I spotted one thing after the tiring assembly with Bella. The primary is that Liel is extra fashionable than I anticipated, and the second is…….

‘Those that like Liel would possibly maintain a detailed eye on me.’

I cradled my thick ebook tightly in my arms with my eyes extensive open.

Luckily, I grew to become shut sufficient to Bella sufficient to alternate room numbers together with her, however that is in all probability a really uncommon case.

If there was a subsequent time, it was extremely possible that it will not finish nicely.

I by no means thought the karma of getting a good-looking pal would come again like this!

‘I gained’t be dragged twice.’

Because of this, I appeared round with fierce eyes all the best way to the classroom with Melissa.

I caught Melissa’s eye now and again as she checked out me like I used to be a wierd particular person.

Was the best way to the lecture room this far? I used to be diligently scanning left and proper with a critical expression on the time.

“Lucy!”

Somebody known as me from behind.

Feeling a wierd sense of oddity, I appeared again in shock.

“Why?”

I made a mistake. I ought to have appeared behind my again if I needed to look in every single place.

Once I blamed myself and stared at the one that known as me, a classmate with cute pigtails took a step again from me with a puzzled expression.

“Huh? No, it’s…… You had been late for sophistication 3 of economics just a few days in the past. At the moment, the professor gave us an project…… Oh, simply to let you understand…….”

“Oh, actually?”

“There’s nothing else that overlaps together with your class, so I known as you to inform you now…… Did the opposite members inform you already?”

“Oh, no. I simply came upon since you advised me. Thanks. Look, so your title is…….”

“It’s Karen Poltina. I do know your names. Lucy and Melissa. Since we all know one another now, let’s greet one another sooner or later. See you within the classroom later!”

Karen disappeared, displaying outstanding sociability, as if she actually had nothing else to do.

As I waved my hand within the path the place Karen disappeared with a puzzled expression, I shortly got here to my senses and hurriedly lined my mouth.

‘I’ve yet one more pal……!’

I used to be so comfortable that I couldn’t even communicate correctly.

It was Melissa who opened her mouth first, beating me first.

“……I didn’t know there can be anybody else in addition to you who knew my title…”

Melissa, who pouted her lips and dyed her cheeks crimson, murmured in a blurry voice.

Seeing Melissa comfortable, I felt double the enjoyment.

‘There are a variety of good children on the academy.’

If we carry on like this, gained’t we’ve got greater than 10 associates sooner or later?

“Lucy.”

Once I was imagining it alone, another person known as me this time.

Is there anybody else who desires to be associates with me?

“What?”

Once I smiled brightly and turned my head to the opposite aspect, I observed a classmate with a transparent look of nervousness. It was clearly a special environment than Karen.

“Is it true that you just’re courting Liel?”

Like Karen, she went straight to the purpose.

I can’t consider there’s already a child in our faculty yr who fell in love with Liel.

When Liel’s title got here out of my classmate’s mouth, I instantly made a face.

Lastly, my probability to convey up my ready assertion has come.

“……Why don’t you introduce your self first?”

Melissa spoke to our classmate earlier than I might open my mouth. In contrast to Karen, it was a tone filled with hostility.

Maybe she observed Melissa’s hostility, our classmate hurriedly revealed her title with a panicked look.

“Ce, Cecil Roas……. I’m sorry. I’m too impolite, proper?”

“You shouldn’t apologize to me.”

Melissa narrowed her eyes and turned her head backwards coyly. It appeared that she was indignant for me.

Melissa is loyal……!

I used to be so touched that my facial muscle groups nearly loosened once more.

“Cecil, Liel and I are simply associates.”

I stated with a decided expression as a lot as I might.

Because of my observe prematurely, my ready assertion got here out easily.

“Huh? However…….”

Cecil, whom I believed can be relieved, blinked a number of instances as if she couldn’t consider it. And so did Melissa.

Why are you…?

“It’s true. We’ve been shut since we had been younger, so we simply look shut, however we’re not going out.”

“However you and Liel…… You two go round holding arms.”

Oh, you noticed that too.

It wouldn’t be an excessive amount of of a stretch, since I used to hang around with Liel. It has been my behavior since I used to be younger.

It’s already been over per week since I entered the academy, so there’s a couple of witness.

However I fake to not know.

“What’s the large deal about holding arms?”

I didn’t lie.

I can maintain arms, fold arms and hug not solely with Liel but in addition with folks I believe I’m near.

Since I solely have Liel as a pal, I haven’t been capable of do it up till now…….

“But it surely’s an excessive amount of for a pal…….”

Irrespective of how a lot I clarify, they don’t consider it, and Cecil’s third “however” has already come out of her mouth.

As a final resort, I had no selection however to tug the final straw.

“Melissa!”

I reached out to Melissa, with the intention of holding her shortly. However to be trustworthy, my intention was not pure because it was primarily based on self-interest1.

Melissa, who had no concept what I used to be pondering, was alternately taking a look at me and my arms.

After a quick hesitation, Melissa lastly reached out. Quickly she blushed and stated, her eyes closed tightly.

“Oh, I’m not prepared but…”

Her reply was rejection.

I, I obtained dumped.

“Ha, anyway! Mates can maintain arms……!”

I nearly cried due to the shock of being rejected, however I endured it one way or the other.

“Oh, yeah. That’s proper. I’m sorry…….”

Quite the opposite, Cecil apologized to me.

I felt sorry for myself and at her seemingly pressured sympathy.

Cecil returned nearly instantly when the dialog was nearly over, however I floundered in shock for some time after being rejected by Melissa.

Melissa is shy, so she’s reserved. Not as a result of she doesn’t like me, however as a result of she’s shy.

“Why did you lie?”

As quickly as we arrived within the classroom, Melissa, who sat within the entrance seat, requested in a small voice.

“Huh? What?”

I by no means lied.

As I used to be nonetheless in shock, I moved my neck and gazed instantly at Melissa.

Melissa, who met my eyes, trembled.

“You and Liel usually are not simply associates. Even when she exhibits curiosity in Liel, why do it’s important to maintain it a secret that you just’re courting him?”

Melissa quickly requested the query once more, controlling her embarrassed face.

Because of Melissa, I needed to flounder underneath one other shock following her rejection.

“……? No, we’re not. We’re actually not courting

“What?”

“What?”

“……You’re actually not going out?”

“We’re actually not courting.”

“It’s ridiculous. I don’t know in case you’re engaged or……. I believed it was one thing like that.”

“What?”

Me and Liel?

She even misunderstood that we had been engaged past courting.

That was absolute nonsense.

“You and Senior had been displaying affection even within the momentary dormitory the place we stayed for some time earlier than coming into faculty.”

“D, did you do not forget that?!”

“How can I overlook that?”

She hasn’t stated something about it up to now, so I believed Melissa didn’t bear in mind.

She remembered and pretended she didn’t?

“It’s not what you suppose, we had been simply in a technique of preventing and reconciling…… It’s not a love affair anyway!”

“…….”

Melissa shut up for a second. She gave the impression to be pondering exhausting about one thing.

“Sure, in case you say it isn’t, it’s not.”

Instantly, Melissa nodded her head, as if she would consider me.

“Since you’re not going to misinform me, your pal.”

Melissa muttered together with her chin clutched in her hand. It was a really Melissa-like look as I attempted to cover my embarrassment.

꧁꧂

After the lecture, I glued myself to the door of the classroom and checked the hallway to see if anybody was there.

The youngsters who took the identical lecture as me had already disappeared.

It was not till I confirmed that the hallway was empty that I let go of my hand holding the door with a sigh of reduction.

“What’s unsuitable with you?”

Melissa, who waited for me silently, ultimately couldn’t maintain again and requested.

“You noticed it, too. I’ve to deal with myself as a lot as I can any further. I’m certain individuals who likes Liel are holding a detailed eye on me.”

“……You imply, like Cecil, different folks misunderstand between you and him, and also you’re fearful that you just’ll have a misunderstanding for no motive, proper?”

“Proper, I used to be known as by a senior within the third grade just a few days in the past…”

“What? Why didn’t you inform me?”

“Huh? Nothing occurred, and we obtained alongside higher after that.”

“…….”

What is that this?

Melissa’s expression was precisely like that. I didn’t say it as a result of I used to be embarrassed…….

“Anyway, I’ve already been known as as soon as, however there’s no assure that I gained’t be known as once more! So I attempt to blur my presence as a lot as potential and shield myself.”

“…… Lucy.”

Melissa known as me in a solemn voice.

“You’re Lucy Seywint.”

“Proper…?”

“You stated you had been the following inheritor to the Marquis of Seywint.”

So what’s unsuitable with that?

“……do you suppose the Marquis is a pushover?”

Melissa’s expression was like saying ‘What’s unsuitable with you?’ Solely then did I perceive what Melissa was attempting to say.

She meant that so long as I used to be an inheritor of Marquis Seywint, nobody would contact me.

In fact, Melissa is correct, however I do know very nicely that the world doesn’t run on widespread sense alone.

‘There are loopy folks on the earth who get blinded with love and commit issues they shouldn’t, Melissa…’

One is near me too.

Liel was a person who went loopy past creativeness and even imprisoned his sister for liking her.

He’s effective now, however within the authentic, he was actually mad in love.

So I couldn’t assure that there wouldn’t be one other particular person like that.

‘…however nobody would do something crazier than Liel.….’

No matter it’s, I didn’t wish to be a sufferer of such love.

t/n: Lucy desires to carry arms with Melissa anyway so she took this chance to take action