"I see, is it because you don't have suitable clothes?"

Princess Cher finished listening to our explanation, then glanced at Oyado.

"But why did you suddenly say that finding me was the right choice! I'm actually taller than Oyado!"

"Oh? Is that so?"

I stood beside them.

"Yes, taller by half a head."

"Still taller!"

"Then let me ask you, Your Highness, how old are you?"

"I..."

"Oyado is only 7 years old."

"7..."

Princess Cher looked at Oyado in disbelief and then at me.

"No... can't be? You're kidding, right? How is that possible?"

Princess Cher had a desperate expression on her face.

"That's right, this is reality!"

I pointed at Princess Cher.

"But, there is a way to solve this."

"Yeah!"

Princess Cher suddenly realized.

"What is the method?"

"Cough, if you lend clothes to Oyado, then I'll tell you how."

"No problem!"

Princess Cher agreed without hesitation.

"Come with me, I have plenty of clothes that I don't need anyway."

After speaking, Princess Cher waved her hand and walked towards the carriage nearby.

Yaling silently walked towards me and asked,

"Fir, do you really know how to grow taller?"

"Yes, Yaling, do you want to know too? Aren't you already quite tall?"

"No, no, I'm just... curious, that's all."

She blushed slightly and turned away.

"Let's go, we shouldn't keep the princess waiting."

After saying that, she walked towards the carriage.

Oyado and I exchanged a smile and silently followed.

I was shocked when I saw Princess Cher stop the carriage at the entrance of the noble mansion. According to the information I received from the school, members of the royal family usually buy estates near the school to live in.

I thought Princess Cher wanted to experience dormitory life, but then she said,

"Sorry, the house I bought is still being organized, so it's quite messy. That's why my things are temporarily stored in a room in the dormitory."

"Oh... I see."

"What's wrong? Why do you look disappointed? I apologize, but the student dormitory is quite narrow, so I can't accommodate you. Please hurry and pick out an outfit, and then we can go to the hotel to wait for my father."

Princess Cher couldn't understand our expressions at all, so I could only awkwardly smile.

"Alright, you and Oyado go change into the clothes. I'll wait outside."

"Huh? Why?"

"Why, you ask? Even though I'm a teacher, I can't just casually enter the girls' dormitory, can I?"

"Right... that's true."

Princess Cher nodded, then walked towards the dormitory. Oyado and Yaling followed her.

I looked at the coachman. Well, it seems that Emperor Eis still doesn't trust Yaling's abilities, or else the coachman wouldn't be a level 60 swordsman.

Ah, the coachman is glancing at me. Seriously, who would want to duel with an old man like you? If I win, I'll be accused of bullying the elderly, and if I lose, I'm not even as good as an old man. It's really heartbreaking.

But...

Suddenly, there was an attack warning behind me. I turned around to look in the direction of the warning, only to see Ryuuki staring at me from a distance.

This person, didn't I give her an earpiece? Why did she come running over here?

I quickly walked towards her and then suddenly turned into an empty alley, using Shadow Stealth to appear next to Ryuuki in the shadow on the other side.

"What's wrong? Didn't I tell you to contact me through the earpiece if anything happened?"

"I don't know how to use it."

These simple three words left me speechless.

"Well, then, tell me, what's the matter?"

"Well, I think I may have found my target, so I wanted to let you know in advance."

"You mean... the person in the photo? Are you sure?"

"I think so. Someone who uses that strange weapon... there can't be many, right?"

"Oh, so do you know who they are?"

While talking, I kept an eye out for anyone coming from outside.

Although Ryuuki wasn't exactly an unsightly presence, and I even got her a job cutting things in the school kitchen, it's still better to be cautious when she's dressed in ninja attire.

"Yes, it seems to be a teacher from this school."

"A teacher?"

"Yes, it seems they think Eastern martial arts are very useful without weapons, so..."

"This school has gone crazy... what are they thinking..."

Suddenly, I started worrying about the intelligence of the school.

But then I realized, they dared to hire someone like me who has no talent, so that's also a characteristic of the school, huh.

"Well, I understand. So what are you planning to do? Are you going to kill her directly?"

"..."

Ryuuki remained silent for a moment before speaking again.

"I want... to observe her for a bit."

"Observe her?"

"Because I have a strange feeling... I want to verify what it is."

"A strange feeling?"

I was about to ask more questions, but I realized she had already disappeared.

It seems she won't act, after all. Well, after the meeting is over, I'll deal with their problem.

I silently thought to myself.