Chapter 27: The Sword Saint’s Mystery (Alcohol). On another day after school, Ren got off at one of the stations along the main avenue. After leaving a stationery shop, he noticed several familiar students from the Seven Hero Houses. “Hey, Ren.” There were three of them. Kaito had called to him first; Vayne and Charlotte […]
Chapter 26: The Bag Traveler’s Interest. Ren stood before the gate of the Imperial Military Academy’s girls’ dormitory. Escorting Fiona all the way there might attract attention, but she said she didn’t mind. Ren therefore accompanied her to the building itself. “Thank you, Ren.” The marquis’s daughter bowed reluctantly. The end of their time together
Chapter 25: How Should the Quest Reward Be Used? Several days passed, bringing the end of November close. After returning from Eupheim, Ren sat in his room at the Clausel mansion in Elendil. He had already finished dinner. “Isn’t this quest reward far too valuable…?” He stared at the object resting on his desk. It
Chapter 24: The Coastal Cave Where Treasure Sleeps. “Oh, that’s right. You spoke with someone from Shelgad this summer, didn’t you?” “Yes. Lord Ulysses introduced me to a man named Richter Leonhardt.” “Oh? That’s quite an important name.” For Ragna, it was unusual to show interest in anyone besides Ren or Radius. “House Leonhardt worked
Chapter 23: Letters and a Painting. A slight crease marked the edge of the letter, as though its recipient had gripped it while thinking about what was written. “Could Geno have been the director of this orphanage?” Licia asked while leaning in from one side. Fiona looked over the letter from the other side and
Chapter 22: Doors That Refuse to Open Are Meant to Be Opened. Deep within the coastal cave rested the great shield once wielded by one of the Seven Heroes—an ancestor of Kaito Leonaal. Several theories attempted to explain how it had come to lie there. The shield was said to have remained in the hero’s
Chapter 21: Breathing White in the Morning Frost. Ren stared at Ulysses after receiving the suggestion so casually. “Are you sure? Would giving me permission cause you any trouble, Lord Ulysses?” “Trouble for me? Why would it?” “Permission is required to enter Old Town. I’m grateful that you’re considering me, but I don’t want that
Chapter 20: An Invitation to Old Town. The Ignat mansion truly was enormous. Ren regularly had opportunities to see the Imperial Castle while living in the capital, yet as a private residence, this estate was so far beyond ordinary standards that he could find no better description. Seeing it firsthand only reinforced that impression. House
Chapter 19: How to Spend Time in a Carriage. Ren rode in a Bureau of Mysteries carriage toward Eupheim’s noble district. Ulysses ruled the city, but several other nobles maintained residences there as well. Owning a mansion in Eupheim was considered a mark of status regardless of one’s faction. “…Yawn.” Ren yawned as the carriage
Chapter 18: The Clever Shelgadian Might Give Me a Reward. The garden was vast. The lawn covering the ground had been planted with a mixture of grasses so that it would remain green through most of the year. Nearly all of it would wither in winter, but now, in late autumn, it was still lush.