The day after Mr. Cliff's coming-of-age party.
　I was riding in the carriage to the school.

　Yesterday, after the emperor's announcement, two people near me started asking me questions.
　Leena was especially angry toward the end, wondering why she didn't tell me.
　I didn't know how to answer because I was going to be engaged without really understanding myself: .......

'Huh, I hate going to school today so much.'
　No matter what you think, you'll get eyes all over the classroom, and I don't know what to look like to Shelly, and Leena will still be mad at me. .......
　I've never been this depressed about going to school before .


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Good morning. Sherry.

Oh, good morning. Hey, Lena.
　She returned the greeting to the familiar morning greeting, but Shelly was puzzled by Leena's apparent grumpiness.

'Can you explain to me what happened yesterday?'

Uh-huh. Uh-huh. ......
　Shelly was too stifled to say no.

　Then Sherry explained how she was going to be engaged to me as a reward for being kidnapped by Leena.
You mean ...... about a month ago you decided to do it?

'Yes, yes ......'

'Why didn't you both tell me?'

'Well, ...... my dad told me not to tell anyone, ...... and I think Leo was skeptical because he only heard about it once until yesterday.'

'So it was: ....... Still, I'll miss the company ......

'Sorry, I'm sorry: ......'
　Shelly couldn't say anything to Leena and apologized honestly.

'I understand . I forgive you.

What?

In return, you can help me with my plan.

Ke-plan?　Wow, I get it: ......
　Sherry, who was indebted to Leena, couldn't say no to this either.

'Thank you . So, here's the plan: ......
　Then Leena started talking about the plan .


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　Now, I'm frozen in front of the classroom door.
'Huh, it's good to see you here ......'
　This is the heaviest door I've ever felt in my life.

　I just can't get the courage to walk into the classroom.

''Master. What are you doing here?　Oh, by the way, congratulations on your engagement!　Master is moving up in the world. As a future servant, I'm happy for you.

Oh, yeah. Thank you, Hermann. You will serve?

Yes, I'll serve my master in the future. I got my father's permission yesterday.

'Oh, yeah ......, we'll talk about that another time. If you bring it up now, I won't be able to get into your head.
　I'm way past that point.

Okay. I'll see you later. ...... Master?

Yeah?　What's going on?

Why don't you go inside?

'What?　No, not really.

'Oh, perhaps you're embarrassed to face the princess?
　Herman asked with a grin.

'No, I don't think so.'
　That's not exactly the only thing.

Okay. Okay, let's go inside.
　Herman opened the door, making a deliberate noise.

"Hey, buddy.

Look, look, there's nothing to be afraid of once you're in there.
　With that, Hermann entered the classroom while pushing me back.
　Once inside, the gazes of my ...... classmates gathered around me.
　Just peering at them.

　Sherry and Leena didn't look at me, they were feverishly discussing something alone.
'Huh?　Master, did you offend the two of them in any way?

"Yes, ...... I have an idea, but it's something ...... that doesn't get turned around.
　Sad.

Good morning, Leo.



Oh, Frank. Morning.

'Are you depressed because those two won't even look at you?

'What?　Uh-huh.

'Just when you think Leena has spoken to the princess angrily, you'll be talking to her so much that you won't be able to see your surroundings before you know it.

Yeah, right: ......
　What is he talking about so enthusiastically? .......

'Aren't you going to go talk to him like you usually do?'

No, indeed, ......
　I don't have the balls for that.
　Frank grinned, knowing that.

"What's so funny?" ......

'It's simply interesting to see a guy who's popular and has trouble with women.

I see. Huh, first period is sword fighting, so we should probably get moving. Come on. Let's go.
　I didn't want Frank to be laughing at me anymore, so I decided to head to class.

'Yes,'


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　How am I going to talk to Shelly and Leena: .......
　I need to ask Sherry for more information about the engagement and I need to cure Leena's mood. .......
　Based on the two of us in the morning, it doesn't look like he's going to talk to me from that side: .......
　I knew it was me: .......

'Hey, Leo!'
　My training partner, Frank, called me back to reality.

Yeah?

'I know I'm a lot weaker than you, but . It hurts my feelings when you talk to me like that.

Oh, I'm sorry. Did you hear that in my voice?

'Yeah, I heard a lot of crunching about Shelly and what happened to Leena.

Seriously: "Seriously: ......
　That's embarrassing.

'Leo really likes you two, doesn't he?

'What?　Oh, yeah.
　...... Do you like them both?
　Come to think of it, I've told Shelly I love her, but I've never told Leena I love her: .......
　If you think about it, after all that time together, it's not okay for Shelly to get engaged just to be engaged before you feel bad for Leena or something...
　I see ...... that's right .

'Hey! Let's at least move the sword, shall we?　Class isn't over yet, and you're going to get pissed off if you just sit around and dawdle. Save your fantasies for classroom time.

Oh, I'm sorry. I'm not delusional!

Hey, there!　Don't move your mouth, move your body!

'Excuse me!　See, I'm pissed.

Sorry.
　I decided to stop thinking for now and concentrate on my lessons.



　After school.

All right, I'll see you tomorrow.

Oh, I'll see you tomorrow. Hang in there.

I'll see you tomorrow!　Good luck, Master.
　When I said hello, they cheered me on for some reason.
　Did I see that much nervousness on their faces?

　Just take a deep breath.
Shoo, shoo. Talk to him like you usually do.
　I told myself and moved closer to them.

　They looked at each other and nodded as if to confirm something.
"Both of you,

"Yikes!
　They let out a little scream, as if they were really surprised to be spoken to by me .
　That drew the attention of the students in the classroom .

'Uh ...... are you okay?'

Yeah, yeah. I'm fine.

Yes, I'm fine.
　Unn.......
　I'm going to have to invite you home with a lot of people watching. .......
　My classmates are very curious about yesterday's announcement and their eyes sting all over my body .

　d*mn it - I want to run away .......
　But I have to say it when I'm here .

''Well, ...... would you two like to come over to my house afterwards?''

Yeah, yeah. I'm fine.



Yes. No problem at all.

　And when they heard that, their classmates got excited.
"Whoosh!

I envy you: ......

"d*mn it ......, let it blow up.
　You can say all you want: .......
　When I looked at the entrance of the classroom, I saw that the other students in the class were peeking out to see what the commotion was all about.
　I want to get out of here as soon as possible.

I want to get out of here, both of you!
　I hurriedly retreat from the classroom, pulling their hands on me.