The Falsely Executed Marquis’ Daughter Wants to Live Peacefully with Fluffy God

Vol. 3 - Chapter 132 - Katariona Helps Her Nemesis

After a year's absence, I once again stepped through the school gates of the Magic Academy.

"Leon, you'll be re-doing the third year?"

"Umu. I already submitted a notification of my intention to stay behind. That way I won't have to keep the Crown Prince kid in check."

"Eh?"

"Nothing. I also got an A in my class."

Uncle probably had his hand in it, but even for a god, that is bad.

"What is it? Why are you looking at me like that? We are in the same class now. Aren't you happy?"

"It's ...... something ...... I'm happy about it, but ....... ......"

On my way with Leon to the third-grade building, I overheard a voice calling my name. It was Alice.

"Rio! How are you? I see you're back in school today?"

"Hello, Alice. Yes, nice to see you again."

"I'm so glad. We'll be able to study together again. How did it go over there, by the way?"

Alice glanced at Leon.

"This is my cousin Leon. He's returning to school and starting today we'll be in the same class."

"The teacher told me about you. I'm Alicia Ferguson, the class president."

"Leon ...... Paulford, ....... Nice to meet you."

Leon doesn't have a family name, so it's hard for him to say his name.

"Hey, have you heard Rio? A while ago, a special student transferred into the S class. On top of that, she has Light Magic."

"Y, yeah. My brother told me about it."

She is talking about Charlotte.

"Amazing isn't it. It's the first time in 200 years that someone with the attribute of Light Magic has appeared."

Even though she said that I can't say that I can use Sacred Magic, which is a higher-level type of Light Magic.

On my way to the classroom, I heard the sound of female students arguing with each other. And there was more than one. The voices sounded familiar.

I recognized them on the second and third-floor stairwells.

"That's why! I advise you that you do not treat His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with anything less than the utmost discretion!"

Adeline-sama is the one with that familiar, sarcastic voice. Whenever she starts a conversation, she begins with "That's why!" I wonder if it is a habit to add it to everything?

"Richard-sama said I could talk to him as I please!"

This voice! I recognize that voice as well. I felt my heart jump.

I turned my eyes fearfully to the stairs and saw a female student being cornered up to the railing.

Flaxen hair. Though I can only see her back, there is no mistaking her. It is Charlotte.

"Oh, my! Calling His Royal Highness the Crown Prince by his name!"

"You're being impertinent!"

Alice rushed up the stairs, and I followed her.

"Adeline-sama! Please stop!"

Alice stopped Adeline-sama, who was about to grab Charlotte by the collar.

Adeline-sama clicked her tongue slightly so that no one would hear.

"I was just giving advice to Charlotte-sama! I would appreciate it if you wouldn't interrupt me."

"In a place like this? Is it not dangerous!"

This stairwell is definitely dangerous because it is a stairwell from the ground floor to the fourth floor.

In a flash, Adeline-sama turned her eyes to me, who appeared after Alice, and the corners of her mouth lifted up. I had a bad feeling about this.

"Well, aren't you Katariona-sama? I heard you studied abroad, but I see you've returned?"

"Yes, that's right, Adeline-sama."

Adeline's stout attitude made me stand firm.

We continued to glare at each other for a while, but Adeline-sama looked away first.

She glared at Charlotte with a sideways glance and said something outrageous.

"Charlotte-sama. I have some important information for you. No matter how much you adore His Highness the Crown Prince, it's useless. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still in love with Kataraiona-sama."

"What?"

For a moment, Charlotte looked stunned.

"Katariona-sama is the daughter of a prestigious Marquis of royal descent. She is different from you, whose only merit is your light magic."

Agitating Charlotte any further would be dangerous.

"After all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince even announced his engagement to Katariona-sama on his own initiative. And in public!"

"Adeline-sama! There was a gag order on that one, I believe!"

Alice protested to Adeline-sama.

"It is difficult to legally penalize someone for breaking a gag order," she retorted, "I am sure you are familiar with the laws of the land, Katariona-sama, so you must be aware of this, right?"

That's right. The royal family would be criticized if they were to punish people every time they broke a gag order. After all, most of the nobles in the country were subject to such punishment.

"You can't simply shut a person's mouth," she said.

Adeline-sama smiled triumphantly.

She is the embodiment of the villainess in the story. I was not frustrated, simply dumbfounded. I'll be sure to tell Chris about it later. I'm sure she'll find it amusing.

I looked at Charlotte and saw that her body was shaking unsteadily.

Look out! Just as I thought, Charlotte's body was being thrown out of the railing and into the air.

When I came to, I found myself falling headfirst from the stairs, holding Charlotte in my arms as we fell downstairs.

I could see Leon reaching out from the side as I fell.

"Rio!"

---I'm sorry, Leon. I may not be able to walk with you again in this life.

Just as I was about to hit the ground, I prepared to activate Body Strengthening Magic.

But before I could use my magic, a gust of wind blew and Charlotte's and my bodies were gently enveloped by it. The Crown Prince and my brother, who were on the first floor, activated their Wind Magic at the same time.

"Rio! Charlotte-sama! Are you alright?"

Charlotte and I landed safely on the first floor, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and my brother ran up to us.

Charlotte was still sitting there, stunned, and I was about to get up to thank them. But I was interrupted by the Crown Prince's words.

"Sieg, send the two of them to the first aid room. I will take Miss Charlotte with me. Sieg, take care of Rio."

"Um, ...... I'm fine ......"

"I don't care. Let's go to the first aid room just in case."

I was about to say I'm fine when my brother gave me a dreadfully dark smile. The kind of smile that doesn't take no for an answer. So I meekly let myself be taken to the first-aid room, carried in a princess carry by my big brother.

—---- TL: Wow, the first interaction with Charlotte. I wonder, why did Charlotte fall? The verb here was a little vague, so did someone push her, or did she fall on accident, or perhaps on purpose (tho that seems a little too stupid, right?)? Also, Rio, I wish you cared about yourself a little more! Your brother has every right to be angry about this!

Anyway, hope you enjoyed and happy reading~!!! ?•??•??? <3