On Day 2 of the academy festival there’s a formal stand-up luncheon filled with foreign dignitaries, and to put it charitably, it’s not Makoto’s scene. For one thing, it’s full of hyumans, who are all beautiful and as such tend to look alike. One of the foreigners who stands out is Kahara Sairitsu, envoy from Laurel, due to her vaguely Japanese look and her bodyguards who are actually demons in disguise (whom we later learn were charmed by Tomoki).
Sairitsu is interested in Makoto due to the use of what her country calls “sage script”, i.e. Kanji. The secluded Laurel Commonwealth considers the two Heroes to be sages—those from distant lands with inconceivable knowledge—and she has cause to believe he’s one as well. Makoto plays it coy, but like it or not, he has Sairitsu’s and thus Laurel’s attention. Princess Lily notices Sairitsu meeting with Makoto and tries to pump her for info on both Makoto and the gunpowder tech Laurel possesses.
While chatting with the Rembrandt Sisters’ parents, Makoto is confronted by the long-haired blonde student whom he and Shiki fought off upon arriving in Rotsgard. The lad declares that he’ll be challenging Makoto’s students in the upcoming academy tournament. Makoto informs his class of the threat, but has full confidence in their ability to win, and even has them agree to withhold their most powerful abilities—they’ll be fighting Blondie with handicaps.
Turns out Princess Lily also knows Root in his capacity as founder of the Adventurer’s Guild. Root rejects the notion he backs Kuzunoha, but also warns Lily that she’s no match for Tomoe, and that taking on the trading company would be akin to engaging in all-out war with the demons. Lily seems to concede she should limit her goals to re-taking Fort Stella from said demons, and if no one “notable” presents themselves at the tournament, she’ll be returning to the empire.
And so the stage is set for the academy tournament, with Makoto’s students being pitted against each other. While in Rotsgard he can always feel the influence of the noble families conspiring against him and meaning him harm, whether it’s tactics like poisoning food or unfavorably seeding his students. He admits that being less than honest with all of these hyumans may be the reason things have gotten more complicated. But for now, in the tournament, hopefully it will be a simple matter of who wins and who loses.
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