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You’ve all been waiting for so long! Now the warrior’s story begins!

I am staying in the Northern Kingdom! To fulfill the wish of the King of the Northern Kingdom! Why don’t you ask me to stay for just a quarter while I am traveling around the continent in the Northern Kingdom!

The reason is! There was a story about teaching swordsmanship to students at the academy! And also a lecture on warrior activities!

Hoohoo, I knew that Mirbius Academy was the most prestigious school on the continent, but I didn’t know that its facilities would be so much better than the schools I’ve seen in real life! It wouldn’t be strange if they said it was a real palace!

Of course, things like sewers and other facilities are difficult to keep up with modern civilization. However, here, you can live similarly to modern times by using various strange items through magic stones mined from monsters or mines?

Even if you don’t have the light bulbs or lamps that we use so conveniently in modern times, you can solve this problem with a magic stone lamp! You can even use magic stones to function as microwaves, so you can cook! Hooray, magic stones are the way to go!

Anyway, at Mirvius Academy, which is equipped with the most up-to-date facilities in this world, I was assigned to be a teacher for a while. Naturally, as a swordsmanship teacher, I had to satisfy the students’ curiosity by having them practice with me and introducing them to anecdotes about the heroes.

Yeah? That’s all? No. There’s more to it than this. What is it?

“Ah, warrior. Please tell this girl the story of how you escaped the forest where the monsters reside!”

“Warrior, the Lady of Hydride is hosting a tea party in the courtyard and I would like to invite you. Please come!”

“Warrior, can you come to my room tonight? I really want to get some private swordsmanship lessons…”

“Hero…”

“Hero…!”

Woohooo! The noble ladies’ harem is the best!

This academy is basically a place where the majority of students are children of nobles, rich people, and royalty, so you can tell at a glance that there are a lot of students wearing fancy clothes.

Besides, the young ladies are dying to be called warriors and are openly attacking me? Where is heaven? This is heaven!

I didn’t like the elf village because it was too pious, but this place subtly tempts me like this, so I want to shout “thank you, thank you”. Hahaha!

“Ahaha. Beautiful lady. I really want to do that, but unfortunately I have some business to attend to… Oh, if anyone wants to learn swordsmanship, feel free to come by at night. My room is…”

“Don’t worry, warrior! I’ll definitely come find you.”

“Oh my, your majesty? I’m going first today. Don’t decide the order as you please?”

“No, I’m the one who will go to the warrior’s room first. This Marquis Braithwaite’s daughter…”

“Are you straightening your back while looking at the Duke of Hydride? There is absolutely no one who would fit next to the warrior…”

It’s a mess. It’s a mess! But I like it!

It’s a little scary to see the girls fanning themselves and keeping an eye on each other with smiling faces, but if it’s a harem, you have to accept this much. Hahahaha!

But there was something more important than that right now. I very gently ignored the young ladies’ mutual restraint and got out.

There was a set place to go. It was the academy post office department where the academy received various mails. Because there was a reason to go. Hehehehe…

“Oh, it’s you, warrior. Hello, warrior!”

“Tsk. How peaceful…Ah, I see…Hello.”

Then, my body stopped at the sound of a voice that I heard all of a sudden. Oh, no. I thought it was a soft voice. But it’s a man. Tsk.

I knew who it was. It was the Schwenheiser brothers, two wizard brothers who had come here from the Southern Kingdom like me.

Originally, they were said to be two of the five who received the gold badge while defeating the upper-level demons while working as adventurers. Coincidentally, while I was staying in the Northern Kingdom, these two were studying as students at the academy.

Even though they approach me warmly because we are from the same Southern Kingdom (especially the younger one), I feel burdened.

Why? First of all, these two were tall and handsome. The older brother seemed to be full of complaints and a bit of a wild man, while the younger brother was slender.

Oh, I forgot the name. And the age.

“Where are you going, warrior?”

“Long time no see, you two! I have some mail for you. I’m on my way to pick it up. Bye!”

“Ah, yes! Yes…Goodbye…”

“What, what is that? You’re suddenly spouting out words like a machine gun…”

By the time I was dumbfounded, I had gotten away from the two. I didn’t want to get close to any more male characters! I had already become close enough with the old man who wrote the spear (I forgot his name), the king (Southern Kingdom), the king (Northern Kingdom), the knight commander (Southern Kingdom), the knight commander (Northern Kingdom), and the old priest (Southern Kingdom)!

Especially good-looking guys are definitely out! Especially guys who would appear as strategy characters in those kinds of female-oriented games are definitely OUT! There’s no point in becoming friends with guys like this! If I’m not careful, the guys I want to strategy might get stolen! NTR ewww!

By the way… I heard that a female commoner entered Mirbius Academy this year. It’s said that she’s the first commoner to enter the academy and rank first…

It feels like a prologue to some kind of female-oriented game. I guess it’s just my imagination. Oh, no way…

“Hello.”

“Ah, yo, warrior! Welcome!”

As soon as I entered the post office building, the staff member who manages the post office greeted me with a bright face.

Hahaha. Of course. Where in the world would a woman not be happy when such a handsome warrior comes in?

I answered with the softest smile in the world.

“I heard there is mail in front of me, so I came to pick it up in person.”

“Ah, warrior! It would have been okay if you had sent someone else to come. But you came yourself…”

The post office building here was small, but it handled a considerable amount of mail.

It was natural. It would be strange if the amount of letters was small since it was an academy where the majority of students were children of nobles. And the nobles had their servants and butlers deliver all important letters and such. So there would be very few people who would receive their own mail like this.

Hehehe. In fact, the female employees at the post office here boast considerable beauty, but many people don’t know about it because it’s hidden by the post office employee uniform.

Well, I’m proud to say that I’m the best on this continent at finding hidden gems, so I come here alone and admire that cute figure every day. Hehehe. Maybe next time I should go on a date. If I dress up a little, no one will recognize me.

“Hey, hey, here you are, warrior.”

“Yes. Thank you. Thank you for always working for the academy. With your beautiful hands, you manage the mail, which is a great help to the academy.”

“Ah, ahh…you’re worried about me like this…”

Hoohoohoo! Hearts are popping out in my eyes! You don’t have to check this, but should I take a look?

Ellen (post office worker) -> warrior

Favorability: 75 (almost addicted)

Attack stage: Knockdown possible

Hehehe, as expected! With the charisma of this body and the seduction skills I learned from the hosts at bars and such, I can conquer any woman. No, not just any woman. Any beautiful woman!

Huh? But…

Ellen (post office worker) -> ???

Favorability: 65 (slightly high)

Strategy Stage: On the verge of breaking up the relationship

Oh my! This guy has a girlfriend! Well, of course he would have a girlfriend if he worked in a place like this and was of a suitable age.

That’s too bad. You have a lover. Well, that doesn’t mean I’m going to break our date reservation! Hehehe…

“Then, I will step aside. Next time, if I get the chance…”

“Yes…I’ll wait anytime…Brave…”

After receiving my mail, I gave the clerk, or rather Ellen, a longing look and left the post office.

Yes. This is it. This is the real reason why I gave up everything and came to the post office. The luxurious envelope made my heart race. There was no doubt that this envelope with this unique pattern was the letter envelope used by the Air Grants Church. In other words, this was…

To the warrior

From Milicia Airgrants

As expected! Milishiaaang! I believed in you, Zenjaang! I quickly moved my feet. Using the speed that came from my high agility stat, I ran to my room in one breath.

The academy had even prepared a private room for me in order to keep me in the Northern Kingdom for a little longer. Usually, dormitories boast of great facilities, but this room was truly magnificent, enough to make a king of a country jealous. Before I knew it, I had pushed past countless students and arrived at my room, where I opened the door.

Squeak.

“Hmm? Warrior?”

Oh no. I forgot. There was someone in my room. Rinka Feline. A girl much smaller than me, but with cat ears sprouting from her head and a cat tail extending from her butt, she was enjoying a nap on my bed.

The Northern Kingdom originally had extremely strong restrictions on foreign races, but at the same time, foreign race slavery was legal, so I was able to enter the academy as a slave.

To be honest, I was against it at first. Why? No matter how high her favorability rating, you have to lie and say she’s a slave to bring her back. You freed her from slavery and made her a heroine, but even if it’s a lie, you’re going to turn her into a slave again.

But I couldn’t help it. He insisted on following me no matter what, and at the last minute, he even said this to me and took me under his wing.

‘I don’t want to die as someone else’s slave… but if you’re a warrior… it’s okay…’

Ooooh! How can I stand this as a man! I reluctantly (hehehehe) accepted it, and instead, I hung a fake slave badge around her neck. And she, without being asked to do so, helped me a lot like a slave.

Well, I’m not that familiar with it myself since I’m a princess of the Suin tribe… but for night work, hehehe… thank you very much.

“Go to sleep. Linka. I’ll wake you up again when we eat dinner.”

“Yes, warrior…no…master…ahhhh…”

Saying that, Rinka went back to bed. The sign around her neck and…ugh, the one-piece-style underwear were fluttering. Wow, it’s going to be hot tonight too. Keuhehe.

I barely managed to suppress my smirk, sat down at my desk, and put down my target. My heart was pounding. Then I opened the letter and checked its contents. There was a very long message written on it.

“Dear warrior,

How are you? I am the saint who was with you, Milicia Airgrants.

The Southern Kingdom continues to enjoy peaceful days today. This is all thanks to the warriors and everyone joining forces to defeat the Demon King two years ago.

Today, I am still fulfilling my duty as a saint. Recently, I was able to meet many different people. I am always grateful to God.

Wow. It’s been purified. Today, Milishia-chan’s letter was in a well-polished handwriting, and the content was so well-organized that I couldn’t help but say it was really high-level, and it conveyed only the main points. Ugh. How many months has it been since you last wrote to me? Half a year?

Even before I traveled around the continent, when I was in various places, the saint sent me affectionate letters. Like a blessing, they dig into my heart. Oh my… A letter filled with the handwriting of a beautiful woman… There is no man who wouldn’t be happy to receive something like this.

Maybe I’m the only man who receives this kind of happiness? Hehehehe…

Huh? But here and there… there are eraser marks? I heard there’s an ink eraser made of magic stone… Hehe, I made a little mistake because I was nervous. Hehe, as expected of a saint. I know. Yes, yes.

「Actually, by the time this letter arrives, I may have left the Kingdom of Alcrea. A while ago, I received a revelation from God, and was given the official mission to travel around the continent. I will probably go on a pilgrimage to every part of the country and purify the traces left by the demons. I think I will start from the eastern part of the continent, then the northern part, then the western part, and the central part, and finally return to the Southern Kingdom. If our connection is destined, I may meet you in the Northern Kingdom.」

Oh, what? A pilgrimage?

Are you talking about the work that great monks and priests did while traveling around the continent to exorcise and purify evil spirits and monsters, as Milishia-chan mentioned before? Even I, as a warrior, do the same work.

Oh, come to think of it, what a coincidence! If I’m lucky, I might even meet you in the Northern Kingdom! Hahaha!

…but I have to go to the Western Mountains. I’m screwed! There’s that guy who said he’d ‘beat me up’ if I didn’t come back in a month. Ugh, I can’t break my promise to him…should I leave a message so he can see it if he comes here?

“There have been many things that have happened during the time I was away from you, but I regret that I cannot write more because the space on the letter paper is limited. I hope to tell you more when we meet again. Please stay healthy until we meet again.

May the grace of god be with you

Militia Air Grants.

Ugh. I feel bad too. I want to see more of Milishia-chan’s loving handwriting. I unconsciously hugged the letter to my arms. Huh. I feel like I can feel Milishia-chan’s touch. In reality, it’s just paper.

But, a lot has happened. It’s been about three or four months since I left the Southern Kingdom. Did something happen in the meantime? I’ve been so busy that I haven’t heard anything about what’s going on in the Southern Kingdom. Yes!

Well, I guess I can just ask her when we meet later! Ugh. I’m so, so excited. For the day we’ll meet again with Milishia-chan!

Welcome, my Militia-chan!

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[A few days ago]

“‘I recently met an adventurer named Glenn and gave him a commission. He trained me for over 40 days, comforting me, protecting me, and encouraging me to move forward. He wasn’t as tall and bright as the old warrior, but he spoke softly and treated me kindly. That’s why, whenever I see him lately, I feel like I’ve felt the same way when I was with the old warrior. I really want to introduce him to him when I meet him in person. This is the adventurer Glenn, the benefactor who helped me get out of a terrible situation…’

The saintess put down her pen and let out a sigh filled with anxiety. Suddenly, with that hand, almost instinctively, she picked up a magic stone eraser. With a thud, she erased the long sentence she had just written. This magic stone eraser, which had the property of absorbing only ink, was a specialty product of the Northern Kingdom, favored by those who wrote or sent letters. There were similar products in the Southern Kingdom, but it was often said that the quality was difficult to match that of the Northern Kingdom.

After erasing all the long sentences she had written, the saintess put down the eraser, leaned back from where she had been lying on the desk, and suddenly looked up at the ceiling. The ceiling of her room, with its impressive chandelier made of magic stone.

“It’s okay if you just send it like this. We can talk later when we meet. But…“

Yes. It felt strange. It wasn’t strange at all to tell someone that you had met them, had feelings of love, and had rekindled a relationship. So, I wanted to tell the warrior in a letter. However, as soon as I wrote everything down, as soon as I wrote down all my honest feelings, I instinctively erased them.

Why is that? It really would be a perfectly fine act. If I were to convey that feeling right now, would it feel like I’ve sinned against the warrior? Why…

“The warrior didn’t seem to think of me that way…but why…does it feel like I’m betraying him…”

A sorrowful heart, boiling emotions. The saintess wanted to somehow suppress them, but she couldn’t. She finished writing the letter and sighed. She had to think of the recipient of the letter, but the image that came to mind was someone else.

A man with big glasses, a rather small build, and shabby clothes. However, a man with a gentle smile, a confident demeanor, and a man who always takes care of himself. A man I miss so much.

Glenn. His smiling face still lingered.

“I miss you…”

Only a day had passed since that romantic reunion. The saintess longed to see the person who had comforted her, protected her, and encouraged her to move forward.

And…now the only person who has feelings that are too embarrassing to name.