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"You, what do you mean 'you'? I'm asking you something. Why are you alone with Her Highness the Princess in the office?"

Klein was still a bit dazed because he had felt so incredibly good just now that it gave him a vague, almost ethereal sensation.

"Oww!"

Aymore was about to lose it. 'Not 'ah,' it's 'oww!' Is this guy even listening to me?

Qian Yu ignored Aymore. She cleared her throat, coughing a few times as if her throat was a bit uncomfortable.

She took out a water glass, took a sip, and glanced at Klein with a slightly provocative look.

[Feeling good now?] Qian Yu.

[Yeah, feeling good!] Klein.

Klein was a little embarrassed. Qian Yu's madness was beyond his imagination. He turned to look at Aymore, who was still angry, and said with a bitter face:

"Her Highness the Princess was briefing me on some matters regarding the War Hammer Academy and assigned me a secret mission, which is why she had me stay behind alone."

Listen to that, such a pale and weak explanation. Aymore didn't believe a single word of it.

He was already suspicious, wondering if Klein had already won Her Highness the Princess's favor, which was why she had him change into the Northern Army's standard uniform. Maybe she even liked watching Klein change.

Aymore was very jealous. In his mind, Klein had likely already had some intimate contact with Qian Yu while changing clothes.

Like touching her hand, or her arm, or something.

It had to be said that Aymore was truly a naive old boy. Although he was already 30 years old, he still maintained that childlike innocence.

In his mind, the most excessive thing that could have happened between Klein and Qian Yu was accidentally brushing hands, with some ambiguous glances exchanged.

In his worldview, this behavior was already on the edge of impropriety.

He couldn't even imagine what kind of tigress Qian Yu was, so he was still stuck in his own beautiful fantasy of her.

"When you two were inside just now, I heard the sound of clothes changing.

You wouldn't have changed clothes in front of Her Highness the Princess, would you? That's such a rude thing to do, Klein. Do you know what you're doing?"

"Pfft!"

Qian Yu really couldn't hold it in anymore. She really wanted to burst out laughing, but with Aymore present, she was trying hard to suppress it.

Aymore didn't understand what Qian Yu was laughing at in such a serious situation, but he couldn't possibly reprimand Qian Yu, so all of this was Klein's fault.

Klein was also pitiful at this moment. Could he say that he was forced to do it?

Forget it, no one would believe him if he said it. But savoring that feeling, it was indeed comfortable.

Seeing Aymore's unpleasant expression, Klein said:

"Her Highness the Princess told me to change. She said that wearing the Northern Army's uniform represents the Northern Army's face, and my behavior should be appropriate. The first set didn't fit, so I changed into another one."

Aymore's mood was a bit tragic and indignant. This bastard actually changed clothes in front of Her Highness the Princess!

Wanting to provoke him, Klein said:

"Big brother, haven't you misunderstood something? I'm not a soldier in the first place! Not only am I not a soldier, but I'm also a cultist, of the Eye of Grela.

Because I'm a cultist, I don't know these military salutes, so Her Highness the Princess taught me! She taught me hand-in-hand, so carefully. Even someone as stupid as me only needed five or six times to learn it. Her Highness the Princess is so considerate!"

Taught hand-in-hand? Five or six times? So considerate? Aymore's heart ached. This guy must have touched Her Highness the Princess's hand. Too much!

Just as he was about to step forward to teach Klein a lesson, Qian Yu interrupted their verbal sparring.

"Alright, instead of wasting time on these meaningless verbal exchanges, we should conserve our energy. We have a lot to do when we get to the War Hammer Academy!"

Qian Yu's words basically cut off Aymore's thoughts of making trouble for Klein, and it could also be considered indirectly saving Aymore's life, because this was still Gerard Fortress.

Even if Klein was allowed to beat up Aymore, it would at least have to wait until they left the fortress.

Aymore became obedient, but he still glared fiercely at Klein.

"If Her Highness the Princess hadn't stopped me, I would have given you a good beating!"

Klein's expression was conflicted. He didn't know where Aymore got his courage from. Did Liang Jingru give it to him?

Not to mention that Amy and Nokrion's battle records hadn't been announced, just the fact that he faced Jason head-on in Merien City and killed him on the spot without any preparation. Aymore couldn't compare to that strength!

"Mr. Aymore is truly a person full of humor. To be able to say such nonsense, I admire you."

"You… Forget it, I have manners, you don't have manners, I won't argue with you."

Aymore started again, being useless at everything but good at self-comfort.

…

Qian Yu led Aymore and Klein, along with a team of regular soldiers from the Northern Army, towards the War Hammer Academy in the eastern part of the territory.

Graduation season had already passed, and because the Northern Army hadn't started conscripting yet, there were quite a few students staying at the War Hammer Academy.

The group walked on the main road leading to the War Hammer Academy, and many academy students passed by, occasionally looking at Klein and the others, guessing the purpose of the group.

Qian Yu covered her face with an oversized cloak. Their team wasn't large, so not showing their faces could avoid some unnecessary trouble.

Because of the rampant magical beasts in the Northern Territory, there were no magic-powered trains here, but the group traveled quickly. At this speed, they should be able to reach the War Hammer Academy in just two days.

As the only arcane mage in the team, Klein made some arcane bread for this oddly sized team. Of course, the bread made with Mana Burn + Arcane Empowerment tasted excellent, and everyone who ate it praised it.

As for Aymore, it was worse. Klein, who rained grace on everyone, also made him a portion of bread: a baguette-style bread made with Mana Burn + Arcane Empowerment, whose hardness was also beyond imagination.

Klein thought that this thing was at least harder than Aymore's own teeth.

When the others in the team were resting, they were all talking and laughing because in the Northern Territory, there was a lot of meat and very few vegetables, and even fewer mages. It was difficult to eat such high-quality bread.

So with Klein personally taking action today, everyone was in a harmonious mood.