Chapter 1

No way, this can't be true!?

At the graduation ceremony, which marks the end of our school life, Prince Altvart of our Solridia Kingdom, who ascended the podium as the representative of the graduates (not chosen for his academic performance), began to speak about love.

Prince Altvart, 16 years old, is the first prince of this country and has inherited the dazzling, deep golden hair and strikingly blue, double-lidded eyes with long, thick eyelashes from his legitimate wife, Maria, who was once the youngest princess of the Yuganta Empire (self-proclaimed) and known as the Rose Princess. He has a prominently straight nose and thick, full lips. His muscles, built solely for the sake of appearance, are practically useless, and his legs are unnecessarily long.

He is a prince who is universally praised for his good looks and charm. As you can tell from my description, I don't like him.

This Prince Altvart began to speak passionately about his love for Poala Helketr, a baron's daughter who is not his fiancée, on the podium...

We female students all opened our fans at once, tilted them 45 degrees to the left, and extended only our middle fingers on the right hand.

"Damn, what are you saying!?"

It was a terrifyingly synchronized fan pose.

In this world, there is a common fan language used across all countries.

The angle, movement, opening, placement of fingers, and angle of the arm are all intricately combined to convey one's true feelings through fan poses.

For example, at a ball, if a man you don't like invites you to dance, you can smile and say you're happy to, but if you make the fan language pose for "Seriously, no way, impossible," people near the man who was refused will always start a conversation with him, and the refused man can say, "Unfortunately, I have work... friends... etc.," and fade out without losing face. It's an excellent language that allows for a smooth exit without embarrassment.

Fan language is our women's kindness.

It is a lovable language that forgives everything.

Therefore, as a noble's refinement, girls learn fan language from a young age, and boys who cannot understand fan language not only embarrass themselves but also bring shame to their family, and in severe cases, can be ostracized from noble society and ruined. So, they learn fan language with their lives on the line.

Oh, it seems that the prince... no, just his name is enough, Altvart's love speech is nearing its conclusion.

"I have realized true love. Please, beloved Poala, be my queen. I'm sorry... Cornelia, I must break our engagement."