Reincarnated as the Legitimate Son of a Duke Family's ~ Just Trying To Live Live My Life Normally, But Somehow I've Got a Harem?~

Chapter 43 : Serena’s PoV

“… What’s going on? Seriously…

Our engagement was suddenly called off, and now Alex is acting really strange, so I’ve been keeping an eye on him…

He’s been hanging out with me through club activities, reminiscing about the old days, and protecting me like he did just now… he looked so cool just thinking about it is making me drool.

Right now, my heart and mind is full of Alex.

“If he does things like that, I’ll definitely fall in love with him more… What is Alex thinking?”

“Oh, what’s wrong?”

“M-Mother?! Since when were you there?”

“Hmm, you are falling more in love, I wonder?”

“Ugh!? Don’t just suddenly pop out of nowhere, I got scared for a second there!”

I’m embarrassed… She found out that I love Alex. I told her to keep it a secret earlier, but I’ve always said I’d become Alex’s bride.

I was so happy… Alex was the only one who treated me as an equal. Just now, I was filled with thoughts of him.

“Did you knock properly? Anyway, today seems to have been my unlucky day, I don’t know the details, but I asked one of the guards.”

“Well, it’s usually like this, but…”

“That person can’t help it either. If only he would talk to me directly.”

As a former noble and the First Queen, Mother has a higher standing than I do. Plus, she receives Father’s affection.

…I think that’s why she’s so dissatisfied with me.

So she bullies me in her place and even talks to my sister, Luna. That’s why she sent Luna away to study.

“Yeah, that’s true. So, you are talking behind my back when I’m not around… It’s getting tiresome.”

“I-It’s fine! You don’t have to do anything!”

Normally, Mother is easygoing, but her political skills are amazing. She has a wide circle of contacts in the social scene, and if she wanted to, she could isolate the Second Queen.

“Really? But your mother gets angry when her cute daughter is bullied.”

“Thank you… But really, I’m okay.”

“Oh, that expression… something good must have happened, right?”

“I-It’s nothing! It’s not a big deal!”

Because Alex helped me. He was so confident and his profile was incredibly cool. I wish he’d always be like that. But then, it might make me lonely.

“Fufu~, you should thank Alex, right? By the way… what’s he up to? I talked to His Majesty earlier.”

“About Alex?”

“Yes. I met him in person, and I did notice some changes. He seemed… more mature, or I should say, wise… it’s hard to put into words, but it felt like he aged all of a sudden?”

“Y-Yeah! Exactly! I thought Alex would just be fooling around like always, but he suddenly seemed more mature.”

“Fufu~, you got excited, didn’t you?”

“Ugh!? I-I didn’t!”

That’s a lie… I felt an intense flutter in my heart. When he held my hand, I went fuzzy for a moment, he looked so strong and reliable, and I was nervous the whole time. I’ve held his hand before, but this time the feeling was completely different… It made me realize how much he has changed in the past few years.

“It’s okay, isn’t it? You should be a bit more honest if you want to reconcile with Alex.”

“Ugh… I know.”

“Anyway, the next academy event is coming up soon… It’s time to form teams. You can also use your charm to make him fall in love with you… with concrete results, you can change anything.”

“C-Charm… concrete results… Oh, I finally get what you mean!”

“Aren’t you starting a bit early? But with so many rivals, you should act quickly, or someone else might snatch him up.”

“Yeah, I understand.”

That’s right, there’s Kaera and even Merle…

And I don’t think Alex has noticed, but he’s quite popular among the girls. He doesn’t look down on people and doesn’t act all high and mighty.

Lately, he’s been gaining a reputation for changing for the better…

I can’t let this go on… Alright! I need to do my best too!

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TL : Zenon#4120