episode_0034

The morning is bright and a new day has begun.

The incident where Estelle and Lina bumped into each other in the hallway yesterday became a bigger topic of conversation than expected.

“Iris, Estelle! Good morning!”

According to the rumor, Lina’s appearance of greeting others bravely even in an environment where it would be difficult to pretend to know them first is quite impressive.

Is it because he was originally a mediator? He has a very strong mentality?

“Oh, Mr. Theo too.”

Moreover, judging from the fact that he greeted me, whom he had previously blatantly ignored, it seems that he had decided to change the direction of our friendship after yesterday’s incident.

Well, to be honest, if I compare their greetings right now to those of Iris or Estelle, it doesn’t really feel like they want to become close with me, but I guess they realized that they are relying on me a lot.

In fact, unless they’re really that stupid, it’s obvious to anyone who’s watched us for a few days that the two of them are relying on me.

“… Yes.”

“Good morning.”

Anyway, even though Lina came out like that, Estelle, who had an argument yesterday, still reacted indifferently, and only Iris accepted her greeting.

“Theo, did you sleep well last night?”

Estelle quickly looks away from Lina and asks me.

This is really difficult.

Anyway, if possible, I’d like to stick Lina with those two and remain as unnoticed as possible.

“I guess it’s because my sleeping position changed. I didn’t sleep well. Did Estelle sleep well?”

Of course, just because you think that way doesn’t mean you’ll say it out loud right away.

Even if you put Lina in the middle of things, Estelle is sure not to reveal her true feelings.

If that happens, there’s no telling what might go wrong and cause a bad ending.

It’s much better for me to stick around if possible, unless I try to make the relationship with Lina as good as possible, or if another mediating character appears.

“Well, I’m not the type to sleep soundly, so I slept better than I expected.”

“Me too, Theo. Since I often go around and inspect various places, I’m used to staying and sleeping in different places.”

Although it was a question directed at Estelle, Iris naturally joins in and starts a conversation.

“That’s fortunate… ”

“Ah, me too. Like Theo, I’m a bit of a sleeper, so I couldn’t sleep well. Estelle and Iris are really amazing. I’m glad you’ve already adapted to that part.”

It doesn’t feel good to see him cut me off and interrupt me so naturally.

To be honest, the world I lived in wasn’t a world where things like the caste system existed.

No, of course it was a world where there was something invisible, but it didn’t exist so blatantly.

Well, anyway, no matter how much of a favorite character he was, it’s honestly not good to continue being treated like this.

It’s not like I have that tendency to say, ‘Ignore me more!’

“Miss Lina, it’s almost time for class to start. How about going back to your seats?”

To be honest, at first she was my favorite character, and if possible, I planned to put her between Iris and Estelle and then leave, so I just quietly listened, but from now on, I don’t plan on just enduring it.

Anyway, looking at Estelle and Iris’ reactions, it seems like it would be difficult to put Lina in between, so there’s no need to make an already difficult situation even more difficult by putting her in the middle.

“Oh my, Mr. Theo. I seem to be very uncomfortable. I want to get along with Mr. Theo, but if you talk like this… Yes, I can’t help it. I’ll go back.”

Hmm, this girl is trying to lighten the mood.

If you play this wrong, that’s exactly what’s going to happen.

The noble lady is trying to treat the commoner well, but she is acting all arrogant and carrying the crown princess and the saint on her back.

Since I worked a lot of part-time jobs in my younger days, I know quite a bit about interpersonal relationships.

“No, Lina. I was just worried that if Lina stood alone when class started, she would get picked on by the teachers and get a bad grade.”

What I’m saying is that in times like these, instead of just sitting there, it’s best to raise your voice.

Even those who had just started to stir and talk negatively about me began to change their public opinion after hearing what I had to say, and they began to agree with me more than they thought.

Certainly, seeing things like this, it seems that people who entered the academy are more open-minded and have more perspectives than you might think.

In fact, commoners responding to nobles, this is a story that doesn’t make sense outside.

However, the Academy always emphasizes that everyone, whether commoner, noble, or royal, is equal and is evaluated solely on grades.

As people who entered such a place, they probably have a much more open perspective than the average noble.

“Oh, is that so? I misunderstood. Then I will go back to my seat. Don’t worry… Thank you.”

Although his tone seemed to be very disapproving, it seemed that he could not ignore public opinion, so he returned to his seat without saying anything more, and I could only think that he was being flirty.

***

‘I really don’t like that little bastard…!’

The time when class begins and everyone listens quietly to the lesson.

Lina was filled with anger and was trying hard to overcome that anger in her heart.

‘The people here are all strange. I’m a noble and that guy is a commoner. How can he accept my opinion and the commoner’s opinion equally?’

Although Lina knew very well that the principle was to live in an academy that advocated equality as much as possible, she still showed aristocratic tendencies and could not accept it, which did not suit the academy at all.

“Ha… ”

Even though I let out a small sigh and tried to express my feelings, there was no reaction like the one I usually get from those around me.

In the household of Count Maria, she lived a life no different from that of a princess.

When Lina sighs, everyone goes crazy and asks what’s going on, and the people below her tremble in fear that they might have gotten on her nerves.

‘Shouldn’t it be the same here too!’

Those were quite exciting times for Lina.

Although she was known for her outwardly kind personality and exemplary conduct, the truth was that she enjoyed suppressing her subordinates and used it to relieve stress.

‘Commoners, they were nothing more than mere workers in the count’s palace, worse than my servants. How can I be equal to such a dirty commoner? It doesn’t make sense.’

While I was calming down and thinking, the bell signaling the end of class rang.

“I hope everyone took good notes because what we learned today will be on the test.”

The words that came as a bolt from the blue were even more shocking to her, who was so angry that she couldn’t even listen to class properly.

“Ah, I haven’t finished writing my notes yet… !”

Lina shouted at the teacher who was erasing the blackboard, but her handwriting was not restored.

Since it was a blackboard that used magic, it was possible to easily restore the erased content, but it was not done that way.

“Then I think it would be better to look at the notes of other close friends. Lina, I saw enough of you not being able to focus in class all day today and just let it go… This is the first time someone has proven that they didn’t listen in class. I’ll deduct points for your attitude. ”

It wasn’t that the teacher standing in front couldn’t see the students’ misbehaving.

However, the reason I didn’t step forward first and stop it was because everything would be proven in the test anyway and those actions would eventually show up there.

But if someone comes forward and proves that he did something else, then of course it would be a problem that would lead to a deduction of attitude points.

“Ah, no…! It’s not that I didn’t listen well in class, it’s just that my hands are slow…!”

“No matter how slow your hands are, I gave you enough time to write, but you don’t even realize that.”

The class actually ended more than ten minutes ago.

Since it was the beginning of the semester, I had to give her time to adjust to the academy, and since it would be her first time taking notes in a while, I had given her enough time to do so, but Lina, who was preoccupied with other things, was proving that she hadn’t even heard that.

“… Ugh, that, that’s… ”

“It is not good to interrupt break time any longer, so if you have any complaints, please come to the principal’s office and file an objection. Of course, after fully realizing that there is no such thing as being lenient just because you are a noble daughter, this is something that does not exist in the academy.”

The teacher was someone who had been through a lot and worked at the academy for a long time.

I had already seen countless people as steeped in aristocracy as Lina, so I could immediately understand her thinking.

“… … .”

“Well, I hope you all get some rest and listen well in the next class.”

The teacher just leisurely headed to the teachers’ office, leaving Lina, who was unable to come to her senses or even respond to the humiliating words.

The students who saw that were left muttering in the classroom.