"He is my cousin, the prince of the Stuart Kingdom, Raphael." Richard introduced.
Now, they are sitting in the exclusive club room of the Lily Club at the academy headquarters, conducting their first team-building activity since the start of the school year.
After not seeing him for a summer vacation, His Highness the Prince seemed a little haggard, with a slightly gloomy look in his eyes.
"Also, my brother Lawrence will also join the Lily Club. Please don't be surprised if you see him." His Royal Highness said this with a somewhat apologetic tone.
"Huh?!" Gavin looked surprised. "Your Highness, the Second Prince, won't you finish studying at the Magic Academy with Stuart?"
Richard shook his head.
Well--
Wayne touched his chin, lost in thought.
Second Prince, Lawrence Masefield.
He is frail and sickly, has a gloomy temperament, and harbors deep resentment towards his brothers.
They are obviously twins, but because they were born a little late and were not as strong and smart as their elder brothers since childhood, they were chosen to fulfill the friendship contract between the Kingdom of St. Lornes and the Kingdom of Stuart.
——In other words, it’s almost like being sent as a proton.
During a chat after dinner, Duke Elliot once accidentally mentioned the second prince.
"Forced to leave his biological parents at such a young age, it must be very difficult to live in a foreign country."
However, the treaties that have been reached between countries must be fulfilled, so no one has ever proposed to take the poor child back.
The joys and sorrows of people are not the same as each other. For most of the nobles in the kingdom, his experience is just a topic for conversation after dinner.
Richard felt guilty for his unfortunate brother, but under the rejection of the other party, he didn't know how to get along with the child.
The conversation among the three fell into silence.
However, in this place, they will not be allowed to have time to relax quietly.
"His Royal Highness Prince!"
The girls who had been watching for a long time finally gathered around, pestered Prince Richard and began to ask various questions.
Prince Richard, who was being pursued by many girls, reluctantly showed them a gloomy smile.
…
Wayne silently exited the encirclement and returned behind Chris.
He conveyed the news he received from His Royal Highness to Chris.
"The Kingdom of Stuart..."
Chris pondered, "It seems that it was the Battle of Fog and Moon that year that made the two countries reach a contract of friendship for generations."
"Because the Kingdom of Stuart and the Principality of Milistan are not bordering each other, all the land has become our spoils of war, but in exchange, the allies must be satisfied in other ways."
Wayne couldn't help but sigh: "It's the Battle of Fog Moon again... It is indeed an important war recorded in the history of the kingdom. I feel that it has changed the fate of many people."
Sitting lazily on the sofa, Chris reached out and picked up a piece of beautifully made high-end snacks and stuffed it into her mouth, saying vaguely:
"Yes, if you want to ask me what my future wish is, it would be world peace."
I don’t know if the world will be peaceful in the future, but at the activities held by Lily Club, the atmosphere is generally very peaceful.
Everyone comes from a family at the top of the food chain, which can be said to be an aristocratic family, so most of the people present are familiar faces.
Miss Sophia and Miss Kareli were also chatting with their acquaintances.
Moreover, President Raphael, who was arrogant at the opening ceremony, had an unexpectedly friendly attitude towards these new members who were automatically promoted from the elementary department to join the organization.
"If you encounter any difficulties in life, you can come to me and tell me ~ I will try my best to help everyone."
Seeing him smiling so kindly, it was hard to imagine what he looked like in front of ordinary students.
"By the way, President!"
A girl suddenly said to him, "When we just came out of the classroom, we met the stewards of the student union. They were handing out leaflets to the new students."
Hearing this, Raphael's face darkened for a moment.
The girl's words seemed to turn on a switch to denounce dissent in the Lily Club, and the originally friendly topic was suddenly transferred to the student union.
"Yes, yes, the student union here is really awesome!"
"When I entered the campus today, they dared to stop us at the school gate and said we had to wear uniforms to come in!"
…Wait a minute, isn’t wearing uniforms a mandatory rule in the academy?
Listening to the endless complaints around him, Wayne gradually came back to his senses.
Almost all of them are dissatisfied with the restrictions on their privileges.
As the freshmen vented their grievances without hesitation, the expressions on the upperclassmen's faces became unsightly.
"The student union is getting more and more over the line..."
"They still stand up and meddle in things that no one expects them to do... Those leaders should be punished directly!"
The senior members also said the same thing.
Hearing that the denunciation was gradually getting bigger, Raphael ended the topic in time.
"Okay, I get it."
He said.
"I will send a stern note to the student council president and the campus council."
As a result, Lily Club's first group activity eventually ended on bad terms.
Everyone seems to have been resentful of the student union for a long time, and they want to directly ban this organization that is not in line with the school rules.
Leaving the Lily Club room, Chrissy and Wayne walked around the campus.
"Student Union..."
After muttering a few times in a low voice, Chris suddenly clapped her hands and suggested with a flash of inspiration: "Why don't we go to the student union's club room to have a look!"
"Huh? Now?" Wayne was a little surprised.
On the first day of school, there is often no formal class. The basic content is to get to know the classmates and conduct publicity and education.
"right!"
After coming out of the Lily Club, Chrissy's mood was a little low at first, but she soon became full of energy again.
"By the way, isn't the student union's department funded by our family? They shouldn't shut us out, right?"
Hearing this, Wayne smiled bitterly.
Yes, that is my own tuition...
- a small part of it.
He was somewhat suspicious of Professor Conley's motive for taking him as his disciple so proactively back then.
Almost at every opportunity, Conley would approach Duke Elliot for reimbursement.
All kinds of weird research inventions, or accidentally damaged somewhere, requiring repair and maintenance fees, etc... There are no excuses that he can't think of.
If it weren't for the fact that he had some real talent and knowledge, and his inventions were indeed valuable for funding, he would have been kicked out of the Duke's Palace long ago.
"Then let's go take a look."
Wayne agreed, "At this time, they should also be recruiting new members."
Speaking of this, Wayne suddenly remembered.
The original heroine Tasia is one of the new members of the student union.
