Chapter 111 – Undine is a gentleman!
When I think about the word ‘princess’, the first thing that comes to mind is the face of princess Anastasia. Since we have a childhood relationship and have never met another princess, the word ‘princess’ itself is equivalent to Anastasia.
Now, let’s get out of Anastasia and take a dictionary approach.
The generally accepted image of the royal family. Of course, it’s not easy. After dismantling the long-standing image of ‘Princess = Anastasia’ that was engraved in my mind and reassembling it one by one, the beautiful appearances of the princesses in fairy tales eventually came into view.
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What if we apply the stereotypes that generally follow the ‘princess woman’ regardless of generation?
Solemn attitude. Gorgeous decoration and makeup. Under a dazzling chandelier, a beautiful woman is depicted with her hands neatly clasped together, speaking with a noble tone, and smiling with dignity.
Why are you suddenly doing this?
When I looked at Anastasia from afar, I saw for a moment the typical image of the princess, as if drawn from a painting.
For a moment,
That’s right.
“… “I can’t read the thoughts of high-ranking officials.”
“……… “I know, so shut your mouth.”
“I didn’t know that students and outsiders would really attack the stage where they were just playing with their clothes on.”
“Please…” … “
“When I saw the princess earlier, she was also dressed up in everyday clothes.”
“… It’s not because I want to do it……. So, Jebaal… ….”
“Even an old man from a hard-working commoner family drinking outside the campus will recognize that you are a princess. “Congratulations.”
Anastasia seemed to be unable to bear it any longer and balled up her fists. I thought she was joking, but the speed at which her fist flew was filled with magic.
I forgot to breathe and blocked my fist due to the tremendous pressure tearing the air. If she hadn’t been wearing a dress that covered her ankles, she might have cracked my ribs and burst my heart.
The princess lowered her gaze to the floor and muttered in a tone of gritted teeth.
“The maids dressed it however they wanted.”
“…… Yes. “You look good in that nice dress, princess.”
My palm hurts. Perhaps all the veins in the princess’s fist had burst, and it was starting to swell, as if it wouldn’t be too surprising if it burst right now.
I extended my trembling hand and offered it to the princess.
“Let’s go, princess. “Today, my partner, Eugene, will be escorted by Neferna.”
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“Your gaze stings.”
“I can’t help it because I am a member of the royal family.”
“I don’t think there’s any need for me to do that, either.”
“This is something you have to endure only if you are by my side and need to receive attention from the people of the empire. One way or another, you are my teacher and at the same time, today you are my partner.”
Her presence as a princess became a particularly hot topic as the place was crowded with people from outsiders who came for the harvest festival to her students and her students, whose faces were difficult to recognize.
Perhaps because she was conscious of her gaze, the princess’ tone of voice became calmer than usual. It was as if she had become a different person as she changed her tone, pitch, choice of words, and even her vocal style with the flip of her palm. Her so-called ‘princess mode switch’ was turned on.
Wouldn’t it be possible to create a mask like this if you embrace dignity and elegance and melt it into your facial expressions? To put it in a good way, it is something that suits one’s status, but in a bad way, it is nothing more than a product of adaptation to the environment in which one was raised. For her, her ideal princess would be like she is now.
Drawing an ideal persona is not something to worry about. Even if you’re not Anastasia, everyone has at least one mask to cover their inner feelings.
It’s just that everyone is being watched by tens of millions of gazes, filled with a mixture of adoration, awe, fear, fear, envy, jealousy, and possibly even disgust, and is being watched to see when the handsome mask will come off. If you think about it, it is true that just imagining it makes you feel sick.
Nevertheless, for Anastasia, this is just everyday life.
Everyday life is seen by everyone passing by and talked about without knowing it.
A daily routine of pondering each step, hoping not to become the subject of everyone’s ridicule the moment you stumble and fall.
If such daily life is a fate that must be endured by a noble person, then it is not something that can be rashly argued, but what I, who am only an acquaintance of ‘Anastasia’ and not the princess, can feel when I look at her, under the tablecloth of the imperial castle in the past. It was just a shame that it was no longer possible to see the lively expression of the girl who was grumbling in .
But it didn’t take long for us to realize that even that was just an illusion of our own.
The conversation of a group of people who happened to be passing nearby was enough to make the princess, who was standing upright, bend her back.
“Did you read the newspaper today? They say Moonlight Chaser is challenging the Academy again today! “The Academy even provoked me!”
“I saw it too! “I am finally seeing with my own eyes the blood relatives I have only seen and heard about in books and on the radio!”
“That’s right! Watching Moonlight Chaser! Because of this, I drove three hours from my hometown to here without stopping. “I must see it today.”
Yes. I knew it would be like this.
I thought it was oddly enough to see a lot of outsiders, but it turned out to be a work by Fedonandez.
What is with that damn newspaper advertisement that attracts so many tourists in just half a day? I don’t know whether I should blame Fedonandes for directly mentioning the existence of blood relatives in an interesting way, or be grateful that he didn’t draw a child’s picture, but as the author of Moonlight Chaser, I am to the point of confusion.
But even in the midst of all this, there was one thing I could be sure of, so I said to the princess with a mocking tone.
“Huh? “First of all, it doesn’t seem like he’s interested in you.”
“………… “
“Well, the emperor must have had quite a few children. The princess is not that unique in the empire. Isn’t she actually a princess who just goes to the imperial capital of the empire? “She might not be interested.”
“… Oh my goodness. Could you please be quiet, Master? “If someone hears Master’s profane remarks, I have no choice but to step forward to protect the authority of the prosperous royal family.”
Anastasia’s tone became fierce.
Her palm, half burst by her fist, still tingles, as if sending a warning. It is a foregone conclusion that if she gets hit one more time like this, she will lose her left arm.
I wasn’t capable of calculating that much, so I quickly lowered my tail.
“Have you still not resolved the misunderstanding with Cecilia?”
“Well, I don’t know. “I haven’t seen him since it happened this morning.”
“Now that I think about it, I haven’t seen Undine all day today either……… …..”
As I looked away, I trailed off and slowly tilted my head.
Huh? That person over there… ?
“Izzy………… “
Wide brimmed hat.
At the end of the rich skirt, a petal-colored tail flutters.
You could recognize it at a glance without having to look directly at the front. Because the owner of the simple yet neat dress was someone I knew well.
“It’s not that it’s not there, it’s over there. Cecilia. “There’s an undine next to me.”
“Yes… ?! Where is it? Where… ! Ah! Huh! Huh… ! Cecilia… !”
Anastasia screams while holding her breath. But unfortunately, the smile that appeared on the princess’s face for a moment did not last long.
“…… “What is that kid next to me?”
I don’t know where the elegant princess who was the authority of the imperial family just a moment ago has gone, but she puts her swear words in her mouth without hesitation.
Anyway, you mean ‘cub’. Even if we don’t get along with each other, it’s really bad.
Meanwhile, the person who was with Cecilia, whether she knew or not that she had been referred to as a ‘cub’, shrugged her shoulders with a triumphant expression the moment her eyes met mine.
It would have been nice if it had ended with that, but she was not satisfied with that alone, so she adjusted her posture and ended up getting down on one knee as if showing off towards Cecilia and kissing the back of her hand.
“Lady, Cecilia. Would you like to dance with me?”
“Yes, thank you. “Gentleman.”
“… Thank you It’s an honor. Hmm? Ah, but oh my, Professor Neferna happens to be here with us.”
It may seem like you are trying to lower your voice, but it actually has the opposite effect. It’s almost like he looks ridiculous trying to look good.
I touched my forehead and called the girl’s name.
“It’s Undine…” .”
“This is such a coincidence. Hmm.”
“What are you doing here now?” What is that….”
“Oh my, teacher, you’re asking what’s going on. “Of course I came to dance.”
Undine and Cecilia looked at each other and pursed their lips.
“We came here because of someone who lives in a place where girls at the age of flowers only drink sweet water and abandon their devotion! At first, I tried to partner with Cecilia normally, but the student council headquarters said they wouldn’t accept applications if the partner’s gender wasn’t male or female! What an old-fashioned policy. That’s why I showed off my brilliant wit.”
“Do you accept me as a man-woman pair just because I wear men’s clothes? If that’s the case, then why are there regulations in the first place? “
“This is all Clever Undine’s brilliant wit!”
“I…” “I thought you were in pain somewhere.”
“hehehehe! Are you that worried about me? Are you that curious about me? Oh my, you’re only looking at me with passionate eyes from afar. Even though you’re wearing such drab clothes, you have a sinister look that somehow ends up seeing Undine’s cute underwear reflected in your shirt! If she had been any other woman she would have reported it to the officer on the spot. Idiot& Are you planning on making me pregnant with your gaze& Uhehehe… ….”
Undine twisted her body and laughed loudly, “Kyaa, kyaa.”
Please… Please don’t say anything strange.
Because the gaze is so heavy that it is difficult to compare it to when I was walking with the princess.
…… Mainly from the perspective of criminals.
What Undine was wearing was a so-called ceremonial tuxedo. It would be difficult to say that it would be unusual even among women if she simply dressed up in her tuxedo, but Undine was blatantly ‘cross-dressing’.
His long silver hair was neatly tied into a ponytail, and he seemed to be wearing underwear underneath his shirt in an attempt to somehow bulk up his figure. It is so thick that when you press your forearm hard, the several-layered fibers spring back elastically. It looks like she was trying to make her shoulders appear wider, but unfortunately, she looks like a child sticking her head out from under the blanket.
“hehehe! Even if you look at me so intently, I can’t break it! How do you feel, teacher? The poor girls who were cruelly abandoned showed up without giving in and showing courage like this! Aren’t you proud of me& Aren’t I pretty♡ Aren’t I cute& I can’t help but be jealous~ It’s the teacher’s punishment for abandoning us! Isn’t that so, Bulyeoshi!”
“That’s right, Undine.”
“… Well, anyway, they both look good together.”
“What?! Suited… ?”
As if it wasn’t the answer they were looking for, Cecilia and Undine looked at each other, shook their heads, and then sighed.
She sensed a more disturbing presence than him, so she quickly turned around and saw Anastasia there, clenching her teeth.
“I… I… I…. A b*tch like a fox!! “How dare you take my woman!”
Who calls a fox a fox?
How many times do I have to tell you that the fox is Cecilia and Undine is your blood relative?
And why is Cecilia your girl?
I sighed and held Anastasia’s hand.
I greeted her politely in a tone that poured a million tons of butter into her, to the point where I had never let it out of her mouth carelessly since she got older, or even before she got older.
“Now, princess. “Now then, will you dance with me?”
Jiying… …..
… Ah, my gaze hurts. It stings.
Jiying… …..
Undine… Cecilia… Okay, stop now.
A weak teacher might get pricked to death by that gaze.