Kiraware Yūsha ni Tensei Shitanode Aisare Yūsha o Mezashimasu!

the Demon Sword had nothing to do with it—what was the cause, then?

“The reason we called you this time was to ask if you noticed anything when you were fighting Raul in that state,” said Mr.
Walter, taking a notebook and a pen out of his breast pocket.

I see.

So this was a police interview of sorts.

“At the time, I felt like Raul… changed into a different person momentarily.
Just as I wondered what happened to him, the intense burst of mana struck me,” I said.

“And right after that, his strength and speed increased dramatically,” Ms.
Teixeira added.

“Yes,” I nodded.
All the while, Mr.
Walter wrote down the whole conversation.

“Sooo, what is your thought on it?”

“My thought…?”

A meaningful question from Ms.
Teixeira.

This… depending on my answer… Raul’s future would surely be affected.

“…I’m not sure about the circumstances, but what I am sure of is his going berserk was not a voluntary decision.”

“Hmm.
Why are you so sure?”

“Looking at how Raul Lorenz was until now, that is only natural.”

Raul was a hard worker, every teacher in this academy knew that.

In the original storyline, he had always been training by himself until he caught the eye of the Holy Knight Klaus.

Later on, he compensated for his low stats with the power of the Demon Sword and demonstrated unrivaled prowess, but until then, his efforts proved fruitless.
But still, his efforts ended up being well-known by many teachers and students, leading to Barrett getting his just dessert.

“You… have changed,” Mr.
Walter murmured.

Ms.
Teixeira also nodded, satisfaction written on her face.

In the end, I asked them to let me have a rematch with Raul, and with that, the interview was over.

◇◇◇

It was already an hour before the lights out when I returned to the dormitory.

“I wonder if I’d be able to finish my homework in time…”

Ms.
Teixeira and Mr.
Walter had given me a bento for dinner, but I hadn’t done any of my homework.
No helping it, I guess.
If push comes to shove, I’d just pull an all-nighter.

At that time—

“Barrett!”

Someone called out to me right before I entered the men’s dormitory.

This voice…

“Tayte?!”

It was Tayte.

“What were you doing here this late?”

“I was waiting for you,” said Tayte smilingly.

But why?

“You wouldn’t be able to finish your homework in time by yourself, right?”

“Y-yeah.”

“That’s why I came to help you.”

“Ta-Tayte…”

“I already asked for permission to use the lounge.
Now, Let’s go ♪.”

With that, Tayte took my hand.

…She was being somewhat assertive, wasn’t she?

In the original storyline, Tayte was portrayed as a modest and graceful young lady, but perhaps in truth, she had a bright and lively personality all along.

I grasped back Tayte’s small hand, then we headed for the lounge.