The academy life of Lina, the princess of the Minerva Empire, was surprisingly ordinary. She expected that before her admission, there would be only tiring things.
To be tired is to entangle flies, just like his brother, Crown Prince Leorth has been through all along. In fact, it can be understood from the fact that a young girl named Sofia was attached to her at the time of admission, and Jackson's reckless approach before the beginning of the first lecture.
However, unexpectedly, such a situation rarely occurred. The reason is because of Cecily, the princess of Hellium and a new friend from the first day of school.
From the entrance ceremony, she showed extraordinary behavior and attracted many people's attention.
The story of Cecily has long since spread far and wide at Halo Academy. For this reason, there were many cases where they came to see Cecily's face even once, but even that was unsuccessful.
Just like Cecily was next to Lina, Lina was right next to Cecily. No one would dare approach these two, except for some courage.
Thanks to that, I was able to enjoy a flat academy life in my own way. Maybe her new friend, too. Every day was a pleasure for her because in her imperial palace she was able to enjoy her unfinished business.
Above all, there is one unexpected harvest. Lina, who had had an honest conversation with Cecily, immediately came up with the idea and she asked a question.
"Cecile. I want to ask you one thing. May I ask you?"
"Huh? Ask. Any questions from Lina are always welcome."
At Lina's request, Cecily readily agreed. In response, Lina took off her mask and brought out the question she wanted to ask her.
"Isn't Cecily also looking for the author of Zeno's biography?"
"Zenon's biography?"
Cecily heard Lina's question and asked a question with her eyes wide open. At this, Lina nodded her head and asked the question she wanted to ask.
"Yeah. I think you'll be looking for it in Helium as well."
The reason for asking this question is simple. I can't say it directly, but I wanted to be of some help to Cecily.
The closer I got to Cecily, the more I realized something. I don't know if it's just Cecily, but the demons think of the author of Zeno's biography as a savior beyond a benefactor.
Since they were demons who were forcibly cut off from the world and had to live only in darkness, it would be natural to treat them as saviors. So, the demons must be anxious to find the author of Zeno's biography.
And Lina, herself, knows who the author of Zeno's biography is. Strictly speaking, you could call him a 'co-author'.
'Isak must have written the story told by the Red Lion. Otherwise, calluses will not be severely engraved on the middle finger.'
The Crown Prince, Leort, was confirmed as the author of the biography of Xenon by Hawk, who had a reputation for being the red lion. But he thinks differently.
A knight who has trained only martial arts all his life has enough writing skills? For Lina, there was no choice but to say that the evidence was weak.
So, if Hawk gave a rough outline of the story, I expected that Xenon's biography would be published in the same way that Isaac wrote the script.
Cecily, who heard her, blinked and smiled while Lina was making such a guess in her head.
"Of course, I'm looking for it. But I don't mind."
"Huh? Why?"
To Cecily's answer, Lina responded that she did not understand. If she was like herself, she would do anything she could to find her, but Cecily wasn't, she replied.
At this, Cecily made a subtle yet vague look in her eyes and spoke quietly.
"I tried to find him at first too. But after thinking about it, it seems like an insult."
"Excuse?"
"Yeah. Above all else, I want to focus on my studies right now. Did you hear my speech at the entrance ceremony? I'm going to show you that we demons live like humans too. He'll definitely want that. It has to come true. I'm looking for it, and it won't be too late to visit him when he reveals his identity later."
Cecilie Lina gave an explanation with a bright smile and gave a slightly blank expression. Unlike herself and Leort, who found her by mobilizing the power of the imperial family, it was a very mature decision.
Of course, Cecily was able to bring up the above words because she had already found 'that person', but Lina, who had excellent observation skills, immediately noticed that the words were sincere. So, it got a little shaky.
"…OK got it."
So I stopped giving hints to Cecily. Wouldn't this be okay between friends who exchange hearts and fans who love Xenon's biography? But she heard her promise and gave up.
Upon hearing Lina's reaction, Cecily smiled and got up from her seat. Then he proposed to her.
"Would you like to go to the bathroom for a moment?"
"…Yeah. Then."
Lina accepted her proposal lightly, got up and started walking together. Before long, just before she left the classroom door, she caught a person in her eyes.
Marie lying on her desk and hiding her face. It was very different from usual.
More than anything…
'…why are your ears so red?'
The ears, which were exposed through the pale blue-white hair, were ripe and red at a glance. She is a rather strange reaction to Lina, who has seen her Marie for a long time.
If it was someone else, I approached her out of curiosity, but Lina couldn't. Because she had made her Marie deeply hostile to her because of the mistakes she made when she was very young.
So even if I was curious now, I had no choice but to be patient.
'Have you ever been sick? I'm a little worried.'
Lastly, she was 'slightly' lacking in this aspect. Lina looked at her worriedly, Marie, and then headed out the door.
And on the other hand, Marie, who was lying on her desk…
'Is there something you want to tell me? Obviously, it was Then… no. What clothes should I wear first? I was told to just wear a school uniform…'
It was too complicated in my mind.
*****
The meeting time with Marie was set at 6 pm. It was because she thought it would be good if she brought her supplies from the dormitory and had dinner together.
Of course, Marie just questioned whether it was okay to go together from the beginning, but when she said I had something to show her, she quickly shut her mouth. It's a bonus that her face turns red when she shuts her mouth.
Maybe she confessed that I was some sort of? They seem to think that we meet separately for similar things. First of all, the confession is correct, but I was a little worried about whether or not to clear up the misunderstanding.
'…you won't be disappointed, will you?'
And back to the present, I am waiting for Marie to come in front of the promised restaurant. It was difficult to wear plain clothes, so he was wearing a school uniform.
The restaurant is the place where I had a meal with Leort and Lina the last time. As far as I know, this is the only restaurant with soundproofing.
'First, after all the stories, let's show this.'
As I waited with a little nervousness, I checked the envelope in my hand again. The mail envelope contains the first edition of Xenon's biography that I have written so far.
After dinner with Marie, I plan to explain everything by handing this to her. It's unclear whether she will believe it or not, but I'm going to do the best I can.
"Isaac!"
As I waited patiently with my pounding heart in a different way, a familiar voice pierced my ears. When she turned her head, Marie, a girl with white hair with a soft blue tint, was approaching this way, waving her hand.
Maybe I had makeup on, I wore a school uniform as I had asked, but somehow the atmosphere seems to have changed from before. I was slightly dazed at the sight of her livelier than I had ever seen.
It's definitely been buried by someone else, but Marie is pretty, too. In particular, the thought that I was prettier than usual was running around in my head because we met with a purpose today.
"Am I not too late?"
Mari, who came all the way to my nose, smiled and asked me. I stared blankly at her smile that radiates a happy virus and answered with a bewildered voice.
"…No. I just came. It's not even six o'clock."
"Then that's good. Let's go inside now."
Marie said with a nuance that urged whether she wanted to come out as soon as possible and be alone with the two of them. Hearing that, she had no choice but to think again, that she really likes me.
He couldn't help but smile softly. As she always said, she put her mind at ease when she was with Marie. You don't have to worry about her anywhere else and you can only focus on her.
The decision to confess my secret to her is by no means a bad choice. I put the post with the first edition in her left armpit and then put out my right hand and smirked.
"Then shall we go, Lady?"
"… …"
As soon as I said that Marie's face visibly reddened. It's simple manners but seeing such a reaction makes me wonder.
'Why are you doing that? Shame on you?'
According to the etiquette learned at home, this behavior is just a kind of manners. This is what I learned from my mother.
However, I was able to recall one more thing my mother had told me later. It is said that this behavior only acts as a manner in 'official events' such as a social church or a ball, but the meaning changes 180 degrees in normal times.
If, in normal times, a man exhibits this behavior to a woman, it is in line with 'I have a reasonable interest in you'. This alone is a cause that terrifies me, but the problem does not end here.
"…yes."
Kok-
Although Marie was shy, she gently grabbed my hand. I could feel the slight trembling in the hand I held and the will to let go of it at the same time.
Thanks to that, it was my turn to turn red this time. The act of a woman holding a man's outstretched hand?
'I also have a reasonable affinity for you' is the answer. Otherwise, he would have just smiled and politely declined.
But Marie gently took my outstretched hand. It was like accepting my indirect confession.
"… …"
We both looked at each other without saying a word.
I couldn't figure out what to do, but I quietly opened my mouth to break through the awkward situation.
"…do you want to go inside?"
"…yes."
Marie lowered her head and answered in a voice like an ant passing by.