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Cecilia quickly let go of my hand.

“Ah.”

The soft, warm warmth disappeared. I let out a voice of regret.

And right away.

“Cecil!”

“Hello Cecile!”

Immediately a chattering sound is heard.

“Hello.”

Cecilia grinned. It looks just like a mask. It was an artificial smile, like the one I felt when we first met.

Women of various ages surrounded Cecilia.

It was literally like a fangirl meeting an idol. They can’t even see Cecilia’s real face.

He just looks like a handsome nobleman, Yeong-sik.

Cecilia was also smiling artificially.

‘But what is it…?’

This feels really bad for some reason.

“I came to the academy to see senior Cecil!”

“Hehe. Is it an honor? Thank you.”

“Me too, can I shake your hand just once?”

“Hmm. What should I do…?”

Cecilia said and glanced at me.

For some reason, I felt my stomach boiling, so I turned around and walked away.

“Ah. sorry. Because I’m busy with work.”

I could hear the regretful voices of Cecilia and the ladies saying that.

Light footsteps following me right behind.

The bad feeling got a little better. To Cecilia, they are nothing.

I am the top priority.

Is this an exclusive desire for a friend?

‘I… am greedy…’

Crash.

Urgent footsteps, as if running, were heard.

And Cecilia, who had been following me, stopped.

This is because a young lady came running and pretended to fall and was hugged by Cecilia.

It looks as if he is pressing his chest into Cecilia’s arms.

I don’t know what family she is from, but as a noble daughter, she is unsightly.

‘The perfume smell is too strong.’

As if I wasn’t the only one who thought that way, the other ladies weren’t looking at her kindly either.

“Ah. Thank you, Cecil, I was so disappointed that I fell while running.”

What should I say about that? Yes, flirting. That was the only way I could express it.

“Cecil. Let’s go.”

“Ah. Ugh, yes!”

Cecilia answered blankly.

Like a puppy that runs when its owner calls, it ignored the ladies and stood right next to me.

“Cecil…?”

“Now that I think about it… you were close with Lady Marian…?”

She asked Cecilia while whispering with the other ladies, but I opened my mouth as if to intercept Cecilia’s answer.

“What do you do yourself?”

“Yes…?”

A confused reaction.

“Let’s go.”

I just turned around and walked away.

“Yes.”

Cecilia is smiling heartily next to me, wondering what is so good about it.

Recently, there were people who couldn’t hide their fear when they saw me.

*

This happened when I was in first grade.

“ It’s really pretty? Is it really true that the blood of commoners is mixed? Well, with the duke…”

There was a man whispering as I passed in the hallway.

A very small voice that you wouldn’t normally hear.

“Hey! Watch your mouth. Even if you are a commoner, you are a duchess when you marry a duke. And if you say something like that carelessly…”

The guy who seems to be his friend seems to have some brains, but I’ve already heard about it.

‘dare. ‘My mom.’

I immediately approached the man who was looking at me as if I was fascinated.

Probably a senior.

“Shall we play a game?”

“It’s a game…?”

When I spoke, he stuttered.

“Princess Marian, I am sorry. This guy made a mistake, I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”

The man who appeared to be his friend seemed to be quick-witted. Even though I haven’t done anything wrong, I keep lowering my head. However, the person concerned stuttered as if he still did not understand.

“Okay, how long will it take for me to turn your family into commoners, or rather, into debt? one year? one month? A week?”

I looked at him coldly and said.

“…Well, what is that…”

“I think it can be done in 3 days. What do you think? Do you want to try it?”

He seemed to know that I meant what he said, so he shook his head repeatedly and fell on his knees hard enough to make a thud.

At that time, whenever I saw people gossiping about my family, especially my mother, I stomped on everything.

As a result, no one brought up that story anymore.

Instead, I gained some notoriety, but I was satisfied that there were no more words like being a commoner’s daughter or my mother bewitching my father with her body.

My mom told me she loved me. What I wanted to hear the most. And he was born without anything lacking.

The youngest to enter the Academy.

genius.

The Duke’s forbidden jade leaves.

There was a lot of rhetoric referring to me.

As in any world, those who excel are envied.

This is probably said because there is nothing particularly flawed.

As a daughter, is there really any reason for me to let people curse at my mother?

*

But a little while ago, the ladies didn’t particularly gossip about my family or me.

I just felt strangely bad.

“That person is Count Cecil.”

“Already a count at such a young age…”

“Some people say they are jealous because they bought a title, but the money to buy that title doesn’t come for free, right?”

Near the school gate, words are heard about Cecilia again.

“You’re much more handsome than the rumors say.”

“Just looking at it is dazzling, and the beautiful lady next to her is Mary of the Duke of Arjean…”

The relatively young lady mumbled as if she was entranced by Cecilia’s appearance, and then let out an exclamation when she saw Marian next to her.

“Shh. It’s better not to mention that person’s name.”

I saw the young lady putting her index finger to her mouth and looking at her. The young lady, whose mouth was blocked, widened her eyes and nodded.

No, I’m not being bold or anything… I’m not that hacky enough to call you out… .

Praise for Cecilia’s appearance came from all over.

I don’t know what would look good on that face, but when I see her at home, most people are wearing flowy dresses or comfortable clothes, so the gap with her usual appearance is even bigger.

It was natural for her as a male student, but the white shirt and tight-fitting uniform was truly a godsend.

Every time she walks, her hair tied back flows, and her tight-fitting uniform shows off her small waist and various other elements that make it immediately clear that she is a woman, but the coat that makes her shoulders seem quite wide and the illusion magic give her a sensuality that anyone can look at. It seemed more prominent.

‘I didn’t know I had a taste for uniforms.’

“Hey! I think I just made eye contact with Lady Marian.”

“Did you ever swear at the young lady?”

A man who makes a fuss and a man who speaks carefully to him while observing his gaze.

“No? It’s just pretty.”

“Crazy, are you a suicide aspirant?”

‘and. This was a bit unfair.’

I just turned my head away for a moment out of embarrassment.

“Huh?”

It was when I was thinking for a moment.

A shadow fell on my face.

“It’s okay if you don’t care about other people.”

Cecilia stretched out her arms and hugged my shoulders.

His posture was as if he was leaning against her, as if they were lovers.

‘This guy… he’s really… he’s a total fox…’

“…Do you think I could care about words like that…?”

I said, acting strong.

“Hehe. yes. Still, I like any Marian.”

She laughed softly, wondering what was so funny.

Even the trivial words tickled my heart for some reason.

* * *

next day.

“Um.”

Starting from the second year, math classes are added as a mandatory course.

And today is a magic formula test.

I didn’t know because I often missed class.

It looks like they announced for a long time that today would be a test.

The students looked like students just before the college entrance exam.

After a while.

A man wearing a black robe and looking like he was saying, “I am a wizard,” stood on the podium with a haggard face and a teaching assistant.

Pale skin as if it had barely seen the light, a tired expression, and dark circles due to lack of sleep.

‘Why is the scent of a tired test-taker even on the teaching assistant…?’

If you think about it, a teaching assistant would probably be a 3rd or 4th year senior.

Most teaching assistants are ordinary people. It’s to get grades.

It feels like I’m running around all the time after taking classes and everything else, so it’s only natural that I’m tired.

When I thought about it, I was sitting with a sad look in my heart, and when the professor lifted his chin, the teaching assistant next to him took out a bundle of handouts and placed them on the table.

“What you see here is the test paper you will see from now on. Please be aware that if you cheat, you may be disciplined regardless of your family.”

The professor spoke in a cold tone.

Some of the students who looked dispirited were clearly commoners, while those who snorted as if they were laughing were nobles.

‘I can see it at a glance.’

“If you don’t know, just give a blank paper and leave.”

Although the professor came from a commoner background, he was confident in his knowledge.

A few students were upset by the dismissive remarks, but they quickly left the classroom, and only the teaching assistant remained to hand out test papers.

1. If you substitute the mana interference value of 4x² into a magic circuit with an area of 3x² + 6x, the length of the object…

I looked at the assigned test paper and burst out laughing.

‘It’s factorization.’

When I look around, I see students covering their heads.

“Crazy, did we learn this…?”

“No…?”

This was a problem that didn’t come up easily even in advanced academy classes, and was something that only came up in math majors.

Looking at the professor’s attitude earlier, it was to maintain students’ discipline. In short, it was a problem raised to discourage people.

Neither the professor who submitted the problem nor the students here will ever use this formula.

This was the same as in modern times.