Although he was recovering, Zen’s body was still smaller than Delina’s. However, in terms of physical ability, he exceeded not only Delina but also his peers. Delina, who knew Zen’s future, immediately agreed with Felik’s words.

“But why did you bring so many blankets?”

“In case someone else falls, I need to lay them down. It’s for preparation.”

Felik barely laid down the blankets when the duel started again. This time it was a duel between four children and Bellion. Felik, spreading the blankets, smiled slyly.

“You’ve seen all their faces now, aren’t you curious why they’re under His Majesty’s patronage?”

“Yes, I’m curious. What’s the reason?”

Delina only knew that they had been patronized by Bellion but was unaware of the specific reason, so she answered immediately.

“As for Bensent, he wanted to experiment with the devices he made to show His Majesty.”

……Who else could be crazy about experiments, but this, all the way here…

Sure enough, Bensent, holding various devices and shooting at Bellion, appeared. Delina’s mouth twitched uncomfortably at his happylooking face.

“As for Noah, he said he could freely explore the Duke’s house if he received His Majesty’s support.”

That made sense. The most veiled house in the empire was the Wulphrim Duke’s house. For Noah, who was sincere about information and money, it was a place of interest. Now, Delina’s eyes caught Noah, throwing knives at Bellion.

……Is he also sincere about knives?

“As for Calix, he lives in the Duke’s house, and he loves training, so he naturally learned. Oh, and he said he could eat more if he exercised.”

Dessert, it must be dessert that he eats more of.

One piece of cake per duel. That’s how it felt. Delina nodded slightly, watching Calix strike Bellion with his sword.

“And as for Huang Taesun, he wanted to be trained by the strongest person in the empire.”

The most complicated one was undoubtedly Ashud. The idea of being the best in everything led to the thought of being trained by the strongest.

‘But their purposes don’t seem entirely pure.’

Although she had expected they wouldn’t receive patronage while laughing merrily, Delina chuckled at their unexpectedly dark intentions. At this point, she understood why Bellion was not particularly curious about why she sought sponsorship.

“But why is he teaching the children like this?”

“Ah, I asked that once too.”

“Yes?”

“He said it was because he was bored.”

“Hmm. I see.”
Duke Ulphrim’s purpose in sponsoring the children was mere boredom; Delina would never have believed it if she hadn’t seen Bellion, but now she was more than convinced.

“Ah! It seems to be over.”

As Felic said, the contest was over. The children were sprawled around Bellion.

Felic started to move the fallen children, and Delina looked at them with a stunned face. Bellion was not only incredibly strong, but the children’s skills were also outstanding. They were indeed worthy of training under Bellion.

‘If the empire is not to fall, what on earth are we supposed to do with such children…’

It was overwhelming to control even one, and there were five of them. Moreover, their abilities were still full of unknowns.

‘If only I knew what these keywords meant…’

Delina, who had never read a romance novel, found it difficult to grasp the meaning of the keywords at once. While pondering this quietly, Bellion, who had walked up to her before she knew it, opened his mouth.

“A letter came, by the way.”

“……For me?”

Delina blinked in confusion at the unexpected news of the letter.