"If you're a customer, you can let them through."

Through the stairs to the second floor, Lucy looked down at me and told me.

Meanwhile, Claire, standing on the doorstep, was staring back at Lucy.

"Not to mention Professor Lucy"

Claire said in a cold voice.

I don't know the details, but Claire seems to have something against Lucy.

Lucy looked baffled.

Maybe I don't know why I can turn my hateful gaze on Claire.

"You know me. Who are you?

"I am Claire, Ensign of the Imperial Army. I'm sure Professor Lucy doesn't remember me."

Claire flipped herself gently and opened the front door.

And then he looked back and stared at me with his gray eyes.

"Mr. Solon. I'm not your enemy, I'm on your side. So remember my advice."

And Claire disappeared outside the mansion.

The rest of me and Clarice looked at each other.

Claire's advice is, don't trust Lucy.

But even if they say so, I trust Lucy.

Claire used to be close, and she was like a sister.

But if you tell me which one to believe, Lucy or Claire, I will believe in my master, Lucy.

There's just something I care about.

The word "free alliance" that Lucy spoke of drunk.

I wonder what that was?

When I explained that Claire was Cleon's sister, I opened my crimson eyes wide and snapped "heh".

"You're that Cleon's sister..."

Even for Lucy, Cleon seems to have been an impressive student.

Even so, if you ask Lucy, what strikes me was the fact that she was my friend, an apprentice, rather than Cleon's superior talent.

"I don't remember anything about a kid named Claire... Have we met somewhere?

Lucy was twisting her neck.

As far as I know, Claire and Lucy didn't seem to get to know each other.

Too bad Claire couldn't get into magic school.

Lucy shrugged her shoulders.

I can't help but think, I guess I thought.

"Solon...... can I have a word? I have somewhere I want to go tomorrow. It's not that far from this mansion."

"Uh, I'm worried about Master Philia..."

"It's important. I can't do it without Solon."

When they say that, it's hard for me to say no.

Philia is recovering, and she'll be pretty much better by tomorrow.

Sophia and Clarice should be doing the nursing.

I don't think there is a problem with removing the mansion at all.

It's just that when I nodded to Lucy, Clarice next to me pulled my sleeve.

And stare at me.

"Uh, Mr. Clarice? What's the matter with you?

"I won't do anything about it. However, the other day, Mr. Solon said he was in the room with Dr. Lucy late at night, and I thought he and I were close to going out again."

"Dr. Lucy is my master."

That's what I tried to say, but Lucy dyed her cheeks a little red.

Clarice looked at Lucy and was crushing "It's suspicious".

"Well, because going out with Solon is to have a serious conversation!

Lucy said quickly, she hastily pulled herself into her room.

He wanted to avoid pursuing Clarice any more.

As I shrugged my shoulders, Clarice let her eyes glow naughty.

"Next time, go with me to the Imperial City!

"Why?"

"I want to play in Imperial City with Master Solon. That's all. Can't you?

"Of course not."

"Is it true! Glad to hear it! The famous confectionery factory in Teito is putting out a new one, so let's live to eat together!

I was kind of glad to hear Clarice say it in a fun way, too.

"In the meantime, shall I make pancakes for Master Philia"

"Yes!"

Me and Lucy went outside the mansion the next evening.

Phyllia seemed to be feeling a lot better too, so I can safely go out even with me.

The sunset shines red directly in front.

"So what kind of errand is it? We're not going for a drink together, are we?"

"That's fascinating, too, though."

and Lucy held her mouth all the way after she snapped.

It's true. It's a leak.

Claire said Lucy was fooling me. but I don't think Lucy is the type of person who can do something that gloomy and humid well.

I just might be hiding something.

We talked about no other love and walked down the road.

According to Lucy, it's a place where you can walk away.

Eventually I came to a tavern on the outskirts of Teito.

It felt like a liquor store with a large blue sign in the wooden house and no change of philosophy.

I laugh unexpectedly.

"I thought you were here for a drink."

But Lucy shook her neck sideways with a straight face.

And he said, "If you let me in, I'll know," and he took me into the tavern.

It was a very normal liquor store that was spreading out there, but when the shopkeeper who was at the counter admitted what Lucy looked like, he ran over on a small run.

And I opened the door on the edge of the tavern.

There was a staircase leading to the basement.

"Are you going down here?

"Yes."

Lucy rarely had a small mouth count.

Dark stairs, we descend as we lower the candlestick.

And there was a small room just down the stairs.

Lucy grabbed the door knob to open the door.

When Lucy opened that door, there was a round table, and people were sloppily seated in the chair so as to surround it.

I'm breathtaking.

All of them were distinctly noble figures from their outfits.

From among them, an old man rose up and asked Solon to shake his hand with a smiling face.

"You've come a lot. You are the famous Magic Swordsman Solon. [M] I hear he's young, but he has a good personality, and he has excellent teaching skills."

"Excessive words, thank you. But you..."

"Whoa, you forgot to name it. I'm Witte. I'm the finance minister of this empire."

I was just so surprised that I forgot to reply and looked back at Lucy.

Lucy nodded small.

"Everyone here is my comrade. The Free Alliance is the name of our organization."

"Uh, what the hell kind of gathering is that? It doesn't look like this year's new wine review."

I looked around.

Lucy's crimson eyes, as well as those of the Wittes and the members of the Free Alliance, are all staring at me.

Lucy said quietly.

"Our purpose is just one thing. Bringing freedom to this country."