Combat Maid Harem

"The rumored Menace Prime Student of the Undrasil Mage Academy…" A mage muttered as he gulped nervously.

"Menace Prime Student?" Lawrend repeated and smiled wryly to himself.

"Is that because you killed the Guild Master?" Nao asked in curiosity.

"Yes. I think they're scared of me," Lawrend replied.

Well, it was obvious to Nao that they were scared of him. The three of them walked through the hallway and arrived in front of the receptionist's desk.

The female receptionist behind the desk jumped in fright when Lawrend arrived at her desk.

"P-Please don't kill me!"

The receptionist screamed and closed her eyes in fear.

"...Why would I kill you?" Lawrend asked in confusion.

It seemed like things weren't as simple as them being scared of him. There was genuine fear on her face.

"Because you killed the Guild Master in a duel!" the receptionist replied and cowered in fear.

"It was an accident. I didn't mean to kill him," Lawrend replied.

"R-Really? But the High Mages said that you killed the Guild Master to forcefully take control of the city," the receptionist replied.

"What?"

Lawrend looked at her in confusion. He never said anything that could make them think that. Although that was the truth.

Just as Lawrend was wondering in confusion, the four High Mages came walking out from the hallway leading deep inside the Mage Guild.

Leading in front of them was a serious-looking man and a large build. He was at least 7 meters tall.

Lawrend was shocked when he noticed him. It was obvious that he was the new Arch Mage from the capital city.

"Lawrend Horiel, why did you kill the Guild Master of this city?" the Arch Mage asked as he walked towards them overbearingly.

"Who are you?" Lawrend asked with a frown on his face.

"I'm Gerban Lowna, an Earth Arch Mage and a Hill Sword from the capital," Gerban introduced himself.

Lawrend looked like a smurf when compared to his towering height.

'A mage and a swordsman??'

Lawrend widened his eyes in surprise. He never met someone who could use the sword and be a mage at the same time at such a level. He must be really talented.

"I don't think you should have killed him, Lawrend. Crescendo is a good buddy of mine," Gerban said in a deep voice.

"I didn't kill him on purpose," Lawrend replied.

"Oh? But why are you here then?" Gerban asked skeptically.

"I wanted to explore the whole kingdom," Lawrend replied.

"Hmm…"

Gerban squinted his eyes and stared at Lawrend's face.

A few seconds later, he nodded his head in acknowledgment.

"You don't seem to be lying. Tell me, how did you kill him? Wait…"

Gerban was just about to ask how a High Mage with an Arch Mage strength could easily kill a real Arch Mage when he noticed Lawrend's mage pin.

Immediately, his face was filled with shock and disbelief. He opened and closed his mouth and wanted to say something, but no words came out.

"He was too cocky, and I turned him to ash with my most powerful spell," Lawrend said, seeing him shocked.

"...Makes sense."

Gerban nodded his head. Even if he didn't want to believe it, the proof was in front of him.

A mage pin would automatically show someone's mage level. The fact that Lawrend was already an Arch Mage meant that he could easily kill Crescendo.

"So… Can you take back the false rumors spreading in the guild?" Lawrend asked with a raised eyebrow.

It will hurt his reputation in the kingdom if this rumor further spread. There's even a great chance that the city's citizens won't accept it when he becomes the king.

"It was an assumption I shouldn't have made. Forgive me, Sir Lawrend," Gerban replied and slightly bowed to him.

The four High Mages behind him immediately panicked.

"The four of you spread the news that Crescendo was arrogant and challenged the most talented mage in the kingdom," Gerban said to the four of them.

"Y-Yes!" x4

The four of them nodded their heads vigorously. They were all afraid that Lawrend would take out his anger on them, so they hurriedly walked away and started spreading the news.

"Ehem. Sorry about that. I won't investigate any further. Don't take it to heart. I will explain to the Mage Guild in the capital what happened here," Gerban said to Lawrend awkwardly.

"Before that, can we duel? I want to see how strong you are," Lawrend said with fiery eyes.

In Lawrend's opinion, someone like Gerban deserved his respect. After all, he was someone that learned magic and the sword.

Those two were conflicting in a way, but he was still able to learn them. It was amazing.

"D-Duel?"

Cold sweat poured from Gerban's back. He didn't expect Lawrend to ask him to a duel all of a sudden.

He killed Crescendo using one spell! That was enough to scare him.

"I will hold back," Lawrend replied.

The last time, it wasn't even him that fought Crescendo. The fight should be harder for him since Gerban was an Arch Mage and a Hill Sword.

"Contrary to what you would expect, I'm not that strong. I can't use my sword when I'm chanting a spell, and vice versa. I'm only more versatile in a fight," Gerban replied.

The reason he believed Lawrend when he said that he killed Crescendo with one spell was because he watched him fight Elena outside of the capital. At that time, he was spooked. He couldn't imagine how strong he could have become now that he was a proper Arch Mage.

"I won't kill you," Lawrend said to assure him.

"I forfeit," Gerban replied.

The fact that Lawrend said that only made it scarier. It meant that he had absolute confidence that he could easily kill him.

Instead of risking it, Gerban wanted to save himself from needless harm or death.

"..."

Lawrend was speechless.. He expected Gerban to have more spine because of his height and strength.