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Translator: Nemui
Editor: Nemui
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◈ Reincarnated as the Villain's Heir
Chapter 17: Academy Enrollment, Main Game Start
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I, Esty, an insignificant commoner, was more nervous than I had ever been.
Today was finally the entrance ceremony for the royal academy, a place where all kinds of people gathered, from commoners to nobles.
For a mere commoner like me to enroll in a place like this, my heart pounded just from passing through the gate.
Beyond the gate, solemn buildings seemed to be praised by the rows of trees around them.
Many new students in uniform walked toward those buildings.
As I walked, trying not to be overwhelmed, a stir rose behind me.
"Hey, look. There's a girl coming with guards..."
"Isn't that the young lady of House Parsifam?"
"One of the two great noble houses?! Crap, make way!"
The students quickly scattered left and right, and the young lady of House Parsifam arrived with her guards.
Her crimson hair flowed as she walked with elegant grace, and she was so beautiful that I stared despite myself.
As a commoner, I would never see nobles unless I had an opportunity like this.
Even though we should have been the same kind of human, she felt somehow different.
I could not put it well, but I sensed an unknown pressure from her.
I wanted to think it was my imagination, but even from a distance, there was something about her that made her hard to approach.
"You may escort me only this far."
"But Lady Lilisha, your father ordered us to escort you to the classroom..."
"Could you consider how I feel being followed around by overprotective adults? I will speak to Father myself."
"But..."
Before the male guard could say anything more, fire surged from one of Lady Lilisha's hands.
Just sensing that brief burst of mana gave me goosebumps.
The other students also cried out in surprise and stepped back, as if danger had approached their own bodies.
"Do not make me say the same thing twice. Go home."
"U-understood."
The male guard hurried out through the school gate.
Lady Lilisha snorted and began walking.
House Parsifam (one of the kingdom's two great noble houses).
Alongside House Balfont, they were one of the kingdom's two great noble houses.
With outstanding mana and technology, they had contributed to national defense and the people for generations.
Their work ranged widely, from developing magic weapons used by the knight order to magic tools that started fires or warmed and cooled rooms.
Most of the magic tools involved in our daily lives were developed using House Parsifam's technology over the generations.
It was also said that the kingdom mage corps Arc displayed overwhelming power during the war with the neighboring nation.
In mana, magical talent, appearance, everything, they were on a different level from us.
(Haaah... This is bad for my heart already.)
"Hey, is that..."
"The princess?"
My relief lasted only a moment. A refined girl with blonde bangs cut neatly across her forehead arrived.
The moment I saw her, I felt strangely comforted.
Like Lady Lilisha, she had an aura that made her hard to approach, but I also felt an indescribable warmth from her.
(Fueeeh... I can tell just by looking. That must be this country's princess.)
Commoners like us almost never got to see her.
The ones making a fuss were probably the noble children.
Unlike Lady Lilisha, the princess smiled at everyone.
"Damn, she is beautiful..."
"Hey, does the princess have a fiance?"
"Of course she does. She is royalty, so it must have been decided long ago."
"I see. So I am out."
Captivating the boys just by appearing was amazing.
Even as a girl, I envied her beauty, and I had heard that she was very skilled with a sword too.
A commoner like me could not compete in status, appearance, or anything else.
I would be able to study in the same place as the princess for three years.
That alone made enrolling in the academy worth it.
"P-Princess! I look forward to the next three years!"
"A pleasure to meet you! I'm Dale!"
Many male students gathered around the princess.
As expected, she was popular. It almost seemed as if every new student would propose to her.
Did you need that much drive to survive in this academy? I could never.
When I glanced over, Lady Lilisha from earlier was watching from a distance.
It seemed she had not gone ahead yet.
"Hey, could you move?"
"Move, move! Lord Alphys is passing through!"
Someone stood beyond the crowd.
The instant he appeared, the boys crowding around the princess turned.
"What are you?"
"You are standing in the middle of the road. You are in the way."
The one who appeared was a boy with strikingly beautiful black hair.
The cream-haired girl with him was probably also a new student.
The boy gave off a cold impression.
Looking at him made me feel as if my body might crumble from the inside.
Lady Lilisha had been frightening too, but this boy named Alphys felt far too alien.
More than anything, I felt I should not get involved with him.
"You act important. Can you not see the princess here?"
"So what? Does that mean you can block the road?"
This was bad. At this rate, there would be a fight.
This boy Alphys did not need to provoke him so much.
"Who do you think I am? Where were you born? State your family name. I am Dale of House Brooks, a house with the rank of count."
"So what? If you will not move, shall I move you myself?"
Alphys pointed one hand at Dale.
What was he going to do?
"Lord Alphys!"
Just then, the princess pushed past the boy who had named himself and ran to Alphys.
Huh? What? They knew each other?
"Leticia, it has been a while. I am glad you look well."
"Lord Alphys, you have become even more wonderful... I have wanted to see you for so long."
Th-the princess was blushing!
Who was this Alphys?
If I was reacting like this, the other male students were-
"Who the hell is he...? Why is he so close with Lady Leticia?"
"Does that mean he is some noble?"
"Damn it! I am so jealous I feel like my head will break!"
Just like that, they were in an uproar.
Alphys and the princess seemed to exist in another world from the wailing boys.
Seeing that contrast, I became worried about whether I could safely graduate from this academy.
Please, let nothing happen.
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