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Irene asked to explain the incident from 10 years ago.

Estee committed the fabrication with pride.

If I tell the truth, Louis’ image will obviously suffer.

However, that effort is in vain.

Irene’s affection for Louis plummeted.

‘… This is really trash. Why is it still alive?’

The misery of that time can be felt even through desperate defense.

Irene could picture so easily what that scene must have been like.

Estee said she only did a little bit of touch-up…

I heard from the servants while taking a bath yesterday that it takes a whole 3 years for hair to grow back.

Is this just a little bit of trimming of the bangs?

You must have cut it all off. Enough to create a mountain of hair.

Women’s natural experiences also played a part in the empathy.

I had the experience of standing in front of a mirror trying to lightly touch up my bangs and then completely ruining it.

Women who have been through that experience know how reckless it is to cut your own hair. Irene was one of them.

But, are you cutting that length alone in your room?

A 10-year-old girl. And with a letter knife at that?

The result could not have been mild.

‘It must have been impossible to open your eyes and look at it. And… the slip of the tongue he said was probably not a big deal.’

Louis’s lie that his slip of the tongue was nothing was immediately exposed.

Wasn’t she the one who heard the words ‘You’re well-cooked’ just yesterday?

She knew full well that Louis was a crazy bastard.

Since he said such nonsense to himself, he probably said something like ‘You’re not very ripe’ to Estee.

Irene guessed so.

If Estee knew, she would be surprised and say, ‘Huhhh!!!’ with her deductive skills.

And, if we synthesize this information…

‘Princess, she is really a pitiful child…’

After being verbally abused by her fiancé whom she met for the first time.

A tragic heroine is born who loses all self-esteem as a woman, shaves her head alone in her room, and is unable to wear a dress for 10 years.

What kind of expression would a 10-year-old girl have as she cuts her hair alone with a dull letter-cutting knife?

That too on her birthday. The day she first met her fiancé.

A child who was brutally crushed on what should have been the happiest day…

Perhaps, he cried alone and sadly.

Even Irene, the witch, couldn’t hold back her heartfelt sighs.

If it was a woman, I couldn’t stand it.

“Ha… .”

‘And on top of that, he desperately defended me by saying that I was the man he liked.’

Estee’s attitude also fueled the pity.

After what he’s been through, no one would say anything if he spent the rest of his life hating Louis.

I’m still anxious because I can’t keep you by my side and get closer to you.

Wasn’t he shyly asking for help even from a commoner like himself?

Irene’s eyes filled with compassion.

‘You should know that you are blessed when a girl loves you like this. I wish I had a girl like this…’

-Slurp.

———At the same time, her hand was placed on Estee’s thigh.

A rather disturbing act, considering her tastes.

Esty let out a cute scream of surprise.

“Huh?”

‘I’d like to pat your head, but I’m in class. Hmm.’

-Pat pat.

“… … Heh.”

But Estee’s surprise soon turned into laughter.

It was thanks to Irene’s hand gently patting my thigh.

[What are you doing all of a sudden? Hehe.]

[I thought it was a little rude to say thank you for listening…?]

[Huh? Not at all! This is what happens between friends!]

Because I knew that the emotion contained in that touch was purely kindness.

Estee didn’t reject the affectionate pats.

Irene also looked at her with a smile.

‘Hehe. I guess Louis is happy that I told him old stories. I should tell him more!’

‘She’s too precious to be linked to such trash… but I can’t help it. I’ll just trust this older sister.’

…Although the atmosphere was warm, the two had completely different thoughts.

‘What, what, what is it!!!? Even I, Shepor, am working hard to endure this, but why are you looking at the princess’ soft thighs like that… Wow, I’m jealous!!!’

‘No, what the hell is that!!!? Even if we did everything yesterday, how dare you touch something in front of everyone!!?’

The Shepor lying underneath couldn’t help but feel envious.

But something happened that made Louis look away in a hurry.

Surprisingly, it was nothing.

* * *

While we were chatting, the lecture ended quickly.

“It’s the first day, so let’s stop the lecture here. For the next lecture, each of you should prepare one magic that you are specializing in. That’s all.”

“Yes~!”

“… … I should also suggest to the president that you have a special cushion for your disciple. Hehe.”

Finally, the teacher patted my head and left the classroom with a much gentler expression on his face.

The classroom was filled with the sound of loud chatter.

We weren’t much different.

“Huh~ Maybe because it’s the first day, there wasn’t much going on. Right, Louis?”

-Knock knock.

‘During class, you should have some skinship with Irene and stuff. Why are you acting like a fool? Come on, I’ll feed you!’

Pretending to talk to Louis, he naturally gets closer to Irene.

Irene’s body leaned slightly towards Louis.

Enough for our arms to touch each other.

In return, I ended up being almost buried in Irene.

It’s a decent exchange rate for a favorite couple. Yeah.

Louis fanned his blushing face, feeling both happy and embarrassed.

-Mumble mumble.

“You were like that throughout the lecture, and then you hugged me as soon as it was over… Estee, you’re surprisingly proactive.”

“Huh? What did you say, Louis?”

“Oh, it’s nothing. I didn’t see anything.”

‘… What, what, Louis, what are you doing? Are you so embarrassed because I just touched your arm? Are you dizzy already?’

“Hehehe. It’s cute.”

The corners of her lips relaxed helplessly at the honest, manly reaction.

but…

My expression hardened again.

“Ugh, ugh, ugh… .”

Because the heavy breathing of the villainess, Youngae Shepor, intruded without her noticing.

I frowned at the sound of my breathing, which sounded like hyperventilation.

‘My iron weight… is it still holding up? It’s so toxic.’

I glanced at Shepor, who was so scared that sweat was dripping down his neck.

But she didn’t budge.

At best, just wiggling your thighs as if you need to pee?

Louis and Irene turned their gazes to that foolish sight.

“Sti, how long are you going to sit there like that?”

“That’s right, Princess. Now that the lecture is over, you can let me go… .”

‘… Everyone is so kind that I fell for them. I can’t believe I said that after hearing what he said yesterday.’

The two of them brought up the subject of asking Shepor to forgive them.

… Really, there’s no need for these kind-hearted parts to match each other so well.

I had no choice but to get down from her.

-Pfft. Beans.

“Huh, huh… … .”

-dump.

The freed Shepor collapsed on the desk.

Without even thinking about straightening her disheveled skirt, crushed by the authority of the imperial family.

Because of that, the thighs were exposed. Their gazes naturally turned towards each other.

… Irene, you’re a woman, so you can stare at me and do that, but Louis, you can’t do that, Inma.

I quickly placed my hand on her thigh.

-Swish, swish.

“Huh, huh!!!?”

“Shepor Young-ae. You can see my underwear. A noble young-ae is so manly.”

After that, I put her skirt back in its original position.

It’s definitely not because she’s pretty, but because Louis didn’t want to get the cold shoulder from Irene for saying ‘Blésaire’ for no reason.

Of course, I didn’t forget to diss while smoothing out the wrinkles.

-Sigh.

“By the way, Shepor Youngae. Did you have any business with my friend, Irene?”

“Yes, yes, yes… ?”

“I don’t want to think that Shepor Youngae would do something bad again…but something like that happened the day before, right? As Irene’s friend, I’m worried.”

To put it simply, it’s something like, ‘How dare you crawl in here after being so broken yesterday?’

And I glared at her.

I don’t know about the other kids, but I thought she, who is used to being in social circles, would understand what I meant.

“That, that… I want to be your friend too… .”

‘Huh?’

…I didn’t notice.

“No, yes?”

“I want to be friends with the princess, and I also want to touch the princess’s cheek… … .”

“… … Yes?”

“But, the princess was on my lap… jumping up and down with her small, soft body… Huu …

“She, Shepor Youngae?”

Even Shepor mutters as if he’s rapping with heavy breath.

It was a sound that was almost animal-like, difficult to even understand.

What I could barely understand was that he wanted to be my friend.

My eyes turned to the other two.

“… Was that so?”

“You spoke to me kindly… but you said it was because you wanted to be friends with the princess.”

“Ah. Now that I think about it, I’ve heard that the Vernon family can’t stand cute things. I guess that’s why.”

“… … ?”

‘No. Is there another crazy family besides the Blazers?’

-Tiring!

[Current favorability rating of ‘Shepor de Vernon (22 years old, female)’ toward the subject: 95]

‘… My sisters were 90 at first, but now 95? Is that real?!’

A quick check shows that her favorability rating is a whopping 95.

It was only natural that he was anxious to become close to me.

Even to the point where he was willing to ask Irene, who had gone through something like that yesterday, to be his friend.

But, I didn’t know that and I gave him a punishment like a steel weight or a thousand-pound weight.

… I felt sorry for myself when I thought that I had killed a living person.

‘Hey, you should’ve said something earlier. Why were you just sitting there without saying anything?’

-Answer.

“I’m sorry, Shepor Youngae. I didn’t even know that… .”

That’s why I quickly grabbed her hand.

With a face full of regret.

Shepor, who had lost his mind, suddenly came to his senses.

“Eh, Princess Estee!!!? That’s, over there.”

“You just wanted to be friends with me. Please tell me quickly. I’m so sorry for the misunderstanding. ”

“Yes, yes?! Did I, by any chance, say something… .”

“Let’s be friends from now on. Shepor Young-ae. No, I’ll talk to you comfortably. Shepor! My friend!!”

Below that, I quickly spit out a declaration of friendship.

I did something bad for almost 30 minutes, so as an apology, I said I would take you as my friend.

As the most powerful being in the social world, my friendship with her, who reigned high and mighty, was clearly the best gift for Shepor, the second daughter of the author.

Her expression melted into ecstasy.

“Ah, no. Princess Esti, my friend… ?”

“You can talk comfortably too!”

“Eh, eh, estieee… ?”

“Yeah! Shepor!”

“Be, as a daughter of the Vernon family, the honor of a lifetime… Ver, nooo… !!!”

… I was so happy that I broke down, but anyway.

Day 2 of the Academy. I made an unexpected friend, a villainess named Youngae.

* * *

After that, I spent time chatting with Irene, Shepor, and Louis.

There’s still quite a bit of time left until the next lecture.

Of course, it wasn’t just simple chatter.

“By the way, between Irene and Louis, who has bigger hands?”

“Huh? What is that… .”

“While we’re on the subject, let’s measure the size of our palms! First, Louis and Irene!!”

-Answer.

“I’ll be with Shepor!!”

“Ughh …

This is actually a wicked plan to induce skinship between Louis and Irene.

I used my dark powers to continuously create contact between the two.

It’s to the point where I feel like the two of them might end up being accused of having an impure relationship.

‘What, what, what are you two… … .’

“Your Highness the Third Princess.”

“Huh?”

“The President asked to see the Princess. Could you please come?”

“… … Ah.”

… but it was actually me who was called.