Why is this here!?
A royal carriage is parked... No, this must be because Crown Prince Raymond just happened to return to the boys' dormitory, and it has nothing to do with me...
"Oh, Miss Cristea!"
… Yeah, there was no way it wasn't related to me.
Just as I was thinking that, Prince Kaldor stepped out of the carriage, spotted me, and waved.
Why are you here, Prince Kaldoroo‼︎
At his call, the gathered students near the carriage all turned to look at me in unison.
Ahhhh!
I'm standing out in the worst way!
I don’t want to go near him!
… But since he already called out to me, I can’t exactly ignore him… So, with great reluctance, I approached the carriage.
"Welcome to Adelia Academy, Prince Kaldor."
"It’s been two days, Miss Cristea."
I greeted him with a curtsey, and Prince Kaldor responded in his usual casual manner.
His words caused a stir among the surrounding students.
Well, of course.
Not only do I seem to know this obviously foreign dignitary visiting in secret, but now they’ve learned from this conversation that I even met him just the other day.
"Prince Kaldor. Rather than standing around talking here, shall we move to the salon building?"
"We’ve prepared a room where we can have some tea. Right, Tea?"
"Oniisama. Yes, I shall invite you to the room our family has reserved."
Oniisama and Crown Prince Raymond, who must have been the ones guiding Prince Kaldor around the academy, swiftly stepped in front of me and suggested heading to the salon building.
"… Ah, in that case, I’ll leave it to you."
As Prince Kaldor and Tika-san followed their lead toward the salon building, Oniisama quietly moved to walk beside me.
"Sorry, Tea. When Prince Kaldor heard you had suddenly returned to the academy, he said he wanted to inspect the school…"
"I was surprised, but it’s fine. It’s only natural for someone from a different country to be interested in an unfamiliar education system."
Considering Prince Kaldor’s personality, he probably has a lot of thoughts about his own people’s education. If he had a chance to visit a foreign academy and used me as an excuse to do so, it wouldn’t be surprising.
"… No, I don’t think that’s really the reason…"
Oniisama said, looking conflicted.
"? What do you mean?"
"No, never mind. Just, Tea, whatever Prince Kaldor says, don’t carelessly agree to anything."
He sighed as he warned me.
"……?? Uhh, alright. Understood."
Don’t carelessly agree to anything, meaning… oh, like some kind of diplomatic bargaining thing?
Basically, don’t say anything careless that could cause trouble for my country!
Okay, okay. Got it.
Oniisama is worried that my tendency to blurt things out might cause an issue.
Don’t worry, if that’s the case, I’ll keep my responses minimal, maintain a refined smile, and make sure not to say anything that would put Crown Prince Raymond or Oniisama at a disadvantage!
As if to say, "Leave it to me!" I gave him my best reassuring smile.
To which Oniisama responded with a strained smile and a muttered, "I really wonder if it'll be okay…"
Why?
What do you think about this chapter?
