The rumors spread in an instant.

It was because I acted so openly. I borrowed Roti from Jake and walked around with her by my side — not that I truly *walked* around with her, of course. It's just the way it sounds — or I kept her with me as part of our "noble group." Either way, in a hotel where nearly all the first-year academy students were gathered, there was no way the rumors wouldn't spread.

Moreover, I didn’t just engage in such visible actions.

“Knight’s title… are you serious?”

“I’m talking about the person who saved the …