My older sister is a villainous rich girl.

They're such weaklings, it's so embarrassing.

Wayne felt he needed to reassess Gore's combat prowess.

If you like it, just go for it! Be direct! Use all your "underhanded methods"!

Running away crying, is that even acceptable?!

Prince Richard simply sighed, "These girls are such a nuisance."

He looked extremely annoyed.

"Don't worry, this is a sweet trouble," Gavin teased.

"It's not something to worry about."

The three continued walking towards the cafeteria.

"Wayne, what I just said..."

"Your Highness, you're late. Chris has already seen it."

"Huh?" The prince looked surprised. "Yesterday? I thought she didn't like these new genres of drama."

"A new genre?" Wayne caught the word.

"These are works that are closer to our daily lives and created in response to real society, in contrast to the other classical schools that mainly praise gods and historical heroes," Richard explained. "A rough way of distinguishing them."

As if remembering something, he suddenly laughed and said, "Chris once said that those new school playwrights were all just trying to please the crowd, and only country folk would like to read what they wrote... I never imagined that she would have grown up so much without me even realizing it."

Dangerous!

An alarm went off in Wayne's mind.

[Richard's special Noble Phantasm - Interesting Woman] is now in effect!

"Ah, actually I dragged Sister Chris to see it, no wonder she didn't seem to like it much."

Lied.

Wayne lied.

Richard's smile did fade a little, but not long after, he sighed with great satisfaction, "She used to be very outspoken about things she didn't like, but now she knows how to be considerate of others."

He then patted Wayne on the shoulder to show his affection.

Damn! Self-deception is the most deadly trait. Are you trying to evolve into the ultimate simp?

Wayne's lips twitched, and he didn't want to say anything.

The cafeteria at Seonggye Academy was also beautifully constructed.

The glass is bright and the floor is spotless. I wonder how many employees work hard to keep it clean.

Inside the cafeteria, at one corner, there is a row of seats of distinctly different sizes.

The dining table was covered with a soft red tablecloth, and the chairs were not ordinary tree stumps, but high-end mahogany chairs with backrests, with special feather cushions on them and seat covers embroidered with lily patterns on the backrests.

Wayne paused when he saw the row of prominent seats.

He knew that as a member of the Lily Society, he had many privileges on campus, one of which was priority seating in the cafeteria.

Those premium seats are reserved for members of the Lily Society; ordinary students are absolutely not allowed to sit there, or they will face bullying.

The original female lead, who was originally innocent and naive, accidentally took the prince's place without realizing it, which led to a series of consequences.

Although I knew such a thing existed, I was still speechless when I saw it with my own eyes.

In this academy, members of the Lily Society and ordinary students are like two different species, even though everyone is a noble. It's unclear who initially set these rules, using various methods to divide students into different classes, constantly reminding them of their proper social standing.

Seeing that Wayne's gaze lingered on the Lily Society's area, the prince reminded him, "Wayne, you haven't joined the Lily Society yet, so you can't sit there. Let's have lunch together in the commoners' area today. I've already submitted your internal recommendation letter, and I believe the review results will be available soon. Before long, you'll be a member of the Lily Society."

Thank you so much.

In the storyline involving the First Prince and the original female lead, there's a scene where the First Prince eats with the original female lead in the regular area because she's not a member of the yuri club. However, the prince's thoughtfulness only intensifies the resentment the original female lead faces from the other girls.

Although this scene didn't happen in the anime because Chris intercepted it.

It seems that whether he is ten years old now or fifteen years old in the future, His Highness's approach to problem-solving is consistent, which at least shows that he is a maintainer of the existing order.

As more and more people ate in the cafeteria, some students who passed by and saw that the prince was sitting in the regular section looked surprised. But after discovering Wayne sitting opposite him, their surprise turned into understanding.

Some of the girls were so excited that even after they had taken their seats, they quickly picked up their plates and moved to a spot closer to the three of them.

In no time, all the empty seats near them were filled.

Richard looked helpless.

He hadn't expected that eating in the regular area would turn out like this; it was simply inconvenient to talk.

Surrounded by a group of strangers and constantly being met with ambiguous glances, Wayne felt extremely uncomfortable. He hastily ate a couple of mouthfuls of rice and quickly slipped away, saying, "I'm finished. I have other things to do later. You guys take your time eating! No rush."

Before the prince could react, Wayne made his escape.

"Wait a minute..."

Richard's calls from behind were ruthlessly ignored.

……

The atrium of the teaching area.

"This is terrifying! Is this what it's like to eat with a handsome guy?"

While sighing, Wayne strolled leisurely toward the workshop of the handicrafts department.

"Waaah...waaah..."

At the corner of the stairs, a girl was sitting there crying very sadly.

Wayne walked past her, then stepped back.

"Oh my, what a coincidence!"

He gave a slightly exaggerated greeting, then sat down next to her and stared at her.

"You...you go away," the girl sobbed.

"If you're going to cry, then cry already. Everyone else will be back from dinner soon, and you don't want them all watching your tears, do you?"

"Waaah—" Ge Li cried even harder.

"Tsk tsk tsk..." Wayne shook his head. "Your mental fortitude is lacking! And your lackey doesn't seem very bright either. Let's replace him."

"It's not like I wanted to take them in as followers. They clearly like His Highness, yet they still try to get close to him!"

His words were full of accusations against his followers.

"So you lost," Wayne concluded.

"W-what?"

My eyes are swollen from crying.

"Sigh," Wayne sighed, "Of course it's because he lacks self-confidence, so he has to rely on you to get close to His Highness!"

Ge Li asked, bewildered, "Is...that so?"

"Remember the 'tactics' I told you about last time?"

Ge Li bit her lip and nodded.

"There are just too many aristocratic young ladies out there, and none of them stand out as endearing. You need to make a change! To leave the prince with a truly unforgettable, surprising impression, you first need to eliminate those incompetent teammates!"

"Kill him? Kill him?" Ge Li was shocked.

"It's just an exaggeration," Wayne said. "What I mean is, you have to 'sacrifice family for the greater good' first."