Without any warning, news that Valentin suddenly visited irritated Megara.

Megara didn’t like Valentin. In fact, not many people in noble society liked Valentin. Although the nobles generally tried to please Valentin, being the daughter of one of the most distinguished families in the empire, it was hard to find many who genuinely liked her. Valentin was too independent and liked foolish people.

At least for now, she followed her brother’s orders, and being still young, who knew what would happen as she grew up.

Anyway, she suddenly appeared like this. It would have been better if she had given some notice so that Megara could prepare herself before meeting.

Of course, it would be better not to meet at all… but in noble society, that wasn’t possible.

‘Could be useful.’

Valentin, with her quick temper, might be having a good fight with Nellucian Trude. Megara entertained the thought while welcoming Valentin, who appeared in her reception room without any prior notice.

“Welcome, Valentin. Thanks for finding me first. How have you been?”

Megara’s dignified response was flawless. If Sheridon Kyung, who had seen social lessons, had witnessed this, he might have applauded the elegant gestures and tone. Valentin, who had received etiquette education from a young age, recognized that excellent posture. However, Megara’s lovely behavior only made Valentin angrier.

Going in front of men in pajamas, pretending to be fragile, like a coy pretender. Does she think women can’t see through such tricks?

In reality, Megara chose such attire during the exam paper incident only to pretend she had ‘urgently left the dormitory.’ Abelus wasn’t interested in her 1st-year attire of pajamas.

Abelus liked beauties, but he was a normal youth who liked girls of his age.

However, in Valentin’s current 1st-year mind, Megara’s actions felt like a very seductive method.

With such thoughts, Valentin’s gaze was piercing. Despite the polite greeting, Megara, accustomed to such stares, smiled habitually.

‘What’s wrong with her?’

“Why, Valentin?”

“Megara unni.”

Valentin, sitting in the authorized chair, asked sharply.

“I heard there was something fun last semester.”

“Last semester?”

Megara raised her eyebrows. There had been something interesting every last semester, the semester before that, and as far as she was concerned.

Valentin turned on her dual-core brain.

“The… the exam papers…! They were missing!”

“Oh, that fun incident.”

She wondered what he was talking about. Megara thought Valentin had come to reproach her for not exposing Nellucian during such a good opportunity.

It was a tiresome matter. She wasn’t good at such things.

“It wasn’t a big deal. I really thought Nellucian was the one who stole the exam papers. But it turned out that Idalia lied to me. How could Dalli betray me? It really hurt my heart.”

Megara’s explanation was smooth, leaving no evidence, yet it conveyed the main point for those who understood.
Valentin heard rumors that last semester, although she hadn’t yet entered the academy, Megara had ousted Idalia from the Hwando social circle.

At that time, she thought the lower ranks were fighting unnecessarily among themselves, but now it seemed that Idalia Kendall had betrayed Megara and aligned herself with Nellucian.

The situation was guessed, but why Valentin had chased after it up to this point was still unresolved. She hadn’t come to ask why she didn’t properly expose Nellucian at that time.

With her dual-core brain activated, Valentin said, “Walking around in pajamas?”

Megara’s hand, holding a small pink teacup, paused. Megara’s beautiful violet eyes narrowed slightly, forming a smile-like expression.

“…Are you talking about me?”

“Yeah, I am.”

Now that she had brought up the main topic, Valentin stared boldly.

“Why did you do that? I heard about it, and I was so surprised.”

The ‘why’ wasn’t really a question to inquire about the circumstances, but rather a reproachful ‘why.’

Megara was irritated. If you looked closely, all the problems she faced now were due to the Elendria family.

Why did they support Nellucian Trude with tuition in the first place? If they hadn’t done unnecessary things in the noble family, Megara wouldn’t have encountered Nellucian in her life.

Naturally, Megara’s words had thorns in them.

“He liked her, I suppose. I heard the news that the exam papers were missing during breakfast. I was in a hurry and didn’t have time to put on proper clothes.”

The ‘how come’ was really more of a reproach for not going into details about the before and after. It was a reproachful ‘how come.’

Megara’s mood worsened. What does it matter if someone goes around in pajamas or armor?

Valentin’s arrogant voice responded as if it were absurd.

“Unni, unni, you’re a noble family’s lady. You should restrain yourself from behaving improperly. I heard it and really doubted my ears. I thought unni was really quiet. But how can you go so immodestly in front of someone like the Crown Prince? Such things are methods used by low-born ladies when they can’t compete with noble women like us.”