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Celdiane Elconza.

As the eldest daughter of three siblings from the noble Elkonja family, she is the closest to becoming the next generation head of the family.

Ranked 3rd in the academy, he is known as the ‘Golden Crystal’ and is a top-tier powerhouse who uses the high-speed stabbing technique and the family’s secret crystal magic.

He has very high pride as a noble, and is a severe discriminator who believes that commoners and nobles are fundamentally different beings.

Although he was a person who received absolute support and admiration from the nobles, whose family line was the hierarchy, he had a rather bad reputation among the commoners.

Of course, in the academy, it wasn’t the case that nobles unconditionally exercised authority, or that commoners hated nobles without reason.

Even the prominent family of the time, Tirisia, was blending in with the students as an ordinary student, regardless of whether they were noble or commoner.

But Seldianne was one of those ‘partial’ people who didn’t care about that kind of atmosphere.

The leader of a pack of strong nobles who openly make extreme statements and do not hesitate to show discrimination and authority, and who unite and lead those who agree with their will.

That was the woman everyone knew, Seldiane Elkonza.

Of course, my perception was no different from that of other students.

Who would like a guy who arrogantly laughs and calls people commoners, commoners, and peasants just by seeing their faces?

In particular, she seemed to really dislike the fact that Tirisia, a noble of her rank, was dating a commoner, and she tended to follow me around and harass me particularly persistently.

The letter I received yesterday was the same.

He said he would wait in the garden.

It meant to tell me to shut up and come out.

In fact, since the two of us hadn’t been to the garden for a while due to Tirisia’s absence, it was understandable that Celdianne would have been curious about our whereabouts.

What would happen if the bean bag that I used to beat every day to relieve stress disappeared?

Of course, it’s an incredibly creative idea to think that someone is deliberately ignoring you just because you didn’t come to the garden.

It’s not that I ignored it, it’s that I didn’t even consider it in the first place.

Anyway, since the other party responded by sending a direct letter like this, I couldn’t avoid it either. And there was no reason to do so.

If we meet in person and vent our anger on each other, things will be quiet for a while.

“Ah―what the hell are you doing?”

Thanks to that, I was making Celdianne’s lunch box, which wasn’t in my plans.

In addition, considering the share of Miyu and Juri, the support fire units on either side, it was more generous than usual.

If you’re going to write a letter and call her out, it probably won’t be a short story.

But since it’s lunch time, they won’t spend all their time craving me.

So my plan was this:

Since both I and they have to eat anyway, why not just meet up for lunch and sit down and eat together to unwind?

It is uncertain whether the snobbish nobles will put my food in their mouths, but once they do, they will not be able to say anything bad to the person who offered them the food.

A truly peaceful and humane breakthrough.

It also lets us know the true taste of common people’s food that we usually ignore.

“High-ranking nobles have probably never tasted such a stimulating taste… Hehe… ”

I smiled wickedly as I poured seasoning and spices on the dish.

*

That’s how lunch time started.

Since I had already told Lucica and Heidiera, I stood alone in front of the nobles’ garden.

Normally I don’t attract attention when I’m out alone, but today was a little different.

Guns, guns, guns.

Just by standing blankly at the entrance, the eyes of nobles heading to the garden are fixed on you.

Besides, the guys who gather at this place are the ones who witness the cheap farce that takes place at the garden entrance every day.

The sight of a commoner standing alone without Tirisia was enough to make them feel that something was wrong.

The glances passing by are harsh…

I looked at the women’s dormitory with that awkward expression for a while,

“Oh―hohohoho! The cheeky commoner is making fun of the flowers on the cliff with his eyes―!”

“Really, it would ruin the garden’s appearance.”

“Do you dare not even know the topic?”

As expected, a golden bun-haired young lady appeared, flanked by ponytailed and short-haired nobles on either side.

“Oh, you’re here.”

I raised my hand and greeted her.

“How dare a commoner set foot in the garden of a nobleman… Huh?”

“… ?”

Celdianne, who had come closer, tilted her head while resting her cheek on the black fan.

“Why are you standing there alone with such a blank expression?”

“You said you were coming to work.”

“Where is that noble child that follows you around every day!”

“There’s no Tirisia. I’m alone.”

“What is that…?”

I shrugged my shoulders slightly and told the truth.

“We’ve been eating lunch separately lately. He’s a bit busy with work.”

“Haa… ?”

Crimson eyes were narrowed between her curly blond hair.

“Apart from the Brewery sheep…?”

“This is my first time seeing something like this… ?”

The goshawks standing on the left and right also covered their mouths and whispered to Seldianne.

“Then, why haven’t you been seen here for the past few days…?”

“Of course I’d go somewhere else by myself. Did you think I was ignoring you on purpose? Seldianne.”

“What, ignoring me! Who would have thought of such a trivial thing?!”

Seldianne covers her mouth with her fan as if she has been hit with a nail.

Then, support fire was immediately fired from both sides to fill the gap.

“Don’t call Elkonja’s name carelessly!”

“This is truly a beast without any manners!”

“I’m staying still, so why are you guys doing this?”

“You, you guys?!”

“Hey, you’re being cheeky!”

As she was calmly receiving the fiery stares of the enraged knights at her words, Celdianne clapped her fan on her palm and spoke.

“Ah, um, Miyu, Juri? I need to listen to that commoner’s story for a moment. Just leave the title to me. I’m not the type of person to listen to politely anyway. Do you understand?”

“Yes, net! Elconza!”

“I will remain silent until you give me permission!”

After silencing both of them, Celdianne asked me with a suspicious look in her eyes.

“So you’re saying that the reason you haven’t shown up in the garden for the past few days has nothing to do with this Elkonza? Right?”

“Of course. Are you afraid that I will avoid you in the first place? What am I doing?”

Celdianne raised one eyebrow and smiled, supporting her chin with her fan.

“Huh, hmph! What a pity! I thought I would finally be free from seeing the faces of lowly commoners in this garden! Oh—hohohohoho!”

“Ah, I can do that right now. I don’t even have Tirisia, so I don’t care where I eat.”

“Huh?”

“Anyway, if the misunderstanding has been resolved, I guess I’ll go now. Are we done talking?”

As I was turning my back and leaving the garden, I heard an urgent voice from behind me.

“Hey, don’t act so cheeky! I haven’t given you permission to leave yet!”

“Permission isn’t really necessary, is it?”

Just as I was about to walk forward, step by step,

thud!

A large golden wall fell before my eyes.

The vision of the Elkonja family. Crystal magic.

“Haa… ”

Physically blocked by the thug, I sighed and looked back.

There was the villainess Youngae, pointing her fan at me with the aforementioned face.

“Why are you doing this?”

When I asked while tapping on the crystal wall, Seldianne coughed awkwardly.

“Ugh, ahem! Excuse me! It’s not a question of permission, I still have something I want to hear from you!”

“What is that?”

“… … Please wait a moment. Miyu, Juri? Come here.”

Seldianne turned her back to me, gathered the heads of her subordinates together, and muttered something.

“Huh?! Really?!”

“, if Elconza wishes… ”

Judging from the reactions of the two people, it seemed like they had made some kind of radical suggestion.

After finishing the meeting, the three people regrouped and stood in front of me.

“Hmm.”

Celdianne cleared her throat and pointed at me with her unfolded fan.

“You said you’d have to eat alone for a while since there’s no Brewery sheep, right? Commoner?”

“Yeah. Lately I’ve been eating with other people.”

“Haa… ? What is that… No, that’s not it! Oh, you’re definitely not alone today, are you?”

“That’s right, I’m really going to eat alone today.”

Seldianne let out a loud, evil laugh, apparently finding it quite satisfying that I was a loner.

“Oh―hohohoho! Okay! Then, I will allow you to join the lady’s table today to hear some stories that I am curious about―!”

“Huh? Is that really okay?”

Since it was something that was expected, I took the bait without hesitation.

When he showed his expectant gaze, the corners of Celdianne’s mouth rose even higher.

“Yes, yes! I am honored to be able to dine face to face with this Elconja! I bow my head to your generosity! Oh-hohoho!”

“Okay, thanks! Let’s go in quickly! ”

As I headed into the garden first with a smile, Seldianne followed behind me with her subordinates, not hiding her smile.

“Are you really looking forward to a place with a lady? As expected, commoners are greedy! Hohoho! How dare you!”

I feel sorry for Seldianne who is somehow excited, but what I was expecting was something completely different.

The girls behind me can’t see it, but there’s an evil smile on my face right now.

Up to this point, everything went smoothly as planned.

Now it was time to repay the humiliation he had suffered.

Get ready, Celdianne, Miyu, and Juri.

I’ll make you shed tears and a runny nose in front of everyone.