Chapter 64: The First Lesson of the Storm (1)
"I think... their gazes are a little scary. It's definitely not what you think. And don't you think that the atmosphere between the three of them is a little strange?"
"Oh, are you two close enough to be able to detect when the other person is in a strange mood?"
Leonard obviously didn't take Alfred's words seriously and continued to make sarcastic jokes.
"Reynard, stop joking. I'm serious."
"…Maybe something happened between them because of you."
Leonard was stunned for a moment, then looked at Alfred with a serious expression.
"Because of me?"
"Do you really not understand, or are you pretending to be confused? For the sake of our friendship, I will reluctantly warn you in advance. Watch out for your back, and don't piss off those girls."
Leonard's words were so serious that Alfred was speechless.
"…Your warning is as good as not saying anything…"
"You can only figure this out on your own. Anyway, just be careful not to have too much fun and end up getting stabbed by a woman."
Leonard seemed to have remembered something horrible, and his expression suddenly became distorted with fear.
"It is said that before I was born, one of my father's half-brothers was framed by three women he had affairs with because he spent all his time drinking and partying outside. He ended up dying tragically on the street."
"…Why would I remind you of that…"
Thinking of Emilia holding him in her arms while sleeping last night, Alfred shut his mouth instantly.
In the future, I will definitely explain the matter of Emilia to Rose.
Otherwise, something like what Leonard said might really happen.
"Huh? Al, why are you suddenly silent?"
"No, nothing. We are in the classroom."
Alfred pointed to the classroom in front to change the subject.
Leonard's attention was drawn to something else, so he didn't pay much attention to the sudden interruption of the topic.
"Wow~ There are a lot of girls in Artemis and Athena's classes, and they all look cute... I really want to have a good chat with them."
(Who was warning me to be careful with my relationships with women?)
Seeing Leonard whispering with a crazy look on his face, Alfred sighed helplessly in his heart.
He pushed Leonard roughly and signaled Leonard to go into the classroom quickly.
Because of Michelle's negligence, the seven people in Noren's class only found out this morning that the first class was the Herbal Medicine Class.
They were already later than the other two classes, and it would not be good to continue wasting time.
Seven people sat down in the empty seats at the back of the classroom.
Alfred sat with Leonard.
Liliana and four other girls sat together.
Stephanie, who had always kept her distance from others, sat at a distance from the other girls and took out her textbooks and tools by herself.
"Oh~ Isn't this the celebrity at the beginning of the school year~"
The seemingly talkative boy sitting in front of the two turned around and greeted them.
"The man of the hour... could it be me?"
Alfred pointed at himself and asked awkwardly.
"Of course it's you, the eldest son of the Duke's family, Electra. Apart from you who severely punished the second-year student who was looking for trouble in order to protect your fiancée, who else caused the commotion?"
The boy responded with a mischievous smile.
"Daniel, you were so rude just now. I'm so sorry. If I have offended you in any way, I apologize on behalf of this idiot."
The girl next to Daniel grabbed his ear and bowed her head to apologize to Alfred.
"Susanna, there's no need for you to apologize. Elect is not someone who would care about such trivial matters, right?"
Daniel kept his ears pulled and winked at Alfred in a pose he thought looked very handsome.
"You idiot, stop talking. Elect will become a duke in the future, so you should show me some respect. Otherwise, it will be too rude!"
The girl named Susanna and Daniel seemed to be minor nobles who were born in remote areas far away from the political center of the empire.
If the territory is in the central part of the empire, or the student is from a noble family in the palace.
As long as he is the youngest child in a baronet's family, although he would not show an overly arrogant attitude, it would be impossible for him to be so respectful to Alfred.
The situation of Duke Elect's family in the empire is so delicate.
"But Susanna, you are lecturing me in front of Elect, which is also very rude to him, right?"
Daniel seemed to have seized a good opportunity and refuted Susanna with a sly smile.
"Ah! I'm really sorry for making you laugh."
"It doesn't matter, since this is Illya Alia, you two don't have to be respectful to me. Although you two should already know my name, my name is Alfred D. Elect."
Alfred gave a social smile and introduced himself.
"Ah... um, my name is Susanna B. Wojciechlin..."
Susanna said with a shy, coy smile.
"Pfft, Susanna, even if you show that crazy expression, it won't make Elector-san's heart flutter. After all, he has such a beautiful fiancée."
Daniel, who was grinning, was glared at by Susanna, and he coughed lightly with some fear.
"Um, my name is Daniel B. Theresa. If you don't mind, please just call me Daniel."
"I understand, Daniel, please call me by my first name from now on. This person over here is..."
"Renald M. Rockefeller, hum~ Such a great man~"
Leonard snorted in dissatisfaction because he was left out.
"It's really not cute at all for a boy to react like this, and it makes people feel a little corny..."
Alfred felt a little dumbfounded and put some distance between them.
"Hey, you three just left me alone, Al, and you actually said something like that, isn't that too much? Could it be that you are the kind of person who is only gentle to girls, and extremely cruel and ruthless to boys even if they are your friends!"
"Why should I be gentle to boys? I don't have that kind of fetish."
"Wow! Al, you're definitely going to be the kind of guy who abandons his best friends for a cute girl! No, maybe you already are."
"Stop talking nonsense."
"You two seem to have a pretty good relationship. Did you know each other before?"
Susanna heard Alfred and Reynard joking with each other and seemed to find it very funny and laughed.