I'm Filia's tutor now, and since she's trying to do her best, I want to be there to teach her as much as possible.
　That's what I need to do for Lucy's rescue.

　But I have other things to do as well.
　Right now, Lucy is supposed to be in a military facility, but we don't even know where that is.

　We need to find that out somehow.
　And this can't be left to someone else.

　There just isn't enough time to make a rescue mission at the same time while allowing Filia to master the grimoire.

　So, there is only one solution.

'This time, I'm going to ask Filia-sama to take turns teaching magic from someone other than me.

'Someone other than Solon?　Is that...you mean...Sophia?

It's inevitable, isn't it?

　There aren't many people in this mansion who can teach Filia magic.
　There are many kids who can't use magic in the first place, including Clarice, and leaving it to a student the same age as Filia like Lucille is likely to be a problem.

　In that respect, Sophia is, after all, a saint, and her magical abilities are overwhelming.
　Appropriate........should be the right person.

　The worrying thing was that Sophia was never very good at teaching.
　With a genius as good as Sophia, it was too obvious that she could do everything, and she didn't know where people who couldn't use magic well would stumble.

　But it was also true that there weren't many other suitable people for the job.

''Is that alright with you, Filia-sama?''

I'd really like to have Solon tell me all about it, but that would be selfish of me.

'I'm sorry. But I think it's not a bad experience to have someone else teach you. I'm not always the best teacher at all times.

My best teacher will always be Solon.

　Filia smiled beautifully.
　She told me that by surprise, and I scowled.

'Oh, Solon's face is red. Are you embarrassed?'

Don't you dare make fun of me.

It's true what they say about Solon being my best teacher.

Thank you. I will live up to your expectations, Lady Filia.

　I said that with all my heart.
　However, it's also true that I need to leave Filia in charge of her.

　I've made a basic plan for Filia's learning, so all I have to do is ask her to follow it and see how her training goes.

　Will it work or not?

　At that moment, the door to the study opens briefly and Sophia glances out of the corner of her eye.
　I had called her.

''Um........Solon-kun.''

Thank you for coming.

Really? Wow, I can teach Her Highness magic?

It's a pleasure to work with you.

　With a throbbing look, Sophia nodded her head in agreement.
　She must be nervous, I think.
　Even though Sophia is the daughter of a marquis' daughter, her status is far different when she is an imperial princess.

　In case you're wondering, the current Sophia has the status of a squire of Filia, but she hasn't done anything in particular that is squire-like.
　On the contrary, the shy Sofia seems to still not be able to adjust to Filia, who is the opposite of her character.

　I hope this opportunity will bring the two of us somewhat closer together.

　Filia was staring at me and Sophia.

''Sophia-san........''

　Filia is about to say something.
　But her words were interrupted midway through.

　The door to the study was opened with great force.

　The white mage Lisa was there.
　She pointed at us with a piercing look.

　What's wrong with me?

''I'm so jealous of Her Royal Highness that the head and vice-captain of the Knights of St. Sophia can teach me!　But, you see, I'm a sorcerer myself, so why don't you ask me to play your highness' teacher?

Uh, no, I was going to ask you for help.

Really?

　Lisa's eyes sparkle.　
　It seems that Lisa really, really wants to join the ranks of Philia training.

　Indeed, Lisa is still a full-fledged magician in this.
　She's even good enough to be chosen for the Necropolis Exploitation Team.

　She's the most capable of any other resident of the mansion besides me and Sofia.

　But there's something dangerous about her, or perhaps it's the fact that she has the same directional personality as Filia that makes me uneasy.
　Will it be safe to entrust Filia with the job...?

　No, you can't just worry about it all the time.

　Let's try to trust Lisa.
　I looked back at Filia and said, "I'm sure Lisa can do it! He accepted it with a smile.
　Maybe it's because of their close personalities, or maybe it's because they're friendly.

　In the end, me, Sophia, and Lisa decided to take turns doing Filia's intermediate support magic training.
　Leaving the rest to Sophia and the others, I was about to leave the study.

　Just then, the door to the study opened once more in a hurry.

''Solon-sama!　We have a visitor!

　Clarice, the maid, appeared and bounced up to me.
　The fact that Clarice is in this much of a hurry means she is a guest for a reason.

'Who's here?'

The name is Len the Pikeman.

"Ren?

　Speaking of Ren, he was one of the thirteen leaders of the former Order of St. Sophia.
　He was also actively in favor of my banishment.

''And the other one is the head of the Salvation Knights.

　It seems that Creon is back in the house.
　The requirements must be about Lucy.

　I had a feeling that another confrontation with Creon was inevitable.