Saint, You Should Quit Smoking

“Sword Star.”
“…”
“Sword Star. Please wake up.”
“…”
Inside the room that had quieted after the head maid left.
I tried shaking the Sword Star who was tightly hugging me and making small breathing sounds, but.
She had no intention of moving at all.
Snore- snore-
Seeing her actually strengthening the grip of her arms and legs wrapped around me, as if not wanting to fall off even while sleeping.
“Sigh.”
I contemplated for a moment.
What should I do? Should I just wait like this until the Sword Star wakes up?
I wondered if it would be bad to disturb the Sword Star and sour our relationship by putting her in a bad mood.
‘No.’
But that kind of thinking was far too weak. In other words, not assertive enough.
At first, I too had been accommodating as a sensible person when dealing with an unreasonable human.
‘But that would just mean being constantly pushed around.’
Considering the Sword Star’s behavior so far, this was a rather obvious inference.
The Sword Star is an extremely shameless individual. With such a lack of tact, she might not even recognize consideration as consideration.
Therefore, the attitude I should take when dealing with Silvia from this point was clear.
‘Counter shamelessness with even greater shamelessness.’
Just as they say anger subsides when faced with someone even angrier.
If I become more brazen, even the Sword Star would have no choice but to yield.
Therefore, I decided to forget courtesy whenever dealing with the Sword Star from now on.
Just to be safe, I’d give one more warning.
“Sword Star. You’ll regret it if you don’t wake up.”
“…”
Still no response.
Nothing I can do. I shrug my shoulders.
“No choice then.”
Jolt! As soon as the words left my mouth, my body rose from the bed without hesitation.
Originally, I had been limiting my strength to avoid carelessly disturbing Silvia. But I simply ignored her and stood up forcefully.
Of course, naturally after that.
Thud!
“Ughak!”
The Sword Star, forcibly separated from my body, lost her balance and rolled off the bed.
Silvia, who face-planted on the floor, let out a short scream.
“Ugh….”
Forcibly awakened from sleep by the shock, the Sword Star wobbled as she stood up, and.
Swinging her half-open gaze around.
She looked at me and threw out a sentence.
“Aren’t you going to sleep more?”
This woman, does she know nothing besides sleeping?
“Sleep if you want to. I don’t care.”
“Yes…?”
The Sword Star tilted her head at my emotionless reply. She seemed to sense something had changed.
“Anyway, no matter what I say, you won’t give up on staying in my room, right?”
“Yes. That’s right…?”
“Then while the Sword Star takes her sleep, I’ll go out, so please make sure to lock the door.”
“…?”
Confusion.
Clear bewilderment settled in Silvia’s pupils.
She probably hadn’t imagined I would act so nonchalantly.
“Hmm….”
Only then did her self-centered atmosphere slightly subside, and.
A reluctant response came back.
“Then I want to follow you too.”
‘Hmm.’
So she comes out like this.
I thought she would just sprawl out and sleep, but surprisingly, she doesn’t want to leave my side.
‘Does she really, literally want to be with me?’
I don’t know what wind has blown into the Sword Star’s mind to make her think that way.
‘Well, it’s not my concern.’
I continued to lead the conversation without batting an eye.
“Do as you wish. Just don’t interfere with what I’m doing.”
“Ah. Don’t worry about that.”
The self-centered energy returned to the Sword Star’s expression.
Silvia continued with a blank expression.
“I can walk while sleeping, you know.”
“…”
‘That’s basically somnambulism.’
An impolite thought occurred to me, but for the sake of the Sword Star’s honor, I decided to keep it to myself.

I opened the door and came out. The Sword Star was dozing beside me.
The only peculiarity was that she had stretched out her small hand to firmly grasp my forearm.
It was truly extraordinary how she could properly hold my arm and walk while dozing.
‘Why would someone use such an outstanding talent for this?’
Not long after the Sword Star and I started walking, we quickly found the head maid. She was waiting without moving, in a formal posture.
She probably had no intention of returning until she delivered the message she said she had for me.
Indeed, as expected of a head maid, she understands well how to deal with superiors.
“Your Highness.”
The head maid noticed me and turned her body. Despite witnessing such a shocking situation earlier, not the slightest crack appeared on her face.
‘Indeed.’
That’s evidence she hasn’t been working as an academy maid for just a day or two.
However.
“I apologize for mentioning this, but I can see a glossy light on the faces of Your Highness and the Sword Star. I am relieved to think you must have had a good time….”
“Stop. Don’t misunderstand.”
It was hard to tolerate her even trying to congratulate us, thinking the Sword Star and I had engaged in some sexual activity. I cut off her words sharply.
“Head Maid. I am not unaware of how the scene you witnessed might appear. But there are many aspects that are very different from what you think. Understood?”
“Yes. I understand. I apologize.”
The head maid immediately corrected her attitude and bowed her head.
Whether she truly understood my words, or simply thought she shouldn’t mention it further in front of me, a prince, I don’t know.
In any case, it was reassuring that she wouldn’t bring up this topic again. Someone of the head maid’s position wouldn’t speak carelessly.
I changed the subject. The information the head maid brought was important.
“So, what information do you have for me? Isn’t that why you came here?”
At my words, the head maid immediately bowed and began delivering the information she had gathered, clearly and precisely.
“First, I will tell you the most helpful incident among those occurring outside the academy that might aid Your Highness.”
“Speak.”
“Do you know of the House of Count Boderod near the academy?”
The Boderod family.
Pages unfold in my memory. It was a name I had heard while staying at the imperial palace.
I quickly extracted the information and confirmed it with the head maid.
“The knight family that managed the sealing stones, correct?”
Sealing stones.
Stones that serve the role of sealing and binding evil powers.
They need to be managed periodically to prevent the seals from breaking, and since it’s difficult for ordinary people, it’s customary for influential organizations to take on that role.
“That is correct. Recently, it seems the seal of the sealing stone has weakened, and malevolent energy is leaking out.”
“Hmm.”
“As a result, magical beasts frequently appear on the lands managed by the Boderod family, causing difficulties for the residents.”
And the conclusion is that the Special Class will solve this problem and achieve results.
‘That’s good.’
It’s not far from the academy, so there’s no burden of having to travel a long distance.
Dealing with magical beasts should be an easy task for the members of the Special Class.
Especially, there’s no better talent than the Saint for checking the seal of the sealing stone.
‘This is truly appropriate.’
It was a very suitable task to perform at this point in time.
I commended the head maid for bringing good information.
“Well done, Head Maid.”
“It is my honor.”
“Is there any other information?”
I had already achieved what I wanted, so it didn’t matter much, but I asked to be as thorough as possible.
The head maid closed her mouth for a few seconds before speaking.
“If there’s one noteworthy point, it would be the rumor of the ‘Knight Hunter.'”
“Knight Hunter? Quite an arrogant title.”
Knight is not a position anyone can hold.
Only when someone is deeply skilled in weapons, including the sword, can they be called a knight by people.
Their skill must be at least first-class. Usually, it needs to be at the peak.
To ‘hunt’ such knights.
My eyes sank deeply as I questioned the head maid for information.
“Tell me more. What does this Knight Hunter do?”
“He is a villain who has caused a stir in the world for several months. From what I hear, he seeks out only knights to challenge them to fights, and kills them without leaving a single one alive.”
“Hmm.”
“Among these, there are also rumors that he annihilated an entire knight family, so we are checking the exact veracity of this.”
If those words were true, it was no ordinary matter.
A knight family would roughly command numerous warriors from third-rate to peak levels.
Is he saying he visited such a place and even annihilated the entire family?
I understood why the head maid had hesitated to tell me this information earlier.
“I see. So, the Knight Hunter’s recent appearance was near the Boderod family. That’s why you want to warn me to be careful.”
“That is correct. Knowing your intention to go to the Boderod family, I was hesitant to report it for fear it might hinder Your Highness’s movements.”
‘Hmm.’
Clearly, if we were to encounter such a dangerous villain, unpleasant events could occur.
But I opened my mouth without hesitation.
“Head Maid, do not worry. I cannot miss an opportunity out of fear of a villain we may or may not meet.”
“…”
“Even if we were to face him, if I and my other classmates join forces, we would not be easily defeated. So put that worry aside as well.”
“I will trust and follow Your Highness’s courageous decision.”
“Good. You may withdraw now.”
The head maid bowed deeply and left without making the slightest sound.
After silently watching her retreating figure. I spoke to the Sword Star who was dozing beside me.
“Sword Star.”
“…”
“Sword Star. Please answer.”
After repeated urging, the Sword Star rubbed her eyes and answered.
“Ugh…. Why are you waking me up?”
“Did you hear the conversation just now?”
“Yawn. Well, roughly.”
“You seemed to be sleeping, but you were listening.”
“To some extent. It’s related to you after all.”
I confirmed Silvia’s intention once more.
“So you really don’t want to join us?”
“Of course. I have no intention of going.”
“I understand.”
Having finished the conversation, the Sword Star fell asleep again.
Seeing that, I erased Silvia from the list of people going to the Boderod family in my mind.
What remains are Rinet and Adela.
Among these, Rinet must accompany us. To examine the seal of the sealing stone, a Saint is necessary.
Then there’s only one person left to meet.
‘Let’s go meet Adela.’
Just as I was thinking that and about to move.
Suddenly, Silvia slightly opened her eyes and whispered to me.
“By the way, Loran. I’m curious about something.”
“Yes. What is it?”
“What’s the glossy light? Why did she say that about us?”
“…”
I was momentarily speechless.
I hadn’t expected her to directly point this out.
“Hmm.”
What answer should I give?
No matter how much I racked my brain, no suitable answer came forth.
In the end, after finishing my deliberation, what came out of my mouth was to postpone the explanation.
“You’ll understand when you’re older.”
“?”
Unable to meet the eyes of the Sword Star who was blankly tilting her head.
The two of us walked in silence.
“…”
However, in one corner of my mind.
‘Perhaps they don’t teach concepts of sexuality at the Sword Angle?’
I was truly concerned about the Sword Star’s future marriage prospects.