062. Interim Evaluation (4)
“What? You.”
“Whoa.”
On the way back to the mansion, there was someone following Veris.
Today’s Berrys had nothing to do, so she was about to go home after watching the other students’ fights alone.
It’s Veris who has finally had time alone. Arwen, Cecilia, and Gunther were scheduled to take classes in S class, Maria had separate schedules with Mrs. Hethel, and Beatrice was called by the dean thanks to the aftermath of the sparring.
On that peaceful way home from school, there was a person who could get on his nerves, so it would be reasonable to not put up with it.
“Did you know I was behind you? What an ability.”
The person who was following Berris was a woman with an unusual appearance even at first glance.
First of all, he has silver hair that is hard to see in the academy. Besides, her blue eyes, like the moonlight in the night sky, exuded a natural nobility like that princess Maria.
And what about the clothes? The clothes that cling to her body and the hairy cape that wraps around her neck like a mane are sure to attract the attention of passers-by.
But the important thing is why she followed Veris.
“You don’t look good, dear.”
The woman was scanning Veris with her mischievous eyes. The corner of her mouth went up, it seems that she found this situation quite amusing.
“I’m not the type to be followed by you.”
In the end, Veris was convinced. For some reason, this stalker seemed interested in Berris. The result is this conversation we are having now.
“I am not one to be followed…… It’s fun, it’s fun.”
“Hey, isn’t that Berris from the sparring a moment ago? I’m talking to a woman I’m seeing for the first time.”
“Sure. There aren’t any S-Class people that I usually stick to.”
Veris frowned at the voices around her.
Anyway, because I didn’t get far from the evaluation site, there were too many people passing by.
In addition, there was a part where many people recognized him because Veris advanced to the finals by defeating her opponent with her overwhelming strength.
“I have nothing to say to you. When it comes to words, just go.”
“Sorry, we just have the same destination. I am not following you either.”
A woman who replies with an iron plate placed over her face. Veris shrugged her shoulders and moved on.
…… Apparently, it seemed that he had been caught by a strange woman.
* * *
“Huh? Is anyone there?”
Because Mrs. Hethel’s advice ended earlier than expected, Maria ran to the mansion where Veris lived.
When she knocked on the door and received no answer, she eventually passed through the open door and entered her mansion. Maria soon realized a surprising fact.
─Shoot ah.
“…… The sound of water?”
Gulp.
It is early afternoon after lunch. Recalling that Arwen and Cecilia’s S class class had not yet ended, it was very easy to guess what the source of this water sound was.
‘Verys-nim…… No, Veris is washing up!’
Maria’s white cheeks were quickly dyed like carrots.
In addition to the meaning of the sound of water, there was also a reason why it felt embarrassing to call Berris only by a name that seemed close to the distance.
‘Good idea!’
Maria walked quietly into the living room and shook her head.
People always hope to judge rationally. And considering the current situation with that rational thought, of course I should wait quietly in the living room…….
‘Cha-am! Because I just came in from outside. Washing your hands is a very natural thing, right? Huh! It’s just for hygiene and cleanliness.’
The girl made up her mind.
And…… The reason that made the girl make such a decision was quite simple.
Arwen, Cecilia.
The position the two girls had by Berris was quite solid.
Is that all? The information that the black-haired girl she met a while ago is actually Berris’ fiancée, and that the name is spreading all over the continent as a promising wizard of the Mage Tower is enough to make Maria’s feet tumble.
Gulp.
However, taking action differently from what you decided to do is accompanied by a higher level of difficulty than you think.
Go into the shower room where you can hear the sound of running water, and say, “Oh. Sorry. What if you smile innocently?
“Huung… ….”
Maria couldn’t help but ponder because she didn’t even know what the outcome would be.
Yes, it must have been a pleasure to address Verice just yesterday, unlike her other girls, in her slang rather than her honorifics.
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But even so, compared to the three people above, who are already front runners, isn’t your position very lacking? That means that there is nothing wrong with making one that is already known (?).
‘Let’s do it!’
Maria clenched her fists tightly.
Sometimes her older brother, Prince Frederick, said that love is something that can be won by those who act directly and put their heart and soul into it. And Maria…… Unexpectedly, she was a girl who valued her older brother’s advice.
‘Well, then what should I say? Wouldn’t that be too blatant to just laugh it off? If you look at me like a pervert…… What should I do?’
Maria, who spreads her imagination alone.
And the sad truth about her is that while she was viewing flowers in her own world, she didn’t know that the sound of the pouring water in her shower room could not be heard from some point.
Kikik.
Maria, completely unaware of that fact, soon opened the door to the shower room, holding on to her beating breasts.
Yes, I just came to wash my hands. No matter what I hear, I am an innocent person!…… Maria was about to say, but she had no choice but to stop in her place as if her breath would soon stop.
Knock.
“Uh, uh, uh?”
“Maria?”
The first thing Maria saw when she opened the door slightly, very softly, was the appearance of white steam blooming.
It’s summer now, but it’s probably using warm water when washing, and it’s only when the steam that fills the shower room starts to slowly clear that Maria can put Berris in her eyes.
Puffed up.
Then, her legs gave out and she slumped in her seat.
As the steam slowly began to clear, the first thing that caught her eye was Veris’ wet hair. Resembling the color of the sky, unlike usual, it is wet and exudes a strangely sensual beauty.
In addition to that, what about Verice’s bare skin that can be seen through the glimpse of the shower gown?
It was not a simple scene that could easily be passed on to Maria, who had never had physical contact with a man outside of her family since she was born.
“What are you doing by yourself?”
“That… ….”
Veris couldn’t hide her bewildered feeling when she saw Maria gasping for breath.
She already knew that Maria had entered her mansion thanks to the mana that controlled her entire mansion.
That’s why she tried to wash up faster than usual to greet her guests, but what did she mean when she suddenly opened her shower door and came in?
“Bee, Veris.”
“Huh?”
“I… ….”
Inje is Maria who naturally speaks short language. She was, after all, Maria, who had a stronger image of a friendly country girl rather than a rigid imperial princess.
“… I feel weird.”
“?”
After a long pause, Maria looked at Veris with a reddened face.
Her sinister gaze extended from her head to her toes. Something sticky and blatant about her.
* * *
“Hmm.”
The silver-haired woman was thinking with her hand on her chin in front of the door of the large mansion.
It is unpleasantly true that, Beris von Wittelsbach, she had strange expectations from her student that she belonged to the B class. But the problem is:
She saw with her own two eyes that Berry Sranza entered the mansion, so why did her mansion contain the royal gold leaf she knew very well?
“Hmm.”
A long time had already passed, but the woman could not move.
Unfortunately, she did not belong to the academy or the empire where the academy exists.
If I had to question it, it was like a guardian of a kingdom that was at odds with the empire at every turn. Isn’t that the weight of her burden that she has carried?
“Strange.”
That’s why the woman couldn’t act recklessly.
The conversation I had with Veris on the street a while ago could be laughed off as a mere happening, but if the princess intervened next time, there was also the possibility that this could escalate into a diplomatic issue.
…… What is the biggest cause of the current conflict between the Empire and the Kingdom?
Isn’t it because the ducal family of the empire unilaterally canceled the marriage with the royal family of the kingdom and declared a divorce?
It was the aristocrats who were ridiculing tens of thousands of people because of such petty pride or honor.
“I guess I have to go home today.”
The woman said that and turned her body away.
Her It is true that she does not have much time. But even so, there is no need to take risks out of curiosity that doesn’t work.
“Huh? Who are you?”
Then two beautiful girls stepped on her gaze.
They don’t seem to know her lady, but she knows her two girls very well.
One was a living proof of faith, having accumulated numerous achievements to the extent that the woman was also very sick of it. Unlike her, she is not called the saint of charity.
Another one, although the woman did not know much, she already knew that she was a student with a great position in the academy. She is an elf, wields her spirits, and even wields her sword, so people at her academy have recently called her ‘her spirit sword’.
Anyway, two girls were standing in front of the woman. Of course, with a suspicious look.
“Who am I? So, it’s sudden, but I should introduce myself.”
“…… ?”
“I am the legitimate Grand Duke of the Archduke of Wallenstein, located in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Gaul.”
Wheein!
A wind blew just in time, and her shiny silver hair fluttered in the wind. In addition, the cloak she wore on her back was fluttering, making her atmosphere even stronger.
“Evangeline de Wallenstein. And… …. She is a woman who is after your man.”
“Eh.”
“What?”
Cecilia and Arwen gasped at the sudden confession of a woman, Archduke Evangeline.
Are you looking for a man? Doesn’t that mean he’s aiming for Verice?
It’s a sudden attack. Naturally, the two girls strained their throats to resist the vain voice.