The academy headmaster, contemplating, went as far as to ask William to reconcile with Ginevra, even allowing them into his office.

“I’ll compensate for everything.”

“That’s a given.”

William furrowed his brow as he spoke.

“Mother, I just want to quietly go through my school life. Why do you keep interfering?”

“What? I…”

Siod chuckled at the speechless Ginevra.

“See, you know nothing.”

Ginevra gritted her teeth and said, “Do you want to die?”

“Why not ask him once in this situation? William, do you want to become Duke Rodante?”

“What?”

Surprised by the unfamiliar term, William blinked. Siod then excitedly explained.

“Look here. You have no thoughts at all. William just wants to run a simple alchemy shop in a quiet place and live a sweet life with Larisa!”

“What?”

William was taken aback. His future plans, which he had never mentioned to anyone, were unexpectedly laid out more concretely than he thought. Ginevra, wide-eyed, spoke up.

“What are you talking about? Are you planning to run away again?”

“No, no, I’m not.”

“William, listen carefully. When you become an adult, I’ll pass on the title of Duke to you, and you’ll spend your life in the mausoleum.”

“What??”

It was too abrupt.

“No, why?”

“Why? Well…”

Ginevra continued to think. If William were a duke in his past life, and Larisa was a duchess, they wouldn’t have been attacked so easily.
It all happened because Ginevra, sitting alone in a high place and not looking down at the lanterns, had decided to put William and Larisa in a high position and treat them with great respect. This was to ensure that others wouldn’t dare to treat them lightly.

However, since she couldn’t reveal all of those stories, Ginevra simply said shamelessly, “Because I want to.”

William sighed again.

“Mother, I’m not interested in a position like a duke. While you’re alive, why would I want to…”

“See! I was right. William isn’t interested in power. Don’t try to decide the future of your child however you want without even asking him.”

“Irritating!”

William was baffled. He glanced at the bold Ginevra, then at Siod, who seemed triumphant as if he had won. Then, he quietly asked, “But Professor, why do you keep intervening since earlier?”

Siod’s face twisted.

“Ugh.”

This time, Ginevra laughed mockingly with a satisfied expression. Siod mumbled in frustration.

“Wow, seriously. Can I say it?”

“No.”

“Why should I listen to you?”

“Just say it! I won’t talk to you again!”

“Ugh, oh, damn it!”

Siod banged on the armrest of the sofa, venting his frustration. William sighed again, unable to understand why the two of them were acting like this.
Anyway, William quietly spoke to resolve the situation.

“I’ll inform the headmaster that you two fought due to personal reasons. I hope such incidents won’t happen again. It would be even better if you didn’t come to school at all.”

“Wait, why? I can just apologize directly to the headmaster.”

“Mother, I just want to live quietly, please.”

“William.”

Ginevra grabbed William’s hand as he stood up. It was surprising how much he had grown; his fingers were quite thick. Without a moment to be sentimental, Ginevra, taken aback by the escaping hand, quickly stood up.

“Wait, don’t go. I haven’t finished my story.”

“What is it?”

“… I know it’s sudden for me to talk about this. But you have to become the Duke of Rodante.”

William remained silent. Ginevra, realizing that this was the only attitude that might make him listen, hastily added.

“Larisa, it’s because of Larisa.”

As William always softened when it came to Larisa, Ginevra thought that this argument would also appeal to him.

“Larisa likes money, and she enjoys eating, right? Larisa would be happier being a duchess.”

Then, William sighed and said,

“Mother, you can’t decide that girl’s life just because you support her. Larisa has the right to live the life she wants.”

He made the same statement as my dad.
“Surely, the talk about arranging a marriage with me isn’t true, right? Well, whether it’s Mother’s sincerity or not, I’ll take it as a joke. I respect Larisa, and I hope she finds happiness with the person she desires. So please, don’t do anything, especially not this shitty stuff.”

He muttered with exasperation.