One week since the end of the war against apostates.
For the past week, Raniel has had to spend a very busy time. Letters came to him from all over, and he had to summarize the progress of the subjugation war and the extent of the damage and prepare for the next one. Perhaps it was natural.
Although we have overcome the great mountain of apostasy, the war is not over yet. In fact, I had to be even more nervous because I had to climb a big mountain. So that the knights do not become conceited. So that discipline does not become lax.
“Whoa…”
Raniel, who was reading a mountain of letters, let out a long breath. It was because he was in trouble. As she was sighing heavily, Ran El’s aide, who was organizing her documents with her wide eyes, opened her mouth.
“Why are you so upset just now? Did you run into any problems? Seniors.”
Overtime… No, Kalt, the swordsman.
Kalt glanced at Raniel while pouring new coffee into his empty coffee cup. What’s the problem again this time?
“What is it?”
Raniel said, pointing to a mountain of letters.
“The problem is that these are all invitations.”
“Do you mean an invitation?”
“uh. “I’m planning to hold a big banquet to commemorate the suppression of the disaster, but I’ve received dozens of letters asking me to participate this time.”
Is there a need to go all the way to me?
They could just talk amongst themselves and have fun. Kalt smiled bitterly as he looked at Raniel muttering like that. Since ancient times, when it comes to banquets, he is a senior who takes off his crane. Rather than going to such a position, Raniel was a person who insisted on twisting one more demonic beast on the battlefield.
“Let’s see…”
Kalt picked up a piece of luxurious stationery and opened his mouth.
“If you refuse to participate this time, I will personally go to the battlefield to meet Jonan and bow to you, so I look forward to a positive response…” It says.
“So that’s the problem. “You’re not in a joking mood?”
“Well, it’s worth it.”
Kalt shrugged his shoulders.
“In the past few years that you have been active as a warrior, you have not shown your face at events like this.”
“Because I was busy at the time.”
“Yes, I knew you were busy, so no one strongly recommended it at the time, but I guess they thought it would be a waste to pass up this case as well.”
It is truly a disaster.
Gletus, the apostate. Now that one more of the disasters that have darkened human history has fallen, it is the moment to hold a banquet. They seemed to have decided that way.
“More than anything.”
Kalt said, looking at the stationery.
“There are probably more than one person who would like to express their gratitude to their senior. “Look at this.”
“what is that?”
“Aren’t these letters sent from a small country or federal state near the kingdom? “The letter paper is very luxurious, so it is clear that it was sent by someone of high rank.”
“···Why them?”
“Why would you do that?”
Kalt pointed to a map placed on one side of the barracks.
“Lands that you have reclaimed, expanded, and purified over the past few years. Some of them were their territories. “Thanks to you, we have been able to regain our lost history, so isn’t it natural to want to express our gratitude?”
“Well… I guess so.”
“That’s why.”
Kalt opened his mouth while observing Raniel’s gaze.
“How about taking this opportunity to visit?”
“Sigh,” Raniel’s eyebrows narrowed. Kalt broke into a cold sweat under the sharp gaze and hurriedly added his words.
“Why, isn’t this a chance to stop by the royal capital after a long time? As the apostates were subdued, the Demon King’s army also shrank…”
Raniel pressed his eyebrows as he looked at Kalt, who was trailing off his words. Resting her chin, she let out a long breath.
“You are right. “There is no real reason to refuse to participate in the banquet, and it would be nice to stop by the royal capital once as an opportunity…”
“But…?”
“When you go to a place like that, there are a lot of things that are bothersome.”
Raniel groaned.
It is different from giving a speech in front of knights. Raniel did not like the pretentious atmosphere that was unique to banquets. It’s a place where all kinds of stories come out in all sorts of places and everyone is busy trying to figure out what they think.
“If you visit my family once.”
“Or, the fact that the Trias family and our Lyteton family have maintained a good relationship for a long time…”
“My daughter has excellent magic talent. It would be a great blessing if you could come and see her once.”
Immediately after subjugating the black dragon, Raniel was reminded of the banquet he had attended with Kyle, and sighed as if the earth was falling apart.
“I feel sick just thinking about it.”
“If you are thinking of the banquet held right after the battle to subjugate the Black Dragon, wouldn’t this time be a little different?”
This is Kalt, who attended the banquet held to commemorate the subjugation of the black dragon with Raniel. Kalt smiled bitterly as he remembered the image of Raniel with a scrunched expression surrounded by numerous nobles at the time.
“Is there anyone who would be crazy enough to dare to suggest something to a senior or risk a task like back then? “If I do that, I’ll have to listen to all the swear words from all over the place.”
The current Raniel… No, Rania Van Trias has become a hero throughout human history. There may be people who want to rely on her fame and achievements, but if she did something stupid like that even in a public place, she would likely be buried under the ground.
“And again…”
“Okay, I got it.”
After Kalt’s desperate persuasion, Raniel finally raised his hands. She muttered, tapping her table.
“Okay, well… you have to participate once so you won’t be left speechless later. “There are people I need to meet in the royal capital.”
Raniel sighed and took out a letter. Kalt, who saw her writing with her mana on her stationery, clenched her fist inside her.
‘···It’s as planned!’
The reason why Kalt desperately tried to persuade Raniel.
It was for none other than Kalt to get a vacation as well. While Raniel left for the royal capital, Kalt planned to rest well in the name of protecting the battlefield.
‘A mountain of backlogged work can only be carried out if you have a senior. If you go to the royal capital, I can also get a long vacation…!’
Kalt was laughing inwardly as he recalled his six hours of sleep. Raniel, who was engraving letters on letter paper, made a sound like “Ah.”
“Kalt, you don’t have anything to do either, right?”
“···yes?”
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“The tasks here can only be carried out if I am there. “If I leave, you have nothing to do.”
So, Raniel blurted out.
“Come with me.”
“···Did I hear wrong?”
“What are you listening to wrong? “You should go together too.”
“I have to protect the battlefield…”
“What are you protecting? I think I’ll be able to break Skebal’s skull five times with just the power I have left here. And you said it earlier. “The Demon King’s army is shrinking, so the battlefield is relaxed.”
Jaeseungjabak. Kalt, who was tied up, broke into a cold sweat at the words he said. I had to come up with excuses, excuses. Kalt’s head rotates at a high speed, but unfortunately Kalt, a sword superman, did not have the same super calculation as a super wizard.
1 second, 2 seconds, and 3 seconds.
The given time limit is over.
Raniel took his hand off the letter.
“I wrote down that I would participate with you.”
“Okay,” Raniel snapped his fingers.
The letter I had written turned into powder and disappeared. Kalt looked at the fluttering letter paper with empty eyes.
“what. “Why are you so dead?”
“it’s nothing···.”
Kalt swallowed bloody tears.
2.
After finishing the minor tasks that had to be handled on the battlefield, Raniel headed to the royal capital with Kalt. About two days earlier than the banquet day.
“···Where are you going?”
“I have somewhere I need to stop by.”
“What about those people waiting outside? “It seems like the royal family sent quite a few people…”
“I’ll leave it to you.”
“······.”
After leaving all the visitors to Kalt, Raniel opened the window and jumped outside. Toward the outskirts of the capital, not the center. So, to where Aplia Academy is.
“Kelhalm.”
“Ah, are you here?”
A forest located near Aplia.
Kelhalm, who had been reading while sitting on a stump, looked up. He arrived at the royal capital a few days earlier than Raniel. Raniel smiled as he looked at Kelhalm, who was now free.
“I guess you’ve finished all the procedures?”
“You mean the process of confirming that there is no madness left in me? “Thanks to the letter you wrote, he didn’t even bother to do anything and just stamped it and moved on.”
Kelhalm shrugged his shoulders.
Originally, it would have been a very cumbersome procedure, but the moment Raniel presented the letter he had personally written, the inspectors, including the knights, treated Kelhalm with the utmost hospitality. They skipped the detailed inspection entirely and just stamped it right away…
“Thanks to you, I can now live comfortably in the royal capital. “Thank you.”
“what. “It’s something that should be done naturally.”
Raniel mumbled and looked around.
A forest located near Aplia.
If you think about it, it was here too back then. When Kelhalm first came to visit Aplia, he spoke here. It happened only a few years ago, but now it feels like the distant past.
‘What’s going on in the world.’
I never imagined that things would turn out like this.
With that in mind, Raniel pointed to Aplia.
“Then shall we go?”
Exit the forest and go to Aplia Academy.
For Raniel, this is his former workplace, and for Kelhalm, it will be his future workplace. As he walked, Raniel suddenly burst into laughter.
“Hey, it’s been a while since I’ve been here.”
Winter is ending and spring is coming.
Raniel walked down the tree-lined path toward Aplia, watching the bare branches fill with leaves and flower petals. Because the semester had not yet started, there were not many people residing at the academy.
“uh···.”
“That person, perhaps…”
However, it does not exist at all.
Raniel smiled lightly at those who were looking at him with wide eyes. He passed by the people who were holding their breath as if they were going to faint, and when he entered Aplia, there was someone who came out to meet him.
“It’s been a while, Rania Van Trias.”
Aplia’s Dean, Aaron Van Tylant.
“And, Kelhalm Bel Artia.”
He answered with a smile.
“Welcome to Aplia Academy.”
3.
Dean’s Office.
“I have read the letter you sent in advance. “I also confirmed the letter of recommendation Rania sent me.”
Aaron, who put down the letter on the table, nodded. Her hair became thinner than a few years ago, but her benevolent smile remained the same.
“We will immediately prepare a position for you to work from next semester. “For me, this is something I welcome.”
“Are there any special procedures? “I didn’t expect it to happen this quickly.”
Aaron laughed bitterly at Kelhalm’s question.
“Isn’t Kelhalm an even older educator than me? Aplia Academy was founded with inspiration from the past academy city of Artia. “If you are Kelhalm, who was the dean of Artia, then isn’t he the person we should bring in?”
Above all, said Aaron.
“There was also a shortage of professors capable of teaching Mana Transactions. “It was a bit too much for Rossell to handle alone.”
“I did raise the bar a bit.”
“It’s not wrong, so I can’t just laugh at it.”
While Raniel shrugged his shoulders, Kelhalm touched the teacup on the table. He had a feeling that there was something stuck.
“Yes, I would be grateful if you did so. However, Dean Aaron. “What I’m concerned about is…”
Kelhalm slowly opened his mouth.
“This is a high-quality academy. Isn’t this an academy where not only talented children, but also children of various noble families are enrolled? “If I, who was called a madman, got to teach here…”
Probably, he said.
“Won’t there be a loud story?”
“That part.”
Aaron glanced at Raniel.
Raniel shrugged his shoulders and answered.
“I wrote the letter of recommendation. “There is no danger to you, who is completely free from madness.”
Raniel declared that there was no need for cumbersome procedures or suspicion. Raising one’s voice against Kelhalm’s qualifications and safety was tantamount to challenging the authority of Rania Van Trias.
“How can I use things like fame, honor, and authority? “I should use it in times like this.”
“Thank you for that.”
Only then did Raniel glance at Kelhalm, whose expression relaxed slightly, and chuckled.
“As much as you worked hard on the battlefield, you can live comfortably after retirement. If anything bothers me, I write a letter right away. “I can write as many letters of recommendation as you want.”
After talking for a while, Raniel slowly stood up. He saw the Dean’s face for the first time in a long time and also saw the scenery of Aplia. It was time for him to save the suffering Kalt.
Raniel, who left the dean’s office and was walking through Aplia, suddenly stopped.
“······.”
Her eyes slowly turned to a store.
The door of the store is half open. The fragrant scent of coffee wafted through the gap in the open door. Although I have brewed countless cups of coffee on the battlefield, the mellow scent can never be imitated.
Raniel turned his head and looked at the clock.
1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds.
After thinking for a very long time, Raniel made a choice. Raniel walked towards the open store.
Sorry, Kalt.
I’ll even buy your share.
“It’s been a while, Allen!”
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