Chapter 80

It's a chest-soiling matter.

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Rozé Duke d'Orion, formerly Rozé Baron de Rest

Rozé has been unexpressive and poor at speaking since she was a child, just as she is now.

Firstly, she hardly moves her face.

At the same time, she hardly shows her emotions.

Since Rozé became aware of her surroundings, her parents had never seen her cry.

Even if she fell, she would stand up with a straight face, and if she hit her head somewhere, she would rub the spot while remaining calm.

Secondly, she hardly speaks unless necessary.

Her parents were rarely spoken to by Rozé.

There are a few other things, but even so, her parents loved Rozé.

They did not find her creepy or disgusting.

Even with her unexpressive face, her parents found her endearing when she stared at flowers.

They had given up on finding her a husband.

Even if they did not think so, other parents might.

Rozé only attended the children's party held annually in the capital once, and that was it.

Moreover, she just stood dazed near her father, and nothing special happened.

Rozé was born as the third daughter of the Rest baronial family.

Because the magic eye stone is very valuable, the baronial family does not perform the traditional magic eye ceremony, which is done by families of higher rank than marquises.

However, it is a noble custom to appraise children using a more common appraisal stone.

The Rest baron used the appraisal stone to appraise his eldest daughter, second daughter, and all other children.

However, since none of the children had any remarkable skills or magical talents, they did not have high expectations for Rozé when she was born.

However, when they appraised the newborn Rozé, they found that she had two magical talents.

These talents were water magic and wind magic.

At this point, her parents did not have high expectations.

Since the previous children had either zero or one magical talent, they were somewhat surprised, but they thought it was just a matter of course.

Her parents decided to have Rozé practice water magic.

The reason was that water magic is mostly healing, so if she raised her magical talent level, she would not go hungry. Additionally, it would make finding a husband much easier.

Eight years later, while as usual making Rozé practice to raise her water magic level, they noticed that her water magic was higher than usual.

Her parents quickly thought of a reason and arrived at one possibility.

The upper limit of skill rarity visible with the appraisal stone is 3.

However, this is when looking at others.

In other words, the person being appraised can see skills of higher rarity.

However, Rozé had never told her parents about this.

Until now, she had borrowed the appraisal stone multiple times and been taught how to use MP, as described in the magic textbook.

Naturally, if Rozé had a skill of rarity 4 or higher, she would have seen it.

The Rest baronial family, though not very wealthy, had books of common skills that were widely available and had many copies.

Rozé, who loved reading, would have known that the appraisal stone's description clearly stated that only skills of rarity 3 or lower could be seen by others.

In other words, Rozé knew that her parents did not know she had skills of rarity 4 or higher.

Her parents casually asked Rozé if she had any skills of rarity 4 or higher.

The answer was, "Yes."

Next, they asked why she had not told them.

The answer was, "You didn't ask."

Normally, they would have been angry.

But her parents did not get angry.

The reason was that they knew Rozé was that kind of person.

Rozé had skills of rarity 6 and rarity 4.

Moreover, the rarity 6 skill, "Great Increase in Water Magic Power," was very attractive.

However, her parents decided not to make it public, thinking it would not be good for Rozé.

Naturally, they also told Rozé not to talk about her skills to anyone, even if asked.

However, they also thought that things could not continue as they were.

So, when Rozé turned 12, her parents sent her to school.

The only boarding school in the kingdom, located in the capital.

They wanted her to learn social skills at least to a minimum level.

Rozé agreed, so her parents, though worried, encouraged her to do her best and sent her off to school.

Thus, Rozé was admitted to the school.

This was the beginning of Rozé's hell.

The class Rozé entered was, of course, the magic class, where all the children had magical talents.

Many of the students in the magic class were from commoner families.

This was because if they had magical talent, they could receive full or partial tuition waivers.

Among them, Rozé's excellence stood out.

She had practiced magic as her parents told her since she was a child, and she also had the boost from rare skills.

It was only natural that Rozé, who loved reading, could handle the first-year classes as if they were routine.

However, it was also natural that some of the noble children did not take kindly to this.

Rozé, who had no communication skills, ended up being bullied.

At first, when she went to the toilet and came back, her writing tools were missing.

If her memory was correct, they were definitely on her desk.

She looked around, but they were not there.

Thinking it was strange, she did not tell anyone and spent the day as usual.

The next day, her writing tools were missing again.

She looked around, but they were not there. She wondered what was happening, but Rozé, who did not know about malice, did not realize it was bullying at the time.

The next day, to prevent her writing tools from being taken, she decided to carry them with her.

That day, nothing happened.

But the next day, when she returned from the toilet with her writing tools, her textbook was torn to pieces.

If her writing tools had been missing, it might have been a plausible excuse.

But this was clearly not natural.

At that moment, Rozé first learned about human malice.

She saw a group of nobles giggling and looking at her.

The commoners were looking down, trying not to look at her.

And at that moment, she finally realized.

I am being bullied.

But even though she realized she was being bullied, Rozé did not understand why.

In her short life, she had never once envied or been jealous of anyone.

Wondering why, she asked the girls who were giggling and looking at her.

She asked them directly.

"Why are you bullying me?"

Of course, the other side was furious.

The usual response: "How dare you accuse me without any evidence!"

From that day on, the bullying against her intensified.

At first, it was her writing tools, then her textbooks, then her bag, and even her clothes were torn in the dormitory.

From this time on, it became common for her to wear the same clothes for three days.

But Rozé continued to go to school.

She kept to her parents' instruction to do her best at school.

This continued for over a year.

Rozé was indeed slow.

She was always a step behind, and her words were limited to single words or short sentences, which often led to misunderstandings.

But although she was slow, she was not insensitive.

She was a normal girl.

A normal girl who was hurt by being pointed at and laughed at for wearing the same clothes for three days.

So at 13, she despaired.

She went to school as her parents told her, was pointed at and laughed at by the nobles, ignored by the teachers, and pitied by the commoners.

Every night, she curled up in a tattered pillow and a torn quilt, and her heart was on the verge of breaking.

One day, as usual, she went to school with dirty shoes.

As usual, there were graffiti and stains on her desk.

As usual, there was a dirty chair, and as usual, she was laughed at by the whole class, and as usual, she was deliberately bumped into and laughed at by the high-ranking nobles' children.

While she was spending such a usual day, a voice she had never heard before entered the classroom.

"Wow, it's been a long time since I've been to school. Really, how long has it been?

This classroom hasn't been seen in a year, right?"

"No, no, Rondo, you haven't been here since the first day of school.

There's no 'how long' about it!"

"That's right, Rondo. You even dragged me out of the house forcefully."

"Haha, didn't you have fun, Sophie? What do you think, Lysandra?"

"Drake, I was also dragged here against my will. I agree with Sophie."

Five men and women entered the classroom, chatting happily.

Rozé knew these five famous people. According to rumors, they skipped school and worked as adventurers.

They were well-known delinquents in the school.

They could advance without the teachers saying anything because of their parents' high status.

Their group included earls, dukes, and even royalty.

The leader of these delinquents was Rondo.

Rondo Duke d'Orion.

The next head of the Orion family, known throughout the country.

I immediately lowered my eyes.

A method I had learned to protect myself over the past year.

If I caught the eye of those delinquents, I would break.

Thinking this, Rozé tried to shrink herself and pray that they would not come.

But, to her dismay, the leader of the delinquents, Rondo, approached her.

He stood in front of Rozé and pointed to her dirty desk, asking,

"What is this?"

At that moment, the temperature in the classroom seemed to drop.

Rondo's voice was so low and cold.

Rozé was frozen with fear and could not say anything.

But when Rozé remained silent, Rondo grabbed the collar of the boy sitting next to her and pulled him close,

"What is this?"

The boy could not say anything and just opened and closed his mouth.

Then, Rondo, losing his patience, shouted in a very loud voice,

"Answer me clearly—!!!"

The boy burst into tears, and warm liquid flowed from his lower abdomen.

Choking, he said,

"I, I, I, I, I was being bullied."

In response, Rondo asked,

"When did it start?"

The boy, trembling, answered,

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