Yeah, you little punk! I hope you get a long life!

I realized that I had no chance in a physical fight.

I stared at his eyes. He had been focusing on me all along, so it wasn’t difficult to meet his gaze.

Looking down at me, his violet eyes sparkled through the slightly flowing bangs.

I looked at his eyes as if enchanted. I kicked his instep between his flowing bangs.

“Oop.”

I pulled out the ‘Tagar Empire Diplomacy Handbook’ and fled to the reading desk.

I had nothing to say if he thought so lightly of his own life. I had no answer, either.
Asking a crazy girl for a rational answer, is that not a wrong thing in itself?

Sitting at my desk, I slowly realized what I had just done. Then, a pure smile escaped my lips.

Hehe.

Mom, I just stepped on the foot of the first son of the First Lion, the future First Lion, snap. Your daughter, Mom.

It wasn’t the first time Misha had her notebook stolen and burned, but what’s the big deal about those books?

“……. ”

As I sat there in a daze, he sat across from me.

As if all the dignity in the world belonged to him, he sat with an elegant smile.

But I couldn’t bring myself to ask if his foot was okay or apologize for my momentary madness.

I thought I was quite shameless, but it seemed that I wasn’t shameless enough.

They say that the person who makes you aware of your limits is a true friend, and if that’s the case, Lord Rocar Kaidel was my best friend.

‘Rorisha, snap out of it.’

Looking at the stack of books he brought, I realized they were the books I had planned to read later.

Lord Kaidel smiled slyly, reached for my stack of books, and took one book on diplomacy.

“Let’s just read it together. We’re studying the same thing anyway.”

“……. ”

What could I possibly argue against that?

I bit my lip and pretended not to know.

To cover up what I had just done, it would have been better to quickly read this book and hand it over to Lord Kaidel.

But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t focus on the book. It was because of my lack of shamelessness.

When I raised my head, I saw his slightly lowered face as he read the book, and I couldn’t concentrate on the book anymore. It was because of my lack of shamelessness.

He looked like someone reading a poetry book. His sharp eyes, neat jawline, and neckline were noticeable.

It puzzled me.

That man who commanded the ship cutting through the waves and that wild man.

Who is really playing the role in this play?

Or maybe true nobility has such diverse facets.

At that moment, I understood the true nature of my jealousy.

It was admiration.

As I realized my desire to resemble him, surprisingly, my emotions sank astonishingly. It was somewhat melancholy.

Unfortunately, even though I had eyes that recognized his virtues and charms, what was the use of learning and resembling them?

The virtues needed for a family tutor are not the multifaceted competence but skill and more skill. Miss Julia was the witness to that.

Of course, all this talk is only valid when I safely leave this palace.

‘But he’s still a bad person.’

For a brief moment, I harbored a bit of resentment toward him, who had evoked so many thoughts and emotions within me.

I reluctantly tore a sheet from my notebook, wrote something, and handed it to him.

“I’m sorry for stepping on your foot. I won’t do that again. Lord Kaidel.”

Then he started writing something underneath. I stared at it, bit my lip, and snatched the sheet.

“If you admit to that matterㅎ”

Well, it’s true!
When I glared at him, he grinned. However, his shoulders were quietly shaking with laughter.

Seeing that, my negative emotions melted away like snow.

‘What a fascinating person.’

From then on, I could concentrate on the “Tagar Empire Diplomatic Handbook.”

When I finished reading it and pushed it towards him, he also returned a diplomatic book to my stack.

With a sly smile.

I pulled out materials on the development history of the empire’s commerce that I hadn’t discovered in his stack of books.

We studied until midnight. There was not a single word exchanged.

As the night deepened, he closed the book when I yawned.

“Shall we call it a day?”

It’s funny, as if we studied together.

But since there was no reason to be stubborn, I politely greeted him.

“Well then, Master, have a good night.”

However, he followed me to the stairs towards the library garden.

Could it be a farewell?

I was slightly surprised because there was no need for this.

At times, he’s a tougher person than the pirates who defeat pirates, and at other times, he’s a gentleman like this.

I was about to tell him not to follow me, but he stopped and grinned.

“For you too, Miss Roar.”