Poor king and princess

Unlike the protagonist and the heroine, who had a hard battle every time since it wouldn't be fun if they won so easily, right?

However, Tamazuki and Julis didn't care about that. They ravaged and pulverized their opponents easily, but in each of their battles, Julis had always been the main actor while Tamazuki was the supporter. Yet, without a doubt, their battle had always been what everyone was looking forward to, especially when they faced the pair of contestants from Saint Galahadworth Academy. Still, no matter how hard they tried, it was impossible to defeat him.

However, as it was entertainment, he tried various types of weapons, from a gun, kusarigama, bow, whip, and many others, to make the festival became festive.

Yet, even if everyone was in a festive mood, underneath was something fragile.

Claudia had pulled the trigger, and it was only a time before everything was crumbling.

However, the problem was when?

This was something that one couldn't determine as Galaxy, without a doubt, would try to end this matter as quietly as possible.

After the battle, Tamazuki and Julis watched the fight of the other participants.

"Irene is strong."

Julis was surprised by how strong Irene was.

"It's natural. She is a wielder of Orga Lux."

"That's true."

Julis nodded and agreed with his statement since she knew how strong Orga Lux was. A single Orga Lux was enough to change the fate of someone and make them become strong.

It was the case with Tamazuki.

Tamazuki might not use his Ser-Veresta on the Festa, but Julis knew if he wished to use it, then without a doubt, no one was able to do anything. The reason why he didn't use it was because if he used it, then the battle wouldn't be fun, and she would lose her chance to show her ability.

Julis hated to admit this, but she knew that she was too weak compared to Tamazuki.

Frankly, Tamazuki had always felt weird toward the original story as the Ser-Veresta seemed so weak in the hands of the protagonist.

The temperature of Ser-Veresta was so hot that it was enough to melt anything and even turn anything into ashes, yet when it was wielded by the protagonist, it had become like any other weapon.

In other words, it was meaningless for the protagonist to wield the Ser-Veresta since it didn't make him powerful.

Yet, he was so glad by such a protagonist since it made it easier for him to get all the heroines.

<Congratulations, you have received the "Meteor Engineering Mastery">

If he didn't come to this world, then he would feel weird about this reward, but he came to this world, and he understood how important this knowledge was.

Now, what is Meteor Engineering?

Meteor Engineering is the term that refers to the study of Mana and the meteors that came from Invertia. While there are still many unknowns about the workings of Mana, Manadyte research using the rare metals in the meteors has been going smoothly and is now used in various ways.

Yet, while many worked hard to uncover the mystery, he had already mastered it.

It was even possible for him to initiate a second Invertia, causing mass destruction comparable to judgment day.

By now, he also understood where Mana came from.

This reward might seem weird or even useless in another world, but in this world, this reward is dangerous.

Yet while he understood that Camilla had fallen for him, he wasn't in a hurry to confirm their relationship since the relationship was more than a friend and less than a lover was interesting.

"By the way, where is Kirin?" Julis asked.

"Why do you ask?"

"That girl will always stay by her teacher's side, right?" Julis stared at Tamazuki with a mocking smile. Others might think that they had a pure relationship between a good teacher and a student, but she knew that they harbored a deeper feeling than a mere teacher and a student. Probably, they made such a relationship because it was more exciting that way.

"...did you see me that way?" Tamazuki was hurt.

Julis snorted and leaned on his chest. "I am the legal wife."

"......"

What could he say?

Yet, he had to say, among all of his women, without a doubt, Julis was the best choice for the legal wife.

While he was thinking about a messy thing, a knock at the door interrupted him, and an air window opened to announce their visitors.

"Sensei."

Kirin was there, but she was with someone else.

She was a young girl, probably in the upper end of elementary school age. The innocent-looking adorable little girl had one distinctive trait—for some reason, she was dressed as a maid.

"F-Flora...?!"

Julis, who was by his side, was taken aback.

It seemed that this young girl was Julis's acquaintance.

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"So... you came from Liesetania all by yourself?"

"Uh-uh! My name is Flora. Pleased to meet you all!" Speaking with a childish tone, the girl bowed deeply, nearly a perfect ninety degrees, before she looked at Tamazuki curiously. "Um... are you Julis-sama's husband-to-be?"

"......"

"Cough! Cough! Julis, who is she?" Tamazuki decided to change the subject since he didn't want to marry so early.

Julis looked at him resentfully while Kirin sighed in relief. Still, Julis explained the relationship between her and Flora.

"Well, she is also a child from the orphanage, and as of now, she is working as a maidservant in the palace, but she is still in training, actually."

Julis stroked Flora's hair gently with a helpless smile.

That soft, indulgent expression told Tamazuki how much the girl meant to her.

"By the way, you should thank him since he is the one who is giving charity to everyone."

"Really? Are you Inugami-sama?"

Flora's eyes shone as if she had met an idol. While she had expected it, she was so happy to meet him.

However, this was normal since when he did a charity, he didn't say his name and only used the name of his company and Julis's name. In the world of business, he stayed mostly low-key, yet this was quite contradictory, especially when considering how high-profile he was in the Asterisk, right?

As he patted Flora's head, he felt conflicted as this girl also triggered his system, yet it didn't surprise him as Ienaga Kana also triggered his system back then.

They talked for a while as Julis felt helpless at Flora, who suddenly came without saying anything. Moreover, she was also speechless by Flora's dress as she was wearing a maid uniform.

Yet, Tamazuki was surprised by one thing.

"Are you here alone, Flora?"

"Yes." Flora nodded.

"......."

Tamazuki was speechless once again since how could such a little girl come to Asterisk alone. Duels might have been banned during the Festa event, which made it somewhat safer than usual, but this was far from the normal city. It wasn't rare for a tourist to get hurt.

"Um, well..." Flora was embarrassed, her voice tiny and her head lowered.

Julis took up the task of explaining. "My brother doesn't have much money to spend freely, just as I didn't when I lived at home. Still, since he obeys the IEF, he can probably pull some strings to obtain Festa tickets. I'm guessing he couldn't pay for travel and lodging, though, and the funds for that came from the sisters."

"...uh-uh. They worked really hard to save up, and I think that's where it came from. But they could only send one of us... And they said if they had to pick, then I'd be the best choice." Flora seemed dejected, but her enthusiasm quickly returned. "But I will be fine on my own! I am a Genstellar like Her Highness, and I am planning on coming to Asterisk as a student! And then, I will help everyone at the orphanage, just like Her Highness!"

Tamazuki might do a charity, but it was impossible for them to use the money for something so selfish as visiting Julis since there were many things that needed to be used with the money. Even if he did a charity, he also didn't give too much and only gave an appropriate amount, so the reason why Flora could come was through the saving of the sisters of the orphanage.

As they talked, Julis still wanted to talk with Flora, but as it was late, Flora thought to go back to her hotel.

"Julis, how about you stay at my house with Flora?"

"Huh? Do you have a house?" Julis was dumbfounded. The land on the Asterisk was limited, and naturally, the price of land was rather costly, so she knew how expensive the house was.

"I do. It just finished, so I haven't been there yet, but it should be enough for you two to stay together."

"Is that okay?"

"Why not? I want to stay there together too." Tamazuki then looked at Kirin. "Kirin, do you want to stay there too?"

"Eh~?"

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