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　After class, I sat on a bench in a deserted courtyard and thought about the future.

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"It's not a good idea to go back to the mansion, is it?"

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"I have a feeling someone has already reported Alicia to Arnold."

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That's true.

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Why don't you stay with Duke for a while?

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"Yes?"

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　I'm not engaged to be married, and I can't spend time at the Duke's place.

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　Jill continued talking with a serious face.

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"I'm sure Duke knows what's going on ...... and maybe one day Alicia will have to get engaged to Duke, too, right?"

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"I'm not getting engaged."

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"...... don't think that's possible."

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　Jill muttered in a small voice.

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　...... impossible?

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　I'm really starting to feel like I can't do this when Jill tells me.

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"Alicia!"

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　This familiar voice is .......

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　Before I could turn around and look at the other's face, I was embraced.

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　This is usually the reaction of an emotional reunion.　

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　We had met once in the cafeteria. But you are still very strong.

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"...... Um, it's painful, brother Henri."

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　When I said this, he loosened his arms around me.

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　Are you still holding on to me?

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"I was surprised when I saw you in the cafeteria earlier."

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　Brother Henri said as he clung to me.

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　I could tell that he was incredibly worried about me.

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　Slowly he pulled his hand away from mine and looked at my face.

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　......Have you grown a little taller?

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　I'm taller now, but you're getting taller too, aren't you?

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"You've grown up."

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　Then he patted me on the head.

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"Are you so worried about me?"

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"That's right. Well, maybe not as much as Duke's concern."

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"Master Duke?　Were you that worried about me?"

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　I was so surprised that I couldn't help but raise my voice.

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　Duke didn't show me that kind of behavior.

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　Because there were no hugs, no emotional hugs. .......

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"I think he was the most worried about Alicia."

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　Come to think of it, when we met in the woods of that school, you seemed unconcerned, but you were breathing heavily and your hair was a bit disheveled. .......

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　I wonder if he rushed to me.

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　At the time I was surprised that Duke had shown up and I was more focused on Mel than anything else so I didn't pay much attention to him.

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"But that doesn't matter, the rumors about Ali are getting pretty crazy!"

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Yes, I know.

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"So, the Duke has been trying to put the rumors to rest."

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"Eliminate?

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"Well, hear me out. What do you think Duke did with the guy who was bad-mouthing ants to get rid of them?"

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　...... I don't believe it's in the form of a question?

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　How would I know? ...... but Duke is pretty kind, so I don't think he's being too harsh.

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"Suspension?"

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　When I said this, my brother Henri snickered at me.

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"That would have been nice."

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"I think the kindness is limited to Alicia. Duke is a cold person, except to those he trusts. If someone was talking bad about a girl he was in love with, I think he'd expel them."

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　Jill interjects with a blank expression.

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　I think Jill knows more about Master Duke than I do.

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"I didn't expect Master Duke to be so cold."

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"Really?　I got chills down my spine the first time I saw the Duke."

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"Too beautiful?"

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　When I said this, brother Henri laughed lightly.

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"That's part of it," he said, "but he looked surprisingly mature for a ...... kid. And his eyes were so cold that they could freeze someone."

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　I didn't feel that way when you first met me.

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"But you and your brother Henri are good friends, aren't you?"

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Well, yeah. It took him a long time to talk to us."

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"You're on the up and up with Albert and the others now, aren't you?"

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"I guess so. Duke is an adult, so he tries not to show it in his expression, but when he was talking bad about Alicia, he was very deadly."

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"So Duke listened to Alicia bad-mouthing him without saying a word?"

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No, that's...

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"Speaking of which, what happened to the people who spoke ill of me?"

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　I said as if I remembered.

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　I may have ...... asked at the wrong time.

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　I was also wondering why Duke-sama was listening to my brothers' bad words without saying a word.

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"After the two deaths, I guess almost no one talks bad in front of Duke anymore."

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　Brother Henri said with a slight frown.

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