Waking up early, the familiar sound of the horn blared once more.

Still hungover, Gars opened his eyes from the bed and turned to see Liens already holding a longsword, practicing the swordsmanship from his so-called "Basic Swordsmanship Explanation."

Seeing Liens up so early to practice his sword, Gars remembered how he had called him lazy yesterday.

Compared to himself, still lounging in bed, he instantly felt a bit embarrassed.

"Morning, Heier."

Gars got up and greeted Liens.

"Good morning, Gars."

Liens nodded in response, then continued practicing his sword.

He hadn't won a single time in last night's instance.

Although he had made progress in his swordsmanship and even comprehended "Killing Intent," Lucrezia's stat boost from using magic was too significant.

The fundamental gap in their power left him with no hope of victory for now.

This reminded him of his time in the Training Camp, where he felt the same way when facing the instructors.

He just wondered if he could kill the instructor now.

"By the way, Heier, what do you think about what Lucrezia said last night?"

Gars casually asked Liens while putting on his military uniform, preparing to go to the training ground.

"Hm? What thing? My alcohol tolerance isn't good, so I returned to the dormitory early to rest."

Liens paused, turned his head, and asked Gars in return.

"Ah? What a pity… Lucrezia returned to the banquet later."

"It's truly a shame you didn't see her in such beautiful, elaborate attire."

Gars showed a look of regret, as if lamenting Liens' missed opportunity last night.

"Is that so? It is a pity… But what exactly was the matter you were talking about?"

Liens pressed further.

He had already seen the beautiful sight Gars mentioned; she was indeed very pretty, but what did that have to do with him?

He couldn't even touch her…

Besides, just by looking, Liens had long since conjured countless explicit images of Lucrezia through "mental attacks," many of them animated.

After seeing so many, he was already somewhat immune.

"It's the mission to clear out monsters outside the city."

"Didn't I tell you before that ever since the current General took office, the Kara City army rarely goes out of the city for missions?"

"They haven't even cleared out monsters in the outskirts for the past few years."

"This has led to a great increase in the probability of ordinary people encountering danger outside the city, and everyone is afraid to go out for leisure."

"Last night, Lucrezia said she plans to restart this mission."

"And she has already obtained the General's consent."

"After a certain period of training, everyone can choose whether or not to participate in this mission."

"Most importantly, those who participate and perform exceptionally well can receive rewards from Lucrezia."

Gars excitedly rattled off a series of sentences.

"Clearance mission? Rewards? Forget it, I'm not strong enough, so I won't participate in such a dangerous mission."

Liens feigned regret and shook his head, saying.

Although he didn't want to participate in such troublesome matters, this matter could be reported to the Glenbagen Family.

His three "spy comrades" might have already reported it; if he didn't report it soon, the higher-ups might think he was slacking off.

Thinking this, Liens sat directly at the table, took out his "communication book," and wrote down the intelligence.

[Princess Knight has announced last night that the mission to "clear out monsters outside the city" will soon resume.]

[Due to physical issues last night, I was unable to obtain the information in time.]

"What are you writing?"

"But you can read and write, that's unusual!"

Gars saw Liens writing on paper and walked over curiously to ask.

"I don't have a very good memory, so I often record important things in a notebook to avoid forgetting them."

Liens replied.

He didn't directly explain to Gars why he could read and write.

For such unimportant matters, if you don't say anything, others will automatically come up with an explanation for you; conversely, if you insist on explaining, it will only draw more attention.

"Oh, I see."

Gars nodded, showing a look of sudden realization, then he lost interest in Liens' "diary writing" behavior.

After all, he had only asked casually.

…

Morning, Military Fortress, training ground.

Lucrezia appeared on the training ground, just like yesterday, and gave swordsmanship guidance to some soldiers.

Among them was Gars.

So, after the guidance ended, he was still grinning foolishly, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Stop grinning… I want to ask you to guide me in swordsmanship."

Liens interrupted Gars' fantasy and then said to him.

Lucrezia was still here, and he didn't want to continue practicing his own swordsmanship, lest she see through something, which would be bad.

Currently, he didn't want to expose his true strength in reality.

In fact, if it weren't for the need to refresh Lucrezia's instance after a day, he wouldn't even want to come to this training ground.

Moreover, leaving early would seem somewhat abnormal.

So, he planned to use Gars' strength to give himself a reason for "resting due to injury."

"Huh… are you not going to practice your swordsmanship today?"

"Good, good, seeing you return to the right path, I am deeply happy for your wise choice."

"Come, let me, a great master, guide you on what true swordsmanship should be like."

Gars said happily.

After speaking, he began to demonstrate Basic Swordsmanship to Liens, while hand-holding him through the key points of each movement.

And just as Liens was about to "accidentally" injure himself… a very unpleasant voice, to many present, appeared on the training ground.

"Everyone, you've worked hard in training."

General Aboer walked into the training ground and said to everyone present.

As he spoke, he naturally walked to Lucrezia's side and stood with her.

He even, in full view of all the soldiers present, placed his rough "piggy hand" on their goddess's shoulder.

Any normal, hot-blooded male present seeing this scene would have wanted to rush forward, kick away that "bald fat pig," and take his place.

Gars was no exception; after seeing General Aboer's actions, he even lost the mood to teach Liens swordsmanship.

He stood rooted to the spot, glaring at the guy who made him so angry.

Especially when he noticed that General Aboer, after patting her shoulder, was still scanning his goddess with lewd eyes.

Gars couldn't help but curse under his breath.

"Stop cursing, if you curse, he won't hear it, what's the point?"

"Besides, if an officer hears you, you might be punished."

Liens quietly advised Gars, and then he also turned his gaze to General Aboer.

Sometimes, Liens couldn't help but sigh at this General's "ability to get things done."

The other party always managed to use the simplest methods to gradually alienate himself from his soldiers.

Did he not notice the way others looked at him?

Or did he just like this kind of vibe?

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