I thought I'd go see Lucy's apprentice.

Maybe Lucy's apprentice knows something important.

When Lucy broke up, she said, "Can I ask you a favor about my apprentice?" He told me.

Though, I don't think this is just about wanting you to take care of Lucy's apprentice, it's about making sense for me to meet Lucy's apprentice.

In other words, Lucy's apprentice may know something important.

Lucy's apprentice is a student at Imperial School of Magic, so if you go there, you'll see him.

I'm a graduate too, so it's not hard to get in touch with Lucy's apprentice girl.

Get ready to go out in the afternoon and get your coat.

My mansion is on the outskirts of Teito, so there's a lot of distance to Imperial Magic School.

If I didn't call the carriage, I walked down the hall thinking, and when I got to the front door, I just met Philia.

"Solon, are you going out?

"Yes, I have some business to attend to."

"Are you going to Imperial Magic School to see Lucy's apprentice?

"How did you know?

I was a little surprised.

I didn't tell Philia to go see Lucy's apprentice.

Philia swelled her cheeks.

"As much as that, I can tell. Lucy told Solon about her apprentice yesterday. You mean you might have a lead on helping Lucy, right?

"Exactly."

"I'm dressed to go away, and if I were Solon, I'd make it my top priority to help Lucy, so I figured it wouldn't be."

I wrapped my tongue around the speed of Philia's head spinning.

After all, this Royal Highness is wise.

Usually naive, but sharp when sharp.

However, its sharpness was often used for a little selfishness.

"Solon...... you know"

"Do you want to go to magic school too, Master Filia?

"How did you know?

"As much as Philia thinks, so do I."

I smiled.

Philia was curious and also said she wanted to go to magic school.

Philia is the daughter of the devil, so unfortunately, she will never be allowed into magic school.

But if I'm gonna give you a tour of magic school, I can do it.

"You can follow me."

"Really!? I thought they'd say no."

"This time it's special"

The magic school itself is not a dangerous place at all, and its purpose is a very neat thing to meet people.

So don't worry about Phyllia's safety.

I think watching magic school would also be a good inspiration for Philia, who is looking to be a magician.

I said hurry to Philia for help.

Filia nodded "Yeah," with a bounced voice, looking for Clarice and quickly disappearing from the spot.

I laughed.

I'm worried about Lucy, but no rush.

Let's move on from what we can steadily do.

Yes, when I snapped in my heart, I heard more and more knocking on the front door.

Guess who?

I don't have any plans for visitors.

I opened the front door on guard.

There he was, a long, old man in black.

I have a gold cross on my chest.

I'm a priest in the Imperial Church.

"Long time no see, Magic Swordsman Solon"

Saying in a low voice was Father Gapon, deputy to the third part of the Emperor's Office.

He was the one who tried to make Philia execute the traitor.

"What can I do for you?

I said cold.

There is no reason at all to be close to Father Gapon, who is responsible for the dark side of the imperial government.

Gapon laughed thinly.

"I hope you don't treat me in an evil way. What, it's not a big deal?"

There's no way.

The Emperor's Secret Police Gapon came because of something to do with Lucy.

Claire said.

Cleon and Gapon are planning to prosecute me as a traitor, too.

And Claire told me that she would try not to.

In fact, Claire's suppression of Lucy's condition made it extremely unlikely that I would be arrested.

But it doesn't make any difference that Father Gapon doubts me.

"I'm just here to warn you.... don't try to do anything extra. All of which we foresee,"

"What do you mean, extra?

"You know what I mean?

My brown eyes, sucked in, were staring at me.

Don't try to help Lucy or anything, I guess.

Does it make any sense that you came all the way out here to tell me that?

If I fail to help Lucy, Cleon or Gapon can capture me as a traitor.

So if you want to put me on, you'd rather have me do a Lucy rescue.

But in reality, Gapon came to me telling me not to help Lucy.

I mean, maybe it means something important to Lucy's physique.

It means if they help Lucy out with even one thing in case, we'll be in trouble.

Then you shouldn't even shut up about Claire's house arrest of Lucy.

We'll try to put Lucy at our disposal.

I spun my head around.

Father Gapon in front of me was staring at me.

Eventually, he opened his mouth again.

"Give it up, Magic Swordsman Solon. This country can't change anything."

When Gapon said so, he turned his heel and walked away.

I argued in my heart, "That's not true."

Just in time for Gapon and replacement, Phyllia came dressed.

Even so, he wears a perfectly gray cape all over his body to hide his identity as an empress.

"Sorry to keep you waiting," Philia said, then tilting her neck.

"What's wrong, Solon? You look scared."

"Oh, excuse me"

I held my breath and then I smiled.

I don't think I can change the tragedy of the Empire.

"Because some people are like Philia."

"About what?

"Nothing."

Philia was wondering.

Some of the royal family are as brilliant as Philia.

Regardless of whether Filia should be an emperor, as Lucy put it, what is certain is that the future of the empire is not all about darkness.

Then you can't change the empire today, I can't say enough.

"Well, let's just go to magic school!

"Yeah!"

When we opened the mansion's doors, a bright sun was shining in the southern sky.