The parlor of the mansion, me and Lina facing each other.

　Lina Mi Aegina.
　She's one of the first Aegina royalty I ever met, and one of the first people I ever met who is crazy about me.

　That Lina comes to visit me, and she doesn't say a word while facing me.

"Uh....you wanted to see me...

　Stare.
　I was stared at by Lina.
　No, rather than glaring at me, it's more of a jerk eye.

　It looks like she's in a bad mood and sulking a bit.
　I was pressured by her eyes and swallowed the "--isn't there?" part.

　After a while, Lina opens her mouth.

'So you've become His Majesty's point man.
'What?　Oh. What's wrong with that?
What's going on?

　His expression was the same, but the power of his voice - the pressure seemed to have increased.

'Remember how you and I met,'
"Encounter...
'You didn't want to be serious, I interpreted that to mean you didn't want further upward mobility.
Oh...
"and then he found himself in charge of his Majesty's affairs.
'Well...'

　Now I know why Lina is in a bad mood.
　Yes, that's where I met her.

　She came to me as an inspector to defeat the Slime Lords and verify them.
　And because of my mistake, Lina realized that I wasn't "serious".

'Show me how serious you really are one day.

　She backed off, and then she gave me a medal and expected me to give her a medal and so on and so forth.

　I blew that off, and I'm now in the form of the king's patsy - and that's what I'm doing now.
　That's -- that's mad.

"That was kind of an accident, it just happened, or perhaps it was a flow that I couldn't refuse.
....
'His Majesty was serious, he couldn't say no.

　Lina is silent, and I have no choice but to repeat the same words.
　I don't feel guilty about it, but there's no other way to say it.

　So I insisted on that and hoped that somehow Lina would listen to me.

''..........just a point man?''
What?
With His Majesty, you're just going to be a mentor?
Um, yeah, yeah.

　I've lied to you.
　I can't tell you about the pro-war bandits.
　So I decided to cover up.

Yeah. That's good. As an instructor, you don't have to be 'serious'.

　Lina pulls back, as if to say that that's the only thing she's particular about.
　I was relieved and also relieved.

''Huh?''
What?
Is that supposed to be a...
Something.

　Guillotine stared at me.
　It's a different type of glare than before, the type of glare that pushes straight pressure on you.

'No, it's nothing,'

　I hurriedly waved my hand to end the conversation.
　Well, I don't think so.
　I asked the royals, "Are you jealous of me and him? I can't believe you asked - yes, I'm not sure I can complain about being rudely beaten up by some people.

　So I digressed.

'But it's hard to deal with a race of kings.
"Huh?
You have to take into account the king's status, his position, and his face.

　This was about the righteous bandits.
　I usually have to act with the king's position in mind, but I had to be more careful about the righteous bandit that the king had mentioned.

　To be honest, the hassle doesn't compare to anything I've ever done before.
　I feel like I'm about to sigh.

''........''
Hmm?　What's the matter, Lina. You look like a pigeon ate a peashooter.
Your ... face.
Yeah?　Yeah, well. That's something to think about.
Yeah, you think about it.

　Right after I mumbled, Lina said, "Nee," and the corners of her mouth twitched dexterously.

　I have a bad feeling, a very bad feeling, an incredibly bad feeling.

''When it comes to being His Majesty's point man, I can't afford to lose to any other swordsman.
Well ... yeah ... -- no way.
Thank you. That was a good tip.

　Lina looked incredibly happy, unlike when she came.
　I just turned around and tried to leave.

'Well, wait. What are you going to do?
'Hmm, now I'm going to find my master.
'No way!　You're going to let your master challenge me?
I won't do it. It's disrespectful to Your Majesty.

　I was relieved by Lina's words.

'I only ask His Majesty for a master's - yes, a knighthood. My master is amazing, so amazing, so awesome, so awesome that I should give him a knighthood - just say that. Then,
S-So what?
'His Majesty says, "Sir, you're going to have to meet up with the Master of Lina.
Ah!

　I know that feeling a little bit.

　When you have the same toy, you get pissed off when someone brags about how great this one is.

So, brush up on your skills and wait.

　Lina said and walked away with a woozy look on her face.

　I was disappointed.
　I'd still rather be told to wash my head and wait for her.

　I'm sure Lina will bring a pretty good messenger.
　Lina is the one who wants to see what I'm really about.
　As an instructor, she will surely bring the best swordsman she knows to see how serious I am about my unbeatable performance in the Gomae match.

　And when I beat them, the king will be pleased - my reputation will rise again.

''Huh ... your mouth is a recipe for disaster ...''

　A casual word had backfired on me.
　I couldn't help but sigh deeply at the fact that my reputation was about to be raised again.