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“You like cake here? I come here often too.”

“Ugh… huh… … !! Now… buy it often… !!

therefore… It’s not that I eat too much… that… !!”

Carla, whose face turned red at Lucas’ question, stuttered as if embarrassed and hesitated to find an answer.

However, for a confused youth who was confused about whether this was the right or wrong answer, it may have been very difficult to find the correct answer.

Despite seeing a reaction that seemed so obvious in some ways, Lucas seemed to have noticed nothing and was smiling without even a change in his complexion.

“They say that if you eat it deliciously, it has 0 calories.

It’s okay to eat it deliciously.

Is this Carla’s friend?”

“I’m Carla’s roommate.

Please call me Yui.”

“Ah, you were Lady Kazunomiya from the medical club?

This is Lucas, the second son of Count Froden, Kingdom of Groden.

I am a freshman in the Department of Alchemy, just like Miss Carla.”

“You were Carla’s friend from college?

There is no need to be too formal.

Please feel free to call me Yui.

Carla is always helpful.”

Seeing Lucas greeting Yui politely, Yui, who was receiving the greeting, also smiled softly and slowly bowed.

And Lucas, who accepted Yui’s subsequent request, was answering her words as intimately as he did to Carla.

“Ahaha… Is that okay… … ?

There are already widespread rumors that Carla is a genius in the alchemy department.

I’ve been keeping an eye on it for a while, but I think it’s really great.

Yui thinks so too, right?”

“Carla is an excellent student in many ways.

Except that I like to cram in many ways.”

‘I was watching… … ? Hoeee… !!’

Carla’s face turns red again.

Whether she knew it or not, Yui was looking at Lucas, who already knew her family name, even though she didn’t tell him, with increasingly subtle eyes.

She then slowly closed her eyes, as if dizzy, as she looked at her best friend, who was making an anxious expression as if he was about to drool right next to her, but was trying to pretend that nothing had happened.

‘ha… … I’m completely hooked… … ?’

Of course, Yui had no intention of pouring cold water on her friend’s youth project, but she couldn’t help but worry about Carla, who was so naive.

On the outside, he looks quite handsome, but unlike other men who are just gisaeng brothers, he doesn’t seem to have any major disqualifications.

Above all, as long as he didn’t show the attitude of an aristocrat who lived for his own pride, it seemed like it would be enough to say that he was excellent at this level.

‘But not Carla…’ … !!

Until dirt gets in my eyes!!’

However, for a girl of the age when she is in the prime of her life to dream of becoming pink, her first youth project is something that cannot be exchanged for gold.

It was Yui, Carla’s best friend, who was starting to give off a chill beneath her smile, thinking that she couldn’t give up her best friend to a bastard who might have disqualifications that she didn’t yet know about.

“Ah, that’s right. Congratulations on winning first place in the special evaluation.

I gave up halfway, but it was amazing?”

“Ah… Actually, it wasn’t that great… … ”

During the special evaluation, Lucas’ teammates were among the lucky ones.

Thanks to Lucas, who threw toxic substances that were extremely harmful to the body just by touching them, the Arachnella that approached them was unable to harm them and retreated.

However, in a sense, as he took a passive attitude, his group eventually decided to give up with the agreement of the other group members.

I passed the first and second tests with decent grades, but like other students, I was caught by Arachnella.

Lucas also had a gloomy expression on his face, as if he was full of regret, even though it was an inevitable choice since there was nothing he could do on his own.

Seeing Lucas’ expression like that, Carla’s mind was filled with astonishment, and she seemed to be getting more serious even though it was none of her business.

‘oh my god… … S.. don’t be sad… … !!’

‘I’m sure you’re thinking the same thing, Carla… … ha… … ‘

It may have been his pride as a man who didn’t want to seem depressed about losing in front of a woman, but Lucas smiled brightly again and nodded.

In a sense, it was true that team luck was a skill, and it was a problem that could have been solved if one had played better.

Still, I was able to take comfort in the fact that the final evaluation ranking was quite high, so returning safely was a benefit in itself.

“I should have done better.

There’s nothing we can do about it because it happened in the past.

So what do you plan to do during vacation?”

In response to Lucas’ question, which changed the topic of conversation, Carla became momentarily mute.

“During vacation… … Umm… … ”

A few months of vacation. As Carla began to think about what she should do during that time, a few things suddenly came to mind.

Although Warmhausen and the Kingdom of Groden were close together, the physical distance was never close.

The distance between the Academy of St. Plancina, located in the royal capital, which can be considered almost the center of the Kingdom of Groden, and the southern part of Warmhausen, where Karla’s hometown is located, required a journey that took almost half a year on average even if various vehicles were used.

Although teleportation portals, an innovative method of movement that reduced the time by more than 90%, existed in large cities, they were only experimental applications of magic.

In particular, unless you are a skilled magician who can handle mana like breathing, the casting itself is extremely unstable.

If a living being used such a portal, the side effects were formidable, such as extreme motion sickness, sometimes changes in body composition, and disappearance for unknown reasons, so Carla had no choice but to be reluctant.

What’s more, I wonder if her brother Antonio also didn’t see each other in person during the three years between his entrance and Carla’s arrival at St. Plancina Academy as a new student.

It turns out that Antonio, a great siscom, wanted to come and see Carla’s face, but his mother cared for Antonio as much as Carla.

There was a funny story about how he told his god to never ride such a hideous thing because it would be better if he didn’t have to come home.

This time, Antonio would also graduate, but in the end, it seemed like the only option left for her was to stay in the dormitory and go to school as usual to prepare for the next semester.

“Probably… I think I’ll still be staying in the dorm… … ”

“If it’s okay, would you like to come over to my house later?

My house is on the royal road.”

If you think about it, it was quite an exceptional case: Lucas was from the Kingdom of Groden, not the Kingdom of Warmhausen, and was majoring in alchemy.

Carla’s eyes opened brightly when she heard that his house was nearby.

Lucas, who was smiling at Carla, raised his hand forward, spread his fingers, and began to slowly count people’s names.

“I invited all my other friends, and they all decided to come.

Do you know Claude, Linda, Claudia, or Elsie?”

“Ah… It’s all in the Department of Alchemy… … ?”

“That’s right. They also said they aren’t going home this time.

The reason it ended up like this was because I was planning to open a social club at my house nearby and invite people as guests.

In addition to them, we also invited several kids from Groden Kingdom, so it will definitely be fun.”

“Ah… … Well… then… … .”

“I can’t help it if I have something to do.

If you have any thoughts, let me know later.

I’ll probably be able to do it around the middle of next month.

Because it’s the end of the month… …

Oh, for now, my contact information is… … ”

Lucas took out a small piece of parchment from his pocket, scribbled something on it, folded it gently, and held it out to Carla.

Carla took the parchment containing the address to send the letter to Lucas, swallowed her saliva and accepted it.

The word that every aristocrat would have heard of, ‘social church.’

An event like a group party where you can get to know each other, get to know each other, and build friendships.

In the meantime, Karla had only seen her parents go to the social gatherings of other nobles in Warmhausen from time to time, but she had never been the one to form friendships at those social gatherings, so the girl’s heart seemed to be gently pounding.

In her mind, the social club had a strong image of being an ‘adult party’.

Karla’s heart, which had been anticipating that upon entering the academy she would take the steps to becoming an adult, began to beat a little.

‘If we could become a little closer there… … ‘

Could it be that she can move on to the deeper relationship she was hoping for with this handsome boy who catches her eye these days?

When Lucas, whose gray hair would normally look old and faded, looked good as if it had been bleached, nodded, Carla nodded and stared at him blankly.

“It’s okay for Yui to accompany Carla.

After all, it’s fun when there are a lot of people, right?

This is my first vacation since joining the academy, and I think it would be a good idea to enjoy it like this.

Ah, that’s a long story. I have some work to do, so I’ll leave for now.

Please contact me if you’re coming!”

“Ugh.. Ugh… !! See you later… … ”

Lucas, who received the wrapped bag of bread, opens the door of the bakery and rushes out, and Carla follows him with her eyes until his back disappears.

And in Yui’s eyes, as she looked at Carla with a sulky expression, a hint of playfulness appeared.

‘this… It seems to be more severe than I thought… … ‘

As the girls’ year came to a close, their first vacation since coming to this academy was beginning.