The sun shines through the window toward the bed.
　The light of the day naturally falls on Ray's face as he sleeps in bed, prompting him to wake up even if he doesn't like it.

"Well, what?"

　Ray awoke with an indistinct voice, but stopped moving as he sat up on the bed.
　After a few minutes of dazedness and a long stretch with a sleepy expression, he gets out of bed and trims himself.
　It's still morning, and only a few hours have passed since the battle against Stigma ended and Erinde explained the situation.
　No, it would be right to say that I could sleep for a few hours.
　Normally, Ray would not be able to sleep because he was so nervous after such a fierce battle, but he was fast asleep, as if he had said it had nothing to do with him.

"Well, here... oh, I see,"

　I recall that the room I had been given was rendered useless by the Stigma attack, and that it was one of the night watch rooms not far from the principal's office.

"... So what should I do now? Breakfast in the dormitory? Say hello to Erindae? I don't think I'm going to continue teaching."

　If you look out the window muttering, it's clear that it's not time for class.
　a little earlier than usual, if not early in the morning
　When I arrived in this room a few hours ago, I fell asleep instantly, so when I was wondering what to do, I suddenly got knocked on the door of the room.
　For a second, Ray thought it was a stigma, but decided that he would not bother knocking when the enemy asked him, and gave him permission to go in.

"Excuse me, Mr. Ray," My name is Shin, and I am the maid who has been ordered by Mr. Erinde to take care of Mr. Ray. I'll do my best to help you with inconvenience, though it's only for a short time."

　After bowing deeply to Ray, the maid brings a cart with breakfast into the room.
　I took off the metal lids that had been kept out of garbage and dust and found a simple breakfast of bread and soup, salads and sausages.
　A simple breakfast, however, is not a poor one.
　Even though it's winter, there's a salad of fresh vegetables.
　Bread and soup were cooked by top cooks, each with a well-selected ingredient.
　The smell of soup and the smell of fresh bread can't be more appetizing.

"Here you go. This is the president's tea."

　When I sat down at the table, I was offered a cup of tea with a fruity aroma.
　Ray didn't really know whether tea was good or bad, but if it was still Erinde's secret tea, he would think it would cost as much as gold or silver.

"Is it okay? It's not that much because it's a treasure?"
"Yes. I've caused Ray a lot of trouble this time, so he's in a good mood."
"...is that all right?"

　Ray says the same words again as a few seconds ago, but what he means is very different.
　The first thing I wanted to say was whether it was okay to make tea or not, and the second thing I wanted to say was whether it was true or not.
　But the maid nods back with a smile at Ray's words.

"Yes, that's all right. I was ordered to say so when the principal asked me."
"And it's very blatant..."

　As he said, Ray was grateful to Erinde.
　It's only natural that you've called in Sardart, a Rank S adventurer, to protect yourself.
　...however, it was Ray's impression that Sardart was honest as a bodyguard.
　With the king's faction surrounding the Rank S adventurers, there is no doubt that it has become cheaper in terms of rewards and conditions than other factions have hired Sardart.
　Still, it's not so easy to hire as long as you're in Rank S.

(though in the case of Sardart, he is likely to accept it as soon as he is asked. I feel like I'm ready to accept a request, especially if I'm asked by a woman. . . . . . . . that's not necessarily the case.)

　When you finish your breakfast clean, the maid cleans it up quickly.
　Ray was watching it, but before the maid left the room, she bowed briefly and opened her mouth.

"Mr. Erinde asked me to come to the principal's office when breakfast is over."
"What about Erinde? ... I see. I'll go to the principal's office in a little while."
"Yes, I will tell you so,"

　As she leaves the room with her cart, Ray thinks about the future, carrying the maid's last cup of tea into her mouth.
　Ray originally came to Gracial to avoid unnecessary disturbances over the discipline of the royal faction.
　This is because many believe Ray was responsible for the recent crackdown on discipline.
　There was also a good chance that even though he understood it was not the cause, he would take offence at Ray's disposal.
　If you do that, the prestige of the royal faction, which has already fallen recently, will fall further.
　Besides the major blunders of last spring's war with the Vestian Empire and the delay of being unable to bite in earnest in the civil war of the Vestian Empire, there was also the tyranny of the late nobility, who belonged to the royal faction, the largest faction of the Mileana kingdom.
　That's why he invited Ray to Gracial, the home of the Duke of Quent, who was an important figure in the royal faction, to keep him from being involved, and the result is the runaway of the Church of St.
　For the Duke of Quent and his party, it would have to be called a fiasco.
　The good news for the Duke and Duke of Quent was that Ray did not consider the blunder to be the Duke of Quent's blunder.
　If Ray blamed the blunder on the Duke of Quent, the decline in influence would have been inevitable even for the greater voice in the royal faction.
　However, in Ray's eyes, it was a little too much to say that it was the result of a conversation in the labyrinthine city of Egzil that he had attacked him, and that he had made his own fault... but I felt that it was close to that.

"Well, after all, I think we can manage this matter. ...that's true, right? Not to mention the doctrine of course.

　Whisper, finish the last sip of tea, and stand up.
　If you dress up easily, you leave the room.
　It's not that far from this room Ray stayed in to the president's office.
　We went through the deserted schoolhouse, and soon we saw a familiar door.

"Elinde, Ray, is that okay?"

　When you knock and talk to them, they tell you to come in right away.
　When I entered the room the way I had been, there were two scenes, one as expected and the other as unexpected.
　First of all, as expected, there were Erinde and Sardart in the principal's office.
　They must have been busy dealing with last night's affairs. There's fatigue on my face.
　...however, since so much trouble broke out in the middle of the night in the military academy, it is only natural that it should be difficult to settle it.
　Ray's lack of flashy magic prevented the disturbance from spreading to the students' dorm, but it was impossible for Ray to hide everything in the dormitory he rented.
　No wonder. There are many former adventurers living in the staff dormitory.
　In the midst of these people, they broke through windows under a single roof and escaped, or spread flames all over the ground, even at some distance from the dormitory.
　Quite a few have noticed the sanctuary Vicente used.
　I understood that it was something unknown, but few people understood that it was caused by a force other than magic.
　At any rate, there was a disturbance that was too strong for a night's rise. It's almost impossible to hide everything and try to calm it down, but Erinde and Sardart... specifically, Erinde had to run about.
　Ray wondered if he could have spent more time questioning and lecturing from himself and Sardart, but he wouldn't say it because he was going to be lectured again.
　And an unexpected scene.
　They were people sitting on the guest sofa in the dean's office.
　a girl of ten years of age Who is this person is Ray's acquaintance.
　But it's impossible to be here so early in the morning, Marka Quent.
　One of the two standing behind the sofa as bodyguards is former Rank A adventurer and Marka's bodyguard.
　And the other one was the one who came to meet Ray when he came to Graciale, and after that Ray had hardly seen him since he was in the military academy. Iskeld, the knight of the Knights of the Duke of Quent.And the last one. Sitting next to Marka looking at Ray is a man in his fifties.
　He had trained himself, but it was clear that he was still not the strongest. 　
　Still, just being in the same room reveals a strong presence.
　The reason why Ray didn't appear nervous in the face of such an opponent was probably because he had seen Dusker, or, above all, Trajist, the emperor of the Vestian Empire, as a knight.
　Compared to Trajist's overwhelming presence, I could argue that the unconscious pressure of the person sitting on the sofa right now is not that great.
　The atmosphere felt by the elderly man... and above all, I could understand who he was when Marka was next to him and Iskeld was standing behind him as a bodyguard.

(This man...)

　the royal faction of power far superior to the aristocracy and neutrality
　He is one of the biggest factions in the kingdom of Milliana, and is practically enforcing the discipline of this royal faction.
　After a brief glance at the figure, Ray opens his mouth to Erinde again.

"You called me very early in the morning, but yesterday's incident?"

　Erinde smiles bitterly at the words that come out of Ray's mouth with his hood down.
　Erinde and Sardart had been up all night since last night.
　For that kind of Erinde, early in the morning... that is, he could only say that he envied Ray, who woke up in bed.

"Well, we had a lot of trouble, but it seems that Mr. Ray slept a little."

　Even after an all-nighter, Erinde still had the same attitude as men and women.
　At Erinde's words, Ray can't help but smile.

"I'm a little short of sleep, but I won't say anything extravagant. and you called me..."

　An elderly man who pauses and sits on the sofa in the president's office staring at Ray.
　It was immediately understandable to Ray that the man called him out for business.
　Nevertheless, the reason why I called Erinde before the man was that it was Erinde who called me here, and above all, the elderly man had not yet been introduced by Erinde.
　I think it's a good thing that you've heard in advance that the man is strict about manners.
　If you had ignored Erinde, who called you here, and talked to him, you would have probably made him feel uncomfortable.

"Oh, of course, it's just as you expected. ... to be honest with you, I thought it would be a little while before I let you meet with Mr. Ray. Mr. Ray, there is Mr. Ronald Quent, Duke of Quent, who is also the lord of the Duke of Quent."

　Erinde's name comes out of his mouth and Ronald finally gets up from the sofa where he was sitting and comes up to Ray to open his mouth.

"It's Mr. Ray. As you just mentioned, 儂 is Ronald Quent. I've caused you a lot of trouble, haven't I? I'm sorry."

　He said so and held out his hand to Ray for a handshake.