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 7 : Getting Familiar With Her!

Chapter 7 : Getting Familiar With Her!

After homeroom ended, it was time for a ten-minute break.

By the way, lunch is after the third period in the morning, and there are 2 more periods in the afternoon, which marks the start of after-school hours.

There are break times between classes, and there are also clubs and other such things.

The system around here isn’t any different from the high school students in my previous world, so personally, it’s a relief.

“Now, if I have ten minutes in my hand, I can finally sleep.”

“Ah, um…”

“Yeah? What’s wrong?”

“Well, um…”

Since she seemed really nervous to even initiate a conversation, I decided to wait patiently.

But soon I felt a little bored and I looked at Merle again.

She looks like an ordinary cute girl.

Her eyes are big and round, and her mouth is small which gives a must protect vibes.

“Hmm…”

Two fluffy-looking ears are sticking out from her head.

I remember that these ears don’t actually serve as ears; they’re more like sensors or something.

They can sense presences or things that aren’t audible to humans.

But still… These ears are really cute.

I wonder if it’s okay to touch them? Maybe once we become closer?

“Um, is something strange on my head?”

“Yeah? Oh, sorry, sorry… I just thought they were cute.”

“…Huh? R-Really?”

“Yeah, really. Anyway, did you have something to talk about?”

“Oh… Can I call you Alex-kun?”

“What, that’s it? Yeah, of course. Actually, I’ve been calling you Merle all along, is that okay?”

“Yes!”

“Alright, it’s a deal… Oh, the chime rang.”

“Sorry, you were trying to take a nap and I disturbed your time.”

“No worries. Come on, class is starting.”

Soon a teacher who looked old in appearance, whose name if I remember is Eli, stood at the podium, and the class began.

However, during this time, my eyes met Serena’s again.

Her face was filled with shock, and she seemed to be glaring at me.

…Did I do something again?

“Now, since we have an exchange student, it’s a good opportunity to talk about our world, In this continent, there are four kingdoms: Arcadia Kingdom, ruled by humans; Gaia Kingdom, ruled by beastfolk; Yggdrasil Kingdom, ruled by elves; and Dragnoa Kingdom, ruled by dragonfolk. Alex-kun, please briefly describe the locations of each country.”

“Um… The continent is shaped like a trapezoid, with Arcadia Kingdom covering the middle part, curving from the southwest to the center. Moving from the west, there’s the dragonfolk’s country, then the beastfolk, and finally the elves’.”

The majority of this continent is occupied by humans.

Or rather, humans have a high birth rate and need more space to live.

Elves live long lives, and they have difficulty having children to begin with.

Beastfolk have short lifespans, so their numbers don’t increase much.

And dragonfolk are naturally few in number.

So, inevitably, the human areas are larger when compared to the other three.

“Alright, that’s good. They also have different customs and histories than us. Because of this, there were times of conflict… But now, we’ve established friendly relations. Of course, there are still many problems. However, this exchange program is part of understanding that. Since all of you are nobles by birth, you will interact with other races in the future. It would be best if you get accustomed to it now.”

“Yes!”

“Sure!”

“Alright!”

The responses are positive, but what’s the reality behind them?

While they say they’ve built friendly relations, it still feels like there’s a long way to go.

There’s a history of humans enslaving other races, and there’s also the possibility of them manipulating things to their advantage here.

Afterward, classes continued… and soon came the lunch break.

“Phew… I’m tired.”

“There, there, you’ve worked hard.”

“No, no, Merle-san, you’re the one who’s worked hard. By the way, how was the class?”

“The class content is quite similar to my home country: history, language of another world, math, and science, and other things as well.

Especially for the human race, they study various things.

This seems to be a unique feature not found in other countries.

“Yes, it was! I apologize for asking so many questions…”

“Since I’m the caretaker, feel free to ask anything.”

“Alright then… um, where do we eat lunch?”

“Ah, right. Well then, want to eat together?”

“Is… is that okay?”

“Well, of course.”

With that, Thor comes over and links his arm with mine.

It seems he’s going to help me out in this situation.

“Hey hey, let me join in too.”

“Sure sure, I got it. Merle, this is Thor. He’s not a bad guy, so you can relax.”

“So you’re Thor! I’m… I’m Merle!”

“Nice to meet you, Merle.”

“Nice to meet you too!”

“Well then, let’s head to the cafeteria…”

There, I noticed an intense gaze from behind, turning around, I saw that… Serena was giving me a frightening glare.

“What’s wrong?”

“Well, um, Lady Serena is…”

Suddenly, she stood up and headed straight for me.

Moreover, she’s having a furious expression.

“Alex!”

“Yes, what is it?”

“That… I’m going to have lunch with you too.”

“But I don’t want to.”

“So, to the cafeteria… Wait… Did you decline my request? Did you just say that you don’t want to go with me!?”

Saying that, she grabbed both my shoulders and shook me really hard!

Naturally, her big b*****s were bouncing right in front of me because of the strength she was using!

Wait, is this really the time to be looking at that!?

“Hey, wait for a moment?!”

“What… what’s the meaning of this?”

“There’s no meaning to it!”

Even though the engagement was called off, if this continues, this situation is going to get complicated!

What will her father say when she hears that I approached her daughter even after the annulment of engagement!

And besides, the new engagement partner that she will have from now on might misunderstand our relationship!

“…Ah, I see, I get it. Lady Serena, how about having lunch together?”

“Thor?”

[T/N : I really wanted to add Odinson here.]

“Well, as a princess, it might be a good idea to interact with exchange students.”

“Well, I guess that’s true. As a princess, I do need to build connections. I guess I’ll have lunch with Alex too.”

“Oh, so you’re a princess of this kingdom! I’m Merle! Nice to meet you!”

“…Nice to meet you.”

And so, amidst all these gazes, the four of us end up having a meal together.

I hope things don’t get too complicated… or rather, how did it end up like this?

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