Vol 2 Chapter 1 (1/2)

Chapter 1

The Queen

In preparation for the school festival the next day, there were students holding signboards advertising their exhibit

“Alright, I’ll work hard as well!”

Livia, holding a handnboard, walked in her usual way that differed from the students in the academy

She was pro Leon’s cafe

Leon and the others were busy with preparationsDaniel and Ray purchases, and Anjie was the representative for the first year girls

She was busy since she had work to do in the executive committee as well

The only one who could advertise was Livia

While she alking in the courtyard, there were also several boys ere si their exhibit

They then noticed Livia

“Huh? You’re the honor student, right?”

Livia panicked a bit and answered the voice calling out to her

“R, rightU a cafe”

The boys began to talk with her while s

Livia, who had been on alert, slightly lowered her guard

“So there’s a cafe over there? We’re setting up a stall, so please come visit when you want to eatWe’ll provide service”

“It’s just things like crepes, thoughWe’re suffering froive it our all to earn money”

“I head that there were lot of cafes, so your group should do its best”

Once the group of three returned to resume their work, Livia calmed down

(What a reliefI don’t knohat I would’ve done if they had bad intentions)

Livia was given special permission to enroll in the academy, but she herself was not a noble

From the view of the people around her, Livia was an outsiderDue to that, she had been the victi in the past

She once again walked around to advertise, and then stuirls

“Excuse me!”

However, unlike the boys──the girls gave her a very cold glare

They were a group of three girls who see by the fact that there were exclusive servants following them

She called out to the on a bench, but they took a very bad attitude

“What does the honor student want? We’re busy”

“I, I’ our cafe”

Livia sue and promoted Leon’s cafe

The girls sneered as if looking down on her

“Don’t tell oAre you perhaps getting cocky just because those guys back there took a liking to you? Don’t get the wrong idea when only a few guys fawn over youLowly commoner”

Even though she didn’t like being called a commoner by them, Livia felt that there was a barrier between them and her

The other two girls intervened

“StopThis girl is that duke woman’s favorite”

“It’s best not to get involvedIf Baltfault gets angry, your household er”

The group of three girls left with their servants after the two caled her away

Livia was a bit saddened, but shook her head

“Alright, I’ll move to the next location!”

She was a bit gloomy, but she still had Anjie──and LeonShe was not as lonely as she had been when she just entered the academy and had no acquaintances

(It’ll be fine──I have those two, after all)

She had those twoThough, that also meant she only had two people with her

As she continued her advertising, the boys turned out to be relatively kind towards her

What happened so far was unbelievable for Livia

However, the girls were still cold towards her

ALivia’s face

Despite being in low spirits, Livia soon brought out her willingness to promote Leon’s cafe

“You’re doing a cafe? Oh, so you’re giving out free ticketsDo you still have one?”

“Y, yes!”

──When she turned around, a girl called out to her with a smile

The girl, who she handed a free ticket for a set of tea and sweets to, had beautiful long navy blue hairLivia was envious of her slender figure, and the way she stood seenified as well

“You’re the honor student, right?”

“Right”

“I seeI’hter of a seular class”

The lessons differed between the advanced class and the regular class

Though they acted together during events, they usually worked in separate ways

Due to that, this was pretty , even if they may have passed by each other in the past

Livia was delighted that the other party introduced herself, and so she politely explained the location of the cafe

“My na up a cafe for the school festival, so by all means, please do come!”

Upon which──

“That’s also where Julian’s cafe is, right?”

Livia dropped her shoulders and felt down

The cafe belonging to Julian’s group was a powerful rival for Leon

“That’s rightLeon’s also troubled by it”

“Hmm~, you’re quite close with the Baron Baltfault”

Livia was taken aback when hearing Leon being called the Baron Baltfault

(M,a little overfamiliar towards him?)

Leon didn’t care about it, but it didn’t change the positions held between nobles and commonersLivia knew that there were students who didn’t like the thought of Leon and her being more friendly than necessary

However, Cara seehted

“These are just ruht be a kind person”

“Huh?”

“After all, there’s nothing for a baron to gain by being with a co to say that it’s bad for you to be with hiht be kinder than others think”

Livia was happy after hearing Cara’s words

It seenized

“R, right! Leon is a kind personHe’s kind, strong, and a really reliable personHe sos him”

It was doubtful whether Leon was truly beingfor

He was her ideal knight as kind, strong, and would protect another

“I, I seeHow nice”

Livia s uncertain

“RightI feel like Ito this academy because of Leon──and Anjie”

“By Anjie──you hter of a duke household”

Cara then asked Livia a question

“Hey, would you be able to talk with barons during the school festival?”

“I think I can”

“I see──in that case, could you introduce me to some barons? I’d like you to mediate the process”

“Introduce you? I don’t think that’s necessary, but if I’m able to be of service, then I suppose I can”

Even though Livia was curious about what she , Livia nodded with a smile

“Thank youI will definitely show up in front of you again, so I’ll be in your care when that time comes”

──Cara left after saying that

Livia waved her hand without thinking about the matter too deeply

It was the day of the school festival

Fireworks lifted off into the sky above the acade

White s

The guests were mainly those involved with nobility

There omen who had ht along their husbands, children──and their lovers

It was quite the strange sight

Guests were entering the school gate one after another, but there was one wo the commotion

She had platinu hair

She was a wo eyes that conveyed a gentle appearance

At first glance, she appeared to be a woman in her twenties

She wore a dress that was fastened to her waist and went up to her ankles, e the outline of her body

She had woman-like features and a slim waist

She oentle and tender impression

She looked at the acadehted

“Oh, they see funThere are many stalls out”

She wasn’t addressing anyone in particular

However, a guard dressed as one of the couests replied to her

To the people around the a conversation

“──My queen, it’s not the ti aroundIf you wanted to watch the school festival, wouldn’t preparing a formal visit have sufficed?”

The queen, “Milaine Rafua Holfault”, had a fascinating sentler one

As a woenuine dom

“It would be boring if we did it that wayI need to give a fir towards the baron who made a fool out of my cute Julian”

Several guards dressed as ordinary guests were deployed around her

The guard nearest to her sighed

“If you give us an order, then we’ll──”

Milaine made a soft smile

“I want to confir with my own eyesI wonder what kind of child he isI’ forward to it”

Queen Milaine chuckled, and uard

“So, I’d like to call one person to guideAnjelica to me?”

When the guard disappeared into the crowd of people right then and there, Milaine s out

“──I look forward to it, Baron Baltfault”

Milaine, hiding a slightly eerie smile behind the pamphlet, looked at the stalls lined up near the school entrance in order to pass the time until Anjie would arrive

What was going on?

I felt a slight chill just then

It inationMy sense of perception must have been out of touch

I shi+fted gears and issued instructions to everyone while striking my hands

Today was the opening day of the school festival

The preparations for my cafe went perfectly

“Aright, it’s the first day of the school festivalGive it all you’ve got, fellasAlso, you two ladies shouldn’t forget to take a proper break and enjoy the school festival”

Once I said that, Daniel and Rayave a boorish complaint

The tere in charge of the kitchen behind the curtains

“Do you really expect us to work the whole time?”

“We demand you make this a part-time job, then”

In contrast, the girls seemed tense

“Anjie, I’m nervous”

“I too a like a cafeHowever, I think it’ll be a bit fun, so──”

When I saw the taitresses see, the door opened and a bell installed near it rang

I uest

“Welcome to──”

“Anjelica, you’ve been called by the executive committee”

I thought it was a customer, but it was a busy teacher who came to summon Anjie

Anjie tilted her head

“They have business with me?”

“Yes, they said it was urgentPlease head to the main office soon”

The teacher went away, and left towards wherever they were going next

Anjie was troubled

“SorryI’ll take care of this business quickly and come back”

We had set up a ot summoned soon afterwards

How pitiful it must have been for Anjie

Livia clenched her fist

“It’ll be fine! I’ll do my best until you come back, Anjie!”

Seeing Livia’s determination made her seem a bit divine to me somehow

I wanted a photograph of her raising her hands into the air to cheer everyone on

I’ll ask Luxon for it later

Anjie let out a s out

Anjie let out a s out

“In that case, I’ll also do my best to co too rash”

In this case, shecruel towards the customers

She so to do that

“Do you not have any faith in me?”

Anjie laughed

“You overdo things too quicklyI’ll be back”

Anjie was no longer in the cafe

Livia was surprised at what she saw past the door

“H, huh? Leon, I can kind of see a line being made”

What a coincidence

I could also see one

There was a long line leading towards the neighboring classroom

“My Queen, I’ll be troubled if you say so that absurd”

The one who Anjie wasa maid uniform turned out to be Milaine, who see the school festival

Milaine apologized to Anjie by saying “My apologies”

“However, please bear with h forfro your eye on”

When hearing that, Anjie went silent

Milaine hugged Anjie while enjoying the atmosphere of the school festival

“This istime since I’ve seen you in ait since you were studying under me in the past”

“I, I’s that happened back then”

When Anjie was studying h apprenticeshi+p at the royal palace, she was practically Milaine’s attendant

Though, shechild at that time

She was more of a child back then compared to how she was now, so she had a fierce personality and many extreme sides to her

(Recalling those days is e)

When she was very young, she didn’t understand the world, took the wrong attitude, and caused all sorts of trouble for Milaine

Her eaze away fro Anjie like thatIt appeared that she was teasing her

(I don’t think I’ll ever be a match for this person in my entire life)

Then, she turned her attention towards her surroundings

Milaine’s guardsinto the school festival

“At any rate, the acadeMy motherland didn’t have one”

While Milaine see fun, Anjie talked to her

“Is that so?”

Milaine was a queen who originally caht her to the her current one

She would normally have a modest position, but her resourcefulness allowed her to obtain poithin the royal palace

Anjie’s forement to Julian was by Milaine’s approval

Milaine looked at Anjie’s face

“It seems your complexion is a lotceremonyYou’ve definitely improved now”

(It see person)

Anjie replied while thinking about how she was no match for this opponent

“I’ve been enjoying my student life, after all”

Milaine thought for a bit and then asked a question

“Could it perhaps be because of Leon, the one you’reafterwards?”

Anjie slightly blushed and answered

“That’s not itLeaving that aside, did you really conito just to meet Leon?”

“Of course notJulian’s disinheritance was by his own decision, but as his parent, I’d like to at least give a word of complaintIt’s also a problem that he chose to participate in the duel so quicklyHowever, what I don’t like hat happenedIt was so cruel, I couldn’t say a word”

“I’m sorry about my representative”

What Leon did during the duel was cruel to the point that Anjie apologized for it

He forced Julian and the others to yield using his overwhel power, and to make matters worse, he went as far as to chastise them

At that ti down on such a person while criticizing hi like that would never happen

Soe punishment

However, on the contrary, Leon was proclaireat feat

However, there was one thing

(It seee)

Anjie understood that even if Milaine had tolerated Leon’s actions in front of the public, she personally couldn’t forgive himAfter all, Julian was Milaine’s son

Leon had forced a bitter experience onto Julian

Perhaps she didn’t let her eet the better of her

(However, she’s definitely aree)

In addition, it reenerous she was to pardon Leon in front of the public

That was Milaine

“Since he has been appointed as a knight in the kingdom, ill also have to bear responsibility for his actions from now onThat’s all I will say”

“Please forgive hieLeon can’t help it”

“Anjie, you’ve become kindIn the past, I had talked about how you wouldn’t listen to what I would sayOr perhaps theJulian still affects you?”

“I can’t say for certain that it doesn’t”

Seeing hoas still affecting Anjie, Milaine spoke in a kind tone

“I’ll apologize as his s considered, I wonder how that child was led astrayHe never had that sort of behavior in the royal palace”

Milaine could say that when in he was in the royal palace, he went as far as to be on guard against women that tried to approach him

“According to his Highness, the aura of nor for himHe also said for us to understand that”

Milaine was troubled when she heard that

“I wouldn’t understand so like the normal lives of studentsI’ve never been to the academy myself, after allHowever, based on what I heard about the academy──it’s a cruel place”

The cruelty Milaine referred to was the attitude of the girls

The two could see a girl fighting in front of a stall

“Hang on, you expect to earnlike this? It should be free”

“T, that’s going to be a problem”

Girls were leaving stalls run by boys while not paying

To ht sub-race slaves to coerce them

As soe sight for Milaine

“This is really cruel”

“This is really cruel”

“How shameful”

The two headed towards the Leon’s cafe while looking around the school festival

Milaine’s expression stiffened when seeing the cafe

“So this is the location──it see massively well”

There was a cafe next door that had a long line

In contrast, despite Leon’s cafe having guests, there wasn’t a line

Anjie was a little puzzled

(Perhaps we can look at his Highness’ exhibit laterNo wait, since we’re travelling incognito, perhaps it would be better to avoid it? His Highness wouldn’t be able to calm down if he saith her)

Milaine grabbed Anjie’s hand

“Now, let’s go and give Leon some troubleYou’ll cooperate too, Anjie”

“Err, u me cooperate is a little unreasonableI’m a waitress here”

“It’ll be fineIt’ll be fine! Just co like thatAt least have hiive him after that”

While Anjie thought about how there were enough troublesouests already, the two entered the cafe to stumble upon a scene

“The black tea is lukewarm! Remake it!”

A cup was thrown at Leon, soaking him in tea

His clothes were quite battered and there were traces of other substances on itAt any rate, he found himself in a cruel situation

Leon’s facial expression wasn’t visible, as he had hung his head

Livia looked like she was going to cry

“Leon, I’ll take care of your──”

However, Leon stopped Livia with his hand, as if telling her to step back

Then, he faced the schoolgirls to apologize

The other party were a group of very flashy schoolgirls and their followers

“My apologiesI’ll go and ht away”

After saying that, when Leon crouched down to pick up the tossed cup, the girls got up and tra

Daniel and Ray at the situation from the kitchen

Although it was cold-hearted to not help out a friend, the acadeirls held a dominant position

Knowing that, Leon didn’t try to look at the two, nor did he try to appeal to them

“This really is niceWe didn’t come here for the tea leaves anyways, so we’ll take our leaveSince you’ve brought out such unappetizing tea and sweets to us, on’t be paying, okay? Or rather, shouldn’t you be the one paying us instead?”

A girl took the heels of her leather shoes and grinded them on the back of Leon’s headHer friends and their exclusive servants laughed at him

While Leon was being trampled down on, he took a posture that was as if he was prostrating

“Please pay in the future”

“Huh? How h? There are even girls who had to sell their exclusive servants to repay their debts! Get that into your head!”

In the first place, the debts weren’t Leon’s responsibility, it was those girls’ own circu their slaves

In shock, Milaine couldn’t even let out a voice

She was taken aback by the overly cruel situation

“Huh?──Huh?”

She repeatedly looked at both Leon and Anjie, wanting an explanation of what had just happened

Anjie’s body was treer

She stepped forward and shoved away the girl that was tra on Leon

“Hold it, what do you think you’re doing?!”

As Anjie glared at her, a girl staggered while having her exclusive servant support her

Leon looked up, and Anjie spoke before he could stop her

“What bad attitudes for guestsHow about going home?”

When Anjie arrived, the surrounding girls were troubled, but the girl she had shoved aas s

She wasn’t frightened in front of Anjie, the daughter of a duke household

“Well, if it isn’t Anjelica, the one who his Highness Julian teretup? Are you not ehter of a noble household?”

Anjie resisted the urge to click her tongue

(The daughter of an earl household, was it? Further faction──how troublesome)

Not only was the earl daughter unfriendly towards Anjie, but was part of a hostile faction

“What’s with that expression? Did you perhaps think that I would be afraid of you? Too bad! Right now, you’re like a──”

Thereupon, Livia stood in front of Anjie

“Please stop this already! First you’re cruel towards Leon, and noards Anjie──go home already!”

Anjie looked at Livia’s face

“Livia, you──”

However, a vein appeared on the other party’s forehead

“──Don’t you think you’re getting carried away, lowly commoner?”

“Huh?”

Livia took a step back towards those words

“Do you think your opinion et cocky? Do you plan on being a noble? Do you think that you hold the same status as us just because you’re Anjie’s cute little pet?”

“──Pet?”

Livia made a very astonished face

Anjie thought about how problematic this matter was

“That’s as far as you’ll goI will not tolerate anything above this”

However, the girl didn’t keep silentShe went on to talk about Anjie’s affairs

“Did you draw closer to a commoner because your friends left you? Howto us at a party before in the past? You said that commoners were just numbers on a statisticDoesn’t that mean you don’t really care much about commoners?”

Livia slowly turned towards Anjie

“Anjie, you──”

“I, it’s not what you thinkI──”

Perhaps thinking that seeing the two in a panic was a huirl continued

“Commoners are not people! Do you not understand your position one bit? Everyone’s only keeping silent because you’re with a heap of trash for a knight, who only accohterPeople like you──”

Thereupon, a low voice resounded within the room

“Shut that gaping hole you call a mouth”

──It was Leon

The earl daughter glared at Leon

“To think that you have the nerve to get cockyDo you knohat it means to make an enemy of an earl household?”

The girl nal with her eyes towards her exclusive servantsThe servants trampled down on Leon’s head

“Hh discipline is necessary for this man”

The exclusive servants gathered together and looked down on Leon while s

“Hh discipline is necessary for this man”

The exclusive servants gathered together and looked down on Leon while s

Watching attentively, Milaine raised her voice while thinking about what transpired so far

“This has gone for long enough! I can’t watch anymore”

Everyone’s attention gathered towards Milaine, and the girl who had been glaring at Anjie made an irritated faceThe expression she made towards Milaine was not one that someone would make towards the queen of their country

“What’s your problem, old woman?”

“O, old?!”

Anjie wanted to hold her hand over her head

(Does this person not know the face of her own queen? Though, I suppose that this isn’t really a place where someone would expect her to show up at)

Despite being an earl daughter, the girl’s status was modest

She was someone who rose in status, so to speakHowever, she did not rise fro deeds, like Leon did

She appeared to be a girl who didn’t make any appearances in the royal palace, didn’t learn h apprenticeshi+p, and didn’t come to know Milaine’s face

Although Anjie was about to warn Milaine, the queen endured it while her cheek twitched

“I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that just nowAll of you should finish paying and then leaveAren’t you all still students at the academy? No actually, aren’t you all ashamed as nobles?!”

The girls in the cafe laughed scornfully towards Milaine’s words

They did not intend to stop in face of this person before them

“Huh? Don’t get carried awayDo you knoho I ahter of the Olfery earl householdKnow your position! Someone throw out this old woman”

Once the girl ordered her exclusive servants to do so, the demi-humans surrounded Milaine

Anjie was reaching the limits of her patience

“All of youDo you realize who you’re──”

Upon which, Leon’s face entered her field of view

When he looked at Milaine and Anjie, his face gradually grew into a s the situation, he then see to have funHis smile formed a crescent shaped like the moon, as did his eyes

It was as if he was proclai to be served

(N, not goodWhy does it have to be in this place──)

When Anjie noticed it, Leon kicked one of the servants surrounding Milaine and sent the fellow flying

Leon strengthened his body using ic and went for an all-out attack, one that could bloay the tough body of demi-humans

“Have a safe flight, idiot~!”

Not only the deirls, Daniel, and Raymond were also astonished at his behavior

Livia made an expression that see on anymore

Daniel shouted