When there is a protagonist, there is always trouble

On the first day of their study group, they didn't talk too much about magic or anything, but rather they introduced to each other, after all, Mark, Olivia, and Alice didn't know about them, so they decided to become closer to each other by eating in the cafeteria together.

Haru, as usual, sat between his harems, ate while talking about some useless things, but suddenly...

"What's wrong, Shin? You have been very quiet," August asked.

"Ah, sorry, I was just thinking about how to improve my sword," Shin said with some embarrassment.

"What kind of sword do you want, Wolford?" Mark asked.

"Having a thin blade is the most important thing...." Shin then was in silence and sighed. "But the problem is, that's going to be easier to break."

"A sword that combines both a thin blade and increased durability, then?" Mark asked, but then he started to mull over and frowned. "That sounds hard to pull off."

Alice, who was the new member of Ultimate Magic Research Society, raised her hand, and said, "Then once the sword breaks, can't you just replace it with a new one? Shin, you're the grandson of Wise Man's so you can afford a number to buy any number of swords, right?"

Shin sighed and shook his head. "That's not the case. I don't get much of an allowance."

"Eh? You don't?" Thor was surprised.

"Granny told my grandpa not to give me too much so I can gain a reasonable sense of the value of money for myself." Shin could only shake his head when he thought of how cheapskate he was.

"Shin, if you need money, do you want me to give you some?" Haru said directly.

"Eh?"

Haru's words caused some of them startled, Mark, Olivia, and Alice then also looked at Haru who was very ordinary and wondering who this guy was since he dared to give money to Shin.

"No, no, I can't trouble you that much," Shin quickly said and shook his head. He also didn't want to borrow money either, after all.

"Shin, you should know in this world, this guy might lack a handsome face, but his money might be able to buy a small country," Maria said directly.

"THAT MUCH?!"

Everyone was in shock when they heard Haru's words. Even Shin was dumbfounded, he had heard that Haru was rich from his grandparents, but he didn't expect him to be this rich.

"Maria..." Haru called out Maria's name and stared at her.

Maria stuck out her tongue and said, "But it's the truth, right?"

"But it isn't your money, you're not my wife anyway, you don't need to say something like that," Haru said while staring at Maria.

"Wh - Who wants to be your wife?!" Maria's face blushed and she became agitated.

"............."

'This guy...' The students of the S-Class were wondering whether Haru had also gotten his hands on Maria too at this moment.

Alice, Olivia, and Mark didn't know much about Haru so they weren't sure what to say, but one thing for sure, they wanted to know who this guy was.

Alice then tucked Yuru's sleeve and asked, "Are Kasugano and Maria dating to each other?"

Yuri shook her head with a smile then said, "No, he's my man."

"............." Alice wasn't sure what to say for a moment.

Haru then looked at Shin and said, "Well, if you don't want money, then how about you make a sword that is easy to replace?"

"Eh?" 2x

Mark and Shin were dumbfounded and looked at Haru with interest.

"By doing that, even if the blade is broken, you can use the hilt as much as you want, which will at least make that part cheaper, right?" Haru said calmly.

"........." Mark and Shin didn't say anything, only stared at Haru with amazement.

"Normally, it would be bad if the blade and the hilt are not firmly attached, but because of the vibration, you don't need to worry too much about it, right?" Haru said simply.

"!!!"

Mark quickly looked at Shin and said, "Wolford, can you come over to our workshop right now? I want to try that idea right away!"

"Yes." Shin nodded then looked at Haru, then said, "Haru, can you come too? I want to talk with you more about the sword."

"........" Haru looked at Shin and wondered why this guy was so excited about the little blade. He didn't answer Shin's question first, he looked at Yuri and Lynn, then asked, "There you have heard it, do you want to come too?"

"Hmm..." Yuri and Lynn didn't have that much interest in the blade after all.

"Well, why don't we play at Olivia's house when the guys are on the smithy?" Maria suddenly said.

"That's great!"

"Let's do that!"

"Olivia, is that alright?"

The girls were excited, but they needed Olivia's consent before that.

"Yes, I don't mind." Olivia nodded with a smile.

"There you have heard, Shin. I'll go with you later," Haru said.

"Thank you, Haru," Shin said with a smile.

Then one by one, everyone also raised their hands and wanted to follow them too, so without waiting anymore, they directly walked toward Mark's house and Olivia's house.

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Haru walked with both Lynn and Yuri on his sides, which caused both Alice and Olivia to become curious about their relationship.

"Maria, what's their relationship?" Alice asked directly.

"Well, the three of them are lovers," Maria said with a bitter expression.

"..........." Alice and Olivia.

While the girls were talking about the relationship between the three of them, the guys were talking about the sword.

Shin looked at Haru and asked, "Haru, do you know about swordmanship?"

"I know some," Haru said simply.

"Really? Do you want to have a spar in the future?" Shin asked.

Haru raised his eyebrow and asked, "You sure?"

Shin thought that it might be his imagination, but he felt that Haru's body became several times bigger. He quickly wiped his eyes and saw that everything had returned to normal. "Well, let's talk later after the sword is ready."

Haru nodded and didn't say much, but August let out a long sigh and clenched his fists tightly since he didn't want to lose to Haru!

August knew that Haru was a great guy, but at the same time, he also thought of him as his rival, after all, both of them would be the future leaders of their respective countries, but at this moment, he might not be able to match him, but in the future... he wasn't sure either, though.

While they were walking, Shin was attracted to a huge building and couldn't help but ask, "This building is very huge, what it is for?"

"That's the training ground for the defense department," August said.

"I see..." Shin nodded, but Haru raised his eyebrow and grabbed both Lynn and Yuri in his arms.

"Huh?" 2x

Lynn and Yuri blushed at the same time.

"Haru, this is still on the outside."

"We can do it at home, don't be impatient."

"............."

Haru was speechless by both of them, but before he answered them...

*BOOOOOOOOOOM!*

The wall of the building exploded which caused them to be startled.

Haru looked at Shin who quickly ran toward the building where the wall exploded and could only shake his head since he fully realized that where there was a protagonist, there had always been a problem.