Chapter 14-15: 【Academy Arc】Hardships

I was preparing for my enrollment at the National Magic Academy.

The entrance ceremony would be held three months to go, and as I remembered back in my past life, there was still a lot of time to spend before the time came, and it applied to this world as well.

However, because of my status as a crown prince, it could not be like that, and I noticed from how busy and in a hurry Nina was.

Well, as an argument, I could say that those tasks and duties had nothing to do with me.

As I was living as a commoner in my past life who had no much freedom, this situation was too hard for me. Even if I slept, my surroundings would do everything for me and it made me always felt I was living an easy life.

Therefore, I unconsciously always gave my gratitude to them or sometimes gave them a gift as my appreciation.

However, I could not let the maids take care of me all the time, and recently the things that I needed to do by myself increased little by little.

I wondered when I started to notice that days flew very fast.

I missed those days when I still thought that three months were still far away.

If I could illustrate it, my current mental state was just like the last day of the summer holiday.

While my mind was still full of those thoughts, the carriage that brought me was heading to the National Magic Academy.

“Your Highness, we have arrived. Finally, the time has come.”

“You’re right.”

When we arrived at the destination, Nina opened the door of the carriage and installed the foothold near it.

“Now now, let’s go to the entrance gate and take a photo! We got a large amount of magical stone for projection from His Majesty and Her Majesty, so you can take as many pictures as you like!”

Full of enthusiasm, Nina encouraged me to take some pictures in front of the entrance gate of the academy.

Even this was a different world, this kind of situation was just the same, huh.

“Y-you are late Your Highness Claude!! How long are you going to make me wait!”

◆ Ch 15: Continuous Shooting Function

When I reached the area around the academy entrance, the voice that I loved very much came inside my ears.

That voice filled with expression and it made her just like a different person if you compared it with the old her.

Just listening to that voice made my heart full of happiness, as I was flooded with that happiness.

And when I turned my gaze towards the direction where I heard the voice which was in front of the entrance gate, there was Risha who was raising her eyebrows a little bit while she was looking at me.

But well, I could read through her expression that looked like she was telling “I am mad, you know!” and the words she used when she was calling me, which was just her way of hiding her shyness.

Moreover, she was barely raising her eyebrows, while usually the corners of her eyes were hanging just like a typical villainess would have, and hiding her mouth with a hand-fan. However, I knew that behind that fan, the corners of her lips were rising and she couldn’t help but make a smile.

It was just a calm that came after a storm. Just the day after my visit, the Kvist couple talked with their daughter’s heart to heart and told them about their thoughts and feelings. As a result, since that day, they connected with the sisters equally in a good way, and after I saw the result with my own eyes, I was very happy.

And looking at Risha right now, maybe she actually had a bright personality.

I was not sure if it was related to the environment where she was raised, but I felt that her tsundere character was getting a little bit stronger, but it was still in my tolerable range.

Rather, she was now able to express her feelings without being afraid.

It was not a fruitless effort.

And the interesting result was that Risha, the elder sister, became a tomboyish girl, while Liliana, the younger sister, understood that she had done a lot of mistakes in her life, and now she had grown a lot more mature as one would think that she was a different person from her past self.

Maybe it was because from the beginning their personalities were in contrast to each other, and although they changed, their personalities now were still in contrast to each other?

“I am sorry for making you wait, my beloved Risha.”

“Uhh….”

As I lost in my own thoughts, I closed the distance between Risha and me. I scooped up her beautiful blonde hair, kissed it, and whispered my apology and love words near the ears.

If I in the past life saw the current me, he would definitely do a somersault and spit sugar out of his mouth.

The phrase “It is limited to the true handsome man” had embodied my body, and I indeed took a little mental damage from it. However, when I looked at Risha stunned and flushing red, this embarrassment was not hurt nor tickled, rather, the urge to do it again was stronger.

“Well then, Your Highness, Risha-sama! I will take the picture, so please straighten your back-!”

After watching us with warm eyes, Nina took some pictures—–

Kashashashashashashashashashashashashashashashashashashashashashashashasha!!

——using the continuous shooting function.

Yes, today the kingdom was as peaceful as always.

However, the reality was far crueler and I still did not know that Risha was still isolated in loneliness in the academy.