At the time when Akito and the others is riding the ice dragon, and flying above the spirit forest.

It's the time for dinner in Grand Magic Academy.

At Grand Magic Academy dining hall.

All students from both Grand Magic Academy and Element Academy is having dinner together.

Then naturally, Alca, Asha, and Raios are there—–

"So, why did you lose so easily?"

"Shut up….. It's impossible for me in close range distance! I'm in charge of long range distance"

"Uwaa. It's unsightly to make an excuse, you know?"

"Ugh! Alca-chan will also understand if you try fighting her!"

When Alca stopped her hands, and stared at Asha who just woke up and currently eating together with them, Asha refuted that.

While watching that, Raios lets out a sigh "Haa……". Thanks to eating with 2 beautiful girls, the gaze from the students from Grand Magic Academy and of course also from Element Academy are terrible, because these girls making a racket, we are excessively stands out.

(Akito…… I feel that I understand your hards.h.i.+p……)

Enduring such gazes, Raios thought while putting the food in his mouth.

It's him who always scolds him to cut it out, but finally he realized it that it's quite troublesome as he experienced it himself this time.

When he thought something like that, alca stopped arguing, and said "By the way……".

"Will Aki-kun really come? Well, although I'm happy, I don't want him to fight……"

"That's right. I never thought that that mock battle had such purpose."

When Alca let out a sigh alone, Asha responded. Then Alca laughs while looking at Asha.

"Seems like Aki-kun would have a better role again. Ace of the 2nd year?"

"Mouu! As I said, shut up!"

When Alca said while having a smile, Asha turned away her face.

"However~ that guy. Somehow it is really an ordeal recently, in a different sense with the first year. Well, if anyone saw that magic, they would have an interest on it."

Raois who saw that, said while having a wry smile. Then, Alca make an expression as if she doesn't like that,

"Even if you said that they will have an interest, that's Aki-kun's magic, right? I have known a lot of good things about Aki-kun from years ago. Moreover this time I'm different from that woman who came aiming for his magic."

She inflated her cheeks after she said it. Then she looks at Asha time to time. Then, Asha,

"I don't have any interest in his magic. Even if I know how strong I am, there are not many people who can help others to the point thinking of doing something dangerous. But, he did it, and because I feels indebted to him for saving me, I want to get along with him."

She replied while staring toward Alca. then, Raios cuts in there.

"But, not only that you can't get along, he is putting some distance……"

Hearing Raios who said unnecessary things like that, Asha

"…………"

Kept silent.

Looking at that, Alca giggles.

"In other words~ Aki-kun doesn't have any interest in you~"

When Alca said that while laughing, Raios opened his mouth.

"No, but. Akito who is called 'The dunce' until now, despite having those super great parents, would stand out too much because he released that unreasonable magic, right? Then…… if this time he show that magic once again in front of the princess, something bad will—-"

"So, something bad!?"

Alca really got into Raios words. Looking at that, Raios continues.

"No, Do you know it, Alca? I read it in the book about that princess though. About that princess's father— well, the king of this country. It's said that he would take an outstanding spirit user as his son in law, you know?"

When Raios said that, Alca shouted "Ehhh!?". Moreover, they gathers the attention again, but those 3 people ignores it.

"Eh? Alca-chan doesn't know about it? It's quite a famous story."

"Is , is that so?"

Being told by Asha, Alca rounded her eyes. Actually, she dislikes reading. Although she likes picture books.

"Bu, but It's not related to Aki-kun, right!?"

When Alca shouts while tears welled up a bit in her eyes, Raios says "No, far from greatly related, they are already at a dangerous relation.".

"In other words, if Akito lets out that flame in the match with the princess, and wins against her, the princess will be pleased with him, and I'm all for it that the king will say nothing about refusing if she says that he is the son of that Hiiragi Yuito or rather he will be in complete agreement. Because the princess is beautiful and also has a good style, Akito would probably happy to accept it. If it becomes like that, both of them would happily be married."

"I, I don't want that!"

Alca who heard thorough explanations from Raios, in the end burst out crying. Looking at that, the students around starts something in a hurry.

Meanwhile, because a girl came to the dining hall, the atmosphere became quiet.

"Oh, you are here."

That was Sylvia. When she smiles after she immediately found Alca and the others, she comes walking swiftly.

"Ugh…… I feel like I heard something……"

Looking at her, Asha grimaces. Because today she was defeated instantly by Sylvia, she has the feeling that it would be hard to deal with her.

But, Sylvia ignored Asha, and came in front the 3 of them.

Then she greets them, while keeping her smile.

"Good evening, 3 of you. Did you enjoy it today?"

"Yes. It was a very interesting match. As the rumour said, you are strong."

"Oh my, thanks. Well, my strong points are not only that."

Because Alca is crying, and Asha is glaring at Sylvia, Raios somehow faced her and answered. Then, Sylvia looked toward Asha.

"Thanks for accompanying me in the side show. Well, although it was really boring, but it kills some time."

"……Is that so?……I'm glad with that……"

Facing Asha who is glaring at her, Sylvia is smiling. The students who saw that, swallowing their saliva. For some reason, only the atmosphere there seems different.

Observing the dining hall with calm expression, she

"Well, until the main dish come, I will do the preparation steadily. Actually, I have asked the knight leader to deliver his search warrant to all knights in Grandneal."

"""What!?"""

Hearing that, the 3 of them couldn't hide their surprise. Search warrant…… Moreover, because it's personally from the knight leader, it would be treated as pretty big deal. Surely, Akito would be caught soon.

But, Sylvia slowly returned her sight to those 3 surprised people, and smiled,

"But, as expected of him. Because I want to meet him soon, although it's distributed immediately after that match, he hasn't got caught yet. Perhaps, he defeated his pursuers."

Said it happily. Sylvia really has a lot of expectations on Akito.

When Alca wiped her tears, and asked what was worrying her to her, she raised her face.

"Wha, Why…… Gushu…… why are you so fixated on Aki-kun like that?"

Being asked like that while crying by her, Sylvia had an expression that she had been asked many times.

"Of course, his fight with the military spirit. When I saw that, I was fascinated by his swordsmans.h.i.+p and the flame. So for me, I want him."

Because she declared something like that, Alca is in panic while saying "Wha!? You want him!?".

Then , Sylvia continued spinning her words.

"That's right. The knight who fights at my side. My partner. I want him to be an existence like that. I think I would rather let him transfer to this school. Because your school is far and it has a five years system, right? I can't wait for 2 years after graduation."

"Eh? You will go that far!?"

Alca is in panic because the words Sylvia said. She is afraid that her childhood friend would be taken.

But, Sylvia ignored her and continued.

"Because, rather than going to some place like the school for spirit users filled like weak people like that. It would be better for him to swing his sword here with me. Besides, He is hiding things about his contracted spirit, right? If that's the case, won't it be easy to transfer here? I have made the preparations for the doc.u.ments."

She said that and had a triumphant smile. Looking at that, the face of three of them becomes pale. Because they realized that it is certainly easy for Akito who is hiding things about his contracted spirit to transfer here. Moreover, the other party is the princess of this country. Even things like the procedures can be easily done.

On top of that , the most mortifying thing is that they are told that their school is just filled with weak people like that, and they can't refute it. To the extent that the princess in front of them is too powerful.

Unknowingly, Asha was biting her lips.

"Well then, I will be around here. There is no time for me who doesn't have the talent which was given to people like you guys."

She said that and left. Raios thought that she might be go for training by herself. Moreover after that, following her, the students from Magic Academy who is in the dining hall go running.

(Although there are many who make a fool out of this school, but there are many who put great efforts……)

It seems that as if a certain friend of his increased to how many people. Raios thinks how he is also often swinging his sword in the middle of the night.

"I, I will go too!"

"We can use the courtyard!"

"Of, Of course I will go too!"

The students from Element Academy jumped dashed out from the dining hall all together. This mock battle…… No. this exchange meeting has become something valuable. Raios thought.

"Hey. Don't be slow, we will go too!"

"That's right! I won't let Aki-kun go easily!"

Looking at the running students, Asha and Alca stand up. Looking at that,while having a wry smile,

"Aah. Someday I will show that princess the true power of us, spirit users!"

He shouted and clenched his fist, and then held it up.

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