Are you crossing the line? (1)

“Huh?”

“… … “

“Yatsuyatsu?”

“Hoohoohoo…! Yatsuyatsuyatsu!”

“Princess, please stop. What on earth is so funny about that? You keep repeating it.”

“Hoohoohoohoo~!!”

While I lowered my head and hid my heated face, Princess Koti tilted her head as if my reaction was strange and interesting, and began to collect the hooks, repeating the yatsu like a child who found a fun toy.

Oh, seriously, why is it like this!

“Isn’t that funny! The girl has never seen such a face of a commoner! Yab-eup…?!”

“Seriously, stop. Your Highness, do you even know what that means?”

“?”

After cupping her round cheek and mouth with one hand, I asked her if she really knew what she meant, and she nodded vigorously with her mouth still closed to show that she understood.

No, you know? You know, but you’re using it?

“Pooha~ I see. Do you think the girl is stupid?”

“What is it? Quietly, just talk to me.”

“Eight, isn’t that because the commoners don’t know?”

“There’s no way a stranger would react like this.”

She is clearly aware of the fact that she is pretty and attractive, and she understands better than anyone else that she is part of the royal family.

I couldn’t understand how someone like that could blurt out such words for other people to hear.

And then, whether or not she knew my doubts, she confidently whispered in my ear.

“Oh yes! That’s a twist on the expression when you shout excitedly. Isn’t the girl stupid? “

And when I look at her with a bewildered gaze as she speaks the wrong answer, the princess tilts her head cutely as if she genuinely doesn’t understand my gaze.

Wow, how should I tell you this?

This is the first time in my life, including my past life, that I’ve ever talked to a girl like this in her ear.

“Oh, you’re mistaken.”

“Wow? Then what is it? Are you trying to trick the girl? “

“When have I ever fooled the princess? What do you think I get out of fooling you in the first place?”

“Yeah… I guess so. So, what does that mean?”

It’s cute how he’s tugging at my hem as if to tell me quickly, but it’s really embarrassing. Don’t tell me this.

“… Princess. I’m telling you in advance, I’m not joking. I’m telling you this as a precaution, because you might make the same mistake in front of other people. “

“Okay, hurry up. What is it?”

First of all, I judged that if she didn’t tell me this through self-hypnosis, she might really go somewhere and cause trouble, so I really quietly told her the answer in her ear. As soon as she heard it, her crimson eyes turned red and she looked at me like a startled rabbit and started blushing.

Hmm. That’s cute.

“Are you kidding me…?”

“Amen.”

“Eww…!! What the hell is the girl talking about?! Hey, commoner! Forget about today!!”

“It won’t be easy, but I’ll try.”

“That’s a definite answer!! Phew!!”

I laughed in vain as I watched the cute princess sitting down in embarrassment, covering her face and making strange noises.

*

“Hey, assistant.”

“Yes. Sister… Lord Top.”

“How’s the kids progressing?”

“Not bad. The kids’ level is so high that it’s embarrassing to compare them to the kingdom. Maybe by tomorrow, I’ll be able to do 80% of it.”

Chunsik, who had reported in front of Piana, who was preparing for the next class, confidently announced that today’s class had ended successfully and then handed over the student roster.

There were 10 names written on it, and in Chunsik’s eyes, they were the closest to the contestants in this ranking match.

“Well, of course there’s a name for Rudis… but there must have been a level 3, long-legged guy? Watt? Why is that guy’s name missing?”

“He was a researcher who had almost never used real magic. It seems like he was really chosen through ladder climbing.”

“No, wash it. No matter what, it’s not even on the list…? Hey, what’s this.”

“Who?”

“Hey. Coty Royal Labyrinth. That’s the name of the princess of this country. Why is she in it?”

Piana glared at Chunsik as if she really didn’t understand, but he didn’t know.

The fact that the princess and Rudis had known each other for a long time, and that he was a rival who had been creeping in between Yuria and Piana.

Moreover, since I had no reason to know that she was originally a swordsman, I ended up just collecting hooks because of her irritated gaze.

“I included it because you asked me to prepare a list of capable people. But, was that person the princess? She killed off her talent.”

“… What? Isn’t that girl rumored to be a nerd who doesn’t even study in the swordsmanship department? “

“Oh… I didn’t know. Somehow, that’s why I was having trouble with level 1 magic.”

“Hey. Explain it clearly. Why is a girl who can’t even use level 1 magic listed here?”

“Ah. That’s because I paired him up with Rudis and the pretty princess. When I saw him, he was just sitting in the corner without any friends, but as a member of the Black Tower family and as a big brother… Ser? Sister? Why are you suddenly like that… “

Piana’s eyes began to glare with murderous intent at Chunshik’s explanation.

She feels beyond angry and even absurd at the fact that the person who seems like a potential love interest entered the black magic department and even trained right next to her man.

Even the kid who set up the plan is the kid he brought in as his dating advisor. This is a really suffocating situation.

“Shit! Hey, I know Rudis!!”

“Huh? Is that so? We were apart for the entire first period without even looking for each other… “

“Even this b*tch Rudis is interested in me…!! No, I said I like her?!”

“Wow. Is Rudis finally starting to hit on people her own age instead of older sisters? Well, back in the day, she was Nora too… “

“You crazy kid!! Is that something you can talk about leisurely?!!”

“Eww!! Sorry, sorry…?! I, I’m sorry…?!”

Piana flew her shrunken body and kicked Chunshik in the face.

She was furious at Chunshik’s actions, but the problem was that Chunshik was also wronged.

“Ugh… No! How would I know?! Of course I thought I only had to watch out for the former captain of the knights in the swordsmanship department! And I can’t just watch when my younger sibling, who I know, is fighting during his school days?!”

“You crazy bastard, just watch! How can a bastard who came here to help me have another woman next to Rudis?!”

Rudis is making good memories and friends during her time at the Academy. Piana doesn’t object to that.

It’s just a good memory, and if it’s a relationship, and not just a friend, but a girlfriend, then it’s a different story.

I don’t know when the princess who was in the swordsmanship department moved to the black magic department, but Piana swore that from the next class onwards, she would never let those two get together again. However.

“But, are you saying he really is talented?”

“What kind of talent are you talking about? From what you wrote, you’re a level 1 dark magician, and from what you just said, you can’t even use the dark sword… “

“So, in the morning, he couldn’t even use the Sword of Darkness, but in the afternoon, he made a small sword and flew it into the sky and controlled it?”

“… What?”

Piana’s blue eyes widened as if she didn’t understand what Chunsik was saying, but he continued to tell her only the honest truth.

At first, it was just an action to make a friend with Rudis, but as I watched, he soon started to create and use magic, and before the class was over, he was able to make a sword float in the air and control it properly, albeit briefly.

“Does that make sense…?”

“So you must be a talented person. That’s why I wrote your name.”

There are some people who receive a trait and activate their first magic within a day.

Because it is a level 1 magic that is activated when you feel your own characteristics, change the color of your magic, and successfully visualize the level and image of magic in your head.

However, activating magic and further utilizing magic, which is the application of magic that Piana discovered, are different tracks.

Even if you have talent in controlling magical power, it is something that only a magician who was able to use magic originally can do, and it takes an entire day to do.

This is because even Rudis, the most talented human she has ever seen, including herself, cannot believe that the princess has talents that surpass them.

“… No, that doesn’t make sense. If it’s true that I learned how to use the Dark Sword today, then that doesn’t make sense.”

“What if it doesn’t make sense? It happened right in front of my eyes anyway.”

Chun-sik, who knew that there were plenty of people more talented than him, spoke as if it were someone else’s business, but Piana shook her head, holding her chin, and began to worry.

“… Change of plans. Chunshik.”

“Yes?”

“The next training is ready, so we’ll start the evaluation tomorrow. Know that and prepare your target.”

“Uh… Okay, I understand.”

She had a gut feeling that something else was happening with Rudis that she didn’t know about.

*

-Knock knock knock knock…

A handsome man wearing glasses walks quickly and slightly nervously through a gilded hallway that is so dazzling that the word “glorious” is an understatement.

Every time he passes by, everyone bows their heads to him and salutes him, and he returns a small greeting to them and walks faster as if he doesn’t want to disturb their work.

At the entrance to the room he arrived at, his most trusted knight and retainer was waiting to guard the entrance.

“Why did I get caught?”

“I’m sorry. It seems that among the maids coming and going, there were many who were touched by your breath.”

“Sigh… “

Imperial Crown Prince Elford Royal Labyrinth.

He ran quickly to a palace attached to the Imperial Palace before the Academy classes ended. The reason was.

“Tsk. Open it… “

“Ah~?! What the~ That kid’s here already~!!”

“… … “

This was because the Second Prince, Andrew Royal Labyrinth, who was the same age as him, had been imprisoned for a crime and His Majesty’s order had been given to release him.

-Squeak.

The escort, who opened the entrance at Elford’s words without paying attention to the voices heard from inside, made another escort guard the entrance as if to protect the crown prince.

I found myself face to face with Andrew lying on the bed in a very luxurious and comfortable room.

“You’re a mess, only you and your followers can call this confinement.”

“Fuck. If not being able to take a single step out of the room isn’t confinement, then what is it?”

What on earth did they do in that room that you can’t even take a single step out of? There are food stains everywhere, and what looks like spilled tea on the table.

Probably a sign of trouble for the incoming maids or escorts.

Elford let out a deep sigh, suppressing the feeling of a headache. Seeing him like that, Andrew got up from his seat with a bitter smile and approached him. He opened only one eye wide and began to speak to him.

“What did you say, Dad? Are you telling me to let you go now?”

“… Your father is also a mother.”

“Kick! This is bullshit. Why is that bastard who handed over the crown prince position to you for no reason my father? He’s your father.”

“I still don’t know how much His Majesty must have been worried because of you like this.”

“If you’re the one who’s been fighting, you should worry about it. Then, should I do it for you?”

Andrew, whose face was swollen from being hit by Rudis earlier, had already completely healed and was trying to pass through Escort and Elford, even snorting as if it was funny.

But Elford, who had blocked his path again, continued speaking with his blue eyes shining with anger.

“If you’re tired of it now, don’t show up around Koti. His Majesty said this is the last mercy.”

“Puhahahaha!! Mercy? The last mercy~? What can the Emperor do?”

“The Buddhist scriptures are increasingly crossing the line, Andrew…!”

The usually gentle prince clenches his fists and looks at him, but the prince, who has blond hair like him, laughs, shows off his white teeth, and bumps his shoulder against his before moving towards the entrance.

“If I am disrespectful, what can you do? Don’t you still feel bad after seeing that more than half of the guards next to you, the crown prince, were from our side?”

“… Next time it won’t be possible.”

“You idiot, it’s already blown up, and you’re talking nonsense like ‘You won’t be able to do that next time~’ Next time, and the next time, even if Koti doesn’t listen to us and you become the next emperor. After that, half of this country will be mine forever. That’s the path you and your father and your grandfather chose. Well, if you want to block the country, tell that little brat next to you to pull out a sword. “

The moment you tear me in half, the empire will also be torn apart like wet paper.

Elford couldn’t respond to Andrew’s mocking words.

I wanted to catch him right now and break that jaw, but the situation in the empire was as dire as he said.

At the moment when Prince Andrew was about to leave the room, leaving Prince Elford behind who was not responding at all.

“… Please be careful during the ranking battle. Other countries’ nobles will also be coming.”

“Kick! What are you and your dad and that girl doing~?”

It was a warning that Elford had thrown as if to say that his patience was running out, but he hummed a tune as if even those words were funny and left.