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After leaving the department room, I headed straight to the academy medical center. There is a need to check on site whether what the professors say is true.

The medical center is a fairly large two-story building located a short walk away from the main office. Considering the size of the academy, it is an appropriate size.

When I open the door and go in, there is a person sitting at the reception desk. Isn’t that person resting his chin on his book as he glances at me and then looks back down at the book?

“Hey. Are you an employee here?” “Yes.”

“Alone?” “Yes.”

“Are you a doctor?” “Yes.”

What is that attitude? Anyway, since you’re a doctor, let’s take a look at your skills.

“I have a headache, so I came here to get some medicine.”

Then the doctor points with his chin in that direction with a sour expression. When I looked there, I saw a shelf with medicine bottles on display. The medicine bottles had roughly scrawled name tags attached to them.

“Take one out of the box that says headache medicine.” “Yes?”

However, the doctor seemed to not be able to hear what I was saying and fell into a state of deep reading again. Are there all crazy people like that?

I took out a pill of headache medicine and looked around the inside of the infirmary.

The first floor was a medical office, and its structure was similar to a modern emergency room. At the entrance was a reception desk where a doctor sat. Behind it stands a bookshelf for document storage. There wasn’t much documentation.

If you go inside, you will see several beds and a shelf containing simple first aid kits and bandages.

There was a room inside, so I opened it and to my surprise, it turned out to be a surgical operating room. There was an iron bed in the center on the tile floor, and it was full of dust as if it had never been used.

When I opened the other room, it was an office. Judging by the doctor sitting in front of it, this must be the place used by the religious priests.

This floor is a hospital room. There is nothing special to see here.

The facility itself is good, but it seems that accidents and injuries were predicted when the academy was built in the first place, but it is not being operated properly due to the principal’s self-centeredness.

First aid training is being taught by a professor who used to be a hunter, the shabby medical center is empty, and this is a complete mess.

As the professors say, the capacity of the medical center is at a low level, so if the education and training is changed immediately according to the report I submitted to the principal, there will be an uproar. Let’s start by filling it up from here.

As I came down to the first floor, thinking about various things, the doctor was still reading a book and didn’t even pay attention to me. I need to cut that guy down.

Now I see that the second princess was a complete Buddha, right? How can they not fire and leave the principal who runs the academy like this? No, to be exact, it is the emperor’s parachute, so it cannot be cut.

If this kind of development were to appear in a web novel, there would definitely be comments saying that the principal was actually Spy, a plan to neutralize one of the empire’s major academies, and that the intelligence of the principal’s character was lowered too much.

But dark elves are by no means a stupid race. Although the Combat Department has an open class, after studying it for a few days, I found that the theoretical department has an incredibly solid curriculum.

Although it is not comparable to the famous Imperial Calvasar Academy, it is significant considering its short history and has not yet produced its first rider.

In my opinion, the principal is not a bad person at all. It seems like there’s something different… . Are you really a spy? The principal of the spy school is a spy!?

No way. If that were the case, the flying and crawling imperial intelligence department would have noticed it a long time ago. It’s a place where everyone knows about the fight between the hundreds of thousands of people in distant Brunswick.

Anyway, that’s enough, let’s go quickly.

* * * * *

When I went to the professor’s office to go out, Olysia came by and was cleaning.

After coming here to the academy, Olicia and I have been living in the staff area on one side of the academy. Still, as a professor, the accommodation I was assigned was a small single-family house with a garden.

Olissa lives there as a housekeeper and often comes to the professor’s office to clean. It’s because I’m afraid that the professor’s office is messy and that I might be criticized by a high-ranking person.

If you get caught and kicked out because you’re a sloppy person who can’t organize your surroundings, you’ll have to go back to Brunswell, so from Olivia’s point of view, something like that should never happen.

“I went out and came back.”

“Outside? Aren’t these working hours? Where are you going?”

“It’s a business trip, a business trip. To go to the church headquarters.”

“Church headquarters? So are you going downtown?”

“I do pass by there. But why? Ah, yes.”

When I saw the look in Olivia’s eyes, I burst out laughing.

“Let’s go together. I’ll take you down downtown for a moment.”

“Hi!?”

Olivia made a strange noise and hurriedly put away the broom and mop and took off her apron.

Although she left Brunswell and came to the imperial capital, Olysia was unable to go out for a while. That’s because I was so busy starting with the house cleaning.

Even in Brunswell, Olysia often said, ‘How beautiful is the imperial capital, Dian?’

Now that I think about it, this is my first time going outside the academy. I didn’t even notice the time passing as I was worrying about how to raise the level of my children before producing our first graduates next spring.

Olysia and I left the academy in the private carriage assigned to the head professor.

The academy was located right next to the city center, so I was able to enter the forest of tall buildings shortly after leaving the main gate.

“Hiyaaa… .”

As Olivia looks at the shops lined up on the street, it feels like drool is flowing from her mouth at any moment.

There are all high-rise buildings that are basically three stories high and six stories high, and you can see guards whenever you are bored. The security is also very good. After all, Calvasar is the largest city on the continent.

“I’ll drop you off here. See you later.”

When I flicked a gold coin to Olisia who was getting off the carriage, she caught it by slightly opening her skirt with both hands.

“Thank you, Dian!”

“You should not carelessly follow someone you don’t know. If anything happens, run straight to the guard. Got it?”

“Yes, don’t worry!”

After dropping off Olisia, I ran a little further and headed to the church headquarters.

The headquarters of the church is located in Linus Street, where the imperial castle and other key institutions of the empire are gathered. That Linus is that Linus.

It was originally a different name, but 10 years ago, Linus returned from killing the Demon King and changed it to that name to commemorate him.

Fortunately, there is no ‘Dyanga’. The main character in this world is Linus, and I am a supporting character who assists him. Avoid appearing in front of the main character.

As I passed the bronze statue of Linus holding a sword and yelling at something, the church headquarters appeared in front of me.

The sparkling marble temple stands out majestically in front of a large circular plaza paved with pure white stone and a fountain.

Each colonnade with embossed patterns honoring God is so thick that ten adult men would have to hold their hands together.

Numerous priests and people enter and exit through a huge door that even a decent dragon can pass through, and in front of them, sacred knights dressed in formal attire stand solemnly on guard, holding ax spears.

It is the headquarters of the Goddess Church, the largest religious group followed by most people on the continent, with a harmony of grandeur and sacredness.

“What business have you come here for, sir?”

As soon as I got off the carriage, a holy knight asked me politely.

“I came here to see the Secretary General.”

“Are you talking about the Secretary General? Do you have any prior reservations?”

“I couldn’t make an appointment because I came suddenly.”

“Is that so… .”

The Holy Knight looked at me and the carriage I was riding in with a slightly embarrassed expression. It was as if I was trying to gauge what kind of social position I was in and whether I could demand to meet a priest who holds such an incredible position as the Secretary-General.

“I am Dian, a senior combat professor at the Imperial Special Mission Academy. I’ll be waiting here, so please give a message to the Secretary-General.”

When I took out the ID card with the academy seal from my pocket and handed it over to him, the Holy Knight said he would understand for now and went into the church headquarters.

And after a while, the Holy Knight returned and said with a slightly puzzled expression.

“I will take you inside right now.”

As I was climbing the stairs leading to the church headquarters under the guidance of a sacred knight, I heard someone calling me from above.

“Dian!”

When I look up, I see Lormane hurriedly coming down the stairs, his priest’s robes flying.

“Dian! I missed you!”

Lormane jumped down a few stairs and jumped into my arms.

“It’s been a while, Renee.”

“Ha, Dian… . Dian… .”

Lormane buried her nose in his chest, took a deep breath, and smacked his face. The sacred knight who was guiding me stared at the sight in bewilderment.

“Rene. There are a lot of eyes watching.” “Oh?!”

Only then did Lormane push me away and hurried away, then smiled awkwardly.

“Sorry, Dian. It’s been so long that I can’t control my joy… . Let’s go inside and talk.”

As we entered the main temple, all the passing priests bowed to Lormane. The general secretary is one of the highest ranks in the church. Its power will be great.

As I entered the office, a rather young-looking priestess followed me in. On the outside, it looks like he’s younger than Olysia. What are you doing?

The little priest bowed his head to me and clattered the teacup and kettle. I guess it’s something like Lormane’s exclusive priest.

While the little priest was preparing tea, Lormane poured out a storm of questions.

Why did he suddenly leave, where and how did he live during that time, why did he suddenly become a professor at the Special Mission Academy, etc.

“Didn’t Linus tell you?”

“But, I want to hear it directly from Dian. I always liked listening to Dian’s stories.”

“I see. Then there is nothing we can do.”

I sat across from Lormane and briefly told him the story of how I became a professor at the Academy 10 years ago after leaving the Imperial Castle.

Throughout the story, Lormane listened to my story with his hands clasped together and his eyes shining. This really reminds me of the old special rental days.

When we were camping, we would always tell mythical stories about constellations, and Lormane would always say something like that.

“That kind of thing happened. As expected, Dian is amazing.”

After finishing the story, Lormane opened her mouth with watery eyes, as if she was about to shed tears at any moment.

“Unfortunately, Dian went into seclusion for a long period of 10 years because he believed that his power might become a variable in the era of peace… .”

“No, it’s not like that, I just want to live comfortably… .”

“You did not ignore the difficulties of your former comrade, but rose up and took on the important responsibility of being the academy’s chief combat officer… .”

The man named Dian described by the church’s general secretary is truly noble and has a strong spirit of sacrifice.

“I really respect Dian.”

“What… thanks. So, how have you been?”

This time Lormane began to tell his story. After a grand welcoming ceremony at the castle, Lormane returned to the church, and was promoted to the position of general secretary in just 10 years, something that would have taken others a lifetime.

It wasn’t just because of the halo of being a member of the warrior party that killed the demon king, he was talented enough to be selected to the warrior party in the first place, but the achievement of killing the demon king was added to it.

Suddenly, Lormane reached out and grabbed my hand.

“If Dian hadn’t left without saying a word that day, I would have given up on becoming a priest… .”

“Haha… .”

With a shy smile, he took his hand out of Lormane’s hand. Lormane, who looked quite disappointed with my reaction, asked.

“By the way, Dian. Why are you here? I don’t think it’s just because he wants to see me.”

“That’s right. Wasn’t there a Holy Priest assigned to the Special Mission Academy in the past?”

“That’s right. When it was just founded, the Imperial Palace raised a complaint and dispatched it. I came back though.”

“Because of that problem. We need a Holy Priest again. I’m sorry for being like this and that… .”

“Maya.”

Before I could finish speaking, Lormane opened his mouth. Then the little priest who was pouring tea into my empty teacup bowed his head.

“Please speak, Secretary General.”

Please convey what I am saying to the denominational office.”

“Understood, Secretary General.”

“The assignment locations of bishop-level priests scheduled to be on tour this month will be changed.”

What? Bishop level? A bishop is a high-ranking priest in charge of a diocese. There is no need for that kind of level in our academy… .

“No, wait a minute, Lormane. There is no need to reach the bishop level… .”

“Probably about 30 people. Send all those people to the Special Mission Academy.”

“Thirty people?!”

“I will be there later, so tell them to notify them first.”

“Understood, Secretary General.”

“Ugh! Wait!”

As soon as Lormane finished speaking, he hurriedly grabbed the wrist of the little priest who was running towards the door.

There is no need for such people to come one by one!