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Chapter 21: Patrol

The next day, thanks to Emilia-sama, my classmates’ attitude improved considerably ──── I was forced to get up early because of a patrol, and I rubbed my glazed eyes and headed for the meeting place.

The warm sunshine amplified my sleepiness as I walked to the main entrance of the school building.

Even though it was still five minutes before the meeting time, the members on duty were all there.

Everyone is early … no, maybe I’m just late?

Even though I got up quite early, but…

“Did they wake up at four o’clock?”

While thinking, I ran to the members.

“I’m sorry. I’m late.”

With a minor bow, I stood next to my partner, His Highness Grayson.

The beautiful third prince of the Kingdom of Soleil greeted me with a nice voice, “Good morning, Miss Charlotte.”

I nodded and looked straight ahead.

The people standing in front of us on patrol duty today were the head of the disciplinary committee, Dina-sama, and the vice-chair, Gerard-senpai.

“Okay! Now that we’re all together! Let’s start with a cheerful greeting! Good morning everyone!”

“Good morning ~. As usual, the chairman is in high spirits ~”

Said Gerard-senpai, who yawns “Haaa”.

We, the members of the discipline committee, say “Good morning” all at once.

The voice volume is far from “energetic”, but if it was too loud, it will be a nuisance to the neighborhood, so this is appropriate.

Dina-sama, who has been full of energy since morning, seemed to be a little dissatisfied…

“It looks like you’re a little lacking in energy. Okay! Say hello again.”

“Hey! Chairman! We don’t have that much time! We have to allocate the patrol areas and start!”

“There are only three minutes left!” The large man protested as he pointed to a wall clock mounted on the school building.

Perhaps it was because I had arrived five minutes before we were supposed to meet, but I didn’t have much time left before the patrol began.

It may be unscrupulous, but I was relieved that I arrived at the last minute.

It’s not like it’s a kid’s field trip, and I wish we would stop greeting each other so cheerfully. …… It’s not a bad thing, but it’s really embarrassing.

I’m not sure if it’s the influence of my ladylike education, but I’m aware that ‘shouting is a big deal.

It seems to be the same for other people, as they all said, “Gerard Senpai, nice!” with thumbs up.

“You’re right. We don’t have much time, so let’s put off the greeting until later.”

The silver-haired beauty, nodded lightly to the persuasion of Gerard Senpai as she coughs once.

And, instead of having no chest…, she bent her chest with a slight bulge.

“I’m going to assign the patrol areas. Since we don’t have a lot of time this time, I’ll just assign them as I see fit. First of all, Gerard and I will take care of the areas in front of the main gate and the main entrance, where there is the most traffic. Then, I would like ──── His Highness Grayson and Miss Charlotte to take charge of the area around the botanical garden, which contains everything from ornamental plants to dangerous poisonous plants.”

Turning to us, Dina sama said, “What do you think? Can you do that?”

His Highness Grayson and I looked at each other, and our gazes wandered to see the reaction of those around us.

The pair of first-year students we were with only reacted with ‘huh’, but the upperclassmen looked at us with concern, “Are you okay?”

Many dangers are lurking around the botanical garden.

No matter who I’m up against, I don’t feel like I’m going to lose, but I have very little experience in human combat…

I’ve fought a few offensive and defensive matches, like the one I fought yesterday…

But there’s a difference between a simple match and a real battle, isn’t there?

I cannot decide due to my lack of experience, and I turned to the beautiful youth with black hair to ask for help.

His Highness Grayson nodded silently at my SOS and questioned Gerard sama instead of Dina sama…

“Do you often have trouble around the botanical garden? I think that the number of people who go in and out of the botanical garden should be limited …”

That’s true.

Unless you’re a plant geek like Silas sensei, you probably won’t go in and out of the botanical gardens often.

It’s a different story if there on watering duty, but I don’t think there will be any trouble that makes it dangerous.

Maybe because the poisonous weeds in the botanical garden are dangerous…?

But would that alone make the upperclassman react so much?

In front of the first-year students, Gerard senpai tilted his head and began to speak with a sickened face when he scratched his head roughly.

“Ah… Actually, there are many plant thieves out there. You see, there are many rare plants and herbs managed by Frügel Academy, right? So, there are people who sneak in to steal them. The position of the guards is so thin that the knights can’t do anything about it…”

“So those found in that area by a member of the disciplinary committee need to be detained. That’s why I’m assigning the best students to that area. It’s not an area that would normally be assigned to first graders but I think it’s okay for His Royal Highness, Sword Master Grayson, and Miss Charlotte, a magical expert! “

There was no hesitation in her eyes as if she had a very high opinion of us.

I’m honestly happy that she trusts me, but isn’t it a little too much to ask for?

Unlike His Highness the Sword Master Grayson, I’m an amateur with no combat experience… though I’m certainly confident in my magic skills…

“What do you think Miss Charlotte? I don’t care …”

The black-haired young man, who is not afraid even though he heard that thieves frequently appear in that area, said “If you don’t like it, you can refuse”.

But the hand on the hilt of his sword said, “I’m itching to fight.”

He probably wants to swing his sword around after so long.

I’d be lying if I said I like it at all, but since His Highness has taken care of me in many ways, I’ll accept this level of selfishness.

If I think of this as part of gaining experience, it might not be so bad…

“I understand. We’ll take care of patrolling the botanical garden as a pair.”

While desperately killing the sigh that was about to come out, His Highness Grayson’s eyes shined slightly.

The beautiful young man with black hair, rejoices silently, not changing his expression but he seemed excited.

“If your pair can take care of it, I’ll be at ease! Thank you! But if you sense any danger, don’t hesitate to fire your signal gun! We’ll be right behind you!”

Nodding to Dina sama’s words, I touched the signal gun in my inner pocket over the cloth.

The areas the other pairs were in charge of were also decided, and we were given a temporary dissolution and started to look around immediately.

His Highness Grayson I and, came to the botanical garden located in the back of the Frügel Academy, following the same path.

Unlike the other areas, where there were many dangers, the scope of the patrol was much smaller, so we had to look at the same unchanging scenery.

So far, nothing has happened… but this is my free time.

I understand it’s not a concern, but it’s a little boring.

I walked down the brick pathway, past the all-glass plants.

Perhaps because it was near the botanical garden, there were so many weeds that it was a little difficult to walk.

“Nothing happens. I can’t find a single person, let alone a plant thief.”

“That’s true. It’s so peaceful that it’s almost unbelievable…”

His Highness Grayson, who was leading the way, broke off mid-sentence and abruptly stopped.

His gaze wanders around as he scanned the area, and his hand gently touches the hilt of the sword.

Even with my lack of combat experience, I could tell that His Highness was in a fighting stance.

For the time being, I’ve prepared a magic circle for capture so that I can return fire at any time.

If it was a student who came to water the plants, it would be a funny story… but there is no such thing as a convenient development.

“Your Highness Grayson. For the time being, to ensure safety, I’ll expand the bar…”

Before I could say “I’ll expand the barrier,” the young black-haired man looked back and suddenly embraced me.

Immediately after that, you could hear the sound of hard objects colliding with each other.

A man who shouldn’t have been in front of us had crossed swords with His Highness Grayson.

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