The Abandoned Prince Heals an Enemy Soldier on the Frontlines, Only to Discover She’s the Seventh Imperial Princess - Chapter 36: The Abandoned Prince Just Can’t Calm Down

Chapter 36: The Abandoned Prince Just Can’t Calm Down

I had started to notice something strange about my body.

“I… I’m not calming down at all!!”

“Ufufu, Rey, you really are insatiable, aren’t you?♡”

We had spent nearly the entire day going at it in her office.

As expected of someone with succubus blood, Violetta was on another level.

I don’t like ranking the girls based on how good they feel…

But honestly, she might’ve been the best I’ve ever had.

…Though maybe I shouldn’t say that too soon.

If Rosemary or Alcarion found out, they’d probably get competitive and try to one-up her just to make me feel even better.

“Haaah ♡ I hate to stop, but the sun’s already up.”

“Oh—whoa, you’re right. Man… I really ditched Nayuta on the first day, huh.”

The whole point of transferring into the academy was to be there for Nayuta, who was nervous about going alone.

And technically, Alcarion had asked me to quietly check out the academy too.

Skipping both right from day one?

Yeah… I kinda felt bad.

As I made up my mind to actually show up for class today, Violetta gently wrapped her arms around me.

“Rey, if you ever need help, just come to your Big Sis, okay?”

“Oof… Yeah. Got it, Big Sis!!”

“Nnnghh ♡ You’re too cute!! If anyone bullies you, tell me right away. I’ll expel them and ruin their entire future for you ♡”

“Eh—wait, no, that’s way too extreme!!”

I don’t know how to explain it…

Violetta definitely had that big sister vibe, no doubt about it—

But she might’ve been just a little too intense.

Anyway, after everything that happened, I ended up joining class a day late.

And that’s when I ran into a bit of a problem.

Apparently, Violetta had arranged things so that I’d be in the same class as Nayuta.

So when I walked into the classroom… I saw something I could hardly believe.

“Nayuta, good morning!”

“Hey, hey, Nayuta! Wanna hang out after school?”

“Ugh, boys! Stop flirting with Nayuta! She already made plans with us!“

Nayuta was completely surrounded by classmates.

Boys, girls—didn’t matter. She’d become the most popular person in class in just one day.

I mean, sure, she was nervous about being alone at first…

But Nayuta was actually super outgoing and sociable.

In fact, I was the one starting to feel like the odd one out.

My own introduction to the class went smoothly enough—nothing weird happened or anything—

But still… I got the feeling no one really approached me.

Maybe my disguise was too perfect?

“Now that I think about it… I didn’t have many friends in my past life either.”

Man, this sucks.

Nayuta was already getting along with everyone and making after-school plans.

So, I decided—

If I was feeling lonely… I’d just go have Nayuta fix that for me.

“Honestly, Reyshel… We’re in the middle of class, you know?”

“Sorry, sorry.”

“You really are such a handful sometimes♡”

Skipping morning classes to mess around with Nayuta—the most popular girl in class—

Yeah… not gonna lie, that was really exciting.

“But still, I’m not used to how this academy works.”

“Really? From where I’m standing, it looks like you’ve blended in perfectly.”

“Hmm, that’s not what I meant. See—here, they don’t separate classes by age, right?”

“Ah… yeah, good point.”

Violetta Academy had a very different system compared to schools in Japan.

First of all—age.

It wasn’t uncommon to find students in the same grade who were up to five years apart.

One of the academy’s main features was that anyone who wanted to learn could enroll, regardless of age or social status.

Whether you were a child or an adult, as long as you paid the tuition, you could study here.

…Though if you had a criminal record or something shady, they’d assign someone to keep an eye on you.

Another interesting part was how grade advancement worked.

Everyone started at Year 1, and if they passed a promotion exam, they could move up to Year 2.

Since Nayuta and I had just transferred in, we were still in our first year.

But if we really wanted to, we could take the exam tomorrow and become second years right away.

On the flip side, you had to pass the promotion exam to move up.

If you stayed in the same grade for more than five years, the school would consider you someone with “no will to learn”… and expel you.

This system continued all the way up to Year 8.

From Year 1 to Year 4, students focused on basic education.

Starting from Year 5, they’d branch out into more specialized fields.

Nayuta, for example, said she planned to take political courses once she reached Year 5.

“Wait, it’s already the end of lunch break!?”

“We’re late again~”

“Mou! This is all your fault, Reyshel!!”

Nayuta and I rushed over to the forest located within the academy grounds for our next class.

Yes—a forest.

I knew there was a wooded area somewhere in the imperial capital, but I never imagined they’d actually grow a full-on forest inside the academy grounds.

Apparently, they’ve sealed off weak monsters like slimes within the area using magical barriers.

It’s used to teach students the basics of combat.

“Looks like everyone’s here. Today, your task is to tame a slime.”

The one speaking was a female teacher carrying a massive greatsword across her back.

She was in charge of the first-years’ practical training classes.

Her name was Berimea, and she was a beastkin.

With her gray, wolf-cut hair and tanned skin, she looked mostly human but had a pair of wolf ears and a fluffy tail—

The kind that made you really want to touch them.

Also… her outfit was way too revealing.

She wore hot pants and a crop-top tank that showed off her stomach—

Honestly, it looked like she was trying to awaken questionable interests in the students.

…Then again, coming from someone like Violetta, a succubus who dressed like a nun, I guess this was just another day at this academy.

“Um, Reyshel… when they say slime, do they mean that kind of slime?”

“Not the cute one from Dragon ◯est. These are more… gooey.”

In this world, slimes are surprisingly useful.

If you destroy the core and dry them out, they can be used like rubber.

You can even cook them up into something like jelly.

Oh, and yes… they’re also used to make lotion.

“You two!! No talking during class!!”

““S-Sorry!!””

Nayuta and I were scolded by Miss Berimea.

Right after that, I noticed some of the boys in our class glaring at me.

“Tch… getting all cozy with Nayuta.”

“Just ‘cause you transferred in at the same time doesn’t mean you can act like you’re hot stuff.”

“One of these days, we’ll put you in your place.”

Hah… the cries of jealous virgins.

Surrounded by beautiful girls as I was, I simply looked down at them with the calm confidence of a man who had already won.

Some of their glares were laced with hostility, but to someone like me—who had literally survived the frontlines of a battlefield—their petty looks didn’t bother me in the slightest.

Still… a few of those stares were different. They actually caught my attention.

Most of the guys were clearly just jealous or envious…

But a few of them were filled with real hatred.

“Tch… damn Kingdom dog.”

That glare had come from a student in another class.

I already knew the reason—Alcarion and Violetta had warned me in advance.

Basically, these were the kinds of people who hated the Kingdom.

If the Agarham Kingdom hadn’t existed, the Empire might’ve conquered the world by now.

So it wasn’t surprising that some people held a grudge against the Kingdom for getting in their way all these years.

But that didn’t mean everyone in the Empire felt that way.

Our own classmates were proof of that. Most of them had been friendly and welcoming.

According to Alcarion, it was mainly the warmongering nobles who held onto that hatred.

Ugh… people like that are the worst.

I really would prefer to get along with everyone, but the scars left by war don’t heal so easily.

Maybe that’s part of why Alcarion wanted me to observe the academy in the first place—

To see for myself what kind of tensions still lingered here.

Still, I doubt anyone would actually try something on academy grounds.

It’s probably safe enough for now.

“—Alright, looks like everyone’s split into groups.”

“Huh? Wait—”

“Hm? Rey, did you end up without a group?”

Miss Berimea called out my name.

“Rei” was the fake name I was using at the academy.

Using my real name might raise too many questions.

But that wasn’t the issue here.

While I was zoning out, the other students had already formed their groups.

Nayuta had been dragged into a group by some other girls, linking arms with them like it was nothing.

Man… having a lot of friends really makes stuff like this easy.

Meanwhile, I was the one left behind.

Alone. Again.

Ugh… this brought back memories from my past life…

“Well, no helping it. Rei, you’re with me then.”

“T-Thank you very much!”

Miss Berimea might act all tough, but she was actually pretty nice.

And yeah, she was seriously gorgeous. Even through her clothes, you could tell she was packing up top.

Wait… was that a six-pack?

“…Gulp.”

I felt a wave of heat rush down to my lower half.

Doing my best to hide it from Miss Berimea, I leaned forward and tried to focus on class.

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[Afterword]

A Random Tidbit

Author: “Haha, you got left out.”

R: “So did you.”

Author & R: “Ugh. Shut up.”

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