Hmm....


    In my sleep, I woke up with the sensation of someone shaking my body.


    ''Eric, you need to wake up,''


    The shadow of a person is reflected in my blurred vision.


    In the midst of my waking eyes and consciousness, what I saw clearly was.


    ''''........Elena, Ms.?''''


    It was Elena on top of me with a very nice smile on her face.


    I checked with my fully awake eyes and saw that Elena-san was standing beside the bed and waking me up.


    ''Good morning, Eric. It''s a beautiful morning.


    ...Good morning.


    He picks up his upper body and gets out of bed.


    ''It''s time for breakfast in a little while, so go wash your face.


    I understand.


    I went to the bathroom as I was told and washed my face with cold water.


    For a moment, I thought to myself, "Was I married to Elena-san? I even thought about it.


    After washing my face, I went back to my room and found Elena wiping her head with a towel.


    ''Oh, welcome back,''


    I''m home. Did you wash your head, Elena?


    I''m a terrible sleeper. I always get up early in the morning to take a shower.


    Really?


    That being said, I think my hair was a little wet when I was woken up.


    I saw Elena-san after her bath yesterday as well, and how........s*xy.


    She''s giving off a vibe that a man can''t give off, and I''m strangely nervous about it.


    I have no idea why I''m more nervous about the way she looks after a bath than when we took a bath together.


    We both get ready with plenty of time to spare and head to the cafeteria.


    We get to the cafeteria and Elena says we should go get breakfast, but I have to make people wait for a bit.


    ''Who are we waiting for?''


    ''I''m a childhood friend of mine in the Order of Magic, he''s going to make me breakfast.


    Wow, that''s a good kid. Is that your girlfriend?


    Elena asked me that with a little grin on her face.


    I feel like that kind of flirtation is kind of masculine.


    ''''No, it''s not, we''re like a family.


    ''Heh, I see. I thought we''d see a little more of Eric-kun''s flustered cuteness... but it''s boring.


    What is that...?


    He seems to have a surprisingly black-hearted idea to match his face.......


    Later, I join Viviana''s two men who were with Tina.


    ''Good morning Eric!　Um.....


    Tina looks at Elena next to me and is confused.


    ''Oh, Eric, your childhood friend''s girl?　Nice to meet you, I''m Elena Millwood.


    Tina Aulin hey Eric, hey.


    He called out to me, beckoning me to come over and whisper in my ear as I pulled my face to Tina.


    ''Who is that man?　Are you by any chance the guy you''re going to be in the next room with?


    Yeah, you''re right.


    ''Why is it a woman?　You said Mr. Yelle was a man, didn''t you?


    I couldn''t see Tina''s face, but I had a feeling she was giving off that black aura again.


    I was surprised to think so too at first. But..........


    ''That''s the guy.''


    ''What?　It can''t be, it''s so cute and small.


    That''s what I thought when I first saw it too, so I know how you feel.


    ''True, I still don''t believe it either, but...''


    We took a bath together and saw evidence of a man - it''s already going to be a philosophical conversation about where the difference between men and women comes from.


    ''I''m Elena Millwood. It''s nice to meet you.


    It''s Viviana! Don''t get too comfortable, okay?


    ''Really?　Well, then, nice to meet you!


    Yeah, nice to meet you.


    Me and Tina were talking with our backs to the two of them, and they were introducing themselves behind me.


    I mean, we''re so quick to confide in each other. We''re both very friendly with each other, so I guess it''s easy for us to get along?


    Um...Elena?


    Hmm?　Tina, what is it?


    Elena, are you... a man?


    Yeah.


    Elena says he''s a man, with a cute, girly smile.


    Yeah, I''m still surprised, Tina. But let''s not be surprised with a face like a girl shouldn''t be.


    "It can''t be...!　There''s no way this pretty girl is a boy!


    Calm down, Tina.


    In the meantime, we met up with Yulina-san as well.


    Yulina-san greets us and looks at Viviana-san and Elena-san, who are still talking.


    Probably Yulina-san doesn''t know Elena-san either, so I thought I would explain to her.


    ''''Ah, Yulina-chan!


    Elena, it''s been a while.


    Without explanation, the two men begin to smile at each other.


    Huh?　Did you know?


    ''I haven''t seen you since you were an apprentice - how are you doing?''


    Yes, Elena, it''s good to see you looking so well.


    ''Hmmm, Yulina, you''re still as hard as ever.


    The two of them talk to each other in a friendly manner.


    I see, Elena-san joined the Knights last year, so she and Yulina-san were in an apprenticeship period for about a year.


    Huh?　But, Yulina, you don''t have any friends of the same s*x... you''re not the same s*x. Elena was a man.


    Then we sat down and started to eat our breakfast.


    Tina made breakfast for me, then Viviana and Yulina, for a total of four people.


    It''s breakfast, so I''ve made something light, but it''s still a lot of work to make for this many people.


    But Tina doesn''t show any signs of fatigue, and she watches us eat it with a happy smile on her face as we say it''s delicious.


    I know it''s impossible to make it every day, but after all, Tina''s food is so good that I can''t help but indulge in it.


    Tina had said she''d make some for Elena tomorrow, but Elena had refused to do so.


    She was careful not to burden Tina any more.


    Then we talked it over and Tina agreed to make it for three people in the future.


    She said that the others would take turns eating for her and me, and one other person.


    I could have been part of that order, but Tina said she wanted me to be the only one who ate every day, so we did this.


    I felt a little bad for the others, but I was glad to be able to eat Tina''s food.


    Then we finished our breakfast and left Tina and Viviana and headed to the training ground.


    When we got to the training ground and were standing in line, the old man we fought yesterday came next to us.


    ''Yo, I''m so jealous to be surrounded by girls in the morning,''


    Hmm?　Uh, yeah.


    The old man grinned at me and said, a little seriously, and whispered in my ear.


    ''So I''m going to ask you a question... the girl sitting right in front of you, did you say you had a boyfriend?''


    Right front...


    Elena.


    I didn''t ask, but I don''t think she has a boyfriend.


    ''Oh, my God!　Good.... hey, introduce me to him later.


    But I am a man.


    "...What?　What do you mean?


    So the guy sitting right in front of me is a man, right?


    Holy shit...?


    It''s true.


    Later, the old man, for some reason, couldn''t concentrate well enough and screwed up in training and was taken to the doctor''s office.