In front of the main bulletin board of Magic Knight Academy


    Three days before the school entrance ceremony, Ronald and his friends were suddenly told of a big announcement by the academy, and they came to therge bulletin board in front of the school building in high spirits.


    “Are you joking!!!”


    The red-haired boy next to them, An Kruger, squeezed out the words while ring at the bulletin board with a fiery color of anger on his face.


    Ronaldpletely agreed with An this time. In fact, he could confidently say that the rage seething inside him was even greater than An''s.


    It was because the matter posted on the bulletin board was so unreasonable in every sense of the word that it was uneptable to Ronald.


    The parchment posted on the bulletin board read as follows.


    “Next change in ss - Sirabe Ines Navarro to be ss G teacher.


    Transferring to ss G: Mia Cyrus, Teresa Hartwig, Pluto Brauser, Cliff Mird.”


    “I''m in a different ss.”


    Mia looked a little sad and somewhat resigned as she spat out the words.


    “Why is Mia in the infamous ss G? Besides, is that person in charge of ss G? That''s ridiculous!”


    Of course Ronald was confused.


    Certainly Mia was hopeless in the emission-type magic, but her magical reserve was extraordinary. If we talked about physical strengthening magic, she might be on top inside the school and because she was also a diligent person, her academic scores were in the top ss too. No matter how negatively she was evaluated, she was sure to get into ss A. If they were evaluated properly, there was no way that they would go to G ss, which was also known as the disposable cockroaches ss.


    And the homeroom teacher for ss G was Sirabe Ines Navarro, who was supposed to be teaching Ronald and his ss S.


    Everything about Sirabe Ines Navarro was unusual.


    His dignified demeanor, his superb knowledge of magic, and his outstanding leadership skills had led Ronald and the others to victory. Not a single one of the people who had fought the dragon-shaped golem in the course of practical lesson under hismand would be stupid enough to think that he was a student like Ronald and the others


    The fact that he looked the same age as Ronald and the others made sense when you considered that Old Sieg brought in the elves, who were rumored to be long-lived forest keepers, to teach ss S.


    The elf n was a race who appeared in the book of genesis where they lent their powers to the founding emperor, Philip Rose Archive. Because they were so secretive, except for their physical characteristics, there was no stipend that had beenmunicated to the public or even officially.


    And those physical characteristics were that he was ageless and extremely beautiful.


    In fact, his appearance was so dainty and beautiful that at first nce he could be mistaken for a girl. However, his appearance, tone of voice, and atmosphere clearly denied that he was a woman, and not many people would actually consider him a woman upon meeting him.


    Anyway, if he was an elf, Ronald didn''t see the point of having someone who hade all the way here to be in charge of ss G. Ronald didn’t understand the reasoning.


    “If you look at the lineup of ss G, it''s pretty clear!! For the most part, Mia is disturbed by Lord Cyrus'' downfall to stay at the academy, and as for Sirabe-sensei, he doesn''t like teaching outsiders. It''s just a bunch of stupid fence-mending by adults!”


    An''s bellowed shout drew a few startled nces from the students around him.


    “An, nothing will change no matter how much you let out your frustration. Let''s go and ask Old man Sieg.”


    Sieg had been Ronald and the others’ private tutor since they were children. He was absolutely not the kind of person who would do something that wouldn''t be in the best interest of Ronald and the others.


    “......”


    Shaking with unspeakable indignation, An moved his feet toward the professor''s office where Old Sieg was.


    Mia, who must have been quite shocked, left first because she had to practice, so An and Ronald decided to go to the instructor''s office. From the look she had, Ronald had a rough idea what she was going to do.


    Ronald knocked on the door.


    “Come in.”


    However, it was not Old Man Sieg''s voice, but an unfamiliar man''s, who gave the permission for them to enter.


    Ronald opened the sliding door and stepped through it into the room.


    This must be a lie.....


    Ronald reflexively gulped as he looked at the people seated at the small wooden table in the center of therge room.


    The blond-haired gentleman sitting across from Old Man Sieg was the head of this academy, Riot Bernstein. And the gentleman with crimson hair sitting next to him—


    “Why is my father here?”


    An shouted in a displeased tone.


    “What is the point of telling you why I am here?”


    The crimson hair man, unfazed with An''s outrage, smiled faintly and spoke harshly.


    He was the Warlord, Horus Kruger, An''s biological father, who had the highest authority in charge of the military affairs of the Imperial Regr Army.


    After biting his teeth together, An regained his breath and turned around, his expression of anger disappearing.


    “What''s the reason behind that ssposition?”


    He quietly asked for an exnation of his biggest concern.


    “Deplorable. Don''t you even know what my professional duties are? I''m a warlord, a military person. I can''t possibly have a say in the academy''s internal affairs.”


    That was a fair point. But then he wouldn’t have been here without a reason.


    “Don''t y dumb! You''re not going to show up at this teaching institution without a reason!”


    “What do you think about that, Riot?”


    Warlord Horus asked the headmaster.


    “Humph.....bastard, you are asking me that? Making such arge ruckus, now the whole academy is thrown into chaos!”


    Headmaster Riot swore and looked at Lord Horus as if he was the enemy of his parents.


    “Headmaster Riot, I''m formally requesting the withdrawal of thatpromise.”


    The two look at each other and take a deep sigh.


    “Your Highness Ronald, I wish I could do the same for you, but as a result of that unreasonable person working behind the scenes, the decision has been officially made by the faculty. Therefore, even I, the headmaster of this school, cannot interfere with it.”


    Headmaster Riot once again red at the Warlord.


    “Wait a minute! Don''t say something scandalous just like that. I just gave them a push on their back. The choice until the bitter end was their own.I don''t like being treated as a viin.”


    “What do you think you are saying?”


    Out of frustration, he screamed while rhythmically hitting his soles on the floor.


    “Thanks to that, your beloved daughter is now in ss S, in addition to the strongest bodyguard. That should be enough, right?”


    “This and that are different things! There is no reason to involve children in our filthy politics!”


    Politics... As expected, the cause of all of this was the Empire''s dispute? Really useless.


    “You are seriously a cold-hearted, unreasonable, and a horrible guy, that''s for sure in public eyes. That level of wizard, just because he wasn''t an imperial person, no, just because he wasn''t from a human race, you dropped him to that disposable ss. I‘ve really misread you.”


    At An''s abusive words, Warlord Horus changed the type of his smile to something more vicious.


    “As expected of my son. You seem to be misunderstanding something.”


    “Misunderstanding?”


    As An repeated back, Warlord Horus raised the corner of his mouth.


    “He is human and also an imperial person from the same imperial nobility as you. And he is 13 years old.”


    “What? Don''t you dare lie to me!”


    At the response of An, he narrowed his eyes and took a sigh.


    “And the biggest misunderstanding is between his standing and ss G.”


    An had a very unpleasant premonition.


    The Warlord''s vicious smile made Ronald extremely nauseated.


    “The standing of Shirabe-sensei and ss G?”


    He must never hear the rest of it. He had a feeling, but his parched mouth parroted the question back to him.


    “I have sent the a list of candidates who are permitted to stand on his side in the future.”


    “Warlord Horus!!”


    Without changing his expression in the face of Old Man Sieg''s fury, Warlord Horus said.


    “An, if you had any natural talent at all, I would have gone to any length to get you into that miracle ss.”


    For Ronald and the others, the words he spun were exactly the same as denying their existence.


    “We don''t have any talent?”


    An asked with a hoarse voice.


    “You guys are ordinary people. You''re not the type of vessel that could pull your weight in this turbulent world.”


    “Shut up.........”


    Warlord Horus’s smile vanished for the first time as he looked at An, who was grasping his fist tightly.


    “Do you feel frustrated? Did you think you are extraordinary, different from others? Unfortunate to say, but vessels like you aren''t even worth a dime.”


    “He is truly one of history''s rarest heroes. Even though you''ve been exposed to his miracles, even temporarily, you''re not qualified to join his ranks if you can''t imagine anything more than a meager desire to learn magic.”


    “Enough, Horus!!"


    At the shout of Headmaster Riot, the Warlord shut his mouth for the first time.


    “Sorry, it''s just as you have guessed. This time’s arrangement is just a filthy pretext. But, you''ve achieved the highest level of grades among all the students. That''s an unmistakable fact.”


    “Old Man, that''s still not a constion.”


    If they were toprehensively consider what the Warlord had just said now, then Ronald and the others were poor and untalented Honor Students. That was the kind of position they were in.


    “I''m not trying to console you, I''m just saying that the talent that Lord Horus is referring to is the aptitude of a monster like that man. If we were to take that as standard, it would not be too farfetched to say that Hero Yukihiro and of course even I, too, are just normal people.”


    Sieg had always been a man who did not show off his strength. Even if the opponent was an enemy, he would never say anything to undermine them. In other words, Sieg must really consider Hero Yukihiro as an ordinary person.


    Certainly, there were a lot of people who condemned Hero Yukihiro for confessing his sins. Most of them would probably give him a negative evaluation. Ronald also didn''t like the way the man looked at his sister, Lilinoa, in a stubborn way.


    However, no one who spouted such negativity would deny that he was a superhuman hero.


    “Don''t worry! His Highness Ronald and the others, in ss S, we have prepared the best mentors and the strongest assistance. You will have to work hard in this environment and achieve results that will satisfy us in the regr examinations at the end of this year. If you do...


    “I will arrange for that man to be your teacher. I promise you that.”


    “That means we have to beat ss G. Is that it?”


    “That''s right.”


    Finally, a thread of hope appeared, though it was too thin to even be outlined.


    Mia''s total magical power was slightly greater than Ronald. If it weren''t for her inability to control her magic, she would be no match for Ronald in terms of talent. If it''s that person, he would have no trouble correcting Mia''s ws and maximizing her strengths. And now that the Warlord had discovered her talents, it was safe to assume that the other three had at least the same potential as Mia. The same old routine of training would not be enough to win.


    Mentor was indispensable. Ronald and his friends needed a mentor who would lead them to the peak of superhuman ability, a strict and intelligent person who would not tolerate any indulgence.


    Ronald looked at An next to him, and he nodded his head. The hesitation in An''s eyes disappeared, reced by an intense will.


    “So, Old Man, tell us about the mentor.”


    In the words of An, Old Man Sieg raised the corner of his mouth.


    “Don''t be surprised after hearing it.”


    He announced the surprising name.