The wind was still and so there was barely any noise to be heard. My office was blanketed in a tranquil and silent atmosphere. Yet, just a few hundred meters from it, it was the exact opposite.

If one were to head there, constant screams will echo throughout their ears and strong bursts of wind will greet them from all directions. It was literal hell.

「So that's what they meant by practical training...」Arnelius

Three days ago, I received a summon from Ernes. According to the messenger who informed me about it, the summon had something to do with the temporary instructors for the academy.

As headmaster, it was my responsibility to answer the summon, not to mention the fact that the one who summoned me was Alfrione's very own king.

What bothered me was that Ernes could have told me using the letter the messenger brought, but instead, he decided to summon me. That time, my intuition told me that there's something more to it than just a summoning.

And my intuition was right. Although it was just actually about successfully finding temporary instructors, the instructors weren't anyone normal, they were S-rankers. Both of them were S-rankers.

Another strange thing was that they were just the students' age. They were younger than any of the knights. It would be an understatement to only call them geniuses or prodigies. They were more than that.

With all of those in mind, Ernes gave me an order that I must follow at all cost, and that order was...

「Never, at all cost, let either of them get offended.」Ernes

It was the first time I saw Ernes act so serious, and knowing what his usual was, it gave me a little bit of a shock. But I could understand where Ernes is coming from.

It was because the ones I was dealing with were S-rankers.

Alfrione's military power could only boast one A-ranker, four B-rankers, and a little more than a dozen C-rankers. Even if the kingdom uses all its soldiers and knights, they will have no chance of beating two S-rankers.

If those two S-rankers were to be offended and run wild, it could cause the kingdom's destruction and the death of millions of innocent citizens. Alfrione will be wiped clean off the map.

「Arnelius, I want you to make sure that that never happens. The fate of Alfrione lies on your shoulders.」Ernes

「I understand.」Arnelius

Just the thinking of the responsibility alone made me restless and prevented me from sleeping peacefully for days. I was so nervous to meet them the first day that my face froze with a smile. Thankfully, I was able to laugh it off and prevent the worst case scenario.

When Beldon's spoiled brat started speaking rubbish about them, I thought it was the end of Alfrione. Thankfully, Yuna-sama and Grey-sama were very patient. They were able to solve the problem with a peaceful (?) warning.

Haah... Seems like mine and Ernes' worries were all for nothing. I think this week will go on just finー

「Headmaster, someone is looking for you.」

「Tell them I'm busy with filling out the paperwork. Let them make an appointment if they want to meet me.」Arnelius

「I already told them that but...」

So it's someone that we can't simply turn away, huh...

And just when I thought that this week would go smoothly, a troublesome person starts popping out of nowhere. What a pain...

「I understand. Lead them to the conference room. I'll be meeting them shortly, I'll just fix myself.」Arnelius

「Yes, headmaster.」

The staff bowed their head and then left to carry on with the task I gave to him. He looked somewhat pale. Whoever it was who wanted to meet me must have been the reason for his paleness.

After changing my attire into something more formal, I then headed to the conference room. And as soon as I entered the conference room, what greeted me were two women who were nothing but trouble.

One was the wife of Marquis Beldon, wearing a ridiculously gaudy outfit, while the other one was one of her servants, who was also wearing some expensive jewelry.

「A pleasant afternoon, Marchioness Beldon. How may I serve you?」Arnelius

「Don't act like you know nothing! You were there when it happened!」M. Beldon

Although I greeted her with utmost politeness and respect, she immediately went on the offensive and responded to my question while yelling.

I was greatly irritated by the marchioness' attitude but I need to endure it. The fate and reputation of the academy could crumble in one single mistake.

「Pardon my rudeness, but what might Her Excellency mean by that?」Arnelius

「Are you stupid?! I am talking about how one of your new instructors ridiculed my son in front of everyone!」M. Beldon

Ridiculed...? Your son was the one who ridiculed them!

「Pardon me, Your Excellency, but no such thing happened. Perhaps it was just a misunderstanding.」Arnelius

「Are you calling my son a liar?!」M. Beldon

「Pardon this one if I implied such. I just was trying to say waー」Arnelius

「I don't want to hear any excuses from you! My son is not a liar!」M. Beldon

This woman... I want to punch her face so badly...

「I want you to fire her from the academy, and I don't want to hear any nonsensical reasoning! And that is final!」M. Beldon

You're the nonsensical one here! Firing them is not something for you to decide! This is the Royal Academy! Other than me, only the king can decide on such!

I wanted to yell that to her face so badly, but the consequences are just too great. I need to deal with this problem more calmly.

「I'm afraid I can't do so.」Arnelius

「You can't?! Do you know who I am?! I am a marchioness! Do you understand that commoner?! I am a marchioness!」M. Beldon

「Then let me ask you this. Do you know who was the one who employed her to the academy?」Arnelius

「I couldn't care less about who they are! I want you to fire that instructor right here, right now!」M. Beldon

「I understand.」Arnelius

「Took you long enough. This is the problem with commoners. They take too long to understanー」M. Beldon

「Then I shall relay your complain to His Majesty.」Arnelius

「His Majesty?」M. Beldon

When I mentioned His Majesty, the annoying marchioness became perplexed and her face became cramped. Not just hers but also the servant's behind her.

I had never really used Ernes' name to threaten people. This is the first time, and unsurprisingly, it had a great effect on them.

Heh... Just mentioning him is already enough to scare them. I wonder how they would react if Ernes really finds out about this. I can't even start to imagine.

「W-What does His Majesty have to do with this?!」M. Beldon

「His Majesty was the one who employed that instructor. In other words, it was a royal order from His Majesty himself.」Arnelius

With that statement added, their faces turned from pale to ghastly white. Not to mention they were starting to sweat profusely.

「Shall I write a letter stating such, Marchioness Beldon?」Arnelius

「O-On second thought, I think I need to still clarify what George meant by what he said. Rita, do I have an appointment today?」M. Beldon

「Y-Yes, Vilma-sama. You have a meeting with the landscaper today.」Rita

「If you would excuse us, headmaster, I still have an appointment to attend to. I hope I can invite you for tea some time.」Vilma

The marchioness gave an excuse with her servant helping her out. They were still sweating profusely, and their faces were barely struggling to maintain a smile.

「I would love to do that. May be some time.」Arnelius

No, no way in hell I do. I'd rather die than attend a tea party with you. I hope you don't come back here any time soon.

「Well then, we'll be going now.」Vilma

「Please take care on your way to the appointment.」Arnelius

「We will.」Vilma

With her servant opening the door for her, the two of them left after giving a final bow to me with smiles on their faces.

Haah... What a tiresome day it iー

「Tch! That headmaster will have his day.」Vilma

A low voice coming from the hallway echoed throughout the conference room. The owner of the voice was undoubtedly that annoying marchioness.

If you're gonna curse me, keep your voice down, will you?

Haah... What an annoying lady... I think I need a week-long vacation...

【【Yuna's Perspective】】

「Yuna-sensei～! Please have mercy!」

「Kyaaa!!」

「Heeeelp!!」

Screams filled the training ground as the students tried to fight back against the monsters I summoned. Their ration was 2:1 with the monsters double the number of the students.

Some students tried to run away from the battle, and as a solution, I erected a wall of ice on the training grounds. The walls were at least 20 meters high and were cold enough to the point it will give blisters to those who happened to touch it.

Although they were complaining and screaming almost all the times, the students were actually fighting back, and with a little bit of cooperation, they were able to take a few monsters down.

Currently, there are only 9 orcs and 4 ogres left. About half of which have already sustained quite the amount of damage. They should be down in a few more hits.

「《Geyser》!」Elise

「《Lightning Bolt》!」Elaine

With Elise-chan's attack, two orcs were pushed towards each other and the water from the attack drenched both of them whole. The orcs were about to recover from the attack when lightning came down from the sky and electrocuted them into ash.

Oh! Elise-chan and Elaine-chan's teamwork is amazing! As expected of cousins who grew up together!

Hm?

While I was observing my students, a string mana signature entered the range of my 『Detection』. It belonged to someone who's at B-rank.

「《Fire Trident》」???

Out of nowhere, a mid-level fire-attribute spell broke through my wall of ice and annihilated two ogres on its path. Luckily, none of the students were hurt by it.

And because it was an unprecedented occurrence, I cancelled all of my summoned creatures and turned them back to mana.

「Cough, cough, what happened?」

「What was that?! It just came out of nowhere.」

「Was anybody hurt?!」

The students and I searched the vicinity for the source of the spell, and when we found them, all of us were shocked by it. It was none other than Vanessa-neechan.

「Yuna-cha～n!」Vanessa

Vanessa-neechan waved her hand happily while wearing a large blooming smile on her face.

「Vanessa-neeー I mean, Vanessa-sama, what business do you have here?」Yuna

「It's alright to be relaxed, you know. We're only in the Royal Academy so it's alright. The students already know how I act anyways.」Vanessa

「I... I see... No! That's not the point! What you did was dangerous! Someone could have been hurt!」Yuna

「But everyone is safe, aren't they?」Vanessa

I tried to protest against Vanessa-neechan but with how she reasoned it out, my protest was useless. Her mind was just too absurd for me to comprehend.

「Ugh... Nevermind... By the way, Vanessa-neechan, what are you doing here at the academy?」Yuna

「Too see you, of course!」Vanessa

It was another absurd reasoning from Vanessa-neechan. It was to the point it made my mind blank out and ache at the same time.

I wanted to protest against Vanessa-neechan once again, but after remembering her capabilities, I decided to not do so. Vanessa-neechan is just too scary for me. Not even Grey can beat her in this aspect.

「Alright, everyone. Please take a break. We'll continue once you've rested well enough.」Yuna

「Yay!」「Finally!」「Thank God!」

The students cheered as they collapsed to the ground. Some were so happy that tears started flowing out of their eyes. Some were even thanking that Vanessa-neechan arrived at the training grounds.

Since we were on a break, I tried to invite Vanessa-neechan to sit on a nearby bench, but when I did, she insisted that I stay standing. I was about to ask her why when...

「Greetings, Vanessa-sama, it's a pleasure to meet you.」Elise

「I feel the same. It's also a pleasure.」Elaine

「You're Elise-chan and Elaine-chan, right?」Vanessa

「「Yes!」」

It seems that they're already acquainted with one another. Well, I guess that's a good thing. It's much easier without the introductions needing to be done.

「Um, Vanessa-neechan, what are you really doing here for?」Yuna

「Didn't I say I just wanted to see you?」Vanessa

「Is that really all there is?」Yuna

When I asked that question, Vanessa-neechan's eyes went swimming, only proving that it wasn't just as simple as what she was trying to imply.

「Vanessa-neechan......」Yuna

「Alright! Alright! I came here to have a match with you!」Vanessa

Eh? A match?

「Ever since I met you and Grey-kun, I've always wanted to have a bout with each of you! Now is the perfect moment for it!」Vanessa

「Wait, wait, wait! I still have work to do. And not to mention that you're pregnant right now! There's no way I'll accept!」Yuna

「Please Yuna-cha～n! If that's what's bothering you then we can do it without moving. We can just fire spells towards each other!」Vanessa

「No! That's still too dangerous for your baby!」Yuna

「Plea～se!! I'm begging you!!」Vanessa

Vanessa-neechan went over the top once again and clung to me with all her might. And needless to say, we garnered everyone's attention. It was really embarrassing.

「Vanesaaaa!!」???

While Vanessa-neechan tried to convince me, a loud familiar voice suddenly boomed throughout the training grounds. The owner of the said voice was none other than the kingdom's general.

While wearing such an angry expression, the general approached us steadily. And when Vanessa-neechan was on his range, she grabbed her ear and pinched it tightly.

「Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!」Vanessa

「What are you thinking, skipping out on your job?! Just because you're pregnant, it doesn't mean you can skip out!」Edward

「Shorry, pwease wet me gew...」Vanessa

「Not until we get back to the castle and you learn your lesson.」Edward

「Yuna-cha～n, save meee!」Vanessa

Although I can beat the general on my own, I don't want to help Vanessa-neechan out. Somehow, I have a feeling she's going to keep bothering us if I did.

A few moments after that, Vanessa-neechan and the general were out of our sight. Although I can still detect them, they were already quite the distance from us.

「Umm... Let's just forget that that ever happened, okay?」Yuna

「「「「「Y... Yes...」」」」」

As if nothing ever happened, the students' training continued until dismissal time. It was an eventful and productive day for all of us.

CHAPTER 66 END