… and I thought if I could help her here, she would accept us.”

The reason why Verna-sensei is so loved is because of her personality. I’m curious as to why the two of them are so concerned about Verna-sensei. But let’s put that aside for now. The first priority is to rescue them.

After walking for a while, Gurudo led us to the armory, saying that we needed to prepare first. There were swords, spears, armor, etc., all lined up.

“This is armament for a student knight, better than nothing. You’ll have to fit it yourself.”

“Oh …… that’s cool …… Lars, what do you think?”

“I prefer us to be agile, so don’t go too heavily armed, okay? See, the parts come off here.”

“Oh, true! The hands, breastplate and shin guards ……”

Jack is equipped with a light armor, and Nora is choosing with Makina. They’re both physically strong, so it shouldn’t be too hard.

“I want a helmet.”

“It’s a little bit too big, but I guess it’s better than nothing? I’m going to use the same full plate as the Holy Knights Club …… what about you, Dedite-kun? “

“I’ll have the same gear as Lars. I’m going to use this sword.”

And with that, he picked up a large sword just like Tigre-sensei’s. I’ve never used anything more than a shortsword or similar stick when I’ve had a fight with someone, so this was a surprise to me.

Buon!

“Yep, its weight is just right.”

…… It looks like he’s been training properly. I thought he was slacking off because he was flirting with Nora, but he wasn’t.

“Is mother going to take medicine?”

“Yes, thanks to my [Hospitality] skill, I can do most of the healing stuff, but medicine is the most effective.”

“I am a [Red Manipulation], and I can suck on anything that is red in color. Like this.”

Princess Shiina was sticking to the wall as she said this. It’s hard to say what this will do for you, but I’m sure it will help you harvest apples faster …… My dad only had tomatoes in his field.

I have my usual dagger on my hip, and Jack and Makina have their swords. Nora grabbed her magic-amplifying wand, and Mom put on her breastplate, pommel, and helmet, and we were ready to go.

In the meantime, about thirty knights also came to the armory and began to equip themselves. Among them–

“Y-You!?”

“Huh? Gong, right? What’re the students from the academy doing in the armory?”

“Grrrrr!”

(T/N: He’s literally saying it.)

Gong, who had fought Makina in the match, appeared and looked astonished. Makina was standing threateningly behind me, probably because of the pain she had experienced.

“No, that should be my line …… I came after the knights because they were gathering …… and also the princess?”

“Well, it’s a long story.”

When I said that, Grace changes into more comfortable clothes and equipment, raises her sword, and shouts at the top of her lungs. 

“Well then, let’s go. Let’s go after the dragon!”

“What!?”

Gong made a funny face as he fell on his butt.

Well, I’m sure Tigre-sensei will be fine, but we have to meet up with him soon.

Next time, from the perspective of Tigre and Verna and the others!

Thanks again for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“It’s hot!”

Don’t say it, it’ll get even hotter ……

“I wonder what kind of dragons it is.”