Angela arrived at the girls' dormitories created by Virelle and Zenaria. Hao created a dormitory too, but it was for the boys since Zenaria herself requested it. She came to inform them that she had already fixed Enrico's dormitory and that it was now possible to sleep there.
"Miss Angela, is it true that the student trapped in the barrier has returned?"
Looking back, she saw a boy with black hair. He was the same age as Taíra. His name was Caíque Quervem, rank 2 of the current first-year class.
"Young Caíque, what are you doing here so late?"
"It's just that I was going to ask some mages if it was true that Lord Enrico had returned."
They were between the academy and the newly created dormitories. From the path he was taking, the boy seemed in a hurry to go to where the director stayed. Normally, she wouldn't give information, but since he was Taíra's friend, she decided to confirm.
"Yes, he has returned."
"Can I speak with him?"
Raising an eyebrow, she carefully observed how excited the boy seemed. Thinking deeply, she remembered that this boy, along with Taíra's friend, had already asked once about Enrico, and among them, the one who seemed most eager to meet him was exactly this boy.
"Your brother will definitely come back, right, Taíra?"
"Of course he will, didn't you hear that he's a prodigy? Besides, he's my brother."
The boy's eyes sparkled while Taíra's friend seemed to have already had her questions answered, though she still paid attention to what Caíque and Taíra were discussing, since there were still traces of curiosity in her eyes.
"You're right, he's a prodigy on Victoria's level, so could you tell me some things about him?"
"Of course, I'll explain to you how amazing he is."
With a proud expression, Taíra lifted her nose with her eyes closed; when she opened them, she was surprised to see Caíque pull out a notebook to write in.
"What does your brother like? What's his favorite food? He doesn't seem to care about someone's status, right? What kind of girl does he like? Do you think he—"
Hey, wait, why are you asking so many questions? Wait—that's it, you want to steal my big brother?
"It's not that, it's just—"
"If you think I'm going to let that happen, you're very mistaken."
She remembered that when she saw Taíra covering her ears to avoid Caíque's questions, she sighed and shook her head. That trio was quite troublesome, and to think that at that time they would become the three strongest of the first-year class.
'Of course I'm not surprised that the young master's sister reached that level; what surprised me were the other two.'
"Sorry, but he needed to rest for now, so it won't be possible."
"Not even for a second?"
"…I know the young master is someone amazing, but why do you want to see him so much?"
It was quite confusing, because she didn't remember him from anywhere — at least nothing important. Scratching his cheek, he gave a shy smile.
"Because he saved me and saved my family."
Narrowing her eyes, she tried to remember, but couldn't. Then again, Enrico had saved many people, especially when he went to visit his parents along with her.
"Where are you from?"
"Let's say it's one of the towns near the Solcren family's city."
It seemed she was right, so after refusing once again his attempt to go see Enrico, Angela turned and left while Caíque remained discouraged.
"You can try to see him later, he'll really be busy these days."
"Okay…"
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the boy trying to cheer himself up again as he returned to the boys' dormitory. Quickly forgetting the moment, she arrived at the girls' dormitory, but before entering, she saw a paper in her pocket that Yumeha had given her to read.
"She said she wanted me to read it immediately."
Opening the letter, she discovered it was a request asking her not to tell the other girls that the dormitory was ready.
'Is what she wants to talk to Enrico about really that serious?'
She didn't know what it was, but it must be important. Deciding what to do, she made up an excuse that Enrico would spend the night talking with the king, since they hadn't seen him return.
"Well, since it's so important, I'd better not interrupt."
Yes, it was very important — which is why Enrico had his hand on his chin, looking thoughtful at a very embarrassed Yumeha in front of him. Clenching her fingers, Yumeha looked nervously at her master. He would never lie to her about a promise; she was sure of that.
'Will he reject me? If I think about it, he's still seventeen; I said I had to be eighteen, but I didn't say both of us had to be. Besides, from what I know, his birthday is in a few days.'
Her mind was a mess of nervousness, embarrassment, confidence, and at the same time, not much confidence in herself. From her master's thoughtful look, maybe he would refuse, and that discouraged her a little as she wondered if her body wasn't good in his eyes.
'System, disable the constellation cameras.'
[No, if I disable them, you'll do things that this classification cannot show.]
'System, disable them now. I have to keep my promises.'
Enrico had remained still only because he didn't want the constellations or the system to see Yumeha without clothes, but it seemed they didn't want to allow it. Honestly, he didn't care about that kind of situation and never had — otherwise he would be full of regret by now.
'So that's how it's going to be? You won't allow it?'
[No, I won't let a shameless man like you corrupt this girl more than she already is.]
'Very well then, System, I'll use the pact of not being seen.'
[You wouldn't dare.]
This was a pact he made inside the barrier because there were mini arcs in there that protagonists had to go through to survive. In exchange for not being seen by any Nartheis, the system would shut off for a few moments, unable to offer help or allow him to use abilities granted by the system. He made that pact to survive longer inside the barrier by hiding from level-three Ranvil Nartheis.
'Who told you to give me this pact? Now deal with it.'
[You damned bastard—]
When Enrico no longer felt the system's presence, he was relieved. Looking at Yumeha, she seemed disappointed, already assuming she had been rejected. With a smile, he grabbed her right below the waist as his face approached hers with a calm and confident expression.
"Sorry to make you wait, I was just clearing some thoughts from my head."
"M-master…"
With a kiss, Enrico held Yumeha, laying her on the bed as he removed his shirt while Yumeha blushed like a tomato, looking at how well-trained his body had become over those two years. Regaining her confidence, her eyes became determined.
"I will do my best, master."
"I hope so."