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Let’s turn the time back a bit, Jake and Ethan were staring at each other in the firstyear classroom.
The tall Ethan is looked up by the smaller Jake.
They look furious at each other.
“Say it again”
Ethan responds to Jake’s low voice question in a cold voice.
“You don’t worthy of Miss Aare. Do you really think that you, who can’t even become the crown prince even without pushing your brother aside, can be with the lovely Miss Aare?”
Ethan’s words cause Jake to have a blue streak on his forehead.
“The man who pushed his brother out of the way and took the heir apparent’s position sure is different. It seems that the self-proclaimed genius-dono is unable to measure the abilities of others. ―― You think I’m inferior to my brother?”
There is a lot of noise and words are being said, and the people around them are anxious.
Ethan’s language is extremely disrespectful and goes too far, even considering his status as a student.
Even Jake seems to have forgotten that he was warned by the school to refrain from talking about topics that might touch on the issue of succession rights.
The first-year students start to make a fuss over the situation.
“Where’s Princess Erika?!”
“She left already because she had a doctor’s appointment today.”
“T-Then, where’s Oskar-sama?!”
“――He just left the classroom like normal because he was going to meet his girlfriend.”
“Why?! How can he leave in this situation?!”
Even the first-year students were bewildered by Oskar’s lack of common sense.
Then the gaze turns to the girl who seems to be able to contain the situation.
――It’s Finley.
Several of the girls approach Finley and ask her to calm the scene.
“Finley-san, can I ask you for a small favor?”
Finley, who guessed what was meant, let out a deep sigh and got up from her seat.
“You want me to do something using my brother’s name? Understood.”
Since entering the school, she had been forced into this kind of hassle more often.
Finley is also used to this role and approaches Jake and Ethan to talk to them.
“May I have a moment, both of you?”
Jake and Ethan turn to face Finley, who is using a soft voice and behaving modestly, but they’re giving off the vibe that they’re about to explode with rage.
Finley asks the two of them.
“Everyone is troubled, so why don’t you call it a day? If it gets any worse, it will be troublesome for both of you, won’t it? Right?”
Considering each other’s position, it would be better to pull back here.
She thought they would both be smart enough to realize that, but Finley’s prediction was easily missed.
“Shut up, Bartfalt. Even if your brother comes out, I’m not going to forgive him.” When Jake shows no intention of backing down, Ethan laughs mockingly.
“That’s a great nerve. For a prince who can do nothing without the duke’s backing, let’s just say it’s an admirable resolve. ――Bartfalt-san, I can’t back down either.” Neither of them wanted to back down.
The fact that it was one woman who caused this problem is problematic.
Finley is about to cry.
“No, ano, this is not a good idea.”
The atmosphere in the classroom was even worse when even Finley could not persuade them.
Some of the students appear to run away.
Then one female student stood up with her hands vigorously on the desk.
“How long are you going to keep bickering!?”
When everyone’s gazes ―― gathered on Mia, the classroom became quiet.
Mia is slightly embarrassed, but scolds Jake and Ethan.
“If you’re a man, you should fight fair and square!!” The classroom is full of noise.
Jake and Ethan looked at each other and remained silent.
Mia did not like their attitude.
“It’s so pathetic for boys to be bickering. Even a person who is liked by the two of you would be disillusioned if she saw you like this.”
Perhaps the two imagined Aare’s disappointment, and it was unnerving.
Mia presses on.
“If you’re a man and have a girl you like, you should head-on match!” Looking down, Jake and Ethan were accepting Mia’s words.
“You’re right. I was out of my mind. I don’t think Aare would be pleased by a verbal
fight.”
“Was it Mia, the foreign exchange student? You’ve just woken me up. Surely, she won’t be pleased.”
Mia smiles at their enthusiastic attitude.
“I see you both understand! That’s right. You both should confess your feelings fairly and square――”
The fair game Mia envisioned was for the two of them to confess their feelings to Aare. And yet, Jake and Ethan stare at each other.
“I don’t have gloves, but let’s have a fair and square duel for Aare. We’ll duel with armor, shall we.”
When Jake challenges Ethan to a duel, Ethan brushes his bangs away with his hand.
“It’s a clean, fair, and square duel. I have no complaints. I’m just worried that I might injure you. You are a prince, after all.”
When Ethan agrees to a duel, the buzz of the students grows louder.
“It’s a duel!”
“A duel over a single woman ―― that’s the most exciting event!” “It’s getting fun!”
The students, who had panicked earlier, were now excited.
Mia alone is confused.
“Eh? Ano? Ah, A-re? Why a duel? All you have to do is confess, right?!”
People around Mia are not listening to her suggestion, and the topic of the duel became lively.
When Finn returns to the classroom, Mia runs out and cries.
“Knight-samaaa!”
“What’s wrong, Mia?! What happened? Did someone bully you? ――Tell me who did it. I’ll make them regret it immediately.”
To a concerned Finn, Mia tells him that she is responsible for causing people to kill each other.
“Because of Mia, there will be a duel.”
“――What?”
Making fearful faces, Finn turned to Leon, who had been standing behind him.
“What does it mean?”
Leon scratches his head and mutters in amazement at the noisy first-year students.
“Don’t worry about it. It’s a tradition.”
“The duel is?!”
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