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After my desperate persuasion, Ayla seemed to have given up on the Blue Sky thing and settled for a simple stage name, Mae-Nal-Ga. I couldn’t understand why she insisted on using a stage name related to birds, but I think it was a huge step forward.

‘That guy… that guy is one of the Masked Princess’s confidants, the Blue Sky’s something or other..!’

Isn’t the Bodaya wings much simpler and cooler? At least to my senses.

“So Princess, is the team just you and me? Or are there more?”

“I’m thinking of three people for now. The other one is a boy named Mathias…you know him, right?”

“Mathias..Mathias..Ah! That cute guy?”

He’s a cute guy.

Well, that’s not exactly wrong. I’m about the average size for a woman, but I think Mathias is probably a head shorter than me. Ayla, who is quite tall, might think he’s almost like a baby.

“What does Ayla think? Mathias’ skills.”

“What.. He’s weak. His body is weak, and he cries easily. At first I thought he was a girl, but when I touched him, he wasn’t.”

what?

Touch?

Where and how?

Did I just hear that correctly?

Ayla, who made such a shocking statement without a care, continued to criticize Matias. Is this normal for a commoner..?

“I’ve never mixed swords before, but I know that the princess is incredibly strong. Unlike me, she’s also smart. If you use her as a porter or for odd jobs, it’ll be convenient.”

“I agree that he is very weak now, but I believe in his future. Doesn’t it seem like there is some kind of secret to him continuing to take classes and take on challenges with that weak body?”

“Well.. Well, if it was a heroic tale or a cheap novel, then that might be possible. But from what I’ve seen with my own eyes, it’s not like that.. And as you know, the princess, training beyond your capabilities won’t help.”

Aila looked stupid, but surprisingly, she only talked about things that were right. I wonder if grasping the core of things related to training and martial arts is a talent. Well, it was obvious from a common sense perspective, but I didn’t know if the common people of this world knew that.

There must have been countless people who practiced the unanswerable theory of tenacity before modernization. It goes without saying that it still remains in modern times. The only times when such things are truly effective are in comics. If you think that this is also a different world, it is possible, but it is hard to come up with a counterargument.

“What do you think, oppa?”

..brother?

I followed Ayla’s gaze, just in case, and saw Yugram with a fearsome aura and a slightly frowning expression. According to my observation of Yugram, which has a 50% accuracy rate, I think he was in a considerably bad mood.

“Isn’t that you, brother? Mister?”

The aura coming from Yugram became even more sinister after Ayla added…! I quickly intervened.

“Aila. Yugram is a healer with great skills. Since he is my doctor, I would like you to call him teacher or healer with respect.”

“Ah.. You are truly a great gentleman. I’m sorry. I thought you were just a servant..”

As a commoner, Ayla shouldn’t approach him casually, even if he was a servant… Well, since it’s inside the academy, I can’t say anything out loud. But in this kind of situation, I couldn’t help but feel the difference in common sense between commoners and nobles. Agnes is a smart kid who studied a lot of things, and is basically a good kid with good manners, so maybe she just didn’t know.

Yugram also returned with a blank expression, erasing his fearful expression. He must have known that Aila’s natural and innocent attitude didn’t mean to say that. But even if you’re like that, wouldn’t it be okay for you to let it go if you’re like that? She’s a young girl.

No. From the perspective of Yu Gram, who is almost in his forties, if a young girl calls him oppa, he might think she is teasing him, and if she calls him uncle, that would be annoying in its own way. It’s a sensitive age. Yu Gram is in big trouble too. I have to be considerate of her.

While walking around and having that kind of conversation, I arrived at the dormitory before I knew it. As expected, it was the cheapest dormitory, and it was a shared dormitory where several people shared a room. The exterior of the building was very different from my dormitory where one person shared a room and the bathroom had all sorts of things attached to it.

According to my rough research, I heard that after work is over, Mathias doesn’t leave the dormitory and just continues to study. Since he doesn’t take any common or civil service classes, he probably only studies for the Knights’ College. It’s not like there are no written exams for the Knights’ College, and there’s a lot to memorize, like how to read maps and the rules of engagement.

“Anyone passing by? Are you taking a swordsmanship class?”

“Uh.. Huh? Me? But, but.”

When I stopped a male student who was passing by and spoke to him, he looked at me and Ayla for some reason, then I felt him startle and look at me. Why? I thought for a moment, but when I saw Ayla, I could see why. If a group of women carrying two swords, one in each hand and one without a scabbard, spoke to him, it would be natural for anyone to be nervous. If it weren’t for the Academy, it wouldn’t have been strange for them to mistake him for a robber and run away.

“If you know Mathias, why don’t you call him? Or you can call a student who knows his room instead.”

“Oh, I understand! I’ll get her, Princess!”

As soon as the boy finished speaking, he ran into the dormitory. I appreciate your request, but what about the princess? Why is she so disciplined?

As I was waiting without knowing what was going on, this time the boy I was aiming for ran out from inside. It was Mathias.

“Haa.. Haa.. What, why did you call me..?”

Mathias looked at me once and then at Ayla once, and his already weak-looking posture became even more distorted. He put both hands together in front of his chest and wiggled them, his shoulders slumped, and his head slowly dropped. If I left him like that, I thought he would curl up into a ball.

“Hey! I told you not to go around like that! Shoulders up! Chest up! Are you a girl? Are you sure you’re running?”

Ayla, who was looking at him with displeasure, approached him and slapped his back, forcibly grabbed his shoulders from behind and made him straighten his back, and started to touch various parts of his body to adjust his posture. Mathias just let out a weak scream and was swung around by Ayla’s hands. He was shaking so feebly that at first glance, you might have thought Ayla was just shaking out the laundry.

Clearly they were the same age, but with a head or two difference, Ayla was treating Matthias this way and that, and it seemed a little obscene. Isn’t there a concept of sexual harassment in this world too..? Or isn’t there one..? Can’t this just be left alone..? Couldn’t this be the daily life of commoners? Since there probably aren’t many entertainment options in the countryside, weak and cute boys like Matthias end up becoming toys for scary older sisters like Ayla. As I was thinking about this, I saw Ayla’s satisfied face after Matthias’ posture correction.

Also, Ayla’s statement that he was a cute guy was indeed not wrong at all. The small face that was slightly tearful from being tormented by the villain called Ayla, the blond hair that was a little lighter than mine, the thin body that had not yet gained muscle, etc., the word cute suited him very well. I also thought that maybe I was a cross-dressing woman? Because of the family’s something or other, I had a story of becoming a knight as a man? But Ayla, who had ‘touched’ him directly, confirmed that he was a man, so that couldn’t be true.

Well then, let’s get to the main point.

“Mathias, join my competition team. That’s all for now.”

“Yes.. Yes? Yes!? Me, me? Why me.. Why me?”

“Do you need a reason? I’m the top student on the written exam, and you’re at the bottom, so I have no right to refuse. Just follow me.”

“Poem, I don’t like it! No! Don’t do this! ”

“Unfortunately, your opinion will not be reflected in the decision. If you continue to be uncooperative, I will have Ayla criticize you all day long.”

“Hee..heeee!”

I’m sorry, I’ll do it!” shouted Mathias, kneeling down and begging. The possibility that Ayla would do it just because I told her to… No, it’s quite high because she might do it herself. In any case, Mathias must have taken it as a huge threat.

So now that the team composition is complete, all that’s left is to train Matias hard until more detailed information about the competition comes out. It’ll be fun to tease him, and since he’s at the bottom, it’ll be fun to teach him. I looked at Matias and smiled inwardly.

Mathias shivered as if he sensed something from my expressionless face.