Meanwhile, the Comtop faction knights wore serious expressions while looking at a small crack in the training ground pillar.

“Could it be rebels?”

It was suspicious that the crack was concentrated in just one area, too focused for shoddy construction. It looked more like someone had deliberately entered this place and left it. Whoever dared to do this to the pillar, they couldn’t ignore such an incident when rumors of rebels were circulating these days.

The knights began making various speculations about the mark left like a declaration of war, suggesting they would soon invade this place.

“Looking at how this part is dented, it was definitely hit with a fist.”

“It seems too small for that.”

“Must be someone with small hands.”

“Anyway, they definitely have great strength.”

The power to break not just a wooden pillar but a stone pillar. They thought the culprit possessed extraordinary strength. Having someone with such power on the rebels’ side was not good.

“We should report to the commander immediately.”

“But the commander hasn’t arrived yet.”

“Come to think of it, the vice commander is also nowhere to be seen.”

“Gasp, could those two possibly……”

The knights all covered their mouths with their hands.

The fact that the two diligent superiors hadn’t appeared together until late afternoon meant something must be wrong. Just then, one knight struck his knee and spoke up.

“Perhaps it’s related to whoever attacked this training ground!”

Everyone swallowed hard.

It was common knowledge that the commander had called the vice commander separately last night. The Comtop faction had gone home earnestly hoping that the commander would recapture the vice commander’s heart through the pheromone perfume.

But what if they had encountered the culprit while they were alone?

“Are they both safe?!”

“What do you mean safe?”

“Who else but the commander and vice commander… Aaack!”

The knight hastily stepped back. Since when had she been there? Lea was tilting her head, looking at them.

“Vice Commander! Are you alright? Where is the commander?”

“He’s with His Majesty the Emperor.”

The knights examined Lea with worried eyes. Something seemed off about her posture, which was usually perfectly straight when giving them orders. Unlike usual, her waist was slightly bent, and she stood awkwardly, like someone with leg discomfort.

“Did you perhaps go through something major yesterday?”

Lea couldn’t understand the intent behind the knight’s careful question and nodded vaguely after wondering.

“Well, if you call it major, I suppose it was major.”

S*xual intercourse was indeed a major event.

The knights inhaled sharply.

“Gasp, so it’s true! Then while dealing with something major, something major happened to you!”

“What are you talking about?”

“The commander, how is the commander?”

“Hmm, he looked like he was firmly determined.”

Lea recalled what Allen had said at the mansion. That he would fulfill whatever she imagined. Was that possible? It seemed nearly impossible. Lea didn’t usually imagine ordinary lovemaking. That was something easily found in books. If she was going to fantasize, she’d imagine more stimulating and thrilling scenarios. She couldn’t possibly think of tame positions.

But to follow those exactly! She would have to practice imagining just basic intercourse.

While Lea was thinking seriously, the knights stamped their feet anxiously.

“So it was quite formidable indeed! Enough to break a stone pillar!”

“Yes. It was surprisingly intense. Enough to break a stone pillar.”

“If you say so, vice commander, their skills must be exceptional.”

“Skills……”

He certainly seemed skilled for someone who claimed it was his first time. Actually, since it was her first time too, she couldn’t objectively judge whether he was good or bad, but it wasn’t terrible, so his skills could be considered good.

“He was quite good.”

“Did you finish him off?”

“We managed to do it. Thanks to that, my legs feel weak.”

The entire training ground buzzed with excitement. The vice commander, known for her sturdiness, had injured her legs! The knights’ faces filled with concern.

“Shouldn’t you rest for a while!”

“The commander wouldn’t want that.”

Lea shook her head. The commander had moved locations and done it multiple times in one go. Would such a virile commander give her time to rest? She didn’t think so. Though the commander was considerate, in bed he was a fierce beast.

The knights said the commander wouldn’t be so heartless.

“No way, he wouldn’t do that. If you tell him you’re in pain, he’ll understand.”

“Hmm… you think so?”

Lea and the knights continued their conversation, each with different ideas in mind.

If Tom had been here, even though he wasn’t part of the Vicetop faction, he could have easily noticed the dried whitish liquid on the floor and realized that the commander and vice commander had engaged in intense intercourse. But unfortunately, Tom was absent.

Allen, who arrived late at the training ground, had to contemplate for a while whether to laugh or not at the situation.

“Ah, Commander! We heard the story. You both went through a lot!”

“Good to hear you handled it well!”

“Did you catch that guy and put him away properly?”

“Still, you look better after catching that guy.”

Allen covered his flushed face at the knights’ outpouring of words. He understood what misunderstanding the knights were having. But all he had actually done last night was share intimacy with the vice commander. So all the knights’ words seemed connected to that. Especially the word ‘guy’ bothered him. It felt like they were referring to his lower part rather than an enemy.

“By the way, we heard the vice commander’s legs gave out from dealing with that guy. Such a challenging opponent… Commander, did you also find him formidable?”

It was too embarrassing. Allen couldn’t bear the shame of answering that question. So Lea answered instead.

“The commander doesn’t seem to realize how formidable he himself is.”

“What? Oh, are you saying the commander is even more skilled?”

“Huh? What are you talking about?”

“Isn’t that what you meant?”

The conversation was gradually becoming misaligned. At this rate, it would only be a matter of time before they discovered what the two had really done last night. Allen intervened, trying to appear as normal as possible.

“His Majesty is about to leave. Everyone come out.”

Edner returned to the capital with the Third Knight Division, escorted by the First Division. Before leaving, he mentioned that he planned to hold a banquet for the imperial nobles soon and insisted that Allen bring the vice commander then.

The Commander of the Third Knight Division looked at Lea with eyes dripping with lingering affection and said he would introduce his son if she came to the capital, which startled Allen.

“The Third Knight Division Commander’s son is just an eighteen-year-old youngster.”

“Is that so?”

“He’s a full five years younger than the vice commander.”

“The commander and I also have a five-year age gap.”

“How is that the same?”

When Allen asked with an annoyed face, Lea shook her head and said,

“Don’t worry. I’m not interested in kids.”

“That’s a relief.”

Allen said this but couldn’t stop worrying. He wondered if he and Lea really had that much of an age difference. Though he had known Lea’s age, thinking that she had been fifteen when he was twenty suddenly made him feel like a thief.

He had already made some lewd remarks at the mansion.

‘Crazy bastard.’

Thinking about it again made him want to bang his head. Something must be wrong with his mind. Starting with asking if she wanted him to pounce on her, then saying he would do whatever she fantasized. And even giving her a peck on the lips like a sparrow pecking.

‘Ugh!’

It was such uncharacteristically slick behavior. Now he cringed with embarrassment.

What had he done to a subordinate five years younger than him? He even thought about making an obscene contract. His feelings were complicated. Though the surface purpose was to eliminate Lea’s fantasies, wasn’t it actually to satisfy his own desires?

Should he bring up the contract to the vice commander or not? While he was racking his brains over such concerns on his way to the office,

Tom called out to him, flaring his nostrils.

“Commander, Commander!”

“……What is it?”

“Did you use it well?”

“Use what?”

“You know, that thing.”

「Did it work for the money I spent, which was like my blood?」

When Tom asked subtly, Allen frowned. By “that thing,” he must have meant the perfume. Tom’s eyes were full of expectation.

Allen considered pretending not to know but opened his mouth.

“Is that pheromone thing normally so strong-smelling? Is it impossible to resist?”

“What?”

“I mean, if you want to endure it, can you?”

Tom tilted his head, then smiled lecherously.

「Oh my, it seems the vice commander couldn’t resist and jumped on you.」

He thought the commander had sprayed it on himself.

“Ah, of course! While it does seduce the other person and cause s*xual excitement like an aphrodisiac, unlike an aphrodisiac where you might die if you don’t have intercourse, the pheromone perfume can be resisted with some patience. Well, it seems the vice commander was quite aggressive. Hehe.”