“Oh, no, just a moment. Just a moment! Don’t take Nia away!”

“Yes, it’s a little uncomfortable. Just wait a bit!”

Desperate voices of Charlotte and Ivan, who wouldn’t let go of Nia, were heard.

But now, as the climax was about to explode, the teacher, who couldn’t ruin the stage any further, began to forcefully take the child away.

In a hurry, the friends clung to the teacher’s body.

“Oh, why isn’t it exploding!!”

And Ivan’s complaining shout echoed on the stage like a firecracker.

Finally, the fireworks exploded like a wish.

Scattered petals, falling silver and golden shining papers.

And a large banner coming down from the spectacular stage.

“Hey! I’m on it!”

“Nia! Look here! We prepared this for you!”

“…?”
Nia wiped away the tears that had gathered in her eyes at Charlotte’s earnest shout.

And there, she saw large letters.

“……!!”

As Nia stood frozen in place, the children who had prepared this approached her step by step.

“Nia, I’ll make sure to get permission from Abamama and come to play. Promise.”

“Maaz, Ivan, we’ll visit Nia’s house this winter vacation. Even if we don’t get permission. Right? Because we’re close friends.”

“Roy too! Roy will go! So, promise. Don’t forget us. Okay?”

“I had a good time because of Nia. See you again.”

Charlotte, Ivan, Roy, and Cesar.

The approaching children either hugged the still Nia or extended their hands for a handshake.

And finally, the friend who offered a handshake was Evan.

“……See you again.”

Rough, but somehow warm, Nia felt a warmth from Evan’s moist hands that seemed to have been loosened due to the unexpected situation.

As if the child’s body, which had stiffened in an unexpected situation, loosened completely,

“……Yeah, I know……?”

“Fool, how could the Imperial Princess not know!? Without even telling me first!”

“If you’re disappointed, Ivan, let it go this time. Let it go for today. Understand?”

In the end, like pouring out the loneliness of the past few days, the child’s eyes were filled with many tears.

“Huung, Ivan, Charlotte… I keep trying to tell you, but… Ugh, ughaaah…!”

Gasping for breath, the child couldn’t speak properly.

Due to that, even the friends began to cry, hugging each other.

However, underneath the stage, there was no concern for such emotions from the children.

A sharp voice of a girl.

“Kyaaah!! What’s this!? My name should definitely be there! Mother! Mother! What’s happening here!?”

“Oh my!! Unbelievable!! My daughter’s congratulatory banner! H-how did this happen… Nia, who’s Nia!?”

“Ma, madam. Please calm down…!”

The teachers who approached to calm down the frantic lady were embarrassed.

And it was because,

“That banner was prepared for our Fiona, who is supposed to enter the academy as the top student! But Nia? Why isn’t she here yet? Who’s the child who played this nasty prank!?”

That’s how it was.

Unfortunately, the banner, prepared by the renowned artist for the cute granddaughter of the lady from the prominent family, had been torn to shreds by the little hands of the children.

She, who was bloodshot to find the one who dirtied that honorable moment even further, was now furious.

However, at that moment,

“I am Nia’s mother.”

It wasn’t Lucia, who silently stood there after hearing Nia’s name.

And after seeing the approaching woman, the little madam of the prominent family seemed even more angered.

“What? It was you? Did you pull such a stunt just because you felt excluded from the gathering?”

In the previous gathering, she had found out that Lucia had no title yet. It was her who had suggested not to send an invitation in the forefront.

Then, two ladies approached Lucia.
“Look at that decoration. Isn’t it cute? On a day like this, it seems more fitting to say, ‘See you again’ than congratulations for the top student.”

“You’re right, Lady Myra. Maybe someone who likes Nia decorated it. It’s heartwarming. So, how about just overlooking it, Lady Eileen?”

“What, what did you say?”

When the little madam of the prominent family, burning with anger to the tips of her hair, glared at them, the child beside her shouted back as if indifferent.

“Uwaaaah, my name! Why isn’t my name there? Hurry, make it, quickly!”

As the daughter cried beside her, the infuriated child’s mom poured out her words roughly.

“Can’t you close that mouth of yours quickly?! Where do you think you’re going when those who stepped down from being class representatives are taking the lead?”

“What? I can step forward a bit. Isn’t it strange to leave it like this when the atmosphere is a mess?”

“Yes. Exactly. A hundred times right.”

It was the moment when the children’s prank turned into a serious fight between the adults.

As the struggle lengthened, a child came down from the stage as if to replace the frightened children.

The child was the elegant Princess Charlotte with her tidy pink hair.

“Stop it. Fiona Yeonga, I said that.”

“…Hiccup, …Princess?”