The next day.
Finally, the second semester is coming to an end.
I walked out of the mansion, blowing my breath.
Soon, I turned to the guys who came to see me off and said,
“Then I’ll be off.”
“Yes, we’ll be there in a bit.”
Lien bowed her head and said.
“Master. See you later!”
Kage waved her hand.
“Be careful, young master.”Lise spoke politely.
I nodded and started walking towards the Royal Academy.
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I arrived at the Academy.
At the entrance, students were swarming around, wearing coats or thick clothes.
They were talking to each other.
I turned up the volume and perked up my ears.
“Hey, are your parents coming?”
“No, they won’t come. It’s not even graduation, just the end of the semester. Usually, a maid or a butler comes.”
“Yeah, that’s probably true. Fortunately, I’m not the only one. Then.”
As expected, others are similar to me.
Most of the Royal Academy students are nobles.
Because of this, parents don’t come to the end-of-semester ceremony.
No, who would come to the end-of-semester ceremony in the first place?
I would accept it if it were graduation, but there’s no real reason to come to the end-of-semester ceremony.
We’re not even jamminis.(elementary kid)
As I thought this and walked towards the auditorium,
“Kaine! You bastard!”
Skaya did a back-smash.
Unlike our first meeting, I had already grown quite a bit, so I dodged her attack to the side.
Her attack eventually went into the air.
“Wow… You dodged it. I guess I’ll have to hit you with magic now.”
“No. Why are you being so negative?”
“Anyway. You won’t die even if you get hit by the lowest level magic.”
“Well, that’s true, but it still hurts. Bitch.”
“Tsk. But I’m curious… Are you really not dating the Saintess?”
“No…”
This fucking rumor!
To be honest, I didn’t completely rule out the possibility that the rumor would spread when I went to the orphanage with Ange, but it spread too much.
That’s because all the Academy students knew it in just a few days.
It’s still the same now.
Some of the passing students glanced at me.
I could tell what they were saying just by looking at them.
I’m sure they were saying, ‘How did the Saintess end up with a guy like that?’
I shook my head at Skaya’s question.
“As I said, I’m not in a relationship with the Saintess. Hmm.”
“Hmm… You seemed pretty close to each other the other day.”
“No… She was the one who put her arm around me first.”
To be honest, even if I wanted to separate, what could I do?
Even if I use physical enhancement repeatedly, I’m sure it won’t budge.
As I was making excuses to myself, Skaya asked.
“You seemed to be in a good mood, though…”
“That…”
I can’t help it.
To be honest, Ange’s face is so beautiful that people passing by would look at her.
Not to mention her perfect figure.
What man wouldn’t show that he likes it when a woman like her puts her arm around him?
In reality, it’s impossible to hide your expression from the moment you feel the soft touch on your arm.
As I hesitated for a moment, Skaya narrowed her eyes beside me.
“You did enjoy it, didn’t you?”
“…”
I couldn’t answer her question.
Skaya pouted, pinched my arm at my silence, and grumbled.
“Damn it. You’re crazy about women.”
“What are you talking about? Where can you find a gentleman like me?”
“What bullshit.”
So we walked towards the auditorium as usual, bickering.
Three minutes later, we arrived at our destination.
“Then I’ll go.”
“Yeah, get lost.”
Saying that, I walked towards the place marked ‘Class A’.
Just like on the first day of school, the students were sitting in chairs, chatting with their friends.
I walked over to an empty seat and sat down.
And as expected…
Huh? Why aren’t they staying away from me?
On the first day of school, the guys avoided me like I was dirty, but now they just said, ‘Oh, he’s here,’ and continued what they were doing.
To be honest, I did some pretty bad stuff during the second semester.
I’m not sure if I should say this, but I made two brothers, whose names I don’t even remember, drop out, and made the older brother impotent.
I also did the same to a guy who was acting up at the royal festival.
In reality, the students have reasons to avoid me.
Or maybe… Did Kaine do something crazy beyond my imagination during the first semester?
If so, I can understand.
Otherwise, there’s no reason for them to not avoid me now.
What the hell did he do that they’re just letting my actions slide?
Even after making two students drop out and two others impotent, the students are reacting indifferently.
I realized once again how much of a jerk Kaine was.
Or maybe they’re just scared of me.
As I thought this and sat still,
“Can I sit next to you, Kaine?”
“I’ll sit next to you.”
Eileen and Jenny came to my sides.
Jenny asked me in a genuinely worried voice.
“Hey, are you okay?”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“Well, I had a dream today…”
A dream? Suddenly?
As I tilted my head, Jenny continued with a serious face.
“But… In that dream, you were cut into six pieces…”
“No…”
What the hell did I just hear?
“Hey, do you read a lot of novels?”
“How did you know?”
“How did I know…”
Because you said something that would only appear in a novel or a comic.
I almost said that out loud but swallowed it back down my throat.
By the way, if I were cut into six pieces…
I imagined it for a moment.
The person who would do that to me…
Lise, Origin, Ange, Eileen, Skaya… and Kage?
No, not her.
To be honest, I can’t imagine that girl dating someone like me.
First of all, she’s like a kid, so she’s not my type, and even if she grows up, I don’t think I’d see her as a romantic interest.
Well, anyway, that’s not the important thing.
“Hey, stop reading so many novels. How many do you have to read to have such a disgusting dream?”
“No, I mean, it’s just a dream, but somehow it doesn’t seem that strange…”
As Jenny and I talked, Eileen beside us made a slightly worried expression.
Huh? Why is she making that face?
I was about to ask her when,
“We will now begin the end-of-semester ceremony. Please be quiet, students.”
One of the student council members on the podium spoke into the microphone.
With those words, we all quietly closed our mouths.
Meanwhile, at that time.
Shane, the head of the Elijah family with blonde hair and blue eyes, arrived in the royal capital.
He looked at Eileen’s exclusive maid, who had come to greet him at the royal capital gate, and asked.
“So, is it true that Eileen has been hanging out with that jerk lately?”
“I can’t say for sure, but it seems like they’ve been getting along secretly.”
At those words, Shane frowned.
It’s not surprising that he’s reacting like this.
He knows that Kaine has changed, but to be honest, the nobles didn’t really believe it.
The reason is none other than Kaine the jerk.
“I see. Then I’ll go to the end-of-semester ceremony.”
“What?”
At his words, the exclusive maid with a prickly appearance widened her eyes.
Until now, the head of the Elijah family rarely moved.
In fact, coming to the royal capital was unexpected.
But that’s not all, he said he was going to the end-of-semester ceremony.
Just because Eileen is getting along with Kaine.
As she was startled for a moment, Shane headed towards the Royal Academy without paying attention to her reaction.
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Meanwhile, at that time.
Lise, Lien, and Kage came out of the mansion and stood at the entrance.
“Philip, please take care of the mansion.”
“Yes, don’t worry and come back.”
The three of them ended their conversation and headed towards the Royal Academy.
Soon after, they arrived at the entrance of the Academy.
“Huh? Lise, isn’t that the Saintess over there?”
At those words, Lise and Lien both turned their gaze in that direction.
“Junior, it is the Saintess, as you said.”
“Yes, I’ll go and ask her.”
At Lien’s words, the two of them nodded.
Since she is Ange’s mother, it would be better for Lien to go than the two of them.
Lien approached Ange, who was hesitating in front of the Academy.
Ange felt someone approaching and turned her head in that direction.
“Huh? Mom?”
“Yes, Ange. Are you waiting for someone?”
“Well… Actually, I was going to visit Kaine for the end-of-semester ceremony, but I was worried that I might be a nuisance if I went…”
As she spoke, Ange made a sullen expression.
Lien, seeing her reaction, smiled and patted Ange on the back.
“The young master won’t think that way.”
“I wonder…”
“Yes, he won’t. If you’re worried, do you want to come with us?”
At that question, Ange looked at Lise and Kage, who were waiting behind her.
Ange felt quite grateful to the two of them.
That’s why, unlike our first meeting, she didn’t put any pressure on them.
Of course, she didn’t do that to Kage from the beginning.
Ange nodded at Lien’s suggestion.
She took her daughter, Ange, and went to the two of them.
“Can my daughter come with us?”
“I don’t mind.”
“I don’t mind either…”
No, it doesn’t seem fine at all.
Kage thought so as he looked at Lise, but she kept her mouth shut, thinking that it wouldn’t be good to say anything.
So the four of them walked towards the auditorium of the Royal Academy to find Kaine.
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End-of-semester ceremonies are boring no matter where you go.
Kaine turned his gaze to the side for a moment.
-Yawn…
It must be so boring that the kid is sleeping.
To be honest, it’s natural for Jenny to be dozing off like this.
The principal’s speech on the podium feels like a lullaby.
If I hadn’t slept well, I would have been dozing off like this too.
I wonder what Eileen is up to.
As I thought this and turned my head towards her, she had the same bad expression as before.
I approached her and whispered quietly.
“Eileen, is something wrong?”
Was it because my breath suddenly entered her ear?
She was startled and looked at me with her earlobes turning red.
Then she answered my question.
“Actually, I was thinking that I’d be alone at the family house again during the vacation…”
“Oh…”
I understood when I heard those words.
Well, in the game, Eileen usually only trains during vacations.
Of course, she does it voluntarily, but there’s also a lot of pressure from the family, so it’s not entirely voluntary.
So it’s natural for her to make that expression.
As I nodded in understanding,
-Murmur, murmur.
People behind us started whispering in surprise.
Huh? Did a royal family member come?
Out of curiosity, we turned our heads.
At the same time, we widened our eyes.
That’s because behind us were Shane, the head of the Elijah family, and the Saintess, Ange.
In addition, Lien, Lise, and Kage were behind her.
But that’s not why we were surprised.
The reason we were surprised was none other than…
Why are the two of them fighting?!
Yes, we were surprised because Shane’s funeral was about to take place.
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