Recovering the corpse of the Earth Dragon was all well and good.

Normally, it would be so badly damaged that it wouldn’t even be usable as materials.

Yet this one had been obtained in an almost completely intact state.

There would likely be many ways to make use of it.

However, the question was where to store it.

Resolving that issue would require discussion.

Even for the Headmaster, who held an elder-like position among the Three Ducal Houses, this wasn’t something that could be decided with a single word.

In the end, as usual, Li tossed the matter aside.

She wasn’t good with those kinds of political discussions.

After all, the one inside was just an ordinary commoner.

She felt a bit bad for her father, but Li found it troublesome as well.

So the Headmaster decided to discuss it at the Royal Palace with the usual group.

After that, the two of them spent some time investigating the cause behind the Earth Dragon’s appearance.

However, they weren’t able to find any significant traces.

The time constraints were simply too severe.

Although it was a distance that allowed for a day trip to the Royal Capital, the amount of time they could stay there was limited.

As a result, it was decided that the Knight Order would be dispatched from the Royal Palace at a later date.

And so, Li’s monster subjugation came to an end.

From Li’s perspective, even though she had defeated a major target like the Earth Dragon, it still felt incomplete.

She felt like there should have been more to it.

However, that dissatisfaction would be carried over to next time.

Both the academic and practical exams held at the end of the term had finished.

After a few days of break, this term would come to a close.

It was the end of the first term.

Depending on the results of these exams, class changes could occur.

However, Li didn’t think that any of the members of Rosenkreuz of the Rose Maiden Cross would fall behind.

Just as expected, the male instructor in charge announced that there would be no changes to the class.

It seemed that everyone had performed better on the exams than expected.

In particular, the members of Rosenkreuz of the Rose Maiden Cross had achieved outstanding results in the practical exam.

All of them had recorded higher scores than in previous years’ exams.

While celebrating those results, the members of Rosenkreuz of the Rose Maiden Cross renewed their determination to keep working hard in the next term.

The final day of the term was coming to a peaceful end.

Li was planning to hold a meeting in the clubroom with the members of Rosenkreuz of the Rose Maiden Cross.

After the end of the term, they would enter a long break.

And once the next term began, the inter-school tournament they had been aiming for would start.

"Alright then, make sure you keep yourselves in check during the break."

It was at the moment when the male instructor was giving his closing remarks.

"I refuse to accept this!"

The one who raised his voice was the Crown Prince.

‘Not again,’ the members of Rosenkreuz of the Rose Maiden Cross thought.

And killing intent began to rise.

“We will protect Lady Li.”

"I refuse to accept this, Li!"

"What is the matter?"

Li, having been addressed, responded.

"Why is it always you who gets evaluated so highly! I am the Crown Prince!"

The Crown Prince’s grades were by no means poor.

If anything, as a first-year student of the Academy, they were excellent.

He was at a level where one might appear only once every ten years.

In terms of talent, he was more than sufficient.

However, even someone like that…

Before the existence that was Li, he was overshadowed.

After all, if the person inside were different, she could easily be the kind of existence that naturally embodied destruction itself.

Someone who might say ‘I’ll destroy a boring world,’—an extremely troublesome kind of person.

It was only because it was Li that things remained at this level.

To even compare superiority between them would be absurd.

However, at the age of fourteen, where the sense of self expands uncontrollably, this was something he simply couldn’t accept.

Because he had confidence in his own talents, he found Li’s existence irritating.

And his social position as Crown Prince also drove him further into a corner.

The belief that the Crown Prince must be superior.

In a sense, it was a curse.

"For me to remain myself, Li, I must defeat you and prove that I am the best!"

In front of everyone, the Crown Prince stood up and pointed at Li.

"A duel! Li Earlychar Karasebed Quewa!"

There was even a hint of pride in his expression.

Li, thoroughly exasperated, completely ignored the Crown Prince’s declaration.