Reincarnated As The Only Son (18 years old) Of The Arrogant And Wicked Marquis Family. - Chapter 3: To THE School.

To THE School.

From then on.

After finishing breakfast, I was on my way to the school, taking in the beautiful pastel-colored cityscape. Shea was giving me a glancing look, as if she wanted to say something.

“Hmm? What’s wrong?”

“Oh, I’m sorry…”

She immediately apologized and looked forward, as if she thought she had offended me. Still somewhat restless, she looked at me again with both fingertips touching, looking at my back.

“You looked at me again.”

“Ah…”

“Hahaha, I don’t mind. I think it’s just that the impression of mine is a little different, and I don’t blame you for being that way. I’m sorry about that. I always go ahead by myself.”

“I-I’m sorry for that.”

But from today, it was different.

I was walking shoulder to shoulder, matching Shea’s small strides.

“…Uhm, Beret-sama…”

“What’s wrong?”

“P-Please do not be too concerned about me. I’m the one who has to support you, Beret-sama, and I’m the one who has to take care of you… Besides, I made a big mistake this morning…”

“I told you this morning. One day it’s going to break, so there’s nothing we can do about it. I’m not angry with you, and you don’t need to worry about it. I know you’re sorry for what happened.”

“…”

“I don’t think it’s a nuisance for me to walk with you (matching Shea’s stride). Really.”

I guessed I had been around her too much for a follow-up, and suddenly I was embarrassed.

I turned away and faced forward, but out of the corner of my eye, I saw her reflection. She looked relieved and happy, her cheeks relaxed.

“I have to, get used to it…”

Shea was probably aware of the changes in the leopard right now the most. Her voice was firmly reaching in her own ears.

“—Yeah. Nice to be with you.”

“!?”

“You didn’t have to be so surprised.”

“Y-yes!”

As one could see, she was not a good liar.

‘Did I hear that right?!’ Her expression was easy to understand, but she did not become unhappy because of such a thing.

In fact, she was rather amused.

“You know what, Shea? I don’t know if this is the right time to ask this, but can I ask you one thing?”

“Right away, Beret-sama.”

“Would you prefer the…one… I’ve been in the past or the one… I am now?”

“Wh-!?”

I knew this was a difficult question to answer, but I was still curious.

“Can’t you tell me?”

“…”

There was a pause. A little? She avoided answering, but I guessed she took it as an order.

She answered somewhat shyly, mumbling with her small mouth.

“T-That would be… That would be the more admirable and gentle Beret-sama now.”

“I see. I’m glad to hear that.”

If she had answered, “I liked the old Beret-sama better,” I would have been so shocked that I could not move for a while.

I was worried that I might look bad, but my fears were unfounded.

Having been reassured, I turned my attention to my surroundings.

In fact, I had been wondering about this earlier.

That a student in uniform from the same academy was looking at us. It was also a pity for Shea. For Beret, it was a look of disgust.

There was no question as to why.

Because he had bad rumors about himself from his daily activities. That was the answer.

“Huh. I know it’s my fault, but I wonder if I can do something about this bad attention I’m getting… Right, Shea?”

“Sor-“

“Haha, sorry, sorry.”

I asked a mean question.

She raised her eyebrows in the center as if troubled, turned her blue eyes downward, and let out a small breath as if to muddy her answer.

She thought it would be rude to give an honest affirmation, but she was standing there looking cute.

I really could not get over how supportive Shea was of me not to make me feel bad, even though I had a history of having a bad reputation.

“I have to hang in there for now…. for all kinds of things.”

“Oh, um! Please don’t be too hard on yourself. I’ll make sure to tell people that you were guiding me for my own good.”

She believed 100% of the lies I told her so that she wouldn’t find out about my reincarnation. She gave me a cute, flawless smile.

I was filled with guilt, but I was worried that the bad guys would deceive her.

“Wait. Can you please refrain from saying that, Shea?”

“Ehh?”

“It’s certainly a quick way to break the ice, but if Shea, you were to explain yourself in this situation, there would be rumors that you were ordered by me to ‘say it that way,.'”

“Hmm-… I understand.”

Yes. This was something that I was convinced of because I was close to her. Shea was innocent. It was unlikely to get through to anyone else.

“W-Well, in return, please let me know if there’s anything I can do to help.”

“Thank you, really.”

She looked  like a small animal, and I wanted to pat her head… because she was trying to support me wisely, but I resisted myself.

The impression from the people around me was pretty close to the worst, but it was certainly reassuring to have just one ally, Shea.

Well, from now on it’s best to stay quiet and not bother anyone… More like… to calm down instead of recovering from a bad rumor…

Of course it was hard to recover. Now that I had been reincarnated, I was afraid of all kinds of attention.

I concluded that in my mind.

After a dozen minutes of walking, we arrived at the school, which was almost like THE CASTLE.

The school’s garden, which boasted an enormous area of land, was lush with greenery, flowers, fountains, and stone walkways, and there were four guards at the main gate.

It would be difficult for those who do not live in this world to judge it as a school building.

It was indeed an academy where many famous aristocrats were enrolled.

“Okay, I’ll go this way.”

We entered the campus and parted ways.

Shea was a freshman in high school. Beret was in the third year of high school. They were studying in different classrooms.

“Ah, Beret-sama. Just one thing to confirm…”

“Hmm?”

“What would you like for lunch today? I’ll take it in advance for you.”

“Oh, I’ll take care of it myself from today, so you are free to spend your time with your friends and do whatever you want. You can enjoy your school life the most in school. I’ll continue to do my best. For the time being, you can consider it as your reward for working hard.”

It’s one thing to cut back on Shea’s work, but it’s a pity to be an errand boy, and most importantly, it’s going to add to the bad rumors…

I never knew I would think this.

“…”

She rolled her eyes and froze.

“Again such a surprised face.”

“I-I’m sorry…”

“Haha, that’s okay.”

This was another cause of the past Beret. I had no choice but to laugh it off.

“So please keep track of it.”

“Okay.”

“I’ll see you after school.”

“Yes, Beret-sama.”

Those were the parting words.

—This was Shea, who climbed the stairs of the school and saw me off until I was out of sight.

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