Chapter 15

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Is it okay? Is it really okay? I'm trembling with joy. What's going on? I'm so happy.

It might be difficult for a rough and tumble chicken guy to write a delicate story or a sweet romance, but I would be grateful if you could follow along.

"Baroness who hangs around the princes? Ah, that must be the little missy! Lady Renaria Dace, right?"

"Oh, you mean Lady Renaria? I've heard she's the Cinderella girl of the town."

"Cinderella?"

It seems there is no Cinderella in this world. If that's the case, there might be no Grimm fairy tales or Aesop fables either.

When I was young, I read books, but they were mostly a mix of fantasy and history. There might be fewer fairy tales. Books themselves are quite valuable, and parchment is the norm. Recently, they started making plant fiber paper for origami. I feel a bit guilty about using animal-based paper, so I want to promote the use of plant-based paper more actively—more than that, there's a weed in the Demetrius territory that grows wildly. The fertile land makes it so that livestock animals don't eat it except for the young shoots. But when it grows well, it has a lot of fiber and is a good material.

Parchment seems to be made mainly from a certain monster. Monsters are scary. I can handle horns, but taxidermy is a no-go.

Paper is still a luxury, but maybe I should try making fairy tales.

Is it a rip-off of my past life? It's fine, entertainment is important! I might also try creating card games like poker. Maybe even a Japanese-style card game like Hanafuda.

"That means a 'golden carriage.' I've heard that she is a lady who has received the favor of the princes and is quite unusual."

"Indeed, she is quite unusual. She keeps men around her one after another, almost like a harem.

First, there's Prince Lucas Or Sandis, Prince Leord Mil Sandis, Lord Graham Dare, the son of the prime minister... and then there's Professor Findor Tran and the special student Cain Druid from the magic department."

"Isn't that a bit much?"

"There are more. Recently, her favorites have been those kinds of people.

A little while ago, she was fond of Viscount Alfred Svolz and Knight Joshua von Dampere, but once she got tired of them, she quickly lost interest."

"..."

"There are many others like Lord Joshua.

They look innocent like small animals, but they keep changing men.

Once they've lured in a man to a certain extent, they quickly abandon them unless they are one of her favorites or a prince."

This is a reverse harem route.

If Kistaria and Michaelis were here, it would be perfect. No way. Too much guts.

When Jibril talks about Lady Renaria, it's as if she's talking about something dirty.

Of course, it's not right for an unmarried lady to approach men one after another. She would be seen as lacking in virtue. It's beyond the pale.

Wait, haven't I heard the name Dampere somewhere before?

"Moreover, many of the young lords, including the princes, have betrothals.

Despite not being suitable for lower nobility, she approached them rudely.

At first, the gentlemen were intrigued, but before they knew it, they were under her spell—thanks to which, betrothals have been broken off in various places, and political marriages arranged by noble families have fallen apart, making the atmosphere in the academy very tense.

This academy is a microcosm of the nobility, and since it gathers many young people who will lead the next generation, the impact will be even greater...

At first, the betrothed ladies tried to dissuade her, but they accused her of bullying and protected Lady Dace, even condemning their betrotheds.

The princes are leading this, so it's a mess."

Wow, the heroine, Lady Renaria Dace, has become a conflict generator.

By the way, families with 'von' in their name are recognized as hereditary nobility with a certain status and history, and have more influence than new nobility or upstarts, even if they have the same rank.

The current prime minister is a noble who rose to power during the previous royal succession dispute. He must be a capable person. In other words, he's relatively new nobility. If his son becomes the crown prince and he leaves a legacy as prime minister for two generations, there's a possibility of adding 'von' to their name.

"Fortunately, Lady Kistaria and my brother have been immune to her charms since they've been pining for their first loves."

Her mischievous ruby eyes glance at me. My heart races.

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