Afterwards, she led me to the back of the church.

The church attached to the academy belong, of course, to the Agamete religion, which enshrined the Goddess Agameterite, the national religion. Once a week, the students would pray to Agameterite for peace and good health.

Behind that sacred church—well, as a matter of course, the flowers and plants were well-cared for, but it was still secluded nonetheless. Other than that, there was a well for drawing up holy water to clean the church.

Therefore, I instantly knew that a certain noble lady had no business there. Even more so with the second prince’s attendant.

“Uhm, how did you discover where he was so quickly?”

“Oh, that’s because he’s one of the capture targets. I can easily locate any of the main characters in the academy. That’s the heroine’s cheat skill.”

Otome game, heroine, villainess…

Over the past few days, I’d heard a lot of foreign word, and now another had appeared.

“Oh~ I don’t think this one came with any CG…”

“…Shi-ji?”

“It’s the highlighted moment!”

—What’s that?

‘Mystery begets more mystery.’

But the sight in front of me was equally as puzzling.

…Why is the young and competent attendant of the second prince strangling the young lady who dressed herself so gorgeously for him?

—Moreover…

“What did you do to the lady I serve? Do you want to be stuffed in a barrel and drowned in the sea? Answer.”

He’s simply dangerous.

Where did that eloquent attendant who provided me with those detailed explanations go?

Towards the menacing Ragri, the young lady shook like a leaf. She fumbled with her words.

…I knew who she was, a daughter of a viscount who made an enemy of the Lamneria family. A few years ago, her family was going bankrupt and drowning in debt, so our family provided assistance. Thus, the crisis was averted, and they should’ve been indebted to us. However, at a certain party after that, I made a slip of the tongue.

“—Oh my, you’re wearing a new dress. I take you household is doing well financially? If you had consulted me, I’d have helped you.”

…I had good intentions, but it seemed that the remark could also be taken as an insult. Naturally, my mother, who accompanied me, was very, very angry. In the end, I went with my parents to apologize. I was around ten years old at the time, so I thought all was forgiven… But whenever we encountered each other after that, she’d glower at me.

“Is she the culprit?”

“That’s correct. The match concludes with yellow-green’s victory.”

—Silver lost…

I blinked three times at the sudden surge of emotion. Apparently, I was in shock.

However, it wasn’t the time to be absorbed in sentimentality.

Before my eyes, I saw Ragri pull out a pair of scissors.

“I said, answer. Confess to your sin. Or do you want me to cut your hair? Should I make you bow your head? Maybe that’ll prevent you from doing the same thing again in the future.”

While saying that, Ragri took her long locks of hair in his hand, and brought the scissors closer.

Hair is the life of a woman! Besides, the girl hasn’t committed anything to warrant her such a punishment!

“Lumie—!?”

I dashed forward in a hurry and slammed into Ragri’s torso. There was a recoil, but thankfully the scissors didn’t touch her. As Ragri staggered, I put my hands on my hips.

“Punpun…!”

“Lady Lumiere…?’

—Are you still insisting with that charade even at a time like this!?

…Ragri’s eyes seemed to be saying so. I thought the same. Somehow, I could hear Silver’s laughter, even though he wasn’t here. Haa. It was just as Irene said, I had to get rid of this habit soon.

As I sighed, Ragri, who was wide-eyed, regained his composure. Then, he immediately bowed to me.

“Please leave, I’m not done with her. But I will be, soon. So, please return to the cafeteria—”

—Again, he sounds really dangerous.

I didn’t know why he wanted to be my attendant, but I didn’t want to have such a troublesome fellow by my side.

…Or rather, why are there no decent gentlemen around me these days?

—Could this be the curse of ‘Kyururun’?

Didn’t Irene say that it was only easy and fun at the beginning, but bound to end in disaster?

Is that what is happening right now?

If so, I no longer had to entertain this guy.

—It’s time for me to open my mouth and admonish this attendant.

“All right, let’s party!”

Again, why can I hear his voice?

Looking back, Silver was helping the fallen lady up while Irene was flabbergasted. What a uselessly polite gesture.

His words, on the other hand, were very casual.

“The case has been successfully resolved. After that, all that remains for reconciliation is… To Party!”

“…Koten?”

At Silver’s suggestion, not only I, but everyone tilted their heads.

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***T/N: YEAHHH LETS PARTTTY

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