Chapter 75: A Solitary Lunch, But an Incident

And thus, Rest’s school life began.

Attending various classes and deepening friendships with classmates.

He was able to lead a relatively smooth school life.

However… About two weeks after enrolling in such a school, he suddenly found himself involved in a disturbance.

During a certain lunch break.

That day, the Rosemary sisters were having a tea party with their female friends, so Rest was unusually alone.

In this educational institution for nobles, there were several salons on campus that students could use if they applied in advance.

(For nobles, tea parties are places for gathering information. Seems like it’s a ladylike pastime.)

Although he usually ate lunch with the sisters, who were provided with lunch from the Marquis’ house, today he decided to have lunch at the cafeteria, as it was a rare opportunity.

Since he didn’t have a class until the first period in the afternoon, he could take his time eating.

He was walking down the hallway at a more leisurely pace than usual, heading for the cafeteria when suddenly he heard a loud bang, like something exploding.

“Huh…!”

Startled by the sudden explosion, Rest tensed up.

There was no mistake… that sound just now was from an explosion caused by fire attribute magic.

Wondering where the sound came from, he looked around the hallway… and saw smoke rising from a classroom at the end.

“That’s… the classroom for class D!?”

That was the classroom for first-year class D.

Students were rushing out of the classroom in a panic, while on the contrary, onlookers were gathering.

“……!”

Rest, while remaining cautious, approached the problematic classroom and peered inside among the onlookers.

Inside, a male student was lying in the center of the classroom.

“Ugh… ah…”

“No way! Franz! Franz!”

The collapsed male student’s clothes were charred black, and he had burns all over his body.

He was breathing weakly, indicating that he was alive, but… immediate treatment was necessary to prevent his life from being in danger.

A female student was clinging to the collapsed male student, desperately calling out his name and crying out.

“Hmph… How foolish. Touching this sacred body is an act of disrespect.”

And… looking down on the two was a familiar male figure.

It was the Third Prince, Rodel Iwood, who caused a disturbance by barging into the classroom of Class A right after the entrance ceremony.

“Hey, what’s going on?”

“Um… who are you…?”

“Never mind that, just tell me what happened.”

When Rest caught hold of the male student who seemed to be from Class D and asked, he explained the situation.

“The Prince approached one of the female students and… asked her to have a meal with him. Then the boyfriend of that female student tried to stop them, which led to an argument, and that guy ended up grabbing the Prince’s arm…”

“I can’t believe it… he used magic? In a place like this classroom?”

Surprised, Rest asked, and the male student nodded.

To think that he would use an attack magic to nearly kill someone just because he was interrupted while flirting… I had heard he was a foolish prince, but I didn’t expect him to go this far.

(What feudalism… no, maybe it’s just this prince being an idiot…)

“You’ve dirtied my clothes. You, woman, take responsibility.”

“See, His Highness said so! Get up and leave!”

“No way!”

One of Rodel’s entourage grabbed the arm of the female student and forced her to stand up.

If Rest’s memory served him right, the man was referred to as “Son of Count Dora” by Celestine.

Beside Rodel was another member of his entourage, a small man who smirked and sent lewd glances to the resisting female student, looking at her chest and skirt.

“Please, let me treat Franz! If we leave him like this, Franz will die…!”

“I don’t care about the scum commoner. Don’t make me wait any longer.”

Despite the female student’s plea, Rodel coldly replied.

Although his tone was cold… Rodel’s gaze was directed at the female student’s thighs peeking out from her skirt.

I had heard that Rodel was fond of women, and it seemed to be true.

(What should I do about this?)

Rest grimaced bitterly as he narrowed his eyes at the arrogant scene unfolding before him.

Emotionally… of course, he wanted to intervene.

Anyone with a decent sense of morality would surely feel uncomfortable witnessing such scenes unfolding in a classroom.

(But… it would be troublesome to attract the attention of that idiotic prince.)

Even if he intervened here, no doubt someone would criticize him.

No matter how royal he may be, this was clearly going too far.

(But… the prince won’t be expelled or executed, will he?)

From what he heard from Celestine, this prince was indeed a despicable man, but he seemed to have powerful backers.

It wouldn’t be easy for him to be expelled and resolved just like that.

(Given that prince’s personality, he’s definitely going to hold a grudge. It would be fine if it’s just me, but it would be troublesome if Viola and Primula got involved…)

The two of them couldn’t afford to be targeted by Rodel.

But… even so, ignoring it and walking away would be wrong.

(A man who abandons and runs away here is not worthy of Viola and Primula… Can I disappoint them like that?)

Rest had decided that he wouldn’t do anything that would shame him in front of the Rosemary sisters who chose him.

He couldn’t just turn a blind eye to the harm in front of him and passively accept it.

“Shall we…?”

He wouldn’t overlook the misdeeds of that prince.

But… without attracting attention, he would deal with him without being noticed.

That’s all. Isn’t it a simple matter?

“[Smoke Curtain]” 

As Rest activated his magic, a white curtain of smoke enveloped the interior of the classroom of Class D.

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