Published at 23rd of November 2020 05:30:28 PM
Chapter 77
“Gilles,” I hiss when I finally catch sight of him walking through the halls . He’s giving off an intensely dark aura that isn’t allowing anyone to come near him .
When he’s like this, no one would believe that he’s only a 9-year-old boy .
“Alicia!” he cries upon seeing me, rushing over to my side . He looks me over and then heaves a sigh of relief .
He must have been worried for me all this time, even if he hadn’t seemed that way just a moment ago… . Is that deadly expression just his way of concealing his true emotions?
“Are you okay?”
“Yes . I’m fine . Really . ”
“Who was that?” Gilles asks, his expression turning stormy .
“Duke-Sama from the Seeker family . ”
“The king’s son?”
“Yup . ”
Gilles brings his hand up to his chin and glances down, clearly lost in thought .
Seeing that huge wrinkle forming between his brows, I really want to tease him . I want to tell him to be careful, else his face might get stuck like that… . . but when he’s thinking this deeply on something, then no matter what I say he won’t hear a word .
“Did Duke do anything to you, Alicia?”
“Not really . He just kissed this necklace that he had given to me as a gift a couple of years ago . ”
“Huh? Wait, so that diamond necklace… . Duke, the king’s son, is the one who gave that to you?”
“Yup . ”
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Gilles’s eyes go wide as they dart down to stare at the glittering diamond resting above my chest .
Come to think of it, I suppose anyone would be surprised hearing that this was a gift from the king’s son . I was also quite shocked when Duke-Sama had first given it to me .
“So, could the reason he hasn’t done anything until now be because Alicia was still young… . ?” Gilles mutters, but his voice is too low for me to catch what he said .
I wonder if Duke-Sama has always acted that way with women? I could have sworn I heard a rumor that he’s as cold as ice when dealing with the fairer sex though .
I guess that just goes to show that you can’t place your trust in rumors . Though, now that I think of it, even in the game Duke-Sama was only ever nice to the heroine .
… . Does that mean I’ve replaced her as the object for his affections? But what does Duke-Sama even like about me?
Ah . He must still think of me as a little sister . There are all kinds of ways to like someone after all . Having his affections doesn’t guarantee that he likes me in a romantic capacity .
“Alicia, look over there,” Gilles says, looking towards the courtyard . I follow his gaze, wondering what he wants me to see .
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Oh, there’s Liz-san .
Liz-san and… . . could that be one of the academy’s professors? With white hair, glasses, and a plump stature, he definitely gives off that sort of feeling .
And is he holding an essay that Liz-san wrote? I wonder what sort of essay it is . And what topic did she choose?
Ah, I’d really like to read it, too . I guess I’ll just have to stop that professor and have him hand it over .
“Gilles . ”
“On it . ”
Gilles’s so smart . He understands my intentions even without me having to say anything .
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We creep over to a better vantage point and watch them carefully, confirming that Liz-san has left the premises before heading out into the courtyard ourselves . We slowly make our way over to the professor .
Will he be willing to hand the essay over to us though? I can’t help but wonder .
As we draw near, the professor must hear our footsteps since he stops reading and looks up at us .
“Ah, you two must be Alicia and Gilles,” he says, grinning .
I guess the rumors flying around about us have even reached the professors ears now . That will make this go much more smoothly .
“My name’s John . Nice to meet you,” he greets us happily . For a professor, he seems to be pretty laid-back . “Here . Take it,” he continues still smiling, holding Liz-san’s essay out to me .
I haven’t even said anything yet… . How did he know that’s what I wanted?
But I don’t ask . Instead I merely thank him as I take the essay from his outstretched hand .
As I’m about to walk away, I hear John-Sensei’s quiet and kind voice one more time . “Welcome to the academy . ”