Time goes back to the day before.

Diaspell Royal Academy. Student Dormitory.

(Nhnhnh~……)

Hayate was squirming in the bed while feeling the gaze of morning.

Basically he doesn’t has the personality of being punctual. Especially in the morning, even if his consciousness woke up, he would take more than 10 minutes to just open his eyelids.

（There is still time before Sherry comes to wake me up…… just 5 more minutes.）

The work of waking such Hayate was of Sherry. To him, her voice was the signal to wake up.

Then the reason Sherry hasn’t called out to him means there was still time before the morning bell. While deciding upon that he tried to once again go back to sleep.

「U~n……」

Hayate while raising half-asleep voice rolls to the other side on the bed.

Suddenly something warm hits face with a *buyon*. It’s warmth was different from that of bed.

「Nh~?」

What is this……softness, it feels different from that of a pillow. It’s more soft and big and is bouncy, it feels good…… .

Hayate started groping that mysterious soft thing with his eyes still closed.

「……Ahn~」

「…………………………!?」

Just what was that moaning voice right now!?

Hayate opened his eyes wide, after some seconds later while being surprised.

「Good Morning, Hayate」

The one who gave the morning salutation to him was Sherry.

That voice was the same as the one which told him the time to wake up, but……except for one point that the owner of voice, Sherry, was in his bed completely naked.

「W……Wh, What are you doing!?」

「Sleeping naked」

Sherry replied to Hayate who inquired her with threat.

The understanding to the current situation was splendidly not the same for both of them.

「Nh? Uwaaa-!」

At that point, Hayate realized that he had been groping the great b.r.e.a.s.t.s of Sherry and tried to release them from his both hands, but when he did that the cherry of her b.r.e.a.s.t.s suddenly got exposed and he crawled out of bed without knowing what to do.

「You don’t have to run away」

「I will run!」

To Sherry’s playful words Hayate returned a shout.

While looking at Hayate’s whose heart was still beating faster *bakyun bakyun*, Sherry revealed a smile.

「Looks like you’re finally awake」

「……Thanks to you」

「It seemed like Hayate is weak in mornings, should I wake you up like this way everyday. It’s a ha.s.sle to shout many times to wake you up.」

「I will wake up at once from tomorrow, so spare me this」

Hayate requested.

Sherry without saying Yes to it, stripped off her T-shirt and stood up.

Once again having the whole of her body in front, Hayate in a hurry turned back.

She like that headed towards the wardrobe, and started to choose her today’s underwear.

「Well then, shall we head to the cla.s.sroom today too」

Hearing the rare and strange restless voice from her, Hayate tilted his head.

「Was there something today?」

「Yeah, to us it’s a very important day」

Sherry answered as such while putting on a jet-black underwear.

「The results of Midterm examination will be revealed today」

Diaspell Royal Academy. Rivaldi Cla.s.sroom.

When the time for the free period for taking lunch came after the cla.s.s, finally that thing came.

「O～i, it seems like the results for midterm examinations is finally out」

Aria said as such to Hayate and co while waving her hand and entering the cla.s.sroom.

「You went to look at it for us, eh, thanks」

「No, no. If you really, desperately want to say thanks for it, then in the bath together this time」

「I refuse」

The servant maniac-ism of Aria is the same like always at every time.

「Hauuu～, finally the time has come～」

「Hm?」

Abruptly a crying voice came from behind Aria, Hayate looks behind her back thinking who it was.

There Kiruru was shivering while clinging tightly her uniform.

「What happened to Kiruru?」

「It seems like Kiruru is afraid of her result. She’s like this since the morning」

「After all, it can’t be anything other than lowest score!」

「It’ll be fine, be calm. I’m by default in danger before you, so it definitely won’t become the lowest score!」

「But～」

While shivering like a small animal, Kiruru made her body tremble many times.

She did show a brave and gallant expression during the time of battle, but in daily life she relied on Aria, it seemed.

Well, leaving that aside.

「We have waited for 2 weeks for the results to come out. Shouldn’t we too quickly go and see it」

「You’re right」

Hayate nodded to Sherry’s words, they four together headed towards the bulletin board in entrance hall where the results were being showed. Reaching there, the front of bulletin board was crowded with students who came with same motives as that of Hayate and co.

「There are just too many people」

「They all are probably worried about their own results」

「That’s true」

Even though, with this much people they couldn’t possibly move forward. It’s doubtful whether they would be able to confirm their results before the free period was over.

「Slave. It’s fine to take out the sword, so kick all the people in front」

「As if I can do that, Dumba.s.s」

「Dumba.s.s?」

「Sorry, My Lady」

「Then, take out the sword」

「Rejected」

Hayate can take out the sword of fire「Laevateinn」by overlapping the sword crest on the back of his right hand with that of Sherry’s chest.

However, using something that dangerous to kick out the girls in front of him was out of question.

Well, it’s not like Sherry is seriously meaning it……

「Even if I can raise my chest later with pride?」

「……」

I don’t think she’s serious. I believe her.

But still……well, Sherry too is a human child. How can she not be worried about her results?

( Furthermore, Sherry has a goal to become the strongest Hexenritter )

She would regain her family after becoming the strongest Hexenritter. It’s her dream and the reason I fight as her slave.

The result announcement was her first step to her dream……her feeling to know the results might be more than others.

「Hm……The result really can’t be seen from here, huh」

She was right now too trying to look at the paper with results written while stretching her back straight.

He couldn’t see her like this. Kicking them all was naturally still rejected, but there was no problem in asking them to give s.p.a.ce.

「Hey, umm……」

「Eh? Kyaa! It’s a man!」

「Heh?」

Hitting the shoulder of girl, she raised a scream, on which Hayate was shocked.

Moreover the scream propagated, the girls in front of bulletin board immediately looked back one by one.

「It really is that man from before」

「That one who is a servant and can still use「Wand」?」

「It’s said he defeated the Cyclops alone」

「He even won against that Victoria-san」

「……It’s somewhat embarra.s.sing」

In the whispers from surrounding had strange errors and exaggeration, like Hayate didn’t use 「Wand」but 「Seele」, or it wasn’t him alone who defeated Cyclops, but hearing even the wrong praises his back started to itch.

But well it doesn’t feel bad……when he thought that.

「But Hayate-san is really fast when picing-up」

「You mean?」

「He does lewd things with girls really quicly, it seems」

「In the same room as that of his contractor, Sherry-san」

「Strange sounds come from the room every night」

「Kiruru-san and Aria-san too are his preys」

「It seems like he has even impregnated Victoria-san」

「……I’m somewhat envious」

The rumour talk suddenly changed to the talk about Hayate’s relationship with females, and even the rumours with half-truths and exaggerations are heard……

「What is that rumour! It’s a misunderstanding!」

「「Kyaaa!」」

Hayate unintentionally shouts, the girls who were yelled at their misunderstandings scream together and increase their distance from him.

As a result the crowd of people who was blocking Hayate and other’s way gets divided into two rows, without any plan or anything the orders from Sherry before are put in work, and the road till the bulletin board is made.

「……Here you go, Master」

「You did good work, Slave」

While thanking Hayte who was holding back his tears, Sherry walks between the opened crowd of people boldly. Kiruru and Aria, Hayate too who dropped his shoulders follow her.

Like that everyone comes up in front of bulletin board and start searching their own name in the paper posted on the board.

「Ah, Sherry, here is your name」

「Eh」

Aria found Sherry’s name really fast, even the Hayate who was hanging his head down looked up.

「Look, it’s 『38th Place』」

「Err, ah it’s true」

Certainly, at the rank she said there was the name『Sherry Scharlachrot』. Hayate is her servant that’s why his  name was not written.

However, that was without a doubt the ranking Hayate and Sherry gained by working together.

「I think there are approximately hundred sixty students in academy, so……congratulations. It’s a high rank with no complaints, right」

「C-Congratulations」

Taking the congratulatory words from the two, Hayate while being shy, and Sherry while smiling replied.

「Thank you, Aria, Kiruru」

「Thank you. With this I’m one more step closer to my goal」