93 - a strange queen








 Perhaps because classes are in session, the large road leading to the main building of the institute is sparsely populated.

 In such a situation, a male student was reading a book on a bench under the thick vegetation, where the sun was shining through the trees. A gentle breeze caressed his silver hair.



 A female student approached and called out to him.



"Oh, aren't you number one? You have a nice personality to be reading in class.



 Her long golden hair is gently wavy, and her face is neat, but her eyes are filled with a hint of lechery.



"...... Zahra. I'm free right now. I don't like to be called that outside of a meeting, even if there is no one nearby.



"Oh, I'm sorry, Alec. I was just being silly."



 Her name is Zahra Yessel, and she has a silly smile on her face that makes it absolutely clear that she did it on purpose. Her name is Zahra Yessel, a <<9> of the Numbers, a student group that seeks to restore aristocratic supremacy.

 And the male student is Alexei Gubeluk. He is the head of the Numbers, the man who bears the <1>.



"Side, how do you do?"



 Without waiting for an answer, Zahra sat down right next to Alexei.

 He closed his book and turned his eyes to her, not moving an eyebrow.



It is rare to see you on campus. You already have all the credits for graduation, don't you? I thought you wouldn't show your face at the institute until your graduation exam."



"Well, yeah. I took all the required credits during my senior year, so I'm enjoying the freedom of my fifth year. But I've got some fun toys to play with. I'm going to want to play with it."



 Alexei looks at Zahra, who is licking his lips, in disgust.



"So, how did it go? You met the queen yesterday, didn't you? Did you manage to get him over here?"



"So why don't we refrain from making careless remarks. ...... Yeah, I think we've pretty much got what we wanted."



"Hmm, you're right. But we can never be too careful with that vixen. Don't let her get the better of you.



"I know. I know. That's why I made a deal with her. Just go to ......."



"? What are your concerns?"



 Alexei chooses his words carefully when Zahrah wonders.



"I'm not sure what's going on with her," Alexei says, choosing his words carefully. It's different from before. ......



 Alexei has had an audience with Giselotte on several official occasions. They exchanged words once or twice.

 However, when he was invited to the private chambers of the palace, he saw that the dignified, elegant, yet frighteningly cold gaze he had felt until then had been overshadowed by the coldness of Ghiselotte's eyes,



"He was in a very, very good mood. ......"



"What's that? Was she just floating around, alone with a young man?"



 Alexei noticed a figure.

 Someone was walking toward the main building. He is approaching us from our position.

 He gives Zahra a look to silence her and turns his attention to the figure.



 He is startled.



 It is Queen Giselotte, walking lightly and in a good mood, as if she were humming a song. She is walking alone without an escort.



(Why is she here ......?)



 He stood up with Zahra, who was also surprised, and bowed his head deeply.



"Oh? Well, well, well? We meet again after yesterday, Sergeant of the Gouberg family. I thought you were an honor student, but you skipped class to have a secret meeting with her?"



"Play along, Your Royal Highness. I was just talking with my comrades during my free time.



"Well, that's not very funny. You have a good face and you're very capable, but you're not very good at light conversation. That's not going to win any women over, is it?



 The queen, who even winks at me with teasing words, still makes me feel uncomfortable.



Her reply, "I'll take good care of it," must not be to Her Highness' liking either. But more importantly, why did you come to the academy alone without an escort?



"A little bit of the dean, you know. I came to see an old friend."



 Gieselotte walks into the main building with a wave of her hand, saying, "Well, goodbye.



(Old familiar ......?)



 Again a strange feeling came over me.

 Of course, the queen and the dean would have an exchange in terms of their positions. However, when Gieselotte was still in school, the dean was not yet a member of the school, and there was no mention of any family relationship between the two.



 Considering our ages, I felt that our acquaintance in the last ten years was not what I would call an "old acquaintance".



"Indeed, you are different from the previous queens..."



 Zahra looks away from the queen's defenseless back and spills a little.



"You're looking very flirtatious."



"Floating, you say ......?"



"Something good must have happened. Hmmm, it's getting interesting."



 Zahra's ecstatic smile made Alexei feel uneasy.







 Queen Giselotte arrives unexpectedly without prior appointment.



"Hello. It's been a while~"



 When she suddenly opened the door and entered without knocking, the dean, Theresia Montpellier, froze.



"My goodness, you've become so fragile. You're almost human. Is your name Theresia Montpellier now? Which would you like me to call you before?"






"What,why......,you're....... No, no, that's impossible. It can't be. The conditions for your resurrection are not yet met!



 Theresa stood up with the force of a chair and shouted.



"Don't shout so loud. Someone will come looking for you. Well, we've already set up a barrier. That man (,,,) doesn't seem to have noticed us yet either.



 Gieselotte stepped forward to her office desk and sat down on it impolitely. She crossed her slender legs and looked at Theresa half-consciously.



"Come on, don't just stand there. Come on, don't just stand there. Let's sit down and talk.



"......"



 Theresa sat back in her chair and glared at Gieselotte.