Book 1 Chapter 894

894.

From the first class period, the Knightry Department had a theory class.

Celia, resting her chin on her hand, silently stared at Leo's face, who was sitting next to her.

"What are you staring at so much? Have you only just realized I'm handsome?"

"You know you're sometimes excessively shameless?"

"Can't I even joke?"

Leo shrugged his shoulders.

Seeing Leo like that, Celia let out a deep sigh.

Even if it was a joke, it was true that Leo's appearance was outstanding.

It was natural, as he was the son of Reyna, who possessed graceful beauty.

Celia, who had been looking at Leo for a moment, frowned.

"Do you perhaps make these kinds of jokes to other female students as well?"

"No. It's because it's you that I do it."

"Well, I guess so."

At Leo's answer, Celia nodded her head.

It was a joke she made because she was his cousin, Celia, who did not see Leo as a romantic interest.

'Sometimes, when I look at him, he doesn't leave any room for misinterpretation.'

Leo had been very popular since he enrolled.

Naturally, his popularity continued to rise day by day.

'Considering that, he doesn't have any scandals, does he?'

Celia tilted her head.

Popular students, as is often the case, are bound to get caught up in scandals, whether big or small.

Currently, even Abad and Duran had rumors circulating briefly about them dating someone.

In contrast, Leo had never even had such rumors.

Until now, she had simply thought he was good at managing himself, but when she really thought about it, she also found it strange.

"Leo, do you not date or anything?"

As Celia asked with a puzzled expression, Leo, who was reading a textbook, looked at Celia with a puzzled expression.

"Why are you asking that suddenly?"

"With your popularity, you could easily date, couldn't you?"

"Not interested."

As Leo chuckled and replied, Celia cautiously asked.

"Are you perhaps, not into men or something like that…? Ouch!"

Celia shook off Leo's hand that was pulling her cheek.

As Celia rubbed her cheek and frowned, Leo replied.

"I have no intention of dating kids."

"You sound like an old man."

Leo chuckled at Celia's words and said.

"What about you? Don't you have a boy you like?"

"Not particularly."

Seeing Celia, who answered nonchalantly, Leo said.

"Then, will you go with me to this dance party?"

Watching Leo make a light suggestion as if passing by, Celia said.

"I have someone in mind, so this time, I won't go with you."

At those words, Leo paused and clicked his tongue.

"You said you don't have a boy you like? This cousin brother is a little disappointed, you know?"

"Who's a cousin brother? I'm the older cousin sister! Sister!"

Celia replied as if flaring up.

Seeing Celia like that, Leo chuckled.

"Anyway, seriously."

Celia frowned and glared at Leo, who was teasing her.

While exchanging daily conversation, Celia recalled her deal with Chen Sia.

To set up Leo and Chen Sia as partners.

In fact, Celia was planning to go to the dance party with Leo this time.

It was true that a strange current was flowing between Celia and Abad.

When they were young, they gritted their teeth and competed to beat each other, but as they had known each other for a long time, the moment they recognized each other as romantic interests, they became close in an instant.

But no matter what, it was Celia, a direct descendant of Zerdinger, and Abad, the heir of Rwelin.

Just by the two of them going to the dance party, a huge scandal was sure to erupt.

'She would surely be tormented greatly by Father or Uncle Jiss.'

If various rumors spread with the heir of Rwelin, who was not a sworn enemy but also a rival, her father might immediately fly to Lumerne.

'If her relationship with Abad develops further, it would eventually come to that, but…'

It is human psychology to want to take a beating as late as possible.

As for Celia, she wanted to postpone such a situation as much as possible.

'Crucially, Chelsea. That guy is sure to act fiercely.'

For various reasons, Celia intended to make Leo her partner, as always.

But as long as Chen Sia had something on her, she couldn't do that.

'But I can't just straightforwardly push her to go with Chen Sia either.'

Celia glanced at Leo.

'Though he doesn't seem like it, Leo has a subtly twisted side to him.'

And surprisingly, he has a mischievous side that likes to tease people.

If she straightforwardly pushed Chen Sia, he would not only see through that she had a weakness, but there was also a high possibility he would just say no for no reason.

'First, I have to stop all those trying to approach Leo.'

Whether Leo and Chen Sia could become partners couldn't be guaranteed.

'But if I actively help Sia, at least she won't spread rumors about my relationship with Abad.'

It was when Celia clenched her fist and steeled her resolve.

"Ah! Class rep!"

Illiana, who was entering the classroom with Nella, spotted Leo and ran over with a bright face.

"Hey! Hey! To this dance party, with me…!"

"Illiana. Talk to me for a moment."

"Huh? Oh? Why? I didn't break any school rules!"

Celia was also a disciplinary committee member.

So Illiana was often caught violating school rules and interrogated by Celia.

Thanks to that, there was a sufficient reason to separate Illiana from Leo.

Seeing the flustered Illiana, Celia spoke coolly.

"You'll know if you follow me."

Celia, who spoke coolly, dragged Illiana away.

"Wait! I have something to say to the class rep! This is an overreach of authority!"

Illiana protested with an unjustly treated expression.

"Illiana seems to have done something wrong again."

As Nella smiled and sat beside Leo, Leo tilted his head.

"Well. I thought she'd been behaving recently?"

Only Leo felt doubt, but all the other students in the Knightry Department were in an atmosphere that Illiana had done something wrong.

Just as Illiana was complaining about being unjustly treated and being dragged out of the classroom, Chen Sia and Duran happened to enter through the doorway.

In their hands were today's class materials.

Duran, who saw Celia and Illiana, clicked his tongue.

"Illiana Raden seems to have done something wrong again."

"No, I haven't! I'm truly being wronged!"

Illiana made a tearful face.

Regardless of that, Celia dragged Illiana out of the classroom.

As Chen Sia and Duran placed the class materials on the professor's desk, Nella, who was beside Leo, tried to stand up and let out an 'Ah' of exclamation.

Because the female students of the Knightry Department rushed en masse around Duran.

With a slightly awkward smile, Nella sat back down.

Meanwhile, Chen Sia approached Leo.

"What mistake has Miss Illiana made again?"

"Well. She really did look wronged, but… if her usual conduct had been a bit more proper, she wouldn't have ended up like that, would she?"

As Leo shook his head from side to side, Chen Sia chuckled softly.

Just then, Duran, leaving the female students behind, approached.

Seeing Duran like that, just as Nella was about to open her mouth.

"Leo Flobe. Come with me, Professor Ain is calling you."

"Really? Okay."

Duran, taking only Leo, immediately left the classroom.

At that sight, Nella once again clicked her tongue.

"Even Duran is so cold."

"That's true."

Nella, who had been smiling wryly, looked at Chen Sia with a puzzled expression.

"By the way, Sia, aren't you going to ask Leo to go to the dance party with you?"

"Hmm. As for Leo, he's surprisingly twisted, you see. If I ask him to go, he'll probably say no, won't he?"

"Ah, indeed, Leo does have that subtle side to him."

"I need to make sure Leo naturally brings it up himself."

"Good luck."

"Hehe, thanks for the support."

***

For the 2nd and 3rd year students of the Magic Department, today's first class period was free.

Kal, from early in the morning, was about to go towards the Summoning Department to meet Eliza.

But Chelsea caught Kal.

"Kal."

"Oh! Chelsea, what's up! As you can see, I'm a bit busy!"

"I have something I want to discuss with you because of Brother Leo. Can't you spare a little time?"

'Oh, ho? It's like the whole pumpkin vine came in, isn't it?'

Chelsea was Kal's third person of interest.

Lil was threatening because she had one wish from Leo, and Celia was dangerous because Leo might ask her to go first.

'Celia is fine for now.'

Kal could do nothing about the Knightry Department's class.

But there was Chen Sia in the Knightry Department's class.

The calculation was that Chen Sia, who was aiming for Leo's partner spot, would keep Celia in check.

'And Leo also has a twisted side, so even if Chen Sia offers to be partners, there's a high chance he won't immediately accept.'

But Chelsea was different.

'Chelsea has adopted the younger sibling position, you see.'

Because of that, Leo tends to readily grant Chelsea's requests.

If it's Chelsea's request, he might immediately grant it without showing a twisted reaction.

So he had been contemplating countermeasures for Chelsea, but Chelsea coincidentally asked Kal for advice on this matter first.

'I'm sorry to Chelsea, but. For the sake of my comfortable second semester.'

Kal knows all too well that Elena is subtly narrow-minded.

If she keeps being ill-tempered, Kal can't handle it.

So he had to appease her as much as possible.

"If it's about Leo, the dance party?"

"Yeah. It would be best to ask Brother Leo to go with me right away, right?"

"Hmm. My thoughts are a little different."

"Huh?"

Chelsea showed a flustered expression.

"Leo will be popular anyway. So there will be many requests from everywhere asking him to be their partner, won't there?"

"That's… right?"

"If there are many requests, Leo will also be conflicted, you see. In such a situation, if you act as usual, isn't there a high chance that Leo will ask you to go first?"

"That's definitely true, isn't it?"

Chelsea was impressed.

"Heh, what do you think of my solution?"

"As expected of Kal!"

In fact, Kal's advice was the method most likely to increase Chelsea's chances of being chosen as Leo's partner.

'If things were normal, that is.'

Kal inwardly made a meaningful expression.

'Unless I subtly spread a rumor to Leo that Chelsea is going with Abad, that is.'

"Thank you! Kal!"

Seeing his friend leave with an innocent smile, he felt a pang of conscience, but Kal decided to be ruthless.

Kal left the Magic Department area.

A short while later.

"Where on earth did Senior Kal go?"

It was when Juen frowned, looking for Kal.

"Excuse me."

"What brings a Knightry Department student to the Magic Department area?"

"Is Senior Kal here?"

The figure of Millia, the top student of the 1st-year Knightry Department, talking to a 2nd-year Magic Department student, came into view.

"Kal? Why Senior Kal?"

"I have something to ask of him."

Juen interrupted the two people's conversation.

"Is Senior Kal sleeping in his room?"

"Huh? Senior Kal just left earlier…"

"He's sleeping, right?"

"…Yeah. Seems like he's sleeping?"

The classmate, who had a puzzled expression at Juen's words, nodded his head.

"I see."

Millia bowed her head politely.

Seeing Millia like that, Juen smiled faintly.

"Come again later."

"No."

"Huh?"

"If the prey isn't in its nest, I have to go out and look for it."

Watching Millia's departing figure, smiling softly, Juen curled up the corners of her lips.