Vol 2 Chapter 1 (1/2)
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Tenketsu Palace <sophia>, outdoors training ground—
About twenty newly enrolled cadet guards had lined up properly
”Urm urm therefore as one of the Priestesses, I alad for everyone's enrollment into the palace! Ah, mmm, well then P-Please take care of your bodies, and continue doing your best!”
On the stage, was a Priestess that wasface
”She's still the same as always”
”Yeah After seeing Yely at ease”
She walked down the stage after she was done with her speech A female instructor dressed in a dark blue suit went up to her
”That's an impressive speech, Priestess Ymy”
”R-Really? Thank goodness!”
”Yes You have iave previously That the speech which was banned fro aired - that was quite honestly incomprehensible, but your perfor”
”T-that is just a slip of the tongue! Howup that topic!”
Y The instructor just laughed while shaking her head
”Ha ha ha, well, that is already a thing of the past”
Y the last speech?
”Well then, I shall take my leave”
— Sheltis, do your best
Y at Sheltis
In comparison
”Alright, Priestess-sama is done with her speech With that, the enrollment ceremony for today will come to an end”
The feerous smile on her face
”I haven't introduced myself - my name's Yumelda, and I will be your instructor Everyone's dis you all till you can't even stand Be mentally prepared for that”
Despite being a feht is about the sa slender eyes and her jet black hair was triarette that was constantly giving off white s the cadet guards, and is nicknamed the Devil Instructor, as she is fas'
”So everything's over, and we can head back now?”
Sheltis heaved a sigh as he walked in between the group of cadet guards ere all heading back to Tenketsu Palace <sophia>
Though his dirty looks had invited strange looks around hi, he could finally be at ease for noever, to He could tell frouards that were returning to Tenketsu Palace <sophia> were feeling nervous
”Eh— it's already over? How boring I thought you would take the opportunity to showcase yourself to others”
”You sure kno to talk, Miss Ilis I was raided by Leon after working through the night, and was forced to undergo nearly five hours ofpractice—”
— Who's that?
He suddenly stopped talking halfway, and turned around to face the stare that was co from behind him
”What's wrong, Sheltis?”
”Ilis, do you knoho that girl is? The one standing beneath the tree”
He signaled towards the direction with his eyes Deep within the training ground, at about ten plusbeneath a tree
Her bright sakura-colored hair was bundled behind her back Her age seeh she may be one or two years older Her aze of hers left a deep impression on him
”What's wrong with the girl?”
”She has been staring at me since just now”
As for now, the girl acted as if nothing had happened, and was doing warm-ups by herself However, she had indeedthe white ritual clothing of Tenketsu Palace <sophia> All he kneas that she's a cadet guard just like hiuard on her shoulder
”Hmm I don't think she is someone who her before either”
”Really? Then forget it”
But, what's with that strange feeling?
The girl as currently doing her warered in his e eye contact with her - so felt out of place
That dignified look of hers - had I seen her somewhere before?
”Just who exactly is she? I don't have the expression of talking to her face to face before”
”Maybe you had passed by her by coincidence somewhere in Tenketsu Palace <sophia>?”
Right, he felt it was exactly like what the machine crystal <ilis> had said However, he was still very concerned about her gaze earlier - perhaps it was due to theht into each others' eyes
”Hmm whatever, I'm not that worried about it It's just—”
Sheltis stood in thewithin him
However, he had no chance to sort out his thoughts
”Oi, how long are you gonna stand there for?”
A crisp sound of footsteps suddenly rang, along with the kicking of dust He turned around, and saw that Instructor Yuht before him
”I had already declared for you guys to be dis hereto follow my orders?”
The fearette next to her feet, and extinguished it by sto onto it with the tip of her shoes On her face was a dangerous smile, akin to a carnivorous predator that had found its prey
”Eh N-No How should I explain this?”
Sheltis took a step back, but the instructor advanced two steps forward
”I see So you are a lad that does not follow the orders of his instructor Seems like I'll have to shower you with the love of my iron fists”
”W-Wait! L-Listen to me Whoa!”
Swash— A fist that was as sharp as blades grazed past his cheeks Sheltis quickly dodged the attack by shi+fting sideways His fringes were lightly swayed by the gush of wind generated by the punch
” Ho? You can actually dodge my fist?”
”Eh? W-Well?”
”Ku ku ku Not bad Not bad at all”
He originally thought he would be chewed out by the instructor However, the instructor showed a gleeful expression, and cracked her knuckles
”It's been years since I've seen a cadet guard capable of dodging my fist Seems like I've ”
”Huh?”
Before he could ask any questions, Sheltis was already being held by his neck
Strange?
After thinking about it, so si And the next thing that folloould be
”S-Sorry, but I was about to go rest for now”
”Followyou under a special regined by uard easily should you live through ”
”S-Someone save me————!”
Tenketsu Palace <sophia>, eleventh story - cadet guards dormitory—
”We're finally back”
”Yeah, I feel drained I want to take a shower right now”
Sheltis walked through the passageway, his body drenched with sweat and his body covered in dirt
He was finally able to escape froo Dinner tiuards were already preparing to sleep when he returned
”Let's see, the third rooht?”
He focused his eyes in the dark to look at the plate that says 'Sheltis Magna Yehle'
”Right Seems like you just can't remember where your room is”
”Since I had been living in the living sector for the past two years This just somehow feels unreal”
”Oh right, I do want to hear about your life there What I kneas that you survived by working in a cafe, but I had no idea you were that friendly with two girls Fufu, I really can't underestimate the Sheltis who is a play-boy”
”We do get along ith one another, but we're just friends”
”Ara, is that so?”
”Yup As long as I'ht, it will—”
”Ah, I've found Shel-nii!”
”Right right It would be so like that— Eh?”
A sound cas