19-2. The difference between a guard dog and a wolf.

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Grand Hearts Academia’s grade exam stands.

“Oh, my junior is good at using magic.”

“Uh..? I know that Mr. Helm can’t use magic…?”

“Magic, no.”

Fine’s good eyes were watching Licht’s game without missing a beat. A cobalt-colored rain sword that looks different from Kainel’s weapon.

‘It doesn’t seem like he’s using magic.’

Prof. Dennis said that the circuit was twisted, and he could tell from the last time they held hands. This man is said to be incapable of using magic.

“..Interesting.”

Her wolf ears moved within the glass helmet. Her ability, which she had never seen before, was enough to attract the attention of the curious princess.

The ability to change into water droplets and mix with the rain to move.

It can inflict physical blows, and free space movement is highly useful.

“Then junior. It must have gone missing and got it.”

“I will. Nex. Maybe it’s an artifact… class?”

“Something different.”

Artifacts are created by the gods. But it didn’t look like it was made by someone from the six gods in this world. Not to mention, man-made masterpieces use the same amount of mana.

“What do you mean by that? Mardol?”

Then the red-haired wizard. Ariel asked a question to Fine. The elf tilted her head thinking that it was a realm of magic.

“I have no mana.”

She opened her mouth, placing her hand on her own chest. Her glass armor can also be put on and taken off in conjunction with the mana in her heart.

Licht can’t use it. Where did you come from and what did you do while you disappeared? Did you grow something by getting a chance? Come to think of it, when we met again, all the trees were broken.

It was strangely different from before. Knowing the weakness of the Drake style, the need for preliminary action, he changed his weapon to deal with it before there was a gap.

‘What method should I use to beat Licht?’

Anyway, he should have won the dragon heart and given it to Licht. I thought that I wanted to see that man’s power.

Her tail curled up in her armour, and her gold eyes shone.

***

After the semi-final match, I was talking with Kainel at the swordsmanship training ground.

“..So, Licht. What the hell have you learned so that you can even summon a sword?”

“Similar to mana, but different.”

Because the mana core is the heart, and the dantian is underneath it. Even if I tried to explain this, there is no way the people here know the knowledge of martial arts.

Because the setting is that the Heavenly Demon White Magnolia is a person from another world, just like Dennis.

“It’s just as comfortable as black magic…. Acquire.”

Why do I feel the cold again? Could it be that the continued threat of Jeongjo was because of the princess? I shuddered. Come to think of it, even though she had many points of contact with her, there were too many.

“..That, Mr. Kaynell.”

“Why? Richt?”

“Mr. Mardol, what do you think about Miss Mardol being a woman?”

That’s how I asked the main character of For her opinion. I guess I wasn’t the only one who didn’t know the gender.

“Isn’t it a girl to anyone? Well, looking at the voice, armor, and height, you might think so, but…. I tend not to hold stereotypes.”

“..Yes?”

“I felt it intuitively from the beginning, and you would have known to some extent seeing the conversation with Ariel?”

“…”

I wasn’t listening at all. I kept missing important points because I was stuck in reminiscences about our saintess. I never thought I’d lose sight of Yellowy. I put my hand on the forehead of the helmet.

“So, then, why did you send me and Mardol to the training ground last time?”

“At that time, I was just trying to help you find the ‘nameless saint’ or something.”

“Thank you. Mr. Cainell.”

“Everyone can see that he is a high-ranking person. Mardol.”

He swung the holy sword once, and this time the Shine Strike went out with a restrained stance. If I grow like this, I think I will really use Icarus and fly around.

‘Contents in the setting book…Kinel has excellent intuition.’

I forgot this part. Just as Ariel is a tsundere but quick-witted, there was a contradiction between them as if they were not a pair.

“..Does it look close to Ms. Mardol?”

“Okay. Maybe so. Holding hands and hugging….”

“Stop it.”

“hahahahaha! I finally got my revenge for teasing me with Ariel. Licht.”

Kinel looks at me and smiles like a cat. Perhaps the sadness of the carriage still remains.

“Stop teasing me. I have already….”

“There is someone I like. Yes.”

A warrior who speaks with a serious attitude. I don’t know why this guy is bad at dating himself. He must have been afraid that the relationship would become awkward after he confessed.

“..I know how you feel. I do.”

“You mean I like it, but I can’t approach it?”

“Yes, thanks to you, I avoided running away from my heart, but elves are a long-lived race, and I am a warrior.”

Kynell lowered his head and continued. He looked at the holy sword of light with sad eyes and told him about his troubles.

“I don’t know how long I can be by Ariel’s side. I’m not going to push my love away anymore….”

He and I both sighed. I wondered why you weren’t dating, but you still had trouble. There are five years left until . Then he might just go and date.

‘There was also a time when she glared at me with a black heart, saying that our saintess would soon miss her wedding day.’

Coming to think of it, I wonder if she was older than me. She was a person with a bit of a grown-up feel to her.

Name unknown, identity unknown, age unknown. No, to be precise, only the status of a saintess existed. She was a loner and alone with no one she knew.

Her Happiness was always a far cry from her,

“Maybe the problem will be solved by catching the demon king.”

“What do you mean by that? Richt?”

I tried with all my heart and body for her. She did her best, knowing that a happy ending would open if she caught all of her demon lords.

“..If there is no demon king, wouldn’t there be no need for warriors and saints?”

“Like a magic hat? That’s right. Thank you for your support.”

He let out an easygoing laugh. It must be funny that two people who are only students at the academy are talking like this.

“..Well, you will know someday.”

“You talk as if you know the future….”

“Mr. Kynell?”

It was then. The sound of footsteps echoed in the training ground, and a presence was felt.

“Mardol.. Sheep?”

“Uh..?”

A glass knight wearing heavy armor appeared at the swordsmanship training ground. I momentarily stiffened. How did you know I hope it won’t stop our saintess from thinking again.

I asked a question to Mardol, who was approaching me. Perhaps it was because his title had changed from Mr. To Yang, but he was wary and was not closing the distance any more.

“Miss Mardol. Are you a woman by any chance?”

“…”

As it is the quickest way to ask yourself these things, if the main character of , The princess, showed interest in me, I had to cut it off.

“Please tell me. It’s important to me.”

“..I hate it. Licht.”

The glass knight remained silent. Like Lupus, the wolf’s golden eyes were visible in the helmet. Black and white. Two incompatible knights were weighing each other.

“Stop it. Licht. Mardol must have a reason too.”

“..But, kinel.”

A blonde-haired warrior stopped me. If you’re a real woman, it’s because I have to keep my distance. Mardol appears to be shaken when he is found out using his younger brother’s identity instead.

“Lying is bad. Miss Mardol….”

“Then what about Licht?”

“Yes?”

She asked me directly. She is a princess who knows something and has golden eyes that shine.

“..Richt lies too.”

She opened her mouth cautiously, dropping her head. My heart was moved by her appearance, which seemed to violate her prosecution.

‘This person can’t believe I’m a hero.’

Looking at it from the opponent’s point of view, it’s me who even fell into the devil. In fact, if Emperor Locke knew, he would disappear with the dew of the executioner.

‘They must have been dragged away by the Heretic Inquisitor….’

I had no choice but to take a step back. She actually told me she lied to me often, and she also owed her that she learned her swordsmanship.

“There are things I cannot say. Licht.”

“Yes, I made a mistake. Sorry..”

To be honest, it was a shame because Mardol was nice, but if someone else had seen him, he would have already been branded as a demon king in the middle of the empire and wanted badges going around.

‘Because I told Dennis in advance.’

After the fight with Magic Hat. There was no question of whether or not he was a person related to the cult of warriors, and there was no tracking.

It’s all thanks to this person’s consideration. Why was I in such a hurry to check?

“..I look forward to the finals. Licht.”

“Okay.”

The glass knight who was found out about his true identity and whether the prosecution had been violated, shortened her words and left the place as if to turn his back and run away.

“You were too harsh.”

“…”

Kinel looking at me and scolding me. If this happens, is there really no choice but to break the glass armor and confirm the gender in the finals? The only way to cover it up was an accident that happened during the battle.

I wasn’t sure if I could destroy a real masterpiece with a fake holy sword, but

“..I will have to check it myself.”

This was the right move to break the flag with Mardol. Even if I had to repay the favor with my enemy, our saintess was important to me.

Why do you keep coming to stop me when I try to think about it?

He probably won’t try to kill him with a little bit of armor. If I had already died because of that, I would have gone down the path of corruption that I should have died a long time ago.