Chapter 42

Both Tina and Rosetta nervously took in a deep breath .

Arti was not particularly nervous . She was sitting with a straight posture as usual .

「MeeMee」

The baby goat was heartily eating the candy that was served before me .

It was even gulping down my tea .

「The baby goat might have been hungry」

It started thinning while bringing the grass to the sheep .

The baby goat had lightly eaten some grass, but due to constantly moving around, it hasn’t had a proper meal in a while .

After it finished eating my share of the candy, the baby goat started eating Arti’s .

「H-Hey, baby goat, you can’t eat Arti’s candy」

「Mee?」

The baby goat tilted its neck as though it didn’t understand my words, and continued chomping down on the candy .

「I don’t mind . You can eat them」 Arti said .

「You can eat my share as well . After all, you protected the sheep」 Rosetta said .

「You can eat mine too」 Tina said .

「Mee!」

The baby goat seemed delighted to be offered candies by everyone .

Looking at that scene unfold Xenovia said .

「…Let me bring you additional candies . Milt, go to the back and bring plenty of them」

「Alright, I’ll go and bring them now」

Milt went to the back of the room to pick up candies and tea .

We can’t let a Small Sage carry out such petty chores .

Tina and Arti stood up thinking so, but Xenovia halted them with her hand .

And Xenovia started explaining .

「Tenebris is actually…」

The people we fought this time are those who are planning to resurrect the Beast of Calamity, Tenebris .

The name of these people is the Tenebris Cult and they are the nemesis of the Salvation Organization, Xenovia said .

The cult includes demons and was also the ones who attacked Tina before admission; Xenovia exposited on that story .

「The last beast that appeared is the beastkin that is called as the tail of Tenebris . Good job on defeating that」 Xenovia said .

And although I haven’t officially decided, Xenovia implied that I was Milt’s direct disciple .

「Will and Arti are both talented enough to be welcomed into the Salvation Organization at anytime」 Xenovia said .

「So that’s why, they both are so knowledgeable and strong!」 Rosetta said .

「I agree」

Both Rosetta and Tina seemed to agree .

Xenovia said as such in order not to reveal my past life as Edelfuss .

I thanked Xenovia in my heart for her consideration .

Xenovia said towards Tina .

「Dion was supposed to explain all this to you, Tina」

My disciple, the beloved child of the Water God, Dion Edel Aqua, is Tina’s master .

This important story was supposed to be heard from her master .

「Unexpectedly, before receiving the explanation, you had already encountered the beastkin and a demon…」

Xenovia had a slightly troubled expression . She must be prepared to get an earful from Dion .

「I was the one who gave out the permission to venture outside without considering the present danger」

Arti was the one who received the permission to go out . She probably asked from Xenovia directly .

Xenovia couldn’t have predicted that we would encounter a demon and even a beastkin to boot .

That’s why Xenovia had given out the permission to go out .

Actually, if it was just the assailants from the cult, then just Arti and I alone can easily drive them back .

Rosetta raised her hand anxiously .

「President-sensei, I think this is a very serious story, but was it okay for me to hear this?」

「It was not desirable, but since you already knew so much, it can’t be helped」

「That’s right . Assuming that such situations would occur, you were all asked to sign an oath when you enrolled into the academy」 Milt, who came back with plenty of candies, said so .

I certainly do remember signing the oath during the guidance after the entrance ceremony .

The contents of the oath entailed details such as to fight against the enemies of humanity without fear of death, never expose the information you learn and such .

「Rosetta, you are also a member of the Academy of Heroes, no longer an ordinary civilian」 Xenovia said .

「Yes, I have made my resolution」

In response to Rosetta, Xenovia nodded deeply .

Then, Xenovia looked at me and Arti .

「Arti, Will, please explain the circumstances again」

The reason Rosetta was asked first, was to confirm the information Rosetta had learned .

This next question was to know the kind of enemy we faced .

Arti and I talked in chronological order from the encounter with attackers till the arrival of Xenovia and Milt .

Xenovia and Milt were listening with a serious expression .

Meanwhile, while I was explaining, the baby goat was chomping down the candies brought by Milt .

I don’t know if it is alright for a goat to eat human candies, but I’m sure a god-beast would turn out fine .

The baby goat was sitting on my lap with its butt pointed towards my body, and was flapping its tail .

The tail was flapping on my face, but it was rather comfortable .

Milt listened to Arti and my explanation while leaning forward .

After the explanation ends, Milt slouched back on the couch and looked up at the ceiling .

「There has never been a case where the corpse turned into a demon」

「…and from a demon transforming into a beastkin either」 even Xenovia said as such .

「…I have to investigate further into this」

「I’ll leave that up to you, Milt」

「Ah, I know」

And then Xenovia said .

「Good work everyone . I’ll contact you later… so, take a well-deserved rest today」

「Yes, thank you」

「Rosetta, you have learned too much today . So, you might be burdened with more requests after this」

「I am honoured . I will do my best」

「Umu, I hope so」

When we stood up, Milt said .

「I think everyone knows this now, but carelessly venturing out is prohibited」

「We understand」

As I responded, Milt nodded humbly .