
"You're finally here, Claus." Dina placed her hands on her waist and glared at me.
“Hai, brother.” I greet him. Behind me, Daisy bowed a little.
"You're so relaxed, huh?" Dina squinted her eyes. "Don't you know the commotion you caused yesterday?"
“He tried to hurt Andrea. In fact, I regret not killing him yesterday.”
Dina looked at me and sighed deeply. "You ... Ha ... What am I going to do with you?"
I smiled and hugged him suddenly. Dina put on a shocked expression before trying to escape from my embrace.
"… What are you doing? There was someone else here .." He whispered so softly that no one else heard.
I grinned mischievously but let go. Then I greeted the others.
"Good morning, Andrea, Iris."
Iris returned the greeting with a polite expression and Andrea turned red and nodded shyly. Dina narrowed her eyes and shifted her gaze between Andrea and me, but when she failed to find anything wrong, she put aside her suspicions.
“By the way, we need to talk about the incident last night.” Dina had a serious expression. “Brother, I thought you overreacted yesterday.I heard that Andre's family complained to the institute and the emperor after knowing what happened. They asked you to be severely punished for hurting a noble.”
I looked at Dina and shrugged my shoulders. “Don't worry about that, they can't do anything to me. After all, the trash was the first one to go wrong. If they dare to take things too far, I will only accuse Andre of drugging and trying to rape a noble. There were so many witnesses that Andre could not let go of the accusation.”
Dina breathed helplessly. "You're right, but I doubt they'll leave things like this."
I grinned and showed a cold look. “They can try.”
“... Please show a little more attention, Claus.” Dina smiled wryly.
At that moment, someone knocked on the door of OSIS.
Two women enter the room. One was Katherine, who wore a tight dress that matched her serious style, and the other was Rose.
Rose had a surprised expression when she saw me, but before she could greet me, Katherine spoke first.
"Dina, is Claus here yet?" Katherine greeted my sister before setting her sights on me. He then looked at me with a cold look. "Claus, I think you need to give me an explanation."
“I don't think.” I replied nonchalantly. I'm getting tired of this.
An angry expression appeared on Katherine's face. “Claus, let me remind you that this place is not a palace! If you do something like this again, I promise you that things won't end easily for you!”
"Oh? However, if someone dares to do such a thing again, I will act like it once again.”
Katherine's eyes narrowed. His body stiffened and a strong pressure spread within the room. I smiled and answered kindly. Perhaps because the fight against Rose was more intense than I expected, my battle intent was currently at an all-time high.
What's more, I don't like Katherine's attitude. Katherine's been prejudiced by me. In this situation, even if I take a humble position and apologize for the incident last night, the impact on me will not improve.
So why not fight? I'm sure that defeat will lower his pride.
I wonder if Katherine will be able to suppress me as much as Rose in the fight.
Just as we were about to take out our weapons, Dina stepped between us with a look of despair.
He's correct. Daisy, Andrea, Rose, and Iris, looked at us with tense expressions.
Dina then placed her hand on Katherine's shoulder. “You are also Katherine, although Claus' actions are too heavy, in fact he helped Andrea. What do you think would have happened if Claus hadn't stopped Andre last night?
“And you Claus, remember that Katherine is the leader of the guard committee.You must show her respect.”
Katherine snorted and I smiled amusedly. The two of us then retracted our fighting intentions.
“... Be grateful that Dina is here today.”
“I don't think I should thank you.” I replied with a relaxed smile.
Katherine glared at me for a few seconds before turning around with a cold expression on her face. "Rose, let's go."
“Y-Yes!” Rose looked at me apologizing and followed Katherine.
As soon as Katherine left, the girls heaved a sigh of relief.
"To be honest, I don't understand why your relationship with Kathe is so bad, Claus." Daisy smiled bitterly and shook her head. "I never saw Kathe so angry like today …"
“Is that? I think he just wants to fight me, though. ” I answered half-heartedly.
"Huh?" Dina tilted her head in confusion, but I just put on a brooding expression. “Why is he like that?”
"… What do you mean?" ask Dina.
"No. I'm talking to myself.”
Mmm. I need to find an opportunity to talk to Katherine. Something was strange about his attitude.
Even if he didn't like the way I handled the incident last night, it wasn't enough of an excuse to show me so much hostility. Besides, she knew about the reason I acted that way. Her impression of me should have improved after learning about what I was doing to protect Andrea.
Instead, he behaved more aggressively. Moreover, his enmity seemed somewhat forced.
(Maybe.) I thought of a possibility, but I couldn't confirm it without sufficient evidence.
While I was deep in thought, someone knocked on the door again.
"Hmm? We sure have a lot of visitors today. ” Dina showed a slightly surprised expression and opened the door.
A servant girl was outside the door. He bowed towards Dina and greeted her with a respectful tone.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
Dina showed a surprised expression. Rarely does one show such courtesy in the schoolyard. After all, everyone should be equal in this institution.
“You...” Dina tried to remember the identity of the girl, but the girl spoke first.
“I'm looking for His Majesty, Prince Claus. Miss Clara wants to talk to him.”
(Writer's Note: Clara is her fiance if you forget.)