Rona

(Rona POV)

I was born in nobility, my father was one of the royal warriors.

When I was little, I was a whiny girl. I often cry. Until one day when I cried, there was a boy who came to cheer me up.

Since then, we are good friends. And one night, I heard him chatting with his friend.

His friend asked what kind of woman he likes. He also replied, he likes strong and strong women.

After hearing his words, I also asked my father to attend the Cyldeia magic academy.

Hearing my request, my father looks happy, and lets me go to school there.

Because I'm someone with a second caste, I also took the Knight class. In that academy, the first time I received inventory magic was to store weapons.

At the academy, I met him who happened to also take a knight class. Even though we are different in class, just being able to see it every day has made me more excited.

After graduating from the academy, we decided to become young soldiers in the kingdom.

Time after time has passed, but for some reason he doesn't make a move.

Until one day, I got an engagement invitation. In the invitation there is his name, and a girl's name.

I knew the girl, she was an academy student who had received the title of full moon witch. And now he is a teacher at the academy.

When I knew that, I was very disappointed. My heart was broken to pieces.

I felt very frustrated, because all this time I had become a knight so I could be with him. However...

I also decided to stop being a kingdom soldier and join the Herald.

Knowing my decision, of course my father felt disappointed because I did not fulfill his expectations.

I still decided to leave, because of the pain in my heart.

After two years in the Herald, I have many friends. Although odd workers have a bad image among nobles, I feel happy there.

There is no difference in caste, degree, and gender. Even though there are still some people who are arrogant because of their class.

The Herald guild had many workers, even though I had been a kingdom soldier. On Herald I can only arrive at the silver class.

Then, one day I received a letter from my father saying that he would match me with a kingdom soldier.

Knowing that, I looked for someone to be my fake boyfriend.

But, I don't want to sacrifice people in the Herald, because they have been kind to me.

And one day the guild accepted the task of exploring the Maze form the kingdom. And I was chosen as one of the workers who participated.

At that moment, I met an unusual iron class worker.

He looks like an ordinary man before the exploration mission begins. But when we fought a giant centipede, the man let out his strength.

Even he has inventory magic. At that time I was thinking, had he also studied at the magic academy?

I tried to attract his attention by attacking the giant centipede, but it seemed like he ignoring me.

After successfully defeating the centipede, I tried to approach him. But again, he still ignored me, even drove me away.

Then, I saw two workers sneaking out of the line, and went into a hallway.

On the map, the hallway was a forbidden room that must not be entered. I also decided to pursue them so they would not do anything stupid.

In forbidden room, I saw them trying to steal a gold vase. When I warned them, they attacked me instead.

From their way, it seems like they are the first castes. Because I'm only a silver class worker, they beat me easily.

When I couldn't move due to their attack, the iron-class man from Aphard entered the room and scolded me for following these two men.

At that time I felt that I had been abused, he was just an iron class worker. But dare to scold a silver class worker like me.

But because I can't move my arms and legs, I can't do anything.

Suddenly a door closed the only hallway in the room. At that time I was surprised, because the forbidden room was known for a deadly trap.

And even more surprising, the two men who stole a vase died before my eyes. And that was followed by the appearance of a skull monster who ate the two men.

When I saw the full appearance of the skull monster, I felt hopeless. And it seems, I realized why the place was called a forbidden room.

At that time, I thought only a miracle could save me.

The monster also attacked the iron worker from Alphard with its strength. And instantly, the man vanished from my sight.

Then, he tried to attack me with the same attack. I who can't move, can only surrender waiting for death.

But,

Someone suddenly appeared in front of me, with clothes that were already tattered. Everything happened very fast, all I knew was that a large creature stood before me.

Is it a man from Alphard earlier?

then, the he said to me

"Hey, Rona. You better forget everything that happened after this"

Hearing his voice, I realized that he was an iron worker from Alphard earlier.

He also threw an object, which then turned into something that surrounded me.

Is this a protector?

The man also took out the weapon he had used before. And bravely, he tried to attack the skull monster.

I still don't believe what I saw, an iron class worker fighting like an expert.

Has he been on the battlefield before?

The weapon he uses doesn't even look like an ordinary one.

Even though he had sacrificed several weapons, his attacks still could not affect the monster.

Until the monster takes out a weapon in its right hand.

When I saw it, its staring at me, I thought

"Will it attack me?"

When the monster tried to attack me, I thought there was no hope for me. The Alphard man tried as best he could, but still he couldn't beat it.

The only time I think about it is death. Suddenly, the man came with a shining body.

When the light had faded, I saw a white armor knight appear in front of me.

With a shield, he held back the attack from the monster.

After he deflected the monster's attack, the man fought a skull monster with amazing power.

I had never seen a battle like this before, even from a book I had read at home, or at the academy.

Maybe this is called a great battle.

After he defeated the monster, he with his armor approached me.

"Hey, are you okay? You can walk, don't you?" (Edgar)

Even though I heard his slightly rude words, I was still amazed when I saw him.

"L-looks like, I need your help" (Rona)

The man crouched down and pointed his back at me.

"Huh, then go up here" (Edgar)

"Why did you ask me to get on your back ?! Look at the situation a little!" (Rona)

Seeing his behavior, I scolded him.

"You are..." (Edgar)

The man carried me, like a prince holding a princess in a story book I had read when I was little.

Suddenly, my hand moved to hug his neck.

"What are you doing?" (Edgar)

"How noisy! I just don't want to fall, that's all" (Rona)

He also walked carrying me out of the room.

...

After we were outdoors, the man returned to his human form.

When we were a few steps outside the room, suddenly his knees collapsed. And after he put me on the ground, he fell down and spit out blood from his mouth.

At that moment I panicked, I was afraid something bad had happened to him.

Luckily there were some royal warriors who passed by, it seemed like they had just returned from the task of taking out the maze monster's body parts.

They also call other Soldiers outside the Maze, and pick us up.

...

After the royal soldier evacuated us to a camp, this man from Alphard received emergency treatment.

After my body recovered, I sat next to him and hoped, hopefully bad things didn't happen.

...

Then, a woman with a bird on her shoulder entered the camp, followed by several royal soldiers. She is Mrs. Eris, Leader of Alphard Guild.

"Thank you for looking after this man, and now I have to bring him back to the guild" (Eris)

"But, the condition is still not ..." (Rona)

"No need to worry, I'll take care of the rest" (Eris)

The royal soldier took the man to the horse carriage, with a stretcher.

Seeing a guild leader pick up his members who were only iron worker, made me even more curious.

Actually who is that guy? And also, if he is that strong, why is he in the iron class?

...

After the royal warrior asked me about what had happened, I returned to the Herald.

...

A few days after the Maze exploration, I decided to leave the guild.

I've thought about it carefully, if I stay in the Herald, that guy might leave me like I once did.

From my estimation, maybe he already has a lover. If it is already, I don't mind being the second.

But, if he doesn't have a lover, I won't let him go. Whatever will be.

...

After I submitted the resignation letter, the Herald guild leader called me to his room.

"So why do you want to leave this guild?"

The Leader asked when I was in his room.

"I left the guild because," (Rona)

"I want to get married" (Rona)

...