Tsuihou Sareta Bannou Mahou Kenshi wa, Koujou Denka no Shishou Tonaru

When Solon was in his final year of magic school, he said he was going to be an adventurer.

And he also said he was going to the east of the empire.

I mean, with me, a professor at the Imperial School, I'm going to be separated.

I slapped the lab desk and stuffed it to the solon.

"If you're going to be an adventurer, you can do it near the Empire!

"The ruins of the Imperial East are far superior in number and quality. Many of the more challenging sites are in the East, and there are much more treasures to be gained from them."

"But..."

"We want to create the most powerful adventurer party in the empire. We have to go to the East to do that."

By "we," Solon meant Solon, Sophia, and Cleon.

Naturally, I'm not included there.

Solon's determination seemed stiff.

I thought I'd stop being a magic school professor and follow Solon.

I'm a high-ranking magician, and I might be able to help Solon.

But neither my aristocratic home nor my magic school would allow me to stop teaching.

I was also regarded by the School of Magic as a prowess of fingerfolding, and the government had given me a huge sum of subsidies for research.

I couldn't even throw away the lab where Dr. Lilula was at that time.

Sophia and Cleon may not accept me joining the party much older either.

Besides, what Solon needed was me as a master.

It's not me as a buddy.

Solon will no longer graduate from magic school, and then he will no longer need my presence as a master.

I didn't have the courage to say that I would follow Solon, or that I liked Solon.

Solon has accepted me as a master, but Solon may reject me for not.

All I could finally say was, "When you come back to Empire City, be sure to show your face".

Solon smiled and replied, "Of course."

That's how Solon was gone from before me.

In Solon's gone lab, I blurred and looked up at the ceiling.

I'm back alone again.

Sophia was a sweet kid, and she was turning fourteen and looking more and more pathetic.

I'm sure Sophia will get a solon.

That made my chest painful.

I was jealous, jealous, and I was about to break my heart about Sophia, who could be Solon.

I went back to my days immersed in magical research again.

And a few years went by.

As deputy head of the Knights of St. Sophia, Solon heard rumors that he was doing a great job.

Solon really created the most powerful group of adventurers in the empire.

I was proud of my apprentice for his work, and I also missed him.

Solon doesn't care if I'm not around.

That's when I got to know the princess Philia.

My aunt was the Emperor's Lady, the girl who was supposed to be her stepdaughter.

Surprisingly, Philia knew about Solon.

He said he had met in person and taught me magic.

Philia spoke with a glittering eye about Solon, and she asked me to tell her about Solon.

Philia seemed really happy when I spoke of the solon in my memories.

And whenever I talked about Solon, I figured that Solon was irreplaceable to me.

When Solon was there, he also seemed to shine with an unparalleled routine.

There will be no more Solon coming back next to me.

That's what I thought.

But Solon was expelled from the Knights and returned to the Imperial Capital.

It was an incredible thought to hear that Sophia and Cleon had banished Solon.

You two were counting on Solon so much.

Solon said, "I don't have a choice," and laughed, but I felt fierce anger.

I thought so much about Solon even when I was apart.

While they were next to Solon, the Sophias truncated him by saying they didn't need him.

I don't think I can forgive you. On the other hand, I couldn't hide my joy.

Solon says he will be in the Empire City for a while.

Also, I might be able to stay with Solon.

To do this, now it's time for Solon to stay away from me.

I want to keep something important with me.

Maybe I'm disqualified as a master.

Still, I wanted to get to know Solon.

Unlike before, Solon today does not have a clear goal.

Then you can have me lead Solon.

I am the master of Solon.

First, I made Solon a tutor for Philia.

If you become a Phyllia tutor at the Imperial Palace, Solon will never leave the Empire City.

But this is just a temporary means.

If Phyllia were in public, Solon would stop tutoring.

Even if not, Solon might find himself a bigger goal and leave the Empire City.

What am I supposed to do?

It was then that Leticia, once a classmate at the School of Magic, invited me to the plan of the Free Alliance.

Emperor Filia, and stop the reckless war with the Republic of Alemania Farren.

That was their Free Alliance conspiracy.

"Your master, Lilula, should also have been killed by the Imperial Government. You hate the government, don't you?

That's what Leticia said, with a dark grin.

I was not comfortable with the way the Imperial Government killed Dr. Lilula.

Dr. Lilula was killed trying to stop the war, Leticia told him.

It's an opportunity for revenge, Leticia says.

But where I got my revenge, it's not like Dr. Lilra's coming back.

What mattered to me was the solon in front of me.

But Leticia's next word made a strong impression on me.

"His Highness Philia is your cousin. And your disciple Solon is Philia's master. You and Solon can lead His Royal Highness Philia."

"Me and Solon lead Philia?

"Exactly. Lead a new emperor, and stop the war, and bring peace to the empire. Save the Empire from reckless battles. That way Lucy and Solon can be true heroes"

Me and Solon both save the Empire.

That seemed fascinating to me.

I can fight with Solon as a companion, not as a master and disciple.

And we can give Solon the goal of saving the Empire.

I don't think there's a bigger goal than this.

So you don't have to worry about Solon finding a new goal and leaving me.

If that responsible solon says it's for the Empire, he's sure to join the plan.

Philia tells the Emperor, Solon can be a minister, so it's for both of us.

I became obsessed with this thought and said I would join the plan immediately.

Now it's time for me to be what Solon needs me to be.

I don't give solons to anyone.

I stepped into the grand conspiracy of the Free Alliance to get Solon.

After that much talk, I stared at Claire standing in front of me.

Claire is staring back at me too.

I am now imprisoned in a dim dungeon.

The plan of the Free Alliance was discovered and captured by Claire, a lieutenant in the army.

"So you're saying Professor Lucy took part in a conspiracy to abolish the emperor in order to get Mr. Solon?

"Yeah. You think that's crazy?

"Weird, I just want to say, but I can't tell you about anyone else either. I'm sure I'm the same. Professor Lucy and I are the same who want to get to know Mr. Solon. It's the same thing we both couldn't get."

"... right"

"For the first time, I think I understand a little bit about Professor Lucy. You've met Mr. Solon and the professor has changed."

"Yeah. Thanks to Solon being my apprentice, I was able to grow up. If it weren't for Solon, I wouldn't be here right now."

Claire smiled kindly at me for the first time.

"I did not have a good impression on Professor Lucy"

"If you said something terrible during the entrance exam, I apologize. I was immature back then."

"Okay. I forgive you."

Claire laughed furiously and untied herself from my hand.

And give me your right hand.

Let's shake hands.

"Even though I'm a prisoner and you're a guard?

"But it's a rival over the same Mr. Solon"

I shook Claire's hand back.

The hand was the same as Solon's and it was limp and cold.

Claire might be able to help me.

Somehow, I felt that way.

Just a little bit, I think I see hope of getting out of this situation.

When I thought so, the dungeon door opened.

When we ran our eyes to the door in surprise, there stood an old man in black.

I have a gold cross on my chest.

I'm a priest in the Imperial Church.

Claire stifled her face.

"Father Gapon......!

"Hey, was Professor Lucy locked up here after all?"

"What can I do for you, Agent of the Emperor's Office, Part III? The identity of the professor is kept responsibly by the Military Intelligence Agency. It's not about what they say."

"Things have changed"

"Yes?"

"Although the Empire has acquired the demon king Aka Manaf, it has not been able to begin military use at present. That's because the Demon King dwarfs and is in too precarious a state. Now, how can we bring the Demon King back to life in a true sense?

To the inquiry of the priest, I was annoyed.

"No way -"

"Lucy, a former professor at the Imperial School of Magic, asks you, as a sinner, to become the reign of the Demon King"

With that said, the priest pulls out a single sword.

The blade of the sword was transparent and glowing blue.