Shirone blinked.

It was completely different from what he wanted to convey, but he thought that was who Rian was.

�You really are the polar opposite of me.�

At that moment, someone came in. Someone who he thought he would never meet again.

As Reina peeked her head inside the room, she let out a small sigh. Shirone�s face flushed at the sight of her.

�Hi. The atmosphere on the opponent�s side was too fierce, so I came to my ally�s base to evacuate.�

�Get out. We were having a man-to-man talk.�

Shirone waved his hands around hurriedly as Rian was sending Reina away.

�What�s wrong with you, Rian? Your sister helped out a lot. You�re welcome to come in, Reina.�

�Hey, you just don�t understand. That witch must be��

Rian, who was spitting out slander, thought for a while and closed his mouth.

Shirone and Reina. Reina and Shirone. Those two names were coming and going in his head.

Reina came closer, walking briskly like a cat, and sat between the two.

�Anyways. Rian, you were pretty cool back there. I can�t believe you took out the knight�s oath card. I really can�t beat you.�

�How come you sound like you�re teasing me?�

�Heheh, did I get caught?�

�Are you serious?! Why the hell are you even here?! Did you just come here to annoy me?!�

�What do you take me for? I just accomplished my job as the spy of the team. There�s a pretty serious conversation going on over there on the opponent�s side.�

�What can be worse than what just happened?�

�Actually, dad was thinking of sending you, along with Rai, to the palace.�

It was Rian�s first time hearing this.

Besides, despite the fact he was a genius, nobody knew whether Rai would get the approval, so why would he tag along?

�What are you talking about? They want me to go on a field trip or something?�

�No, they want to enroll you into the Kaizen Swordsmanship Academy. You know, the largest one in the Kingdom of Thormia? The academy that produced 10 certified Grade 1 swordsmen in 200 years?�

�What? Why did you guys decide that without discussing it with me? I thought I could play around with Shirone as much as I liked, but now I have to go to an academy? What about my Master?�

�Your instructor already knows. That�s why he ended his contract yesterday and went back to his hometown this morning. I heard you guys even said your goodbyes. You didn�t know about this?�

Rian looked at Kite�s sword. It was thanks to this sword that he was able to carry out his will.

�Master!�

He was someone who cared about Rian more than anybody else.

The reason why he ended the contract with no opposition was because he wanted his student to grow a bit more. JrNovels.com