When you think it’s too late, it’s really too late. (1)

The next morning, after clearing up the misunderstanding with the disciple.

I was on board the first airship today to return to the kingdom.

“… Oh, right. I forgot to ask about the demons. “

Clearly, Imperial Tower Lord Clark Theodore had said that Rudis had become involved with the Demons again.

A demon that you will see many times in your life if you meet him once.

The reason is that the demons have a characteristic of not sparing humans who have seen them, even if they die as soon as they see them or survive by chance.

Of course, there are people who can defeat the Demons, but this is limited to fairly skilled magicians or swordsmen.

You’re the one who’s rising to the ranks of a wizard. Or that slut who doesn’t even have an auror trait but pretends to be a sword expert.

That being said, I wonder what kind of stars the disciple and his disciple were born under. In their early twenties, they had already met the Demon Clan more than twice.

No, in Nora’s case, she reported everything even though she wasn’t curious, so it’s twice. And in Rudis’ case, she didn’t tell anyone even when threatened, so it might’ve been more than twice.

“Even if that’s true, does it make sense that I’ve met at least 4 demons in just 2 years? Even I’ve only seen them 3 times in my entire life… ?”

As I look out the window at the airship rising, I find myself stopping and thinking about the words I blurted out without thinking.

All the demons that Rudis and Nora met in the two years were different demons.

As far as I know, the two of us met four demons.

However, there was an article recently saying that a student at the Royal Academy named Rollin or Leo had personally dealt with a demon, and I clearly remember the daughter of the wet-dick bitch catching one too.

Well, only 6 were known in just one year.

“That doesn’t make sense… “

A demon race that most people would never see in their entire lives is appearing in the capital of a kingdom and empire?

Even the guy I saw when I saved Nora and the crown prince last time was a special species that was hiding among humans.

This isn’t some kind of monster that can be found on the roadside, and it’s an encounter rate that doesn’t make sense.

“… What’s going on?”

As I look at the distant imperial capital, my heart starts pounding with anxiety.

A strange situation where it seems as if ‘the demons’ have started to act all at once.

If there were movements of the demons other than what was known and they were active, then can I move around so peacefully now?

“I need to gather information. Something is wrong with this.”

As the lord of the Black Tower, for my family and my precious disciples, and for the disciples who are like enemies that I want to kill.

I really feel like this is a situation where I need to take on the role of a ‘guardian’.

“After treating the naughty daughter, let’s go into the palace first.”

No matter how much the world becomes better and how much information we can gather through our cell phones and TVs, there are still many secrets hidden in what the government does.

One of them involves collecting and controlling information.

In other words, it is impossible for the kingdom not to have sensed the change, even though it was not approaching them.

Piana looked at the empire moving away, clenching her small fists tightly, praying that her disciple, with whom she had finally been able to repair relations, would not be involved in anything dangerous before she returned.

*

“Omg. Gulp! “

“Yum… “

“… … “

Today, for some reason, neither Harve nor Loretta came, and only my older sister and the princess sat next to me and ate.

Of course, you two will have your own private lives and other friends, so you won’t be able to be with us all the time, but I wish you would tell us that on the days when you don’t come, you won’t come.

I even got a phone, but I haven’t even exchanged numbers yet.

“Ah, Harb-kun is training to prepare for the ranking match. There is no swordsmanship class in the afternoon, but my sister is going to go and watch it. Do you want to go with Rudis?”

“Ah. I’d like to do that, but I have class in the afternoon.”

“Byebyebye. The girls don’t have classes in the afternoon either!”

“… Then, do you want to go with Miss Coty?”

“I refuse! I don’t plan on watching you wield a knife anymore!”

Then why on earth did you appeal that you don’t have your own class?

After leisurely finishing my meal, feeling as if I had been teased by the princess, I saw my older sister off first.

“Sister, take it easy~”

“Don’t worry~ I plan on training Harb-kun to make it to the semi-finals~”

That doesn’t work.

The main characters Raoul and Harb meet in the quarterfinals of the Imperial Ranking Tournament.

The story will unfold there, with Harb losing to Raul and starting to train him, thinking of him as a rival.

But if Harb were to catch Raul after being trained by his older sister, there would be no greater disaster than that.

‘I guess I’ll have to tie my sister up later.’

Considering how Harb had grown explosively stronger when he had previously dueled his older brother, the chance encounter with Yuria was a huge cheat for him as a swordsman.

This, I need to get my sister under control.

“Then, call me later on the phone!”

“Yes, I will contact you after class.”

While thinking about how to tie up my sister so that Harb doesn’t notice and my sister doesn’t notice, I turn around and head towards the black magic department.

-Thump thump thump thump.

-Crunch, crunch, crunch.

-Thump thump thump thump.

-Crunch, crunch, crunch.

“… … “

“… … “

-Thump thump thump thump.

-Crunch, crunch, crunch.

-Oh, my gosh.

“… Princess?”

“Net!”

“Where are you coming from?”

“Why?”

“No, the direction to the dorm is not this way.”

The princess has always been a funny and strange person, but now she has started to act strangely in a new pattern, and my thoughts are interrupted.

No, I’ve already passed the crossroads leading to the dormitory.

“When did the girl say she was going to the dormitory?”

“No, you said there was no class.”

“So you’re following the commoners?”

“… Why?”

“Because I wanted to do that.”

The princess, who usually left work on time, saying she would eat and go to the dorm to take a nap since she had no classes in the afternoon, suddenly said she would follow me to the black magic department, and I was left dazed.

What the heck? Are you planning on showing us another new pattern of dogshit… chaos?

“Commoner, your expression is so irreverent!”

“What on earth is an irreverent expression?”

“The expression on his face as if the girl was doing something strange!”

“Oh, do you see that?”

“You can’t admit that!!”

I just laughed at her actions as she started to pound my shoulder harder than I expected with her fist, but the princess started to increase the intensity while shouting, “Disrespectful! Disrespectful!”

Oh, wait. Does it really hurt?

“Sorry, sorry. Stop. No, seriously, it hurts a little?!”

“Whew! The girl doesn’t think she’ll forgive the commoners easily today!”

“… Why?”

“I have something to ask you!”

“Then just ask and I will answer!”

“You can’t turn back or say no!”

“Depending on the question… Ah, it hurts! Okay! I’ll answer as best I can unless it’s really personal… !!”

She had been pounding my shoulder like a drum as if she was only aiming for this moment, and then she smiled broadly as if she was satisfied, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and moved her cherry-like lips.

“Do commoners like new or used ones better?”

“Huh?”

“Answer.”

“Ah… Of course, the new one would be better, right?”

“1 point.”

“?”

“Second question, do commoners like it big or small?”

“Um… I guess it depends on what kind of item it is?”

“Whoa…! That’s right. Kkeung…! Ah! Like this! When you grab it with your hand, would you rather the soft object be small or big?”

“It’s a soft object… hmm, I guess a big one would be better? It fits on your arm… “

“2 points, 1 point.”

“Huh?”

“Next question…!”

The princess’s strange questions continued.

Do you like it bright or dark? Do you like it smart or stupid?

Also, is it better to have more money or less money? And is it better to have more secrets or less secrets?

The strange questions that I couldn’t really understand continued, and I just collected hooks and answered the questions until I reached the entrance of the black magic department. She finally said it was the last question and continued talking, licking her slightly dry cherry-like lips with her tongue to color them and continuing to speak.

“Is it better to have an older model or a younger model?”

“… Hmm. Were you talking about a horse-drawn carriage all this time? Of course, the lower the better. “

“Whew…! This gives me 6 points, 4 points, and 2 points. Woohoohoo…!! Knock! Knock! Knock! The girl’s victory is overwhelming!”

“Huh?”

“No, okay. Okay, class is about to start. Let’s go in!”

“No, are you really going to take the class?”

“Net! Is the seat next to the commoner empty?”

“No. There’s someone else.”

“It’s okay! The girl is here, so I’ll pray!”

I don’t think it’ll be okay?

As soon as they saw the princess who had entered the black magic classroom, the students’ expressions began to distort slightly or they started to look bewildered.

Hmm… I’ve never really hidden the fact that I’m hanging out with the princess, but this is the first time we’ve been together so openly in front of people.

“Plain, where are you?”

“It’s the end of the back corner.”

“Hooong… Are you a commoner?”

“Huh? Oh, yes.”

The silver-haired princess, who had rushed to the seat she had been told was hers, smiled brightly and said with crimson eyes, “If you just get out of the way, there won’t be any bloodshed.” The student, who had been pondering what she meant for a while, got up and went to another seat.

Wow, that girl just now really seemed like a villainess.

“Commoner! There’s an empty seat!”

“Yes, please sit there.”

“?”

And I sat in the corner, right in the front row.

“What the hell…?! You fooled the girl!”

And I thought it was really cute and funny how she would tilt her head cutely at the sight of me sitting ‘in my seat’ and then suddenly get up and run over to me.

“I didn’t lie. I asked you to tell me the commoner’s seat. That person earlier was also a commoner.”

“Shut up! Why is that the right thing to say?!”

“Right?”

“Oh my! That’s a fucking lie!”

“Eww?!”

The princess grabbed my earlobe and pulled me towards her, making me scream. She then started to harass me, saying, “We don’t need your fucking ears here! You can rip them off!”

“Oh my god, I’m sorry.”

“Ss …

“Yes? Am I a cow?”

“Net! Black cow! I’ll raise you!”

“I don’t like it.”

“Then you want to raise the girl?”

“Huh?”

“Just kidding.”

She’s someone I can’t hate, the one who smiles bashfully at me, wondering what’s so great about her.

As the class began, the black magic professor took a look at the princess, who had no idea why she was there, let out a deep sigh, and began to treat her like she didn’t exist.

I think it would be normal to tell a student to leave in a situation like this, but since the person being treated is a princess, it seems like they decided to just ignore her.

What kind of smart professor is he?

So the usual class ended quickly with about 10 minutes left, and the professor looked at us and started handing out printouts.

“As you all know, there are less than two months left until the Imperial Rankings. Two people from the Black Magic Department must compete. Does anyone want to participate?”

“”””… … “”””

“I thought you wouldn’t have it. So, please fill out the printout I gave you by tomorrow morning. I’ll burn the ladder after seeing it.”

“Professor! I have a question!”

“What is it?”

“Does the person with the higher score climb the ladder?”

“I gave you a printout, don’t you have eyes?”

“Uh… combat aptitude personality test?”

“Yeah, who copied it? Don’t try to find information from somewhere and use it. Those people will definitely be put on the ladder. Just read the fingerprints and choose the ones that seem like them. After seeing those, I’ll gather those who think it’s okay to get beaten up and robbed. Or those who enjoy fighting and put them on the ladder.”

“Professor! Question!!”

“… What is a Coti student?”

“The girl didn’t give me the print!”

“… You’re not even a student of black magic.”

“Oh! That’s right!”

The princess sitting next to me asked a question, but for some reason the professor’s eyes looked at me with resentment.

No, I didn’t bring him. He said he followed him.

And the reason why black magicians do not want to participate in the Imperial Rankings is simple.

Even if you go out and win and get a high ranking, the black magician gets booed.

Everyone is keeping quiet and most people are consistently indifferent, but compared to other magic, black magic has a high killing power that only kills people.

If you win and move up using that kind of magic, you will hear discriminatory remarks like, “You won because you are a black magician” or “You won because you used magic used by the demon race.”

So, there are many students who don’t go even if they want to, or who go to a different department altogether.

For reference, I was booed by everyone in the ranked match arena in the Kingdom of Frisia last year.

“Huh… A commoner?”

“I’m calling you.”

“… … “

“Black haired commoner! I’m talking about you!”

The person sitting behind me was also a commoner, so I deliberately changed the subject, but my classmate looked at me like I was crazy, and the princess naturally started to pound her fists because she knew I was trying to prank her.

I smiled broadly and answered the princess, feeling that somehow the world was being strict only with me.

“Yes.”

“Why don’t commoners go out? Aren’t commoners really strong?”

“Are you a level 3 nerd who can only use level 1 magic?”

“But it’s still really strong. So it would be good if it went out.”

“Why?”

“Huh? Don’t you know?”

“Is there something?”

“If you advance to the finals in the ranking battle, you will receive an Academy scholarship. Commoners, you are such beggars.”

Sure, giving out scholarships is something that makes you want to go. But.

“Not everyone who has no money is a beggar. Which cherry-like lips openly call someone a beggar? Is it these lips?”

“Mubububububu?!! Bubyeo… !(Disrespectful) Bubyeobaebeot(Disrespectful)!!”

I am not big enough to laugh happily when I hear her call me a beggar, so I grabbed the princess’s lips with my [black hand] and blocked them.

“Haha! What are you saying? I can’t hear you very well?”

“Viva Baeboong! (I’m sorry!) Fever Puffer Puffer!! (This is scary!!)”

“Haha. Today’s black magician doesn’t intend to forgive you easily. If you apologize properly, I’ll let you go. “

“Vivabapapapa?! (I’m sorry, I told you?!)”

“I don’t really know what you’re saying~”

“Pubibik!! (Wooieeek!)”

He was happily teasing the princess who was making strange noises, saying that she couldn’t speak properly since her lips were grabbed, and then he looked around and realized that it was still class time when it became quiet.

Uh, um…

“Princess. It’s class time. Be quiet.”

“… You’re the only one who doesn’t get executed for doing this to a commoner or a girl.”

The princess, who seemed to be aggrieved and angry, quickly shut her mouth, and we ran out of the classroom during break time after class.

“Hey, that guy just now… “

“Did you cover the princess’s mouth with magic?”

“… What’s your relationship?”

“No way… “

It was only natural that rumors would start to spread in the classroom while we were gone.