Chapter 87

Kain left the cafeteria and was about to return to his room, but he changed his mind and went to the room of the dorm supervisor, who also managed the dormitory. The dormitory guide mentioned that this room also served as a convenience store for necessary items within the dorm.

"Hello. Is the supervisor here?"

A small window was set in the corridor, with a board extending below it like a counter. Kain opened the small window, peered inside, and called out, but there was no response. He thought that since it was before the opening ceremony, the office might not be open yet, but then reconsidered, thinking that the dormitory was already operational, so that couldn't be the case. Many students were moving in today, so the supervisor must be busy. After waiting for a while with no sign of the supervisor returning, Kain decided to give up for the day, closed the small window, and returned to his room.

"You're late. I'm sorry to ask, but Kain, could you leave the room for a while?"

As soon as Kain opened the door, Julian, who had returned earlier, said this. Julian was sitting on the bed with an unfamiliar girl, holding her waist.

"What are you doing, Lord Julian?"

"Exactly as you see, I'm having a pleasant chat with a cute girl."

"Who is she?"

"I'm about to find out. I was ambushed earlier, and she said she wanted to be friends with me, so I brought her here. We'll be spending some time alone, so please leave the room for a while."

Kain couldn't understand what the man, who had just been forced to say "I love you" a hundred times by Shilley Rea, was talking about.

"I can't leave a man with a fiancée and an unmarried woman alone in a closed room. I don't know if this young lady has a fiancé, but whether she does or not, Lord Julian has Lady Shilley Rea, so I can't ignore this."

A young lady who tries to be alone with a man who has a fiancée is also at fault. If she gets a reputation for being intimate with Julian, it could lead to a broken engagement if she has a fiancé, or it could hinder her from finding a new one if she doesn't.

"I see, in Kain's country, monogamy is the norm. In Yuum, dukes and above can have up to three wives, and royals can have up to three concubines. So, even if Julian has three more fiancées, it won't be considered infidelity as long as Shilley Rea remains the primary wife!"

"…Is that so?"

"Rest assured. I won't do anything improper that could result in children. We're just deepening our friendship to get to know each other better."

Kain couldn't feel any relief even after hearing Julian's excuses. After all, there was the example of Alundirano, who became friends with the game's protagonist while having a fiancée named Dianna, eventually falling in love and leaving Dianna. Kain didn't like the idea of a young lady trying to seduce Julian, who had a fiancée, or Julian trying to be intimate with a woman who wasn't his fiancée, even if he claimed he could have three more.

"If you're just deepening your friendship and not doing anything improper, there's no need to make me leave. I'll quietly study at my desk, so please deepen your friendship. I'll keep the door open to avoid rumors of two men attacking you."

"Kain… You're a stubborn one, aren't you?"

Kain entered the room with the door open, picked up a chair from in front of Julian's desk, and placed it in the corridor to keep the door from closing. He then sat at his own desk, picked up the textbooks that had been distributed, and started flipping through them. He wanted to get a rough idea of what he would be studying in his first year, as he was planning to skip grades. While Mr. Iannis had said that he had completed up to the sixth-grade level, the education standards in Sairium might not be the same as in Limutbreak. Literature classes, which were essentially a foreign language for Kain, would be more challenging. History and geography would also be starting from the same point as the other first-year students.

"Kain…"

Moreover, most people in Sairium couldn't use magic. While Limutbreak had magic classes in schools because magic was part of daily life, Sairium's noble school did not have magic classes. There were art classes, but these were more about participation and didn't affect skipping grades.

"Hey, Kain"

Kain had been praised by his tutors for being at a level where he could graduate, but this was based on Limutbreak's standards. In other countries, he might not have as much of an advantage as he thought. Still, there were common subjects like arithmetic, science, physics, and biology, so he might be able to manage his study time effectively. Kain was thinking about his future study plans, ignoring the piercing gaze on his back.

"Um… I'll come back later. Good day, Prince Julian the First."

Finally, the young lady, unable to bear the situation, stood up, greeted Julian, and left the room. Julian's casual nod in response suggested that he wasn't particularly interested in the young lady.

After the young lady left and her footsteps faded away, Kain stood up, moved the chair that was keeping the door open back to its original place, and returned to his desk to continue flipping through the textbooks.

"In your country, only men can have multiple wives, right? Women can't have multiple husbands?"

"No, only men can have multiple wives. It's the man's job to work, support the family, and provide for the household and servants."

"So, men can enjoy both political marriages and romantic relationships, but women can't?"

"Hmm…"

Shilley Rea in Kain's mind overlapped with "Dianna from the game." If multiple wives were allowed in Yuum, there wouldn't be issues like breaking engagements or being given to old men. However, since only dukes and above could have up to three wives, earls, viscounts, and barons were limited to one wife. Kain couldn't help but see this as a system where powerful men could legally have affairs.

"Besides, women are not allowed to stay in the male dormitory, and vice versa. This is a fundamental rule, regardless of whether it's considered infidelity or not."

"Kain, you're too rigid… Being so stiff won't make you popular."

"I don't mind not being popular."

Kain had no intention of looking for a lover or fiancée in a neighboring country. He was told that he could return home once he found a marriage partner, but Kain, who had decided to protect Dianna from the villainess flag, couldn't possibly look for a girl just to return home.

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