Chapter 15 (2/2)

After a brief amount of silence, he spoke out.

“You still have no intention of moving your room, do you?”

“……to the next room?”

After all, the Emperor did inform her that the aristocrats, who were angry at his unconventional treatment, might try to assassinate her. They weren’t very happy the last time they saw her along with him.

In addition, she was being bullied.

“I don’t think I’ll need that, Your Majesty.”

“I see.”

It didn’t mean that he would stop mentioning it. She knew why he was eager to protect her, but she wasn’t very interested.

‘It will be ridiculous!’

“By the way, the Imperial City felt very empty when you started attending the academy.”

His words made her think as if she was on a trip for a year.

‘What? Isn’t it your fault for not informing me about your schedule? I return here every single day. I even rushed here as soon as my classes were over.’

She laughed lightly, a little dumbfounded.

‘Well, you have the power to say anything you want.’

“How’s the Academy?”

“The Academy….”

“After all, it has been recognized as a prestigious place in the capital.”

Certainly, the Academy had great instructors in each subject. They always provided her with the necessary basic learning material. Disregarding her being just a commoner, they never acted disrespectfully towards her…….

But she was quite worried about the growing nature of some of the students.

“I liked its curriculum.”

“And?”

“It also has good instructors.”

She answered roughly.

Van sat up on his bed before putting on his clothes, seemingly feeling better. He always fell asleep after he was treated, but today it was unusual.

As she stood up and turned around, he spoke up.

“So, how did this happen?”

‘What? Where? Why?’

Van stopped her from retreating by holding her shoulder to perceive it clearly. Soon, she felt a slight tremble in his hand.

She carefully turned her head around and saw that his eyes were fixed on a particular scar on her shoulder that she wasn’t aware of.

She quickly turned around, covering her scar with her hand.

“Oh…..it’s just a scratch.”

“How did you get that scar?”

“Well…..it happens when a student studies very hard…..”

“Do you have a lover?”

‘What?! How could you think that? It must have been when the flower pot fell over my shoulder.’

She hurriedly shook her head.

“No, of course not……it was just an accident.”

His slits narrowed at her reply.

“Accident? Explain it to me. I’d like to hear about it.”

‘Ah, I missed this arrogant attitude of yours.’

She was embarrassed to speak about this harassment, but it was a simple topic anyway. In the environment where she grew up, she could ax anyone she hated, but here, she had her hands tied.

Van stood up as he listened to her before he said.

“I want to know their names.”

“The names?”

“Yeah.”

“…..Is that necessary?”

“Yeah.”

‘But why would you need it? What are you going to do?’

Perplexed, she revealed their identities one after the other, and finally, the woman’s name who claimed to be the Emperor’s lover. But his expression was intact the whole time.

“Miss Victoria was the one who danced with His Majesty at the banquet, right?”

“Yeah.”

“Was it too….informal of me, Your Majesty?”

Van murmured frugally.

“Are you afraid that I might end your life? Don’t worry. I don’t kill people that easily.”

‘…..No. But she is your lover, isn’t she?’

4. Better Reasons

Time flew by as she continued to attend the Academy with no change in the attitude of her classmates.

So, the best revenge she could take was to get promoted to Class A faster than anyone else.

Although there was no reorganization of the classes after the semester, there was a possibility of placing a student in Class A if he or she got a grade in the semester that was superior to the others.

She could face the same harassment from the students in Class A, but at least, she would be able to press the noses of the aristocrats of Class B.