episode_0166

The next day.

It’s the middle of the week. I’m sorry I ruined Victoria’s plans to relax over the weekend.

Let’s say the bad thing is Merryweather.

classroom.

Today, Victoria and I sat far apart from each other, unlike usual. And Merryweather sat next to me.

It’s funny how you’re just completely smiling.

It’s fun to watch people who don’t know anything, although I always have to be careful not to be the one being laughed at.

It is easy to be wary of people who are smarter than you, but it is difficult to be wary of people who are dumber than you.

Last night, by the way.

Victoria came to the realization that Merryweather’s existence was strange.

It was strange that we seemed to have been close friends since the first day we met, and that no one showed any special interest in her.

Even now, I muttered that I felt like we were very close people.

But I’m worried that he’ll bang his head against the wall.

Of course, when you’re under some kind of weird hypnosis, it’s normal to wake up by hitting your head, but isn’t it a bit odd for a girl to bang herself against a wall like that…?

Anyway, on the surface, Victoria and I’s relationship was a mess.

After my morning classes, I eat lunch, then go to my afternoon classes. Then, after class, I go straight to my dorm.

I repeated the same day for several days.

Since nothing has changed for me, Merryweather sometimes looks discontented, perhaps because she feels that something is not going well.

If you want to get Merryweather to agree to your terms, should you consult Victoria about your differences?

But if I have to stick to my standards, I can’t give advice on something that doesn’t exist. I can tell you only part of the truth, or I can’t answer at all, but I won’t lie.

So I decided to just do nothing. How will Merryweather take this? I can’t wait until she can’t wait any longer and finally talks to me.

By then, we will know what Merryweather, and by extension, what the Crown wants.

Meanwhile, something strange happened to Victoria.

Polaris Baluin Bearington. A girl in the position of Marquis Young Lady called Victoria separately. Surprisingly, Merryweather doesn’t seem to care much about Victoria herself.

I have done a lot of research on harvesting in this country.

They did experiments that completely ignored human rights, not human experiments that guaranteed human rights. Since there have been no more human experiments since then, they probably think they know enough.

Back to the story we were having, Polaris dragged Victoria away after class. It’s on the right side when you look at the school from the main gate. It’s the long area extending to the east.

This time Polaris took Victoria into the park inside the Royal Academy.

***

“Is this the first time you two are talking like this?”

“Yeah. Paula. Are you going to break the tree again?”

Polaris chuckled at Victoria’s joke.

‘I only spoke to you once before, but I didn’t know you’d actually call me by my nickname.’

Polaris thought so and looked at the girl in front of him, who was the very image of confidence.

Victoria Betts.

She was a girl who was completely from the common people and was originally living a decent life, but she was below the standard in terms of history and wealth, so she would have been unable to enter the Royal Academy. It was not that her parents were good at music or art, and she was admitted through a special admission process related to those fields.

In other words, since Victoria was admitted because she had some achievements, Polaris, which liked talented people, could treat her favorably at that point.

That achievement is also great.

In a city where a disaster occurred and magic powers could not be used, many people were helped.

Not only strength, but also character passes the test.

Polaris already has a crush on Victoria.

Of course, Polaris didn’t rate Victoria too highly either, because she wasn’t someone who could be brought in and admitted to the Royal Academy just for that reason.

The threshold for admission to the Royal Academy was high and the standards were extremely demanding.

In Polaris’ view, Victoria barely meets that standard. That means there must be another reason.

‘Then the reason must be what’s next to it.’

Polaris thought of the girl smaller than herself who always stayed by Victoria’s side.

bell.

Victoria also has porcelain-white skin, but she looks beautiful because she has a glossy, faint reddish glow, but this girl has pale white skin that is so unpleasant.

Not only the appearance, but also the behavior. There is an unpleasant movement that makes you feel like you are seeing something that is not human and pretending to be human. And when combined with the skin that does not look human, it is not just unpleasant, but scary.

So when they first announced that transfer students would be coming in, there were no worries that the kids with only class would do bad things out of jealousy. This was because Belle, a transfer student, was too ominous for the kids with only class to do anything.

And Victoria’s situation is intertwined with a serious story about Belle. Guessing so, Polaris opened her mouth.

“I won’t break it this time. I don’t need to beat around the bush, Tori. I’ll ask you directly. A woman named Merryweather Olkett. Do you know something strange?”

Polaris asked Victoria, thinking that if Victoria were a noblewoman, it would have been a long time since she had to go through the troublesome procedures to proceed with the conversation.

“Yeah. She suddenly appeared, but strangely, it felt like we were close from the beginning. It was like talking to my mom, and words that I normally wouldn’t say flowed out strangely.”

Polaris chose her words carefully, worried that Victoria might break down.

“Is it because of that woman that you and Belle got into a bad relationship?”

Victoria kept her mouth shut, not knowing how much to say in response to Polaris’ question.

‘This guy is on Merryweather’s side… … . Yeah. There’s no way Paula would do that. If she was on Merryweather’s side, she wouldn’t have reached out to us last time. Otherwise, let’s just say my eyes were bad.’

Victoria started off by saying it was a bit of a long story, then explained to Polaris everything that had happened the previous weekend.

While listening, Polaris felt her displeasure and anger boil over at Merryweather’s words, but she held it back and listened intently to Victoria’s story from beginning to end.

“You’re a twin.”

After hearing the story, Polaris summarized it in just one word.

“Can you curse like that?”

“Are nobles afraid of swearing? Kick, they just say dirty words above etiquette and make it sound classy, they’re just like other human beings.”

Polaris rested his chin on his hand and thought for a while, then raised his head and looked up at the sky.

‘I don’t have the confidence to explain this in words. I know someone who can explain this in detail, but honestly, I don’t even want to see their face… … Still, I think it would be right to go to an expert who knows this stuff well. But before that, let’s organize this.’

Polaris walked in front of Victoria.

“Tori. What do you want to do?”

“What do you want to do?”

“Do you want to make peace with Belle, or do you want to denounce that human named Merryweather?”

There is nothing but pure good intentions.

Victoria sensed it in Polaris’ words and smiled faintly.

“What, why are you laughing?”

“Because Paula is a very good person. And there is no need to reconcile with Belle.”

“No, that. If you listen to Tori’s story, Merryweather messed things up.”

When Victoria firmly refused, Polaris, who thought that Victoria had lost her temper, opened her mouth to try to change Victoria’s mind while watching her expression.

“I’ve never had a bad relationship with Belle.”

“Huh? But you’ve been sitting apart for days, not talking to each other? No one can ignore the rift. Or is it your pride that’s getting in the way?”

Victoria recalled the day when her sense of unease turned to suspicion. It was when the hand of a child who had tried to steal was cut off by Merryweather.

At first glance, he seemed blatantly hostile to Victoria, but he was consistently hostile to Belle.

So Victoria asked Belle, without anyone knowing, if she knew.

But Belle knew, and she replied that she didn’t need help.

Well then, I believe you’ll come back on your own when it’s over.

“You know what? Bell is super easy to understand.”

“That’s just you.”

“No, I mean, it’s true. You’ll understand when you get to know Paula, right? It’s a little annoying how she acts like a mother.”

Polaris blinked at the truly unexpected expression.

Does Belle look like your mom?

It looks like a child-shaped doll with no subjectivity to the point of being unpleasant.

Because she was always seen being dragged around by Victoria whenever she did something, Polaris felt every day that Belle was not human. That’s why it was difficult for her to understand Victoria’s words.

Seeing her expression, Victoria continued her story with a knowing expression.

“Bell may seem thoughtless, but he’s not stupid. He probably pushed me away because he doesn’t need me right now. But… … .”

“Just?”

Victoria smiled bitterly as she looked at Polaris.

“It’s only been three months since I met her, and I feel a little lonely even though we only met for a week.”

Polaris internally revised her evaluation of Belle.

There’s no way a person who thinks like this can be bad.

But if he’s a bad person, and he’s fooling this kid, then I’ve decided to change my evaluation to that of a devil with evil wisdom.

‘I don’t want to let a good child become pitiful.’

Polaris chuckled as she looked at Victoria blushing at her words, saying they were too embarrassing.

“Then, will you play with me for a while? You don’t have any friends, right?”

Polaris thoughtlessly suggested that we hang out together since he no longer had friends to hang out with and would be bored alone.

‘Kiaaak!’

But it hit Victoria right in the heart. It was a fatal blow to her, as she had already been teased by her mother and Belle for not having any friends.

But Victoria is a girl with a heart of steel.

To be honest, it starts with you being suddenly dragged to an ominous place like the main character of a horror game, and then you erase that group from the world, so rather than saying steel, a more ominous word like nuclear heat would be more appropriate.

“Paula. Please take care of me.”

“Why are you talking like that? Did I say something weird? Tori? You don’t have any friends, right? No, why are you gritting your teeth like that!”

As Polaris approached her in a panic, Victoria waved her hand, saying it was okay.

‘Well, Paula is kicking the dead body like she’s making fun of it.’

Victoria forced herself to swallow her grumbling, but then felt the blood flowing out of her heart, and forced herself to smile.

today.

Victoria has a new friend.