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The Price is Everything of Yours - Chapter 3

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The entrance ceremony was held in a solemn atmosphere.

Led by Princess Caterina from 120 years ago, the empire’s nobles decided to seek out and learn from knowledgeable individuals themselves. That gathering place they formed back then has developed into today’s Caten.

Traces of emperors from history remained throughout the city, and the Saints left behind accounts of witnessing miracles. Now, all nobles above the rank of baron had to educate their children at the academy from ages 12 to 19.

Formally it was voluntary learning, but in reality, it was the forced summoning of hostages.

That regulation was no exception even for the imperial family. The person standing on the podium to conduct the entrance ceremony was the 17-year-old crown prince, flanked by student council members.

The crown prince’s navy blue eyes had a unique reflective light that seemed to emit their own glow, leaving a deep impression even on the child standing at the very back.

They were jewel eyes symbolizing the descendant of the noblest Bisto family in the empire.

Among the descendants of Bisto, one of the three ancient heroes, at least one person in each generation was born with eyes that exhibited such special qualities. Perhaps because they were so special, Bisto was made emperor among the three heroes, while the other two heroes volunteered to be subjects.

In this generation of the imperial family, Princess Keimil, the crown prince’s older sister, also had the same eyes, which was admirable.

Crown Prince Abelus swept his gaze over this year’s entering students with a piercing look.

“How could the three heroes who defeated the evil dragon Kian achieve such merit in human form?”

At Abelus’s sudden question, most students looked at each other with bewildered faces, but there were a few whose eyes sparkled. Abelus took note of them. Whether skilled or not, those who tried to answer questions could be used by the imperial family.

“Because they used magic!”

A girl shouted. Abelus cautioned her.

“You must follow the rules at school. Raise your hand, wait, and answer when called upon.”

The girl closed her mouth with an embarrassed expression. Abelus was satisfied to see other children raising their hands.

Raised to be the next emperor, Abelus had learned from a much younger age than them how to make people follow rules. Publicly embarrassing someone was a good way to make subordinates keep their mouths shut.

“Miss Megara. Answer.”

The most eye-catching child among this year’s entering students was undoubtedly Megara Likeandros. Abelus, already acquainted with this beautiful girl who was the pride of Viscount Likeandros, called her name without hesitation.

Megara, raised with good manners, looked slightly surprised when the crown prince, who wasn’t even her fiancé, called her name familiarly in an official setting.

Even such a surprised expression from her caught the eyes of the boys around her, as she was a beauty.

“I think it was because they had courage.”

It was an answer praising Bisto, the brave one among the three heroes and ancestor of the imperial family. Of course, if asked directly, she would answer that ‘all three heroes were brave, so they thought to fight the evil dragon.’

She was a clever child. Abelus smiled with satisfaction. Beautiful and clever too. That child will cause quite a stir in high society when she grows up.

“Not incorrect. But it wasn’t the answer I was looking for.”

Abelus swept his gaze over the entire auditorium, briefly noting the children who were lowering their hands. There were also a few who were about to raise their hands but quickly lowered them.

They weren’t bad either. If they grew well, they could be used too.

That’s when a small girl in a corner caught his eye.

With platinum blonde hair neatly tied in a ponytail, she stood with the children of the lowest status, but her aura was strangely different from those around her.

Her straight back and shoulders pulled back were difficult for even the most strictly educated girls to achieve at that age. Yet her clothes were too shabby to be from a high-ranking family, and she wore no jewelry.

The strangest thing was that the child was looking down.

A stiff, expressionless face and cold indifference.

Among the other children trying to catch the crown prince’s eye and somehow get noticed, she alone was in a different world.

Quite a pretty child.

Abelus concluded she wasn’t from a family worth paying attention to and simply made that assessment.

While Megara’s glossy honey blonde was charming, platinum blonde was rarer in aristocratic society in terms of prestige.

The small face was oval, and the delicate nose was straight – if she grew up just like that, she could become a beauty surpassing Megara.

Rather than being noticeably flashy, it was a flawless appearance, though such beauty wouldn’t shine if her expression remained so dark.

Soon, there were no more children showing eagerness to answer in the auditorium. The crown prince watched this with satisfaction and spoke slowly.

“I’ll give you the answer. It’s a lesson that all students admitted to this school should engrave in their hearts for life. The reason the three heroes could defeat the evil dragon, and the reason the Bista Empire has become powerful, is all due to the desire for improvement. Only the desire for improvement continues to be the driving force that develops human culture, and only the desire for improvement makes humans nobler than others. It is because of the constant desire for improvement that the descendants of brave Bisto are treated as masters!”

The eyes of students who found the answer impressive sparkled.

Abelus grinned. He had a talent for inciting others.

Despite not being as cautious as his younger sister or as talented in scheming as his older sister, it was because of this talent that the emperor chose Abelus as his successor among his three children.

“From the moment you enter this school, you follow the rules of the student council. We take seriously the laziness that may have been forgiven in your own families. Actions that violate regulations will be dealt with according to school rules, and efforts for learning will be fully supported.”

Suddenly, Abelus felt a stinging gaze fixed on his face and turned to find its owner. His gaze briefly turned towards where the pretty girl from earlier was.

It was strange. The platinum blonde girl still wasn’t looking at him. Yet why did it feel as if she had been glaring at Abelus until just now?

A hunch that he might need to think about this a bit more struck Abelus. However, to tell the truth, he had always been dull when it came to intuition.

Therefore, Abelus decided not to waste time on a shabbily dressed child and addressed the students as a whole.

“This concludes the entrance ceremony. Those who want to see the school rules, come to the student council room. The rest, go to the main hall. The dormitory supervisors will guide you.”

Throughout Caten, there were dormitories furnished differently according to what each person could afford. There were countless names for each hall, but the places where students the student council should pay attention to stayed were similar.

Abelus slowly observed the backs of the students as they huddled together and left the auditorium.

Neris held Diane’s hand and headed towards the main hall. Diane said she had no problem walking on flat ground, but on slopes, she was at risk of falling if she didn’t hold onto someone. Passing children were already staring at Diane.

“Do people always stare like that?”

Neris recognized all the other children passing by. How could she forget the contemptuous looks and indifferent violence they had shown her?

They were still young children now, but those ‘young’ children could fundamentally become as cruel as adults. So whenever people around kept glancing at Diane and Neris, Neris’s mood plummeted.

“They do when they first see me.”

Diane answered maturely. Neris didn’t voice her dissatisfaction. She just silently entered the main hall.

The main hall, paved alternately with black and white diamond-shaped marble tiles, was filled with buzzing new students, their attendants, and teachers. Neris scanned the teachers with cold eyes.

A couple of high-ranking teachers and dormitory supervisors were prioritizing the guidance of young ladies and young masters of high status. Relatively lower-status and timid children looked around, intimidated.

To the young Neris during her school days, teachers appeared as scary, high-ranking adults. However, to her who had even become the crown princess after graduation, they were now nothing.

Neris glared at one girl who stood out the most in the main hall. That unforgettable honey blonde from her dreams. Doll-like features.

It was Megara.

Next to Megara was Mrs. Hoffman, the highest-ranking teacher here.

Although she had seen that face at the entrance ceremony too, seeing the girl up close again, proudly holding her chin high, Neris’s head bowed due to a habit long ingrained in her body.

Megara was the crown prince’s mistress, and Neris was the official wife, but it was Neris who had to act like a nonexistent person in every setting.

It was partly because the crown prince’s favor was clearly directed towards Megara, and partly because Neris had been intimidated in front of Megara since their student days.

Every child in this place was an enemy to Neris. They may look innocent now, marveling at everything, but soon they will find the weakest person and make them their plaything.

And the person who ‘designates’ the weakest person was Megara, from the highest-ranking family among this year’s entrants. Neris knew this fact well.

Suddenly, as if feeling the gaze, Megara turned slightly to look this way.

Those violet eyes the color of pansies were endlessly praised in high society after graduating school. Indeed, even at this young age, her eyes sparkled beautifully.

“Just being in the same space as you is insulting. I don’t understand. Why do you live? Who likes you?”

“You stink. No matter how much you wash, you stink. Did you think you wouldn’t smell after living in the same place as commoners?”

The words spoken by those purple eyes looking straight at her when she was a bit older came to mind.

Neris flinched and lowered her eyes, as if someone was whispering those words in her ear right now. Cold sweat flowed and her hand gripped tightly without her realizing. Diane whispered a question.

“What’s wrong?”

“It’s nothing.”

Neris shook her head. What good would it do to speak honestly? This Diane may be kind now, but with time, she will change her attitude. Like everyone else.

The two girls waited patiently. Finally, as the head of the language department, a popular teacher known for being kind to students, finished one round of guidance, Neris approached her as if she had been waiting and spoke.

“Mrs. Alix.”

“Oh.”

Mrs. Alix was surprised by the title Neris used, and her face became even more surprised when she saw Neris’s eyes.

“You know me?”

“I heard your introduction earlier.”

Neris hadn’t been listening to Mrs. Alix’s guidance to the students, but she made up an excuse. Mrs. Alix smiled kindly.

She remembered Neris’s attitude during the entrance ceremony earlier. Although her clothes were poor, that confident attitude could only come from a very noble bloodline.

Well, being an albino, how could it not be?

“You’re a fine young lady. Your pronunciation is precise too.”

The pronunciation Neris was using now was one that only people who had received strict education from private tutors from a young age in the imperial capital would use. Diane, who didn’t know this fact, looked at Neris with an admiring expression.

However, Neris didn’t particularly want to be praised by Mrs. Alix. It was etiquette she had learned through several times more effort than others after being adopted, meeting the harsh standards of the Duchess of Elandria.

Neris thought it should naturally be precise.

“I am Neris Trude, and this is Diane McKinnon. Please tell us our dormitory.”

Neris already knew where she would be staying, but she asked formally.

As Neris had guessed, Mrs. Alix read out the names of the old communal dormitory a bit away from the campus, and the beautiful dormitory also a bit away from the campus but overlooking the lake.

From now on, their paths would be different. Diane left reluctantly with her maid to find her dormitory, while Neris set out indifferently to find the dormitory where she would be staying.

Caten in the sunlight was a midsummer day in full bloom, with lush green branches overgrowing every brick wall.

It was a familiar path and a wearisome path. Neris knew the shortcut, so she walked along a quiet alley without encountering other new students.

Once the semester starts, children will occupy this path and bully her, but for now, it was freedom.

And this time, she intended to make those who had bullied her pay dearly.

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