“Young Lady! Young Lady!”

A girl sat on the second-floor patio sipping tea, eyes darting quizzically. Charles, hair burning like a beautiful open fire, looked over the edge of the terrace where she heard voices coming from.

“Cox?” When she discovered Cox looking up at her with a flushed face, Charles tilted her head.

“Young Lady! This is an emergency! I have to tell you something!”

“Calm down first, Cox, and then speak.”

Cox quickly caught his breath and continued. “A new C-Class Knight was promoted here yesterday! Right here!”

“Cox, please.” Rather than excited, Charles just frowned. “You must have forgotten that this is the Agnus Estate—they’re famous for producing great knights. Such a fuss over a C-Class promotion. Hah. I expected more from you.”

“What if that C-Class Knight was only nine years old—even younger than the Young Lady?”

“...What?! No way.”

“Yes! Fortunately,...