Like Marien, she wished for Leon’s youthful unrequited love to come true… but it seemed more like she just found it amusing.

Then, Lucia, who had given up on everything.

She had no reason to allow an escort to him if only the foolish troupe hadn’t come, but in the end, she was indebted to Leon.

For her, unexpected rumors like this were annoying, so Lucia finally decided to correct just this one.

“It’s not like that.”

“Then? Then, why? Why did you go together?”

But what should she say? Should she say there was business with the Knight Order?

Then they’ll ask what business a regular mom has with the Knight Order, and the problem will be back to square one.

Should she say she went with the Marquis to get money? No, it looks too cheap.

“……That’s.”

Although she denied it in haste, she couldn’t think of a proper reason.

At that moment, the sound of the microphone being turned on echoed.

When everyone focused on the podium at that sound, there stood Lady Norja, the headmistress, with a stern expression.

“First of all, on this exciting day, I regretfully have to talk about the unsavory incident that occurred during the entrance ceremony.”
Eldarion Academy’s affiliated kindergarten has a system that allows entry through donations, and we have received information that a child’s parent who met the criteria illegally prepared the donation. We have subsequently taken expulsion measures, and we apologize for the confusion that occurred yesterday.

As she apologized politely, applause rang loudly throughout the conference room.

The reason people were so moved was probably because the Duchess, a power figure of the empire, had personally bowed her head politely.

Although being a Duchess meant she did not have to apologize for such matters, she truly was as upright and humble as she appeared in the interview.

Seeing this, Lucia felt guilty once again.

Although he constantly warned and threatened Lucia, in the end, he used the gift well and even helped, so she was nervous that there would be problems with her reputation.

Lucia became more uncomfortable under the eyes of the ladies who looked at her with flatfish eyes.

“Now, then. Shall we decide on the parent representatives for each class?”

‘Parent representative?’

Upon hearing this, Lucia finally understood the tense atmosphere for the first time.

When they were clapping with admiration, the mothers were all shining their eyes with ambitious faces.

“Our Eldarion Academy’s affiliated kindergarten receives considerable support from the royal family, so the responsibilities may not be great, but when events are held, help is needed, so please actively support.”

At this, there was a stir, and one or two people stood up from the tables and named their families.

“Pigeon class, Litelin family supports.”

“Duck class, Poppin family supports.”

Two people supported from the table where Lucia was.

She didn’t notice at the entrance ceremony, but thinking about it, Litelin and Poppin were somewhat familiar names.

‘Mera Litelin, Serdin Poppin…’

“And this person, I recommend.”

Mera and Serdin, who were grinning at her.

Lucia’s pupils shook violently as she quietly observed them.