Early morning.

Ray wakes up as usual. I usually wake Lydia up right away, but I'm going to put that behind me because today's appointment starts at noon.

When he prepares his breakfast by himself, he gets dressed quickly and goes out. In fact, Lydia had asked me to publish a writer's book today.

You don't know Ray very well, but you think he won the grand prize for the most famous novel in the kingdom for everything? Because of this, the bookstore is expected to be crowded, so Ray prepares himself early in the morning.

"... All right"

With a small backpack on his back, he walked out the front door.

The kingdom is now full of spring. Temperatures are just right and it is an easy time to spend. Sometimes summer is approaching, and some of them are short-sleeved.

In the meantime, Ray progresses on his own.

I already have some idea of the structure within the kingdom, so I was also able to go shopping alone. And when I headed to the desired bookstore, there was already only a few rows.

Definitely, it would be a column of books coming out today.

The author's name is Luna-Etel. The title of the book is [People and Minds]. Everything has become a crowd play, and there are rumors that the psychological portrayal of the characters is so unlikely to be new...

And Ray is alone, dispersed among the adults, in line. He was told to keep reading firm in education such as Lydia and Abby. That is not a genre to be asked.

You should read as much as you like, if you care. And the two of you are telling me. Ray also especially liked the novel again. Because there's a vast world out there that he doesn't even know himself.

"Open the store! Don't push it!

The bookstore finally opened to signal the voice of the clerk. Sometimes Ray came as soon as he woke up early in the morning, and he's in front of the line.

Despite the wave, he took two books of his choice. The moment I tried to head to the counter with it. He's going to hit someone and fall over.

Only adults are here. He seems to have bumped into him because he doesn't get much into the human gaze around him.

"Wow...!

"Oops. Are you okay?"

And it was the woman who helped him before he fell.

Flushing her beautiful chestnut hair back, she took Ray's body firmly.

"Thank you"

Keep your head down with the pepper.

"No, I don't mind. Still, you look forward to that book, too?

Stare at the other person's face. Ray looked at the woman's face and thought. He's so adorable, he says he's adorable... he gets an inorganic impression somewhere. He said it was like a doll.

"Yes, and because my master told me to buy it too"

"Master?"

"Uh... well, he's the one you're looking after"

"Right. But you're spectacular. This is how books line up."

"? Really?

Ray couldn't really understand what she was talking about. But there was such an atmosphere in front of the woman that she was attracted somewhere as a person.

"Boy. I want you to enjoy the book. Then excuse me."

"Do you want me to have fun? That 's--"

What do you mean, the woman was gone before I asked. It's not like Ray missed anything. Even so, he disappeared as if he had been neglected.

Is it like witchcraft... and Ray thinks, but from what I understand, there's nothing I can do.

And when he bought the intended book, he went back to his home.

Ray doesn't know yet. That the woman I met at that time is Luna-Etel, the author of the book.

What's more, that her real name is Lieselotte-Aeden.

The next time they met, they had a few years.

"Amelia, I'm coming. Yo!

"Wait, whoa!

Return home.

Two beautiful girls run through next to Ray. One girl was running, letting her red lotus hair burn bright red. The other girl looked so active, her beautiful platinum hair clustered together in a ponytail.

Why not?

Ray looked back when he was mistaken. Those two run away laughing at each other.

I think I'll see how it goes.

─ ─ After all, I may be alone.

I'm sure Ray will somehow feel lonely because he doesn't have friends around him the same age. His environment is special. Somehow Ray also understands that.

Queue "Tatsuzu" Mm.

With a book in his chest, he stared at those two girls as if staring even in the void.

I'm sure that one day I'll be able to, too, be able to call myself a friend... with that in mind.

"Master, I bought it."

I thought if it was this time on the boulder, Ray would be awake, but I hear a lot of snoring coming from Lydia's bedroom.

"Ha... are you still asleep"

One, that's right, leaks his voice and Ray heads to the bedroom.

"Master. Wake up. You said you had plans for lunch today."

"Yeah...... five more hours"

"That'll be in the evening. It's military business, isn't it? Wouldn't it be a bad idea to be late?

"Ray... go instead..."

Lydia doesn't try to get out of bed. Ray already knows what to do at a time like this.

"Whoa......!!

Ray peeled off the futon thoughtfully. And I speak again to Lydia, who is shrinking in it.

"Master, please wake up"

"I don't know what to do..."

When I get out of bed, I yawn "fluff". Her hair is also rusty and ruffly dressed, so her busty breasts are strongly emphasized.

Ray rewarms his breakfast without paying any particular attention to it.

"It's a sandwich. I left it with eggs and ham."

"Ooh! That helps!

Sandwiches and milk were already available for the table. That's all Ray has prepared, but Lydia enjoys it as a matter of course.

Abby has been complained about a lot, but this is all about the right material, so Abby has already given up on this matter.

"Mm...! Yummy......!

"It looks like it was in your mouth. Most importantly. So I bought it earlier."

"Is that the book?

"Yes, it seemed to be queued already, but I went early so I could normally buy it"

"Thank you. This is money."

And, the money I took out of my pocket was clearly more than what Ray consumed.

"Master. This is a lot."

"That's okay. If you keep your children quiet."

"... ok"

Nodding cocklessly. This is how Ray often receives money from Lydia, but all of it saves the trick in a pig-shaped safe. Cost of living and the like are managed by Abby, so money that Ray has completely different from that.

That's important for the future.

"Well. Shall we head to base today?"

"I'll be waiting for you."

"What are you talking about? Ray's coming, too."

"Huh? That wasn't supposed to be the story."

"Ah? Didn't I tell you? Excuse me, excuse me. Gahaha!!"

Lydia laughs off so as she scratches her head. As for Ray, it's not funny at all, but I don't have any plans after this anyway, so I hope... he thinks inside.

"So what are you going to do?

"I'm going to introduce a training I've devised next week. That's the thing."

"Training, is it?

"Oh, that name..."

In a sigh, Lydia grinned and told him this.

"Aynsworth-style boot camp, right"

Thus finally came a certain revolution in the Royal Army.