Taming Her Highness the Princess

24 – Practical lessons (2)

The spring of the island is gorgeous.

In the system of planned cities, large and small buildings are lined up at regular intervals, and if you look at just one part, you can’t see it, but when you look at the whole, you can see the beauty appropriate for each section.

As the academic district, residential district, economic district, industrial district, commercial district, amusement district, and magic district harmoniously fit together without invading each other’s territory, the system itself could be said to be a work of art.

In that street, trees were planted everywhere and street lamps were installed, as if to show off the prestige of the island, so the people of the island could enjoy life day and night.

It is a prosperity and luxury unthinkable in other countries of this era. In this system, the place that can be said to be the best is the Imperial Imperial University.

In the imperial university, which can be said to be the symbol of the empire, many kinds of cherry blossoms were planted along the streets, and thanks to this, walking through the streets of the university on a spring day made me feel excited without even realizing it.

“Haa… ….”

However, not everyone’s reaction can be uniform. Irea, who looked out the window in a moving vehicle and sighed softly, was the representative of the exception.

“…… It is spring.”

It seemed like he was telling me to listen to why he was muttering plainly. After thinking for a while, Jenny Earl immediately covered the book he was reading and placed it on her lap.

“Do you have any complaints?”

Ireah glanced at Jenny Earl once more, then looked out the window at her again.

“Didn’t I work hard all week?”

“You worked hard.”

These were not empty words. For the past week, Irea has worked diligently with Ruinel without any complaints.

As a result, Irea could now completely shake off her fear of Ruinel’s sword. She even grew (unsuccessfully) to the point of fighting back.

But Irea was dissatisfied with that. She went to class steadily as the professor told her to do for a week, but this time she was dragged to the university and had to suffer again.

Of course, Jennie Earl gave a notice in advance that she would have a practical class at the university, but her notice did not restore her exhausted mind and body.

“I see. I worked hard. Yes. She must have worked hard enough for the professor to admit…….”

I laughed out loud because I mumbled this time as if I had to listen. Jenny Earl agreed with her appropriately because she thought it was not polite to keep ignoring Ireah’s foolishness.

“How can I not know that Your Highness wants to rest. However, the Eojeonpyeongui is really right around the corner. So, I want you to do your best.”

“…… I know that.”

Ireah’s lips pouted out as if it wasn’t the answer she wanted. Jenial, who couldn’t help it, decided to bet on a reward.

“Good. After the preliminary discussion, I will tell His Majesty that I will be taking a break from classes for a while. Then, Your Highness will be able to rest for as long as he wants.”

Irea looked back at Jeniel in embarrassment. It’s true that she wants to take a break from class, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t like Jenny Earl.

But it hurts her pride to say it as it is. Ireah, who was somewhat restless, coughed once and pretended not to be very interested in her words.

“Sue, I don’t think it’s right in many ways to take a break from class. So Professor, even if the pre-trial deliberation is over, please visit me as usual.”

“Is that so? I can’t help but admire that Your Highness is thinking such wonderful thoughts. Then, we will continue the class even after the pre-meeting is over.”

“Eh…… ? Oh yeah.”

I feel like I’ve been dragged into something by Jenial. When Irea looked sullen because she didn’t seem to have even made it, Jeniel, who read the atmosphere, added a comment.

“Still, it would not be right to not give any reward to Your Highness for overcoming the great task of presiding over the court. I’ll grant you any wish after the pre-arranged meeting, so if you have anything you want, please let me know then.”

“Cow, a wish?”

Irea’s sunken eyes shine brightly. Hearing Jennie Earl’s promise to grant her wish, I felt a fluttering feeling without even realizing it.

However, since she can’t show it openly, Irea opened her eyes half-open and looked at Jenial somewhat arrogantly.

“You know what I wish for… ….”

“It doesn’t matter. I’ll do anything, if it’s not impossible given my circumstances.”

Huh? If anything, how far is it possible? At that moment, Ireah, who was having various delusions in her head, shook her head after having a dirty imagination without knowing it.

‘…… It’s too early for that.’

What on earth did she imagine that led to such a reaction? By the time she couldn’t understand what to say, the car slowly stopped her speed and she came to a stop.

“Your Highness the Princess, and Prince Jenial. We have arrived.”

Jennie Earl nodded at the driver’s words, opened the door, and came out. Afterwards, she walked to the back seat of her seat where Irea was riding her and opened the door.

“Please get off.”

With a small nod of her head, Ireah grabs Jenn Earl’s hand and steps out of her vehicle. Irea, who had set her feet on the street of her university for the first time, looked up and surveyed the whole scene.

You can see the entrance of a cave located in a heterogeneous form between the buildings of the university. Apparently, that was the monster subjugation practice system that Jeniel talked about or something.

At the entrance of the cave, three female students had already arrived and were waiting. Two of them talked amicably among themselves to see if they had already become friends, but the other one stayed away like a lone wolf.

‘That child was Radne Merharin.’

I didn’t know it when I saw it in the picture, but when I saw it in person, she was smaller than I thought. She was also slightly taller than her sister, Seryl, so I naturally thought she was cute.

However, when she sees her blood-red eyes blinking lazily, she feels that she is an existence that Shida cannot approach.

The reason why the female students were talking to each other instead of talking to Ladne was probably not very different from what Jeniel felt.

Radne is like a rose with thorns. She is beautiful, but she radiates an aura of reluctance to get close to her.

However, from Jenny Earl’s point of view, she was only a student, so she did not pay much attention. As Jenny Earl takes her Irea and gets closer, her sorority and Radne feel a presence and look back.

“Oh, Professor Jenial! And Her Highness the Princess.”

“Meet Her Highness the Princess!”

The female students made a fuss and exchanged greetings, but Radne remained silent. When her eyes met, a light nod was all Radne’s greeting took.

If other dignitaries saw Radne’s lukewarm attitude, they would have yelled at her, but Jenny Earl just noticed her with her eyes.

“…… Thank you everyone for getting together on time. As those of you who have read the announcement know, your mission is to help Her Highness the Princess subdue the monsters inside the artificial nest. The monsters are actually captured in the wild, so they have strong aggression, but there is no need to worry too much.”

Of course, it would have been obvious, but there was no way that the university had made an artificial nest and had not put any safety measures in place to release monsters into it.

“When you enter the nest, a magical golem manufactured by the Holy Land will accompany you. This golem is designed to automatically take a defensive stance if you are in danger of losing your life. Don’t worry about your safety as I will also continue to monitor you guys through an external monitor.”

Took! Jeniel tapped his staff noisily.

“Of course, just because safety has been secured, we shouldn’t treat this as a game. Artificial nests are designed to resemble real monsters as much as possible, so keep in mind that you will be exposed to small and large wounds if you work with a complacent mind.”

The female students nodded with serious expressions. However, it was not reliable because the playfulness inside it was still there.

Radne was the only reliable student here. She was barely nodding her head, but she said that was a nod that came from composure, not carelessness.

Although she was the same age as Ireah, Radne must have accumulated various experiences while attending college until her graduation year, so that was a reasonable reaction.

“Also, His Highness is with you as a student. At least within the nest, treat Your Highness as a colleague rather than a member of the imperial family. Because His Highness will be asking for that too.”

Ireah, who was listening to the story next to her, looked up at Jennie Earl in amazement. It looked as if he was asking, ‘When am I?’, But Jenial decided to ignore it.

“Once you understand it, enter the nest slowly. The same goes for His Highness.”

“Oh, I see!”

Ireah answered vigorously, but she couldn’t move her steps easily. She had to be away for a while from her professor, who he and she would be her own guardians.

She felt burdened about leaving Yeonhwa Palace and coming here, because she was reluctant to move with people she had never met in a place she did not know.

While Griirea hesitates to move her, two female students approach with friendly smiles. Thanks to that, Irea froze.

“Your Highness the Princess! We’ll take care of you, so let’s go!”

“Ah, that…… My heart is ready…….”

“You want to go inside and get ready? Come on.”

“Ugh, let’s not sleep… ….”

She is dragged towards Irea Ga Cave, caught by the female students. Radne also looked at Ireah, then sighed and moved on to her cave.

After watching Irea enter her cave, Jenny Earl turned her body. Just in time, there was Luinel who was seeing off Irea from the passenger seat, so Jenial approached.

“Ruinel.”

At the sound of a voice calling her name, Louis Nell took her eyes off the entrance of the cave and looked up at Jenny Earl.

“Are you talking about me?”

“Yes. I have a question, so can I ask you a question?”

I don’t know, but there was no need to refuse, so Ruinel nodded his head. Jenny Earl lowered her voice and continued.

“Does it happen that girls go through puberty late?”

“Yes? Why are you asking such a question all of a sudden?”

“I’m saying this because my sister’s condition seems strange these days. Even this morning, when I called his name, he coughed like he was pretending and left in a hurry. Even though the age at which puberty comes is over, the reaction is so cold, it is a headache for me.”

Puberty. Ruinel, who was thinking seriously, had an expression that she didn’t understand.

“I don’t know because I’ve never gone through puberty…… If the relationship has become estranged, how about buying a gift and going back?”

“It is a gift. Do you have any recommendations?”

“Hmm. If you’re the same age as the professor’s sister, I’d like to give you a sword as a gift.”

Give me a sword as a gift. To your little sister who may be going through puberty? At first, he thought it was a joke, but because Ruinel’s expression was so serious, Jeniel couldn’t help but stick out his tongue.

“…… Ruinel. You seem to have few friends of the same s*x.”

Her Louis Nel’s mouth opened softly as if she had been stabbed in the middle.

“Oh, how did you know?”

“It just seems that way.”

I don’t know if Irea resembles Luinel or if Luinel resembles Irea, but it can be said that both are the same in the dark world.

So, Jennie Earl looked at her Ruinell somewhat pitifully, but Louiselle, who had seen through her heart, only sensed some kind of fear from Jennie Earl who was looking at him.

‘I wonder if you can even use mind reading now…….’

It was Jeniel who was slowly becoming a monster in Ruinel’s mind.