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When I turned to the direction where I heard the high-pitched laughter, there were three female students standing there as if they had formed a formation on purpose.

“Ugh~ This is absolutely unacceptable.”

On the left, a girl with brown hair tied back in a ponytail with an ornate butterfly-shaped pin.

I don’t remember her full name, but she was a student who was called ‘Miyu’ among the group.

“Hehe~ The dignity of the garden is going to fall to the ground.”

On the right, a girl with short orange hair wearing a similarly ornate headband.

I understand this is called ‘Jury’.

and…

“Right? Mr. Elconza?”

“Right? Mr. Elconza?”

A girl who is listening to the opinions of two people while clinging to each other at the same time.

She supported her elbow with one hand, covered her chin with a black, furry fan, and let out a painted, aristocratic laugh.

“Oh—hohohoho! Of course! It’s so unpleasant—hohoho!”

A red rose-shaped crystal tiara placed on top of the head.

From there, the golden bun hair is woven round and round as if dancing a duet with the red string that continues from there. And between them, crimson eyes that shoot guns.

A striking character who wears a white silk toshi under her school uniform’s short sleeves and always carries a black fan at her fingertips.

After Lucica Rapisle, the second villain who always picks on me within the academy.

The youngest daughter of the prestigious Elkonza family, which is not inferior to the Brouard family, and is ranked 3rd in the official Academy rankings.

Celdiane Elconza, the ‘Golden Crystal’, was there.

“… ”

All eyes were instantly drawn to the area near the garden, and a brief silence followed.

I greeted the girls who appeared with a weary face as if they were performing a play.

“Hey, you’re full of energy today too. Seldianne.”

“What!”

Then, the followers standing on the left and right of Seldiane got angry and shouted.

“A commoner is calling Elkonja’s name so carelessly! How outrageous!”

“It seems commoners don’t even learn manners for dealing with noble women?!”

I shrugged my shoulders with an indifferent expression.

“Why are you all making such a fuss? I just called out their names.”

“Shameless!”

“Sexy demon!”

This pattern is now familiar too.

As the two lynxes stood there glaring at me with their fur standing on end, Seldianne folded her fan and smiled leisurely.

“Please calm down. Isn’t it against the dignity of a nobleman to get angry over the insensitive remarks of a commoner?”

“As expected from Elconza!”

“That’s a very valid point!”

Celdiane bent her wrist and pointed the end of the fan at my face.

“I don’t remember the lady giving her name to a commoner, but I will forgive your rudeness. I appreciate your generosity.”

“Oh, thank you.”

When I answered expressionlessly in just 0.1 seconds, one of Seldianne’s eyebrows twitched.

Her gaze moved from my face to the thermal bag, then she snorted in laughter and said,

“Heh, it looks like you prepared food for the poor people again today?”

“It’s not poor. I think it’s enough for two people to eat?”

“I’m not talking about the amount! I’m talking about whether the food is suitable for the dignity of this garden used by nobles!”

“As long as it tastes good, that’s all that matters.”

“Huh… !”

Let’s just gloss over the conversation, Seldianne said, biting her cherry-colored lower lip.

“Good, your forced sophistry is actually good!”

“Can I go now? Are you done with your business?”

Without waiting for an answer, I turned around and went into the garden entrance.

“Please wait!”

Celdianne stopped me in my tracks, waving her black fan at me.

“The Lady cannot stand by and watch your seditious behavior in this sacred academy!”

“Unpleasant? What?”

“In this academy, the learning center of the nobles, and in broad daylight, they are having an impure relationship! Let alone a commoner and a noble! This is an unacceptable combination!”

“… ”

“Lady, as long as you, Celdiane Elconza, keep your eyes wide open! Such a relationship that disrupts the order of the Academy is unacceptable!”

“Wow, you’re so cool, Elconza!”

“Haaah, my eyes are dazzled!”

As her followers praised her with shining eyes on both sides, Seldianne lifted her nose and let out a high-pitched laugh.

“Oh-hohohoho!”

“Hmm… Is that so.”

really,

She was a noble noble lady who consistently advocated class discrimination.

It was such an annoying argument that my face burned, but the funny thing was that no one around me tried to stop it or refute it.

Unlike noble families who were born with magical powers for generations, commoners had a very low chance of awakening magical powers, so the ratio of students at the academy was around 7 nobles to 3 commoners.

When commoners, who are inferior in both strength and numbers, live together with nobles in the narrow society called the Academy, such absurd situations often occur.

Because I had suffered for so long, my mentality had become so strong that such talk now sounded like nonsense, but objectively speaking, it was clear that it was not right.

If I were alone, I would have just let it go.

But I always had a strong ally by my side to smooth things over.

“Elconja amount.”

“ho… ?!”

At the voice calling her softly, Celdianne’s laughter suddenly stopped.

“There are two things I want to ask you.”

Stepping forward with a kind smile and flowing silver hair was the number one ranked Academy member, ‘Silver Lake’ Tirisia Brouard.

As my ex-girlfriend came out, Celdianne asked back with all her smile gone.

“What is your question?”

The guards who were guarding the golden bun hair on both sides naturally took a step back when a being of the same status as their idol appeared.

Tirisia smiled and asked Celdianne a question in a childlike tone.

“Was there a clause in our academy’s rules that prohibited heterosexual relationships?”

“Uh… ?”

Celdianne was speechless.

Of course. There is no such provision. The idea of a ban on socializing is nothing more than a delusion born from that bun hairdo.

As her cherry-colored lips quivered, Tyrisia moved on to the next question without hesitation.

“And this is something I’m personally curious about, but what do you think Ms. Elconza thinks is the standard for dating?”

“Hoet…?!”

At the sudden personal question, Celdianne covered her mouth with her fan and looked distressed.

“That… That… Uh, holding hands or something…? Hugging each other or something…? No, right?”

Isn’t your head surprisingly like a flower garden?

It was quite a surprising fact, but I kept a poker face.

“Then it’s okay for Erto and I to eat together here? We won’t hold hands or hug.”

“Sophistry…! Aren’t you guys already dating!”

“Even so, we won’t have any impure contact like what Miss Elkonja imagines here? Can we still say that we’re destroying the order of the Academy?”

“Wow… !”

When the truth was brought to my attention, Celdianne’s face turned pale.

I know Tirisia didn’t mean it that way, but her words about not contacting me strangely struck me as a punch to the heart.

Have I become a persecution complex patient?

“That’s…!”

As Seldianne was overwhelmed by the momentum, the girls on either side of her spoke up.

“Elconja! Cheer up!”

“I’ll give you a one-shot!”

Whether it was because she was encouraged by her subordinates or because she was pushed from behind, Celdianne opened her crimson eyes wide and raised her fan toward Tirisia.

“Father, you know shame, Miss Brood! You are the next head of a noble family, but you are pouring your heart out to a commoner! It is a disgrace to a noble!”

“… ”

huh?

Normally, this would have been the time for Tirisia to point out, “Don’t say such bad things,” and end the situation appropriately, but for some reason, she just stood there expressionless without saying anything.

“Huh… ?”

Even Celdianne, who had thrown out such harsh criticism, raised her eyebrows as if she had sensed something strange.

“… … Aren’t you hungry? Miss Elconza.”

Those were the words that came out after a moment of silence.

“Lunchtime is passing by. If you have more to say, can we postpone it until later?”

“Suddenly what… ”

Tirisia smiled with a slightly sad look at Celdianne, who answered with a blank expression.

“I want to dine in the Ertorang Garden. Please.”

“… ”

Celdianne looked somewhat dissatisfied and suspicious, but soon she folded up her fan and turned away.

“Oh! Thank you for your mercy. Enjoy your meal!”

“Thank you.”

“Let’s go inside too, Miyu! Juri!”

“Yes, yes! Elconza!”

“I’ll take you this way!”

Phew, is it finally over?

These guys really never get tired of it.

As I was watching the gang of thugs enter the garden first,

“Oh, I almost forgot.”

Seldianne turned to me, her golden bun hair proudly tossing.

“After school today, please stay in the backyard for a while. Commoner.”

“Huh?”

Why me again?