Volume 1 Release Commemorative SS: Events at the Beginning of Autumn (Part 3) After dinner, Licia returned to the salon Ulysses had reserved. Sera had invited her back. “This is definitely suspicious! They have to be hiding something!” Troubled by the suspicious flow of money, Sera had called the others together to discuss it. Licia […]
[Volume 1 Release Commemorative SS] Events at the Beginning of Autumn (Part 2) At the same time, in a room at the luxurious Arnea Inn in the Imperial Capital— “We’ve been expecting you. Please, come in.” “His Highness is waiting inside.” The plainclothes Royal Guard knights stationed outside the guest room knew Ren well enough
[Volume 1 Release Commemorative SS] Events at the Beginning of Autumn (Part 1) One day in September, two letters arrived at the Clausel mansion in Elendil from the Imperial Military Academy. One was addressed to Ren and the other to Licia. The two had just finished their morning training and opened the letters together in
Chapter 53: “From Here, the Main Story Begins”—So He Said The months following that summer remained extraordinarily busy. Life in Clausel had never been empty, but in Elendil Ren had so much to do besides prepare for the academy examinations that the days seemed to vanish in an instant. House Clausel also experienced a major
Chapter 52: As Summer Draws to an End By the time everything had been dealt with and Ren was finally able to return to the mansion, it was already deep into the night. Radius had repeatedly told him that he was free to leave, but Ren had taken part in the operation and refused to
Chapter 51: The Battle of the Skyscraper [Part 3] Lenidus hadn’t come unprepared. A wall of black light rose before him and stopped the Iron Magic Sword. It was extraordinarily hard, reminding Ren of his Shield Magic Sword. “Kill him! Kill that boy!” At Lenidus’s command, the cultists rushed Ren from behind. “Stay back.” They
Chapter 50: The Battle of the Skyscraper [Part 2] The sudden arrival of Ren and his companions drew a startled cry from the far side of the rooftop garden. “Oh?” An obsidian-like monument stood among beds of brightly colored flowers, lending that corner of the garden an almost sacred atmosphere. A man in a jet-black
Chapter 49: The Battle of the Skyscraper [Part 1] If events unfolded as expected, the area surrounding the Grand Clock Tower would become the most dangerous place in Elendil. A broad plaza encircled the tower, with a fountain at its center. Tonight, an unnatural silence hung over it. Ideally, they would have evacuated the entire
Chapter 48: On a Midsummer Night, With the Elite July arrived almost before they knew it. There had been too much to do, and the days passed with startling speed. On the evening of the second Imperial Military Academy entrance examination, Ren returned to the Clausel residence with Licia. As the hour grew later, tension
Chapter 47: The Knight’s Son and the Third Prince Ulysses stood before Ren with the same helpless smile. “Ulysses-sama!” “It’s been some time. And I owe you an apology. I truly didn’t want to involve any of you, so His Highness and I intended to resolve this ourselves.” “Then…” “You already understand, do you not?