“Milady, we have arrived.”

A voice called out from one of the escorting knights.

Moments later, the door was opened.

A handsome knight, his face flushed red, extended his hand toward her.

“With your permission, may I take your hand.”

Saying “thank you,” Li offered a smile.

Even though her sexual preferences were normal, Li was still proper about things like this.

Rather than the bearing of a noble daughter, it was the lingering habits of her previous life.

When she stepped down from the carriage, the area around her grew noisy.

She was the young lady of the Karasebed Ducal House, who had almost never appeared in public until now.

Rumors of her beauty had circulated, but there had been far too few people who had actually seen her.

Because of that, when people saw the Karasebed Ducal House’s carriage stop at the academy, a crowd had already formed.

There were only five escorting knights.

At the moment someone wondered whether they could truly protect her, it happened.

Li revealed herself.

It was as if the noise vanished completely from the crowd around her.

A divinely beautiful young girl, so breathtaking that people forgot even how to breathe.

Li took a single step forward.

The crowd parted.

Just as nothing can stop a king’s procession.

Nothing stood in the way of Li’s advance.

Even the escorting knights were momentarily captivated by her appearance.

But after a few brief moments, they regained their composure and moved to guard their lady.

With pride and a swelling feeling in their chests, the knights followed after her.

As though walking across an empty plain, Li advanced.

Her expression was a touch sharper than usual.

On top of that, she was faintly releasing her mana to intimidate those around her.

After all, Li was a normal person at heart.

Being surrounded by crowds frightened her.

“Wait.”

There was someone brave enough to call out to her.

Looking over, she saw a handsome young man with blond hair and blue eyes.

Tall and perfectly matching the description of a glittering prince.

Li stopped and asked.

“Excuse me, but who might you be?”

“I am Keith Aerio Helianthus Liese.” [TL: Will use Keith Liese.]

It was the Crown Prince.

Her fiancé.

“It is a pleasure to meet you for the first time, Your Highness. My name is Li Earlychar Karasebed Quewa.”

Normally, this would be the moment to perform a deep curtsy.

However, this was a conspicuous location at the academy entrance and it was outdoors as well.

So Li merely bent her knees slightly and offered a polite bow.

“I am proud that you are my fiancée.”

“Thank you very much.”

At that point, the conversation stalled.

Li could not quite grasp what he was trying to say.

Being told something like that here and now left her unsure how to respond.

If she had been a shrewd noble young lady, she would have replied with something like, ‘Your Highness is wonderful as well… how embarrassing,’ and blushed.

And that reaction was exactly what the Crown Prince had been hoping for.

However, Li felt absolutely nothing of the sort.

Wonderful? Is that something I can eat? No, then no thank you. That was her state of mind.

While Li’s head filled with questions, the Crown Prince’s face twitched ever so slightly.

An awkward silence began to settle in.

“Your Highness, it is nearly time to begin preparations for the ceremony.”

A handsome young man with green hair and glasses spoke up.

Square shaped metal frames.

Li found herself thinking that such stylish glasses really did exist.

“Y-yes. Very well. In any case, that is how it is. We will likely meet often from now on. Until next time.”

Leaving those words behind, the Crown Prince turned on his heel.

Watching his retreating back, Li pondered what it was he had wanted to say.