“I greet Prince 7.”

Why of all the many princes, did she run into Prince 7? Even though Gimnen and Rivne advised her to avoid contact with Prince 7 as much as possible, it became meaningless. He approached like this while she briefly left her seat.

“Even if you were heading towards me, we happened to meet here.”

Ah, even if he had intentionally come to find her, would it have any significance if Sal had been guarding Rivne’s side?

“Did you go to Gimnen and come back?”

“No.”

“Then?”

“…Just to cool my head for a moment because of a headache.”

“Is that so? It’s regrettable; I wanted to have a private conversation with you.”

Riley was perplexed by Prince 7’s words. Refusing a conversation when a prince requests one would be a serious breach of etiquette.

“Try your best to avoid meeting with Prince 7 as much as possible.”

Gimnen’s words echoed in her mind, but she had no choice. She had already met Prince 7, and he wanted to converse.

Refusing or avoiding him now would be no different from making a suspicious move in the eyes of Prince 7. Riley had no choice but to compose herself and show proper respect.

“I would never refuse a conversation with Prince 7.”

“Such an honor.”

“The honor is truly mine, Prince 7.”

Prince 7 smiled gently, his beautiful eyes slightly squinted. Just like the smile he showed during their first meeting, he seemed to have a habit of narrowing his eyebrows when smiling.

“I was curious about which woman Gimnen Lianster decided to marry. As you know, that rascal rejected even my lovely sister’s proposal.”

From the beginning, it was a difficult statement to respond to. Riley was unsure of how to react, so she rolled her eyes and cautiously observed Prince 7’s reaction. Prince 7, seeing Riley in such a state, chuckled mischievously.

“Everyone says you are too ordinary. It’s probably because that rascal has been accompanied by such famous and well-known individuals. They were well-known people that many recognized, but you seem to have no recognition, as if no one here knows anything about you.”

“Oh, I see…”

“So, I was curious. What part of you attracted Gimnen Lianster?”

Riley felt an instant chill in her head due to Prince 7’s words. She seemed to understand why he initiated this conversation and why Gimnen had warned her not to get close to him. Although she had experienced the rudeness of nobles from prestigious backgrounds at the academy, it seemed no different even for the nobles of the imperial family.

Finally, the attitude of looking down on and ignoring others was no different, even if they were high-ranking nobles.

“Well, I don’t really know.”

“Shall I tell you?”

“…”

“I can judge your level. I’m quite accurate when it comes to looking at women on the bed.”
“No, I’ll pass.”

“Is that so? Too bad.”

Riley made an effort not to show any reaction to the 7th prince’s words. She judged that there was no need to respond emotionally to a conversation with some hidden intentions.

His derogatory remarks were truly unpleasant, but confronting him directly and questioning why he would say such dirty words was not an option. Stirring up trouble would quickly ruin the party, and if the prince’s side noticed, it could lead to trouble. Riley might even be accused of causing problems with an innocent prince.

“You don’t seem as gloomy as I expected.”

When Riley showed no significant reaction to the 7th prince’s words, he frowned slightly. Then, he examined Riley closely and changed the subject.

“Gimnen Lianster is like a snake.”

He used the same expression as Gimnen did to describe the 7th prince as a ‘snake.’

“He keeps what he needs desperately by his side and ruthlessly discards it when it becomes useless. To him, people are nothing more than consumables. But does that change when it comes to a lover?”

“Your Highness seems to wish that I am Gimnen’s consumable.”

“I’m not hoping that you are a consumable. I mean to say that you are nothing more than a consumable.”

“…Well, I’m not sure.”

In response to Riley’s answer, the prince smiled and tucked her hair behind her ear.

“That scoundrel even devoured his own mother. Do you know that?”

“…”

“You didn’t know. Those who know, know. He’s been a lunatic with mental issues since he was a child, from the time he started killing people. People say it’s the work of assassins targeting him, but who knows? There were even jokes that he killed people around him because he had mental issues.”

Riley doubted her ears. She found it dubious whether such nonsense was actually coming from the prince’s mouth. And it wasn’t just light mockery that could be brushed off.

A lunatic, mentally disturbed, someone with issues. Each word was too strong. Unless one had a strong disdain for the other person, how could they use such words?

“Many people around him have died. The closer and dearer they were to him, the more they died. In the world, it’s said to be the work of assassins targeting him, but who knows? There were even jokes that he killed people around him because he had mental issues.”

“Your Highness…”