Elodie's voice echoed in my mind, as if she had read my thoughts.
Could this really be my fault? All I did was tell Dier never to praise Pielott. Of course, I never praised him either.
Carrot for Dier, stick for Pielott—that was my basic principle, but for Pielott to become this insensitive to his own abilities...
...The more I thought about it, the more it felt like my fault.
"What do you think? What if Aias's family comes to protest?"
Arald answered my question.
"It's a possibility. However, if Aias is as proud as he seems, he might not want that himself."
Pride, huh. He certainly seemed to have a lot of it.
I suddenly remembered something and asked,
"Aias's full name is 'Aias di Achaea,' right?"
"Yeah, that's right."
The name bothered me, and I scratched my cheek.
"What about his name?"
"Nothing, just thinking out loud."
Actually, it wasn't something I could just brush aside.
Of course, the people of this world wouldn't know, but in the game 'Aethios,' there were cases where a character's name was the same as a figure from mythology or legends.
And in those cases, there was a high probability that the character was a Named.
For example, Hector, son of Riddley. The hero Hector, who was praised for his outstanding achievements in the Trojan War.
Hector, son of Riddley, hadn't yet accomplished such feats, but that was because I had changed the course of the Manggot War.
If the barrier were truly endangered and the Empire had no means to counter it, Hector would unleash his tremendous power and devour the monsters with his own hands.
As a result, Hector would slay countless monsters, even if he couldn't prevent the war from ending in defeat.
'If Aias also took his name from a hero, like Hector...'
Of course, it could just be a coincidence that their names were the same. Aias was a famous hero, but the name itself wasn't particularly rare.
However, his name was Aias, his family name was Achaea, and he was the strongest individual at Atlas. On top of that, he possessed divine power.
[T/N: Ajax the Great]
By my standards, it was stranger to think he had nothing to do with the hero Aias.
'The problem is, there are two heroes named Aias in mythology.'
And the two were very different. One was a true hero, while the other, in my opinion, was closer to a villain.
But considering the series of incidents so far—Aias coming at me even after the spar was over, picking a fight with Pielott, and possessing divine power—
All these factors seemed to suggest that the student Aias was based on the villain.
'No, don't jump to conclusions. Remember Sybil? There were cases where a character I thought was a villain turned out to be a good guy.'
It wasn't certain that Aias was a villain.
Rushing to judgment was never a good idea.
"What should we do if House Achaea files a complaint? They might try to investigate Pielott's background."
"We have a prepared identity, don't we?"
"We do, but we don't have the people."
"It's not a good look, but it's not uncommon for parents to get involved in their children's fights."
I see. A parent-teacher meeting. It would be troublesome if they asked to summon Pielott's parents.
"......Please don't tell me, Frondier."
"You're the perfect candidate. I'm counting on you to play the role of the father."
Arald was much older than me, and his appearance was mature enough.
He would be perfect as Pielott's father.
Lily, who had been listening, chuckled.
"Ahaha. You should learn to keep your mouth shut."
"Lily, you'll be the mother."
See what happens when you speak out of turn?
"I've been wondering what to have you do since you came here. This is a good opportunity for you to do some work, Lily."
"W-What are you talking about! I'm the one who helped the devils adapt to the human world! I'm in charge of managing all the devils who followed Arald here!"
Lily protested as if she was being treated unfairly, but it didn't work on me.
"You finished organizing that a week ago."
"Ugh. How did you..."
"I'm the one who brought all the devils, including Elodie and Mei, to this continent."
Of course, Arald and the other devils had insisted on following me.
But still, I couldn't just pretend I didn't know them.
"I'm keeping tabs on how all the devils are doing."
Ria Lis blinked a few times at my words, then let out a sigh.
"Fine, I understand. But if House Achaea doesn't make a move, I don't have to do it either, right?"
"That's right. It's just a precaution."
Unless they made a move, there was no need for us to do anything.