After that, me, His Majesty Leo, and Mr. Yere had a light chat with each other, and the dialogue sort of ended.


    We may not have talked for an hour, but my strength and spirit were so exhausted that we must have talked for hours.


    Because, you know, he''s the greatest man in the country.


    I was worried that I might or might not do something disrespectful, so I paid attention to every conversation I had.


    I don''t think it can be helped that I tweeted at His Majesty a few times when he did something like a blur.


    And His Majesty was laughing too, so I think it''s okay........ It''s not going to be a crime or something when they call me out of the blue after this, right?


    I''m sorry, Eric. I''d like to talk to you more if I could.


    His Majesty''s workload is very heavy.


    So that''s what it is. Why is it piling up like that, exactly?


    Because you''ve been slacking off.


    The maid who brought me tea earlier is looking at His Majesty with cold eyes.


    ''''Well then, Eric. Let''s talk another time at leisure.


    Oh, yes.


    To get away from those cold eyes, he speaks to me that way and shakes my hand.


    When I say friendly, that''s true, but what a......appropriate person.


    And me and Yele-san left that room, and His Majesty Leo was taken by the maid to his office.


    ''''Then shall we go too? We''re going to go to the knight''s dormitory to drop off our luggage and other things, and then I''ll show you the facilities and such.


    Yes, nice to meet you.


    We followed Yelle and walked through the palace.


    We walked along the path we probably passed earlier and left the royal palace through a large door.


    Then I take the carriage that was waiting for me right there and head to the knights'' dormitory.


    After a few minutes, we arrive at the place where Tina was dropped off earlier, and the carriage stopped there, so I got off too.


    It seems to be a dormitory where knights and magic knights spend their time mixed together, not as large as the royal palace, but very large.


    I''m sure you''ll be able to find a great deal of information on this. Since there is one room for two people, Eric-kun will be in the same room as the others.


    I understand.


    ''Commander!　Can I talk to you for a minute...


    A man comes out of the dormitory to give Yelle an earful as she shows him his room.


    What is he talking about?


    ''　Are you sure?　That''s troubling........


    He puts his hand to his chin and thinks about it.


    ''I''m sorry, Mr. Eric. I have one problem...


    Is there a problem?


    Yele says apologetically.


    ''''Right now, there are no rooms available in the dormitory..........We will be in the same room as the lady who joined the Order this year.


    Are you a woman...?


    That''s a bit of a hindrance on my part, though it''s going to be more of a problem for that woman''s person.


    I don''t think that person would expect to be living in a room with a man she''s never met before.


    ''That woman''s person, well, she''s agreed to room with a man.


    ''Oh, really?''


    Then it''s safe...?　I don''t know.


    It''s just that I don''t care who I''m rooming with, but I don''t want it to be someone stronger than me.


    ...What?


    Someone stronger than you...?　Why would you do that?


    ''The boy joined the Order at the young age of eighteen, which is fine, but that makes him a bit... assertive. He''s not a bad person by any means.


    ''''So, I''m sorry, but if you don''t fight that person and win, you''ll be in a situation where there is no room for Eric-kun.


    Okay, okay. Let''s fight.


    As you can imagine, it would be bad if they came here and ended up in the field or something with no dorm rooms.


    We must definitely prevent that from happening.


    ''''Then let''s tell that kid that way too. Excuse me, please tell that child that the person who said ''I want to sleep with you'' has appeared.


    I understand.


    I didn''t say that!


    That''s a very misleading line!


    I don''t know if they heard me shouting, but the person Yelle directed me to went.


    ''''Hey, hey!　Are you okay now?!


    What''s that?


    So you want to sleep with me or...


    ''That''s the thing, all right. He said he''d be ready to go as soon as the kid said that when someone came up to challenge him.


    Well, that would be nice, but...


    No. Are you sure?　I''m not sure....


    Eric!


    As I was thinking this, I hear a voice calling me from a distance.


    I turn around and see Tina coming running towards me, smiling and waving at me.


    ''Welcome back, Eric!　Did your meeting with the king go well?


    Oh, I''m home. Oh, well, sort of...


    Well, His Majesty Leo was a really nice guy.......just the right person.


    ''While Eric was away, he was showing me the facilities here and the city and all that!　Eric can come with me later!


    Yeah, all right. But I have a few things I need to do first.


    What''s going on?　What do you need?


    I was about to tell you the story of what happened when I got here - that''s when I decided to tell you.


    "Where is this Eric Aulin person who said he wanted to sleep with me, Yulia Kashpal?


    A voice like that came from behind me.


    Perhaps it''s a girl who says she''s on a roll. From the lines, I can only assume so.


    But - I don''t turn my back. Because now is not the time to do that.


    ''Hey Eric, what''s going on?　What she just said--you''ll explain it to me, won''t you?


    In front of me, the light in my eyes disappeared for some reason, and I saw something black behind me, and a thinly veiled smile on my face, Tina.