Is that what you want me to do?

　It's the kind of thing that Mr. Gallian would go out of his way to ask me to do. It's absolutely bound to be troublesome. If you have the authority of a cardinal, most things shouldn't be a problem, you know.

Yeah. I'm going to be blunt, but I need you to take down my grandson.

　I look at Caro as Gallian says that. Caro looks at me too and nods his head. It's going to be a pain in the ass to take Caro down, though.

'Yeah, I guess I didn't say enough. I have three grandchildren, two of whom, as you may know, are Christina's children, Caroline and Clifford. And the other one, which will be my son's grandson, is Gull Lake Gautenburg. He'll be fifteen years old this year.

Oh, you mean Brother Gal.

　Well, I guess it's no surprise that Caro knows. You're going to be my cousin. From what I've heard, this grandson of yours, Gull Lake, seems to have inherited a lot of Mr. Galian's talents. Especially in martial arts.

　However, because of his high talent, he can do a certain amount of things without a hitch, so he doesn't attend classes at the school and only pursues women. It is said that he also makes use of his high talent in martial arts to commit violent incidents and blackmail.

　Gallian has warned him many times, but his grandson doesn't listen to him, doesn't come home and hangs out with the wrong people.

'Every time Gull Lake gets into trouble, I catch him and tell him, but he never listens to me. He's an utterly pathetic grandfather.

　Mr. Gallian laughs to himself. Beside her, Melies-san anxiously holds Galian-san's hand. Speaking of which.

Which of these parents is Mr. Gull Lake?

　I'll ask lightly.

''Oh, Gull Lake's father, my son, was killed in a skirmish with the Regalian Empire five years ago. His mother was sickly to begin with, she died when she gave birth to Gull Lake. Now we're the substitute parents.

　...Oh shit. I did it. It hurts the way people are looking at me. What could I do?　I didn't know that!

I'm sorry. I know I didn't know, but I just asked so rashly.

No, I don't mind. As long as you're asking about Gull Lake, I'm sure it's something you'll want to make sure about.

　Gallian says that and smiles at me. It's just that the atmosphere is a little sad, which is hard to do.

''Well, so let's get back to the subject of defeating this Mr. Gull Lake?

"Yeah, Gull Lake is quite talented, as I told you, especially in the art of fighting. He is unbeaten in his age group. He is even better than the knights of the four beasts. There is no favoritism, such as grandson. Even I'm not very good at it.

　Mr. Gallian looks like he's crushed a bitter bug. I've asked Caro about it, and he says it has a bit of a bad reputation in the capital. There's nothing I can do about that kind of thing.

''So what do you want me to do?''

'I want you to beat Gull Lake to a pulp. That guy is so confident in his own power that he's blustered around. He doesn't even know the size of the world, as he has only been out of this territory as far as the capital city. That's why I want you to tell me that he's weak.

　A frog in a well, I guess. But I don't think he'll change his mind just because I beat him, and I don't think it has to be me.

Why me?

The fact that you are so close in age is a big deal. As I said before, that guy is unbeatable at his age. Even in the academy, he can still win even if he is joking around. It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're going to do with it.

　When I think about it, I think I can certainly understand why you're asking me to do it. As I'm asking about other things, the hallway suddenly becomes noisy. We look at each other and let out a sigh, Galian-san's hammering. Ms. Méliès looks sad and lowers her eyes. After a bit, we hear him talking.

'Please wait, Master Gull Lake!　Right now our guest is....

"Shut up, we're just taking money from the old man. Shut up!　Hey, Misha.

Yes, are you going to go against your grandson, Gull Lake, of this house?

　And then I hear such a voice and the door is opened vigorously with a don. I mean, it's too rude. If this was a heavyweight of another country or something, it would lead to a diplomatic problem. Well, I guess the soldiers are kept on standby to prevent that from happening.

　And then a man comes in who can be recognized as a charlatan from his appearance. He's wearing jewels jingling and is kind of annoying. Next to him stands a woman in a rather revealing outfit. Her bosom is almost visible, and it looks too visible and vulgar. Is it some kind of woman in the s*x industry?　So this is Gull Lake.

Hey, old man. I want my money.

"Gull Lake!　Can't you see that we have a guest now!　He said he's going to come zipping in there!

Hey, shut up. Stop screwing around and give me the money now! I'm going on a play date with Misha.

　Then Gull Lake grabs Mr. Gallian by the chest. "I think this is too much," he says.

"No, don't do it, Gullec!

'What?　Shut up, old lady!

"Yikes!

　It was so bad that when Merrieth tried to stop Gull Lake, he was pushed off by Gull Lake, who was upset.

''Don't!''

　It's so bad, Alexia stands up and gets angry. We can't just stand there and watch. Everyone stands up and looks at Gull Lake.

'What the hell, man? Stay out of our business.

Then I'm good, right, Brother Gal?

'What?　.... why are you here, Caroline?

　Gull Lake looks dubious as he seems to realize for the first time now that Caro is there. At the same time, he pushes Mr. Gallian, who had grabbed him, away.

''Guhaa!''

You!

　Meliez goes to Galian's side as she is pushed away. Me and Alexia and the others are about to run out of patience, but I manage to hold back as Caro seems to be talking to me for a bit.

'Brother Gal. How long are you going to do this nonsense? Don't you feel embarrassed?　Ever since Uncle Jill passed away, you've been doing this nonsense every day. Your uncle and aunt, who are watching over you in heaven, will be sad.

Shut up!　I won't have to take orders from you!

　Gull Lake tries to hit Caro with his own fists clad in magic. Caro tries to put up a barrier, but there it is.

What!　What are you!

　I stand between Caro and Gull Lake and grab Gull Lake's fist, I guess I didn't think my prized fist would be prevented. Gull Lake has a surprised look on his face. Compared to his master's fists and Gilgas' fists, this is too light.

''Me?　I'm Caro's fiancé. I tried to hurt someone's fiancé. Are you ready for that?

　I'm going to beat the shit out of your face.