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Esti set out to measure the magic power with heavy steps.

The cadets looked at his back with warm eyes.

Unlike other cadets who were watching and being cautious, he expressed his hopes that they would do well.

… This was quite surprising.

Rankings are relative evaluations.

Because the cadets secretly hoped that others would be inferior to them and that the other party would make mistakes.

Even Esti is a princess.

You can have everything you want without having to rank high.

At first glance, there seemed to be no reason for the cadets to cheer for Estee.

And yet.

The reason why the cadets sincerely wish her good luck is…

‘Your Highness, cheer up!’

‘I wonder how brightly he’ll smile if he gets first place. Hehe.’

…because Estee is cute.

Even the cat ear headband matches her perfectly.

Besides, what was it like to notice it and feel embarrassed?

With her face bright red, she hurriedly took off her cat ear headband.

Didn’t I scream, ‘I forgot to take it off…!!!’ and cover my head?

No one in the world was jealous of her, even though they saw her harmless and cute appearance.

There was no business in front of cuteness.

because,

“… Heechul!!”

-Shattered.

“Oh, oh!! As expected, it’s the princess!!!!”

“Huhh …

Even when Esti shattered the stone slab with her enormous magical power.

Rather than being jealous of Estee, who was certain to win first place, the cadets applauded her.

-Clap clap clap.

“Princess, you are truly amazing!!”

“Awesome!! Amazing!!!”

“That’s the magical power of Stella’s immediate disciple!!!”

Everyone stood up and applauded with one heart and one mind.

Esti waved her hand in embarrassment.

“Ah, no… That, that. That’s it.”

“Princess is the best!!”

‘This isn’t it!!!?’

It was something that would make Estee jump.

I tried to hide my strength to some extent, but I ended up using all my strength because of a sneeze.

For Estee, this was nothing more than an embarrassing mistake.

But this sloppy mistake is met with applause.

Even she was embarrassed.

His face turned bright red.

“That, that’s it… .”

“As expected, the 3rd princess!!!”

“Estie, you are the cutest!!!!”

The cadets who saw the reaction praised him so much that their mouths were watering.

The royal authority is too great for me to personally stroke that cute head…

Because praising like this was not a problem at all.

Because of this, the cadets praised Estee and enjoyed irresponsible pleasures.

It was a bonus that everyone smiled at his bright red cheeks.

“This isn’t it… … .”

‘I don’t want to be praised for accidentally sneezing…!’

So, the second day of entering the academy.

Esti became the top student among the freshmen in the Faculty of Magic, to everyone’s cheers.

In many ways, it was a sloppy, sloppy first place.

* * *

While everyone was enthusiastic about praising Estee.

Irene’s expression hardened on her own.

The purple magic power that Esti injected excessively and overflowed.

The warmth I felt there was the cause.

‘… … Is the magic warm?’

Mana is warm but not hot.

Mana, which feels as warm as the sunlight of a spring day.

…it was the complete opposite of the witch’s characteristically yin-filled mana that could freeze the soul.

Her head spun around.

‘It’s strange. I didn’t use magic, I just released magical power. Why is it warm?’

A witch is a great magician who has been awakened to magic since birth.

Even though her power was sealed now, no one could match Irene’s theory.

Even Professor Stella can’t even keep up with her insight, so that goes without saying.

She quickly realized that Esti’s Mana’s outstanding trait was unusual.

It’s not magic, it’s mana itself that has warmth.

Even though it may not seem like much, it was a huge deal.

Besides, she thinks Estee’s mana is…

‘…Divine power?’

Rather than mana, it was closer to the form of divine power that the god bestowed upon his followers.

The power to sprout and nurture life. A symbol of compassion.

Her power is in conflict with that of a witch.

Irene’s mind was in disarray.

‘No, that can’t be. How can you use magic with divine power?’

Only divine power could explain that warmth.

Because nothing other than divine power exists that can feel warmth through energy alone.

But it cannot be divine power in the first place.

That was definitely Mana.

Plus, considering that she is the polar opposite of divinity and doesn’t care.

The conclusion was that it was definitely not divine power.

That contradiction caused her to fall into deep distress for the first time in a long time…

‘What the heck… … .’

-Thump thump.

“Ugh… I’m so pissed… .”

“… … ?”

———Her seriousness disappeared as soon as she saw Esti, who had just finished taking measurements and returned.

Cheeks trembling with shame. Face flushed red.

It was an appearance that simultaneously stimulated maternal love that wanted to hold and sadism that wanted to make the child cry more.

‘Wow, what’s with that guy. I want to make him cry.’

A thought suddenly occurred to me, that I wanted to tease that kind kid just a little bit and make him cry.

It was truly a witchy thought.

But, she is a witch.

I didn’t hesitate to say the words that came to my mind instinctively.

“… So cute.”

“Irene, why are you like this too… Ugh, it’s embarrassing… .”

-Creepy.

‘… I like this kind of thing?’

Electricity ran through Irene’s body.

* * *

I felt like I was being showered with compliments for almost 10 minutes before running away.

However, even after I sat down, my face showed no sign of cooling down.

It was because of Irene who suddenly picked me up and sat me on her lap.

“What an incredible amount of magical power. As expected of the princess. Even while sneezing, that’s how much.”

“Let’s stop talking about that. Okay? It’s your turn soon, so you should concentrate.”

“There’s still plenty of time until the professor brings back the slate, so what? Hehe. Oh, and by the way, the sneezing sound was really cute too. ”

Irene, with her hand wrapped around my stomach like a seatbelt, almost whispered praise.

I signaled him not to do it with my cheeks puffed out.

“… … Mmmmm.”

“Was it Heechul-? Even the sound of sneezing is cute. As expected, the princess is amazing.”

“Muuu!!!!”

Bad signal.

Irene continued mischievously.

… You’re very perceptive when it comes to your husband, but you’re really a total idiot when it comes to other things.

I looked around as if asking for help.

– Bit by bit.

“How can the princess’s hands be so small and soft… Huh… … !!”

‘This is written.’

Shepor was whining, feeling resentful that I was stolen from him by Irene, and was secretly touching my hand.

“Hey, Louis… .”

“I didn’t see anything.”

“… … .”

‘I appreciate that you pretended not to know, but could you help me out a little?’

Louis was avoiding eye contact.

He glares at those who look this way as if asking what they are looking at.

That means, for some reason, I am the only one who can stop Irene from going on a rant.

I timidly wiggled my butt.

-Bubibubibubib.

“… Irene, thank you. I’m grateful, so stop now. I’m embarrassed. ”

“Hey, don’t do that. By the way, when you sneezed while saying “Hi-chung-“, Lady Shepor… .”

‘Honestly, I can’t get mad because it’s a compliment…’

It didn’t work.

Rather, he hugged me tighter as if he was glad he got it, almost digging his head into my chest.

Yet her lips did not stop.

“You looked so cute with the cat ear headband earlier. Prince Louis also took a deep breath, didn’t you?”

“That, that’s… Well, that’s.”

“The princess is probably the cutest woman in the empire. … And in all of history, there’s probably no one who sneezes as loudly as the princess?”

-Shock.

“That, that maan… .”

… I’ve even received compliments that my sneezes are cute.

Her flushed cheeks showed no sign of cooling down at the compliments she had never received before, not even from her older sisters.

The shame that was already reaching its limit after two consecutive cat ear and sneeze mistakes was too harsh an ordeal to bear.

… I guess I can’t help it. I guess I’ll use that here.

‘I really only use this occasionally… Ugh, I guess I can’t help it.’

“Ugh… .”

“… … Princess?”

“Stop it, I told you to… .”

I raised my head and met Irene’s eyes.

In my eyes, there was a hint of moisture.

‘Big, dripping juice…!!!’

This was one of the secrets I had been using in the palace.

I’m so sad right now, I’ve had my cookies confiscated for a month.

If you do mind control like this, your eyes will naturally become blurry.

If you look up in this state…

Almost everything went my way.

It feels like the ultimate skill as Princess Esti.

My ultimate worked perfectly this time too.

-Shock.

” and… .”

His hands trembled as he realized that he had gone a bit too far.

Soon she had an apple in her mouth.

“I’m sorry, Princess. Were you that embarrassed…? To the point of crying?”

“Huh, huh. I didn’t cry… … .”

“Haha. I’m sorry. I never dreamed that the princess would dislike compliments.”

‘…Why do you look like you’re holding back laughter?’

The corners of his mouth were a bit sinister for someone apologizing, but anyway.

I decided to take advantage of this gap and nail it down.

“Anyway!! It’s really embarrassing, so from now on, no mention of cat ears!! No mention of the sound of sneezing!!!”

“Yes, yes. Of course. Haha.”

‘… …Why do you look so happy?’

He seems quite satisfied for someone who is so upset, but anyway.

* * *

After some time, the professor brought the slate back.

The ranking measurement that was stopped due to my mistake has started again.

“Huh.”

-Phajijik.

“Prince Louis, you are probably in second place… But, why are you holding a spear?”

“This is how it should turn out well.”

“… … This is the Faculty of Magic.”

“I know.”

“… … … .”

Louis’s rank is 2nd.

“Where… Hmm. The magic power is on the low side.”

“I am an aspiring theoretical magician… .”

“If that’s the case, then the first rank will be in the late 300s, so keep working hard.”

“Yes…!!”

Irene’s rank is 380th.

“I don’t know how to use all my magic!”

“…? Why is Youngae in the magic department?”

“This is for Estee!”

“… … I will put you in the last rank.”

“Okay, I understand!”

‘Wow, you’re so cool.’

Shepor’s ranking is 423rd.

With this ranking, today’s lectures are all over.

And then, that evening.

“Ah, Shepor. Since it’s come to this, do you want to live in our mansion too?”

“… … Huh!!!?”

“The bathroom is pretty big, so I think three people can bathe together without any problems?”

“With Estee, taking a bath…? Oh my, oh my… !!!!!!!”