After finishing the fight with Maynard, I returned to the schoolyard.
　When I got back to the ...... schoolyard, there were only two classes of students, the First and the Third, but when I came back, the place was packed with people.

"What's going on?

　Cynthia asks.
　Cynthia asks, "What's going on?" We stand at a distance and look at everyone.


"Oh my God!　The war has finally started!
We heard a lot of noise on the roof!　I heard a lot of noise on the rooftops, and I heard an army of demons is heading for the capital. ......
It's not just the sound!　The school building was shaking like crazy!　It could collapse at any moment!
Emergency!　Emergency! Emergency!　All students remaining in the school building must evacuate immediately!


　Hmm.

Looks like we made a little too much noise.
Looks that way.

　Apparently, while I was fighting Maynard on the roof, students and teachers who felt threatened came outside.
　I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but it's a good idea.
　I didn't allocate enough magic power to completely prevent sound and vibration.

"Kurt!

　One of the students saw me and ran up to me, screaming.

What the hell is going on?　Is this a natural disaster?
I'm fine. I was just on the roof killing a few big bugs.
How big a bug are you trying to get rid of? ......

　The student lets out a sigh.

　Afterwards, he said, "You ...... are okay. I'm a guy like you. You can have as many lovers as you want," he muttered, blatantly averting his gaze, "but what is it?

　I told everyone that the danger was over and that they could relax now.
　In the meantime.


"I'm home!
I'm back.


　Oh.
　Lara and Marise came back too.
　As soon as they saw me, they came up to me like puppies.

"Hey, hey, we!　We destroyed all of the demons, just like Kurt said!
I'm not sure if I've grown up yet.　I'm not sure if I'm getting any closer to Kurt.

　The two of them put their faces close to mine.
　This is just like a puppy begging for food from its owner.

　I couldn't help but let out a "hmph".

"Good job, you two. I believed that ...... could destroy that demon, but I didn't expect it to come back in such a short time.
Even Kurt didn't see that coming?
Yeah. It's quite a feat to betray my expectations. I didn't expect him to be back for another three minutes.
You were only able to shave three minutes off ......?

　What are you talking about?
　I calculated that I could destroy ten dragons of the Divine Dragon class in three minutes.
　If you can save that much time, ...... you're doing great.

"Oh, and you two. We've got a new addition to our labyrinth busting party.
"Companions?
Cynthia's going to be joining us. The Fallen Marker is good at detecting magic and disarming traps. I'm sure she'll be a great addition to our team.

　He looked at Cynthia.

"......, please.

　Cynthia half-hides herself behind my body and says in a small voice.

"Nice to meet you again, Cynthia.
I'm with you. Cynthia, it's nice to meet you.

　Apparently, both of them accepted.

　Cynthia seems to be a little shy, but ...... I'm sure that will get better.
　Just as Lara and Maryse have been gaining confidence.

And then ...... Kurt.
What's up?
It's good to have Cynthia as a friend, but ......

　Hmm?
　I'm not sure if this is a good idea, but it's a good idea.
　What the hell is ...... that?

I'm not sure what to make of it.

　It's a good idea to take a look at the web site and see if you can find any useful information.
　Although it was a little difficult to walk, it wasn't a particular problem, so I left it at that. .......
　They seemed to be unconvinced.



It's not just for Cynthia-chan, you know.

　Mugyuu.

　Lara clung to the rest of my left arm.

"Cora!　Both of you!　I'm not sure what to do.　It's not fair ......, get off me now!

　Marise then tried to pull them off.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

...... I'll just let her do what she wants.

　It's more than that.
　I remembered what Maynard had said.

I'm not sure what to make of it.
　This means that there is still a higher being who is controlling even the Four Great Sages.
　I mean, only three of them have appeared yet. I'm curious about the remaining one.

　And ...... there is a lie hidden in this world.
　Maynard called them "all fakes".
　All of them seemed to hide the reason for the decline of this age.

Perhaps it's time to settle our fate with the Empire.

　Maybe we've been taking too long.
　Then--


"Kurt!


　That's what I'm thinking.
　Erica-sensei came running towards us from the school building, out of breath.
　Beside her were Desmond and the principal.

What's the matter, sir? Oh, the danger is over now. Don't worry.
I thought it was solved when Kurt was in this school. ...... I'm not worried about that!

　Apparently, it's something else.

"Kurt. I've been summoned.
"You wanted to see me?

　Dr. Erica breathed in and continued.


"Kurt has been summoned by the king. I need you to go to the palace right now.