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Well, I probably won't actually be forced to quit for a little while yet.
Even if I quit, I'm fortunate enough to have an allowance from the royal palace, so I'll be fine for a while.
More than that, the immediate problem is...
"Teacher Cyrilos!! Long time no see!"
"Your Highness Raimond! It's been a long time. It's been a while since I've seen you, but you've grown a little taller, haven't you?"
Today, I'm heading to the royal palace's residence in the academy city as the seventh prince, so I'm in prince mode.
I've changed my hair color back to black, slicked it back, and exposed my eyes.
My clothes are also somewhat more extravagant than the clothes I usually wear as a commoner.
Of course, the quality of the clothes themselves is incomparable.
"Still, I was surprised when I heard about your Highness Raimond's bodyguard story from Hophle. I thought you wouldn't be back until you graduated from the academy."
With those words, Teacher Cyrilos folded his ears with a wilted look.
Why is an ikemen ojisan's depressed expression so moe?!
"I'm coming back. Because Teacher Cyrilos is my right-hand man. It wouldn't make sense if you weren't by my side when something happened, right?"
"If that's the case, then why not take me to the academy as well?"
"That's no good. You're a celebrity, right? 'The Bloodstained Sword Emperor'?"
When I called him that half-jokingly, Teacher Cyrilos, who is always perfect, tripped on the ground where there was nothing and lost his balance.
When I looked at Teacher Cyrilos, wondering if something rare had happened, his face was as red as I had never seen before.
"Where did you hear that, no. Your Highness Raimond was in the knight department, wasn't he? You heard it there, didn't you? But, no. Please forget about it. I was young back then."
After straightening his posture, he shyly hid his red face with his hands.
However, he immediately lowered his hand, thinking that he was being rude to me.
"First of all, I want you to tell me why you're bloodstained."
But, I'm sorry!! My! Curiosity! Won't stop!!
"Gu... That's. Originally, there was another adventurer called the Sword Emperor. He retired soon after I became S-class, but that's the remnant of the name used to distinguish them at that time, and those who knew the former Sword Emperor continued to call me that, yes... it has come to this."
"...Because you defeated a lot of monsters? Because you were stained with the blood of those monsters?"
"Ugh. A-At the time. That was, I was rough, so to speak. I didn't want to bother shedding the blood of monsters, so I was going in and out of the adventurer's guild, therefore..."
I see, so it's a so-called black history.
Teacher Cyrilos doesn't have the option of not answering the questions of me, who is a prince, so he has to tell me even if it's a black history.
I'm kind of sorry.
I'm filled with feelings of apology.
After that, I didn't bring up the topic because he looked pitiful, so the redness in his face gradually subsided.
"By the way, wasn't it okay not to move on foot?"
We're moving to the villa from the royal palace. At first, Teacher Cyrilos had prepared a carriage, but I asked him to go on foot because I hadn't grasped the dust in the academy city yet.
Teacher Cyrilos, who had been walking and talking with me for a while, stared at my body for a while, and then relaxed his expression happily.
"? Teacher Cyrilos? What's wrong?"
"Ah, no. I was rude."
"No, I didn't mind that, but is something wrong?"
I'm not uncomfortable, but I'm purely curious.
"Since you entered the academy, you've grown taller and have gained some muscle. It may be rude to say this to you, who is a royal, but... I'm unexpectedly happy about the growth of my disciple. That's what I thought."
I was knocked out by Teacher Cyrilos, who was blushing shyly again.
No, this is unfair.
My teacher is precious!!
While we were doing that, the size of the houses around us began to be abnormally large.
We've probably entered the area where the nobles' residences are lined up.
"Ah, it's over there."
Looking at the residence in the place that Teacher Cyrilos pointed to, I lost my words, saying "As I thought".
Well, it's big as a matter of course.
The 'hut' that Brother Bertrand and I went to in the northern garden was really a 'hut', at the level that I thought.
"I don't think I'll live in this mansion to study."
"If it's Lord Raimond, that would be the case."
Teacher Cyrilos, who let out a dry laugh, led the way and opened the gate.
I mean, it takes more than an hour to walk from the academy to here??
"Are the nobles moving this distance by carriage every day?"
"In addition, the nobles are exempt from some studies. It's a consideration that each of them is studying at home, and then usually there are no people who are going to become adventurers."
I see, so that's why I'm not thought of as royalty at all.
Other than hiding my hair color and eye color, I'm almost exactly the same, but.
"So, is that why I didn't meet Miss Leandra?"
"Probably. If she's the daughter of Lord Baltzar, she should be taking the noble course even in the knight department."
"Eh!? Miss Leandra is in the knight department!?"
I couldn't help but raise my voice at the unexpected words.
There are no women in the knight department class I'm in now.
But that's right. It's not strange for women to swing swords.
I wonder what kind of fighting style Miss Leandra has.
"The sound of a female knight is already good."
"...There are some men in the world who dislike that. However, I think it's fine as long as women can shine the most."
As expected of Teacher Cyrilos.
The opportunities to meet have decreased since I entered the academy, or rather, since Maria married Teacher Cyrilos, but it's all for the best if Maria is living happily.
I want to see Zenon and Nestor again too.
The baby that Maria was holding that day is probably old enough to recognize people soon.
"Ah! Talking about that makes me want to see Maria and the others! Can I visit them this holiday?"
"Oh, I thought you were going to refrain from doing that while you were going to the academy?"
"I'll die from Maria deficiency."
I'm still a Maria-con.
For me, it's like having an older sister who is much older.
I want to see her after a long time, and I'm curious about whether she's happy or not.
However, since the other party is Teacher Cyrilos, I'm not worried about that.
"Zenon, Nestor, and Maria will all be happy if Lord Raimond is there."
"What about Teacher Cyrilos?"
"Of course. If I can be by Lord Raimond's side."
This smile is truly priceless.
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