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"Tap... tap... tap... tap..."
In the dead of night at Areishia Spirit Academy, exceptionally distinct and crisp footsteps echoed back and forth through the square and courtyard. Combined with the somewhat gloomy atmosphere around them, they sent chills down one's spine.
However, the one making those footsteps was not some ghostly spirit, but a real, flesh-and-blood beautiful girl.
Her deep blue ponytail swayed as Alice, captain of the Wind King Knights, headed in a certain direction at a slightly hurried pace, her expression grave.
Of course, Noah, walking behind Alice, could not see the Knight Captain's expression. He merely followed a short distance behind her, looking utterly helpless.
"Why are you the one responsible for showing me the way?"
Although Noah had no idea what sort of residence Grayvas had prepared for him, that was hardly something he should care about after living like a wild man deep in the mountains and forests for four years.
What Noah cared about more was why this rigid and meticulous captain of the knights was the one guiding him.
Grayvas could not possibly have been unaware that Alice did not look kindly upon Noah, a male Elf User, could she?
Or rather, it was not just Alice. Every Elf User at Areishia Spirit Academy had absolutely no resistance to men.
Even most Elf Users outside the academy were extremely innocent.
It was only natural for them to care so much about a man, or even fear one.
And from Alice's behavior, it was obvious that this girl was also a textbook innocent maiden.
However, as the captain of the Wind