The two month long vacation is over and school starts today.
　Yesterday, the dormitory life resumed, and for the first time in a long time I lived alone with Belle.
　Even though it's only been two months, I felt very nostalgic.
　Well, it's been a very intense two months.

Well, I'm going to go then!　As soon as I get back, I'll be on my way to the territory, so be ready!

Okay. Okay. Have a good day at school.

Yeah!

Hey, good morning. Finally, they're gonna announce the change of classes.
　I said I'm going to go to the bell and when I walked out of the room, Frank was waiting for me, just as he had been two months ago .

'Good morning . . oh, that's right,
　You know, I didn't realize we're changing classes today.
　I was so busy getting ready for the Order that I forgot.

You're still going strong. Maybe some of us were too worried to sleep. ......

Frank, you're not worried about that.
　I'm thinking about how high up we can get, not the S class anyway .

Well. S-groove is a sure thing. I'm just wondering if I can get second place.
　See, I'm still thinking about the loss to Lena.
　Yeah. ...... Can you beat Lena?

Well, ...... could be third place.
　I don't think third place is a bad ranking, yeah.

"Hey, I'm sure you're in second place there!　Tell me about it!

"Because. Because Leena's good at it too. Studying won't make that much of a difference, and you're still losing to Leena in magic, right?　Maybe they'll both be treated as a perfect score, though.
　You know, that spell that put the whole class to sleep was just awesome.
　I was going to let Frank win second place, but after a spell like that, it was impossible.

Well, well, ......
　Frank seems to understand: .......
　His face darkened .

'Well, maybe you're surprisingly winning the written test, so be hopeful.
　I manage to think of some words of encouragement and pat Frank on the shoulder.

'You need to be clear on whether you want to encourage or not!　Let's go. Come on, let's go see.

Oh, wait a minute.


So, how did they rank?
　I walked over slowly and asked Frank, who had arrived at the board before me, where we stood.

He came in second.
　Second place?
　You made me pass Leena?

Oh, you did it!　Yeah?　Oh, so you're tied with Leena for second place.
　I was looking for Leena's name with pleasure, and I saw that Leena was in the same second place column as Frank's name.

'Yes . Haha ......
　Frank let out a sigh with a subtle look on his face, as if he couldn't be happy that he was tied for second place.

"Well, that's okay. I got second place, which was my goal. Now let's find out the name of the Hermann in question.
　Frank's rankings don't really matter compared to whether or not Hermann could have made the S class .
　With that in mind, I'm going to look for Hellman's name in the lower S class rankings: .......

'Hm?　Huh?　He's not here?　Maybe ......
　You didn't get into S class?
　Are you kidding me?　I worked so hard on that one!
　The last minute practice test I made up was almost a perfect score, and I thought it was fine: .......
　Maybe you were too nervous to think straight or something?
　No, I didn't show any pretense of that in between tests: .......

"No, look closely. Do you see your name on the sixth place list?
　Then Frank grabbed my face with both hands and forced me to look up.

"Huh?　Sixth?　Herman?
　Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the letters of the sixth rank and ...... Next to it was indeed Hermann Karoon's letters .

''You're rude . You've been working so hard, it's not a bad idea .　He got a perfect score in swordsmanship. And didn't he get a high score this time?



'Ta, sure: ......'
　If you think about it, ...... I think I've finished it up to the point where I can get almost a perfect score in all subjects except the ones I'm not good at, because the magic practical skills get zero points .......
　But in the end, Mr. Leeds changed the exam method for the practical skills, so I was able to get a high score in most subjects. .......

Master ...... I'm in a different class this year. I'll definitely try to be in the same class next year.
　As I was convinced by Hermann's high ranking, I heard a very sad voice from behind me.

''Hey, wait a minute . Why can't you two brothers just look down?　You, look at the sixth place.
　Then Frank grabbed Hermann's face again and lifted him up as hard as he could.
　Then Hermann's eyes widened.

"What?　...... 6th place!　Why am I sixth?　There's definitely a mistake!

No, no. You've been working so hard all year, don't you think?
　Saying that, I gently patted Hermann's back who couldn't hide his surprise.

''Shh, Master ....... No, it's all thanks to Master. If it wasn't for him, I would have been in the C class by now.

'What mouth you're talking about: ....... You didn't even try to find the top spot with all your might.
　I can't hear you.

Come on. Come on, let's get to class.

'Yes!　But still, it's great that you're taking the chair again. As expected, Master!

Well, I missed out on a perfect score.
　Maybe I just made a deliberate mistake because I thought a perfect score would be tasteless again: ......
　Well, I'm not going to say that here.

"You got one question wrong. How can you get such a high score? You don't usually look like you're studying: ......

Come on, now?　Why is that?　Maybe he's learning to hide.
　To tell you the truth, there is no way I could make a mistake in solving a problem that a schoolboy would solve.
　Well, I can't say that even if it's a slip of the tongue.

'A guy who studies in secret wouldn't tell you that himself.
　Certainly!　That's a spot-on commentary!

Oh, really?　Well then, ...... yes!　I'm trying my best to remember everything in class!

'No, it's not that obvious, I just thought of it!　I mean, who would believe you? I mean, you've never taken a class seriously!　Well, okay, ...... let's get into the classroom.
　After his machine-gun commentary, Frank got tired of talking, but he just said what he needed to say and walked off.

"Oh, wow. I wonder what the new class will be like?
　Anyway, I followed Hermann and Frank as they talked.


"Shelia!　Stop marrying that guy and get engaged to me right now!
　I walked into the classroom and encountered a scene that was like deja vu .
　Oh, and by the way, he's in S class too. ...... It's a pain in the ass.
　Oops, I've got to stop him sooner than that.

"Shut up!　Go away!　Next time you come close, I'll magically blow you away!　And I don't remember giving you permission to call me by my name!　Don't ever call me by my name again.
　Before I could stop her, an angry Shelly pulled out her wand and pointed it at Chubby.
　Oh, Shelly's grown up.

Ugh. ....... d*mn!　It's okay!　I've been so nice to you!　I'm going to make you regret it for sure . Gufu ...... I look forward to seeing Shelia cry and beg for forgiveness.

That's disgusting.

Guha!
　Oops. I couldn't help myself and I hit him.

"Hey, you hit me!　I don't care what happens to you if you hit me or not!
　Wow~. It just sounds like something a low-level villain would say.

Shut up. This is really disrespectful. you're the one who'll be judged, not me. And if you hate what he's done to you, go kick his ass!　Here.


　And then I struck a fighting pose.

"Uh-huh!　I'm not looking for a violent solution.
　Apparently, you're not brave enough to challenge me.

Yeah. So shut up and take a seat.

Shut up!　Don't tell me what to do!

Huh. ....... Then you can move about as you please . Just be prepared to do something that might be detrimental to me, okay?
　It's getting to be a pain in the ass now, so I said just that and turned my real killing intent on Chubby .
　This guy's house has been giving me a lot of trouble, so I think it's okay to do this.

''Hi, hi!　Shit, d*mn it!
　Completely out of shape, the chubby dragged his ass backwards and walked out of the classroom as if to escape.
　You're really like a low-level villain who often appears in stories with a lot of gusto.

"Thank you, Leo!

You're welcome. From now on, you make sure you talk to that guy right away when he comes near you. He's liable to do something to you.
　I mean, his house is trying to kill me, and Shelly could do something to me, too...

Yeah. I get it.


Oh, you're back. That was cool. It's like the guy in the story who fought off the bad guys.
　When I returned to my seat, Frank, sitting behind me, was quick to tease me.
　It seems that this time the seats are ordered by grade. It seems that in a tie, the higher rank in the house goes to the front, so Frank sits behind me and Leena behind him.

　By the way, Sherry was fourth in the house, so she was behind Leena.
　I looked over at Sherry and she was happily talking to Leena as if nothing had happened.

'You're exaggerating. Well, Sherry is my fiancée. It's okay to do that, right?

Yeah. It's all very impressive.

Now that you mention it, I don't see those guys behind him.
　Wasn't there always two of them before this?

Yeah, they took down both our houses last time I checked. They found all kinds of irregularities.

I see. ......
　Ah, so the corrupt noblemen the emperor had investigated were among those he found.
　From the largest nobles to the smallest, we've found so many irregularities.
　Could it be that there are fewer of their classmates than there were two months ago?

'Yes!　Here we go!　Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats!
　I was looking around the classroom and counting my classmates when Mr. Rees walked into the classroom with a cheerful voice .

'Oh, it's Mr. Leeds. Mr. Rees is now your S class teacher.

Yeah. She's so sweet. She's a lucky girl.

You remind me of my students.
　He's definitely a good teacher.
　Mr. Reece, you're getting paid more for being an S grade teacher.

There it is!　Now be quiet because I'm going to start talking to you!

Yes?
　The teacher warned us, we responded cheerfully, and then we were quiet and listened to the teacher.
　Then we had a few classes and school ended in the morning.
　Today, it seems that we are off this afternoon due to the new students and fifth and sixth year seniors holding a new student welcome party in the afternoon.
　So let's go to the territory this afternoon and do some work~!