Before the Ordeal! (1)

After I cleaned up the room, having nothing better to do, I decided to take a walk outside the castle. I still haven't gotten over Princess Hazel's words from before.

"Wanting to get stronger, huh?"

I mean, all tamers do wish for that in one way or another. Even I was the same, after all.

However, unlike me, who was getting dragged into a lot of trouble, forcing me to improve at a rapid pace, I thought letting them improve at their own pace was for the best.

"... Maybe it really is my fault."

I sighed as I found a small gazebo in the middle of the garden.

It didn't have a roof, so I guess it can't be used when it's raining, but it's still morning right now, a little before noon, and the sky was clear. I decided to sit down for a moment.

"Phew..."

As I leaned against the chair's backrest, both hands on top of the table, I heard the sound of clanking glass.

"Uh?"