She clutched the book to her chest; Rudius's reaction just now felt like a blow to the head.

“Right, Silphiet?”

Rudeus's voice and tone at that time were like carvings, etched into Sylphie's heart. For once, Sylphie had the feeling that she was about to lose Rudeus.

Even though Rudius and Lilith had been out of the room for quite some time, she still hadn't recovered.

Cosette, sitting to the side, crossed her arms and smiled at Sylphie.

"Maybe he never liked you at all, Hilfiet."

"Impossible! Rudy said he would never abandon me!"

Sylphie sobbed and shouted with all her might.

But she herself was actually wondering if Rudius might not like her.

Rudeus and Lilith didn't say much after entering the student council room. Rudeus didn't say much either, but every word he said was very heavy for Sylphie.

In the past, she kept telling herself that Rudy still liked her, but now, she no longer had that confidence.

"Rudy told me! Rudy loves me the most! Rudy said he would never abandon me!"

"At that time, Rudy held me and said, 'I can never abandon you, you're the only one I love...'"

"Rudy also told me that I was an important person to him..."

Stop deceiving yourself!

Cosette interrupted Sylphie, leaping from her chair like an angry lion, rushing to Sylphie, grabbing her collar, and roaring at the tear-blurred girl before her.

"elder sister……"

Mulgore was about to intervene, but seeing Cosette's expression, he withdrew his hand. His sister's suffocating aura rendered him speechless.

"Rudy said he likes me... Waaah... Waaah..."

He said it...

"Waaaaah... Rudy... Waaaaah... Rudy said..."

Hilfi's voice grew fainter and fainter until only sobs remained.

“Hilfiet, you should know better than me, face reality.”

Seeing that Sylphie's eyes were red from crying, Cosette's voice softened, as if she were trying to comfort her.

After saying that, Cosette pulled Sylphie into her arms.

"Waaaaah... Ahhhhhh... Waaaaaahhhhh..."

"Waaaaaah..."

"Wa ...

Even when her father and mother passed away, Hilfi did not cry out loud. But at this moment, she nestled in Cosette's arms and cried loudly without any regard for Cosette and Mulgore's feelings.

The girl with long, emerald-green hair was fantasizing about how wonderful it would be if Rudeus were the one nestled against her right now.

……

Rudyus's perspective:

In a classroom in Building C of the teaching building, class has been going on for a long time.

I pulled Lilith into the intermediate detoxification class and found her a seat next to me in the back row.

I turned my head towards Lilith and asked in a low voice:

"Um, Lilith, have you thought of a plan?"

"What countermeasures?"

Lilith Novels responded.

You made the bet in my name, yet you have no countermeasure? You even asked me what my countermeasure was?

"What countermeasure are you talking about? Of course it's..."

"Hey, you male student over there, please restrain yourself."

A stern voice and a piece of leftover chalk were thrown at my head, both with perfect speed and force.

I slowly turned around and found that all the students in the class had turned to look at me and Lilith, while the teacher in the white Milis robe in front of the blackboard was glaring at me with a serious expression.

"sorry."

I quickly stood up, bowed, and then sat down.

This reminds me of my junior high school days, when I would often get chalk thrown at me by my teachers if I was daydreaming or joking with classmates during class.

It's surprising that chalk and blackboards have only been widely used in this school for a few months, yet the teachers are already applying them so skillfully in practice.

It seems all teachers are of the same ilk.

While I was lost in thought, the teacher on the stage had already continued lecturing.

I learned my lesson and spoke to Lilith in a low voice.

"Didn't you make a bet with that student council president, saying I would resolve the student cliques in the Kingdom of Asura and the Kingdom of Wanglong, as well as that thing about Ya and Ya, within a month?"

"Yes."

Lilith put on a smile and said somewhat cheekily.

Looking at her smiling face, I felt both angry and amused, as if I had been tricked.

"What's the solution?"

"It was Lord Rudeus who agreed to cooperate with me, and it was also Lord Rudeus who, after dealing with the Kingdom of Asura and the two beastmen ladies, Linia and Prusena, a month later, directly entered the student council as the minister. I didn't say I was going to come up with any countermeasures, hehe."

Lilith stuck her tongue out at me and made a face.

But I didn't find it funny at all. I just felt like I was being sold out and then had to count the money for her.

"In short, Lord Rudeus, don't forget your promise to me. Prove your worth in cooperating with me by becoming the student council president within a year."

"You're cooperating with me for the sake of Prince Halfas, aren't you?"

"Of course."

"But how exactly do you want me to help the Second Prince? You keep saying it's all on the Second Prince's orders, but could it be that you're being asked to get close to me because the Second Prince is eyeing my engagement with Alice? Does that mean he likes Alice?"

"No, that's not true!"

Lilith said "No, that's not it" in a way that was different from before, without suppressing her volume or tone, which suddenly reminded me of shy middle school girls in anime and in real life.

The students around them all turned their heads around once again.

The teacher in front of the podium had his hair standing on end and his eyes wide with rage, looking just like an angry statue of a benevolent king.

"Hey you guys over there, I'm warning you, if you disturb the class again, you'll have to leave the classroom."

"sorry."

It wasn't until Lilith and I stood up, bowed, and apologized to such a strict teacher that the matter was considered closed.

To avoid a recurrence of this incident and being kicked out of the classroom by the teacher, Lilith and I temporarily suspended our meeting.

Since I chose the intermediate detoxification course, I should listen carefully.

The lectures were incredibly boring, but when she thought about how she and Sylphie audited Merlin's first class together, even though she already knew everything the teacher had taught, she would still listen attentively and take notes.

It is regrettable that Merlin died at my hands, and Sylphie also sided with Cosette and Mulgore, who both have the surname Caroline, and these two are Pedro Caroline's children.

As I left the student council room, I kept thinking that maybe Sylphie had her own things to do. She always seemed to revolve around me, and perhaps what she really needed was a friend, not to waste all her energy on me.

The idea that one shouldn't allow Hilfi and the Carolines to have a friendly relationship because of a past grudge is just like those self-righteous patriarchs I used to despise.

Besides, I'm saying I like Sylphie while I'm sleeping with Lilith. If I were to go back and ask Sylphie to do this or that, it would be really unfair to her.

Perhaps what Hilfi needs is to let go.

That's right. What I was thinking was that Hilfi is only thirteen years old this year, and he always tells her he likes her and thinks he likes her too, but it's not the same kind of liking. If you talk about love with a child, you'll be in trouble with the police in Japan.

What am I even thinking about?

But if I were to tell Hilfi directly that my feelings for her aren't the kind of feelings that involve committing to a lifetime together and facing a new life together, would she be able to accept it?

Ugh, I'm such a scumbag, and so incredibly immature.

"Lord Rudius? get out of class is over."

"Lord Rudius?"

"Lord Rudius? Are you listening again? get out of class is over."

It was only when I heard Lilith's voice echoing in my ears that I came to my senses.

"Fool."

"Are you talking about yourself, Lord Rudeus?"

"You're so annoying."

"Oh dear, Lord Rudeus, it hurts me so much to hear you say that."

"How could you find me annoying, Lord Rudeus~"

She kept snuggling into my arms while making a fuss. I thought she was older than me, but she acted like a little kitten.

"But I've slept with you..."

Upon hearing her say that, I quickly covered her mouth. There were people around, and if someone heard that I had slept with her, and it got back to Teacher Loki and Shilufi, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Alright, alright, hurry up and get up."

After saying that, I helped her sit up and tidied up the books we would be using for the class.

"Ah, I'm hungry, Lord Rudeus, let's go eat."

"Uh-huh."

……

"Rudy?"

As Lilith and I walked to the classroom door, a long-eared girl with emerald green hair once again came into my view.

At that moment, Lilith and I were pushing and shoving each other out of the classroom like a silly couple in middle school.

“That… Sylphie… no… that… I… that…”

Hilfi's eyes were swollen and red, as if she had just been crying, which left me unsure how to explain it to her.

"Is Rudeus also here for a detoxification course?"

A male voice that filled me with disgust entered my ears, and my gaze shifted to Silphi's side. Yellow hair, white student council uniform—it was Mulgore.

I naturally ignored him, and once turned my gaze to Sylphie.

"Silphie?"

Sylphie slowly raised her head, and felt glistening light welling up in the corners of her eyes again, making her look like she was about to cry.

"Alright, alright, Lord Rudeus, let's go eat."

Lilith kept gently nudging me from behind, as if she was doing it on purpose for Sylphie to see.

"Um, Rudy..."

"Hilfiete, Mulgore, are you going to eat with us?"

Just as Silphi was about to speak, Lilith interrupted her.

Hilfi raised her head, two lines of tears streaming down her cheeks. She gently shook her head and said:

"No, Mogore and I have class."

After saying that, Hilfi walked into the classroom, and Mulgore followed her in.

And I could only stand there dumbfounded; I might have hurt Sylphie.

"We're leaving, Lord Rudius!"

But I don't know what I can do. I'm the one who hurt Silphie so much that she cried her eyes out. What right do I have to tell her that I like her?

"ok, ok, I got it."

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