The place I brought Lyria to review her confession lines was none other than the academy’s training grounds.

The appearance of a fully armored female knight—or rather, based on her size and armor, one could easily mistake her for a male knight—didn’t go unnoticed. As Lyria walked through the academy, a few female students glanced at her with interest. With her hair hidden under the helmet and her androgynous looks, she could easily be mistaken for a male knight.

‘If she had been born a man, she’d probably break a lot of hearts,’ I mused as we made our way …