PROLOGUE
This is a classroom at Revelworts Academy, a white-colored school situated on a huge estate
This is during the free time before the first class starts.
( …Sigh. He looks so pleased with himself. Everyone around him backs away. They must think he’s up to no good).
Elena Leclerc, the eldest daughter of the Count’s family, sighed inwardly as she glanced sideways at the grinning Marquess’s heir, Byleth Saintford, who sat next to her, looking out the window.
He has such a bad reputation that he is feared by almost every student in this school. He’s been like this ever since he was a child.
that even a grin can lead to misunderstandings.
( Honestly… )
Elena understood. She understood why he had become like this.
If everyone in the classroom had guessed the reason, situations like this wouldn’t have happened.
(You looks so pleased. Maybe because Sia, his extraordinary personal maid, has been wearing his gift since this morning. )
Sia, his overly talented personal maid, has been wearing it since this morning.
Byleth gave her a yellow hairpin and an amethyst necklace that she wore at the Academy.
That’s probably why she’s so happy right now.
(You knew she’d be happy no matter what you gave her, didn’t you?)
So stop making that face. You’re scaring everyone away. That’s the natural conclusion. She looked at Byleth with an annoyed look, almost as if she was throwing her thoughts at him.
But there was also a lot of envy in that look.
And she is aware of it. She’s aware that this thinking is wrong.
It’s only because she’s harboring feelings close to jealousy that she’s trying to come up with plausible arguments to clear her mind.
(…Byleth wouldn’t think that Sia would be happy no matter what he gave her. He must have chosen it carefully, considering her. )
Would she be pleased? Would she like it? It’s because this man, with so much to lose, has fears he doesn’t have to worry about, that he’s grinning with relief.
It’s because he’s so far from behaving like a proper nobleman that she can’t think of any other reason.
(If he’s buying Sia presents, then he must also be giving Luna something for their rendezvous… )
It’s known that Byleth went on a date with the Baron’s third daughter, Luna, during the holiday.
According to rumors, the atmosphere was very pleasant.
The fact that they enjoyed dinner at a restaurant owned by her family.
What bothers Elena is that Luna is doing things she hasn’t done with Byleth.
And because she’s the only one who didn’t get a present.
She knows it’s petty. She knows that there’s no reason for her to get a gift.
But because she looks at him favorably… that’s why these feelings come up.
” Hey, Byleth. “
” … “
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He doesn’t hear her. He’s completely lost in his own world.
( Honestly, he doesn’t even notice my feelings… This guy… )
Perhaps this is the result of being satisfied with that date as well.
” Enough already… “
If possible, she’d like to grab his face with both hands and turn it towards her.
Just so he’d be a little more aware…
( But I can’t switch now… I can’t. It wouldn’t be preferable to give it to him in this state. I have to give him the letter from Father… )
A letter requested to be delivered for some reason last night.
If she were to hand over such an important letter in an unsatisfactory manner, it could lead to misunderstandings.
To avoid tarnishing the family name, this is something she absolutely must avoid.
( For now, I’ll try not to think about him… )
For the sake of not falling into irreversible actions due to such a petty feeling as envy, Elena turned her face away with a dismissive gesture.
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