"Duke San Lucia? You want to give information about my relationship to Duke San Lucia?" I asked.

  "Yes, after all, Lord Duke San Lucia is Irene's father. It's only natural to tell him that Irene is dating someone here," said senior Nadine.

  "Yes, that's true, but I thought Irene would tell her father about this herself," I said.

  "She will definitely tell him, but when she graduates from the academy, because she doesn't have a communication crystal, she can't tell him directly. I'm the only one who has the crystal, so I have to contact Lord Duke. I should have approached you and Irene on the first day when rumors about your and Irene's relationship spread in the academy because this information is very, very important and must be immediately informed to Lord Duke. But I can only approach you now because I had a lot of assignments," said senior Nadine.

  "Is that so, but wait, I just found out that this academy allows its students to communicate with people from outside the academy using a communication crystal," I said.

  "There are no rules that discuss communication crystals for students. So I don't know whether it's prohibited or not. But most of the noble students and 'rich' people in this academy must use the crystals to communicate with their families because they are the only ones who can afford communication crystals. I'm sure Prince Charles and Princess Chloe also have them but they never show them to you," said senior Nadine.

  "Well maybe you have a point, senior," I said.

  "Okay, then I'll go first to tell this information to Mr. Duke," said senior Nadine.

  "But before that, let me give you one suggestion, Rid," said senior Nadine.

  I was silent waiting for the suggestion she wanted to say.

  "Since you are now officially Irene's partner, I suggest you be more careful in the future. Irene is the Duke's daughter, so there must be someone who is eyeing her as a partner. Most of those who are eyeing Irene are greedy and power-hungry people, they are eyeing Irene so they can gain power from the Duke. But ever since Irene was appointed as a participant for an event held by King Albert, the greedy people who were eyeing Irene have disappeared because they don't want to be suspected of ruining the King's event if they keep targeting Irene," said senior Nadine.

  "Senior Nadine must be talking about 'Matchmaking Battle'?, but with her not telling me the name of the King's event, it seems like she doesn't know that I actually already know about this event from Irene," I thought

  "Wait a minute, since Irene and I are now a couple, does that mean I ruined the King's event?," I asked.

  "From what I heard, Irene herself was the one who asked you to be her partner, right? If so, Irene herself intended to thwart the King's event. Moreover, from the beginning, the Duke himself did not intend to let his daughter attend the event because it was a matchmaking event. He allowed his daughter to choose her own partner. However, even though Irene was the one who asked you out first, there is a possibility that you will also be labeled as a troublemaker at the King's event because you accepted Irene's invitation. Not to mention, there is a possibility that you are also targeted by greedy people who want to take Irene away from you. You will be targeted by many dangerous people, from now on you must be vigilant and careful. They might use the students, staff or teachers here as their spies," said senior Nadine.

  "Senior Nadine is right, with me now being Irene's partner, there is a possibility that I will be targeted by people who want to take advantage of Irene. It seems like it will be hard for me in the future, but..." I thought.

  "Thank you, senior Nadine. I will start being careful from now on," I said.

  ".....I can't back down from my own choice," I thought again.

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  "Then I want to talk about one more thing," said senior Nadine.

  "One more thing?," I asked.

  "Whether your relationship is real or fake even though you both told me that you are really dating, whatever it is I don't care. But I am grateful that you are Irene's partner right now. You saved Irene from the political matchmaking that the King would do, even though you could get into trouble because of this. And again you also protected and handled Irene well after competing with Princess Amelia. For that, I want to say thank you," said senior Nadine.

  Senior Nadine bowed towards me.

  "What's wrong all of a sudden? Stop that, senior, you shouldn't bow towards me," I said.

  "This is just an expression of my gratitude. I am an only child so I don't have any siblings but Irene, who is my cousin, is already my own sister," said senior Nadine.

  "I see, I accept your expression of gratitude, senior, so stop bowing like that," I said.

  Senior Nadine stopped bowing.

  "Sorry, I think I got too carried away," said senior Nadine.

  "It's okay, senior. Seeing you just now was like seeing another side of you. Even though you always have a flat expression, you're also funny," I said.

  "Hmmm, you already have Irene so you shouldn't tease me like that," said senior Nadine.

  "Sorry, sorry. By the way, can I ask you one thing?," I asked.

  "Just ask," said senior Nadine.

  "You said that those who target Irene to be a partner are usually greedy people who are hungry for power, right? But don't you think of me like that?," I asked.

  "Not at all, besides, the one who started the relationship between the two of you was Irene herself. So it was Irene's own decision to want you to be her partner. Whatever Irene's decision is, I'm sure she's made a good decision. And again, I also feel that you're not that kind of person," said senior Nadine.

  "I see, thank you for your assessment of me, senior Nadine," I said.

  "It's okay, then I'll excuse myself. I actually wanted to tell Mr. Duke about this information right away but ended up chatting with you for too long," said senior Nadine.

  Senior Nadine snapped her fingers again and this time the silent sound I felt disappeared. The invisible dome that covered me and senior Nadine was gone.

  "See you later, Rid," said senior Nadine.

  "See you later," I said.

  Senior Nadine then left the library. I continued reading in the library and after a while reading a book, I also left the library.

  I decided to go back to my dorm and when I arrived on the 5th floor where my dorm was located. I saw Irene waiting in front of my dorm door. Irene was just daydreaming while in front of my dorm but immediately came to her senses when she realized that I was going to approach her.

  "Good afternoon, Rid," said Irene greeting me.

  "Good afternoon too, Irene. What do you need in front of my dorm door? Sorry if I haven't been in the dorm, I just came from the library," I said.

  "I see, it's okay. I wanted to give you lunch," said Irene.

  Irene gave you lunch.

  "Thank you, Irene. Sorry for bothering you, especially making you wait like this," I said.

  "It's okay, this is our agreement anyway. But if you feel bad for making me wait to deliver you food, let me cook at your dorm every day," said Irene.

  I was silent and surprised to hear Irene's words.

  "That way it will be easier for me to give you food because I cook it directly at your dorm. Give me your dorm key, Rid," said Irene.

  "Huh?!?!," I said in surprise.

  -

  That night, at senior Nadine dorm. Nadine ?was chatting with someone via a communication crystal.

  "So Irene is dating someone at the academy?," asked the person behind the crystal.

  "That's right, Lord Duke," said Nadine.

  Apparently Nadine was talking to the Duke of San Lucia, Louis Emerald San Lucia.

  "Nadine, I told you not to be so formal when talking to me. Even though I'm a Duke, I'm still your uncle," said Mr. Louis.

  "But I feel bad if I don't talk to you formally," said Nadine.

  "Okay, I won't force you. Hmmm Rid Archie huh, I think I've heard a name related to this Archie but I've forgotten where. But Irene's partner is just a commoner, right?," asked Mr. Louis.

  "That's right, Lord, but it's certain that even though he's just a commoner, his strength exceeds that of a noble. He even defeated Prince Charles and Princess Amelia in a daily match," said Nadine.

  "Really? He must be very strong if he can beat them both in a duel. I don't care whether Irene's chosen partner is from the common people or not. Whatever Irene chooses, I will support her. Since Irene now has a partner, this way Irene will be free from that ridiculous event," said Mr. Louis.

  "You are right, lord," said senior Nadine.

  "Although the event was created on the initiative of the King himself, I feel that the event was a trap to trap our family. Fortunately, Irene will not be participating in the event now. However, there is a possibility that Irene's current partner will be targeted. If there is a problem that befalls her, I ask you to help her, Nadine," said Mr. Louis.

  "Ready, lord," said senior Nadine.

  "Then that's all for our chat. I have to tell Asier about this. He must be happy when he finds out that his beloved sister finally has a partner," said Mr. Louis.

  -To be continued