When I was working as a civil servant, I was found out to be a muscle-brained knight by the princess knight and got sent to the front lines - Episode 7

Episode 7

Princess René, after taking a gut punch from Jez, was sent flying and slammed into the wall of the training ground, involving the gallery.

“Oops, did I overdo it?” Jez momentarily panicked, but then,

“!?” “Ahahaha!!! This is amazing!!”

René, showing no signs of damage, put on her best smile and quickly closed the distance again, swinging her wooden sword.

Jez, caught off guard, managed to defend himself, but this time, he was sent flying spectacularly, from the force of her attack.

“You’re good, Jez!!! I was a bit surprised by your previous strike!!!”

“I’m surprised you emerged unscathed from that.”

René, taken by surprise earlier, had raised the output of her body enhancement magic just before Jez’s gut punch, preventing damage.

While Jez was blown away by the princess’s attack, he had increased the output of his arm’s body enhancement during defense, leaving him unharmed.

Both Jez and Princess René realized that the other was stronger than they had thought. And now, it was showtime. René, with a radiant expression, poised her wooden sword, while Jez, inwardly finding it tiresome but still smiling, took a fist stance.

“Let’s go!!” “Hah!!”

As they closed in on each other, just as their attacks were about to clash,

“Alright, that’s enough for today.”

Erin interjected between them in an instant, intercepting both of their attacks with her dual blades.

—

With Erin’s intervention, the mock battle between Princess René and Jez came to an end. René looked dissatisfied, while Jez, despite everything, seemed to have enjoyed himself, leaving a somewhat unsatisfied expression.

“Princess René, this is going too far. Jez has had enough,” Erin scolded.

“…Fine, I’ll stop.” Grudgingly, the princess backed down. Erin then added with a smile, “If you keep insisting, I’ll have to over-heal you, you know?”

Overdoing the output of healing magic could lead to bursting, depending on the circumstances.

Regardless, Erin, with her ample skills and unassuming personality, was highly popular among male soldiers, not only within the 7th Legion but also beyond. Rail was one of them. However, due to her seemingly flawless nature, she was treated as an unattainable beauty. Erin herself would often laugh about it while chatting with her female friends.

And so, the impromptu event of Princess René and Jez’s mock battle came to an end.

—

After duty that day, in the evening at the staff headquarters. While René and Jez had been busy during the day, there hadn’t been an opportunity to discuss the mock battle until now.

“Is Jez here?”

René popped into the staff headquarters. Jez couldn’t exactly run away at this moment, so he decided to respond normally.

“Your Highness, how can I assist you?”

“How can you assist me? That’s not it. Obviously, it’s about this morning’s mock battle, isn’t it?”

“…We’re not doing that anymore.”

“Well, that’s disappointing. Oh well. How about dinner together? It doesn’t matter if it’s in the officer’s mess hall.”

Having been invited to dinner by Princess René, Jez couldn’t refuse and ended up having dinner with her, Erin, Hugo, and others. Despite the bustling officer’s mess hall, they looked back on the morning’s mock battle over dinner. And of course, Rail was also discreetly present.

Furthermore, the surrounding tables were also listening attentively, making them the center of attention. Despite feeling a bit uncomfortable with the atmosphere, Jez answered Princess René’s questions within the boundaries of politeness.

“I see, Jez, you were not good with swords since your student days?”

“Yes, that’s right. There was a period when I practiced for a while, but it just didn’t feel right.”

“Well, it’s true that suitability for weapons varies from person to person. How about magic?”

“I’m not good with what you might call external magic. I just can’t grasp the concept of interfering with phenomena.”

And so, unexpectedly calm moments passed with various discussions. When the conversation turned to Jez’s student days, Erin also nostalgically recounted stories while supplementing his student days.

Noticing Erin’s demeanor, Princess René asked a genuinely casual question, “Erin, it’s rare to see you speak with such an expression. Were you really that close with Jez?”

Erin, momentarily pondering Princess René’s question, muttered, “Well, it’s nothing,” before Jez, trying to interrupt, said, “Hey, wait a minute.”

“Oh, Jez is actually my ex-boyfriend. After we graduated, he stopped contacting me, and it naturally faded away,” Erin dropped a bombshell with a casual demeanor, causing a commotion in the 7th Legion. Erin Saylor’s only flaw, the perfect Erin Saylor, was her lack of judgment when it came to men.