'Master!　Tell me more about the Order!
　Class is over and I'm getting ready to leave when Hermann comes up to me in a loud voice .

'Oh, by the way, I haven't told you yet: ......'

You promised to tell me when school started, right?
　All right, don't come so close.
　Well, I don't know what to do: ......

Are you guys free this afternoon?

Hmm?　Me too?　Well, you're not busy. Are you going to come to my room by any chance?

Of course I'm free!
　Okay, I guess you guys don't have any afternoon plans.
　Frank replies in disgust, and Hermann is overjoyed, and I start to think about my afternoon plans.

So meet me in my office this afternoon. Herman says to dress comfortably and bring a sword. Frank can wear whatever you want at .......

"Oh, oh ...... Okay. All right, but what do you do?

We'll see what we can do.
　Well, maybe Frank will be bored.

Okay, I get it.　I'll polish my sword well during the day, and then head to Master's room after getting ready . Hmph, I finally became Master's knight too ......
　When he said that, Hermann happily walked out of the classroom.
　Hmm?　Are you misunderstanding something?
　When I went out into the hallway to stop Hermann, there was no sign of him.
　Oh, well. Well, we'll be fine.


　Then the afternoon came: ......
　As Herman and Frank had promised, they came to my room.
'Master!　They're here!

Oh. Come on in for now.
　With that, I let them in for the time being.

Sorry to trouble you.

Speaking of which, isn't this the first time you've been in Leo's room?

"Yes. I guess so. I used to study in Frank's room.
　Come to think of it, we used to hang out in Frank's room all the time.
　First it was Frank's room. Then it became a habit to hang out in Frank's room.

Well, it's not like we're going to do anything in my room today.

Hmm?　So where do you go then?

It's my territory. If I'm going to explain the Order, it's easier to understand it while showing you the Order, right?

Now?

I've got a metastasis, so I'll have a day to spare.

That's handy: ......
　Come to think of it, this is the first time I've made the transition with Frank and Hermann.
　People around me have gotten used to it lately, so this kind of reaction is new to me.

So, shall we go? Bell, let's go!

'Yes!　Oh, nice to meet you all. I'm Belle, and I'm to be Master Leo's personal maid.

Ha, nice to meet you ......

It's nice to meet you. Did the Princess and Rinna ever get jealous of you?
　Next to Hermann, who was fawning over Belle, Frank, who was grinning, asked Belle a nasty question.

'What?'

'Oh well, that's all settled.
　How can you say you were jealous?

'Resolved?　Then something must have happened. Come on, man, don't get into a situation with those two guys in the next room, I'm afraid for my safety, okay?

I'm fine. It was a long time ago.
　That was right after the start of dorm life.

"What?　Does this mean that I was in danger without knowing it?

Well, uh, ......, that didn't happen, did it?

'Yeah, yeah, ......'
　A little frightened, I asked Belle a question, and she nodded a little hesitantly.

'Hey!　What the hell happened here!

''Oh well, that's not important. Why don't we go to Master's domain earlier?


　As I patted Frank's anxious, screaming shoulder to calm him down, Hermann urged me to make the transition.

'Oh, yeah . Okay, everybody touch me!
　Nice helmsman!　I don't really want to relive that moment anymore.
　Oh, but it was nice to remember that Leena almost kissed me.

Hey, what's the matter with your big grin all of a sudden?

"I'm not smiling at you!　Well then, boys, let's go.
　I foolishly made sure that everyone touched me and transitioned towards the castle .


''Transitioning is really just a blink of an eye, isn't it? Is this Master's territory?　Wow - it's a bustling city.
　Hermann let out an exclamation as he looked out the window of my room at the territory.

''That's right. ''This is the Myrddin Domain, which is said to be the center of the world.''

'The view from here feels awfully high, doesn't it?　This house is pretty big, isn't it?

'Oh, did you notice?　This house is a castle.

I knew it. I knew it. This castle is one of the most famous places in Mirdine. It's really cool that you get to live there.
　Hey, Frank, you know what you're doing.

Thank you. That explains why I said, "Master!　So, where is the Order?
　You're getting restless today, Hermann.
　It can't be helped. Let's talk about the Order first.

Well, hold on. Or, more accurately, a candidate for the Order.

'What?　What do you mean?

Today is your initiation exam. In the morning, you'll take a basic exam and an interview, and then in the afternoon, you'll take a practical test.

Okay. So, do I have to participate in that practical test?
　I knew you were going to join the Order, too: .......

No. You're an examiner. You'll deal with the prospective member.
　I don't mind you joining the Order, but we don't have enough on our side today, so I need you to help me out.

''Huh?　I'm the examiner?　Am I right?

Yeah, but don't let anyone else beat you to it, okay?
　The last thing you want is to lose and get a licking in your face.

'Yes, sir!　We'll take care of it!　I'm going to win it all.

Oh, you're on it.


Oh, Miss Fleur. How did you do in the morning?
　I arrived at the exam room and spoke to Ms. Flair, who was looking through the papers in the corner of the room.

''Yes . It went off without a hitch. Would you like me to reject anyone who seemed to have a problem with the interview right here?
　Oh, those guys. .......

'Yeah ...... I guess I don't have to do that. And if we know who's suspicious, we can reject them later.
　Well, that doesn't matter much if it's the test method you're going to use.

Okay.

So, let's get to the test.
　And with that, I walked out with Hermann in front of the applicants.

"Hello, ladies and gentlemen. I am Leonce Muldaine. I am very happy that so many people have asked to join us this time. And now, without further ado, let's go to ...... and raise your hand if you have the confidence to do so!
　I looked around and saw that most of the guys were adventurer crumblers by all accounts, so I stopped using polite language and asked them in rough terms .

　Immediately, they all raised their hands in high spirits.
I see. Well then, you in the front, come forward.
　I didn't think anything of it, just picked the guy in the front row, the one with all the muscle in the front row.

"Hermann, you're on.

Yes!
　With a loud reply, Hermann stepped forward as well.
　Yeah, that's the look you make when you're desperate to fight right now.
　With that one, you won't lose. .......

''If I can beat Hermann over there, I'll make him Knight Commander.

'Wait a minute, sir!　You're dealing with a child?



Yes, but what's the problem?　If you won't do it, then you'll have to give your turn to the next person.
　The words came out just as I expected, so I said the words I had planned to say back .

'Yes, no ...... I'll do it!
　The man turned around, gave up protesting to the many eyes that were telling him to give up quickly and agreed to fight.

'Okay. Then get ready. Okay, let's go!

Guha!
　At the signal to begin, the man was blown away by an invisible attack and fell down, crashing into the same prospective recruits behind him .
　I could see that Hermann had attacked him in the gut, but how many of these guys figured it out?

　With that in mind, I resumed my explanation.
'Yes, sir. One person eliminated. Anyone else want to try next?
　When I asked a question, nobody raised their hand.
　I guess they all thought he was no match for Hermann.

Yes!
　I'm disappointed in the applicants when I hear a cheerful voice and a hand raised a little low from the back of the line.

'Oh, well then, come forward.
　d*mn. You thought this was the end of the day.
　Good to know someone's brave enough to try.
　Now, what kind of guy is going to challenge me: ......?

What's she doing here? What's a girl doing here?
How could a woman win?
'I can't believe this guy is a knight: ......
　As the challengers who had raised their hands came forward, the prospective recruits began to buzz.
　And when he stepped forward, I knew why.

　To my surprise, the challenger was a woman.
　And, from her youthful appearance, she looked like a girl not much older than me and Hermann.

"Hey. Whoever said anything about a woman, next time you say that, you'll all be rejected!　I don't like prejudice and discrimination, you know?
　You don't want to pretend you're more gimpy than that girl, do you?

All right, then, you can start whenever you want.
　And then I immediately sent a telepathic message to Hermann.

(Hermann, this time I want to see exactly what my opponent is capable of, so please don't kill him instantly like before.

(Yes!)

Well, I'll have to go.

Oh, you're fast!
　I yelped at the girl's unexpected speed.

''Hmph!''
　But Hermann caught the attack with plenty of time to spare and flicked the girl away .
　Wow, that was relentless .
　Well, it's just that I didn't end it right away .
　That's what I thought, but ...... the girl thrust her sword into the ground and stood up.

''You have great guts.
　This thing is going to be really strong if you polish it up.

I'm not done yet~!
　The girl said that and attacked the helmsman again.
　It seems that the strategy was to attack with great force and leave the helmsman no room for counterattack.
　The strategy worked, leaving the Hermann defenseless.

"Is he faster than the bare Hermann?
　Well, it's no match for the helmsman who uses attributeless magic.

Say!

Ug. ......
　The girl goes down after taking a body blow from Hermann.

"What's your name, boy, what's your name?
　I quickly ran over and asked his name as I soothed his pain with holy magic.

'I'm Alma.'

Alma. Where did you learn to use a sword?

I learned from the orphanage.
　Did you learn that in the orphanage?　I only know of one orphanage that would teach you swordsmanship?

Could it be the little orphanage in the Imperial City?

'What?　Oh, yes. . yes.
　I knew it. Is that orphanage a professional in training the best and brightest?
　I'll have to go and see what kind of education I can get next time.

Yeah. Do you know the Bell?

Yes. She's one of the older girls in my orphanage.
　One below Bell. So she's one step above me.

Okay. Why didn't you use your magic?



''Why? ...... I don't have any proper magic other than no attributes.
　No, I know from the appraisal that it's only non-attribute magic.

No, you can't do non-attribute magic?

'What?　Oh, yes.
　Come to think of it, Belle couldn't use non-attribute magic either .

''I see. ....... This is going to be strong. Hermann, you've got a good rival.

''No, if things continue as they are, I'll lose sooner rather than later. I had to use non-attribute magic to win.

Because. Well, I'll give you that as a reward.
　I said and handed him the loyalty bracelet I had prepared for him.

This is: ......

It's my guys' stamp of approval. I'll give it to you for your bravery and potential.

'Oh, thank you. ......'
　Alma received the bracelet from me, bowing her head as if she was about to get down on her knees.
　Behind him, Hermann looked serious and thought about something.
　Maybe he was just in shock after that battle.
　Later, I'll tell you why you almost lost in the flesh.

Okay, anyone else want to challenge me?

Let me go!
　I listened, and after a moment's pause, I immediately heard a thick voice.
　And then out from the back, a guy with a hell of a vibe came out anyway.

"Hey, that guy ......
Definitely. That's an S-rated Bernhardt.
Is he even in here?
　Huh. An S-ranked adventurer. Yeah, he's definitely strong .
　I used my appraisal to check the man in front of me and said in my mind that this guy was stronger than Hermann .

I see. ....... Hermann, I'll fight this time.

'What?　Soooooooooooooooooo ......

Don't get me wrong. He's that strong. Just watch and learn this time.

''Wow, okay. ....... Master's fight, I won't miss a second of it.
　Hermann stepped back, making it hard to tell whether he was a little frustrated or sad.

''Ho. It's a pleasure to be allowed to fight the prodigy of the Forster family.

It's an honor to be the one to fight an S-class adventurer.
　Someday, I wanted to be one of those things.
　With that in mind, I summoned Serena.

It's ...... a holy sword.

Yes, I have. Have you seen it?

Yes. Years ago, when I challenged the hero.
　How old are you, man?　I was tempted to say, but I knew his age from the appraisal, so I wasn't that surprised.
　Maybe he challenged me when I was a teenager.

"Wow, I didn't know that happened.

That was a youthful indiscretion, wasn't it? It was that experience that made me so strong.

That's good. All right, let's get to work. Come on out and play.

"Law. Am I the only one who wants to challenge you? Okay. I'll go now.

　Gakin!

As usual, S-ranked, heavy on the attack.
　That's what I thought as I took the first hit that most people wouldn't have recognized in Bernhardt.

"You take it easy for that.

Well, I'm strong enough to be called a prodigy or something.
　As he said that, I lightly attacked him.

"Huh. I haven't felt like I couldn't win this much since I was a hero.
　Bernold was saying that, but his body was backing away, desperately defending itself .

''That's a nice word . Say!
　I slipped through my defenses and put my sword to Bernold's neck.