As the class hours passed at the academy, my anxiety only grew.

Tremble, tremble, tremble…

It was a fear stemming from my instincts.

I hadn’t felt this kind of dread even when battling the dragon in the tower.

“...Ken, are you okay?”

During the break, Emily approached me, noticing my trembling anxiety and asked with concern.

I forced a smile and replied.

“Of course. I’m fine.”

“It seems like there are many problems.”

“I’m really okay...”

In truth, I wasn’t fine.

After all, what I had to do after the academy was boldly declare that I would be stepping on …