"It has been a while. Father."
For a moment, the courtyard stayed silent.
The maids and knights lowered their eyes, careful not to meet Leon's gaze. The Duke stood in front of him, hands behind his back, his expression unreadable as he looked at his son.
Everyone in the Dukedom already knew about Leon's achievement. Ranked second in Eclipse. It was a position that should never be taken lightly.
Rowan, who was ranked fifth in his third year, had once been praised as the pride of the family. Yet the one who had been dismissed as useless, talentless, unremarkable Leon, had surpassed him within only a month of awakening.
That's just absolutely monstrous.
Rank 2 meant he stood above two thousand students his age. Princes and princesses from foreign nations trained there, children of war heroes, descendants of old clans. To rise above all of them was something no one could ignore.
That was why none of the maids dared to raise their heads now.
