In the room where Miyata received her blessing. Miyata was sitting on the floor as she had just woken up, and Friedrich who is sitting on a chair was looking down on her.
"W-what happened?"
Miyata tried to speak but was at a lost for words as she was just with another mage just awhile ago, and now there's someone else.
"You caused trouble that's what."
[What's up with this cranky dude?]
"I'm sorry?"
"Just who are you? Awakening upon receiving your first blessing, only few were able to achieve this, and only one survived. But now, there's two."
"Survived the awakening? Then who--"
"Shut it! My sister helped you, so you're lucky to even be alive. You should be thanking her instead."
Friedrich knew that Ceciliana took a toll by helping Miyata yet he held his anger towards this fact and quickly stood up and left without another word.
[What? What's up with him?! Asking me what I am, then just went and left after his bizarre question! Jeez!]
"But still... For Ceciliana to help me... Why?"
Miyata fell on her back and closed her eyes.
[Haaa... I need to thank her later.]
"THANK GOD YOU'RE OKAY!"
Jerard busted the door open and his face was filled with anxiety.
"Relax Jerard, I'm fine. I just had some troubles during the blessing."
Miyata stood up and tapped Jerard's shoulder and smiled to make him relax.
"R-really? Haa~ that's good to know, when I saw the mage with his sullen face I thought something really bad happened! And that jerk noble locked the door as he went in! Sheesh!"
"Come on, you didn't have to be so worried! Let's go, Iron Man might have heard of this incident so we'll have to report."
"Ah, sorry. I understand!"
"No, it's fine. Let's go then!"
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Miyata went to the central tower of the fort, which is also Iron Man's office room.
Miyata knocked and entered the room and found Friedrich and Iron Man conversing.
"This is the first I've heard of this."
"This is an extremely rare case and only one record of success had ever happened, not many know of this in order not to cause panic for our future recruits. Which brings us to you, the commander of this fort, I have to inform you due to your position but we suggest to try and keep this matter a secret.
"I understand."
Iron Man grumbled and nodded to Friedrich's words.
As the two finished, Friedrich looked at the door's direction.
"But do you?"
Friedrich locked into Miyata's eyes.
"Now you know that you're a special case, I expect you to do what you're supposed to do."
"T-to be honest, I don't."
Friedrich still stared at Miyata's eyes and said.
"Careless."
"Eh?"
"You are ordered to enter the main tent at the second bell tomorrow to be briefed of your future duties, I trust that you will at least be punctual."
"I... Understand."
[W-why the hell is this guy being such a jerk?!"]
As Friedrich left the room, Miyata looked at Iron Man with eyes full of questions.
Yet before she even got to take a step Iron Man spoke.
"Just do as he says, I've no more hold for you chosen recruits. Just try not to offend him even more than you possibly have."
"U.. Understood."
After being told off by Iron Man, Miyata left the room with the curious Jerard looking at her.
But before he got to talk, Miyata spoke faster.
"Let's go back to the barracks, we have orders for tomorrow."
"Uh, okay."
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