“Wow. Of course! You’re doing well! Even if they find out later, it’s better to know that you’re the commander after getting used to it somewhat.”

“I agree.”

It was true.

Today, just by attending school, there was no one who was afraid of her, no one who avoided her unnecessarily, and no one who picked a fight.

If she could keep it hidden until graduation, Lucia thought that wouldn’t be so bad.

“Then are you returning to duty from today? There are already many people at the training ground. Let’s go!”
Vernon had a more excited expression than when he was at the residence.

Lucia saw him like that, nodded, closed her book, and followed him.

Before long, they arrived at the Black Knights’ exclusive training ground.

It wasn’t small, but already quite a number of people were gathered, bustling about.

Although it was cool in the autumn, they were sweating and engaging in physical training.

“The Commander has returned to duty!”

As Vernon waved his hand toward the members and shouted, the knights in black uniforms turned their heads in unison like meerkats.

It had been a long time since they had faced them in such a proper place.

The members who recognized Lucia quickly ran over and straightened their lines.

“Black Knights! Commander Lucia! Welcome back to duty!!”

The linedup men of the black crowd saluted in unison.

Being soldiers, they were standing in front of the commander with stern faces, but their lips were loosened, smiling as if something pleased them greatly.

But looking around in the somehow dull atmosphere, Berl was missing.

“The Deputy Commander?”

The atmosphere, which was somehow excited, calmed down, and they began to avert their eyes one by one.

Even the straightforward Gilliana was hesitating.

“Vernon?”

“Ah, I apologize. The Deputy Commander has gone to get permission for the main training ground.”

Since it was not a residence but a formally gathered place, Vernon’s attitude was more soldierlike than before.

But that stiffness didn’t seem to be just because he was a soldier.

“Why get permission for the fourth quarter now? Everything should have been closed in September.”

“…….”

The guys who never stopped talking when they nagged were strangely silent.

Lucia sensed that something was going wrong.

“Vernon, bring this year’s main training ground schedule.”

She disbanded the members, calling only the Aces.

And a moment later, Lucia scanned the documents Vernon had brought.

“…….”

She had hoped not, but as expected.

The schedule she received had hardly any signs that the main training ground had been used since April.

In the main training ground, there were sword dueling grounds, training magic scarecrows, archery training grounds, etc.

It was a place equipped with the latest training devices that could be exposed to various weapons besides simple swords and wooden scarecrows.

Naturally, many knights wanted to train here, and therefore they had received allocated time schedules due to overlapping times, but for some reason, the Black Knights’ name was nowhere to be found.

No matter how much they looked, the Black Knights’ usage had stopped since the time Lucia took maternity leave.