One day, about three weeks left for the first semester hunting festival, which is the final evaluation.

Suddenly, silver hair appeared from behind the Ministry of Magic building and greeted me.

“Oh, Mr. Conrad. Fate led us to meet again today.”

I think I clearly told you not to waste your energy on such trivial things.

Anyway, he was a person who didn’t really listen.

“Are you still not tired of that? What are you up to today?”

“It’s nothing. It’s a little lonely to just eat alone, so I wanted to eat out comfortably with someone I can trust for the first time in a while.”

“Is that so.”

“Still, Mr. Conrad is my second year senior at the academy, so you must know more about the good restaurants in the academy, right?

Today, I’m thinking of having a meal with the academy seniors and juniors, not the saintess and escort knight. What do you think about this?”

To sum it up, it meant that eating alone is lonely, so let’s have lunch together.

Coincidentally, I was just about to go out to eat, and I didn’t have anyone to meet at lunch today.

There was no need to make excuses against her.

“I don’t know if a place that suits my taste will suit Saint Clare’s mouth, but if that’s okay with you, I will guide you.”

“like.”

As soon as St. Claire gave permission, they moved to a barbecue restaurant near Academy Square.

I said that it might not suit my taste, but in fact I know most of Saint Clare’s favorite foods.

Contrary to her frail appearance, she is quite a meat lover, and in particular, freshly grilled meat like barbecue was Saint Clare’s favorite dish.

During the drank punitive squad, whenever I ate a proper barbeque grilled on an iron skewer, I would smile happily as if I had the whole world.

It was a bonus to criticize the poor church food that comes out at every meal.

So I took her to the meat restaurant, thinking she would definitely like it, and as expected, the smile on her face did not leave her face throughout the meal.

“You feed me grilled meat from lunch on weekdays, so you’re pretty good at choosing a date course.”

“It’s not a date, but did you like it anyway?”

“It is the best. I will be visiting more often in the future.”

Seeing Saint Clare with a satisfied smile after finishing the meal made me feel quite satisfied in my heart.

While taking a walk with her in the Academy Plaza to help digest the food, I thought it was a good opportunity and opened up a story to her.

“Ah, saintess. Come to think of it, I have a suggestion for the saintess.”

“Mr. Conrad to me? What is your suggestion?”

“I suggest that you join the party I lead at the upcoming first semester hunting festival.”

“A party led by Mr. Conrad? And to participate in the hunting festival?”

“Yes, it is.”

It was a story that I thought I should bring up at least once, from the point where I became quite close to Saint Clare.

To be honest, I didn’t expect that we would get close so quickly, so originally, I had planned to invite them to the party from the end of the second semester’s hunting festival.

Since he had already acted with her twice, it was calculated that it would not be bad to bring up an offer of this magnitude.

Even if she refused this time, I just had to propose again next time.

As a student at the academy, the time to gather all the existing party members was not long, either.

Right next year, Xian senior was going to graduate and return to the forest of the world tree.

The year after that, Lulu and I were going to graduate from the academy right away.

Of course, even after graduation, I thought I would be doing some other things near the ecliptic while waiting for Stella to finish the academy.

In any case, it was not a very long period of time to maintain the party as an academy student.

Even once or twice is fine, so it would be much easier to organize a party once and then break up to form a subjugation party later.

Besides, the current point in time was a rare opportunity to check each individual’s skills and, ultimately, the growth potential of the entire party.

I felt a bit regretful to miss it.

“You mean the hunting festival, right? At the end of each semester, it is an evaluation of actual combat experience for students in the combat department, and it is an event in which they enter the forest of demons and risk their lives to hunt monsters.”

“That’s right.”

“As far as I know, as a theology student, I didn’t have to participate in the hunting festival, did I?”

“Of course, non-fighting students usually choose other alternative assessments, but if you can afford it, it’s a one-way way to prove your mettle in the Huntfest.

Lulu, who is in our party right now, is also a technology student, but she has become an essential member of our party right now.”

Her keen sense of search, quick trap release skills, and even her ability to navigate the battlefield freely with nimble body movements.

Lulu was already a key member of our party. To the extent that it is impossible to replace it with someone else.

“Certainly, the Department of Technology and Theology will be helpful in many ways in the hunting festival. I understand Conrad’s purpose in recruiting me.”

“At least among the theology students I know, there is not a single person better than Saint Clare.”

“… Even if you float it like that, nothing comes out.”

Saint Claire put on a hesitant expression at my suggestion, then asked a few more questions about the composition of the party members.

“Aside from Mr. Lulu and Mr. Conrad, who just mentioned, are there any other members of the party?”

“First of all, our party is Rudflicka senior Xian, who is currently in the 4th year of the archery club.”

“Ahh… . That celebrity was Mr. Conrad’s party, too.”

The power of an arrow shot by senior Xian with magic is so powerful that it is second to none.

Her arrows would sometimes do things I couldn’t do for opponents who couldn’t use pure magic attacks.

“Wait. The magic department, the technical department, and the archery department? Come to think of it, members like this don’t have a avant-garde. Are you planning to get the avant-garde separately?”

“The avant-garde is held by Lady Stella Arwen, a 2nd year swordswoman.”

Stella’s greatest strength was, of course, the sense of security she gave.

A strong spirit like a fortress was the symbol of a warrior of hope that never collapsed, and even inhuman stamina that did not get tired even after fighting hundreds of monsters for hours.

If you ask if her attack is weak, it is not that, and it is indeed the figure of the hero himself, the center of the Demon Subjugation Force.

“Lady Stella Arwen… . another woman… .”

Upon hearing the name Stella, Saint Claire muttered something and hardened her expression.

Something isn’t too bad about the reaction.

Could there have been a conflict with Stella without my knowledge?

“Have you ever met Stella?”

“Yeah? Oh no. I never really did.”

“It seemed that his expression suddenly changed when he heard Stella’s name, so I asked just in case.”

“… no way I was just thinking about the combination of members.”

Was it like that

It meant that he was seriously considering joining my party, so it seemed that he was feeling quite positively about my proposal itself.

“I know. For now, I’ll take part in Mr. Conrad’s party.

Of course, you should meet the party members in person at least once before that.”

“We will arrange a place for you as soon as possible.”

“Introduce the other members as if you were just an ordinary theology student.

Perhaps there are people who feel burdened by the fact that I am a saint, or who expect me to be burdensome.”

“I understand, Saint Clare.”

I don’t know if there are any members who oppose the saintess entering the party.

The last time I had a conversation like this with Saint Clare was a week ago.

* * *

And, the time of the appointment on the same day.

“It is a pleasure to meet you, gentlemen.

This is Claire Larapria Maidel, who participated in this hunting festival party at Mr. Conrad’s suggestion.

Some of you may already know about me, but I will greet you formally.”

“… Yeah?”

“Saint… ?”

“… … .”

Stella, Xian-senpai, and Lulu all had different reactions toward her.

“Are you really Saint Clare Larapria Maidel? The saintess who entered the theology department as a freshman this semester?”

“Yes, that is correct. This is Claire Larapria Maidel, who entered the theology department as a freshman this year. Feel free to call me Claire or Maidel.”

“… … .”

Stella seemed to be taken aback for a moment by the unexpected appearance of a giant, but she immediately came to her senses and introduced herself to Saint Clare.

“It’s an honor to meet you, Miss Claire! I am Stella Arwen, the eldest daughter of Count Arwen!

And, although it’s a bit embarrassing, I’m in the vanguard of this party!”

“It’s a pleasure to meet you too, Stella.

You said you knew how to use a sword, right? I heard from Mr. Conrad the other day.”

“Yes, it is!”

In response to Stella’s greeting, which was a bit loud but had basic manners, Saint Clare smiled politely and continued the conversation gently.

As soon as she was recognized as a saint, she was raised in the Orthodox Church, so having a conversation with a friendly smile was her specialty.

Around the time Stella and Saint Clare finished their light greetings. This time, Xian-senpai approached Saint Clare.

“Nice to meet you, Junior Claire. I am Sian Rudflicka. He’s a senior in the archery club, and he’s in charge of firepower, just like Conrad’s juniors.”

It was the same dry voice as usual, saying hello and holding out one hand for a light handshake.

“nice to meet you.”

“I’m not good at honorifics, so I’m trying to say what I’m comfortable with, but you’re not saying it’s blasphemy, right?”

“It is nonsensical. Call me whatever you feel comfortable with, Mr. Xian… .”

“Write.”

“… Yeah?”

“Call me senior.”

“Senior Xian?”

“Okay, be careful next time.”

I never thought it was not enough to say that I was a junior as soon as I met the saintess, and that she would make me call her senior.

It was still the most unique personality in My Pace.

Guess who isn’t a proud elf.

Well, it wasn’t that he wasn’t very different from his previous life, so it wasn’t that he didn’t expect this kind of conversation to take place.

Come to think of it, even during the days of the demon subjugation team, I was only allowed to let go of the horse right before the final battle.

In this lifetime, I am a little curious about how many years they will be released.

“Hey, hey, Conrad!”

As I watched the conversation between the two and thought of such thoughts, Lulu hid behind me and called me in a small voice.

“Why, Lulu.”

“Hey, are you crazy? I heard you were recruiting new party members from the theology department, so of course I thought a priest or a monk would come!”

“Is Saint Clare a good priestess?”

“Who doesn’t know that?! It’s not like that, but you’re too high up to make sense!”

It seems that Lulu’s shy and shy personality gave up as soon as she met Saint Clare.

“I don’t think it’s that hard. Surprisingly, if you stay together for a few days, there will be many things that suit you, Lulu, right?”

“That feeling itself is too light! What if we include such an honored guest in our party, and later the Orthodox Church trips over it!

And if Saint Claire gets hurt while hunting, you, the party leader, have to take full responsibility for it!”

“Yeah, that might be true, but that’s a pointless worry.

In the first place, when a cleric joins a party, it becomes safer when it is safe, and they are anxious about where the elements that can become dangerous are.”

Basically, Saint Clair was a talented person among talented people who was blessed by the goddess and could even use the high-level divine magic, Heavenly Shield.

In the first place, with the power of destiny possessed by the saintess of destiny, she could easily avoid her fate.

“Uh, I’m against it anyway! Does it make sense for someone of such a high rank to join our party!

It’s not like what a first-timer would say to the saintess, Conrad, you’re good at arguing, so just say that it must be difficult, or try something!”

Apparently, if we want Saint Claire to join our party, we must first convince Lulu.