“Hal-san, is that person really your brother? I think he’s being a little too rude!”
“Whoa!?”
Lady Liliana, frowning, pressed me so hard that I reflexively recoiled.
But, judging from the content of my conversation with Owen just now, Liliana knows about Owen…?
“Well… for about a week now, Prince Owen has been passing by the classroom from time to time, glancing at me. And then…”
Liliana explained the circumstances with Owen so far.
At first, it was just in front of the classroom, but before she knew it, she started feeling Owen’s gaze even when she was in the hallway or other places, which became annoying, so she called out to him three days ago. ‘Do you need something from me?’ she asked.
But Owen just kept looking down and wouldn’t say anything, and after a while, he would run away silently, which troubled her.
He repeated such actions, and that’s how it’s been until today…
“…I didn’t expect him to bother Hal-san. Until now, he was just sending lewd glances from afar.”
“I-is that so…”
After listening to Liliana’s story, I made a rather subtle face.
Umm… if I were to guess, could it be that Owen has fallen in love with Liliana…?
No matter how you look at it, his behavior is like a middle schooler in puberty who can’t bring himself to talk to the girl he likes, so he just stares at her from afar.
And the reason he bothered me, who’s always with her, is completely out of jealousy, or rather, envy, I think.
“Ehh… no way, that’s not possible.”
“I-is that so…”
Liliana frowned and waved her hand in denial.
But Sandra and Monica, who were listening with us, are nodding their heads vigorously in agreement, so there’s no mistake.
“B-but, Liliana. What would you do if that guy said he liked you?”
“No way. I may be a commoner originally, but even I wouldn’t want a boy that rude.”
Ah, Liliana doesn’t like that guy.
What should I do? Even though he was chosen as the protagonist in place of Wilfred, he’s not making any protagonist moves at all. How pitiful.
“More importantly, let’s go to the cafeteria quickly! I’m starving!”
“Y-yeah.”
While watching Liliana’s back as she ran down the hallway towards the cafeteria, I had a bad feeling at this time.
Ah, haha… no way…
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“Harold, I actually have something I want to discuss with you.”
“H-huh…”
After school, while Sandra and I were working in the Student Council room, Raphael, the Student Council President, called out to me.
But… what’s the consultation about?
“Well, so…”
“Ah. Well, we third-year students will be retiring from the Student Council after the Summer Break. So, about the next Student Council President…”
Ah, I have a really bad feeling about this.
“I’m sorry! It’s impossible for me to be the Student Council President!”
“No, no. You’re the only Royalty, Harold, so this is mandatory.”
It seems I don’t have the right to refuse.
But, it seems that Raphael doesn’t recognize Owen as his brother.
Well, as for Owen, he was unilaterally placed in the position of Fourth Prince after King Aival said he was an Illegitimate Child, so it’s only natural that he’s not trusted, including his origins.
“Don’t think about it so hard, just try it casually. Besides, you have a lot of people who will help you now, right?”
“W-well, that’s…”
“That’s right. I have high expectations for you, and if I become the next king, I’ll definitely have you support me as my right-hand man.”
“A-haha…”
I’m sorry for having such high expectations for me, but I’d like to politely decline.
But, in EnHaza, Raphael only thought about hindering Cardis and had no interest in the throne, huh…
“…For now, if Brother Raphael aims to be king, I wouldn’t mind cooperating. However, I don’t know what kind of woman Brother Raphael is thinking of as the ‘World’s Greatest Fiancée’, so I don’t know what to do…”
“T-that’s what I wanted to talk about…”
Huh? I have a feeling that something strange is about to happen.
Rather, Christia, one of EnHaza’s most cunning characters, who usually has a smiling expression but whose gray eyes aren’t smiling, is blushing.
“H-huh!? B-brother!?”
“Y-you just said you would cooperate with me, didn’t you!”
Suddenly grabbed by both shoulders, I couldn’t help but tremble at Raphael’s serious expression. If possible, I want to shake off his hands and run away. No, let’s run away right now… ah, he’s too strong, I can’t.
“Then! Could you set up a meeting with Harold’s friend, that, that… Lady Liliana!”
Yes. Raphael was aiming for Liliana, of all people.
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