Unlike the excited prince, the other children looked at each other, puzzled.

“I’m taking this newspaper!”

“Ah, yes…”

“Y-your Highness must be interested in the stationery store…”

“…h-huk.”

After glancing at the children glancing at each other in fluster, Axion grinned and began to read the newspaper again.

“Yes, very.”

He was a strong-minded boy, and all the children in the class admired Axion. His every move was of keen interest.

That kind of person was interested in the stationery store! There must be something incredible about the stationery store!

The children were flustered and shuddered at the unexpected incident.

And at the moment when everyone dared not to speak, there was a boy who controlled the situation. It was Carat, a boy who looked like a silver fox and was watching the situation with his chin resting on his hand.

About ten years old, he fixed his gaze to the side where the children were gathered with an icy expression, one that would usually never belong to a child’s.

He was obviously different from Axion, a noble boy.

He suddenly moved in and was from an unclear background, so he couldn’t blend in, but he didn’t care at all. He was living a quiet life unnoticed, but he couldn’t hide his sharp stare.

‘A owner of a stationery store, a commoner, overpowered the Red Diocese Pirates?’

The Red Diocese Pirates.

They weren’t ordinary.

As can be seen from the fact that the name of the city government’s diversion was included, they were a pseudo religion that began to spread like cancer cells in the capital.

It was only a small organization so far, but no one was supposed to be able to keep it in check easily because many of the members could use magic…

‘She definitely isn’t an ordinary stationery store owner. Just what does she do?’

Carat was actually a child wizard dispatched from the tower to the Academy.

The tower was basically an independent institution that had nothing to do with nobility, but it was frequently commissioned by nobles.

Carat was commissioned to prevent the kidnapping of noble wizards at the Academy. Carat infiltrated the Academy and had already prevented two covert abductions.

‘A kidnapper? A force that overpowered the Red Diocese Pirates at once could kidnap an aristocrat.’

The tower lord, who sent Carat to the Academy, said so. Anyone who was suspicious of walking around the Academy should be tested.

Carat opened his rabbit-like eyes again.

‘The owner of the stationery store, she was hiding her power! She’s suspicious.’

He had to check everything suspicious that had happened around the Academy.

‘It’s time for me, the genius wizard, to step up and follow the orders directly from the tower lord.’

Of course, the tower lord did not know that Carat was interested in that place. He didn’t even know what a stationery store was. But he told him to check everything suspicious.

After making up his mind, Carat jumped up and headed to Prince Axion. The footsteps that trudged forward were loaded with energy.

“Your Highness.”

“…yeah?”

Axion got flustered when the boy who had never spoken to anyone talked to him.

He glanced up and down at the boy. Clothes that were worn appropriately according to the Academy’s regulations and black hair that was cut above his eyebrows. The face, which seemed cute, hardened fiercely.

“You are going to ‘Mel’s Stationery Store’ now, right?”

Axion looked at him as if he were drowsy and absentminded.

“Uh, I am.”

“Then, you should go with me.”

Perhaps because it was morning self-study time, there was still time left for the professor to come.

Axion recalled what Mel said in his head.

‘She definitely said to come with a friend.’

Ah, but more than that…

“Well…then let’s do that. But I’m on probation… so I might not be able to go right away.”

Axion slouched his small shoulders. His lips were about to pout. However, the child, whose name he didn’t even know, calmly shook his head and looked at him. Come to think of it, I think he said his name was red radish…? But can a person’s name be red radish?

While Axion looked up with his sudden question, the cold-faced child answered without much care.

“It’s okay.”

“What’s okay?”

Carat answered without hesitation.

“Why don’t you send Prince Cassian and ask him to lift your probation for a little bit?”

“Would Brother do that?”

“He’ll probably help, won’t he? If you tell him it’s a matter of your studies?”

The Emperor had eight children, but most of them died of unknown reasons, and the only two left were Axion and Cassian. Perhaps that’s why the royal family was particularly vulnerable to the youngest prince.

The smart kid from the tower, Carat, clearly identified the loophole.

It may not be unreasonable that the naive Axion opened his eyes wide at his words.

What the. He must be a genius!

“Then I’ll send a messenger to Brother. You, come with me!”

Carat smiled very grimly at the happy Axion.

He can finally discover the stationery store owner’s dream. If he makes a proper contribution this time, his status may be upgraded as the tower lord’s favorite disciple.

As soon as he smiled grimly with those thoughts, some children who came near Carat spoke carefully, “Give us a review!”

“About that stationery store, what kind of place it is.”

“If you see his Highness fall in love, you will certainly not be able to make an objective judgement.”

Carat snorted.

He’s different from Axion. He would never fall in love with such an insignificant stationery store.

‘I, Carat, am a special genius wizard.’

“I’ll try to give an objective review.”

Carat answered in a very arrogant way.

***

A few minutes later, Prince Cassian pressed his forehead after receiving a message sent by Axion. Even if his aide was in front of him, he wasn’t able to manage his expression well.

[Brother. I’m going to the woman I’m going to marry (you remember the stationery store’s Mel, right?) and I want to go with Brother!

Today! Let’s go together. Mel’s amazing performance is attached!

-Axion]

He could feel the boy’s incredibly excited heart even through the letter.

Cassian looked at the crumpled newspaper folded next to the letter.

[〈Breaking News〉 Mel, a commoner who runs a stationery store defeats the Red Diocese Pirates!]

‘She’s definitely a suspicious woman. To be just a commoner…’

It was a mistake to postpone finding out about Mel because he was busy with heavy work.

The prince, who was rolling the pen around with his fingertips, wrote.

[Go ahead. I’ll follow you.]

After tying the letter to Solsae’s leg, he patted the bird and sent it off.

‘Why would a woman as strong as me hide in front of the Academy?’

Why is a woman with such force running an ordinary grocery store in front of the Academy? He couldn’t understand.

If she approached Axion with bad intentions, he was obliged to save his younger brother, who would get in a lot of trouble.

He spoke to his aide, raising his silver glasses.

“I’m going to Maltend Academy. Get the teleport scroll ready.”