.."

Nozomu gave a small nod at Mars' words.

"First of all, I need to get her to listen to me even a little... Based on yesterday, I think Camilla will probably listen to me. When I went to the girl's dorm today, she didn't reject me... And then there's also the matter of dealing with the rumors that have spread?"

If he could dispel the rumors that had spread throughout the school, he might be able to get the people around him on his side.

There was no guarantee that this would get through to Lisa, but Nozomu thought it would be better than doing nothing.

"....Have any ideas come up?"

"Let me see...."

Due to Mars's question, Nozomu turned his gaze to the distance, as if he was stuck.

"So you haven't come up with anything yet?"

"To be honest, yes...."

Apparently, Nozomu had set his goal but couldn't find any concrete means to achieve it.

Mars sighed and dropped his shoulders heavily.

It was true that a considerable amount of time had passed since the rumors about Nozomu became established, and Nozomu had no alibi for the day.

It would be extremely difficult to find clear evidence, and it was not easy to overturn this rumor...

"Hey, Mars, you got any ideas?"

"Eh~, m-me!? Well ..."

Mars was bewildered when he was suddenly asked about his opinion.

He pondered what he can do to help, but he couldn't see any way to solve the problem.

Nozomu was lost in thought, but he couldn't seem to come up with a good solution either.

They were two types of different people. One was a kid who used to run wild without caring about what others thought, and the other was a boy who used to run away from his surroundings.

Even though they were opposite from each other, it would not be easy to come up with a good idea. Even if the two of them, who had distanced themselves from their surroundings, suddenly tried to turn their attention to their surroundings. It was just like doing something useless.

"No-Nozomu, can I have a word?"

"Hmm? What is it, Iris?"

Iris Dina, who had been silent until now, opened her mouth as if she couldn't bear to see them continue to worry.

"As for dispelling the rumors, I have a suggestion for you. Why don't you team up with me like you did yesterday and we can take on some guild requests together for a while?"

"I don't mind taking requests, but ....... Umm, does.... it have something to do with dispelling the rumors?”

"I-I mean..."

Nozomu had no objection to accepting the guild request with her, but he honestly didn't see how it will help in dispelling the rumors.

Just as he was about to ask her why she thought so, a woman burst into the infirmary.

"I found you~. Nozomu-kun, Mars-kun, do you have a minute~?"

"Anri-sensei? Do you need something?"

"Yes~. I have very good news~!"

It was Anri, Nozomu's homeroom teacher, who came running into the infirmary.

She was smiling like usual, but to Nozomu, she looked even happier than usual today.

"Mars-kun, Nozomu-kun. Also, the students who teamed up with Nozomu-kun in the special training will meet at the training grounds this afternoon."

"Sensei, why the training grounds? We're supposed to be done with the lecture for today..."

As Nozomu had said, today's classes for the 10th class were only lectures. Unless they were going to do some practical training or a magic experiment, there was no class that used a large space like the training ground.

Why the training ground? Moreover, the fact that they invited specific individuals rather than the entire 10th class didn't make sense.

Nozomu and the others were still puzzled. But when Anri's next words pierced their ears, they were thrown into a whirlpool of astonishment.

"For the afternoon class, Nozomu and his party members will be participating in a joint class between the 1st and 2nd class. Also, students from other years will be there, so keep your spirits up!"

"H-haa!?"