The next day, in the afternoon.

  Senior Vyn, senior Gretta, and senior Alisha arrived at the academy gates.

  "There's nothing more pleasant than returning to your own home," said senior Gretta.

  "But this academy isn't your home, or will you be living here forever?" asked senior Alisha.

  "That's just an expression, Alisha," said senior Gretta.

  Senior Vyn was packing his belongings to take back to the academy. After packing his belongings, he entered the academy.

  "You have quite a lot of luggage, Mr. Vyn. Do you need help carrying them?" asked one of the guards.

  "No need, I can carry them myself. Besides, why are there so many guards outside the academy right now? Is something wrong?" asked Senior Vyn.

  The guard looked at his friends as if asking for help. His friends just shook their heads.

  "Nothing happened, Mr. Vyn. Maybe the guards were just hanging out here. I don't know them," said the guard.

  "I see. Then I'll go to the academy first," said Senior Vyn.

  "Please go ahead, Mr. Vyn," said the guard.

  Senior Vyn entered the academy grounds and headed for his dormitory. Next, it was Senior Gretta and Senior Alisha's turn to enter the academy grounds.

  "The chairman seems to be in a hurry, he didn't even wait for us," said Senior Gretta.

  "Perhaps he wanted to rest as soon as he got to the dormitory, that's why he was in such a hurry. I noticed that when we left and when we returned, the chairman never slept in the carriage. The academy is quite far from San Quentine," said senior Alisha.

  "I see. It's natural for the leader to want to hurry to the dormitory and rest. I also want to hurry back to my dormitory and rest," said Senior Gretta.

  "Weren't you sleeping the entire time in the carriage?" asked Senior Alisha.

  "While we still have some free time, I want to get some sleep. When we return to work at Elevrad tomorrow, we'll probably have no free time left. The Tournament and Festival are fast approaching," said Senior Gretta.

  -

  That evening.

  Senior Vyn was in the academy garden and seemed to be waiting for someone.

  "You just returned from a long journey, so why did you suddenly ask to meet me so late at night? Do you want to give me a souvenir?" a woman asked.

  "You're finally here, Amelia," said Senior Vyn.

  It turned out that Senior Vyn had been waiting for Princess Amelia.

  "What do you need?" asked Princess Amelia.

  "Here, a souvenir for you," said Senior Vyn, handing her a letter.

  "A letter? Who sent it?" asked Princess Amelia, accepting the letter.

  "Your father asked me to give it to you," said Senior Vyn.

  "A letter from my father? What's in it?" Princess Amelia asked again.

  "I don't know, your father just told me to give it to you," said Senior Vyn.

  "Is that so," said Princess Amelia.

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  Princess Amelia opened the letter and read it.

  "Hmm, so that's how it is," said Princess Amelia as she read the letter and then folded it.

  "Have you read it all?" asked Senior Vyn.

  "Yes. Don't you want to know what's in the letter?" asked Princess Amelia.

  "If the letter is only intended for you, then it's private. I'm not interested in knowing someone's personal details," said Senior Vyn.

  "What if the contents of this letter are related to a plan?" asked Princess Amelia.

  "I'm still not interested. I've had many conversations with your father and discussed future plans as well. If the letter you received is related to that plan, it must be the same as the one your father discussed with me."

  "Or maybe the plan in the letter is different from the one your father discussed with me. If that's the case, then you must follow what your father wrote in the letter. Meanwhile, I will follow the plan your father and I discussed at his residence. We don't need to know each other's plans," said Senior Vyn.

  "I see," said Princess Amelia.

  "Moreover, it seems there's something suspicious going on at this academy. Just when I arrived, I saw a large number of guards on the outer walls. There weren't that many before. Do you know anything?" asked Senior Vyn.

  "No, I don't know anything about that. In fact, I only knew something suspicious was going on when you mentioned it," said Princess Amelia.

  "I see. It seems it was just a hunch," said Senior Vyn.

  "You should ask Florian later, maybe he knows something," said Princess Amelia.

  "Ok," said Senior Vyn.

  Then Princess Amelia looked silent, as if expecting something.

  "What's wrong, Amelia?" asked Senior Vyn.

  "Is it just a letter you gave me? You didn't give me a souvenir from San Quentine?" asked Princess Amelia.

  "Why are you expecting a souvenir from where you're from?" said Senior Vyn.

  "In fact, I was expecting a souvenir from where I'm from because I haven't been away from this academy for a long time. I miss the products from where I'm from," said Princess Amelia.

  "You could have just asked your father. He would have sent one to the academy," said Senior Vyn.

  "*Sigh well, if you don't want to give me a souvenir, I'll go now," said Princess Amelia.

  "I don't feel like giving it to you now, so I'll give it to you tomorrow in the Elevrad room. I'll give it to the others too," said Senior Vyn.

  But Princess Amelia continued walking back to her dorm despite Senior Vyn's remarks.

  "She seems sulky," Senior Vyn said.

  -

  The next day, in the Elevrad room.

  "What's this, Senior Vyn?" I asked.

  The other Elevrad members also seemed surprised by the package Senior Vyn had given them.

  "It's a gift from me. Since I'm going to San Quentine for a few days, it would be rude not to give you all ?a gift," Senior Vyn said.

  "It's fine if you don't give us a gift. ?Sorry for bothering you, Senior," Charles said.

  "It's okay, relax," Senior Vyn said.

  After that, Senior Gretta and Senior Alisha came to the Elevrad room.

  "The chairman has already given gifts to the others, right? Then, this is a gift from me," Senior Gretta said, handing out a gift as well.

  "This one's from me," said Senior Alisha, also handing out a gift.

  "Thank you, Senior Gretta, Senior Alisha," I said.

  "You're welcome," said Senior Gretta.

  "Yes, you're welcome," said Senior Alisha.

  The other members also thanked them.

  -

  That evening, at the academy gate.

  A horse-drawn carriage stopped in front of the academy gate. It was Miss Karina's carriage. She had just returned from her business in San Lucia. Miss Karina got out of the carriage.

  "Welcome back, Miss," said the guards guarding the academy gate.

  "Yes, what about the guard? Has he been given a proper burial?" asked Miss Karina.

  "Yes, Miss," said one of the guards.

  "Doesn't any of you know what happened to him?" asked Miss Karina.

  "No, miss. When one of the guards went to his patrol station, he found him lying on the street with blood pouring from his mouth. He didn't know what caused it. We also didn't find anything suspicious either inside or outside the academy," said one of the guards.

  "Did that incident only happen that night? What about last night?" asked Miss Karina.

  "There were no incidents last night, miss. The incident only happened that night," said the guards.

  "I see. Then I'll go into the academy first. You guys continue to strengthen security outside the academy. Don't let any of the students know about this. I don't want to make them uncomfortable because there was an incident outside the academy," said Miss Karina.

  "Yes, miss. Please come in," said the guards.

  Miss Karina then entered the academy grounds to return to her residence. As Miss Karina walked, she seemed to be thinking about something.

  "It's clear that the dead guard was attacked by someone, but if there's nothing unusual at the academy and no information about the intruder has reached me, it seems like it was just a normal attack."

  "Or maybe he actually wanted to infiltrate the academy, but after noticing the detection magic on the walls, he decided against it. He seems to have excellent senses if he could detect the detection magic."

  "This incident happened while I wasn't at the academy. I was also attacked by a group of bandits before. The incident outside the academy and me being attacked by bandits happened on the same day. Is this just a coincidence?"

  "Because of this incident, I need to expedite my affairs in San Lucia. How long has it been since the last incident at this academy? I didn't expect another one."

  "It seems my sister suspicions are correct, those people have already begun to make their move," thought Miss Karina.

  -To be continued