episode_0116

Princess Maeb clearly revealed her feelings to Zeros.

Immediately after that, she spoke to Zero, who was just quietly looking at her without giving any response to her words.

“So. What are you going to do now? Even though I feel sorry for you and the person you love, my feelings are sincere right now. I… came back to the academy as a teacher because I liked you, and I worked hard to create opportunities to get closer to you and became your homeroom teacher. Of course, the reason I called you the class president every time is because I love you… I did that because I wanted to win your heart even a little.”

Maev’s face begins to turn red little by little as she speaks.

However, she poured out her heart without shaking for a moment, and while listening to Maeb’s words, Zeros continued to look at her without changing his expression and just maintained silence.

And, right after I finished telling you everything that had happened up until now.

Princess Maev continued speaking while looking at Zeros with slightly trembling eyes.

“So.. Now that you know my true feelings, are you.. thinking of not coming here anymore? T-t-t or are you going to ask Elios to move the class? ”

Unlike before, it seems to be sinking a little and dispersing…

Princess Maeb speaks in a very small, almost tearful voice.

Although she had been prepared for this, at this moment she began to feel a pain as if her heart was breaking.

No matter how hard you try to hide your emotions, the sadness and pain that inevitably begin to overflow.

It was the pain of seeing her love, who had tried so hard to come close to him, drifting away again.

This is the first time I’ve experienced this since I was born.

It feels like my heart is being torn apart.

Such great pain.

at that time..

“No, I don’t think so.”

“!..”

The next moment, Zeros’ firm voice is heard.

At this, Princess Maeb’s eyes lit up with surprise, and at the same time, a tear welled up.

And, looking at the princess’s appearance

Zeros spoke to her in a clear voice.

“I have no intention of quitting my position as class president. Also, I have absolutely no intention of changing classes or anything.”

“..I..really..huh? Are you..really..going to continue to spend time with me like you are now..like you are now?”

Princess Maeb asks this in a trembling voice at Zeros’ words.

She could tell that the man in front of her wasn’t joking or talking nonsense.

But, despite knowing that fact, she asked again.

Although she had accepted it in her heart, at this moment, her mind simply could not comprehend the situation.

She knew.

This means that… this is not something that can be done simply with Zero’s will.

For this to be possible, there must be a lover of the man in front of her and someone with the highest power in the Academy.

That means you need Elios’ permission.

And, as if responding to her expectations, Zeros looked at her and answered again in a clear voice.

“Yes, I will do that. To be honest, I still feel a little uneasy about it, but… Anyway, that person… The person I love gave me permission to do it.”

“!”

Princess Maeb just looks blankly at Zeros’ words.

It wasn’t just because of the current situation… or the relief that I would be able to continue meeting Zeros in the future.

‘You gave permission… to that Princess Elios? For me, of all people, to approach the man I love?’

Even in a situation where his love was so clearly confirmed, rather than trying to stop it, he made a small concession like this.

Maeb thought that she would definitely use force to restrain herself.

Now, her expectations have been shattered in such a spectacular way.

Of course, that doesn’t mean Princess Elios could completely back out of the situation.

No, rather, in some ways, this could be seen as a kind of transactional act aimed at making the situation clearer.

I don’t want to clash with you over this issue.

So, it’s a declaration that is both an implicit deal and a warning: in exchange for making the minimum concessions, don’t cross a certain line.

however,

Princess Maeb did not feel any unpleasantness or any negative emotions about the current situation as she had understood it.

‘That guy… maybe he’s a better guy than I thought.’

No matter what, in the current situation, the person who was clearly in a superior position was Princess Elios.

In the first place, it was right that she had priority both formally and morally, as she had been in a romantic relationship with Zeros before him. Furthermore, it was true that even within the Academy, Elios had the upper hand over her.

In that respect, even though she fully understood the situation, Maeb couldn’t help but feel a little grateful to Elios for making some concessions to her.

Of course… that is Princess Maeb’s ultimate goal.

However, if given the chance, it was not that he had completely given up on his goal of making Zeros’ body and mind his own.

‘Huh?.. Oh.. Now that you mention it.’

At that moment, Princess Maeb suddenly began to have another thought in her head.

It was a matter that was important to her, apart from Elios’ work… or perhaps even more so.

‘..Yeah.. Since we’re already on the subject, right? Normally, I’d be embarrassed to ask such questions, but now..’

Immediately after making up her mind, Princess Maev’s gaze turned back to Zeros, who was standing in front of her.

“Okay.. Then first of all, tell the person you love that I am grateful. Also, for now, refrain from doing anything that goes too far as they want.”

“..Yes, I understand, Princess Maeb.”

Zeros bows his head politely in response to Maev’s words.

and..

“I. But.. Zeros.”

“Or. Do you have anything else to say?”

Then, Princess Maeb tried to hide the embarrassment that was suddenly beginning to creep up on her, and asked in a more cautious tone than before.

“No, that’s not it. So… didn’t I just tell you my honest feelings about you? ”

“Yes.. That’s right..but.”

Of course, what I just said…

Regarding Princess Maeb’s statement in front of the person concerned that she likes Zeros.

To this, Zeros answered with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

Seeing him like this, the princess asked him with an equally blushing expression.

“So.. This time, I want you to answer my question too. Zeros, what do you think? About this.. country.”

“!…”

Zeros appears embarrassed by the princess’s question and remains silent for a moment.

Then, he showed a slightly troubled expression, then looked at Princess Maeb cautiously and spoke in a slightly smaller voice.

“To be honest, I think he’s a pretty… attractive person. My first impression wasn’t that great, but the more I get to know him, the more I realize he has a lot of good points…”

In response to the princess’s question, Zeros gave a literally honest answer.

Although I wasn’t that emotionally attracted to her, Princess Maeb was attractive enough as a woman.

The fact that her appearance is immediately appealing to Zeros’ taste.

And… although she was quite coercive at first, Zeros couldn’t help but feel a certain amount of affection for her because she showed such genuine affection towards him despite being a princess.

Of course, the degree of that affection was incomparable to that of Katlena.

“That..is..it? I..really..me..like..”

At Zeros’ words, for a moment the princess began to show a look of joy that she could not hide on her face, and looking at her, Zeros spoke to her with a little strength as he still had a blush on his face.

“No.. Of course, please don’t take it too seriously. What I said was an evaluation based on objective criteria. No matter how good a person the princess is, she will always be the first in my heart!”

“.. Hehe.. Yeah.. I guess so. But, honestly, I’m really happy. That the person I love thinks so highly of me.”

“..umm… ”

Princess Maeb speaks with such a bright voice.

Seeing her like this, Zeros blushed and forced his gaze towards the documents on the desk.

Of course, the contents of the document were barely visible due to the aftereffects of the previous leaf.