Chapter 8: In Swordsmanship Class (W-why…?) Ren had never expected her to appear so suddenly, without the slightest warning. As though mocking his stunned expression, the newcomer stood proudly before the assembled knights and barked an order. “All of you, continue your training—assuming you’re capable of feeling ashamed after losing to a boy so young.” […]
Chapter 6: First Battle I was standing in a meadow with a great view. The smell of grass reminds me of summer vacation when I was in elementary school. I came to hunt monsters to earn gold. I wanted to go to the forests near the village, but they have poor visibility, so I chose
Chapter 7: The Reason for the Deployment A knight of the Lion’s Holy Office answered Estelle. “Yes, ma’am! We’re being sent there as reinforcements for the region!” That was why they had gone to the trouble of meeting in midair. The people moving back and forth between the ships were busy exchanging all manner of
Chapter 6: The One Who Leads the Black Knights Licia planned to shop with Sera before returning home. The Imperial Military Academy didn’t forbid students from making stops or buying food on the way home. Naturally, conduct that damaged the academy’s dignity would be dealt with appropriately, but there was no need to worry about
Chapter 5: While Going About Academy Life (Assuming Fiona and Radius’s acquaintance agree, of course.) The concern would undoubtedly prove needless, but the thought still crossed Ren’s mind. “So the committee will consist of members from the Neutral Faction and the Imperial Faction.” “Do you think the Hero Faction will complain?” “They won’t. The committee
Chapter 4: A Convenient Arrangement for Ren and Licia Chronois spoke apologetically, as though the words were difficult to say. “Every time we hold the festival, we can’t find anyone who wants to join the organizing committee…” That explanation was enough for Ren and Licia to understand much of the situation. Chronois evidently wanted to
Chapter 3: Chronois Seems to Want to Ask a Favor Ren could still vividly recall the day he first set foot in the Lion’s Holy Office. That day, he had met Edgar in the Imperial Capital and entered the Lion’s Holy Office under his guidance. Ren also remembered how his surprise and excitement at entering
Chapter 2: Feeling My Growth, Yet Finding Some Things Unchanged At the same time, deep in the mountains about an hour and a half from Elendil by horse, sheer cliffs and jagged, sharply pointed rocks covered the mountainside. Two knights and one boy stood there. Their battle against the monster before them was nearing its
Volume 4: Behind the Story. Chapter 1: The Beginning of Spring At the top of a stone staircase built into a mountain lay a vast plateau carved into its slope. A flagstone plaza stretched across it, ringed by several statues of gods that towered dozens of meters high. In ancient times, this was a gathering
[Volume 1 Release Commemorative SS] Events at the Beginning of Autumn (Part 4) As the three girls walked through town, Licia and Fiona wondered where their hidden escorts might be. Sera suddenly turned to them, realization on her face. “I knew it. They’re going to dig up the ground.” That was what Sera had heard