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"That may not necessarily be the case."
Only when that voice rang out did everyone seem to snap awake and turn to look to the side.
At the entrance to the restaurant, a cold and beautiful woman with long silver-gray hair was slowly walking toward Noah and the others, speaking as she walked.
"Perhaps some of those people do admire you because you possess sword-dancing skills like Ren's, but there are also those who have genuinely been captivated by your sword dance. Don't lump them all together."
Hearing that, Noah finally came to his senses and exclaimed in surprise.
"Grayvas?"
"Headmistress?" Claire, Linse Laurenhrost, Fianna, Alice, and the others finally reacted as well, hurriedly rising to their feet and saluting her.
"You don't need to be so formal." Grayvas waved a hand.
"I only came to see this little brat about something."
"Don't call me a little brat." Noah frowned.
"You came to see me? Don't tell me it's some troublesome matter again?"
"Oh? I think men would consider it a good thing." Grayvas smiled somewhat seductively.
"After all, when a woman comes knocking on your door herself, any man would be happy, wouldn't he?"
Hearing Grayvas's suggestive remark, the young ladies' expressions all stiffened, and their gazes immediately shifted to Noah.
"Y-you and the headmistress have that kind of relationship?"
"N-not pure at all!"
"T-to think she would make a move on the Empire's hero..."
"Y-you shameless bastard!"
Claire, Linse Laurenhrost, Fianna, Alice, and all the other girls glared furiously at Noah.
"Where did your minds even go?!" Noah couldn't help shouting.
"Do I look like the kind of guy who'd