Come, You Must Enroll Tomorrow

Under the charcoal roast of the peachwood brazier, the room was filled with a warm, peachwood-scented fragrance.

In the luxurious hall, Young Master Naiye was eating his favorite breakfast.

There were two breakfasts on the broad dining table; although Naiye liked good food, it wasn’t that he would eat both—one was for the maid.

Normally, the very proper Dark Elf maid Cassia would not dine with her master, but Naiye did not mind.

But she herself was stubborn about keeping rules, so she had brought her older sister to accompany Young Master Naiye at the meal.

“…………”

Naiye ate a thick, flavorful slice of bacon, then looked to the other side.

From the pitch-black shadows—where there was clearly no path or window—an older Dark Elf sister had silently appeared.

She wore a pure black, over-the-knee gown, a white lace apron, and black lace stockings that wrapped her legs, outlining a long, rounded silhouette.

Her eerie purple pupils slowly opened, then she stared motionless at Naiye—almost identical to the younger sister yet completely different in one respect.

The younger sister had long, silver-gray straight hair; she had long, jet-black straight hair.

She came to Naiye’s side, and with impeccable etiquette lightly pinched her skirt and curtsied to Naiye.

“Greetings, Master. That is all.”

“Mm, come eat.”

“Yes. That is all.”

Older sister Cassia’s catchphrase was clear, and her manners were more than perfect; she treated Naiye entirely as her master and would not disobey.

But the younger Cassia, who always liked to break rules, would never cross the master-servant boundaries.

In temperament, the black-haired Cassia gave off a pronounced aura of rejection; at first glance one might think she was some aloof elf.

But one would soon realize that this aura was even more cold and merciless than an aloof elf—a mechanical, icy rejection.

After the brief breakfast, Naiye ate the last flavorful mushroom and then enjoyed a fruit salad.

He looked at the black-haired Cassia beside him; her lively ears twitched occasionally, and her eerie purple eyes fixed unblinkingly on Young Master Naiye.

When she saw Naiye’s warmth, she immediately lowered her head.

She began unfastening the rounded buttons within the surging warmth.

“No! Not now. Do you have anything planned for today?”

The black-haired Cassia’s face didn’t change, but she showed a trace of disappointment, then promptly answered the young master’s question.

“Because you are returning to the Auriel Knights’ Academy tomorrow at Queen Auriel’s request, today has been cleared for that purpose. But to be prudent, you should first arrange the family’s important affairs, then inspect your Magical Automaton, and clarify things with Dr. Emira.”

“Finally, keep your evening free—do not stay up late researching like last night! That is all.”

Many times, these twin sisters really felt like a single person.

No, the two of them were the same person; for some unknown reason they had split into two because of black hair and white hair…….

Personalities?

Cassia had neither a sister nor an older sister—when Young Master Naiye took her in, she was a single person.

As for her past, Naiye could only guess that she must have had some unusual experiences, but he did not wish to probe deeply into what exactly had happened.

Cassia glanced at the fruit salad and quickly finished it all.

Then her slender hand gently plucked a glistening, crimson berry and, with two soft fingers, placed it into Master Naiye’s mouth.

Naiye ate the fruit and then withdrew the two of Cassia’s fingers that had been inside his mouth.

He watched her easily suck her fingers like a child.

“All right, it’s time to get ready.”

“Yes. That is all.”

After Naiye Lycoris finished his hearty breakfast, the Dark Elf maid Cassia reported on some affairs in the family’s territory and matters concerning the port.

These were ordinary matters; once he understood the situation, Naiye had Cassia handle them.

Dark Elf Cassia was not merely a maid who took care of the Young Master.

She was not only the only maid who could attend to Naiye personally, but also the house steward for the family—business-like matters were entrusted to her.

However, as an older Dark Elf sister, Cassia handled affairs with perfection and efficiency, which made those beneath her somewhat fearful of her style.

But everyone had to admit that her management did make the entire Lycoris family orderly.

She was one of the three most important flower pillars supporting Naiye Lycoris within the Lycoris family.

“Good morning, Master.”

As Young Master Naiye finished breakfast and stepped out the door to greet the sun, a serious yet stern voice came from beside him.

A female knight stood by the doorway waiting for Naiye’s appearance.

The second of Naiye’s three flower pillars, she commanded the Lycoris knights; but since recent duties had been handed to the Academy’s knights, her main task now was to guard Naiye.

The Dark Knight Weiluxika wore dark armor, her hair tied into two long dark braids, hair lightly covering one dark eye—her pupils were both resolute and seemingly vacant, impeccably clean.

An almost entirely dark-clad female knight.

But in stark contrast to the dark tones, her excessively fair and beautiful pale skin paired with the dark armor made her exceptionally striking.

Yet beneath the black-and-white appearance, the most eye-catching feature was actually the strange birthmark under her left eye.

It was a dark, creepy streak that sent chills—a pattern like a virus eating into the fair, beautiful skin beneath Weiluxika’s left eye!

Weiluxika was Naiye’s knight captain and personal knight.

Private knights were rare in this country, because the knightly standard here required one’s own strength to be at least that of a powerful, honorable knight.

After all, no matter how strong a bodyguard, they cannot protect you everywhere at every moment—only one’s own power is most reliable.

But Naiye Lycoris, this exceedingly powerful and influential young master, naturally had his own personal knight.

Because the Lycoris family ranked fifth among families, just below the four great knightly houses.

“Mm, let’s go—today we’ll be going around a bit.”

“Yes.”

Weiluxika replied to her master in her usual earnest tone, and took up her weapon and side-sword.

The side-sword was a premium steel blade specially made by the Lycoris family, its scabbard set with the family’s crimson gem.

Only loyal and powerful top-tier knights of the Lycoris family could be granted one.

But it was Weiluxika’s primary weapon whose form was truly captivating.

It was a war halberd forged from a single piece of obsidian-like stone! Yet Weiluxika held it easily by her side.

It was completely pitch-black, but whether the chopping edge, the piercing tip, the cleaving blade, or the bladed hook, razor-sharp, dazzling gleams emerged along its edges.

The grip was wrapped in specially treated leather, and at the very center of a ‘井’-shaped top, Naiye had specially set a glittering crimson red crystal!

No matter how you looked at it, it was an extremely sharp and perfect weapon, yet at a glance you could feel that it was an unusually heavy, terrifying halberd!

Yet Weiluxika held it easily with one hand, the other hand resting on her thigh as she lightly drew her side-sword.

“Mm…….. no matter how many times I look at this Dark Sky Halberd, it’s exceptionally exquisite.”

“Please do not worry! Weiluxika will use the Dark Sky Halberd to guard our Master’s safety in all things!”

“Of course I know that, so I’m at ease with you by my side. You must always stay by my side to protect me, Weiluxika.”

“Yes…..”

This time her reply lacked its usual vigor; Weiluxika slightly lowered her head, using her dark hair to hide a shy expression.

After seeing Weiluxika and the Dark Sky Halberd, Naiye led Weiluxika onward.

The Dark Sky Halberd was Naiye’s creation, made with the family’s top-tier technology and abundant high-grade materials—such a workmanship was originally reserved for top-class Magical Automata.

But Naiye was still very satisfied with the piece, even though it was a weapon rather than the Magical Automaton the Lycoris family excelled at.

The Lycoris family must once have researched the art of forging weapons, otherwise they wouldn’t have been able to create a weapon of this caliber so smoothly.

But they hadn’t deeply pursued it, since the family focused primarily on research.

Still, the birth of the Dark Sky Halberd made Naiye proud—the weapon was indeed excellent.

Unfortunately, Naiye’s frail body struggled even to hold it, let alone wield it.

But Weiluxika mastered the weapon in just a few days, once again proving her value to and trust in Naiye.

“My Lord, are you going to the Auriel Knights’ Academy tomorrow?”

“Yes. How about it?! The world-famous Academy that has produced three Knight Kings—do you want to attend?”

“I…… no, I am Master’s knight; my duty is to protect my Master’s safety!”

Naiye stopped walking, smiled, and turned to look at Weiluxika.

Weiluxika’s face was stern, but she looked down slightly at her master, very puzzled.

“Very well, then you must enroll tomorrow as well.”

“Huh?”

“Tomorrow I’ll take you with me; your duties can be handed over to the Academy’s knights—they are directly under Queen Auriel and can be trusted.”

“…………..”

Weiluxika was so stunned she could not speak—did Young Master Naiye really intend to have her also go to the world-renowned Auriel Knights’ Academy?

Naiye ignored her and instead looked to the other side.