Due to my unexpected injury, the dispatch practice took a little longer, but the academy’s winter vacation was a little longer than that.

The academy’s winter vacation, which still had a week left, was intended to be as leisurely as possible.

Of course, in order to rest, there were a few issues that needed to be addressed before that.

The most pressing issue was, of course, money.

Maybe it was because I drank a few bottles of elixir in the north, so I was consuming a lot of the gold coins I had saved up.

Fortunately, some of the amount can be made up with the subjugation reward from the Orthodox Church.

Even so, it was undoubtedly a considerable loss in terms of money.

In fact, the price of 10 elixirs had to come down as a subjugation reward just for subduing an executive of the Dark Church, but it was normal.

The problem was that the girl I killed was not treated as an executive of the Dark Church.

Because of the fact that the first attack had already been blocked only by northern warriors, and that I, a student at the academy, had killed him, the risk was set low.

A 7th circle magic that I, a 6th circle wizard, completed by drinking several bottles of elixir. Let’s claim that it was killed with a new magic from beginning to end over a month.

It was obvious that those old people in the Orthodox Church would reply, ‘Anyone from the 7th circle can do it anyway’.

I didn’t waste time, and I finished the story in the line of receiving the reward that fell quietly.

Although Saint Clare didn’t seem to like the way I was being treated.

“Really, that old-fashioned bird… All the inspirations have to come down?! Mr. Conrad almost died several times… !!”

“It’s okay, Lady Claire. Still, thanks to the saintess, we are alive like this in the end.”

“At the very least, shouldn’t we have to compensate for the price of the elixir that Mr. Conrad used?! Even though they know very well how much that is in one bottle!!”

“You don’t have to worry too much because you don’t have that kind of money.”

And in fact, the important thing gained from this subjugation was not money, but something else.

The northern warriors’ reputation towards me was probably the biggest asset I gained from this dispatch practice.

It was because the achievements I had made were fully communicated to the northern warriors, including Sharahl.

“Today is a banquet! For the sake of Conrad Perdalos, who killed the monster commander!”

“””for!!”””

Thanks to Sharahl’s explanation to the northern warriors, I was able to be recognized as a brave warrior in my own way.

Some warriors had even heard of her, at least indirectly, two years ago. Although not recorded.

Besides, since the day I killed him, the monsters that have been flocking to me every day have calmed down again.

Even if they didn’t directly witness the killing, no northern warrior was so stupid as to not understand the causal relationship.

Above all, they were warriors who wielded swords and axes with tired bodies for several days, so it wouldn’t be enough to acknowledge me just for putting an end to the arduous monster subjugation.

So that was enough.

Once recognized as a warrior by them, it will be easier to enlist their cooperation the next time you visit the North.

After a few years anyway, there would come a time when it would be much more important to be recognized by figures like the northern warriors wielding spears directly in the field than formal groups like the Orthodox Church.

In addition, when Seely Willy is not treated as a monster executive and undervalued, the person who will be most unfair is probably Seely Willy himself.

It was already exhilarating to see that evil woman, let alone an official of the Dark Church, be recorded as being at the level of being killed by a student who had only been dispatched from the academy.

And if it was a money problem, it was solved to some extent on the other side.

The first thing I did after returning from the academy was to meet Lulu.

Like last summer vacation, I asked Ruru to process the monsters I hunted at the hunting festival.

Although it was said that it was an expensive material, unlike last summer vacation when there were only two monsters to deal with, this winter vacation I had some time to spare, so I killed a little more monsters.

There were quite a lot of varieties, such as Big Warwolves, Orc Generals, and Giant Hounds.

I was a little worried that Lulu might lose her confidence because she had already made a mistake once.

Fortunately, when I returned to the academy after completing the dispatch practice. Lulu had properly disposed of the materials.

Rather, it was certainly enough to make a little more profit than I expected.

“You had a hard time processing the material, Lulu. Thanks to that, it saved me a lot of trouble.”

“yes… . Oh, and the hound carcasses that were originally intended to be sold to the Academy Guild at wholesale prices.”

“Yeah, why?”

“Just in case, I poked at the Pensions Department and the Production Department once to see if they would buy it, but both of them contacted me saying they would buy it if it was part of the material.

So after trimming, I sold the hides and bones to the Production Department and the blood and organs to the Alchemy Department.

“… … .”

“Why, why are you suddenly silent?”

“No, it’s just because I’m so moved by Lulu’s growth.”

It was such a perfect job that I wondered if it was Ruru, who was shy about talking to people in the same department, and I almost lost my mind and hugged her as it was.

I felt that way even more because it reminded me of her who had suffered from the coil mouse material last semester.

“You did a great job, Lulu. It was good that I left it to you.”

“Ah, uh… .”

Of course, if I suddenly hugged her, she might be offended, so I thanked her in moderation by stroking her hair.

If it was like that, I was going to finish the settlement of the materials entrusted to Lulu, and for the rest of the week, I was going to organize my thoughts while reading the magic book… .

“… … yes?”

While I was away, the plan was unfortunately thwarted by a few mails sent to me.

“This is from Delphina… . Uh, this is also from Delphina… ?”

Of the five letters, except for the tuition bill from the academy, four were letters from my sister.

Even without checking the contents, I could guess that something was strange.

Apparently, I told you in advance that I wouldn’t be at the academy this winter vacation because of dispatch practice work.

Still, how many letters have you put in front of me like this?

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Judging by the seal of the Perdalos family, not the personal seal of his sister, it must have been a letter directly from the estate.

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Judging from that, it was most likely a letter sent directly from the manor.

If there is something to talk about, we can do it at the academy next semester.

What was it that made her so urgent that she even sent out so many letters?

As soon as I opened the first letter that arrived due to timing with doubts, a letter written in Delfina appeared.

“Dear older brother.

I am aware that you are currently dispatched to the north for practice and you do not know when you will return.

As soon as you read this letter, please return to Perdalos’ territory.

It’s because there is a problem that can only be solved by having a brother.

Posted by Delfina Perdalos」

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After reading the letter from Delphina, I set off for the warp gate without even having time to lay down on the bed in the dorm.

It was the nature of the Delphina I knew to solve a problem with my own strength as much as possible if it could be solved on my own.

The fact that my sister talked about it in such a way that she used the expression ‘a problem that only I can solve’ meant that it was a problem that could only be solved with me.

Moreover, it was even more important that this letter that arrived for the first time had already been sent more than two weeks ago.

It wouldn’t be any different to interpret that the fact that he had already searched for me in such a hurry while I was still in the Northern Territory, that by now, the matter was already quite twisted.

In fact, the letter didn’t have any clear details about why I needed it, so I’ll have to take a step myself to find out.

This was unavoidable because of Delphina’s habit of not writing down important stories in documents that left physical evidence, such as letters or correspondence.

“Isn’t the northern dispatch practice over yet? It’s not too late, so please return to the Perdalos domain as soon as possible after reading this letter, brother.”

“Older brother, it’s impossible for the story to proceed without the older brother. It’s already been late for various reasons, but I think I’ll need my older brother to at least make up for what has already been done.”

“Older brother, are you still in the North? Can you come down before winter break is over?”

Looking at the letter from my sister, who became more and more urgent as the date approached, it was not difficult to figure out that something was definitely going wrong.

Even as I rode the wagon to the warp gate, I kept thinking about the urgent business Delphina was calling me.

Land development, land management, family heir issues, political engagement.

The only story I would dare to bring up after moving to the Perdalos family would be about the family or family problems, so this was the only thing I could predict.

My doubts are still unresolved because most of them are problems that Delfina can solve on its own without consultation with me.

The management and development of the estate were fields that my mother knew much better than I did, so it would be much more efficient to consult with her than to call me.

The issue of the family heir was premature for those of us who hadn’t even graduated from the academy yet. In addition, I told Delphina several times that I would not inherit.

At most, if it’s a matter that needs to be consulted with me, there’s a possibility that it’s about a political engagement, just like the last Hilla time… .

Perhaps that is also unlikely.

Since the Margrave of Warburg had not yet officially announced that Hilla and I had nothing to do with each other, there was no way a noble would send an engagement letter to me.

Besides, Hilla, whom I met not too long ago, behaved in her own way, treating me as if she were a potential fiancé.

In this situation, where there is a possibility of a relationship with the Warburg family, the person who could present me with an engagement letter would have to be at least the imperial family.

And I, already going through a second life, knew best that there was no royal family who could afford it in the current situation.

In addition to that, I was objectively aware that I was not worth that much.

In the end, while still wondering why my sister called me, I got on the carriage to go to Perdalos.

Once again, he clearly explained his destination to the coachman who was in line to use the warp gate in the ecliptic.

“Take the warp gate and go to the Marquis of High Garden in the east, then go to Perdalos Manor.”

I always told the obvious story to use the road to Perdalos, but the coachman turned his head and asked me exactly what I said.

“Yeah? Were you not going straight to Perdalos?”

“Yes, I’m going straight to Perdalos.”

“By the way, why do you say you will stop by High Garden? Do you have business in the High Garden, sir?”

“… I don’t know what you’re talking about. Isn’t the fastest way to go to Perdalos through High Garden?”

While I was talking to the coachman pulling the carriage while something didn’t fit, he clapped his hands with both hands and continued explaining to me.

“You don’t know yet. A warp gate to Perdalos opened about a week ago.”

“… … … … Yeah?”

“So I thought you were going to visit beyond the newly opened warp gate, but didn’t you?”

“… … .”

I was at a loss for words because I was dumbfounded, and the coachman asked the same question again.

“So, are you still going to stop by High Garden?”

“… Please take the warp gate to Perdalos.”

“I understand, sir.”

Even before I entered my hometown, my head started to ache.